The idea, once it surfaced, began to spread uncontrollably in Huang He’s mind.
That’s right, why should he insist on acquiring Tengda?
Tengda now wasn't the Tengda that only sold for 2 million. Even if he bought it now, he could still make a fortune in the future. But it would still be Brother Ma’s Tengda, not his Huang He’s Tengda.
Of course, the most crucial point was that Huang He couldn't afford Tengda now. He had at most 30 million in his hand. Perhaps in three months, he would have 90 million. But in US dollars, that was only a little over 10 million. He could only buy at most 20% of Tengda’s shares. This was far from the over 50% controlling stake in Tengda that Huang He envisioned.
But what if this 90 million wasn't used to acquire Tengda, but to start his own Tengda?
Initially, Huang He had no such idea. After all, Huang He wasn't Brother Ma, and Tengda had already gained momentum. In the future, MSN would be defeated by Tengda, and many other competitors would also fall to Tengda.
Most importantly, future memories gave Huang He an advantage, but also a constraint. Accustomed to Tengda’s invincibility in his previous life, Huang He had never considered starting his own XX or OO processing business.
But now, reminded by the taxi driver, Huang He was enlightened.
Yes, why should he be so afraid of Tengda? Why should he buy Tengda? Why couldn't he defeat Tengda himself?
“Forget the XX Hotel, take me to the nearest internet cafe!” Huang He suddenly said to the taxi driver.
“Ah, young people nowadays are so addicted to internet cafes. This is not good!” the taxi driver lamented, but he still obediently stopped the car in front of an internet cafe. Then Huang He, with Leng Zhimeng, rushed into the cafe.
“Brother-in-law, why are you suddenly bringing me to go online?” Leng Zhimeng asked curiously.
“I need to go online to check information!” Huang He replied.
“Heh heh!” Leng Zhimeng gave a dry laugh. Who would believe such a lie? But it didn’t matter. Leng Zhimeng had been out with her brother-in-law for several days without touching a computer or the internet. She had long suppressed her gaming spirit. Now that Huang He had actively brought her to an internet cafe, she was naturally overjoyed.
Therefore, fearing that Huang He might change his mind, she immediately rushed into the internet cafe, opened two temporary cards, gave one to Huang He, and eagerly turned on her computer, connected to the internet, and started playing Legend.
However, Leng Zhimeng had bad luck today. After playing for more than two hours, she gained nothing and wasted her pre-paid card. This made Leng Zhimeng a bit depressed. Then, out of boredom, she glanced at her brother-in-law.
“Damn! Brother-in-law is actually checking information!” Then Leng Zhimeng discovered that Huang He was indeed quickly searching for various information online. He even took out a small notebook and recorded some things from time to time.
“There are actually people who go online to check information in this world!” Leng Zhimeng felt incredibly incredulous. On the other hand, influenced by her brother-in-law, Leng Zhimeng felt a bit embarrassed to play games. Wouldn’t that show how much worse she was than her brother-in-law?
“Zhimeng, let me ask you a question!” Suddenly, Huang He turned his head and looked at Leng Zhimeng, asking, “Can you write programs and develop software on the computer?”
“I think so, but maybe not the very complex ones… I’m self-taught, so my skills are still insufficient!” Leng Zhimeng said humbly.
“What about programs like QQ?” Huang He asked again.
“QQ!” Leng Zhimeng’s mouth widened. “Brother-in-law, are you kidding me? How could someone like me handle software like QQ? You think too highly of me.”
“Do you know how to find people who can handle these things?” Huang He continued.
“I do know that, and I also know that they are the most knowledgeable about QQ in China, besides QQ’s internal staff!” Leng Zhimeng replied immediately.
“Oh! There are such people!” Huang He’s eyes lit up. “Good Zhimeng, quickly tell brother-in-law who he is!”
“It’s no problem to tell brother-in-law, and I’m very willing to tell brother-in-law. It’s just that they have a dream, which is to go to the WCg Grand Finals to watch a WCg match… Of course, I’m not saying I won’t tell brother-in-law if I’m not taken to see it. They just have this wish!” Leng Zhimeng said, tilting her head.
“Alright, it’s just a trip to Korea. Brother-in-law will personally accompany you then!” Huang He replied impatiently.
“Thank you, brother-in-law!” Leng Zhimeng pecked Huang He on the cheek, then said, “Brother-in-law, it’s actually very simple. You must know about the Coral QQ, right?”
“Coral QQ? Of course I know!” Huang He nodded. How could he not know about Coral QQ? He used Coral QQ back then until its creator was sued and imprisoned for three years by Tengda.
“You mean, you want me to find the Coral QQ team? That won’t do. But Coral QQ has always been very well hidden. How can I find them!” Although the sentencing of the Coral team in later generations was a major online event, Huang He only read the news at that time and had no interest in the identity, background, or names of the team behind it. He had long forgotten everything.
“But I know them. We are friends on Tianya Community and often post and chat together. I can contact them. As for whether they are willing to meet you, I can’t guarantee that!” Leng Zhimeng spread her hands.
“Okay, go and contact them for me. Tell them I’m willing to invest in their team, offer them high salaries, and tell them to stop modifying QQ, as it’s illegal. Let them follow me, and I will lead them to become the strongest internet company in the world!” Huang He said with a smile.
“Brother-in-law, aren’t you bragging a bit too much?” Leng Zhimeng rolled her eyes.
“How do you know brother-in-law is bragging… Anyway, if you want to go to Korea, then help brother-in-law arrange the meeting. Otherwise, brother-in-law said nothing!”
“No problem!” Leng Zhimeng immediately became energized and went to the forum to leave a message. However, she felt that their reply might not be frequent, possibly only once a week, so they would have to wait patiently.
“Brother-in-law, you didn’t actually listen to that taxi driver and really want to start your own QQ, did you?” After leaving the message, Leng Zhimeng suddenly asked. This little sister-in-law actually discovered it.
“So what if I did?” Huang He looked at his sister-in-law and asked with a smile.
“Brother-in-law, I suggest you’d better not harbor such an unrealistic fantasy. Tengda currently has 10 million registered users in China, with an online user count exceeding 1 million.”
“Do you know how terrifying this data is? There are only 20 million netizens in the entire China, meaning half of the netizens have their own QQ number, and one-twentieth of the netizens are logging into QQ at the same time. This is simply a battle that cannot be won!” Leng Zhimeng said with a serious expression.
“Perhaps in ten years, but at least not now!” Huang He shook his head, then smiled slightly. “Besides, the outcome is either winning or losing. If I win, I can earn trillions. If I lose, I’ll at most lose tens of millions.”
“If I win, Tengda will be mine. If I lose, I’ll at most lose a 360. This is such a profitable deal, why wouldn’t I do it?”