Chapter 351 Don’t Make Mistakes (Two in One)

Fang Zhuo never thought that sending money to Professor Chen would involve competing with others.

When he gave money before...

Oh, he hasn't given away much money before, and he does lack some experience. Now he encounters another competitor with rich experience in giving away money, which is inevitably a bit unexpected.

Also a little angry.

Let's play, let's make trouble, old Eleven, don't make fun of such serious matters.

Fang Zhuo searched Xu Mingchang's location for a while and received a satisfied look from the other party.

He suppressed his emotions and said to Chen Jin: "Professor Chen, my support for semiconductors can be seen from the scholarships in our school. Xu Mingchang, his main business and interest..."

Fang Zhuo suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

Hey, I'm confused, why are you talking to this person?

He shook his head slightly in his mind and said sincerely: "More money."

Fang Zhuo met Chen Jin's peaceful gaze and said with a respectful expression: "Professor Chen, I will try my best to satisfy Xu Mingchang no matter what he pays. I'm not trying to get angry with him, I just believe what Professor Chen did." Things can happen.”

This is Qi! There has been a lot of news recently about the quarrel between you two rich men!

Chen Jin thought so in his mind and explained: "Mr. Fang, it's not all because of Mr. Xu's wishes. Semiconductor research and the commercialization of our chips require a lot of investment. Only investment can produce output."

"I understand." Fang Zhuo muttered, "I understand the effort involved in scientific research, and Professor Chen also has to understand the expectations and progress of our commercial projects."

"How about we first allocate two million to set up a scientific research team, and let's get the work started?" Chen Jin said the specific number, which was double the previous communication and higher than the number just communicated with Xu Mingchang. A little more.

After all, the man in front of me is ranked ninth on the rich list, so he should pay more than the eleventh.

Moreover, I am not just asking for it randomly. Referring to the 2 million applied for the "Hanxin PDA-SOC" project with the Shanghai Information Commission in January, it is almost the same.

"Okay." Fang Zhuo agreed directly.

Chen Jin praised it in his heart, but then felt that the money he said was a little short.

"With Professor Chen presiding over, our career is becoming more and more decisive." Fang Zhuo stretched out his right hand and said with a smile.

Chen Jin shook hands with the rich man and felt that he was more pleasing to the eye than Xu Mingchang, whom he had just met, because this man respected himself and knowledge more.

He nodded slightly and expressed his attitude: "Don't worry, Mr. Fang, I still value your side more."

Fang Zhuo smiled and heard the idea of ​​two families taking it all, but he didn't say anything. He had no choice but to increase the amount of illegal income. What could he do?

Once the dinner officially started, there was no big disturbance.

The leaders are very happy. Whether it is part of the political achievements or not, it has effectively promoted the development of the semiconductor industry. Even the expert group said so. There are even orders from abroad. This is so exciting.

Fang Zhuo also looked very happy, chatting and laughing while waiting to go home after eating.

However, as the dinner was coming to an end, Xu Mingchang came over with a wine glass to toast Fang Zhuo.

As soon as he moved, many people looked over.

Xu Mingchang has been very impressive and made great moves in the past two years. Especially his victory in the JA area project without any blood is even more surprising.

As for Fang Zhuo, a new kid on the rich list, the battle for control of Sina once aroused the attention of many industry leaders. He is especially good at capital operations and has recently shown his ambitions in Shanghai.

The news of the feud between the two people has been reported by the media a lot recently, and it has spread in the ears of many people present, and it is quite similar to the drama of the dispute between the two heroes in Shanghai.

"Mr. Fang, I'd like to toast you." Xu Mingchang didn't say much under the leader's gaze. He just said with a smile, "There will be many opportunities for us to deal with each other in the future."

Fang Zhuo sighed quietly and said softly: "Mr. Xu, don't make a mistake."

Xu Mingchang just wanted to laugh out loud, but he didn't want to act so arrogant in front of everyone. He held the wine glass, deliberately raised his voice, and pretended to be shocked: "What? Mr. Fang told me not to make mistakes? Did I offend you in some way?" ?”

The dinner was about to end, and everyone was basically chatting and drinking with each other, but when these words came out, people couldn't help but look at them.

Fang Zhuo pursed his lips, not wanting to show any smile. He raised his hand and drank the wine in the glass, nodding towards Xu Mingchang.

