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Looking at Jiang Yizhou's playful smile, Moritz raised an eyebrow and said, "Then you'll be disappointed. We are preparing to invest in Google together, and of course, the price won't disappoint the three of you!"
Jiang Yizhou glanced around, focusing on the expressions of Bill Green and the two founders, which seemed rather unfavorable.
Taking advantage of the pause, Jiang Yizhou looked at his capable aide, Bill Green, and asked, "Bill, it seems something unpleasant has happened during my absence?"
Bill replied with some seriousness, "Moritz analyzed your approach with Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and it seems he successfully persuaded them. He also reached a collaboration with John Doe..."
"Hey, what approach? I don't think I've treated Larry Page and Sergey Brin unfairly. I'm providing funding and creativity; why would they feel alienated?" Jiang Yizhou was quite displeased. Hadn't he done enough?
If it weren't for concerns about future global development trends, it would be impossible to allow a non-national to control such an important company on this land. He would have taken Google for himself long ago!
"Of course, it's because you hold the patents and business for the bidding ranking technology and online display advertising business, which has hit Google's pain points!" Bill Green explained to Jiang Yizhou while occasionally observing Moritz sitting across from them, happily chatting with the two founders while sipping instant coffee.
"Moritz is using this as an excuse to speculate that you might want to break away from Google and go solo, so he..."
Jiang Yizhou became a bit anxious. "I can handle it!"
Bill Green whispered, "He suggested that you must inject the patents and business of the bidding ranking technology into Google. Additionally, Ailumese Technology, including er and Adsense Platform, needs to re-sign a cooperation agreement with Google. Furthermore, at a certain stage in the future, Ailumese Technology should be acquired."
With this explanation from Bill Green, Jiang Yizhou suddenly understood. This was indeed the butterfly effect he had brought about because he had prematurely showcased Google's future profit model in order to gain trust. For an old fox like Moritz who came knocking at his door, he could naturally see many different things.
With advanced thinking and a mature profit model, barring any accidents, IP was a sure thing; it could even become a company like Yahoo without any issue.
Moritz has also uncovered a lot of information, and while he is amazed by Tony's talent, he has successfully impressed Larry Page and Sergey Brin. He wants to invest in a fully developed Google that includes profit-making aspects, rather than the currently constrained Google.
Staring at a tuft of hair sticking up, Jiang Yizhou finally understands the situation. Indeed, prophets, whether true or false, like to be vague, prompting people to explore and discover for themselves while feeling that the revelation comes from the prophet. This way, they can both revere and believe in the prophet.
"I never thought about controlling Google, Bill. If you were Larry Page or Sergey, would you believe it?"
On Bill Green's serious face, a comical smile appeared. "Bss, do you think you can be more lovable than money? You've already made them believe that Google will become a great company and that they will become wealthy. Now someone tells them it’s me; in reality, I’m just working for others. I would be very angry too!"
"K, I understand now. You think they already suspect this is a conspiracy—my carefully laid conspiracy! Oh, I was just worried about holding too many shares, which is why I haven't invested these things yet!"
Jiang Yizhou slapped his forehead and sighed. If he had known that feelings couldn't compete with great financial prospects, he would have just gone straight to the point. Why was there such a complicated situation?
Bill Green wanted to laugh, but the grim reality prevented him from doing so.
Jiang Yizhou, feeling quite helpless, walked over to the four who were chatting happily. "Mr. Moritz, Mr. Duer, could I have a private conversation with Larry Page and Sergey?"
"Good luck! I hope your discussion goes well!" Moritz raised his glass slightly and smiled as he watched the three walk into the courtyard.
So far, he had not considered kicking Tony out of Google, whether as an investor or as an important founding member. Although those two are quite good, Tony Jiang, who is already a well-known figure in Silicon Valley, carries more weight, not to mention all the creative ideas he has!
However, this unexpectedly shattered Jiang Yizhou's romantic investment thoughts. Although it could be repaired, borrowing a classic line from love stories—"you can't go back"—there was still some gap created.
"Larry Page, Sergey, if I say all of this is unintentional, would you agree? I hope we can work together to make Google better and better; haven’t we always done this?" Up until now, Jiang Yizhou could only play the emotional card; being socially awkward, he lacked persuasive eloquence.
The result was beyond his expectations. The two looked at each other, and finally, Sergey took the initiative to say, "Of course we believe you. You could have bought our search engine for five hundred thousand dollars from the start, but you didn't. Instead, you invested more and provided us with a lot of help. You are more like our entrepreneurial mentor; why wouldn't we trust you?"
As if following a script, one played the good cop while the other played the bad cop. Larry Page quickly chimed in, "Yes, Mr. Moritz is absolutely right. Our current structure has some hidden risks, and considering the significant contributions you've made to the company, your shares do seem a bit low. I think we shouldn't let potential future conflicts of interest affect our relationship, right?"
Hey, hey, hey, are you two reciting lines? Why do I feel like I've been pushed onto a stage? Jiang Yizhou watched the two founders interact seamlessly and couldn't help but mentally mock them a bit; however, this was the way of smart people, and he liked it.
It was clear that they needed to recognize the potential problems that could arise next and be willing to compromise. If both sides were rational, things would go smoothly.
"Alright, I agree with this plan in principle!" Jiang Yizhou also cooperatively joined in.
The three returned to the living room, gathered around the coffee table, and sat on the sofa to establish a basic framework.
First, Jiang Yizhou would inject his relevant technology patents, increasing his shares to 5%. Of course, this was temporary and included adsense cooperation profit-sharing and future acquisition rights as additional requirements. Then KPB and Sequoia would jointly invest fifteen million dollars for a 10% stake.
This was much better than historical situations because Jiang Yizhou had already provided a blueprint; they just needed to continue developing from there.
And now financing did not mean that money was running out; it meant that resources were lacking. The company faced bottlenecks and needed support that Jiang Yizhou's brain and Ney couldn't provide.
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