You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 339: Eating alone?
Zheng Nan from Sequoia called Xiong Xiaoge with great interest, and asked as soon as the call was connected: "Boss Xiong, have you heard about it?"

"What?" Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, "What did you hear?"

"Recently, many venture capital institutions have been approaching video websites." Zheng Nan could hardly contain his joy. "Video websites are even more popular now, and their valuations are doubling."

“The website that was valued at only $10 million last month has already surpassed $30 million this month.”

"Several VCs I know have invested money in it, and they are all going crazy."

Xiong Xiaoge remained silent on the other end of the phone and didn't say a word.

Zheng Nan continued to talk nonstop: "The concept of video websites is too hot now. The valuation changes every day. The money invested today will increase by 10% tomorrow. It's even more outrageous than usury."

"Large video websites like Tudou and Youku are being funded by dozens of companies. Websites like Liujianfang and 56.com have already been established, but ordinary VC institutions don't even care about them."

"Tsk, tsk, the last time I saw such a grand occasion was before the Internet bubble."

"Hey Mr. Xiong, have you invested in two video websites?"

Xiong Xiaoge suddenly asked back: "How much has the valuation of Qvod increased to now?"

Zheng Nan hesitated for a moment, and said uncertainly: "It's hard to say. The video website market is rising so fast now, and the valuation of Qvod will soar even higher."

"I estimate that it will cost at least 600 to 700 million yuan."

Xiong Xiaoge snorted coldly, "Six or seven hundred million? If Qin Shaoyan doesn't ask for nine hundred million, it can be considered that he has changed his ways and become a new man."

"Brother Xiong really understands President Qin." Zheng Nan was a little emotional. If Qin Shaoyan didn't take advantage of this opportunity to speak out, he would not be Qin Shaoyan.

"Hey, something's wrong." Zheng Nan suddenly came to his senses. "Video sites are so popular now, why is Qin Shaoyan so quiet? Where is he now?"

"Then guess how video websites became so popular?" Xiong Xiaoge asked back.

Zheng Nan immediately thought of something, "You mean, this wave was led by Qin Shaoyan? That's impossible? Now that it's such a big fuss, he can't handle it alone, right?"

"Whether he can lead the trend or not, I only know that he is a shareholder of YouTube." Xiong Xiaoge sneered, "The CEO of Yiku.com was his former right-hand man, so this matter has something to do with him."

Zheng Nan, however, was not indifferent. "Boss Xiong, the market has risen so fast this time. The value of our shares has at least doubled. We have already made a profit. Why are we still worrying about this?"

Xiong Xiaoge asked back, "Will you still invest in the next round?"

"Well, I will definitely invest." Zheng Nan asked tentatively: "Brother Xiong, what about you? Are you planning to resell or continue to invest?"

"I'll go talk to Qin Shaoyan first." Xiong Xiaoge warned, "Don't agree to any of Qin Shaoyan's conditions before I give you accurate information."

"Don't worry, we are definitely on the same front." Zheng Nan patted his chest and assured, "I will definitely not be provoked by Qin Shaoyan."

After Xiong Xiaoge hung up the phone, he tried to call Qin Shaoyan's cell phone again. This time, unlike the past, the call was miraculously connected.

"Hey, Mr. Xiong, it's already midnight here." Qin Shaoyan complained a little tiredly, "I'm going to rest now."

"You're still young, it doesn't matter if you sleep less." Xiong Xiaoge said bluntly, "Are you still in the United States?"

"Yeah, I'll be here for at least a month." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "You know, I'm working on a really big project right now, which is the international college summer camp."

"This is an international project between CampusNet and Facebook. We want to create a brand with international influence, which will greatly increase the valuation of CampusNet."

"This project is so important that I have to focus on it."

Xiong Xiaoge didn't care about the college summer camp. He asked directly, "Why didn't you answer my call before?"

"Hey, Mr. Xiong, have you contacted me?" Qin Shaoyan was very surprised. "I didn't receive it. My phone was broken before, so I asked someone to repair it." "It's all my secretary Xiao Chen's fault. She was too careless at work. I will criticize her later."

"Okay, keep these words to fool others." Xiong Xiaoge snorted coldly, "You kept silent, and I knew you were up to something bad."

"I never expected that your attack would come from the United States."

"You are a domestic article that started abroad."

Qin Shaoyan laughed, "Boss Xiong, what you said doesn't sound right. We are in the same boat. I am the boss of Qvod, and you are also a shareholder of Qvod."

"Qvod's valuation has soared. Isn't that good news for IDG?"

"Why do you sound like you're going to charge someone with an accusation?"

Xiong Xiaoge took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Are you in Silicon Valley now?"

"Yes."

"I'll take a plane there tomorrow." Xiong Xiaoge said calmly, "We need to talk in person."

"Welcome Mr. Xiong to inspect and guide our work!" Qin Shaoyan said with a smile.

Xiong Xiaoge threw the phone aside angrily. He had never met an entrepreneur as unconventional as Qin Shaoyan.

Things are always done unexpectedly, making you unprepared.

What made him angry was not that Qin Shaoyan made trouble from time to time, but that he never informed him before doing so, which made him very passive.

Take this incident for example, if Qin Shaoyan could reveal a little information so that he could make arrangements in advance, the benefits he would gain would be more than ten times.

Even so, he still has the nerve to say that we are in the same boat?
……

The next day, Qin Shaoyan called Xiong Xiaoge, but the call didn't go through. He guessed that he had already boarded the plane, so he started to make connections.

He first communicated with Xu Xin of Capital Today, "Mr. Xu, are you busy?"

"Hey, Mr. Qin." Xu Xin was a little surprised and teased, "If you don't show up, I'll have to call the police."

"It's not that serious." Qin Shaoyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why do we have to call the police?"

"We haven't heard from you for half a month. We looked for you everywhere but couldn't find you. We thought you were kidnapped." Xu Xin joked, "You are a big boss now. You should pay attention to your safety."

The domestic security at this time was completely different from what it would be twenty years later. Even in the capital, vicious cases such as kidnapping could occur.

In February 2004, a group of kidnappers with guns kidnapped a celebrity. If the police had not rescued him in time, the hostage would have been killed.

This incident was later made into a movie by the parties involved.

The security situation in Beijing did not improve until the 08 Olympic Games.

"My phone ran out of battery recently, and my secretary, Xiao Chen, didn't have the foresight to fix it for me." Qin Shaoyan lied, "I was busy with several important projects and didn't pay any attention to my phone at all."

"Yes, I know." Xu Xin said with a smile, "Boss Qin quietly made a big news in the United States by selling YouTube to Microsoft."

"Boss Qin, you are so mean. Why didn't you inform us in advance so that we could be prepared and make some money with you?"

"You can't eat alone."

(End of this chapter)