You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 236 It would be great if all entrepreneurs were like Mr. Qin
The news of Zhou Yuan's promotion spread throughout the company in a very short period of time, and everyone's spirits were lifted.

Positive good news can always bring some excitement. When everyone expressed congratulations to Zhou Yuan and celebrated his promotion and salary increase, their hearts began to feel alive.

This guy has only been in the company for more than three months. Before that, he was a marginal character that no one cared about. He had not even been seen in the company most of the time.

Why did he suddenly get the appreciation and promotion from Mr. Qin today?

Everyone began to think of Mr. Qin's impromptu speech at the annual meeting again. The company must develop and expand, and the capable should be promoted and the mediocre should be demoted. There are plenty of opportunities waiting for everyone.

Therefore, Zhou Yuan's promotion was also regarded as a positive signal, and he was not simply promoted, but directly expanded a new department.

The birth of a new department means more positions and more opportunities for promotion.

For a time, the spirit of eagerness for progress spread, diluting the fishing atmosphere of the previous year and briefly stimulating work efficiency.

After the employees were busy for a few days, a strange atmosphere soon appeared in the company.

The company is going to lay off employees...

The employees who heard the news were shocked at first, and then their reaction was that someone was spreading rumors, and someone was trying to kill Mr. Qin!

The campus network is developing well and has just received a large amount of financing. It is time to start burning money.

The company's scale is also booming. A few days ago, Zhou Yuan was given a separate new department to work on a big plan.

The company is rushing to ring the bell to go public. It's not like it's going to go bankrupt, so what kind of employees are going to be laid off?

But the news of layoffs was soon confirmed, and several employees interviewed by HR told others about their experiences in frustration.

But everyone immediately understood the reason why there were layoffs. Just look at these people.

There are five project managers in our company, and Mr. Qin had to fire three of them.

There are seven product managers in total, and Mr. Qin had to lay off four of them.

Take a look at these seven people. Which one is not in a high position, who does not have a generous salary, and which one does not have poor ability.

Mr. Qin's heart is broken. How did he rise to this level?

Mr. Qin is ashamed of the company and the investors.

If things go on like this, the company will continue to decline.

A heavy blow is needed to rectify the situation.

Soon the atmosphere in the company became serious, and everyone was in high spirits.

One moment they are offering promotions and salary increases, and the next moment they are laying off unqualified employees.

Mr. Qin is doing a combination of punches!
I have to say that the effect was immediate and everyone's military morale quickly stabilized.

Because most employees have not been affected, and they all rely on their ability to earn a living, the layoffs have nothing to do with them.

Although the classmates and school girls were very sad and complained that the company was evil-minded and the boss was unfair and unwilling to tolerate low-end programmers.

But so what, many positions are vacant, and there are also many management positions.

Mr. Qin said that the vacant management positions will not be recruited from outside, but will all be selected from within the company.

Everyone competes for the position and directly sends an email to Mr. Qin to sign up. The CTO conducts the assessment, and then the results are announced to the entire company.

The capable ones go up, the mediocre ones go down!

The hearts of many employees became active again. Everyone was new in the company and had no comparable qualifications.

You and the CTO are alumni, and I am also an alumnus. There is no point in trying to establish a relationship. Are there not many alumni who have been fired?
Everything speaks by ability.

Great enthusiasm erupted on and off the campus, and everyone felt a fire burning in their hearts.

When Xiong Xiaoge came to the campus network, he saw that the entire company was full of vitality and an atmosphere of struggle.

"Look, Qin Shaoyan is still very capable of management." Xiong Xiaoge pointed at the busy employees and said to his deputies, "It is approaching the end of the year, and the employees of the campus network are still so energetic."

Zhou Dao also said with emotion, "Mr. Qin's ability to make the campus network so successful is definitely not due to luck."

Xiong Xiaoge was in a good mood at the moment, "Let's go and see what Qin Shaoyan is busy with."

Before reaching the door of the CEO's office, Zhang Pingyi stood up from the workstation next to him and greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Xiong is here to inspect again. Welcome."

"I'm just wandering around." Xiong Xiaoge asked casually, "Where is Mr. Qin? He's not here?"

"I'm having a meeting with the managers. There are several big events on the campus network after the new year." Zhang Pingyi greeted everyone to another conference room and turned to tell Mr. Qin's secretary to prepare tea and snacks.

Xiong Xiaoge brought seven or eight people with him this time, half of whom were newcomers and were not familiar with the company Campus Network, so they all looked at the company curiously.

The first impression is that it is simple. The decoration of the entire company is not aesthetically pleasing. It has a hastily done and done-for-you style.

