amaotonovel Chapter 989 Internet
Chapter 989 Internet
Chapter 989 Internet+
"Hey, have you heard? Yigoo's first round of financing valuation has exceeded 1 billion US dollars."
"It's not just heard, the entire Chinese Internet is going crazy, everyone on the forum is talking about it now."
"That's amazing! I remember Yiguo was launched only two years ago? It's already worth a billion dollars!"
"Tsk tsk, if that's the case, then Senior Qin's net worth is close to 10 billion RMB?"
Xie Qiao and Xu Lin also felt a sense of unreality when listening to their classmates' discussions. Although they had never doubted Qin Hao's ability to make money and knew that Yiguo was developing better and better, they had never thought that Yiguo would be so valuable. That was 82.7 billion US dollars, which is billion RMB when converted into RMB.
"Old Qin is so awesome. Xie Qiao, do you think our lives are pretty boring compared to his?" Xu Lin sighed.
Xie Qiao casually replied: "If you compare like that, then we are not the only ones who are boring. How many people in the world can be like Lao Qin?"
"Now that you put it that way, I feel better."
At this moment, the classmate next to him suddenly said to Xu Lin: "Xu Lin, can you go directly to work at Yiguo after graduation?"
"I heard that Yigoo's benefits are super good, comparable to those of foreign companies. I really envy you."
"Tsk, what's the use of an ordinary employee? Considering the relationship between Xu Lin and Xiao Qianxi, they must have a manager."
Seeing that their classmates were focusing their attention on them, Xie Qiao and Xu Lin quickly found an excuse to slip out of the study room.
"My goodness, these people are so bold that they want to hire a manager at every turn. They really think that Lao Qin's place is a shelter." Xie Qiao said with lingering fear, patting his chest.
Xu Lin rolled his eyes and said, "Well, if we can't find a job after graduation, can we go to Lao Qin to get a job if Qian Xi persuades us?"
"You go if you want to go. I'm embarrassed to ask for that."
"Hey, I just said that casually. Besides, we are top students who graduated from Peking University and Tsinghua University. How can we really not find a job?"
While the two were talking, Xie Qiao's cell phone rang.
"Hey, Qianxi, congratulations, you're about to become the girlfriend of a billionaire."
Facing Xu Lin's teasing, Xiao Qianxi said in a sleepy tone: "You all know it."
"Of course I don't know. Even Beijing Satellite TV reported it. Now your Lao Qin is a pioneer in the younger generation of entrepreneurship."
Xie Qiao pushed Xu Lin away and asked with concern: "Qianxi, where are you? You sound listless."
Xiao Qianxi yawned. "After he signed the contract with Softbank yesterday, he held a celebration party and asked me to attend it with him. It lasted until late at night. That kind of occasion is totally not suitable for me. It's boring and tiring."
Xu Lin's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Are there many celebrities at the party? Qianxi, you are so ungrateful for what you have. So many people are trying so hard to get a chance to attend but they don't even have one."
"Let's not talk about this. Where are you? Let's have dinner together. I'll pick you up." Xiao Qianxi stretched, revealing her graceful figure. Qin Hao was in high spirits last night, and naturally he would not let her go easily after the cocktail party. This was the real reason why she had slept until this point.
Xie Qiao asked doubtfully: "Where's Lao Qin? Are you sure you need these two light bulbs?"
"He left early in the morning. The company has just completed financing and a lot of things are waiting for him." Xiao Qianxi said while washing.
"Well, we're at school."
"Give me a quarter of an hour, I'll be there soon."
A quarter of an hour later, Xie Qiao and Xu Lin saw Xiao Qianxi's Audi A6.
"That's pretty fast. We're here so quickly." Xu Lin sat in the back seat consciously.
Xiao Qianxi smiled and said, "After being with him, I didn't learn anything else, but I learned a great sense of time."
"Qianxi, you have to be careful. Lao Qin is so busy now. In a few years, you may have to make an appointment if you want to invite him to dinner." Xie Qiao sat in the co-pilot seat and joked.
Xu Lin agreed: "Don't mention it, it's really possible."
"It's not as exaggerated as you say. He's just busy with financing recently. He usually has time to accompany me." Xiao Qianxi started the car while speaking.
"Tell me where you want to eat. The food at the cocktail party last night wasn't tasty at all. We only drank water."
Xu Lin's eyes were full of envy: "A cocktail party is not a place to eat. Qianxi, you are now considered a member of the upper class."
"What do you mean by upper society? They just wear more expensive clothes, but they still have two arms and two legs. Qianxi, if you don't like such occasions, you can just tell Lao Qin that you won't go there in the future." Xie Qiao said seriously.
