Who invented Baidu? I know, it's amazing. It's a good platform for knowledge exchange.

Baidu was not invented by anyone. Baidu Company is the leading software technology provider and platform operator of the Internet in China. More than 8% of the major websites providing search engines in China are provided by Baidu. At the end of 1999, Baidu was founded in Silicon Valley of the United States. Its founders were Mr. Li Yanhong and Mr. Xu Yong, who had many years of successful experience in Silicon Valley of the United States. In 2, Baidu Company returned to China for development. Baidu's name comes from the inspiration of "looking for her thousands of Baidu", which entrusts Baidu's confidence in its own technology.

"Baidu", founded in early 2, began to provide search technology services for domestic websites; In 21, a new business model-search engine ranking was introduced (for enterprises, fees were charged to make them prioritize on possible search pages, thus improving the possibility of winning new customers), and the company began to make profits gradually; According to the statistics of Alexa, a recent American research organization, "Baidu" has become the second largest independent search engine vendor in the world, ranking first among Chinese search engines. Baidu is the largest Chinese search engine in the world and is committed to providing people with the most convenient way to obtain information. Baidu has the largest Chinese web database in the world, and handles more than 1 million search requests from more than 1 countries every day. The simple and powerful search function is trusted by netizens, and more than 7, users set Baidu as their home page every day. At the same time, Baidu also provides a platform for enterprises to obtain potential consumers, and provides massive information retrieval and management solutions for large enterprises and government agencies. In the era of information surplus, Baidu has become synonymous with search with its simple and reliable search experience.

at about 1: a.m. new york time on August 5th, Li Yanhong, Xu Yong, Wang Zhansheng, Bi Sheng and Baidu Investment Experience and Kun arrived at the trading office on the 49th floor, accompanied by the president of Goldman Sachs.

"Li Yanhong never talks much. He is very calm and can't see any nervousness. This is his usual style." Bi Sheng told this reporter.

interestingly, Goldman Sachs sent the chief trader in charge of Baidu's first day trading, and was also the one in charge of Google's first day trading.

the transaction has started. The chief trader holds the phone in one hand and the mouse in the other, scans the investors' orders on the screen with his eyes, and keeps quoting the latest quotations.

when the trader quoted 35 and 37, the first applause rang in the office, and everyone knew it was successful. Unexpectedly, it didn't take long for the trader to say 42 and 45 again. The applause was sparse this time, and everyone was shocked, and everyone around him was surrounded.

Bi Sheng glanced at Li Yanhong at this time and found that Li Yanhong was in tears. Then look at Xu Yong, who was also in tears.

But the quotation is still rising. "I saw that the trader was frightened. His whole body was shaking, his voice was shaking and his hands were shaking. At this time, he had quoted 72." Bi Sheng said, "He couldn't react at this time, and his hands were out of control. As a result, at 11: 35, the first transaction was completed, and Baidu's opening price was 66 US dollars. In fact, at that time, the quotation had exceeded 7."

At this time, all the applause and cheers are really released, and all the people embrace together. "Get rid of poverty this time." Bi Sheng didn't know who he heard whisper.

At 2:4 pm, Bi Sheng and Xu Yong took a bus to Nasdaq. At this time, the news that Baidu's share price exceeded 1 dollars came from the radio on the bus. "I'm rich." Bi Sheng said to Xu Yong.

Finally, they came to the Nasdaq Exchange Building on 43rd Street in Manhattan, which is a street corner that intersects with the famous Broadway and is crowded with people. In front of the big display screen facing the street outside the trading hall, many new york citizens and tourists are watching. At the moment, the rising stock price, Baidu's big LOGO and the keywords that China netizens searched for Baidu at that time (about 12 pm Beijing time) are alternately displayed on the display screen.

"We were all cheering and taking pictures when an American came up to talk to us." Bi Sheng recalled that he asked if we were from this company? I said yes! He said, It's abigday for you. Then I asked Li Yanhong that he was the CEO and went up to take a group photo with him.

at 3 o'clock sharp, Li yanhong led a team into the trading hall to rehearse the closing ceremony. At 4 o'clock, after taking photos with investors, bankers and listing team respectively, Li Yanhong started the closing ceremony of Nasdaq on August 5, 25. At this moment, Baidu's closing price was set at $122.54, and Baidu's market value was $3.958 billion.

