Reborn since 1993

Chapter 659 Ruyan
Although the news has not been announced yet, Du Jiabin, president of Microsoft Greater China and the highest-ranking Chinese person at Microsoft in Asia, is about to leave Microsoft.

Du Jiabin and Walter, who was sent by Microsoft, have been at odds for a long time. The two have different ideas and completely different concepts about Microsoft's operations in mainland China.

Du Jiabin hoped that Microsoft could adapt to local customs and localize its companies in mainland China, but Walter insisted on following the American way.

Just like Office, Walter insisted that Yanjing and other municipal government departments, if they wanted to purchase Microsoft systems, they must purchase Office and other software together, otherwise they could forget about buying Microsoft systems!

Du Jiabin was naturally troubled by Walter's foolish behavior. Because of this incident, the relationship between Microsoft and the Yanjing Municipal Government became very strained, and the purchase of Microsoft systems was temporarily suspended.

The differences between Du Jiabin and Walter go far beyond this, but obviously, Microsoft is more inclined to support Walter, which makes Du Jiabin controlled by Walter in every aspect at Microsoft Mainland China. He is basically in name only and will eventually be kicked out of Microsoft.

What happened to Du Jiabin is basically the same treatment that Chinese executives receive at Microsoft or at overseas giant companies such as America. Chinese executives are not trusted, and their opinions will not be adopted!
A few years later, when Microsoft launched the social software MSN in the mainland, this differential treatment was fully demonstrated.

In the past, when social software was booming in China, MSN became the software used by domestic white-collar workers and business people as soon as it appeared.

MSN was once considered a social software used by people of status, while Penguin at that time was considered to be a software used only by young people hanging out in Internet cafes, and it was far inferior to MSN. MSN was very popular in China.

But then, MSN, which was preparing to dominate the domestic Internet social industry, suffered a disastrous defeat.

At that time, if you wanted to fix a bug in the MSN software, you had to apply to Microsoft headquarters. You can imagine how wary Microsoft was of Chinese executives and teams in China at that time!
Furthermore, the team operating MSN at the time was not the same as Microsoft's mainland company, and the two sides had an internal conflict over the management rights of MSN. This situation where the government's orders were not issued by a single authority was also a tactic used by Microsoft.

A software with bugs that cannot be modified for several months, and the management team is also in internal strife. This software looks powerful, but in fact it is just a sickly thing with an empty shell.

After MSN burned through $5 million inland, nothing happened and it died quietly...

Gerard told Tang Jun about Du Jiabin's experience and also told him that he would never be truly trusted by Microsoft. Even if he went to Shanghai Microsoft Technology Center as president, it would not take more than a few years for him to follow in Du Jiabin's footsteps and be driven out of Microsoft.

"Tang, although I don't want to admit it, for Chinese people like you, there is a ceiling above your head in a company like Microsoft!
You will never be able to climb to the Microsoft board of directors, and even in Microsoft Greater China, it will probably be difficult to get decision-making power!"

Gerard said to Tang Jun with a look of regret that he was an expert in gathering information and poaching people. He was very familiar with various companies and knew every intricacies of them.

"But, in a company like Feiyan Technology founded by Chinese people, Tang, the ceiling above your head does not exist. You should understand what I mean!"

Tang Jun picked up the coffee and took a sip. Although he didn't say anything, he knew that Gerard was telling the truth.

Giant companies like Microsoft are indeed very wary of people like Tang Jun who come from the mainland. They can feel it without anyone telling them.

“Here’s a ticket to New York!”

"The founders of Feiyan Technology will not stay in New York any longer. Tomorrow is their last day in New York!"

Gerard pushed a plane ticket in front of Tang Jun, then picked up his coat and walked outside.

After leaving the coffee shop and taking a look inside, Gerard got into the car, took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

"nailed it!"

"If nothing goes wrong, he will show up at the New York airport at noon tomorrow!"

Gerrard, an old hand, thought he was quite good at judging people and was sure whether he could dig up the foundation of a person or not.

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"I understand. Feiyan Technology will pay the remuneration to Heidrick & Struggles, and your share will also appear in the bank account!"

On the tennis court in Manhattan, New York, Li Dongling put down his mobile phone, picked up his racket and started practicing with Yao Luoying.

"Li, Feiyan Technology's stock price has now reached $15!"

When Li Dongling and Yao Luoying put away their rackets and walked off the court, Larson, who was lying on the recliner, excitedly said to Li Dongling.

