Chapter 295 Empire! Frenzy!
Lin Xiao, Masayoshi Son and Yang Zhiyuan once again had a small meeting.
Yang Zhiyuan has decided to resign as CEO of Yahoo, retain only his position on the board of directors, and then devote all his energy to the new project X.
Even the shareholding ratios of the three parties were negotiated in a casual manner.
Because the three of them have confirmed that Yang Zhiyuan is the leader in this project. However... he will respect and even follow Lin Xiao's strategic direction.
The most critical issue now is whether to start a new business or directly acquire Twitter.
The so-called acquisition of Twitter was purely for reputation reasons.
All three of them are almost certain that starting from scratch and focusing on the X development route of mobile Internet will definitely succeed and completely replace Twitter's position in history.
After all, Twitter doesn’t really have much influence nowadays and is far from being irreplaceable.
But if you start from scratch and make an X, you will face another problem.
Are you imitating Twitter? You just put it on mobile.
Lin Xiao is now facing the controversy of plagiarizing Google Android, but almost all the people are on his side.
No matter how sufficient and convincing the reasons given by the lawyers there are, for all the people, they only see that the operating system of the quantum phone is top-notch and much better than Google G1.
Moreover, Lin Xiao has recently become a hero.
Therefore, it is really best not to get involved in any imitation storms at this time.
"Let's buy Twitter." Lin Xiao said, "Twitter just completed its C round of financing, totaling $17.5 million, and its valuation has reached about $100 million."
"We bought it for $200 million, or even $2.5 million."
In other words, the two hundred million dollars is purely to buy a reputation.
"agree!"
"agree!"
Although Lin Xiao has been short of money for a long time, the most difficult time is now over. Because of the huge success in sales of quantum mobile phones and the success of various businesses, it will be easy for him to get a loan again.
"Brother Yang, you go and discuss it in secret. It's best to get it done in one go so as not to cause any disturbance or attract competition to snatch it away." Lin Xiao said.
Yang Zhiyuan: “I know.”
In the current environment, at least Google is keeping an eye on Lin Xiao all the time, and any move he makes will attract attention. It would be disgusting if he is intercepted again.
Masayoshi Son: "Lin, there is one more thing, a big thing."
Lin Xiao: “You say.”
Masayoshi Son: "The financial crisis has caused panic in the global market. The Nasdaq has been going down all the way, and the market is full of pessimism."
"Nasdaq Group CEO Adena Friedman wants to invite you and Wu Lingxi through me for a private meeting."
Lin Xiao: “Is it about Facebook’s IPO?”
Masayoshi Son: “Definitely.”
In this environment of strong pessimism, the Nasdaq market also needs a strong stimulus, and the listing of a super unicorn company is like a shot in the arm.
Looking around the world today, there are very few super unicorn companies.
Facebook is the most unicorn and the strongest one.
But deep down, Lin Xiao really doesn't want to go public.
Firstly, Facebook's development has entered a strong virtuous circle. Its own blood-making ability is already very strong, and the demand for funds is far less. Even if it needs money, it is not known how many people are willing to invest.
Moreover, whether it is Masayoshi Son, Wu Lingxi, or Lin Xiao himself, they don’t really need this kind of paper wealth, let alone cashing in stocks.
Of course, the most important thing is that it is really a bit of a loss to go public now.
But... it is almost impossible not to go public.
Next, the three people discussed briefly whether to make the acquisition in the name of Yahoo Group.
This has advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that you can be close to a wealthy family, and with the full support of Yahoo, your starting point will be higher.
And it will also bring about the so-called Yahoo revival in the future.
But the three people quickly rejected this proposal because the Yahoo Group was too complicated, especially in the current environment, even Yang Zhiyuan could not have the final say.
Therefore, it is better to travel light.
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Next, Yang Zhiyuan acted decisively and immediately went to find the three founders of Twitter: Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, and Biz Stone.
The two sides held brief negotiations.
And it’s not just these three people who need to be dealt with, but also the investors from the previous rounds.
Fortunately, it was an economic crisis and the situation on all sides was not very good.
In the end, the price was stuck at around $280 million.
Even for the investors in round C, they have nearly doubled or tripled their returns in less than two months. How can such a crazy business be possible? However, the other party still seems to be dissatisfied and wants to continue to raise the price.
Yang Zhiyuan: "US$260 million, there is absolutely no way it can be more, and you are welcome to continue to stay in the company as a management member."
"Anything above this price, I would rather start a new business."
