I'm back in 1990

Chapter 519: Poaching from the Wall Right in Front of You

Xu Tianlei and Yue Dongxue looked annoyed. They wanted to ask Zhang Xiangguang to sign their autographs, but Zhang Xiangguang was surrounded by a huge crowd, and their small bodies couldn't squeeze through at all. Later, seeing that the scene was in danger of getting out of control, the school arranged for security guards to form a human wall to separate Zhang Xiangguang from the students and escort him to his office. The school leaders also wanted to get acquainted with this internet bigwig.

"Ugh! I brought this notebook for nothing! And it's supposed to be a signature? Just sign the air!" Xu Tianlei complained to Yue Dongxue.

Yue Dongxue looked at him with exasperation: "Look at what you can do! I was counting on you to be the one charging into battle, but you were the first one to be pushed out. If it weren't for Senior Brother Qiao risking his life to pull you out, you might have been trampled to death."

"Pah, pah, pah! Gods who pass by in all directions have no taboos!" Xu Tianlei quickly looked around and bowed.

At this moment, Qiao Hongbo spoke up to stop Yue Dongxue, who still wanted to argue with Xu Tianlei: "Alright, alright, don't blame Tianlei. I couldn't even handle that situation, let alone him."

Yue Dongxue glared at Xu Tianlei with feigned ferocity: "I'll let you go for Senior Brother Qiao's sake."

Xu Tianlei pretended not to see and asked Qiao Hongbo, "Senior Brother Qiao, where are you going later?"

"I need to go to the library. My teacher gave me a list last time, and one of the books was borrowed. I want to see if it has been returned."

"The library? I want to go too!"

Feng Ze and Duan Jinglan were also going there, while Kong Hao was going to the post office. Yue Dongxue, seeing that most people were going to the library, felt embarrassed to go back to her dormitory to rest.

At 2 p.m., after their lunch break, the group arrived at Huang Xiaochuan's office on time. Whenever Huang Xiaochuan was at school, they would come over every afternoon to see if there were any new arrangements.

When Xu Tianlei opened the door, he was instantly frozen in place, as if under a spell.

Yue Dongxue, who was following behind him, gave him an impatient shove: "What's going on? If you don't go in, I do. What are you doing blocking the doorway?"

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan was chatting with Zhang Xiangguang, and the main topic was the internet economy bubble.

Upon seeing someone enter, Zhang Xiangguang couldn't help but look at the people standing at the door.

Upon seeing Xu Tianlei and the others arrive, Huang Xiaochuan smiled and introduced them to Zhang Xiangguang, saying, "These are some of my students!"

Then he turned to Xu Tianlei and the others and said, "What are you standing there for? Come in quickly!"

Xu Tianlei then realized what was happening and quickly went into his office.

Yue Dongxue, Duan Jinglan, Feng Ze, Kong Hao, and Qiao Hongbo followed them in one after another. When they saw Zhang Xiangguang sitting there, they were first delighted and then surprised.

The group of students all thought of the same thing: their teacher actually knew Zhang Xiangguang? Their teacher was really good at keeping things hidden; they'd never heard him mention this before.

Upon seeing the six people, Zhang Xiangguang smiled and said, "Xiao Chuan, these are your students? Not bad, not bad at all. You can tell at a glance that they are all promising young talents."

The six of them then realized what was happening and greeted Zhang Xiangguang.

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan said to Yue Dongxue, "Didn't you want this person's autograph? Hurry up, or you'll miss this opportunity."

Yue Dongxue jumped up in surprise: "Wow!"

Then he busied himself rummaging through his schoolbag for pens and notebooks.

The other five followed suit, and Zhang Xiangguang signed his name for each of them. Not only did he sign his name, but he also wrote a message for each of them, which made the six of them very happy.

What happened next was even more unexpected!

Zhang Xiangguang actually took out an exquisite business card holder and handed out a business card to each of the six people.

"Come on, come on! Here are my business cards. One for each of you. If you want to come to our Soso.com in the future, just bring this business card and come find me. Just between you and me, I don't give this business card to just anyone! I wouldn't even give it to your teacher."

Huang Xiaochuan was both amused and annoyed by Zhang Xiangguang's shameless behavior. Damn it, this bald guy is too wicked. He's trying to steal someone's partner right in front of him.

The six students never expected to receive job offers before even graduating, especially since the offer was personally delivered by the president of Soso.com, China's leading portal website.

