It turns out that the so-called entrepreneurial heroes are only individuals, not gods, and people make mistakes.

Taking Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp as an example, Zuckerberg underestimated the power of this little guy earlier, and later felt that this guy was really threatening, so he reluctantly cut $19 billion to buy it.

$19 billion.

What to buy, it won't be fragrant.

As a result, a company of more than 50 people, with more than $8 million on its books, spent so much money on Mr. Zuckerberg, this business must have regretted dying.

He could have done a knockout a few years ago, but he didn't take a look.

I can only comfort myself, fortunately, there is no debt, after all, I can still have more than 8 million dollars to spend.

And Zhang Lin said that NHNJAPAN is a subsidiary of NHN, which itself is a Korean company, which is a merger of Naver and Hangame, and is the world's leading Internet engine and online game company.

It's easy to explain, Naver is the equivalent of Baidu, which has frustrated Google in South Korea.

Hangame is the equivalent of Tengxun and is a complex of portal and game operation.

The two companies merged, NHN was born, and it is needless to say that it is a proper Korean Internet giant.

NHN has a subsidiary in Japan, which is NHNJAPAN, the company that launched Line in June 2011.

They proposed to Zhang Lin to buy, naturally realizing the market value of LINE.

They didn't make the same mistake as Zuckerberg, and since they were slow, they started buying.

Why do you realize it?

Kakaotalk was launched in Korea in March 2010.

And it was founded by the founder of Hangame, the CEO of NHN, after leaving his company.

This relationship is too complicated, there are few people in the country, and there are only so many people going around.

Having noticed Kakao's development, it is easy to see the prospects of LINE in Japan, and the collapse of their own plans, this acquisition is completely logical.

"So, it's a very serious inquiry?" Wen Xiaoguang asked.

She said this face-to-face with the boss in the office.

Zhang Lin nodded, "I've said it several times, but I have refused." ”

What the?

Wen Xiaoguang slapped the table, "Oh, why did you refuse directly?"

"Huh?" Zhang Lin frowned, "No...... Do you really want to sell LINE?"

"I don't want to sell. Wen Xiaoguang was a little hateful, "But if you don't sell, it won't prevent us from talking, you mobilize a little bit of your business thinking and think about what they will want to acquire?"

"I know that their own project is a little late. ”

"That's right. Wen Xiaoguang said seriously: "So if you refuse directly, it is equivalent to letting the family go to a dead end, either stop the project, or fight with us, do you think people will give up directly? It is possible, but it is not easy, there are big financiers behind it, why give up, but what if you should come down?"

"They will be paralyzed, they will be happy, they will let their guard down, and they will even think: yes, it's a good thing that LINE is developing quickly, and what I like is not bad, and it is valuable to buy. So the wisest choice is, of course, to drag it down. ”

Zhang Lin's eyes widened slowly, "Can you still do this?"

Wen Xiaoguang asked rhetorically: "Why can't this be? As long as they don't sign the final contract, they can use any excuse to say that they don't accept the acquisition, and delay him for a little half a year, what chance do they have?"

Zhang Lin got to know the boss again.

It's also too ...... It's broken.

"You call now, and immediately contact NHNJAPAN to talk about this!" Wen Xiaoguang waved his hand, he was actually a little unhappy, and the absolute opportunity was wasted by this brainless person.

People sent it to you, but you said I didn't want it.

Thinking that Zhang Lin lacked some spirituality, he immediately said: "Forget it, if you change your words directly, it will be easy to cause confusion among others, you will say that you report this matter at the Beijin headquarters, and the headquarters means that you can talk about it, so that people will not say anything, and then you ask someone from NHN headquarters to contact me!"

Let her talk about it again, and if she can't do it, she will talk about things.

Zhang Lin was a little embarrassed and a little nervous, because she felt a trace of unhappiness from the big boss, "Got it, Mr. Wen." This one...... It's me who can't do it well. ”

"Forget it. Wen Xiaoguang waved his hand, "It can be recovered, the problem is not very big." It's a little deliberate, but if they really want it, they'll send someone to try it. ”

Hey, you said this person, people inquire, you can give a price, 100 million US dollars, 200 million US dollars is not just a casual thing, and the mouth does not hurt.

"Next time something like this, squeak me a little. ”

"Yes. Zhang Lin nodded in response.

After she left, Wen Xiaoguang began to think about the candidate for the line, and it was clear that Zhang Lin was not completely suitable, she understood Japanese culture and had a good technical foundation, but she seemed to lack something at the business level.

Of course, it is not a problem for her to be responsible for the development and promotion of Line's early technology.

But in the future, when she wants to learn to build a communications giant, she is a little uneasy.

This is unavoidable, on the road to entrepreneurship, where is the need for what kind of person, God will arrange one for you, and then don't worry about you a little, beautifully complete your requirements, and overachieve.

Then this leader is too easy.

Wouldn't it be better to watch your men work?

In fact, most of those individuals are not as good as they should be, and you have to lose your temper and scold them to make them realize the seriousness of the matter.

That's why it is said that good people are not leaders.

Fortunately, Zhang Lin still has some advantages, although she lacks spirituality at the commercial level, she is still very obedient, otherwise she will really have no value at all.

Wen Xiaoguang's meaning was quickly conveyed to NHNJAPAN.

The reply over there was immediate, a matter of a few international calls.

"Good news, Mr. Wen, the person in charge over there said to report this matter to NHN headquarters immediately. ”

Wen Xiaoguang nodded, "Will their negotiation team come to Beijin?"

"I have to listen to the CEO of NHN before I can decide. ”

You see, that's not necessarily.

Zhang Lin was also a little anxious and couldn't sit still.

Wen Xiaoguang didn't want to change her now, so it ended here, "Okay, you go and get busy, I will be notified as soon as there is news, no matter more, you don't have to worry about this matter, promote the line well to win the Japanese market, I naturally remember your great achievements." ”

"Yes, Mr. Wen. Zhang Lin glanced at Wen Xiaoguang, and saw that the boss didn't seem to mean anything else, so she came out.

Exhale after coming out, it's terrible.

......

NHN on the other side is naturally a quick response, line is founded by a company from China, they also moved the idea of directly contacting the headquarters, but they did not expect to be directly rejected at the line level, I thought it was the instruction of Chinese mainland, there was no chance at all, although I also tried several times, but the thoughts in my heart are slowly disappearing.

But I didn't expect that the sudden rumor that the Chinese headquarters was not completely impossible to talk about, it was really a blessing from heaven.

From a global point of view, the prospect of IM software is excellent, from the perspective of South Korea, this field is taken away by kakao, then it means that the traffic entrance is cut off, which is equivalent to the combination of Baidu and Tengxun, and there are search games, but suddenly it was taken away from socializing, which is uncomfortable, and it is also uncomfortable, and it is only then that I realize the value of line, which Mr. Zuckerberg does not understand very much now.

In short, they don't want to lose the Japanese market again.