Rebirth starts with small money

The matter of free security guards was the result of discussions between Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi.

The reason why the two have this confidence is mainly because of the red pony's own capital reserves and the $500 million investment brought by Xu Xing.

Compared with those domestic security software companies, the starting point of Red Pony Technology Co., Ltd. is indeed a bit high.

Almost all of these companies reached their current scale after several years of development, but Red Pony Technology was no smaller than theirs when it started.

Yes~ Even if the product itself is put aside, in terms of the company's strength, today's Red Pony is not inferior to any security software company in China.

If I really want to say something, it is probably that Red Pony lacks some background in the security software industry.

But this is actually meaningless, because most of the current domestic security software companies are not very strong.

When Zhou Hongyi set foot in this circle in the previous life, it was already a few years later, but now... even Yinshan Software has just set foot in this market this year.

It is worth mentioning that ~Yinshan Software accepted the investment from Fantasy Group last year.

And not long ago, Yinshan Software just released the Yinshan Antivirus, which is the biggest reason why Red Pony is now willing to accept capital financing.

If Fantasy Group is mentioned 20 years later, there will probably be a lot of criticism on the Internet.

But at this time in [-], the fantasy computer was still the glory of the nation.

Fantasizing Liu Chuanzhi's reputation these days is comparable to that of Warwick's Ren Lao.

At this time, the so-called first batch of Internet bigwigs in China may be worthy of mentioning a shoe in front of Liu Chuanzhi these days.

Especially a few years later, after Fantasia acquired IBM's PC business, Liu Chuanzhi's reputation can be said to have reached its peak.

Even Chen Li in his previous life admired Fantasia Group and Chairman Liu during this period of time.

However, there is actually a misunderstanding in the acquisition of IBM's PC business.

Chen Li didn't know what the other people in his previous life had learned. Anyway, after reading the news reports in his previous life, Chen Li thought it was the fantasy group that bought IBM!

In fact~ Chen Li was not the only one who thought this way at the time, especially some unscrupulous media deliberately ignored some facts when reporting this matter, and the headline was directly "Fantasy Acquisition of IBM"!
Although it was later learned that Fantasy Group only acquired IBM's PC business, Chen Li at that time still believed that the reason why IBM sold its PC business to Fantasy was that IBM could not compete with Fantasy Group.

Many people even think that IBM can't beat Fantasy Group and has to sell its PC business to Fantasy Group.

After all, the main business of Fantasy Group at that time was the PC business, and it was doing very well, so many people naturally thought so.

At that time, Chen Li also felt the same way, so at that time, he actually admired Fantasy Group and Chairman Liu.

Of course~everyone knows what happened later. The reason why IBM sold off the PC business was actually to transform and get rid of losses.

At that time ~ many people thought that IBM was a computer seller, but in fact IBM's main business was a consulting service company that provided system architecture and network hosting for governments and large companies.

The entire PC business ~ In the proportion of IBM's business, the revenue of the PC business only accounts for about 13% of the entire IBM.

And the most important point is that IBM's PC business was not profitable at all at that time, and it was even losing money.

IBM's PC business ~ lost $2001 million in 3.97 and $2002 million in 1.71.

Even in the best year, the annual profit of the PC business is less than 1%, and the growth cannot catch up with the peers anyway.

In addition, IBM is not optimistic about the PC business internally, and even predicts that the PC business will not be as good as before in a few years.

Under such circumstances ~ IBM Group naturally wants to sell this business, and it has to sell it at a "good price".

After all, at the beginning of the century, the PC business was still a big hit.

It is said that at the beginning, IBM actually wanted to sell the PC business to a company in the neighboring island country.

It's just that they weren't fooled!
It coincided with Huaxia's entry into the WTO at that time, and Fantasy Group was also planning overseas markets, and wanted to take this opportunity to go international.

So the two hit it off~!

IBM got rid of its own burden, and Fantasy Group sold the iron with loans and shares, and finally bought IBM's PC business.

As for what the fantasy group got in this transaction...it's hard to say.

Although Fantasy Group did take this opportunity to go international, and even moved the corporate headquarters abroad,

However, with the advent of the smart era, the PC business has gradually degraded. It is hard to say whether this acquisition, which was worth more than one billion US dollars at the beginning of the century, was a loss or a profit.

