After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 577 Rob the poor to help the rich
The ideal is to rob the rich to help the poor.

But in reality, robbing the poor to enrich the rich is the main theme.

Whether you're running a department store or trying to build a trademark website, you have to follow this path.

That evening, Zhou Haoran communicated with Xu You, who was in the United States.

That's what I mentioned.

"These days, the internet is really a trend, and it's quite useful."

Xu You is very satisfied with the recent operations.

Zhou Haoran smiled and asked, "What achievements have you made?"

Xu You said, "We've basically secured all the major tech companies in Silicon Valley!"

"Was it a real victory, or just a formality?"

Zhou Haoran found it a little funny.

Xu You said, "We have indeed secured many deals. These Silicon Valley tech people are very supportive of internet startups. For example, Cisco, HP, Motorola, and Sun Microsystems are all very supportive of us and have signed formal contracts with us."

Zhou Haoran was surprised, "You paid?"

"They didn't give us money, but they made a promise: once the trademark website reaches a certain scale, they're willing to provide a promotional fund." Xu You didn't expect it to go so smoothly. "It has to be Silicon Valley. They really give money and are very friendly to technological innovation."

Zhou Haoran asked, "How large is it?"

Xu You said, "Some have 2 daily active users, some have 5, it's not certain. The main reference is the number of impressions, which is equivalent to the brand advertising fee paid."

These days, internet businesses mainly make money using this model.

The website provides opportunities for exposure.

Merchants pay advertising fees based on the number of impressions, a business model pioneered by Yahoo and popularized throughout the internet industry.

However, not all businesses approve of this model.

Many traditional industries believe that the internet is a farce, a rootless plant that will eventually perish, and therefore are unwilling to get involved. They still rely on advertising on television, in newspapers, and in magazines.

If the trademark website wants to cooperate with these companies, it will have to resort to some "robbing the poor to help the rich" tactics.

It's like a department store.

We offer free promotion to some of the world's top companies, adding a "United Nations Business Promotion Committee" certification to their trademarks to enhance the authority of the trademark website.

Many small and medium-sized businesses see that even so many world-class large enterprises are participating and applying for certification, so they follow suit and actively participate, spending money to buy certification on the trademark website and paying advertising fees.

Therefore, Zhou Haoran's trademark network collaborates with some Fortune 500 giants.

It's actually a one-sided affair.

Trademark.com provides services unconditionally and doesn't charge a penny. In the past, issuing a certificate, taking a photo, and leaving evidence of "cooperation" were enough to list these large companies as partners of Trademark.com.

With so many top-tier "partners," the Trademark Office website's authority has greatly increased.

Its appeal to B-end customers will also be greatly enhanced.

Venture capitalists will rush to their door.

Surprisingly, Silicon Valley's strong support for the internet meant that many large companies were actually willing to pay for partnerships, which was a pleasant surprise. With the endorsement of these genuine tech giants, securing funding became much easier.

Xu You laughed and said, "Our team is very small now, only about 30 people in total. We mainly look for partners in Silicon Valley and have basically included some well-known technology companies."

How many of these collaborations are genuine?

17 companies.

"Great!" Zhou Haoran was very satisfied. "The foundation is there."

Xu You said confidently, "Yes, most of the well-known companies in Silicon Valley are listed on the Trademark Office website and have obtained trademark certification from the United Nations Business Promotion Committee. Not to mention anything else, the Trademark Office website already has a good reputation in the technology industry."

"Wouldn't that mean we could raise funds very quickly?"

Zhou Haoran's eyes lit up.

Xu You laughed and said, "In fact, many investors have already contacted me, and even HP is interested in investing in me."

"What's the valuation?"

Zhou Haoran hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. It seemed he had underestimated Xu You's abilities. In his previous life, he was able to lead Robin Lee back to China to found Baidu and become a decision-maker in Baidu's non-technical departments. He was truly capable.

"$500 million."

Xu You said excitedly.

"Isn't that too low?"

Zhou Haoran immediately became unhappy.

Xu You said, "This is already very high, a premium of two times. According to a normal investment model, the valuation is only $200 million."

Zhou Haoran frowned slightly. "What investment model?"

Xu You laughed and said, "Actually, it's not an investment model, just a simple calculation formula. For B-end business, one customer is worth $1. For C-end customers, one daily active user is worth $1000."

"Great model!"

Zhou Haoran laughed heartily, feeling that the current internet investment industry was really just a makeshift operation making a mess of things.

Xu You said, "We currently have 200 cooperative clients, and the estimated value is about 200 million US dollars."

“That’s not right.” When Zhou Haoran designed the Trademark Network model, he wanted to have his cake and eat it too. “The Trademark Network adopts a ‘B+C’ model, which does both B-end business and C-end business.”

"We don't have any end-users yet..." Xu You drawled, "How's it going on your end?"

"We've already found a team."

Zhou Haoran told him not to rush things.

The so-called B-end users are the businesses that the trademark website partners with; these businesses are the B-end users. The so-called C-end users are the ordinary people who use the trademark website. Normally, it's definitely harder to attract C-end users.

