"What.?."

Both were shocked.

"Impossible."

David shook his head directly, "Yahoo Japan has great potential, and it is impossible to give it to you." ”

"I'm talking about selling, but I'm not letting you give it away for nothing......"

"I know, but we can't sell it to you."

David refused outright and was almost non-negotiable.

"It looks like we're not going to be able to work together anymore."

Zhang Ning stretched out his hand, looking helpless.

"Mr. Zhang Ning, we have no plans to sell Yahoo Japan. Don't know, what do you want Yahoo Japan to do? If you're going to enter the international market, it's impossible to start with Japan. ”

Yang Zhiyuan also said on the side.

"I have a layout for Japan, so your Japanese Yahoo is more important to me. I need a portal platform that is larger in Japan, but it seems that you don't have the idea of selling, so I can only apologize for this cooperation. ”

Zhang Ning did not force it.

Still, he said, "Of course, I also know that Yahoo Japan has great potential in the future of Japan." However, I think the search engine is the most important thing for your company. If you can defeat Google in the future, and even become the hegemon of the global search engine, the little Japanese Yahoo is probably dispensable for you Yahoo. ”

"Nope."

David still refused, "This is just a plan you proposed, whether it will be like this in the future, none of us can say." ”

"What if I say that my plan has never failed?"

"This ......"

David was momentarily speechless.

He wanted to say that this guy was too arrogant.

However, Zhang Ning in front of him had a very strange feeling of being in control.

It seems that if he implements his plan, it will really be like this in the future.

It's weird.

David pushed the strange thought out of his head, but he didn't know what to say next.

"Think about it, but I want to say it's going to be your best chance for Yahoo. If you miss this time, maybe, in the future, the world will be without Yahoo. ”

After saying that, Zhang Ning left Yahoo.

"This guy is too tasteless, he actually cursed us."

Watching Zhang Ning leave, David said with some anger.

He had some good feelings for Zhang Ning before, but the last sentence made him hate Zhang Ning.

However, Yang Zhiyuan did not hate Zhang Ning because of this sentence.

"David, I'm wondering what Zhang Ning's last sentence means."

"What do you mean, it's clear that you want to curse us when you see that we don't cooperate. This guy is also too greedy to want our entire Japanese Yahoo. You must know that although the Japanese Internet market is not as good as that of the United States, it is also the world's major Internet market. In the globalization of Yahoo, we finally made a Japanese Yahoo, how could we sell it to this guy and let him pick up the bargain for nothing. ”

"No, that's not what I'm thinking about. Perhaps, Zhang Ning is not cursing us. Don't you think that Zhang Ning's last sentence is really possible? ”

"Is it really possible?"

David had something to go crazy about, "Yang, you're crazy. Unless we're all dead, Yahoo won't be finished. ”

"No, you can't think of it that way."

Yang Zhiyuan took a deep breath, "Recently, I have been thinking about one thing. I'm wondering why Google is just a search engine and it's threatening our market position. And we Yahoo have been dominating the Internet before, but why is it becoming more and more powerless lately? The answer is actually very simple, that is, in fact, the influence of portal websites is really limited, and in terms of platform size, it is not as good as search engines. Now our Yahoo looks good, but when Google explodes again in the future, I think we Yahoo will also be subservient to them. ”

Hearing Yang Zhiyuan's analysis, David also became solemn.

He co-founded Yahoo with Yang Zhiyuan, and has been studying the Internet in recent years, especially in recent years, and of course knows the industry landscape very well. The Internet industry is different from other physical industries, he may instantly make countless people around the world known, but at the same time, he may also instantly make everyone not remember him.

"Yang, are you thinking too strictly?"

"No, maybe that's good."

Yang Zhiyuan's face became worse and worse, "If the future is only under Google, perhaps, our Yahoo can still be considered successful." Because, we already know. Congenitally, portal websites are not as good as search engines. This is limited by the type of product, and no matter how hard we try, we can't change it. But the most terrible thing is not this, but, I suddenly feel that among many Internet products, the portal is actually just a very low-end product, and in the future, there may be many types of products that may surpass us. Like e-commerce, instant messaging...... What do you think? ”

That's why I think Zhang Ning's last sentence may really remind us. If Yahoo continues like this, then we may still be able to exist in the future, but it will definitely not lead the global Internet. Not only can it not lead, but it may even become a global second-rate Internet company. Like, Apple was like back then, how brilliant Apple was, but what about now...... People only remember his brand, and the rest, it's gone. ”

"Could it be that we really want to agree to Zhang Ning's conditions?"

"I don't want to, but if I don't agree, we may really have to go down a road of no return in the future."

A few days later, after a series of discussions at Yahoo's leadership, Yahoo reached a difficult agreement with Penguin.

"Zhang Ning, I hope your plan is feasible."

David and Zhang Ning shook hands amicably.

"I've always said before that my plan is never unworkable."

"Then please ask Mr. Zhang Ning."

"Don't worry, I'm actually not used to Google."

……

Google Headquarters.

"Page, it is rumored that Yahoo has been in frequent contact with Penguin founder Zhang Ning recently."

Co-founder Lou "Boom" sent the news he had just received to Page.

"Yahoo and Penguin? Do they have any cooperation? ”

Penguin may not be on the radar of global investors, but Page is no stranger to Penguin.

One of the reasons is that they, Google, are losing in China while they are taking over the world market.

I have to say that Google's defeat in China has always annoyed Page.

"I don't think Yahoo has any cooperation with Penguin, but with another company under Penguin, I'm afraid, it will have a certain impact on our Google."

"You're talking about Facebook?"