The year 2000 came in a blink of an eye. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After a two-year decline in '98 and '99, China's GDP growth rate began to rebound in the new millennium, breaking through the 8 percent mark, marking the beginning of a new round of rapid economic growth.

Energy prices, which are closely related to economic development, have also stepped out of the same curve. After the first two years of sharp price drops, demand declined, the coal industry began to pick up, from 2000, the price and demand of coal began to rise simultaneously, Lujia coal mine also opened full horsepower, began to produce at full capacity, but also planned to update equipment, increase personnel, in order to expand production capacity.

The inter-provincial highway was opened to traffic last year, Tiecheng as the most important transit station on the expressway, also ushered in the spring of great development, Lu Guoqing vigorously invested in the development zone, shopping malls and office buildings like mushrooms after a rain, a few years ago only saw the weeds of the barren mountain, turned into a bright city.

The snack street has become a must-go destination for passing travelers; The National Day shopping mall, under the suggestion of Lu Xiaofeng, adopted the one-stop service approach of the Japanese shopping mall in the later generations, integrating electrical appliances, clothing, daily necessities, catering and leisure and entertainment, and became the first choice for leisure shopping of Tiecheng people.

After Ye Jianguo overthrew the previous leader, his superiors appointed an old cadre who was about to retire to escort him, and he let go of his hands and feet.

The Lu family also took advantage of this shareholder wind to begin to get involved in the real estate industry and became a veritable business giant in Tiecheng, and Lu Guoqing's focus of work also shifted from the coal mine to the construction of the Tiecheng Development Zone, and almost all the coal mine affairs were handed over to Lu Guohui to manage.

In addition to opening a new large-scale Internet café with 200 computers in the development zone, it has also opened to other neighboring counties, and two places close to university campuses have also been opened in provincial capitals.

The stalls in the Internet café are getting bigger and bigger, Qin Li can't manage it, and Lu Guoqing doesn't want his wife to be too tired, so he lets Zhou Zhengxing, who has been a full-time driver and bodyguard for several years, out and lets him take charge of the affairs of the network bar. Qin Li stepped out and took charge of the operation of the National Day shopping mall.

Lu Xiaofeng's most important gold mine, Tencent, got Lu Guoqing's second financing in early 2000, with an amount of 15 million yuan, but Ma Huateng did not let go, and in the end, Lu Guoqing's shares only rose to 49%.

Thanks to the development of telecom value-added services, Tencent has finally fed QQ bigger and began to make profits, according to Ma Huateng's estimates, it may exceed 10 million.

With the listing of Sina, Sohu and NetEase on the NASDAQ in the United States, QQ, which almost monopolizes the entire Internet instant messaging market, has also attracted the attention of international capital. In particular, with the bursting of the Internet bubble, international venture capitalists have turned their attention to China as an emerging market.

Lu Guoqing also jointly established Xiyu Network Technology Co., Ltd. with some Tencent shares under his name and Qin Li's chain Internet café. The name is still taken by Lu Xiaofeng, which means "happy rain on a spring night", and of course it also contains some of his careful thoughts.

Originally, according to Lu Xiaofeng's meaning, he was going to set up an investment company, but when he went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, the "Company Law" at that time did not allow it, and the name of "network technology" was installed, but it was just because it had shares in Internet cafes and Tencent, and it may have to be changed in the future to invest in other fields.

As for Tencent's shares, it is divided into two parts, one part in the company and one part in the individual, which is just a precautionary plan for flexible operation in the future.

There are more and more industries under the names of Lu Guoqing and Qin Li, and they are getting bigger and bigger, and the management talents in their hands have always been stretched. With the old subordinates of the coal mine, the ability is limited, and the dividends can be given more, but the management rights cannot be given casually, so a large number of management personnel have been introduced, both through the relationship of the Ye family, some have resigned from the gear factory, and some are recruited from the school.

One day in August.

"That kid Ma Huateng was uneasy and kind, and he actually introduced me to an investment company in South Africa and wanted to buy our Tencent shares." During the meal, Lu Guoqing said indignantly.

