You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 466

Qin Shaoyan looked at Xiong Xiaoge's alert expression and laughed, "Boss Xiong, what I said are all good things. You don't have to be so nervous."

"I'm not nervous." Xiong Xiaoge said with a straight face, "I'm serious. Mr. Qin, if you have any instructions, just tell me directly."

"The first thing is about Facebook." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "Boss Xiong, you know me. I still have about 30% of Facebook shares, and I want to sell some of them now."

Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, "Sell the shares?"

Qin Shaoyan's words made Xiong Xiaoge even more alert.

Facebook is growing rapidly and performing well. If it goes public successfully, it will be much more valuable than the campus network.

It was very strange that Qin Shaoyan, the founder and major shareholder, suddenly proposed to sell his shares.

Why did Qin Shaoyan give up huge future benefits and insist on selling Facebook?

There is a big difference between the founder cashing out before going public and the founder being kicked out.

Xiong Xiaoge couldn't figure out what Qin Shaoyan wanted to do, and didn't say anything for a while.

His thought at this moment was that Qin Shaoyan first sold YouTube and now wants to sell Facebook. What on earth is he trying to do?
Will Qin Shaoyan sell the campus network and Qvod as well?
If this is true, then what's the point of playing next? The two websites with or without Qin Shaoyan are completely different matters.

"Qin Shaoyan, you are in such a hurry to cash out, are you planning to quit?" Xiong Xiaoge asked directly, and then said earnestly, "You are still young, only 26 years old, you are not thinking of retiring, right?"

"You are so rich, and you have so many people supporting you, don't you plan to work hard for a few more years?"

Qin Shaoyan was confused by Xiong Xiaoge's remarks. "Boss Xiong, what are you talking about? I don't plan to retire. I just want to sell some of my Facebook shares and use the money to develop in China."

"I still have a lot of big things to do, and I still think the funds are not enough."

"No." Xiong Xiaoge thought the other party's statement was unbelievable. "What are you going to do with so much money?"

"Make mobile phones! Make chips! Make rockets, robots, and drones!" Qin Shaoyan said unhappily, "You're not investing with me, why are you asking so many questions?"

Xiong Xiaoge smiled and said, "I didn't realize that you, who are into the Internet, are interested in physical manufacturing?"

"But Facebook's valuation is very high. I'm afraid few of you can swallow all the shares you have."

"Microsoft has already bought 10% of the shares." Qin Shaoyan said calmly, "Bill Gates is also very optimistic about Facebook and will continue to acquire more shares in the future."

"I don't think it's a good idea to sell all my Facebook shares to Microsoft. I want to find another buyer so that I can have a competitive bid."

"Boss Xiong, you won't refuse this little favor, right?"

Facing Qin Shaoyan's gaze, Xiong Xiaoge was startled and said subconsciously: "We at IDG don't have that much money, and Facebook is an American Internet company..."

"What about IDG in the United States?" Qin Shaoyan interrupted Xiong Xiaoge directly.

"Huh?!" Xiong Xiaoge was stunned again, then frowned and fell into deep thought. After a while, he said, "You want to sell it to IDG in the United States?"

"Do they have the ability to do so?" Qin Shaoyan asked instead of answering.

"It should be fine." Xiong Xiaoge supported his chin with his hand and pondered for two seconds, "This should be a very good investment."

"It is IDG's investment with the highest return rate." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "After the Happy Farm project is launched, the number of campus network users will show explosive growth, and Facebook has announced that they will replicate the success of the campus network. What a great stimulus this will be for Facebook's valuation."

Xiong Xiaoge followed Qin Shaoyan's words and said, "IDG got hold of this news in advance, which is a great opportunity for them."

Qin Shaoyan added: "No one will refuse this opportunity."

Xiong Xiaoge nodded. "I think there is no problem. I will go to the United States and communicate with the people at IDG headquarters in person. No one can refuse such a cost-effective investment."

“How many shares do you plan to sell?”

"If possible, it would be best if IDG could take 10%." Qin Shaoyan then added, "Less is also acceptable, but it cannot be less than 3%."

"5% or so." Xiong Xiaoge made the final decision. "IDG can definitely take 5%. If it's more, their funds will be under pressure."

