Chapter 216: Lin Ze enters the fire pit
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Lin Ze discussed the capital injection with Li Yanhong and Xu Yong, and invited them to have a meal in the box.
It was already lunchtime.
After the meal, he took a short break in the hotel and went to two more companies.
Waves, and whooshs.
These two Internet companies are now the focus of the industry.
And their founders, Wang Zhidong and Zhang Zhaoyang, are also stars in the financial industry.
Lin Ze personally came to the door and visited them.
They knew Lin Ze and knew that he was quite accomplished in music and film.
But these are all things in the entertainment industry.
They don't care, because they don't seem to have anything in common with each other.
Lin Ze is rich, and they know this.
A ghost, Lin Ze earned 60 million US dollars!
That's a lot of money.
But none of them are short of money now.
Because venture capitalists are optimistic about them and give them continuous injections of capital.
And now, they are already planning to go public on the NASDAQ.
At this time, Lin Ze put forward a request to inject capital and also hold shares.
For them, it's a joke.
Lin Ze walked out of their company with their sneer.
But he wasn't angry.
Because this was originally expected by him.
He knew before he came here that they were going to go public next year, and they weren't short of money right now.
Lin Ze also knows that at the beginning of next year, the bubble of Internet stocks will burst, and the Nasdaq will plummet.
At that time, a large number of online listed companies in country M will go bankrupt, a large number of talents in the industry will lose their jobs, and the surviving stock prices will also fall to the bottom!
At that time, it was a good time to inhale the dip, and it was also a good time to circle talents.
Lin Ze smiled and walked out of their company, and said in his heart: The one who laughs last is the winner!
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Lin Ze stayed in Beijing for another two days, and was called into the South China Sea again, this time to hold a meeting with relevant military personnel to discuss the military's 30 billion investment project.
This meeting was chaired by Vice Chairman H.
I don't know what the relationship between Wang Yu and others is, the project of developing a super-large cruise ship was actually proposed, and it has received strong support from the navy.
And another project is also firmly supported by the Air Force: the development of a large aircraft!
The army is relatively low-key and basically has no requirements, and the army of country Z is among the best in the world and is not weak.
In comparison, the navy and air force are relatively weak.
This time, a large amount of money was finally "slaughtered", and they were embarrassed to compete with the navy and air force.
The development of large cruise ships and large airplanes is a very money-burning project.
But this can play a very important role in accumulating the country's experience in building large ships and large aircraft!
Moreover, cruise ships and large aircraft are developed, and the profits on them will not be less.
For these two projects, Lin Ze was happy to see them succeed, and even when they were competing for funds and the competition was fierce, he interjected to persuade them to calm down, and said with a smile: "What are we fighting for in our own family?" If I don't have enough money, I can go to the West again to get ......"
When he said this, the people in the congregation were stunned and immediately laughed.
Vice Chairman H quipped: "Kobayashi is a financial genius, more precious than our national treasure, haha, use Western money to develop our career, this is good!" Haha~"
Lin Ze said "shyly": "It is my honor to be able to contribute to the country." ”
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On the 25th, a piece of news caught Lin Ze's attention, and he immediately bought a ticket and flew directly to S (Shenzhen) Shenzhen City.
On November 11, 98, Ma Huateng and his classmate Zhang Zhidong and others pooled 500,000 yuan to register and establish S Shenzhen Tengxun Computer System Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen City.
In February '99, Tencent launched the instant messaging OICQ, the predecessor of QQ.
OICQ is a software that highly imitates ICQ, an instant messaging software under "M Country Online".
Well, to put it bluntly, it's actually copycats, infringement and piracy.
ICQ does not pay attention to foreign markets and does not have a Chinese version in country Z, which greatly hinders its development.
However, the OICQ version of Tencent was in Chinese, and it was well received as soon as it was released.
In November 99, the number of OICQ user registrations reached 1 million, and the industry paid attention!
But at the same time, it also caused trouble.
