Reborn since 1993

Chapter 501 Dream Maker
Listening to Kugel's words, a group of Yahoo executives burst into discussion. If the news had not been revealed, they would not have thought that the newly established Internet company by the big money investor of Yahoo would be so powerful.

After reading the revelations from Himalaya News, Yahoo has a new understanding of the strength of its big financial sponsor!

As Yahoo is about to go public, Moritz, who represents Sequoia Capital, has basically been staying at Yahoo during this period.

He looked at Himalaya in the news and couldn't help but be stunned. In a trance, he couldn't help but recall the banquet held a month ago when Li Dongling first arrived in Silicon Valley and invited Moritz to invest in Himalaya.

But that time, Moritz wanted to maintain the reputation of Sequoia Capital and chose to wait and see. However, he felt that if Sequoia Capital wanted to invest in Himalaya again, it would cost more than just a little bit more!
With Moritz's current reputation, he would certainly not be held accountable by Sequoia Capital for missing an opportunity. But to say that he has no regrets at all is nonsense. This could have been another classic investment, but he missed it.

The news on TV was still going on, but the news that was reported afterwards surprised Yang Zhiyuan, Kugel, Moritz and others.

"According to statistics from the computer industry, since the launch of the Himalaya Radio website, the demand for computer hardware, especially audio-related hardware, has increased.

Sales of memory sticks, graphics cards, sound cards, speakers and other components from brands such as Samsung, Toshiba, and Nvidia in New York, California and other places increased by more than 34% compared to last month. Sales of some brands of components even increased by more than 78%. This is the first time in the Internet era that software has affected hardware sales.

Some analysts believe that in the future, Internet software and big-budget games may indirectly affect the performance and sales of computer components! "

Watching the reports on TV, Yahoo was stunned to find that Himalaya Radio could actually affect the sales of memory bars, graphics cards, sound cards, speakers and other components.

Ever since the rise of the Internet in Silicon Valley, people have been talking about how it will impact the world, but the fact is that the real world has not yet undergone earth-shaking changes due to the emergence of the Internet.

But now, since Himalaya Radio went online, many computer users have been upgrading their computer hardware, especially graphics cards, sound cards, speakers and other components, in order to run Himalaya software, which has brought a considerable amount of sales.

This is something that Netscape, Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, etc. have never been able to do before. The last company that could influence the computer hardware industry through software was called Microsoft!

“This may be an opportunity for Yahoo!”

Watching the Himalaya news reported on TV, Yang Zhiyuan had a happy look on his face. Li Dongling's Zhixing Foundation has become Yang Zhiyuan's most important supporter on the Yahoo board of directors.

With Li Dongling around, Yahoo and Himalaya are natural allies. The stronger Himalaya Radio is, the better it will be for Yahoo.

After hearing what Yang Zhiyuan said, Kugel and other Yahoo executives also showed some excitement. "That's right, but I don't know whether Himalaya will accept Yahoo's investment or exchange equity with Yahoo!"

Yahoo is in a critical period of listing. If it can exchange equity with Himalaya, it will be of great benefit to Yahoo given Himalaya's current popularity.

After Kugel finished speaking, everyone, including Moritz, looked at Yang Zhiyuan. In Yahoo, Yang Zhiyuan had the closest relationship with Li Dongling, so it was natural for him to be the most appropriate person to speak up about this matter.

"I will go to Himalaya and try to discuss this matter!" Yang Zhiyuan said after seeing everyone's gaze.

As for whether Li Dongling would agree to let Yahoo invest in Himalaya or exchange equity with Yahoo, Yang Zhiyuan could not guarantee it.

After all, it seems that Himalaya's performance is much more impressive than Yahoo's, even if it is only temporary. Even now, Yahoo has not created an event like Himalaya that caused a sensation in America and even overseas.

The current Yahoo is no longer the Yahoo with a market value of more than 120 billion US dollars. Yang Zhiyuan has no idea whether Himalaya will agree to exchange shares.

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"ABC's affiliate in California called and wanted to do an exclusive interview with Himalaya!"

Zhou Hualiang came to Li Dongling's office. The news released on Himalaya Radio shocked the entire Silicon Valley and the American Internet industry. Naturally, some media wanted to take advantage of the popularity to increase the ratings.

"Let them come over!" Li Dongling thought for a moment and said to Zhou Hualiang. ABC TV station wants popularity, and Himalaya Radio also needs to strike while the iron is hot.

