In August, the sun is blazing.

The Internet in China is also in full swing.

Many people in the industry are talking about it, because Yoyo has made a big deal again.

Oh no, two big ones, to be exact.

When Ricee spent $76 million to acquire a stake in Yoyo Vacation Network 20.

People have begun to realize that the dispute in the Chinese OTA market has frowned, and the era of stars and moons seems to have come.

It is foreseeable that in the coming years, several other travel websites will already struggle to obtain such a level of financing.

In the next piece of news, Ricee spent $1.5 billion to acquire only a stake in Yoyo Technology 10.

In other words, their expectations for this company, which has been established for more than half a year, far exceed that of Yoyo Holiday.

However, people think about it, the two products of Yoyo Technology, Yoyo Browser and Yoyo Security Guard, have occupied an absolute hegemony in the market, and no one has a-for-tat with them.

What's more, the Yoyo antivirus software that will be launched on the eleventh day will inevitably set off a bloody storm in this market.

A few days later, Liu Yun received a call from Lao Ma.

Ma Yun complained a little dissatisfied on the phone, "Mr. Liu, you are not kind." This Yoyo Vacation Network completed the financing quietly, and I don't remember to notify me. ”

Liu Yun smiled wryly, in fact, according to the original agreement, as a major shareholder, Youyou has the right to directly find venture capital institutions for financing without notifying other shareholders.

But Huaxia is a humane society after all, and the circle is so big, after all, everyone looks up and doesn't look down.

Lao Ma felt that Liu Yun's doing this was reasonable but unreasonable.

"Mr. Ma, it took only half a month from the financing intention to the negotiation of the financing plan. It's too fast, but I was negligent and forgot to breathe with you. ”

Liu Yun laughed.

How about the notice, what if you don't notify you can you veto it He thought with some smugness in his heart.

For Liu Yun, even if time goes back, he still chooses not to notify and then pretend to be stupid afterwards.

He, like the man at the helm of the BAT, likes to be in power. If you make a decision, you don't like to discuss it with outsiders.

Lao Ma's purpose was not to ask the teacher, so he said, "It's only been a long time, and the valuation is so high." ”

The valuation of $3.8 billion has nearly doubled in less than a year.

Liu Yun said with a hint of smugness: "Mr. Ma, this is a very successful investment for Ali. ”

The old horse immediately replied, "Yes, there is no doubt about it. ”

After a slight pause, a hint of pinprick flashed between his eyebrows, and then he said, "Mr. Liu, now the big companies in the Internet industry, you and I are not listed. ”

It turned out that this was a corner to ask him, and Yoyo had the idea of whether he was listed.

Liu Yun replied very simply: "I don't have this idea yet. ”

Could it be that Lao Ma has the idea of going public

The timing is wrong, remember that Ali's listing will not be until 2014.

Hey, that's not right

Liu Yun remembered that Ali had a not-so-successful listing experience in Xiangjiang.

In 2007, the opening price of the listing was HK$135, and in 2012, the remaining shares were recovered at a price of HK$135.

In five years' time, the price of returning to the original place is equivalent to depreciation.

So at that time, there were various reports, such as "Ali colluded with unscrupulous investment banks to list in Hong Kong, trapping hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars to trap countless retail investors"; Alibaba's share price plummeted from 40 to less than 7 yuan, and the biggest bubble in China's Internet has burst";" Ali's deception is gradually being seen by the world" and so on.

He didn't break it, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Ma, this is the idea of going public."

Lao Ma replied with a smile, "It's being prepared, but not in the United States, but in Xiangjiang, just like that penguin." "This kind of thing can't be hidden in the industry at all, it can't be a secret. He simply said it.

Liu Yun yawned and said, "Then I wish Mr. Ma's stock price a long success." ”

Lao Ma was slightly surprised, he thought that Liu Yun would definitely be interested in Alibaba's shares and would buy them after the listing.

There is a rumor in the market that Liu Yun, a kid, secretly bought hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in shares after Tencent went public. Although this is just a rumor, Liu Yun, as a party concerned, has never come out to refute the rumor, so this matter should be inseparable.

In less than two years, Tencent's stock has risen nearly fivefold, a return that is higher than buying a house in Shanghai.

Lao Ma, who has always been confident, is actually a little bottomless about the listing in Xiangjiang this time, and there is always a strange feeling lingering in his heart.

