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Chapter 83
In front of Wesley is an equity reward from ICQ. When the ICQ project is developed, he will become the chief product officer of ICQ, get 5% of the equity in ICQ, and become one of the shareholders of ICQ in one fell swoop. !

As for the Hotmail mailbox or the ICQ project, which one has the greater potential, although it is still unknown, Wesley has a feeling that the latter may far exceed the former. After all, a user is struggling to send dozens of emails every day. But as for instant messaging, it may be used all the time.

Song Yang looked at Wesley and signed the agreement. If he wanted the horse to run fast, he had to at least feed it.

"You still need to pay attention to the Hotmail mailbox. The local Hotmail development team in Houston will continue to improve the Hotmail mailbox.

It is also necessary to develop more language versions as soon as possible, or cooperate with partners in various overseas regions to jointly launch Hotmail versions adapted to local languages ​​and favorites, and promote Hotmail to the world at the fastest speed! "

Song Yang is not a pedantic person. If he insists on holding on to control, the major Internet giants in America in later generations will collapse in the country one after another. Don't talk about pulling things apart.

There must be reasons for that. Any region will definitely tend to support local brands, which is understandable.

But many other brands, such as Coca-Cola, KFC, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Colgate, Apple and many other brands, are still booming in China, and even the headquarters market is almost lost. Earn a lot of money.

On the contrary, Google, Cisco, Amazon, etc., which are clinging to control, have suffered a crushing defeat in the mainland, and Yahoo has fully authorized Softbank to establish Japan Yahoo. Benzene's status as the No. [-] Internet brand.

For Hotmail mailboxes, Song Yang is also planning to follow Yahoo’s move in Japan. English-speaking areas such as America and England are directly managed by Hotmail headquarters. Because of the similarities in language, habits, customs, etc., Hotmail can directly manage them. Of course, there is another reason, these The region has a deep brand of America, dare not mess with America...

As for other regions, such as Lao Maozi in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and all over Asia, Song Yang is ready to find a partner to jointly operate the Hotmail mailbox, and even change the name. Anyway, he will build the Hotmail mailbox into the world's No. [-] mailbox at the fastest speed. A large email address will suffice.

In the future, when Double-click Company, American Telecom, ICQ and other industries enter overseas markets, Song Yang is also going to play the same routine, direct management of those that can be directly managed, and direct management of those that cannot be directly managed by the local operator, giving the operator enough Authority, just waiting to collect money is enough!
If Hotmail can really become the world's e-mail hegemon, then after a while, Song Yang might be able to do some tricks when he cooperates with the sponsor.

For example, if you sell something twice, you can sell the American local emails once, and the international Hotmail brand once, and even more conditions are not impossible to mention, the key is to have enough capital to do it.

Wesley, who just got the shares of ICQ, naturally wanted to prove that he was worth the price. Hearing Song Yang's words, he immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Boss, I will let the Hotmail development team launch Chinese, Japanese, Russian and other language versions."

"ICQ should also be quickly developed. In the second half of the year, I will work hard on your side. By the beginning of next year, the promotion will begin!"

Song Yang doesn't have many people who can use him now, so naturally he grabbed a wool and squeezed it hard.

Irene is in charge of the Hotmail mailbox for the time being, but Irene is happy with the double-clicking and Hotmail mailbox, and Irene doesn't mean to complain at all, and she just lives in the Harbor Building in Houston. .

When Wesley heard Song Yang's words, he couldn't help asking, "Is it like promoting ICQ in the same way as Hotmail?"

In the past few days, Wesley has heard too many analyzes on the promotion methods of Hotmail mailboxes. After reading those media reports, Wesley knows that Song Yang's "viral marketing" has so many methods...

Song Yang shook his head. It's fine to use this thing once or twice. I'm afraid I'm not stupid if I keep using it. I don't see how miserably a certain mobile phone brand is being sprayed.

"I want ICQ to become one of the sponsors of the Atlanta Olympic Games next year, and let everyone who comes to Atlanta next year use ICQ!"

Next year is an excellent opportunity. With the opportunity of the Atlanta Olympic Games, ICQ will be promoted to the whole world. Song Yang has already thought up the slogan, "ICQ connects the world!"

As for whether it will be successful or not, Song Yang is not worried at all. Next year's Atlanta Olympic Games will be privately contracted. Even the floor can be affixed with Olympic labels for auction. There is no money to be made. As long as ICQ gives the money, it can be temporarily obtained. It is not difficult at all to get the title of a special communication software for the Olympic Games.

