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 Groupon is very new. Group is a group and Coupon is a coupon. As the name suggests, there are discounts for group purchases.

It was just established 7 months ago and first operated in Chicago. After the model improved, it copied and expanded to New York, Boston and other cities in the eastern United States.

Therefore, Fang Zhuo's evaluation of Lei Jun is true. At this time, he can pay attention to Groupon abroad and think about the prospects of this model and its domestic potential. It is really worthy of saying that he has a "keen vision".

No wonder Lei Jun’s investment business is doing well.

Groupon later also entered China and was directly transliterated into "Gopeng.com". It mainly gathered users to get big discounts from merchants. The first group purchase launched in the United States was a buy-one-get-one-free deal with a pizza shop next to the company.

, allowing the pizza shop to increase sales and consumers get discounts.

This development model is quite light, linking merchants on one end and users on the other, allowing multiple parties to get what they need through the Internet, optimizing resource allocation to a certain extent.

With the rapid development of Groupon, domestic intellectuals quickly launched a fiercely competitive "Thousand Groups War" on websites such as Xuedu, Meituan, LaShou, and Wowo. Fang Zhuo vaguely remembered this "Thousand Groups War"

"It doesn't seem to be an exaggeration. At some point in time, there were between five and six thousand group buying websites in China.

One of the main reasons for this grand occasion is that Google issued a $6 billion acquisition offer for Groupon, which was founded just over a year ago.

The establishment time is too short, the expansion speed is too fast, and the acquisition price is too high.

In addition, the business model is easy to understand, which makes many people want to copy the myth of Groupon's development.

But it seems that there is probably no Lei Jun here.

Fang Zhuo thought about it for a second and felt that Lei Jun was really affected by Yike's development.

Maybe it was because his years at Jinshan were too hard. The names of the investment companies that Lei Jun later established were called "Shunwei Capital." They focused on following the trend. Now Yike's domestic layout probably prevents him from seeing the mobile phone industry.

There is nothing to do with the general trend.

"Is Mr. Lei interested in being a distinguished guest in China?" Fang Zhuo calmed down his slightly ups and downs and asked with concern.

Lei Jun said seriously: "I do consider starting a career on my own, not just investing."

Fang Zhuo became interested: "If you do it, what will the name of the company be?" Lei Jun was a little surprised, why did Mr. Fang ask for the name all of a sudden?

He thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "I haven't considered this yet. Has Mr. Fang thought of any good names?"

Fang Zhuo sincerely suggested: "If you do it, how about calling it 'Xiaomi'?" Lei Jun frowned, what an incomprehensible name, who named the company like this?

Shen Nanpeng, who was standing next to him, noticed that Mr. Fang was very interested, and felt strange in his heart. However, he was a little interested in the new project that the two of them communicated. People like Mr. Fang had obviously noticed it a long time ago, otherwise Mr. Lei would not have known it as soon as he mentioned it.

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He also made a joke: "As the saying goes, in the Buddhist view, a grain of rice is as big as Mount Sumeru. It's good to use the word "rice". It is vulgar and elegant, but calling it millet directly is not easy for users to understand intuitively. Since this Groupon

We are just gathering people to form a group, how about we call it ‘rice group’?”

Lei Jun really likes the previous words, but are you really kidding?

He shook his head and said with the same joke: "Mr. Fang, I think it's good to be called 'Yituan'. If you put the word 'Yi' in the head, things will go smoothly."

Fang Zhuo laughed loudly.

Lei Jun also smiled, but he couldn't help but think about the name, "Yi Tuan", easy to group, very good group, this is in line with the theme of group buying, um, it can also secretly gain a lot of luck from the Yike system

.

He suddenly shuddered again, "No, Dangdang couldn't open the door, so Mr. Fang kicked him. Gaode didn't want money, Mr. Fang always called friends to force him to give money. It's unlucky to use such a name, and it can easily bring disaster."

"There's no hurry about the name. It's better to think about the model carefully first and then take your time." Fang Zhuo's bad taste passed, he picked up the tea cup and said with emotion, "The mobile Internet will change everyone's business model, and this is one of them."

After Lei Jun heard this emotion, he became more confident about the prospect of group buying. However, he planned to go back and think about it carefully to see how this method can be used in China.

Mr. Fang seemed to be familiar with the new foreign models, but Lei Jun felt that he and Mr. Fang were not in a happy conversation. After a moment of hesitation, he saw Shen Nanpeng asking questions again and silently gave up the idea of ​​continuing to talk about group buying.

Shen Nanpeng came from a business background and enjoyed the feeling of investing after bringing his company to Nasdaq. He and Mr. Fang had many topics they wanted to talk about.