"He's jealous that I have a lot of shares, right? I don't want to think about it, if I hadn't invested tens of millions in him, and you gave him the idea of making money, his company would have gone bankrupt a long time ago. ”

It's no wonder that Lu Guoqing is angry, now that Tencent is booming, everyone knows that it is a big gold mine, and he is still waiting to be the richest man in China in Lu Xiaofeng's mouth, how can he be willing to sell the shares in his hand?

"He may also consider Tencent's development abroad!" Lu Xiaofeng thought about it and comforted him.

"Why doesn't he sell his shares?"

"How much is he? How can you be willing to sell? If you sell it again, Tencent will have the final say on us. ”

"Humph! Don't think I'm selling anyway! ”

"Dad, I have an idea. If Tencent wants to develop, it must go abroad and introduce foreign investment, which is also indispensable, after all, we have no connections abroad. ”

"You're not going to let me sell my shares, are you?" Lu Guoqing's eyes widened.

"You know the NASDAQ, right?"

"Of course you know, aren't Sina, Sohu and NetEase listed on the NASDAQ?"

"They're going to fall badly on the Nasdaq next year, you know?"

"Really? What, you want to trade stocks again? Do you know about U.S. stocks? ”

"Of course, I dreamed that next year's stocks of Sohu and NetEase would fall below $1, Sina would fall close to $1, and by 2003, they would rise to tens of dollars."

In the future, the story of the boss of backgammon who doubled a hundred times on NetEase stocks, who doesn't know about securities?

"So powerful? How does it work? Investing in foreign stocks is not so simple. Lu Guoqing was moved when he heard it.

"Actually, I've been thinking about how to transfer assets to foreign investment. Opportunities are everywhere, and it's not just Tencent. Stock speculation is a trivial matter, but the key is to get an investment company abroad, transfer the money to it, and then invest it wherever you want. ”

"The question is, how do you get money from home abroad? You must know that our country is subject to foreign exchange control, and large sums of money want to go abroad, I am afraid that it can only be through the import of goods. ”

"Isn't this opportunity coming to the door?"

"The South African company, you say?"

"yes, isn't he going to buy our stock? That's got to be dollars! We sell some of our shares, and then we keep the dollars abroad, and then we set up an investment company in a tax haven like the Cayman Islands, and we transfer the money in, and then we go to the United States to speculate in the name of this company. ”

"Sounds like a good idea. But I'm still a little reluctant. Tencent has started to make money, and it will definitely go public like Sina in the future, didn't you say that Ma Huateng will be the richest man in China? I have more shares than he has! ”

"Don't stare at Tencent! There are many gold mines like Tencent! We are now going to lay out in advance and occupy those gold mines first. ”

"Isn't there still so much cash in the coal mines?" Lu Guoqing still didn't give up.

"How do you have enough money? Tencent just picked up a bargain, only invested tens of millions, and raised it. Others, without hundreds of millions, billions of investment, how can we see the effect? ”

Lu Guoqing agreed.

After more than a month of negotiations, South Africa's MIH Group (Myriad-International-Holdings) was willing to buy a 10% stake in Tencent for $25 million.

At Lu Guoqing's request, the specific operation is more complicated.

BEFORE, LU GUOQING HAD ALREADY GONE TO HONG KONG AND FOUND AN AGENT TO REGISTER A CAYMAN INVESTMENT COMPANY IN THE NAME OF QIN LI (PASSPORT ENGLISH NAME LI-QIN), NAMED XY-CAPITAL, AND OPENED A CORPORATE ACCOUNT WITH HSBC.

AFTER THE NEGOTIATION WAS SUCCESSFUL, HE FIRST TRANSFERRED 15% OF TENCENT'S SHARES IN HIS NAME TO XY-CAPITAL FOR A PRICE OF $10 MILLION. XY-CAPITAL TRANSFERRED 10% OF TENCENT'S SHARES TO MIH FOR $25 MILLION.

AFTER MIH MADE THE PAYMENT, XY-CAPITAL PAID ANOTHER $10 MILLION TO LU GUOQING, AND THE REMAINING $15 MILLION WAS LEFT IN XY-CAPITAL'S ACCOUNT TO INVEST IN U.S. STOCKS.

