Back To 1995: Chapter 75 Do my part
Chapter 75 Doing my part
Hearing Xie Qing's words, a thought suddenly came to Song Yang's mind. He finally remembered where he had heard the name of Feita.
Computers, software, and the Internet are all constantly developing. Most of the impressions of anti-virus and anti-virus software in later generations are on software, such as 360, Norton, Symantec, Kaspersky, etc., are mostly like this.
However, with the development of the times, the demand for hardware security protection software is also increasing, not only for computers, but also for household appliances such as refrigerators, TVs, and air conditioners, as well as for aircraft, automobiles, and even mechanical production equipment. the need for security protection.
At this time, the concept of UTM, that is, unified threat management, emerged to solve the security problems of these products.
Xie Qing in front of me, built Feita, which is the first company to launch security products with this concept, and he is also the father of UTM...
Xie Qing didn't know why, but suddenly felt that Song Yang's eyes on him seemed a little weird.
He didn't know if it was because of his theory, Xie Qing explained to Song Yang, "UTM was proposed by me, it's just a concept, it hasn't been approved by everyone, maybe it's not accurate..."
"Father of UTM!"
Hearing Song Yang's words, Xie Qing was taken aback for a moment. He had never thought of honoring Taoist ancestors. No matter what kind of business he was in, those who could be used to be called "father" were without a doubt those A line of ancestor-level figures.
Suddenly being called the father of UTM by Song Yang, Xie Qing's face turned red. This title is too big. If it is really spread, not counting Wang An, Song Yang, and Yang Zhiyuan, he is the one who came to Silicon Valley from Huaguo , the person with the highest achievement!
Quickly waved his hands, Xie Qing became a little stuttering, and was suddenly called the father of UTM. Xie Qing was afraid that it would spread and make people laugh.
Song Yang sighed, Xie Qing still kept the domestic habits, his skin was too thin, if it was changed to the American bastards, he would have worn this title on his head long ago, who dares to question, dare to fight with a gun.
"You are the father of UTM. No matter who asks you in the future, you will say this sentence. No one knows what UTM is better than you. You have brought Internet security into a new era!" Song Yang said to Xie Qing.
After Song Yang taught Xie Qing all his money, he took a sip of tea, looked at Xie Qing and said, "I am very optimistic about the development of Feita. Sooner or later in the future, the concept of network security will change from pure software security. , and become a security management platform integrating software, hardware and the Internet, the security of the global Internet needs to be guarded by Feita!"
This meal of chicken soup made Xie Qing, who was a few years older than Song Yang, unable to hold back his emotions. Who doesn't want to make contributions and be admired by the world? Achievement.
"you sure?"
Xie Qing still said to Song Yang, "UTM is still just a concept. No one knows how far it can be achieved, and Feita still doesn't know when it will be profitable."
I have been hanging out in Silicon Valley for a few years, but most of the time I spent my time studying at Stanford. Xie Qing doesn’t know much about the market in Silicon Valley. If it were anyone else, they would have given the flying tower a lot of hype. Song Yang was screwed.
"Customer, don't worry, I will help Feita solve this problem. In fact, please come here this time. To invest in Feita, you also need Feita's security technical support!"
In terms of technical requirements, Song Yang really can't help Feita much, he is not an expert in that area.
But if you want to help Feita lead the way, Hotmail is a ready-made partner, followed by ICQ, etc., all of which need security technology provided by Feita. In addition, the double-click company is selling advertisements. By the way, help Feita get a vote Collaborators, selling anti-virus software, hardware firewalls, etc., are just incidental things.
"In addition, don't worry, as long as there is no major change in Fortinet, I will not interfere with the operation and management of Fortinet, and I can hand over the voting rights to you as an agent!"
Hearing what Song Yang said, Xie Qing couldn't think of any reason to refuse, not to mention that Song Yang is the only one in Silicon Valley who is willing to invest in Feita Company. Compared with those venture capital companies, Song Yang offered no matter the conditions Or resources, which are obviously much stronger.
Anyway, Xie Qing, I haven’t heard of any venture capital firm in Silicon Valley that only invests and doesn’t point fingers at the company and its founders, not to mention handing over voting rights to the founder’s agent.
"I can't think of a reason to refuse, how much do you want to invest?" Xie Qing looked up at Song Yang and said, Xie Qing thought, as long as Song Yang's price was not too low, he would be willing to accept it.
"One and a half million dollars, I want 40% of Fortinet's equity, and if Fortinet needs financing in the future, I want to lead the investment!"
Obtaining 40% of Feita's equity, if he leads several more financing rounds, then Song Yang can basically become Feita's major shareholder.
