Reinventing the Millennium

Chapter 285 One of the Eight Characters (Two in One)

One is the president of Yike, and the other is the CEO of Sina.

The two exchanged opinions on the board seats in June in the small restaurant, and reached a consensus on a certain point of view.

At the same time, Fang Zhuo heard something different from Wang Yan's last words.

This person's origin and current position are obviously not willing to be decentralized all the time, nor will he be willing to be the executor of a certain person or faction.

In other words, he has a certain need to reshuffle the board and management.

Fang Zhuo had such a guess based on several exchanges, but he was not sure if his guess was accurate. If it was accurate, he would be able to win over in the upcoming battle for control.

If possible, the most desirable situation is to moderately control Sina.

Anyway, it will definitely be stronger than Sina's current stock price situation.

Fang Zhuo smoked a cigarette again that night and thought until early in the morning. If he can successfully enter the board of directors, the next step is to raise funds. The equity pledge in the United States, which is in charge of Kong Yu, is still being negotiated by many parties, and the progress is not very smooth.

The equity liquidity of non-listed companies is very poor, especially if the target is a Chinese company, it is even more difficult.

Fortunately, the product sales in April are very good. If it is really not good, we can only borrow this part of the money first, but that is very likely to attract trouble from the investors, including the money raised by Yike in the A round.

It's not that there is no way to embezzle the money in the account, but it is not good to think about failure before thinking about victory.

Besides, comparing Sina and Yike, it's really hard to say which one is more expensive.

Fang Zhuo had no program to record the next day, but he did not return to Shencheng. He still waited in the capital for a day's news, but there was no movement from Wang Yan, and he was not easy to rush.

So on the third day, Fang Zhuo inspected Yike's market development centered on the store in Beijing, and still did not wait for news at night.

Yike Investment's entry into the board of directors is related to the success or failure of the entire control battle, and it is an extremely critical step. Even Fang Zhuo, he is a little impatient.

Once there is bad news, it means that MIGA will unilaterally absorb shares, forcing Sina to start the poison pill plan, and MIGA will only become a ostentatious threat.

On the fourth day, just when Fang Zhuo couldn't help but want to call Wang Yan, a little tidbit made him feel soothed.

A person from Fenjiu contacted him and was willing to pay 10 yuan to fix the advertisement that Mr. Fang said on the show.

10 yuan.

Not a lot.

Fang Zhuo listened to the meaning expressed on the phone and scratched his head wonderingly. It seems that the program has not been broadcast yet. How did the people in Fenjiu hear about it?Looking at the situation, is it still possible to buy out the show at a lower price before it airs?

Isn't there a better and better way to promote your brand just by thinking about it?
You call 100 million, I collect the money and donate it, which can not only become a good business talk, but also have a wider publicity.

Fang Zhuo was stunned for a long time, and then he came back to his senses after listening to the voice of the phone, and declined politely: "No need, just give it to Fenjiu, it's just a word."

This is called returning things to their original owners. Anyway, it was originally a word for Fenjiu.

The other party babbled on the phone for a few words, but they really didn't mention the advertising fee, and instead said that they would send two boxes of wine to the address of Yike Company.

The call ends.

Fang Zhuo calmed down inexplicably because of the seat on the board of directors of Yike Investment, and directly booked a plane ticket back to Shanghai in the afternoon. Even though he failed to win Sina this time, he still held a lot of shares.

For MIGA, a private equity fund, these shares will inevitably appreciate greatly, because Chinese concept stocks are indeed undervalued in an all-round way. At most, after the third quarter of this year, Chinese concept stocks will definitely usher in an increase.

On May 5, the president of Yike returned to Hang Lung 11. In addition to urging Kong Yu in New York to continue to work hard, he also needed to pay attention to Apple's upcoming product launch.

If nothing else, Apple's Ipod will definitely turn around and start supporting Microsoft's Windows operating system.

After a few days, although the influence of the official media's voice is still there, at least the people in the company have behaved more normally. According to Su Wei's words, everyone deeply buried their love for each other in their hearts.

Yike's products have ushered in a small wave of counterattacks on the national channel, and the cheaper S1 is already in secret production, and it is only waiting for Lenovo to release products before going on the market to compete.

This month, Yike Technology will usher in two rivals, Apple in the United States and Lenovo in China.

On May 5th, Su Wei and Fang Zhuo were waiting for news of Apple's product launch in the president's office.

"One is today, and the other is the 20th, Mr. Fang, which one do you think will be good news?" Su Wei discussed with Fang Zhuo on the competitor.

