my return 2002

Chapter 243 Spend the money

On New Year's Day in 2006, on that day, in Building 690, 5 Bibo Road, the downstairs was filled with flower baskets, and the sound of firecrackers kept coming and going. Shen Lang and Lei Jun were very busy welcoming and sending them off.

Today is the first day after the relocation of the company officially started. This moment means that the company has entered a new stage of development, so it is natural to celebrate it.

Zhu Jun put a hand on Shen Lang's shoulder and scolded with a smile: "You kid said I wasted money, but then you turned around and settled next to me."

Shen Lang was in a particularly good mood, ignored the other party's teasing, and took Zhu Jun upstairs for a walk. During this time, Zhu Jun went to Korea, and this was the first time he saw the whole picture of the renovated office building.

"Tsk tsk, you kid is really willing to spend money." Zhu Jun said sourly after visiting the restaurants and gymnasiums on the second to fourth floors.

Shen Lang patted him on the shoulder, and joked: "You, the company earns so much money, but also spend some on business and employee benefits, don't always focus on doing those crooked ways."

"How can it be called a crooked way? Football is the number one sport in the world. I'm making a contribution to Chinese football, right?" Zhu Jun said sternly.

At the end of last year, the Zhongbang Football Club in Shanghai was facing bankruptcy due to the withdrawal of the management. Zhu Jun was immediately moved. He was ready to take over the club. He was negotiating. Shen Lang still saw the news in the newspaper. Sigh, Zhu Jun is still going the same way.

1月2号，就在5号楼8楼会议室里，沈浪跟红杉这些投资方签署了股权转让协议，以博浪科技（360安全卫士）估值25亿人民币、逐浪科技（YY）估值35亿人民币、浪潮科技（360浏览器、搜索引擎、智能拼音输入法28亿人民币）的估值，进行了第一轮融资。

The total amount of funds raised was as high as RMB 20.25 billion, breaking the record for the first round of financing of mainland Internet companies.

Among the competing reports of major media, Shen Lang was also labeled as "the richest man born in the 80s".

Ever since a foreigner named Hurun made a list of the richest people in the mainland, the Pandora's box has been opened, and the public has started chasing the so-called "richest man".

Previously, the media "spontaneously selected" many "richest men", and basically every industry will get a "richest man", but compared to the so-called "richest man" before.

This time, the gold content of Shen Lang, the "richest man born in the 80s", is quite convincing. Although Shen Lang is the first batch of post-80s, he is also a post-80s. In 2006, how old were the post-80s?Only 26 years old.

At this age, when most of the 80s are still struggling to work for others and can't find a direction in life, Shen Lang has already single-handedly founded a company that can deeply affect the Internet landscape in the Mainland.

Many post-80s generation regarded Shen Lang as their spiritual goal, and at the same time, it also inspired a wave of entrepreneurial boom for post-80s generation.

At first, Shen Lang really didn't know that he was so famous, until he found out that there were reporters following him, and there were more than one family.

"Shouldn't it be time to recruit two bodyguards?" Shen Lang scratched his head a little. Although social security had improved a lot in 2006, it was inevitable that some people would take risks. People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. What if?
The recruitment of bodyguards went extremely smoothly, and finally, after several layers of screening, two veterans with eight years of service records got the job.

At the beginning, they didn't know that this job was to be Shen Lang's bodyguard. Shen Lang recruited through a headhunting company. Even the headhunting company didn't know the specific situation, only knew that the salary was generous.

"Mr. Shen, this is Yao Jianjun, and this is Lin Aiguo. From now on, they will be responsible for your security." Lei Jun brought two big men to Shen Lang's office.

Shen Lang walked in front of the two of them, they kept their eyes on the front, their bodies were straight, Shen Lang nodded in satisfaction, this year-round soldier was different, he didn't look strong, but standing in front of them felt To inexplicable deterrence.

"That's it for them, ask the HR to help them with the entry procedures, then arrange the accommodation, and start working officially from tomorrow."

After the personnel led Yao Jianjun and Lin Aiguo away, Shen Lang waved to Lei Jun and said seriously.

"The funds raised in this round of financing will arrive in the account one after another. In addition to the 5 million yuan used to purchase servers and invest in the construction of the North China data center, we have to find ways to spend the rest effectively. Such a waste."

