Friday, 18 November 2005.

Liu Yun met with Zhou Hongyi in his office according to the prior agreement.

The two sat opposite each other, Liu Yun was quietly observing each other, and Zhou Hongyi was also quietly observing him.

Compared with several bigwigs of BAT, Zhou Hongyi has been portrayed as a topical figure in today's Internet era, and the same is true of the 360 company he founded.

However, Liu Yun thinks that the best operation of this buddy is to define Yahoo Assistant as a malicious rogue plug-in after the launch of 360 Security Guard, and recommend netizens to delete it.

But the predecessor of Yahoo Assistant was the 3721 Internet plug-in, which he personally developed and founded, and sold to Yahoo for $120 million.

This kind of operation of taking the money of the old club and then going to pit the old club, Liu Yun would never have thought of it.

Liu Yun glanced at Zhou Hongyi casually, slightly convex eyes, flat head, slightly chubby face, in his previous life, someone commented that his personality was radical, scrappy, and he would never give up until he reached his goal, but he also had an indomitable spirit, and some people said that his emotional intelligence was the lowest among those Internet bigwigs.

What he admires most is this buddy's ability to make enemies everywhere and attract hatred.

Zhou Hongyi also observed Liu Yun, and he felt that the young man in front of him who had created the biggest miracle of the current Chinese Internet made him a little unable to see through. Being young is a little bit, and he has no last resort, and he admires every step just right.

"Mr. Zhou, I have admired my name for a long time, when I was studying, I also used the 3721 plug-in tool you created, and this software brought me a lot of convenience to the Internet. Liu Yun was the first to speak.

His words made Zhou Hongyi's expression a little strange, this 3721 plug-in is known as the first rogue software in China, which makes countless netizens hate, he sold this software to Yahoo, and he is a little reluctant to mention this not glamorous past.

Now that Liu Yun took the initiative to mention it, he didn't know if he really admired it or had a sense of sarcasm. However, Zhou Hongyi thought about it carefully, in addition to his resume in Yahoo China, the 3721 plug-in is indeed his most successful product so far.

"Mr. Liu, it's over. My experience is nothing compared to yours. In less than 3 years, you have been involved in the three markets of games, travel, and browsers, and you also own a chain of Internet cafes and YOYO milk tea, which are two industries that I can't match. Zhou Hongyi said very humbly.

Liu Yun glanced at Zhou Hongyi with some surprise, judging from the information he had in the past, this should be a very arrogant guy, and he is really a little unaccustomed to being so modest.

The two drank tea and chatted nonsense, but the topic was always inseparable from the Internet.

Lao Zhou put forward a point of view, today's Chinese Internet has begun to enter the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Originally, he thought that Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, NetEase, Sina, Sohu, and Shanda were the seven most powerful companies, just like the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, but in the past year, Yoyo Network has sprung up, and it has also become the eighth country in addition to the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, which has exceeded the expectations of almost all industry insiders.

Liu Yun replied very modestly: "The Eighth Country of the Warring States Era of the Internet, this is a high evaluation, and I am flattered. ”

Although he said this, he had another idea in his heart, the eighth country in the Internet era, Liu Yun was far from satisfied with such an achievement.

After chatting for about 20 minutes, Zhou Hongyi finally stepped into the topic and said: "Mr. Liu, you also know that I now have an identity as an angel investor, looking for high-quality Internet companies with potential in the market. Of course, with the status of Yoyo Network today, it has fulfilled its potential. Personally, I am just very optimistic about the market prospects of YOYO voice, and I would like to ask Mr. Xialiu if he is interested in cooperation. ”

Liu Yun took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Whether you are interested in cooperation depends on what kind of cooperation conditions the other party can provide." ”

His point of view is that the door to cooperation has always been open, and whether the other party can come in depends on the chips in his hand. This is an era of openness and compatibility, and no one can be strong behind closed doors.

Zhou Hongyi in front of him, no matter how stubborn his temper and low EQ are evaluated by the outside world, his investment vision has to be admired by Liu Yun, such as the famous Kugou and Xunlei are the two investments he is proud of.

Liu Yun is different, he has completely opened the mode of God's perspective.

Zhou Hongyi said: "With Mr. Liu's status in the industry, it is impossible for me to ask for the right to operate or manage without doing my best, and I confirm that you will only accept investment from others and the way you operate." ”

Liu Yun replied with a smile: "Because of my cooperation with Ali and Baidu, this method has been adopted. ”

Zhou Hongyi thought for a moment and said: "I understand that Yoyo Network is not short of money, but it is always a good thing to have one more partner and enhance its strength." I paid for some of the shares of YOYO Voice, and of course I will do my best to find some promotion channels. ”

Liu Yun hesitated for a moment, and did not agree or deny this proposal, but asked: "Mr. Zhou, in addition to being an angel investor, have you ever thought about opening a company yourself?"

Zhou Hongyi was slightly stunned, Liu Yun's question was a little beyond his expectations, and he still replied truthfully: "Mr. Liu, after all, investing in other people's projects still has a little less sense of participation, and this feeling is different from starting a company by yourself after all." I've thought about it, but there isn't much of a vacuum left for me to toss in this Internet market these days. ”

He picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, and continued: "Mr. Liu, look. Instant messaging has QQ, voice chat has your YOYO, the portal is monopolized by four companies, e-commerce is Ali's world, search is monopolized by Baidu, and there are countless game companies. You also have a browser business, a travel website, and a game website. I'm also on the sidelines to see where there's room to start. ”

A few thoughts quickly flashed through Liu Yun's mind, and he said, "Mr. Zhou, don't hide it. Our company will set up a brand new subsidiary, Yoyo Times, early next year, which will include YOYO Voice and Yoyo.com, and even if you want to take a stake, you can only invest in the entire Yoyo Era. ”

Zhou Hongyi paused slightly, and said: "Thank you Mr. Liu for telling me the truth, but with the valuation of the Youyou era, the price will be quite high." ”

Liu Yun glanced at Zhou Hongyi's slightly excited expression, and secretly said that this news was an unexpected joy for him.

He slowly said the true plan in his heart: "Mr. Zhou, I can consider the financing proposal of Youyou Times, but we can do a resource swap. You spend money to buy shares of Yoyo Times, but you don't need to help YOYO voice to promote, we can do this ourselves. ”

"But I have a good suggestion that I hope you can do to promote our Yoyo browser. We can sign a performance agreement, and I will guarantee that within 3 years, Yoyo Times will be profitable. You have to decide how much you can get dividends according to the installed capacity of Yoyo Browser. ”

Liu Yun made a somewhat shameless suggestion that outsiders might not seem to think so, but only he understood by himself.

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I recommend an urban "Rebirth Internet Boss", which has just been put on the shelves.