Chapter 235: The budding ten-year blueprint and the concept of the metaverse!
The meeting is still going on.
After Zhang Shuo proposed two major changes, the next thing to discuss was how to implement them.
For example.
With the rotating president system, it means that Sprout Group will officially establish the position of president, and accordingly it will be equipped with auxiliary positions such as president assistants.
at the same time.
The assistant to the president often also serves as the deputy director of the president's office.
Nominally, the Germinal President's Office serves the president, but in fact, since its establishment, the President's Office has always served Zhang Shuo.
Therefore, after the group president is established, the president's office must also be expanded accordingly.
It is equivalent to serving the CEO and president at the same time.
Another example.
After the Development and Strategy Committee is established, when appropriate, it is necessary to establish a permanent executive organization for the Development and Strategy Committee, such as functional departments such as the Planning Department.
Serves as a third-party advisory body to the Development and Strategy Committee.
Other institutions such as audit committees will definitely be established by Sprout Group in the future to further improve the company's governance structure and move from extensive development to formalization.
so.
Only in this way can Zhang Shuo's energy be released from the complicated daily business activities of the company.
Of course.
The more formalized an enterprise is, the more it will generate an internal profit-driven model and form a self-operating set of survival rules, which will create a counterproductive force for Zhang Shuo.
It may even be said that a group will will be formed that is superior to Zhang Shuo.
It's really getting to that point.
Even Zhang Shuo, the helmsman, may not be able to fully control the direction of this giant ship.
Of course, this is all for later.
In addition to discussing the adjustment of the organizational structure, all the executives at the meeting also spoke freely and put forward their own ideas and opinions on the future development plan of the sprout, in order to reach some kind of consensus.
"I believe that the group's mid- to long-term development plan should adopt a dual-core drive model of 'self-operation and investment'. After all, our own energy is limited and we cannot expand infinitely in various fields." Lu Kai said.
"You're right."
Zhang Shuo nodded in agreement, "Actually, the previous investment in Wujiang Technology and Linde New Energy was to implement this dual-core operation model. When funds are sufficient in the future, we will invest in more unicorn companies."
"I've actually been thinking about a question."
Gu Mingzhang went on to speak, "Is there really a clear distinction between the Internet industry and the manufacturing industry? Can the two be connected through some kind of bridge? Take mobile phones as an example, they seem to be incompatible with the Internet, but once they enter
In the era of smartphones, we are closely connected with the Internet.”
A mobile phone operating system has made Nokia miserable.
One can imagine.
Gu Mingzhang also hopes that Maili Technology will not appear to be isolated in the sprout group, as if sprouting mobile phones is completely out of the scope of its main business.
In fact, it is still in the big circle of the Internet.
"Of course it's not clear-cut." Du Ruiwen took over, "In fact, the platform value of cloud services is to empower traditional manufacturing industries and then help traditional manufacturing companies enter the era of intelligent manufacturing.
"I believe that in the next ten years, not only traditional manufacturing, but also many traditional industries, such as automobiles, home appliances, and rail transit, will have chemical reactions with the Internet. To be precise, a digital era full of unlimited imagination is coming. I have even seen a glimmer of that era.”
"I also agree."
Zhang Shuo admired Du Ruiwen's vision and said with a smile: "Whether it is doing retail, mobile phones, or even entering the automobile industry in the future, Sprout is embodying a new word, advocating new retail, smartphones, and new energy vehicles. It is a re-innovation and empowerment of traditional industries."
It seems that sprouts are expanding in various fields, but in fact there are boundaries.
And this boundary.
It’s the digital era that Du Ruiwen mentioned.
"When it comes to digitalization, I would like to talk about the future development prospects of Weixin. It should not be limited to a simple social communication software, but an integrated platform and even a hub for the mobile Internet."
Zhao Xiaohu also joined the discussion.
The so-called platformization of Weixin is actually the general framework that Zhang Shuo set for Weixin before.
After Zhao Xiaohu took over Qinghe Technology, he refined the ideas provided by Zhang Shuo. It is expected that next month, Weixin will update a new version and add public account functions.
It was also the beginning of Weixin’s transformation into a platform.
In contrast, Tenda's WeChat turned to socializing with strangers, and it seemed to have achieved success in differentiated operations, but in fact it had missed the platform trend.
It can be said that you have picked the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon.
As for Tenda's ICQ, even if it undergoes mobile transformation, it will be difficult to switch from its existing model.
The interior has become rigid.
It is doomed that ICQ cannot be built into a mobile platform like Weixin.
"With Weixin Payment, Weixin will become a hub for connecting online and offline. For example, you can pay utility bills, Internet bills, phone bills on Weixin, register on WeChat, buy tickets, order food, etc., completely We can rely on the Weixin public platform to build a smart city." Zhao Xiaohu was very excited.