Lei Jun nodded approvingly, but when he saw Shen Lang's expression, he rolled his eyes.

"If you have any idea, just say it. If you don't think about it, why would you suddenly want to raise money?"

Shen Lang laughed twice: "Lei Jun also knows me."

"I'm going to put that money into hardware manufacturing."

Lei Jun was not too surprised, Shen Lang had revealed his idea of ​​making a smartphone before.

"Are you going to lay out the upstream and downstream industries of mobile phone manufacturing?"

Shen Lang nodded solemnly.

What hinders the development of smartphones is nothing more than hardware and software bottlenecks. Compared with software, hardware bottlenecks are more difficult to break through and require more financial support.

Shen Lang is very clear that 15 billion yuan may seem like a lot, but it is actually not a lot for hardware manufacturing. If it is to be effective, it must be concentrated.

One of Shen Lang's fancy is BOE, an LCD panel manufacturer, and the other is Godson at this time.

"I know BOE, but why haven't I heard of this Godson? Is there such a company in China?" Lei Jun was at a loss.

Shen Lang smiled: "It's normal if you haven't heard of it, because this company hasn't been officially established yet, and it's just attached to a research group under the Institute of Computer Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences."

That's right, Shen Lang intends to steal chickens from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ahem, bah, it should be a cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In the field of PC-side chips, the X86 architecture has already dominated the world. It is almost impossible to overthrow the hegemony of the United States. SMIC originally hoped to be able to manufacture domestic chips, but unfortunately it was soon dragged into the whirlpool of litigation by TSMC.

On the contrary, the mobile chip at this time has not yet formed a standardized architecture solution, and Google just acquired the Android system last year. This is a brand new field, and there is no possibility of overtaking on corners.

In fact, last year, Shen Lang also considered whether to buy Android first, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

The reason is also very simple. The reason why Android is powerful is not the Android system itself, but Google's open source plan. In 2007, Google invited 84 hardware manufacturers, software developers and telecom operators around the world to form the Open Handset Alliance.

It would be impossible for any other Huaxia company to do this, because the US government would not allow such a thing to happen.

The so-called equality of western democracies is based on the fact that they can gain enough benefits. Once their real interests are touched, they will be ruthlessly suppressed.

Now is not the time to attract the attention of Western society with great fanfare, but only to immerse oneself in development and seek to overtake on corners.

In 2005, BOE suffered a huge loss of 15.87 billion, so that the China Securities Regulatory Commission suspected that BOE was fraudulent in its financial affairs. At this time, Wang Dongsheng was in a state of desperation. The commissioning of the fifth-generation line cost BOE a huge amount of money, but just after it was put into production, the price of LCD panels dropped significantly. It fell, suffered serious losses, and the company's funds also had problems.

For the past six months, Tianwang Dongsheng has been begging his grandpa to sue his grandma for funds every day. From banks to local governments, as long as he can get money, he has traveled everywhere. Unfortunately, no one is willing to throw money into such a bottomless pit. .

Saying that BOE is a bottomless pit is definitely not an adjective, but a fact. Since its establishment in 1993, BOE’s annual financial report has been ugly. Occasionally, it has been considered a bumper year with a flat profit and loss, and its profit prospects are very slim.

These days, there are people doing beheading business, but nobody is doing money-losing business, so many investors regard Wang Dongsheng as a liar.

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Shen from Inspur Technology would like to ask you to meet. Look." The secretary knocked on the door of Wang Dongsheng's office.

Wang Dongsheng was stunned for a moment: "Inspur Technology?"

The secretary explained: "Oh, this Inspur Technology is a new star in the Internet industry recently, and has just received an investment of 20 billion yuan."

Wang Dongsheng licked his lips and cursed inwardly: It's still easier to make money on the Internet.

Wang Dongsheng immediately agreed to meet with Shen Lang. He came to him at this time, probably to discuss business. Now that BOE can get an order, no matter how big or small, the financial report will look good, which will help him attract investment.

A few days later, Wang Dongsheng saw Shen Lang in the office.

"Haha, Mr. Shen is really young and promising, please sit down." The surprise on Wang Dongsheng's face disappeared in a flash, and he greeted enthusiastically.

Shen Lang said with a smile: "President Wang is absurd."

