You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 256 Insider Information
Qin Shaoyan drove out of Su Ran's house and drove slowly on the road.

Just after passing an intersection, I encountered a traffic police checkpoint.

Qin Shaoyan took the initiative to move forward, stopped the car, rolled down the window, and asked curiously: "Comrade police, what are you investigating?"

"Check for violations." A middle-aged traffic policeman glanced at Qin Shaoyan and waved his hand to signal him to drive away quickly.

"Hey, aren't you going to check on me?" Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised.

"You haven't violated any traffic rules. Hurry up and leave. Don't block the road here." The traffic policeman said impatiently, "You are not allowed to park here."

Qin Shaoyan put his driver's license back into his pocket, started the car again, and prepared to go around.

Suddenly, a huge roar came from afar, tearing through the silent night and scaring everyone around.

A few seconds later, a red Lamborghini sports car came speeding past in the opposite direction, scraping the railing in the middle of the road into pieces.

The traffic policeman's face changed immediately. He sounded the siren immediately, reported on the intercom, started the car and followed.

"These speeding gangs don't stop even during the holidays."

Qin Shaoyan cursed and continued driving slowly along the road.

Less than five minutes into the drive, we saw a group of traffic police gathered under the overpass.

The streets were littered with all kinds of debris, scattered all over the place.

Looking up, the red Lamborghini had been completely unrecognizable, with half of the car body squeezed together and embedded in the bridge pier.

Traffic police were busy surrounding the scene, some were setting up roadblocks, and some were directing passing vehicles.

As a result of this commotion, the street, which originally had few vehicles, was suddenly jammed.

……

After complaining to a few passing car owners, Qin Shaoyan drove back to Dongwangzhuang community.

When I opened the door and entered the room, I found that my parents were still awake and were sitting on the sofa watching TV.

Qin Donghai glanced at his son and asked with a serious face, "Why did you come back?"

"I drove back."

"Didn't you drink?" Qin Donghai asked seriously.

"I'm not crazy." Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "I won't drink a drop of alcohol today."

"It's okay to drink, just spend the night outside." Qin Donghai said with a relaxed expression, "Don't drive after drinking."

Qin Shaoyan was stunned, "Where can I go if I don't go home?"

Xun Xiaohui glanced at him and asked, "Where did you eat tonight? What did you eat? Who did you eat with?"

"I had it with friends." Qin Shaoyan answered honestly.

"Boyfriend or girlfriend?" Xun Xiaohui continued to ask.

Qin Shaoyan hesitated, "Mom, why are you asking this?"

Xun Xiaohui laughed, "We all know that you went out with a girl tonight."

"Ah?!" Qin Shaoyan was shocked, but soon calmed down and said stubbornly, "Mom, who told you this?"

"What nonsense." Xun Xiaohui said unhappily, "Your father and I saw it with our own eyes."

"Since you didn't come back so late, I thought about sending you some food, but when I got to the company you weren't there."

"Your colleagues all said that you went out with a girl."

"They are talking nonsense." Qin Shaoyan quickly explained, "I had dinner with a woman tonight, but she was not my girlfriend, she was just an investor."

"Investor?" Xun Xiaohui didn't want to believe it.

"Yes, she works at a bank." Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "I always ask her for help with loan applications. It's just a coincidence that I invited her to dinner today. Otherwise, she is usually very busy with work."

Xun Xiaohui looked at Qin Shaoyan with suspicion, "Is it really from the bank?"

"Don't you still believe your son?" Qin Shaoyan said aggrievedly.

Qin Donghai interrupted at this time, "Friends from the bank? What is the current mortgage interest rate?"

Xun Xiaohui rolled her eyes at Qin Donghai and said, "We are talking about business here, why are you asking about the mortgage interest?"

"I'm here for serious business." Qin Donghai said seriously, "I want to ask about the interest rate and see if I can get a loan to buy a house. I can't always rent a house."

"It's easier to find a partner if you have a house."

Xun Xiaohui also thought this made sense, so she turned to look at Qin Shaoyan and asked, "Can your friend at the bank help you lower the interest?"

Qin Shaoyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I've already bought the house, I bought it with a loan, she was the one who arranged it for me."

"When did you buy it?" Qin Donghai asked hurriedly, "Why didn't you tell your family? Where did you get the money?"

"I borrowed it from an investor. The price of houses changes every day, so hurry up and buy it while it's cheap." Qin Shaoyan said, "It's nearby. I'll take you there to have a look tomorrow."

