After successfully pulling Steve Jobs, the biggest contributor to Apple ZTE, into the game, Su Chenyu's game has been half completed, 8 ?? ． Ｕ?８?Ｘ?Ｓ?`Ｃ?ＯＭ

So, it's time to make the game a little bigger!

If Yahoo is the pioneer of the Internet tide, then Netscape is the "fire" that ignited the Internet tide.

Netscape may be very unfamiliar to many people, and many people have never heard of this name, let alone know what it has to do with the IT Internet. Also, when the Internet really entered thousands of households, Netscape has become a thing of the past, and after being acquired by the United States Online, it is even more sluggish, almost bidding farewell to the IT industry.

However, although there is no Netscape in the IT world, there is still a legend of him in this Internet world.

You must know that Netscape's role in promoting the entire IT industry can be said to be historic, but it is a pity that they were born at the wrong time and met Microsoft, a supergiant that eats people and "does not spit out bones".

So everyone must be very curious, what is this Netscape guy?

Don't blow it, it's not black, Netscape is the absolute giant of the first generation of browsers, and when he's awesome, what IE, Google Chrome, Window of the World, etc. are all rookies. Even,Netscape once pressed Microsoft's crying dad and calling mother,In the end, I had no choice but to use the next three indiscriminate means to sneak attack behind the back,Use people's original code to rebuild the IE browser。 In the end, relying on the monopoly of the Indos platform and Microsoft's own big business, he directly used a trick to "use it for free" and completely cut Netscape down.

This time, Su Chenyu fell in love with Netscape, the first generation of browser giants in the future.

However, now Netscape is not called Netscape, but is called Mosaic Corporation - Mark Anderson, the central figure in the development of Mosaic browser, and Jim Clark, the founder of Visual Computing Technology, were just founded on April 4 this year. U8??? ．?Ｕ?８ＸＳ`ＣＯＭ

As for why Mosaic later changed its name to "Netscape Communications", it is simple because the trademark rights of Mosaic are not in the hands of Mark Anderson and Jim Clark. Therefore, in order to avoid being caught in an infringement lawsuit, Mosaic had no choice but to change its name to "Netscape Communications".

Since we have said this, we have to talk about the past and present life of Netscape, which is still based on MOSAIC at the core, and then rewrote the browser code to achieve it.

Quite simply, the Mosaic browser is a product of Mark Anderson's research at the NCSA at the University of Illinois.

Later, when he saw that the Mosaic browser was so popular, Mark Anderson, who smelled the business opportunity, directly plunged into the tide of entrepreneurship, and then hit it off with Jim Clark, who was "like-minded", and set up a company to specialize in browsers.

At present, Mosaic has not officially released the Mosaic Scape 0.9 browser, and it is still under intense development. However, no one will know that after the successful release of this browser, even the beta version will still sweep the entire market and become the hottest browser - there is no one.

Therefore, now is the best time for Su Chenyu to make a move, he wants to successfully pocket the other party in the darkness before the dawn - this is another key point in his big layout.

Still in Silicon Valley, the "land of dreams", Su Chenyu met the two founders of Netscape, Mark Anderson and Jim Clark, they are not at the same level as Steve Jobs, and now they are just small characters in Silicon Valley.

"You two, I don't need to say anything superfluous, right? My intention has been made clear before, what do you think of it?"

Meeting with this kind of "small role", Su Chenyu did not have the slightest superfluous greetings, and went straight to the point, and said his intention straight to the point-8 ?? U?8?X?S?'C?OM Yes, technology can make dreams come true in this part of Silicon Valley, but I'm sorry, if there is no influx of capital, the dream of technological achievements will only be a castle in the air, and will not become a "wealth myth" that everyone envies and marvels at.

Even, if there is no strong impetus from the power of capital, there will be no "wealth myth" of high-tech companies such as Google, Facebook, and Yahoo, nor will there be so many super-rich people, let alone stimulate waves of "technology masters" to break into Silicon Valley with dreams.

So, in Silicon Valley, the capitalists are the real "uncles" - everyone starts a business for wealth and glory.

Nodding, Mark Anderson and Jim Clark looked at each other and said, "Yes, we have seen the simplicity of the investment sent by the Ginkgo Fund. ”

Tapping his fingers unhurriedly on the tabletop, Su Chenyu glanced up at Mark Anderson and Jim Clark, and then said, "What do you two think?"

This time, Jim Clark, the "old Silicon Valley", took over and said: "We agree in principle to the investment of Ginkgo Fund, but ......"

