"Yes, I promise. The next thing we want to talk about is my acquisition ratio. To Li Hongyan's surprise, Zhang Siyuan didn't refute it at all, and directly agreed.

You must know that with Zhang Siyuan's current identity, investing in such a small company does not require voting rights, which is simply a fantasy. But Zhang Siyuan just agreed, which made Li Hongyan not surprised.

However, Li Hongyan quickly reacted and asked Zhang Siyuan: "I don't know how much Mr. Zhang wants to invest, how many shares do you want?"

Since Zhang Siyuan does not need voting rights, Li Hongyan will not dwell on this issue. He is more concerned about how much money Zhang Siyuan will invest and how many shares he will buy.

Speaking of this step, Zhang Siyuan finally showed the courage of an Internet tycoon, and said to Li Hongyan super confidently: "You set the price, say the proportion." As long as I feel suitable, I can immediately sign a contract to transfer money. ”

This stumped Li Hongyan, who originally wanted to wait for Zhang Siyuan to pay back a little after he finished quoting the price. After all, he himself is not sure about Baidu's prospects, and he does not dare to say how much it will offer. Zhang Siyuan will definitely not agree if he says too much, and Zhang Siyuan will definitely agree directly if he says less.

You must know that Zhang Siyuan has a stronger understanding of the Internet industry than him, and Zhang Siyuan must be very optimistic about Baidu's prospects to come here, otherwise Zhang Siyuan would not come. Now let him bid, which really stumped Li Hongyan.

The current Li Hongyan is just a small person who has just founded Baidu, although he is much more capable than ordinary entrepreneurs, but compared with Zhang Siyuan, who is already an Internet tycoon, he is still very young.

Zhang Siyuan looked at Li Hongyan with a smile and waited for Li Hongyan to make an offer. After weighing it in his heart for a long time, Li Hongyan finally made a decision in his heart.

Li Hongyan looked up at Zhang Siyuan and asked tentatively: "Two million, twenty percent of the shares." Mr. Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhang Siyuan still smiled, but shook his head. The current Baidu is just a small company that has just been founded, with a total of four people, and 20% of the shares want to be sold for 2 million, Zhang Siyuan feels that Li Hongyan is simply a dream. Even if Zhang Siyuan knew that one percent of Baidu's shares in the future would be more than such a small amount of money, who made the current Baidu just founded.

Since it has just been founded, it is definitely not worth so much money. Baidu's registered capital is only a little over a month, and it has only been established for a little more than a month, and there is no professional venture capital company to value it, let alone sell so many shares at a premium.

Seeing that Zhang Siyuan didn't even say anything, just smiled there, Li Hongyan knew that his temptation was useless. Originally, Li Hongyan wanted to try to see if he could find the bottom of Zhang Siyuan, but Zhang Siyuan didn't even say a word, which made Li Hongyan know that he was still too tender in front of Zhang Siyuan. Although he is older than Zhang Siyuan, his experience is still much worse.

Thinking of this, Li Hongyan asked Zhang Siyuan with some hesitation: "Then Mr. Zhang, at what price do you want to buy the shares in my hand?"

Since he couldn't test Zhang Siyuan's bottom line, Li Hongyan simply threw the problem to Zhang Siyuan. If you want to buy my shares, then you must have a psychological price. If you are not satisfied with the price I quoted, then you will quote your price. Asking for a price all over the sky, paying back the money on the ground, I can't just say it here alone, you don't say a word, I'm not a loss.

When Zhang Siyuan heard Li Hongyan say this, he stretched out two fingers: "Two million, forty percent of the shares." ”

Who knew that Li Hongyan stood up excitedly after hearing Zhang Siyuan's offer, and refused: "Impossible, I can't agree to this price." If Mr. Zhang, you came with this in mind, then you should please go back. ”

Seeing Li Hongyan so excited, Zhang Siyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Li, don't be excited, sit down and listen to me." ”

Li Hongyan, who was originally very excited, also knew that his attitude just now was a little too radical after hearing Zhang Siyuan's words, so he sat down to see what Zhang Siyuan wanted to say. Li Hongyan thinks that 2 million wants to buy 40 percent of Baidu's shares, which is simply a joke. He would rather Baidu grow more slowly than sell Baidu's shares at this price.

