Chapter 804 Let's Go to NASDAQ to Ring the Bell Together

After Yang Wei made Ding Lei a cup of coffee and left, Ding Lei put his fingers together and said with emotion, "This time I was wrong again!"

Wu Tao knew what he meant, so he didn't point it out: "It doesn't matter if you are wrong about my company, but don't be wrong about your own company, otherwise it will be a joke with investors' money."

"Hey, I hear what you mean. Is there something in your words?" Ding Lei also has the temperament of hitting a snake with a stick.

But Wu Tao didn't want to say more.

After all, the other party's status and identity are different now, and some words can only be pointed out, and it is meaningless to say more.

"Speaking of business, why are you looking for me today? Don't tell me, you're free!"

Ding Lei looked back at the busy workplace outside the glass wall, "It's unexpected that this school intranet model has really enabled you to do it. Let me tell you, what is the scale of registered users now?"

"1000000!"

Ding Lei was shocked!

As a result, Wu Tao immediately smiled and said, "That's impossible. 500,000?"

Ding Lei was not fooled this time, and even guessed by analogy, it seems that even 500,000 has not yet arrived, so it is not too scary.

Unexpectedly, Wu Tao then changed the topic, "I guess it will be almost there by Christmas."

"Huh?" Ding Lei's heart was suddenly flashed back, "Can Christmas reach the registration scale of 500,000?"

Wu Tao nodded, without the slightest hint of complacency on his face, but rather regretfully said: "According to the current growth momentum, it is conservatively estimated that it will break through the 500,000 registered users by Christmas. But the follow-up growth will be weak. The new website is too difficult!"

Ding Lei's heart was instantly hurt by ten thousand points.

"Boss, in two or three months, what else do you want to achieve the scale of 500,000 registered users? This is already very prominent, okay?"

Wu Tao looked suspicious, "Really? I don't read much, so don't lie to me."

Ding Lei almost wanted to scold his mother madly.

"Boss, do you know that Lao Zhang's Sohu is a few months earlier than you, how much daily IP traffic has reached? Less than 100,000!"

"...and my NetEase mailbox, which has been launched for more than a year, do you know how many users it has now? Less than 200,000!"

"So few?" Wu Tao was a little puzzled. He had the impression that most of the blog registrations were in units of tens of millions. He thought that 500,000 was really nothing, just a drizzle.

Ding Lei knocked on the desktop, and said bitterly: "Boss, it's a good thing that you set your goals high. But you also have to consider the current situation of Internet users in China. The base is only so small. If you want to break through, you have to wait for the conditions to mature."

That's true.

Immediately afterwards, Ding Lei changed the topic: "However, the growth of user scale is only the first step. The key to the next step is how to create benefits. To put it bluntly, it is profit..."

At this moment, Qiu Wuyan knocked on the office door, then pushed it open and said, "Boss, there is good news."

As he spoke, he glanced at Ding Lei, but there was no more to say.

Wu Tao waved his hand, "It's okay, just tell me directly, Mr. Ding is not an outsider."

Qiu Wuyan walked in gracefully, and said happily: "That's right, boss, I just talked about an advertising business with Yuanqi Technology. They plan to use our Xiaonei platform to advertise Lotus MP3 players."

As soon as the words fell, Ding Lei understood and said: "Boss, you are so rich that you don't want to flow into the fields of outsiders!"

Wu Tao rolled his eyes at him, and asked Qiu Wuyan, "How much did you talk about?"

"That's right. On my suggestion, they chose an annual contract, 100,000 yuan a year!"

"Only 100,000?" Wu Tao was really surprised: "I said Mr. Qiu, you are letting others take advantage of you! No, I will call Zixia immediately."

Ding Lei has seen it all. It's all his own business, and the left-handed and right-handed ones still think that the money is too little.

Ordinarily, with the current scale of Xiaonei.com, the banner advertisement on the homepage of the website, 100,000 yuan per year is not a lot. After all, the banner advertisement of Netease was less than 10,000 yuan.

Seeing that Wu Tao was about to make a call, Qiu Wuyan hurriedly begged: "Boss, I have already discussed this with Mr. Xiao, can you save me..."

"That's right, Zixia is not an outsider. Why do you have to be serious with her?" Ding Lei also persuaded.

Wu Tao picked up the phone and put it down again, saying the same thing. Waving Qiu Wuyan to go out first, he turned around and said angrily to Ding Lei, "Are you jealous that my Tianjing company has made so much money? Tell me what's the matter, and get out as soon as possible."

Ding Lei said with an air of injustice: "Boss, I was stimulated today, okay? Your 500,000 registration and 100,000 advertising fees are simply incomparable!"

"Okay, let's get down to business, lest the longer you sit, the more exciting you will be."

"Okay, okay!" Ding Lei sipped his coffee and said, "That's right, I have already discussed with Vice President Xue, I hope I can invite you to go to Nasdaq to ring the bell!"

It turned out to be this matter, no wonder the other party came here specially.

Wu Tao asked, "When?"

"January 29, 1999."

"Then I won't go!" Wu Tao shook his head, "Firstly, I may not have time, after all, Niangen is so close; secondly, even if I have time, I can't steal your limelight. Let Jiaqian take the stage instead of me!"

"Boss, you really don't want to go to such a good opportunity?" Ding Lei didn't expect such kindness to be rejected by Wu Tao, and asked with an expression of disbelief.

Wu Tao stared, "Am I missing your chance to ring the bell once or twice?"

When asked such a question, Ding Lei nodded with a bitter face, saying the same thing. Whether it is Tianxing Game Company or Tianjing Internet Technology, they are all potential stocks, and preparations for listing are not a big problem.

"But Boss, have you ever thought that NetEase is the first Internet company in China to be listed on the Laomei site?"

It does seem to make sense.

Wu Tao turned around and thought about it again, "All right, I will try my best to be there then. But the chance to be on stage is still reserved for Jiaqian."

Seeing that the other party did not accept this kindness, Ding Lei was very disappointed.

Disappointed, he couldn't help thinking about it, and asked again: "Boss, how about if NetEase and Tianjing Company enter into a strategic cooperation agreement, let's join forces and communicate with each other?"

Wu Tao looked wary, "You want to start a blog too?"

Well, I was suspected of going too far. Ding Lei quickly explained: "Actually, to be honest, boss, me, Lao Zhang and many people in the industry are generally not optimistic about your Xiaonei website. In the short term, they will not follow suit."

"That would be the best." Wu Tao breathed a sigh of relief, looked back at Ding Lei's wronged expression, and felt a little bit sorry, so he reminded vaguely: "Old Ding, going public is not the end, but the starting point. You can't let go of the burden on your shoulders, no matter what happens after NetEase goes public, you have to be down-to-earth."

"...After all, the Internet bubble exists objectively. Don't wait until the bubble bursts to find out that you are swimming..."