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Chapter 1250 Acquisition of Google

After calling, no one answered. Even if Chen Kangjie wanted to thank Tuo Peixi in person, he naturally couldn't go. He had to wait until the time was right before going. Next, he continued to process the strange letters in his hands. Some wrote songs and asked Chen Kangjie to help him review them. Some recommended that he was good at running and wanted to take Chen Kangjie as his teacher to compete with him in the Olympic stadium. There was also a beautiful girl who sent her photos, hoping that Chen Kangjie could let her participate in the next movie. The most interesting thing was that a child told Chen Kangjie a dream and asked him to help interpret the dream. Chen Kangjie shook his head and sighed. This was all about treating himself as Zhou Gong. Chen Kangjie was not very interested in these interesting letters. Some of them would comment a few words, while others would throw them aside.

Of course, Chen Kangjie will also encounter letters that make him nervous. For example, a letter from a young American girl makes him nervous. In the letter, the little girl asked him a serious question, "Is there really a God in the world? Why are Gods in the church all men, but you want to say that God is a girl."

This question reflects the child's innocence and innocence. It is just that answering this question is really a test of wisdom. You can neither tell her science in it nor do you all superstitious nonsense. Otherwise, it is misleading. Chen Kangjie thought for a long time before replying to the little girl with crooked handwriting. In the letter, Chen Kangjie was more telling stories. The focus is that he does not deny the existence of God, nor is he sure that it really exists. Everything comes from the heart. Regarding the question of why God is a girl, Chen Kangjie humorously answered, "I have never seen God. I really don't know what he looks like, whether he is a man or a woman. When people think that God is a man, I think if God is really a girl, there seems to be nothing wrong. Just like our mother in reality, dad can be great and excellent, but mom is also very good..."

After handling these letters, Chen Kangjie still has to handle some official duties. Although his handling of official duties is indirect, it is often the final ruling.

For example, Bob in the United States reported to him that he planned to acquire several American newspapers, such as the Rocky Mountain Post, the Seattle Post and the Philadelphia Daily News and other paper media. These newspapers are beginning to show bad signs, that is, the number of advertising businesses and subscriptions has begun to decline, and some have even suffered losses. Due to the market recession, some bosses have the idea of ​​selling them. At this critical moment, Bob felt that he should buy these media. If he changed his business and brought them back to life, it would be profitable. If he didn't work, he could still have a certain say.

To be honest, Chen Kangjie was a little moved by Bob's idea. The key is not how much money he can make through newspapers. What is important is that he has a certain say in the United States. These newspapers are not big newspapers and do not have mainstream authority in the United States. However, several newspapers combined will also create a huge audience. If a lot of money is invested in it, who would definitely not create another "New York Times" or "Wall Street Journal".

However, the advent of the Internet era has caused Chen Kangjie to have deep doubts. In the United States, the Internet is popularized very quickly. Under the sweeping impact of online media, the future paper media will face huge survival difficulties. This is the general trend. In Chen Kangjie's memory, two thousand years later, several media will fail to survive every year and go bankrupt.

In the end, Chen Kangjie took the opportunity and rejected Bob's investment plan. However, although Chen Kangjie rejected Bob's investment plan, he pointed out another way for him to find two people at Stanford University, Larry Page and Sage Brynn. They had just established an online company called Google. Bob's purpose was to acquire the company, and at the same time they acquired the online indexing engine technology they developed.

At this time, Google only had a few people and guns. Their office environment in Shanjing City, Santa Clara County was very simple, with less than ten employees, and their strength was very weak. In order to acquire this company with great potential but not worth one million US dollars, Chen Kangjie offered 100 million US dollars and 10% of the equity. The reason why he gave 10% of the equity was to keep the two in the company. They would have great use within at least a few years.

Before this, Chen Kangjie thought about starting such an online indexing company, but he faced two difficulties. First, the domestic network environment is still very weak. Second, he does not have online indexing technology. No one in domestic universities has efficient research on this aspect. Chen Kangjie himself does not have the expertise in computer skills, which forced him to temporarily suppress this idea. Although he cannot do it, Chen Kangjie has a shortcut. He has a large amount of cash, and relying on this cash can get what he wants.

