Ever since Li Bo lost the argument with his roommate Chen Hong last time, he has been looking for an opportunity to get back on track.

Now, as soon as the news of Alibaba's acquisition of Xiami Music was revealed online, Li Bo couldn't help but mock it:
"Lao Ma really keeps his word. It's only been less than a month and he has already taken action.

Hehe, there were Tencent and Baidu before, and now Alibaba has joined the game.

Chen Hong, don't you think Yang Xiao can just develop a music software and play it quietly? He doesn't even take the giant seriously. I guess he must be getting anxious like an ant on a hot pot now. "

Chen Hong was somewhat disapproving of Li Bo's success and said:
"Haha, this is just the beginning, who can tell who will win or lose?

Besides, what is this app called Xiami Music? I have never heard of it.

Let me ask you, do you know how many users Xiami Music currently has? And how many users does Yang Xiao's Shiguangyun Music have?

Let me tell you, Ali still has a long way to go if he wants to catch up!"

"Chen Hong, I find that you are really stubborn. You don't think that Alibaba will not continue to spend money after entering the market, right? For such a giant enterprise, the ticket is the cheapest thing, and the subsequent spending is the biggest expense! It is possible that the spending may reach tens of billions or even hundreds of billions!"

"Ali, you are the only one who has money? Yang Xiao's money is fake again?"

"No, how can their sizes be compared?"

"Let's wait and see. No matter how much you think highly of Lao Ma, I don't think Yang Xiao will definitely lose."

"How about this, let's make a bet, okay? You can't keep talking so hard! I want to slap you in the face!"

"Let's just gamble. Who's afraid or what?"

Chen Hong was also provoked by Li Bo's words and immediately became angry. He responded, "What are you betting on? You are not going to gamble money like Lao Ma and Yang Xiao did? That's fine. Their bet is for three years. After three years, everyone will definitely be working. I will bet with you no matter how much you bet!"

"Gambling is boring, too vulgar."

Li Bo smiled maliciously, "How about this, the loser will let the winner pick a place and run naked, how about that?"

"Streaking? Shit, are you making such a big deal?"

"Awesome! I said you two didn't have to do that."

The other two roommates were shocked when they heard this and started to persuade them.

Seeing that Chen Hong didn't say anything, Li Bo was even more proud: "Haha, it doesn't matter. He can refuse to pay the debt at that time. I am a very generous person."

The term "streaking" is an old term and has been popular for more than ten years.

During the Internet bubble in 2000, Alibaba was in crisis. Xie Shihuang, one of the Arhats, often posted a sentence on his SNS:
——It’s the end of the month. If anyone gives me 10,000 yuan, I’m willing to run naked on Huaihai Road!
These two words have also been popular on the Internet.

And they are still like crazy, thinking that this behavior is very cool, and they feel that they can let themselves go while putting it into action.

It was not until 2015 and 2016, when the Internet became fully popular, that streaking became easily exposed and socially unacceptable, and normal people would not do that.

This was also mentioned in the previous article.

In 2016, an incident of naked streaking and filming broke out in Dali Ancient Town.

The authorities dealt with it seriously and detained the person for half a month, which shocked many netizens and finally stopped this ancient custom.

Of course, the most crucial point is that with the advancement and development of smartphones, pixels are getting better and better!
Once it is photographed by passers-by, coupled with the rapid speed of Internet transmission, if you are running naked on the same day, the news will come from relatives and friends the next day!
The spread of the news was slow before, and those who streaked were just looking for a momentary rush, and they were not afraid at all!
Now, be honest every minute!

Chen Hong originally didn't want to agree.

Although he is a die-hard fan of Yang Xiao, and no matter how much he thinks highly of Yang Xiao, he is also a normal person.

Knowing Lao Ma’s strength, as the saying goes, the arm cannot twist the thigh, Yang Xiao’s winning rate is not really high!
The most important thing is that the bet between Yang Xiao and Lao Ma was indeed too arrogant.

Because Yang Xiao was betting on him to win first place, not on Lao Ma to win first place!

Anyone with a discerning eye would know that Yang Xiao’s difficulty was simply greater than climbing to the sky!
In other words, there are reasons why Alibaba cannot get the first place. After all, in addition to Yang Xiao, there is also the old music website [KuGou] which is a stumbling block in front of it.

In addition, there are also giants such as Baidu and Tencent, which are also one step ahead of Alibaba.

Yang Xiao is trying to take on several people at once!
If he had to bet on whether Lao Ma could take the top spot in the market within three years, he thought Yang Xiao would win for sure.