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Xiong." Qin Shaoyan said gratefully, "After this transaction is successful, I will definitely reward you handsomely."

"Just stop making promises to me in the future." Xiong Xiaoge smiled and felt relaxed.

"Mr. Xiong, the second thing is also an insider information." Qin Shaoyan suddenly said again.

"What inside information?" Xiong Xiaoge was in a good mood at the moment and felt that the more inside information that could make money, the better.

"It's about Lehman Brothers Bank." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "They have a huge hidden danger, and this hidden danger will soon be exposed."

Xiong Xiaoge frowned when he heard the words "Lehman Brothers Bank", "No, Mr. Qin, you have a strong desire for revenge."

“Although there were some frictions and misunderstandings before, didn’t the campus network go public smoothly later?”

"In the business world, harmony brings wealth. It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. There is no need to focus on them just because of a small quarrel."

"In the end, it was hard for me to be stuck in the middle."

"Boss Xiong, you misunderstood me." Qin Shaoyan said sincerely, "You know me. If I really wanted to deal with them, no one would come to you alive to complain."

"This time Lehman Brothers really brought its own disaster upon itself."

Xiong Xiaoge was very confused, "What happened to them?"

"I studied their situation, it's not good." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "It's a subprime loan."

As Qin Shaoyan spoke, he placed the stack of information in front of Xiong Xiaoge.

Xiong Xiaoge picked up the information and looked through it carefully. After a while, he closed the folder with a gloomy face and said in a deep voice: "What you said is just your guess."

"It's not speculation." Qin Shaoyan explained, "I invited a team of famous experts in economics and finance from Harvard University to conduct rigorous market analysis and scientific argumentation, and finally formed this report."

Xiong Xiaoge didn't say anything for a long time before he spoke, "What do you mean by showing me this thing? Are you planning to short them?"

"No." Qin Shaoyan firmly denied, "I don't want to retaliate against them. I'm not good at short selling, and I don't think it's necessary."

"Then why are you showing this to me?" Xiong Xiaoge patted the folder in front of him with a smile.

"I think you can use it, Mr. Xiong." Qin Shaoyan said sincerely, "If something really happened to Lehman Brothers, it would have a huge impact on the entire US stock market, and it might even cause a global financial tsunami."

"So I think it's necessary to plan ahead and think of ways to avoid risks in advance."

"Is it really for this?" Xiong Xiaoge looked at Qin Shaoyan with suspicion.

"Of course, I'm doing this for your own good." Qin Shaoyan said casually, "I don't want to see you, my partner, suffer heavy losses because of other people's greed and stupidity."

"If my prediction comes true, Mr. Xiong, you should owe me a favor."

Xiong Xiaoge waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about owing favors. I'd rather you ask me for money."

It is easy to pay off a debt of money, but it is hard to pay back a debt of favor. Xiong Xiaoge was a little uneasy this time because of Qin Shaoyan, and she looked a little dazed when she was about to leave.

If someone else had given him this investigation report, he would have definitely sneered at it.

But the person who submitted the report was Qin Shaoyan. He knew that Qin Shaoyan was used to talking nonsense, but this matter did not seem to be false.

Xiong Xiaoge decided to find someone to investigate it carefully to see how big the discrepancies were with the investigation report.

……

A week later, Xiong Xiaoge returned to Beijing from the United States.

This time he did not come back alone, he also brought two vice presidents from IDG in the United States.

American IDG is very interested in the shares held by Qin Shaoyan, and if there is a chance they will definitely acquire more shares.

Qin Shaoyan warmly welcomed the IDG team from the United States. Later, in a quiet club, Qin Shaoyan explained to the vice presidents from IDG in the United States the reasons why he sold his shares.

Of course, the reason was made up by him. It didn’t matter whether the other party believed it or not, as long as he could give a reason.

Qin Shaoyan explained: "I am only selling part of my shares, not all of them. I will retain some of my shares and continue to serve on Facebook's board of directors."

"I just stepped down from the position of the largest shareholder, not cashing out all the shares and leaving."

"Next, I will continue to work closely with Facebook to develop and produce more and better social products."

Smith, vice president of IDG in the United States, asked, "How much of the shares will you retain in the end?"

