My Age of Investment

   Chapter 948

   did not let Xia Jingxing wait too long, Lu Qi quickly replied, agreeing to join Android.

  This message made Xia Jingxing quite excited, and it happened to use this sharp knife to stab Microsoft.

  The business that Lu Qi was in charge of in the previous life at Microsoft has a lot of overlap with the business that Android is about to launch.

  Lu Qi said that to settle down at home, he needs to officially join Android next month, which is October.

Xia Jingxing readily agreed. He also took this time to do Andy Rubin’s ideological work. It is not so pleasant to transfer the other party from the powerful and highly anticipated CEO to the hard work of R&D. thing.

  It's not good for Andy Rubin to encourage the R&D backbone to leave if it is not handled properly.

  A war is about to come, and the military's mind must not be chaotic at this time.

  In the chairman's office, Xia Jingxing and Andy Rubin are sitting opposite each other. There is a tea table between them, on which various delicate tea sets shipped from China are placed.

  Looking at Xia Jingxing's skillful tea making and washing, Andy Rubin felt very novel and unique oriental culture.

  "Come, taste, this is Pu'er from China’s Yunnan Province. Its effects are clearing away heat and detoxifying, appetizing and digesting, refreshing and refreshing..."

  Xia Jingxing used a clip to place the mini cup full of tea in front of Andy Rubin. The latter looked at the red tea and smelled the refreshing tea fragrance, and his mind relaxed.

   "It feels delicious!"

  "Try it now!"

  Andy Rubin picked up the teacup and took a sip. The mouth is thick, sweet and fragrant...

  However, Andy Rubin was still a little uncomfortable and almost vomited.

  Under Xia Jingxing’s expectant gaze, Andy Rubin resisted the discomfort and swallowed the tea.

"Continued Cup?"

  Andy Rubin quickly declined, "Daren, wait for me to taste it."

  Xia Jingxing smiled in her heart, put down the purple sand teapot, and said, "Andy, have we known each other for two years?"

   "Two years and several months."

   "Remember that when you first met you, you, Ricky, Nick, and Chris were still crowded with a dozen employees in a small office to develop and improve Android day and night.

  I was so surprised when I saw you the first time. This messy guy is the founder of Android? It's no exaggeration, man, your dark circles at that time are about to catch up with China's national treasure. "

  Andy Rubin laughed loudly, thinking about the years of hard work a few years ago, and his eyes were full of nostalgia.

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said: "The impression you and the team left on me is really too deep. I made up my mind at that time to invest in this team. They are so persistent and focused, they will surely succeed in the future!"

Andy smiled and said: "Darren, if it weren't for your repeated capital injections, Android wouldn't be able to say that it has achieved today's results. Maybe it would have been bad for a long time. At that time, we were almost unable to pay the rent, so my team and I have been very Thank you for giving Android a second life."

  Although I don’t know why the boss suddenly summoned him, Andy Rubin believes that it’s definitely not as simple as drinking tea and chatting, there must be something to discuss. Don't care about anything else, just shoot it first, you can't go wrong.

  Xia Jingxing chuckles, Andy Rubin is very vigilant, a little more active than ordinary technicians.

  But it’s okay. Today, "Cup of Tea to Release Soldier Power" must be carried out. He needs to eliminate some internal instability factors and strengthen his control over Android.

  "Android has entered a new stage in its development up to now."

  Xia Jingxing glanced at Andy Rubin, "Do you know what it is?"

   "Improve basic application services, try our best to seize the market, and completely transform into a large company."

  Xia Jingxing nodded slightly, "Yes, there is an old Chinese saying that "carp jumps over the dragon gate". Android is about to leap over the dragon gate. Once it leaps over, Android will evolve into another species."

  Andy said in a deep voice: "Dalun, don't worry, the morale of the team is very strong now. Everyone is full of energy. We must speak our voice in the mobile phone system market. We are not afraid of Symbian and Microsoft!"

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said: "Very well, Android has achieved extraordinary results under your leadership in the past few years, and has also trained an elite R&D team. You have contributed a lot to the company, and you have made great contributions!"

  Andy grinned, “It’s not just me alone, but Dai Lun, your several large capital injections are the foundation of everything, and the hard work of the employees is the key to success.”

