Chapter 134 The Jockey Club, here I come!(1/2)
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The next morning, before Xiao Qiang got up, the phone rang in the room.
He grabbed the phone in a daze, and the sound from the opposite side was a little blurry. After a while, Xiao Qiang realized that this was a long-distance call from China, and the other party was Lin Yi.
However, after many redirects, the sound seemed a bit distorted and there was a bit of line noise.
"Is it Xiao Qiang? I am Lin Yi."
Xiao Qiang shone his face, got out of the quilt, leaned on the soft backrest, and smiled and said, "It's Xiaoyi! Why are you willing to make such an expensive long-distance phone call? Do you miss me? It's not dawn yet!"
"Bah! Who misses you? It's still early. It's already noon here!" Lin Yi's voice on the other end of the phone was a little shy, and then he said seriously, "Yesterday morning, Austin held a meeting with the senior management of the company to discuss the commercial development of the network. He believes that our network is already very mature. Now we have not earned a penny from the Internet. The monthly equipment expenditure and the salary of employees are all a considerable expense. He proposed to prepare for market development from now on. He plans to provide advertising services on the Internet first, and then set up a commercial service site according to the progress to provide a platform for merchants in other places to communicate."
This Austin is still a little brainy! He hasn't made any prompts yet, he is already preparing for this.
Xiao Qiang smiled slightly. It seemed that the place where Austin could help him was not just his identity!
Lin Yi said on the other end: "Austin asked everyone to try to make a plan for commercial development before the formation of astronomy network, it is not suitable for commercial development for the time being.
The employee said that the units connected to the Internet now are schools, government departments, research units, and public institutions.
Here, students have no money and have little effect on advertising. Although other customers are rich, if they start commercial operation, they will cause some damage to our image in the past. They do not know how much we invested in this network, but when they see the advertising business develop, they will think that we have made a lot of money from it. Maybe it will hinder us from further expanding Huanyu.com in the future!
Start commercial development now. Even if there are small economic gains, overall, the losses will outweigh the benefits!”
After hearing this, Xiao Qiang asked back: "What about your opinions?
Lin Yi hesitated for a moment: "Austin tends to do early development! He said that as long as the advertising demonstration effect comes out, the advertisers and customers who actively contact us will break through our company's door. In addition, companies that think that dedicated line access is too expensive will also understand the benefits of the network and change their minds. As long as the business plan has begun to operate, the company's network business will immediately see the second rapid expansion stage."
"What about you? What do you think?" Xiao Qiang patiently guided, "I am not in the company all year round. I may not be able to contact you. Austin is an American. His way of thinking is purely Western. Many times, you are my safety valve! What do you think about commercial development?"
"I..." Lin Yi's tone began to become less confident. She paused for a while before she said uncertainly, "I think these two opinions make sense... Once the commercial effect comes out, our network will definitely enter various companies and enterprises faster, and then the future development will be very rapid!
But that new employee made sense. After all, our network has developed to the present day mainly depends on the support of the government..."
Xiao Qiang shook his head. Lin Yi's personality made her a decisive person all of a sudden. It was a bit difficult for her to be hard. This was all she could do.
He said: "We should not do anything about commercial development for the time being. Our network is only in Beijing and is fully operational. Other provincial capital cities across the country are installing host systems. We must put the system into operation and lead the lines to various colleges and universities. No matter how fast it is, it will not be possible to complete it in less than a year!
If we are eager to achieve success now, once the government loses the intentional or unintentional acquiescence, those other companies will follow suit, although their power will not be able to replace us. But if the market is broken by them, we will get rid of it in the future, and we will get half the result with twice the effort! Our people have always had the bad habit of occupying the mountain and becoming king. No matter how big or small the ability, everyone likes to draw their own power. Therefore, we must layout the country as quickly as possible before the government has dispersed support for us! During this period, any plan that may hinder the process should be temporarily suspended!
However, the proposal for commercial development in Austin is appropriate, but the timing is not appropriate. I suggest that you should continue this discussion, but not expand it, and do not rush to implement it. Use this year to conduct rigorous market research, design business plans, and train appropriate service personnel. Prepare various response measures in advance. In this way, when we officially withdraw from market expansion, we can make some mistakes and make preparations!"
OK! Then, is this plan left to Austin to do? "Lin Yi's question obviously did not have the awareness he had taken on at all, which made Xiao Qiang helpless.
"No! Austin can play the role of a plan reviewer, but he is the executive general manager of the company. He is not a project leader! This plan should be left to others! It doesn't matter if it is not done well. The key is to cultivate more business talents! Our company is either a research-based technology talent or a newcomer who has just graduated from college. He doesn't have much experience in market operation! For these people, you need to exercise more. You would rather make more mistakes than let them be mediocre!"