Xiao Qianxi shook his head when he heard this: "If I don't go, he will have to bring other female companions. By then, those women who are eyeing him covetously will wake up laughing in their dreams."
"Ah? Lao Qin has other suitors."
Seeing Xie Qiao's surprised look, Xu Lin rolled his eyes: "Xie Qiao, you really don't understand Lao Qin. He is so young and has a net worth close to 10 billion yuan. How many eyes are watching him?"
"Wouldn't Qianxi be under a lot of pressure?" Xie Qiao looked at Xiao Qianxi worriedly.
Xiao Qianxi tapped the brakes, but soon regained his composure: "It's actually not that bad. Apart from business exchanges, he rarely interacts with the opposite sex."
Xie Qiao and Xu Lin looked at each other and couldn't help but think of what Wang Ying had said. They couldn't help but worry about Xiao Qianxi. Qin Hao's pace was too fast and ordinary people couldn't catch up at all.
The Audi drove to a five-star hotel. There were so many luxury cars in the parking lot that Xie Qiao and Xu Lin couldn't recognize them all.
Xiao Qianxi brought them to the restaurant with ease.
"Qianxi, why don't we go to another place? There's no need to waste money." Xie Qiao was shocked when he saw the prices on the menu.
Xu Lin was so shocked that his eyes widened: "My goodness, a meal here doesn't even cover my annual living expenses. It's too expensive."
"He has diamond membership here and gets discounts. If he doesn't order wine, it's actually not that expensive." Seeing that the two were slow to order food, Xiao Qianxi decided to make the decision herself.
Seeing Xiao Qianxi's familiarity with the place, Xu Lin couldn't help but sigh: "Qianxi, you and Lao Qin have been here many times, right?"
"Yes, but usually he is meeting clients. You should also know that foreigners attach great importance to family and always bring their wives with them when attending various occasions. If he comes alone, it would seem very rude."
Xiao Qianxi handed the menu to the waiter and said, "That's all for now, thank you."
"If nothing else, my spoken English has improved a lot now, thanks to frequent practice with those foreign ladies."
Xu Lin asked suspiciously: "Why does Yiguo still have so many foreign customers?"
"In fact, Yigoo has been actively introducing some foreign brands since March this year. On the one hand, the white-collar market has a purchasing demand for these foreign brands. On the other hand, it is also to enhance Yigoo's overall image and avoid giving users the impression that Yigoo's brand value is low because of its low prices." Xiao Qianxi explained in detail.
Xu Lin gave a thumbs up and said, "Qianxi is really like a workplace elite now."
"Yeah, that's right. I was in a daze just now. I thought Lao Qin was coming sometime." Xie Qiao nodded in agreement.
Xiao Qian was delighted: "It's not as exaggerated as you say. I just learned a little from him. To be honest, the more I understand this industry, the more I admire him. Even the foreigners applaud many of his ideas."
"Well, I didn't expect Qianxi to be Lao Qin's number one fan."
As the three of them were eating and chatting, Xie Qiao suddenly paused with the knife and fork in his hand.
Xu Lin followed Xie Qiao's gaze with some confusion, and after seeing the other person clearly, he winked at Xiao Qianxi.
Xiao Qianxi took a look and found that it was Yang Cheng, who was accompanied by a tall and beautiful woman.
Yang Cheng seemed to have noticed Xiao Qianxi and the other two. He said something to the beautiful woman next to him and walked towards them.
"Hey, the boy named Qin is not here today?"
Xiao Qianxi looked directly at the other person and said coldly, "It's none of your business."
"Hmph, Xiao Qianxi, huh? Don't think you are a member of the upper class just because you have been to some high-end occasions with that kid named Qin. When one day he gets tired of playing with you, you won't even be qualified to enter here." Yang Cheng snorted and said disdainfully.
Xu Lin's temper exploded: "Yang Cheng, you want to be beaten, right?"
Yang Cheng was startled and subconsciously took two steps back. After keeping a safe distance, he sneered at Xiao Qianxi and said, "You'd better keep an eye on Qin, lest he comes out to cause trouble."
"Are you going to get out of here or not?" Xu Lin almost picked up a stool and threw it at him.
"Hmph, I don't want to bother with you." Seeing Xiao Qianxi's extremely ugly expression, Yang Cheng returned to his seat triumphantly.
Seeing this, the tall woman asked curiously: "Yang Cheng, do you have a grudge against them?"
"No, I just can't stand that guy playing two-timing. I feel happy to cause him some trouble." Yang Cheng said lightly.
