Chapter 316 Internet Conference, cuteness is online again!
Wednesday, May 9th.
Zhang Shuo and his party went to the capital to prepare for the annual Internet Conference. In addition to rotating president Lu Kai, administrative secretary Dai Yutong, and two senior executives Zhao Xiaohu and Du Ruiwen were accompanying them.
Zhao and Du will also be invited to deliver speeches at special conferences or attend related forums.
It can be seen that Sprout's status in China's Internet industry has improved.
In addition, Pei Weiping and Wang Xin, two backbones of the Qingcheng Group, will also depart from Yangcheng to the capital.
The lineup is extremely strong.
When he arrived in the capital, Zhang Shuo did not gather the senior executives together, but moved around freely. He could have business dinners or have dinner dates with friends in the capital.
At Internet conferences, what is said on stage is actually just like that. They are either high-profile, or talk in general terms, and some even brag without drafting.
If you believe it, you lose!
On the contrary, behind the scenes, taking advantage of the opportunity to attend the conference, entrepreneurs, investors, brokers, and media people from all walks of life gathered together. It was a rare occasion for business communication.
Therefore, before and after the conference, as long as you are willing, you can basically socialize every day.
A lot of information, and even a lot of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, were finalized in these drinking games, which can be regarded as a Chinese characteristic.
You can't say it's good or you can't say it's bad.
Zhang Shuo, accompanied by Lu Kai, hosted a banquet for Lu Qi in the evening.
"Hello!"
Lu Qi is lean and elegant, and he doesn't have the arrogance of being an executive of a multinational giant, or the pretense of elitism.
It seems very simple.
But this person is a 100% workaholic. I heard that he insists on getting up at three or four in the morning every day, and basically treats the company and the hotel as his home.
This couldn't help but remind Zhang Shuo of Lu Qi's senior brother, who also held the position of global vice president at WeiRuan and was once known as a mentor among Chinese youth groups.
In the end, the character collapsed and the car overturned. No wonder his appearance was full of hypocrisy.
“Join Sprout!”
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Zhang Shuo solemnly extended an invitation.
"this……"
Lu Qi did not expect Zhang Shuo to be so straightforward, so he still hesitated a little and said frankly: "I am indeed very optimistic about Mei Ya, but I am not sure whether it is a suitable choice."
After all, he is doing very well in Weiruan now.
"I have two predictions about you that can help you make a choice." Zhang Shuo was not discouraged.
"I'm all ears."
Looking at the energetic young entrepreneur across from him, Lu Qi did not feel uncomfortable.
There are many outstanding people like Zhang Shuo in Silicon Valley.
"First, unless you change your nationality, in Weiruan, no matter if you work for another five years or ten years, no matter how hard you work and achieve great results, the executive vice president will be your career ceiling and cannot be broken."
Compared with the Chinese, the Tianzhu people are obviously more trusted by the capital of beautiful countries.
"Isn't this too absolute?"
Lu Qi couldn't say it was right or wrong.
"That's because you are in the game and you still have some illusions about Weiruan. This is understandable. But from my point of view, with the rise of China, multinational companies headed by Weiruan will only become more and more hostile to the Chinese.
No trust.”
Zhang Shuo, on the other hand, was categorical.
"I haven't thought about that."
In the final analysis, Lu Qi is just a senior migrant worker and doesn't care much about international relations.
But I have to admit it.
Zhang Shuo's views are very high-level and represent some possibilities for the future.
"On the contrary, as long as you join Sprout, although the rotating president position may be a career ceiling, what I can guarantee is that you can work at Sprout until you retire freely."
Few people working in the Internet industry say they will retire after the age of sixty.
Basically they leave early.
So what Zhang Shuo is talking about is free retirement. As long as Lu Qi is willing, he can take the title of senior vice president or honorary director and retire honorably at a suitable time when he feels that his energy is low.
This is the treatment that many professional managers dream of.
"Can I know which part of the business I need to be specifically responsible for at Sprout?" Lu Qi actually didn't care that much about honors.