For B-end users, free is fine.

Which company wouldn't want to provide free services and promotion?
This doesn't work for end users; even if it's free, people might not use it.

Fortunately, Zhou Haoran had a path of unorthodox cultivation.

Genuine users are hard to find.

There are many water users.

Virtual machines simulated US IP addresses, and tens of thousands of end-users appeared.

If a single consumer-facing (C-end) user has a daily active user (DAU) value of $1000, and you generate 10 DAU, then you're a rising star startup valued at $1 million!
This trick is very effective.

Even if it were more than ten years later, let alone 98, it would still be able to dominate.

At that time, there was a company in China called Cheetah Mobile that lost out to 360 in the security software competition. Unable to survive in China, it went to the United States to develop. Relying on rogue software and virtual users, it quickly became a star company in Silicon Valley, reaching a market value of several billion dollars after its IPO.

Because the behavior was so excessive, both Apple and Google modified their app agreements to effectively restrict it.

Xu You asked with some concern, "This is an unorthodox approach, is it reliable?"

"I'm a computer expert!"

Zhou Haoran snorted.

Xu You laughed and said, "That's right. The papers you wrote about the Internet, especially after the open source, have become major academic works. Many people ask me if I know Dr. Zhou Haoren since I'm Chinese."

Zhou Haoran doesn't even have time to write papers right now, and says dismissively, "Never mind them. Being an expert is meaningless, there are too many restrictions. We still need to get the trademark website up and running. You should communicate with the United Nations and see if you can get their official authorization."

"Row."

Xu You knew who the core of the trademark website was.

Zhou Haoran said, "Let's hold on for another month. After that, we'll officially launch the Series A financing for the Trademark Network! The expected financing amount is over 1000 million US dollars!"

……

Dongfang Lang and Meng Xuemin went south.

Go and persuade Aido VCD manufacturer.

The coordination wasn't very good.

"The person you recommended isn't very good!"

Dongfang Langren, a resident of Guangzhou, called to complain.

"Who is it?" Zhou Haoran asked incredulously. "Meng Xuemin?"

Dongfang Lang said, "Yes, it's this Director Meng you recommended. He's not competent enough. I met a vice president of Aido VCD today. He spoke too softly, as if he were begging someone. It was infuriating."

Zhou Haoran chuckled and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

"Of course I can't beg people. If I grovel, they'll ignore me. 'Princess Pearl' is so good, they should be begging me! If they dare not cooperate, I'll destroy them!"

Dongfang Lang threatened Lenovo and benefited from it.

They felt they could easily defeat a small VCD manufacturer.

Zhou Haoran said, "Director Meng used to work in sales, and his performance was quite good."

“That’s all the same old tricks, it won’t work.” Dongfang Lang felt there was a difference in their philosophies. “You call him back, I’ll handle it myself! Can’t we even take down a mere Aido VCD player?”

"You're really good?"

Zhou Haoran felt that he was far too arrogant.

Dongfang Lang said coldly, "The VCD market is so competitive. If Aido doesn't cooperate, I'll turn around and find other manufacturers to form an 'Anti-Aido Alliance.' I don't believe they won't be afraid."

"You've got to be kidding me!" Zhou Haoran couldn't help but chuckle, feeling that this kid was going further and further down the wrong path, and offered a suggestion, "How about this, you ask Aido if they want to get UN certification!"

"Huh?" Dongfang Lang's eyes lit up. "The trademark website is done?"

Zhou Haoran said, "In the field of technology, we have basically reached a certain level of maturity and are quite competitive. Nanji Ren has become a well-known clothing brand in China thanks to its UN gold medal. Do you think Aido would like to participate?"

"Of course I'd be willing!" When Dongfang Lang heard about this additional benefit, he realized he couldn't operate using the same strategy as before. "With this pretext, I'll take advantage of the summer vacation to secure deals with the five or six most powerful VCD manufacturers in the country!"

"Row."

Zhou Haoran was relieved.

With the emergence of "UN Certified Trademark", isn't this more attractive than "Well-known Trademark" in China?

Dongfang Lang narrowed his eyes and slowly said, "I don't work for Red Star Media."

"Ok?"

"I can't work for nothing."

"what do you mean?"

Zhou Haoran twitched the corners of his mouth.

Dongfang Lang laughed and said, "Agency, isn't that what trading companies do? It's settled then. Haoqi Sunshine Trading Company will be the agent for 'Princess Pearl' DVDs. Only then can I legitimately communicate with the major VCD manufacturers."

Zhou Haoran said, "The price they quoted was 35 yuan, which is 5 yuan higher than the 30 yuan I had expected."

"No problem!" With such a prestigious name, things became much easier for Dongfang Lang. "I'll act as a distributor and sell them to those VCD manufacturers for 50 yuan each."

"It's a bit dark, isn't it?"

"It's not expensive. With the UN's approval, who would dare disobey?"

(End of this chapter)