My 1999

During the development of DJI, Li Zexiang also brought great help to Wang Tao.

After establishing the company, Wang Tao became even more crazy.

I often work for more than ten hours continuously, especially at night.

I often work from 11 or 12pm until daytime, I am a seasoned night owl.

And whenever he has a good idea, he will immediately contact his employees to discuss it no matter day or night, which makes the employees miserable and often shuts down their phones as soon as they get off work.

The most exaggerated thing is that Wang Tao asked his employees to write the "Times" and report what they did every hour.

What this reveals is actually a love for drones and a spirit of extreme perfectionism.

To come up with any epoch-making invention or product, you have to be paranoid.

Both Steve Jobs and Pharaoh Wang are the same kind of people at heart.

"You have finally trained a group of people, and you have to keep them. Otherwise, how will your company grow?" Xu Liang said.

"Why make the company bigger?"

Wang Tao shook his head repeatedly, "I don't want to make the company big, just one or twenty people will be enough."

Obviously, his entrepreneurship is still at the stage of hobby, and he has no intention of turning it into a big industry. As for the financial freedom of going public, he has never even thought about it.

Xu Liang looked at his expression and it didn't look like he was cheating.

For this kind of people, it is useless to talk about money. They have never been short of money since they were young.

"Then do you want to make a drone that can fly thousands of meters in the air and last for several hours?"

Xu Liang stared straight at Wang Tao. After all, he had to talk about ideals, which he was best at.

"This is my dream."

Wang Tao's eyes showed strong desire.

The corners of Xu Liang's lips curled up, "You are like Foolish Old Man moving mountains, the research and development progress is too slow.

It may not be possible to develop a real drone in three to five years.

But if you have enough money, hire thousands of engineers.

By then, let alone thousands of meters in the air, you can even look ahead even if you fly out of the atmosphere. "

The extremely inflammatory words made Wang Tao's face show desire.

But he soon calmed down again.

"I don't dare to think that far. If I can only have one or twenty people from DJI, I will be satisfied."

"Then have you ever thought about how your small company of ten or twenty people can compete with those large companies with thousands of people?

Their products are better than yours and their prices are cheaper than yours. How can you compete with them? "

Wang Tao was about to speak, but was interrupted by Xu Liang waving his hand.

"Don't say such thoughtless things as I'm not afraid of them.

Think about it for yourself, how many large domestic consumer goods companies have been strangled by foreign companies. If they sell more, their revenue and profits will be higher, and they can invest more money in research and development.

In turn, the greater the R\u0026D investment, the more powerful the technology, the more advantageous the product, the greater the sales volume, and the higher the revenue and profit...

This is a virtuous cycle!

If you want to live your own small life behind closed doors, you have to ask the big manufacturers if they will agree. "

"Mr. Xu, there are currently no mature drone companies in the world."

"Do you know me?" Xu Liang asked.

"Of course. Most people in China and even the world know you."

“If they knew that I personally went to a little-known ‘drone company’, what do you think would happen to the global technology community and capital sector?”

Although Wang Tao is new to the industry and has little experience, he is not a fool.

"They will tear your small company apart and crush it into pieces, and continue to study it. Then countless students from the world's top universities such as Ivy League and Qingbei University will enter the field of drone research and development.

With my example, it is not difficult for them to get venture capital.

Even if it is impossible for the vast majority of companies to become big, or even take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, as long as one or two companies rise up.

can quickly engulf the global market. "

There was a pause.

"Do you know the 80/20 rule?"

Wang Tao nodded.

"By then large companies will account for 80% of the market, and your company may not even have 5% of the market. Yes, your family does have some money.

But that doesn’t mean they will burn it for you without limit.

One year or two years is enough. If you still don’t make money in five or six years and your family’s funds are cut off, how will you maintain your dream? "

Looking at Wang Tao who looked a little dull.

He obviously had not considered such a grand proposition.

"In this world, dreams need money to support them."

Xu Liang said slowly.

After taking a deep breath, Wang Tao looked at the man in front of him with complex eyes that he could only look up to.

"Mr. Xu, with your energy, you can form a drone research and development team by yourself. Why did you come to me?"

Xu Liang said with a smile: “There are many elements to a successful investment, but the most important thing is to choose the right person.

As you said, with my energy and background, I can easily form a world-class R\u0026D team.

But such a team has no soul.

They can develop a bunch of mediocre products, but they can't bring about revolutionary products. "

"Like the Kunlun phone?"

Xu Liang smiled and nodded, "I see in you an obsession with drone technology, even madness. And you have a deep technical foundation, which is a necessary condition for success.

You are the 'soul' I am looking for. "

A surge of warmth surged in Wang Tao's heart.

The feeling of being recognized by the world's top entrepreneurs and financiers was exciting and even unbelievable for Wang Tao, who had just stepped out of school.

"Would you like to hear the conditions I have prepared for you?"

Wang Tao nodded subconsciously.

"2 million Chinese Yuan to acquire DJI, and inject 50 million into the company to set up a research and development team, replace office space and equipment.

You will serve as the company's CEO and own 5% of DJI's equity."

Hearing this condition, Lu Zhihui and the other two who had been silent all the time looked at Wang Tao with envy and even jealousy.

It has only been established for a month, and a broken company with nothing can be sold for 2 million, not to mention 5% of the equity of a large company with a registered capital of 50 million.

All of these add up to 4.5 million.

This is too much.

The key is that they don't think Wang Tao is really worth so much money.

He is just a college graduate. Even if he knows a little bit of technology, how much more can he get than those who have graduated with a doctorate or even university teachers?