What he cares about is whether he can do things.
"As the rotating president of Sprout Group, you will be fully responsible for the group's Internet-related business, in charge of Qinghe Technology, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment and Qingyun Data, and assist me in managing Qingcheng Group and Fertile Land Research Institute. In addition, Maili Group,
You can ask about Mango Auto and other Internet-related businesses."
Zhang Shuo also employs people without suspicion and does not use people who suspect others.
"Ting!!!"
This time, even Lu Kai was shocked.
If Zhang Shuo really goes by what he said, as soon as Lu Qi joins the Germination Group, he will be the rotating president with the largest number of businesses in charge, and even the most important one.
In addition to not being able to interfere in administration, investment, finance and other businesses, he is no different from the president.
"Okay, I agree to join Sprout!"
Lu Qi was shocked. When he came into contact with Wu Sheyuan, he had already understood the budding structure.
I know the importance of this commitment.
Being able to gain such trust from Zhang Shuo, Lu Qi no longer had any doubts in his heart.
As Zhang Shuo said, continuing to stay in WeiRuan is just a superficial attraction. In fact, the upper limit has long been locked, and it is destined to fail to win the absolute trust of WeiRuan's board of directors.
Quite the opposite.
Only in the bud can one's talents be fully utilized.
What else is there to hesitate about?
After getting Zhang Shuo's personal commitment, the next thing Lu Qi needs to do is to resign from Weiruan's board of directors. After completing the resignation process, he can report to Sprout.
"welcome!"
After finalizing Lu Qi, Zhang Shuo was also very excited. The purpose of coming to the capital this time was half achieved.
Next.
The three of them had a great time talking about the development of the Internet.
Lu Qi really understands technology, especially in the field of search. During his time at Weiruan, he led the team to develop Bing Search. Although it cannot challenge Google, it is still a trump card.
Comparing it to Qiandu, it is estimated that it is about the same.
Although Lu Kai doesn't know much about technology, as a big boss from an investment bank, he has extensive knowledge of various industries and has his own unique insights into the development of the Internet.
Not to mention Zhang Shuo.
If we say that when he was first reborn, he could only use the advantage of his rebirth to make some shocking remarks and make some predictions with little basis, such as last year's college lecture tour.
So one year has passed.
Sitting in the position of CEO of Moya, I have access to more industry information and intelligence than most practitioners, and I am also constantly learning and improving.
His understanding of the entire industry is no less than that of some technology giants.
In addition, he has a broad vision and strategizing, and he has a vague sense of being a commander. He can give guidance on the development trends of the Internet, and some opinions and opinions are also readily available.
Hearing Lu Qi's admiration, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. No wonder Germination was able to achieve unprecedented success, like a dragon, emerging from the sky in China.
Zhang Shuo is indeed the indispensable soul figure of Mei Ya, the helmsman and navigator of the giant ship of Mei Ya.
I am even more looking forward to my next appointment.
The three of them chatted until 11:30 at night, but they still had no choice but to disperse.
I have something else to do tomorrow.
………
the next day.
Zhang Shuo attended the opening ceremony of the Internet Conference.
Unlike last year's rookie character, Zhang Shuo immediately became the center of attention when he entered the venue surrounded by budding executives such as Lu Kai, Pei Weiping, Zhao Xiaohu, Du Ruiwen, and Wang Xin.
From time to time, someone would come up to say hello, exchange business cards, and receive treatment no less than that of the Big Three.
Even the president of Scarlet Capital took the initiative to nod when he saw Zhang Shuo.
The good intentions are very strong.
From the perspective of Scarlet Capital, Tan Chairen, who had a grudge against Zhang Shuo, has been fired. Naturally, he hopes to clear up the misunderstanding with Suya. Of course, he also hopes to participate in Qingcheng Group’s Series B financing.
So that you can get a piece of the action.
As everyone knows, Scarlet Capital has long been on Zhang Shuo's blacklist, and it doesn't matter whether Tan Chairen is there or not.
But Zhang Shuo is not stupid either.