Qin Donghai and Xun Xiaohui suddenly became excited and started asking questions one after another.

"How much for a square meter?"

"How big is the house?"

"Which floor is it?"

"New building or old building?"

Qin Shaoyan was a little overwhelmed by the question, and could only touch his stomach and say:

"I've been really busy today, and I didn't eat enough. Do you have any leftovers for dinner?"

Xun Xiaohui immediately stood up and said, "I'll heat up some food for you."

……

Early the next morning, Qin Shaoyan was woken up by his parents. Under their constant urging, he hurriedly finished his breakfast. The family of three went out and headed straight for the newly bought house.

The house Qin Shaoyan bought is in Dongshengyuan. Although it is a second-hand house, it was built in 2001.

The previous owner was in a hurry to go abroad, so he sold the house.

The house is new and big, about 150 square meters. All three bedrooms face south and the layout of the house is also square.

Qin Shaoyan saw that the location and layout of the house were good, so he bought it immediately.

Anyway, it's just for transition, and I can settle down temporarily and make my parents feel at ease.

Qin Donghai and Xun Xiaohui were very satisfied with the newly bought house and began to discuss the decoration with great interest.

Seeing his parents happy, Qin Shaoyan was also happy in his heart. He came close to the two of them and kept giving them suggestions.

Taking advantage of the good mood of the two, Qin Shaoyan encouraged his parents to buy a house in Beijing as soon as possible.

It can be seen that Qin Donghai is quite tempted, but Xun Xiaohui felt a little worried after asking about the house price.

The old couple had something important on their minds, so they didn't bother to criticize Qin Shaoyan and started asking around for properties.

Qin Shaoyan also ran for a whole day and was as tired as a dead dog.

After officially going to work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Qin Shaoyan finally felt liberated and went to work happily.

After Qin Shaoyan arranged work for the employees who returned to work in the company, he selected a few generals and told them to prepare to go abroad with him.

YouTube needed him to go there to raise funds, so he had to go on a business trip again. …

Qin Shaoyan is very busy at work, and the entire domestic Internet is even busier.

All Internet entrepreneurs, big and small, were shocked by a report.

Titled "Three Months and Two Billion - The Biggest Dark Horse in China's Internet," the article briefly introduces a new type of website that has emerged in the Internet industry - video websites.

Then he wrote a lengthy article arguing that video websites will become an emerging hot spot on the Internet, a new direction for the development of Internet websites, and also a new carrier for content.

The article also praised the American website YouTube and gave a detailed introduction to the history of YouTube's establishment and its current achievements.

The author has discussed the video website from multiple perspectives including history, technology, culture, economy, domestic and foreign countries, and came to a conclusion.

Video sites are good, video sites are great!
Of course, the article also mentioned a famous domestic video website at the end, which achieved remarkable results in less than three months since its establishment.

According to reliable rumors from within a certain video website, an unnamed executive claimed that they are negotiating with foreign video websites.

A famous foreign video website will offer 2 billion to acquire a certain video website.

This article directly made the headlines of the Economic Information Daily, of course, it was the headline of page two, but this report soon caused a sensation.

The Economic Information Daily is affiliated to Xinhua News Agency and is the earliest national economic newspaper, specializing in providing authoritative, high-level and high-value decision-making references for high-end people.

Such a high-end and valuable article was naturally quickly reprinted by other newspapers, and soon attracted the attention of the Internet industry.

After all, the two numbers "three months and 2 billion" are too eye-catching.

Since the rise of the Internet industry, various wealth myths and miracles have been constantly born, inspiring entrepreneurs from all walks of life to flock into this emerging industry.

Create a website, get investors' attention, develop it quickly, list it on NASDAQ after a few years, and then achieve financial freedom easily. This is the dream and goal of all entrepreneurs.

Moreover, these dreams all have real examples, such as Sina, Sohu, NetEase, Alibaba, and Baidu.

But just after the Chinese New Year in 2005, another even more incredible wealth myth was born.

Just three months after its establishment, the website was acquired for 2 billion yuan.

Even if you win the lottery you don’t have that much money!
So people in the Internet industry studied the video website track, and then everyone discovered that this field is definitely a blue ocean!

YouTube is the only video website in the United States that stands out, and Yahoo is willing to pay to acquire it.

Not to mention domestic video websites, the only one currently online is Qvod.

So what are you waiting for? This is a gold mine!

So a group of entrepreneurs geared up and started to study how to create a video website.