"You guys chat first!" Yao Luoying, who was sweating all over, said to Li Dongling and Larson, and prepared to take a shower.

Since Feiyan Technology went public, Yao Luoying has obviously relaxed and gone on vacation. Once the new leader of Feiyan Technology is officially determined, which is early next year, she will step down as general manager of Feiyan Technology.

"Li, how high do you think Feiyan Technology's stock price can go?"

"Some of those Wall Street analysts actually have a pessimistic view on Feiyan Technology, believing that the stock price of Feiyan Technology has risen too fast!"

"How can it be rising too fast? It's only $25 billion, but Netscape's market value is almost over $ billion..."

After moving his belly, Larson got up from the recliner with some difficulty. In the past few years, as his net worth skyrocketed, Larson's weight also increased.

Larson has been paying close attention to Nasdaq recently, for no other reason than that he also received 0.2% of Feiyan Technology's shares. According to Feiyan Technology's market value, the value of this share exceeds five million US dollars!
Since its listing, Feiyan Technology's stock price has been on the rise. Every time the stock price jumps, Larson's net worth increases by tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. The feeling of making money without doing anything is truly addictive!

However, looking at Li Dongling standing aside, Larson's excitement began to dissipate. The person most affected by the fluctuation of Feiyan Technology's stock price was probably Li Dongling.

In just these few days, the equity of Feiyan Technology held by Li Dongling increased from US$7.25 million to US$9 million. Compared with Li Dongling, Larson is just a dwarf.

“Whether the price goes up or down, Feiyan Technology’s shares cannot be cashed out in the next one or two years. So what if it goes up?”

Li Dongling wiped the sweat off his face with a towel and spoke to Larson in a calm and relaxed manner, as if he didn't care about the equity of Feiyan Technology.

Larson rubbed his teeth when he heard this. That was $900 million. His entire net worth just barely touched the threshold of America's billion-dollar club!
"Larson, do you know anyone in the American tobacco industry or the Food and Drug Administration?"

Li Dongling picked up the wine, took a sip, and asked Larson.

"Li, what do you want to do?"

Larson's face suddenly became serious. "Those guys are not easy to mess with. It's only in recent years that the tobacco industry has quieted down. Before that, they and the alcohol dealers were both tough guys."

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in those American tobacco giants. It's just that Torch Group wants to develop a new product and may have to deal with American tobacco giants. This is just a precautionary measure!"

Li Dongling said that next year, Torch Group will be able to officially launch e-cigarettes. The e-cigarette project of Torch Group has registered the brand "Ruyan", which means like real cigarettes. This will also be used as the brand of e-cigarettes when it is released.

The largest market for e-cigarettes in the future will be America. Torch Group will inevitably have to deal with American tobacco giants and the Federal Food and Drug Administration, so it must start preparing in advance.

After looking at Li Dongling suspiciously, Larson warned Li Dongling, "Li, those tobacco giants are not so easy to provoke. You know, the tobacco industry is related to taxation in any region, and it has a close relationship with the federal army. There are many bigwigs supporting the Federal Tobacco Company!"

Looking at Larson who was still chattering, Li Dongling tapped lightly with his fingers on the table next to the parasol. His tone was not harsh, but it sounded like thunder to Larson's ears.

"Larson, if this new product of Torch Group is successful, Torch Group can be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Its future market value may exceed tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars, or even higher!"

“And you, Larson, can still serve as Torch Group’s legal advisor in America if you wish.

If you can help Torch Group to settle the lawsuit and other troubles in America, you can get 1% of Torch Group's shares!"

After saying that, Li Dongling leisurely tasted the bottle of wine from the Red Rice Winery brought by Larson.

Li Dongming did not fool Larson. If Torch Group's e-cigarette business is developed, its market value will really soar to the sky.

As the world's number one e-cigarette stock in its former life, RELX went public three years after its establishment, and its market value once reached 460 billion U.S. dollars. It is conceivable how popular e-cigarettes are in America.

"Fuck!"

Larson cursed, his breathing becoming heavier.

"Lee, you know I've always been on your side. Go to the fucking tobacco giants and the fucking Federal Food and Drug Administration. I'm going to deal with them!"

Back then, for the sake of US dollars, Larson dared to help Dongling Hi-Tech deal with Microsoft. Given Larson's nature as a vulture lawyer, how could he miss such an opportunity!
(End of this chapter)