Just when Lu Changhua and Wang Yao came back from the forest farm to check the seedling base, Hu Dagui, who was far away in the capital, called.

A look of urgency.

"Changhua, the mobile company has come to us to discuss cooperation."

"How to cooperate?"

"They are ready to launch the Monternet mobile plan and have come to us to cooperate."

"Oh? That's a good thing. ”

As early as last year, the split between mobile and telecom began, and this year the mobile company was officially established in Beijing.

According to Lu Changhua's instructions, Hu Dagui had contact with them early and has been communicating.

No, there will be good things this year.

"Not only did they find us, but there were other companies."

"Isn't this good, everyone makes money together, everyone makes the cake bigger, everyone eats more, if it's just a small piece of cake, there is not much to fight for."

"Uh, that's right."

"By the way, how is Wang Lu now?"

"Depending on what you mean, she's in charge of the e-commerce department. Now that I've taken over in full, I think I'm doing a good job. ”

Hu Dagui said.

"Well, let her hurry up and get into the role, and strive for the business platform to be launched as soon as possible."

"Okay."

"Also, when did Monternet start?"

"Listen to them, it's the end of October."

"That's in time, you have to follow up in time to see what we need to prepare."

"Rest assured, we are always in touch with them."

Putting down the phone, Lu Changhua was also happy.

The Internet has been developing for many years, and now it is finally developing in the direction of the mobile Internet.

Since '94, a lot of venture capital has squeezed into the emerging industry of the Internet.

But up to now, there are few Internet companies that can really make money.

That is, there are some profits every year on the search network.

But if you're working with mobile, the outlook is different.

The first is the difference in the number of users.

As of 2000, there were 22.5 million Internet users using computers.

The number of mobile users is as high as 100 million.

The second difference is that the Internet advocates free sharing.

Internet users have become accustomed to everything for free over the years.

Although some of Lu Changhua's Soxin.com charges a fee, this also limits the number of users.

And what about mobile phones?

There was a charge from the start.

And the cost is not low, it is a status symbol.

By now, 100 million mobile users have long been accustomed to the mode of mobile phone charging.

In this case, with mobile, charging becomes inevitable.

And the psychological expectations of users are not low.

This also provides an opportunity and soil for those Internet companies that cooperate with mobile to survive.

Why?

Because, 2000 was not a good year for Internet companies all over the world.

While Lu Changhua and his family were celebrating the Spring Festival at their Northeast farm, the U.S. stock market soared.

The price-to-earnings ratio of Internet companies exceeded 200.

In March, it suddenly fell.

The market value has evaporated by two-thirds.

70% of companies have negative profits, and many companies only have cash for ten months.

In the two years since, the stock market has evaporated nearly $5 trillion, a major blow to the world economy.

And China's Internet companies have also caught up with this wave of market.

Many Internet companies did not have much money at the beginning of their business, and they just wanted to go public and make money.

In this era, the hallmark of a successful company is to go public, especially overseas.

Many of China's leading Internet companies have taken this path.

And only Soxin.com does not believe in evil.

No one will persuade it to go public.

This is Lu Changhua's strategy.

I am not short of money, why should I go public?

Many companies go public because shareholders want to make money, and as soon as the company is listed, he will succeed and can retire.

As for whether the company can go on and develop, he doesn't care at all.

Cashing out talents is his purpose.

At a time when Internet companies all over the world are mourning, Soxin.com is still firmly seated in Diaoyutai.

Steady progress according to your own plan.

And Lu Changhua knows that the Montnets plan at the end of the year is the lifesaver for these Internet companies.

If there are no mobile companies to keep them alive, I'm afraid these companies will disappear.

Although the mobile company also found a certain wave and a certain easy to talk about cooperation, how did they know what this mobile Monternet would bring to them at the end of the year?

Is it a piece of cake drawn in the distance, or is it a life-sustaining elixir?!

After the blow during the Spring Festival, more than a month has passed.

They are full of fear about the future.

Industry insiders say that this year is the year when the dot-com bubble burst.

The bosses of various Internet companies are flying around the world, looking for a lifesaver and a pick-up man.

Layoffs became inevitable.

However, Soxin.com is attracting talents with great fanfare at this time.

The number of employees has grown rapidly from 1,200 to 4,000.

The e-commerce platform led by Wang Lu has been enriched with talents, and the preparations for the launch have been quickly launched.

Lu Changhua and his family returned home, had a leisurely dinner, and returned to their home in Beigang.

During this time, both of them were busy, moving from company to company.

There is no such thing as a two-person world.

No one is bothering tonight.

After the two of them washed up, they were preparing to rest.

The phone rang again.

Lu Changhua was not happy in his heart.

Seeing that it was Hu Dagui's call, he asked, "What time is it, why can't you talk about it tomorrow?!" ”

"Hehe, Changhua, something important."

"Say."

"Someone wants to sell the company to you, and I can't call the shots, so I can only call you."

