You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 526

Why did Niu Jie treat himself to steak?

This is a question worth thinking about.

Fang Ziwei and Niu Jie were not familiar with each other at all. They were just nodding acquaintances. Apart from contact during the handover of work, they had no other communication.

Don’t be fooled by Niu Jie’s burly appearance and a pair of big tattooed arms. In fact, he is just a typical tech geek and not good at socializing.

It seemed very strange that he came to me suddenly, especially at this sensitive moment.

Although Niu Jie is just a programmer, his current boss is Qin Shaoyan.

Qin Shaoyan, the boss of Sentinel Technology, is not only a legendary figure, but also has close ties with YP Technology.

It can be said that without Qin Shaoyan there would be no YP Technology, no "Online Texas Hold'em" project, and no opportunity to cooperate with Facebook.

In particular, the gambling agreement between YP Technology and Juren Network was also achieved under the mediation of Qin Shaoyan.

The company is in turmoil now, so it is normal for the big boss behind the scenes to take action at this time.

And Niu Jie didn't come alone, he was followed by someone.

The three of them came to a high-end hotel and started chatting as soon as they entered the private room.

The person who came with Niu Jie was the first to introduce himself. "My last name is Yang Ke, and I work at Sentinel Technology."

"Hello, hello." When Fang Ziwei heard that the other party was also from Sentinel Technologies, his guess was further confirmed.

But Fang Ziwei still pretended to be confused and asked, "You are from Sentinel Technology, so why did you come to me?"

Yang Ke asked directly: "I heard that YP Technology has been in trouble recently. It seems that something big has happened."

"Yes, something happened." Fang Ziwei did not deny it. There was actually nothing to keep secret about this kind of thing. The specific inside story could be found out as long as one wanted to know. Only the employees under him did not know.

But now that YP Technology has become like this, even if employees don’t understand the exact reason, they can probably guess it.

Yang Ke nodded and pretended to be concerned and asked, "It is said that there is turmoil in the upper echelons of YP Company. The HR of Juren Network has been meeting with YP Technology employees frequently recently. This doesn't seem right."

Fang Ziwei said vaguely: "Something happened, but it's all right now. The HR of Juren Network made an appointment to meet with our employees as part of normal work. There's nothing to be surprised about."

Yang saw that Fang Ziwei was not saying anything, so he said directly: "Juren Network wants to swallow up the entire YP Technology. There will definitely be a big purge afterwards. The original employees of YP Technology will basically be fired. What do you think, Mr. Fang?"

"Hmm?" Fang Ziwei was stunned for a moment, looked at the other party hesitantly, and then looked at Niu Jie, "What do you mean by this?"

"Mr. Fang, I don't know how Juren Network discussed this with you, but according to reliable information I have, someone else will take up the CTO position of YP Technology in the future." Yang Ke said sincerely, "So what are your future career plans?"

Fang Ziwei's heart tightened. What did it mean that the CTO was someone else? Was Juren Network going to kick him out too?

But think about it, such an important position as CTO must be filled by our own people.

Since I am not familiar with the Internet, I will definitely be marginalized.

Now Chen Yuanzong has sold all his shares. As the emperor changes his own ministers, the former boss's confidant will naturally be cleared out.

But Fang Ziwei was shocked as to how the other party knew this kind of news, so he asked back: "Where did you hear this news from?"

"We naturally have our own information channels." Yang Ke replied with a smile, "And this information is very reliable. The HR of Juren Network has asked a headhunter to find a new lead programmer for a certain chess and card game project. The annual salary has been offered to more than two million, and there are options."

"And there is no chess and card game project within Juren Network. It is obvious who this position is assigned to."

"Two million?" Fang Ziwei was shocked. This salary was twice as high as his own. Finding a chief programmer with an annual salary of two million would basically be a prelude to firing him.

Liu Wei had talked a lot with me before and made a lot of promises, but there were no specific concrete promises. It seemed that he just wanted to stabilize himself temporarily.

"Director Niu recommended you to us. He thinks Mr. Fang has strong technical capabilities. We at Sentinel Technology always like to recruit talents." Yang Ke quickly offered an olive branch, "Mr. Fang, would you like to consider it? Salary and benefits are negotiable."

"Ah?" Fang Ziwei was stunned. He originally thought that the other party was here to gather information, but he didn't expect that they were here to poach people. "You want me to go to Sentinel Technology? Is that true?"

