Chapter 97: Twin Stars Shine in the World
Baidu went public for the first time, and after the market value of $10 billion was reached on the second day, the price fell day by day. It has now fallen to a market capitalization of $8 billion. But it is also the most valuable Internet technology company in the country, far higher than Tencent's market value of about $3.5 billion. Google and Yahoo's inability to do anything in the Chinese market may be the biggest inducement, with revenue growth of more than 2 times, and now Baidu is stronger than Google and Yahoo in terms of market share and reputation. The imagination of the Chinese market is so huge that Google's stock price has been falling in the short period of time since Baidu's listing.
After several days of publicity as the richest man in China, it was finally Zhou Shi's turn to appear, and his legend obviously surpassed that of returnee elites like Robin Lee. A college student, who starts a business in school and has made great achievements, is simply a "child of someone else's family" who is better than other people's children. Or there is also the factor that these Internet giants are afraid of Robin Lee now, and soon the in-depth excavation and reporting of Zhou Shi surpassed Robin Lee.
"Baidu's Biggest Hero", "The Legend of the Post-80s", "The Post-80s", "The Dispute of Interests Behind Baidu's Listing - The Biggest Hero Was Kicked Out of the Company"
Behind the sensational headlines, the intricate relationship between Zhou Shi and Robin Lee was reported even more complicated. Heroes of fortune and youth legends, stories and conspiracy theories of all kinds are popping up at an unimaginable speed.
"Mr. Zhou, what do you say I should do, I can't watch things evolve like this, it's not good for everyone, what if you and Mr. Li fall out?" This morning, Zhou Shi received a call from Yin Yue, and now Yin Yue is obviously complacent, responsible for Baidu's image promotion and media department, directly in charge of the two major departments of blog and post bar.
"What's the matter, you can't handle such a trivial matter?" Zhou Shi also felt strange, in order to cultivate Yin Yue at that time, he told her a lot of ways to deal with this situation in his previous life.
"Teach me, do you want me to spread rumors and say bad things about you? Although Yin Yue stayed in Baidu, he was obviously closer to Zhou Shi.
"Except to belittle me, can't you think on the good side?" Zhou Shi slowly guided
"On the bright side?" Yin Yue said uncertainly
"Hey, it's really a person who walks away from tea, and you don't pay attention to me at all. I don't know if I have invested in an Internet company in the United States?" Zhou Shi said in a slightly lost tone
"You mean YouTube!" Yin Yue said with some excitement
"There are still time friends," Zhou Shi added.
"I know, use your current achievements and Baidu's cooperation to form a new hot ......" Yin Yue finally got the hang of it. What's the difficulty of this kind of thing, Weibo has been used many times in the future, and everything has changed, and now at least there is no need to publicize celebrity derailment to cover up this hot event.
"I heard that Google is paying a billion dollars to buy YouTube!" Zhou Shi thought for a while and added later.
"Really?" Yin Yue asked in surprise
"Fake! stupid. Zhou Shi didn't say to her angrily, "Think about why!"
"Oh! I see. Yin Yue also reacted quickly
Hanging up the phone, Zhou Shi felt really lucky, and someone would send a pillow if he wanted to fall asleep. Not long after I decided to stand at the front desk, I encountered so many people who had never crossed paths to take the initiative to help. I don't know if those who want to hit Robin Lee will regret it.
"Fan Liuyi, come here" Zhou Shi called his assistant, after being suddenly attacked last time, the other party didn't react at all, Zhou Shi felt that it might be self-inflicted, plus he had a girlfriend, and now he was busy, so he didn't pay attention.
"Domestic bloggers and friends remember to say more good things about Baidu and Robin Lee, and thank them for their help to me," Zhou Shi saw Fan Liuyi who came over and ordered directly
"Why?" asked Fan Liuyi, puzzled
"Why can there be, do you want to see me and Robin Lee punch and kick each other?" Zhou Shi
Fan Liuyi tilted his head and thought about the scene of Zhou Shi and Robin Li fighting, and hurriedly shook his head. Zhou Shi continued: "First, Baidu is now very powerful and is the traffic entrance of the domestic Internet, and the development of Friends.com needs Baidu's support. Second, I have really improved a lot at Baidu, and they have provided a lot of help for my growth. Third, other Internet companies in China, including our biggest competitors, want us to have a conflict with Baidu and affect our development. If you encounter something in the future, remember to consider it from a few angles, I need your help in the future, please" Zhou Shi finished speaking and walked away, in fact, he said that Fan Liuyi's current level is not enough, and he can't help Zhou Shi, and I don't know if she understands or not.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Baidu to take the initiative to promote Zhou Shi, one was Robin Lee to express his gratitude to Zhou Shi in an interview, and the other was to praise Zhou Shi's development after leaving Baidu. For the first time, the news of Time Friends appeared on a wide range of the three major portals, and more than 30 million real-name registered users amazed the entire Internet. This time, everyone began to face up to the significance of real-name users, and Li Ying and Huang Huainan added fuel to the fire, explaining the progressive significance of Friends.com advertising on a large scale: precision marketing, and paying according to the advertising effect. Search is to let consumers with consumption intentions find advertisers, and time friends are to let advertisers find the consumers they want. Baidu is the present, and Friends is the future. Then the rumors that Google was going to buy YouTube for $1 billion also began to ferment, and Zhou Shi's success at home and abroad seemed to continue, and he was also widely known in the media of all parties.
Facebook's financing has also entered the final stage, with Zhou Shi and Galaxy Capital investing $5 million and $10 million respectively, and several other companies investing $35 million with a market value of $500 million. This time, the funds were sold Priceline shares, and since he bought this stock, his rise has not been ideal, and now it is only more than $25, and it is only more than 15 million after all the sales. After taking a stake in Facebook, there is not much remaining funds, but Zhou Shi is also rich.
This time the financing was quietly promoted by Zhou Shi, which shocked the world's Internet rivers and lakes, but I didn't expect that in silence, another post-80s generation suddenly rose, but this time the candidate came from the United States. The media in the United States began to report on Zuckerberg and Zhou Shi with ecstaty, you must know that Baidu's market value fell to more than $7 billion at this time, and Mark and Zhou Shi's net worth is about the same, but in their eyes, Mark obviously has more potential. Some media outlets even began to report under the headline "Double Stars Shine in the World", and Simon Zhou's name officially spread to every corner of the world.
Zhou Shi's popularity has risen, but the negative effects have also suddenly appeared, the pressure on YouTube has risen sharply, and the TV networks and film and television groups that have been talking about it have also begun to put forward new requirements, obviously someone is unwilling to let an Oriental show off his might in the United States.
What's more, Google has really made an offer for YouTube this time, and it's exactly the same as the rumors on the Internet that they are going to buy YouTube for $1 billion in cash.