Chapter 150 More
Chapter 150 More
The so-called "Android Market" is actually the famous Google Store in later generations. It is an application download store integrated into the Android system. This thing will grow rapidly with the rapid development of the Android system. A large part of Google's future profits will rely on this application.
Today's Google has actually proposed the concept of Android Market, but its final launch will have to wait until next year. Only after the first mobile phone that truly uses the Google system is released will it be truly pushed to mobile phone users around the world.
Earlier this month, Google launched the Mobile Application Alliance, one of the projects used to attract partners is the Android Market project. Google's promise is that partners who join the alliance will get a more prominent position in the Android Market application list.
For An Rushong, if he wants to quickly complete the layout of NGN software on the mobile terminal, he must solve the compatibility issue between NGN software and Apple and Android systems.
In the Android system, since the Android system itself is open source, An Rushong’s requirement is to obtain a front push position in the application list of the Android Market so as to attract users more quickly.
As for the Apple system, he needs to open up a channel for NGN to enter the Apple system, that is, to reach a cooperation with Apple through some channel, at least to allow NGN software to enter the download list of the Apple Store.
To achieve these two points, it is obviously impossible to rely solely on NGN's own capabilities, so it needs strong support from investors.
To be honest, DFJ Ventures is not a top venture capital firm in the world. In comparison, there are many investment firms with stronger strength and background, such as Pioneer, Sequoia, IDG, etc. But the problem is that the only one that An Rusong can contact and trust is DFJ.
Macaulay obviously saw this, so his attitude now is relatively relaxed, because he has already determined one thing, that is, NGN led by An Rusong must be a very good investment project. This startup company, which is currently not well-known, has excellent potential to become a unicorn.
At the same time, he also realized that this project was indeed not suitable for investment by GC funds, and DeFeng Ju Li was a better choice.
In fact, don’t simply regard venture capital companies as vampires. At least in the early stages of investment, what venture capital companies really care about is not how much money they can make from the investment projects, nor are they thinking about compressing investment costs as much as possible. What they really value is the development prospects of the investment projects.
Just like An Rusong's NGN company, if the venture capital company values it at $1 million, then if An Rusong wants to exchange 6000% of the shares for a $ million investment, the venture capital company will definitely not accept it. They will bargain and try to reduce the investment as much as possible.
But on the other hand, if the venture capital company made the same valuation, but An Rushong only asked for 4000% of the equity in exchange for a $ million investment, the venture capital company would not agree. They would worry that the money would not be enough, which would ultimately affect the subsequent development of the project.
In short, venture capital companies will basically not jump out to make trouble in the initial development stage of a company. The time they really make trouble is when the management's ideas diverge from their interests, or when they see greater potential profits in other directions. Only at this time will venture capital institutions start to make small moves.
"That's right, Macaulay, what you said is exactly what I need," An Rushong said sincerely after Macaulay said this. There was nothing to hide, because if subsequent negotiations needed to continue, he would have to put these demands in front of the other party.
"Frankly speaking, your idea is indeed groundbreaking, my friend," said Macaulay. "I also admit that from the perspective of the future development of NGN, GC Fund is not a very suitable investor, but Draper Fisher Jurvetson is. But you need to understand that I am just one of the partners of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and not a partner with much say. Regarding the financing plan of NGN, I need to discuss it with the decision-makers meeting of the head office."
"Oh, my God, I have to ask my secretary to book a plane ticket to New York," Macaulay stood up, waved his hands excitedly and irritably, and said, "Ann, you force me to go back to the United States immediately and convince those damn guys in the head office. I hate those guys. This is why I came to Korea."
"At least, I have provided you with a bright investment prospect," An Rushong spread his hands and said with a smile.
Macaulay didn't say anything else. He extended his hand to An Rushong across the table.
Understanding what the other party meant, An Rushong also stood up and shook hands vigorously with the American.
"Give me three days, five at most," Macaulay said, holding his hand tightly. "I will bring you a case that will satisfy you. If the guys at the head office disagree, I can find other investors for you. Believe me, I can keep this promise."
"Macauley, I can give you five days, or even a week," An Rusong said, "but by mid-November, that is, before November 11th, the update of NGN software will be carried out as scheduled, and the related applications of the photo wall will be pushed online. It's not that I'm overconfident, but I have reason to believe that by that time, you will have many more competitors."
Macaulay laughed and said nothing more, but walked directly to the door of the meeting room.
"I'll wait for your good news, Macaulay," An Rusong said loudly when the other party walked to the door. Macaulay did not stop walking. He had already walked out of the office door, but he stretched out his left hand and raised his middle finger towards An Rusong.
An Rushong didn't mind. He shook his head and smiled, then turned back to look at his phone.
He had seen it when Wen Caiyuan called him before. Not only did he see it, he also answered the call. But the strange thing was that after the call was connected, there was no sound from the other end.
At that time, An Rushong didn't care. Now, he looked at his phone again and saw that the other party didn't call again. He thought that Wen Caiyuan just accidentally dialed the wrong number and didn't take it to heart.
Nowadays, he simply doesn't have the energy to think about Wen Caiyuan's affairs. All his thoughts are focused on the company, because the next period of time will be a critical period of development for NGN.
Yes, the new application that An Rushong came up with this time is actually the famous "INS" in his previous life, which is Instagram.
In the world of An Rushong's previous life, Instagram was officially launched in October 2010. One year later, the total number of active users had exceeded 10 million. Most importantly, at that time, the Instagram application could only be used on the Apple system. In other words, these 1 million active users were all Apple mobile phone users.
And how many Apple mobile phone users were there in the world in 2011?
"Capture and share the world's wonderful moments," this slogan was so tempting to people in those days that when Facebook acquired Instagram in 2012, this application, which had only been online for less than two years, was sold for a high price of US$10 billion.
The key point is that in the investment market at that time, people generally believed that the price was too low and Facebook made a great bargain.
Now, reborn into this world, An Rushong created Instagram before Kevin Systrom. To be honest, at this moment, he has no idea how far he can go in the future, but no matter what, his starting point is higher than Systrom's and he has more favorable conditions. After all, he is standing on Systrom's shoulders to do the same thing.
Strom was able to earn $551 billion in 10 days by using Instagram, which was built from scratch and only supported Apple systems. An Rusong felt that he should at least be no worse than him.
With a complacent mood, An Rushong handed the long table in the conference room to Maozi's assistant to clean up, and then he stood up and walked out of the conference room.
Not far away in the corridor, Jiang Xiuyuan, wearing a light blue suit, was walking towards this side quickly. The girl waved at him from a distance with a faint smile on her face.
An Rushong, who had just finished a negotiation, felt a little warm in his heart. He was about to go towards the other party, but before he could put it in his pocket, his cell phone rang first.
An Rushong stopped subconsciously and looked at his mobile phone.
The call was from Han Miyeon. An Rushong hesitated for a moment and then answered the call.
"Haha, dear," Han Meiyan's voice came from the other end of the phone as soon as the call was connected, with an excitement that was hard to conceal in her tone, "Is the news published in the Economic Daily true? Did SoftBank Asia really value your company at 7500 million US dollars?"
An Rusong rolled his eyes, switched the phone to his other hand, and said, "Why, are you planning to sell your shares? If so, I can give you $75 to buy them all back."
"Why should I sell them?" Han Meiyan said without hesitation, "It's not just the Japanese who are optimistic about you. Of course, I am optimistic about you too."
After a pause, she laughed and added, "Besides, this money was earned by me for punishing Liu Taiming on behalf of God. It has commemorative significance. I feel that if I leave it with you, I will be able to get more."
(End of this chapter)