At this moment, Li Yanhong's 22.9% stake made his net worth more than 9 million dollars. At the same time, Baidu in China has produced dozens of multimillionaires and hundreds of millionaires.

Sightseeing of China Tea and Bi Sheng

"At that time, everyone was exhausted, and at least they didn't sleep for more than 3 hours. But at 6: 3 in the evening, everyone rushed to the BlueFin restaurant to hold a celebration banquet. " Bi Sheng said, "The reception lasted until 11: 3 in the evening. Investors, Baidu team and underwriters took turns to speak. Everyone said that Baidu was really amazing and created a miracle. But Li Yanhong's speech was the shortest, so he said one word: thank you. "

after the banquet, everyone went back to the hotel to have a rest, but they all felt unable to sleep. Li Yanhong couldn't sleep either. He called Xu Yong, Bi Sheng and several others to the lobby of the Ritz Hotel to continue the tea meeting. "The waiter recommended many kinds of wine to us, and finally thought we should drink something special, so we called ChineseTea (China tea). As a result, it is still jasmine tea in Beijing. "

At this meeting, which lasted until two o'clock in the evening, Li Yanhong arranged the next work. "He arranged to return to China to face the media problems, and then mainly said that all domestic work should be carried out step by step as usual." Bi Sheng recalled that Li Yanhong had recovered his composure at that time.

On August 6th, Li Yanhong slept in the Ritz Hotel all day. Bi Sheng was busy, so he put on casual clothes and began to visit new york.

"I went to Chinatown, the World Trade Center site and the Statue of Liberty, and I met China people everywhere, and everyone was talking about Baidu." Bi Sheng recalled that he bought a camera battery in a small shop opened by a Chinese in Chinatown, and the owner recognized himself from the front page of a Chinese newspaper, Qiao Bao, which he was reading. "This is a second-generation immigrant, and I can't speak Chinese very well. He asked me a lot about China and called his sister out to take a photo with me. "

Then in a tea restaurant in Chinatown, Bi Sheng was once again recognized by the owner. "The owner said a lot of compliments, saying that every overseas Chinese was talking about the soaring share price of Baidu, and they all thought the enterprises in China were great. Finally, I was given a 2% discount. "

The last time I was recognized in the United States was at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. Bi Sheng chatted with a China painter who painted tourists for a living. This is a profession that many China artists have done in the United States. "We still talked about Baidu. He asked me a lot of questions, especially domestic ones, which seemed very emotional. In the end, he only charged me $15 for this painting, and $4 for painting others. " Bi Sheng said with a smile, it seems that everyone in China in the United States is happy for Baidu.

Bi Sheng finally came to a small shop to choose souvenirs for his wife. The shop assistant was an American girl. She took out a lot of clothes for Bi Sheng to choose from, and chatted by the way: "Well, all the clothes here are made in China, and anymadeby china", and then her voice changed: "Baidu was also made". Bi Sheng was really surprised when he got here.

Bi Sheng decided to fly back to Beijing from new york on August 7th, and called Li Yanhong before he left. "He didn't say anything, he said pay attention to safety on the road and contact again after returning home. He doesn't talk much, and he is a very shy and very gentleman. "

On the Air China flight back to China, Bi Sheng fell asleep in a daze and was awakened by an old lady in Shandong next door with her arm. "You are being shown on TV." The old lady pointed to the CCTV4 program being broadcast on the plane, and her son and daughter were also on the plane. "There are many scary questions, and I talked all the way. Until I flew within the border, I couldn't support it, and I begged them to let me sleep for a while. "

After returning to China, Bi Sheng received an email from Li Yanhong, "Li Yanhong saw that public opinion in China was talking about the stock price. He doesn't think this is the best situation. Why doesn't anyone talk about Baidu's listing as a glory for China and its significance for China's IT industry? He feels that the atmosphere he feels in the United States is even more enthusiastic than at home. "