When Yang Cheng thought of the scene that day when Qin Hao kissed Wang Ying passionately in front of him, he felt as upset as if he had eaten a dead fly.
Xie Qiao was originally a little sad that Yang Cheng ignored her, but when he saw Xiao Qianxi's ugly face, he could only comfort her first.
"Qianxi, don't listen to Yang Cheng's nonsense. Lao Qin is definitely not that kind of person."
Xu Lin also echoed, "Yes, Qianxi, Yang Cheng's grandson is clearly here to sow discord, don't fall for his evil scheme."
"Ok, I know."
Although Xiao Qianxi's tone was calm, she always felt that Yang Cheng's tone seemed to have a hidden meaning. The most important thing was that Qin Hao was moving forward too fast. She always felt that she could not keep up and was afraid of holding Qin Hao back.
"Perhaps only a young lady like Wang Ying can keep up with his pace?"
At this moment, she suddenly felt fortunate that Wang Ying went abroad to study, giving her time to grow.
The originally expensive five-star hotel meal became tasteless after being messed up by Yang Cheng. Xie Qiao and Xu Lin finished it based on the principle that it would be a pity to waste it because it was so expensive, but Xiao Qianxi hardly ate a bite.
When leaving the house, Xu Lin glared at Yang Cheng fiercely, while Xiao Qianxi and Xie Qiao turned their faces away and didn't look at him.
"It's so unlucky that I didn't enjoy the whole meal." Xu Lin said as he patted Xie Qiao's arm in relief.
"It's a good thing you broke up with him. He's such a disgusting guy. If you were with him, I'd feel sick just thinking about it."
Xie Qiao's expression darkened. No matter what, Yang Cheng was her first love.
"Okay, let's not mention him. We haven't sung karaoke for a long time. How about going karaoke?" Xiao Qianxi suggested.
"Okay, it's a good opportunity to vent."
Seeing this, Xie Qiao didn't want to spoil the fun, so he just nodded.
"Okay, let's get a group purchase coupon later. The afternoon session will be cheaper."
Since March, Qin Hao has also incorporated offline group buying into Yiguo’s main business, and it has developed very rapidly. The reason is very simple: there are no competitors.
The concept of group buying is still in its infancy in China. Although some copycat websites have emerged, they cannot be compared with Yigoo in terms of scale or influence.
For offline merchants, group buying is a great promotional platform, and it does not cost anything to participate in group buying. At most, you just need to prepare a computer.
Of course, the offline group buying business did not progress smoothly at the beginning. Many offline store owners did not equip their stores with computers, let alone pull a special Internet cable.
Although the network access fee in 2004 was significantly lower than in previous years, it is still a cost.
However, as a group of offline store owners who were brave enough to take the lead started to do better and better business, they immediately encouraged surrounding businesses to get involved.
The reason is very simple. If you don’t participate in group buying and others do, you can only watch their business become more and more prosperous while your own business plummets.
The sudden rise of offline group buying is also one of the reasons why Qin Hao dared to put forward various harsh conditions in the first round of financing.
On the day of the financing conference, when Qin Hao put forward the concept of Internet+.
The heads of all the investment institutions present were like crazy, raising the bidding prices madly, and those who did not have authority also rushed to apply for financing quotas from the company's board of directors.
In the end, Qin Hao chose SoftBank as the lead investor in the Series A financing. On the one hand, Masayoshi Son did offer the highest bid, and on the other hand, it was also to create some trouble for Jack Ma.
Jack Ma was not having an easy time at this time. Taobao and Yigoo were taking completely two different routes. Taobao did not sell goods itself, so there was naturally no price difference to make. It was free for merchants to open a store on Taobao, so Taobao had no means of making a profit at all, but had to bear the increasingly heavy bandwidth charges.
Qin Hao wasn't sure if Jack Ma could get through the difficult times without Masayoshi Son's help, but he wouldn't miss the opportunity to suppress his competitors without spending any effort.
In the KTV, Xu Lin and Xie Qiao were howling like ghosts.
Finally it was Xiao Qianxi's turn.
“I haven’t had a good feeling yet.
A climate where snowflakes bloom
We will understand better if we tremble together
What is tenderness..."
When the song ended, Xu Lin and Xie Qiao's hands were so red from clapping.
"Qianxi, your singing is so beautiful, not worse than those professional singers."
"Yes, Qianxi, if you participate in a singing competition, you will definitely win the championship."
Xiao Qianxi smiled and shook her head: "It's not as exaggerated as you say. I'm just an amateur, far behind professional singers."