The six of them looked at their teacher, Huang Xiaochuan, holding his business cards. He waved his hand dismissively. "Why are you looking at me? Do I have something on my face? Take them, but remember, if this guy offers you an annual salary of less than 200,000, don't go. He's a bona fide capitalist, ruthless and heartless!"

Zhang Xiangguang gritted his teeth in anger at Huang Xiaochuan's words: "Damn it, you're ruining my reputation."

All six of them laughed upon hearing this, clearly indicating that this person had a special relationship with their teacher.

Qiao Hongbo knew that Zhang Xiangguang must have something to discuss with his teacher, so he and a few junior brothers and sisters greeted the two of them and then left.

After leaving the office and walking about ten meters, when she figured the teacher couldn't hear her, Yue Dongxue patted her chest as if she had just realized something: "My God! Zhang Xiangguang is actually our teacher's friend! No wonder the teacher dared to call him 'bald' before."

After leaving the office and walking about ten meters, when she figured the teacher couldn't hear her, Yue Dongxue patted her chest as if she had just realized something: "My God! Zhang Xiangguang is actually our teacher's friend! No wonder the teacher dared to call him 'bald' before."

Xu Tianlei gave Yue Dongxue a disdainful look: "Tch, I guessed it the moment I walked in and saw Zhang Xiangguang. You're only realizing it now? Are you slow on the uptake?"

"You!" Yue Dongxue was so angry that she looked like she wanted to fight Xu Tianlei for three hundred rounds.

Meanwhile, in the office, Zhang Xiangguang was still discussing the internet bubble with Huang Xiaochuan.

"Xiao Chuan, what do we do now? Soso.com is scheduled to go public early next year. What if it runs into a bubble bursting? That would be a disaster!"

After pondering for a moment, Huang Xiaochuan said, "I don't know the exact time of the outbreak, but you'd better prepare yourself mentally and take relevant precautions in advance. Also, prepare some cash for emergencies! You can tell me if you need money."

With Huang Xiaochuan's words, Zhang Xiangguang felt more at ease.

Huang Xiaochuan did this to protect his own interests, since he is the largest shareholder of Soso.com, although not publicly. His shares are held through multiple companies and trust funds, but he is the ultimate controller.

After discussing the dot-com bubble, Zhang Xiangguang poured out his grievances to Huang Xiaochuan: "You have no idea! To get Soso listed on the stock exchange, I lost at least ten pounds. Look at how sunken my cheeks are."

Huang Xiaochuan looked at Zhang Xiangguang, whose face was ruddy, and then saw that his cheeks were sunken! They were practically bursting out of shape. This guy must weigh at least 200 pounds, and he'd lost 10 pounds? You're kidding me!

However, in order to hear what Zhang Xiangguang had to say, Huang Xiaochuan unusually refrained from being sarcastic.

Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan was all ears, Zhang Xiangguang started talking.

"Although Soso.com is a company registered overseas, its main business is in China. Therefore, it must obtain approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to list overseas. We applied many times in the first half of the year but were not approved. At that time, I was so stressed about this that I even got a bunch of blisters on my lips. It was all caused by being anxious and stressed."

Later, it was Old Xu who reminded me, and I remembered Wu Duo. I was like someone holding a golden bowl but not finding the temple gate, completely forgetting about Wu Duo. Luckily, he took me to find a knowledgeable person who pointed me in the right direction, and that's how I got the approval and permits.

"What kind of clear path did I point you in?"

"To circumvent restrictions, we adopted the Variable Interest Entity (VIE) model, which simply means setting up an offshore company as the listing entity and then controlling a domestically licensed operating company through contracts to achieve financial consolidation, thus meeting the requirements for overseas listing."

After hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan smiled. In his opinion, Soso was able to pass the listing approval because the country had given a period of policy leniency in order to develop the Internet industry. In the past two years, China's Internet industry has been in its infancy, and the relevant departments have been relatively lenient in their supervision of the industry. Moreover, in order to join the WTO, this lenient period will continue for a while.

However, with the booming development of the Internet industry and the increasingly sound policies and regulations, it became much more difficult for companies to list overseas than it is now.

The two chatted for a whole afternoon, and in the end, Zhang Xiangguang invited Huang Xiaochuan to go to Nasdaq to ring the bell together.

Huang Xiaochuan waved his hand like a rattle drum: "I'm not going to join in the fun. With me around, I'll definitely take away the glory that originally belonged to you. Who told you to be so much uglier than me?"

Zhang Xiangguang's cheeks bulged with anger, but he quickly deflated because the guy was right; he was indeed somewhat ugly to begin with.