Xu Mingchang was a little confused by this nod, but felt that he had the upper hand. He smiled and drank a glass of wine and returned to his position.

Young people want to fight with themselves. If they lose points in front of the leaders today, they will continue to do so in the future.

Fang Zhuo poured himself another glass of wine, smiled at a few eyes that were still looking at him, and said nothing else.

He didn't mean to scare Xu Shiyi, and the other party was obviously not scared. However, it was still annoying to interfere with business this time, and he was indeed making a mistake.

Fang Zhuo couldn't help Xu Mingchang. He didn't have any power. Even if he knew a few leaders, he wouldn't be able to do anything illegal and disciplinary, so he couldn't send him in first.

But what happens once Xu Mingchang enters?

That would be a lot of fun to watch.

Therefore, Fang Zhuo was sincerely trying to persuade Xu Shiyi not to mess with him. As the other party said, if he wanted to, there would indeed be many opportunities to deal with him in the future.

…

The press conference ended and the media covered it enthusiastically.

The major breakthrough in chips quickly aroused heated discussions. Even in 2003, even though many people had no idea what semiconductors were for, the statement of "international advanced level" was enough to be proud of.

A few people knew that the project of Jiaotong University had not been around for too long, but they did not doubt anything because of this. They just felt that the project team was outstanding and admired it from the bottom of their hearts.

After all, this was a result endorsed by experts. Who could doubt its authenticity?

Fang Zhuo went back that night and did not want to wait for a moment. He asked the company's legal department to make a contract and sent a text message to Professor Chen to ask him to submit the project book.

To show his sincerity, he also said that he would first transfer part of the money to the professor's account.

This text message was not replied until the next day, which made Fang Zhuo doubt whether there would be any more changes, but Chen Jin's affirmative answer made him feel relieved.

Public to private, indicate the purpose of funds.

Subsequent funds will flow into the company account actually controlled by Chen Jin.

Fang Zhuo also urged Professor Chen's project book once, showing full work enthusiasm.

The latter did not reply this time, but there should not be too many problems.

Fang Zhuo witnessed the media's praise and heated discussions, and also saw his own Sina.com's report on it. He reviewed the hardships of the Hanxin project and praised Professor Chen's sentiment of returning to China to serve.

He was a little upset and just wanted to wait for a suitable opportunity to discuss it with Professor Chen.

However, these two days were not all upset.

Just when Fang Zhuo attended the Hanxin press conference, New York also held two company press conferences - Yike and Apple, two competitors, announced at the same time that they would support the purchase and download of music on iMusic and iTunes.

The products of the two companies almost occupy 90% of the market in the emerging track of mp3 music players. Therefore, their simultaneous actions are considered to have potential tacit understanding, aiming to squeeze out a larger track.

- Music player.

Compared with mp3 music players, music players are a completely mature market and a market full of imagination.

After these two competitive product tacit press conferences, the secondary trading market immediately responded to Apple's stock price, which rose sharply for several consecutive days.

Although we have not seen the real performance of digital music purchases, institutions and investors have already made judgments about certain possibilities in the future.

Good news!

Great good news!

Moreover, this judgment was soon confirmed.

An Apple executive told the media that nearly one million songs were purchased in the three days after iTunes opened the music purchase function.

Apple and Yike both priced digital music at 99 cents per song, and nearly one million songs meant nearly one million in revenue.

Nearly one million dollars in three days.

This is much higher than the imagination of investors brought by hardware products!

Apple's stock price rose again thanks to this!

As another hardware + software + genuine music company on the market, Yike finally attracted the interest of investment institutions for the first time. Not only did New York receive investment intentions, but even Fang Zhuo in Shanghai was contacted by a famous institution.

It can be said that the digital music model jointly established by Yike and Apple made many people with a keen sense of smell excited.

As for Sony...

Fang Zhuo did not observe the reaction of this global giant, but his email received a congratulatory letter from Sony Music, believing that this initially confirmed model still has great potential.

Sony Music belongs to Sony. Sony's Walkman is being stripped of its lifeblood. Sony's future is shaky!

It's not that no one in Sony Music can't see this, but it still joins hands with outsiders to cooperate.

It can only be said that there are bad people in the parent company.

Fang Zhuo sighed for the foreseeable decline of the giant, and increased his company's publicity efforts on digital music.