"At most 10% of the shares." Qin Shaoyan replied, "It depends on how many institutions are interested in these stocks."

"But my ideal situation would be to only keep 3% to 5% of the stock, and that would be good."

Vice President Smith continued to ask: "How many voting rights do you have for this portion of your shares? Are they held in the form of A and B shares?"

"It's not A or B shares." Qin Shaoyan gave the answer the other party wanted. "From now on, I will only be a consultant and will no longer be involved in the specific affairs of Facebook."

"So will Fred Weisler still be the CEO of Facebook in the future?" Vice President Smith continued to ask.

"That's right." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "I think Mr. Fred Weisler is an excellent CEO. Facebook has continued to achieve very impressive results under his leadership."

"I believe he will continue to lead Facebook to great success in the future, and I will continue to support him."

Smith and another vice president did not say anything, but discussed in a low voice for a few words, and then continued to ask: "Can we know who are the buyers of your shares?"

"Mr. Bill Gates bought 10%, and Fred Weisler wants to buy 15%." Qin Shaoyan said slowly, "The rest depends on how much IDG wants. In fact, Google has also contacted us."

Vice President Smith nodded and said, "We can ask for 5%, but this is the price."

"We can discuss the price slowly." Qin Shaoyan smiled slightly, "There's no rush for this matter. If you really want to buy it, everything can be negotiated."

Smith and another vice president smiled and raised their glasses at the same time. "Then let's drink to the success of our future transactions."

Qin Shaoyan also picked up the wine glass and gently clinked it with the two of them, and the glass wine glass made a crisp collision sound.

"Cheers, and wish us success."

The American IDG team came to China not only to acquire the shares held by Qin Shaoyan, but also to take a closer look at the social 2.0 product that Qin Shaoyan has been talking about - Weibo.

Because they received reliable information that Sequoia and Microsoft have booked Weibo's Series A financing.

IDG in the United States has discussed this for a long time and also wants to get involved.

As for why they also wanted to invest, it was entirely because of Qin Shaoyan.

Previously, Xiong Xiaoge had recommended Qin Shaoyan to the United States many times, claiming that the Internet products he created were all worth investing in, and hoped that IDG in the United States would not miss the opportunity.

But American IDG would never listen to Xiong Xiaoge and didn’t even bother to take a look at the information sent over.

No one expected that things would take a drastic turn later on.

Facebook, created by Qin Shaoyan, has taken the European and American Internet by storm and is on the verge of becoming the world's largest social networking site.

In just two and a half years, the valuation swelled to $10 billion.

Qin Shaoyan's initial valuation of Facebook was only 100 million US dollars, which was directly increased by 100 times.

This result made IDG USA regretful, feeling that it had missed an opportunity to make a fortune.

Of course, it is normal for venture capitalists to make mistakes, and there are more than one money-making projects that have been missed.

Missing out on Facebook wouldn’t have been a big deal, but…the YouTube video website created by Qin Shaoyan sold for 2 billion U.S. dollars in just one year.

When YouTube was first created, it sent an email to IDG in the United States, but it was ignored.

Two consecutive mistakes almost broke the defense of American IDG.

So they began to pay attention to Qin Shaoyan, and the report that Xiong Xiaoge had sent before was dug out again.

After careful and comprehensive evaluation, IDG USA felt that Qin Shaoyan was indeed worthy of investment.

They planned to take this opportunity to get closer to Qin Shaoyan and get involved in the Weibo (Twitter) project.

Don't miss the third chance!

Qin Shaoyan admired IDG's active approach to him and welcomed them to invest in the "Twitter" project.

Of course, all this is based on the premise that the "Happy Farm" project can achieve the expected results, otherwise everyone can only pretend that nothing happened.

……

10 month 2 day.

On the second day of the National Day holiday, the carefully designed and prepared "Happy Farm" was finally launched.

Before the server was launched, everyone in the company was on high alert.

"Happy Farm" is the company's most important project, no doubt about it.

This game has gone through several rounds of internal testing within the campus network, and all employees have become fascinated by this seemingly boring and simple game.

I became addicted to it without realizing it. I set the alarm every day and waited to steal other people's vegetables.

The entire company has high hopes for this game, and it has finally come to the point of being put to the test.

(End of this chapter)