He thought of Liu Yun, this kid is young, but his vision is extremely accurate, every investment is very successful, and he has not tasted defeat so far, which makes him really envious in his heart.

So, Lao Ma tentatively asked, "I believe that Ali will be able to achieve the same performance as Tencent after being listed in Xiangjiang." ”

Immediately afterwards, he quietly added a sentence "Mr. Liu, what do you think"

Liu Yun was also slightly stunned, this old fox came to inquire about his tone.

Honestly, of course not.

In fact, in 20072012, Alibaba's market performance can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds, but the stock price has fallen instead of rising.

To be precise, in those five years, Ali used the money of shareholders to expand the company's business, but it did not pay any interest.

"I can trust Mr. Ma's ability, but in terms of the stock price prospects of Xiangjiang after listing, I don't think it is as good as Tencent. ”

Liu Yun hesitated slightly, and added, "Far inferior." ”

I'm going to provoke you

As soon as Lao Ma was stimulated, he was really a little excited, "Mr. Liu, we are all temperamental." I'll be honest. ”

Temperamental man

The black line on Liu Yun's face.

In his previous life, these four words were said countless times from Lao Ma's mouth, and he remembered them deeply.

This guy likes to shoot cannons without concealment, and he is very high-profile, and finally uses the words "temperamental" as a shield, and he is unpleasant.

Sure enough, he continued, "Mr. Liu, everyone knows that you have bought hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars of Tencent stocks, so it is reasonable to be optimistic about their stocks. ”

Liu Yun smiled and did not deny it.

This kind of thing, people with channels can find it if they check it carefully, and they can't hide it at all.

When he denied it, he appeared to be weak and had a feeling of wanting to cover up.

No wonder this guy called, it turned out that he was comparing Ali's prospects after listing with Tencent.

Who knew that Liu Yun simply vetoed it, believing that Ali's prospects in the stock market were far inferior to Tencent.

He had already made up his mind that the stock issued by Ali in Xiangjiang was a pit, no matter how good the old horse was, he just wouldn't jump.

This time, it was actually Liu Yun who was stubborn. He only remembered that in his previous life, Ali's business was expanding wildly, but his stock price in Xiangjiang actually fell.

As an outsider, Liu Yun, who has a conspiracy theory plot, stubbornly believes that there must be something greasy in this.

After all, he is not an expert in finance or the stock market.

In fact, when Ali was listed in Xiangjiang in the previous life, it was not in the name of a group company, but a separate B2B business department.

Liu Yun did not notice this news detail at that time.

At the moment, his mind is filled with the idea of conspiracy theories.

Liu Yun's character has always hated the stock market as a businessman who cuts bandits, because he was pitted in his previous life.

He couldn't handle that, but he was always right to spray.

"Mr. Ma, I am also a temperamental, so let's tell the truth. I am not optimistic about the prospect of your company's listing in Xiangjiang, and I will not buy Alibaba's shares. ”

Everyone is a person of temperament, what to say.

The two of them were like children, expressing their opinions and arguing over the phone, but neither could convince the other.

Lao Ma said with some dissatisfaction, "We are still partners, and we are so proud of Tencent, so why don't we hurry up and lick that stinky penguin's." ”

Doodle. The other party seemed to hang up the phone with some dissatisfaction.

Liu Yun was also slightly stunned, Lao Tzu was talking excitedly, this guy said, but I will hang up the phone.

Everyone is temperamental, you can say it, I can't say it

Scoundrel one

As soon as the quarrel ended, he felt a little empty, so he sat weakly in his chair.

"There should be a rift between Yoyo and Ali. ”

"Lao Ma's character is very stubborn, the more he is not optimistic, the more he wants to prove it. ”

"In 2012, after Ali was delisted from Hong Kong, would he feel embarrassed when he saw me? ”

He looked at the ceiling and muttered to himself.

With the continuous expansion of the product line, the business between Yoyo and Ali will overlap sooner or later, and then they will meet each other.

Yanjing, Zhongguancun.

When Liu Shihua walked into the Sohu building again, there was a feeling of being in a different world.

A few years ago, he was just a senior engineer at Sohu, working day and night, but he couldn't see any hope of promotion, and buying a house in Yanjing was a luxury.

He was also a little uncomfortable with the weather in Yanjing, so he returned to his hometown of Ningjiang.

The so-called tree moves to death, and man moves to live.

