Chapter 115

The major investment banks and financial investment companies in the United States are naturally interested in ICQ. Of course, some multinational companies in Europe and Asia have also indicated that they will participate in the round B financing of ICQ.

Of course, the board of directors represented by CEO weissger is welcome.

The main purpose of this financing of ICQ is to attract powerful allies from the global market, so that ICQ can obtain more support from countries outside North America.

We should know that those companies, although they are not as strong as Microsoft and Goldman Sachs, but they exist in their own countries and regions. They have great influence in economic, political and other fields. With their participation, ICQ's globalization strategy can develop more rapidly.

Microsoft: "support stock expansion!"

Goldman Sachs: "we also support stock expansion!"

News Corporation: "but there is a question, that is, how many shares to take out this time."

Sequoia Capital: "no matter how the shares are diluted, we Sequoia Capital will follow the investment to ensure that our shares are not diluted."

HP: "on the issue of round B financing, we have decided to make additional investment and hope to have more shares of ICQ."

Amazon: "don't bully me, the new director. We decided to follow him anyway."

There is no doubt that Microsoft and other representatives of the six major shareholders have indicated that they want to make additional investment to prevent the shares from being diluted.

Proportional dilution?

ha-ha!

Of course, the representatives of the six major shareholders will not agree.

So what's the problem?

They don't want their shares to be diluted, so it's just the shares of Zhuke and the founding team of ICQ that have to be diluted.

The six major shareholders are the strong ones. Weisige and others are weak. Of course, they are the big ones in this financing. However, weisige and others, including Zhuke, will get a large amount of cash.

Finally, after several meetings, it was decided that ICQ would take a 30% stake.

.......

June 30.

On this day, ICQ's round B financing was officially completed.

The speed is amazing!

The main reason is the development speed of ICQ, which is very popular in the market. In order to obtain shares, investment representatives from all countries in the world simply spare no effort. Dell, Nintendo, Citigroup, first bank of France, Philips Group of Europe and other giant companies have joined in one after another. Isn't it quick?

In this round of financing, the original shareholders of ICQ, only Goldman Sachs and News Corporation, have increased a little, while the shareholding ratio of other shareholders has decreased to varying degrees.

Microsoft, in the B round of financing projects, it is the most fierce clamour, but the reality is that it did not hesitate to give up part of the shares.

This has raised the vigilance of multi shareholder representatives.

"What is Microsoft going to do?" he said

Zhuke frowned: "maybe Microsoft will exit. You know, Microsoft has a monopoly position in the global computer system users. Once they start their own instant messaging software, ICQ is likely to enter the end of Netscape."

"Well!"

Bei baldheaded and nodded solemnly, "according to Microsoft's eating habits, they must have this idea. It's totally a wrong decision for me to take a stake in ICQ this time! Zhuke, you bastard, I regret it. "

Zucker said he would never give you a chance.

In the original time and space, shortly after ICQ came out, Microsoft noticed the cake in the field of instant messaging. They wanted to enter the market at the first time, but they were starting a browser war with Netscape, so they had no extra energy.

But!

Now the situation is different!

Microsoft's Internet Explorer, with its huge number of users and rogue means of compulsory installation, has suppressed the living space of Netscape browser at one stroke. It's only a matter of time before Microsoft wins the battle.

That is to say, once Microsoft has won the overall victory, it is bound to enter the instant messaging market.

"In the original time and space, MSN instant messaging was born in this situation!"

"Microsoft's Rogue means, I'm afraid of you!"

Of course, ICQ, which now has many allies, is not as easy to bully as the original time and space. As for the war in the field of instant messaging, who will win in the end, as a passer-by, Zhuk can't predict.

However, it's not up to Zhuke to worry!

12%！

This is the current shareholding ratio of Zhuke in ICQ company.

The shares have been diluted a lot, but the market value is still very valuable.

"If I wait until ICQ goes public, even if the shares are diluted again, my wealth will soar again because of the value of these shares!" Chuck thought.

Especially in the current stage of investors' crazy pursuit of the Internet!

So, Zucker has a lot of confidence.

In the late 1990s, global investors were crazy and blind on Internet projects.

The emergence of "Internet company myths" has stimulated investors again and again.

In 1996, Yahoo was officially listed on NASDAQ. In just a few years, its stock price has increased by an incredible 64 times, and its total market value has reached an amazing $45 billion;

Amazon, an online bookstore founded by Jeff Bezos, has created another myth.

The company's stock was listed on NASDAQ on May 15, 1997. In the following year and a half, the company basically did not make any profit. However, by the end of 1998, its stock price had increased by 230%. Three months later, it had increased by 400%. The total market value had reached US $40 billion!

Crazy!

The market is completely crazy!

At this stage, even if you do not have an office address, even if you do not invest a cent, as long as you have a more detailed Internet high concept plan, you will be able to obtain investment!

Of course, there is no lack of money fraud.

Generally speaking, as long as it is Internet companies, their performance in the late 1990s is a sharp rise in market value.

"E-tois toys, is one of the most famous representatives!"

E-tois, founded in 1997, mainly sells toys through its own website.

In the Internet boom of 1999, the company's shares were listed on NASDAQ. At the beginning, the total market value reached US $8 billion, far exceeding the US $6 billion market value of r-tois, a time-honored toy company, which shocked the whole industry.

However!

In fact, the latter's business performance is much higher than the former!

In 1998, the sales volume of the former was only US $30 million, while that of the latter was as high as US $11.2 billion, almost 400 times that of the former; At the same time, the former made a loss of $28.6 million in 1998, while the latter made a profit of $376 million.

The fundamental difference between the two is so great!

But the stock price is upside down!

It just shows how far the rationality of investors has been lost in the Nasdaq market at this time.

"Go crazy!"

"The crazier I am, the more I will earn at that time!"

"Whether it's ICQ's 12% stake or my 2% stake in Yahoo, it's going to make a lot of money in this crazy feast."

"Of course, before the dotcom bubble comes, we must get away from it."

Zhuke kept thinking.

Of course, if you think about it, it will pass. This is not a recent event. Today, Zhuke's main busy task is to deal with the Asian financial crisis.

opportunity!

An opportunity to make Zhuke's wealth soar again!

The second watch is on.