My 1999

When Alibaba was hit hard by the Nasdaq crisis, he did not hesitate to give half of the voting rights of his shares to Lao Ma, so that he could get the other party to sign an anti-dilution clause.

But since Alibaba emerged from the crisis and developed rapidly.

There are more and more institutions that want to invest.

This cunning guy tried to dilute Xu Liang's excessive shareholding countless times, but was blocked by this clause.

However, the main purpose of his meeting with Ma Yun this time was not for Yahoo China.

"Lao Ma, Hongmeng Pay has obtained the third-party payment license given by the above. Do you know about this?"

As soon as these words came out, Ma Yun instantly became envious.

Although Alibaba’s Alipay appeared later than Hongmeng Pay, there is not much difference in the development of the two parties.

The eldest brother, not to mention the second brother, is all a gangster.

Unexpectedly, during the Chinese New Year, good news came from the maternity ward.

I joined the career department and got a job in the public service.

"Brother Xu, you are the major shareholder of Alibaba. You will do anything to help this time." Ma Yun said quickly.

Xu Liang smiled and said: "It's okay to help, but do you know the rules regarding the issuance of third-party payment licenses?"

"Want to ask your brother for advice?"

"It's simple.

Third-party payment is a financial license. According to my country's current financial regulations, foreign equity cannot exceed 49%.

So you should take your time when raising funds in the future. "

He is not talking nonsense. Why did Lao Ma establish a partnership system within Alibaba in his previous life?

Why separate Alipay from Alibaba?

The biggest reason is that most of Alibaba’s shares are in the hands of SoftBank and Yahoo.

This is inconsistent with China's financial industry regulations.

"Brother Xu, is this what the higher-ups told you?"

"if not?"

"Brother Xu, we at Alibaba must comply with the regulations. After all, nearly 50% of the shares are in your hands. Coupled with the management's shareholding, there will definitely be no problem of excessive foreign ownership."

Ma Yun said quickly.

Xu Liang nodded, "I'm just giving you a heads up.

After you go back, hurry up and prepare the materials. I will tell you, but I am not sure when the application will be approved. "

The reason why he mentioned this was to give Jack Horse a beating.

By the way, put a tight spell on him and stop thinking about diluting his equity.

"The result is not important. We are very grateful that your brother is willing to help." Ma Yun said with a smile.

Cai Chongxin nodded in agreement.

Xu Liang waved his hand, "You're welcome, we are all a family. If Ali is good, he will be good to me too."

"Yes, we are all a family."

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and for a while they talked happily.

It's just that only the three of them knew how genuine and how fake the smile was.

After sending Ma Yun away.

"Mr. Xu, do you really plan to help Alipay apply for a third-party license?"

Xu Liang nodded.

“Since the higher-ups have opened the Hongmeng Pay service, they can’t just give it to us.

If you hold on for half a year, you will gradually let go.

Help Ali by saying something, which can somewhat ease the conflict between Ma Yun and I. "

Lu Hui nodded.

In the past two years, Ma Yun has repeatedly tried to attract external investment to dilute Hongyan's equity, but failed because of the "anti-dilution clause."

The relationship between the two parties also became less happy because of this.

In addition, China is not the United States.

No monopoly is allowed above.

Therefore, third-party payment licenses will definitely be liberalized.

He was just pushing the boat along when he helped Ali.

"I hold half of Alibaba's equity. If it develops well, it will be of great benefit to me." Xu Liang continued.

After Lu Hui nodded, "What about Yahoo? Do you really agree that Yahoo will invest in Alibaba?"

"Of course I don't want to.

Although Yang Zhiyuan's Yahoo still has some glory now, it is already a withered skeleton and is not far from death.

But Ali shines brightly and has a bright future.

Lao Ma is a rare business elite.

The key is still a stubborn donkey.

The more you try to suppress him, the more he will stun you.

In order for my 49.99% stake in Alibaba to continue to increase in value, I can only follow him at this stage.

But Lao Yang is not a fuel-efficient guy either.

If he wants to sell the rotten cabbage of Yahoo China at a gold price, he can't do it with me. "

"It seems that Yang Zhiyuan will talk to you personally." Lu Hui said with a smile.

"definitely.

This matter has just begun, and it is still early to end. "

——

After leaving Lilac Garden, Ma Yun couldn't help but sigh.

"I didn't expect it to be so easy."

Cai Chongxin nodded. They had prepared so many excuses and even traveled hundreds of miles to the capital city to meet Xu Liang in person.

In the end, they agreed without using anything.

It felt like a punch to the cotton.

Flashing in a panic.

“It always felt like it was going a little too smoothly.”

Ma Yun turned around and looked over, "I think so too.

They agreed to our acquisition of Yahoo China to compete with Hongmeng, and also took the initiative to obtain a third-party payment license for us? "

Buy one get one free?

Opening big bargain?

How could the first generation be so stupid?

Even if you are lucky and one or two appear occasionally, you will never reach Xu Liang's current position.