Song Yang thought about it and said, it sounds like he is now the founder of a company worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but in fact he is just bluffing.
With the money from Martin Solo, Song Yang can use only 6 million US dollars. He spent nearly one-fifth of the money to buy a Ferrari and a villa. The rest was used to exchange shares with Yahoo, investing in American Telecom Hotmail mailbox, ICQ project, Siebel Automobile Club, and a few lands in San Jose, plus donating part of the money to the Bruno Foundation, Adrian, Devers School, etc. one after another.
Now Song Yang can't come up with a lot of cash. The outside world may not believe the 1.5 million dollars invested, but in fact Song Yang's pockets are almost dry again. He will see old Bruno in a few days. A little bit has to be taken out. With the identity of the founder of a billion-dollar company, Song Yang's cash flow is basically almost exhausted.
Of course, it’s not that they can’t afford money. Wang An’s company has invested millions of dollars in Hotmail mailboxes. The local money is basically equivalent to Song Yang's half a year's wasted work, and finally he has to make a mess.
However, Song Yang is not too worried. This year, as long as he gets the hotmail mailbox and finds a financial backer to take over the order, Song Yang will get another large amount of cash in his hands. Yang didn't have to worry about money at all.
Xie Qing heard Song Yang's conditions and made a valuation of 4 million dollars for Feita. This valuation is not amazing in the hot Internet market during this period, but it is not too low, at least It's quite sincere!
Xie Qing thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to Song Yang, "I hope we can have a happy cooperation!"
Xie Qing feels that the probability of falling apart when cooperating with Song Yang, who can speak Mandarin, understands the domestic situation, and understands the Internet industry, is much lower than dealing with people who speak bird language.
"Silicon Valley, another company founded by a yellow skin will appear!" Song Yang raised his teacup and clinked a cup with Xie Qing, who used tea instead of wine.
Then Song Yang approached Greg to make a contract, and talked with Xie Qing about Feita Company providing anti-virus software functions for Hotmail mailboxes.
"That is to say, on Fortinet's side, it is necessary to embed a virus scanning function for the webpage of the Hotmail mailbox?"
Xie Qing is a real expert in network security, and soon understood what Song Yang needed to ask him to do.
Song Yang nodded, "Time is a bit tight, Hotmail needs internal testing at the end of the month, and the time for Feita is very tight!"
Xie Qing turned on the computer, looked at the Hotmail mailbox for a while, and then thought for a while and said, "I can try it here, and transfer everyone in Fortigate to this project. There should be a chance to go online before the registration is open. Virus scanning feature."
Looking at the Hotmail mailbox on the computer webpage, Xie Qing felt that even after using it only a few times, it was much smoother, simpler and faster than those emails he had used before.
He knew that this was also an opportunity for Fortinet. If the Hotmail mailbox can become a hit, then the Fortinet anti-virus software that provides security support for Hotmail mailboxes can also skyrocket!
When Xie Qing went upstairs to the Hotmail mailbox development department to talk to Wesley and others, Greg came to Song Yang's side.
Regarding Song Yang's continuous investment, Geleike also had a headache, "Is this Feita company really worth so much money?"
"Hotmail mailboxes need Fortinet, this should not be a loss-making business!"
"I want to remind you to pay attention to your financial situation. I don't want to receive a call to deal with your bankruptcy one day!" Greg warned Song Yang. He always felt that Song Yang was taking a risk.
In the evening, Song Yang took Xie Qing, Gallo and others to Chinatown in Houston.
When I arrived here, I obviously felt different from other places. Various familiar accents such as Cantonese and Hokkien rang in my ears from time to time.
Song Yang and the others came to the restaurant that had been booked in advance. After entering, they saw a lot of people sitting on several tables. Basically, people who came to Houston from China gathered here to eat. When they get together, it is naturally more noisy.
Seeing Song Yang and others coming, the back kitchen immediately started serving dishes, not the kind of dishes modified to suit the tastes of American people, but authentic domestic dishes.
Song Yang, who hadn't eaten domestic food for a long time, couldn't help looking forward to it at this time. Gallo held the chopsticks awkwardly, looked at Song Yang and Xie Qing, who had already started to eat the appetizers with chopsticks, and saw that they were eating happily. After winning Song Yang, Gallo gave up resistance and went straight to battle.
After taking a bite of the roast duck that came up, Xie Qing looked satisfied, and said to Song Yang, "Compared with China, it's not enough, but it's really not easy to eat this kind of food in America. I've been here for a few years. It is also the first time to eat such an authentic one!"
(end of this chapter)