Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 1042 The twisted melon is not sweet (4K)

In just one day, Zhang Chaoyang, who had been hesitant in Fang Zhuo's eyes, suddenly became decisive.

He persuaded Wang Xiaochuan to promote Yike's shareholding, change his business strategy, and decided to bet on the development of the mobile Internet.

Fang Zhuo couldn't figure out this ups and downs. He thought it would take some effort, but how did he get through Ren and Du's two veins all at once?

What's the matter with Lao Zhang?Longchang enlightenment?Feynman into the brain?

Even Fang Zhuo was puzzled, and the high-level executives of Yike Digital who knew the situation were even more confused. But it is a good thing after all. The YMS ecosystem needs an engine entrance that can be created. Since Sogou can have a consistent strategic vision, it is a big deal. try.

But... Zhang Chaoyang may really have a problem.

When Su Wei was eating together, she was really astonished when she heard what President Fang said.

"He's giving you his yacht?"

"It's not a gift." Fang Zhuo corrected, "It was lent to me to play. Why do I think he is trying to change his mind? Well, not necessarily, it may be another extreme. Hey, this old Zhang, I'm not sure. , not sure, the thinking of a doctor of physics is not easy to speculate."

Zhang Chaoyang bought a 400-foot Sunseeker yacht last year for $66 million and named it "Happy".

Su Wei is still unbelievable: "He gave you his happiness? Why is he? What is he trying to do? You can't take less shares, right?"

"It's not a gift, it's a loan." Fang Zhuo corrected again, "I guess there is a high probability that there is a determined intention. From today on, we will quit entertainment and work hard."

He continued: "However, I'm afraid that Lao Zhang won't get anything out after a lot of tossing, and his mood will be frustrated again. I advise him not to work too hard. He is already old, and the world is not fair."

Su Wei felt that this guy was acting strangely. Well, Sohu has been a bit sluggish in the past two years. Mr. Zhang may feel a little strange when he sees the growth of other Internet companies.

She pondered for a few seconds and asked, "I lent it to you, when will I pay it back?"

Fang Zhuo replied: "When his wealth surpasses mine."

Su Wei opened her mouth, she wanted to speak but then stopped, and she stopped talking and then wanted to.

"30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi." Fang Zhuo said seriously.

Su Wei nodded, that's the reason... Mr. Zhang is indeed a good friend...

Fang Zhuo said again: "I plan to lend it to Zhou Xin to play. Doesn't he like sea fishing? Last time, he seemed to mention wanting to buy a boat, but his wife thinks it's a good deal to rent a boat. Happiness is the more you share the merrier. "

Su Wei poured a glass of juice and respected the president in front of her: "Well, I respect you."

Who can say that this man is not enough friends?
Fang Zhuo also drank fruit juice, took a sip, and said thoughtfully: "Old Zhang seems very motivated this time, and he went back without even singing a song. If he doesn't climb snow mountains, show off his figure, play yachts, shoot TV, giving jewelry, social stars, sleeping well, I think it should be good."

Su Wei smiled: "How can I hear a trace of envy?"

"If you can be happy, who would want to worry?" Fang Zhuo thought suddenly, "It's rare to be confused. If you don't know the true face of Mount Lu, just because you live in this mountain, whose life can be explained clearly."

Su Wei poured another glass of juice, and asked President Fang Da back with a question: "UC rejected Yike's investment?"

Fang Zhuo frowned instantly, and said a little angrily: "Officially rejected, they have already negotiated with Ali, they will take money from Ali and then sort out the board structure by the way, the most helpless thing is, do you know why UC rejected me? ?Yu Yongfu wants UC's 'independence'."

"He said that Ma Den promised to give UC independence. I said on the phone that I also agreed. Then he stopped talking and finally refused."

"What's the difference between my independence and that of a slave? Besides..."

Moreover, UC was eventually acquired by Ali.

Su Wei suppressed a smile, and tried her best to be serious: "It must be because you are too busy, you only talk on the phone, and you don't let people feel your sincerity in person."

Fang Zhuo reflected after hearing the words: "It is possible that the recent schedule is full, and Ali and the others contacted it too early. After I asked Yike Investment to take charge, I didn't pay too much attention."

In fact, Ali’s capital injection into UC was basically finalized in March, but the specific details have been discussed. Earlier financing rumors include Baidu, Penguin, and 3.

