Reborn Capital Empire

Chapter 9: Pretty Secretary

Chapter 9 Pretty Secretary

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Looking at the time, he put the prepared documents into his briefcase, and after simply tidying up his desk, Guo Shouyun was ready to leave the office.

“Dong dong…!”

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

“Come in!”

“boss!”

Tim George pushed the door and walked in.

Guo Shouyun was about to raise his head to answer, but his eyes were attracted by the pretty girl walking behind him.

A white shirt that is turned upside down, a black OL business suit, black stockings wrapping slender legs, and half-heeled lace-up crystal sandals; paired with delicate facial features, brown-gold shawl-long hair, and a slender figure of more than 1.8 meters The figure, even if Guo Shouyun combined his two lifetimes of knowledge and knowledge, could not help but be amazed by the other party’s beautiful appearance and intellectual and elegant temperament.

“Boss, this is Ms. Wendy Solo, who is here to apply for the job of assistant CEO!”

After listening, seeing the meaningful smile in Tim George’s eyes, Guo Shouyun somewhat understood.

However, he didn’t say much about it. Although he didn’t report any sleazy thoughts at first, he also hoped in his heart that he was facing a charming and charming beauty every day, not a bloated aunt!

He nodded, took the personnel information handed over by Tim George, and briefly glanced at it.

“I didn’t expect that Ms. Solow is not only beautiful, but also a top student in the Department of Economics at Harvard Business School?”

“As a boss, I think you should know more about whether an employee is competent in terms of ability, rather than focusing on her appearance!”

Looking at the serious and serious expression of the woman in front of him, and feeling the cold temperament emanating from her, Guo Shouyun glanced at her with a little surprise, and nodded.

“Your knowledge fully meets my needs for the position of assistant. But I am more curious. With your ability, you can go to those big Wall Street companies. Why choose us? You must know that after the collapse of the Nasdaq index, all the The world is not optimistic about the future of the Internet.” Guo Shouyun asked.

“The reason why I came to apply is mainly because you were the first company to send me an interview notice. It happened that I was looking for an Internet company to work after graduation, so I came here. As for the future of the Internet…!” Wendy · Solo’s bright and intelligent eyes showed a strange look, “If Mr. Guo is not optimistic about its future development, he will not create this Internet company!”

Guo Shouyun smiled.

“Tim, take Ms. Solow for onboarding!”

The latter nodded and took the personnel information from Guo Shouyun.

“Ms. Solo, please come with me!”

Wendy Solo glanced at Guo Shouyun, then turned and walked out.

Guo Shouyun followed, and the male compatriots in the office were in a state of hormonal surge after seeing the beauty, and they were discussing happily. Guo Shouyun didn’t say much. He didn’t have too many requirements on the atmosphere of the office. As long as you can complete the work specified every day, you can use the rest of your time freely.

And this is also the usual practice of later Internet high-tech companies, Guo Shouyun just used him in advance.

After leaving the company, Guo Shouyun drove alone to No. 2400, Xinghai Park, not far from the Hills Building. Google has moved here from its Menlo Park garage last year after securing $25 million in venture capital from Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital.

Looking at the logo that was different from later generations, he took a deep breath and straightened out the thoughts in his mind. Guo Shouyun took a briefcase and strode in.

“Hello, sir!”

“Hello, I’m an investor in Phoenix Capital. I have an appointment with Mr. Page.” Guo Shouyun said calmly.

“Are you Mr. Bruce Guo?”

“I’m!”

“Please wait a moment!”

The front desk picked up the phone on the table and called. After a short time, a young man in a black suit hurried out of the office area inside.

“Hello, Mr. Guo. I’m Charlie, Mr. Page’s secretary.”

“Hello!”

“Please come with me!”

After the two simply shook hands, Guo Shouyun followed each other into Google’s office area.

It can be seen that with the financial support of 25 million US dollars, although Google has not yet found its own profit model and has not caught up with Yahoo, the venue and personnel have surpassed LinkedIn by a lot.

“Please come in!”

After the other party pushed the conference room away, Guo Shouyun stepped in. He came from later generations, and knew Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the two legendary giants who founded Google. However, compared to the future, the two of them are still young, far from the maturity that later generations have experienced after more than ten years of ups and downs in shopping malls.

However, Guo Shouyun ignored that compared to Larry Page and Sergey Brin, he was even more immature at the age of nineteen!

“Mr. Page, hello!”

After Larry Page stood up and shook hands with Guo Shouyun, he looked up and down with a look of surprise. The young man in front of him looked several years younger than himself.

“Are you Bruce Guo of Phoenix Capital?”

In his impression, all those in the financial industry are middle-aged people with rich experience. Young people like Guo Shouyun in their twenties are really rare in the financial industry.

“Yes!” Guo Shouyun nodded with a smile, “Speaking of which, I should call Mr. Page a long voice.”

“You’re also a Stanford graduate?”

