Chapter 9 The First Pot of Gold
In the following time, Nazha went back to school less and less frequently, and every time she met Gu Wei, she was in a hurry.
Sometimes when they were together, it felt like she was about to say something, but in the end she said nothing.
Gradually, the two of them no longer had the sweetness they had when they first started dating.
That day, Gu Wei received a call from the domain name agent, Manager Zhang, who asked him to come to the company for a talk. The buyer wanted to talk to him directly about purchasing the domain name.
This is exactly what Gu Wei wants. I guess the people at JD.com can't sit still anymore.
The agent does not have enough authority to set the price and can only bring the buyer and seller together to discuss the matter.
After all, this is not a small project and the amount involved is extremely huge. If it is negotiated successfully, a big company like JD.com will not run away without their agency fees.
At 2 p.m. that day, Gu Wei arrived at the agency on time.
The receptionist, Manager Zhang, led him into the conference room. When he opened the door, three men in suits stood up in the conference room.
The leader was probably in his 30s, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and with his hair slicked back, he looked refined and elegant.
Seeing Gu Wei coming in, he took a step forward, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Gu Wei.
"You must be Mr. Gu, right? Let me introduce myself. I'm a representative from JD.com. My last name is Wei, and my name is Wei Yang."
"Hello, Manager Wei, I am Gu Wei." The two people sat opposite each other.
"I think the agent has already explained my situation and offer to you. Honestly, I'm willing to sell this domain name. Since you asked me to come, I'm sure you agree to my offer."
Manager Wei said with a smile
"This is the case, Mr. Gu. First of all, we at JD.com are indeed sincere in purchasing the domain name you have, and we will give you a sincere offer, but your initial offer of $5 million is too exaggerated.
We are willing to pay you 15 million RMB for this domain name. You see, there are only a handful of domain names that can be sold for this amount, both domestically and internationally."
As he spoke, he leaned forward and lowered his voice.
"If JD.com finally gives up this domain name because of the price, have you ever considered that it would be difficult to sell it again for millions, let alone tens of millions?"
Gu Wei smiled when he heard this. Fortunately, he knew the answer. How could he fail the open-book exam?
If an ordinary person were to be persuaded in this way, he would probably agree.
"That's not true, Manager Wei. This domain name may not be that valuable to me, and it may not be worth tens of millions to other companies either."
Gu Wei tapped the table lightly with his hand.
“But you are JD.com, and you run a shopping website. Besides the products, the most important thing for a website is customers, that is, traffic.
You should know how much advertising benefit and traffic effect a domain name that is concise, clear and matches the company name can bring to the company.
For example, your company's current domain name 360buy.com, people who know it think it's JD.com, but those who don't know it think it's a website opened by 360. "Gu Wei curled his lips as he said this.
"I think if your company uses jd.com, it can at least save hundreds of millions of yuan in traffic promotion and brand building costs. What do you think?"
As Gu Wei spoke, the smile on Manager Wei's face gradually disappeared.
Then Gu Wei said
"Let's both compromise. 30 million RMB is my bottom line. If your company doesn't agree, I can only express my regret and I will continue to hold the domain name."
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Manager Wei frowned and then stood up and said
"Mr. Gu, please wait a moment. This is a serious matter. I still need to communicate with headquarters."
"No problem, please go ahead. You can repeat what I just said to your company's senior management. I'll wait for your results here." He picked up the tea in front of him and slowly took a sip.
"Okay, thank you for your understanding." Manager Wei then asked the two colleagues who came with him to walk out.
Gu Wei was leisurely drinking tea in the room, and when he finished, Manager Zhang was there to refill his cup promptly.
About 10 minutes later, the door of the conference room opened again and Manager Wei walked in with his people.
"Congratulations, Mr. Gu. Our CEO has personally approved your offer. Our company will purchase the domain name and copyright of jd.com from you for 30 million RMB."
Gu Wei slowly put down the tea ceremony
“A wise choice.”
With the professional service of the intermediary company and the help of JD.com staff, the procedures were completed quickly.
After all handovers between the two parties are completed.
Gu Wei shook hands with Manager Wei in person.
"Mr. Gu, our CEO asked me to ask you something. Are you willing to work for our company? He will definitely give you a platform to best utilize your abilities."
Gu Wei smiled
"I have known your company's president for a long time, so there is no need for me to work with him. Perhaps we will have other intersections in the future.
I have one more thing to ask, Manager Wei. Could you please entrust your company's finance department to pay my taxes for this transaction?"
Manager Wei heard this and said
"These are all trivial matters. It's a pity that I can't work with you in the future."
The money for the domain name arrived quickly, and after deducting taxes, there was still 24 million yuan left. The buyer was responsible for the agency's fees and he didn't have to worry about it.
With this 24 million, many investments can be made now.
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At the beginning of 2012, the biggest investment opportunity in the global market was to buy Bitcoin.
When Satoshi Nakamoto first mined Bitcoin in 2009, it was worthless. In 2010, American programmer Lasler exchanged 10,000 Bitcoins for two pizzas, which was equivalent to a market price of US$30. In other words, at that time, the value of 1 Bitcoin was US$0.003.
Then, in just less than a year, in 2011, the value of one Bitcoin on Mt. Gox, the world's largest Bitcoin trading platform, reached a record high of $31.9.
However, in the second half of 2011, the Mt. Gox platform was hacked, raising questions among investors about the security of digital currencies. Bitcoin’s value plummeted, and by February 2012, it had fallen below $2.
This is the best time to buy Bitcoin since 2009.
Of course Gu Wei would not miss this opportunity.
The total number of bitcoins is 21 million, which is fixed.
The number of individuals surviving during this period probably does not exceed 10 million.
Gu Wei is not greedy. If you buy too much virtual currency, you will become a dealer. If the dealer cannot buy the majority, he will naturally switch to another currency to speculate.
Therefore, the most important thing to do when making money by following the general trend is to avoid greed.
Good wind helps me soar to the sky.
If you become the wind, then it depends on whether you have the ability to blow upwards.
Gu Wei is very self-aware in this regard. He just wants to be a pig standing in the wind and take advantage of the situation.
After spending a few days on the platform, Gu Wei bought 100,000 bitcoins in succession. As he bought more bitcoins, the price of bitcoins rose slightly.
The total cost was nearly 2 million RMB.
Gu Wei did not mind the trouble. He divided the bitcoins into many parts and stored them in cold wallets. Then he went to the bank to open a safe deposit box.
Store both the hard drive and USB drive in a safe, so that you will be safe.
When the price of Bitcoin goes up, you can just sell the corresponding amount of Bitcoin according to the amount of money you need.
(End of this chapter)
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