Top of the Great Era

Chapter 2980

The new year brings new atmosphere.

In China, the Internet taxi-hailing war has already arrived in full swing.

In the United States, Sam Altman, inspired by Zhou Buqi, also officially joined Ziweixing International as vice president. However, the specific work has not yet been fully carried out, and he needs to be given some time to understand the industry and the project, and then authorized to recruit people everywhere to find more competitive scientists to join.

The real project launch will definitely have to wait until the second half of the year.

Many secretaries went skiing, leaving Zhang Zetian alone in the office.

Fortunately, Boss Zhou is not paying much attention to things right now. The thing he is most enthusiastic about is probably the discussion among executives on the feasibility of acquiring LinkedIn.

Zhang Zetian sorted out more than a dozen documents, printed them out, and gave them to Zhou Buqi for his reference.

"They all went skiing, why didn't you go?"

"I offered to stay."

"I heard that they all listen to you now?" Zhou Buqi said with a smile.

Zhang Zetian blushed slightly and said softly, "No, if there is anything, we all discuss it together."

Zhou Buqi said: "But I heard that Mai Feixue, Gu Zanli, Yan Qiqi, Han Yalan and the others are older than you and joined the company earlier than you. But you have become their backbone. You have leadership skills."

Zhang Zetian smiled, a little coquettishly, "My leadership comes from the favor of the big boss. If you don't favor me, they won't listen to me!"

"You're being modest." Zhou Buqi shook his head. "I've seen that you have the qualities to be a strong woman. You will be in charge of the new secretaries in this office from now on. Can you manage them well?"

"can!"

Zhang Zetian blurted out, her eyes sparkling, and she was obviously looking forward to such office power.

It's not just the existing Mai Feixue, Gu Zanli, Yan Qiqi, Han Yalan, and Zhao Limuge, but also a group of new people have been recruited!

This is a team of considerable size.

Zhou Buqi felt that her management ability was better than Sun Wanran and Ning Lu. The key point was that she was also keen on this kind of thing and liked to show off herself, unlike Ning Lu who had no desire for power. He smiled and said, "Isn't your name, Zhang Zetian, a homonym? Ze is 'Ze' and Tian is 'Tian', which means Zhang Zetian, right? When your parents named you, they followed the standard of Wu Zetian."

Zhang Zetian felt a little shy, as the name Wu Zetian was indeed a bit too big.

There seems to be a threat, especially to men and male power.

Zhou Buqi said: "It's better to have ability than not to have it. First, handle the interpersonal relationships in the office well and get along well with the sisters. First gain some experience, and then you will be more mature... There will definitely be a chance to go out and do something big."

"whats the matter?"

Zhang Ze’s sweet eyes widened, full of anticipation.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Go out and run your own business! Open a company and be your own strong woman!"

"Then I don't want it. Women have to rely on men. You are my master. If I leave you, I will lose my favor." Zhang Zetian had already seen through everything and snorted, "My achievements are all due to your favor. I am not a feminist. I know where my core competitiveness lies."

Zhou Buqi nodded. He really liked such a self-aware girl and wanted to reward her. "Is it convenient these days? Come to my room in the evening?"

"Thank you, boss." Zhang Zetian cheered happily, ran over to hug him, snuggled in his arms, and said with a red face, "Why don't we go now, to the lounge inside."

Zhou Buqi glared and said, "Want to eat alone? Talk to me tonight!"

Zhang Zetian covered her mouth and giggled, becoming more lively. She smiled and said, "If you don't want to eat, then don't eat. It just so happens that Mr. Lei is in the United States and may come over soon. Don't let him bump into us."

"Lei Jun?"

"He said he wanted to discuss strategic issues regarding mobile phone chips with you."

"Ah."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

He knows what's going on.

It was all agreed. On the front battlefield, Zhou Buqi teamed up with Apple and Samsung to jointly attack Qualcomm. Recently, the European Union has also seen Qualcomm's decline and intends to seize the opportunity to follow suit and kill it while it is sick. Qualcomm has been hit by the three-in-one attack from all directions, which will put a lot of pressure on it, creating space for Xiaomi to open up the battlefield behind enemy lines.