Even though Yahoo has declined somewhat, it is still a giant. If it takes a fancy to this track and rushes in with all its strength, can Twitter stop it? Twitter, which was only established for about two years, does not have a strong moat.
So in just half a month, the two sides almost completed the negotiations.
The investment company represented by Yang Zhiyuan acquired approximately 90% of Twitter's shares for US$260 million, almost a full acquisition.
And this price is almost three times the premium.
This was a very successful acquisition for both parties.
Next, Twitter needs to cooperate with the X operating system in the shortest possible time to create an APP and enter the quantum mobile phone platform.
When taking down Twitter, Lin Xiao couldn't help but think about the future.
He actually took down the two largest social media platforms in the United States, Facebook and Twitter.
Americans don’t think it’s a big deal now, but who knows what will happen when both platforms develop to a terrifying level in the future.
It can only be a matter of the future, we’ll talk about it in the future.
It is always better to have chips in hand than to have no chips at all.
It’s quite interesting to say that more than a decade later, the American semiconductor industry was a typical example of the Chinese gang.
The leaders of the four major semiconductor giants, Nvidia, Intel, Broadcom, and AMD, are all Chinese.
Then it makes sense that the major Internet giants in the future will all be Chinese.
Facebook, youtube, twitter.
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Lin Xiao has been in talks with Lee Jae-yong from Samsung's overseas office for some time. The core content is only one, requiring Samsung's smartphones to use the X operating system.
Historically, Samsung launched the first Android smartphone in 2009. That thing was modeled after Google G1, with a small 3.2-inch screen, 320P resolution, and several physical keys.
Even now, Samsung still prefers to use Google's Android system.
The most fundamental reason is that Google does not make mobile phones itself.
However, Quantum Technology not only develops its own systems, but also manufactures its own mobile phones. Therefore, it will become a direct competitor of Samsung and may face the risk of being strangled in the future.
So a simple question is, will the global mobile phone operating system eventually accommodate three major players? Lin Xiao has a judgment that it is difficult for the three major players to exist unless there is a special political environment.
It is highly likely that the world will be divided into two parts.
BlackBerry was once very powerful, but after a few years, it completely declined.
Of course, Microsoft is even more powerful. In order to promote its own operating system, it even spent nearly $100 billion to acquire Nokia, but it still failed.
Therefore, Lin Xiao judged that, most likely, only one of his X operating system and Android system would survive.
In this case, Samsung's position becomes very important.
In history, the Android camp started out in a mad and chaotic battle.
LG, Sony, Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi, VIVO, OPPO and more.
But in the end only two were left.
Chinese manufacturers and Samsung.
The Samsung Group is so awesome that it has even laid this awesome foundation.
From chips to screens, all later CMOS were self-developed.
Truly master the core technology.
In order to allow Samsung phones to use the X operating system, Lin Xiao would even agree to many requests.
For example, in the future, the chips of X Institute can even be outsourced to Samsung Semiconductor.
For example, future quantum mobile phones may even be able to purchase screens manufactured by Samsung on a large scale.
At that time, Samsung's mobile phone screens were not that great, but the fact that major manufacturers were willing to purchase its screens was also a huge benefit.
even……
Lin Xiao is willing to completely separate XSOFT from quantum technology and allow mobile phone manufacturers such as Samsung to invest in it.
This can completely offset the disadvantages of quantum technology manufacturing its own mobile phones.
Lin Xiao: "Mr. Li, currently, whether in terms of global reputation or global sales, the quantum phone far exceeds the Google G1."
"Do you want your mobile phone to have an outdated system as soon as it is released?"
"We have registered a huge number of patents around the world, and the Android system can't even get around them."
"Even in terms of ecosystem, our operating system far exceeds Android."
Lee Jae-yong was very polite, but never gave a clear statement.
Of course, he will not express his opinion. Now he has not yet taken charge of Samsung. This matter will ultimately be discussed by the Samsung board of directors, and Lee Kun-hee still needs to make the final decision.
The negotiations between Lin Xiao and Samsung are destined to be very long, especially since the lawsuit between Quantum Technology and Google has not yet come to a conclusion.
Many mobile phone manufacturers are now waiting for the outcome of this lawsuit.
From a purely legal perspective, quantum technology is even at a disadvantage.
On the other side, Lin Xiao also held talks with Sharp Group.
One of the most important directions is that Quantum Technology has acquired a stake and made a large investment in Sharp. In the future, it will depend on the situation whether it will focus on the research of amoled screens.
In this era, LCD screens are still the absolute mainstream. Amoled has many disadvantages, such as the same resolution will be blurrier, screen burn-in, etc.
