Song Yuanchao chatted with Zhang Hao, and by the way, asked Zhang Hao and other companies about their personal plans after listing.

After all, Zhang Hao is still a student, and his studies in the United States have not yet been completed, but he has his current achievements.

So after the company goes public, Zhang Hao's wealth will be beyond the reach of ordinary people, in this case, will Zhang Hao continue his studies? Or do you have other plans? Song Chaoyuan, as his elder brother, wanted to hear his thoughts out of concern.

"This ...... To be honest, the changes came so fast that I didn't even have time to think about it. Zhang Hao said frankly to Song Chaoyuan: "Originally, when we started this company, we didn't have too many ideas, but we just planned to do something we loved in our spare time. But who would have thought that the company could develop to this point, plus there are too many things these days, in addition to the company's affairs, there are other things ....... ”

"Anything else?"

Zhang Hao nodded, and he told Song Chaoyuan that after Netscape got the capital investment, the U.S. Immigration Bureau took the initiative to contact Zhang Hao and put forward a proposal that Zhang Hao could apply to become a U.S. citizen.

At the beginning, Zhang Hao did not give a decision after thinking about it, and the immigration bureau did not force it, telling Zhang Hao that if he didn't want to immigrate for the time being, there would be no problem, but he could help Zhang Hao get a green card in the United States first, after all, Zhang Hao is now the chairman and major shareholder of Netscape, and it is much more convenient for Zhang Hao to get a green card in life and work.

After thinking about it, Zhang Hao did not refuse the kindness of the immigration bureau, the green card is a dream for ordinary people, let alone naturalization. But Zhang Hao didn't apply for it himself, and the Immigration Bureau came to the door by himself, and this level of service was outrageous.

If Zhang Hao is an ordinary person, of course, it is impossible to have such treatment, but now he is no longer an ordinary person, as a start-up company, and the founder of a company with great potential that has received capital investment, how can the immigration bureau let go of such a goal?

In this way, Zhang Hao easily got a green card, which can be regarded as a temporary solution to the "kindness" of the immigration bureau to him. But now, with the imminent listing of Netscape, the Immigration Bureau came to the door a few days ago and told Zhang Hao in a tactful tone, hoping that Zhang Hao could go further and they would help solve Zhang Hao's naturalization problem.

From the bottom of his heart, although Zhang Hao does not hate the United States, he still has a good impression of the United States in some aspects. But as a Chinese, a person who grew up with a patriotic education, he didn't want to become an American like this.

A green card is a green card, and naturalization is naturalization, which are two fundamentally different concepts. Although the suggestion of the immigration bureau is very tactful, Zhang Hao also heard some hidden meanings behind the euphemistic suggestion, if Zhang Hao refuses to immigrate, then there must be a trade-off, the American political and business circles can accept a Chinese American as the chairman and major shareholder of Netscape, but will never accept a foreigner to control such a new company.

In fact, this situation is not only in the United States, but also in the whole world. Zhang Hao is very smart, he understood the other party's intentions from the time the immigration bureau found him, and he agreed to get a green card to appease the immigration bureau so as not to get trouble.

But now, it is time to make a choice, and there are only two paths in front of Zhang Hao.

One way is to agree with the immigration bureau and apply for naturalization to become a Chinese-American, so that Zhang Hao can continue to be the chairman and major shareholder of Netscape, and the United States will not put up any obstacles to Netscape, and will support it in some aspects.

The other way is for Zhang Hao to give up his shares and positions in Netscape, so as to withdraw from the follow-up management of Netscape. As a Chinese, controlling such a company, the United States will definitely not sit idly by, even if it will not be suppressed openly on the surface, but once Zhang Hao refuses the immigration bureau, some bad things will definitely happen next.

"What do you think?" Song Chaoyuan asked Zhang Hao, and when the bell rings tomorrow, Zhang Hao can only accompany him because of his identity, which has already shown Zhang Hao's identity.

"What else can I do? It is absolutely impossible for me not to be a Chinese, isn't my Chinese heart singing like this? Although I wear a dress, my heart is still ...... China. Zhang Hao replied with a smile, and sang in front of Song Chaoyuan.

"Serious boy! Let's get down to business! Song Chaoyuan couldn't cry or laugh.

"Isn't that the right thing?" Zhang Hao retracted his smile and sighed: "Brother, maybe you can't understand, I do think so in my heart." I didn't plan to say yes to the USCIS, but I'll tell you the truth, I'm ready to quit Netscape, and when the company goes public, I will sell my shares one after another, reduce my holdings to a certain percentage, and when I don't need to reply to the USCIS, they will understand my choice. ”

Zhang Hao was right, this decision was made before he came to New York, and he also began to make this preparation.

