Rebirth starts with small money

Chapter 376 The person who forgot to bring the wallet

"The talk broke down?"

"Hmm~ OK, I get it!"

"It's okay~ business belongs to business~ it doesn't affect!"

On the red Xiali car parked by the third ring road, Chen Li shook his head after hanging up the phone.

"What? I'm so worried for nothing?"

"Hoo~!"

Chen Li was a little speechless, and even muttered to himself, but in the end he let out another breath.

Two days ago, Chen Li abstained from voting on Red Pony's acquisition of Tengxun after he realized that he was a bit lenient.

Originally, Chen Li was ready to influence the world again, but in the end, this matter turned around and was put on hold again.

It stands to reason~ one wants to sell and the other wants to buy, this matter should be resolved easily.

However, the reality is that the price cannot be negotiated!
Yes~ The price issue on both sides directly led to the deadlock in this acquisition.

This thing is actually quite normal~
Because this time Ma Xiaoteng went to Yanjing to seek buyers interested in OICQ, which was the first time for Tengxun.

On the Internet in the previous life, there were many related rumors about Fujixun and later QQ.

For example, Ma Xiaoteng almost sold Fujixun and QQ in the early days.

This is actually not a rumor, because this program was born from the beginning. In fact, it was for selling.

It's just that although Ma Xiaoteng and the others made the thing at the time, they didn't sell it in the end.

In other words ~ the early OICQ is actually a drop in the hand.

Of course~ It is somewhat exaggerated to say that it is in the hands. Anyway, in the early days, OICQ did not achieve the expected results of Ma Xiaoteng and other five tigers.

If it's a general thing, it's a big deal to open a copy again if it fails.

But at this time, the target of OICQ's imitation was overseas ICQ, which was acquired by a company in the United States at a price close to 3 million US dollars.

When ICQ was acquired by that American company, its registered users just exceeded [-] million.

It is precisely for this reason that the purchase price of ICQ is as high as 2.87 million US dollars.

After learning about this situation, several members of Fujixun thought of finding another way and planned to officially operate OICQ.

It's just that Internet companies have a big problem, that is, burning money.

For the 50 funds lost in the early days of Fujixun's business, it is estimated that it will be a bubble in the Internet industry these years.

The biggest trouble in operating OICQ is that it is impossible for OICQ to bring any benefits to Fujixun in the short term.

In fact, Ma Xiaoteng and others are not ignorant of how OICQ should make a profit, they know it, but they can't do it.

For social software, the best and most direct income is advertising and membership fees.

But this is simply impossible for OICQ, which has just been established and operated!
During this period of time, it is impossible for anyone to find OICQ to advertise, and it is impossible for users to pay the membership fee for using OICQ to Fujixun.

At least ~ it is impossible in a short time!

So ~ Ma Xiaoteng and others are actually very clear that if there is no new source of funds, then Tengxun and OICQ will not be able to hold on to the day when the dawn will come.

So here comes the multiple-choice question~ Do you work hard until you win?Or cash it in time?
Ma Xiaoteng and others chose the latter!
The reason is very simple~ Ma Xiaoteng and others founded Fujixun without too many high-level reasons.

To put it bluntly ~ since starting a company, the ultimate goal is actually to make money.

In order to start Fujixun, Ma Xiaoteng and others have invested more than 50 yuan in it. If they can't make a profit before the money is burned out, then the situation they will face will be very uncomfortable.

In fact, before coming to Yanjing, Ma Xiaoteng had already found some people in cities such as Shencheng and Yangcheng.

It's just that the domestic Internet has just started these days, and most people actually don't know much about the Internet.

Now it is regarded as the Internet boom~ so many people are actually very interested in the related derivatives of the Internet.

But it is precisely because of ignorance that everyone is a little cautious about the Internet.

To put it bluntly~ that is, many people in China now have a very shallow understanding of the Internet, and they are not willing to invest heavily in the Internet.

Many people are willing to pay for the Internet ~ but there is actually a limit.

Once this upper limit is reached or exceeded, everyone is less willing to pay.

This is actually the reason why the early Internet companies in China could not raise money from the domestic bosses, because what they wanted was far more than what the bosses were willing to give.

In fact, this is not to blame those bosses.

After all, China at this time has unlimited business opportunities and so many ways to make money, why choose the Internet?

Not to mention anything else, let’s take real estate as an example. As long as you have money, invest in the real estate market. Basically just wait for the money to count!
It's not that the Internet cannot be invested, but compared with many traditional industries, the risk of the Internet is too great, and it is not worth investing too much money.

This is also one of the reasons why Ma Xiaoteng sold Fujixun everywhere in his previous life, but he couldn't sell it.

When Ma Xiaoteng sold Fujixun in his previous life, he was almost desperate. If he hadn’t found financing later, neither Fujixun nor QQ would have existed in the future.

