Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

Chapter 564 Business opportunities in the bubble
Just when Lu Changhua and Wang Yao returned from checking the nursery base at the forest farm, Hu Dagui called from far away in the capital.

He looked anxious.

"Changhua, the mobile company has approached us to discuss cooperation."

"How to cooperate?"

"They are preparing to launch the Monternet plan and are looking for us to cooperate."

"Oh? That's a good thing."

As early as last year, the split between China Mobile and Telecom had already begun, and this year a mobile company was officially established in Beijing.

According to Lu Changhua's instructions, Hu Dagui had contacted them early and had been communicating with them.

No, there will be good things this year.

"Not only did they find us, but also other companies."

"Isn't this great? If you have money, everyone can make it. Let's make the cake bigger together and everyone can eat more. If it's just a small piece of cake, there won't be much fighting over it."

"Uh, that's right."

"By the way, how is Wang Lu now?"

"According to your wishes, she will be in charge of the e-commerce department. Now she has fully taken over, and I think she is doing a good job."

Hu Dagui said.

"Well, let her get into the role quickly and strive to launch the business platform as soon as possible."

"Ok."

"Also, when will Monternet start?"

"According to their wishes, it will be at the end of October."

"It's too late. You should follow up in time to see what preparations we need to make."

"Don't worry, we will communicate with them at any time."

Lu Changhua was also happy when he put down the phone.

The Internet has developed for many years, and now it is finally developing in the direction of mobile Internet.

Since [-], many venture capital investors have crowded into the emerging industry of the Internet.

But until now, there are only a few Internet companies that can really make money.

In other words, Souxin.com makes some profits every year.

But if you cooperate with China Mobile, the prospects are different.

The first is the difference in the number of users.

As of 2000, there were 2250 million users using computers to access the Internet.

The number of mobile users is as high as [-] million.

The second difference is that the Internet promotes free sharing.

Internet users have become accustomed to everything being free these days.

Although some things on Lu Changhua's Soxin.com are charged, this also limits the number of users.

And what about mobile phones?

There was a fee from the beginning.

And the cost is not low, it is a status symbol.

By now, [-] million mobile users have long been accustomed to the charging model for mobile phone calls.

In this case, charging becomes inevitable when cooperating with China Mobile.

And users’ psychological expectations are not low.

This also provides opportunities and soil for those Internet companies that cooperate with mobile to survive.

Why do you say that?
Because the year 2000 was not a good year for Internet companies around the world.

While Lu Changhua's family was celebrating the Spring Festival on a farm in Northeast China, the U.S. stock market was soaring.

The P/E ratio of Internet companies has exceeded 200.

In March, it suddenly fell.

Two-thirds of the market value evaporated directly.

70% of companies have negative profits, and many companies can only last ten months in cash.

In the following two years, the stock market evaporated nearly $[-] trillion, which was a heavy blow to the world economy.

China's Internet companies have also caught up with this trend.

Many Internet companies didn't have much money when they started their business, and they thought about going public to make money as soon as they made a name for themselves.

In this era, the symbol of a successful company is to go public, especially overseas.

Many leading Chinese Internet companies have taken this path.

But only Souxin.com does not believe in evil.

No one can persuade me not to go public.

This is Lu Changhua's strategy.

I’m not short of money, so why go public?
Many companies go public just to make money. As soon as the company goes public, they succeed and can retire.

As for whether the company can continue and develop, he doesn't care at all.

Cashing out talents is his purpose.

At a time when Internet companies around the world are in distress, Soxin still sits firmly on Diaoyutai.

Proceed steadily according to your own plan.

And Lu Changhua knows that the Monternet plan at the end of the year is the life-saving straw for these Internet companies.

If there are no mobile companies to extend their lives, I am afraid these companies will disappear.

Although mobile companies have also approached Moulang and Mouyi to discuss cooperation, how do they know what Monternet will bring to them at the end of the year?
Is it a piece of cake painted in the distance, or is it the elixir of life? !

After the blow during the Spring Festival, more than a month has passed.

They are filled with trepidation about the future.

Industry insiders say that this year is the year when the Internet bubble bursts.

The bosses of various Internet companies are flying around the world, looking for life-savers and successors.

Layoffs have become inevitable.

But Soxin.com is attracting talents with great fanfare at this time.

The number of employees at Souxin.com has rapidly increased from 1200 to 4000.

The e-commerce platform led by Wang Lu was enriched with talents and quickly started preparations before going online.

Lu Changhua and his wife returned home, had a leisurely dinner, and then returned to their home in Beigang.

During this time, both of them were busy, traveling between various companies.

There is no such thing as a two-person world.

There happens to be no one to disturb me tonight.

After the two washed up, they were getting ready to rest.

The phone rang again.

Lu Changhua felt unhappy.

Seeing that the call was from Hu Dagui, he asked, "What time is it? Why can't we talk about it tomorrow?!"

"Hey, Changhua, it's important."