"Oh? What kind of company? ”

"Who else could it be? It's these Internet companies in Beijing. ”

"They found an intermediary, called me, and said they wanted to talk. Do you think we're talking? ”

"Let's talk, why don't you talk about it? So, tomorrow you get in touch with them first, and I'll try to come over the day after tomorrow. ”

"Okay."

Wang Yao was coming out of the bathroom when she saw Lu Changhua hanging up the phone and in a daze in the living room.

He walked over and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Dagui said that there are a few Internet companies that can't hold on and want to talk to us."

Because he also has Hu 20,000 company, Wang Yao is more concerned about the news in this regard.

I also know that these companies are having a hard time now.

"What are you going to do?" ”

"If possible, they can participate in the shares and operate their own businesses."

"Why don't you just merge?"

Wang Yao asked.

"Every Internet company's user base is different."

"If we run our own businesses, it's like not putting our eggs in the same basket."

"Users can keep it, too."

"If we merge, we will lose a lot of users, so it won't be interesting for us to participate in the shares."

"The greatest asset of an Internet company is its users. An Internet business without users is worthless. ”

Hearing her husband say this, Wang Yao came out of her mind and said slowly: "Changhua, now you are speaking more and more philosophically. ”

"Really? Hehe, it's all for others. ”

Seeing him say this, Wang Yao nodded, picked up a towel and wiped the water droplets from his hair.

The next day, Lu Changhua flew to the capital.

When I met Hu Dagui in the company, it was already evening.

Hu Dagui chatted with him in the office for a while, and the results of the afternoon contact with the bosses of these companies.

"Changhua, a certain wave means that they transfer 20% of the shares, and a certain fox is 30%."

"Have you negotiated the price?"

"Nope."

Hu Dagui shook his head.

"Make an appointment with them, and come here tomorrow morning to talk in detail."

Hu Dagui immediately picked up the phone and made an appointment with them.

There was a knock on the door.

Hu Dagui opened the door, saw that it was Wu Yue, and asked, "It's booked?" ”

"Well, it's already booked, can you go now?"

Hu Dagui and his family were talking at the door, and Lu Changhua had already seen it.

"Wu Yue, come in."

"Hey, Chairman."

Hu Dagui and Wu Yue walked over.

"The hotel and restaurant are all booked, let's go have a meal first, and then take you to the hotel, right?"

Hu Dagui said the itinerary.

"Okay, just do as you say."

"Wu Yue can go with us, you can also drive or something."

The three of them came to the restaurant.

Although they have only been separated for more than a month, it still feels like they haven't seen each other for a long time.

Hu Dagui, as the person in charge, of course, has to entertain the boss well.

He poured the wine to his heart's content, and then said, "We meet again, and I hope we can succeed tomorrow." ”

"I'm the size of one cup, and I can't drink too much."

"What are you afraid of? Wu Yue is here, she is driving. ”

Lu Changhua was right when he thought about it.

After all, Hu Dagui is also under a lot of pressure in the capital, and he has to give him more encouragement as the boss.

"Haha, since Dagui said so, I'll make an exception and have an extra drink."

Hu Dagui also knew that Lu Changhua's alcohol consumption was indeed not good.

Just do your own landlord's friendship.

The two clinked glasses and took a sip.

"It's not bad to eat food."

Hu Dagui doesn't look at the five or six people in front of outsiders, but in front of his buddies, he is still that virtuous.

"You!"

Three rounds of drinking.

Before Hu Dagui could do anything, Lu Changhua's face was flushed.

"No, I made an exception today, and I have two glasses."

"If you don't drink, eat more."

"I'd better eat a bowl of rice."

"What are your thoughts on tomorrow's meeting?"

Lu Changhua held the rice bowl and looked at Hu Dagui who was drinking.

"I'm ......"

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Changhua, actually, I don't approve of taking over their company. ”

"Oh? Why? ”

Lu Changhua put down his rice bowl, looked at Hu Dagui and asked.

"What do I think?"

He took a sip and put his glass down.

looked at Lu Changhua and said: "Internet companies win with content. ”

"Our Soxin.com users are one group, and they are another group."

"Although there are some differences in users, they are generally competitive."

"If the two merge into one, it doesn't mean that our company will become a large and comprehensive Internet company, and thus lose its characteristics. The original user is not satisfied, and the new user is not satisfied. We may be unpleasing at both ends. ”

"Anything else?" Lu Changhua asked.

"That's a little bit of my personal opinion, and it's not necessarily true."

Now Hu Dagui has also learned to be tactful.

Seeing her husband say this, Wu Yue shouted that she was worried that the boss would blame, and secretly pulled the corner of Lahu Dagui's clothes.

Don't talk nonsense, isn't this offending the boss!

Hu Dagui also reacted and quickly shut up.

"Well, what you say makes sense, and you can listen to my thoughts."

"I plan to take a stake in each other and operate separately without merging."

"Huh? Don't merge?! ”