In this life, we don’t even talk about love dogs.

Chapter 693: A Trip to the United States (4000 words)
After the meeting, Ye Ge returned to the office.

Sitting on the chair in the office, Ye Ge drank tea and looked down from the floor-to-ceiling window.

The place where Green Leaf Software Park was originally located is relatively remote, and is located at the junction of the suburbs and the urban area.

But because almost all the companies related to Ye Ge are located here.

Many real estate companies have already smelled the scent and feel that this place has the potential to become the Silicon Valley of Yuhang Province.

In addition, the real estate market is becoming increasingly hot, and many real estate companies are constantly acquiring land.

So the surrounding area of ​​this place is also being developed gradually.

With Green Leaf Software Park as the center, some residential areas have already begun to be built nearby.

In addition, shopping malls are also under construction.

Not only that, the city of Hangzhou recently gave the green light and passed a resolution to support the development of this area.

Several schools and a Grade A hospital will be built in this place.

If nothing unexpected happens, within a few years this place will become a prosperous area, and its liveliness may be as good as that of the city center.

After all, Ye Ge’s companies are all Internet companies. There is no pollution, and the salaries are high and all the employees are high-end talents.

If we can attract these talents to settle here, it will be very beneficial for Hangzhou.

However, long before these real estate developers entered the market, Ye Ge had already acquired several pieces of land.

Ye Ge didn't want to enter the real estate industry, but Ye Ge was worried that this place would develop too fast. By the time all the land was taken up, he would not be able to build other office buildings, let alone employee dormitories.

Although the office building is sufficient now, with the subsequent expansion of the company, if nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely be necessary to use land of the same area as the current one to build a new office building.

Moreover, the welfare that Ye Ge provides is that every employee has a dormitory to live in. The residential areas currently built by Ye Ge will not be sold, but will all be used for employee accommodation.

Employees only need to pay for water and electricity.

Of course, you can’t live in the staff dormitory for your whole life. After all, when you leave, you will definitely have to move out of the staff dormitory.

So now there are still many people buying houses in other places in Yuhang, as long as they are close to their company.

The pre-sale properties developed by real estate developers near the company are also very popular.

Although this place is relatively remote, the housing prices are relatively cheaper, and they believe that this place can definitely develop.

So it’s not just the employees who bought some pre-sale properties nearby.

People from other districts in Hangzhou also want to buy properties near Green Leaf Software Park.

"Da da da……"

Just when Ye Ge's mind was empty and he was looking at the construction sites not far away, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in."

Ye Ge said, then turned around in his office chair and faced the door.

The door opened and Yan Cici walked over holding a folder.

Unlike Yuan Guoxue and Xu Xin who like to wear OL uniforms and high heels, Yan Cici's favorite outfit is blue jeans, and she matches her upper body with a white silk sweater.

The whole person looks refreshing and simple, and the slim jeans set off her graceful figure well.

Yan Cici is very popular in the company because of her outstanding appearance.

And because ByteDance does not prohibit office romances, many male employees have already invited Yan Cici to dinner.

But Yan Cici rejected them all.

Unless it was a department dinner, Yan Cici never went to eat with any employee, and even then, Yan Cici would not drink.

"Mr. Ye, I have sorted out some important matters from the meeting just now, and the product department and R&D department have just given me a preliminary plan. Please take a look at it."

Yan Cici closed the door and walked forward, placing the documents in her hand on Ye Ge's desk.

When in the company, Yan Cici always called Ye Ge "Mr. Ye".

After work, Yan Cici called Ye Ge by his name.

The main focus is to clearly distinguish between public and private.

"Well, I understand, thank you for your hard work."

Ye Ge nodded and flipped through the documents.

In these documents, some important matters are specially marked in different fonts or colors, which looks very clear.

And all these were learned by Yan Cici and Yuan Guoxue.

Originally, Yan Cici worked in the human resources department, but Ye Ge did not have any deputy in ByteDance, and there were a lot of things to do in ByteDance, plus Ye Ge also had to manage the affairs of other companies frequently.

So in Ye Ge's opinion, he needs a smart and capable person to look after ByteDance for him.

In other words, Ye Ge needs a secretary who belongs exclusively to ByteDance and reports to him from time to time.

And this person must be trustworthy, you must have a deep understanding of her, and she must have certain working abilities.

After much thought, Ye Ge actually felt that Yuan Guoxue was the most suitable person.

But now Yuan Guoxue is specifically responsible for Bilibili and Mihuyou, and these two companies have a lot of things to do.

If she were to be in charge of ByteDance again, I'm afraid that one day, Yuan Guoxue would really die of exhaustion.

However, for something as important as hiring a secretary, even though Ye Ge was the boss, he could not make the decision on his own.

After all, he had promised Guo Xue that she would always be his greatest secretary.

I will always have only one personal secretary, and that is her.

So Brother Ye asked Yuan Guoxue for her opinion.

If she agrees, then let Xu Xin or Yuan Guoxue recommend someone.

This person will be responsible for organizing ByteDance's work and decisions.

Then the person this person is directly responsible to is actually Yuan Guoxue, and Yuan Guoxue will organize and report things to himself.

But this person can also report work progress to himself directly without going through Yuan Guoxue.

In the end, Yuan Guoxue said that Yan Cici was capable of doing such a job.

To be honest, Ye Ge initially thought that Yuan Guoxue was deliberately testing him, so she deliberately brought up Yan Cici.

But later, Ye Ge discovered that it was not really the case.

Instead, Yuan Guoxue really hopes that Yan Cici can be her secretary, specifically responsible for ByteDance's content.

At the beginning, Yan Cici was not very familiar with the work, but the more she worked, the smoother her work became, and her progress was very fast. And whenever Yan Cici had any questions, she would ask Yuan Guoxue for advice.