  Xia Jingxing feels that Andy is a bit slippery, and it is difficult to find an entry point to propose his own arrangements.

  So he stopped going around with Andy, and asked directly: "Yahoo's vice president Lu Qi, do you know?"

   "I know! That is a powerful figure in the search engine field. He participated in Yahoo's acquisition of search engine Inktomi and other three companies, and led the completion of a series of integration.

   Yahoo’s search engine business is equivalent to being built from scratch under his leadership.

  Although Yahoo is being beaten down by Google, the main reason is that Yahoo’s response was too slow and it started too late. It did not get out of the portal business as soon as possible and waited for Google to grow.

  Google is Yahoo’s one-handed opponent, and the vision is so short-sighted. I heard that Yahoo has two opportunities to acquire Google, one for $1 million in 1998 and one for $5 billion in 2002. Yahoo itself missed it. "

  Andy Rubin shook his head as he spoke. He was speechless, chaotic, and too chaotic about Yahoo’s development in recent years, and seriously lacked technical foresight and market sense.

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said, "How do you think of partnering with Lu Qi?"

  Andy Rubin reacted at once, his eyes rolled, and asked: "Poach him to become CTO?"

   Immediately, Andy smiled happily, "That's okay, I will definitely cooperate with him in his work."

  Xia Jingxing said lightly: "He is the CEO, and you are the CTO."

Although there was already a bad hunch, when the hunch really became a reality, Andy Rubin could not help the anger in his heart, his face turned iron, and he asked loudly, "Why? Darren , Why should I be demoted? Did I do a bad job? Tell me, if I am incompetent, I can accept the appointment."

Looking at Andy with a flushed face, Xia Jingxing's face was as usual and said: "There is a specialization in the technical industry, and Android is going to build and promote basic application services and ecology. We need a person with rich experience who can commercialize technology products. Professional managers.

  In the fierce market competition, Android cannot make any mistakes. If we make a mistake or the speed of commercialization is too slow, we may be surpassed by others immediately, and it will be difficult to stand up. "

Andy Rubin defended loudly: "I know he came from a big company and has extensive experience leading a technical team of thousands of people, but I am the founder of Android, and I am the one who knows Android best. "

  As soon as he finished speaking, Andy Rubin knew that he had said something wrong and made a big taboo.

  Sure enough, Xia Jingxing's eyes were cold, and he scolded: "I'm not bargaining with you again. This is an order from the major shareholder and the chairman."

Andy Rubin’s momentum was robbed, and the whole person softened all of a sudden. He grieved and said: “Dylan, isn’t our past cooperation very pleasant? The development of Android is also very in line with expectations. There has never been a mistake. Breaking this good development trend can easily disrupt our own development rhythm, cause confusion, and give competitors an opportunity."

  Xia Jingxing stared at Andy Rubin, seeing that the latter was a little hairy, don’t you want to kick yourself away?

  Daren has already done this, and the founder of Tesla was killed by this cruel capitalist.

  "Android’s next plan is the key. It is related to whether this company can survive in the market, and whether the valuation of 2 billion US dollars can be added with a zero or two zeros to become the market value.

  If Android fails, find a class, and I will go back to Wall Street and China to continue the hard work. "

  Andy Rubin heard the prompts and warnings in Xia Jing's jargon, and he calmed down a lot, and suddenly became silent.

  After the acquisition of Android, Xia Jingxing once used 10% of the equity as a reward for the technical team in the option pool, and the option pool has not been diluted in several rounds of capital injection.

  As the company’s biggest hero, he has been granted a 2% option. Based on a valuation of US$2 billion, this is a wealth of US$40 million. In the future, a zero or two zeros may be added.

  If you leave the company stunned, according to the agreement, the option is to be repurchased, and the repurchase price is almost negligible.

  I also raised a few lovers out there, if they become paupers, they will not follow them in desperation.

After selling Android’s 50 million US dollars, he shared the points with the other three founders and seed investors. After paying the taxes, there was not much left. In the past two years, he spent a lot of raising a few lovers. If there is no new wealth In the account, he may become lonely, all women will leave him, even his wife may divorce him.

