Baidu officially announced that after friendly negotiation with Youyou Network, they officially acquired 50% of the shares of Huaxia First Navigation Webpage hao123 for 8 million US dollars and part of Baidu shares.

Since the negotiations between the two companies were conducted in secret, there was no prior media coverage. After Baidu's announcement today, it instantly caused a sensation in the entire Internet industry.

Baidu has wisely set the date for April 2 instead of yesterday's April 1, April Fool's Day.

He understands that if the announcement is made on April 1, the first reaction of many media will be "Today is April Fool's Day, right?"

Their choice was correct, and as soon as the news was released, many media reporters rushed to reprint the news after confirming that today was not April Fool's Day.

Yoyo Network, an Internet upstart company established less than a year ago, has been in the limelight recently, and those eye-catching news will break out every once in a while.

Many media reporters still remember that about half a year ago, Yoyo Network spent 7 million yuan to buy the website from a computer enthusiast.

In a short period of time, the value of this navigation page has increased 16 times, not counting the 50,000 Baidu shares.

Suddenly, people in the industry had different opinions.

Some people think that this is a very far-sighted investment by Yoyo Network, and they see the appreciation space of hao123, and some people think that the excellent operation strategy of Yoyo Network can maximize the potential value of hao123 in order to sell at such a high price.

Not long after, a newspaper in Yanjing analyzed Baidu's acquisition of 50% of the shares of HAO123, and also disclosed that the number of shares given by Baidu was 50,000, which is worth about $800,000 at today's market price. In this article, the editor seems to be very bullish on the upside of Baidu's stock. Perhaps by next year, the Baidu stock in the hands of Yoyo Network will be worth $2 million.

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Liu Yueru sat in the office, rubbing her brows a little tiredly, just now she had just agreed to an interview request from a local newspaper in Ningjiang. Shortly after Baidu's announcement, her company phone was flooded by a flood of journalists.

$8 million in revenue, and has a relationship with Baidu. Some people assert that Yoyo Network has completed a transformation, from an upstart company to a firm foothold in the Internet industry, and their next goal is to move towards a first-line company.

"Now that Baidu has acquired half of the equity of hao123, and a lot of follow-up things have been extended, as well as to negotiate with Blizzard about representing World of Warcraft, from April to June, I hardly have any time to rest, and this graduation thesis really seems to have to find another way as you said. Liu Yueru saw Liu Yun sitting leisurely on the sofa, drinking tea, and complaining angrily.

Liu Yun put down the teacup, stretched out his finger to make a gesture, and said with a smile: "Sister, you should have done this a long time ago." As long as the money is in place, those sought-after papers will definitely be written beautifully. ”

Liu Yueru raised her beautiful eyebrows and asked, "Why do you know so well, you haven't graduated." ”

Liu Yun was shocked in his heart, feeling that he was too involved in the drama when he spoke just now, he was only a freshman, and he acted so well that he aroused the suspicion of his cousin. He coughed and said, "I know a senior in school, and he did this when he graduated. He quickly made up a reason to prevaricate.

"Sister, you have to know that you have a heavy responsibility, and you have to deal with many major matters in the company. Liu Yun continued with a smile.

Liu Yueru glanced at him and said, "I will handle these things well, and they will not affect the operation of the company." Baidu's $8 million has arrived, and to be honest, I look at this huge amount of money in my account and have a feeling of living in a dream. ”

Liu Yun said: "With the rapid development of the Internet, such funds will soon not be a huge amount of money. Sister, you have to get used to your mentality. We are no longer a small company that has just been established and is secretive, and this level of money in and out may become a common thing in the future. ”

Liu Yueru nodded and said, "I believe." But that's more than the use of money, you have an idea, right?"

Liu Yun began to analyze his thoughts calmly: "I have the right to operate for three years, and according to the agreement, the amount of investment within these three years is up to me. Now with the help of Baidu, plus our hao123 is the first navigation page in China. Originally, our promotion cost on this was nearly one million yuan per year, and this year we tentatively set 3 million yuan, half of which will be borne by Baidu. ”

"Profits will also be split equally. Liu Yueru said with a twinkle in her eyes.

Liu Yun nodded and said, "Yes, the profit of nearly 6 million yuan will be divided into 3 million yuan to Baidu, which is also agreed in the contract." ”

Saying that, he thought for a while and then added: "In fact, this income is not important to Baidu, nor is it important to us, hao123, a huge traffic weapon, can bring us more than just that advertising fee." We should take a long-term view, and there will be a lot of follow-up cooperation with Baidu in the future. ”

There are some things that Liu Yun didn't say explicitly, not because he didn't believe in Liu Siyue, this was his cousin, and the two fought side by side all the way. If you don't even say it, then there are few people to trust.

Liu Yun understands that some words can only be hidden in his heart, and if he says it, it is really too shocking and a little unbelievable. In fact, the sale of 50% of the equity this time only cost a very small price for Liu Yun, but it obtained an unpredictable return, and even cheated Baidu, and even made the other party grateful to Dade, leaving an excellent impression on him.

Whether it is Robin Li or He Wenjun, they will think that Liu Yun gave up the controlling stake in hao123 and was willing to accept the status of the two sides on an equal footing because of his sincerity out of his respect for Baidu and Mr. Li.

Only Liu Yun understands that when he sells 50% of his stake in HAO123, he only loses 50% of the annual profit dividends, and he gets up to $8 million in cash. He still holds the right to operate hao123, and he can still do whatever he wants with this weapon as before, the only difference is that in the past, he could remove Baidu's search link at any time, and now he has no right to make any changes to put Baidu in the best position.

But Liu Yun never thought of taking down Baidu's link, and this restriction did not mean anything to him.

With this $8 million, most of the funds for the agency of World of Warcraft have been secured, and it is not much of a problem to raise the rest of the expenses. Liu Yun was laughing wildly in his heart, but he wasn't going to tell anyone.

"By the way, I've already made an appointment. Next week, I will be interviewed by a reporter from the Ningjiang Evening News. Liu Yueru suddenly remembered something and said.

This is the largest official newspaper in Ningjiang. Liu Yun quickly captured a sensitive piece of information from it, and some recent news from Yoyo Network has caught the attention of the Ningjiang municipal government.

He understands that this is a good thing and a rare opportunity.