143: Chapter 143 The African Gold Rush in the Investment World

Zhang Mingzhu was completely stunned, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

In her impression, Big Mouth Yu was not that kind of person.

She picked up her phone, unconvinced, and after watching for a while, a look of admiration appeared on her face: "CEO Yu's mouth, it really is..."

"I understand..."

Shen Fei took the phone, thought for a moment, and also replied to the curiosity of the vast number of netizens.

A minute later, Shen Fei V, the Weibo account verified as [President of Transsion Technology], updated.

It ended up being only five simple words: "You guys fight, I'll watch."

Once this Weibo post was published, Huawei Fans received another batch of supplies.

"Hahaha, CEO Shen is too funny."

"'You guys fight, I'll watch.' This really is the golden quote of the year."

"CEO Shen is really just watching the show."

"Someone approached CEO Shen, hoping he would act as a referee and end the match. As it turns out, the man himself indicated that he's just watching the drama..."

"He's really just watching the show."

"CEO Shen: I'll just watch and not say anything."

Under this Weibo post, many Mi Fans were also asking in the comments section.

"CEO Shen, can't you try to persuade them? This isn't good for the brand image."

"CEO Shen, which side are you actually on?"

"Try to mediate the fight, give both sides a way out. If this continues, it's not good for either brand. How can you do business without fighting..."

However, Shen Fei did not reply to these messages; he just quietly watched the drama.

By the way, he checked Honor's sales in the domestic market, and they had increased a little more...

It really had experienced a second spring; it was estimated that there would be a big gift package coming soon.

...

Beijing, Yingu Mansion

Lei Jun scrolled to Shen Fei's Weibo post, paused for a moment, and then smiled too.

Lin Bin leaned over: "What's wrong?"

"Shen Fei has entered the field, but it's useless. The top priority right now is to hurry up and manufacture the first batch of Xiaomi phones and push them to the market. Quench the thirst."

"But if we do it this way, our MIUI..."

Lin Bin didn't really care about the quantity; he was concerned about MIUI, having just finished a meeting...

"Push the app store up first, manually review the first batch of apps, and then slowly increase them."

"Okay."

After Lin Bin left, Lei Jun put down his phone and continued to ponder Shen Fei's words.

It seemed like he was deliberately not taking sides, offending neither party.

But in reality, both sides had to ponder what he was actually thinking.

For example, he was currently guessing what the meaning behind Shen Fei's words actually was.

...

Shenzhen, Huawei Terminals

Big Mouth Yu scrolled to Shen Fei's Weibo post and also burst into laughter.

"CEO Shen is too clever."

The secretary next to him asked: "CEO Yu, shall we continue?"

Big Mouth Yu looked at the latest popularity chart sent over; Honor's reputation had already begun to spread, and sales had already doubled compared to the previous week. He thought for a moment...

"No need to continue. If we keep fighting, it will become a farce."

He put down his phone and looked at the data of 300,000 units sold daily...

"Everything that needed to be said has been said, and everything that needed to be obtained has been obtained."

...

That night, "You guys fight, I'll watch." climbed to the top of the Weibo trending list.

Countless netizens started to use the meme:

"My boss told me to work overtime, I said: You guys work, I'll watch."

"My girlfriend told me to do housework, I said: You guys do it, I'll watch."

"The teacher asked me to answer a question, I said: You guys answer, I'll watch."

The comments section was very joyful, and Lei Jun's side did not take any further action.

This Weibo war ended with a single comment from Shen Fei, but both Xiaomi and Huawei knew that the real war had not yet begun.

...

April 2, 2010, New York.

Huang Tianya sat in a cafe in Manhattan, with a copy of "The Wall Street Journal" in front of him.

Headline: "Africa, the next frontier for tech giants."

Subheading: "With one hundred million users and eight hundred million potential users, this continent is calling out."

He smiled and continued reading.

The article extensively introduced the African internet market, from submarine cables to the popularization of Smartphones, and from mobile payments to social media.

One section specifically mentioned AfriLink:

"An African local social platform named AfriLink had reached 85 million registered users before its launch, and it is expected to exceed 100 million within two months.

This company was founded by talent returning from Silicon Valley in the United States, possessing deep internet experience, but the operations team is entirely made up of local Africans.

Analysts believe that AfriLink has become Africa's first tech unicorn, with a short-term valuation reaching 10 billion USD, and long-term potential to reach 100 billion USD."

Huang Tianya closed the newspaper and took a sip of coffee.

All of this was orchestrated by him.

Three weeks ago, he had his people contact several financial media outlets in the United States and had them arrange for reporters to go to Africa.

At the same time, he provided some detailed data, and the reporters went back and wrote this report.

Now, the story of Africa is fermenting in the United States capital circles.

Many investment institutions were surprised to discover that they had overlooked the fact that Africa was also a huge treasure trove.

Besides social media like AfriLink and Afro Chat, they also had their own payment system T-pay, music software BeatFlow, offline group buying... and other companies.

The entire United States immediately set off an Africa craze.

To describe how hot it was, simply put: If any investment bank did not announce its African investment plan immediately, it would be condemned by the retail investors.

They would think that this investment bank's vision was behind the times, and they would immediately transfer their funds to other investment banks.

...

The phone rang, and Van Dijk's name flashed on the screen. Huang Tianya smiled; he had been waiting for this call for a long time.

"Mr. Van Dijk, good morning."

"CEO Huang," Van Dijk's voice came from across the ocean, "You are in the United States."

Huang Tianya smiled.

"I have some things to handle. Mr. Van Dijk, your news is very well-informed!"

"I saw the report in The Wall Street Journal." Van Dijk paused, "CEO Huang, you won. I want to talk again about AfriLink as well as AfriMap (maps), BeatFlow (music), and T-pay (payments)."

Huang Tianya did not refuse: "Sure, when?"

"I will fly to New York immediately, let's negotiate tomorrow."

"I'll be waiting for you in New York."

...

April 3, New York, Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

Van Dijk arrived a few minutes earlier than the agreed time. He sat in the suite, looking at the Manhattan skyline outside the window, but his heart was thinking about another matter.

Naspers dealing with Tencent shares, this time it is estimated that they will be diluted to another bottom line again. After all, everything Huang Tianya did was for the Tencent shares he held.

But with Tencent going public, plus the previous investment from China Star, the shares they held had already been diluted from 46.5% to 25%. This was something he regretted the most but had to agree to.

But now...

Compared to the new opportunities appearing in Africa, Tencent has already reached its peak... If he misses this, he might regret it for another 20 years.

The door opened, and Huang Tianya walked in.

"Mr. Van Dijk, sorry for the wait."