nashuaworldcup Chapter 383: Two Internet companies went public, giving birth to two richest men
Chapter 383: Two Internet companies went public, giving birth to two richest men
XNUM X Year X NUM X Month.
Shanda was successfully listed on the NASDAQ stock market in the United States.
The offering price of US$17 made Chen Qiao the richest man in mainland China by Forbes with a net worth of 150 billion.
Just when people were talking a lot about the CEO of a gaming company becoming the richest man in the Dragon Kingdom.
In June, Penguin Network completed its listing in Hong Kong City.
This time, Penguin, which showed its potential to swallow gold, received an issue price of HK$10.
Moreover, many people with investment vision have seen that Penguin has more potential than Shanda, and its stock price will definitely be higher than Shanda in the future.
So Penguin stock suddenly became a hot commodity in the market.
Penguin’s stock price has been rising, and with the growing popularity of food-stealing games, Tencent’s market value has also been rising.
NetEase, Shanda, and Penguin rank among the top three listed Internet companies.
Dragon Kingdom's Internet suddenly became one-third of the world.
Careful people have noticed that all three companies have investments from the Bailong Consortium. The richest man Chen and the richest man Ma combined cannot match the wealth owned by Wang Lei.
After the richest man Chen reached the top, life was not easy.
Many people attacked him for poisoning the flowers of his future homeland, and state newspapers also singled out him for criticism.
Some players even took gasoline to confront Shanda Building due to poor customer service handling. Due to poor handling, they suffered extensive burns.
Mr. Chen feels very aggrieved. Both NetArt and Penguin have achieved their current market value by making games.
Why did everyone stare at him and criticize him? As a result, he couldn't bear the pressure of public opinion, had a mental breakdown, was in a trance all day long, and was not happy at all.
Wang Lei, who had been waiting and watching, decided to be a spiritual mentor and enlighten Chen Shoufu to prevent him from going astray.
"Mr. Wang, you came to see me."
Chen Shoufu felt that the pressure was too great. He always felt that someone was going to kill him, but he was not wary of Wang Lei, who had more wealth.
"Mr. Chen, you have a happy heart."
The haggard-looking Chen Shoufu nodded and sighed:
"It's extremely cold at high places."
On the one hand, he has to worry about official sanctions, and on the other hand, he worries about Shanda Network being boycotted by the masses.
"Mr. Chen, listen to my advice. When you encounter a problem, you must solve it. There is no use hiding."
Chen Shoufu looked confused. He looked at Wang Lei and asked:
"Mr. Wang, how did you and Mr. Wang become both wealthy and respected?"
"Naturally, one should do many good deeds, regardless of the future, and take what is from the people and use it for the people."
"You mean I need to donate more?"
Wang Lei smiled and said:
"This is just one aspect. You have to use the money in Longguo's scientific and technological fields, such as artificial intelligence, medicine, aerospace engineering..."
Chen Shoufu immediately understood what he meant. When others doubt you, the best way to overcome doubts is to use the money you earn in areas that the country needs, rather than hiding in hospitals in beautiful countries.
He nodded and said:
"I know how to do it!"
After another half month of psychological counseling, Chen Shoufu announced two pieces of news.
"I want to donate 10 billion to Longguo University of Science and Technology to study computer technology and artificial intelligence!"
"Shanda Games will guide young people to play games appropriately...the board of directors decided to use half of the game's profits to build Hope Primary School and improve the lives of people in mountainous areas."
These two pieces of news immediately became a hot topic among people.
One billion at this time was indeed a huge sum of money. Chen's Shanda had just been listed not long ago, so his money was indeed an indisputable huge sum of money.
And his attitude of admitting his mistakes is good, which can be regarded as a good start for the game manufacturers in Dragon Kingdom.
Other companies have said they will donate a portion of game profits and add game time limits.
Public opinion and controversy suddenly disappeared, and people from all walks of life gave Chen Shoufu high praise.
Wang Lei was quite happy at first. When Chen, the richest man in his previous life, went to the beautiful country for medical treatment, he developed a strong interest in brain science and invested 70 billion in the beautiful country's university.
Every time it is mentioned, people are questioned as to why it should be donated abroad instead of domestically.
As a result, Shanda completely lost the support of the people, which may be one of the reasons for the disappearance of Shanda Network.
What left Wang Lei speechless was that after Chen Shoufu solved his heart problem, he came up with the idea of Shanda Box again.
When mentioning Shanda Box, Wang Lei couldn't help but twitch his lips. He spent one billion yuan and priced it at 6000 yuan. In the end, he sold 20 units for only [-] million yuan...
6000 yuan is equivalent to three months’ salary of a white-collar worker in a big city.
Needless to say, these 20 units were purchased by Shanda executives and insiders.
This concept is so advanced that if Mr. Chen Qiao hadn't known about the game's real-name system, Wang Lei would have thought that he was a less successful time traveler.
Seeing that Chen Qiao was determined, he wanted to give it a try.
Wang Lei thought for a while and then said:
"You, Shanda Box, are robbing TV stations of their jobs. If you really do it, you will definitely be sanctioned by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television!"
This is also true. Not long after Shanda Box came out, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued a ban prohibiting the display of videos on the Internet on TV sets without permission.
This became the final straw for Shanda Box, causing a large amount of money invested by Shanda to be wasted.
Hearing what Wang Lei said, Mr. Chen Qiao immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
The existence of Shanda Box is a challenge to the entire television industry. Shanda Network, which has just been listed, is simply not capable of facing the encirclement and suppression of the entire media industry.
"Have you ever thought about the cost of doing this? With the current Internet speed and the development of video websites, it is impossible to achieve the effect you want. It's not that you are not allowed to do it, but it is definitely not the time to do it now. "
Chen Qiao's will wavered when he heard that Wang Lei was not optimistic about this project either.
He nodded and said:
"Then I can integrate the online novel website and create Oriental Disney."
"Of course you can, but since you have decided to do this, you must do it thoroughly. People in the Dragon Country are not very aware of copyright. According to my idea, all novels should be free for users to read!"
Chen Qiao was startled by Wang Lei's suggestion and asked:
"If reading is free, where will the platform's revenue come from? The author will have no income, and his creative enthusiasm will also be affected..."
“You can place ads, and the most important thing is that you can read it for free, so piracy will not exist and the number of users will be greatly increased.
The most important thing is that you don’t have to worry about other capital challenging your status as a reading giant. "
"Completely free can not only turn pirated users into genuine users, but also attract and cultivate the public's interest in reading, and increase the number of users of online novels to a new level. You can incubate limited-edition works through the reading platform. The next step is Turn it into a movie, TV show, and animation, isn’t this the Eastern Internet Disney you want?”
Chen Qiao's eyes lit up:
"Okay, then we'll do it for free!"