Wesley was taken aback for a moment, he never imagined that Song Yang was eyeing on next year's Olympic Games. An Internet company has something to do with the Olympic Games. I'm afraid no one would believe it if he said it.

"I see, I will develop ICQ as soon as possible!" Wesley said.

After Wesley left, Song Yang thought about the industries and projects in his hands. Double-click is now operating stably. After Ryan established a branch in New York, Double-click's revenue has skyrocketed. It is not the first Internet company in the world to truly achieve profitability. too far away.

Hotmail mailbox is in the stage of user explosion, and it is also a big money burner. The main pressure is the cost of the server, but when a big dog takes over, the money invested can be doubled back.

The rest is the American Telecom and ICQ projects. These two are the most important industries in Song Yang's future hands.

However, American Telecom and ICQ will not improve until next year, and it will take time to wait.

Song Yang glanced at the time. Today, Song Yang has to wait for someone to come over. It is a private accountant, Chris Jain from the Comerica Bank, who recommended it to Song Yang.

The three most important people in an American's life are a personal doctor, an accountant, and a lawyer. These are basically the three people in America who cannot live without going bankrupt or wandering on the streets.

Needless to say, a private doctor is a matter of life. Lawyers are used to fight lawsuits, or to avoid going to federal prisons. Song Yang has not yet used a private doctor.

Needless to say, the private lawyer is now in the position of Greg, unless Song Yang has a falling out with the Greg or the Bruno family in the future, otherwise this position will not be easily replaced.

As for private accountants, there is a lot of knowledge. Most of the top richest people in America have their own financial advisors. These accountants are responsible for tax declaration, asset management, foundation handling, etc. As long as money is involved, they will go through the hands of these accountants.

Of course, these highly skilled accountants fight with the federal tax officials every year to help employers avoid most of the high taxes every year in a "reasonable" way.

Song Yang used to use ordinary accountants hired by the Double-click company to deal with financial problems before, but now it is time to hire a dedicated accountant to deal with a large number of financial problems in order to cope with next year's federal tax return. Song Yang does not want to In this matter, the ship capsized in the gutter and was targeted by others. Now there are not a few people who want to deal with Song Yang!

After Song Yang waited for more than half an hour, a man with gray hair walked into Song Yang's office.

"Marcus Byrd!"

Song Yang stretched out his hand and asked Marcus to sit down. Song Yang had heard about Marcus from Chris Jain. Marcus was an experienced accountant who had worked in banks for many years. , opened a private accounting firm here in San Jose.

He specializes in being a financial consultant for wealthy people, and is also the financial manager of the San Francisco Giants baseball team. His level is quite high, and of course his fees are not low.

After Marcus sat down, Song Yang looked at him and said, "Jain recommended you to me, saying that you are the best financial advisor in San Francisco!"

Although Marcus looks old, but he has an extraordinary bearing, with a temperament that has experienced countless storms, smiled, looked at Song Yang and said, "Bruno Song, I have heard some rumors about you. Genius, so why did you come to me today to...?"

"I need a private accountant to provide me with some financial help and advice!" Song Yang said directly to Marcus.

Hearing this, Marcus took a serious look at Song Yang. Those people in the past basically came to him for some consultation or to deal with a financial problem. It is not uncommon to hire him as a private accountant, but very Less, because Marcus charges really aren't cheap.

"Song, I have to remind you that I have to charge a fee, which may be higher than my counterparts in America. I hope you can know." Marcus reminded Song Yang.

"I know!"

Seeing that Song Yang responded directly, Marcus thought for a while and said, "I need to do a comprehensive review of your financial situation before I can make suggestions, including the charging standard of course!"

Song Yang nodded, took out a stack of documents that he had prepared earlier, and placed them in front of Marcus.

Seeing so many documents in front of him, Marcus was also slightly taken aback. Before he came, he had done his homework. He knew that Song Yang was an upstart in America who just got up this year, but he did not expect that Song Yang would spend so much money. document.

After reading a few pages, Marcus couldn't help sitting up straight, and then looked at Song Yang with a slightly different gaze. The industries and financial affairs involved in these documents far exceeded Marcus' expectations. .

Especially when he turned to the financial information related to American Telecom, the financial situation of the [-] million US dollars was so shocking that Marcus almost didn't call out.

Just looking at this, Marcus raised Song Yang to the highest rank in his heart!
(End of this chapter)