"Wang Chang, do you know about hao123 and Catpup?"
"Boss Chen, you want to acquire these two companies?"
"That's right."
Chen Yu nodded.
They wanted to compete with Baidu.
Wang Xiaochuan and Tieba alone would not be enough.
Chen Yu had also prepared a backup plan, which was to acquire hao123.
After instructing Xie Zhenyi, Chen Yu called Wang Chang over.
Hao123 was a URL navigation website. Although it did not require much technology, it was easy to use and included more than 95% of the well-known websites. Therefore, it was very useful for many computer novices.
Although hao123 looked simple, it was equivalent to an Internet traffic portal.
Huanyu Technologies was not a match for Baidu in terms of search engine, so they had to prepare from all aspects.
Hao123 was a very good opportunity.
"hao123 is a personal website. The founder is Li Xingping. This website is profitable. I don't know if Li Xingping is willing to sell it."
If it was a professional website, the probability of acquisition was high as long as there was a profit.
However, it was different for personal websites.
Some personal website owners were more comfortable, so it was normal for them to ignore you.
"It's okay. Contact him first and offer him a relatively high price. If he's still not willing to sell, we'll do it ourselves. I believe he knows that there is not much technology involved in URL navigation. He's just a personal website owner, so he can't compete with a standard Internet company. "
"Okay."
Wang Chang felt that Chen Yu's words made sense. She said again, "Catpup's traffic is good, but we haven't found many profitable points. The company is currently facing some financial difficulties, so acquisition shouldn't be too big of a problem."
"Okay, go do it."
Chen Yu nodded.
After Wang Chang left, Li Nan came to Chen Yu's office with a document.
"Chief Chen, we're done with the construction of our next stop."
"Oh, did you try it out?"
"We've launched a beta version, and the user response is very enthusiastic. I think this show is going to be a hit."
Li Nan was very excited. "I didn't expect the users to be so interested in a quiz game."
"There are too many things that users are interested in. It's not just about playing cards."
Chen Yu said, "Run this game well. In the future, we will be using this game to cooperate with the TV station."
"Boss Chen, don't worry. Not only is this program interesting, but it's also very informative. It's quite popular on the TV station."
After Li Nan finished reporting, Chen Yu called Ye Xiaoqing.
"Sister Xiaoqing, I sent you the email. What do you think of this program?"
"Very good. I even played your game. It was so interesting."
"How about it? How about we move to the TV station?"
"This is practically tailor-made for the television station, but …"
Ye Xiaoqing said excitedly.
Today, she had played for several hours until the end.
Not only was this game full of knowledge, but the opponents were also very strong.
Ye Xiaoqing was already considered a top student, but she didn't expect her opponent to be so strong.
Ye Xiaoqing almost thought that he was a computer nerd.
However, after chatting with him, she realized that her opponent was not a computer nerd, but a real person. Not only was he a real person, but he was also a top student from Peking University.
This made Ye Xiaoqing secretly sigh that this game was simply amazing.
At the same time, she was also looking forward to it. If this game was transferred to the TV station, it might become a hit.
Vaguely, Ye Xiaoqing felt that this was an opportunity.
Even so, when Ye Xiaoqing submitted the program plan, the higher-ups kept suppressing it and didn't give a clear approval.
Chen Yu also sensed that something was wrong. He only found out after asking.
It turned out that the Internet program that Ye Xiaoqing had done before was not only canceled, but the TV station had also been making things difficult for her.
"Is it your senior sister's doing?"
"Yes."
"Hehe, you really have a good senior sister."
"I don't know what's wrong with her. She was the one who introduced me to Shenzhen University."
"That's how humans are. When you're weak, they might show their loving side to you. But when you threaten their position, they'll step on you. By the way, what are you going to do now? "
"I haven't thought about it yet."
"In your current situation, do you want to go to other TV stations?"
"I've thought about it, but I don't think there's a chance."
The TV station was not like other jobs. If one wanted to jump ship, they could, but usually, they would be poached.
Or if they had resources, they would be recommended by others.
If they didn't have resources, they wouldn't be poached. Basically, they couldn't jump ship.
"How do you know if you don't try?"
"Then I'll think about it."
"Okay, I'll hang up first."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yu checked the information of Li Ziyi.
Recently, Li Ziyi was doing a program called Face to Face with Stars, which was similar to a fan club.
The TV station relied on celebrities to increase the ratings, and a group of celebrities and singers also increased their fans through the channels of the TV station.
"Brother Jian, come here."
On the internal phone, Chen Yu called Zhang Jianming to the office.
"Brother Jian, recently, YY Games has a game called One Station to the End. I'm going to cooperate with the TV station. Which TV station do you think is good?"
