The first "West Lake on the Sword" was held on Ma Xiaoyun's birthday. This product is purely a whim, and he plans to hold a birthday party for himself, so he brought Jin Yongzhen to the scene, and then invited the CEOs of the four major websites today.

Sina made a special request, and Wang Zhidong wanted to broadcast the entire "Sword Discussion" process live.

While Ma Xiaoyun agreed to Sina, he also decided to increase his influence, so he invited dozens of media reporters. The news leaked out in an instant, and the provincial and municipal governments paid special attention to it, because whether it was Jin Yong or the CEOs of several major websites, they must have received the attention of countless people, so the government not only sent reporters from the organ newspaper, but also gave the green light all the way to help arrange the activities.

This is tantamount to formalizing the "discussion of the sword", and what you will say at that time will definitely be the language of the scene, and it is impossible to communicate substantively in front of the public.

The private exchange was thus brought forward, that is, the night before the West Lake Sword Debate, at the Huanbi Xiaozhu on the small island of Nguyen Gong Dun in the middle of the lake.

Ma Xiaoyun personally ran to the hotel and accompanied Jin Yong to the scene, and then the two sat in the tea room chatting and waiting.

Song Weiyang and Zhang Chaoyang arrived together, and Ma Xiaoyun immediately got up and introduced: "Mr. Cha, this is Mr. Song Weiyang, chairman of Xifeng, and this is Mr. Zhang Chaoyang, CEO of Sohu." ”

"Hello Jin Daxia!"

"Hello, hello!"

The three shook hands with each other and sat down.

Zhang Chaoyang is not a fan of Jin Yong at all, he has never read a single martial arts, and he only read "Water Margin" in his childhood, so he is not excited to see Jin Yong.

But then Ding Sanshi was different, the moment he saw Jin Yong at the door, the old man had stars in his eyes, and shouted as he walked in: "Mr. Jin, Mr. Jin, you have harmed our young people's time, how many people peek at you in class!"

Ma Xiaoyun introduced: "This is Mr. Ding Sanshi, CEO of NetEase. ”

Jin Yong immediately stood up and shook hands, Ding Sanshi bent down to shake his hands, looking like a super fan brother seeing an idol.

Wang Juntao and Wang Zhidong, who came next, although they are also die-hard Jin Yong fans, behaved a little more naturally, but they each took out Jin Yong's signature - all pirated.

Jin Yong smiled when he signed, he was already used to it, Ma Xiaoyun asked him to sign for the first time, and what he took out was also pirated, and it was bought from Xinhua Bookstore.

Several people greeted Song Weiyang differently, Ding Sanshi was enthusiastic and casual, after all, they had known each other for a long time, and Wang Juntao and Wang Zhidong's attitudes were more formal and scene-like.

There was wine, there was tea, and there was a large lake crab.

The big lake crab tube is full, and you can eat it as you like.

Song Weiyang peeled off the crab shell neatly, and all the crabs were eaten, but Zhang Chaoyang looked at the crabs and didn't know where to start.

Ding Sanshi smiled: "Lao Zhang, I'll teach you." ”

Under Ding Sanshi's hand-in-hand teaching, Zhang Chaoyang finally peeled off one, but it obviously didn't meet his taste. Seeing this, Ma Xiaoyun immediately recruited his subordinates and called to call the food in the northwest.

"Come on, come on," Ma Xiaoyun raised his glass and said with a smile, "Today's West Lake sword discussion, not only Jin Daxia, but also all the Internet leaders, the grand occasion is unprecedented, toast first!"

Everyone got up and clinked glasses and drank them all.

Ding Sanshi was eating crabs, and he was close to Jin Yongtao, and he used the dialect of Zhejiang Province.

Ma Xiaoyun, Wang Zhidong and Wang Juntao also joined soon, and they didn't talk about the Internet market, and discussed the plot of Jin Yongli in various ways.

Song Weiyang only ate crabs with his head down, and said a few words to Zhang Chaoyang from time to time, so as not to make this guy bored.

