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Chapter 25 Jiang Taigong Fishing

When asked about Song Yang's words, Greck couldn't help being a little excited and timid, something that Greck had never experienced before.

He was just a small lawyer at first, and he understood the basics, but this kind of high-end stuff involving capital operation is not something that Greck can handle, not to mention Greck, even the biggest lawyer in his law firm, Joe Saiyan also didn't have much contact with it.

But the basic common sense, Gleick still understands that it is necessary to accept investment when it comes to the double-click company, and there may be multiple rounds of investment in the future, otherwise this baton game of burning dollars may not be able to continue .

It is acceptable to invest, but it is not a casual thing. I have never eaten pork and I have seen pigs running. This thing is a bit like opening a blind box. No one knows what the investors brought in are. The luck is like Microsoft, Netscape, etc. The investors and the founders worked hand in hand to cut leeks. No, they sent the company to the public market together so that more investors could enjoy the benefits of development...

If you are unlucky, ask the Cisco couple who have already entered the retirement state in advance, how does it feel to be kicked out of Cisco, and how does Joe Gang, who is secretly competing with the Apple board of directors, feel.

The same is true for Double-Click Company. If the investors brought in can get along with Song Yang and are willing to support Double-Click Advertising Company, then Double-Click might be able to soar into the sky. Otherwise, it might be time to fight.

"It's about time!"

Song Yang sat there, and he was not much better. He had never experienced this in his previous life. When he entered university, those big Internet and technology companies had already developed. Legend has it that Ali received tens of millions of investment from Softbank in a few minutes and so on.

Now that Song Yang is facing those investors, he can't help but feel a little nervous, but it must be done.

"You heard what Ryan said just now. Double-Click Company needs to advertise, and Chris Jain also called to ask about financial matters. He won't give Double-Click Company too much time!" Song Yang said to Greg, " In addition, we have to guard against the emergence of competitors!"

Gelek also knew that what Song Yang said was true, and double-click the company's current financial situation, which would last for two or three months at most.

"Which investment company are you going to accept?" Greg asked Song Yang when he got up to leave. Choosing a different investor means that there will be no way to go.

Song Yang shook his head. He didn't have much feeling for venture capital companies. Without this industry, the Internet industry would not be able to develop so quickly, but it would be ridiculous to say how good this industry is.

"Let's release the news first, let's see how the outside world reacts!" Song Yang is going to release the news first, to see how Silicon Valley VCs and Wall Street investment banks react to Double-click Company.

The investors in these two places are all good people, and their vision is very vicious. The valuation made by Double-click Company is basically the most accurate. How much are they worth.

To start looking for the news of the first round of financing, it began to spread quietly within the Double-click company. For newcomers to the Double-click company, this is special news.

Fortunately, the ordinary employees of the double-click company said that although they had expectations, they did not have much hope, but for Ryan, Wesley and other executives, this may also change their fate.

Compared with traditional industries, companies in the Internet industry have a very fast pace. They started raising funds just half a year after their establishment, and then began to find ways to go public. This is unimaginable in traditional industries. Of course, this also means that the money comes in very quickly. It takes five or even ten years to go on the market to cut leeks. Now, it only takes two years, one year, or even less than one year...

Through the slightly rudimentary office glass, you can see the busy people outside, and the Double-click company has slowly entered the right track.

The digital advertising business is still developing rapidly, and it is Netscape and Yahoo that carry the banner of digital advertising. Even in this regard, Netscape is suspected of being robbed of the limelight by Yahoo.

Although Netscape has a loud slogan, it is not particularly active in digital advertising. It cooperates with the double-click advertising company to appear on Netscape's advertisements, requiring that all of them must be big brands. expensive.

But Yahoo is different. Yahoo really does not refuse anyone. No matter what kind of advertisement, as long as you pay for it, Yahoo can get it on it, because it is really short of money!
Yahoo, which received Sequoia Investment, started promotion and publicity. Sequoia Investment not only gave Yahoo $500 million, but also introduced a professional manager to Yahoo. Helping the two people manage Yahoo is actually watching, so as not to let them make trouble.

After Coorg joined Yahoo, the first thing he did was to "make Yahoo look profitable", and naturally introduced advertisements crazily.

And Yahoo, which got the money, in order to attract more users to sell advertisements, constantly increased various information for users to browse. Hot news, stocks, football games, etc. all appeared on the Yahoo website, and Yahoo already had the prototype of a portal website.

