Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 810 Top Ten Internet Companies

Just when Liu Mingzhang and the others were waiting for Lu Shaohua to talk about the next target, Lu Shaohua fell silent at this time. Not only that, while he was silent, Lu Shaohua's eyes were still scanning the faces of Liu Mingzhang and the other three. After understanding the information Liu Mingzhang and the others asked about, Lu Shaohua smiled faintly and shrugged his shoulders. His meaning was very clear.

"Gone……"

Yes, that's all. Lu Shaohua no longer has any target. At least so far, Lu Shaohua only has four targets. As for the others, Lu Shaohua has not thought about them yet and has no intention of taking action.

Among the top ten Internet companies in the world, Lu Shaohua has already acquired two so far, namely Microsoft and Tencent. If Lu Shaohua can complete the acquisition of the four targets he has set, then Lu Shaohua's portfolio will be expanded to as many as five.

Yes, if Alibaba was not a little weak, Lu Shaohua could have occupied six places. However, this is only temporary. Lu Shaohua thought that if possible, Lu Shaohua would not mind including all the top ten companies in the world.

Of course, this is just a thought, because among the top ten companies in the world in the past, one company was destined to be excluded, and this company was not any other company, but Baidu.

Lu Shaohua will not allow a strong competitor to emerge in the country, as that will always cause a lot of trouble. Therefore, if Baidu appears in the future, Lu Shaohua will not mind strangling it and preventing it from developing.

As for Lycos, which ranks tenth, Lu Shaohua is not in a hurry. This oldest search engine company in the world will be acquired by a Spanish company called Internet Groupe the next year, that is, in 2000.

That's right, it will be acquired next year. Since it will be acquired next year, and now is only the beginning of 1999, it means that Lu Shaohua still has one year to make arrangements. Lu Shaohua can take action after half a year.

There are many reasons why Lu Shaohua did not take action at this time. The first reason is that Lu Shaohua threw out four targets at once, which put a lot of pressure on Liu Mingzhang. After all, Liu Mingzhang and his team are now speculating in gold and oil futures, and most of their energy must be concentrated on this. If they are given a few more targets, they may not have enough energy.

Another unknown reason is Phoenix Search. Once Phoenix Search is launched, it will have an impact on search companies around the world, and the prospects of Lycos are not very good. At least before it was acquired by the Internet Group TE, their development was very limited.

For a company like this, can they withstand the impact of Phoenix Search?

Don't forget that Lu Shaohua is a typical businessman, and also a qualified and shrewd businessman. Although he has a lot of money, he is still very happy to acquire the largest share of shares by paying less money.

As for Facebook, which ranks fourth, it is a social networking service that mainly deals in online dating. However, the company's website was not launched until 2004. It is only 1999 now, and there are still five years left. Even if Lu Shaohua wants to acquire the company, he cannot find it.

Postponement is the only option. Apart from this, Lu Shaohua has no other choice.

In addition to Facebook, Lu Shaohua also set his sights on a company called eBay, which operates online auctions, e-commerce, shopping malls, and PayPal, which is simply online shopping. However, this company is not global in scope, but only in the United States.

However, the company's development was too slow. By 2008, its market value suddenly reached 85 billion US dollars. Lu Shaohua was a little disdainful of it. Even if it was allowed to develop for a few more years, Lu Shaohua would not seem to have to bear any pressure if he wanted to acquire them. So Lu Shaohua also chose to postpone it. After all, Liu Mingzhang and others had their tasks to complete, and Lu Shaohua could not add pressure to them.

However, the only thing that is certain is that Lu Shaohua will definitely take over the remaining nine companies except Baidu. Lu Shaohua will collect the top ten Internet companies in his previous life and lay the foundation for his Internet kingdom.

It can be predicted that if Lu Shaohua's plan goes smoothly and succeeds, combined with the Internet empire that Lu Shaohua has built in Shenzhen, what kind of scene will it be?

There is no doubt that Lu Shaohua will become the world's largest Internet giant, not just one but the only one.

The only Internet giant, what an attractive title.

But then again, if Lu Shaohua wanted to become the world's only Internet giant, he wouldn't need to acquire so many companies, because the Internet empire that Lu Shaohua has built in Shenzhen alone is enough to make him the largest giant in the Internet field.

China. Although China is not the largest country in terms of land, don’t forget that China has the largest population. A large population is a disadvantage in some ways, but it also has advantages.

From the stats of the world’s top ten Internet companies, we can see that Tencent and Baidu are both on the list. What are the reasons for their inclusion in the list?

