You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 522

Qin Shaoyan repeated very calmly, "After a while, I will no longer be a shareholder of Facebook, and there are some things I won't be able to help with."

Liu Wei was completely stunned. We have prepared various gifts for you and are just waiting to present them to you. Once you are satisfied, you can use your status as a shareholder to provide us with convenience.

Now you say you won’t be a shareholder anymore, so haven’t we worked in vain?

If something goes wrong, who should we turn to in the future?
"Boss Qin," Liu Wei asked anxiously, "Why are you no longer a shareholder? What happened?"

"I sold all my shares." Qin Shaoyan replied.

Liu Wei was even more confused. He thought Qin Shaoyan was crazy. Facebook was now conquering the world and its valuation was probably in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

Qin Shaoyan holds Facebook shares in his hands, and even if he does nothing, it is still a huge fortune.

Facebook hasn't even gone public yet, but Qin Shaoyan has sold this golden goose. It's really unbelievable.

"Mr. Qin, Facebook is so valuable, why are you selling your shares?" Liu Wei asked anxiously, "Wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

Liu Wei also became worried. Was there something wrong with Facebook? Was Qin Shaoyan selling his shares and running away?
"I'm selling shares because, on the one hand, I'm more optimistic about the domestic market, and I want to cash out and bring the funds back to China for development." Qin Shaoyan paused for two seconds and said, "On the other hand, the Internet in the United States still has some invisible rejection of us Chinese."

"Ah?" Liu Wei was stunned when he heard this. "Boss Qin, where did you get this from?"

Qin Shaoyan saw that Liu Wei didn't seem to believe it, so he didn't say anything more. He just smiled faintly and said, "Now we can sell it for a good price. The buyer is Google."

"From an investment perspective, I only invested 10 million U.S. dollars when Facebook was founded, and now Facebook has returned me 100 times the profit, which is a very cost-effective deal."

"The price paid by big companies like Microsoft, Google and Yahoo to buy the shares is still very reasonable, and the country needs this money more."

Having said that, Liu Wei was too embarrassed to ask any more questions.

"Then..." Liu Wei hesitated, "Will we encounter any problems when we cooperate with Facebook in the future?"

"Don't worry about that. Although I'm no longer a shareholder of Facebook, I still have a relationship with it." Qin Shaoyan smiled, "Facebook CEO Fred and I have been good friends for many years. If there is anything, my words will still be effective."

"I have already informed them in advance. Facebook will take care of you. Besides, Texas Hold'em is also a key project of Facebook. There won't be any problem in cooperation."

"Oh, so that's the case. Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your concern." Liu Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Shaoyan glanced at Liu Wei and said, "I have invited people from Google to have dinner together tonight. Mr. Liu, please come too."

Liu Wei was stunned, feeling a little uneasy, "Is it appropriate for me to go?"

"What's inappropriate?" Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "You will have to deal with Google in the future. This time, a vice president and a senior executive from China came."

"It's good for everyone to get to know each other and expand their network. It will always be useful."

"Thank you, Mr. Qin." Liu Wei was delighted. "Then let Giant Network pay for tonight's reception."

"How can I be so embarrassed?" Qin Shaoyan pretended to refuse, then sighed, "Don't do this next time."

……

After hearing about Liu Wei's participation in the dinner party, Shi Yuzhu strongly supported his decision and told him, "Spend money when you need to, don't save."

"This is a great opportunity to expand your network. We should focus on building good relationships with people at Facebook and Google." Liu Wei naturally understood Shi Yuzhu's instructions and organized the dinner to high-end standards.

He also personally led people to the venue and kept an eye on the hotel layout, fearing that anything might go wrong.

People from Google and Facebook were a little surprised when they entered the hotel. They didn't expect that a business dinner could be of such high standards, with steak, lobster, and champagne.

It was nothing for the senior executives, but it was the first time for other employees to enjoy such a high-end banquet.

The atmosphere became lively as soon as the banquet started. Qin Shaoyan brought Google's vice president Alan Eustace to Liu Wei and began to introduce them to each other.

"This is the vice president of Giant Interactive. YP Technology, a subsidiary of Giant Interactive, develops online Texas Hold'em, which is now a key project of Facebook."

Alan Eustace shook hands with Liu Wei enthusiastically and said, "Hello, hello, I have played your online Texas Hold'em project. It is a very good board game. You pioneered the way of putting Texas Hold'em on the web. This is a great improvement that makes it more convenient for users to play."

Fred, CEO of Facebook, also said happily, "We have accumulated three million users so far. We are developing different language versions of Texas Hold'em and are preparing to promote it to the world."

"Our first phase target is 10 million users, after which we will consider commercial operations."

Liu Wei also quickly said, "We are actively adjusting the game content to cooperate with Facebook's operations."

Fred continued: "Giant Network will invest $100 million in paid promotion for the Texas Hold'em project."

Hearing this, Alan Eustace became even more interested. "One hundred million dollars! My God, do you have a more detailed plan? I am very interested in this project."

The three of them got together and had a pleasant discussion, and the more they talked, the more they got interested.

After the banquet, although Liu Wei drank a lot, he was still in high spirits. He ignored his fatigue and immediately reported the situation to Shi Yuzhu who was still in China.

"Google is very interested in our Texas Hold'em project. The vice president of Google said that if the number of players grows as expected, they will also invest some resources to attract traffic for us."

"If the games were paid, they would also be able to provide more convenience."

Shi Yuzhu was immediately excited when he heard this and immediately asked, "Is Google really willing to invest resources in us?"

"Yes, the Google vice president agreed personally." Liu Wei said excitedly.

Shi Yuzhu calmed down and said, "You need to confirm this matter again. His personal promise is not guaranteed. It depends on the overall opinion of Google."

"That's no problem. The vice president told me that the chairman of Google is also optimistic about our game."

"They will come up with a more detailed plan later, and Facebook's CEO has assured me that this cooperation with Google will be a major breakthrough."

"That's good, that's good!" Shi Yuzhu let out a long sigh, "I will fly to the United States as soon as possible. We must attach great importance to this cooperation. It will be very helpful to our stock price."

"Oh, there's one more thing you need to do."

Liu Wei immediately perked up and asked, "Just give me your orders."

"We must get the remaining 25% of YP Technology's shares as soon as possible!" Shi Yuzhu said seriously, "We must make Chen Yuanzong spit out this piece of fat meat for me!"

Liu Wei was startled, then immediately agreed, "Don't worry, I'll go talk to him tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)