As soon as he heard the meaning of Jim Clark's words, Su Chenyu stopped tapping his fingers on the table and said solemnly: "What?

"First of all, the valuation of 12 million is a bit low, you know, I invested 4 million dollars in Mosaic at that time, and now our new browser product is about to be successfully developed, and once it is put into the market, it will definitely be able to seize most of the market share. ”

"In addition, will Ginkgo Fund intervene in the management of the company after obtaining a controlling stake?"

"And ......"

After listening to Jim Clark's words quietly, Su Chenyu touched his chin, and after muttering for a while, he said, "What is the valuation of Mosaic by those two?"

Again, Jim Clark asked so many questions, in fact, the most important thing is the first one - money!

As long as the "money" is in place, the subsequent problems are not a problem.

Listening to Su Chenyu's words, Mark Anderson and Jim Clark looked at each other and smiled, and then said: "20 million, we think this is the normal valuation of the company." ”

Well, don't say that these two guys really dare to make a price, you must know that Su Chenyu's valuation of Yahoo is only 8 million US dollars, and this guy dares to ask for 20 million directly.

However, Netscape is indeed much better than Yahoo in the early stage, to put it mildly, Yahoo is now a small workshop, and Netscape has at least embarked on the road of a regular company. Therefore, Su Chenyu offered Netscape a price 50% higher than Yahoo, and the valuation of 12 million is definitely a lot.

Shaking his head with a smile, Su Chenyu said directly: "Now your company doesn't even have a product, and even if you have a product, it is difficult to make a profit in the short term or even a few years, is the valuation of 20 million too high?"

"$15 million, that's my bottom line, $9 million I want 60% of the shares. ”

Without much nonsense, Su Chenyu directly made his final offer, saying that if it weren't for the plan for his own situation, he would not have invested in a "small company" like Netscape at all. It's really not that Su Chenyu looks down on Netscape, it's really compared with IT giants such as Yahoo, Cisco, Apple, etc., Netscape is really small and unsightly. You must know that Netscape's highest market value is only more than $5 billion, which is not even a fraction of the giants such as Yahoo, Cisco, and Apple.

If you don't blow it or black, for an IT company of Netscape's grade, Silicon Valley is really a big deal. However, the reason why Su Chenyu attaches so much importance to this guy is very simple, it is really that Netscape plays too much role in this game, and it can be said that it is a key chess piece of Su Dashao.

Well, I didn't expect Su Chenyu, an investor, to be so irritable, but Mark Anderson and Jim Clark didn't have the slightest displeasure, no way, whoever makes the family rich, whoever has money is the master! Besides, 20 million is just the sky-high asking price of the two of them, and now that they have paid back the money on the ground, and the tone is still so "horizontal", then accept it.

So, after thinking for a while, Mark Anderson and Jim Clark said in unison: "Okay, but we must not compromise on the management of the company." ”

Su Chenyu really has no interest in the management of Netscape, and after the planning of this bureau, he will only enter the path of cashing out at a high level. However, Netscape is quite important to Su Chenyu's layout, so he can not have the right to manage, but he must have the final decision-making power.

"Ginkgo Fund will not interfere in the management of the company, which you two can rest assured, but we must have the final decision-making power on some major matters, and we will never give in. ”

Since Ginkgo Fund does not interfere in the management of the company, then Mark Anderson and Jim Clark have nothing to worry about, as for the final decision-making power, it should be, after all, it is the largest shareholder of the company.

"If that's the case, we're fine. ”

Hearing that Mark Anderson and Jim Clark agreed, Su Chenyu smiled, and then said: "Okay, let's just say it, tomorrow we will officially sign the agreement, and I will answer the accounts of the two on the spot." ”

"Okay, then we'll see you tomorrow. ”

After the two sides happily reached an agreement, Su Chenyu suddenly remembered something, so he said with a smile: "I think the company should change its name, after all, this name conflicts with the ownership of the MOSAIC trademark owned by NCSA." In order to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future, it is better to change the name. ”

Mark Anderson and Jim Clark nodded in unison, as they had always wanted to change the name of the company.

But what name do you want to change?

The next day, Su Chenyu formally reached an investment acquisition agreement with Mark Anderson and Jim Clark on behalf of Ginkgo Fund - Ginkgo Fund acquired 60% of Mosaic's shares at a price of $9 million, and officially changed the company's name to "Netscape Communications Company".

At this point, Netscape, the first generation of browser giants, has officially become Su Chenyu's "meal on a plate", and this is just an "hors d'oeuvres"!