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Regarding heavyweight products like fail, it is naturally difficult to reach a conclusion in a short time.
The only gain for Jiang Yizhou was successfully integrating into the Yahoo board.
After the meeting, he took the initiative to approach Yang Zhiyuan. Although Jiang Yizhou's status in the industry was not as high as Yang Zhiyuan's, he was not far behind and had considerable recognition among the Chinese community in Silicon Valley.
"Mr. Yang, I have always admired you for achieving such great success!" Jiang Yizhou followed Yang Zhiyuan as he led the way to tour Yahoo's headquarters.
"Just call me Zhiyuan or Jerry. I've been following your achievements as well. The qi you founded and developed, along with fail and blgger, are all very innovative new things in my opinion. It's a pity that you encountered a giant like America Online; otherwise, if elink had successfully gone public..." Yang Zhiyuan was quite gentle and straightforward, chatting with Jiang Yizhou in Chinese.
Jiang Yizhou casually replied, "Actually, I really enjoy investing. My own ability is just about getting qi off the ground; fail relies on Allen, who I brought in to help it develop to where it is now. I know my own limitations well; I have too many ideas in my head but lack the capability."
Yang Zhiyuan laughed, "Tony, don't joke around. In Silicon Valley, out of a hundred startup projects, who knows if even one can make it past the seed round? Many will die off in each subsequent round of financing. If you consider yourself lacking ability, what does that say about those failed entrepreneurs?"
The two laughed together—one friendly by nature and the other with thoughts of interacting with historical figures—enjoying their conversation.
"In fact, we have already targeted a network communication company called fur11, planning to acquire their technology to launch Yahoo Mailbox. However, you have truly surprised me today!" Yang Zhiyuan was keenly interested in acquiring fail, which had launched six months later than hail but showed no signs of lagging in user growth.
Although Yahoo was thriving now, it needed more channels and features to enrich itself, and the most practical functions were electronic Mailbox and Instant Messaging. However, qi's valuation was simply too high—one billion dollars—accounting for half of Yahoo's current market value and ultimately being acquired by America Online.
Yahoo planned to first launch the electronic Mailbox and then develop its own Instant Messaging software as a supplementary feature.
At this point, Yang Zhiyuan suddenly realized that the person before him was indeed the developer of qi. As a leader in pioneering new fields, he surely could create another Instant Messaging software.
He couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement and asked, "Tony, if I invite you to take charge of the development and operation of Yahoo Instant Messaging, would you accept?"
"Ah~~" Jiang Yizhou was also startled by this sudden question. Then he recalled the agreement signed with America Online. Although he felt flattered to be regarded so highly, he forced a strained smile and said, "Sorry, Jerry, I signed a non-compete agreement with America Online as part of the acquisition. I'm only allowed to operate Instant Messaging products in mainland China and surrounding areas, let alone develop Instant Messaging software for Yahoo!"
"I see, I was a bit abrupt!" Yang Zhiyuan understood. Non-compete agreements are quite common. He was excited to see Jiang Yizhou, the founder of the first and currently largest Instant Messaging software in the world, and blurted out his question.
Bill Green had completed some procedures and returned to the Passat with Jiang Yizhou, driven by Shen Qing as before.
"Thank you for your hard work. The Venture Capital Firm hasn't set up yet, so I need to trouble you to come over and help me handle some matters!" Jiang Yizhou said apologetically to Bill Green.
"No, no, no. I actually really like it here; its prospects and structure align well with my vision."
Bill Green, who would represent Jiang Yizhou at Yahoo's board meetings, felt dissatisfied that Yahoo was still manually adding entries rather than automatically completing them like the popular search engines of the time. However, without a doubt, considering its overall situation, it was definitely worth the current market value of two billion dollars.
Moreover, according to development trends, although it might not see the fifty-fold increase that BSS had experienced, a conservative estimate of ten times was foreseeable in the long term.
"By the way, how did things go with Fail?" Jiang Yizhou asked. After being ambushed by America Online once, he had stepped back from professional negotiations and only set his bottom line and conditions.
"No good; Fail's offered price is too low and doesn't meet your requirements at all. Collaboration isn't an option they can accept," Bill Green shook his head.
Jiang Yizhou's request was naturally that the team could not be sold; Zhang Xiaolong needed to stay under his command. This was indeed somewhat unreasonable and could even make one think he didn't want to sell at all.
However, he merely mentioned it casually without much expectation.
Back in the office, Jiang Yizhou had not contacted his parents for a long time. Thinking about how Er Ya would soon start her pre-school tutoring, which was essentially the beginning of formal classes, he decided to ask what his parents and younger sister had decided.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Jiang Maoyou managed to bring the three of them over. Jiang Yizhou was somewhat surprised that Er Ya actually had such an idea. Although he had seen some fashion magazines among her collection, he never expected his sister...
“Xiao Ya, have you really thought this through with your brother? You need to know that to become a star, you first have to attend an art school, practice your physique, learn acting, and train your singing. After many years of study, you might find that you don't have the talent. Are you really willing to do this?”
Jiang Yizhou shared with Xiao Ya the downsides of pursuing this path based on his own impressions. Although Xiao Ya had a good foundation, she had never studied acting or dance and lacked a singing background. Given these two years, he wasn't sure if she could get into a prestigious school like Beijing Film Academy or Central Academy of Drama.
If conditions allowed, taking the conventional route would definitely be better than going down a less formal path.
“Brother, I've made up my mind. I can endure hardship!” Xiao Ya was not someone who couldn't handle difficulties. However, deep down, she felt proud. Growing up in poverty and not being able to afford school made her determined to see the world outside through her own efforts.
Now, due to their family circumstances, Jiang Xiaoya's original goals could be easily achieved, and she wanted to pursue something greater.
After a long silence, Jiang Yizhou sighed. Whatever choice she made was fine as long as she was willing to work hard and stayed within the law; he still had the ability to protect his sister from any harm.
“Xiao Ya, give the phone to Mom!” When Jiang Yizhou heard his mother pick up the phone, he asked, “Mom, do you agree with Xiao Ya's decision?”
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