novelraw Chapter 498 : No Sincerity, Unprofessional
Chapter 498 : No Sincerity, Unprofessional
Chapter 498: No Sincerity, Unprofessional
The people from Baidu acted quickly, and someone called Chen Fan the next morning.
The caller identified himself as a manager from Baidu's Yunhai office. Chen Fan agreed on a meeting place and took a taxi there.
The agreed meeting place was a cafe in the city center.
As soon as Chen Fan went up to the second floor, he saw a middle-aged man sitting by the window, looking bored and chatting idly with a waiter.
Chen Fan took out his phone and called. Sure enough, the man answered.
Chen Fan hung up.
The middle-aged man curiously looked up, searching.
Seeing Chen Fan approach, a flash of surprise crossed the man's eyes.
"You... are you Mr. Chen Fan I spoke with on the phone?"
Chen Fan nodded, "Hello, Manager Liu."
"Haha, please sit down, please sit down."
The man greeted with a smile.
After Chen Fan sat down, Manager Liu asked with a smile, "What would you like to drink?"
Chen Fan shook his head, "Just a glass of water, please."
"Bring him a glass of water, and two plates of snacks. We'll settle the bill together later."
After the waiter left, Manager Liu smiled as he sized up Chen Fan.
"To be honest, I never imagined that the founder behind Go Navigation Home would be so young."
Chen Fan smiled.
"I'm not that young. I'll be graduating from university in a few days."
Manager Liu's eyes showed surprise again.
"You're still a university student?"
Chen Fan: "In a few days, I won't be anymore."
"That's impressive," Manager Liu exclaimed. "To create Go Navigation Home at such a young age, and capture such a large market share."
"To be honest, when I received the call from headquarters before coming here, I was quite shocked."
"Because I never imagined that the founder of Go Navigation Home would be right here in our Yunhai."
Chen Fan smiled and interrupted the man's exclamations.
"Manager Liu, let's get straight to the point. I have some business to attend to this afternoon."
Manager Liu was taken aback, then smiled, a flash of displeasure crossing his eyes.
"Alright. Let's get straight to the point then."
"I'm using your Navigation Home right now, and to be honest, the product is good, and the design is quite distinctive."
"But... forgive me for being blunt, I don't think it has much technical content."
"You could take any technician from a big internet company, give them a little time, and they could come up with something similar."
Chen Fan nodded with a smile.
"What you say is correct, Manager Liu. But only my Navigation Home has achieved over 60% market share."
The implication of Chen Fan's words was simple.
Developing a web navigation tool isn't difficult, the challenge lies in how to promote it and gain a large user base.
Chen Fan's words made Manager Liu pause.
"Well... you know, Baidu is a big company. If we really wanted to develop a web navigation browser, it wouldn't be too difficult to invest money in promotion and gain market share."
Chen Fan smiled, a smile of extreme confidence.
"Then, Manager Liu, I'd like to ask a question."
"Why doesn't Baidu develop one themselves? Is it because they don't want to?"
These words made Manager Liu pause again, his expression becoming somewhat awkward.
Both Chen Fan and his counterpart knew clearly that it was too late for Baidu to enter the market and develop a navigation browser now.
The reason Go Navigation Home succeeded was firstly because it caught the timing, launching a year or two earlier.
Secondly, Chen Fan found suitable promotion channels.
Whether it was the plugin installation package or the Feifan Antivirus software installation package, both were extremely powerful promotion channels.
Other similar products simply couldn't compete.
Of course, there was also the most important point.
Baidu was running out of time.
Chen Fan knew that Baidu was planning to go public on NASDAQ in August of the following year.
They needed to urgently expand the user base of their products to boost investor confidence.
They didn't have much time left.
This Manager Liu initially wanted to use a strategy of belittling before praising to negotiate with Chen Fan.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that Chen Fan had already seen through Baidu's bottom line.
Seeing the other's embarrassed expression, Chen Fan didn't want to make the atmosphere unpleasant, so he spoke directly.
"Manager Liu, I understand that you're saying all this on behalf of Baidu to drive down the price."
"Let's cut to the chase, just tell me directly what your acquisition price is, and I'll consider whether to sell or not."
Manager Liu looked at Chen Fan, feeling somewhat depressed.
Is this guy really just a university student?
Why do his words, actions, and the aura he exudes seem like those of a seasoned professional?
"Ahem..." Manager Liu coughed dryly to cover his embarrassment, readjusting his sitting posture.
"It's like this. Baidu is prepared to offer 5 million yuan to acquire your Navigation Home."
"5 million yuan, once you sell, you'll achieve financial freedom."
"Not just for a university student, even in all of Yunhai, you'd definitely be considered wealthy..."
"Excuse me. Let me interrupt for a moment."
Chen Fan raised his hand to stop him.
"I can't accept this price."
"I think your side might have misunderstood my intention, or perhaps Manager Liu, you haven't understood the headquarters' intention."
"If this is the price, I don't think we need to waste any more time."
Manager Liu stared at Chen Fan, chuckling.
"Young man, don't be too ambitious."
"Do you know how much 5 million yuan is?"
"This money is enough for you to buy a house, drive a sports car, and live worry-free for the rest of your life..."
Chen Fan's expression remained unchanged.
"I think your side doesn't seem sincere about buying."
"If I had known it was this price, I wouldn't have come today at all, and we both could have saved time."
"I'm sorry."
Chen Fan stood up, ready to leave.
"Mr. Chen!"
Manager Liu shouted, causing other customers in the hall to look over curiously.
Manager Liu immediately lowered his voice and said coldly, "I advise you to think it over carefully."
"You won't get this chance again."
"This Navigation Home has no use in your hands, and you still need to spend money every month to maintain it."
"Only by selling it to us can you maximize your benefits."
"You think 5 million yuan is too little?"
"Let me kindly remind you, we don't have just you as an option. If you don't agree, we can totally consider products from other companies."
Chen Fan turned to look at Manager Liu.
"Then you're welcome to consider others."
"Also, Manager Liu, I have something I want to say to you."
"I hope you can pass a message to your company's headquarters for me."
"If you want to continue talking with me next time, please show some sincerity."
"Otherwise, it will just waste both our time. And..."
"I hope that next time your company sends someone to talk to me, it's someone more professional."
"Oh, and this meal is on me."
With that, Chen Fan left, ignoring the man's ashen face.
At this moment, the waiter had just brought over the snacks.
From Chen Fan's appearance to his departure, it took less than 5 minutes.
Manager Liu angrily slammed the table.
"Hmph! Ungrateful brat."