Wall Street Legend

Last year's annual meeting in Silicon Valley.

Only senior executives in the company have received houses, and most ordinary employees have not yet been able to move in.

Whatsapp’s equity rewards only involve more than 400 people. We can work out a more detailed distribution level and distribute them directly.

It was quite grand, but in Ye Dongqing's expectation it could only be regarded as average. It might be the real feast when Facebook goes public, so he didn't take it seriously. With so many company shareholders, it would hinder the Whatsapp chat program from landing on Nasdaq. The last hurdle in the market has also been resolved. According to the regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, the number of original shareholders before listing must be at least 300.

It gave many benefits to employees in Silicon Valley. Under Ye Dongqing’s suggestion, even the Internet companies he invested in had a hard time before the holidays last year. As for Manhattan, to be honest, Ye Dongqing didn’t think this was the case. Helping employees is more important than Silicon Valley employees because they can be replaced at any time and the right talent is always waiting.

Just like Apple, a product director with rich experience is more useful than the chief financial officer or human resources director in his mind, so in the end he only gives more cash rewards and does not mention equity rewards at all. There will be some rewards for company executives, but not now.

Ye Dongqing believed that he had not treated them badly, but for the sake of his own interests, he could wait a little longer in the short term.

Investing in social welfare undertakings is more expensive than imagined.

Making money may not be easy, but spending money is very simple. The public welfare undertaking has just begun, and it is estimated that the investment may reach more than one billion US dollars in three years. In recent days, he has also passed a decision, and finally decided to establish a business in the Santa Clara area of ​​Silicon Valley. , build an office area close to the employee community.

I thought about the flashy flying saucer headquarters of Apple in the previous life, and also thought about tinkering with some strange buildings. However, considering the cost factor, I finally decided to be a little more conservative.

The Cobra Building, which is under construction, is already burning a lot of money, and he is now relatively short of funds. Because he is reluctant to sell and cash out, his money is tight. This does not mean that Ye Dongqing is short of money. He just wants to earn more through investment. In the short term Not planning to cash out.

As long as it can be rounded up, even if there is a liquidity crisis, it will not be too difficult to sell securities assets. Some securities firms have been staring at Facebook and Danshui Investment Group for more than two years, and they just worry that they have no chance to buy them.

This time Whatsapp is on the market.

It caused a sensation as early as the road show, so much so that the listing agency raised the issuance price by a small amount. The final price was based on a market capitalization of US$10 billion and a US$1 billion listing. With such a golden brand name as Ye Dongqing, The subscription situation is extremely hot, the Internet market has entered a new round of hot market, and the timing of listing is not bad.

There is definitely a sense of accomplishment in cultivating a listed company with a market value of over 10 billion U.S. dollars, but for Ye Dongqing, it is not that strong. There is no harm without comparison. Facebook’s valuation is there, whether it is In terms of revenue, influence, room for growth, etc., Facebook is stronger than Whatsapp.

The richer Ye Dongqing becomes, the more Buddhist she becomes.

The overall performance is that he has no goals in life, is listless all day long, is not very interested in anything, etc. If he enters this state when he gets old, life should be very comfortable, but you must know that Ye Dongqing is only twenty-two years old.

It’s not that I haven’t thought about finding some fun for myself, such as entering the field of charity. After a period of time, I found that it was not as interesting as I imagined. For example, following Carl Kawei, Little Edward, Richard and others to drink and pick up girls, it was too easy to get what I wanted. He will get tired of it after a long time. He has been busy with business matters for more than three years. Recently, he feels inexplicably anxious when reading various financial reports and documents. What he wants to do most is to find a place with beautiful scenery to lie down and then Let time pass.

He knew that there was something wrong with his state, probably because of the huge sense of confusion that comes with reaching the pinnacle that a person can reach in this world. It was like standing on the top of Mount Everest and looking around, finding that he was no longer there. There is no peak to climb.

I called Gates, who has long been the richest man in the world, for advice. The other person told me that I must slowly learn to adapt to this state. He also said that life will be so boring for the rest of my life and that I should find something to do.

Ye Dongqing asked him what he wanted to do, and Gates replied strangely...playing online games, or learning yoga or fishing.

It is a bit different from the life he imagined. In fact, Ye Dongqing can be so busy every day that he can attend various activities for which invitations are sent to him. However, he will get tired of participating in too many social activities.

I originally planned to go to the company to help more, but I found that it was almost the same as without me, and the professional managers could handle it very well.

What can he do? Despair is certain. It will take some time to adapt to this salty fish lifestyle. He has taken the time to make some plans and does not intend to waste time at home.

Living a new life brought tremendous changes to Ye Dongqing's life, but it also made him lose a lot of expectations for the future.

Ordinary people always hope that life will get better and better in the future. However, for him, it is already very, very good now, and it may not even get better. I originally thought that the human heart cannot be filled with money, but facts have proved that it can be filled with money. Full, this number is almost 30 billion US dollars. Buffett Sr. also told him that he no longer had expectations for the future and suggested that he take a closer look before deciding what he wants to do next.

The seemingly useful advice did not help Ye Dongqing much. Last week, he really learned from Gates and started playing online games. He has no talent for this area. Later, Ye Dongqing bought 15% of Blizzard Entertainment's shares. It is recommended that they develop more large-scale games for themselves to play.

How should I put it? This is a trouble that only rich people have. Ordinary people want to try but have no chance. In fact, there is no problem in life. The problem is in the mentality.

On the morning of March 5th.

Ye Dongqing attended the launch ceremony of Whatsapp. He gave the opportunity to speak to others and rang the bell together with several product managers.

The company is very good and has good prospects. As expected, it rose slightly after the opening, but not too much. This shows that the price was set just right. It did not plummet after the opening, nor did it rise too much to cause Ye Dongqing to suffer losses.

He has already looked forward to the process, and the result is not too important. His mood is okay, but he is not too excited.

At the entrance of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, a homeless man suddenly came over and thanked Ye Dongqing, saying, "I took a tent you gave me, but later I ran out of money to buy food and sold it again. You More handsome than in the newspaper..."