"Say."

"Someone wants to sell the company to you. I can't make the decision. I can only give you a call."

"Oh? Which company?"

"Who else could it be? It's just these Internet companies in Beijing." "They found a middleman and called me and said they wanted to talk. Do you think we can talk?"

"Let's talk, why don't you talk? In this way, you can contact them first tomorrow, and I will try to come over the day after tomorrow."

"Row."

Wang Yao was coming out of the bathroom when she saw Lu Changhua hung up the phone and was in a daze in the living room.

He walked over and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Dagui said that several Internet companies can't survive and want to talk to us."

Because he also owns Hu Erwan's company, Wang Yao is more concerned about this news.

We also know that these companies are having a hard time now.

Asked: "What are your plans?"

"If possible, you can take a shareholding and run your own business."

"Why not merge directly?"

Wang Yao asked.

"Every Internet company has different user groups."

"If we operate separately, we're not putting our eggs in the same basket."

"Users can also keep it."

"If there is a merger, a lot of users will be lost, so it would be meaningless for us to take shares."

"The greatest wealth of an Internet company is its users. An Internet company without users is worthless."

Hearing what her husband said, Wang Yao came out of the formation and said slowly: "Changhua, you are becoming more and more philosophical now."

"Really? Haha, this is all for others to hear."

Seeing what he said, Wang Yao nodded, picked up a towel and wiped the water drops from her hair.

The next day, Lu Changhua flew to the capital.

It was already evening when I met Hu Dagui at the company.

Hu Dagui chatted with him in the office for a while about the results of his contacts with the bosses of these companies in the afternoon.

"Changhua, what Lang means is that they transfer 20% of the shares, and Hu is 30%."

"Have you negotiated the price?"

"No."

Hu Dagui shook his head.

"Make an appointment with them and come here tomorrow morning to discuss it in detail."

Hu Dagui immediately picked up the phone and made an appointment with them.

Someone knocked on the door.

Hu Dagui opened the door and saw Wu Yue and asked, "Has the reservation been made?"

"Well, it's already booked. Do you want to go now?"

Hu Dagui and his wife were talking at the door, and Lu Changhua had already seen them.

"Wu Yue, come in."

"Hey, Chairman."

Hu Dagui and Wu Yue came over.

"The hotel and restaurant have been booked. Let's go have some food first and then take you to the hotel, shall we?"

Hu Dagui explained the itinerary.

"Okay, just do as you say."

"Wu Yue, come with us. You can also drive and so on."

The three of them arrived at the restaurant.

Although they had been separated for just over a month, it still felt like they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

As the person in charge, Hu Dagui must of course entertain his boss well.

He filled up the wine and said, "We meet again. I hope we can succeed tomorrow."

"I can only drink one cup. It's not okay to drink too much."

"What are you afraid of if there are too many? Wu Yue is here and she is driving."

Lu Changhua was right.

After all, Hu Dagui was under a lot of pressure in the capital, and as the boss, he had to give him more encouragement.

"Haha, since Dagui said so, I will make an exception and have one more drink."

Hu Dagui also knew that Lu Changhua's drinking capacity was really not good.

Just do your best to be a landlord.

The two clinked glasses and took a sip.

"It's not bad to eat food."

Although Hu Dagui looks like a man of five or six in front of outsiders, he still has that kind of virtue in front of his buddies.

"You!"

Three rounds of wine.

Before Hu Dagui could do anything, Lu Changhua's face turned red.

"No, today is an exception. It's already two cups."

"If you don't want to drink, just eat more food."

"I'd better have a bowl of rice."

"What do you think about tomorrow's meeting?"

Lu Changhua held the rice bowl and looked at Hu Dagui who was drinking.

"I..."

He hesitated and said, "Changhua, actually, I don't agree with taking over their company."

"Oh? Why?"

Lu Changhua put down his rice bowl and looked at Hu Dagui and asked.

"What did I think?"

He took a sip and put the glass down.

Looking at Lu Changhua, he said: "Internet companies all win with content."

“Our Soxin users are one group, and they are another group.”

"Although there are some differences among users, overall there is competition."

"If the two merge into one, it doesn't mean that our company will become a large and comprehensive Internet company, thereby losing its characteristics. The original users will be dissatisfied, and the new users will not be satisfied. We may not be able to satisfy both ends. Please.”

"Is there any more?" Lu Changhua asked.

"This is just my personal opinion, and it may not be correct."

Now Hu Dagui has also learned to be diplomatic.

Seeing her husband say this, Wu Yueming was worried that the boss would blame him, so he secretly pulled Hu Dagui's clothes.

I mean, don’t talk nonsense. Isn’t this going to offend the boss?
Hu Dagui also reacted and quickly shut up.

"Well, what you said makes sense, and you should also listen to my thoughts."

"I plan to take a shareholding and run the businesses separately without merging."

"Huh? Not merging?!"

(End of this chapter)