In comparison, Lei Jun's trajectory is somewhat similar, but he still can't let go of his career thoughts and is not content with his status as an "angel investor".

What is an angel investor?

If the enterprise is successful, it can be a business. If the enterprise is not successful, it can be a business, such as Li Guo.

Lei Jun listened to the exchange between the two people in the CEO's office, and there was a fire in his heart that had not been extinguished and was ready to explode in the wind, but could he really do it?

"Mr. Shen, Mr. Lei, you may have heard about UC's rejection of Yike's investment." Fang Zhuo talked about recent setbacks and was willing to share ideas to spark sparks. "I thought about it again and again, since UC is not willing to

, then we at Yike can only develop a suitable mobile browser ourselves."

Shen Nanpeng was not too surprised. Mr. Fang, that’s right. How can you always be strong? “Just before you came, I was still reading reports on this aspect. The company is considering using Google’s open source to make a simple and stable product.

"The focus of Fang Zhuo is not to talk about browsers, but his thoughts on open source. "After reading the report, I was thinking, Google's open source is really easy to use. Android is open source, but it provides GMS mobile services.

Occupying the entrance, Chrou source, it successfully made Chro again."

Chrou is Google's open source project. Developers can work together to improve it, and then Google will collect the improved Chrou and release an improved installation package. To simply understand, Chrou trial version, Chro is the official version.

The former is open source, the latter is not.

What Fang Zhuo laments is that this approach of using open source methods to create successful products is not limited to Google, but many companies do this.

Shen Nanpeng roughly understood what Mr. Fang meant, thought for a moment, and said: "Last year, oh no, it was the year before last, I liked a historical drama broadcast on Mango TV called "The Ming Dynasty 1566". There was a character's line in it , Confucius said, “If you know what cannot be done, do it.”

Fang Zhuo smiled, knowing exactly what was coming next: "This means that you don't ask whether it's possible to do something, but ask whether it should be done."

If there is a direction that should be done, then do it. If it is difficult, then work together and do it through open source.

If you can't see the benefits for a while, it's hard to imagine how to move from laboratory to commercialization and how to implement it. But if you know the future direction, you still have to invest in it if you have spare energy.

Android is like this, Chrou is like this.

These are the seven major directions discussed at the annual meeting. The same is true for the group buying we just talked about.

The three people in the office have different personalities, but they all have a tough background. Fang Zhuo thought of foreign technology research because of mobile browsers, and Shen Nanpeng watched business development and was willing to be friends.

Lei Jun was shocked and felt a strong feeling. He didn't ask whether it was possible to do something, but asked whether it should be done.

Group buying has its prospects, and even Mr. Fang recognizes this, but can he find a team, can he venture into areas he has never done before, and can he really replicate Groupon?

If you really have a bright future and you are not willing to just be an ordinary investor, then you should start another career.

Lei Jun took a deep breath and drank half a cup of herbal tea. He then listened to Mr. Fang talking with great interest about the open source he wanted to try. It was the "consumer electronics", "cloud computing" and "artificial intelligence" mentioned at the annual meeting. "We must learn from foreign open source models in other directions.

"I don't know if it will work. If this can cultivate more talents in these directions, it would be good." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "If you know you can't do something, just do it. I will write a word later."

Lei Jun and Shen Nanpeng glanced at the words on the wall of the CEO's office in unison.

They felt that today's trip was fruitful, and Mr. Fang was really kind and kind most of the time.

Fang Zhuo also felt something gained after the exchange.

At noon, he said enthusiastically: "Mr. Shen, Mr. Lei, let's go and chat while we eat. I fly here and there sometimes, and I don't even have a chance to communicate with you outstanding investors. I have to get drunk today." Not coming back."

Shen Nanpeng knew that this was not the case. Mr. Fang communicated the most with excellent investors. Even investors who had not communicated and negotiated with Mr. Fang were not considered top investors in the country.

A banquet was held at noon, and the guests of honor enjoyed themselves.

However, after a drunken drinking session, Lei Jun returned to the hotel to rest. When he woke up, Shen Nanpeng had already boarded the passenger plane to the capital. He still had something to do, and Mr. Fang even more had something to do.

The sky was gloomy outside the window and the light in the room was dim.

Lei Jun's mood was up and down, and suddenly the depression of the past few years resurfaced.

After leaving Jinshan, he had no secretary, no car, no office. He traveled around the country alone with a backpack on his back. He met many people and invested in many projects, but he always felt that there was no way back.

Lei Jun led Kingsoft to go public five times, and finally achieved the goal as a game company. The years of fighting against the "elephant" Microsoft made him extremely tired, and his intelligence, creativity, and energy were all greatly reduced.

overdraft.

