Chapter 116 Investments in the Big Three

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"Boss!"

Hearing the low and tired tone in Zhang Lei's tone, Guo Shouyun looked at the time and suddenly understood.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I forgot about the time difference between San Francisco and the Magic City. You go to sleep first, and I'll call you again in the afternoon!"

The time difference between San Francisco and the Magic City is 16 hours, and it is now 10 a.m. in San Francisco, which is two o'clock in the morning in the Magic City. At this time, it was the time when people were sleeping deeply, and Zhang Lei, who was harassed by Guo Shouyun, did not lose his temper, which was already considered to be the face of his boss!

"Smack...!"

Hearing the sound of the phone hanging up quickly, Zhang Lei, who was just about to speak, couldn't help but sigh, he had just fallen asleep! At the moment, his mind is not clear, and he is not in the best state to work. Since Guo Shouyun chose to hang up just now, it shows that it is not an urgent matter. So, it's the same with waiting until you're rested to call back.

"Whew...!"

Guo Shouyun, who sighed, put down the phone, looked at the time, and shook his head slightly, he was really reckless. Of course, this is also why he was excited to learn that the copyright of "Legend" was taken down. After all, in his investment plan for Huaxia, the game industry, which can be called a huge profit, is the largest source of capital. Its position is similar to that of Matrix Pictures in his industrial layout in the United States, and even more important. After all, now Huaxia can let him intervene and produce quick money, and the most suitable industry is only games.

Of course, Guo Shouyun is also familiar with the film and television industry, but now the box office of the entire year in China is less than a fraction of Hollywood. It simply can't provide the huge amount of capital he wants.

Real estate is possible, but the water is too deep! It's too early!

After sitting quietly on the chair for a while and straightening out his thoughts, Guo Shouyun turned on the computer and began to process office emails.

Normally, when he's in San Francisco, he takes one day a week to LinkedIn, Google and PayPal! In addition, the work is conveyed by e-mail or through the secretariat.

By the time Guo Shouyun finished processing these emails, it was already noon. After having lunch with Liu Zhixing's father and daughter, who had just arrived, and after a brief chat for a while, they returned to the study.

"Wendy, spend some money to solve Liu Zhixing's green card problem first, and then find a better kindergarten for Liu Nannan!"

"Boss, I think political asylum may be more suitable for Mr. Liu!"

"No, I don't want to wait another year!" Guo Shouyun shook his head.

"You have another appointment for him?"

Wendy Solo understood instantly.

"I have this idea, but whether it is feasible or not, it depends on whether he has the ability to do it! By the way, does what I asked you to check have results now?"

"Not yet! It's too short, and the agency hasn't replied yet. Moreover, there are still many aspects of Huaxia that are not sound, and it is not easy to investigate a person!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, he also knew that it was very difficult!

"Let people buy some books on American politics and economics for Liu Zhixing, he needs these now!"

"Understood!"

"Okay, you go down first, I'll look for you if there's something!"

Wendy Solo nodded, put the details of several authors in front of Guo Shouyun's desk, glanced at him, and turned to walk out.

"Jingle bell...!"

Guo Shouyun had just sat down at his desk for a short time when his mobile phone rang.

As soon as I looked at the caller ID, after quickly connecting it, "Lao Zhang, are you much earlier than I expected? It's only half past five in the morning over there, right?"

"It's early, but I can't sleep!"

"Looks like I'm disturbing your dreams, sorry, sorry!"

"It's okay, as long as you, the boss, don't think I'm slacking off, I'll go to the office to make up for sleep later!"

"Okay, I agreed! Otherwise, if you're tired, no one will make money for me!" After a brief chat, Guo Shouyun continued: "Okay, that's all for the joke." Let's talk about GCA's business?... Is there still no progress on Alibaba?"

"SoftBank and Fidelity still resolutely refuse to sell!" Zhang Lei said.

Guo Shouyun sighed in his heart, from June this year to mid-November, in five months, they only acquired 7.8% of Alibaba's shares at a high price from Goldman Sachs China, Sweden's AB Investment, Singapore's TFD and Huiya Capital. The remaining SoftBank, which holds 23.5% of the shares, and Fidelity, which holds 12.5% of the shares, even if Zhang Lei wears out his mouth on behalf of Hanhua, and even does not hesitate to come up with a huge amount of $40 million, the other party resolutely refuses to sell.

From this incident, Guo Shouyun also understood that although he had the advantage of being reborn in the world, there were many smart people with sharp eyes.

"Boss, we don't have much hope of buying Alibaba from SoftBank and Fidelity. Only when Alibaba's third round of financing can it be further expanded!" Zhang Lei said.

"I see. Just do what you say!"

