Reborn since 1993

Chapter 680: Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix

Guo Jingyun thought he had some understanding of this junior fellow student from Wuhan Jiaotong University. Zhou Hongyi had a hot temper and a combative personality, but this was also a characteristic of young people.

If you don't have the fighting spirit when you are young, how can you expect to fight again when you are old?

When Lao Zhou was young, he had a very hot temper and was very combative. This was only possible when he had just debuted at Tianya Company. Moreover, he was brought to Yanjing from Hanxi by Guo Jingyun, and he was also his senior brother, so he was able to suppress Zhou Hongyi.

If you change someone else, he may not be able to suppress Zhou Hongyi.

In her previous life, after Zhou Hongyi became famous, she almost fought against everyone, including Baidu's CEO Li, Alibaba's CEO Ma, Lei Jun, Penguin's CEO Ma, and Meituan's founder. Zhou Hongyi has fought against everyone, including Baidu's CEO Li, Alibaba's CEO Ma, and Lei Jun.

Moreover, some of the most famous battles in the Internet industry, including the anti-virus software war, the 3Q war, the 3B war, etc., were almost all led by Zhou Hongyi.

But Zhou Hongyi's ability is beyond doubt. At least in the early days of the Internet, his vision and ability were truly outstanding, although the means he used were sometimes not so glorious...

Now in Tianya Company, Zhou Hongyi is also Guo Jingyun's right-hand man. Zhou Hongyi helps Guo Jingyun handle all matters, big and small, including R&D, personnel, logistics, etc. in an orderly manner. Her ability is definitely there.

"sit!"

Guo Jingyun waved at Zhou Hongyi, took out a pack of cigarettes, took out one, and pushed the remaining half pack of tobacco in front of Zhou Hongyi.

The old-timers in the Internet industry are all veteran smokers, because most of them are programmers, and it is very common for them to work overtime and stay up late. They cannot get through the long night without lighting a cigarette.

"Old Zhou, we are brothers, so if you have anything to say, just speak directly!"

Guo Jingyun knew that Zhou Hongyi was a man with a lot of ideas, so he asked him directly.

Zhou Hongyi also lit a cigarette and exhaled deeply, "Brother Guo, the Yahoo mainland company will be established next year. I want to work there!"

It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. After Feiyan Technology went public, a wave of Internet has been set off in Zhongguancun, Pengcheng, Yangcheng and other places, and Internet companies have emerged one after another.

Zhou Hongyi was naturally eager to make some moves. He was also highly valued in Tianya Company and with the support of Dongling Hi-Tech, he was also one of the famous figures in the Zhongguancun Internet industry.

But when he had the opportunity to lead his own team, Zhou Hongyi still wanted to "start his own business", but this could not be considered a change of allegiance.

The operating rights of Yahoo in Asia are in the hands of the Zhixing Foundation. Companies such as Yahoo Japan and Yahoo Hong Kong have already been established. The establishment of Yahoo Mainland is also a natural thing.

As per convention, about 30% of the shares of Yahoo Mainland Company belong to Yahoo America, and the rest of the shares belong to Zhixing Foundation.

As for the Zhixing Foundation, its relationship with Dongling Hi-Tech is basically known to everyone. Even if Yahoo mainland company is established, it will still have a brotherly relationship with Tianya company. However, if Zhou Hongyi goes there, he will officially become the head of Yahoo mainland company!
That way, he wouldn't have to be inferior to others and could do things according to his own ideas.

There is one thing that I don’t want to tell outsiders, and that is Zhou Hongyi’s “lifelong enemy” Lei Jun. The two people who are born incompatible will eventually not see eye to eye.

Seeing that Lei Jun was doing very well in Kingsoft and was in charge of Kingsoft at the age of less than 27, it was impossible for Zhou Hongyi, who was not compatible with him, to not have some ideas.

