"Mr. Chen, I heard that Sina wants to acquire Qingshan Forum?"

After pondering for a while, Dong Qifeng asked again.

This matter is not a secret. Tianya refused to acquire it first, and Maopu was bought out by Chen Yizhou. It is reasonable to find Qingshan Forum, and it is impossible to hide it from it.

Chen Qiaoshan thought to himself that this may be the main purpose of Dong Qifeng coming here today.

The backward person was jointly acquired by Kangsheng and Qingshan Forum. No wonder he asked this question. If Qingshan Forum was sold, Dong Qifeng's position would be embarrassing.

Wang Sifeng did a good job of keeping confidentiality, and the sale plan was limited to a few people within a small range of knowledge, so it was difficult for outsiders to see through his plans.

"It's true that Sina is talking to Lao Wang. Why, do you have any ideas?" Chen Qiaoshan did not deny it, but he would not say anything rashly.

Dong Qifeng was very helpless. What ideas could he have were just worrying.

Outsiders don’t know, but he knows it clearly. Qingshan Forum and Kang Sheng seem to have nothing to do with each other, but the two are actually a family.

Even if there is nothing to see from the equity, the legal person is Chen Qiaoshan’s girlfriend, and Wang Sifeng is the only one who follows Chen Qiaoshan. Although he is not clear about the specific equity structure, insiders know that Chen Qiaoshan is the investor behind the scenes, which is an open secret.

Dong Qifeng carefully looked at the boss's expression, and saw that he was not particularly moved, so he said, "Mr. Chen, do you have any plans to sell the Qingshan Forum?"

Sina is a listed company with a market value of one billion US dollars and a big family. Dong Qifeng is very self-aware. Those who fall behind have small arms and calves, but their prospects are worrying based on their poor performance.

Chen Qiaoshan knew his concerns, and he smiled and said, "The forum was established by Lao Wang. The specific situation depends on his meaning. I don't know his plan."

"But don't worry, no matter what the result is, Kangsheng is the actual controller of the backwards, and my support for you will not change."

Chen Qiaoshan's words are still a little reserved, and he doesn't want to give it a lot.

He will definitely not give up on those who are outdated. I think Sina may not see it, so there shouldn’t be too big problems.

Although he knew that Chen Qiaoshan's words were not true, Dong Qifeng couldn't continue to ask anything. At least he got a promise and his goal was achieved.

...

As soon as Dong Qifeng left, Wang Sifeng rushed over.

"What's wrong, Brother Wang? You can just say something on the phone. There is no need to go there in person, right?"

The two were familiar with each other, and Wang Sifeng was not polite, and directly explained his purpose: "Sohu people have come to you."

"Is that true?" Although I had expected it, Chen Qiaoshan was still a little surprised. The speed was too fast.

Among the major portals today, the competition between Sohu and Sina is obvious to all, and it is all-round.

Sina just spent more than 30 million US dollars to buy UC Langma, Sohu immediately launched SouQ, and the meaning of doing it is very obvious.

Zhang Chaoyang spent 100 million to select six "MMS Miss" as the website's image ambassadors. Sina's CEO immediately said that our MMS business has been launched. Sina is a responsible Internet listed company. The investors' money will not pay for jewelry. It is undoubtedly a slap in the face.

Of course, the war continues.

In yesterday's news, the two companies were in trouble again.

Mr. Zhang announced in a high-profile manner that he would send reporters to Athens for front-line reports, and claimed that Sohu is the most cutting-edge Internet media in China. Sina President Wang Yan then sang a stage drama, "Our reporters have already boarded the plane in advance, and I will go to supervise the battle myself."

Chen Qiaoshan was happy to see the success of the two companies. Only with a competitor existed can Qingshan Forum have room for appreciation.

"I'm not kidding. I just sent someone away, so I'll come over to discuss it with you."

Wang Sifeng's mood is very complicated. He has devoted a lot of effort from the Qingshan Forum to the point of being intact, but the real promoter is Chen Qiaoshan. Not only is he invested in the early stage, but he also takes charge of the promotion of the website.