"Lao Cai, you said he wouldn't agree on the surface. Is there some conspiracy behind the scenes?"

Cai Chongxin recalled the previous meeting and shook his head slowly.

"It doesn't look like that."

"I don't think so either. But this thing is weird from the inside out."

Cai Zhongxin pondered for a while, "Is it possible that he really just wants to support Alibaba's development? After all, he holds 49.99% of Alibaba's shares.

Although not as much as his shareholding in Hongmeng, to some extent, Alibaba is also a direct subsidiary of Hongyan.

With an additional 0.1% of shares, Hongyan can merge Alibaba into its financial report.

So, Alibaba's better development is also in his interest."

Ma Yun nodded, "This is the most reasonable explanation I can think of."

"Jack, in fact, we don't have to think so much.

Just proceed according to our established plan.

As for Xu Liang, whether he really allows it or has other considerations, all we can do is wait and see."

"That's the only way." Ma Yun sighed.

For him, who is arrogant, this moment is aggrieved.

But he is not as strong as others, so what can he do.

——

"Dad, Dad."

Looking at his second son who rushed in, Li Zhaoji frowned and scolded.

"You are already in your thirties, why are you still so unstable?"

Li Jiacheng shuddered with fear.

He has been strictly disciplined by his father since he was a child, and the fear and respect for his father have been engraved in his bones.

But today is an exception.

Li Jiacheng quickly recovered and waved the magazine in his hand.

"Dad, Forbes has just released the 2005 Global Rich List, and Xu Liang ranks second with 45.2 billion US dollars."

"Got it."

"Got it?"

Li Jiacheng turned his eyes and soon saw the "Forbes" magazine on the low table next to his father.

On April 29, "Forbes" magazine released the 2005 Global Rich List in New York.

The number of rich people with a net worth of or more than 1 billion US dollars in the world reached 691, an increase of 131 over the previous year.

Among them, the United States added 69 new billionaires, with a total of 341, far ahead of other countries.

These rich people control 2.2 trillion US dollars in wealth, an increase of 300 billion US dollars over the previous year.

Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corporation, continued to rank first with $46.5 billion, ranking first for 11 consecutive times.

American investor Warren Buffett ranked third with $44 billion.

Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal replaced German supermarket tycoon Karl Albrecht, who was originally ranked fourth, with a personal wealth of $25 billion.

Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim Holo ranked fifth with $23.8 billion.

Saudi Prince Asud ranked sixth with $23.7 billion.

IKEA founder Ingvar Kaprad ranked seventh with $23 billion.

Paul Allen, one of the three Microsoft giants, ranked eighth with $21 billion.

German supermarket tycoon Karl Albachet ranked ninth with $18.5 billion.

Robson Walton, one of the heirs of Walmart, ranked tenth with $18.3 billion.

Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, who used to be a frequent visitor to the top 10 of the world's richest list, has slipped to 24th place, and his net worth is only 12.9 billion US dollars.

Ahead of him is the former richest man in China, Lao Li.

His personal wealth has increased from 12.4 billion US dollars announced the year before to 13 billion US dollars, ranking 23rd.

The biggest attraction of this year's Forbes Global Rich List is Xu Liang.

This fast-rising Chinese rich man dominated the list in the third place in the year before last like a comet.

In 2004, he went a step further and also suppressed the old investment giant Buffett.

The huge wealth of 45.2 billion US dollars is even more dazzling.

"The young are formidable!"

Li Zhaoji sighed.

"Dad, the newspapers say that Xu Liang's wealth has been underestimated a lot.

But his equity in Hongmeng and Hanhua adds up to more than 45.2 billion US dollars.

What's more, he also holds the beverage and food giant Master Kong, and now the market value of this company has exceeded 100 billion Hong Kong dollars." Li Jiacheng said.

"It's normal to miss out on wealth. After all, Forbes is not the FBI. Even the FBI can hardly count all the assets of the super-rich.

Compared to wealth, people are more worthy of attention."

Looking at his son, Li Zhaoji shook his head.

Before, he thought his youngest son was smart and skillful, and was a good candidate to inherit the family business.

But compared with Xu Liang...

Li Zhaoji sighed again.

"Why doesn't Xu Liang have the last name Li?"

Ding-ling-ling...

The phone rang suddenly.

Li Zhaoji picked it up and took a look. After a little thought, he pressed the answer button.

"Brother Tong, hello."

"Old Four, I heard that Mr. Xu Liang came to Hong Kong?"

"I don't know? I didn't receive his call."

After cursing for being cunning, Zheng Yutong smiled and said, "Someone told me that his Kunpeng is now parked in Lantau Island."

"Kunpeng is his private plane, but sometimes it is lent to executives of his company, so if only the plane is there, the person may not be in Hong Kong."

Paused.

"Brother Tong, you are so concerned about Xu Liang's behavior. Do you have something to ask him?"

"Old Four, you don't know, do you?"

Li Zhaoji's eyes flashed, "Brother Tong, you really confused me with this."