Chapter 65: The Google Threat
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Chen Bo only stayed in Yanjing for two days, and before he was done, he rushed back to Pengcheng again, because a guest visited.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Mayer."
The person who came was Marisa, who was known as the first beauty in Silicon Valley in later generations. Mayer, with short blond hair, a handsome face and a just right good figure, is not inferior to any model.
But she is the head of engineering at Google, a woman who has devoted herself to science and technology, and became the 20th full-time employee of Google after graduating from Stanford University in '99.
"I am also very honored to meet you, Chen. I didn't expect this seaside city to be so beautiful, even more beautiful than San Jose! β
"No matter how beautiful Pengcheng is, it can't overshadow Miss Mayer's light, and it's not too much to say that you are the muse of Silicon Valley."
"Chen, you're really good at talking! You can call me Marissa, though. β
"Each other, each other!"
When the two first met, it was a compliment, but now that the representative of Google is standing in front of him, he is still such an important person, so he has to be vigilant.
"Dear Chen, I am here on behalf of Google, and I am very interested in your third-generation search engine, I wonder if we can cooperate with each other?"
Google search is now in full swing in Europe and the United States, and although there is no official search site yet, more and more portals are choosing it as a cooperative search engine technology provider.
Moreover, the search engine in simplified and traditional Chinese was officially launched in September last year and operated by Yahoo.
"I don't know how your company wants to cooperate?"
"Isn't it tempting for Ant and Google to work together to provide information services to Internet users around the world? Google now processes up to 300 million search requests every day. β
What about when I have never seen the earthly buns? Just a few words and you want to fool me?
The other party is now deliberately putting aside Yahoo and wants to get involved in the Chinese market, but is it a little early in this time period?
Or the other party is just a temptation, taking advantage of the fact that the domestic search market is only in the initial stage of development, and first get a piece of the pie at the minimum cost.
"I don't quite understand what you mean, so I might as well give you the details." Chen Bo pretended to be stupid.
"30% equity, $50 million, and sharing technical data with Google." Mayer's conditions are simple and straightforward, but can technical data really be shared? That may not be seen, 3 percent of the shares to give such a little money to send food? If you find a venture capital company to tell a story, you won't just get such a number.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, I have no intention of selling any equity for the time being, Ant Search will only be an independent search engine."
Chen Bo rejected this proposal without hesitation, technology growth companies are hard to find, and now there is no shortage of Ant's technical operations, whoever sells it is stupid.
"If we are not satisfied with the price, we can negotiate again." Mayer still doesn't give up that hope.
"If Marissa wants to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Pengcheng, I am more than happy to be this guide, if we want to talk about the problem of ant search, there is no need for us to continue talking."
"Aren't you worried about Google suing your company's Ant Index for infringement of Mr. Larry PageRank's project? As far as I know, the engineer in charge of Ant Index is Williams, a former employee of Google. Mr. Pratt! β
Seeing that her intentions failed, this little girl actually ran to my territory to play tricks! Chen Bo said in his heart, am I really a bully?
"If I'm not mistaken, it seems like Williams didn't regularize the staff because of racism, and PageRank wasn't patented, was it? I also heard that Marisa and Mr. Page had a personal relationship, I wonder if it's true? β
Chen Bo dragged out all the gossip news, which blocked Mayer very quickly, and his face was suddenly unhappy. He really didn't expect that this female Yahoo president who would lean towards one side in the future would have such a side, but the lace news said that she had a date with Larry Page, and I don't know if it's true or not, anyway, if you dare to threaten me, I'll expose you.
Seeing that there was no room for maneuver, Mayer had to get up with a blue face and prepare to leave.
"I'm not far away! Welcome to come back next time! Chen Bo politely gently shook the other party's hand, which was trembling with anger.
"Your watch is very chic." Mayer was about to say goodbye when he saw the limited-edition Porsche on his wrist.
"Oh, you mean that?" Chen Bo casually raised his left hand and waved it, "This was given to me by Steve." β
Anyway, he doesn't have to pay taxes if he pretends to be forced, but this watch was indeed given to him by Jobs, and he didn't say anything wrong.
Mayer glanced at Chen Bo thoughtfully before leaving stupidly.
The development of the Internet is rapid, and in July, a few days later, many websites have launched SMS value-added services, especially the fastest network E, and others are closely following.
When the time came to July 13, all the websites of Pangu Group were also waiting for news from afar. Tengxun.com sent a news team to the squares of major cities to collect style, and the beautiful music network prepared a song album to welcome, and Ant Search did not forget to replace the ants on the homepage with the logo of Yanjing's Olympic bid.
The 112th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was officially held in faraway Moscow, and this time there will also be a much-anticipated live voting of the 29th host city.
The participating cities are Toronto, Istanbul, Paris, Osaka and Yanjing in China.