If at that time in the previous life, Ma Xiaoyun jumped out and said that he would buy Fujixun with two or three million yuan, Ma Xiaoteng would probably die with a smile on his face.

But during this period of time in the first half of [-], Ma Xiaoteng still dreamed of selling Fujixun for a lot of money.

Ma Xiaoteng's idea is very simple ~ ICQ has 1000 million registered users and sold nearly [-] million US dollars.

Although Fujixun's OICQ registered users are less than 20, the current growth rate of Fujixun's users lies there.

Not to mention selling for 500 million US dollars, but [-] million Huaxia coins are still worth it?
Yes~ In Ma Xiaoteng's opinion, the current Fujixun is worth at least 500 million!
But in Ma Xiaoyun's view, the current OICQ is not worth 500 million, even 200 million is not worth it.

The reason why he was able to offer a high price of 2-300 was the reason why he felt that Chen Li was very optimistic about this project.

Ma Xiaoyun is not stupid, he knows that Chen Li values ​​this project, at least it means that OICQ must be a leader in this project.

So~ he is willing to pay a little more for Chen Li's vision.But this price is limited!
300 million is the minimum that Ma Xiaoyun can bear, because if it is higher, it will not be worth it.

It's easy to be willing~ If you spend a few million to buy OICQ, it's actually not as good as Red Pony pays for it and rebuilds an Instant Messenger software.

Ma Xiaoyun believes that if he is willing to spend 300 million yuan to rebuild an instant messaging software similar to OICQ, the final effect will definitely exceed the current OICQ.

The reason why he didn't choose to do it himself is because the current red pony is really short of people.

The supporting facilities for the Red Pony Security Guard have not been completed yet, so it is really difficult for Red Pony to reopen a copy!

So~ Ma Xiaoyun thinks that it is still acceptable if Fujixun and OICQ can be acquired at a price of 300 million.

But if it exceeds this price, it is not worth it!

Instead of spending more money to acquire Fujixun and OICQ, it's better to wait for the red pony to recruit troops and start a new dungeon.

So here comes the problem, Ma Xiaoteng thinks that Tengxun and OICQ are worth at least 500 million, but Ma Xiaoyun is only willing to pay 300 million for Tengxun and OICQ at most.

Under such circumstances~ the two sides will naturally be unable to agree!
In fact, it's not that they couldn't agree, but that Ma Xiaoyun in [-] was not as proficient in business negotiations as he was later.

This guy is good at fooling people, but he is far behind his assistant Cai Lixin in serious business negotiations.

It's a pity that it was Ma Xiaoyun who made up his mind on this matter. Cai Lixin, who had just joined Red Pony, didn't have so much right to speak.

And according to Ma Xiaoyun, Cai Lixin is actually not very optimistic about OICQ.

The reason why Cai Lixin is not optimistic about OICQ is not that he is not interested in social software.

But Cai Xinxin is very clear that OICQ is actually a copycat of ICQ.

If OICQ belongs to Fujixun, it doesn't matter, but if OICQ becomes a product of Red Pony, then some things need to be paid attention to.

Cai Lixin's concern is very reasonable, because in the past Shitoxun was sued by the American company that acquired ICQ.

It is precisely for this reason that Ma Xiaoteng changed the name of OICQ to QQ.

But to be honest~ this is actually opportunistic.

That is to say, Fujixun is a Chinese company, and international litigation is really troublesome. If it is replaced by an American company, Fujixun may be directly sued for bankruptcy by the company that bought ICQ.

To be honest~ It is probably because of this time that Ma Xiaoteng tasted the sweetness, so the later Tengxun habitually imitated and copied others for a long time.

If that American company chose to tell Tengxun to the end from the very beginning, would the former Tengxun be so keen on copycats and imitations later?

Uh. Well~ this doesn't really make sense.

Because if the American company really wants to sue to the end, it is estimated that Fujixun will be gone long ago.

In short, even in [-], someone as smart as Cai Lixin had already seen the hidden crisis of Fuji Xun.

This is also one of the reasons why Ma Xiaoyun is unwilling to raise the price!

In short, in the end, the negotiation between Red Pony represented by Ma Xiaoyun and Fujixun Technology represented by Ma Xiaoteng failed!

But this matter has nothing to do with Chen Li!
Because as early as when Chen Li agreed to Ma Xiaoyun's acquisition of Fujixun instead of taking a share, he had already informed both parties.

This acquisition is a matter of Red Pony and Fujixun Technology, and has nothing to do with Chen Li personally!
So ~ even if the negotiation failed, the personal relationship between Chen Li and Ma Xiaoteng did not suffer any loss.

Not only did he not lose anything, but because of Chen Li's blunt confession, his relationship with Ma Xiaoteng was brought closer.

Of course~ this is what Chen Li himself felt. The reason why he felt this way was because Ma Xiaoteng wanted to take him to meet someone.

