98: Chapter 98 Penguin Horse Investment Transmission?

"Pony, the matter has been fully investigated. Those three companies are backed by the same capital, and all of them are related to Huaxin."

He glanced at Pony Ma, then said with concern: "Just as you thought, they are all related to Transsion."

Luo Shuohan! He graduated from Curtin University in Australia, joined Tencent in 2004, served as CFO, and has always been known for his competence.

Last year, he was highly valued by Pony Ma, appointed as Deputy CFO, and began officially presiding over financial operations this year.

The important task of investigating the capital relationships of those companies naturally fell to him.

"Really?"

"I am certain this investigation result is correct. They are supporting more than just this one enterprise in Africa.

There are other companies, large and small, covering various businesses such as mainstream e-commerce platforms, instant messaging, and games."

Pony Ma took the report, and his expression quickly turned heavy.

He saw the layout behind it.

An ecological closed loop, based on Transsion's hardware coverage and the capital market, cutting in from the internet, had quietly taken shape.

Even more alarming was that in the social sphere, the methods those companies used were almost identical to the path they had once taken; it was complete plagiarism...

[African: That's an entrepreneur's business, can you call that plagiarism? Didn't you, Pony Ma, plagiarize too?]

"Lao Luo, what is your actual take on this matter?"

Pony Ma pointed to the analysis report.

Facing this question, Luo Shuohan began to think seriously.

The domestic internet is still developing rapidly, but now, just like the mobile phone market, it is at a critical transition period.

During this critical period of shifting from desktop to mobile, software manufacturers like them ultimately still have to rely on hardware manufacturers.

In this regard, Transsion has an advantage, especially since they are also building their own operating system. Once it gets heavily used, the consequences will be...

"Mr. Ma, I suggest cooperation to cut off their retreat.

On the surface, those companies might not be able to enter the domestic market. But Huaxin can, and Transsion can too...

Just like plants vs. zombies and fruit ninja, they were developed abroad. Shen Fei only needs to set up an agency company domestically to successfully list them on the app store...

If we oppose them, as long as they impose a slight restriction on the review process, we will have to surrender.

This wouldn't even be a case of mutual destruction; we would be the ones suffering the loss in the end."

Pony Ma didn't say anything, but he nodded silently. He understood these principles!

"Then help me arrange a meeting with Mr. Shen. Just say it's to discuss the issue of QQ pre-installation!"

...

Transsion Headquarters.

After receiving the news, the secretary immediately headed to Shen Fei's office. It wasn't that she was anxious, but rather that the appointment time requested was the afternoon of November 7th, which was today...

Pony Ma had even said personally that he was already on his way and hoped to be notified quickly. He didn't have an arrogant attitude; instead, he gave off a very approachable feeling.

"Mr. Shen, Pony Ma said he will be visiting later to discuss some cooperation."

"When will he arrive?"

Li Ziqi checked the time and then said: "In about half an hour. I've checked, and you currently have no work or appointments."

"Bring him up when he arrives. By the way, have Mr. Huang come to my office now."

...

Half an hour later, Li Ziqi brought Pony Ma to this conference room again.

Five years ago, Shen Fei had met Pony Ma. It was 2004, and at that time, the other party had come to Yangcheng University as the founder of Tencent to recruit fresh graduates.

At that time, he was just a playboy and a sophomore, but now...

"Mr. Pony, I've long admired you." Although he didn't know why the other party had come, Shen Fei still took the initiative to reach out his hand.

Being polite would allow him to better execute his upcoming plans; he certainly wouldn't give up on the cake that is the gaming industry.

"Mr. Shen, I've long admired you too."

When shaking hands, Pony Ma deliberately observed him. The other party's hand was very steady, with strong knuckles—not the delicate hands of someone who spent years just signing documents. This was an industrialist who frequently went to the front lines...

As the two sat down, the secretary Li Ziqi brought over tea. It was top-quality Wuyi Niulanshan Rougui, and the aroma of the first brew had not yet dissipated.

Pony Ma picked up the teacup, skimmed the tea foam, smelled the refreshing fragrance, and then said: "Top-quality tea."

"This is something I got from Secretary Zhang..." Shen Fei said casually.

But Pony Ma took those words to heart.

Secretary Zhang—in the province, there was only one person with that name, and he had just been transferred here this year.

"Mr. Shen, we are both key enterprises in the province. Counting it up, we are all family brothers..."

These words left Shen Fei completely confused. He was already trying to build a connection; Pony Ma truly lived up to his reputation.

However, in private, he wasn't like what the internet in later generations described! But this also gave Shen Fei some preparation; it seemed he was asking for something this time.

Then the next plan could be carried out easily, and Shen Fei naturally picked up the conversation.

"Since Mr. Ma has said so, I won't be vague. As long as it's something we at Transsion can do, we certainly won't mess around. Please, Mr. Ma, speak freely."

Shen Fei said this as if it were true, practically patting his chest in guarantee. The relationship between the two grew closer at this moment, as if they were long-lost friends.

Of course, he only mentioned Transsion, not Huaxin.

"To tell you the truth, brother came here this time for Tencent.

Because of the economic crisis, although our company has bucked the trend and risen to become one of the top three internet enterprises in the world, brother is panicked...

I know they are doing it for risk hedging..."

Shen Fei nodded. Huang Tianya had already shown him this data just now; Tencent was indeed capable...

But there had been quite a lot of bubbles recently. Its current business volume couldn't support such a high market value. He certainly wouldn't be robbed based on this valuation later.

However, he still had to play along with his performance for now...

"To be honest, I never even imagined such a high valuation. Back then, I even wanted to sell it for a few tens of millions..."

Seeing that Pony Ma was talking about this, Shen Fei wasn't in the mood to play along anymore, so he said straightforwardly:

"Brother Ma, just say what you need to say. I said it earlier, as long as it's something I can do, I will do my best to help."

"Alright then!" Pony Ma instantly reined in his emotions. "It's just that we want our QQ to be pre-installed on your company's phones.

Tencent has also been considering a transformation recently, increasing our investment in mobile games. We recently developed a mobile game, similar to fruit ninja, and are preparing to list it on the Taishan OS App Store. We want to buy some GG recommendations in advance."

Oh!

Weren't they just pulling strings with their software department a while ago? Now they've transformed?

Shen Fei immediately understood the reason for Pony Ma's visit.

It turned out to be the same old routine again: plagiarizing whatever game was popular, except this time they had plagiarized him?

"Then Mr. Ma should know that this matter isn't under my jurisdiction. You should go find Big Mouth Yu; he is currently in charge of the Mate series.

Buying recommendations should be quite easy, but the price probably won't be too cheap. You also know that the domestic user base for Taishan OS has already exceeded 3 million.

This number is not small."

Seeing that Shen Fei understood he had plagiarized, Pony Ma hurriedly buttered him up: "The reason I came here, of course, is because Mr. Shen's word should carry more weight. And I didn't come here just for pre-installing apps; there is something else."

"What is it?" Shen Fei replied.

"We want to invest in Transsion..."