The two of them would eat together from time to time, go out to play together from time to time, and Yuan Guoxue would also come to the house where Ye Ge lived to find Yan Cici from time to time.

The relationship between the two seems to have made rapid progress, and it feels like it is developing into a friendship between besties.

Ye Ge was actually happy to see that the relationship between the two was getting better and better.

The relationship between them is getting better and better, and the difficulty of their subsequent plans will be lower.

"Basically there are no problems. The plan they gave is also OK. Let's just follow this general direction for now."

Ye Ge returned the file to Yan Cici.

"Okay." Yan Cici nodded, "I'll go tell them right away."

"Actually, there's no need to rush. You can go later." Ye Ge said.

"What's wrong, Mr. Ye, do you have anything else to say?" Yan Cici looked at Ye Ge puzzledly.

"There are no outsiders here, so just call me Ye Ge, don't call me Mr. Ye, otherwise I always feel weird."

Ye Ge said with a smile.

"This is indeed an important matter. Didn't I say this at the meeting before? Our software, Wenyin, is not only going to be developed in China, but also overseas.

But how easy is it to go overseas?

Previously, Mr. Tang from Xuetang Group introduced me to several partners in the United States. They may be able to cooperate with us in terms of business in the United States.

I heard from Mr. Tang that they also expressed their willingness to cooperate with us.

However, for some specific work matters, we still need to talk to them ourselves.

Among them are officials from some relevant departments in the United States.

If there are no major problems, we will consider setting up a branch in the United States."

"What do you mean, Ye Ge?"

Yan Cici had already vaguely guessed in her heart what Ye Ge wanted to do.

Ye Ge smiled and said, "Originally, I wanted you and Guo Xue to accompany me to the United States, but Guo Xue is busy recently. There are many things in Mihoyo that need Guo Xue to coordinate, so you can only accompany me to the United States.
Are you free during this time? If you are, we will leave in two days. "

"I am free, and it would be no problem to leave tomorrow, but is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?

In fact, I think we should first establish a firm foothold in China, and then gradually expand overseas. "

Yuan Guoxue gave Ye Ge some suggestions.

Yuan Guoxue felt that Ye Ge's move to expand overseas was actually not wrong and was a very smart move.

Only when a company has established a firm foothold in the world can it be considered a truly large company, but the problem is whether it can be done. It seems that Brother Ye seems to be a little too impatient.

After all, it has not been long since the release of Wenyin in China, and everything is still in the early stages of development, so many problems have not been exposed.

Logically speaking, we should stabilize the domestic market first and then consider entering overseas markets. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, both aspects will be affected and the losses will be even greater.

Although Wenyin still has sufficient funds now, this is entirely based on Bilibili and Mihoyo.

Because these two companies have been continuously providing financial transfusions to Wenyin, Wenyin has been able to achieve such rapid development.

If we open up another market, the capital chain will definitely be tight. If some problems arise at this time, the capital chain will definitely break.

"I know you're worried about something."

Ye Ge took a deep breath.

“Indeed, given the current situation, we should first gain a firm foothold in China and then slowly seek overseas development, but time waits for no one.

As mobile Internet becomes more and more developed, and mobile phones are being used more and more widely in all aspects, we must enter the market first. Only when we seize the opportunity can we have more convenience later.

Opportunities and risks often coexist. It is impossible to have both opportunities and risks. "

"..."

Listening to Ye Ge's words, Yan Cici lowered his head and thought for a while.

"Okay, then I'll go get ready. I can leave anytime."

Yan Cici didn't say anything else.

Although this decision was indeed risky, she still respected Ye Ge's decision.

"I'll tell you when the time comes." Ye Ge smiled and nodded.

"Then I'll be busy first." Yan Cici walked out of the office with the documents.

Looking at the closed office door, Ye Ge couldn't help but be dazed again.

In fact, as long as the operation goes smoothly, Wenyin will be able to develop smoothly both in the domestic and overseas markets at the beginning.

The real trouble is yet to come.

As the overseas version of Wenyin became popular overseas, it was targeted by the robbers like the United States.

In 19, the United States launched a national security review of TikTok's parent company ByteDance's acquisition of the American social media app Musical in 2017.

Soon after, the U.S. Navy banned the use of TikTok on government mobile devices, citing the threat posed by the app to cybersecurity. Users who installed the TikTok app on government mobile devices cannot access the internal network of the U.S. Marine Corps, nor can they use TikTok while wearing military uniforms.

In January 2020, the U.S. Army also announced a ban on the installation of TikTok on government-distributed mobile phones.

And this is just the beginning.

Not long after, the U.S. Secretary of State said that Chinese social media apps hand over users' personal information to the Chinese government and are considering banning them, "especially TikTok."

Although a TikTok spokesperson clarified that the company has always been committed to protecting the privacy and security of users and has never provided any user information to the Chinese government.

But the United States doesn't care about you at all.

After all, can you expect a robber to have any conscience?

Even after the crazy thoughts in the previous life, ByteDance has considered splitting TikTok into an independent American company in order to cope with the possible complete ban in the United States.

However, White House trade adviser Peter said that even if TikTok intends to split up, it will not change the White House's determination to impose sanctions.

What happened next was even more twists and turns.

In this life, I must be prepared.

But no matter what, there will definitely be sanctions, and I will fight the United States to the end!
Now, just prepare for the hard fight.

My earlier layout was to allow the Wenyin software to enter thousands of households earlier, become irreplaceable earlier, and even allow countless people to make a living from Wenyin.

By that time, the vast majority of Wenyin’s users will become Wenyin’s supporters!
(End of this chapter)