{Time: February 23, 2004}

{Location: Flower Planting-Special Zone}

The Emperor Penguin has not been back for a long time. Before Ning Zimo entered the door, he noticed the iron door that was remotely controlled by himself. This time it was finally open, and when he walked past the reverse door and turned around the image wall, he saw

There are faces around you that may be familiar or unfamiliar.

While laughing, Ning Zimo saw Yang Jian, Zhang Xiaolong, Han Qinghua, Wu Zhenyu, Xi Dan, and Luo Shuohan walking into the inner circle from outside the crowd.

Just as he nodded to them, he went to see Yang Jian and suddenly said, "A lot of things happened while our boss was away from the company. Everyone, please calm down and listen to what the boss said."

Before Yang Jian spoke, there was still a little commotion around him.

After he finished speaking, the whole scene became quiet.

Without any notice or warning, he was suddenly pushed to the stage and disappeared. Ning Zimo had already gone through several large-scale negotiations and was still not used to this scene.

But at that moment, Ning Zimo suddenly remembered the first office he rented in 2001 when he first arrived in the Special Administrative Region.

At that time, there were only Han Qinghua, Lu Zhenyu, Ma Jin, Mo Fan, Lin Changxin and Tang Ruiwen.

He silently pointed out their faces in the crowd with his fingers, and they raised their hands in cooperation.

"There is also Brother Zhuang Zhan and Pengzhuang. There are eight of us in total. But now that skrpe has been sold, he is still in Frankfurt because Feixun Technology still has a lot of work that he needs to take charge of."

Looking at the people raising their hands again, Ning Zimo smiled and said, "In May 2001, there were only 8 of us. After I came back from the United States with the second boss and met Brother Yang by chance, we

This formally established the company's two major business systems at that time, software and trading.

It was July 2002. Of course, there were only about forty people in the company. Then it gradually increased. During the Lunar New Year of 2002, we completed sales of 49.6 million U.S. dollars at Diobao Trading. At that time, Luban Technology was still

There is no escape from losses.”

Starting from Han Qinghua taking the lead in raising his hands, all the people from the companies mentioned by Ning Zimo raised their hands silently.

This scene of silence but tacit understanding made some newcomers who just joined the Emperor Penguins this year a little touching.

"At the beginning of the new year in 2003, we entered a period of rapid development with the cooperation of Luban Technology and Dibao Trading. We achieved very good results in several exhibitions in 2003. What is our sales in 2003? Can anyone tell me

Me?"

"140 million US dollars, 1.148 billion yuan!!!"

"Can you tell me how many business users Luban ERP has?"

“561 business users!”

Full of energy,

resounded on the spot,

Following the source of the sound, Ning Zimo saw many Emperor Penguin employees in the crowd who were blushing because of their exertion. Those guys now regarded them all as a whole.

Ning Zimo smiled and continued, "Some people have achieved their life goals ahead of schedule. Many people have bought houses and cars and realized their dreams before coming to this city. The next step is probably

Running for the family.

At the same time, we added several groups of partners before 2003 passed. They were the Emperor Penguin HR department, Midas Manufacturing, Foxmail and Gmail, Coldplay Technology, and Panda Pictures."

Starting with Han Qinghua taking the lead, there were successive rounds of raising hands at corresponding times and departments, making this behavior a ritual at this moment, and Ning Zimo did not stop.

"Foxmail is still being updated, but Gmail, which was responsible for the same period, has not been removed. How many users are there currently?"

"32.5 million users!"

“What is the current market share of Coldplay Technology in our flower cultivation?”

"99%!"

"How many brands does Midian Gold Manufacturing currently have, and how many products have its own copyrights?"

"12 brands, 150 products with own copyrights."

"When and where will Panda Pictures' first "Peppa Pig" animation premiere?"

"On May 1st this year, it will premiere in the three countries of England, Mi and Huahua!"

There was a long series of questions. When he asked the question, there were always several excited and different voices shouting out the answers in unison. Ning Zimo could also see that the emotions of the people around him were aroused.

.

Glancing at those pairs of eyes, Ning Zimo raised the corners of his mouth.

"Three years ago, our Luban Technology began to develop skrpe. 19 months ago, skrpe officially settled in Europe, and 1 month ago, skrpe was sold to Yibei Company. Our company now has not only millionaires, but also thousands of

The millionaire also has me as a billionaire."

