The Age of Rebirth

Chapter 516 Excellent Gene
After Li Weidong finished speaking, the conference room was quiet, and none of the three Internet CEOs, and even two who served as the chairman of the board of directors, spoke.

They have known Li Weidong for a very short time, and they have less contact. Strictly speaking, today is the second time, and their knowledge of Li Weidong is only obtained at some small gatherings.

Even the "predecessors" who taught them this knowledge don't know much about Li Weidong, and they act more as a "setter" to sell news from elsewhere.

But generally speaking, from the analysis of the news they got, Li Weidong is a peer with huge wealth, easy-going personality, and generosity.

But Li Weidong's opening remarks today subverted their cognition. When there is a conflict between cognition and reality, you might as well stop to smoke a cigarette and drink a cup of coffee to buffer yourself.

It's just that none of the three smoked, and none of them touched the coffee in front of them. They were all frowning and contemplating Li Weidong's words.

Regarding Li Weidong's threat, the three of them did not believe it, although Li Weidong's financial resources were very mysterious to them, far more than what was announced on the rich list.

But the exposed tip of the iceberg gave them endless reverie, and now Li Weidong is sitting here majestically, admitting to a certain extent the relationship between Jingwei Investment and him.

The Internet is an industry that "play fast, slow, and late", and the saying "fast, slow, and late" cannot be separated from the support of capital.

The portal website that has just been established for less than half a year, their potential competitor tom.com, is the most realistic example.

With the capital support of the richest man in Asia, Li Jiacheng, he was able to go public on Hong Kong Island without the slightest market position.

And this company that has nothing in their eyes, not even users, raised a total of 8.76 million Hong Kong dollars in the public listing at the beginning of the month, and it was oversubscribed by 800 times under the heavy rain, creating a financial crisis. records since.

And Netease, Sina, Sohu, the data of any company is several orders of magnitude higher than TOM.COM.

One of the largest portal websites in mainland China, with nearly ten million registered users, several million daily active users, and tens of millions of daily page views.

Even so, the largest of them, Sina, has companies in several places around the world, and the final fundraising is less than [-] million US dollars. Although the number is more than TOM.COM, this relative frustration is still very strong.

Efforts lost to capital!
This is the power of capital. Everyone knows that this is a company owned by Hutchison Whampoa, the richest man in Asia. How can it not make money, so investors are willing to subscribe.

During the trip of the three of them to the United States, they met countless investors who were active on Wall Street, and they understood the charm of capital even if they were dull.

In China, Jingwei investment is the capital in their eyes, so Li Weidong's threat made them feel the pressure.

This is not the only thing that makes them feel the pressure. There is also another sentence by Li Weidong, this cake is so big that you can't imagine it, and there will even be many great companies.

The combined market capitalization of the three companies is more than 40 billion US dollars, totaling about 300 billion RMB, but they have filtered all the companies in their minds.

Including the Alibaba that Li Weidong invested 300 million US dollars in front of them last year, it is still the same now, and it has not been seen that he has a market value of [-] billion.

But what Li Weidong said was convincing, and they couldn't guess which company it was. It would be embarrassing if they couldn't guess!
This makes them yearn for and fear at the same time. Yearning means that they still have a lot of room for development, while fear is an instinct for the unknown.

Wang Zhidong was the first to ask: "Chairman Li, is there any chance for China's Internet industry to reach the level of the United States?"

It seems that they are asking, but they are actually questioning the extent to which the Internet in the United States has developed. Everyone knows that there are dozens of companies with a market value of more than [-] billion US dollars, and some have a market value of [-] billion.

Only when China's Internet industry reaches the level of the United States, the situation Li Weidong said will happen.

And at this stage of development, could it be that they have stagnated and will not develop and grow.

After all, in their cognition, only the three of them can compete with them. Even a company like China.com, which has a financing amount far exceeding them and has an extremely deep background, can only be ranked second.

This is also the root cause of their daring to fight each other. Only by competing can we develop, and only by seeking development in competition can we develop rapidly.

Li Weidong glanced at Wang Zhidong and said with certainty: "There is no chance in 30 or [-] years!"