Going to work was one of the most important decisions he made in his career.

As one of the veterans, he has experienced the company's pioneering years, as well as the Internet companies that have become the first line step by step.

It can even be said that today's Youyou has surpassed Sohu, and he has returned to his old club as a technical director and a member of the board of directors.

In the conference room, Zhang Chaoyang, the president of Sohu, greeted him personally.

"Xiao Liu, when you left Sohu, it was a huge loss for the company. Lao Zhang said sincerely.

"But I'm proud to see what you've accomplished in Yoyo. After all, it was us who came out of Sohu. ”

This is all a scene, if it is replaced by Liu Shihua a few years ago, he will inevitably feel flattered.

In the past few years, I have more experience and knowledge, and I just smiled indifferently at the praise of the boss of Sohu.

"Mr. Zhang, my resume in Sohu has just become a bridge between the two companies and enhanced the cooperation between the two companies. ”

Zhang Chaoyang nodded calmly, once upon a time, Yoyo was just an insignificant game website, and it couldn't get into his eyes at all.

He even used Youyou.com as a bargaining chip to lower the price and negotiate the acquisition with 17173.

But the final result was that the bamboo basket was empty, and neither of the two game websites was available.

After this acquisition turmoil, the development trajectories of the two websites are completely different, one gradually disappears from the public, while the other soars into the sky, even allowing itself to look up.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while and officially entered the topic.

Liu Shihua looked at the other party and said calmly, "Our company's agency fee for Tianlong Babu is 10 million yuan a year, plus 20 profit shares. ”

The former boss, who used to be only able to look up to him, is now sitting at his own negotiating table. He enjoyed the change and the sense of accomplishment that it brings.

Zhang Chaoyang squinted his eyes slightly, hesitated for a few seconds, and replied, "This price is low." ”

Sohu has spent tens of millions of yuan on the research and development of Tianlong Babu, but it still has not made up its mind whether to operate it itself or find an agent.

"The agency fee for World of Warcraft is $12 million," he said tentatively.

"Mr. Zhang, these two games can't be compared. What's more, the profit share is higher for you. Liu Shihua smiled and shook his head.

"Miracle World's agency fee also reached $6.6 million. ”

"Its predecessor, Miracle U, became popular in China, not to mention that the ultimate operator of this game is Ctrip. ”

A trace of hesitation flashed in Zhang Chaoyang's heart, the two sentences just now were purely a false shot, thinking of increasing the agency fee a little.

He made a preliminary estimate, with the current quotation of Youyou, the risk is small, and he can make a profit after a few years, but he can't make too much. If you run it yourself, the future is uncertain, even if you lose money.

"Mr. Zhang, the online game market is fierce today, almost all companies want a piece of the pie, but there are very few domestic online games that can make money. For example, the Demon Domain operated by our company has spent countless funds on publicity in the early stage, and although the market response is good, it is still more than one grade worse than Fantasy and Warcraft. Liu Shihua's tone was a little helpless.

"What is the most attractive thing about this game?" Zhang Chaoyang asked seriously as he looked at his former subordinate.

Liu Shihua shrugged his shoulders very naturally, "Mr. Zhang, I am also a temperamental person, so tell the truth, don't blame."

Zhang Chaoyang nodded and smiled, "Director Liu, but it's okay to say, I also want to hear the truth." ”

Liu Shihua sat up straight and said calmly, "We Mr. Liu said that the biggest attraction of this game to him is its name. ”

With that, he stretched out four fingers and blurted out, "Tianlong Babu." ”

Zhang Chaoyang's face was a little weird, this answer was unexpected, but it was reasonable. He understands that without these four words, the popularity and appeal of this game will drop a notch. As for how many miles of scenes can be restored in the game, he doesn't care.

These four words are enough.

Thinking of this, he also laughed and said, "Your Liu Yun is really temperamental, tell the truth." I am the same, and I like to hear the truth. ”

Liu Shihua said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, in fact, our boss is very interested in those popular adaptations of games. For example, our company is developing Zhuxian, of course, I admit that in terms of value, Zhuxian is far inferior to Tianlong Babu. ”

"Well, for the sake of these incomparable four words, I will contact the boss to see if I can make a further offer"

"By the way, our boss is an avid book fan of Tianlong Babu, and the plot of the whole book can be memorized backwards, and it is called the pinnacle of Chinese martial arts. ”