Of course~ these are all things to come!

In short, in [-], even if Fantasy Group hadn't acquired IBM's PC business, it could still be regarded as a giant.

At the very least~ Compared with the red pony, it's not worth mentioning!
Therefore, in the face of Yinshan Software, which is backed by the fantasy group, it must be a lie to say that Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi are not panicking.

That is to say, the security guard brought out by Chen Li gave the two of them some confidence, and now there is the "free strategy" proposed by Ma Xiaoyun!
Ma Xiaoyun's idea is very simple~ He planned to rub other security software directly on the ground from the very beginning.

Isn't the Yinshan Antivirus created by Yinshan Software going to be directly tested for a period of time?Then let them die directly in the test.

Ma Xiaoyun believes that with the help of Security Guard and Zhou Hongyi's anti-virus software developed based on Security Guard, he is fully capable of defeating all competitors in the domestic market.

It's just that if he wants to use the power of lightning, he must use strong medicine.

And free. It is a super strong medicine.

It is said that this idea was suggested by Zhou Hongyi!

When Ma Xiaoyun asked Zhou Hongyi if he had any strong medicine, Zhou Hongyi directly said that if the security guards were free, it would be the most powerful medicine.

But in fact~ when Zhou Hongyi said this at the time, he said it in a joking manner.

The reason is also very simple~ Security Guard was not developed by Red Pony, they have no right to make decisions, and in addition to the performance of Security Guard, it is somewhat wasteful to get free.

So although Zhou Hongyi said this at the time, in fact he didn't really have this idea.

Ma Xiaoyun, who was listening on the sidelines, took it seriously.

In fact, it wasn't that Ma Xiaoyun took it seriously, but that he had taken it seriously.

Because after listening to Zhou Hongyi's explanation, he really felt that he could manipulate it.

If the security guards can be free, then the pattern of the red pony will be opened, and the market will be opened accordingly.

As long as Chen Li and the team behind him are dealt with, then this matter is not impossible.

Of course~ at this time, Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi hadn't thought of the later "free" routines.

After all, in [-], if all of them were free of charge, the red pony would have no choice but to die.

The reason why Qishi 350 was able to survive while being free in the previous life was because of the Internet environment at that time.

Even if there is no charge for security software, Qilion 350 can rely on other revenues such as advertising to maintain the company's operations, and even make profits.

But in [-]~ It's not that no one advertised on the Internet, but there were really few.

Even if there are ~ people will go to portal sites such as Jiulang, Sohu, etc. After all, the popularity of the two parties is not equal.

These days, the concept of "traffic" ~ even many professionals in the Internet circle have not yet figured it out.

So~Red Pony Technology's antivirus software still has to be charged.

Fees are the way of survival for computer security software companies these days.

Making the security guard free is actually equivalent to using a powerful security guard for Red Pony users and opening up the market for Red Pony.

So ~ Ma Xiaoyun is in this, if you say that there is no selfishness, Chen Li definitely doesn't believe it.

After all, the profit share of the security guards is there, and it is impossible for the red pony to obtain more benefits from the security guards.

It's just that Ma Xiaoyun is also very clear that doing so will easily offend Chen Li and the team behind him.

So ~ he divided the profits of the anti-virus software.

But to be honest~ the performance of anti-virus software cannot be compared with the security guard given by Chen Li.

Ma Xiaoyun believes that once Security Guard opens up the market, many people will use other antivirus software while using Security Guard.

After all, getting used to this thing~ is not something that can be changed just by talking about it.

Many people have been using other companies' products for several years. It is impossible for Red Pony to replace the anti-virus software they are used to when a security guard comes out.

Unless Security Guard and other antivirus software conflict with each other.

However, Ma Xiaoyun's original intention of making the security guard free is to use the performance of the security guard to attract more users to the red pony.

If you do this, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among users, and the effect that can be played will be greatly reduced.

So in the end ~ Ma Xiaoyun chose to persuade Chen Li, for this ~ he also recruited Xu Xing introduced by Chen Li.

In fact, it was also at this moment that Chen Li realized that he didn't come here for the meal that night.

