Chapter 1 A Little Faster

Because of Su Yehao, the development speed of the mainland internet in this life is relatively faster.

Others don't release the hawk until they see the rabbit.

He is different. He hasn't seen the rabbit yet, but he knows it will definitely appear, so he releases the hawk in advance.

When the mainland internet only had hundreds of thousands of netizens, he had already started to lay out the groundwork in 1997, investing more than 300 million RMB.

This number doesn't seem like much, as it would be gone after acquiring two residential plots of land at a land auction. However, the mainland internet is still in its infancy, and this sum of money is already quite considerable, enough to support several internet companies.

The Silver Sea Network Group, which has been developing for many years, is currently valued at only about 200 million RMB. tAt and tot occupy a very high market share, using a lot of funds to place advertisements. In Su Yehao's words, this is called "preheating."

Advertising in advance allows potential users to understand his products, so that they won't feel unfamiliar with his company's products when they actually come into contact with the internet.

This kind of preheating activity started last year. The advertising film invested in is one of them. In addition, they also go deep into first- and second-tier cities and various universities to carry out publicity and promotion activities, allowing tAt and tot to enter school computer rooms for students to understand and use.

The money has been spent, and the effect is definitely there.

Some elementary school students who have just come into contact with the internet may not have computers at home, and they don't have many opportunities to go online, but they have already registered for tAt's instant messaging account.

Although these accounts are definitely not active, who knows, they may become active accounts someday in the future.

By spending money, he has firmly suppressed any potential competitors, occupying a super high market share. This sum of money is, of course, well spent.

The technology of tAt is derived from tvt, which is about to be listed. tot also reached cooperation with Google, drawing on some new algorithms and technologies to provide users with better services.

Now, accessing the internet in the mainland, it is almost impossible to avoid the products in Su Yehao's hands.

It is in this situation that Jack Ma had the idea of entering the e-commerce boom in advance, and came to Silicon Valley to seek start-up capital. This former big shot has no money now. He truly starts with a PPT, and the rest depends on his eloquence to fool people.

The result is conceivable.

He has been wandering around the road where KOKO Ventures is located for a few days. Taking advantage of the gimmick of the emerging Chinese market, he has met with nearly twenty investors, large and small, but no one has agreed to invest in him. Instead, they regard him as a liar.

Jack Ma is an ambitious person. He worked for a team doing development for others some time ago, but he felt it was increasingly boring.

This time, spending a huge sum of money to buy a ticket to Silicon Valley is like a last-ditch effort. He has just resigned from his public office, taking more than a dozen subordinates who are willing to follow him back to Lin'an, and giving the employees a vacation.

The reason why he came to Silicon Valley was also because he was fooled by the flowery chicken soup articles outside, thinking that as long as the idea was good enough, he could get a start-up capital by relying on the entrepreneurial concept, just like the other rumored successful people in Silicon Valley.

However, the truth is that no one pays attention to him after coming to Silicon Valley.

When he was staying in a small hotel, he unexpectedly received a call from a KOKO Ventures staff member, asking him to rush to the company for a meeting within half an hour.

Jack Ma was so excited that he immediately changed his clothes, hurried downstairs, even forgetting to bring the room key, and ran all the way, waving to stop a taxi on the roadside.

Su Yehao's butterfly wings have stirred up a level 10 hurricane in the mainland.

His existence has little impact on Silicon Valley, but it has a great impact on Jack Ma and other big shots from his previous life.

Jack Ma's entrepreneurial trajectory has obviously deviated. He hasn't even created a company yet, and he's already hawking his PPT. In his previous life, he was able to successfully obtain the first start-up capital mainly because he found a partner who was willing to give up a high salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars to cooperate with him, and he knew many American companies.

But this time, it really is just talk, and the rest depends on trickery.

Jack Ma doesn't even have a local acquaintance this time. He has no connections or contacts. If it weren't for his good English, people like Lei Bu Si (transliteration) would probably not even be able to find the north when they came to Silicon Valley...