After taking his seat, Wang Dongsheng couldn't wait to wait for the secretary to bring tea and leave the office.

"Mr. Shen, is there any business you want to hand over to BOE for this meeting with me? You can rest assured that BOE is definitely the top in the industry in terms of quality and price."

Shen Lang shook his head with a smile: "Mr. Wang, there is no rush for the order right now. I am actually here for another matter this time."

"What's the matter?" Wang Dongsheng was a little puzzled.

"I happen to have some spare cash on hand, and I want to invest in BOE."

"Pfft." Wang Dongsheng was drinking tea and almost spit it out.

"Mr. Shen. As far as I know, there should be no business intertwining between the Internet industry and LCD panels, right? Why did you suddenly think of investing in BOE?" Is there a trap.

Shen Lang said seriously: "BOE's business does not have any intersection with the Internet, but I personally invested in an MP3 manufacturer called Meizu in the front end, and is developing a mobile terminal product."

Although Shen Lang didn't disclose the specific information of this product, Wang Dongsheng could hear his importance and confidence in this product from the tone of the young man in front of him.

This can't help but make Wang Dongsheng very curious, where does the other party's confidence come from, just because Meizu has the number one MP3 shipment in China?
"I don't know how much Mr. Shen plans to invest?" Wang Dongsheng asked in a calm tone. The current funding gap of BOE is not as simple as tens of millions, and BOE can't get out of trouble without a fund of more than one billion.

Shen Lang said lightly: "[-] million."

"How much?" Wang Dongsheng was so surprised that he almost stood up from the sofa.

"[-] million, is there any problem with Mr. Wang?" Shen Lang asked suspiciously.

Wang Dongsheng looked at Shen Lang in surprise, and confirmed again: "Mr. Shen said [-] million yuan?"

"Of course, I can't afford dollars." Shen Lang shrugged.

Wang Dongsheng grabbed Shen Lang's hand: "Oh, Mr. Shen, you should have said earlier, let's go, I will take you to the factory to have a look, don't worry, our BOE's financial report is not very good, but it is because of the high investment in equipment, We spend every penny on technology iterations and equipment updates, and there is absolutely no gossip on the Internet.”

Just like that, without waiting for Shen Lang to react, Wang Dongsheng had already brought him to the factory area in Beijing, and the two of them put on static suits and entered the production area.

"Mr. Shen, look, this is the TFT-LCD business we acquired from Hyundai Korea - Hydis. This production line is also the fifth-generation production line we just built the year before last. It is currently the most advanced production line. In addition, we are working with Samsung Negotiating supply is definitely at the top level in the industry in terms of quality." Wang Dongsheng introduced to Shen Lang as he walked.

Shen Lang didn't understand those technical parameters at all, he only cared about one thing.

"Mr. Wang, can you produce a 5-inch LCD panel with your current technical reserves for touch screens?"

Wang Dongsheng looked at Shen Lang suspiciously: "The 5-inch touch screen can actually be manufactured a long time ago. The real bottleneck lies in the mobile phone manufacturers. Batteries and touch modules are the real reasons for restricting the touch screen."

Well, being taught a lesson, but it can be regarded as giving Shen Lang a bottom line.

After visiting around, Wang Dongsheng looked at Shen Lang eagerly, and Shen Lang immediately made a decision, saying that after returning, he would send an audit team to BOE for evaluation.

Wang Dongsheng was overjoyed. With Shen Lang's [-] million yuan, he would have the confidence to leverage the remaining funding gap, and BOE should be able to pass this hurdle.

Coming out of BOE, Shen Lang did not go back to Shanghai, but prepared to go to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Of course, before that, Shen Lang found a leader of the local government of the capital through his relationship, in the name of preparing to spend huge sums of money to build a research institute in the capital. , gained his support.

Later, he went to the Chinese Academy of Sciences under the recommendation of this leader, thanks to the impact of this financing, otherwise he might not be able to convince others with his red mouth and white teeth.

At this time, Godson is still only a research topic of the Institute of Computer Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the research progress is also very slow, mainly because there is no money, and the annual national funding of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is also very limited. There are so many projects, so many topics, and chips are extremely difficult. As for the subject of homework, Hu Weiwu, the leader of the Godson project team, is just an ordinary researcher at this time, and he can't get much funding at all.

(End of this chapter)