Chen Hong pondered for a long time and did not speak, and was caught by Li Bo at this time.

The latter said proudly:
"Forget it, forget it, I don't dare to forget it, Chen Hong, you are just talking nonsense.

If you want to support Yang Xiao in the future, just type it quietly on the Internet. Don’t keep talking about Yang Xiao in front of me all day long. I’m tired of hearing it.

And although I don’t dislike Yang Xiao now, I would like to advise you not to be a brainless and crazy fan. "

Hearing Li Bo's intense ridicule, Li Bo's lungs were about to explode.

He got so excited that he shouted angrily, "Let's make a bet! Who's afraid of who? Aren't you going to work for Alibaba after graduation? When I win, I'll let you run naked under the Alibaba building! I hope you don't default on your debt when the time comes!"

"Okay, if you lose, you will go run naked downstairs of Yang Xiao's company. I will have money to buy you a plane ticket to Shenzhen!"

"Old Chen, forget it. There's no need to bet with Li Bo."

"Yeah, you're about to graduate, and you're still doing this."

The other two roommates tried to dissuade them at this time.

As the saying goes, it is better to lose the battle than the person. The more people tried to persuade him, the more angry Chen Hong became. He just waved his hand and said, "Stop, both of you stop persuading me. I am not afraid."

Li Bo had a look of confidence that he had won and stopped talking.

The "streaking" bet between the two of them suddenly became popular in their school's forum and became more and more widespread.

There are many such escalating debates across the country!
The main reason is that Lao Ma and Yang Xiao both have too many fans!
There was a huge quarrel online, and they were just about to have an offline fight!

But precisely because both of them are the focus of attention, this war about online music has gained a lot of momentum and attention.

End of January, Yanjing.

The headquarters of Time Music Group.

Yang Xiao was sitting in the office, and opposite him was Xie Guomin.

"Old Xie, how is the acquisition of Kuwo going?"

"No problem. I've already informed Mr. Lei about this. We're just waiting for you to come over. We can sign the acquisition agreement at any time."

Xie Guomin said, "I don't understand why you came all the way here. The acquisition of Kuwo is just a natural thing."

"This B place in Yanjing, with a temperature of minus 10 to 20 degrees, is freezing me like a grandson. Do you think I came here to acquire Kuwo?
Thank you for taking care of these things. I am 100% assured."

dong dong!

Before Yang Xiao finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

After Xie Guomin responded, the door opened and it was his assistant who came to report something:

"Mr. Xie, Mr. Yang, Mr. Lei from Kuwo has arrived and is now in the reception room."

"Okay, let's go over there."

Xie Guomin gestured, and immediately stood up and walked over with Yang Xiao. In the reception room, Yang Xiao also met Lei Ming, the founder of Kuwo Music Box.

Lei Ming also has another nickname, which is - Baidu Seven Swordsmen!

His background is somewhat similar to that of Xie Guomin. Xie Guomin achieved financial freedom by relying on the listing of Sina.

Lei Ming founded Kuwo Music Box after cashing out his shares after Baidu went public.

Xie Guomin and Lei Ming are old friends and have dealt with each other before. This time, both parties are completing the acquisition procedures, so there is no need to say more.

"Hello, Mr. Lei. I finally met the famous 'Seven Swordsmen of Baidu'. I have heard of them for a long time."

Yang Xiao walked up to him, shook hands, and exchanged some pleasantries.

There is no way. Robin Li and Zhang Chaoyang are similar. They are both senior talents who returned from Silicon Valley and are also popular bosses in the domestic Internet. Therefore, the status of the Seven Swordsmen of Baidu is not low. Although Yang Xiao is the acquirer at this time, he is still willing to give Lei Ming the respect he deserves.

The most important thing is that he came to Yanjing this time just for Lei Ming!

This is the main purpose of his trip to Yanjing!
"Hello, Mr. Yang."

Lei Ming held Yang Xiao's hand and looked at his energetic young face, his expression suddenly becoming a little complicated.

After a two-second pause, Lei Ming couldn't help but ask, "Boss Yang, can I ask you a question?"

Yang Xiao nodded: "Boss Lei, you can go ahead and say it."

"Your bet on CCTV has caused a sensation across the country. May I ask if your decision to acquire Kuwo was due to this bet?"

"Haha, so that's why."

Yang Xiao smiled and didn't comment. Instead, he asked Lei Ming, "Boss Lei, you should know that the infringement lawsuit against [Time Music Group] should have been filed several months ago, right?"

Hearing this, Lei Ming nodded: "I understand. Thank you, Mr. Yang, for clearing up my doubts."