Faced with the president of Scarlet Capital's overtures, he nodded in response and did not make any grudges in person.
Give Scarlet Capital some hope.
It would also help Scarlet Capital be more cautious and restrained when taking action against Germination.
Why not do it?
Another sign that Zhang Shuo's rank has improved is that Zhang Shuo's position at the venue was arranged in the middle of the front row, right next to the uncle, third uncle and Tenda President Lu Jian.
As for the second master, it is said that he is unfortunately absent due to health reasons.
There is no doubt that regardless of whether the outside world recognizes it or not, even in the Internet industry, Sprout is already number one among the three giants.
This is already an indisputable fact.
Some good people are even betting that it will take a few more years for Germination to truly challenge the Big Three.
Some say it will take three to five years.
Some people also optimistically estimate that with the rapid rise of Bubu, it will be among the new three giants in two to three years.
Let Qiandu tremble for a while.
Not long after Zhang Shuo sat down, the uncle and the third master also arrived one after another and sat in their respective seats.
As soon as they met, the uncle started talking about business with Zhang Shuo and asked with a smile: "Can Ahli participate in Qingcheng Group's Series B financing?"
"sure."
Zhang Shuo smiled and nodded, Ah Li was originally one of the shareholders of Qingcheng Group.
"What about Qiandu?"
The third master on the side also joined in the fun, half looking at the joke and half asking seriously.
"Welcome too!"
Zhang Shuo, on the other hand, does not reject anyone who comes. Qingcheng Group’s Series B financing does not set any threshold.
Anyone can vote.
"Ahem, Tengda also wants to vote, is that okay?"
Lu Jian couldn't help it anymore and wanted to join in the fight.
"Tengda can't do it." Zhang Shuo shook his head.
"???!!!"
Lu Jian's expression froze and he subconsciously asked: "Why?"
"Isn't Tengda promoting the merger of dolphin travel and camel travel recently? Does it still have the energy to invest in Qingcheng?" Zhang Shuo broke the news directly in public, regardless of whether it was in public.
"Well……"
Lu Jian looked even more embarrassed and simply turned his head.
There was a hint of deep meaning in the eyes of the uncle and the third master. Apparently they had heard about this matter, but they had no intention of stopping it.
It’s not that I don’t want to.
It's true that Ahri and Qiandu have been sucked a lot by Moya recently, and the money in their pockets is tight.
"I heard that AutoNet is also preparing for an independent listing and will transfer part of its shares to the outside world. Can Ali subscribe for part of it?" The uncle changed the topic with a smile.
"Ali doesn't care about this little profit, right?"
Although it is said that you can earn money by buying it, only 13% of the shares are left to investors, and they have to be distributed to more than a dozen investment institutions. The income of a single company is very limited.
"Why don't you like her? Ah Li is very short of money recently and borrows money everywhere." The uncle laughed.
"I'm really sorry. The investment department of the group has already identified investment institutions." Regardless of whether the uncle was joking or not, Zhang Shuo refused seriously.
I don’t want to get too involved with Ahri and form a small circle of interests.
"Forget it." The uncle casually mentioned that it's good to be successful, but it doesn't matter if it doesn't. Then he asked curiously: "How have you enlightened recently? It's financing and transferring shares."
"There's no shortage of money."
"Mo Ya is still short of money? Didn't he just take 13 billion from Ah Li?" The uncle was shocked.
"We are really short of money. The more than 10 billion yuan was spent on just a few acquisitions of Sprout Ya."
Zhang Shuo was already used to Versailles.
"..."
The uncle was even more speechless. He probably guessed where the money was spent by Mei Ya. He said tentatively: "The Internet business is doing well. Mei Ya is really determined to make such a large investment in the semiconductor industry. What are you doing?"
He didn't understand very much.
Compared with the physical manufacturing industry that requires large investment and low output, the Internet industry is a huge profit maker.
But Zhang Shuo cannot figure it out based on common sense.
When Weixin first came out, no one was optimistic about it, but looking back now, I'm still surprised that it was made.
There are also Maili mobile phones.
