Chapter 251 You win! Backstab!
Today, both Renren Group and Lightning Group have rented an entire office building.
A grand welcome ceremony was held within Renren Group.
Moreover, various slogans are posted almost everywhere in the entire office building.
It's not just the slogans welcoming Masayoshi Son and Jason Yang, but also the various great achievements made by Renren Group.
“Warmly celebrate the number of online users of Perfect World exceeding 50,000!”
"Break through 100,000!"
"Breaking through 200,000!"
"Break through 330,000!"
"Break through 360,000!"
At this time, Liao Feng was bringing Masayoshi Son and Zhiyuan Yang to the Renren Games floor.
"Renren Group now has three major business clusters: Renren Games, Renren Video, and Renren Social."
"Renren Games is divided into two parts: original games and imported games."
"World of Warcraft has caused a huge sensation and success worldwide. After we obtain the exclusive operating rights for this game in China, we will spend tens of millions of dollars to purchase the most advanced servers. In addition, we will spend unprecedented costs to promote this game. We must make the Chinese market the largest market for World of Warcraft in the world."
“And our original games have achieved unprecedented success.”
"The highest number of online users once exceeded 360,000."
“Even now, the total number of people online exceeds 260,000!”
Liao Feng opened the background data, which contained various very detailed data.
To welcome this moment, "Perfect World" held an unprecedented huge event today, giving players huge benefits to attract them online.
That’s why the peak number of people online reached 260,000! After listening to this, Yang Zhiyuan and Son Masayoshi nodded in approval.
Next, go to the Renren Video Business Cluster.
"We have the largest ally in the entertainment industry in China, so the copyrights of movies and TV series we own are far ahead of YouTube, more than five or six times as much."
"We have also launched an SNS sharing system and allocated a large amount of funds to encourage users to create original videos, so as to carry forward the spirit of web2.0."
"We can't get data from our competitors, but we can be sure that our Renren Video surpassed Lightning Group's YouTube just two months after its launch and has become the world's number one video website."
Finally, head to the Renren Social cluster.
Liao Feng looked at Wu Lingxi. Since this was her territory, he let her introduce herself.
Within the entire Renren Group, there is a clear distinction. Renren Video and Renren Games are Liao Feng's territory, while Renren Social belongs to Wu Lingxi, and they also have a co-CEO, Chen Yizhou.
However, Wu Lingxi just smiled lightly to show her humility.
Liao Feng took the lead.
"And Renren Social is the business cluster where we have the greatest leading advantage."
"A long time ago, we far surpassed Facebook in terms of user registration, IP traffic, and PV traffic. Especially after the Super Girls strategy and the massive celebrity entry strategy, we were far ahead."
"During the Chinese New Year's Eve and Spring Festival not long ago, our traffic on Renren.com was ranked first in China, surpassing all other portal websites."
“Renren Social is our foundation and our most successful business.”
"Since last year, Renren has been the world's number one social networking site. Now, this lead is getting bigger and bigger, and Facebook can no longer see any hope of catching up."
Liao Feng's words were so passionate that Yang Zhiyuan and Son Masayoshi nodded continuously and clapped softly.
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More than half an hour later!
Yang Zhiyuan, Masayoshi Son, Liao Feng, Wu Lingxi, Miyazaki and a few others held a closed-door meeting.
Yang Zhiyuan said directly: "We have also tried the two games "Zhu Xian" and "Perfect World". We think that "Zhu Xian" far exceeds "Perfect World". The two works are not at the same level at all."
"You may not know that the game Zhu Xian has also caused a certain sensation in the entire gaming circle."
"The gaming community is very small, and any little disturbance can attract attention. Not to mention that Lin Xiao has very good personal relationships with high-level gaming circles."
"Whether it's EPic, Ubisoft, Hideo Kojima, or even Obsidian Studios, they all have like-minded friends."
"What will Perfect World do when faced with a product of the same level as Zhu Xian?"
Hearing this, the expressions of the people from Renren Group present changed slightly.
