Chapter 1366 Golconda

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"If that's the case, I'm afraid we'll have to wait another year! One year is enough time for Google to further establish their leading position in the global search market! Even if we buy Yahoo a year later, it will be difficult for us to make a difference in the Internet search market in the face of a strong Google!"

In fact, Liu Dong's words are also what Feng Jianhui is worried about.

A year is enough time to change so many things, especially in this era of advanced information and rapid change.

And the time since Google's listing, coupled with the time of acquiring Yahoo, and the time of business separation and running-in after the successful acquisition, when they have done everything well and are ready to fight with Google, I am afraid that two years have passed by then, and Google has long become an unshakable giant in the international Internet search market.

If this is the case, the acquisition of Yahoo at great cost will be an indelible failure of the company's business strategy.

This is obviously something that neither Liu Dong nor Feng Jianhui wants to see.

"Do you want to give up?" Liu Dong said in his heart.

Soon he shook his head, extinguishing the idea of giving up that had just floated in his mind, and Zhang Fan's description of the Internet ecosystem deeply moved him.

The temptation to become an unshakable leader in the industry is something that Liu Dong is now hard to refuse.

"Chairman, I think we can be flexible!"

"Tell me what you think?" Liu Dong said with a shock in his spirits.

The past few years of getting along with each other have made Liu Dong understand that in difficult times, Feng Jianhui can always come up with a lot of useful attention.

"Yes, although we can't acquire Yahoo yet, Google and Yahoo are not the only Internet companies in the world that are mainly engaged in search engines! Like Baidu, the largest search engine in China, 'NHN', the largest search engine, portal and online game operator in South Korea, 'ASK' in the United States, 'YanDex', the largest search engine in Russia, and even Ebay, a subsidiary of China Communication, has a search business!"

"If we could combine these search engine companies, we would have 9 billion searches a year and a 15.8 percent share of searches, which is not as good as Google and Yahoo, but not too far behind. What's more, with this foundation, we can join the global internet search market now, without having to wait another year, or even two, to see Google further establish its lead. ”

"Moreover, the acquisition of these five Internet search engine companies requires less than $4 billion compared to the cost of acquiring Yahoo, and acquiring them does not prevent us from acquiring Yahoo. ”

"War in the corner?" After a little thought, Liu Dong said with interest.

"Maybe it can also be more appropriately described as 'the countryside surrounds the city'!" Feng Jianhui said with a slight smile.

After nodding, Liu Dong said: "This is indeed a good way, just do what you say...... Alas, if I had bought Google directly, I wouldn't have the troubles I have now!"

Liu Dong's sigh is also the regret in Feng Jianhui's heart.

At the beginning, Zhang Fan once mentioned the matter of directly acquiring Google. But Yahoo, which was powerful at the time, made both Liu Dong and Feng hesitate to buy Google. So, they chose to invest in Google and buy eBay at that time. Looking back now, the decision at that time cannot be said to be wrong, after all, eBay's development potential is far greater than that of Google, which was just a 'parasite' in the first place. And, even today, eBay is still one of the leaders in international e-commerce! From an investment and acquisition perspective, the acquisition of eBay is a success.

But missing out on Google is always a pity.

"Don't talk about the past. Jianhui, after you go back, tell Zhang Fan that it is the same as a search engine on the portal, so let's start with a small company. Since we can't acquire Yahoo in a short period of time, then we will develop slowly on our own, and occupying the market is the key!"

"I understand!" ......

Subsequently, after the two chatted about some work matters, Feng Jianhui took the initiative to leave.

After he left, looking at the sunset outside the window, Liu Dong exhaled slowly. This time, he came to Hong Kong and basically did the same.

There is only one thing left, and it is also the most important and the most unrelieved thing for him, which has not come to fruition so far.

"Still no news?"

As Liu Dong's slightly undulating voice sounded, a lean young man in a black suit in the corner said respectfully: "Yes, door master! Our people have been monitoring the Xia family for a while. So far, I haven't seen Miss Xia inside. And I learned from the servants of the Xia family that Miss Xia has not been heard from since she left the Xia family four years ago, and she has never come back in the middle!"

"I know, you go down first, don't relax the monitoring of the Xia family!" After a half-silence, Liu Dong said slowly.

"Yes, Master!"

After bowing respectfully, Luo Di quietly left.