In the past, it was the music copyright agencies and record companies that accused Yike of infringement. Now with the channel of iMusic, Yike turned to join the party that cracked down on infringement, intending to have a better performance in digital music.

At the same time, Yike should consider introducing more funds to provide more support for expanding the European market and competing in the US market.

On March 28, Fang Zhuo held a telephone conference of Yike's senior management. People in New York, Paris, and Beijing were connected by phone and were excited about the current situation.

It was also at this meeting that Fang Zhuo finally officially stated the company's goal for this year - Nasdaq - after Yike completed the closed-loop outline of hardware + software + digital music.

This goal became a breaking news within Yike, and soon everyone knew that the company might launch a listing plan at the end of the year.

That afternoon, Fang Zhuo held another telephone conference call with Sina without stopping.

Because of the current situation in Yangcheng and Beijing, Sina's signing of the cooperation agreement on the acquisition of Yangcheng Xunlong will be completed in Shanghai at the end of the month.

Yangcheng Xunlong is a leading independent mobile value-added service provider with two million monthly paying users. The company currently has 160 employees and its business covers more than 20 provinces across the country.

After contact and negotiation with Sina CEO Wang Yan, Yangcheng Xunlong is willing to sell for US$20 million.

One third of it is in cash.

Just as Sina executives and Yangcheng Xunlong's chairman flew to Shanghai together, Sina announced the news of the acquisition of Yangcheng Xunlong Technology Co., Ltd., a leading independent wireless value-added service provider in China.

In addition, Sina announced the progress and will complete the acquisition by April at the latest, targeting the largest wireless value-added service provider in China.

Of course, these are all official statements.

Fang Zhuo has already discussed this with Sina's board of directors. The main goal of this merger is the stock price, and he wants everyone to have a satisfactory choice.

On March 29, Sina's stock price soared, and the closing price hit a new high. 19.15 US dollars is already close to the 20 mark.

Many people in Sina knew the news and were waiting for the president to issue an open letter, but the young president did not seem to have this intention.

On March 30, Sina CEO Wang Yan, who arrived in Shanghai first, brought the expectations and greetings of employees.

Fang Zhuo was quite puzzled: "The stock price has been rising recently, why do you want me to issue an open letter this time?"

Wang Yan himself was sitting in the car that picked him up at the airport and couldn't hide his excitement. He said half seriously and half sighing: "Because Sina's stock price has exceeded the issue price!"

The price at which Sina went public that year was its highest price from 2000 to now.

17 US dollars.

Yesterday's stock price was 19.15 US dollars.

From April 13, 2000 to March 29, 2003, after almost three years, Sina, under the leadership of President Fang Zhuo and CEO Wang Yan, brought Sina's stock price to a new height.

This sense of achievement made Wang Yan extremely satisfied.

Especially when he met the young president who changed Sina's situation, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that President Fang did not lie to him, and what he said in the office of Sina's Beijing headquarters came true.

——"President Wang, how will the future evaluate you?"

——"An ordinary and unsuccessful CEO of Sina?"

——"Or a business strongman who solved Sina's profit dilemma and led Sina to create brilliance?"

Wang Yan remembered the question clearly that time. He chose the latter and created the current situation with his own hands.

"Oh, okay." Fang Zhuo flipped through the documents in his hand and gave the CEO an answer without raising his head.

Wang Yan didn't hear clearly, or he felt that he had heard wrong: "What? Mr. Fang?"

"I said yes, Sina's stock price is okay now." Fang Zhuo was a little distracted, "However, it seems that it wasn't long after the last open letter, isn't it too late to send it now?"

Wang Yan: "..."

He cleverly adjusted the emotional gap in his heart by looking at the scenery of Shanghai outside the car, and slowly said: "Mr. Fang, it's not close."

"Okay, you draft an open letter, and I will sign and second it when it is sent." Fang Zhuo arranged it like this.

Wang Yan's lips moved slightly, and he simply lowered the car window and felt the spring breeze in Shanghai with his hands.

The last time Mr. Fang's open letter was not only circulated within the company, but the entire industry was circulating his judgment that "the spring of the Internet has come."

How can I draft it myself?

Wang Yan shook his head and said a little firmly: "Mr. Fang, you write it yourself. Next time I can be the president, I will write it again. This time is of extraordinary significance."

Fang Zhuo looked up in surprise when he heard this, and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, I will write it this time, and you will write it next time."