Looking at China's Internet industry in 2000, Zhang Chaoyang was an absolute star-level figure, and his popularity was higher than that of the other four combined. This has nothing to do with the strength of the company, it is purely because Zhang Chaoyang knows how to put on a show, and he is reported by the media every once in a while. As for others, whether it is Sina or 8848, although the company is very famous, people rarely know who the CEO is.

As for Ma Xiaoyun and Alibaba, heh, Americans are more familiar than Chinese, and people's names abroad are actually louder.

In addition to the host Ma Xiaoyun who is more polite, and Ding Sanshi who is more casual, the rest of Wang Juntao and Wang Zhidong are both intentionally or unintentionally squeezing out Zhang Chaoyang. And Zhang Chaoyang also felt it, although he likes to show off in front of the media, he is introverted in private, and he doesn't like to talk much, so he just drinks tea there.

Jin Yong is also a man of few words, obviously regards Zhang Chaoyang as the same kind, and takes the initiative to guide the topic: "Doesn't Mr. Zhang like to eat crabs?"

Zhang Chaoyang said: "I am from the northwest, and I have never eaten crabs before. ”

"Try it, and be brave enough to try something new. Jin Yong said.

Zhang Chaoyang gave Jin Yong a lot of face, and immediately started peeling crabs again, but he still didn't take the initiative to chat. is completely a stuffy gourd, which is similar to the image he shows in front of the media.

In order to enliven the atmosphere, Ma Xiaoyun said to Song Weiyang with a smile: "Why didn't Old Song speak today?"

Song Weiyang tasted the crab meat of rice wine and said with a smile: "Food and wine are in front, I can't be distracted." And you are all heads of various factions of the Internet, I am just one who sells drinks, you say, I listen. ”

Ding Sanshi was immediately amused: "If we are the head of Wuyue, you are the wind Qingyang hidden behind you." ”

"Is there any allusion to this?" Jin Yong didn't understand.

Ma Xiaoyun pointed at Song Weiyang and said with a smile: "This Mr. Song is the largest shareholder of Sohu, the second largest shareholder of Alibaba, and the third largest shareholder of NetEase. He is the big financier behind me, Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Ding, no matter how much money we make, we are all working for Mr. Song. ”

Jin Yong said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Song is the hidden master of China's Internet rivers and lakes." ”

"The master doesn't dare to be, it's just a bitter master. Song Weiyang said.

"Hahahaha!" everyone laughed.

Jin Yong didn't know why, and immediately asked what he meant.

Wang Zhidong explained with a wry smile: "It is now the winter of the global Internet, and the financiers who invest in network companies have all lost a lot. If you survive the past few years, you may be able to get huge returns, but if you can't get through, the money invested will be wasted. ”

If it were not sold to Bank of China Investment, Song Weiyang would not have chosen to sell the shares of Taurus Capital in the near future, because it would be too much of a loss. Google's valuation has fallen below $400 million, but fortunately, China's assets continue to swell, otherwise the 1.8% Taurus stake would not have been able to cash out $30 million.

In this deal, Song Weiyang is more of a political consideration.

Because the scale of Shenzhou Technology is getting bigger and bigger, there are more and more people who are red-eyed. Last year, it was not enough for Shenzhou Technology to exchange equity with the funds under the Ministry of Information Industry, and the proportion of shares of Bank of China Investment in Taurus Capital was not high.

Only then did Jin Yong understand the truth and said: "It is normal for the tide to ebb and flow, the more times like this, the more we must work hard." ”

Ma Xiaoyun said: "This time, I invite all friends to come to West Lake, just to keep warm, let us work together to tide over the difficulties." ”

"It should. Others responded.

Song Weiyang smiled and said nothing, and spent a fart together.

Among these five people, three are portals, and they can't wait for each other to die quickly. The remaining two are e-commerce, one B2B and one B2C, and there seems to be no competition, but Wang Juntao is being forced to transform by shareholders and will soon have a direct confrontation with Ma Xiaoyun.

