“Mr. Fang’s calligraphy is so beautiful, strong and powerful.”
On the flight from Shanghai to Yangcheng, Pan Ben, the vice president of IDG Capital, saw that nothing went wrong when the contract was signed, and he couldn’t help but praise the signature he saw.
“There is still room for improvement.” Fang Zhuo’s smile had a Chinese self-confidence.
Yu Hong was sitting in the outermost seat. She heard this conversation and chatted: "Mr. Pan, guess where the first thing that Mr. Fang received from your venture capital to improve living expenses was spent on?"
Even though the second cooperation between IDG and Yike was quite exciting, Pan Ben still felt a little uncomfortable when he heard such words and "improving living expenses". He didn't want to be disappointed, so he thought for a while and said: "Buying a gift for someone else?"
Yu Hong said with a smile: "Mr. Fang doesn't have to spend his own money to buy gifts for others."
She revealed the answer: "The Montblanc pen he used when signing just now was something he bought after getting the money, 3,000 yuan!"
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Director Yu continued to complain: "Mr. Fang usually asks people to buy a house when he sees them. But when he actually had money, he bought a pen! He now lives in a rented community where I bought a house. .”
Pan Ben didn’t know much about pens, but he knew that the “living improvement expenses” from the sale of a small amount of shares amounted to one million. He couldn’t help but ask: “Besides pens, what else did you buy?”
Yu Hong shook her head. She only knew about the purchase because her boss showed off when he bought the pen, and she didn't ask about the follow-up.
"I gave the bank card to my mother, and the money is pure. I let her spend it as she pleases, but I estimate that what she can spend is very limited, and it will most likely be deposited in the bank." Fang Zhuo showed a smile and answered two questions. People's searching eyes.
As the vice president of a well-known venture capital institution, Pan Ben expressed his opinion: "I think Mr. Fang is right to suggest that everyone buy a house. Domestic housing prices will definitely rise in the long term. This is an inevitable result of economic development. Auntie has a bank account On the contrary, it may not be able to outperform inflation.”
Fang Zhuo praised: "You are right."
He continued: “But my mother would be happier with such a sum of money than if I bought her a house.”
Pan Ben was stunned and said sincerely: "That's right."
The passenger plane above the clouds suddenly experienced some turbulence, and the conversation was interrupted. The three of them held their breath and concentrated for a moment. However, the passenger plane quickly stabilized. It must have encountered turbulence just now.
"Mr. Fang, our colleagues have compiled some information about Apple." Pan Ben's attention returned to official business. This trip with Fang Zhuo was for the intensive exchange of information and ideas between the two parties. "Microsoft invested in Apple two years ago. 150 million US dollars, do you think if the market response to music players improves, will Microsoft promote Ipod support for the system?"
“Does $150 million have voting rights?” Fang Zhuo asked.
Pan Ben flipped through the information, shook his head and said, "No."
"This is normal. Jobs has been driven out by the company once and will not hand over his voting rights easily again. Don't think too deeply about this transaction. Jobs has a strong desire to control." Fang Zhuo said firmly, "He will change the system. Compatibility, but not because of Microsoft, but because of users."
Pan Ben was a little funny in his heart. He said it as if you were very familiar with Steve Jobs.
He asked: "Mr. Fang, do you think we should develop a music management software like Apple?"
"iTunes is a very good application, but I think we should not distract our energy for the time being. M1 has only two advantages over Ipod, the system and the cheapness." Fang Zhuo thought about this matter seriously, "Can we take advantage of these two advantages? It’s only right to come out.”
“Hastily developed this software will only be compared with iTunes, but it will be inferior at first glance.”
“Without this software now, we can still say that M1 is cheaper than Ipod just because of this space benefit. Whether consumers believe it or not, there must be an explanation. Doesn’t it make them feel that the hardware is not comparable?”
“If our M1 sells well and has a certain number of users, then if we take advantage of the trend and launch online software, it will be an unexpected surprise for users.”
Fang Zhuo spoke eloquently: "The U.S. market still has a very serious problem. The lawsuit between South Korea's Diamond League and the Recording Industry Association of America was won over hardware. There will also be lawsuits over software like iTunes. You can take a look at its handling first and let it stand in front."
Pan Ben didn’t know if Mr. Fang was right. He was an investor, not a market researcher, but looking at Fang Zhuo’s expression and voice, he felt convincing.
but……
He suddenly changed his mind and wondered, was this the reason why the previous venture capital suffered losses?
