Sitting in the reception room of Skype, when Dong Qianqian saw Ning Zimo looking at the blue logo of Skype, there was a slight change in her eyebrows.

As his secretary and half-sister for many years, she knew very well that he was now far away from home.

But seeing that he had been looking at him intently, she couldn't help but grab his sleeve and whispered softly:

"What's the matter? Do you feel melancholy when you see the foundation you founded destroyed in the hands of others?"

Feeling someone pulling her, Ning Zimo came to his senses and saw Dong Qianqian's concerned look on her face.

He knew that at this moment she was talking to her as a "sister". Over the years, he had become accustomed to occasionally having such a "sister" by his side. Although she did not have as vigorous and resolute a style as Tang Ruiwen.

At least her softer side is more suitable for chatting with her about inner feelings.

Seeing some worry in her expression, Ning Zimo couldn't help curling his lips: "Well, after all, it was the first software that brought us infinite glory. I didn't expect that after I gave up on it, its

Development will be so degraded."

After a pause, Ning Zimo smiled again, "Especially at that time, we focused most of our energy on Skype. But now, after four years of development, Emperor Penguin has no project that I can compare to 5,6

I was so devoted years ago.”

Skype was founded in 2001. Zhuang Zhanpeng, who happened to know him at that time, finally gave Skype, the planned big killer, a foothold. At that time, he spent most of his time on the specific planning and promotion of the Skype project.

.

That is to say, with the full investment at that time, after more than a year of polishing, Skype set off a wave of instant messaging on the European and American Internet when it was launched in 2002, and reached the most glorious moment in its history in 2004.

moment.

But eight years have passed, and the passage of time has brought about changes in the times, and the mobile Internet has gradually come to the forefront.

Nowadays, in the sophisticated social networks that the Internet has differentiated, Internet software like Skype that focuses on instant messaging has no corresponding living space.

At the same time, Emperor Penguin's increasingly broad interests do not allow him to devote all his energy to a specific matter like he did when he first founded Skype.

What's more, years of habitual success and the foreknowledge of the "future" after rebirth, coupled with step-by-step advance planning and predictable results, all made passion really leave him.

And "curiosity", the driving force that supported him from the beginning, seemed to be gradually peeled away from him just like the declining development of Skype.

Although Ning Zimo was smiling, Dong Qianqian noticed from the flash of melancholy between his eyebrows that he was feeling slightly empty at the moment.

As the "sister", she watched this "brother" step by step from the founder of a small company to where he is today.

Sometimes, looking at his face that seemed to have remained unchanged for several years, she could occasionally think of his passionate speeches when he moved to a new office twice.

But after so many years, the office style that was very individual from the beginning still exists. But the founder who brought a distinct personality to Emperor Penguin in front of him has become what he is today because of his eternal three-point line and single appearance.

Now this lonely temperament.

Even though every partner around him admires him and devotes himself to the common cause.

Even though these businesses are developing rapidly, he now indeed lacks the passion in the two speeches in the past few years.

There is also his emotional line that has never changed, and he nakedly displays "it's too cold at high places" in front of people who understand.

He may not even know that, against the background of his prosperous career, something indescribable is gradually passing away from his life.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask, "Should we consider using Skype..."

"Shh..."

Putting his finger to his lips, Ning Zimo, who knew what "sister" was thinking, stopped her from saying anything further, "You can't change things that have been planned in advance. After all, once the plan changes, it will have a huge impact on us."

Ning Zimo knew that Dong Qianqian wanted him to buy back Skype.

Because, after all, Skype was created by him, and it carries with it the original beautiful and key memories.

But Facebook, which is independent of Emperor Penguin, has already developed to a corresponding scale, even if the number of users is not as high as Skype's accumulation today.

And whether it was the success of Facebook in his previous life or the huge plan to pay back to the black hands in his previous life in this life, there was no room for him to buy back Skype out of emotion.

After all, Skype is not a lost toy, and it does not allow him to regain the "passion" that created it in the first place.

Because he has always known that his passion was taken away by someone from the day he left, and as the time without news from her becomes longer and longer, his abilities in certain aspects are gradually increasing with the feedback of "no such person found".

Wither.

However, this kind of recognition will only appear at a certain moment when his heart is empty. And when the hole at that moment is filled with fulfilling work, he often has to leave the most important memory fragment behind.

Eventually, at some point when he accidentally comes into contact with this piece of memory, it will be dug out of his memory unconsciously and ravage him again.

Thinking back to this, it was the first time in this life that I met Zhuang Zhanpeng, the main person in charge of Skype.

And at the moment when she was having a long talk with him, wasn't she sitting next to him?

