On May 13, 2000, I met Masayoshi Son at the office of Alibaba Mayun in Hangzhou.

Son, who is in his early forties, is already slightly bald, and his fluent Chinese makes it impossible to tell whether he is Japanese or inland.

In 1973, at the age of 16, Son entered the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in economics.

In 1975, at the age of 18, he made a profit of 1 million by selling a video game imported from Japan on campus.

In 1976, at the age of 19, while in school, he used the resources of the famous Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the United States to earn his second $1 million by selling the patent for the pocket voice translator to Sharp.

In 1981, Masayoshi Son had his own company "softbank", which is a name that makes Masayoshi Son close and affectionate, and the English "bank" has the meaning of "library" and also means "bank", "softbank" can be understood as "software library", and can also be understood as "software bank"

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By 2000, Software Bank had more than 300 U.S. enterprises and more than 300 Japanese companies, and all assets such as related businesses, venture capital funds and strategic alliances, totaling 40 billion U.S. dollars, ranking among the top ten clubs in Japan.

When I saw Masayoshi Son, my mind flashed back to the recently collected information about Masayoshi Son. At this time, Son Masayoshi already belonged to the "global operator".

What's special is that it is really a cow, 40 billion US dollars, not more than 300 billion, although it is only "under the jurisdiction", but the influence is there.

"Mr. Sun, this Mr. Li, already has 40% of the equity of Pengcheng Tencent, but I heard Mr. Ma say that Mr. Li is a real "free-range" for them!"

"Why do I want you to meet today? is that both of them are in line with the concept that I have always said that investors are uncles and customers are parents!"

The three of them sat down, and Lao Ma said the purpose of today's meeting, and of course, the final distribution of equity.

"Don't worry, Lao Ma, I can't keep so many companies busy, so I still have the heart to help you worry about it, not to mention that I don't understand your set!"

I was the first to express my "modest" attitude.

When I was in Pengcheng, I also talked to Lao Ma, and it is estimated that Lao Ma also "colluded" with Brother Xiaoma.

"Don't be too long-winded, why did I eliminate so many financiers in the most difficult time?"

"Because they don't understand, it's okay to buy my shares, but I must control this company, otherwise I won't need to invest like this, and no one will ever want to control my company!" The old horse waved excitedly.

"Mr. Ma, are you too sensitive?" Masayoshi Son also asked strangely.

"Sensitive? I'm sensitive because I've had a "miserable" experience. Before founding Alibaba, I made the first inland website, the Inland Yellow Pages, and when I encountered the dilemma of not being able to pay my salary, I had to merge with a state-owned enterprise at that time, and as a result, I became a manager. ”

"This is not the biggest tragedy, the biggest tragedy is the concept is different, I went on a business trip to expand business, a few days later back to Hangzhou, the joint venture party registered a wholly-owned company of its own, the name is also called "inland yellow pages", the two companies actually began to vicious competition, what do you say I still do?"

The old horse poured out his bitter experience.

Indeed, the old horse is not young, and if he plays like this once or twice, he really has nothing to do!

"Mr. Ma, I have already expressed my position, Alibaba is not called Alibaba without your horse luck, I vote not only for Alibaba, but also for you!" Son Masayoshi also sternly expressed his position.

"That's good, Mr. Sun, Mr. Li is also a real young handsome, today we will be more close!" Lao Ma said to Son Zhengyi, it seems that Lao Ma is still a little sorry for Sun Zhengyi.

"Mr. Li, I heard Mr. Ma say that you are a little prejudiced against me?" Masayoshi Son asked, looking at me.

"Mr. Sun, this is not a matter of prejudice, but a normal reaction of most Chinese people!"

I glanced sideways at the old horse, and then replied unhurriedly to Son.

"Mr. Li, in fact, my ancestral home is in Putian, Fujian, the ancestors of the Sun family moved from Putian, Fujian Province to the Korean Peninsula many times during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and it was not until my grandfather Sun Zhongqing's generation that the Sun family moved from Daegu, South Korea to Kyushu, Japan. ”

"My ancestors were Chinese immigrants to the Korean Peninsula, I was born in Tosu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan, and I am the third generation of Chinese Japanese who have settled in Japan, and my grandson's family has only been living in Japan for three generations. ”

Son then said, "The Sun clan of my family is different from the Sun clan inherent in the Korean nation. My ancestral home and the Sun family of the Han nationality belong to the same roots. ”

"Our Sun family is a descendant of Sun Wu's lineage, and I am the 24th grandson of Sun Wu. So Mr. Li, don't treat me as a pure Japanese!"

"Hehe! Mr. Sun, in fact, you also misunderstood me, for Mr. Sun personally, I really have no prejudice, only admiration, really!"

"That's right! You two are heroes, and you both look up to my horse luck and are optimistic about Alibaba. ”

"So I really hope that everyone will become friends, cultivate Ababa together, and make Alibaba truly a great company!"

Seeing that the two sides had eliminated the barrier, Lao Ma hurriedly spoke.

"Mr. Ma said it well, I agree!" Son said.

I nodded.

Son Zhengyi has not heard any "evil deeds" in later generations, and it seems that he really has a certain "inland plot", and I believe that it is not a bad thing to make friends.

"Then this plan, I believe the two of you have no opinion, right?" The old horse said and looked at the papers on the table.

"To be honest, I want to invest all the 30 million US dollars in Mr. Ma, but even if Mr. Li is so optimistic, half of the family is no problem, anyway, I have so much investment, it doesn't matter if Mr. Ma invests a little less here!"

Son was the first to speak.

"I don't have a problem, but in the future, with every round of financing from Alibaba, my share can only increase, not decrease!"

What's more, only half of the truncation is cut, and if you don't show your attitude first, then the next multiple rounds of financing will not be diluted less!

"Mr. Li is so optimistic about Alibaba?" Son asked.

"Of course, Mr. Sun doesn't believe it, I'll pay for it now and buy the equity of Alibaba that Mr. Sun will get at double price!"

"Mr. Li, why don't I buy you on the same terms?"

"Hey, hey, I said, you two, you have so much money that you don't have a place to burn, why don't you give me a higher valuation?" Lao Ma saw that there was no one next to us and started a "money war", so he quit.

"Are you excused?"

Masayoshi Son and I asked Lao Ma in unison.

"Hmph! we'll see!" The old horse said angrily.