   Thinking of this, Andy Rubin shuddered. He never wanted to live the poor days of the past, and didn't want to lose everything now.

   Without Android, Xia Jingxing can still go back to Wall Street and return to China to work hard.

  He felt that this was nothing but fart. Even he knew that Envision Capital had become popular on Wall Street, not to mention that Xia Jingxing still holds a large amount of equity in star startup companies such as Facebook and YouTube.

   Without Android, Xia Jingxing is still the rich man on the rich list, and his wealth will hardly shrink.

   And if he loses Android, his family may be ruined. Old Joe hates him to the bone. Without the protection of Android, his future will be unfavorable.

Andy Rubin’s tone softened a lot, "Dalun, give me another chance. You can let Lu Qi be the CTO first. If I don’t do well, you can let him succeed me as the CEO. I have no complaints. ."

  Xia Jingxing sneered in her heart. It was already at this point, and she was still reluctant to give up. It seems that she is still too embarrassed.

   "Yesterday, your former secretary arrived on Android, right?"

  Hearing these words, Andy Rubin's whole body stood up, his face panicked.

  Xia Jingxing still reluctantly reveals: "You haven't broken up with this woman? Some employees have heard that this woman said that she wants to expose her and your affairs to the media. You were in the hotel..."

   "Okay, Darren, don't say anything, I will obey the arrangement!"

  Andy Rubin gave up all resistance, this incident has become his Achilles’ heel, and he simply can't stand a deep pick.

  He cursed that **** in his heart: Didn’t he give you a lot of money? Why are you still entangled? Too greedy.

   "I don't want to hear any more **** about you! This is the last chance."

  Under Xia Jingxing’s solemn gaze, Andy Rubin nodded tremblingly, "Dalun, I assure you, this is definitely the last time."

   President Xia Jing sighed, and his tone eased: "I am also a man. I can understand that after you become famous, you will inevitably have some careful thoughts and your desires will increase irresistibly.

  We also have an old saying in China: you can’t enjoy it after fighting a lifetime! "

  Hearing these heart-wrenching words, Andy Rubin’s tears almost fell, confidant! He once wanted to be a good husband, but he couldn't hold a woman to pounce on him!

  I used to see a goddess who didn't dare to say hello. Now when I heard that I was a successful person in Silicon Valley, I was crying and shouting to get to know myself and discuss entrepreneurship... After discussing and discussing, I went to bed.

  You can't help it!

   "Enjoy is okay. The key is to finish the battle, right? If you do these things now and put them in ancient times, it will be called shaking the military's heart. If you are cut off, it will be light."

  Xia Jingxing pretended to be sorry, "You have contributed to Android, so I give you opportunities again and again.

  But there is a degree of trust. You overdraft my trust in you again and again, which makes it difficult for me to handle it. "

  Andy Rubin said sincerely: "Dalun, I understand everything, and I am grateful that you are willing to give me a chance to reform."

  Xia Jingxing waved his hand, "No need to say anything, do Android well, how you want to play and how to play in the future, now you must give me restraint."

  Andy Rubin nodded solemnly.

  "The company will have a new round of equity incentives next. Time will be placed after the basic application services are launched and gain a firm foothold. Grasp the opportunity yourself!"

  After finishing speaking, Xia Jingxing took a sip from the teacup, and the tea was a bit cold.

   Feeling Xia Jingxing’s method, Andy Rubin became completely honest. He didn't dare to have any objections to the boss's arrangement. After drinking another cup of tea, he hurriedly left.

  Looking at the back of Andy Rubin's departure, Xia Jingxing sighed slightly. If it weren't for being too lustful, he wouldn't be able to deal with the other party.

  Andy Rubin is the founder of Android. He is currently considered a small celebrity in Silicon Valley. If he is taken away, his reputation will be compromised, which will make it difficult for Envision Capital to develop its investment business in Silicon Valley.

   Fortunately, he discovered Andy Rubin’s Achilles’ heel, otherwise it’s really not so easy to force him to submit.

  However, the matter was finally settled satisfactorily. With options dangling, Andy Rubin didn't dare to let go of his stamina. If Android is gone, he has nothing.

  (End of this chapter)