Liao Feng took a deep breath and said slowly: "Boss Yang, do you know "Legend"? "
Yang Zhiyuan: "I heard that Yi Er is the most profitable online game in the Chinese market."
Liao Feng: "So what do you think of the level of "Legend" and "Zhu Xian"? "
Yang Zhiyuan: “There is no comparison.”
Liao Feng: "I admit that the game "Zhu Xian" is very well made, very, very extreme. But... it is completely an engineer's thinking, not a capitalist's thinking."
"Lin Xiao just wanted to make a game in his mind and show the world in his mind. He didn't even care whether the players accepted it or not. This is an excellent product, but also a paranoid product. At present, how many computers in China can run "Zhu Xian"?"
"What do players want? They want to feel good, to vent their hatred, desires, and anger. They want to level up, to bully others, and to be at the top of the game."
"Our game is going to amplify this desire and this emotion. We plan to make the game free, and then charge for props."
"We need to sell this emotion as much as possible and attract the largest number of people."
"As for the high-end game market? We are the exclusive agent for World of Warcraft, which has achieved huge success worldwide, and I believe the Chinese market is no exception."
"This way, we can capture both the high-end and mid- and low-end gamer markets."
"In terms of product strength, I have great respect for Zhu Xian, but in terms of capital and market, I completely despise it!"
After listening to this, Yang Zhiyuan and Son Masayoshi nodded slightly.
To some extent, they agree with this statement.
Liao Feng continued, "In terms of social networking, Lin Xiao has run out of tricks. Sorry, this idiom may be difficult to translate. But it is a fact. Facing our Renren's huge traffic advantage, what can Facebook use to fight back? It actually used a small game called Happy Farm. This shows that Lin Xiao is powerless in this battlefield."
"I even feel that he will focus entirely on the film industry and the game industry next."
"He is a very vain person and he enjoys the feeling of being admired. These two industries can produce results and products continuously. It is not like social networking sites, which are a long-term business."
"Lin Xiao is a person who despises capital and is extremely narcissistic."
"But we are different. We embrace capital and change."
"In addition, Mr. Sun and Mr. Yang should know that my family has very deep political and business roots in this country, so my network of contacts is also very deep. There is one thing I may need to remind you of. Lin Xiao has huge moral and legal risks."
"Moreover, he is too deeply tied to the Lightning Group. The so-called Second Dog Sect Leader is simply the incarnation of the Lightning Group."
"Once his moral and legal risks erupt, the consequences will be disastrous."
"You also know that our country is different from the United States. Our people have very high moral illusions about high-ranking officials, and even unrealistic demands."
"The more glorious the personal image, the greater the collapse."
"So it's actually hard for me to understand why he, with his narcissistic personality, would tie himself so deeply to the Lightning Group. This is not the thinking of a mature entrepreneur at all."
"I personally advocate Western meritocracy, especially within companies. So our Renren Group is more receptive to external forces joining us. We are open."
This person is still very shrewd. It seems that every word he says is meant to speak to the hearts of Yang Zhiyuan and Son Masayoshi, constantly magnifying the advantages of Renren Group.
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The next day!
Amid the anxiety among the top executives of Renren Group, Masayoshi Son and Yang Zhiyuan visited Lightning Group.
Lin Xiao’s reception here was not exaggerated, it was grand yet simple.
The time spent visiting various industrial clusters was also much shorter, and the meeting soon began behind closed doors.
After a brief greeting, the other party went straight to the point.
Yang Zhiyuan: "Lin, $600 million plus Yahoo China in exchange for 35% of Lightning Group's shares!"
When this number came out, the top management of Lightning Group was shocked.
According to this, Yang Zhiyuan directly valued the Lightning Group at more than 3 billion US dollars.
This valuation is considered very high in the domestic Internet industry.
Of course, Lightning Group not only has the Internet, but also the giant film and television entertainment.
Yang Zhiyuan continued, "Our primary target for strategic cooperation has always been your Lightning Group. We are very optimistic about you, and Renren Group has always been our second choice."