Internet companies now also need popularity, and a lot of it. Netscape, Yahoo and other Internet companies even spend money on advertising on TV stations in order to get media attention. This time ABC came to them, and Himalaya certainly couldn't miss it.

With media exposure, there will be popularity. With popularity, more new users can be attracted to join the game, and the valuation will be higher. After listing, more US dollars can be raised and more leeks can be harvested...

"How many open radio stations and large radio stations are willing to cooperate with Himalaya now?" Li Dongling asked Zhou Hualiang.

It seems that Himalaya Radio is in its heyday, but what really makes Himalaya Radio show its influence is its cooperation with offline radio stations.

The truth is that Himalaya Radio has too few users. The one million registered Internet users are somewhat inflated, and there are only a few hundred thousand truly active users.

It seems like a lot, but if Himalaya Radio is to really have an impact, it must have at least tens of millions of users, with daily active users reaching over a million. Only then can it stand firm.

In the short term, Himalaya Radio still needs to cooperate with offline radio stations and let those offline radio stations become Himalaya's distribution channels. That is, Himalaya Radio produces content, and then selects high-quality content and entrusts it to offline radio stations for broadcast.

This is a bit like the video platforms in the previous life. Internet video platforms such as Netflix, Youku, and iQiyi produced TV series, then selected high-quality TV series and handed them over to offline TV stations for broadcast. Although the content is different, the model is not much different.

Himalaya and offline radio stations have completely different ways of producing programs. It takes at least several months for an offline radio station to produce a program, which costs a lot of money and time, and the cost of trial and error is also high.

But Himalaya allows podcasters to produce their own programs, which lowers the threshold. Although the quality of the programs produced varies due to different levels of skills, it gives podcast creators more authority. Even if they rely on luck, there may be a few podcasts like Jory Sports, Logan Experience Interview, Toni's Day, and Hainam, and the production cost is also low.

"Currently, radio stations in nine states with more than 340 open radio programs have reached cooperation with Himalaya Radio, and more than 100 radio stations have signed agreements, agreeing to enter Himalaya Radio and broadcast their program content on Himalaya Radio. Similarly, they also broadcast Himalaya Radio's own content.

But more radio stations are still waiting and watching, and are still in doubt about whether to sign an agreement with Himalaya Radio!
Especially the big radio stations, except for the American Satellite Broadcasting Company, none of the other big radio stations accepted the cooperation invitation from Himalaya Radio." Zhou Hualiang said.

Li Dongling nodded, but he was not surprised. People are always more afraid than curious about new things, especially when it comes to career, income and other matters. They are even more cautious. This is certainly not wrong, but sometimes, they will miss out on dividends!

Just like now, many people are still hesitating, but Jolly Jins, Logan, Toni and other first batch of podcasters who joined Himalaya Radio are now reaping the benefits.

"We need to recruit more radio stations to join the Himalaya platform. Those open radio stations, small and medium-sized radio stations, and even large radio stations will sooner or later join Himalaya or other podcast platforms.
The Internet era will reshape the media industry!" said Li Dongling.

"Let Lu Kui and the technical department launch the Himalaya comment area function as soon as possible, and also start developing functions such as the community square!"

The comment function is a powerful weapon in the Internet age, just like NetEase Cloud Music. At twelve o'clock every night, it becomes Netease Cloud Depression, listening to sad songs, watching sad music, recalling the sad days in the past, and crying until the pillow is soaked...

However, the comment section is indeed a feature of NetEase Cloud Music. It increases user stickiness and brings together countless fans who like the same type of music, the same singer, and the same song. This is also one of the important reasons why NetEase Cloud Music can survive even though it has far fewer song copyrights than Penguin Music.

In fact, the launch of the comment function on Himalaya Radio also has the same purpose, which is to increase its social attributes. Just like supporters of the flat earth theory can gather in a comment section of Qiaoli's program to discuss and comment.

Once the community circle is established, it would be best if hundreds of millions of Flat Earth believers from all over the world gathered here. If the Flat Earth believers regard the Himalaya Radio community as their base camp, then why would they be worried about a lack of popularity?

The California TV station affiliated with ABC came very quickly. After receiving the news that Himalaya agreed to an exclusive interview, it immediately rushed over with an interview team.

Gary Hansen, who led the team this time, looked around the Himalaya Silicon Valley office with curiosity. It was this office that attracted more than one million users in just over a month. To be honest, as a media person, we were all shocked by this number.

"Li, our TV station also reported on your patent lawsuit with Microsoft!"

(End of this chapter)