Son, how did you become the richest man in elementary school?

But unfortunately.

The Mr. Meg in front of him didn't seem too interested in this, especially after approaching one of the employees, he subconsciously frowned and pinched his nose.

The employee's complexion turned red, and sweat broke out on his head, and he looked extremely nervous.

Fortunately, it was Ma Huateng who noticed it and suggested first: "Mr. Meg, why don't we go to the office to have a cup of tea and chat slowly?"

"Of course, I'd love to."

The three entered the general manager's office.

That's the best decoration in the entire Penguin company. Apart from an extra flower stand for decoration, there is also a set of sofas found in the second-hand market.

In the past, everyone was reluctant to sit, for fear of ruining it.

After all, it is only for VIPs.

And when the door of the manager's office was closed, the group of people outside returned to normal, the young man who made foreign friends frown before.

He let out a long sigh of relief.

"Old Zhang, you guys haven't changed your clothes yet?"

"A smell of sweat."

"It almost messed up this cooperation."

When someone accused him, Zhang Zhidong, who was in charge of product development, was immediately embarrassed and apologetic:

"Sorry, I've been busy all this time and haven't been home to take a shower and change clothes. I'll pay attention next time."

"We who type code don't care about ourselves. Isn't it common to work overtime? If you can take a bath and change clean clothes every day, what kind of programmer are you?" Some people complained about Zhang Zhidong.

"Well, we think so, but other investors don't think so."

"Hopefully this time around."

"Our number of users is increasing, but we have no money to continue to support the server. If we have money, why would we need to stay up late and work overtime every day, and can't even take a shower?"

"This time, the old horse is well prepared, and it will definitely be able to negotiate. It's a pity that IDG and Mr. Li Xiangjiang are unwilling to chase after the investment. Otherwise, why is it so miserable?"

"Well, to put it bluntly, it was caused by the Internet bubble. There was no profit point and no money to make. These investors are not fools, and they still invested money in it."

"..."

Everyone chatted in low voices again.

At a time like this, no one is in the mood to work hard anymore.

after all.

Now the penguins are facing their biggest crisis.

In the eyes of the outside world, the number of users of Penguin continued to surge, and even became the leader of instant messaging in China.

But the problem is.

Only they themselves know that this is actually just superficial.

Because with the influx of a large number of new users, Penguin's servers also need to be continuously upgraded to accommodate so many users.

But it costs money.

But now the penguins lack money!

In fact, last year, Penguin almost collapsed due to financial problems. Ma Huateng even planned to sell Penguin for 150 million, but no one was willing to take over.

In the end it was luck.

By chance, at the cost of 40% of the shares, it was acquired from two investors, IDG and Xiangjiang Mr. Li.

Obtained 220 million meters of knife.

This can be regarded as extending the life of the penguin.

But this little money, for Penguin, which has tens of millions of users, can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket, barely getting by.

The number of new users is soaring, more than 200 million meters, and it will be almost burned soon.

Not to mention developing new things, even if they want to maintain it, they need more money.

But the problem is, there is no such money at all.

The two previous investors are now avoiding seeing them, unwilling to chase after another penny, and even rushing to cash out their shares.

I'm afraid that the penguin's bottomless pit will drag them down.

This makes things even worse for the penguins.

or die.

Either continue to boil.

They obviously chose the latter. They had no choice but to attack everywhere and solicit investment.

Hope to find someone who is willing to give them another investment.

otherwise……

What awaits them will be complete annihilation, and the persistence of several years will be completely destroyed.

And now.

This meeting in the manager's office.

That is, the meeting that decided their fate!

Chapter 163 The decision is in our hands

"Mr. Meg, the above is our Penguin Technology Internet company's strategic plan for the future. Believe me, if you choose us, you will thank yourself in the future for the choice you made today."

In the manager's office, Ma Huateng made a final summary with confidence written all over his face.

