In a quiet corner, Simon introduced two young men to Li Qingyang.
"These two are tech upstarts, the founders of Google, Page and Brin. "Their company is one of the few companies that survived the economic crisis. Not only did the company not close down, but it also made a profit. It's very amazing."
After Simon's introduction, the two shook hands with Li Qingyang and expressed their admiration and admiration for Li Qingyang.
Li Qingyang said a few polite words and smiled." I'm fine with it. On the contrary, people like you who started from scratch and built such a big company are more worthy of our learning. If everyone was like me, idolizing me and wanting to get rich overnight, how could society develop?”
Li Qingyang was truly impressed. He had experienced all this. He had grown a company from nothing and developed it for a long time. He really understood the helplessness and powerlessness of a boss.
" Mr. Li is really humble. Let's not talk about anything else, just Mr. Li's boldness in this matter is worth learning for the rest of our lives." Brin continued to praise.
"I really feel old when I see you guys. The future belongs to you youngsters. Alright, alright. The compliments ended here. Let's get down to business." Simon interrupted.
After glancing at Page and Brin, Simon turned to Li Qingyang and asked," I wonder where Mr. Li will spend this huge sum of money after he withdraws from the foreign exchange market."
Li Qingyang pretended to be dumb and said," I haven't thought about it yet. Do you have any recommendations from our CEO? Could it be that you want me to deposit it in the bank and eat interest every year?"
" Hahahaha!" Li Qingyang's words made everyone present laugh.
"Alright, then I'll get down to business. I wonder if Mr. Li has considered investing in a technology company." Simon didn't mind Li Qingyang's teasing.
"Like Google?" After saying that, Li Qingyang patted Empress Ji's perky buttocks and smiled at her." Darling, I don't think you'd suggest getting me a glass of red wine."
" Of course," said Lady Ji. She even kissed Li Qingyang on the cheek and turned to leave. She understood that Li Qingyang didn't want her to know too much and was deliberately avoiding her.
The eyes of the three people beside him lit up. Li Qingyang's signal was a good indication that he was interested in investing in Google.
After Lady Ji left, Li Qingyang looked at the three people in front of him and said. Shouldn't we find a quiet place to have a good chat?"
Of course, follow me." As he spoke, Simon led Li Qingyang and the other two to a living room not far away. These living rooms were specially built for guests to discuss big business, and now they were just in time.
Pushing open the door, Simon gestured for Li Qingyang to enter. Page and Brin also waited for Li Qingyang to enter first. Li Qingyang didn't refuse and walked away. However, before he entered, he paused for a moment and turned to Simon." I think Jesse will be very interested in this conversation."
As you wish." Simon smiled happily.
Li Qingyang didn't understand why Simon was so happy. He didn't think about it anymore. He had his own plans. In the future, he wouldn't be staying in the M Nation for a long time. He needed someone to represent him to help him deal with some matters and solve some problems. Jesse was the person Li Qingyang was most proud of.
Not long after everyone was seated, the door opened and Jesse walked in happily. He nodded at Li Qingyang and found a corner to sit down.
Seeing that everyone was present, Li Qingyang said," Mr. Simon, I want to know why it's me. Since you are so optimistic about this company, why didn't you invest in it? Instead, you recommended it to me."
Simon didn't hide anything. He said sincerely," I'm very optimistic about Google, but I can't make decisions about Criti. Due to the economic crisis, the board of directors was very cautious now. Moreover, the amount of funds they raised was not small. The board of directors decided to wait."
"But Google is very anxious and urgently needs an injection of funds. The most important thing is that one of their conditions is unacceptable to Criti."
Oh, what condition? I'm a little interested." Li Qingyang looked at Page and Brin.
Seeing Li Qingyang look over, the two of them looked at each other. In the end, it was Brin who said," We hope that the investors won't interfere with the company's decisions. It's best if they only get dividends every year."
Brin's words made Li Qingyang ponder. Their intentions were obvious. They wanted money, but they didn't want to give each other power. They didn't even want a seat on the board of directors. Li Qingyang, who had come later, was very clear about Google's development, but he couldn't guarantee that there wouldn't be any major deviation.
However, he also knew that if it wasn't for the fact that Google's previous investors didn't cooperate with them and caused them a lot of trouble, they wouldn't have let him off so easily.
As Simon had said, Google was developing very well and had great potential. Their decision was correct. However, the investors didn't agree. They wanted dividends and a quick return of funds, especially now that the economic crisis had just passed. They needed a lot of money to tear down the east wall to pay the west wall.
But Page and Brin wanted no dividends and used Google's profits to expand their business. They knew very well that it was very difficult to rely on a search engine to grow. If the company wanted to develop, it had to blossom more.
Without a clear statement, Li Qingyang asked again," How much do you want to raise and how many shares can you give?”
"200 million, 10%. We're very sincere." This time, Brin was very straightforward.
Indeed, Google's current valuation was 1.8 billion US dollars. Some time ago, Yahoo wanted to buy Google for 2.6 billion US dollars, but it was rejected. They offered 200 million US dollars and 10% of the shares. They were very sincere and even made a loss.
However, Li Qingyang wanted to be more greedy. He looked at the two of them with a smile and said,"250 million, still 10% of the shares, but I want a spot on the board of directors." I'll still ask for a spot on the board of directors, but I can guarantee that I won't participate in the company's decision-making for the next ten years. I'll also use the 20% shares in my hands to support you unconditionally. Think about it."
Li Qingyang had dug a hole and was waiting for the two of them to jump into it.
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