Speaking of Ye Dongqing's grip, we must first mention a certain case more than a month ago.

It is not uncommon for two young men to rob and kill a clerk, which often happens across the United States.

Qi Qiqi heard that Skype is safe and will not be monitored, so they have been using Skype to contact each other during the period, making it difficult for the police to grasp that there was a premeditated murder between the two, rather than a simple impulse to do so, one of them mentioned Skype in court, and then was used by someone with a heart to catch it as the key to attack Skype, and told parents through the media that if their children use Skype to talk, they will not be able to find anyone in case they disappear one day, because they will not leave information about their whereabouts。

It's weird, isn't it? But under the tireless brainwashing and hype of some forces, it really caused some discussion, as for who "some forces" are, Ye Dongqing can guess with his ass, it involves interests, and he does everything, after all, it is not the first day of business, anger is anger, and what should be faced is still to be faced, so there is this special interview that is underway at the moment.

The reporter sitting opposite Ye Dongqing obviously agreed with the sentence "there is nothing wrong with the tool itself, good or bad depends on the individual", in fact, the gun association often uses a similar point of view to justify, thinking that although those things can hurt people, they also save a lot of people, and Skype is obviously not so offensive in comparison.

The reporter nodded and asked, "You mean it promotes social progress?"

"Of course, this is a new technology, based on the Internet, that allows people around the world to communicate, just like mobile phones in the past, people can now use Skype to have multi-person meetings, and then they can sit in front of their computers and use video calling technology to meet as if they were face-to-face.

Judging from the current number of users, people obviously like my company's products, it and Facebook and other products, changed the way of life in this era, it is no exaggeration to say that if you don't try to network social, people will be out of touch with this young digital information age, and then I may cooperate with official regulations to make these products more safe and reliable, we can no longer look at the world with the old concept, if Bell invented the telephone, When the Wright brothers invented the airplane, we banned it outright, and society would never develop into what it is now, and time will tell people to keep an open and accepting mind, and give enough patience and confidence to new technologies, so that the world can become better and better. ”

Ye Dongqing thought about it for a short time and added: "I don't mean to monopolize the market, if they feel that their own interests have been violated, maybe they should think about whether there is a problem with their own development, and they can compete fairly with Skype......

In the reporter's opinion, the last sentence is a bit of a provocation to the traditional telecom giants, but this is what makes the published article more bright.

The question had been almost finished for the past half-hour or so, and after a brief exchange of ideas, the New York Times reporters took their leave.

Mr. McCord, who had been wandering around the door several times, immediately walked in, undisguised his worries, and asked, "What did you just tell them?" Do you know what kind of forces Skype is facing, right, no one wants to compete with those few telecom giants in the Internet industry, if we annoy them, it is very likely that our company will be banned in the whole United States. ”

"It's impossible, users will curse them to death, they don't conform to the rules at all, and Silicon Valley will resist such practices. ”

"Are you sure? Soon there will be new companies like this to replace us and take our market share, and then we will have to go to the European Union and even South America, after all, you are not listed, are you, and there are very few real allies in the business world. ”

Mr. McCord told the truth.

If it was before, Ye Dongqing might have said that there was no need to go public for the time being, or that there was still upside potential for squeezing, etc., but this time he didn't say it, but asked: "Mr. McCord, how about we try to make Skype go public? Facebook will not consider going public until at least it is higher than the current Google valuation, but Skype can advance the plan." ”

“…… OK, I'll help you find someone to ask and assess the general situation, but unfortunately now that the Skype scandal is riddled with it, investors may be holding back out of fear. Why don't you consider Microsoft? They have already offered an olive branch last year, and now they have reached out to several companies to get financing from them, and it is likely that they will help them in times of trouble. ”

"Financing...... It's okay, I also feel that post-IPO volatility can be very high, and such a company doesn't seem to be suitable for entering the stock exchange, and it will inevitably cause more trouble, which I have anticipated. ”

As long as those telcos do not compromise with Skype for a day and continue to have entanglements of interests, then the contradiction will continue, which is already certain.

Ye Dongqing felt that it was mainly about stability now, it was better to make a fortune in a muffled voice, and it would not be too late to get nervous after stabilizing his power in a few years, Skype had already helped him make a lot of money, and the valuation was about 100 times the starting price at that time, if you want to talk about the upside, in fact, it is just like that, and it is acceptable to cash out partially, so he added: "Financing, or selling shares, release some news, and see who is willing to take over." Anyway, it's independent of Facebook, even if it's spun off, it doesn't matter, and the Whatsapp instant chat program can also add video call function, and if you want Skype to bring stable cash flow, it is estimated that it will take several years, which is not very cost-effective. ”

Mr. McCord was relieved, originally his own small boss only went in and out, such as crude oil futures, he was not satisfied with making hundreds of millions of dollars, and the handling fees and commissions of using leverage every day were a lot of money, and now he finally knew that he had sold and cashed out.

I immediately agreed: "Okay! I'll ask those telecom operators later, considering such a huge number of users, maybe they will fancy the additional benefits of Skype, and I will suggest that Skype and their products be bundled, if it can bring millions or tens of millions of new users, it should be able to sell at a good price."

Ask you upfront, what is the minimum amount of shares you can accept? 30 percent, 40 percent?"

"More than 20 percent, it doesn't matter, recently I pay more attention to whatsapp, Skype is just an independent product, it has little impact on my layout, let's talk about it recently, I just finished the interview, if I close it now, people may think I admit defeat......"