28: Venture capital comes to you? Just reject it! Mobile phone manufacturers want to license you? Just reject it.
What is this???
Zhao Dawei was completely stunned by the news.
Wasn't Suihuo Technology in the business of smart phone systems? Why did it go and acquire a battery manufacturer?
Software and batteries are completely unrelated!
Zhao Dawei couldn't understand.
The company has just started making money, and you want to invest all your funds into an unfamiliar energy sector?
Although the company wasn't his, Zhao Dawei still felt that his fourth brother was a bit of a spendthrift.
You can't play with money like this!
Isn't this just giving money away?
"Fourth brother, isn't this decision a bit hasty? Should we reconsider?" Zhao Dawei asked.
"Trust me."
"I am the CEO of the company, and I want the company to grow bigger and stronger more than you do. I won't harm the company," Lu Xingye said with a smile.
He also knew that this decision was a bit ill-considered. Suihuo Technology was gradually getting on track, and steady progress and making money were the right way to go.
But—
He possessed movie technology.
As soon as the Nano Battery was launched, it could trigger a revolution in the entire energy industry and make a fortune.
So—
He didn't need to be overly cautious; he could just go for it, and if he encountered business rivals, he would directly crush them with technology... "Alright... alright..."
Zhao Dawei reluctantly agreed, then hung up the phone. Since the CEO of the company had said so, even if he was unwilling, he could only go along with it.
Just after he hung up, the company's landline next to Zhao Dawei rang. He picked up the phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.
"Hello?" Zhao Dawei picked up the receiver.
"Is this Suihuo Technology?"
"Yes, who is this?"
"I'm from Sequoia Capital. After our assessment, your company meets our investment criteria. Are you in need of angel investment?"
"I'm sorry! Suihuo Technology has good cash flow and no financing plans for now."
It's these vampires again!
Zhao Dawei frowned at the words, then politely declined.
Tencent Capital.
IDG.
Northern Light Venture Capital.
Qiming Venture Partners... Several well-known venture capital firms in the country had called. They were all like sharks smelling blood, eager to compete for Suihuo Technology's angel round funding.
But... they were destined to be disappointed.
When Suihuo Technology was first established, he had asked his fourth brother this question—would the company go public in the future?
His fourth brother's answer was: never go public.
With a sole proprietorship and the company not lacking money, these venture capitalists, no matter how much they were willing to invest heavily, were destined for disappointment.
Not long after he hung up, the landline next to him rang again.
Ring, ring, ring... The phone ringing was particularly piercing in the empty office.
Who the hell is it this time?
Zhao Dawei felt a little annoyed by the ringing. Usually, when the company's phone rang, it meant a partnership was coming.
That's a good thing!
But... now all the calls were from those venture capitalists... If Zhao Dawei wasn't working, he really wouldn't want to answer these calls.
"Hello, who is this?"
Zhao Dawei's tone was very cold. He had already prepared for the caller to be a venture capitalist and to refuse them again.
Mr. Xu, the CEO of Huawei Mobile.
He was currently sitting in his office, filled with anticipation. Huawei Mobile was currently being stifled by foreign powers, caught between a rock and a hard place.
If they could obtain the exclusive authorization for Suihuo Technology's Kunlun System, perhaps Huawei Mobile could take off again.
Therefore, they were determined to get the exclusive authorization for the Kunlun System this time.
"I am Mr. Xu, the CEO of Huawei Mobile."
"The reason I am calling your company is to discuss the exclusive authorization of the Kunlun System. If your company can grant us exclusive authorization for the Kunlun System, we can offer very generous concessions," Mr. Xu said calmly.
At the same time, for companies in Kyushu, cooperation benefits both.
He believed that Suihuo Technology would not refuse, no matter what. And there was absolutely no other mobile phone manufacturer in Kyushu who could offer a higher price than them.
However.
He didn't know that Lu Xingye didn't want to cooperate at all, but rather wanted to monopolize the entire industry.
"I'm sorry! Our company currently has no plans for external authorization," Zhao Dawei still coldly refused.
???
Thump!
Mr. Xu looked at the hung-up call on his phone, and his whole demeanor changed.
He had thought that Suihuo Technology would agree to cooperate, and he had considered other possibilities that Suihuo Technology might propose, but he had never imagined that the other party would refuse so decisively, without even a hint of hesitation.