Fang Zhuo didn’t know what the vice president was thinking, so he continued to talk about the development trend of digital music on iTunes. Regardless of whether the software would be sued or not, this development had been proven once, so he was naturally quite optimistic about it.
However, Yike is too small, and it would be great if it can make money on the hardware. There are other music management software in the US market, but the feedback from users is generally poor and difficult to use.
It is not easy for Yike to develop a software that is simple, easy to use, and recognized by users. The most convenient way is of course to copy iTunes on Apple's OSX system, but this is highly likely to lead to lawsuits.
Even if you want to imitate, you have to earn enough compensation to imitate.
Or, see if there is any ready-made software on the market that can be purchased.
Fang Zhuo had many thoughts running through his mind. This overseas market competition was unplanned because he really didn’t expect Apple to reveal such a flaw, and because of the M1’s availability, he was able to try to attack.
“I also retrieved news from the US market yesterday that the lawsuit between the Napster website and the Recording Industry Association ended with the latter winning. Napster is a website that aims to share music for free.”
"In the U.S. market, digital music must pay more and more attention to copyright. Music software and copyright licensing are a future trend. Mr. Pan, if I were you, I would ask IDG to pay more attention to startups in this area. It will definitely be
A big market.”
Fang Zhuo said sincerely.
Pan Ben smiled bitterly: "Mr. Fang, I'm afraid I can't convince IDG Capital to invest in the US."
"Oh?" Fang Zhuo rolled his eyes and continued to say sincerely, "Although the contact time is not long, I can feel that Pan is always a practical person. Since you can't use your fists at IDG, are you interested in joining us?
Where is Yike?"
Pan Ben: “?”
Yu Hong, who had her eyes closed to rest, couldn't help but open her eyes, okay, let's dig them out!
“Mr. Fang, it seems that Yike is indeed short of talents.” Pan Ben was caught off guard by the attack.
Fang Zhuo smiled and said: "Indeed, so, at this time, Yike's treatment for talents is quite good."
Pan Ben couldn't help but think of what President Xiong Xiaoge warned him, saying that Fang Zhuo had no business ethics and should be careful not to be cheated... This seemed to be a bit unethical.
"Mr. Pan, I will never cheat my colleagues or friends. If you don't believe me, ask everyone in Yike Company. They all get along well with me. If someone doesn't get along with me, then he has to look for himself.
That's the reason." Fang Zhuo said confidently.
Pan Ben slandered, would he really never cheat his own partners? What did Mr. Xiong say?
Fang Zhuo seemed to know what the vice president of IDG was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't forget that Mr. Xiong and I had some disagreements before, but in fact, we still appreciate each other privately, otherwise, there would be no such cooperation. .”
Hmm... is it true or false?
Pan Ben's idea was suddenly shaken. Maybe these two people really appreciate each other.
"This invitation has a long term. Mr. Pan can look at Yike's development before making a decision." Fang Zhuo stopped.
Pan Ben thanked him out of politeness, but he was still loyal to IDG Capital in terms of business ethics and had no intention of changing jobs.
Fang Zhuo took a sip of water, changed places with Vice President Pan, and began to race against time to chat with Yu Hong about the development of the domestic market.
At this stage, the outlook for the U.S. market is to make quick money from hardware that the Ipod has not responded to. Without knowing what the final direction will be, Yike still takes the domestic market as its basic market.
It wasn't until the flight arrived at Yangcheng Baiyun International Airport that the conversation between Yike's president and marketing director came to an end. However, Fang Zhuo was still a little worried about Yu Hong and told her to contact him if she had anything to do. If she really needed to make a prompt decision, she should memorize it. Preparation of the pot.
After arriving at the airport, the three of them were divided into two groups. Fang Zhuo took Pan Ben to the dinner party, while Yu Hong wanted to adjust Yike's deployment in the southern market.
If nothing else happens, the next time Fang Zhuo sees Yu Hong will be when he returns from overseas. At that time, the success or failure of M1's trip to the United States should be determined.
“Mr. Fang, I have received more messages in my mailbox.”
“We said on the way, let’s have some socializing tonight, Mr. Pan, please try to get used to it.”
Pan Ben didn’t quite understand what Fang Zhuo meant.
However, at the dinner party in the evening, he did have some experience of Fang Zhuo's harmony.