It's very sad to say, the five people in front of me have been carried by Ma Xiaoyun and Ding Sanshi in history.

By next year, Wang Zhidong was kicked out first, and he personally invited one director after another to join forces to clear out. Those directors discussed in private and obtained shareholder support, and directly carried out a surprise attack, and when Wang Zhidong went to work at Sina, he learned that his CEO position had been removed.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Juntao also followed in his footsteps. First, the vice president of the board of directors parachuted in, and he was put in the air step by step, and then directly asked Wang Juntao to get out.

Zhang Chaoyang was frightened by what happened to these two, so he chose to completely compromise with the shareholders, with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, and slowly led Sohu to decline. Now that he has Song Weiyang's support, it may be a little better, it depends on how far Zhang Chaoyang can go.

And what about Ding Sanshi's choice?

This guy is very realistic, trying to make money while promising prospects to shareholders. When encountering shareholders who strongly oppose him, then there is nothing to talk about, directly buy back the shares in the hands of the other party, and find a way to make money when the company's funds run out.

And Ding Sanshi was very picky, and the other four got financing, and they all paved the field lavishly, only Ding Sanshi broke a penny into two petals to spend, and every penny had to be carefully calculated. This guy's picking has gone deep into the bone marrow, and sometimes he takes his subordinates to eat, but he doesn't take the initiative to invite guests. A deputy of Ding Sanshi later recalled that NetEase had already been listed, Ding Sanshi was drinking tea in the tea shop to refill the cup, and the waiter wanted to count the money for two cups, Ding Sanshi angrily asked: "Why?"

After Song Weiyang's interruption, others finally shifted the topic from martial arts to the Internet industry. The problem is that Jin Yong doesn't understand the Internet, so without saying a few words, the topic changed back, and then Zhang Chaoyang was silent again.

In the end, it was Jin Yong who took the initiative to ask about everyone's entrepreneurial experience, and the atmosphere finally became warm.

Wang Juntao talked about how he chose to do e-commerce, and stated that the significance of 8848 is that he wants to be the first peak of the Internet industry.

Wang Zhidong and Jin Yong have known each other for a long time, and "Ming Pao" uses the Founder typesetting system, and Wang Zhidong presided over relevant affairs in Founder at that time, and the two were very familiar with each other. He first talked about Fangzheng, and then talked about Sina, and talked a lot about it.

Zhang Chaoyang said: "I wanted to return to China to open an Internet company for a long time, and I found many investors in the United States, but none of them were willing to provide me with start-up capital. At that time, I happened to hear that Boss Song had invested in Jinshan, so I went to Fudan to try my luck, but it only took a few minutes for Boss Song to agree to invest in me. In terms of entrepreneurship, I have to thank Boss Song. ”

Ding Sanshi said with a smile: "Boss Song is timely rain, we have known this for a long time, and now Taurus Capital is still the third largest shareholder of NetEase." Boss Song, when will you make an additional investment in NetEase?"

"Who of us is with whom, old friends," Song Weiyang said, "When NetEase's stock price falls to single digits, I will immediately pay for as much as those American shareholders are willing to sell." ”

Ding Sanshi was overjoyed: "Words count!"

Song Weiyang held the wine glass and said, "I didn't drink much tonight." ”

Ding Sanshi suddenly had a bottom in his heart, and laughed: "The emperor deserves to be the emperor, domineering enough!"

"What emperor?" Wang Juntao asked.

Ding Sanshi pointed at Song Weiyang and said with a smile: "I have known Boss Song for several years and have always been friends on the Internet. He used to have a screen name called 'There are always Diao people who want to harm me', everyone called him the emperor, and he spoke very loudly! Well, this word is also often used by him, and he talks a lot!"

Jin Yong nodded and said, "There are always Diao people who want to harm me, and this name is very tasteful." ”

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone burst into laughter again, and they didn't know what they were laughing at.