Under the gaze of hundreds of reporters, in the lens of hundreds of cameras, and in the thunderous applause, Li Mu stepped onto the stage of the press conference.
Elon Musk was one position behind Li Mu. After Li Mu stepped onto the stage and stood still for a few seconds, he stepped onto the stage and stood further back than Li Mu. This was because he knew very well that today's protagonist was Li Mu, not himself.
The flashes under the stage kept flashing for a while, and the sound of shutters was continuous. Li Mu was in the center of everyone's sight, with a calm face.
The host temporarily left the podium. Li Mu stood in front of the stage, facing the microphone, and the applause under the stage continued.
Among the hundreds of media reporters present, 70% to 80% were reporters from domestic media, and among those foreign reporters, a considerable number were from Hua Xia. For these Hua Xia journalists, Li Mu was their common pride.
Almost no Hua Xia entrepreneur had the same influence as Li Mu, both at home and abroad.
At home, Li Mu was the pride of the Internet, an educational philanthropist, and the pride of the people. Overseas, Li Mu represented the highest strength of the Internet in Hua Xia. With unparalleled product thinking, he conquered the elites of developed countries with a strong sense of superiority purely by relying on products.
Today, the pride of the people of the country would announce world-class news. Everyone was waiting for Li Mu's personal announcement with their hearts beating wildly.
Li Mu waited for nearly two minutes before the applause gradually subsided. When the whole venue was quiet, Li Mu took a deep breath, smiled at the microphone, and said in a voice that he thought was the most magnetic, "Welcome, everyone. Today is a very important day for Makino Technology. There are many events worth celebrating. I feel that I can't enjoy so many good things alone, so I've invited everyone here to share today's prosperity."
Li Mu's slightly joking opening remarks drew continuous applause and laughter from the audience. While joking, he showed full confidence and boldness.
After the applause and laughter ended, Li Mu said, "Recently, our YY has made some achievements in the overseas market that are worth celebrating. Since overseas users began to use YY, we have nearly 20 million registered users and more than 10 million paid users worldwide. Users are in the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and other developed countries. Worldwide, we have set a record of 16 million US dollars of top-up flow in a single day."
Applause rang out again! Li Mu was not exaggerating at all. These were all figures that had been exposed by the overseas media. The top-up flow was also voluntarily released by PayPal. For an Internet company from Hua Xia to achieve such results overseas, whether it was from Hua Xia or foreigners, everyone present was sincerely impressed.
At this time, Li Mu turned to look at Elon Musk, stretched out his right hand, and pointed at him with his fingers closed. He said, "Thank you, Elon Musk, thank you, Paypal. Without Paypal's support, YY would not have achieved such good results."
As he said that, Li Mu took the lead in applauding, and the audience once again burst into waves of applause.
Elon Musk was a little nervous as he stretched out his hand and waved at everyone. He bowed slightly as a form of greeting to the reporters below the stage.
Li Mu continued, "YY's results did not only break Hua Xia's overseas sales and top-up flow records, but it also broke the US market's freemium service record. Before this, there had never been a free software tool that could top up 16 million US dollars in a day in the US market. Even American software could not reach this level! This is the greatest recognition and affirmation of YY by overseas users! "
Many reporters below the stage applauded so hard that their palms were red. Through Li Mu's seemingly understated introduction, a strong sense of national pride arose from the bottom of their hearts, even gushing out!
YY was indeed a groundbreaking breakthrough in the Internet industry from Hua Xia. It had received huge worldwide recognition and countless praises on the internet. In itself, it was a thoroughly domestic Internet product from Hua Xia! 100% domestic! It was a product so pure that even overseas investors did not participate in it! As people from Hua Xia, everyone was naturally very proud.
Because of YY, when foreigners talked about Hua Xia's Internet, they no longer curled their lips, shook their heads, and waved their hands subconsciously. Instead, they would give a thumbs up and sincerely praise the power of YY, as well as the huge changes that YY had brought to them.
Li Mu picked up the small bottle of purified water on the podium and took a sip. He said, "Everyone here is a media reporter, so you should know a lot of information very clearly. I'm sure everyone knows that YY has not invested a single cent in advertising overseas, nor has it spent a single cent on promotion. The only reason we have achieved this result is because of the spontaneous dissemination of information by users. Therefore, the first thing I would like to officially announce today is that Makino Technology has established an American branch and is preparing to send our first batch of employees to the US. With the US as the starting point, we will officially launch the global development process of YY!"
Applause erupted! To these media reporters, Li Mu's announcement of "officially launching the global development process of YY" was simply an epoch-making starting point for the Internet industry in Hua Xia!
