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Zhang Xiaolong glanced at the somewhat pitiful Song Rushi in the rearview mirror, as well as Jiang Yizhou, who showed no signs of apology. He discreetly raised the temperature inside the car and continued to drive calmly, focusing on the road ahead.
Feeling a bit bored looking at the open landscape outside, Jiang Yizhou asked, "Xiaolong, how's everything going at the company lately?"
Upon hearing Jiang Yizhou's question, Zhang Xiaolong thought for a moment and shared some information that hadn't been included in the report. "Everything's pretty good. I've recently hired two talented individuals in search algorithms; they're definitely top-notch. Yi Zhou, your online advertising display technology has already taken shape thanks to them. Additionally, people from America Online have come by a few times, but Schmidt has turned them down. It's just..."
"Just what?" Jiang Yizhou guessed he had heard some rumors; his hesitant tone suggested he wanted to know but was concerned about the source of the information.
"It's just that I heard from a friend that it seems like people from America Online are trying to connect with other shareholders in our company..." Zhang Xiaolong hadn't expected to encounter such a struggle for equity so soon. He was more suited for technical and product work, and since Jiang Yizhou treated him quite well, he didn't want any upheaval to occur.
Jiang Yizhou hadn't anticipated this unexpected development; he had merely intended to chat with Zhang Xiaolong to pass the time.
Currently, combined with Ding Zhengnan's shares that he held on behalf of others, he owned about 55%, so there was no immediate risk of losing control. However, many aspects now depended on other shareholders, especially since more than half of the company's management came from those shareholders.
The only ones he could trust were the two in the car. Although Schmidt was someone he had personally interviewed and recruited, there was no guarantee of loyalty.
Moreover, some decisions required a two-thirds vote to pass. Jiang Yizhou was only relatively in control now, especially since apart from these shares, he had nothing else of value.
Just as he relaxed and dreamed about buying a private jet, challenges arose unexpectedly. Jiang Yizhou couldn't help but feel amused yet frustrated. If he were just an ordinary founder whose hard-earned business was being plotted for acquisition and control takeover, his emotions would be tumultuous—either compromising or fighting back.
However, Jiang Yizhou didn't feel the reluctance of parting with something akin to his own flesh and blood; instead, he began planning how to maximize his interests.
The warm air from the air conditioning made Jiang Yizhou feel somewhat comfortable. He closed his eyes and lay back in the rear seat. Seeing this, Song Rushi and Zhang Xiaolong chose not to disturb him. After all, apart from venture capitalists, he was the only founding shareholder left; they mixed Ding Zhengnan's shares with Jiang Yizhou's shares.
The reason for separating Zheng Yi and Ailumese domestically was actually to prevent such situations; Jiang Yizhou was contemplating how to split Ailumese.
In this era of the Internet Bubble, there were plenty of fools and madmen around. Occasionally, one could see large companies making decisions that seemed disastrous in hindsight. For instance, Jiang Yizhou had always held onto the belief that if he could make a decent profit, he could retire—perhaps stemming from a sense of luck regarding America Online.
Every time Jiang Yizhou traced back to the origins of Teng Xun and its early days with iq, he felt it was a good opportunity. Since arriving in this era, the existence of this successor made Jiang Yizhou bold and even a bit reckless.
As long as he could replace iq, he could play however he wanted. Even if he lacked the ability to promote qi, there would ultimately be another option.
Well, Jiang Yizhou also felt that he was lacking ambition. Few people could stand before First Emperor's chariot and declare, "A true man should act like this," and "He can be replaced." Among those few, even fewer could actually achieve it.
In practical terms, it meant becoming an undisputed business leader in the country and even the world, lowering the difficulty a bit by adding "one of."
Jiang Yizhou felt somewhat intimidated. What was his dream in his previous life?
To buy a house in the city where he worked until retirement and live quietly until old age; everything else was just going with the flow.
When Jiang Yizhou first arrived in this era, it felt as if he owned the entire world. As long as he could have whatever he wanted, of course, it all required his personal effort.
Now, should he decisively split things up? Instinctively, Jiang Yizhou leaned towards selling qi and its surrounding assets since that part had already been separated domestically.
"First, let's go to the company!" Jiang Yizhou instructed Zhang Xiaolong, who was driving.
He was a bit impatient. In this era, aside from madmen, no one else dreamed as big as he did. However, these dreams might take ten years to slowly become reality.
He envisioned a grand plan for America Online, letting them happily buy into it. As for how much of the grand plan devised by Jiang Yizhou could be implemented, that was not his responsibility.
...
"Ailumese's current structure cannot support development in two directions, so I have decided to split Ailumese's business into two subsidiaries, each responsible for one direction!" After arriving at the company, Jiang Yizhou immediately found Xiong Xiaoge.
"I'm sorry to say, ny, Ailumese is far from being as serious as you claim. I need a more reasonable explanation!" Xiong Xiaoge felt uneasy about this sudden decision.
Xiong Xiaoge attended the meeting as a representative director of idg China, and together with Jiang Yizhou's shares, they had enough to pass almost any resolution.
Jiang Yizhou did not continue with empty phrases resembling decisions to persuade him; instead, he shifted to another topic, "I hear that people from America Online are reaching out to Ailumese's shareholders everywhere. I wonder if Brother Xiong is aware of this?"
Xiong Xiaoge looked meaningfully at Jiang Yizhou. Although they were both from the same country, the price offered by America Online was enticing enough to offset years of losses incurred domestically.
Even many founders lack confidence in the products they created. For instance, Google has attempted to sell multiple times without success. Although they were rejected for various reasons, including low offers, the thoughts of the two founders were likely evident.
Meanwhile, idg China invested only one million Dollar, and now without any premium, they had nearly forty times the profit. If they accepted America Online's acquisition offer, it would mean at least two hundred times the profit. Was it worth it?
Xiong Xiaoge felt conflicted. If he continued to hold onto Ailumese shares, there was a possibility of exceeding America Online's acquisition price, but there was also a chance it wouldn't reach that price.
"In fact, I split off Ailumese to guard against this situation," Jiang Yizhou could tell from his expression. In his previous life, he learned that idg China did not go public through holding shares in 2000 but rather through equity transfer, which eventually provided an exit opportunity and returns.
In this life, transferring 5% of shares to Jiang Yizhou had already resulted in a paper gain of 5 million Dollar. If he could successfully transfer the equity this time for hundreds of times the profit, the temptation was immense.
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