he next day.
kyle arrived at Google.
Today, for Google, a company founded only a year ago, was undoubtedly a landmark day.
Today, Google would officially sign a cooperation agreement with Yahoo, a giant in the internet portal industry.
kyle looked at the crowded press conference with some excitement and said to Alexander, "Alexander, do you know what today means?"
"Google's cooperation with Yahoo means that Google's development will enter the fast lane," Alexander replied.
"Not only that!"
kyle solemnly stated, "Yahoo choosing Google as its default search results provider means that Google will develop into the world's largest internet search engine. The arrival of this day is not far off!"
Upon hearing this, Alexander was immediately shocked beyond words.
The world's largest internet search engine?!
Just with that title alone, Google in the future would be enough to become a company with a market value exceeding ten billion dollars.
Of course, most people at the scene didn't believe it.
"Go lie to the devil~"
A middle-aged man nearby chuckled softly, "A ten-billion-dollar company? Who doesn't know now that internet stocks are junk stocks, and the internet downturn is the general trend."
A photographer echoed, "Even if it's possible for that day to come, technology is changing with each passing day, and no one can guarantee that Google's search technology will always maintain a leading position."
Although the voice was low, kyle heard it clearly.
Should he refute it?
There was absolutely no need!
If everyone had excellent foresight, then what would kyle be doing here?
Looking at the current market environment, the number of search engine companies in America is not small.
But!
Why did Yahoo choose Google's search engine?
Google's search engine,
Its technical content is currently the most advanced! And, apart from its user coverage not being as good as other companies, its technical level is definitely several steps ahead of the industry; at the same time, Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin have also made clear improvements to their plans for technical upgrades.
"In terms of technology, we are leading!" Larry Page.
"In terms of subsequent technological development, we are not afraid of anyone." Sergey Brin.
During this internet bubble, Yahoo was deeply affected!
Its market value, which exceeded 45 billion US dollars, has now lost more than half its value in just one month.
Yahoo was anxious!
Yahoo's executives and shareholders were eager to reverse the decline, and at this time, Larry Page, Google's chairman and chief technical development officer, personally sought cooperation.
It must be said that while Larry Page was a technical development officer, he was also a very shrewd businessman. In just 5 hours, he convinced nearly 80% of Yahoo's senior management and shareholders to reach a cooperation agreement.
In fact, Yahoo initially wanted to acquire Google.
However, Yahoo, deeply embroiled in the internet bubble, was now willing but unable to act!
The press conference began!
Under the witness of numerous media, David Filo, one of Yahoo's founders, signed the contract on behalf of Yahoo; Larry Page of Google followed closely, also signing his name.
Immediately, the scene erupted in thunderous applause.
The time that followed was naturally for interviews.
David Filo and Larry Page became the focal figures of the day; kyle, as the "Little King of Venture Capital" in the new era, was naturally also a popular target for media reporters.
"Mr. Page, congratulations on successfully investing in another internet company," female reporter Harsha congratulated.
"Thank you!" kyle responded.
Female reporter Harsha asked, "It is said that in July 1999, you invested 1 million US dollars as an angel investor and acquired 30% of Google's shares. Now, less than a year has passed, and your investment has multiplied many times, worth a total of 30 million US dollars. How did you discover Google's potential back then?"
How did he discover it?
Tell the truth?
NO!
Now is bullshit time!
"First, you need to know one thing: I am a student at Stanford University. And Stanford University and the University of Michigan are sister schools. When I learned about Larry and Sergey's entrepreneurial story from my mentor, I was very sure of their courage, and so, at that time, a thought sprouted in my mind: I wanted to see them, choose to help these young people with dreams, and as for the subsequent investment, you all know about it," kyle said.
Female reporter Harsha was speechless.
Other reporters at the scene: "..."
At this moment, they felt that kyle was truly shameless.
As reporters, they naturally knew kyle's resume quite well.
"Isn't he just a high school graduate? How did he get into Stanford University? Doesn't he know?" a reporter whispered.
"Exactly. If he hadn't donated 5 million US dollars to Stanford University, would Stanford University have accepted him? What a joke!" a photographer scoffed.
"You can't say that entirely."
A reporter from the California Entertainment News whispered in rebuttal, "Mr. Page's admission qualification was bought, that's correct, but we have no right to refute Mr. Page's desire for knowledge, and we should even choose to support it."
Thirst for knowledge?
Go to hell!
The surrounding reporters couldn't help but curse under their breath, "The California Entertainment News is indeed kyle Page's staunch lackey, truly shameless!"
No matter what they said or thought, they were still very envious, jealous, and hateful of kyle;
After all, kyle's investment in Google indeed made him a lot of money.
Similarly, although kyle paid for his admission to Stanford University, it's not like Stanford University would accept anyone who donated money, right? The reason Stanford University recognized kyle's admission qualification was also because kyle had achieved immense and unprecedented success in society.
Moreover, kyle did indeed learn a lot of knowledge while studying management at Stanford University... Google's development entered the fast lane, immediately attracting a host of venture capital firms.
Among them was a very well-known venture capital institution, and the owner of this company was named: John Doerr.
John Doerr, known as one of the "Four Kings of Venture Capital," was initially the sales director of Intel, and later successively invested in hundreds of internet companies such as Netscape, Compaq, Amazon, Netscape, Intuit, Lotus, and Symantec.
Among the internet companies he invested in, as many as 167 successfully listed on the US stock market.
In the original timeline, he invested in Google for 12.44 million US dollars. This investment allowed him to multiply his money by more than 300 times in the future.
The title of the Four Kings of Venture Capital was not undeserved!
Larry Page was excited, saying, "I think we can totally accept John Doerr's investment. He has a huge network and connections in the internet field."
Sergey Brin disagreed.
"You're too impatient, buddy!"
Sergey Brin retorted, "Our primary task right now is to seamlessly integrate our search engine into Yahoo's portal website and expand our strength, not to accept investments from outsiders."
"This..." Larry Page was speechless.
kyle stood on Sergey Brin's side: "The company is not short of money right now. Of course, even if it is short of money, there's still me. In fact, I can lend the company a sum of money at zero interest. Let alone 100 million US dollars, even 200 million or 300 million US dollars, I have no problem at all."
John Doerr, you can go die first!
kyle did not reject John Doerr from entering Google, as his strength in the internet field could indeed help Google. However, kyle did not want him to get a piece of the pie too early... At the same time.
Wells Fargo.
"What?"
"kyle Page, the owner of California Standard Bank, explicitly rejected our acquisition? And he even wants to buy shares in our Wells Fargo?"
The executives of Wells Fargo were extremely annoyed at this moment, feeling utterly disgusted.
It was bad enough that the acquisition failed; now someone wanted to buy shares in their company. One could imagine their mood