But in his heart, he couldn't help beating the drums, and even the urgency and anxiety hidden in his self-confidence could be seen from the way he looked at this foreign friend.

He is in a hurry now!

But no matter how anxious he was, he had to work hard to maintain his composure.

This is a skill learned after bumping into walls everywhere.

But a pity.

I don't know whether Ma Huateng's negotiation skills are not enough, or the other party's willingness to invest is not strong.

Mr. Meg's face was flat from the beginning to the end, and he didn't even show any distraction. He just glanced at the proposal and threw it on the table:

"pony, you just said a lot, including Penguin's future development and product optimization."

"You even said that you will achieve the goal of [-] million users within a year?"

"Yes." Ma Huateng nodded again and again:

"Mr. Meg, in fact we now have 7000 million users, [-] million users is definitely not a problem, our follow-up..."

"Wait a minute!"

Before Ma Huateng finished speaking, Meg waved her hand directly and interrupted his words impatiently:

"To be honest, your Penguin company is really surprising, because your user growth rate and the number of users are very surprising."

"But I have a question."

"Why should I invest in you?"

Ma Huateng hurriedly said: "Our number of users means countless possibilities, and such a high number of users represents endless potential."

"It also represents endless capital investment, doesn't it?" Meg pouted.

This……

Ma Huateng finished his sentence, he knew that the opponent was going to launch a fatal blow next.

Sure enough, Meg said:

"pony, we are an investment company, not a charity company. If we are willing to invest in a project, we need the company we invest in to bring us returns."

"What do we want in return?"

"Is it the number of users who look very good on the data?"

"No, it's not."

"The return we need is to allow these users to bring us profits and bring us financial returns."

"If these users can't generate a penny, what is the difference between [-] million users and one user?"

"Of course, there is still a difference. At least on the server, you need to pay more capital costs."

"Isn't it?"

Ma Huateng was silent, and seeing his silent appearance, Meg continued to ask:

"So, pony, you don't need to tell me your follow-up development plan, and you don't need to tell me the number of your follow-up target users."

"All I need is one."

"How do you plan to make money?"

"I'm investing in you now, how long can you make us see profits?"

"Let's see the benefits?"

This……

Ma Huateng became embarrassed and bit his lip: "We are thinking about the way to make money. Believe me, we have the number of users now. Once we find the profit model, we will definitely..."

"That is to say, you don't have any profit model?" Meg shook her head and asked.

"us……"

"not yet."

Ma Huateng shook his head dejectedly, if he could find a way to make a profit, why would he need to be in such embarrassment like now?

In fact.

This isn't just a penguin problem.

It is also a problem that most Internet companies have to face.

It's just that the penguins are a little bit worse.

After all, whether it is compared with Baidu, which is a search engine, or compared with New Wolf and Pig Farm, Penguin currently has no way to make money.

Everything is still being figured out.

It's harder to make a profit.

"Look, you penguins don't even know how to bring me profits, so how can I invest in you with confidence?" Meg shook her head.

"But it's only temporary, isn't it?" Ma Huateng tried to win over: "Our number of users is top among the instant messaging software in the entire Xia Kingdom, and there is great potential in it!"

"In fact, if it weren't for this reason, I wouldn't even come to you penguins, let alone have this conversation today."

Ma Huateng's eyes lit up: "So, Mr. Meg, you..."

"Our NPX Group is indeed more interested in Penguin's current number of users, so we can indeed give you a certain degree of investment."

Meg nodded, she had already reached this point, and she didn't hide it anymore:

"We are willing to invest 400 million meters!"

400 million meters knife!

This is definitely what penguins need most at the moment!

But Ma Huateng forced himself to calm down even though he was heartbroken, and asked instead: "What about your request?"

"Holding 80.00%."

These words, like a basin of cold water, instantly calmed down Ma Huateng's restless heart.

80.00% of the shares in exchange for 400 million dollars.

this price……