Of course, the transfer must be approved by other shareholders, but because it is not a listed company, the specific transaction amount is a trade secret, and at the same time, MIH also acquired 5% of Tencent's shares in Ma Huateng's name, and Lu Xiaofeng does not know the specific amount.

At Ma Huateng's request, all foreign shares have no management decision-making power, and the management decision-making power of Xiyu Company has also been reduced to 20%, which is still lower than that of Ma Huateng.

The signing of the agreement on Tencent's equity transfer has reached the end of October, and the follow-up process involves the approval of government departments, which will take more than a month to complete despite the connections.

In 2000, there was also the Sydney Olympics that Lu Xiaofeng was very concerned about, and of course, he was most concerned about the Chinese men's basketball team.

Some people in later generations said that perhaps the Chinese men's basketball team that year was the strongest in history.

The inner line has:

China's first center Wang Zhizhi;

the fledgling Yao Ming;

Battle in his prime;

Liu Yudong, the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation for two consecutive years;

The outside lines are:

"China Jordan" Hu Weidong;

Sun Jun, who once scored 70 points in the CBA - that is the only Chinese player in the CBA who has scored 70+ points;

Zheng Wu, a key man who defeated Argentina at the Atlanta Olympics;

the most enthusiastic leading brother in the history of the national team, "Little Li Flying Knife" Li Nan;

There are also Li Xiaoyong, Guo Shiqiang, Zhang Jinsong and Li Qun.

The core figure in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team known as the "96 Golden Generation", plus a young Yao Ming, may really be the strongest in history, but unfortunately in the Sydney Olympics, although it was also two wins and three losses, it became the only team that won two wins but did not qualify, and the game against the French team that led by 14 points was reversed, which became a major scar in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team.

Imagine, if that game slightly limited France's three-point shot, and finally defeated France, it would be an unprecedented three wins and two losses to qualify, wouldn't it be the undisputed first in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team?

Unfortunately, there are no ifs.

Lu Xiaofeng, who was sitting in front of the TV with his father and watching the live broadcast, knew that the result would not change, but he still hoped for the "butterfly effect" that might occur in case.

"Yao Ming! Pretty! It feels so good! ”

"It's Yao Ming again! 2+1！ ”

"Yao Ming, good cap!"

"25:11, already leading by 14 points, Chinese team, come on!"

"Oops! Don't make a mistake! ”

"This ball is walking! How do you blow Yao Ming for a foul? ”

"Li Nan's three points, hey, it's a pity that I didn't score!"

"Yes, pass it out, Guo Shiqiang, three-point hit, beautiful!"

"Be defensive!"

"Zheng Wu's free throws are so stable!"

"Hey, don't make a mistake!"

"Hu Weidong three points, beautiful!"

"Another three points, Hu Weidong, beautiful!"

"Battle is too slow to defend on the inside!"

"Another 14-point lead!"

"Don't make a mistake!"

"Pay attention to the three points!"

"Liu Yudong's Zhongtou, beautiful!"

"Why did you miss three points again?"

"I'm X, and I'm making a mistake again, so get the ball right!"

"Liu Yudong, three points, good job!"

"Defend! Don't let him shoot threes! ”

"I'm X, again!"

"Look him to death! I've got a few of them, and I'm still not guarding!? ”

"It's 1 point over. Damn, it's in again! Look at the number 6! Will it be defensive? ”

"It's over! No. 7 also scored three points! ”

"Hey! Why did you lose? Why can't you prevent three points? ”

Listening to his father from cheering to scolding, and then to sighing for a long time, Lu Xiaofeng was also depressed, and the good situation was lost by the opponent's three points.

As it turned out, his little butterfly hadn't been able to influence that far.

Lu Xiaofeng could only watch as the Chinese men's basketball team was reversed by the French team.

"Four years from Athens, we won't lose!" Lu Xiaofeng was ruthless in his heart, clenched his fists tightly, and his enthusiasm for training was aroused again.