In addition to development, Yahoo, which has Sequoia as its owner, already has the idea of ​​going public. In addition to crazy development, it has also started the same routine as Netscape to "create gods". Compared with its dull personality, it is unwilling to accept the media. In the interview with Ferro, Yang Zhiyuan is more photogenic.

Yahoo began to promote Yahoo and Yang Zhiyuan on major TV stations and newspapers, and even directly invested in several small newspapers and magazines, and began to continuously promote Yahoo and Yang Zhiyuan. Yang Zhiyuan also began to be touted as the "global Internet chief".

Compared with the double-click advertising company, Yahoo spends more money faster, and those millions of dollars are not enough to make it. When Song Yang started looking for investment for the double-click company, Yahoo also started the second round of financing. The speed is simply amazing.

And just less than three months later, Yahoo’s market capitalization soared again during Yahoo’s second round of financing. The introduction of digital advertising, which seemed to be “very profitable”, was favored by many venture capital companies this time. Softbank, which is attacking the Internet industry, has also proposed an investment in Yahoo, and it is rumored that it is a huge investment!
In Song Yang in Houston, when he saw the news from Yahoo, Song Yang couldn't help shaking his head, feeling that Silicon Valley is indeed the center of the global Internet now, which is simply crazy.

A few months ago, Yahoo begged my grandpa to sue my grandma. It was hard to get an investment of 500 million dollars. After a few months, the shotgun changed. Although the media has not reported yet, Softbank and Masayoshi Son are going to invest in Yahoo. How much, but it is obviously an astonishing number for the media to report in this way.

Looking at Netscape's valuation of more than one billion US dollars, and looking at Yahoo, which was chased and invested by Softbank, Song Yang couldn't help feeling helpless. Come on, there is no way to mention it, Song Yang can't help but speculate for a while, could it be that Gada in Xiucun has bad feng shui?
Just when Song Yang was still thinking about whether to go to Chinatown and invite a Feng Shui master to set up the formation, Irene walked into the office with an excited expression.

"Batley, the manager of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, called. He seems to want to talk about investment!"

Irene Doherty looked at Song Yang. She didn't know whether the double-click company was really valuable, or Song Yang was lucky. Just after the news was released, a company came to ask for the price, and it was a giant like Telegram and Telegraph. But it was the first time Encountering such a thing as a giant investing, Irene couldn't help being a little excited.

Song Yang was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that it was the Telegraph Group who came to him for the first time.

After hearing the news, Greg and others also rushed to the office. For a while, many people gathered in Song Yang's office.

"Come in!" Song Yang took a deep breath and said to Irene.

As soon as the phone was connected, Bartley's voice came soon, but unlike last time, this time Bartley's attitude towards Song Yang was completely different.

In the New York Telephone and Telegraph Company, Bartley was sitting in the conference room. Opposite him were the company president, members of the board of directors, chief financial officer, director of the investment department and other members.

Bartley already knew what he was going to do with this call. Thinking of what the bigwigs of the Telephone and Telegraph Group had said to him just now, Bartley still hadn't calmed down yet.

Until now, Bartley can still recall Song Yang's expression when he first asked to see him. At that time, Song Yang was still a poor boy who came to his door to beg for cooperation from the Telephone and Telegraph Company. It will not let Song Yang return without success.

But now, Bartley shook his head. As long as the person on the other end of the phone agrees after the call is connected, maybe a multi-millionaire will be born soon. Thinking about Song Yang's age, a self-made multi-millionaire, the whole How much is America?

"Manager Bartley, I'm very glad to receive your call!" After the call was connected, Song Yang said to Bartley, "I've always wanted to visit Manager Bartley again, thanks to Manager Bartley and the Telephone and Telegraph Company, for Double-click the company's support!"

As soon as he came up, Song Yang praised Bartley, threatening that the double-click company could not be what it is today without Bartley's insight.

Regardless of whether it was true or not, this little flattery made Bartley feel comfortable, especially in front of the big bosses of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, which highlighted his Bartley's ability.

"The Telephone and Telegraph Group is also very satisfied with the cooperation with Double-Click Company. The company has decided that next quarter, it will increase its cooperation with Double-Click Company and spend more advertising funds on Double-Click Company!"

Bartley said something, and when he saw the director of the investment department, he winked at him impatiently. Bartley coughed, "I heard that Double-Click Company needs funds recently?"

(End of this chapter)