"Here~!"

Sitting in the car, Chen Li saw Ma Xiaoteng and Zeng Lijing entering the parking lot, so Chen Li rolled down the window and waved to them.

After the two got into the car, Chen Li started the borrowed Xiali car, and while driving out of the parking lot, he asked:
"where to?"

"Master~ How much is it to go here?"

Ma Xiaoteng handed Chen Li a piece of paper in his hand. He was making a joke, but he was enjoying himself while suffering.

It has been three days since he came to Yanjing. In addition to discussing the sale of OICQ with Ma Xiaoyun from the red pony, Ma Xiaoteng actually met with the bosses of several companies engaged in Internet-related industries.

But the situation is very bad~ almost everyone is not very optimistic about Ma Xiaoteng's Fujixun and OICQ!

At least Ma Xiaoyun gave him an asking price of 300 million!And Ma Xiaoteng didn't even want to mention the price that others offered him to Chen Li.

But even if Ma Xiaoteng didn't mention it, Chen Li could actually guess one or two.

In fact, before the success of Fujixun's QQ, social software was not favored at all in China.

There is only one reason for not being optimistic. That is profit!
No one starts a company to be a philanthropist. Since they start a company, they naturally want to make money.

So how should .OICQ make money?How much profit space is there?

Just these questions~ Ma Xiaoteng himself doesn't know!
He only saw the foreign ICQ being acquired at a high price, but the development of the domestic and foreign Internet markets at this time is not the same thing at all.

The foreign Internet market is relatively mature, and the same operation can be paid for in the United States, but it will take some time for the acceptance process in China.

That is to say ~ before Fujixun's OICQ develops to a certain scale, before the user stickiness reaches a certain level. Fujixun wants to make a profit ~ it is somewhat idiotic.

This time ~ Ma Xiaoteng does not know how long it will take, it may be one year ~ three years or even longer.

But Ma Xiaoteng is very clear~ If he can't solve the funding problem, then Fuji Xun probably won't be able to stick to that time period at all.

But here comes the problem~ He and a few classmates and friends raised a total of 50 yuan, and spent more than half a year on research and development and operation. Naturally, he wanted to earn more money.

This is also the reason why Ma Xiaoteng rejected Ma Xiaoyun's offer of 300 million yuan!

Because Ma Xiaoteng is very smart, he felt that Ma Xiaoyun's price of 300 million meant that OICQ was more than that price.

So. After communicating with several other founders, Ma Xiaoteng made a decision!
He decided to invest an additional 50 with several other founders!

Didn't the foreign ICQ sell for 1000 million US dollars after having 2.87 million registered users?

What is the difference between OICQ and ICQ?
The biggest gap between the two is the registered user!

Today's OICQ registered users are only about [-], so naturally they can't afford the price.

But what would it be like if this number was expanded a bit, to 100 million or even more?
In the end ~ Ma Xiaoteng and the others decided to wait until the registered users of OICQ broke through a certain stage. Let's talk about whether to sell it or not!

The same is true of Ma Xiaoteng in his previous life, relying on the re-raising of several founders of Fujixun to survive the relatively difficult days in the early stage.

Later, Fujixun was able to raise funds~ In fact, the biggest reason was that the registered users of OICQ at that time had reached more than one million.

Don't underestimate this difference, the difference between 100 million and 20 is not 01:30.

Anyway, now that Ma Xiaoteng is looking for people to talk about the sale, some people don't even look at him directly.

But if the number of registered users exceeds one million, the number of people interested in OICQ will definitely increase a lot.

Of course~ Although Ma Xiaoteng made such a decision, it doesn't mean he won't be depressed.

I hit a wall several times in Yanjing one after another. If I am not depressed, I will be a ghost.

So Ma Xiaoteng is having fun while suffering. There is nothing wrong with it!

Naturally, Chen Li was also very aware of Ma Xiaoteng's current state, so when faced with Ma Xiaoteng's joke, Chen Li just smiled and didn't respond.

Soon~ Chen Li drove the borrowed Xiali car to the destination of the trip.

This is a restaurant located in Zhongguancun. After parking the car, Chen Li followed Ma Xiaoteng and walked in.

But what was a little embarrassing was that the three of them had already arrived, but the person who originally said they wanted to treat him hadn't arrived yet!

"He's been busy lately!"

"You know~ that guy just got a big round of financing recently."

"Now is the time for him to be proud of his spring breeze, I guess"

Ma Xiaoteng was explaining~ But halfway through his words, his cell phone rang.

"He should be here~ He is the one who called."

Ma Xiaoteng picked up the phone, and heard the voice from the microphone through the speaker of the mobile phone, which is not very private these days, Chen Li.

"Ma, have you arrived yet?"

"Then what. Come out and help me pay for the taxi."

"I forgot my wallet!"

(End of this chapter)