"Of course it's true. As long as Mr. Fang wants, he can start working at any time." Yang Ke said without hesitation.

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be joking, Fang Ziwei hesitated for a moment and said, "I have to think about it."

"No problem." Yang Ke said with a smile, "YP Technology is in such turmoil now, Mr. Fang must stay for a while to stabilize the project, otherwise it will not be so easy to get out."

"Alas, what projects are there?" Fang Ziwei sighed, "I've been busy for half a year and all of it has gone to waste."

Fang Ziwei was also feeling indignant, as "Online Texas Hold'em" was a project he had created all by himself. He had originally thought that his luck had turned and he had come across a big project, and that he could easily become financially independent.

Unexpectedly, this project in cooperation with Facebook encountered many twists and turns, and was finally taken over by someone else.

At least Chen Yuanzong could make some money and exit, while I was just working like a slave and it was all in vain.

Yang Ke asked curiously, "I have one question that I don't understand. Could you please help me, Mr. Fang?"

"What's the matter?" Fang Ziwei was stunned.

"As far as I know, YP Technology and Juren Network signed a bet agreement with a term of three years. How come something went wrong after such a short period of time?" Yang Ke asked in confusion, "Is Juren Network trying to seize control of the company? Or is there some other reason?"

"There is no gambling agreement anymore." Fang Ziwei sighed, "Juren Network and its boss Chen Yuanzong have reached an agreement to buy out all the shares directly with money. Juren Network has achieved 100% control."

Then Fang Ziwei told some of the information he knew.

"Juren Network Vice President Liu told Chen Yuanzong that Google wanted to make the game free and lose money to gain publicity. If that's the case, the Texas Hold'em project won't make any money in the next three to five years."

"According to the gambling agreement, Boss Chen was doomed to lose. Liu Wei said he didn't want to take things too far, so he simply renegotiated the matter, annulled the gambling agreement, and signed a new acquisition contract."

Yang Ke listened carefully and wrote down what Fang Ziwei said.

"What was Chen Yuanzong's reaction?" Yang Ke continued to ask, "Did he just agree?"

"What can I do if I don't agree?" Fang Ziwei smiled bitterly. "If I don't agree, I will just have to wait for three years until YP Technology completely loses to Juren Network. It's better to agree to admit defeat now and get some money. It's a profit anyway."

Niu Jie, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked, "Brother Fang, did you leave a backdoor permission on the Texas Hold'em server?"

Fang Ziwei subconsciously denied: "No."

Niu Jie smiled and said, "Brother Fang, please don't lie to me. I have also worked under Boss Chen. Don't I know what kind of person he is?"

"Even if you don't want to keep it, he won't let you." Fang Ziwei hesitated, "Those backdoors are useless. The people in Juren Network will definitely deal with them after receiving them."

"Then there must be something that Juren Network doesn't know." Yang Ke said with a smile, "I don't think Boss Chen will be so honest as to hand over everything."

Fang Ziwei sneered a few times but did not deny it.

He looked up at the two of them and asked tentatively, "Do you want to know the server's vulnerabilities? But I won't tell you these things. It's illegal to do so."

"No, you misunderstood." Yang Ke explained with a smile, "We will not let Mr. Fang break the law, you can rest assured about this."

"We just want to know something that is not illegal but is relatively secretive."

Niu Jie chimed in, "Brother Fang, you haven't known Boss Chen for long, but I've been around him for many years and I know him well. Boss Chen started out as an underground casino owner, and he doesn't take illegal things seriously at all."

"If he exploits some loopholes and does something illegal, it might implicate you. After all, you did the work. Juren Network may not be able to find Boss Chen, but it will find you."

Fang Ziwei was shocked. Thinking of what Chen Yuanzong asked him to do, he felt extremely regretful. Why didn’t you tell me earlier that Chen Yuanzong was this kind of person?

If I had known that Chen Yuanzong was like this, I would never have agreed to let him come to this YP Technology Company.

"I..." Fang Ziwei opened his mouth but said nothing.

Yang Ke continued, "Mr. Fang, don't worry. If there are any problems later, we at Sentinel Technology can help you deal with them."

"If you join Sentinel Technologies, we will certainly not sit idly by."

Fang Ziwei sighed at this time. What could he do now?

Although he didn't know how credible Yang Ke's words were, Fang Ziwei was like a drowning man, desperately grasping at the last straw.

