My Age of Investment

   Chapter 946

   "Andy is a talented technical person, but he is not suitable for leading a business team, he is more suitable for R&D positions."

  Speaking of this, Xia Jingxing's face began to become serious.

  The messy things Andy Rubin made made him speechless. The rabbits didn’t eat the grass on the edge of the nest. This one would be nice, just like a hungry ghost, he would only pick the secretary and assistant next to him.

Although he had warned Andy Rubin seriously, Kite 2 also reported to him in the secret report, saying that Andy had converged, and the secretary also took a sum of money and left the company, but who knows the future of this product Will the old disease recur?

  The best solution is to let Andy Rubin retreat from the front of the stage to behind the scenes, to avoid contact with the colorful world outside, and to be company with deserted laboratories and untidy engineers.

  As long as people get busy and work overtime day and night, even if they are guilty, they are also powerless.

  In addition, Xia Jingxing also found that, compared with the extraordinary technical talent, Andy Rubin seems to lack commercial talent, this is the most terrible problem.

  Because Android’s next focus will be on expanding the market share of mobile operating systems and realizing business, this is where Andy Rubin is not so good.

  It’s different from Lu Qi. During his ten years at Yahoo, he went from being an ordinary engineer to the position of executive vice president.

  At the farewell meeting of Lu Qi’s resignation, Yahoo Chief Yang Zhiyuan shed tears on the spot. At the same time, the latter also asked all the company’s engineers to wear a uniform T-shirt. The T-shirt said: I worked with Lu Qi, how about you?

After joining Microsoft, Lu Qi became one of the heads of the four major business departments, in charge of a technical team of more than 10,000 people, leading including Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Exchange, Yammer, Lync, Skype, Bing search, Bing applications, MSN And many businesses including advertising platforms.

  It is worth mentioning that Bing search, this business is the remnant of Lu Qi's takeover of the LiveSearch product line, and the new brand launched after the reorganization. In the competition with the thriving Google, it still achieved the second place in the global market.

   Therefore, Xia Jingxing very much hopes that Lu Qi can become the CEO of Android, leading Android to improve its application ecology, increase market share, and start Android’s commercialization...

  Lu Qi was silent for a long time before finally speaking. He said, “Mr. Xia, thank you very much for your love, but I don’t know anything about the mobile phone industry. It’s not an exaggeration to call a layman, and I’m afraid to betray your trust.”

  Xia Jingxing waved his hand, "You are too modest, what a layman, your analysis of Android just now is very good! I have confidence in you."

Lu Qi felt a little entangled in his heart. From Yahoo to Android, although it was a promotion on the surface, Yahoo is also an Internet company that has reached the number one in the world, and Android is just a startup company with industry status and market. The share is almost negligible.

  Xia Jingxing drew a pie for him and wanted to become the Microsoft of the mobile phone industry.

   Regardless of the probability of success, if the goal is really achieved, then naturally it is on the right boat, and everyone is happy;

  But if you fail, it will hurt your own reputation a bit, and it will add a lot of obstacles to the career of professional managers in the future.

  He is already forty-seven years old. If he waits a few more years, the golden age of his life will pass.

  In fact, since his departure, people from Microsoft have been in contact with him, wanting to dig him to become a vice president.

  However, he did not easily agree, because at his age and industry status, basic financial freedom has been achieved long ago. More consideration is whether the future career development path can be on a larger stage? Is the platform suitable for you? Can you use your talents to your heart's content?

  Android is actually not bad. Although facing many challenges, as long as he succeeds in doing it, and he leads a group of people to succeed as the CEO, what a great achievement and glory it is, it can be regarded as a realization of his life value.

  Choose Microsoft and develop step by step, no matter how bad it is;

  While choosing Android, take a risk. If you succeed, you can say that you have basically no regrets in your professional life. Leading a small startup company to defeat a billion-dollar giant, what could be more fulfilling and challenging than this? But the uncertainty of this matter is high, and the possibility of failure is great.

  Xia Jingxing did not urge Lu Qi, and quietly drank coffee and waited for the reply from the other party.

  He has already offered the best conditions he can offer. If Lu Qi is still not satisfied with this, it can only show that everyone has no luck.

  He probably guessed Lu Qi’s concerns. The temple of Android is still a bit small, and there are giants like Microsoft in the front. There are too many uncertainties in the future.

  If Android has already developed and become the overlord of the industry, what else would he invite Lu Qi to do?

  Only those who are willing to struggle and take risks together are qualified to share the fruits of success.

  If Lu Qi is willing to accompany him to vigorously do big things, then he will not be stingy with the shares in the future, so why not give Lu Qi a big wealth.

  "Dalun, give me a few days to think about it!" Lu Qi said sincerely.

  Xia Jingxing nodded, "No problem, after all, this is also a major event, and weighing more is a performance that is responsible for both of us."

  Lu Qi smiled, and then asked: "Dalun, can I ask you a question?"

"Speaking."

   "Will Android be a search engine in the future?"

  The corner of Xia Jingxing’s mouth raised, "It depends on where you can take Android."

  Lu Qi smiled, I haven’t agreed to join Android yet.

"Okay, I understand."

  Lu Qi stopped talking, and after discussing with Xia Jingxing about his ideals in life, he left.

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  The next day, Steve Ballmer suddenly visited Android with several entourages. Xia Jingxing led Andy Rubin and several executives to accompany him.

  In the meeting room, Ballmer sat down with the Golden Knife, and opened his mouth to cut to the topic: "Dylan, Android has formed the Open Mobile Phone Alliance. Is it going to completely enter the mobile operating system?"