“We know deeply that Lightning Games is far better than Renren Games.”
"We also know clearly that whether it's Facebook or YouTube videos, you have deep inherent advantages."
"The biggest shortcoming of the Lightning Group is that Facebook in the United States is currently no match for Zuckerberg's face, because this is not your home turf."
“And if Facebook in the United States doesn’t succeed, then your globalization strategy won’t be successful.”
"And I can help Facebook succeed. Once you agree to my investment, Yahoo Group will invest with Lightning Group to acquire Zuckerberg's The Faces, merge Facebook with this website, and unify the social networking field in the United States."
“In this way, your social strategy can easily achieve success.
“It’s the clearest path to success.”
Lin Xiao and Xia Xi were slightly surprised.
We really can't underestimate the heroes of the world.
It can be said that Yang Zhiyuan’s proposal directly hit the mark where Lightning Group needed it most.
"Mr. Lin, Ms. Xia, you can't have both." Yang Zhiyuan said, "You want us to help you with globalization and internationalization, but you are unwilling to open up the interests of your domestic base to us. There is no such thing as a bargain in the world."
"According to the experience of other companies, if they want to leverage our strength to go global, they must open up their domestic markets to us."
Next, Yang Zhiyuan did not say any threatening words.
But it doesn’t need to be said.
If Lin Xiao refuses, he will invest in Renren Group.
Lin Xiao: "Do you need an immediate reply?"
Yang Zhiyuan: "We need to give a clear preference, specific ratio, amount, etc., which can be negotiated over a long period of time. But the preference needs to be given immediately."
Lin Xiao: "Let's go discuss it!"
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Come to the small office next door.
Xia Xi took out a ladies' cigar, lit it up but didn't smoke it, just put it under her nose and smelled it.
After smelling it, he passed it to Lin Xiaowen.
Because if this thing is not sucked, it will be easily extinguished.
"It turns out that his target has always been us, and he just used Renren Group to force us." Xia Xi.
Then, Lin Xiao went to open the drawer. Many people came here to take a rest, so there were snacks everywhere.
He casually picked out a bag of peanuts, tore it open, and prepared to eat it for fun.
"Don't eat this." Xia Xi snatched the peanuts and put them back into the drawer.
Lin Xiao: “Why?”
Xia Xi: "Eating peanuts makes your teeth look ugly and sticky."
Lin Xiao: "We're not dating, why do you care about this?"
Xia Xi: "I finally have a brother like this, so of course he has to be handsome and fragrant all the time."
"So, no smoking and no drinking."
Lin Xiao: "You say one thing and mean another. Haven't you forced me to drink enough? I only got drunk two or three times, and you guys forced me to drink too much."
Xia Xi: "We are an exception. Drinking makes us stink anyway."
Next, the two chatted about this and that, all trivial matters, without any serious business.
Such an important decision, even the biggest decision facing the company's future development, was not discussed by the two of them.
because……
No discussion needed.
The two people are almost in sync with each other and know exactly what the other is thinking.
While chatting like this, you are actually constantly thinking and weighing things in your mind.
They understand each other so well that they seem like twin siblings.
"Do you think something happened between Lin Yao and Lucas?"
Lin Xiao: "Don't ask me such a weird question, okay?"
Xia Xi: "Aren't you going to sleep with Lian Yi yet? If you don't, it might be too late if something unexpected happens."
Lin Xiao: "Even if you want to sleep, you have to wait until something unexpected happens before you sleep."
Xia Xi: "Fool!"
Lin Xiao: "There will always be a day like that. If you stick your head out, you will get stabbed. If you hide your head, you will get stabbed."
Xia Xi: "You are awesome, who have you been spending more time with during this period?"
Lin Xiao: "Same, average to the day."
Xia Xi: "You bastard, you have ruined two beautiful girls."
Lin Xiao: "Knowing this, why did you still use my name to flirt with Wu Lingxi?"
Xia Xi: "She is not beautiful at all. She is a capital monster just like us."
"We don't have the heart to hurt the beautiful elves, but we won't have the heart to hurt the ferocious monsters."