There is no doubt that they rely on popularity. There is no need to say much about Tencent, which has hundreds of millions of users in China. It has such terrifying traffic that it deserves to be among the top four in the world. The same goes for Baidu, which has equally terrifying traffic, which is why it ranks ninth.

Lu Shaohua's internet empire was created in Shenzhen, with more than one billion Chinese people behind it. Once it was built, the traffic would be absolutely terrifying. Moreover, the rebirth of Lu Shaohua changed the trajectory of history.

In the past, Tencent QQ could not open up the global market, and even in Hong Kong and Taiwan there were very few users. But now it is different. As early as a few years ago, Phoenix Tencent has already opened up the global market and is now the most popular instant messaging software in the world.

It is indisputable that if someone were to launch an attack on Internet companies, Phoenix and Tencent would definitely be at the top of the list, with their position firmly established and unshakable.

It is easy to imagine how rapidly Tencent Phoenix has grown from a small company to a large company occupying four floors of a building in just a few years.

Even the Phoenix Building, which covers a large area, seems a bit crowded. Lu Shaohua is considering whether to build a new building to allow Phoenix Tencent to stand out.

Well, the number of buildings occupied doesn’t tell the whole story, but what about the market value? The market value always tells the whole story, right?

When Phoenix Tencent was just established, it was worthless because it was a private company. When it was not well-known, there were no advertisements coming to it, which turned it into a debt operation.

However, when they became famous, advertisements came to them, which allowed Phoenix Tencent to start making profits, and its market value continued to rise. Its current valuation has reached 500 billion US dollars, and this is only supported by a chat software and an official homepage.

If Lu Shaohua allows Ma Huateng to open a membership service, the market value will continue to rise, and there is a possibility that the market value will double.

In the past, Microsoft’s market value reached more than 600 billion US dollars at its peak, and now Phoenix Tencent has exceeded the 500 billion US dollar mark. Its prospects are very good and cannot be surpassed by Microsoft.

More importantly, Phoenix Tencent is an industrial company and has not been listed on the stock market. If Phoenix Tencent were to go public, Lu Shaohua could easily imagine that the speed of financing would be as fast as a rocket and it would surely break through the 100 billion US dollar mark in no time.

But that possibility does not exist, because Lu Shaohua never thought about listing Tencent. Even when Ma Huateng talked to Lu Shaohua about listing, Lu Shaohua still did not agree.

With the financial resources of Lu Shaohua's Phoenix Group, there would not be any crisis even if Phoenix Tencent was listed. However, Lu Shaohua still did not want to list it because he was a person who did not like trouble.

If Lu Shaohua disagrees, there is nothing Ma Huateng can do. After all, he only holds 20% of the shares of Phoenix Tencent. Lu Shaohua's shares are four times as much as his. If Lu Shaohua objects, there is nothing he can say.

But no matter what, whether in the future or now, Phoenix Tencent has already secured the title of the largest Internet company. Lu Shaohua does not need to care too much about it. What he cares about now is the vacant position when Baidu cannot appear.

Lu Shaohua wants to acquire Alibaba, but Alibaba is not among the top ten. Now Lu Shaohua is preparing to kill Baidu. Can Alibaba replace Baidu?

The vacant spot was destined to be replaced by a company, and Lu Shaohua's goal was to get all the top ten companies in the world, so Lu Shaohua felt it necessary to support Alibaba to replace Baidu.

"Hey……"

Lu Shaohua let out a long sigh, not for any other reason, but because he was looking for trouble. The Internet industry was just starting out, and Lu Shaohua was thinking about these things now, so what else could it be but looking for trouble?

Stop, don’t think about it.

Lu Shaohua had no choice but to do this. When the time was right, Lu Shaohua would make a careful plan and put it into action.

Yes, Lu Shaohua had no choice but to do this. He stopped thinking about it for now. What he needed to do now was to make a phone call to Shenzhen and order Phoenix Search to develop versions in multiple languages.

In Lu Shaohua's plan, Phoenix Search must be launched before this year. Even if it is not yet perfect, it must be launched before December 12st. Otherwise, when Google rises, Phoenix Search will lose the opportunity.

He did what he thought. After sending Liu Mingzhang away, Lu Shaohua picked up the phone and called to give the order. He then breathed a sigh of relief, patted his forehead, and muttered to himself, "One head is really not enough."

It's true that Lu Shaohua is smart, but as the Phoenix Group expands, the pressure on Lu Shaohua is constantly increasing, and sometimes fatal negligence occurs, just like what happened with Phoenix Search, where Lu Shaohua was clearly negligent. Fortunately, it's still not too late to remedy the situation.

After causing one negligence, Lu Shaohua began to reflect, thinking that there were no other negligences. Surprisingly, he actually found several negligences after thinking about it.

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