Chapter 128: Skynet
100 million!
Seeing the investment plan handed over by Huang Haoming, the first phase of investment actually requires 100 million. Although your father introduced me as a billionaire, a net worth of hundreds of millions does not mean that I can take out 100 million in cash, and many times even 10 million has to be tossed and turned for a long time, Qin Ran looked at these turtles and said secretly in his heart.
"To be China's Yahoo and build China's No. 1 portal, I like this goal."
Qin Ran said with a smile first.
"But China has local Chinese characteristics, and blindly copying the experience of the United States is very likely to be unsuitable, especially in terms of investment, the renminbi and the dollar are very different."
A few of you shouldn't have stayed in the United States for a long time, and if someone else invests 10 million US dollars, you will come to China and forget to convert your actual purchasing power. As it stands, it's already very good that you have 1 million RMB in place. Although he thought so in his heart, Qin Ran still wouldn't say it clearly.
"As an entrepreneurial team with nothing, I mean there are samples, not that you can't do it. In business, since you come to the door, then I will make a sample first. For example, a web page, or something that is more intuitive. After all, no matter how well it is said, it still depends on the goods and orders. ”
In Qin Ran's original plan, he wanted to give Huang Haoming hundreds of thousands of start-up funds, just as he gave Secretary Huang face. If it's really good, then you can consider investing more. But seeing their business plan full of loopholes, Qin Ran felt that the hundreds of thousands of estimates given would be wasted.
"We probably did some web setup last night, but we were delayed because we had to discuss the proposal. Mr. Qin, you know, you have to make samples...... Need for start-up capital investment ......"
Another young man with glasses who came with Huang Haoming seemed to be called Zhu or something, Qin Ran didn't pay attention to it for a while when he was introduced just now, so he only remembered his surname.
"Starting a business is really risky and hard. When I started from scratch, I only had a few hundred dollars in cash. ”
This reminded Qin Ran of the difficult situation he faced when he first woke up a year ago.
"But there are always more ways than difficulties, and there will always be something to gain after hard work. As far as I can see, you can set up a small studio and make a sample, so that people can browse the web page that you have made after surfing the Internet. With this one, it will be more effective to convince investors. As for the start-up capital, I can invest 500,000, but how to distribute it in terms of equity? ”
Although he promised to give 500,000 yuan, he said that in business, Qin Ran still hoped that it would be best to make some things clear in advance.
"We have a few 60% of the equity, you contribute 40%, and if there are investors in the future, we will dilute the equity together. How is this built? ”
Huang Haoming doesn't seem to be their head yet, and it's all about this young man surnamed Zhu who came forward to negotiate.
"Okay, I'll call my company's legal counsel to draft the paperwork, while you are all in need of another trip in the future."
With Qin Ran's 500,000 yuan investment in the account, a network company called "Jiangzhou Skynet" was officially born. I know that several of you are technology maniacs and have never forgotten the Terminator series, so the Chinese name of the website you founded is called "Skynet". The URL is, fortunately, no one has registered yet, and they grabbed it.
However, this also reminded Qin Ran that he hurriedly registered the company's and other related domain names, and also occupied both com, cn, and net. At this time, Qin Ran didn't want to spend a huge amount of money to redeem it after being seized by someone.
His main business is real estate, and Qin Ran has no interest in going to the Internet industry to get a foothold. Although they support Secretary Huang's son to start a business, it is estimated that they will soon go bankrupt and go bankrupt. Because their team is basically technical talents, there is no backbone with excellent operations. In the Internet industry, in addition to technology, operation is also a key factor that goes hand in hand.
Therefore, after giving 500,000, Qin Ran didn't want to continue to throw money into this hole. So he helped come up with an idea that he didn't have to pay for it himself, but also let the Internet company get the money. That is to apply for government high-tech enterprise support funds, the state will have a special subsidy in this area every year, and the company of Secretary Huang's son will of course have a green light all the way if he applies for it. Not surprisingly, 3 million support funds will be in place in a month, enough for them to toss for a while.
Coming to the CFO's dedicated office, Sun Jingui opened his laptop, then took out a 56K modem and started dialing.
"Squeak Quack—"
Modem let out a familiar scream.
Finally connected to the Internet, Sun Jingui clicked on the webpage.
As soon as I opened it, I jumped directly to the homepage.
"Skynet? When did you have this site? ”
Sun Jingui accidentally dragged the webpage up and down to check, and found that in the middle was hot news at home and abroad, and on both sides were links to some popular websites, including Yahoo in the United States, which he often attended.
One point up, you go directly to the Yahoo homepage in the United States.
This function is not bad, you don't have to work hard to enter the URL yourself, it's very convenient, Sun Jingui said secretly in his heart.
Although Qin Ran was not optimistic about the Skynet team, as one of the shareholders, he still briefly mentioned two proposals. First, in terms of the design of the homepage, it is necessary to consider China's national conditions, many people can't remember the lengthy, complex and numerous addresses on the Internet for the first time, and it is best to link out some hot websites to facilitate them to browse directly. The second is to cooperate with telecom operators, once the user dials up to access the Internet, the company's homepage will automatically pop up.