Lin Yi honestly wrote down his words and said, "So. How about I handing over this plan to the new employee who made different opinions? She is from your school's Economics and Management Institute, and she happened to be studying business management planning. I talked with her once and felt that she was very capable. Why not let her be responsible for this project?"
Xiao Qiang was very depressed. He had hinted so clearly. Lin Yi wanted to push the opportunity to others, which really made him speechless: "That, Xiaoyi... Actually, you can do this plan..."
"No, no! I can't do it. I can just organize your opinions for you!
Let me make a plan. I don’t know what to do! If not, I will definitely not do it well!" Lin Yi refused on the other side of the phone. Listening to her anxious tone, it seemed as if Xiao Qiang wanted her to do something bad!
Xiao Qiang couldn't help it anymore and said toughly: "No! I am the company boss! I said. Let you take responsibility, and you will take this plan to the end!"
He hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Xiaoyi. If you don't do many things, how can you know that you can't do it well? Besides, didn't you say that, there is time, so don't worry! Besides, it doesn't matter if it's broken. I'll be there! You have always had good academic performance. You are smart and careful. You must have no problem making plans!"
"But, but..." Lin Yi seemed to be frightened by his stiffness and started crying in sobs, "I can't do it! I... really... I don't know what to do!"
Xiao Qiang's heart suddenly softened when he heard her sob.
Lin Yidi's temperament is too soft, and she can also act as an assistant for some trivial matters. But a little bit of it involves a bigger problem, she starts to panic. She forces her to take on this task. Is it a bit of helping her grow?
He comforted Lin Yi on the phone: "Xiaoyi, don't cry, be good. It's my bad! I shouldn't scold you so loudly! But as my secretary, what you need to understand is not only to convey my meaning! Many times, you also have to make a decision! But since you are not familiar with it, then this is better, this task. You should go ahead.
But you can ask others for advice, such as Austin. He is so active, he must have many ideas. You can discuss it with him and write down his ideas. Based on his plan, ask other people in the company, and find out the parts that are no longer in line with the national conditions of our country and improve them! In this way, a complete plan will be made!
You see, things are not that difficult. As long as you prepare more, listen to others' opinions humbly, and add your own opinions! I believe you can do it ruthlessly!"
Lin Yi sobbed slowly and stopped, and she said quietly: "Then..., I will follow this plan. But, if I don't do it well, don't scold me, and I'm not so fierce to me in the future! You got angry just now. I feel so uncomfortable! You are not satisfied with others helping you so much. Others..." Hearing the tone of the phone, he must have been full of tears again.
"Yes, yes, yes! It's all wrong for me! My wife is used to love you, how can I rape you! I must reflect on myself deeply! Go and ask Mr. Wang to customize a special washboard, and I will kneel down when I come back!" Xiao Qiang criticized himself continuously.
On the other end of the phone, Lin Yi burst into tears and smiled: "You're talking nonsense! You'll know how to talk nonsense to me! Good thing. I'll try to use more skills in the future so as not to keep thinking that I'm useless!"
After some love and comfort, Xiao Qiangcai hung up the phone reluctantly.
He asked himself if he had put forward too high demands on Xiaoyi. Are these responsibilities that need to be borne alone beyond Xiaoyi's ability?
Forget it, just this time! If Xiaoyi really can't do it, forcing her will only make her even more unhappy!
Xiao Qiang shook his head, went into the bathroom, and washed and tidied up.
Although the weather outside was still so hot, from this day on, Xiao Qiang and others divided into two groups. They braved the high temperature and heat of more than 40 degrees to carry out site selection work in Riyadh and around the surrounding areas.
Xiao Qiang was a little better. He brought half of the people in the land. He mainly traveled around the city and dealed with Saudi government departments.
Those engineering team leaders had to work much harder. They were accompanied by security team members and looked for places suitable for building ground receiving stations near Riyadh.
They drive rented off-road vehicles, and often go out for a whole day. The temperature is dozens of degrees high, and the air conditioner can hardly play a big role in the car.
Every day when they return to the hotel, they look exhausted, and when they come back, they pour cold water to replenish the lost water.
Xiao Qiang was considered good, but only one day later, his face was reddened by the sun. The skin on his face also cracked, and some places were exposed to the sun and the skin was so painful that it was burning!
After a few days, everyone turned into Bao Gong's face!
Fortunately, everyone was still able to stand it and had no complaints. Bai Xiaoquan laughed at him many times, saying that this was because they were so popular with Arab friends and were so popular!