"Then I still hope that the press conference on the 20th will be good news for us." Fang Zhuo gave the answer without much hesitation.

Su Wei was surprised: "Why did you choose Lenovo?"

"It always does what pleases its loved ones and its enemies." Fang Zhuo replied.

Su Wei thought for a while, "Always"?The dealing between Yi Ke and Lenovo seems to be like this once, and the other party doesn't know that he already knows the other party's actions.

She went on to ask: "Do you think there will be new trends in Apple's iTunes?"

Fang Zhuo has already thought about this problem: "I'm afraid not yet, Apple has not established an advantage in the user group, and the only thing it can impress those music copyright companies is money."

"But will Apple at this stage spend the money?"

"Probably not."

"I put myself in the position of Jobs. Apple's current situation is that it still needs to accumulate users. After adjusting its support for Microsoft, it needs to face the challenges of M1 and J1. In other words, in fact, in the field of Microsoft systems, it is Apple are challenging us."

Fang Zhuo seriously discussed: "Only after the user group has improved, and only after institutions such as RIAA and SESAC have comprehensively cleaned up and cracked down on free music websites, can iTunes have the internal driving force to spend money to buy copyrights."

"One inside and one outside." Su Wei concluded, "In fact, the internal product performance is also driving changes in the external environment. The more popular mp3 music players are in the market, the more music copyright companies want to crack down on the existence of music sharing websites. .”

Fang Zhuo smiled and praised: "Xiao Su can understand this enough to add a executive in front of the vice president."

He also said: "Music companies and copyright agencies should have also discussed new music methods internally. The expansion of the user base will allow them to make choices. There are only two options on the market at present, Apple or Yike."

Su Wei concentrated: "The choice is two-way, and there are many music companies that the two companies can choose from."

"We need to build the Yike music camp, and the money from the A round of financing is used for this." Fang Zhuo made this point clear, and made up his mind again that he would not use the money from the financing to exchange Sina shares.

It is not necessary in extreme cases to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

The two chatted for a while, and the news from the Apple conference came.

Sure enough, Ipod will be compatible with the Windows operating system, and Apple has to face up to the effect of its own closed ecology and the rise of competitors.

At the same time, it has upgraded the capacity of the micro hard drive to 20G, and the battery life has also increased.

In addition, a limited edition Ipod has been released, and users can choose to engrave the signatures or logos of No Doubt, Madonna, Tony Hawk, and Beck on the back of the machine.

These are famous American bands, singers, and athletes.

The price of the limited-edition iPod has increased by $49 to $548.

Japan's micro-hard drive manufacturer Toshiba is updating its technology very quickly. The initial version is 5G, and it will soon be upgraded to 10G. In less than half a year, it can provide 20G commercial micro-hard drives.

Yike has followed up the upgrade of the 10G version on a large scale, but the 20G version is planned to depend on the market reaction.

At present, Yike Technology's M1 is divided into 5G and 10G versions. The former is for domestic use, while the latter is for foreign countries. The price is also upgraded according to the cost of the hard disk, but it always maintains a space of about 70 US dollars with Apple.

"Should our 20G be put into production immediately?" Su Wei noticed the product data.

"Don't worry, let's see what type of shipments are on Apple's channel. If all of them are 20G, then it will lose." Fang Zhuosi said, "It's equivalent to using reserves to create high-end products in terms of price, but just this It cannot stand."

"After all, the figure of $599 will still have an impact on the consumption choices of the general public."

"If Apple does this, then we can speed up the distribution of 10G M1. As far as the current users are concerned, the storage capacity is generally sufficient. If Apple wants to make high-end products, then we will make mass consumer products."

Fang Zhuo was a little happy.

Su Wei smiled and said: "How can I take the initiative to send out the following market? I think it is very interesting to create this limited edition as an added value. Not to mention foreign countries, we can also learn from it at home."

Just as Fang Zhuo was about to nod, the phone on the table buzzed and vibrated.

He glanced at the number and gave a "shh" to Su Wei.

It was Wang Yan calling.

"Hey, Mr. Wang." Fang Zhuo made his tone look very ordinary, as if he wasn't the one who wandered around the capital for a few days and came back.

"Mr. Fang, didn't you talk about the non-executive director a few days ago? I mentioned it at the meeting." Wang Yan paused for a moment, then said lightly, "I also communicated with Mr. Duan and Mr. Jiang. "

He paused again, Fang Zhuo only felt that the pause was very long.

"In principle, we welcome Yike's investment." Wang Yan said.

Fang Zhuo didn't speak, and waited for the next article.

Wang Yan finished speaking and waited for a response.