After Li Hongyan sat down, Zhang Siyuan continued: "If I can propose this price, I will naturally have my reason." First of all, Baidu is now in a state where no one cares, but it is different when I take a stake. Baidu will attract most of the attention of the outside world, and there will definitely be venture capitalists who will smell fishy and follow. Anyone who knows me knows that as long as I am optimistic about the company, it is an extraordinary company. Then venture capital companies are willing to get involved no matter how big the price is. At that point, you will definitely be able to sell your remaining shares at a good price. If you don't even have voting rights for the shares you sold to me, then it's even less likely that the shares you sold to them will have voting rights. Moreover, those venture capital companies are just for the profit of Baidu's future listing, and you can buy back their shares at that time. ”

Of course, you may say that without me, Baidu will have countless venture capital companies in the future. However, you have to know that since I will be bullish on this project, I will choose to do it myself in the case that I can't get involved. I believe that if I want to do it, Baidu will definitely not be able to do it. I don't think you'll object to that, Mr. Lee. ”

After Zhang Siyuan finished speaking, he looked at Li Hongyan quietly. Li Hongyan fell silent after hearing Zhang Siyuan's words, and he didn't take the first point Zhang Siyuan said to heart at all. As long as Baidu does well, there will be no worries that no venture capital company is willing to invest. Zhang Siyuan's addition allowed them to come forward early at most, and by the way, they could also help raise the price a little, but it didn't have much impact at all.

It's just that the second point that Zhang Siyuan said really stumped Li Hongyan. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that in the domestic instant messaging software market, Tencent will sooner or later be taken down by Times Technology. Coupled with the blessing of Sohu, Zhang Siyuan can be said to occupy half of the entire Internet.

Although no one has put forward the concept of big data yet, everyone knows that in the case of so many users, Zhang Siyuan will not lack users in any product as long as it is not very bad. Li Hongyan is naturally very aware of this, and Li Hongyan really can't refute the reality of Zhang Siyuan when he tells this similar threat.

If Zhang Siyuan comes to do the search engine, if he has money, Li Hongyan believes that Zhang Siyuan will definitely be able to dig up a group of technicians. At that time, with Zhang Siyuan's financial support, there will definitely not be much difficulty in research and development. So in terms of creativity, Li Hongyan doesn't think that Zhang Siyuan, who can make Times Technology and Sohu bigger, will have no unique ideas.

Thinking of this, Li Hongyan said to Zhang Siyuan: "What Mr. Zhang said is indeed very reasonable, but I really can't accept this price." This price is already too much lower than my psychological price, and it is impossible for me to agree to it. ”

Li Hongyan actually agreed in his heart, but he still wanted to try to see if he could get Zhang Siyuan to add some more money. Who knew that after Zhang Siyuan heard Li Hongyan's words, he still smiled and said, "Does Mr. Li know what I thought before I came?"

Li Hongyan didn't have any curiosity about Zhang Siyuan suddenly saying this, but he still asked very cooperatively, "What do you think?"

Zhang Siyuan said confidently: "Before I came, I was thinking about acquiring Baidu, and at the very least, I wanted to acquire more than 50% of the shares as a subsidiary of Future Times Group. It's just that after talking to Mr. Li, I don't think Mr. Li will be willing to sell Baidu. That's why I retreated to the next best thing, and only thought about taking a stake in Baidu. But now, if Mr. Li even refuses to take a stake in Baidu, then I believe that the next time we meet, maybe we will have to be competitors. I believe that between an opponent and a friend, Mr. Li will definitely choose to be a friend with me rather than an opponent. ”

For the search engine market, Zhang Siyuan will definitely not give up. If Li Hongyan didn't agree to him to take shares, then Zhang Siyuan would have to let Times Technology set up a search engine department to play against Baidu. Zhang Siyuan also believes that with the support of his huge funds, the R&D department of Times Technology will definitely be able to catch up with Baidu. Coupled with those ideas in his mind, Baidu will definitely be suppressed by Times Technology in the end.

After Zhang Siyuan said it so bluntly, Li Hongyan fell into deep thought. The pros and cons of this Zhang Siyuan have been clearly stated, and the final choice is in his hands. Whether it is friend or foe is all in his thoughts, Li Hongyan believes that Baidu will definitely be able to do well in his hands, but when Zhang Siyuan said that he also wants to enter this market, Li Hongyan is a little unconfident.

In the end, even if Li Hongyan was unwilling, he still smiled bitterly and said to Zhang Siyuan: "Mr. Zhang's price really can't be increased a little more?"

"Two and a half million, forty percent of the shares. Zhang Siyuan said without thinking.

Li Hongyan knew that Zhang Siyuan had taken a step back, and he no longer hesitated, and said to Zhang Siyuan: "Then congratulations to Mr. Zhang for becoming the second largest shareholder of Baidu." ”

When Zhang Siyuan was talking to Li Hongyan about this, the few employees of Baidu in the office were also listening. After hearing that Zhang Siyuan became Baidu's second largest shareholder in the end, they all showed a happy look on their faces. This is a boost for them and makes them more confident in Baidu's future.

At this moment, an employee suddenly exclaimed: "Huang Yuguang invested 5 million yuan to acquire Alibaba in Hangzhou and become the largest shareholder of Alibaba! At the same time, he announced that he had reached a strategic partnership with Tencent. ”