Although no new products have been released yet, the smartphone market is becoming increasingly clear.
It was already too late for Ahri to enter the scene again.
Now that buds are entering the semiconductor and electric vehicle industries with great fanfare, it will inevitably arouse the curiosity of the uncle and wonder whether it is a new trend.
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Of course, Zhang Shuo couldn't be fooled. He said to himself: "Anyway, I don't need to deal with investors. Of course, I have to do it according to my own preferences. The manufacturing industry is pretty good."
"Aren't you kidding me?" The uncle was really upset, but he also looked at Zhang Shuo even more with admiration. "Let's get together tonight and introduce you to some friends."
"good!"
Last year, Zhang Shuo rejected the uncle once, but this time it was hard to refuse him again.
"Mr. Ya has entered the manufacturing industry in a big way, and the Internet business is also booming. It's really enviable." The third master seemed to have something to say.
"It's too busy."
Zhang Shuo is also an old fox and deliberately revealed, "In the future, Moya will choose a proper search strategy for its Internet business. In addition to Automotive.com, follow-up websites such as Tiantian Toutiao are also on Moya's pre-sale list.
There is no other way, the manufacturing industry is too expensive and we can’t bear it.”
"oh?"
The uncle, third master, and Lu Jian were all in high spirits.
"Tiantian Toutiao is doing well, second only to Tengda News. Are you really willing to sell it?"
"Then there's nothing to be reluctant about. I said, Moya needs to focus on its main business and will definitely take the path of professional development in the future. Aren't the previous 71 Assistant and Motu Xiuxiu sold?" Zhang Shuo was very calm.
"Ahem, when are you going to take action?"
The uncle is excited. Ahri itself intends to strengthen its presence in the media industry. If it can win Tiantian Toutiao, it will definitely be a major strategic victory.
It's just that Ahri has been a little tight lately.
Seeing the rapid development of Tiantian Toutiao, Ahri originally wanted to follow suit and planned to incubate a news client on its own, but it did not master the relevant technology of intelligent algorithms.
Besides, Ahri is not very good at making products and likes to be flashy.
Germination is different.
Tiantian Toutiao not only has powerful algorithm support behind it, but also has a simple UI interface. In addition, after logging in to Weixin, you can comment freely, which is very popular among users.
I really can't be jealous of this.
"It's not so fast. At least we have to wait until it is fattened before selling it." Zhang Shuo smiled like a little fox.
"OK!"
The uncle immediately became energetic and said, "When will it be sold, give priority to Ahri. I have made a reservation."
"do not."
Third Master was not happy, "Qiandu is also very interested in Tiantian Toutiao."
have to!
Grabbed it again.
Only Lu Jian on the side expressed that he was hurt. Did he feel that he was left out?
………
At 7:30 in the evening, Zhang Shuo went to the banquet on time.
Not surprisingly, I met the legendary big brother in the box. He had a kind face and kind eyes. When he saw Zhang Shuo, he took the initiative to say hello: "Xiao Zhang, you are amazing."
"you flatter me."
Zhang Shuo felt very disgusted, pretending not to understand Big Brother's hint, and sat far away from Big Brother.
The embarrassment in the other person's eyes flashed away.
Fortunately, this is a game created by a master, and the people who come here are all business elites, and even the president of Scarlet Capital. They all maintain their own identities and will not do anything extraordinary.
The lively atmosphere is no longer a problem.
Sitting together, eating was the second priority, and we just chatted about everything from industry development to policy guidance to the international situation, and occasionally talked about topics that all men understand.
There are not many sunny people, but more people from the lower reaches of the country.
It also allowed Zhang Shuo to see the vulgar, or rather real, side of these big guys. Some of them even cursed Li Guo in three sentences. To put it mildly, they were genuine.
To put it harshly, forget it and won’t say it anymore.
During this period, the big brother still found an opportunity to have a one-on-one private chat with Zhang Shuo, and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhang, my niece just returned from studying in a beautiful country. I wonder if Qingcheng Group can take her in? If it is convenient,
, I can participate in Qingcheng Group’s Series B financing.”
