Zhou Hongyi: "There are many ways to mess with Yahoo."

On the afternoon of July 3, 2007, Zhou Hongyi and Yahoo China's right to honor each other lawsuit was rejected by the court, once attracted countless eyeballs in the case of saliva. Facing reporters, it seems that the two sides of the irreconcilable blood feud invariably chose the silence. Recently several times to call Qihoo company, asked whether it will be the right to defamation case again, the other side always vague, on this topic avoided.

go to Hong Kong to meditate?

The reporter learned that Zhou Hongyi, chairman of Qihoo Corporation, went to Hong Kong earlier this month to "deal with personal matters". A senior executive of Qihoo company, who asked not to be named, said the company's business is stable and there is no big plan in the short term, and is in the "meditation stage". As for the lawsuit, The person said it was a Zhou Hongyi private matter and he was not in a good state to express his views.

Yahoo, which has been included in Alibaba, seems to have a rather indifferent attitude to the lawsuit, and the mind is not on it. On the afternoon of July 28, Alibaba Group Chairman Ma Yun announced that Alibaba's business-to-business business has officially launched the listing process, possibly in the third quarter of this year in the Hong Kong motherboard market listing.

Financial Weekly reporter learned that Alibaba's listing is expected to raise HK $7.8 billion, if the success of the Hong Kong stock market has been the largest market capitalisation of technology, will also refresh the Chinese internet companies in overseas markets, the highest financing record.

Jerry Yang blocked the US financing of Qihoo

Unlike the present silence, it was a bitter war of words before Yahoo's Qihoo sued each other.

"Slander, slander", "hypocrite", "Shrew scolds", and the like are constantly appearing in public speeches, until the development of "all Alibaba subsidiaries and business units will never have any business dealings with Zhou 祎 and associated companies", " Zhou 祎 never invests in Alibaba Group and all its subsidiaries, and calls on industry companies never to buy Alibaba Group and its subsidiaries.

Yahoo's "Sheikh" Jerry Yang, who is in the US, is also involved in the melee. At the end of last year, Zhou Hongyi a $80 million trillion and sought a new round of financing overseas. Last November 5, VentureBeat founder Matt Machel, the US blog site, revealed on his blog On the eve of the second round of financing for Qihoo, Jerry Yang made a phone call to Michael Morris, a personal-contact Sequoia Capital Partner, to try to dissuade him from a new round of capital injections against Qihoo.

It turns out that capital is more about investment income than personal grievances. One weeks later, Qihoo announced the second financing success.

August 16, 2006, Yahoo China claims to sue Zhou Hongyi for violating its right to reputation. Zhou Hongyi immediately counterattack, 17th, Qihoo company released a message that Zhou Hongyi sued Yahoo China infringement of its reputation right, claiming 3.6 million yuan.

On the July 3 of this year, the mutual case which had developed into a farce was eventually dismissed by the court. Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court found that, "both sides of the rhetoric is excessive, but they do not constitute a reputation damage to each other, both sides of the lawsuit request are not supported."

"There are many ways to mess with Yahoo."

From Yahoo China president to Yahoo China with acrimony, Zhou Hongyi claimed "completely unexpectedly".

July 2006, Zhou Hongyi's Qihoo company launched a program for the killing of rogue software, and he was created, and then by Yahoo China acquisition of 3721 (renamed as Yahoo Assistant) into the killing range, a fierce curse of the war from this prologue.

He told the Financial weekly reporter that the first to engage in anti-rogue software, for the impending encounter a curse early prepared, but did not expect to be bought by Ma Yun Yahoo China reaction will be so big.

Zhou Hongyi bluntly: "There are many ways to mess with Yahoo China, and it's not a good deal to do this (by means of a rogue software approach)."

"Of course, my motives are not very noble." Zhou Hongyi Readme on the "anti-Rogue" of the three purposes is, "I am able to name the name, Qihoo to expand the visibility of the company I invested in seeking a way out", not just to Yahoo.

"Rogue software is not only the Yahoo family, I was the end of the hundreds of rogue software companies, a lot of people are my good friends, old colleagues, old subordinates, not looking up to see, are relying on rogue software to make money. I have offended countless people, if simply in order to hit Yahoo, I absolutely do not need to do such a thing, the risk is too great, Cost too high ".

It now appears that the Zhou Hongyi's three goals have at least reached the top two. In less than a year's time, the constant speculation in the media let Zhou 祎 a high-profile completion from the "rogue software Godfather" to the "network security Guardian" transformation. Zhou Hongyi even claimed that "Qihoo can have today to thank Ma Yun, (scold to scold to go) saved me tens of millions of of the advertising fee" .

unwilling to be Ma "Siskin"?

Zhou Hongyi with Yahoo, and not only against or support the "rogue software" so simple.

At the end of 2003, Yahoo's $120 million trillion acquisition of Zhou Hongyi founder of the 3721 company--3721 with a malicious plug-in to occupy the Chinese keyword search market, Zhou Hongyi also because of this achievement is called "Rogue software Godfather."

Yahoo will be the original Yahoo China and 3721 merged, by Zhou Hongyi as the president of the Yahoo China area. It was said that Zhou Hongyi had a contract with Yahoo, he must be the development of Yahoo China to a certain height, 3721 will get Yahoo 120 million dollars.

Since then, Zhou a series of reforms to Yahoo China, but also achieved good results, but its distinctive personality and Yahoo's professional manager culture has always been incompatible, resulting in Yahoo and Zhou leader of the Chinese team conflict between.

Zhou Hongyi's grievances have not yet been eliminated, he told the Financial weekly Reporter said: "2004 Yahoo got 3721 of this team, that year is the best year of its development, but it does not cherish the team, so that the team to make money in the short term, but also to create a number of constraints on us, we do not go on a look, do not do it.

In July 2005, the original 3721 team openly challenged Jerry Yang's insider was kicked out six months later, Zhou Hongyi announced will resign at the end of August.

August 11, 2005, Yahoo to "Yahoo China + 1 billion U.S. dollars" price for Alibaba Group 40% stake.

Once intended to buy 3721 but failed to talk with Zhou, Ma Yun, after a circle to finally get the wish. Zhou Hongyi did not attend the signing ceremony, said in the announcement of the merger news at the staff meeting, Zhou Hongyi in front of all staff asked Ma "Good to my staff."

After Mr Ma took over, Yahoo China first cut off the portal business-this is Zhou Hongyi in Yahoo to do the best business, adjust the organization structure, and then the real name of the 3721 network changed to Alibaba real name, the 3721 Internet Assistant changed to Yahoo Assistant. Not long after, Zhou left traces are wiped clean.

After leaving Yahoo Zhou 袆 into the IDG investment fund, but half a year later then quit IDG "Go it Alone", as an angel investor active in the investment community. A year later, Zhou Hongyi with his odd tiger "comeback", a lively two Tigers scold war to start.