Kingsoft went public and the CEO resigned.

During the sincere exchange with Meizu Huang Zhang, Lei Jun also thought about trying a mobile phone, but once he figured out the industry layout of Yike, which was already a behemoth, the fatigue of facing the "elephant" came back again.

At this stage of life, it seems like there is nothing left except money.

Lei Jun got up from the bed, turned on the overhead light, walked a few steps, and stared at himself in the mirror.

In 2009, I will be turning 40 this winter. Twenty years have passed since I debuted in 1989, my talent has been exhausted, my passion has faded, my ideals have been damaged, and the arrogance and self-confidence of a young and successful boy have also disappeared.

Friends say you are a model worker, and your company says you are diligent, but these comments just seem like "hard work", like comfort, like an elusive distance from success.

After twenty years of trying my best, it’s just like this.

Lei Jun looked at himself, thinking about those more dazzling friends, and felt confused for a while, mediocre, time wasted, and he was approaching old age. Can someone like me really still pursue a career in life?

He stared blankly at the lifeless middle-aged man in the mirror. He was buzzing.

The phone on the table vibrated.

Lei Jun walked over numbly and found that it was Li Guoqing who was now an angel investor. The call was answered.

"Hey, Lei Jun, I'm Lao Li." Li Guoqing's cocky voice came through the receiver, "Are you in Shanghai? Come out for a drink. Hey, I have a good project this month, let's come out and chat."

When Lei Jun heard Li Guoqing's voice, it was like a wake-up call. Even people like this could be in such high spirits, what was he doing?

The serious look on Mr. Fang's face when he spoke at noon came to his mind again - don't ask whether it is possible to do something, but ask whether it should be done.

"Speak, Mr. Lei, I don't know who I am, Lao Li?" Li Guoqing raised his voice, which was already a bit deafening.

"No, Mr. Li, I'm not going." Lei Jun came to his senses and refused.

"What's the matter, aren't you looking for an investment project? I have something good here." Li Guoqing wondered.

"I don't want to invest anymore. I'm tired of it. I want to do things on my own." Lei Jun made a complete decision in his heart, and his mind suddenly became more active. "Mr. Li, are you in Shanghai? Then come over and let's talk about the project I want to do.

, you also invest some."

Li Guoqing smiled and said: "Hey, Mr. Lei, Mr. Lei, I asked you to invest money, but you still want to pass my money over. If it doesn't work, let's just do it. I'll see you later."

He hung up the phone and looked for a suitable target again. Lei Jun didn't mind and looked at the mirror again.

He asked himself in the mirror: "Areuok?"

Lei Jun in the mirror did not answer, and only made an OK gesture with his right hand.

After a while, Lei Jun simply washed his face,

I grabbed my phone and hurried out, heading straight to Pudong International Airport.

He is going to the United States to see and experience Groupon's model and development for himself.

That night, Fang Zhuo was brewing organizational changes within the company, and was also considering launching multiple open source projects this year to promote technological development.

When three people are walking together, there must be a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. Liu Zonghong's number suddenly appeared on the mobile phone screen.

After Fang Zhuo pressed the button, he simply said: "Hey, tell me."

"Mr. Fang, a music player manufacturer in Guangdong Province. Well, it also made a mobile phone last year, called Oppo. Its president Chen Mingyong wants to visit the company to talk about transforming into Android phones and joining YMS." Liu Zonghong reported.

Condition.

"Oh, Oppo." Fang Zhuo's thoughts moved. Is there another family?

He thought for a while and said, "Let's arrange it until Sunday. Oppo may not be willing to accept our YMS request."

Liu Zonghong was startled and decided to urgently collect information about the company judged by his boss after hanging up the phone.

After Fang Zhuo got on the phone, he asked a few questions about the arrangements for tomorrow's meeting.

Just when he was about to hang up the phone, he suddenly asked again: "How is Mr. Wang from Weibo doing lately?"

Liu Zonghong was puzzled. What was the boss asking? What does it mean? He thought for a few seconds and said: "Mr. Wang is very active on Weibo and can post twenty comments a day. If it is on Penguin's products,

It should have been banned."

Fang Zhuo smiled and said: "Wang is always passionate and not confused at all. He is suitable for social media. People's destiny is really magical. Well, Mr. Shen went to the capital to persuade Gaode. What's the latest here?

Tell me the situation as soon as possible."

Liu Zonghong couldn't understand Mr. Fang's emotion, but he knew that the fate of the company would be magical. The boss was obviously serious about Gaode this time. Even Bald Kong had been called to carry out a situation plan.

He is graceful, graceful and virtuous, and Mr. Fang is very kind.


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