At this stage, it has become a foregone conclusion to start to expand share financing.

    In this case, as the largest individual shareholder of ICQ company, Zhuke will not oppose it any more. He just hopes to strive for the best interests for himself in the process of "pulling allies and expanding development".

    "In fact, I just want to be a shareholder safely and honestly, but now others don''t like it. This is forcing me ~!"

    That''s what Zucker planned at the beginning.

    Isn''t it good to make money with peace?

    However, sometimes this idea is too naive!

    If you don''t want to fight, others will fight with you!

    To start a business and grow it from scratch, to tell you the truth, Zhuke is very hard.

    Just the number of enterprises in our hands is a headache. To this end, Zhuke did not spend a lot of time, to learn management knowledge.

    Charging yourself has become an indispensable part of Zhuke''s life.

    Well, it''s true that a passer-by is a bull, but he is not omnipotent!

    It is impossible to master everything.

    Even those who take over the industry with a market value of 100 billion at the beginning will be devoured and divided by the surrounding jackals and tigers if they do not have the corresponding ability. Well, there is no second result!

    It''s the way of death for children to live in the busy market!

    9 am.

    There are less than 30 minutes to go before the formal expansion meeting of ICQ.

    Weisige, wadi and other founding teams, together with Zhuke, held an internal meeting first.

    "Weisig, you are the CEO of the company. Since you and everyone have decided to expand shares and raise funds, I won''t say more. But... I''d like to hear what you like about the upcoming representatives of all parties? In other words, which investment banks and enterprises do you think are beneficial to the development of ICQ? "

    First of all, he said.

    "My friend, I''m very happy that you can agree to expand the shares." Weisger said very happily.

    Zhu Ke shook his head and said with a smile: "my friends, it seems that I have never opposed the company''s behavior of expanding shares and financing and promoting development. My original attitude was to stabilize for a period of time and then expand shares."

    The shrewd weisger immediately looked happy.

    He knew that Zucker had made a concession.

    On one side, wadi continued: "weisig, please speak quickly. Mr. Wald''s words are also something we have to consider. "

    Choosing the right ally is bound to play a decisive role in the future development of ICQ.

    Pig teammates, but can not afford to hurt ah!

    "Keke ~"

    Weisig cleared his throat, solemnly said: "our primary object of financing and stock expansion must be Microsoft, and it can only be it!"

    "After all, Microsoft is the overlord of the computer system software industry. Once they are involved in the field of instant messaging, we can''t beat it, so we have to pull it into the game."

    "Just pull it in, and it will further eliminate their idea of developing instant messaging software. Of course, even if it still wants to enter the field of instant messaging in the later stage, it will give us enough development time. "

    Voice down, the public is nodded.

    Zhuke also agrees with this.

    Microsoft, in the 1990s, is not only the overlord of system software, but also the famous rogue software!

    Netscape is a great company.

    In the 1990s, Netscape was the first Internet company to go public and eat crabs. At its peak, its market value was nearly 10 billion US dollars. In the global atmosphere, countless people enter the Internet through Netscape browser every day.

    Its huge number of users, let countless people optimistic about the future development of Netscape.

    For a while, the spotlight was the same.

    However, Microsoft''s eyes are red!

    It has taken a fancy to this piece of fat in the browser market.

    Well, Microsoft''s Internet Explorer is coming online.

    Microsoft, with its dominant position in the field of computer system software, allows Internet users to install their IE browser when they install and update computer system software, and is set as the default browser without the knowledge of users.

    Therefore, in a very short period of time, we have enough users to compete with Netscape browser.

    In the whole year of 1997, Netscape and Microsoft launched a browser war, which lasted less than a year from the very beginning when both sides were close to each other to being pushed to the ground by Microsoft.

    You can''t refuse this hooligan behavior!

    ICQ is awesome.

    The world''s first instant messaging software, with hundreds of millions of registered users worldwide, made AOL pay $408 million to acquire it in 1998.

    But.

    Microsoft''s eyes are red again!

    It launched MSN chat in early 1999.

    Rogue pre installed, forced to install updates and other means, once again.

    In a very short period of time, once again copied a wave of "browser war" process. Let ICQ fall into the world at one stroke.

    Therefore, for the first round of A-share expansion of ICQ, Zhuke holds a positive attitude towards the idea of bringing Microsoft into the board.

    .......

    Seven days later.

    ICQ company and representatives of major enterprises and investment banks all over the world have carried out round a financing negotiations again and again.

    In the end, representatives of five enterprises laughed to the end.

    In the round a financing of ICQ, they shared 30% of ICQ''s equity with an estimated market value of US $200 million.

    Microsoft, as the overlord of computer system software industry, monopolizes 10%;

    Goldman Sachs, a giant in Wall Street investment banking, won 5%;

    News Corporation, the parent company of fox in the 20th century, has a worldwide media channel advantage, accounting for 5%.

    Sequoia Capital, which has a huge advantage in small island countries, accounts for 5%;

    Brand computer HP, share the last 5%;

    In the end, weisige and other founding teams, together with Zhuke, still have 70% of the equity, and still hold the absolute control of ICQ company.

    Well, although there are contradictions between Zhuke and weisige in the process of a-round share expansion, the fundamental interests of the foreign tycoons are the same. After all, if we don''t join hands, we will be swallowed up by big companies.

    Therefore, both sides are still on the same side.

    Of course, in the a round of share expansion, although Zhuke also invested part of the capital, his share was inevitably diluted.

    35%！

    This is the current stake of Zucker.

    Although the shares have been diluted, Zhuke is still making a lot of money!

    Wealth soars!

    According to the estimated market value of $200 million given by Morgan investment bank, Zhuke''s shares are now worth $70 million!

    Compared with the previous investment of less than $2 million, just half a year, how can Zhuke not make money?

    In fact, it has to be said that the development of ICQ in this world is much better than that in the previous one because of the intervention of Zhuke.

    In this round a financing launched by ICQ, the company not only obtained $60 million of development funds, but also attracted a number of powerful allies with strong influence all over the world.

    All of the above can make the development of ICQ company enter the fast lane!

    As for those instant messaging companies that have responded and want to follow suit, it is expected that in the next few years, they will have to fart in the back.

    Weisige, wadi and other founding teams are very excited.

    They began to plan the future development strategy, let ICQ further expansion.

    As for Zhuke, what he wants now is to mortgage a part of his shares and loan a sum of money from the bank to create his own Internet company.

    The second watch is on.