On December 25, Country M Online sent a team of lawyers to sue the Shenzhen Court, suing Tengxun for infringement and demanding compensation of 20 million US dollars, totaling about 165 million yuan!
When country M acquired ICQ, its registered users were 12 million and cost 287 million US dollars, so although the amount of compensation claimed is large, it is also in line with the international market price.
But this is in country Z.
This sky-high compensation claim, and the plaintiff is still a company in country M, has attracted the attention of the media at once, and at the same time, the entire Internet industry has paid great attention.
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Although the number of registered users of OICQ has exceeded 1 million, Tencent really has no money!
The compensation of 165 million is not so much even if they are sold!
At this time, Tencent, like other Internet companies, has not yet found a major mode of profitability, and most of them only rely on venture capital to maintain it, and then after expanding the market, it will make money through listing.
OICQ now needs to pay for registration, and Tencent is barely able to survive on this registration fee, and they are now under pressure to pay for expensive servers, so how can they have any money to compensate?
Country M sued them online, and they were like a little white rabbit facing a big monster.
The facts of infringement are very clear, the media compared the two software, except for one in English and the other in Chinese, which is indeed highly similar, like twin brothers.
If the court really accepts the lawsuit filed by country M, then Tencent will inevitably lose the lawsuit.
In such a situation, Lin Ze went to S Zhen, and then found Ma Huateng and his team.
That night, Lin Ze hosted a banquet for the leadership team of Zhen City, and Ma Huateng also accompanied him.
Zhen City is a sub-provincial city, and Lin Ze's identity at this time is no secret in the officialdom, especially at the top level.
He has a close relationship with the top leadership of the republic, and the leading body of Shenzhen City will naturally not lose face.
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On the 26th, a news item was reported on the website of Tencent.
The news was accompanied by a photo, in which Lin Ze and Ma Huateng, the boss of Tengxun, shook hands and laughed, and seemed to have reached an agreement.
The text of the news claimed that Lin Ze was interested in investing in Tencent Info.
The news broke out, which attracted widespread media attention, and other websites reprinted it in a timely manner.
The interrogation of the defendant was already quite eye-catching, but now it has involved Lin Ze, a public figure who is not a star or even a star, and it has become a topic of conversation.
Tengxun's infringement is obvious.
Even though many discerning people see that the instant messaging market in country Z is also quite promising, and tenxun also occupies a considerable share in it (according to statistics, at the end of 99, the number of Internet users in country Z is 5.37 million).
But now Tengxun is a hot potato, and whoever picks it up is unlucky.
For a while, public opinion thought that Lin Ze was confused and was doing a deal that would not make money.
When the prosecution team of country M Online learned the news, they were overjoyed.
Because they know that Tencent can't lose so much money at all, and their purpose is just to make Tencent go bankrupt and shut down! Then they will develop the Chinese version of ICQ themselves to open up the market in country Z.
But Lin Ze is rich, if Lin Ze takes over Tencent, then they can get a huge amount of compensation, which is a windfall......
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Just when public opinion said that Lin Ze was confused, country M was overjoyed.
On the 27th, Lin Ze lived in the hotel, and the reporter could not interview him, nor did he see any action by Lin Ze and Tengxun.
On the 28th, Tengxun suddenly reported a news that Mr. Lin Ze had acquired 80% of the shares of Tengxun at a price of 150 million yuan yesterday......
When the news came out, public opinion was boiling, and almost all of them had the same voice: Lin Ze fell into the fire pit without hesitation this time!
Lin Xinru, who was filming far away in S Sea, was interviewed by a reporter and inquired about this matter, and she said in surprise: "I don't know about this." ”
She really didn't know.
The prosecution team of country M online was also interviewed by reporters, and they said with a smile: The instant messaging market in country Z has great potential, and we appreciate Mr. Lin's vision and courage very much!
Their demeanor and tone were rather gloating.
This made another voice in the public opinion that originally scolded Lin Ze for being confused, scolding the M country guys for falling into the well and being despicable and shameless......
The public opinion of netizens is always deeply emotional.
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