Who knows?
In the future, amoled will not only become mainstream, but also dominate the world.
One of Samsung Electronics' most successful strategies includes betting on amoled.
It is impossible to win over HTC, it will definitely use the Android system to the end.
However, there is no need to worry about this company because it is doomed to decline without mastering core technology.
The biggest reason for its brief glory in history was that it was early.
It was the first to turn around and embrace Android smartphones.
But in this world, it hasn't even fired its first shot, so it will be even more difficult to fire another shot in the future.
As for Sony Ericsson, they were even more speechless.
Originally, it was the most likely to replace Samsung and become the king of mobile phones in the future.
Because it also masters core technology, has strong screen technology, strong enough semiconductors, and has its own CMOS.
Even for a long time, Sony has been more high-end than Samsung.
But...Sony's power is now too decentralized, too globalized, and too heavily tilted toward the entertainment services industry.
Of course... this is actually correct, which has kept Sony strong even after more than a decade.
But this is not good news for electronics manufacturing.
It is said that intelligence is now very obvious, and Sony has an ally like Lin Xiao. Sony Ericsson should immediately change direction and fully bet on smartphones.
But... No! They are still hesitating and weighing the options.
However, Sony Ericsson is very independent, and the influence of Kazuo Hirai or anyone else on Sony Ericsson is not decisive.
Howard Stringer, chairman of Sony Group, is a media person and is not very interested in electronic manufacturing.
But in a sense, this is also good news.
Another important mobile phone production system is the Chinese one.
Historically, they will wait until the year after next, or even the year after that, before they enter into a full transformation to smartphones.
Because China's trends are always one or two years behind those in Europe and the United States.
But now it's different.
The birth of quantum mobile phones in China has created a strong intelligent storm.
Many mobile phone manufacturers are already eager to try it out.
The leaders of the information industry department are ready to convene a meeting with domestic mobile phone manufacturers in the future.
On the surface, the content of the meeting was about the upgrading of the mobile phone industry.
But one of the core contents is that when domestic mobile phone manufacturers want to produce smart phones, they must use X operating system and cannot choose Android.
Even though the words may not be said so clearly, this is the meaning.
Lin Xiao is not worried about the overall situation of the rear area, but there may still be a company that will not be guided by domestic officials and will firmly stand on the side of Google Android.
But it should not affect the overall situation. Lin Xiao has never been optimistic about the company's mobile phone business.
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Four Times Square, New York City.
This is probably the most prosperous place in the world.
Real money never sleeps.
It is also the world's financial center.
Adna Friedman, president of Nasdaq Group, warmly welcomed Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi here.
"Lin, I have to say, you are a devil who has mastered aesthetics."
"Your phone is so beautifully made that I can't put it down."
"I have obtained the sales data of quantum phones in North America from my friends. It is really surprising and pleasantly surprising."
"However, Apple's stock price has fallen as a result, and Google's stock price has also experienced some volatility due to the lawsuit with you."
After the two sides praised each other's business, the other party stated the core meaning.
Of course, Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi already knew this.
That is to push Facebook and YouTube to be listed on Nasdaq, especially Facebook.
"This financial crisis is devastating to the global market, but... we all know that Nasdaq was simply wrongly affected. It has the world's best technology companies, which are the world's most valuable assets."
"As a result, due to the financial crisis, the market value of countless technology companies has continued to decline."
"It is obvious that the subprime mortgage crisis was caused by real estate, but the technology companies have to bear the consequences. This is undoubtedly unfair."
“The economy is confidence.”
"Nasdaq investors especially need confidence now."
“It’s time for Facebook to go public!”
“I am confident that it will be the largest IPO on Nasdaq.”
Faced with this proposal, Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi could hardly refuse.
Because they also need acceptance from American capital.
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Inside the penthouse suite at the Four Seasons Hotel New York.
Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi overlooked the entire urban forest from here.
"If you can't refuse, then try to delay it as much as possible." Lin Xiao said slowly, "At least delay it until early 2010. When it goes public at that time, the valuation will be higher. By then, Facebook will be even stronger in the mobile Internet market."
Wu Lingxi: "Have you decided on a name for the new instant messaging software?"
This is so difficult that Lin Xiao almost suffers from decision-making difficulty.
Is it WeChat or WhatsApp?
Or is it called WeChat in China and WhatsApp overseas? This APP has already been made, and even within Facebook, it has been tested countless times.
Moreover, once promoted, users of Facebook China, Facebook East Asia, or Facebook overseas can directly transplant friend relationships.