In the first round of voting, Osaka received only 6 votes and was successfully kicked out, while Yanjing received 44 votes, which can be described as a peerless one, 24 more than Toronto, which is in second place.
At 22 o'clock in the evening, the second round of voting was announced, and Yanjing City received 56 votes, which has succeeded in more than half of the votes.
There was only one clear voice in Samaranch's announcement: "Yanjing! Instantly drowned in the burst of cheers, Yanjing's Olympic bid team hugged each other and cried, after missing the 2000 Olympics with 2 votes, Yanjing finally gained global recognition.
The city will not only be the political center of China on the world stage, but will also be closely connected with the largest multi-sport event.
In the brightly lit office hall of Pangu Technology Group, it was already boiling when the signal on the other side of the TV came, and the Chinese people were finally able to raise their eyebrows and have a stage to show when they had been depressed for too long.
Without Chen Bo's order, the news of congratulating Yanjing on the success of the Olympic bid was freshly released.
This can only be regarded as an appetizer, and when the national football team enters the World Cup finals in the second half of the year, the whole country will be even more crazy.
After several months of negotiations, Tengxun defeated Xilang and Suhu, and officially became the chief network partner of the Chinese Football Association, authorizing the construction of the official website of the Football Association and the A-A and A-B football leagues. Of course, this also requires millions of sponsorship fees, otherwise how can it be given to you in vain.
The brand operation team under the leadership of Li Ziqiang directly invested 12 million yuan to sponsor the chest advertising of the national football training jersey, the stadium advertisement, the bus advertisement, etc., and became a top sponsor that can stand shoulder to shoulder with Adidas.
Fortunately, it is only a one-year contract, which lasts until the end of next year's World Cup, and it is also to reduce the risk, if the results are too poor, then you can also end the contract immediately, and if the results are good, there is a right of priority to renew.
The benefits are also obvious, it can quickly enhance brand awareness and brand image, the sponsors of the national football team are all big-name manufacturers, and Adidas is the boss of the sports world, and it is also a lot of light to be on the same level as him.
If it weren't for the lack of money in the account now, it is estimated that Li Ziqiang would dare to sponsor the World Cup and the Olympic Games.
At the end of July, when Ant Search kept throwing money at the No. 1 traffic on the whole network, with more than 60 million clicks per day, Baidu Search was launched.
Obviously, it can't pose any threat to Ant Search for the time being, and it's not a technical problem here, but a problem of operational strategy, and Baidu is now short of money.
Under this momentum, Ant Search's first national advertising partner recruitment conference was successfully held in Pengcheng.
Only excellent provincial agencies are recruited, and some large economic provincial capitals are considering relaxing the policy and recruiting two advertising agencies in sub-provincial cities and provincial capitals.
This kind of agency is different from traditional advertising, and more value lies in the service, which needs to tap customer needs and create customer needs.
Some small and medium-sized enterprises do not have a website, so help him build a website, building a website is not a very high-end job, and ant search matches several sets of corporate website design templates, which will be more convenient for advertising agencies to reduce technical investment.
The income from building a website is all owned by the agent, and 4% of the advertising fee will be obtained. How much can you earn in a year just by relying on large customers? This is a community of interests.
Especially in the economically developed coastal provinces, private and state-owned enterprises have an urgent need for publicity and promotion, but the investment in TV advertising is too large, and it is easy to spend hundreds of thousands of yuan. The price of online advertising is low, and you can freely choose the time and place of delivery at any time, which can directly target the right customers.
Spending a few thousand dollars a month on the web may have a higher conversion rate than hundreds of thousands on TV.
This new advertising agency model has a small investment, and it can be done by finding a few technicians who can do websites, and it is relatively easy to promote, and it is sought after by many small bosses, and it has successfully rolled out advertising channels across the country.
And the big customers are even more not let go, Pepsi is a loyal partner, although poaching Li Ziqiang, but this is a normal business behavior, there is nothing to say, but the benefits to them are real.
Ping An Insurance, China Merchants Bank, and CITIC Securities, all of which are local financial companies in Pengcheng, have reached cooperation agreements with some attempts.
Insurance is trying to get Pangu's policy, and now the whole company is hot, more well-known, and at the same time can promote their brand on the Internet. I earn your money, and you earn my money, and it's mutually beneficial.
China Merchants Bank is the opening bank of Pangu Group, and in order to attract this large amount of precipitated funds, it is not too much to spend money on advertising.
Although CITIC Securities does not have a direct cooperative relationship, but as the first investment bank in China, it is coveted to be able to share a little bit of soup in the financial market in the future, if it is listed on the NASDAQ, it is another matter, but in China and Hong Kong Island, their strength is the strongest, and the strength of other brokerages is not enough to eat it in one bite.