081 Bad news
Jim took a sip of the remaining red wine in his glass and said in a reminiscing tone, "Accel was founded in 1984 and is just a rookie to many large companies with a long history. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 InfoI joined this young company after graduating from Harvard Business School. At that time, my classmates were all working for well-known large companies, and my salary was only half or even a quarter of their salary. ”
Today, however, Accel manages more than $100 billion and invests in more than 200 companies. And many of those well-known big companies back then have died out. ”
"Accel has been able to get to this point by relying on its specialization in the field of art and maintaining its advantages in the professional field. We're just venture capital, and we don't want to have anything to do with the military. ”
Chen Wenhao's eyes softened.
Jim looked at Chen Wenhao and said with a smile, "In addition, the situation is not as bad as imagined. The information I got was that behind the other side was not the military as a whole, but only a few military-industrial groups. ”
"Regardless, one thing I can guarantee is that Accel will not transfer its shares in Kamodo in the near future, nor will it interfere with the day-to-day operations of Kamodo. As a venture capitalist, Accel will exit the market someday in the future, but not now. This is not in the interest of either Accel or Kamodo. ”
After listening to the words, Chen Wenhao's perception of him has changed. In the previous conversation, I felt that the head of Accel was very kind, and he belonged to the type of person who had to consider rejecting people, but he didn't expect to suddenly show such a domineering side.
Also, there is no simple person who can sit in this position.
"No one on my side has come to test yet, and they should understand how important Kamodo is to Facebook's future development. In addition, Greylock's partner Si Ze is still abroad, and you will meet him in the evening. He also ran into a lobbyist over there. "When Jim spoke before, Zha had been watching and didn't speak until then.
Jim analyzed, "Greylock's funding mainly comes from university funds and the Hewlett Foundation, and if it is really the military salary that is making trouble behind the scenes, there should not be a lot of pressure on them." ”
He stood up and patted Chen Wenhao on the shoulder, "Okay, you rest first." In the evening, a small welcome banquet will be held for you. For safety reasons, most of the guests this time are Silicon Valley insiders, and a little exchange with peers may trigger a lot of inspiration. ”
Then, Jim suddenly showed a smile that all men understand, "The party company originally invited a lot of hot girls, you really don't think about it?" ”
Therefore, regardless of country and age, men have the same expression when they talk about this topic.
Wait until Jim and the two thieves leave the villa with a smile. Chen Wenhao, under the guidance of the housekeeper, found a guest room to wash and sleep. He had traveled on transoceanic flights before, but at that time he was reluctant to fly first class, and after curling up in economy class for a night, he was often depressed the next day after arriving at his destination, and he could only recover after a day or two. This time I took the first class, and the road was much more comfortable, and I am not very tired until now.
After sleeping for a little time, Chen Wenhao woke up in good spirits. Before the evening feast began, he met with a team of lawyers sent by Norton Rock. He had already greeted Jim before, and during his time in the United States, he would borrow Jim's villa for office. On the first floor of this house, there is a large living room, and a long table large enough to seat twenty people.
Although the United States will also form a lawyer group, each shareholder company will naturally arrange for the company's legal personnel to participate in it. Chen Wenhao and Norton Rock's Xiangjiang and Jianghai offices have cooperation agreements, and they will naturally not be absent from this anti-monopoly lawsuit. In fact, the joint lawyers that are being formed will be handled by two top law firms, one of which is Norton Rock.
Before he started his trip to the United States, he had already communicated with Norton Rock's lawyers about many details. The day before his departure, the lawyers of the Xiangjiang and Jianghai offices had already left for the United States. Therefore, when he saw Henry and Zhong Jiahao, he was not surprised, but unexpectedly Dai Yuqian also came.
"It's a bit surprising to see Miss Dai here." After Chen Wenhao greeted the others, he spoke face-to-face with Dai Yuqian.
Dai Yuqian, who was wearing a suit and skirt, replied with a smile, "Mr. Chen seems to be a little surprised. ”
"There is no surprise, but there is surprise."
Zhong Jiahao watched from the side, and waited for them to chat for a few words before interjecting, "Miss Dai has just finished handing over the work of Xiangjiang and came to the Jianghai office to help me." I have seen Miss Dai's ability a long time ago, and I really want to thank Henry for being willing to let him go. ”
Henry said helplessly, "There is a story of Chinese allusions, but I kept Daisy more than three times, but I still didn't stay." ”
Chen Wenhao glanced at Dai Yuqian deeply, "I thought Miss Dai went to the Beijing office. ”
Dai Yuqian looked away a little evasively and opened the topic, "There is a welcome meeting in the evening, let's take advantage of the time to talk about the monopoly case while we are free now." ”
The discussion about the case didn't last long, and Xiao Za, Jim, and his partner Si Ze, who had just arrived at Greylock, showed up at the villa and brought bad news.
"The judge in charge of the case said something against our side?" Chen Wenhao was a little puzzled, "Is this okay?" ”
Jim explained, "The judge doesn't say it in public, and it's very subtle, but if it's easy to read it, it's a tendency to be unfavorable. I suspect it wasn't a slip of the tongue, but a premeditated one. ”
Xiaozha continued, "Public opinion has also begun to favor them. Apple's stock has continued to fall in recent days, becoming the most direct evidence that we have a monopoly on technology and suppress competitors. ”
"They sued us, Xiaozha's company's stock has fallen, who to talk to?" Chen Wenhao made an innocent statement. Of the representatives of several major shareholders here, only Facebook is a listed company.
Tencent is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is not directly named like Facebook, so the valuation has not been affected. This time, Tencent only sent two representatives to the United States to grasp and transmit information.
"I guess they didn't expect that the small card smart assistant would be so popular. No one would have imagined that a software that would not be launched for IOS would cause such a big controversy, and at least hundreds of millions of people on social networking sites are discussing this topic. "It was Si Ze who spoke. As a partner at Greylock, Si Ze has a round face and slightly curly hair, and Chen Wenhao has met him twice before in shareholder video conferences.
When it came to this topic, several shareholder representatives present were all smiling. Less than a week after the release of the small card intelligent assistant, the number of users exceeded 40 million, and now it is still growing at a rate of 3 million new people per day. At present, the free period of the first batch of users has arrived, and the payment rate is more than 60%, which is better than the performance of the computer.
But because there is no IOS version, Apple's users are about to explode, and they are basically divided into two factions, one is to condemn Kamodo for malicious competition and infringement of the legitimate rights and interests of Apple users, and the other is to blame Apple for not passing the software review and not considering user needs at all. On IT forums and social networking sites at home and abroad, the two factions have been arguing so much that their brains have exploded, and Chinese and foreign netizens are no exception.
"What are you going to do next?" Si Ze asked about the next steps.
"Looking at it now, the companies that Apple sued us are actually just pawns. But such a provocation must always give a response. When I'm done with this now, I'll consider releasing a jailbreak version. ”
"I'm afraid this will give the other party more handles", Si Ze was a little skeptical.
"Don't worry, this kind of case is too wide-ranging, it is common for it to drag on for five or six years, and there are many cases that last more than ten years." Jim clapped his hands, "Guys, please come with me to the lawn for a break and a cup of coffee." I'll leave it to the party company, they're going to set up the party. ”