Chapter 329: Breaking Through from the Inside (Part I)
At a time of crisis, Google was actually financed by HH, which was in full swing, instead of being acquired, and the news immediately caused an uproar in the industry. Unfortunately, neither company is a listed company and has no obligation to disclose information, even if a large number of media reporters block the door of HH.
With Kyle's urine, if it weren't for the company's launch of a new product, he would never have been interviewed by the media. At this point, he and Li Jiaming have a tacit understanding, and they both believe that it is better to keep a little distance from the media and maintain a sense of mystery than to be a star on TV.
Google, which sold 30% of its shares in exchange for $4 billion in cash, has also begun to work with IBM on American college campuses to promote their cloud computing plans, which are still rapidly improving. This plan, which aims to reduce the cost of distributed computing technology in academic research, has been welcomed by universities because of the abundant financial resources to provide relevant hardware and software equipment and technical support for these universities, and has also been promoted and improved at a rapid pace.
By the time their competitor Yahoo reacted and was ready to follow the old practice, Google's partners had already included more than a dozen top universities such as Harvard and Stanford, and relied on their strong R&D capabilities to improve the solution, and began to expand to other universities.
"Gentlemen, I repeat, Yahoo has only 18 months to live! In 2006, Amazon had already proposed the concept of Elastic Compute Cloud service, why didn't it attract your attention? If you are still obsessed with Yahoo's past, I don't mind letting you leave with your stocks!"
Yang Zhiyuan, who was tied by Li Jiaming's hands and feet with a non-disclosure agreement, ranted for the first time at a Yahoo high-level meeting, blaming the R&D department for the failure, and took the opportunity to purge one-third of the R&D department executives and replace them with overly energetic young people. Then, with Yahoo's deep pockets and connections, Yang Zhiyuan joined forces with Hewlett-Packard and Intel to announce a joint research program covering the United States, Germany and Singapore, launching a cloud computing research testbed to advance Yahoo's cloud computing.
Under this plan, Yahoo will work with partners to create six data centers as research and pilot beds, each configured with 1,400 to 4,000 processors. Partners include MIT, NYU, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, Steinbuch Computing Center at the University of Karlsruhe, Intel Labs, and Hewlett-Packard Labs.
Yahoo's resolute and bold and costless work created a big problem for Kyle, who was preparing for the GCA IPO roadshow. Compared with a behemoth like Yahoo, Google, which has been suppressed and encircled, is still too weak, and the four billion dollars in cash that can connect American universities is already the limit of Ekri's limit, and if they want to expand further, they must need more funds.
Hanhua could have given a blood transfusion to Google, but is it worth it?
Yahoo's strength is too strong, not to mention its monopoly on the search market of fixed networks, and even the search market share on wireless networks has caught up, and because of chip companies, it has become an ally with giants like Intel and HP. Will the confrontation with a giant like Intel trigger a chain reaction?
GCA is indeed strong, but the wireless office solutions that are being vigorously promoted rely on these big companies to be the first to use, if it is against these giant companies, will it let Apple, which is catching up?
This is not impossible, as long as the quality of the products is similar and the price is similar, the purchase will likely be determined by the respective PR skills and interpersonal relationships. This is a lose-lose move, Hanhua's interests will be damaged, and Yang Zhiyuan's interests will also be damaged. But now Yang Zhiyuan is a fighter and politician, in order to shirk his responsibilities and purge 1/3 of the department executives, he immediately threw out an investment plan of 12 billion yuan. Fighting with such a person is bound to be Mars hitting the earth, and it is impossible to stop without distinguishing the winner or loser.
In fact, this is intimidation, intimidating Hanhua and Li Jiaming to back down and hand over the unbeatable Xiaoqiang Google.
At this time, Yang Zhiyuan threw an olive branch again, and this time it was not thrown to Li Jiaming, but directly to Kyle. After more than ten years of intersection, Yang Zhiyuan has already thought about Li Jiaming thoroughly, this person is talented, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a genius who has not been born for a hundred years, but the biggest problem is to cherish feathers. To put it mildly, this person is so famous, and he values reputation more than profit. As long as the big hat of justice and fairness is buttoned up to him without harming his core interests, it is very likely that he will be forced to give in.
Yang Zhiyuan, who has been transformed into a banana, has no way to hide his mouth, but Kyle, who has been sinicized, is silent, and he has no intention of inviting guests to a cup of coffee, and sits silently behind the desk with a gloomy face.
"Kyle, even with the support of Hanhua, Google will be able to compete with Yahoo?
Ok, I can tell you unequivocally, this is impossible! For GCA, search and cloud computing are not core businesses, but for Yahoo, they are the lifeline. We can do our best to compete with you at any cost, is it possible for you to do that?"
Kyle's face changed, with the advent of the iPhone, the requirements for wireless network bandwidth have been dramatically amplified, and 3G to replace 2G has become an imminent thing, it can be said that this is Intel and FL, the allies of the bet won. The two companies that control the 3G alliance are in the honeymoon period because they have not driven chip manufacturers such as Texas Instruments from the market, and it is impossible to refuse Yang Zhiyuan's request.
This also means that if GCA does not budge, the major telecom operators that urgently need to adopt the 3G standard will close the door to cooperation with GCA and turn to the solution of GCA's rival Apple. Wireless office solutions require the cooperation of telecom operators to meet the rapidly increasing bandwidth requirements. Hanhua suppressed Apple again in this field, because of the alliance between FL and Intel, so that those telecom companies secretly pulled the shelf.
FL Technology is not HH, it is controlled by Yang Zhiyuan and a few Taiwanese, and Li Jiaming just invested in some shares and hung the title of director, which has no influence on it at all. With the loss of a friend and an enemy out of thin air, can Hanhua accept this loss?
Seeing Kyle's face change, Yang Zhiyuan threw down the last chip and said in a deep voice: "Kyle, don't doubt my determination. Although I have a huge interest in GCA, if Yahoo fails, I will be worthless.
You don't have to worry about Ming, as long as you get enough benefits for GCA, he can't use his power for personal gain and force the group to inject another capital into Google. Also, I would like to remind you that your non-dilutable 5% stock and 10% voting rights have ensured that your position is secure. ”
The words in front were threats, and the back were assurances, and Kyle had to be shaken. After Hanhua's listing, Li Jiaming's shares will be diluted again, although this dilution will not affect his prestige and control, but as his deputy, Kyle has to consider his own future and interests.
As the god of Hanhua, Li Jiaming's position is unshakable, and Kyle has no intention of challenging it, but what about the company's interests? As long as this agreement is reached before the IPO, GCA's valuation is bound to soar again, which will be beneficial not only to Kyle's interests, but also to Li Jiaming. Competing with Yahoo at all costs, even if Larry is talented, as long as Hanhua does not enter the game, it is difficult for the weak Google to have a chance to win.