"I...actually I don't know much." Fang Ziwei finally gave in.

"It's okay, just tell me what you know." Yang Ke showed a happy expression.

It doesn’t matter how much Fang Ziwei knows. It’s just a matter of quantity and has nothing to do with quality.

As long as you can say one key thing, it will be very valuable.

……

Qin Shaoyan listened to Yang Ke's report quietly and asked, "Is that all? Is there anything else?"

"Yes, that's all. Fang Ziwei only knows these things." Yang Ke replied, "As for the specifics of the discussion between Chen Yuanzong and Juren Network, he doesn't know."

Qin Shaoyan nodded, "Well, this is enough."

He glanced at Yang Ke who was standing there, "Tell Fang Ziwei to collect evidence as soon as possible in case of emergency. Also, bring a lawyer with you and have the lawyer tell Fang Ziwei what to do to get him out as much as possible."

"Things must be done properly. The most important thing right now is to keep him stable and keep him confidential."

"Okay, I understand, Mr. Qin." Yang Ke nodded in agreement.

After Yang Ke left, Qin Shaoyan looked at Zhang Pingyi and said, "Chen Yuanzong is really not honest."

"He's really brave," Zhang Pingyi exclaimed. "He actually did this kind of thing right under Facebook's nose. It's a good thing you sold your Facebook shares."

"As long as he is not greedy and secretly diverts a small portion of the traffic, Facebook may not be able to find out." Qin Shaoyan was a little speechless. "He can even use the chat and private messaging function in the game to send small advertisements to groups without using any technical means, which can achieve the same effect. It is much safer than changing the user's redirect URL."

"After all, he let Fang Ziwei leave a lot of loopholes that can be exploited, so there are many tricks that can be played."

"But the Juren Network is really ruthless." Zhang Pingyi was amazed, "They deceived Chen Yuanzong like this, and they were able to succeed."

"This is taking advantage of information asymmetry. Chen Yuanzong can't contact people from Google, so he naturally doesn't know the situation." Qin Shaoyan said, "Even if he doubts the authenticity of the news, he doesn't dare to gamble, so he can only sell the shares at a low price."

"If the two sides are not equal in strength, don't make any gambling agreements. It is difficult for the weaker party to win."

“After all, capital is there to make profits, not to alleviate poverty.”

Zhang Pingyi frowned, "If they play like this, aren't they afraid that Chen Yuanzong will know the truth?"

"So what if they know? The business world is like a battlefield, full of intrigues and deceptions." Qin Shaoyan said nonchalantly, "The Juren Network just played a little trick. They can easily defeat a player of Chen Yuanzong's rank."

"Even if Chen Yuanzong knew the truth, he would have to suffer in silence."

"But they didn't expect that Chen Yuanzong was very dishonest and had already kept something in reserve."

Zhang Pingyi asked curiously, "How do you think Chen Yuanzong will retaliate?"

"I don't know." Qin Shaoyan shook his head, "But we will definitely give Juren Network a hard time."

"It's better to lose both than to win alone. It depends on whether Chen Yuanzong is willing to swallow this humiliation."

Zhang Pingyi frowned, "New Year's Day is the day when Juren Network will ring the bell. Chen Yuanzong will probably choose to take action after the listing, so that the impact will be the greatest."

Qin Shaoyan nodded, "So, shorting Juren Network's stock is a very good choice."

Zhang Pingyi was a little worried, "You better take it easy."

"Don't worry. The U.S. stock market has not been doing well recently. Even if I hadn't shorted it, the stock price of Juren Network would not last for a few days." Qin Shaoyan laughed.

Speaking of the U.S. stock market, Zhang Pingyi became even more worried. "Will the U.S. stock market collapse? I think something is going wrong."

"It doesn't matter. This financial crisis has just begun and good days are yet to come." Qin Shaoyan acted very relaxed.

"..." Zhang Pingyi was speechless. "You make me even more worried. If the US financial crisis spreads to the world, our country will also be affected."

"Don't forget, Sentinel Technologies is also a US-listed company, which is not good for our stock price either."

"Sometimes a drop in stock prices is a good thing." Qin Shaoyan said nonchalantly, "When it drops to a certain level, we'll buy the stocks back, and then they'll go back up soon."

"I wish I were as optimistic as you." Zhang Pingyi sighed.

"Don't worry, I've been waiting for this day for a long time." Qin Shaoyan said confidently.

(End of this chapter)