Just like Cui Jian's earth-shattering statement, "I used to ask questions endlessly!", this statement set off a new era!
Before this, no Internet company in Hua Xia had the ability to make such a statement! Li Mu was the first, and he had the absolute strength and qualifications to make such a statement!
"I believe that this will be a new height for the development of Hua Xia's Internet industry!
"I believe that this will definitely be a milestone in the development of the Internet in Hua Xia!
"I believe that it won't be long before YY will have 50 million, 100 million, 200 million, or even more users worldwide!
"I believe that in the near future, YY will definitely become one of the most well-known and widely used software in the world!"
Li Mu's voice became more and more passionate, immediately stirring up the emotions of everyone at the press conference. His official announcement of the global launch of YY today was even more exciting news for the media reporters in Hua Xia. YY had only relied on the voluntary promotion of its users to reach such an amazing stage today. If Makino Technology launched its global promotion, then YY would definitely take off again!
In the minds of all the media reporters, YY was like an invincible army of kings, and its leader had just announced that from today onwards, this army of kings would officially attack the world!
The atmosphere at the scene entered a great climax. Not only was the applause thunderous and deafening, but the reporters, who usually abided by the rules of the press conference, even began to cheer loudly. Some even whistled and shouted, "Li Mu is awesome! YY is awesome! Makino Technology is awesome! Hua Xia's Internet is awesome! "
How was this still a press conference? This was simply a MLM brainwashing conference...
At this time, Li Mu changed the topic and invited Elon Musk to his side. He said, "Officially launching the global promotion is just a few words, but it means that YY will build its own data centers in countries all over the world in the future. It means that we will have to send our own employees and recruit a large number of foreign employees locally. It means a huge investment of funds, manpower, and material resources. It's like starting a long war. While Makino Technology is fully focused on improving its strength, it also needs global partners."
At this point, Li Mu pointed at Elon Musk and said, "We are very honored to be able to establish a global strategic partnership with Mr. Elon Musk's PayPal. In the coming days, Makino Technology will continue to cooperate with PayPal. In addition to cooperation on the business level, we have also confirmed cooperation on the capital level. This is the second thing I want to announce today!"
Everyone immediately sat up straight and listened attentively, waiting for Li Mu to continue.
When Elon Musk first arrived in Hua Xia, Li Mu and he told the media together that Li Mu had a plan to control PayPal, but Li Mu just called it a "plan". Therefore, when everyone received the invitation to the press conference, they realized that Makino Technology would announce the partnership with PayPal today.
With a smile on his face, Li Mu said calmly, "We have reached an agreement with the PayPal team. Makino Technology will acquire PayPal's shares in cash and become a shareholder of PayPal. The PayPal team, including Mr. Elon Musk, will continue to hold part of PayPal's shares."
"Coming, coming!"
"We're finally talking about this!"
Everyone in the audience listened attentively. They were so nervous that they did not even dare to breathe loudly.
Li Mu said, "Everyone must be very concerned about the shareholding ratio between us and the PayPal team. I have a video of us crossing the ocean from the United States. We have also prepared a projector for the venue, so please watch this video first."
As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, the lights in the venue were turned off. The windows were also covered, so the entire venue immediately darkened. At this moment, the curtain behind Li Mu began to light up. The projector had been activated.
Li Mu interrupted at this time and said, "I forgot to tell everyone that this video was also transmitted through the offline YY function."
The audience burst into laughter. Li Mu did not forget to promote his products at any time and place.
A few seconds later, a middle-aged white American woman suddenly appeared on the screen. She was sitting in front of a large office desk, facing the camera. Many people couldn't immediately remember who she was, but there were still some who recognized her at a glance.
Meg Whitman!
It turned out to be the CEO of eBay, Meg Whitman!
Meg Whitman, who was in charge of eBay with a market value of more than 10 billion US dollars and was named the world's strongest female CEO!
She was practically the only female guru in Silicon Valley!
At this moment, Meg Whitman, who was on the screen, smiled and waved at the camera. She said in English, "Hello everyone, thank you very much for coming to attend the press conference of Makino Technology. I am the CEO of eBay, Meg Whitman!"
When Meg Whitman spoke, there were live Chinese subtitles at the bottom. Hence, everyone present knew who she was, and they were all dumbfounded!
What was going on?! Meg Whitman had sent a video to thank everyone for attending the press conference of Makino Technology? What did that mean?
Didn't Li Mu just scam eBay? EBay's share price had fallen quite a bit. These two days were big news in the industry!
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