As expected of the original founder of Weixin, his understanding of Weixin is obviously better than that of his predecessor Zhao Mingchuan.
Sure enough, you found the right person.
"The prospects of digitalization are actually far broader than we imagined."
In order to motivate the budding executives present and give them some blood, Zhang Shuo also made a slight exception and once again made a bold statement: "The ultimate scene I can imagine is the Yuan Universe."
"What is the Metaverse?"
Jiang Yue and others were very confused, having never heard of this term at all.
"To put it simply, it can be understood as a virtual universe, but this is actually not accurate. My understanding is that if the mobile Internet will open up the connection between online and offline, then the metaverse will completely digitize the real scene and completely Move it online, that is, virtual network space." Zhang Shuo explained.
"this……"
Limited by the times, Jiang Yue and others really couldn't imagine it, "It seems like it's too science fiction?"
"Not really."
Zhang Shuo continued his imagination, "The so-called metaverse is not really a space as big as the real universe. As long as virtual reality technology and augmented reality technology make key breakthroughs, it will soon become a reality."
even though.
In the original time and space, many Internet companies operated the concept of the metaverse with ulterior motives, but it did represent the prospects for the future development of cyberspace.
Just like the virtual game imagined in the novel "Online Games: Global Online" by Singularity, it is actually an advanced development form of the Metaverse.
"In addition to virtual reality technology and augmented reality technology, cloud services are also indispensable, right?" Du Ruiwen tried to bring it in, and really began to think about the concept of the metaverse, "Can it be called a cosmic cloud?"
"Is such that."
Zhang Shuo smiled and nodded, "Cloud services can be regarded as the central nervous system of the Metaverse, artificial intelligence technology is the brain of the Metaverse, and big data is the nerve endings."
Through the concept of metaverse.
Zhang Shuo has actually listed several major research directions for the Fertile Land Research Institute of Germinal Group in the future, namely virtual reality, augmented reality, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and big data.
"Of course, there are also related wearable devices." Zhang Shuo added.
"Then, smartphones will also be eliminated in the future?" Gu Mingzhang's eyes flashed.
"certainly!"
Zhang Shuo said without hesitation, "Five years ago, who could have imagined that functional opportunities would be eliminated so quickly?"
Gu Mingzhang was speechless.
"Of course, it does not necessarily mean complete elimination. It may also be used in conjunction with smart watches, smart glasses and other wearable devices. But in any case, in the digital era, it is really hard for me to imagine that we can only use
It’s too low to operate using a two-dimensional mobile phone screen,” Zhang Shuo said.
Jumping out of the two-dimensional world and entering the three-dimensional world is the core concept of the metaverse.
"So, should Maili Technology be prepared for a rainy day and start planning in the field of wearable devices from now on?" Gu Mingzhang thought thoughtfully.
It will take at least ten years for similar wearable devices to achieve key technological breakthroughs.
"Yes, Maili Technology can completely rely on the large platform of Sprout Global R&D Center. This is why I proposed the 100-person plan before to demonstrate the group's determination to expand in the technology field."
Zhang Shuo's goal in making mobile phones is for wearable devices.
Or.
It is a future mobile phone that is higher than smartphones.
This is by no means a fantasy. In the original time and space of 2021, there are actually domestic companies that have launched similar conceptual models of future mobile phones in their own laboratories.
There is no reason for a sprout to fall behind.
"Mr. Zhang has such high expectations for Maili Technology. I'm under a lot of pressure." Gu Mingzhang rarely joked.
“Pressure 1!”
Du Ruiwen also followed up with a smile, but his eyes were very hot, as if there was a fire burning.
"Then let's encourage each other!"
Through the retreat meeting, Zhang Shuo also became arrogant and said with a smile: "The concept of the metaverse can be regarded as Germination's development goal for the next ten years. Compared with this goal, the achievements we have achieved today, although they are already very big,
It’s eye-catching, but to be honest, it’s just the first step.”
Everyone was thoughtful.
“After the first anniversary, the outside world is saying that the Sprout Group is no longer a start-up. I hope that ten or even twenty years from now, the Sprout Group will still be a start-up, able to continue to explore and pursue new technologies.
Not to lag behind the pace of development of the times, or even to lead the trend of the times.”
Zhang Shuo made no secret of his ambition.
"In the 21st century, China should have several great companies in the private sector. I dare not say that Germination will be one of them, but I hope that we can work together to move towards this great goal."
"well said!!"
Jiang Yue and others couldn't help it any longer and applauded one after another. Zhang Shuo's words really made their blood boil.