Larry Page, who understood, was a little surprised.

“Yes! Stanford’s ’97 MS in Computer Science, Professor Ben Foster is my mentor!”

In China, there are ‘four irons of life’. In the United States, the same school and the same place can also deepen each other’s goodwill. This is also the negotiating strategy that Guo Shouyun thought of from the beginning.

His strategy was indeed not in vain. After reporting himself, Guo Shouyun obviously felt that the expression on Larry Page’s face softened a lot.

“Professor Foster was also my mentor when I was studying at Stanford! However, since you are studying computers, why are you working in the financial industry instead?”

“personal interest!”

Larry Page nodded irrefutably. Seeing that Guo Shouyun was reluctant to say more, he wisely didn’t ask more.

“Please sit down!”

“thanks!”

The two were seated separately. Charlie, the secretary, consciously brought two glasses of water to the two of them.

“Since everyone is from the same school, let’s be more casual. … Can I call you Bruce?”

Guo Shouyun couldn’t help it, so he nodded immediately.

“Bruce, I want to know how much you plan to invest in Google? How much do you want to get in Google?” Larry Page went straight to the point.

Because of the relationship between Bruce Guo’s memory, Guo Shouyun has become accustomed to the straightforward way of communication in the United States, so it is not surprising.

“If I want to buy it wholly, I don’t know if Senior Peggy is willing to sell it?”

Although he knew that there might be little hope, Guo Shouyun still said it.

After his eyes quickly swept across the younger brother in front of him, and looking at the confident expression of the other party, Larry Page smiled and said, “If you can come up with $400 million, I will agree!”

“OK, no problem.”

Larry Page froze for a moment, he was just joking. When the Nasdaq crisis broke out and the world’s technology stocks fell, who would spend $400 million to buy an Internet company that is not yet profitable?

“Are you sure you’re not joking?”

“Of course not! … I’m not kidding about $400 million.”

Of course, Guo Shouyun is no longer joking, although now, 400 million US dollars is more than double the total assets of Google today. But relative to Google’s later market value, $400 million is simply a cabbage price.

Looking at Guo Shouyun’s slightly serious expression and convinced that he was not joking, Larry Page shook his head.

“Sorry, Google is not for sale!”

While the current Nasdaq crisis has left the internet industry wailing, Google’s user base has been growing rapidly. And with the 25 million winter funds from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, Google is far from exhausted.

Larry Page’s rejection came as no surprise. Google is no longer the small company in the garage of 1999. Moreover, Guo Shouyun didn’t plan to really buy it wholly at the beginning.

“Senior Page may wish to think more about it, $400 million is enough to make you and Senior Brin the envy of billionaires!”

“Billionaires are really tempting, but I think Google is not just about billionaires!”

This time Larry Page refused very simply.

“Okay! Let’s talk about the second plan! $80 million to acquire 40% of Google’s shares!” Seeing Larry Page frowning, Guo Shouyun said quickly, “Senior Page, now the world You must also understand the form of the Internet industry. Up to now, the Nasdaq has lost one-third of its value, and it continues to decline. In two or three years, I am afraid that this crisis will be difficult to really pass. And now it has been more than a year since Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins invested US$25 million last year, and the remaining funds may not be able to support Google through the more difficult Internet winter. In the case of a profit model, Google needs more capital investment.”

Guo Shouyun has an investigation report from Wells Fargo and is very clear about Google’s operations. Later, in order to win a major stake in Google in one fell swoop, he carefully prepared for more than half a month. Therefore, every word he said at this moment was precisely hitting Google’s weakness. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

Larry Page, as Google’s CEO, knows best how the company operates. In fact, after more than a year of development, Google, which has expanded several times in size, has already spent almost $25 million from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins. If it weren’t for the Nasdaq crisis, they’d definitely be thinking about a Series B now.

But all because of the Nasdaq crisis, even the most daring angel investors are now discouraged from Internet companies. Especially for Internet companies like Google that have not yet found their own profit model, financing is even more difficult!

“Sorry, 40% is too much!”

After thinking for a while, Larry Page still shook his head.

For the $25 million in venture capital, Google had already sold 20% of its shares to Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins. If you sell another 40%, minus the 5% owned by co-founder Andy Bertolsheim, he and Sergey Brin will only have 35% of the shares left, losing their ownership of the company. control.

“What if I only have half the voting rights?”

After thinking for a moment, Guo Shouyun said in a solemn tone.

“Half the voting power!” Larry Page stared at the young man in front of him, “Bruce, are you so optimistic about the future of the Internet?”

“Of course!” Guo Shouyun nodded without hesitation, “It’s like the philosophy Stanford once instilled in us: the goal of every Stanford person is to change the world. And the Internet is the best way to change the world in my opinion.”

His confident expression, and the longing in his eyes. It also reminded Larry Page of his past days at Stanford. However, rather than nostalgic for the past, he was thinking more about the conditions for Guo Shouyun’s opening.