Chapter 75: Sequoia China (Ask for Recommendation and Collection)
Zhou Shi's information hit their nerves a lot, and the strength of the American imperialist was not a day or two. Will they really have such a big problem?
Lu He and Ye Yang both invested in this project, and Galaxy Investment also handed over Peng Guoyu, who he promoted, and this kid is said to be very short-term talented. Even if they invested $3 million in Analysys International, their assets were still not less than 20 million, but it was also because the equity of Zhou Shi's companies had been isolated. A separate Sixiang investment fund has been set up, and Peng Guoyu is responsible for all financial market speculation. Zhou Shi also asked them to invest half of their money in the London copper market, and reminded themselves of the price of London copper at any time. Zhou Shi's position is really heavy, and he can't keep an eye on the market every day, in case of a black swan event, it will be miserable.
Ye Yang of Analysys International saw such an opportunity as the subprime mortgage crisis, so he was naturally willing to gamble. Compared to the cost of failure, the rewards of success are obviously incomparably rich. Moreover, the addition of Zhou Shi has also enabled Analysys International to directly contact Baidu, with a better foundation for cooperation, and the technical level and ability of data analysis have also been greatly improved. Ye Yang's exploration of new market opportunities is also an option. In short, the two of them began to form a team and went to the United States to conduct field research.
Baidu entered November and finally officially started the listing process, and the underwriters chose Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, etc. Zhou Shi and they are the major shareholders, and Lu He also joined Baidu's board of directors. However, the initial communication matters were handed over to Zhou Shi, and he is not free now. The stocks of Zhou Shi and Galaxy Investment must be restricted shares, and the issuance of new shares by the Sixiang Fund is also to participate, and it is natural to have a good relationship with Goldman Sachs. It's a pity that within a few days, Zhou Shi's plan stopped. It's not that he can't pull his face, but someone has come to the door.
The open registration of Time Friends quickly attracted the attention of investors. No way, Alexa data, the ranking of time friends is rising rapidly. Surpassing 30 million users in 2005 doesn't seem like a problem at all. Although it's not as exaggerated as Rattan Xun, this is a real-name system. The user's age, location, job, hobbies, interpersonal relationships, etc. are all recorded in TimeFriends. The value of his future advertising can be said to be far greater than that of the portal. And the other effects produced by these real-name data are incomparable to Tengxun.
Su Yunan, the president of Time.com, also took the initiative to develop value-added services similar to QQ show. You can use the avatar provided by the website as a character in your own space, or use your own real photos to use various fashion clothing and accessories special effects to make yourself more attractive. In fact, in Zhou Shi's view, these have the feeling of QQ space in the later stage. Even personal spaces have a variety of templates. In order to reduce the burden and maintain a clean and clear interface, only those who have opened a special membership can use the personalized space interface and personal show. And only friends who take the initiative to enter their own space can see these differences, and there are no music plug-ins for the time being. However, these are still in development and have not been officially launched, and it is not known how effective they will be.
Shen Nanpeng is the founder of Sequoia China. The United States has not officially started negotiations yet, and Zhou Shi has been approached here.
"It seems that I really have a relationship with you Sequoia, and you won't let me go at home and abroad!" Zhou Shi jokingly said to Shen Nanpeng, this is not a character to mess with, it is said that it is very unfriendly to some entrepreneurs, and some bad things have happened.
"Oh, yes, that means Simon is good, we only chase the best. Shen Nanpeng's face changed, obviously not knowing about YouTube, but he quickly picked up the conversation.
"I'm not as good as you, in a sense, you're my idol. "Zhou Shi
"Oh, am I that good?" Shen Nanpeng was obviously very concerned
"Yes, Ctrip, Home Inns and Focus, and NASDAQ listing. Zhou Shi continued to tout
"With your excellence, as long as you work hard, you can do it. "Shen Nanpeng
"Of course I believe that otherwise I wouldn't have worked so hard every day. Zhou Shi began to boast
"I also believe that I would not have come to the door on my own initiative. "Shen Nanpeng
"I think you also know that I am not short of money, especially since Baidu is about to go public" Zhou Shi
"We can not only provide you with financial support," said Shen Nanpeng
"I'm sure you have the ability, but I'd rather put it to the test. "Zhou Shi
"How to practice?" Shen Nanpeng said with a smile, already looking unhappy, but Zhou Shi couldn't ask him, so he naturally didn't care, and Zhou Shi didn't believe that Shen Nanpeng would choose to make a feud with Zhou Shi for a little contradiction or a little conflict in the negotiation.
"I've been interested in electronics recently, and I want to find an expert who is familiar with the mobile phone industry, not necessarily a technical expert, but also an expert who is familiar with the entire industry chain. If there is, we can continue to talk, if not, then I'm sorry!" Zhou Shi secretly said this paragraph proudly, Shen Nanpeng was really stunned, such an unreliable, unconventional entrepreneur is really rare, did he die like this for the first sale?
"Time.com wants to get involved in mobile phone manufacturing?" Shen Nanpeng thought about it for a long time, but decided to ask first and then make a decision.
"No, this is my idea, even if the company is established, it has nothing to do with time friends. ”
"I want to advise you as a person who has come over, you still have to concentrate on starting a business, and your probability of success will be much smaller. Shen Nanpeng listened to Zhou Shi's words and had the intention of further communication.
"I know, so when I have an idea, I first find a suitable person, and then use its ability to turn my idea into everyone's idea, and everyone works in the same direction. "Zhou Shi
"You also want to invest, but you are investing in your own projects?" Shen Nanpeng somewhat understood what Zhou Shi meant.
"Yes, that's it. "Zhou Shi
"You're at a risk. "Shen Nanpeng
"I knew that I wanted to invest in the beginning, but I didn't have a choice. Zhou Shi was a little helpless, if he had connections at the beginning, he could invest in whoever he wanted, so he wouldn't start a business. Investing in Baidu, Ali doesn't care about anything, and then waits for the other party to go public and make money on its own, what a beautiful thing.
"You can join Sequoia China!" said Shen
"After the difficulty, like Baidu, you can kick it out?" Zhou Shi said deliberately
"We're a partnership, and there's no Baidu like that. Shen Nanpeng, "If you join, you can be in charge of a small fund on your own." ”
"When I don't have money, I think it's attractive to make money. But now that I'm financially free, I feel that changing the world is what appeals to me the most. Zhou Shi pretended to be forced again, looking up at a 45-degree angle in the sky, this is the choice of youth without regrets!