Most of the internal things are still under Wen Xiaoguang's control, outside of Weituo, Meituan continues to get closer to Ali, but what makes Wen Xiaoguang start to frequently swipe the Internet is not the secret fight between the industry.

Rather, the news of the acquisition of WhatsApp from across the ocean.

WhatsApp was established in 2009, 50 employees, 32 engineers, 0 salesmen.

The company, which started with almost the same software as Weituo, has fully embraced the craftsmanship spirit and is clearly waiting to be acquired, but they can still sell for a high price. Leaving aside the future prospects, and Facebook's consideration of falling into a competitor, there are two most basic elements.

1. WhatsApp is cash flow positive. The company has more than $8 million on its books, and it doesn't expand, it just maintains this small software, and if Facebook doesn't buy it, it can continue to maintain it, and the cost is only $1 million a year.

Second, Google is bidding. In February 2014, it was not clear how much of a role Google played in it, but as an Internet giant several times stronger than Facebook, Google naturally saw the potential of WhatsApp and offered a price.

Mr. Wen holds a 21 percent stake, which at least those around him know. At this point in time, Chen Bei and Wen Chunjing had already flown to the United States.

And in the company, there are some people who have their hearts fluctuating.

People care about that big sum of money.

Wen Xiaoguang can also hear people talking about it when he goes in and out, even executives like Li Yidan and Li Wenbo don't say that it's completely inappropriate, they will ask.

The outside world says that the purchase price is very high, is this true?

"I made an unexpected discovery a few years ago, when I was very confident in instant messaging and had hundreds of millions of dollars in my hand, so I generously invested a little, and Coombe was a little picky, otherwise I would have added more. ”

In fact, there is no way to do more, if he wants to buy, first, the strength does not allow it, and second, the US government does not allow it. If there are more shares, he will be the main interested party at that time, and Qom and Sequoia Capital will hide behind him.

Li Yidan and Li Wenbo both had very special expressions on their faces, and they were obviously shocked by the purchase price.

"When?"

Wen Xiaoguang said indifferently: "Come on, a week or two." Actually, it's not all money, it's mostly some Facebook stocks,"

Li Wenbo may not pay attention, but Li Yidan blurted out, "Facebook's stock price was $23 at its lowest last year, and now it has risen to $68, with a market value of 1,700, and the stock will rise even more." ”

"It doesn't make a difference, no matter how much money I add, my life won't change much. ”

Li Wenbo didn't think so, "This number is too big, and there will definitely be all kinds of discussions outside, you yourself think it's nothing, you really think it's nothing? No, we have to deal with it." ”

"What response?" asked Li Yidan puzzledly.

In fact, Wen Xiaoguang knew it well, he said with a smile: "It's easy to get money and it's hard to spend money, in our social atmosphere, suddenly I made so much money but didn't donate anything, only spent it for myself, that is my Wen Xiaoguang's morality is ugly." ”

On the morning of February 21, 2014, before eight o'clock, smartphone users were woken up by the news pushed by major media apps.

Even without Wen Xiaoguang's participation, the price of $19 billion is eye-catching enough to be considered a good piece of news. What's more, Wen Xiaoguang is now making a lot of profits.

In order to stimulate the eyeballs, the media directly wrote the figure of $3.99 billion.

In fact, there are not so many investment income that have to be taxed.

And it's not all cash, $4 billion of the $19 billion is cash, and the rest is some stocks and restricted equity.

Wen Xiaoguang took a lot of cash, because he would not join Facebook, and WhatsApp employees would basically join, and the parent company obviously wanted them to take some shares so that they could do their best for the company.

The rich know that when the poor get rich, he will float immediately, 50 people share so much money, you have to pay him all, believe it or not, whatsapp will immediately become a party ocean, and the group of cannons can play,

Who has the heart to work?

Of course, Sequoia Capital and non-capital needs will also be referenced.

Now Facebook's stock price is bullish, and it is a loss to take cash.

But one way or another, public opinion has exploded this morning.

Wen Xiaoguang sent a gift package from the sky, stunned many people, and was jealous of many people. The leader of Weibo hot searches and headline hot searches is him, you don't have to read what those contents are, Wen Xiaoguang also knows it.

Similar hype has become an old routine, huge wealth + unmarried match, crazy.

But this Friday morning, Mr. Wen just showed up at the company as usual.

followed Wen Xiaoxiao's phone call, obviously, she had just woken up and was on her way to work.

"I haven't read much, and the writing is a little bit different," Wen Xiaoguang said as he walked, "but it's basically too much." ”

"Excited?"

"Luckily, I can't do anything. ”

"Pretend to be calm, I want to kill you!"

Wen Xiaoguang hung up the phone, walked into the elevator and saw himself in the mirror, and he laughed.

This is something to laugh at, from the heart, a little money can't make him excited, but this time it's a little different.

Not only Wen Xiaoxiao, but also people who were familiar with him were shocked and dropped their entire jaws, and Lu Qin suddenly remembered when discussing with others, "In this way, he has steadily exceeded 10 billion, this guy ...... I already think it's a little scary!"

In fact, the U.S. stock market has been rising like crazy in recent years, and the 800 million or so funds that were not operated by capital earlier are now an astronomical amount.

And they still hold the original shares of companies such as Uber, so the actual assets there alone are tens of billions, not to mention Wen Xiaoguang's own value on paper because of Micro Tuo.

It's scary to put it that way.

"Mr. Wen, congratulations. ”

Wen Xiaoguang bumped into Zhang Nan from the X Division in the company early in the morning, and like many people, she knew about the matter, and the congratulations she said at this time were self-evident.

"Thank you. Wen Xiaoguang called someone to call Shi Jianhua to his office.

He was a little crying and laughing, and when he saw Shi Jianhua, he said: "This news in the morning has set our company on fire, look at the outside one by one, is anyone working wholeheartedly?"

Shi Jianhua stood opposite with one hand in his trouser pocket, "Happy event, naturally everyone is happy." What are you going to do?"

"What can I do? I can't send money, this kind of nameless money is a taboo in management. ”

Shi Jianhua said: "That's right, but I think it can make everyone happy, and the New Year hasn't passed yet." And this kind of thing may only be this once in your life, and besides, you already have a reputation for generosity, why didn't you do anything this time?

"How do you get happy?"

Shi Jianhua thought for a while...... That's a good question.

"It can't seem to be too nouveau riche, and it can't be too rough, it's really not advisable to send money directly, it feels too earthy, and Weituo has 10,000 employees......"

Wen Xiaoguang directly vetoed, "Tens of millions of dollars is a trivial matter, but you can't send money, and it's hard to listen to the news." You're talking about joy, you have to think of a good way. ”

Shi Jianhua couldn't cry or laugh, I didn't make the money, and in the end, trouble came to me.

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(I'm going to be the best man for a friend tomorrow, probably there will be no update)