In 2008, the Android system was born, but it did not become popular this year.
The most popular thing was the iPhone 3 released by Steve Jobs, announcing the advent of the smartphone era.
The fastest responder to the domestic market was Meizu founder Sassafras, who immediately seized the opportunity to switch from MP3 players to mobile phones. The Meizu M8 launched in February 2009 was the first domestic smartphone.
Sales volume reached 100,000 units in two months, and sales in five months exceeded 500 million yuan. In 2009, when almost all other domestic mobile phone manufacturers suffered losses and suffered widespread suffering, Meizu M8 bucked the market and rose up, which is a huge miracle.
So at that time, Sassafras gained a fanboy, who later became Rebus.
It is said that Rebus, who had just left Jinshan at that time, happened to buy a Meizu M8 mobile phone and couldn't put it down. He immediately met Sassafras through personal connections and wanted to make mobile phones with him.
There are rumors in the world that this encounter was like Liu Xuande meeting Zhuge Liang, and they became Longzhong's pair.
However, the two later failed to reach an agreement on investment, and Rebus started a new venture.
Sassafras was furious and lashed out many times. Rebus was calm and calm and stopped talking about this past incident.
At this time and space, this past event has not yet happened, and the domestic mobile phone industry is still in a state of mourning.
Nokia is at its peak, and Apple is born. Domestic mobile phones are synonymous with copycat phones, and the future is bleak.
Therefore, although Lu Yan has become a star in school and Lu's Meituan is already the number one group buying website in China, not many people submit their resumes to him.
The classmates in the class only came to chat for a few words and then went elsewhere.
At the end of the day, except for Su Ke, I only received a dozen resumes, but fortunately they were all professionals in mobile phone related fields, including hardware manufacturing and software development.
However, the students in the school were still a little inexperienced, and Lu Yan needed some experienced partners, such as those who later worked with Rebus on mobile phones.
More than ten days later, in January 2009, the headhunting company received news that Lin Bin had been contacted when he returned to China, and he agreed to meet.
Lin Bin, born in 1968, originally worked for Microsoft in another time and space. In 2000, he was invited by Li Kaifu to join Microsoft Research Asia as a R&D manager.
In 2003, he founded Microsoft Asia Engineering Academy and served as engineering director.
In 2006, at the invitation of Li Kaifu, he served as the deputy director of Google China Engineering Research Institute and the global engineering director of Google.
Later, when Li Kaifu left Google, Lin Bin, who had always been his profitable subordinate, was confused and was poached by Rebus to start a business together and became the deputy head of Xiaomi.
At this time and space, Li Kaifu resigned a few months earlier. Although it had not been formally submitted, Lin Bin, as his capable subordinate, still knew about it.
What he knows better is that Google is about to withdraw from the Chinese market. And he has been working in China for many years and is faced with the choice of returning to the company's headquarters or finding a way out in China.
It happened that a headhunting company found him at this time and said that Lu Yan, the founder of the world's first group buying website, wanted to invite him to make mobile phones together.
The moment he heard the invitation, Lin Bin refused in his heart.
Lu Yan's group buying website has not yet been launched. Can he get things done while he is distracted from working on his mobile phone?
But then I thought again, this "Chinese stock god", the founder of the world's first group buying website, might have some novel ideas, so we went over to chat, so we agreed to meet.
The location was in a coffee shop near Zhongguancun in the capital. As soon as they met, Lin Bin took out seven or eight mobile phones from his bag, including Apple's Iphone 3 and domestic copycat phones, but he planned to take these things and talk about it.
Clinker Lu Yan also came prepared. He took out more than a dozen mobile phones from a backpack, all of which are relatively representative on the market.
Judging from this "ostentation" alone, Lin Bin lost a lot.
But he asked: "Mr. Lu's group buying website is doing well, why do you suddenly want to make a mobile phone?"
"Currently, users of group buying websites mostly rely on PC operations, but the future is mobile Internet, and smartphones have a lot to offer! Mr. Lin plans to leave Google, but doesn't know what he wants to do?"
Lin Bin didn't hide anything, he said bluntly: "I want to do Internet music!"
Lu Yan said grandly: "You are overqualifying your talents for underutilization. There is nothing to do in this industry. Just spend some money to invest. Let's make mobile phones together!"
Lin Bin took a breath. The post-80s generation in front of him was so domineering! Calling him a post-60s generation made him feel like he was at a disadvantage.
Immediately said: "Today's domestic mobile phone market, Nokia covers the high, middle and low-end, Apple came out of the blue, and the user experience is excellent. Samsung has capital, technology and brand advantages. Domestic mobile phones are competing in the low-end market. Let's do it. What are the advantages?"
Woolen cloth?"
Lu Yan replied, please understand when selling mobile phones on the Internet platform, there is no middleman to make the difference!
Lin Bin was stunned, could this kind of thing still be sold online?
But then I thought about it, it seemed possible! But I asked, can it be done?
Lu Yandao: "The Meituan I founded is equivalent to local discount group buying. The Internet platform selling mobile phones can be regarded as factory physical group buying!"
Lin Bin was shocked again, feeling suddenly cheerful. But if he thought about it carefully, wasn't this Dell's official website direct sales model? There's a lot to be done!
Ask, where does the money come from?
Lu Yan replied, I currently have nearly 200 million in cash and 300 million worth of stocks, as well as some real estate. Besides, don’t you also own stocks in Microsoft and Google?
Lin Bin said, that’s my family fortune from decades of work!
Lu Yanyu said earnestly, Uncle Lin, look at the shares you keep just for investment. When you invest, you have to invest in yourself!
Lin Bin asked again, what should I do if the money is spent?
Lu Yanxiao, financing is really not possible. I still have stocks, real estate, and shares in Meituan, but I haven’t received financing yet!
Lin Bin was very excited, but he didn't dare to start a business impulsively. He said he would go home and discuss it with his wife first.
He is different from entrepreneurs like Lu Yan. In the past, he could only be regarded as a senior talent in a large company, and his income was not that small compared to ordinary people. But compared with billionaires, it was not enough.
After a fierce inner struggle and seeing the rapid development of Lu's Meituan, Lin Bin and his wife felt that Lu Yan was an entrepreneur with a high chance of success.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, resigned, sold his stocks, and joined Lu Yan's China Technology Company to make mobile phones together.
After joining, Lin Bin became the deputy head and second-in-command of China Technology. The first thing he had to do was to use his contacts from working at Microsoft and Google to find talents for Lu Yan.
The reason why students from prestigious schools are more likely to succeed than ordinary people is because of their strong connections.
No matter what you want to do, you can always find talents in technology research and development, product development, venture capital, marketing, etc. through relationships with alumni, classmates, and colleagues working in famous companies.
It's really a bit like the feudal era, the feeling that scholars have when they are the same age as their masters.