Lin Xiao: “A bunch of heresy.”
Then, the two of them stopped in tacit understanding.
Xia Xi: "Have you thought about it?"
Lin Xiao said: "Yes."
Xia Xi: "At worst, it doesn't matter if Facebook in the United States doesn't succeed or fails completely. It doesn't matter."
"Independence is more important. Otherwise, someone will come to tell you what to do every day, which is really annoying."
"I'm already uncomfortable with you bullying me, I don't want another one."
Lin Xiao: "Let me be clear, you are the one who bullies me."
Xia Xi: "On the surface, I am riding on you and bullying you. On the spirit, you are riding on me and bullying me."
“Forget it, forget it…”
"Go out and give them a reply."
Then, the two men walked back to the office and came in front of Yang Zhiyuan and Masayoshi Son.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Yang Zhiyuan."
Hearing Lin Xiao's refusal, Yang Zhiyuan also stood up: "Understood."
"But I still have to say that you have left a very deep impression on me."
"goodbye!"
Before leaving, Yang Zhiyuan and Son Masayoshi looked at each other and sighed deeply.
What a pity, what a pity.
Lin Xiao is a very capable person, but... he is also too self-centered.
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Yang Zhiyuan and Masayoshi Son once again returned to Renren Group.
Suddenly, Liao Feng and other senior executives of Renren Group breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, Yang Zhiyuan first made an appointment with Wu Lingxi.
"US$300 million plus 20% of Yahoo's shares in exchange for 42% of Renren Group's shares."
"I support you to replace Liao Feng and become the chairman of Renren Group."
When this price was announced, Wu Lingxi frowned.
Much lower than expected.
Because the entire Renren Group’s top management wants $500 million in exchange for about 30% of Renren Group’s shares.
Because not only did they obtain the exclusive operating rights for World of Warcraft, but Perfect World also gained huge popularity.
Moreover, they have three major business clusters, so a valuation of US$1.5 billion to US$1.6 billion is not excessive at all.
Who knows that in Yang Zhiyuan's eyes, it is only about ten billion US dollars.
The key is that in order to obtain investment from SoftBank Group and Yahoo Group, they have already invested a lot of costs.
Yang Zhiyuan said: "I not only support you to become the chairman of Renren Group, I also support you to become the CEO of Yahoo China!"
Wu Lingxi's heart skipped a beat.
Although it claims that portal websites are outdated, Yahoo is still a top global giant, and being the CEO of Yahoo China is still a huge honor.
She is a woman who became the CEO of Renren Group and also served as the CEO of Yahoo China.
What a glory!
Yang Zhiyuan: "I value your talent very much. The reason why I invested in you is largely because of your talent."
Wu Lingxi: "Mr. Yang, but this valuation is too low. It is so low that it is difficult for me to explain to the shareholders."
Yang Zhiyuan: "This price is a very serious number we came up with after numerous investigations and calculations."
Wu Lingxi: "I need to think about it."
Yang Zhiyuan: “Of course.”
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Next, Yang Zhiyuan met with Liao Feng and offered this price.
When he heard the price, Liao Feng's face changed.
This price is actually lower than I imagined.
"In addition, after the investment, I personally prefer to let Ms. Wu Lingxi be the chairman of Renren Group." Yang Zhiyuan said.
As soon as these words came out, Liao Feng's face twitched slightly, and he clenched his fists in his sleeves almost instinctively.
Then, Liao Feng said: "Mr. Yang, how about I discuss with the shareholders? Give us some time."
Yang Zhiyuan: “Of course!”
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Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi first discussed privately.
"This price is too low." Wu Lingxi said, "Either increase it to $400 million, or reduce the stake to 30%. This is our bottom line."
"If the price is so low, what's the point of going through all this trouble?"
“It’s even hard for us to explain to shareholders.”
Liao Feng: "I agree, this price is really too low."
"But no matter what, we must unite our will and force Yahoo Group and SoftBank Group to pay more."
"Because they have no choice but us."