Liu Dong was left behind, looking at the vibrant garden outside the window, his eyes gradually becoming deep and drifting, and the crazy and lingering night in Myanmar four years ago resurfaced clearly in his mind.

"Yunshang, where are you now, why haven't you heard from you for so long?"

The melancholy Liu Dong stood in front of the window for a long time.

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Delhi is the capital of India and has long been the capital of the Mughal Empire in Indian history. So, you can see a large number of places of interest in the city of Delhi. However, for the needs of the country's development, the Government of India has expanded New Delhi on the basis of Delhi.

But one problem that cannot be changed so far is that there is too much difference in the level of development between Old Delhi and New Delhi. One is like a poor kiln, the other is like a rich area.

The streets of Old Delhi are narrow, with dilapidated buildings of two or three storeys, ox carts, bicycles, and trams filling the narrow alleys. On the contrary, New Delhi is the economic and administrative center of the entire country, with its wide streets and lively streets among verdant trees.

A Delhi Gate seems to separate two worlds, tradition and modernity, poverty and wealth, reality and ideals. It seems that every positive and negative word you can think of can be used here.

The root cause of such an extreme phenomenon may be inseparable from India's entrenched caste system. In today's world, especially in modern times, there has never been a system that has been so effective in distinguishing between the superior and the inferior.

Of course, none of this is Liu Dong's business, he came to find the key to solve his own problems.

After the issue of heirs has become a topic of concern for the entire family, even with Liu Dong's strong and independent character, he has to consider that it is time to solve this problem.

Therefore, after staying in Hong Kong for nearly half a month, Liu Dong took Luo Di and the two of them to the capital of India in a low-key manner, without taking a private jet.

Although it acquired Starwood, the eighth largest hotel group in the world, the five-star hotels of K. Wah Hotel Group have not yet expanded to Delhi, so after Liu Dong came out of the airport, he chose to stay in the five-star hotel 'New Delhi Metropolis Hotel & Spa', which has a good reputation!

"Hey, I didn't expect there to be so many people here!"

Liu Dong, who had just gotten out of the car, couldn't help but be surprised when he watched the flow of people coming in and out of the hotel door, and it seemed that they were either rich or expensive.

"Maybe it's going on!" Roddy said, glancing at it.

"Well, let's go!"

After nodding, the two walked in with simple luggage.

After a brief negotiation at the front desk, the self-owned service staff took the two to the presidential suite, which had been booked a long time ago.

"By the way, I saw that you guys were quite lively here just now, are there any events held in the hotel?" asked Liu Dong curiously after handing the 5,000 rupees tip to the waiter.

"Yes! Christie's is holding an auction with us today!" For the sake of money, the waiter naturally knows everything.

"Christie's auction?" Liu Dong suddenly became a little interested.

"Yes, I heard that the finale of this auction is a large diamond from the most famous Golconda mine in India, weighing more than 100 carats, and the rich people of all India are crazy about it......!"

Listening to the young waiter's excited and obsessive voice, Liu Dong's interest in his heart became stronger and stronger.

The Golconda mine in India is well-known in the global diamond community.

Let's not talk about "One Thousand and One Nights", the legendary description of Diamond Valley in Mark Polo's "Miracle". In fact, Golconda was the capital of a powerful kingdom in 1518~1687, and Emperor Aurangzeb overthrew its ruler and became part of the Mughal dynasty. It was still in its heyday for about 40 years before the minerals were depleted. The stunning gemstone has made it world-famous, attracting the admiration of kings, princes, authorities and passionate collectors of European royalty.

Before the discovery of diamonds in Brazil in 1725, the Golconda region was the world's only source of diamonds, and Golconda gradually became synonymous with famous diamonds. There are many world-famous legendary diamonds produced here, such as the "Star of Hope" now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., which is the prototype of the "Heart of the Ocean" in the "Titanic" movie, the "Koh-i-Noor" diamond set in the crown of the British king, and the Prince pink diamond sold by the wealthy Indian businessman Hyderabad Nizam in 1960.

There is no doubt that the Golconda mine, which is now under the protection of the Indian government, is a legend in the diamond world around the world.

The Premir diamond mine in South Africa, which produced the world's first diamond and weighs 3,106 carats of the 'Star of Africa', is only a small character in front of the Golconda mine.

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