Originally, Chen Li thought that this meal was the reason why Xu Xing wanted to thank him for connecting her with Ma Xiaoyun, so Chen Li didn't think much about it at all.

But it wasn't until Ma Xiaoyun said this that Chen Li realized that this meal was actually for him.

"Oh~!"

Chen Li's first reaction was to be laughed out of anger.

It is indeed "gas" to laugh!
When he heard the news, his subconscious reaction was that Ma Xiaoyun wanted to fuck him.

Then after thinking about it carefully, did Ma Xiaoyun feel that he and the team behind him had taken too much profit?
After Ma Xiaoyun explained clearly, Chen Li laughed again.

Indeed ~ as Ma Xiaoyun said, if the security guards are free, it will definitely be a great thing for the red pony.

But there is a problem here, that is, the interests of Chen Li and the "team" behind him are bound to be hurt.

So Ma Xiaoyun is willing to compensate the team behind Chen Li with 100 million US dollars, and give up [-]% of the profit from the anti-virus software.

This seems quite reasonable~ But to be honest, Chen Li felt a little uncomfortable!
If Ma Xiaoyun had come to discuss with him from the very beginning, then Chen Li might still feel that it was nothing, and he might even look at Ma Xiaoyun with the eyes of a reborn person.

After all, the truth that "free" is the most expensive, as a reborn person, Chen Li is quite clear.

Chen Li didn't know that Ma Xiaoyun didn't understand the "truth" in it, if he didn't understand Chen Li could explain it to him.

However, Ma Xiaoyun dragged Xu Xing over to find him after he got through with Zhou Hongyi in advance, it was hard for Chen Li to feel that this guy was trying to force the palace!

Of course~ Chen Li actually knew that Ma Xiaoyun didn't mean that, but he just felt very uncomfortable!
This kind of displeasure~ stems from Ma Xiaoyun not seeming to take him too seriously!

It might be a bit inaccurate to say this~ because Ma Xiaoyun actually attaches great importance to the team behind Chen Li, and he even desperately wants to win over this team.

But what Ma Xiaoyun pays attention to is the entire "team" behind Chen Li, not Chen Li, the third shareholder of the red pony.then.
"Five million dollars~ Security guards, you can dispose of it as you like!"

"As for the profit from antivirus software, we don't want it!"

After saying these two sentences, Chen Li asked the waiter for a bowl of rice, and then ate it on his own.

"Mr. Chen~ Don't get me wrong!"

"I'm just discussing with you ~ we are discussing."

"I thought, if the security guards can operate for free, it will definitely benefit the Red Pony's future operations."

"After all, our competitors are not weak, so I thought"

When Chen Li said this, Ma Xiaoyun suddenly panicked, the more Chen Li ignored him, the more Ma Xiaoyun panicked.

You know~ The reason why Ma Xiaoyun got involved in the Internet security industry, apart from helping Chen Li operate the "Yearn Year Bug Ultimate Patch" to make a fortune, the biggest reliance is actually the team behind Chen Li.

Although the team rejected the red pony's invitation, judging from Chen Liken's willingness to be a shareholder of the red pony, it is impossible for the team to really ignore any problems that the red pony encounters in the future.

Just like during the previous Internet war, didn't this team come up with this "Security Guard"?

So ~ for Ma Xiaoyun, this team is the "backer" of the red pony.

But~ maybe Chen Li's attitude towards Ma Xiaoyun was a little too kind, which made Ma Xiaoyun have some misunderstandings.

But this can't be blamed on Chen Li. After all, Ma Xiaoyun in his previous life was once called "Papa Ma". The gap between him and ordinary people made Chen Li subconsciously be more serious than others when facing such a big boss in his previous life. Be kind.

Not only Ma Xiaoyun, but also Liu Dong and Ma Xiaoteng before.

As a result, Liu Dong cheated Chen Li with a game CD, while Ma Xiaoteng was doing well for the time being.

But this Ma Xiaoyun is a little drifting!

This has something to do with this guy's personality.

In the previous life, this guy later drifted so far that he dared to blind BB in public, which shows how this buddy's character is.

Perhaps Chen Li has always given this guy a certain illusion, making him feel that Chen Li is a good talker
Then this is wrong!