Dong dong dong...

When the knock on the door suddenly sounded, Ning Zimo suddenly woke up as if his nerves had been touched.

As Dong Qianqian responded, he saw Meg Whitman walking in with a smile on her face.

close the door,

shake hands,

Even a hug.

This former "enemy" showed her most passionate side.

"They decided to adjourn the meeting temporarily, so we made room for them in the reception room." Meg Whitman let go of her arms and looked at Ning Zimo with more than just admiration, "Because your proposal is very important to them."

The impact was too great for them.”

"Really?" Ning Zimo got into the mood in a second, "I look forward to them seriously competing with me."

"I also hope that your plan to wait and see will come true."

"No, it's as you wish."

Ning Zimo smiled calmly, but he didn't know that his adjustment after entering the state very quickly made Dong Qianqian on the side feel extremely distressed. And his excuse to go to the bathroom was more like trying to escape somewhere.

"What happened to Ning today?" Meg Whitman had rich experience and could see some signs.

Dong Qianqian looked at her and smiled lightly, "It must be that the recent work is more complicated."

"Yes," Meg Whitman nodded and sat down.

While the two were chatting about the Skype acquisition, Dong Qianqian was vaguely worried about the status of her "brother."

He also doesn’t know why his rare wandering spirit condition arises, and when it will take for him to truly be resolved.

Sighing silently in her heart, Dong Qianqian felt helpless about Ning Zimo's changes today.

There are many indescribable things behind success, but some people can't see it, and some people are unwilling to face it.

***+***

"It's Ning Zimo!"

Winston paced around the temporary living room with an uneasy expression, and the hurried steps beneath his feet clearly revealed his anxiety at the moment.

Seeing that Rothschild didn't answer for a while, he became more anxious and said, "When he acquired MySpace last time, he used this trick to get me back.

In the end, we offered an acquisition price of US$600 million, but he only gave us a zero! And now he is using the same trick to get involved in the Skype acquisition. Is he planning to give us a blow?"

A few months ago, Winston was delighted to acquire MySpace from Ning Zimo for US$600 million.

After all, Ning Zimo has made few acquisitions in the industry since he became famous. He successfully completed acquisitions of companies such as Facebook and Google, but he was the only one who could snatch the extremely important MySpace from Ning Zimo.

However, the acquisition case he faced today went through the same duel again. The victory that once brought him endless surprises, but at this time, he could not feel any pleasure of enjoying the glory.

Instead, he was faced with a sense of oppression and conspiracy, making him even think that his last victory was more like a charity.

It was this feeling that made him feel as sick as if he had swallowed a fly!

"Don't panic, you have to calm down!" Rothschild said sternly, "It's very possible that he used the same method as last time to interfere with your judgment."

For the news that Ning Zimo was involved in the Skype acquisition, Rothschild was ill-prepared at the beginning. However, as an acquisition involving 70% of the team's funds, they had considered the potential for this acquisition from the beginning.

There is a possibility that the current situation may occur.

"We have discussed whether Emperor Penguin will buy back Skype from the beginning," Rothschild said calmly. "After all, apart from MySpace, the only company that has anything to do with Emperor Penguin is Facebook, which can be considered a giant company in the emerging social network.

.”

"Yes, don't be anxious at this time. After all, we are also the one taking the initiative." Zhang Junhao said from the side, "Although iPhone sales have been good since its initial release, it will occupy a lot of Emperor Penguin's liquidity.

At the same time, the secret warehouse we explored in the Cambrian Industrial Park some time ago has been confirmed to be an important part of the Emperor Penguin placed in the Dibao Mall Logistics Center. Various signs have shown that the Emperor Penguin may not have that much cash now.

"

Zhang Junhao was a little surprised by Winston's uneasy reaction. He didn't think they needed to be anxious in the face of the current situation.

They knew early on that if Skype was sold, the only other buyer besides MySpace would be Facebook.

For this reason, long before they made the acquisition decision, they also deliberately used their X team and other side research teams to understand the capital chain of Emperor Penguin in detail.

The most profitable project for Emperor Penguin at the moment is the Treasure Hunt Mall, but with a market share estimated to be close to 10 billion, it is the biggest obstacle that hinders Emperor Penguin from moving forward.

With those data floating in his mind, Zhang Junhao said in a deep voice:

"Whether it is Luban Technology, Yahoo China, or Ning Zimo's investment in other aspects. At present, Emperor Penguin has invested in Ning Zimo's accumulation in 2004 because of the existence of asset-heavy assets such as Dibao Mall and Yugong Technology.

All 5.6 billion of the funds were spent.”
To be continued...