Chapter 2549 Tight strings

Zhou Buqi walked around here and found that this area does have a sense of centrality, with historical deposits everywhere, many world-famous buildings, and tourists from all over the world. This level of excitement is no worse than the more central traditional financial district next door.

Setting up a headquarters here and setting up a signboard will indeed be very impressive!

However, there is a bit of trouble on the land side.

Mainly it's a financial thing.

Buying an office building in such a central area is not cheap, it may cost US$500 million.

Tang Binchen couldn't handle this matter well, so Zhou Buqi took care of it.

He had already boarded the plane to Manchester and told Land Machinery about it on the plane.

Lu Qi complained when he came up, "He told me, it's really not possible. We don't have that much money now. The total available funds in the company's account are only 650 million US dollars."

Zhou Buqi didn't take it seriously, "Isn't that enough? Let's appropriate it first."

Lu Qi almost cried, "Boss, can we walk a little less tightrope? This is the United States, and the Internet model in China is different. Try to be stable and don't stretch it too much."

This is a very important reason why the domestic Internet industry is developing so fast.

Very tight!

Not only are employees required to actively work overtime and improve efficiency, but the same is true in other aspects.

For example, at the technical level, most of the time you are walking on a tightrope, which is very dangerous.

If the technical index of a system is 50, then the company will reduce costs when recruiting technical teams. There is no need for experts with overly technical skills. Just limit the technical ability to around 50. When the product is running, it will always be in a tight state. It has to face various temporary and unexpected problems every day, and it needs to be repaired every day to maintain the normal operation of the system.

Others, such as market, finance, policy, logistics, welfare, etc., are basically compressed to the extreme, like a tightly compressed spring, walking a tightrope every day and making mistakes every day.

This also has advantages.

For the same project, a domestic team spending US$500,000 can achieve perfection and handle every aspect with meticulous care. It won’t work if it’s an American team. Even $10 million won’t be able to meet this standard.

There are also disadvantages.

Afraid of collapse.

Domestic Internet companies, even Internet giants, often experience various major collapses in policies, technology, products, people's hearts, organizational structures, etc.

In contrast, the technology giants in Silicon Valley will be very stable.

Domestic Ziweixing is relatively good.

The main thing is that there is no shortage of money.

When you have money, there is no need to be so tight on many things.

But Ziweixing International overseas is in a bit of trouble and is short of money.

Lu Qi, the president, has a headache.

I'm on tenterhooks every day.

I'm afraid that if something goes wrong in any link, it will collapse instantly.

For example, creditors may suddenly demand repayment of debts, labor unions may suddenly go on strike, Ziweiyun's system may suddenly experience severe paralysis, or a certain product may be criticized by the market for being found to have politically incorrect elements. …

These hidden dangers require enough money to deal with them.

However, Boss Zhou is too casual.

There is no such sense of worry at all, the momentum is too strong.

Zhou Buqi said easily: "Don't worry, haven't Facebook's shares been repurchased? The total is 6.5 billion US dollars. After tax, there are still 5 billion US dollars left. Isn't that enough for you?"

Lu Qi said: "If this transaction is completed, it will indeed solve our urgent needs to a large extent. But this is not a one-time event, it will come in one after another. Once there is an error in a certain link in the middle, it may Funding is broken.”

Zhou Buqi pondered: "This office building is very necessary. It is located in the center of London. There are the School of Political Science and Economics, the British Museum, and the Aldwych Theater nearby. Many international tourists will show up. If everyone passes by here, From time to time, you can see the big signboard of Ziweixing, which can be compared with the British Museum, Aldwych Theater and so on. What kind of corporate image does this have?"

Lu Qi tentatively said: "Either rent one or two floors..."

"No!" Zhou Buqi thought he was a bit stingy. "If you rent a one- or two-story office building and don't get the property rights, you can't renovate it at all. This office building is not an antique, so it can be completely renovated from the inside out. If you want to renovate it, It has become a building full of technology and modernity. In this area with a long history and culture, it has formed a unique and most attractive style, and it is going to become a tourist attraction. What does this mean? This means a landmark! Purple MSI can become a landmark in the center of the entire Holborn district!”

Lu Qi said in embarrassment: "But we don't have enough money. How about... why don't we sell Google's stocks?"

When Twitter was sold to Google, all the Twitter shares held by Ziweixing International were exchanged for Google shares.

The stock is now worth $12 billion.

There was such a plan at the time.

He said he was short of money and could sell Google shares to make money.

But now Google is undergoing transformation.

Zhou Buqi has a very good relationship with Larry Page and has promised him to fully support his series of reforms to Google. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face to sell Google's shares at this time?

This is really not just help.

Zhou Buqi also has selfish motives.

Larry Page is a scientist.

If he doesn't understand the product or the market at all, let him be the CEO of Google. The longer he stays and the greater the support given to him, the more destructive it will be to Google's development.

If Google is weak, only Ziweixing International will have a better advantageous position.

"No, I have to support Larry Page at this time." Zhou Buqi will not give up on his long-term strategy unless he has to. Especially Google's stock price is still soaring. Holding Google's stock will be a perfect investment. "Nothing else is needed, just Facebook stock."

Lu Ji said: "How about we wait until they have paid all the repurchase funds before we start the acquisition of that office building?"

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "Then how long do we have to wait? The day lilies are already cold. This is a prime location, and finally there is an opportunity to sell the entire office building. Can you wait? Can the market wait? If you don't take action now, it will be early. Then another organization saw the opportunity and bought it.”

Lu Qi simply acted rogue, "Then I can't help it. Anyway, there is no money in the company's account now. If you want money, then let Facebook repay it in advance. If you want to convince me, you might as well convince Zuckerberg." "

"Depend on!"

Zhou Buqi felt a bit ridiculous.

Ziweixing International has just snatched away Facebook's French operator order, and the relationship between the two parties has dropped to a freezing point. Isn't it ridiculous to ask him for help at this time?

Lu Qiyu said seriously: "This is really not possible. Even if I agree, I can't carry it out. Those foreign executives have been tense, and maybe the spring will break. The finance department has told me , after the Facebook stock repurchase funds are received, US$1 billion will be put into the company's accounts first, which is a reassurance for everyone. Either they will be so worried every day, and many people will not be able to bear it."

Once something big happens, you have to take responsibility.

Each of these people who work in Ziweixing International Finance Department cannot escape, and there will be stains on one's resume. Many people are frightened and may leave their jobs.

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "These foreigners are too squeamish!"

Lu Qi said: "So our decision-making cannot be too harsh, and we must leave some room for it."