Like other excellent entrepreneurs, Larry Page and Sage Brin believed in the online indexing technology they developed. They were optimistic about it, but they had to admit that they were not sure how far a company based on indexing could go.

We must not think that those so-called successful people know how successful they will be from the beginning. That is impossible. It is normal logic to have imagination and extravagant hopes. But it is true that anyone who knows before doing something knows that they will reach a height beyond reach is a legend, and it is completely self-deception. Just like Liu Bang kills the White Snake Uprising, there is really a son of the Red Emperor in the world. That is not nonsense. But when he succeeds in the end, people will talk about this purposeful story. If he fails, it is just a joke.

Chen Kangjie offered a price of 100 million US dollars and 10% of the equity, which made Bob very confused. It seemed that there was a little too much money to spend. However, Bob did not think that Chen Kangjie was a stupid person. Even if he didn't understand, he believed that there must be some secrets that he didn't understand very well. However, in the process of specific handling, Bob used his mature businessman's techniques very well. After he found the two, he directly offered a sky-high price. Instead, he based on five million US dollars, step by step. He was worried that the price would be too high, which would scare the two young people, or make them feel that their things were rare and affordable, which increased the difficulty and uncertainty of the acquisition.

When Larry Page and Sage Brin were found by Bob, they were a little puzzled. Their company had only been open for more than a month and had no sales. Someone came to discuss the acquisition. Bob's arrival strengthened Larry Page and Sage Brin's confidence, just like a product in the market. If someone asked, it means that the product is valuable. If no one cares about it, it means that the product is meaningless.

Bob offered $5 million and five percent of his equity. If Larry Page and Sage Brin were not tempted, it would be unlikely that they had not graduated from Stanford University. Like Bill Gates, they took a leave of absence to start a business. This does not mean that they started their business entirely for money, but money represents a kind of recognition and an achievement. Before that, the two had never seen so much money. Their families were middle-class families, but they had nothing to do with the rich.

As young men with ideals, the two withstood the temptation and temporarily declined Bob. But a few days later, Bob came again, and the price increased to 10 million US dollars. After the two of them struggled violently, they still refused.

Bob did not give up because of their refusal. Instead, they refused again and again. He came again and again, and the price increased every time. It may be that Bob's disturbance and inducement increased their psychological fluctuations. The entanglement and resistance in his heart made them unable to devote themselves to their work. This made Google, which had just been established, not much effect, the project was progressing slowly, and the market's reaction was dull.

Due to the slow market response, the two men's confidence was hit and things did not move in the direction they hoped. At this time, Bob had increased the acquisition price to $40 million and six percent of the equity.

After constant discussion and hesitation, the two of them finally agreed to Bob's acquisition offer. In addition to the adverse market reactions and the high price given by Bob, they also agreed to a sentence that Bob reposted according to Chen Kangjie's meaning, "What you really like is your research work. It is like your children, a little reluctant to give up, but even if it is sold, you will still be with it. You are not separated, but the entry of a large amount of funds can promote its thriving growth. Speaking of which, you are still the boss of this company. You have equity in your hands. I hope I can solve your worries so that you can give it your heart's content, so that you can achieve the result we all hope to see..."

Seeing the successful acquisition contract, Chen Kangjie smiled. Just this piece of paper would earn at least tens of billions of dollars. What's more, this piece of paper determines his right to speak in the online world. You must know that most news and content in the future will be generated through the indexing engine. Whoever masters this thing will have to a certain extent mastered the pulse gate in the Internet world, thus allowing himself to stand in a more favorable position.

After being acquired, everything has not changed. People are still those people, and what they do is still those things. The difference is that the big boss has changed. Due to its ties with equity and love for technology entrepreneurship, Larry Page, Sage Bryn, who has become rich, has not left the company and is struggling for their dream of indexing every day.
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