Although he was a little unwilling, he also admitted that what Zhang Lei said was the most suitable choice for Hanhua.

"By the way, what about Tencent?" Guo Shouyun cared about another giant in later generations.

"Now we have 46.5% of Tencent shares in our hands, and at present, in addition to the founding team has 46.3% in the hands, the remaining 7.2% is in the hands of IDG! In addition, we have reached a preliminary agreement with IDG to acquire their shares in Tencent at a price of 2.5 million US dollars!"

Hearing this, Guo Shouyun, who was relieved in his heart, showed a happy smile on his face.

"You're doing a good job!"

"Actually, it's mainly Tencent's own problem. It can't find a reliable profit model, so it is far less favored by capital than Alibaba!" Zhang Lei said.

Guo Shouyun: Of course, he is aware of Tencent's problems. Although Tencent is developing well, it has not been favored by capital at all when it only burns money but does not see output. Alibaba, by contrast, is in a much better situation. Thanks to the growing number of business users, as well as increasing membership fees. Alibaba's B2B business is getting bigger and bigger, with a clear profit model and exciting development prospects. In this case, capital will naturally not easily give up the equity in its hands.

“… Boss, there's something I don't know if I want to tell you?"

"Is there anything else we can't say between us?"

Guo Shouyun's bold tone made Zhang Lei let go of the hesitation in his heart.

"Tencent's management team wants us to make further investments?"

"What? Tencent wants us to invest more?"

Guo Shouyun wondered if his ears had heard it wrong?

"Yes, in November, Tencent launched its 'membership fee' service, hoping that it would solve the current financial dilemma. But unfortunately, after half a month, Tencent, which has millions of members, only received less than 3,000 yuan! Obviously, the 'membership fee' model will not work. And now its reserves can only last for two to three months, or even less. Therefore, Tencent's management team hopes to find new capital to invest in its own survival. Previously, they contacted Sina, Sohu, Lenovo and Tom, but they all refused. Even Tencent locked Wang Yan, the CEO of Sina, who came to investigate, in the office and caused a lot of turmoil, which shows that the current use of Tencent's funds is really to the limit...!"

"Invest, invest as much as you want, it's best to buy!"

Before Zhang Lei finished speaking, Guo Shouyun couldn't wait.

Although he had long expected that he would be interested in Tencent, the enthusiasm in Guo Shouyun's tone still surprised Zhang Lei. So much so that he had to remind: "Boss, do you have to think again, the current Tencent does not have a reliable profit model, and our investment is likely to be in vain!"

"It's okay, you just have to invest! However, there is one thing that must be retained by the management team and fully respect their right to run the business!"

"Understood!"

Although I don't agree with it too much, I don't even understand why Guo Shouyun has a soft spot for Tencent. If you are simply optimistic about the instant messaging industry, you haven't heard how much interest he has in Langma UC and NetEase Bubbles? As for the acquisition of NetEase, it is its founder Ding Lei who has been repeatedly mentioned by Guo Shouyun. Obviously, in this acquisition, the weight of talents is far heavier than that of enterprises!

"What about Baidu?"

“25.6%！”

Guo Shouyun nodded, "Baidu already has two rounds of financing, right?"

"Well, the round B that was completed in September of this year! That's enough money to keep it going for a year. ”

"Is it possible to acquire more shares before the C round of financing?" said Guo Shouyun after a slight groan.

"Not much hope. Baidu's financing pressure is far less than Tencent's, and IDG and Defengjie, which also hold Baidu shares, are also reluctant to sell their Baidu shares. ”

Guo Shouyun nodded knowingly. He understands that Hanhua's 25.6% stake in Baidu has basically reached its peak. As for the Series C financing, it is almost expected that there will be no share of Hanhua.

The reason is simple. With him at the helm, Google has grown very smoothly with the help of Yahoo's platform, and has now successfully established itself in the European market. In about half a year, you can tear off the camouflage and enter the digital advertising business that truly establishes the king of Google. And the rise of Google has also pointed out the direction of profitability for the world's search engine industry.

At that time, Baidu's stock will inevitably be sought after. At the same time, it also relieved the pressure on Baidu. Therefore, if Baidu's C round of financing starts, the main consideration is not the monetary factor, but the introduction of as many investors as possible to pave the way for the subsequent listing.

Baidu's C round is no longer a VC, but a PE round. With Robin Li's connections in Silicon Valley, he can find investors who far outperform GCA.

"Terminate the acquisition of Baidu shares!"

Guo Shouyun, who originally came with the purpose of financial investment, made a decision after thinking about it for a while. And 25.6% of the shares is not less.

"Understood!"

Zhang Lei breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Compared with Tencent, Guo Shouyun's pursuit of Baidu is still more rational in his opinion.