The three of them glanced at each other and sighed in their hearts. They had to be convinced by Li Weidong's determination, but which company Li Weidong said surpassed them?
"Chairman Li, what is the way out for the portal?" Zhang Chaoyang asked. This is also a question he has been thinking about recently. A simple portal is no longer feasible.

Li Weidong smiled, and said helplessly: "This is something you professionals should consider, but portals that simply do search and navigation have no way out!"

"Future portals should be based on the provision of news and search engine services, and coordinate the development of other services, such as online media, instant messaging, free email, audio and video information, e-commerce services, wireless value-added services, interactive communities, online games, free A comprehensive website that integrates more web space and more!"

"The purpose of all these is to attract users, improve user experience, and try to retain users as much as possible, and finally consider making profits!"

Although what Li Weidong said was very broad, and what later generations saw from these portal websites, it made several people suddenly realize.

Li Weidong seemed to open a door for them, allowing them to suddenly realize that the problems they had been thinking about before suddenly had a direction.

Several people started to discuss enthusiastically.

Why is email free?

What is the model of wireless value-added services?
What is the difference between an interactive community and a free web space?
Is e-commerce in the end Amazon's superior model, or eBay's development prospects?

As the discussion deepened, these CEOs with technical backgrounds seemed to have forgotten their identities and began to argue fiercely!

Li Weidong stood at the window of the meeting room and looked out, ignoring the discussion of several people. Besides, he didn't understand these things. He knew it was the result. Now that he had told them the result, he had saved them a lot of detours.

He remembered that in the not-too-distant future, since e-mail will be charged, if you don’t pay, it will either be unusable or the space will be reduced. Isn’t this nonsense, thinking about money like crazy!

I don’t know why, but now Amazon seems to be suddenly unpopular, and many so-called professionals have begun to question whether Amazon’s business model has fatal flaws.

On the other hand, it has begun to advocate that eBay's model is a better e-commerce model in the future.

To this end, experts from all sides have launched heated discussions in the media.

Li Weidong just smiled slightly at these discussions. He owns 30.00% of Amazon's shares. With these stocks, he is enough to make him the world's richest man in 20 years.

You say Amazon's model is wrong?

It was getting dark outside, and the discussion in the meeting room was still intense. Now it was not about the direction of discussion, but about the possibility of technology implementation.

For Li Weidong, these contents are obviously beyond the outline, and for the three CEOs from different companies, they are also beyond the scope of the forum.

Li Weidong knocked on the table. When the three of them heard the movement, they turned their heads and saw that it was Li Weidong. They realized that they had lost their composure. They smiled awkwardly and sat down in their seats.

Li Weidong said with a smile: "The discussion was very intense. It can be seen that today's seminar went well."

"It's great to have this momentum. Our business is unprecedented and unpredictable. It is said that every three months is a new era, and half of the company will be eliminated."

"But no one can foresee and tell you how to do it so that you will not make mistakes, so if you want to survive, you must make fewer mistakes and make less directional mistakes, otherwise you may be eliminated."

"Your role is to be a pioneer, and your focus should be on how to make fewer big mistakes and maintain a sense of foresight in this industry."

"So, you have to abandon the programmer's mentality and transform into managers, entrepreneurs, and even strategists!"

Li Weidong's criticism made the three of them blush slightly, and they were a little embarrassed. It really shouldn't be something people of their status should do just now!

"In addition, let me remind you one more thing, winter is coming, you need to post some autumn fat, even if you can't post it, don't lose weight!"

The embarrassment of the few people just now is gone, and there are thoughtful expressions on their faces. Considering that there have been more and more voices singing short of technology stocks in the market recently, this judgment seems to have great credibility.

Moreover, what Li Weidong said was convincing, and they couldn't help but believe it. Of course, even if they believed it, they would not have imagined how miserable the future would be. The stock price fell by 90.00%, and the company's cash flow was more than the market value.

"I won't talk about the extras. It's the same sentence. First, think about making the cake bigger. Don't make it all the same. The Chinese market is not, and it is impossible for any one to eat it!"