After a few seconds, Wang Yan wondered, "Hey, hello, is the signal bad? Mr. Fang, Mr. Fang?"

"The signal is okay, Mr. Wang, I heard it. I heard this 'in principle'. Generally speaking, there are no non-principle things." Fang Zhuo controlled the gradually surging emotions.

Wang Yan laughed: "No, no, it's reasonable and legal. I mean, just come to the shareholders' meeting on the 10th next month, and everyone will meet. Although he is a non-executive director, at least he can know people. .”

"No problem, Mr. Wang, thank you very much." Fang Zhuo thanked him sincerely. Although Wang Yan said it lightly, it was a meeting and communication with two shareholders. I don't know what's going on inside.

It's like how much trouble I have spent in order to become the master of Sina, but what others see is only the surface.

In order to thank Mr. Wang, it can only be that everyone works together to increase Sina's stock price.

Fang Zhuo warmly thanked Sina on the phone, fully expressing his optimism for Sina's future.

After a while the call ended.

"It's done?" Su Wei asked with concern.

Fang Zhuo remained reserved: "There is a drop in the horoscope, and it depends on the approval of the shareholders' meeting."

Su Wei took a stride, put her hand on the desk, looked directly at the boss, and said a little excitedly, "It's really done?"

Only then did Fang Zhuo show a smile: "There is a play."

"Good guy, Wang Yan, Wang Yan." Su Wei was happy, and at the same time, she didn't know how to comment on the Sina CEO, and said after a few seconds, "Next time, stay away from Wang Yan, and he won't die with you when he knows the situation." Bar?"

Fang Zhuo pretended to be serious: "Huh? What's the point? He is a shareholder, and I am also a shareholder. He wants Sina to be good, and I want Sina to be good too. Sina is not a Sina of a family, but a Sina of all shareholders!"

Su Wei nodded again and again, yes, yes, this is the smell.

Fang Zhuo walked back and forth in the president's office twice, feeling a little calmer. The shareholders' meeting will be held on the 10th of next month, and there is only less than a month left, so there is still a lot of pressure on funds.

He picked up the phone and called Kong Yu again to inquire about the progress of the equity pledge.

"Boss Fang, I changed two more banks and are talking, talking."

Kong Yu's answer was not very optimistic. The bank he contacted was unwilling to provide pledge services, so he had to change institutions.

"Mr. Kong, come on, no matter what, a result will come out before the end of this month, and I will see if there is any solution in China." Fang Zhuo's plan is to find a domestic bank.

Kong Yu agreed, he has been under so much pressure recently that he started to lose his hair.

Fang Zhuo put down the phone, thought for a moment, then called Xue Xuan, the former vice president next door, and asked him to chat with the project progress in the company tomorrow morning.

After the phone call ended, I wanted to check the number when Yu Hong from New York called.

"Do you know what's going on at Apple's press conference?" she asked.

"I know, I was discussing with Xiao Su just now." Fang Zhuo replied.

Yu Hong asked again: "How is Apple doing this time? Do we need to follow up and upgrade?"

"Apple is okay, we don't need it for now, let's see its market performance before the end of the month." Fang Zhuo said.

Yu Hong felt the boss's composure, and the pressure of facing competitors directly dissipated a little. Ever since Yike entered the US market, it is now a head-to-head confrontation with Apple.

She reported a few more words about the market situation and hung up the phone.

Fang Zhuo was thinking about the changes in the situation. Just now, he had some clues, and another call came in.

"President Fang." The secretary of the board of directors next door, Liu Yangyang, called, and her tone was a little hesitant, "I recently heard a news that Mayor Qiu may be transferred."

She is still used to the original job title.

"Reassigned? Reassigned from the CPPCC? It's rare, isn't it?" Fang Zhuo was surprised.

"Very rarely." Liu Yangyang confirmed, and then said, "According to my friends in Lin'an, there is news that Mayor Qiu is going to Shanghai or Jinling."

Fang Zhuo was surprised again: "Is it still an inter-provincial transfer? Both are good places. Lao Qiu already has this resource behind him, why don't he go to the CPPCC?"

Liu Yangyang also thought so, she asked, "Shall we express it?"

Fang Zhuo hesitated for a moment, no wonder Lao Qiu last time, ah no, Mayor Qiu called him, this is really capable.

"No need, just pretend that you don't know about it, and find a chance to do a work report after I finish my work."

Liu Yangyang responded, and there was no rush to make the icing on the cake a little while longer.

　I was a little busy in the morning, so I didn't have time to update.

　
(End of this chapter)