If Zhou Hongyi continues to stay in Tianya Company, it is impossible for her to do badly. After all, the general manager of this company and the founder of the parent company are both from the same Wuhan Jiaotong University as Zhou Hongyi.

As a direct descendant of Hanxi Jiaotong University, as long as Zhou Hongyi does not make any trouble, it is highly likely that he will get equity rewards from Tianya Company and achieve financial freedom in the future.

But given Lao Zhou's personality, he was able to do something like a fight in Chaoyang Park. How could he be content to stick to the rules? If he doesn't make trouble, he would not be the "Saint Seiya" of the Internet industry!

After the establishment of Yahoo Mainland Company, although it was just an empty shell, Zhou Hongyi still wanted to take charge of the business and was unwilling to continue living a conventional life at Tianya Company.

Looking at Zhou Hongyi, Guo Jingyun shook his head. "Old Zhou, to be honest, I knew you would leave Tianya, but I didn't expect that this day would come so early!"

Guo Jingyun didn't say anything to try to keep Zhou Hongyi. He knew that given Zhou Hongyi's personality, if she said she wanted to leave, she must have made up her mind.

"This time when I return to Hanxi, I will personally tell Mr. Li about your move to Yahoo Mainland!"

Zhou Hongyi was overjoyed when he heard this. With Guo Jingyun speaking up, his position as the head of Yahoo's mainland company was basically settled.

"However," Guo Jingyun said before Zhou Hongyi could speak, "Yahoo Mainland China is different from Tianya and Himalaya Radio. When the time comes, it will be up to you how much resources you can get from the Dongling Hi-Tech headquarters!"

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"Ganjiang Publishing Company announced that it has completed cooperation with Tianya Sports and sold all shares of the football club magazine for 11 million!
The largest football magazine in China was acquired. This is also the first time that a domestic Internet company has acquired a traditional media.”

While domestic football fans were still discussing Ronaldo's domestic trip, suddenly a piece of news came out that the football club magazine was sold to an Internet company.

This is a big shock to many fans, but the biggest impact is on the traditional media in China. The sale of the football club magazine, the copyright of the magazine for so many years, has been sold to Tianya Sports. They don't know if there will be a day in the future when these traditional newspapers and magazines will also be sold.

But no matter what, Football Club Magazine has completed the "merger" with Tianya Sports Website, which was spun off from Tianya Forum, and has become a magazine brand under Tianya Sports Network. Zhong Lifei has also become the general manager and editor-in-chief of Tianya Sports, responsible for the sports business of Tianya Sports Network.

On the other hand, Ganjiang Publishing Company is not making a profit or loss either. It received 11 million in cash at one time by selling the football club magazine. If it only relies on selling magazines, it will take an unknown amount of time to earn back the 11 million.

In addition, Ganjiang Publishing Company also acquired 3% of the shares of Tianya Sports. This shareholding may not be significant now, but one day, if Tianya Sports can also be listed like Feiyan Technology, the value of this shareholding will soar!

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Shangzhong City, Miao Jiahui, who had finished her busy work in Pingyang, dragged her tired body back to the Miao family's house in Shangzhong.

Before she entered the room, she heard voices coming from inside. After she opened the door, everyone inside instantly looked at her.

"Jiahui is back, why didn't you tell us in advance? We'll go pick you up!"

Seeing Miao Jiahui coming back, her parents, eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law and others all stood up immediately, especially Miao Jiahui's eldest brother's wife. When she saw Miao Jiahui, a flattering look appeared on her face.

In just one or two years, the Miao family underwent earth-shaking changes, and Miao Jiahui's sister-in-law witnessed it firsthand.

Before, Miao Jiahui and her two brothers were all temporary workers in state-owned factories. But after the news that Miao Jiahui was going to marry someone from the Pingyang Li family came out, the Miao family's life changed dramatically.

First, Miao Jiahui's two brothers became regular workers in the state-owned factory and were transferred to departments with less work and better benefits. Even Miao Jiahui's sister-in-law entered a leisurely unit in Shangzhong Municipal Government.