Compared with the grassroots entrepreneurs who are fearless and brave, the successful Internet giants are much more cautious. They will first study and research the market, and then consult industry authorities.

For example, Penguin's CEO Ma Hua Teng Ma called Qin Shaoyan directly after reading the news report and asked directly: "Boss Qin, is the 2 billion real?"

Qin Shaoyan hesitated for two seconds and said, "Boss Ma, don't believe in rumors or spread them."

Ma Huateng was a little surprised, "Are the news reports nonsense?"

"Don't dare to say anything." Qin Shaoyan said quickly, "The news report just had some deviations. You know, journalists love to make wild guesses."

"What about the acquisition of Qvod?" Ma Huateng asked curiously.

"It was a certain video website that was acquired." Qin Shaoyan emphasized, "The report didn't say it was Qvod."

"I understand." Ma Huateng asked, "Is there one?"

"Indeed, a foreign Internet company has sent a negotiation team here." Qin Shaoyan said calmly, "The initial negotiation price is 240 million US dollars."

"Mr. Ma, this is a business secret. You have to keep it confidential."

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Ma Huateng assured quickly, and then thought about it and realized that this was no different from what was reported in the news.

It seems like there is potential for video websites. Why not create one and pay tribute to YouTube?

Not only Penguin, but even Zhang Sohu and Ding Netease personally called Qin Shaoyan to inquire about the details.

After promising not to disclose the internal business secrets of their competitors, they both got the inside information.

Peng Xiaolin of Lenovo Investment could not sit still any longer, so he rushed to Beijing to meet Wang Wei in person and forced him to launch Tudou online before May.

At the same time, Peng Xiaolin was actively contacting people everywhere and releasing news to the outside world.

The second video website in China is about to be launched!

Our website will be a higher-end, more comprehensive video website that is more suitable for domestic Chinese users.

After the news was released, it quickly attracted inquiries from many venture capital peers, who expressed their desire to get on board.

The cold winter has not yet passed, and the spring of the Internet is coming again.

As a shareholder of a domestic video website, Qin Shaoyan and his team were preparing to board an international flight to the United States.

Just as he was about to board the plane, Qin Shaoyan saw Xiong Xiaoge and his men walking towards him.

"Mr. Xiong, what are you doing?" Qin Shaoyan looked at Xiong Xiaoge in surprise.

"I'm going home." Xiong Xiaoge answered as a matter of course.

He has a house in the United States and his wife is a producer in Hollywood. He has a career and a family there, so there is no problem for him to go home.

But what do you do with your team when you go home?
Qin Shaoyan glanced at Zhou Dao behind Xiong Xiaoge and greeted him warmly, "Mr. Zhou, Happy New Year."

"I haven't seen President Qin for a few days. I miss him a little bit." Zhou Dao said with a smile, "It's just after the Chinese New Year, and President Qin has to go on a business trip thousands of miles away. It's not easy."

"Same here. Aren't you going to America too?" Qin Shaoyan asked tentatively.

"But I'm different. We're on a team building trip, which is considered a paid tour." Zhou Dao said proudly.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Xiong treats you so well." Qin Shaoyan said with envy, "After hearing this, I want to quit my job and work for Mr. Xiong."

Xiong Xiaoge coughed and said, "I don't want an employee like you. You'll piss me off to death sooner or later."

"Boss Xiong, you are prejudiced against me." Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "Don't bring personal emotions into work."

Xiong Xiaoge's face turned dark at that moment.

At this time, a middle-aged woman came over pushing a baby carriage and asked curiously, "Who is this?"

Xiong Xiaoge said with a straight face, "He is the Qin Shaoyan I mentioned to you."

"Oh." The middle-aged woman suddenly realized, "So you are Qin Shaoyan. I've heard my husband mention you a lot recently."

"Hello, my name is Luo Yan."

Seeing Luo Yan extending her hand, Qin Shaoyan quickly shook it warmly, "Hello, Ms. Luo Yan."

"I have been a fan of yours since I was a child."

Luo Yan was very surprised, "You know me?"

"I know you." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "We watched your movies when we were in elementary school. My favorite one was "Girls' Dormitory"

Luo Yan suddenly became happy, "I didn't expect to meet my fans again, what a coincidence."

"It's a pity that Sister Luo Yan doesn't make movies anymore. She has to sign an autograph for me later." Qin Shaoyan became familiar with Luo Yan after just a few words, and they even exchanged business cards with each other.

Luo Yan thought Qin Shaoyan was a very interesting person, and quite different from what Xiong Xiaoge said.

(End of this chapter)