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Text Chapter 2523: Want to start a company again?

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    Compared with Hoffman who likes to stay in the United States and Silicon Valley, Milner prefers to travel around the world.

    Of course it¡¯s not that he likes it, but in order to do business, to connect with partners, and to discuss efforts to deal with the market, Milner can only run around the world.

    So he soon came to Chengdu for the second time in three months.

    Sitting in the sunroom on the top floor of a five-star hotel, the air conditioner made the room very comfortable. Milner was very comfortable drinking a medium-strength vodka produced in Russia and looking at the starry sky outside.

    "When I'm outside, I'm embarrassed to say that I like vodka, because in the upper class society in Europe and America, vodka is only drunk by rude people." Milner said with emotion: "But my family was very poor when I was a child.  The first time I drank was vodka. It was winter. After drinking it, I felt warm all over and I felt more energetic while reading. "

    "Things from my own country and things from my childhood memories will always occupy a very important position." Xiao Qi said with a smile, "However, in order not to be isolated from the crowd, compromises of one kind or another will always be made. This  It¡¯s understandable.¡±

    Milner nodded, "So I used to think, if I were like you, Qishao, would I go my own way? The answer is no, because I am already very old and cannot be as young as you.  Like people, they do things that are inappropriate for their age and experience.¡±

    Xiao Qi laughed dumbly and said: "Are you saying that I am stubborn and willful and do not conform to the customs and rules of the business world at all?"

    "That's not true, it's just that I envy Qishao, who can do things according to his own will and not worry about other things." Milner said with a smile, "At least I can't withstand the pressure and dare not be open at all. Let the app go."  store permissions."

    Although the app store¡¯s valuation has continued to rise in the past two years.  But it also has a lot of troubles.

    The most important thing is that it controls almost all app developers in the world and has unparalleled influence. Moreover, the entire app store is a closed system, so it is naturally said to be unfriendly competition.

    ¡°If it weren¡¯t for the fact that developers had been asked to sign an agreement before, allowing them to cooperate with the Microsoft Store and the Android Store, the app store would have to be split.

    In the previous life, Gang Leader Qiao did not encounter this problem.  The reason is that Apple's major shareholders are all important large companies in the United States, and the entire interests are owned by Americans. Of course, they will be lenient.

    But now that most of the shares in the app store are in the hands of the Fairy Company, of course there will be people deliberately looking for trouble.

    Therefore, the app store has been constantly litigated in the past two years. Even Gang Leader Qiao lamented that this is completely cheap Xiao Qi's Mario Law Firm. How many opportunities for training does the app store provide them?

    Even so, Xiao Qi, Gang Leader Qiao and Li Jianxi had no intention of giving in.  This is related to the foundation for the three companies to settle down and start a business in the future. How can others share it?

    Anyway, the monthly profit of the app store has soared to 4 billion U.S. dollars. Excluding the necessary increase in servers and cloud storage layout, there is now about 1 billion U.S. dollars left every month. In addition to dividing the profits, it is used for lawsuits.  The expenses are not too much.

    But one thing is worth noting, that is, monthly sales reached 60 billion U.S. dollars as of November last year.  It has been 8 months now, but sales have dropped directly to 50 billion US dollars.

    Although many developers gave up the 20% profit share.  Choosing a non-exclusive contract has increased the app store's net profit margin to 8%, an increase of US$1 billion from the previous US$3 billion. However, reduced revenue is not a good thing.

    The reason is that on the one hand, the market has gradually stabilized, unlike when smartphones were just launched.  Everyone will buy whatever good stuff they see, and buy a lot of it. People nowadays are much more rational.

    On the other hand, the number of users has not actually increased much. Without more people joining in the use of smartphones, sales will naturally not increase.

    At this point.  Xiao Qi, Gang Leader Qiao and Li Jianxi all have a clear understanding.

    Maybe the sales of the app store will continue to decline in the next step, and even the profit margin will also decrease.

    But these are not important. The app store is not judged by temporary wins and losses. What it has to do is to do a solid job in every detail and firmly capture the hearts of users. Only then can it always become a leading smart app application.  the overlord.

    Of course, the current net profit of 4 billion US dollars per month is already very, very scary. The envy, jealousy and hatred of countless people are also an important reason why they have attacked the app store.

    Thoughts passed by in a flash.

    Xiao Qi nodded and said:?It is really not easy for us Chinese and you Russians to make some achievements in Europe and the United States.  But just because I have reached this point, I have no reason to give up or give in. Only by persisting can I live up to my hard work.  "

    These words spoke to Milner's heart.