Li Weidong stood up and invited: "Well, it's time to get off work now, let me invite everyone to have dinner together!"

"Mr. Li, you are too polite. We should invite you when we arrive in the capital!" Several people said politely.

Li Weidong said with a smile: "Let me invite you, so I won't waste your time!"

The three of them wanted to say something else, but Zheng Sijing said: "The chairman treats us with peace of mind. If it is someone else, we will be suspected of being soft-spoken!"

The three thought about it for a while, and felt that this was reasonable, no one was short of the price of a meal, but it was not good to invite anyone to treat, because whoever invited, there would be two extra pairs of chopsticks on the table.

Only Li Weidong paid the bill, and there was no extra pair of chopsticks on the table.

Zhang Chaoyang still fulfilled the home court etiquette, and opened the door of the conference room before Zheng Sijing, letting Li Weidong and his party go out first.

A few people came out, alarming the subordinates who had been waiting for a long time in the meeting room next to them, they came out of the meeting room with a whimper, and started looking for their boss!

Zhang Chaoyang, Ding Lei, and Wang Zhidong gave a few simple instructions to their colleagues, and then left with Li Weidong.

While waiting for the elevator, Li Weidong's phone rang suddenly. He took out his home number and checked the time. His wife and children should be at home at this time.

Picking up the phone, before Li Weidong could speak, he heard his daughter's crisp voice from inside: "Dad, didn't you say you'd come back today? Why didn't you come back after dark? I miss you so much?"

Li Weidong took two steps to the side, a little further away from the crowd, and then said softly and gently: "Dad misses you too, but Dad still has work, and he won't be back until a few days later!"

"Liar!" Li Rui muttered softly.

Li Weidong still wanted to comfort the warm little padded jacket, when he heard Liu Jinhui's voice inside, "Whose phone is it?"

"Dad called, he said he would be back in two days!" Li Rui explained, and then whispered to Li Weidong, "Dad, don't forget my toys, I'll hang up first!"

Listening to the blind voice coming from the phone, Li Weidong always felt that something was wrong. Did he miss me? Did he miss the toy she left in the hotel? This little padded jacket is also a bit leaky, Li Weidong smiled and shook his head!

When Li Rui left the capital with Liu Jinhui, a small box was left in the hotel, and he found it at the airport. It was obviously too late to get it back. Li Weidong went back in a few days and promised to bring it to her. It seems that this Things are always on my mind!
Li Weidong looked back at Ding Yuan and said: "Old Ding, check if there is a flight or train back to Qizhou tonight, and take the cartoon suitcase in the room to my house first!"

My daughter's little wish still has to be fulfilled. When I wake up tomorrow morning and see that my toys have arrived home, are you happy? Can you start a happy day?

Ding Yuan was stunned for a moment, his expression was a bit astonished, then he nodded and said: "Yes, I will arrange it now!"

"Li Rui's?" Zheng Sijing asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I've been thinking about it for a few days. I thought I could bring her back today, so I won't call to remind you!" Li Weidong said helplessly, but he couldn't hide the pampering on his face.

Seeing Li Weidong's expression, several people smiled heartily. It was rare to see such a warm side of Boss Li.

Li Weidong didn't feel annoyed when he saw them, and said with a smile: "Don't laugh, you will know when you get married and have children!"

Then, Li Weidong patted Zhang Chaoyang, who was taller than him, and said: "And you, Old Zhang, you are now the fifth king of diamonds. There are quite a few people who throw themselves into your arms, right? Didn't you fall in love with them?"

In his previous life, he was a restless master, spending time and drinking, as for whether he was singing every night or not, he didn't know if he harmed his female compatriot Li Weidong. Anyway, there was no news of marriage in fifty or sixty.

Seeing Zhang Chaoyang's face turn red, he might feel a little embarrassed, but Li Weidong didn't let him go. People who don't get married are too unstable, and there are too many variables, so they don't feel at ease when they use it.

"The old man in the family didn't urge you to find a partner. How did you pass on your excellent MIT Ph.D. genes? Also, if you think about earning so much money, who will spend it in the future?"

(End of this chapter)