"Mango, Sujiang, and Jiangzhe are all good."
"Mango's ratings are good, but it's too entertaining. Contact Sujiang and Jiangzhe."
"Okay."
Zhang Jianming also said expectantly, "If this program is on TV, our YY fans will be online at the same time. It's estimated that it will set a new high."
That's right.
One Station to the End was not on TV to help Ye Xiaoqing.
The real reason was for YY.
Although the Internet was developing very fast, the TV station was still the most powerful media at present.
Especially this kind of program that had a chance to become a hit, which was very good for YY's flow of viewers.
In addition, although PENGUIN was defeated by Huanyu Technologies, it was always troublesome if it didn't die.
This time, it was to completely end the battle with PENGUIN's instant messaging.
"By the way, Brother Jian, recently, the major record companies seem to have sent a lot of singers to participate in the Shencheng TV show."
"Yes, they did."
"If I ask them not to participate, how will the record companies react?"
Chen Yu asked.
"Boss Chen, what are you doing?"
"Nothing. I'm not happy with the Shencheng TV show."
"It shouldn't be a problem."
Zhang Jianming nodded. "Actually, Shencheng TV is not very powerful. The ratings are average. If we ask the major record companies to cooperate, it shouldn't be difficult."
"Okay, you handle this matter."
"Okay."
YY Music Network's profits were not big.
YY Music Network's subscriptions were not enough to cover the living expenses of these singers.
However, YY Music Network had successfully built itself into the industry's vanguard.
Relying on the VIP payment system, the higher the subscription, the more popular it would be offline.
Recently, the major record companies had developed close cooperation with Huanyu Technologies.
One after another, they took out their new songs to chart on YY Music Network.
With such powerful resources, although Huanyu Technologies was in the Internet business, it had become the big boss of the entertainment industry.
It was not difficult to get some stars to cooperate with Huanyu Technologies.
Of course, although it was not difficult, Chen Yu also knew the benefits involved.
Then, Chen Yu asked Zhang Jianming to recommend more songs to these stars.
Since he had achieved his goal, these stars would not have any complaints.
…
Penguin.
After the failure of Triumph, Penguin's days became more and more difficult.
Without the help of online games, the consumption of instant messaging was relatively high, and with the siege of Huanyu Technologies, the number of people online at the same time on Penguin's QQ dropped again and again.
"Pony, we can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, Huanyu Technologies will drag us to death."
"Liqing, we've already raised funds three times. If we raise more funds, we might give up most of our shares."
"I know you value shares, and so do we. But if we don't raise funds, we can only wait for death. Moreover, you have to look at Penguin's current situation. Even if we are willing to raise funds, there won't be many VCs willing to follow. "
In the office, Ma Huateng and Ceng Liqing were full of tension.
Zhang Zhidong, Chen Yizhou, and Xu Chenye did not say anything.
Normally, Chen Yizhou and Xu Chenye would have persuaded them.
But right now, they felt that if they didn't make a decision, Penguin would die.
"Liqing, how many VCs have you contacted?"
Ma Huateng massaged his temples and sighed.
"I've contacted a dozen."
Seeing that Ma Huateng finally agreed, Ceng Liqing's expression softened, "Sequoia, Carlyle, Goldman Sachs … I've contacted all of them, but they only researched for a bit. So far, only one company is interested."
"Which company?"
"Softbank."
Softbank was obviously no stranger.
This company had invested in Yahoo, Shengda, and Alibaba.
Although Softbank is not the strongest in China's internet industry, it has the most investments.
However, correspondingly, Softbank's requirements for shares are very high when it comes to investing.
When Softbank invested in Yahoo, they asked for 33% of Yahoo's shares. When they invested in Alibaba, they asked for more than 20% of Alibaba's shares. The highest price was 39% of Alibaba's shares. They also invested in Shengda.
Of course, if Ma Huateng still had 100% of the shares, this would be easier.
But after several rounds of financing, Ma Huateng and the other founders did not have many shares left.
If Softbank invested again, Ma Huateng and the other founders' shares would fall below 20%, or even more.
"If Softbank continues, Penguin will not be ours."
Ma Huateng smiled bitterly.
"This is easy. We can implement the same mechanism as Alibaba."
Although financing was required, Ceng Liqing did not want Penguin's controlling stake to fall into the hands of others.
"That's a good idea."
Zhang Zhidong agreed, "If Softbank wants more shares, we can agree, but they do not have voting rights."
This was a way for companies to fight against capital.
Just like Alibaba in Feng Yu's previous life, Ma Huateng only had 7% of the shares, but he could still control Alibaba.
This was the mechanism of different voting rights.
"Okay, Liqing, contact Softbank."
Ma Huateng was forced by Huanyu Technologies and had no other choice.
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