Chapter 29 Growing in Disturbance
In fact, Du Qiu originally planned to go to Silicon Valley after completing Microsoft's work and invest in Yahoo in private. Unexpectedly, in mid-June, Chen Dayou also proposed the idea of investing in Yahoo. Because after more than two months of tossing, he found that although the labor cost of the iard he made was very low, Yahoo's advantage was very obvious. He already had a good reputation and a million user base. If he wanted to compete with it, he needed to invest huge amounts of money to promote it. So he wisely gave up the plan to make iard bigger and stronger, and instead invested in Yahoo, turning the enemy into friends.?
The advantage of investing in the name of the company is that it can form strategic cooperation with Yahoo, complementary advantages and mutual benefit, and the disadvantage is that it will lose some future personal income, because Du Qiu only has 65% of the company's shares, but Snapdragon is the foundation of his career. He also has opportunities to make money, so he can afford this loss, so he agreed to Chen Dayou's proposal and was quite satisfied with the negotiation results.
"The matter here has been almost done. The rest of the work will be handled by Kotoko. I will return to China on the 28th. When will you go back?"
"The browser still needs to be adjusted." Du Qiu raised his hand and looked at the date on the electronic watch and said, "About July 10, I will ask Qin Mu and Dawei and others to go back with you, and Xu Yongrui will stay for a few more days."
"Then you work harder, don't make a mistake. I'll wait for Microsoft's $20,000 emergency, otherwise the software park will not be able to start."
Microsoft's US$40,000 in cooperation fee was paid in three installments. It paid 10,000 when signing the contract, 20,000 when the browser was completed, and the last 10,000 when the cooperation expired. Du Qiu handed the phone to his left hand, picked up a cold drink and took a sip, and said confidently: "Don't worry, there's no problem."
"Did you read the email from Liu Yunlai yesterday?"
Liu Yunlai, as an advisor, sent an email to Du Qiu and Chen Dayou yesterday, suggesting that the electronic tax calculation software be separated from Snapdragon, and a joint venture with a company with a very background in Beijing to establish a new company, specializing in government procurement business.
Although electronic tax calculation software makes money quickly, it has a relatively low technical content. Splitting it out can help Snapdragon avoid being infamously colluded with government and business, and maintain the purity of technology first. Du Qiu agreed with this and said: "I saw it. You can do this. If you want to talk about it in detail, as long as the other party doesn't make too bad."
"I called and asked. Liu Yun said that the other party is the kind who is more pursuing, not a playboy, and should understand the rules." Although Chen Dayou is also a second generation, he is far from comparing with the second generation in the capital. He was a little guilty and said, "When I return to China, I first ask someone to inquire, and then decide whether to cooperate. It is not easy for Snapdragon to be in the current situation. I would rather not do this business than let the rogue get involved, otherwise it will not be worth the loss."
"Um."
"If the other party is sincere, I plan to take this opportunity to kick Lao Jia and Lao Deng out of the Snapdragon so that they will not always be whining and blindly commanding."
Lao Jia and Lao Deng are both investors whom Chen Zhiyang was recruiting, and they occupied about 5% of Snapdragon's shares. They knew nothing about the IT industry. When Microsoft came to negotiate before, they couldn't handle Du Qiu, so they kept harassing Chen Dayou, relying on Lao Lao and urging him to take the company, which made him very upset.
It turns out that talking about money hurts feelings...
Two months ago, my uncle and uncle called me so intimately, but two months later, my old Jia and Deng were disgusted...
"How do you kick?"
"Fatty Gu of the Provincial Trust and Investment Company wants to buy shares in Lao Jia and Deng Hao, but they keep dragging it...." Chen Dayou seemed to have a sound, and stopped for a while before continuing: "These two old guys like to be tempted by the enemy. As long as they know that the new company is a joint venture with relatives of provincial and ministerial officials, they will definitely be willing to sell off Snapdragon's shares and switch to the other side. Fat Gu is a very sensible person. He just engages in financial investment and will not make any mistakes in the company's operations, and he is more at ease."
Du Qiu holds 65% of Snapdragon shares and has absolute control over the company. He does not care about the changes of small shareholders. He doesn't care about this and said, "We should hire a financial director. In the past, the company had no revenue, only expenditures such as procurement and wages. There is no financial problem. Now there are subsidiaries and branches, and the business has begun to develop. The financial system must be standardized to facilitate future financing or listing."
"That's true. I'm going to recruit one when I return to China this time, and the Human Resources Department will also start. Jiang Danfeng said that the company now has more than 50 interns, and you are not in China, and there are so many people, it's a mess."
"Okay, you also hire a personal affairs supervisor. I will go back to China in July and then rectify it." After talking about company management for a while, Du Qiu suddenly remembered something and asked: "Yuncheng's official website has been done long ago, why hasn't it been online?"
"Secretary Zhong is so happy that he wants to combine the official website with the software park and create a news conference." Chen Dayou laughed and reported: "Zhou Yuan said that the municipal government allocated another 160,000 yuan a few days ago, and put it together with the previous 140,000 yuan, with a total of 100,000 yuan in publicity fees, and planned to hold a marketing campaign to attract investment in the United States."
"10,000 yuan is equivalent to only about 35,000 US dollars. Not to mention advertising on TV stations, even newspaper advertisements with a larger volume can't be uploaded. What big news can be produced?"
"It's not advertising. Secretary Zhong meant that I asked me to find some reporters from the United States to go to Yuncheng to attend a press conference. To put it bluntly, then 10,000 yuan is travel expenses."
Du Qiu laughed in silence and said, "It's been the 90s, and I still use such a old-fashioned way to promote it. In the eyes of Americans, Yuncheng is similar to the African tribe and has no news value at all. Even if a reporter is willing to go there, it is just a free trip. He can't write a press release, and he won't even write a statement after writing it. The money is almost 100% waste."
"Anyway, it's not our money. It doesn't matter whether we are wasting money or not. Aren't you very good at marketing? Otherwise, you can think of a way. After all, Yuncheng publicity is ready, we can help other cities build websites. This thing is simple, low in cost, quick money, and very profitable. Besides, this will also help our software park OEM."
"When will Secretary Zhong hold a press conference?"
"On August 1, he felt that this day was more formal, and the planning sketches of the software park should be done by then, and it would look imposing when they cooperate with each other."
At this time, Du Qiu saw Marin Eller wearing a beret carrying a few bottles of beer and walking from the next door of the cafe with a middle-aged man, and said, "Let me think about it, now there is something to do, let's talk about it."
"Hey Qiu, come and meet me. This is Microsoft's savior, the great Dave Wesse!"
Dave Wesse?
The legendary programmer who took only two months to write out the protection mode, bring the operating system back to life, and turn Microsoft into a legendary programmer who has become the world's largest software company in one fell swoop?
This is a big guy... (To be continued.)
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Chapter completed!