Next, the two men convened a meeting with several major shareholders of Renren Group.
Then, Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi communicated with several shareholders separately.
After unifying our wills, we will go and negotiate with Yang Zhiyuan and Son Masayoshi.
The core is just one point.
Either increase the money or reduce the shares.
In short, Renren Group’s valuation must be above US$1.6 billion.
but……
Negotiations followed one after another.
All failed!
No matter what Renren Group said, Yang Zhiyuan insisted on the original price and refused to give in.
The two sides fought for three whole days! Still no progress.
In the end, Yang Zhiyuan and Son Masayoshi said they would leave Shanghai first and wait for the next agreed date to negotiate.
Seeing that the negotiations were about to be completely stranded, Liao Feng urgently requested a meeting.
Then, he had the final negotiations with Yang Zhiyuan.
"Mr. Yang, I can agree to your conditions, but I also have a request." Liao Feng.
Yang Zhiyuan: "Please speak."
Liao Feng: "After you become a shareholder of our company, you must fully support me in becoming the chairman of Renren Group."
Yang Zhiyuan narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully, "What about Ms. Wu Lingxi?"
Liao Feng: "After you became a shareholder of us, we jointly acquired Zuckerberg's The Faces, which means Renren officially went international, expanded the social networking site market in North America and Europe, and went national along with Renren Video. Ms. Wu Lingxi became the top person in charge of Renren Group overseas."
"Mr. Yang, the Renren Group in China is already very mature. Even for Renren Games, we just need to proceed step by step."
"Perfect World charges for props to maximize profits."
"World of Warcraft, point card charging, maximum number of users."
"On the contrary, the overseas market needs talents like Ms. Wu Lingxi to expand the territory, which is in the best interests of both parties."
"After all, the reason why Zuckerberg's THE FACES defeated Lin Xiao's American Facebook was largely due to Wu Lingxi's knowledge."
"If there is someone in this world who is the best at running a social networking site, it's Wu Lingxi."
After listening to this, Yang Zhiyuan was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "Your idea is very creative and it brings me a surprise."
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Next, Yang Zhiyuan and Son Masayoshi stopped again.
The two teams held meetings again and again on Liao Feng's proposal.
Finally, Yang Zhiyuan informed Liao Feng.
"In principle, we agree with this plan."
Suddenly, Liao Feng was ecstatic! Then, he went to Wu Lingxi.
"My dear, I have great news for you." Liao Feng said, "I have fought for the greatest benefit for you and for us."
"We agree to Yang Zhiyuan's offer and let Yahoo Group work with us to acquire Zuckerberg's THE FACES. Renren Group will officially go global, and Renren Video will also go global. You will lead our Renren Group to conquer the world!"
After Wu Lingxi heard this, she froze.
What's the meaning? This meant kicking me out of Renren Group and making me fully responsible for overseas expansion.
Do you have complete control over all power in the domestic Renren Group? Besides, aren’t we trying to unite our will and force Yang Zhiyuan to increase the salary? How can we accept the current valuation?
Wu Lingxi said slowly: "When you talked about this with Yang Zhiyuan, did you discuss it with me?"
Liao Feng thought to himself, when you intervened in Renren Games, did you discuss it with me? I admit that your actions at that time did save "Perfect World", but crossing the line is crossing the line.
But he couldn't say that, and his eyes became even gentler.
"My dear, isn't this your own will?" Liao Feng said softly, "You even told me specifically at the time that you wanted me to support you in this regard."
"We acquired Zuckerberg's The Faces and completely defeated Lin Xiao's American Facebook. Then we developed the North American and European markets, and finally returned to East Asia to encircle and suppress Lin Xiao's Facebook."
"Isn't this your strategy to completely block Lin Xiao's overseas route?"
"Xixi, I helped you implement this strategy, aren't you happy?"
"I do all this for you and for our common cause."
Wu Lingxi's beautiful face remained motionless as she looked at Liao Feng quietly.
After a long while, she smiled at Liao Feng for the first time.