With a buzzing sound, the Emperor Penguin suddenly became a sensation.

In the transaction that shocked the world in early January, everyone in Emperor Penguin knew from the Internet that that person was their boss. But this time, the news came from Ning Zimo himself, making everyone so close for the first time.

Get in touch with that truth.

Most of the people in Emperor Penguin's office are young people aged 24 or 5, who are in the prime of their passionate youth. After all, seeing it with your own eyes is different from hearing it with your own ears, especially when he told it freely and so close at hand, it felt too real.

The gang went completely crazy.

"The richest man..."

"The richest man..."

"The richest man..."

smiling,

making noise,

shouted.

The scene was extremely lively for a while.

Ning Zimo stood in the middle of the crowd, with the corners of his mouth raised, letting the excited young people make noises for a while before stretching out his hands and making a downward movement.

Although everyone stopped making noises following his actions, the remaining rosy complexion could still be seen on their faces.

Knowing that everyone was looking over, Ning Zimo raised his head.

After a long while, he finally sighed:

"Actually...I lost again..."

???

Yang Jian, who had been in a cheerful mood just now, was stunned when he heard Ning Zimo's six short words, and he was surrounded by puzzled faces.

"In May 2002, Beiba was acquired by Billionaire for US$1.8 billion. As Bebote's COO at the time, I participated in the acquisition negotiation as the second negotiator. Under the leadership of Meg Whitman, CEO of Billionth

On the other hand, they strive to raise the acquisition price to US$1.8 billion.

After that day, I stood on the rostrum in the Arctic Circle conference room of Beibex's new office, which can accommodate 600 people, and announced the news of the acquisition to the 600 Beibex guys in the audience."

Yang Jian watched Ning Zimo stare at the ceiling and tell a true story that he had never heard before. Although he was standing in the middle of the crowd, Yang Jian suddenly felt that he was alone at this moment, and his nose suddenly felt sore.

"On January 12, 2004, two years later, Billionaire revealed its intention to acquire skrpe for RMB 3.5 billion. As the founder of skrpe, I once again appeared opposite Meg Whitman, CEO of Billionaire. Although I had learned from

During one meeting, she took the second place in the negotiation and took the lead in the negotiation, but she could only rely on her reasoning to try to sell skrpe for US$5.6 billion.

And today, I also stood in front of hundreds of my colleagues, surrounded by them like a hero, and then I announced to them the news of skrpe’s acquisition.”

The scene of standing in the Arctic Circle 2 years ago appeared in front of Ning Zimo like a movie at this moment.

At that time, people in the audience were laughing, but only a few people were bleeding in their hearts.

At this time, people around him were smiling, but Ning Zimo was the only one who knew he was suffering.

Taking a few deep breaths to block the sore feeling on his nose, Ning Zimo raised his head and shook it with a smile.

"Guys, I have heard many people call me the richest man. But every time I hear this title, I feel a little harsh. Because I am only 21 years old and I still have a long way to go in the future.

Let’s go. If I didn’t have to, why would I sell such a promising product like skrpe?”

Feeling more comfortable, Ning Zimo turned his head right.

Looking away from the serious faces around him, Ning Zimo added, "After experiencing the battle of Beibao, I really wanted to just say, 'I won't sell it' when skrpe was sent out an acquisition invitation!

I have plenty of money.'"

He waved his hands bitterly and shook his head helplessly.

The emotional transformation at that moment was very real and coherent.

"But no, the average age of our entire Emperor Penguin team is less than 26 years old, and the overall development time is less than 3 years. Even if we start projects with great prospects, we are still far away from the century-old giants.

We are still far behind. We are too short of development funds!

Even if our Emperor Penguin has a project called skrpe that others like, I can't shame others when they like skrpe. Instead, I hold back the fire in my heart, look at the familiar person opposite, and pretend to be very cool.

We are powerful and will use every ounce of our strength to wring more funds for our development from the giant crocodile's mouth."

Looking around again from the serious faces, Ning Zimo faced their gazes and smiled reluctantly.

"In the end, I told myself, it doesn't matter, we are still young. This money taken from the mouth of the giant crocodile is a lesson that I and my team learned after starting my own business. Although this lesson is positive

, and there are unimaginable amounts. But this positive lesson will make us recognize the reality and make us work harder than before!
To be continued...