    If he were not Russian, how could the investment business be so difficult now?

    Isn¡¯t it just because the United States has always hated Russia that it also dislikes him?

    Shaking his head, Milner put all this behind him, put down his glass and said: "Qi Shao, I'm here to congratulate you this time. We bought 10% of AEBO OK's shares for 4 billion US dollars and 600 million US dollars for it.  He holds % of Titte¡¯s shares and is the largest shareholder of AEBOOK. Haha, some people in the United States are saying sourly that our fund is increasing assets for Ms. Tang Mingxiang!¡±

    Tang Mingxiang is the largest shareholder of aebook.

    Because of Milner¡¯s investment, Tang Mingxiang purchased 40% of aebook¡¯s shares for US$8 billion. In just two years, the value soared to US$12.8 billion, an increase of more than 50%.

    ¡°Most people in this world cannot earn 4.8 billion US dollars in their lifetime, but Tang Mingxiang earned it in two years.  It's unbelievable.

    Xiao Qi smiled slightly, "Actually, she has a good vision. The future growth of aebook is worth looking forward to. Our investment can earn at least five or six times."

    "I think so too." Milner nodded and said, "Although the value of ae wave is much higher than that of titter, its growth rate will be much higher and the profit will be much greater."

    "Yes, you have worked hard this time." Xiao Qi said, "Are you going to take a break or continue working?"

    "The zulily flash sale website has just gathered people. I have to keep an eye on it. I won't rest recently." Milner shook his head.

    "So, you still have free time. Can you help me establish a few more Internet companies?" Xiao Qi asked calmly.

    "You still want to start a business?" Milner was stunned. "How many entrepreneurial ideas do you have in your mind? Will you give other entrepreneurs a way to survive?"

    Since Xiao Qi said he wanted to start a company, according to Milner's previous understanding of Xiao Qi, he must have started it with an expected valuation of at least US$1 billion. Only Xiao Qi could create several companies worth billions of US dollars in one go.  As far as I can think of, only Xiao Qi can have this ability.

    "These are all things I have thought of in the past few years, and I don't necessarily know whether they are correct or not. But I think they are quite interesting, so let's try them first!" Xiao Qi shrugged.  "Don't be so surprised. Think of Edison. Compared with him, we are far behind!"

    With thousands of inventions in his life, Edison was certainly a genius.

    Usually, people compare Xiao Qi and Edison, and it¡¯s because of the genius Edison.  That's why Xiao Qicai was not regarded as such a weird person.

    Milner nodded and shook his head, "Tell me, what kind of company is it?"

    "The first one is called a crowdfunding website, which means that creative individuals or companies can put their ongoing research and development projects on this website and raise funds from everyone, which is referred to as crowdfunding." Xiao Qi said  And Tan said, "The initiator needs to state how much money he needs and what return he will give to the investors. Only when the investors agree to their terms and the funds raised meet the needs will the project cooperation be established. In the project  After establishment, the website will withdraw 5% of the funds for operation and profit.¡±

    Milner closed his eyes and thought for a while, with a solemn expression on his face, "This is to build a platform for middlemen, right? Creating a website is easy, but the most important thing is to supervise the funds and review the qualifications of the sponsors.  It cannot be used as a way to make money.¡±

    "That's it." Xiao Qi smiled and turned to the second project: "When I browse the web, especially when browsing pictures, I always have to click the mouse again after I see the bottom.  page, which made me feel a little cumbersome, so I thought about whether I could invent a program that would allow a webpage with pictures as its main content to load new pictures by itself every time I scrolled to the bottom.  Let me continue to look down. To use an image, it is in the form of a waterfall, pouring down continuously. "

    "Is this just a little trick?" Milner didn't understand.

    "Would it be interesting if I set up a picture-based social networking site based on this program so that the pictures posted by everyone can be displayed on one page?" Xiao Qi asked.

    "Uh I don't know about this, it's a bit too simple!" Mir.?Still stick to your own opinion.

    "Simplicity is not a reason for not being able to develop. Just find a professional team to handle this for me." Xiao Qi did not explain to him more, "I will do these two first in the past few months, plus zulily flash."  Buy the website!¡±

    "good!"

    Milner readily agreed.

    ¡° Xiao Qi is the one providing the money anyway, he just needs to take the lead in finding the technical and management teams.

    Whether you are losing money or making money, you have little to do with him. Only by helping Xiao Qi run errands and building relationships can you have the most important connections.  (To be continued)
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