The Miao family knew exactly how all this happened, especially in the past few days, after the opening of the Oriental Times Shopping Mall for trial operation, the Miao family’s door was almost broken down.

Including the Shangzhong Municipal Government and a number of large and small companies in Shangzhong, they all took turns to visit the Miao family. The Shangzhong Municipal Government naturally wanted to test through Miao Jiahui to see if there was any opportunity to allow the new store of the Oriental Times Shopping Mall to settle in Shangzhong!
Although the Shangzhong Municipal Government is also aware that even if the Oriental Times Shopping Mall wants to open a new store, it will first be located in the provincial capital of Hanxi, but what if, what if it can be located in Shangzhong?
For the Shangzhong municipal government, this means that a huge political achievement, job opportunities and tax incubator have been established in Shangzhong.

As for those companies in the clothing, wood, food and other industries, their purpose of coming to Miao's house is very simple, that is, they want to become suppliers of Oriental Times Shopping Mall. They are really stimulated by the commercial porcelain.

Shangci is the factory where Miao Jiahui worked before. Now its brand has been changed to Shangci, and its business has also shifted to focus on flooring, ceramic products, etc.

On the opening day of the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, Shangci sold goods worth 45 RMB in one day!

The key point is not how many floor tiles were sold that day, but that Shangci became known to more people after it appeared in the Oriental Times Shopping Mall.

In the past few days, Shangci has received orders in an endless stream and its production capacity is fully utilized. It is said that Shangci has earned two to three million yuan in less than a week.

This is what makes companies in other industries in the business world envious, and they come to the Miao family, hoping to become suppliers of the Oriental Times Shopping Mall through Miao Jiahui and make a lot of money like Shangci.

"Ms. Miao, we are an old brand in our business, and we are well-known in the province for making wooden furniture..."

"Our garment factory used to do foreign trade orders, so the quality is absolutely fine. Miss Miao, please help put in a good word for us with Manager Li Dongshan!"

Miao Jiahui couldn't help but feel a headache when she saw everyone at the Miao family begging at the same time.

"I will recommend your products to the marketing department of Oriental Times Mall. As long as they meet the regulations, Oriental Times Mall will purchase from you!"

Hearing Miao Jiahui's words, all the people from various industries present at the business could not help but show joy on their faces.

But after these people left, Miao Jiahui shook her head and said to the Miao family, "From now on, don't accept anything these people give you, so as to avoid gossip!"

Miao Jiahui felt that she was lucky that one or two of the products of the companies of those people could become suppliers of the Oriental Times Shopping Mall.

Now, there are companies that want to become suppliers of the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, not just in Hanxi Province. There are countless companies in the country that are scrambling to supply goods to the Oriental Times Shopping Mall. How easy is it to become the next Shangci?
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The influence of the Oriental Times Shopping Mall has only just begun. If one day it can reach the level of Walmart, Carrefour, and AEON, then countless domestic companies will follow the Oriental Times Shopping Mall and undergo earth-shaking changes.

After the Oriental Times Shopping Mall opened for trial operation, Li Dongling no longer focused entirely on it.

As long as they follow the previous plan and proceed step by step, not to mention going abroad, in the domestic retail industry, Oriental Times Shopping Mall has a great chance to compete with shopping malls like Walmart!
"For this year's annual meeting, in addition to the employee programs prepared by the logistics department, we will also invite Mao Ning, Lin Yilun, Li Chunbo, and two of the four kings of Hong Kong to perform at Pingyang's annual meeting. The program hosts will be the provincial TV station..."

At the Dongling Hi-Tech headquarters, Li Dongling listened to Gao Peng, who was in charge of this year's Dongling Hi-Tech Annual Meeting, reporting on the plans for the Dongling Hi-Tech Annual Meeting.

(End of this chapter)