Chapter 136: Ma Huateng Calls a Meeting, Striving to Persuade the Company’s Shareholders (Part 3/4)

“Don’t be agitated! What Mr. Ma said is the truth! My view is the same as his! Moreover, it can be foreseen that the opponent’s chat software will definitely add more features! By that time, our chat software will completely lose its competitiveness. The money you invested might as well be thrown away,” Zhang Qing followed up.

“Mr. Zhang, aren’t you being a bit too severe? Are you saying that even if we spend a fortune to bring in more technical talent from abroad, we still can’t compete with Tang Feng?” Yan Liang found it hard to believe.

“Mr. Yan, the moon is not rounder overseas than in China. Although on a general level, China is not as advanced as America, when it comes to Tang Feng alone, I really can’t think of anyone in America who can match him,” Zhang Qing said seriously.

“Mr. Zhang, aren’t you exaggerating? America is very strong in internet technology! Many of our models are copied from them!” Shen Peng was also somewhat skeptical.

“Mr. Shen, both you and Mr. Yan are returned students from overseas, I believe you must have many friends over there. You could call these friends and ask them to try the chat software developed by Tang Feng. Then you will know whether I am exaggerating,” Zhang Qing said calmly.

Facing these technologically unaware individuals, he found it hard to describe Tang Feng’s brilliance. After all, no matter what he said, they were reluctant to believe.

Of course, he also understood the shareholders’ feelings.

After all, Tencent is currently doing very well and is likely to go public! By that time, these shareholders could choose to cash out and leave!

Unfortunately, Tang Feng’s emergence disrupted their plans.

Even threatening their wealth to vanish in a short time.

This made it really hard for them to accept such a reality.

“Mr. Ma, based on the current valuation of Tencent, which is about six hundred million, I am interested in knowing how much you plan to value Li Feng Network that Tang Feng founded,” Yan Liang asked with interest.

“We haven’t made a specific valuation yet. To be precise, this valuation depends on us shareholders. If everyone thinks Li Feng Network’s valuation is one billion, then it’s one billion,” Ma Huateng answered.

“One billion is definitely impossible! Tencent has worked hard for so many years to reach a valuation of six hundred million! Moreover, Tencent’s cash flow is very good, with revenue of tens of millions every month! Li Feng Network, just established, having a few tens of millions in valuation would already be quite good!” Yan Liang unhesitatingly gave his opinion.

“Mr. Yan, that’s not how you talk about it. You are an investor, if you were to invest in Li Feng Network now, what would your valuation be?” Ma Huateng looked displeased.

“That’s hard to say. I need to conduct an on-site inspection before I can give a valuation,” Yan Liang answered.

“Let me put it this way. If Li Feng Network wanted to get investment now, it would be effortless. Moreover, I can say with certainty that many foreign capitals would also flock to it. As you said, America’s computer level is much stronger than ours! Once these foreign capitals invest in Tang Feng’s Li Feng Network, I hope you won’t regret it,” Ma Huateng’s words were full of dissatisfaction with the shareholders.

“Mr. Ma, don’t get worked up! How about this? Give us one day to think it over. Plus, as you know, our investment companies also have shareholders, we can’t just make decisions rashly,” Shen Peng saw the mood and quickly tried to mediate.

“Fine!” Ma Huateng nodded, “If you can’t give an answer within twenty-four hours, then I will have to make a decision.”

“Decision? What decision?” Yan Liang didn’t catch on immediately.

“I will sell the shares of Tencent that the management and I hold,” Ma Huateng answered.

“Mr. Ma, if you say that, it’s really not interesting. Tencent was founded by you and your team. If you leave, it will definitely have a huge impact on Tencent. By then, not to mention whether Tencent can go public smoothly, even maintaining its current status would be uncertain,” Yan Liang’s expression also turned sour.

“I have no choice. Because I am very clear in my heart, even if my team and I stay, it won’t be of any use for the future of Tencent. Tang Feng’s chat software will quickly dominate the market. It’s estimated that it won’t be long before Tencent shifts from a profitable to a loss-making status,” Ma Huateng sighed.

Tencent was his creation; naturally, he didn’t want to sell it. But as the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances. In a situation where he can’t win, he could only choose to join.

Only in this way could he continue his dream.

“Mr. Ma, we will go back and discuss right away. It won’t take twenty-four hours, and we will give you a response,” Yan Liang said, and then left the room.

The remaining shareholders also left one after another.

For a moment, the meeting room was left with only Ma Huateng and Zhang Qing.

“What do you think their discussion will result in?” Zhang Qing asked.

“I believe they will make a wise choice. Capital is profit-seeking, they will surely understand that my decision is correct. Of course, it’s also possible that they will sell off their shares after Tencent is sold,” Ma Huateng said with a slight smile.

“I actually hope they will cash out their shares. After all, once Tencent is sold, their shares will be significantly diluted. If they continue to hold on, it won’t make much sense,” Zhang Qing stated.

“Let’s not worry about this for now! Let’s also hurry up and have a meeting on our side! If Shen Peng and the others don’t agree to sell Tencent, we’ll take the team to Beijing,” Ma Huateng suggested.

“Okay!” Zhang Qing nodded.

On Tang Feng’s side, after lunch, he had a discussion with the technical team.

He presented several technical challenges to them, asking them to find solutions.

After all, for such a large company, and as discoveries are made, the number of technical staff is bound to increase.

The projects being developed will also increase.

He couldn’t possibly complete all the projects by himself.

It was necessary to rely on the team’s strength.

This would also indirectly improve China’s overall level in computer science.

The technical staff immediately got to work.

“What are you guys talking about?” Tang Feng came out from the technical department and saw Su Xiaoli and Ning Xiao among others, engaged in a lively discussion.

“We were discussing how we can promote the uu chat software to more users,” Su Xiaoli answered.

“The best way is still to have all internet cafes download our chat software. But there’s no rush to do this now. I’ll make a decision after Ma Huateng contacts me,” Tang Feng laughed.

“If Ma Huateng really manages to convince the shareholders to sell Tencent, what about the customers

we currently have? Won’t we be giving them up overnight?” Su Xiaoli asked.

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