There are rows of computers in the spacious office hall, and there are all kinds of debris and sleeping bags scattered on the floor.

There were messy things on the desk, including instant noodles. The programmers in plaid shirts were all excited, sitting around the computer and arguing. The atmosphere and scene were very similar to those in black Internet cafes everywhere.

Although startup companies are very simple, with the theme of struggle and no emphasis on material conditions.

But Campus Network is a big company with a valuation of several billion after all, and the office conditions are still so difficult and simple.

Xiong Xiaoge and his party were brought into the vacant conference room by Zhang Pingyi. As soon as everyone took their seats, General Secretary Qin came in with several programmers carrying tea and snacks, which were placed neatly on the table.

Zhou Dao, who comes often, was not polite. He directly picked up the freshly brewed coffee and drank it. "Don't be restrained. Maybe you will come to the campus network more often."

"Yes, everyone is just like returning to their own company." Zhang Pingyi enthusiastically poured a cup of tea for Mr. Xiong and carried it over, "Mr. Xiong, drink tea. This is the best Longjing. I specially dug it out of Mr. Qin's drawer. Come out and taste it.”

"Thank you." Xiong Xiaoge took a taste and was immediately surprised, "Hey, this is good stuff. Where did Mr. Qin get it?"

"It was given by someone else." Zhang Pingyi thought for a while, "Anyway, the person who gave the gift said that it is definitely authentic."

"This person knows how to give gifts." Xiong Xiaoge nodded with satisfaction, "This tastes really good."

"Speaking of tea, I remembered that the milk tea you sell is very popular. One of my VPs said that every time I pass by your milk tea shop, you can see a bunch of people queuing there."

Zhang Mingyi was a little surprised, "Really? I didn't hear about it."

"Go and take a look for yourselves later. I heard that Renwuyangwuyang is a popular place." Xiong Xiaoge said with a smile, "President Qin said he wanted to sell milk tea before, but I didn't take it seriously. Later, I asked someone to do some research and found that milk tea This business is quite trendy and is especially popular among young people.”

"It costs a few cents, but if you add sugar and milk, you can sell it for several yuan. It's really easy to make money."

Zhang Mingyi was also surprised. He didn't know much about this business, so he could only agree: "Mr. Qin is always very sensitive to fashion."

"This is also one of Mr. Qin's abilities." Xiong Xiaoge said with emotion, "What your campus network does is business for young people. Having a keen business sense for the fashion market is a kind of talent."

"I'm old and don't know much about the preferences of young people." Qin Shaoyan opened the door and walked in, smiling and said: "You don't necessarily understand young people's fashion even if you are old. Fashion trends are also created. the concept of."

"You can't be sure which trendy concept will be accepted by young people, so just create a few more. There will always be one they like."

"And you don't need to understand this kind of thing. You can find out the clues by asking a few young people to do some research."

Xiong Xiaoge asked: "What if all the concepts you create don't work?"

"Then make some new innovations out of the old classics and adopt a retro style." Qin Shaoyan said casually, pulling out a chair and sitting next to Xiong Xiaoge.

Xiong Xiaoge thought for a moment, nodded slowly and said, "That makes sense."

"It seems I have to learn more from Mr. Qin."

"It's easy to talk about." Qin Shaoyan said boldly, "Let's learn and communicate with each other."

That makes sense.

Qin Shaoyan can understand fashion because he is smart. Otherwise, how can he, an old man with a mental age of forty or fifty, understand the psychology of young people.

"Why is Mr. Xiong free to come to our campus network today?" Qin Shaoyan asked.

Xiong Xiaoge took a sip of tea slowly and said, "The Chinese New Year is almost here. Let's walk around and see how you entrepreneurs are doing."

"Mr. Xiong wants to see our year-end summary report." Qin Shaoyan said jokingly, "Then please notify us in advance so that I can make a PPT."

"Forget the PPT." Xiong Xiaoge waved his hand, "Everyone is very busy at the end of the year. There is no need to take time to write the year-end summary. We can just sit together and drink tea, have a casual chat, and communicate about the recent situation."

There is really no need to write a year-end summary. First, reports written by entrepreneurial CEOs always have some beautifying parts and lack authenticity.

Another point is that IDG has specialized auditors. Xiong Xiaoge only needs to read the report written by them. There is no need to read two reports.

"Then we have to show it to the investors." Qin Shaoyan pushed a thick stack of plans over. "These are several large-scale projects that the campus network will be doing in the next year. Mr. Xiong will take a look at them."