These young people nowadays... so impulsive... This is a capital-driven world, don't you know that if you don't introduce capital, even if the Kunlun System has great potential, it can easily be crushed by capital?
...Not long after Zhao Dawei hung up, the piercing telephone ringing sounded again.
"This is truly endless!"
Zhao Dawei answered the phone, heard that the other party was the CEO of Xiaomi Mobile, and immediately hung up.
What a bunch!
Huawei Mobile.
Xiaomi Mobile.
Vv Mobile.
TT Mobile... All the well-known mobile phone manufacturers in the country came to discuss the authorization of the Kunlun System.
The Kunlun System was completely on fire now.
Zhao Dawei sat in his office, legs crossed, feeling very proud.
Suihuo Technology was starting to become awesome.
Other mobile phone manufacturers were all coming to beg him.
He, as the general manager, also felt honored.
He could brag about this for a year... Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a month passed.
In this month, the Kunlun System completely caught fire.
Smooth and fluid, dual-ecosystem, long cruising capability, faster operating speed... With these unique advantages, the Kunlun System spread like a virus through word-of-mouth and good reputation.
Suihuo Technology's revenue was also booming.
Revenue for this month had already exceeded ten billion.
Suihuo Technology, like a unicorn, quickly became a star enterprise in Kyushu, which also attracted the envy of many manufacturers, and the company's servers were frequently harassed by hackers.
The company's earning capability was very strong, with a net profit of over ten billion in a single month, but Lu Xingye's spending speed was even faster.
In addition to the acquisition of a mobile phone battery manufacturer that Lu Xingye had instructed a month ago, Zhao Dawei now had another task: acquiring new energy vehicle battery manufacturers.
Anyway, Suihuo Technology began to acquire heavily in all energy-related fields.
Mobile phone battery manufacturers.
Computer battery manufacturers.
Wireless device battery manufacturers.
New energy vehicle battery manufacturers.
Electric cars, rail transit, buses, UPS power manufacturers... The ten billion that Suihuo Technology earned in the past month, Zhao Dawei hadn't even warmed his pockets with it before it was all spent again.
And they also took out a mortgage loan of ten billion from the bank.
This ten billion loan was also spent... At first, he didn't understand his fourth brother's decision.
Zhao Dawei was now gradually understanding Lu Xingye's decision; his fourth brother was laying out the grand plan for new energy.
If the layout succeeded, Suihuo Technology might leap to become the leading energy enterprise in Kyushu.
Explosive growth.
His fourth brother is truly insane.
Zhao Dawei cursed in his heart... Zhao Dawei also had a smooth month. He now had over a thousand people under him.
The office space provided for free by Yan University was no longer enough.
He Chendong approved three more floors, from the top floor down, for Suihuo Technology as new office space.
But Zhao Dawei knew this couldn't go on forever.
The Suihuo Technology headquarters construction project also needed to be put on the agenda... At this moment.
Zhao Dawei was in his office, reviewing documents, when his third brother, Wu Bai, rushed in with a laptop.
"What happened?"
Seeing Wu Bai's appearance, Zhao Dawei immediately had a bad premonition.
Wu Bai was a techie, always very steady in his work. Besides coding, nothing seemed to be able to stir his emotions.
Why was he so reckless now?
...Wu Bai hurriedly pushed the laptop he was holding over. Not good with words, he didn't know how to express himself, so he simply handed over his current situation for Zhao Dawei to see.
"What?"
"The company's servers are under heavy attack?" Zhao Dawei's expression changed.
He majored in computer science.
He naturally knew the importance of servers to a software company. The Kunlun System and all user data were stored on the servers.
If the servers were compromised, the Kunlun System source code and all user information would be exposed online, which would be fatal to Suihuo Technology.
"Quick, quick, quick..."
"Immediately organize an effective defense."
"Our servers cannot be breached, or else we'll be in big trouble."
Perhaps he was too panicked, but Zhao Dawei's voice even cracked a little.
He even snatched the laptop and personally participated in the hacker defense.
However.
His computer skills were not as good as Wu Bai's... This seemed to be making things worse; the hacker's intrusion speed was accelerating.
🔊 Text To Speech
Listen while reading