These two construction yì for the fledgling Internet team, but like a treasure, Qin Ran casually said that the things that were generally known in later generations were the finishing touch of flying immortals in the sky at that time. After all, these two effective points are the experience of countless Internet predecessors who have accumulated "white bones".
The web page is a technical problem, and the telecom operator automatically pops up the page is an operational problem, fortunately, Secretary Huang's resources are enough, and it is very smooth to implement it under his greeting.
At this time, Qin Ran also saw this webpage in the office, which looked rough but could still be used. It shows that Huang Haoming's skills are okay, and they may live longer in the big waves of the Internet.
"Mr. Qin, did you find the 'Skynet' website? It's pretty easy to use. ”
Every time Sun Jingui came to report to Qin Ran, the two would always talk about some news on the Internet.
"It's okay, it's convenient for newbies who have just surfed the Internet."
Qin Ran concealed the fact of his investment, after all, the 500,000 yuan was taken from his personal account.
"Now that the NASDAQ is not so popular, a random concept theme can attract a lot of venture capital, package and go public with one-stop services, and create many Internet upstarts. I have many friends who want to come to China from the United States to look for investment opportunities, and this is still a large piece of uncultivated virgin land. ”
I almost forgot that this person in front of me is also a big name in the investment world, Qin Ran thought that if Skynet did it by mistake, maybe there would be a place for Sun Jingui in the future.
"Far from it, sorry. Today I came to tell you that we have just reached an agreement with an investment institution, and they are willing to give us 15% of the shares of ST Tianding for 20 million. As a result, we now hold more than 23% of the shares, which is a big step closer to a controlling position. ”
Sun Jingui sat across from Qin Ran's desk and said.
“Good! It's a little faster than I expected, and this time the deal won't reveal the news that we're going to backdoor, right? ”
The most fearful thing about backdoor listing is that the news will leak, so Qin Ran asked with some concern. Because of such a large-scale equity transaction, it is necessary to announce the shareholders.
"Don't be afraid, I asked another investment institution to temporarily hold these shares for us, which is just a very normal investment from the book transaction. It was because it was unable to repay the dues and had to transfer its shares. ”
As a veteran of the investment world, Sun Jingui knows how to avoid leaks.
“Well-done! If we can succeed in the backdoor next year, then we will have more confidence to expand in China. ”
As a Singaporean, it has become a habit to mix Chinese and English together, so when Qin Ran talks to Sun Jingui, he often unconsciously mixes a few sentences of English with him.
This weekend, a group of executives at Jiangnan Group were forced to work overtime to take the "midterm exam". At that time, Qin Ran mentioned that everyone should be proficient in computer operation, so he specially held this computer skills audit.
Seeing a group of people scrambling like chickens pecking rice, making frequent mistakes under the typing practice software, Qin Ran knew that they hadn't studied the computer with their hearts. There are even people who can't turn on and off, and the representative figure is Chen Hao, who has already forgotten about this when he arrived at Wenzhou Mountain High Emperor.
Of course, two executives with multinational corporate backgrounds, Liu Xufeng and Sun Jingui, are excellent, both of them are inseparable from the Internet and carry laptops with them everywhere.
Its body is upright, and the order is stopped!
Qin Ran knew that in order to convince them and others, he also had to set an example. When they saw Qin Ran's fingers typing on the keyboard like flying, proficient in operating win98 and Office97, everyone was embarrassed.
"In fact, computers are similar to driving, which is a skill that modern people must master. In the future, our company will realize information management on a large scale, and the approval of business processes, the company's meeting notice, and the situation you report to me will be realized on the computer network. Times are moving fast, and if you don't catch up, you'll be quickly eliminated by trends. If the company is progressing, then the manager's ability is also required to improve, and your position should match the ability. All of you here are my good partners and friends, and I hope that in five or ten years, we will still be able to work happily together. Therefore, learning computers is not a matter of interest, nor is it a pastime outside of work, but it is related to your job. ”
It's been a long time since I've seen Qin Ran speak so seriously and harshly, and all the executives know that he is not joking.
"Since I said that if you haven't mastered computer skills before New Year's Day, the annual bonus will be zero. That one definitely counts, and if I can't improve my abilities, then I will consider whether he is still suitable for the future position in the company. ”
Learning computers has risen to the top of the hat, and it seems that Qin Ran attaches great importance to it. One is that computers are very critical skills, and the other is that Qin Ran wants to establish his authority within the company, because some people don't care much about this matter.
"Starting next week, every Sunday, the company will invite a computer teacher to give a lecture to continue to develop everyone's computer skills. Now there is more than a month until New Year's Day, and after studying hard, I can fully meet my requirements. Each of you is equipped with a dedicated work computer, live and learn, I talk and count! ”
Under Qin Ran's strict supervision, learning computers finally improved within the company.
While Qin Ran was urging others, he was also being urged!
Painful and happy, our musical instrument club president Wang Yaxuan is urging him to participate in club activities.