Overbearing Immortal Doctor Chapter 1743 - 1842: Everything Has Changed

After Su He finished speaking, he clearly saw the different expressions on the faces of the five people. After all, no one likes to earn less money.

But this 5% is a full 15% less than their previous 20%, which was a bit unsatisfactory to Chen Yidan. Ma Dateng’s expression also slightly furrowed, and Zeng Liqing and Zhang Zhidong looked at Su He with some confusion; they also felt it was a bit too little.

Only Xu Chengye smiled and said:

’Azhe, isn’t this 5% a bit too little?

I haven’t finished talking yet!

Su He knew they definitely wouldn’t be satisfied with a 5% share. However, he has a way; this share is temporary.

I will offer an additional 10% of the stock as a year-end bonus. Of course, making it so vague isn’t good, so I’ll make a guarantee: By the end of the year, your 5% share should be worth at least 1 million RMB. If not, I’ll pay you out of my own pocket.

Such boldness leaked out.

As soon as these words were said, the faces of the five people clearly changed.

If they were dissatisfied just now, now they were filled with ecstasy, shock, and more disbelief. "Ahe, don’t just make empty promises here. You have to write this into the agreement, Da Li reminded Su He. Judging by his words, he really hoped Su He would join them, but this money had somewhat scared him.

Yes, if this 5% is worth 1 million at year-end, shouldn’t the company’s value reach tens of millions?

Zhang Zhidong frowned, suddenly feeling that Su He might be unreliable.

Right now, Tencent Company can’t even find a direction for profitability; where is the value?

A value of 20 million by year-end? Dreaming, aren’t they?

Even though they are saying they have 20% stock, it’s worth only a few ten thousand at most right? Compared to this 1 million, the gap is way too big.

What, don’t believe it?

Su He looked at the five people, finally turning his gaze to Ma Dateng, who until now hadn’t spoken. Su He knocked on the table, "This 5% will be worth 1 million by year-end, I’ll write this into the acquisition agreement. So, do you still think 5% is too little?

million?

Are you kidding? If their year-end shares can be worth 100,000, they’d be thankful to the heavens, and you say you’ll write it into the agreement?

Ma Dateng clasped his hands on the table, and Su He solemnly nodded:

"Yes, I’ll write it in.

If not, I’ll pay out of my own pocket!"

Su He couldn’t help but laugh as he said this.

The five people before him absolutely couldn’t imagine the future trillion-dollar market value of Tencent Company. In their understanding, if the company could reach ten million, it would already be very impressive. Even if it did go public, the market value would be at most a few billion, so 1 million annual dividend?

To them, this was already an astronomical number, especially when it can be realized by the end of the year.

Keep in mind, this is 1999, and a 1 million annual salary is enough to kill 99% of Huahuang’s wages, Da Li, and Zhang Zhidong, among others, were all incredibly tempted.

Even Ma Dateng was overwhelmed with desire.

Additionally, you’ll receive a monthly salary and appropriate commissions, which you can set yourselves. Once I confirm it’s okay, finance can disburse it... My principle is that everyone’s monthly salary must not be less than 5000 RMB.

Wow!

When Su He said this, Da Li was already going a little crazy. Is there such a good thing?

He hadn’t received a salary for about three months — his salary is 2000 RMB, and everyone’s salary is this amount. Su He’s words directly raised their salaries several folds. How could he not be excited?!

Zhang Zhidong was also stupefied, thinking that Su He was here to give them money?

But the stimulus that Su He brought them was clearly not over.

— Everyone will be covered by five social insurances and one housing fund, holiday bonuses will be given as usual, seven days of annual leave, and two company trips a year. Weekends rest for one day.

Su Zhe outlined to each of them standard operations from future recruitment, leaving Ma Dateng breathing a bit heavily.

Chen Yidan tightened his grip on his cup, full of longing, while Da Li, Zhang Zhidong, and Xu Chengye could only giggle there in foolish joy, being directly overwhelmed by Su He’s series of benefits.

How would they know that these are future-standard company practices? This group really was easily flattered!

Thinking that he could own 75% of Tencent Company by himself without doing anything, Su He felt that this trip to Shen City was definitely not in vain — it’s worth several trillion in hand!

"Do you... have any other questions you’d like to ask?"

Su He looked at the five people. Da Li, Zhang Zhidong, and others snickered while shaking their heads: "No, not for now. But... Su Zong, I think it would be best if you put everything you’ve said into the acquisition agreement.

Sure!

Even Chen Yidan, the rational one, was moved.

Su He smiled slightly:

"Of course, no problem. Little Ma, how about you?"

Su Zhe turned his gaze to the last one, Little Ma, the only one of Tencent Company’s five founders who hadn’t responded.

I just want to know, how will you make Tencent Company profitable?

Ma Huayan, indeed he lived up to the name of Ma Dateng, asked a crucial question.

The specific profitable methods, I’ll have to tell you after the acquisition, of course. Su Zhe wasn’t foolish; if he told them now, what if they turned their back on him?

Where would he go to cry then?

The business world is like a battlefield, and one must keep their guard up. Even with Ma Huateng, Su He had to hold back unless the acquisition was completed, then Su He could say whatever he wanted.

However, to convince Mate of his capabilities, Su He still revealed a little:

"I can tell you that, in the absence of server constraints, how to rapidly grow user numbers!

How to grow?

This issue was actually of more concern to Zhang Zhidong and Da Li than it was to Ma Dateng.

Although now user numbers are growing fast enough, with a few thousand increases a day, no one would complain about having too many users. After all, in terms of size, QQ is currently the one with the least user numbers among the five instant messaging applications on the market.

"It’s simple, two methods.

One is to optimize QQ. Of course, I’m not talking about optimization of data or server caching, but the interface!

Interface?

Yes, the interface!

A good interface can greatly enhance user comfort. We can make simple adjustments to avatars, launch some personalized avatars, and offer various rich emoticon packs for chatting!

Also, receiving data offline, logging in with a unique notification sound between friends, and chat records can be found no matter what device you log in from.

Su He said a lot in one breath, and then... apart from Zhang Zhidong frantically taking notes, the other four just stared at him unwaveringly, looking as if they were listening to a story.

Is there... more?

Da Li asked expectantly, as Su He’s methods had attracted all of them to the point where they even forgot about the acquisition matters.

After all, being able to improve software is the most delightful thing for programmers.

For now, that’s all.

Su He finished speaking, but Ma Dateng said, "Didn’t you say there were two methods? This is just the first one?"

Yes, and the other one?

Zhang Zhidong lifted his head, and his meeting summary notebook in front of him was already filled with the key points Su He had just mentioned.

The other one, of course, is the QQ program package, that is, the software size, QQ download installation package size!

10M, it’s too large! In 1999, when 1M bandwidth had yet to be widely available, a 10M software download would nearly take half an hour under smooth network conditions.

If you encounter network dropouts, even an hour is possible.

The installation package needs to be streamlined; ideally, it’s less than 1M. You certainly can do it!