Xiaomi can secretly cooperate with Qualcomm and sign some supply agreements with Qualcomm to alleviate the pressure on Qualcomm's business operations.

In this way, Xiaomi can obtain supply terms that were originally beyond its reach with its own strength, and solve its strategic shortcomings in the chip field.

With Xiaomi's help, Qualcomm can be considered as buying an insurance policy.

This is "weak cooperation" and they are working together for warmth.

Zhou Buqi said with emotion: "It's only been a few days since New Year's Day and he came to the United States. He is really dedicated... Well, that's right, it's precisely because many people in the United States are still on vacation during this period and there are fewer people watching him that he has more opportunities. He can also show more sincerity."

Zhang Zetian smiled sweetly and said, "Mr. Lei is very popular in China. He was just named Economic Person of the Year by CCTV."

"Well, he is qualified."

"Gree's CEO was also selected."

"Ah."

"They made a bet."

"bet?"

Zhou Buqi was slightly stunned and immediately remembered this landmark event.

Zhang Zetian chuckled and said, "It's very interesting, it was a live TV broadcast. Mr. Lei said that in five years, Xiaomi's revenue would exceed Gree's, and he would bet 5 yuan. Ms. Dong was very domineering and said that Xiaomi must not exceed Gree, and she was not afraid of a bet of 1 billion. Then, the news of the '10 billion bet' spread everywhere and became the biggest topic of conversation in the domestic Internet industry."

"Yes, how beautiful!"

Zhou Buqi couldn't help but sigh again.

"good?"

Zhang Zetian was a little confused.

Zhou Buqi said: "Entrepreneurs are admired by everyone in society, so the economic development of this society will definitely have surging power. Look at the most popular people in China in recent years. They are not Korean stars, but real top entrepreneurs. Whether it is Lao Wang who does real estate or Zong Lao who sells mineral water, they can all become benchmarks for society. How beautiful is this phenomenon? If the top stars in a society are all evil spirits who confuse right and wrong, and are all clowns, the economy will definitely be a mess."

Zhang Zetian blinked a few times and said with a smile: "Boss, who do you think will win the bet between Mr. Lei and Mr. Dong? Xiaomi's size is only a fraction of Gree's now."

Zhou Buqi said: "Under normal circumstances, it is not difficult for Xiaomi to surpass traditional companies like Gree. However, traditional companies have their own advantages."

"What's the benefit?"

"With the help of a large number of offline suppliers, we can make ends meet. However, this is not important. Lei Jun played this trick beautifully, taking advantage of the popularity of giant companies like Gree and the influence of Ms. Dong to play an event marketing trick."

"Yeah, I think so too." Zhang Zetian nodded slightly, "Xiaomi is not qualified to be compared with Gree. With this bet, Lei Jun put Xiaomi and Gree on the same level. It feels like the most powerful brand marketing for Xiaomi. This is not the effect that 10 billion marketing expenses can achieve. Even if we lose, it's worth it."

Zhou Buqi deeply agreed with this.

Lei Jun is really good at taking advantage of others.

Xiaomi was not qualified to enter into any strategic cooperation with Qualcomm because it was too small and lacked strength. However, taking advantage of the recent crisis of Qualcomm, Xiaomi took advantage of the situation and actually put Xiaomi and Qualcomm on the same level.

This 10 billion bet is almost an exact replica of the previous one.

With Xiaomi's strength, it is impossible for it to challenge the giant Gree.

But Lei Jun insisted.

Miss Dong obviously did not realize the strategy of the God of Marketing. She took the deal without thinking and really took a gamble.

This is where the marketing value comes in.

This brought the weak Xiaomi to the same level as Gree...and with the strong brand of Gree, it also helped boost the growth of the Xiaomi brand.

(End of this chapter)