Wang Sifeng has always been confused. Since its birth, Qingshan Forum has not considered any profit plan.

He has always been very confused. He has invested a huge amount of money to exchange for millions of registered users. His advertising revenue is lost every year and he can't see any hope of profit.

Now it seems that Chen Qiaoshan should have planned to make arbitrage early in the morning.

Compared with the annual advertising revenue of 100,000 and 200,000 yuan, it cannot earn back 10 million US dollars in a hundred years, and this is the starting price.

With Sohu participating in the bidding, it is obviously impossible for Chen Qiaoshan to speak out without a big mouth.

Wang Sifeng thought in his mind that if the transaction was successfully completed, he would instantly join the ranks of millionaires.

And it's not the valuation like Dai Zhikang, it must be real money and silver income. With his understanding of Chen Qiaoshan, he will definitely not lose his own share. I can't help but feel shaken.

Wang Sifeng was a little confused. This money was enough to make him settle down in Yanjing and surpass most of the 1996 coders of Tsinghua and Peking University in one fell swoop. Not to mention standing at the pinnacle of life, at least he would be better than others when he attended a party in the coder circle.

At the same time, Wang Sifeng was also a little worried.

Once the acquisition is completed, as the webmaster, he will inevitably merge with the forum into Sina or Sohu. After a long journey, he still follows the old path of Zhou Feng, Xu Chaojun and others. He is really a little unwilling to accept it when he thinks about it.

Subconsciously, it may be the right way to continue to follow Chen Qiaoshan, but in the face of huge wealth, few people can refuse.

After thinking about it, Wang Sifeng was also very confused.

Chen Qiaoshan naturally didn't know Wang Sifeng's idea. He was more considering how to sell the forum at a high price.

Whether it is Sina or Sohu, Chen Qiaoshan has no bias, and value is the only measure.

"Brother Wang, I have found a few helpers for you. As soon as the webmaster meeting ends, you will officially start discussing mergers and acquisitions with the two companies."

Nowadays, the campus networks of various universities are interconnected, which is the biggest factor that hinders the development of forums in disguise.

Chen Qiaoshan knew that the new regulations of the Ministry of Education were about to be issued. Once the school network was closed, the golden period for the development of the forum would come. Before that, the Qingshan Forum must be sold as soon as possible. At the same time, the investment in a mess must be gradually increased.

Wang Sifeng asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"They are all professional mergers and acquisitions, including senior professionals such as market, finance, law, and human resources. Professional matters are left to professionals. You and Xiaoqin only need to sign the final signature, so there is no need to worry too much."

Chen Qiaoshan was not convenient for him to come forward, but he did not intend to stay out of the matter. Then again, even if he came forward in person, there might not be someone who was professional.

Financing can be sought at a huge price, but mergers and acquisitions are different, especially when it comes to listed companies, which require complete due diligence.

Compared with financing, due diligence in M&A has strict quantitative standards for business data, prospects, transaction risks, etc.

And it doesn’t matter if you make a full payment in financing. As long as the venture capital firm agrees, outsiders will not give any opinions, but will instead be endless flattering.

Wang Sifeng asked: "Where did you hire someone? Is it reliable?"

"Don't worry, they are all old foxes in the Hong Kong financial industry. Nowadays, foreign experts know about industry in this market. Sina and Sohu are not easy to match. Requesting foreign players can also increase the weight."

"It's not a low cost to hire someone from Hong Kong?" Wang Sifeng was a little worried.

He knew that Chen Qiaoshan would make trouble, and it would be a business worth hundreds of millions of yuan. If the news is released, it will definitely trigger the IT circle.

Wang Sifeng is very self-aware and can write codes and knows nothing about finance. But he also knows that transactions between enterprises are usually charged proportionally, and often cost dozens or millions.

Chen Qiaoshan smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't cost much, it shouldn't exceed 3% of the merger and acquisition payment. And with a professional team, the price can be increased by at least five percentage points."

