He Wenjun leisurely played in Ningjiang for two days, while Baidu, which was far away in Yanjing, held several high-level meetings because of hao123.

Sitting at the center of the table was Robin Li, the founder of Baidu, who said in a very serious and serious tone: "For our company, the search traffic of users is directly related to how much our PPC policy can be rewarded, and PPC is a vital lifeline for us. ”

Several senior executives at the meeting silently glanced at each other, and couldn't help nodding silently, there was no bidding ranking, and there was no such high salary as these senior executives, as well as generous dividends at the end of the year. For Baidu, this is the irreplaceable core.

Robin Li continued: "According to the statistics of the Technology Department, nearly 70% of all users who have used Baidu's search engine use the search function through hao123, a navigation page under Yoyo.com. From another point of view, our Baidu user traffic is extremely dependent on hao123. ”

His analysis of Liu Yun is similar. Liu Yunwu knows Baidu's background data, but he can see how many hao123 users have used Baidu Search through this navigation page through the data background of Yoyo Network, almost 80%.

In the same way, Robin Li can't see the background data of Yoyo Network. He could only find from Baidu's background data that the proportion of users who directly used Baidu's homepage to search was only more than 30%, while the proportion of users who used the Baidu search box through hao123 reached almost 70%.

The contrast between the two is too great. The biggest reason for this result is that Baidu's homepage is too basic, and there are very few things other than the search box.

Xu Yong, another founder of Baidu, also spoke: "Mr. Li, I have also done another statistic. Before Yoyo acquired hao123, the operator of the navigation page was a network administrator in Meizhou, and he just put a Baidu link at the top of the page. At that time, less than 35% of our Baidu users used the search function through this link. ”

After Yoyo Network officially acquired hao123, they embedded Baidu's search box and placed it at the top of the center, and in just over four months, the proportion of users has nearly doubled. ”

Robin Li showed a wry smile and said, "I feel that after Yoyo Network acquired hao123, it was waiting for this day." Maybe this is my delusion, or the decision-makers behind them would have been too vicious. ”

Baidu's current plan is to prepare for an IPO on the Nasdaq next year, and there is no way back. These executives understand that only by taking down hao123 and greatly increasing the traffic of users can those shrewd Wall Street investors have confidence in Baidu's stock.

"I will tell Director He that we can raise the price a little more, and there is also some cooperation between the two companies in the future. After careful consideration, Robin Li gave the final conclusion.

……

In the same tearoom where they met last time, He Wenjun sat on a chair and drank tea, waiting for Liu Yun to bring it. Judging from his occasional frowning brow and the constant glance towards the door, his mind was not calm at the moment.

This time, Liu Yun did not come alone, but came with Liu Shihua.

"Are you?" He Wenjun felt that the person in front of him was a little familiar, and couldn't help asking.

After shaking hands with He Wenjun, Liu Yun introduced: "Liu Shihua, the director of our company's technical department, he also participated in this negotiation. ”

"Mr. He, hello. I used to work for Sohu, and we met in Zhongguancun. Liu Shihua said with a smile.

"Oh, I'm a little impressed, you're Liu Gong, a senior programmer at Sohu. He Wenjun finally remembered that they had eaten together.

Normally, those employees with outstanding technical ability, but not management, will add an honorific title "Gong" to the end of their surname, such as Zhang Gong and Li Gong.

"I didn't expect you to leave Zhongguancun. He Wenjun asked with some curiosity. In his opinion, Zhongguancun is the holy place that IT personnel across the country yearn for, and Liu Shihua actually left this holy place and came to Ningjiang City, which is still an Internet desert in his eyes.

Liu Shihua also shook hands with He Wenjun and said: "I am from Ningjiang, and I am more accustomed to the living environment in my hometown." ”

He Wenjun showed a look of surprise and said, "No wonder." I believe that under the leadership of Yoyo Network, the Internet industry in Ningjiang will definitely flourish in the next few years. ”

Hearing him say this, Liu Yun on the side smiled quietly. That's a good thing, but he doesn't like to hear it. In Liu Yun's view, Ningjiang City only needs one Internet company that stands out from the crowd, and that is Yoyo Network. Even if there are a few new Internet companies in the future, he hopes to be some petty cats and dogs.

In this way, his company will be valued by the Ningjiang municipal government.

After the two sides sat down, He Wenjun preemptively spoke: "Mr. Liu, I have obtained authorization from the company's headquarters. $15 million, this is our offer for hao123, and this fund also includes the thank you fee for the free promotion of Baidu by Yoyo Network in the past four months. ”

Liu Yun muttered to himself: "15 million US dollars!"

He turned his head and said to Liu Shihua with a smile: "Director Liu, I am only a nod away from being a billionaire. ”

Liu Shihua nodded and smiled, knowing that this young boss loved to joke. More than three months ago, Sohu had already quoted hao123 and Youyou.com for $20 million, and if he agreed, he would have been a billionaire.

He Wenjun felt that the more relaxed Liu Yun's tone was, the greater the invisible pressure on his shoulders, so he said: "Billionaires under the age of 20 are only in the mind of Mr. Liu. ”

After hearing this, Liu Yun finally said with a serious demeanor: "Money is not the first place. I'm not here to negotiate how much money I can get out of Baidu's pocket. Has Baidu considered taking a stake? I can sell part of the equity of hao123. ”

Sure enough, the other party's purpose is to sell part of the equity, not to sell hao123 as a whole, with such a traffic weapon, Yoyo Network is not in a hurry to sell without being short of money.

"Mr. Li's vision is really unique, and his guess is completely correct!" He Wenjun couldn't help but admire Li Yanhong's insight.

"For $10 million, we acquired 60% of the shares of HAO123. "He immediately had a new offer. From the full acquisition of HAO123 for $15 million to the acquisition of 60% of its shares for $10 million, these are all quotations planned by Robin Li.

$10 million, 60% equity. Liu Yun squinted his eyes slightly, and immediately converted it into the overall valuation of the entire hao123, 16.66 million US dollars, which is a little higher than the quotation just now, Baidu can be said to be very sincere. It's a pity that Liu Yun can't agree yet, he can't give up the controlling stake.