Yike's move was relatively late this time, and it was through UC's original shareholder Morningside Venture Capital.

Fang Zhuo had never dealt with Morningside Ventures before, but behind Morningside Ventures is the Chen family of Xiangjiang, and the Chen family is the founder of Hang Lung Group. Step in.

However, Yu Yongfu of UC still believes in Ma Dian's guarantee.

It is said that the previous Baidu, Penguin, and 360 were unable to give similar guarantees and failed to negotiate.

What's more exasperating is that Fang Zhuo gave a guarantee and was rejected.

Although the official reason for Yu Yongfu's refusal was that he had reached an agreement with Ali, Fang Zhuo could still feel a little bit of emotion.
Su Wei asked seriously: "Mr. Fang, may I ask, is the independence you promised really independent?"

Fang Zhuo was asked such a question... without answering, he could feel Yu Yongfu's distrust even more. Even Teacher Xiao Su asked this question, let alone other people?
He could only regretfully say: "It's better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. Everyone is still willing to do the main work by themselves. Hey, I can understand it when I think about it. It's all come this way."

Wang Xiaochuan of Sogou seeks to operate independently, as does Yu Yongfu of UC.

A promising and developing team thinks about the longer-term benefits of going public. Now not only can they only get money from Yike, but everyone’s money is used equally, and many factors will be taken into consideration.

Fang Zhuo still answered the question: "Sogou and UC both want to use it to improve the ecology of YMS. Independent operation is the premise, and a consistent strategy is also the premise. The melon that is twisted is not sweet. Forget it, I really only hope that YMS can have a Simple mobile browser."

In other words, this is his requirement for the entire ecology of YMS.

concise.

From this point of view, there is no problem with UC’s refusal. What Yike wants to do is the entire YMS, and all links must serve the ecology. What UC wants to build is the strongest browser in China, and more business is inevitable. Turn blood back and forth.

Sogou is slightly different. It is a weak catcher. Only by changing the core track can it hope to be faster and stronger.

"I heard that Yu always thinks about his background. Could there be some such factors?" Su Wei asked.

"The rejection has already been rejected, so I don't make such speculations." Fang Zhuo's mood has returned to calm.

Su Wei nodded slightly, not guessing anymore, the popularity of the CEO is average, but there are also good ones, who doesn't give a thumbs up in the semiconductor field?It's impossible to please everyone.

"There will be a wave of explosion in the mobile Internet, and Yike's YMS ecology needs to be prepared and laid out on the eve of the outbreak." Fang Zhuo turned his thoughts, "Ike's investment will be busy recently, eh, I found that money may not be able to spend Lose."

"A while ago, I called Wang Ningguo from SMIC and asked if there was any funding demand there, and it turned out..."

He spread his hands, and the result was self-explanatory.

"Cough, cough." Su Wei said seriously, "After all, you have Bingxin under your command, and SMIC has just achieved some stability. If you increase your shareholding, there may be chaos again."

Fang Zhuo also understood what was going on after being politely rejected by SMIC.

Still the same sentence, twisted melons are not sweet, and if there are really difficult problems, the other party will let go of their small concerns.

In the morning of the next day, even though Fang Zhuo had a lot of things on hand because of preparing for the mobile Internet battle, he still went to the "Happy Account" because of the friendship of his friends. Even the decoration here was personally selected by Lao Zhang, which really put his heart into it.

Considering Lao Zhang's intentions, Fang Zhuo left a pen and ink to change the name of the yacht. Before returning it to Lao Zhang, this Sunseeker yacht was called "Happy Together".

"Together" symbolizes the tolerance of YMS ecology. Only together can things be done well and everyone's happiness can be realized.

At noon, I had a seafood meal with Zhou Xin on the yacht. On the way back to the company, I visited the new headquarters. According to the plan, the Gemini Tower will be capped at the end of the year, and it will be put into use in the third quarter of next year at the earliest.

The new headquarters of Yike and Yigou are constructed by Yongke Real Estate. The first two buildings have a total of 88 floors, and the final landing plan is (5+45)*2 with a total of 100 floors. 45.5 people work.

However, with the needs of business development, this new headquarters may not be able to meet the needs soon, and some departments and employees will need to be relocated.