  Looking at Ballmer with a bald head and a big nose, Xia Jingxing was very dissatisfied with his tone. Everyone is just a partner. What qualifications does Microsoft have to make irresponsible remarks?

  However, his quality is relatively good, so he didn’t go back, he just faintly replied: “The enterprise is developing normally. Does Mr. Ballmer have any advice?”

  Ballmer smiled and said: "No advice, we do have a cooperation agreement."

  Under the suspicious gazes of Xia Jingxing, Andy Rubin and others, Ballmer snarled at the assistant next to him, and the assistant handed over a document.

  Xia Jingxing did not pick it up, Andy Rubin got up to catch the file, glanced quickly, a little frightened.

Not dare to neglect, Andy Rubin hurriedly put the agreement in front of Xia Jingxing.

  Xia Jingxing looked down and found that the big words "Intentional Acquisition" on the cover of the document were very conspicuous.

"What does it mean?"

  Xia Jingxing did not go through the file, staring at Ballmer on the opposite side with scorching eyes.

   "Darren, Microsoft has a good cooperative relationship with you, Facebook, and Android. I hope we can maintain this friendship."

   Ballmer, who was leaning on the chair, leaned forward, staring at Xia Jingxing without showing any weakness.

  "Mr. Ballmer meant that Android must accept the acquisition, or else it would reject your friendship?"

  Xia Jingxing's expression gradually cooled down, knowing that what should come is always coming, and the operating system has always been Microsoft's one-third of an acre.

  Before the revival of mobile phones has not shined, the cooperation between Microsoft and Android is considered to have a certain pre-determination. Whether there is a next step depends entirely on the follow-up development of Android.

  Now that Android has shown a certain potential for development, Microsoft will not be the industry hegemon if it does not start to act.

  Xia Jingxing was not surprised by this, but Ballmer's strong attitude caused him a headache. It is estimated that he can't be better today, and he won't be able to practice Tai Chi.

  He doesn’t want to turn his face with Microsoft so early, after all, if Microsoft is paralyzed for a day, Android will grow stronger.

   But today even Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft, has personally stepped up, making it clear that he wants to force Android to make a decision.

   Ballmer spread out, "Operating system is Microsoft's core business, we can not give up, in this industry, not a friend of Microsoft, that is Microsoft's enemy, there is no third kind."

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said, "Mr. Gates also means that?"

   "Mr. Gates has retired to the second line, and now I am the CEO of Microsoft."

In last year’s Forbes rich list, Ballmer ranked 24th in the world with a worth of 13.6 billion US dollars. This wealth mainly comes from his holdings of about 5% of Microsoft stock, so he cannot be an ordinary professional manager. Look at Ballmer.

   In the face of Xia Jingxing, Ballmer did not have any pressure at all, because his wealth and the size of the company he held could stabilize Xia Jingxing.

  Xia Jingxing nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Ballmer means Microsoft, right?"

  "You can understand this way!"

  At this time, the employees of both parties in attendance heard the smell of gunpowder in the words of the two big men.

  Andy Rubin took a look at Xia Jingxing with some worry, and now he is falling out with Microsoft, which is not in line with their development strategy.

  Xia Jingxing smiled suddenly, "Okay, then I will see how much this Microsoft friendship is worth?"

   After all, Xia Jingxing didn't bother to observe the expressions on Ballmer and others' faces, and began to read the purchase of intent letter in front of him.

  He did not read the text, but directly checked the figures, and soon saw the purchase offer.

   "A billion dollars?" Xia Jingxing asked, raising his head.

   "Yes!" Ballmer explained lightly, "This is the number we have obtained through investigation and research, which can accurately reflect the true valuation of Android."

   "Too little, not showing the friendship of Microsoft."

Hearing the ridicule in Xia Jing's jargon, Ballmer looked gloomy, but he controlled his emotions very well. After all, he didn't really come to quarrel with Xia Jingxing. The strength was only made for the psychological advantage of negotiation. Stance.

   "Darren, as far as I know, you have invested a total of two to three billion US dollars in Android.

  In two years, earning three or four times the return is already a lot. After all, investing in the Internet is no better than investing in hedge funds. "

  Xia Jingxing shrugged with a smile, "I am not short of money, and with three or four times the rate of return, I have never seen such a low return in my investment career."

  These words are extremely Versailles!

  But Ballmer knew that the other party was telling the truth, and even he had heard of the super high return rate of Lixia One.

   "Darren, Android has no revenue of a penny now, and it is far from success. 1 billion U.S. dollars is already a premium."

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said: “I know I can’t talk about success yet, so I want to wait and see. Some venture capital institutions have already quoted Android, with valuations ranging from one billion US dollars to two billion US dollars.”

   Ballmer shook his head and laughed. “The quotations of the venture capital institutions are based on the smooth development of Android. Once Android is turbulent, I can guarantee that those guys will run faster than the rabbits.

  I know the virtues of the people on Dune Road. They are very quick to see the wind. They signed an agreement with the startup company in the last second, and they can wipe the agreement in the next second. "

  Xia Jingxing nodded, “It makes sense, but after leaving the venture capital organization, Android will not lack development funds.”

   "So, Darren, you insist on going to the muddy water of the mobile phone operating system?"

  Ballmer looked at Xia Jingxing coldly.

   "Do you think it is!"

  Xia Jingxing no longer concealed his emotions, and replied coldly. What's the matter, I can't listen to good words and words, right? Microsoft is amazing, FAANG I've done it all, so what if you add one of you.

  (End of this chapter)