Lin Xiao took direct charge of this project, and was extremely cautious with almost every function.
It fully combines the advantages of WeChat and WhatsApp.
However, the biggest advantage of WhatsApp is its privacy and security.
As for the functions, I don’t know if it’s because of preconceived ideas, but no matter how many times Lin Xiao thought about it, he felt that WeChat was better.
Therefore, at least in terms of functionality, this product inevitably leans towards WeChat.
Although WhatsApp has the most users in the world, Lin Xiao always feels that WeChat is better.
Lin Xiao: "It may be called WeChat abroad, but it is called WeChat in China."
Wu Lingxi: “When will it be released?”
Lin Xiao: "When Facebook's mobile phone users worldwide exceed 10 million, we will first let them get used to Facebook on mobile phones before launching WeChat."
Wu Lingxi: "Apple came to me and asked us to put our app on iOS."
At this time, Apple is far less powerful, and Facebook is currently almost the strongest in software applications.
Many other software can be used or not on mobile phones, but Facebook and smartphones are a natural fit.
From the perspective of quantum phones, Facebook should only use quantum phones and the X operating system, and definitely not use Android and IOS.
But for the development of Facebook and for the future development of WeChat.
Facebook should be on IOS now.
Lin Xiao’s strategy for the operating system is very simple: coexist with IOS and destroy Android.
Because X operating system and Android are too similar, only one of them can survive.
"Go ahead!"
Wu Lingxi: “Okay!”
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from the TV.
As a result, the news was reporting on Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi's visit to the Nasdaq Group headquarters.
“It’s possible that Facebook will start the IPO process soon.”
"If true, this would be one of the largest IPOs on the entire Nasdaq."
"Professor Paul, what do you think the final market value of Facebook will be once it launches its IPO?"
Paul: "It's actually hard to judge because Facebook's valuation changes almost every day. Its strong position is getting stronger every day, and its global users are growing every day."
"And with the hot sales of quantum phones, we have seen that it will have an even stronger performance in the mobile Internet market."
"Currently, the sales volume of quantum phones far exceeds that of Google's G1 phone, and Apple has also contacted Facebook and will do its utmost to promote the Facebook APP to land on the iOS system."
"Unless Google can reverse its decline in mobile operating systems, Facebook will further leave its competitors behind in the mobile Internet era."
Host: "Professor Paul, can you give us a more precise answer?"
Paul: "It depends on when Facebook officially goes public. The later it goes, the higher its market value will be. If I were the controller of Facebook, I would try to delay the listing process as much as possible."
"If we assume that Facebook is officially listed at the end of next year, its valuation should be more than 30 billion!"
The female host cooperated very well and gave a surprised expression.
"You mean, Ms. Wu Lingxi could be in charge of a 30 billion empire at the age of 29?"
Paul: “Yes, and this is just the beginning.”
Female host: "We seem to have noticed a detail, that is the relationship between Miss Wu Lingxi and Mr. Lin Xiao."
“Let’s zoom in on this picture.”
When Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi walked into the Nasdaq building.
"I counted. From the time she got off the car to the time she entered the building, which was less than three minutes, Miss Wu Lingxi looked at Mr. Lin Xiao three times. More than 70% of the time, her eyes were on this man's face."
"Even from a distance, we can see the fascination and passion in this gaze."
"As far as we know, Mr. Lin Xiao had a relationship accident while in China, which even caused his reputation in China to be greatly damaged. Even now, it has not been fully restored. This is also the reason why he completely withdrew from the Lightning Group a few years ago."
"Then do you think if he had a similar emotional entanglement in the United States, would it affect the development of Facebook and quantum technology in the United States?"
Paul: “Not at all. We don’t like moral role models.”
Wu Lingxi: "When are you going to produce the key evidence to win the lawsuit against Google? Now Xiao Shuidi has worked so hard for your lawsuit that he has lost a lot of weight."
Lin Xiao: “Soon.”
Wu Lingxi: "I'm going back to my room."
"You can't have any more scandals. You're almost done with those two girls, and your plan to have a family of three is about to be a success. You must not allow any complications to arise."
"Besides, emotions will only affect the speed at which I draw my sword."
"I will soon be the queen of an empire of thirty billion people."
Then, Wu Lingxi left directly.
But a few minutes later, she rushed back, reached inside her skirt, and directly peeled off the two stickers and threw them away.
He pounced directly at Lin Xiao.
She threw him to the ground and kissed him passionately.
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Note: I am more than half an hour late today. I have no choice! Dear Sir, can you still give me your monthly ticket? Thank you!
(End of this chapter)
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