Wall Street Legend

Compared with white Americans, the Chinese prefer to work hard to build a good interpersonal network and are proficient in this, forming a unique social culture.

Through word of mouth, many people already know that a young Silicon Valley rich man worth tens of billions of yuan will come to Tencent to inspect the work recently. They see this as an opportunity, and they are also envious that Tencent can easily Attracted investors and received tens of millions of dollars in financing from Ye Dongqing.

In recent years, it has not been easy for Internet companies to raise funds. Luck and opportunity are indispensable. In fact, there are many small companies that should have been very promising, but they failed on the road to entrepreneurship because of difficulty in financing.

When the wave of bubble collapse rolled around, it was not easy for even Silicon Valley companies to obtain venture capital or financing, let alone China. Since most of them did not have assets as collateral, it was not easy to even get loans from banks.

People from Sohu, NetEase, Sina, etc. are all on their way to try their luck. They know how good Ye Dongqing is in Silicon Valley now, and they also know how popular Facebook, Amazon and the like are in the world. They hope that he can Take a ride and seek some opportunities for win-win cooperation. If you can't, you can just make some money back. Almost every "big" company has some projects in hand and needs funds to operate them.

In addition to Bonny Ma, Ye Dongqing knows more about Jack Ma, but this Jack got 20 million US dollars from Japan's SoftBank Group last time, and the money has not been fully spent yet. , I am not short of money for the time being, and I have no intention of talking to Ye Dongqing. Now I am very busy, preparing to start Taobao.

Speaking of this website, there are more or less shadows of eBay and Amazon in it, just like Boni was inspired by the ICQ program to create OICQ. Now he is one of the first batch of Internet merchants in China to draw on successful overseas entrepreneurial experience. Because of its small scale, it has little influence. Almost no one pays attention to this area. Silicon Valley is eager to have more netizens in China. It naively thinks that if it can take root in other markets, it can take root in China.

eBay, Google, Yahoo and other companies are all eyeing this area and have set goals to enter China. However, Ye Dongqing knows that for some reasons, their prospects will probably be bleak. In his opinion, direct investment in local Internet companies is the best option. The right approach, history has proven this to him...

The person from Sohu came the fastest, a deputy manager named Zhang Yang.

In order to find Ye Dongqing, his people started guarding the airport exit two days ago and followed him all the way to the villa. It would be a pity not to be a police officer.

As long as they can get help, there are even many bosses who will accompany them to the hospital with drinks. This kind of thing is nothing, it already falls into the category of "outsmarting". Last year, Boni Ma originally planned to merge with Sohu, but it failed. In short, according to the information Zhang Yang received, it was Ye Dongqing who messed up the merger.

It’s not that he wants to sap him for revenge. In fact, as the Nasdaq Internet sector has gradually recovered over the past six months, Sohu’s stock price has increased by more than 30%. He should also thank Ye Dongqing, otherwise he would definitely Lost a lot.

Sohu's current financial situation is not bad. It can make some money by relying on advertising. The growth of users has also brought about an increase in market value. It can be said to be "thank you for not killing people in the past." Now they hope that the market value can return to what it was at the beginning of 2000. level, and even want to continue to compete for the throne of China’s number one Internet company.

They don't plan to talk about mergers. In fact, even if Boni Ma offers 200 million US dollars now, they will not agree to sell their shares. After all, the market is picking up and there is potential for growth.

The reason why I rushed here eagerly was mainly because I wanted to talk to Ye Dongqing about entering the United States, hoping to reach cooperation with him. I have to say that these people still regard the competition in the Internet industry as too simple. There is definitely potential, but From the perspective of industry perfection and scale, there is still a big gap with the United States.

Ye Dongqing was still sleeping when Zhang Yang arrived. After learning about this from the bodyguard, he said in fluent English: "It doesn't matter, let him sleep. It won't be too late to see me again when he wakes up. It's not an important matter. "

Knowing that disturbing the other person's sleep will only be counterproductive, it is better to continue to wait and exchange a few hours for a good impression. The business is more likely to be concluded. With so much money involved, it is worth investing a little time. It’s not often that you have the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with a super-rich American who has made a name for himself. Zhang Yang has been at Princeton University for six years and has never met anyone during this period. It doesn’t matter even if the negotiation fails. He will be able to drink and brag in the future. It’s time to talk.

Ye Dongqing's bodyguard nodded and continued to stand at the door, dressed in a black suit. Boni Ma immediately got the news of their visit from the main force. Although he was wondering how he found the house, he finally decided to let it go. , to avoid offending the boss of Sohu.

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The time to become famous was too short. Otherwise, with Ye Dongqing's status, the official should send someone to receive her, or at least show her face.

The vast majority of Americans have not heard of his name, and the Chinese media has not responded. At least a few people know about him. It is normal for him to be so ordinary, but Bonny Ma has learned to be diplomatic after suffering some hardships. While Ye Dongqing was sleeping, he paid a visit to the local district governor and invited him to have dinner with him. During this period, he praised Ye Dongqing and said that he was planning to attract foreign investment to build an online shopping mall and invest several hundred million, etc.

It was only 2004, money was still valuable, and Pengcheng was not the Pengcheng of the future. The district mayor agreed without saying anything. He wished that more foreign capital would come to invest, the better. Besides, Tencent is now considered a star company, and it is still in its own company. Of course, I take the star companies that I hatched very seriously.

Ye Dongqing felt much better when he woke up. The afternoon local time was already early morning according to New York time. According to the original biological clock, he should still be asleep at this moment. The long flight of more than ten hours also made him feel better. He was exhausted.

After changing clothes, combing my hair, and putting on my shoes, I heard the voice of a bodyguard coming from outside: "Boss, the car is ready. Are you going to the restaurant for dinner now? How long will it take you to pack up?"

"I'm ready. Let's go now. You'd better buy some bread to take with you. Most of you are not used to the food here and it doesn't suit your eating habits." Ye Dongqing said.

Boni came again, and as soon as they met, he told him: "Sorry, there are a few outsiders doing business in our mainland at night, and they inevitably have to deal with official people..."