Xiong Xiaoge held the teacup in one hand and flipped it over casually with the other hand, "You college student post station is about to be implemented. It's going very fast."

"It was mainly due to the active support and cooperation of various universities that the project went smoothly." Qin Shaoyan said with emotion. "Coupled with the hard work of the campus network employees and their down-to-earth hard work, the project was successful."

"Not bad, not bad." Xiong Xiaoge nodded, and then asked, "How did you convince the university to cooperate?"

Qin Shaoyan smiled and said, "College Station and the International College Summer Camp have a joint event."

"..." Xiong Xiaoge looked at Qin Shaoyan and let out a long sigh, "Mr. Qin, I really belong to you. You are doing combination boxing."

"So-so, this can't be considered a combination punch." Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "It can only be regarded as a small brand linkage."

"How are the preparations for your international college summer camp going?" Xiong Xiaoge asked curiously.

"The preliminary preparations are almost complete, and all aspects have been communicated." Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds, "What remains is the specific selection of personnel."

Xiong Xiaoge warned: "This activity must be safety-oriented, not seeking merit but seeking no faults, and just comply with Facebook's requirements."

"I will personally watch it when the time comes." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "This event is the most important project of the campus network in 2005, and our campus network will invest a lot of resources in it."

"That's good." Xiong Xiaoge glanced at the plan, "Why do you have an online promotion event in the second half of the year? The budget is quite large."

"Oh, this." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "I estimate that by the fourth quarter of 2005, the growth of the campus network will encounter a bottleneck. After all, the number of college students on campus is still limited."

"The campus network cannot just be limited to the group of students on campus, but must also actively expand the user group and expand the number of users."

"So we plan to launch an online promotion event to open up new target user groups."

Xiong Xiaoge nodded, "It is necessary to prepare for a rainy day. Mr. Qin is really far-sighted. Take one step at a time and look at the next three steps."

"I am very satisfied with Mr. Qin's plan. I heard that Facebook's valuation has increased again, and our campus network cannot lag behind others."

"Mr. Xiong deserves the award." Qin Shaoyan responded with a smile, "I will work hard."

Xiong Xiaoge is indeed very satisfied. He has recently visited many projects invested by IDG, but none of them seem to have achieved much, which makes him very bored.

But Xiong Xiaoge didn't care. After all, this is the daily life of a venture capital investor. Investing in ten projects may not necessarily lead to a good project.

But when I got to the campus network, the feeling was different.

The performance of other projects is mediocre. Only the campus network's data has increased dramatically, and the results are gratifying.

Although this situation on the campus network is a special case, it is impossible for anyone to replicate it.

But Xiong Xiaoge still couldn't help but think, how great it would be if other entrepreneurs could be like Qin Shaoyan.

"Mr. Xiong, now that we've talked about the results, it's time to talk about other things." Qin Shaoyan looked at Xiong Xiaoge with a smile.

Xiong Xiaoge instinctively felt that something was wrong, and asked in surprise: "Is there anything else?"

"It's Kuaibo.com." Qin Shaoyan took out another piece of information, "This is the latest data from Kuaibo.com."

Xiong Xiaoge glanced at it and said doubtfully: "The data is good, the user growth curve is very beautiful."

"It's good." Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "But the financing money has been spent, and we have to start a second round of financing."

"What?!" Xiong Xiaoge was shocked, "All spent?!"

"It's only been a month and you've spent all the money?"

"What's all the fuss about?" Qin Shaoyan said dismissively, "It's normal to start a business and burn money."

"Qvod.com needs to develop, and of course it needs to spend money. You are an investor, so you should understand this simple truth."

Xiong Xiaoge laughed angrily, "I have been involved in venture capital for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen such crooked ideas like yours."

"If entrepreneurs all spent money like you do, then our venture capital business would have gone out of business long ago."

Qin Shaoyan said calmly: "Mr. Xiong, you look like you're in a hurry."

"It makes sense for me to spend money, and it's not just a waste of money."

"Then tell me where you spent all your money?" Xiong Xiaoge asked, "The campus network doesn't spend it as fast as Kuaibo.com."

"With the rapid growth of users, bandwidth costs will cost a lot of money." Qin Shaoyan said, "I also bought a batch of film and television drama copyrights, which cost a lot of money."

"Why are you buying the rights to film and television dramas?" Xiong Xiaoge scolded, "You really think our money came from the strong wind."

"Protect intellectual property rights. Websites can't all be pirated." Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "Besides, Qvod.com wants to enter the film and television industry, so buying copyright is a stepping stone."

Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, "Enter the film and television industry?"

(End of this chapter)