Yang Xiao also knew that perhaps because of the "sky-high bet" between him and Lao Ma that was known throughout the country, Lei Ming felt somewhat innocent.

Moreover, seeing Yang Xiao's youthful and arrogant tone on the show made him feel that this young man was just trying to show off his momentary desire and wanted to compete with Lao Ma for a win.

Especially since we heard that Alibaba acquired Xiami Music just now, and then he spent a lot of money to acquire Kuwo. How could it be such a coincidence?

But as Yang Xiao said, the copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Xie Guomin against Kuwo actually started half a year ago.

Even three months ago, the intensity was increased again.

The court’s verdict has come down.

Thinking about it this way, Lei Ming also felt that this was really a coincidence.

Could it be that this young man had planned all of this long ago?
Thinking of this, Lei Ming suddenly felt a little scared.

Could it be that this young man in front of me really has the ability to survive this brutal fight?

Yang Xiao also noticed Lei Ming's confusion.

It seems that his bet with Lao Ma did indirectly affect many people.

Lei Ming seemed to still have some doubts, and the conversation with Yang Xiao was not over yet, but Xie Guomin smiled and said, "We'll talk about other things later, let's complete the acquisition first."

"Okay." Lei Ming and Yang Xiao nodded and began to deal with their respective roles.

Lei Ming is not the only one coming here!
There are also other senior executives from Kuwo Music.

In this acquisition case of [Time Music Group], Lei Ming's offer was not low, as high as 1.1 million US dollars!
This money was almost entirely contributed by Yang Xiao personally!
According to his original plan, Yang Xiao was going to bring in investment institutions to jointly take over Kuwo.

But there was no way. He made too much money in the film and game markets last year and had no place to spend it!
Of course, his important partner, Xie Guomin, also contributed almost one-tenth in order to minimize the dilution of his shares.

At this time, the lawyers and main persons in charge of both parties were present, working intensively to complete the procedures.

Yang Xiao, on the other hand, was just like a normal person, looking around and strolling around.

In the end, he was so bored that he ran to Xie Guomin's office and lay down on the sofa.

It was not until the acquisition procedures were completed that someone came to tell him that it was over.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiao hurriedly called out to Lei Ming: "Boss Lei, please stay."

Lei Ming was a little surprised and asked, "Boss Yang, is there anything else?"

"There is indeed something going on. Why don't we talk somewhere else?"

"Oh? Then Mr. Xie will come with us?"

Xie Guomin, who was standing by, heard this. He seemed to have known what Yang Xiao was up to, and he didn't intend to get involved. He smiled meaningfully and said, "I don't need it."

Seeing that Xie Guomin was deliberately avoiding the question, Lei Ming became even more curious.

Seeing that Yang Xiao was already walking ahead, he didn't dare to ask and just followed in silence.

"Mr. Lei, please take a seat."

"Boss Yang, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Lei Ming had some guesses in his mind, so he just said it out loud, "If you want me to join the Time Music Group, then forget it.

Mr. Xie has mentioned this to me more than once before, but the online music industry has become a game of copyright ecology, and the market has long been deteriorating. I, Lei, am just an engineer by profession and am already out of date. It is no longer suitable for me to be a manager.

And after what happened with Kuwo, I also discovered that any industry is ultimately a game of capital, and now it’s the world of young, visionary people like you.”

Hearing Lei Ming's heartfelt words that were half rejection and half emotion, Yang Xiao just smiled:

"Oh? This is just one of the things. I didn't expect that you would reject me before I even opened my mouth."

"One of them? What else does Mr. Yang want to say?"

"Boss Lei, I would also like to ask you, what are your plans after you leave Kuwo?"

As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. After arriving in the capital, people started calling him "you" all the time, and he naturally responded in kind.

"Planning? For the time being, I plan to stay away from the market and return to my family."

Lei Ming had a son not long ago, and after selling Kuwo, he was really discouraged. He might as well take this opportunity to spend time with his wife and children and take a break for a while.

"Boss Lei, I understand that you want to stay away from the market for a while, but it would be a pity for a talent like you who is still in the prime of life to return to your family."

Lei Ming seemed to have figured out something at this point, and then he continued to ask:
"Then what advice do you have, Mr. Yang?"

"Mr. Lei, you are a senior Internet engineer. The Internet has infinite possibilities and infinite excitement. I will not allow you to be absent from such a big stage."

Yang Xiao smiled slightly, his tone and expression like he was arrogant on the CCTV stage, and then said, "I plan to establish a company specializing in artificial intelligence, and I would like to invite you, Mr. Lei, to join us!"

(End of this chapter)