That's the general background.

In the conference room of KOKO Ventures, Su Yehao casually asked someone to bring Mr. Ma over, and continued to lie comfortably with his legs crossed, holding a meeting with the employees in front of him.

If it weren't for the fact that Yanwenzi Group was about to go public, he would have liked to say that the market was too hot, and that everyone should be quiet for a while and try to continue to shrink their business. However, if this kind of talk spread out, it would definitely backfire.

So he listened to the employees' reports, talking about so-called popular projects one by one.

He was just absent-minded and evasive, saying nothing, but using his actions to show his position.

Unless he encounters a super popular project like Google, he really doesn't plan to invest much in other projects. At this point in time, spending more money and occupying fewer shares, the entrepreneurs are still very arrogant, with a kind of "even if you don't give money, others will rush to give it" meaning.

Wait patiently, and it will save a lot of money if you wait until the winter.

Wouldn't it be much better to pick good projects everywhere than it is now? That's when the KOKO Ventures team can play a role.

When Jack Ma arrived.

No one notified Su Yehao, because the secretary didn't think it was necessary.

Su Yehao thought he hadn't arrived yet. After the meeting, he suddenly saw the young Mr. Ma in the rest area, and he immediately laughed.

Mr. Ma is only in his thirties now, with a slicked-back hairstyle and a loose suit. He is already thin, so he looks a little strange.

After saying hello to everyone around him, Su Yehao walked towards him, reaching out from a distance, and said in Mandarin:

"Jack Ma, right? I've heard your name in the mainland before. I didn't expect to meet you in Silicon Valley. Sorry for the poor hospitality, and for keeping you waiting."

How could Jack Ma not know Su Yehao, this influential figure?

He only felt that such a big boss was not only not as sharp-edged as other young people, but also had no airs, and a sense of goodwill suddenly emerged.

He smiled and said to Su Yehao, "It's okay, I just arrived. I've admired you for a long time. President Su's business in Silicon Valley is really impressive. I've seen many of your companies these days, and your Mandarin is still so good. I'm really sorry to have interrupted your meeting."

"It just ended. My family often does business in the mainland, so it's inevitable to learn Mandarin. I'm a bit talented in languages."

After Su Yehao shook hands with him, exchanged simple pleasantries, and went to the office together.

Although Su Yehao doesn't handle business much, he has quite a few offices, from Casino, 1997 to Hong Kong City, and then to the mainland and Silicon Valley, all of them brand new.

Ask the assistant to make tea.

After sitting down, Su Yehao asked with a smile, "My companies are in Pengcheng and Si Jiu City. Why did you go all the way to Silicon Valley? I just came back from New York today. If I wasn't lucky, I might not have been able to meet you."

Ma Yun was silent for a few seconds, and said, "I've been there... but I didn't succeed. President Su is so busy, he definitely won't pay attention to such trivial matters."

Accidentally exposing someone's scar.

Su Yehao was not only not embarrassed, but found it interesting. He laughed and skipped the topic, and continued to ask him:

"So, what has Mr. Ma been busy with recently? When I was eating in Si Jiu City, I heard people say that you have experience in starting a website in the commercial sector. I was thinking of contacting you when I had time to ask if you would like to work here. Now tot, tAt, and those companies are still not making money. I want to learn from Amazon and eBay and develop in the direction of e-commerce. The initial investment will probably be 100 to 200 million RMB."

"..."

When Jack Ma heard this, he was stunned on the spot, and said in surprise: "I've been busy with this recently. Could it be that it collided with your company's project?!"

"Hmm? Are you also trying in this direction?"

Su Yehao pretended not to know, and then said, "I bought more than 100 million US dollars of Amazon stocks before, and the increase has been very good. I have been considering investing in e-commerce in the mainland since last year. Mr. Ma, are you interested in coming over and helping me..."