Wang Sifeng couldn't help but smile bitterly. This is probably the difference between a coder and a financial person. He is considering controlling costs, while others calculates maximizing profits.

"By the way, there's something else."

After a pause, Wang Sifeng said again: "Someone posted on the forum, scolding Yahoo. Isn't Mr. Zhou going to attend the meeting tomorrow? Should we deal with it?"

Chen Qiaoshan became interested as soon as he heard this. Zhou Hongyi is now an important figure in the Internet circle, and the dispute with Baidu is well known.

Even though 3721 has been incorporated into Yahoo, the lawsuit has not ended.

Of course, whether it is 3721 or Baidu, they are actually not simple people.

Back then, Baidu listed 3721's various hooligan tricks in court. As a result, during the cross-examination stage, Zhou Hongyi retorted righteously: "I have done all the Robin Li who I have done." The judge at the trial also made him laugh and cry.

What Chen Qiaoshan cares about is not the laughter in it, but this sentence explains the current bad Internet ecology. Of course, this is actually a business opportunity.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Wang Sifeng said: "Didn't Yahoo just launch Yisou.com? It's saying that it wants to challenge Baidu and become the king of the domestic Internet search field."

"As a result, a netizen posted on our forum at noon, saying that Yisou.com's domain name and web page were plagiarized even the advertising slogans."

"Didn't Mr. Zhou recently claiming that it was his idea to search, so netizens started scolding him."

Chen Qiaoshan was very curious that there was such a thing.

His first reaction was to hit the porcelain. It is normal for the domain names to be similar, not to mention that the similarity is not the same, so it should not be that serious.

Seeing that he didn't care, Wang Sifeng reminded: "You'd better read the post. Mr. Zhou may be in trouble this time."

Seeing that Wang Sifeng was very serious, Chen Qiaoshan became interested. When he opened the post, he couldn't help but be frightened. This was probably the rhythm of going to court.

Yisou is Yahoo's newly launched Chinese search engine, with the purpose of replacing Baidu, which is very ambitious.

The domain name Yisou is yisou.com, which is quite similar to 1sou.com. Besides, the slogans of "One Search for the World" and "Unified Search for the World" are exactly the same.

Chen Qiaoshan opened the link to the poster and looked at it, and couldn't help but feel sympathy for this person.

This is also an Internet person, who is also a search engine. Not only are the domain names and advertising slogans similar, but even the web pages are very similar.

Chen Qiaoshan knew that it was difficult to determine whether Boss Zhou plagiarized or not, but this should at least be considered an infringement.

According to the rules for handling domain name disputes, these two domain names have the characteristics of "confusing similarity" and there is still a lawsuit.

Boss Zhou is afraid that this time it will be in trouble. Maybe the search engine built with a lot of money will be copied from his nest in a blink of an eye.

After thinking about it, Chen Qiaoshan asked, "Is there any movement in other forums?"

Wang Sifeng said: "Not yet. Mr. Zhou will promote and search at the webmaster meeting tomorrow. I was afraid that the impact would be bad, so I locked the post."

When Chen Qiaoshan saw this, he found that it was true, and there were not many replies. He didn't care. After pondering for a moment, he explained again: "You can contact the poster first."

"Why are you contacting him?" Wang Sifeng was a little surprised. The two sides had no connection at all. Even if they contacted each other, there was nothing to say.

Chen Qiaoshan smiled and said, "First understand the situation. No matter how you say that the other party is also a victim, it is necessary for you to express your attention on behalf of the Qingshan Forum. Besides, you can also take the opportunity to promote it!"

Wang Sifeng couldn't help but be stunned, "This has nothing to do with the forum. Besides, Zhou Hongyi will have to stand up for us tomorrow. You can't just tear his table privately, right?"

Chen Qiaoshan shook his head, "It's not enough to destroy the market, but it's okay to give me a big gift and give me a personal favor."
Chapter completed!