Whether it was the registration network that was previously circulated in the media news, the venture capital dispute, or the recent appointment as responsible for the liaison between Yike and IDG, Pan Ben’s impression of Fang Zhuo was a somewhat general “elite entrepreneur” and “Internet trend-setter.”
Even if someone uses an expensive Montblanc pen, it’s not just for show, but it can actually produce beautiful pen calligraphy.
But at the dinner party in the evening, they exchanged glasses of wine, exchanged glasses, drank wine, and called each other brothers. Is this still the same Mr. Fang who was talking about the US digital music market on the plane?
Such a completely different situation in one day really shocked Pan Ben.
The dinner ended very late. Fang Zhuo drank a lot. With his true drinking capacity, he refused the third-party cooperation company and the construction unit that won the bid for further entertainment.
The next day, Pan Ben followed Fang Zhuo to the land purchased by Guahao.com. The first phase of simple construction had already begun here, and nothing could be seen on the entire site.
Pan Ben is by Fang Zhuo's side, and this time I no longer listen to his judgment on the trend of combining the Internet and music, his considerations on Apple's response, and his serious requirements for the M1 supply chain...
I just heard him talk about Guahao.com as one of the “first batch of national-level Internet innovation industry enterprises.” The last time I met Team Leader Zheng at a dinner party, the leader left a message about Guahao.com’s inspection.
The others just did this, and the two parties had a great time chatting.
The lunch round was about wine, cigarettes, relationships, and projects, and both parties were still happy.
In the evening, we had three dinner parties. The difference from the previous two times was that there were new faces. What remained the same was that we were drunk and talking about brothers.
The inspection of Mayong on the second day almost ended with the smell of alcohol. On the morning of the third day, Fang Zhuo sobered up and hurriedly boarded the flight back to Shen with Pan Ben.
"I can finally leave. In the future, someone will have to do this kind of thing. No matter Yike or the registration network, there is a shortage of people, all kinds of people." Fang Zhuo seemed to still smell of alcohol on the plane, with a look on his face. It’s hard to hide the fatigue.
“Mr. Fang is really at ease with everything.” Pan Ben sighed.
"There is no way, life is forcing me, so you venture capitalists should also take a look, aren't the registered websites actively looking for a way out?" Fang Zhuo complained slightly, "If there hadn't been a change in policy, I would have tolerated your venture capital's arrogance. ?”
Pan Ben apologized as if he really had the air of a bird.
"It's not easy, I'm doing pretty well." Fang Zhuo changed the topic, "We have some administrative connections here, but the local one is just one floor away, and the registration network can't withstand any turmoil now. Everyone is decent. A little is best.”
Pan Ben nodded. Indeed, the registration network is like water without a source and a tree without roots. It’s no wonder that Mr. Fang has behaved like this in the past two days.
“We’ve been delayed for one more night here, and the meal that was originally postponed today has been postponed again. Mr. Pan, we will probably leave for New York the day after tomorrow.” Fang Zhuo took stock of his itinerary.
“No problem, what’s Mr. Fang’s dinner tonight?” Pan Ben asked.
“I made an appointment with a vice president to see if I can join the project team. I have communicated with the headhunter several times and the other party should be quite interested.” Fang Zhuo grinned.
Pan Ben thought about the department structure of Yike and asked curiously: "Is it to facilitate the development of bank credit?"
“No, we are considering some small innovations in finance. Professionals will be more reliable and facilitate progress.” Fang Zhuo said tactfully.
“That night I will go back to confirm the IDG connection in the United States, and I will not accompany Mr. Fang that night.” Pan Ben said.
Fang Zhuo smiled and said: "Then you may miss the historic team formation."
Pan Ben has noticed that the young CEO also talks big words from time to time, and joked: "I believe there will be many more historic moments for Mr. Fang. It doesn't matter if one is missing. I'll wait for the next one."
Fang Zhuo nodded and did not say much about the possibility that Yipay, which he was trying to promote, could be a small cornerstone for innovating the payment system.
Yike's product strategy adjustment indeed disrupted many of his arrangements at once. In order to avoid hearing bad news after going abroad, Fang Zhuo could only hurriedly determine important matters one by one.
An ICBC vice president is really a rare puzzle piece for Yipay, which has an imperfect team.
“Mr. Pan, see you tomorrow, I’ll be waiting for you at Hang Lung 23.”
Fang Zhuo waved goodbye to Pan Ben after arriving in Shanghai, and hurriedly got into the car under the latter's sight, just like several companies competing against time for M1 to go overseas these days.
This chapter has been completed!