"???"
Zhang Shuo immediately became vigilant and thought to himself that I cannot afford to offend your niece.
"Sorry, Qingcheng's temple is really too small to accommodate such a great talent. As for Series B financing, Qingcheng actually has no shortage of investors."
What Zhang Shuo said was a bit damaging and did not give Big Brother any face.
"Ting!!!"
The atmosphere in the box fell silent, and everyone looked at Zhang Shuo in surprise.
"Ah, haha, drink, drink."
Immediately, someone reacted and quickly broke the dullness. They continued to drink and chat as if nothing had happened. What they were thinking in their hearts could not be explained to outsiders.
The uncle even personally led the eldest brother to drink to relieve the latter's embarrassment.
When leaving.
The big brother was obviously angry and didn't look at Zhang Shuo again.
"Tell me, why are you so stubborn?"
The uncle was also helpless. He finally managed to do something, but the result was that both parties were unhappy.
"Different road non-phase plan."
Zhang Shuo is very open-minded. Although he often complains about some of the uncle's ways, there is still an essential difference between the uncle and the master.
Who is that?
"Okay, brother, it's my fault. I'll treat you to a drink next time to make amends." The uncle was also helpless.
Not really angry.
Because the uncle himself is also a very arrogant person, he did get very close to Big Brother at first, but when he became fully fledged, he re-established a sect and became addicted to Big Brother himself.
In contrast, it is not difficult to understand Zhang Shuo's arrogance.
He has amassed a huge fortune at a young age, and recently received official endorsement. His background is not particularly deep, so he naturally does not need to act based on other people's faces or follow some so-called unspoken rules.
Perhaps in Zhang Shuo's eyes, he himself is the rule.
………
the next day.
When Zhang Shuo appeared at the venue again, many people looked at him in a wrong way.
Sure enough, there is no airtight wall in this world, especially in the Internet world. In such a large world, any slight disturbance can spread throughout the world overnight.
Some people think Zhang Shuo is young and energetic, while others applaud him.
"You're awesome!"
Rebus gave Zhang Shuo a thumbs up, "I dare not even give him the respect of that master."
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Zhang Shuo glanced at Rebus. It was quite good to dare to greet him at this time.
"No, no, absolutely not."
Rebus really admired the big brother, received a lot of help from the master, and often praised him in public.
But compared to the master who was about to expire, Rebus still preferred to make friends with upstarts like Zhang Shuo. He smiled and said: "Xiao Mi is going to start a new round of financing. Are you interested in participating?"
Although the great success of Mi 1 made Xiaomi a new star on the Internet, in order to expand reproduction, it actually went through several rounds of financing in the future.
Yuanshikong also launched Series C financing in June this year, with a valuation of US$4 billion.
The D round of financing in 2013 is estimated to have reached US$10 billion.
The 2014 E round of financing was also the last round of financing known to the outside world. The valuation has reached 45 billion U.S. dollars, and the market value is equivalent to three shares of a certain company.
Therefore, participating in Xiaomi financing at this time is definitely a profitable business.
No wonder.
Rebus also had the courage to reject the big brother.
This is the reality of the shopping mall. If you can rely on your strength to sit in the position of the big brother, then the rising star does not need to take you seriously after his strength surpasses you. At most, it is out of respect for the seniors.
I wanted to shout again and again, but I couldn't.
"Forget it, I'm looking for money everywhere, and there really isn't any extra rice in the pot."
Zhang Shuo politely refused.
It is natural that Rebus has good intentions when he takes the initiative to extend the invitation, but this round of financing for Xiaomi must have involved the joint participation of many investment institutions, and Sprout may not be able to get a large number of shares.
It just so happens that Xiaomi is another star company.
If you join in with the sprouts, you won't make much profit, but you will be easily criticized.
It's really boring.
The main reason is that Zhang Shuo doesn't want to be too high-profile and shrinks his budding investment business in a timely manner.
"forget about it."
Rebus didn't force it, after all, Xiaomi didn't lack investors.