In an instant, it was like spring flowers blooming.
Infinitely charming.
"You did a good job." Wu Lingxi said slowly.
Liao Feng said excitedly: "Then let's hold a board meeting immediately!"
"Pass this resolution immediately!"
"Once the resolution was passed, we immediately held a huge banquet and invited many media to be present."
"At this banquet, we will announce our strategic cooperation with SoftBank Group and Yahoo Group!"
"We will completely announce our victory in the final battle against Lin Xiao."
Wu Lingxi smiled and said, "Okay, go and convince these shareholders."
Liao Feng: "Of course, dear, let me fight the most difficult battles! Let me do the most difficult persuasion!"
Then, he looked at Wu Lingxi with deep affection.
"My dear, we will have this feast either tomorrow night or the night after tomorrow."
"Not only will we announce our huge victory, but I will also give you a huge surprise in front of everyone!"
"Believe me!"
Wu Lingxi nodded: "Okay, I look forward to your surprise for me."
"I'm really looking forward to it!" she even added silently in her mind.
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After Liao Feng left.
Wu Lingxi closed all the doors and locked them.
Fill the bathtub with water, then strip naked and completely submerge yourself in the bathtub.
It's time to make the final decision.
Is it sanity or madness?
She had long anticipated Liao Feng's shamelessness, but when it actually happened, it was still astonishing.
He really seizes every opportunity to eliminate dissidents and consolidate his power.
The extremely low bids from Yahoo Group and Softbank can both become weapons for Liao Feng to seize power.
The key is, in his mouth.
Everything is for her, Wu Lingxi.
I'm fulfilling your dream.
Acquire the Faces, conquer the North American and European social networks, and finally return to East Asia to encircle Facebook. This is your strategic idea, Wu Lingxi.
I'm not trying to seize power, but we need you to take charge of more important things.
Global President of Renren Group, isn’t this position enough? but……
Can I really take that risk? Can I really go crazy?
I have invested so much in Renren Group, not just money, but also countless energy.
Once I was crazy.
Then...I will lose everything.
A huge amount of money and several years of time! There I was, starting over completely.
Is it worth the risk, the madness?
I promised Liao Feng that I would still have a lot of wealth, and expanding overseas was what I wanted to do.
She stayed underwater like this, as if she was suffocating herself completely.
Keep suffocating, keep suffocating.
Until the whole person reaches the limit.
She suddenly exerted force with both hands and rushed out of the water.
Then she came out of the bathtub naked.
I went to the mirror and took out my Nokia N90, which has very strong photography capabilities.
Facing the mirror directly, I took a completely nude photo of myself.
Then, he sent it directly to that familiar mobile phone number, which she even knew by heart.
"Don't talk, don't reply!"
"Now is the moment when I hate you the most!"
“You win!”
"Renren Group's grand dinner tomorrow night will be live streamed on Renren Video."
“It will even be broadcast on TV.”
"But you'd better get to the scene."
"I will show Liao Feng and the shareholders of Renren Group what a surprise is!"
"That's it, no replies!"
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Xia Xi took the cell phone and placed it in front of Lin Xiao.
Suddenly, Lin Xiao was stunned.
From these text messages, he smelled a terrible and crazy atmosphere.
Xia Xi said: "I've said it before, she has the same blood as me, and we both go crazy at critical moments."
"Over the past year, she has been enduring humiliation and struggling to support the overall interests of Renren Group."
"Even when her position as chairman and the highest decision-making power were taken away without a sound, she did not resist."
"Now, Liao Feng probably still thinks that she will endure it because of the sunk costs and the overall situation, and will continue to swallow her anger."
"He is a very clever man who has calculated everything. He is about to face the most fatal blow in his life!"
Lin Xiao and Xia Xi both roughly guessed what Wu Lingxi was going to do at the celebratory dinner tomorrow night.
Putting yourself in Liao Feng’s shoes, you’ll shudder at the thought!
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Note: The climax will be tomorrow. If you have monthly tickets, please give me two! Bow down and thank you! (End of this chapter)
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