Of course, according to the regulations of the stock market, the company's shares held by a major shareholder like Zhang Hao cannot be directly sold in the market even after the company is listed.

Of course, there are exceptions in the United States, that is, as an old shareholder, the market circulation of the original shares can be advanced, and the shortest time is only six months, that is, half a year. But Netscape is not among them, because Netscape has only been listed for more than a year from its establishment to listing, so the original shares in Zhang Hao's hands will be sold in the market at least until this time next year.

However, this restriction is only for the listing of the original shares, and there is no restriction on the transfer of shares of a commercial nature, and after the listing of Netscape, Zhang Hao will transfer the shares through private transactions, and the stock price of the share transfer will also be discussed on the basis of the stock price after the listing.

With the current popularity of Netscape, once Zhang Hao releases the rumor that he wants to transfer his shares, I am afraid that the capital he will find will include countless individuals, so Zhang Hao is not worried that his shares will not be sold at all.

After transferring most of the shares, Zhang Hao is ready to eventually hold 3%-5% of the shares, so as to withdraw from the actual operation and management of Netscape and exist as a minority shareholder. In this case, Zhang Hao has no influence on Netscape, and it is impossible to exercise any control over Netscape, and the remaining equity as a minority shareholder is just a normal business investment, and in terms of commercial freedom that the United States has always promoted, the USCIS will not make any trouble with Zhang Hao.

"Don't you think it's a shame to do that? Netscape will definitely develop further after listing, maybe it won't take a year and a half Netscape may surpass the current Microsoft to become the most powerful IT company, and it is possible for Netscape's stock price to multiply several times, and now it has just been listed to transfer shares, which is not a small loss! Song Chaoyuan subconsciously took out the cigarette in his pocket and lit it, and said to Zhang Hao with a solemn expression after taking a puff.

Zhang Hao smiled and said with a relaxed expression: "Brother, who can say for sure this kind of future thing?" Theoretically speaking, the possibility you are talking about is very large, but what did not happen is what did not happen, and people can't always take what didn't happen as reality, right? ”

"Besides, this company has only been established for more than a year, and I have invested more than 300,000 US dollars, including my hard work and technology in this company. But compared to the current returns, it is already an astronomical amount, why can't people be too greedy, isn't there a saying called contentment? I think that's satisfying for me. ”

"Good boy!" Song Chaoyuan secretly praised in his heart, he didn't expect Zhang Hao to have such an idea and such a mentality.

He was also worried that Zhang Hao would fall into the temptation of becoming famous as a teenager, and he would not be able to control his heart in the face of huge interests, so he would make a wrong judgment.

But now Zhang Hao's answer completely reassured Song Chaoyuan, Zhang Hao's mind is very clear, not only does he not have the idea of being an American, but also intends to retreat bravely and leave Netscape.

This choice is very wise in Song Yuanchao's opinion, although Zhang Hao will suffer a little loss if he decides now, but in the long run, Zhang Hao's choice is correct.

After Netscape went public, it did develop rapidly, basically monopolizing the browser market in just one or two years, and has become the world's most sought after Internet company by relying on Netscape's technology and product advantages.

But in fact, Netscape's glory time is not long, because of congenital defects, Netscape's browser products are just a software built on the operating system, and Microsoft has the absolute advantage of operating systems all over the world in personal computers.

With the advent of the Internet era, Microsoft, which controls the operating system of personal computers, will not give up the browser market, and the success of Netscape will inevitably stimulate Microsoft and Bill Gates.

Song Chaoyuan actually didn't know, as early as when Netscape and capital were negotiated, Microsoft had such an idea, but the original Netscape was still very weak, Microsoft as a giant in the industry, he couldn't look at Netscape at all, and the cooperation conditions given were also harsh and outrageous, Zhang Hao glanced at it and didn't even bother to reply, and directly threw Microsoft's fax into the trash.

But after Netscape goes public tomorrow, the market value of Netscape will have a earth-shaking change, and at that time, Microsoft will wake up no matter how slow it reacts. Next, Microsoft has no more than two methods, one is to extend an olive branch to Netscape and put forward the intention of cooperation between the two sides. The second is to use the operating system as a big killer and directly bundle Microsoft's browser on the operating system, so as to completely dig out the root of Netscape.

Either way, it's not a good thing for Netscape, which has an advantage over the huge Microsoft, but the problem is that Microsoft has the innate convenience of an operating system. It's like a match between two boxers in a boxing ring, one of the boxers is Netscape and the other is Microsoft, the real strength gap between the two sides is not large, and even Netscape still has a certain advantage.

Don't forget that in addition to the boxers in the boxing ring, there are also referees, and Microsoft is not only a boxer, but also a referee, and the rules of the game can be formulated and modified by Microsoft at any time according to its own intentions, in this case, Netscape wants to win the game is simply a fool's dream.