Indeed, China's image is very good in the Middle East!
For decades, China has always been impartial and morally supported the Arab world. The Arab world is also very close to China. This closeness was directly taken over by Xiao Qiang and others.
Every time they go out to survey the terrain, Saudi people will watch and help run ahead and run back.
These information were fed back one after another, which made Xiao Qiang laugh and cry!
He was not relieved about the curiosity of the Saudis. Instead, he was a little worried!
Some things that are overexposed will easily cause trouble!
Just like his achievements in the past few days, they seem much worse than those engineering team leaders!
Originally, this network project was done by him and Prince Abu and operated in the form of a joint venture. On the Saudi side, many of the work should be coordinated by Prince Abu.
However, Prince Abu cannot run away everything himself, and his business affairs are usually left to Johnson to handle on his behalf.
That Johnson, since he had a bad mood with Xiao Qiang, he has become even more disgusted and has become more and more difficult.
As long as Xiao Qiang goes to see him, he will find various reasons and reject the place that Xiao Qiang likes: this place is close to government departments. Starting construction at will will cause the government to interfere: that place is a residential area for foreigners. It is not appropriate to keep information confidential!
In short, as long as Xiao Qiang proposed the location of the establishment, he would refuse!
But when Xiao Qiang asked him where to build the main control center, he made an expression: I don’t understand technology, you can solve it yourself. I don’t know every question!
When Xiao Qiang asked him to provide him with the details of Prince Abu's real estate in Riyadh to weigh the trade-offs, he even vetoed it, saying that it was a commercial secret and he must not show it to him!
Finally, Xiao Qiang was furious and bought a piece of land in Riyadh New Town through Prince Abu's phone call, as the location of the future main control center.
In Saudi Arabia, Xiao Qiang clearly felt the importance of Prince Abu!
Many things that he couldn't do by himself were solved by Prince Abu's phone call.
Especially when it comes to the installation of dedicated cables in the future, underground trenches must be dug in the city for wiring. This problem was stuck in the municipal department for a long time. No matter how Xiao Qiang said, it was useless. But Prince Abu only took one afternoon to solve all the matters. When it came out, the officials hugged Xiao Qiang to show friendship!
Xiao Qiang was very unhappy about this!
Speaking of which, these things do not belong to their business scope and are subject to their obligations. These things should have been solved by Prince Abu's company. Universal Company is just a device provider, installer, and a maintenance person who runs afterwards!
What they should do is to find a suitable location for construction, undertake the construction project, and do the later protection!
However, Johnson's discouple forced Xiao Qiang to take action himself. Every day, he was like a salesman, and traveled between various departments to solve problems of all sizes!
Every night, he had to spare time to attend Prince Abu's banquet and work hard to establish a good relationship with the other party.
But at this time, Johnson always appears, and sometimes Yak comes back.
Once Xiao Qiang wants to sue Johnson and Nathan, the two of them will unite and excuse Johnson for various reasons. Moreover, they will turn around and say that these problems will arise because Xiao Qiang did not coordinate with them in advance.
Moreover, they repeatedly hinted to Prince Abu that the Chinese company's products are of poor quality and poor service. Yake said twice, meaning that the Western company will undertake the project. Once the project is completed, it can directly connect to the international Internet, dominated by the United States, and become a member of the world's big family!
At this time, Xiao Qiang would retort and sneer at their so-called Internet.
There is really nothing to be proud of for a network that can only send and receive emails and transmit text information! Even if they use new technologies to realize the transmission of pictures, audio and video signals, but without the most important text links, it is impossible to integrate multiple multimedia information in a web page!
If Xiao Qiang had not registered the Huanyu Network patent in advance and had made this network mature after more than a year. Prince Abu would not have been sure of it at a glance. Please ask Xiao Qiang to build such a network for them!
Although Xiao Qiang and Johnson and others were quarreling, everyone carefully avoided a core issue, that is, control of the network!
No one said that if the other party’s network is adopted, it will inevitably fall into the other party’s control!
Although this is a real thing, who will say it?
Even if they have their own ulterior motives, what the other party is doing is what they want to do?
Although the window paper is thin, as long as there is such a layer, everyone can be confident and seek opportunities for themselves without feeling embarrassed! If you really tell everything, it means you will never have a chance again!
As for whether Prince Abu knows it, everyone has a tacit understanding. No one will be too stupid to ask.
A strong country in science and technology promotes technology and formulates technical standards! Other countries enjoy new technologies, which brings convenience, but are more restrictive. This is the basic law of this world!
No one can see through Prince Abu’s performance!
To be continued...