In the afternoon, Fang Zhuo took a brief look at e-buy's promotional activities for Taobao [-] this month in the president's office, but the focus was on the construction of logistics and warehousing. Can bring enlightening experience to peers.

At five o'clock in the evening, another piece of feedback from Yike Investment was handed over to the desk. Since April, the frequency of Yike Investment's activities has been increasing, mainly covering the links that are lacking in the YMS ecology.

However, many of the products targeted by YMS already have giant figures. Penguin, Baidu, and Ali have set foot in many fields either horizontally or vertically according to the characteristics of their respective companies.

In addition to specific competition such as e-commerce business, vertical integration and horizontal expansion seem to be compulsory courses for large domestic companies. Penguin is responsible for meeting all Internet needs of QQ users. The e-commerce link with the right to speak has opened up the upstream and downstream.

In the past, Yike tried its best to compete with international mobile phone manufacturers. This year, with the elimination of the biggest patent hidden danger, the strategic adjustment is to evolve from a mobile phone hardware company to an ecological company that takes both software and hardware into consideration.

In terms of hardware, the competitiveness of mobile phones will continue to be enhanced, and in terms of software, YMS will be the core to provide users with mobile services.

The strategic vision is like this... It is easy to run into problems when it is implemented.

The latest document of Yike Investment reported that an important contact was not smooth, and Gaode Map declined Yike's investment intention.

This time it is not about independence, but AutoNavi has no financing plan for the time being, and is already preparing to go public in the United States. Compared with taking money from Yike, it is more inclined to directly raise funds on Nasdaq.

Fang Zhuo sat in the office and carefully read the investment team's report twice, frowning deeply.

What if things don't go well in this situation or that?
The field of maps is known as the competition of big companies. BAT has its own achievements. Baidu Maps has been doing it since 05. Penguin’s Soso Maps has not yet been spun off and become independent. An essential part of Android phones these days.

It stands to reason that AutoNavi needs to burn money.

Fang Zhuo originally thought that contact in this direction would make progress, but he didn't expect... Forget it, it's twisted...

Perhaps, Gua just didn't encounter a strong twist with the right strength?
I am not a melon, how do I know that Guaxi doesn't like to be twisted?
Fang Zhuo reopened the files he had put down. It is difficult to do everything in ecological construction. Reasonable acquisitions or shareholdings can achieve the effect of cooperation with each other. But there are only a few companies on the map. Ali twisted away.

He turned the document to the end and looked at Gaode's shareholder details.

The founders and management of Gaode have an absolute shareholding of up to 64.1%.

However, the institutional shareholders who raised funds before must also have influence. There are acquaintances here. Shen Nanpeng of Sequoia invested in Yike at the beginning. , MSD and other institutions, if you are not familiar with it yourself, someone will naturally be familiar with it.

"Xiao Liu, help me make an appointment with Shen Nanpeng from Sequoia, and make an online connection with IDG President Xiong and Brother Wang."

Fang Zhuo wanted to call Chen Liwu himself first, then talk to Shen Nanpeng face to face, then asked the two good friends to ask familiar investment institutions, and finally persuaded the management of AutoNavi.

How could a money-burning company like AutoNavi not be short of money?
Don't be afraid of delaying the listing. Goldman Sachs, the sponsor who happened to undertake your listing, is not very reliable. I will help you find another good one.

Fang Zhuo intends to try to twist it himself to help YMS initially make up for the ecology.

After a phone call with Chen Liwu, the director of SMIC, who is determined to invest in semiconductors, was very forthright, and directly agreed to help Mr. Fang with this favor, and went to lobby Gaode's decision in person, and then he chatted with Mr. Fang for a long time SMIC situation.

Chen Liwu also heard the rumor that Mr. Fang wanted to increase his stake in SMIC, but nothing happened.

"Oh, Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen, don't worry, SMIC is in good condition, can't we talk about it? Not to mention my relationship with Mr. Zhang and Dr. Jiang." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "I It was just that day when I suddenly thought about making money and spending money, I called Wang Ningguo, as you know, I just made some money."

He reassured: "Don't worry, there is no disturbance. I think this is very good. We all have to understand that the enterprise must be operated independently, and it is the same reason for me to do ice cores."

When Chen Liwu heard Mr. Fang say that, he felt relieved.

Indeed, we all know that Mr. Fang has made money, so he will take care of himself, and there will be no disturbances, as long as everything is normal.

(End of this chapter)