But no matter how confused and jealous they are, there is nothing they can do.

Boss Xu has plenty of money, and he is willing.

Seeing Wang Tao's entangled look, "Just tell me what you think?"

"Thank you very much for your appreciation, but I'm afraid I can't bear your appreciation."

When this was said, everyone was surprised.

Lu Zhihui and the other two looked at him as if he was a fool.

Li Jinling also frowned, thinking that this person didn't know how to appreciate it.

Xu Liang smiled and said, "Why? If the money is not enough, I can add more."

Wang Tao shook his head quickly, "It's not a matter of money. I want to independently control the development direction of the company and don't want others to interfere with me."

"Do you know how many companies I have?" Xu Liang asked with a smile.

Wang Tao shook his head.

He only knew Hanhua, Hongmeng, and Kanghua.

"Not counting subsidiaries, there are more than 20. If you count subsidiaries, there are nearly 200. If you count companies with investment and equity, there are nearly 1,000.

Even if I have three heads and six arms, I can't manage it.

So, for companies under Hanhua and Hongyan, I never interfere with the CEO's management.

You don't have to worry that I will interfere with your decision."

Wang Tao hesitated for a moment, and then said firmly: "For me, this is my lifelong career, and for you, it's just a business."

Xu Liang smiled and played philosophy with me.

"You don't believe it?"

Wang Tao glanced at Xu Liang, and then told the latter how he got involved with drones.

"I remember when I was in elementary school, I read a comic book "Grandpa Brain", which had a red helicopter in it and told the story of the red helicopter's adventure.

At the time, I was less than 10 years old and was deeply attracted by the story and the plane. I began to imagine the sky and hoped that one day I could make an identical helicopter and travel with it."

Wang Tao's face showed memories.

"When I was 16, my father rewarded me with a remote-controlled helicopter that I had longed for because of my good test scores.

Although I broke that helicopter a long time ago, it completely opened the door to aviation for me.

When I was studying at HKUST, in order to realize my aviation dream, I signed up for two robot competitions and won the Hong Kong championship and the third place in the Asia-Pacific region.

During the competition training, I also broke several model airplanes, and the rotating propeller blades left a scar on my hand."

Speaking of this, Wang Tao raised his left hand to show Xu Liang.

Sure enough, there was a deep scar on the back of Wang Tao's hand, and you can imagine the bloody scene of skin and flesh being torn apart at that time.

"Even if DJI fails in the end, I will find a job to support my family, and I will still stick to my aviation dream."

Xu Liang nodded, "I can understand you. If it were me, I wouldn't want anyone to tell me what to do with my dream."

Wang Tao's eyes lit up, and he felt like he had found a soulmate.

"But, with my position, do you think I would deceive you about this?"

Wang Tao shook his head slowly.

He still has self-knowledge.

Xu Liang stood up slowly, "Don't rush to make a decision, think about it carefully, and discuss it with your family. Call me when you have made a decision."

Patting him on the shoulder, Xu Liang walked out the door.

Under the watchful eyes of all the members of DJI, that is, four people, the door of the warehouse was opened.

As soon as the door opened, Xu Liang found several sneaky people standing outside, glanced at these people, and left quickly.

This time, several magazine employees saw Xu Liang's face clearly, and they were very likely to be sure that this was Mr. Richest Man.

But no one dared to step forward. When you see Jack Ma, do you dare to step forward and pat Mr. Ma on the shoulder, or block Mr. Ma's way?

After everyone walked away, several people came back to their senses and then complained to each other.

"I think it's Xu Liang. Compared with the photo I just searched online, even the hairstyle is exactly the same."

"Why didn't you say hello just now?"

"If you meet a stranger on the street, will you say hello?"

"The problem is that we know Xu Liang and can call his name."

"Does he know you?"...

Several magazine employees argued with each other for a while, laughing at each other's cowardice.

Finally, in order to find out the truth, they walked into the warehouse.

After the speculation was confirmed, the whole office building was in an uproar.

On the other side, Xu Liang, Li Jinling and Huo Gang had already got in the car.

"Mr. Xu, do you really want to invest in DJI?"

Li Jinling asked.

"What's wrong?" Xu Liang nodded and said.

"Nothing, I just felt that Wang Tao was a little too ungrateful."

The master humiliated the servant and he died.

Although this is no longer important now, as the director of Xu Liang's president's office and a close assistant.

Wang Tao's repeated rejections made her feel that he was slapping her in the face.

Xu Liang didn't care.

He was almost eighty years old in his two lives, and he didn't care about face anymore.

"Geniuses always have tempers."

Although he said so, he was also surprised in his heart.

With Wang Tao's current character, no one would have expected that he would become a top entrepreneur in the future.

It can only be said that his growth potential is really strong.

An early employee of DJI in the previous life also commented:

Wang Tao's personal growth is very obvious, from being very stiff in the beginning to getting along with a group of people, to being able to easily move among various groups later.

The most powerful thing about Wang Tao is that he knows how to make this thing, and how to mobilize resources to keep doing the right thing.

It sounds mysterious, but in fact, he is an excellent CTO who is good at leading the team in R\u0026D, has technical foresight, can judge the right direction, and most importantly, persists.

Sincere love for an industry can really make miracles happen.

"If he refuses in the end..."

Xu Liang: "Then we will form our own R\u0026D team."

Although he does not have the same passion as Wang Tao, he is still clear about the basic principles and functions of drones.

He can provide some guidance in the general direction.

In scientific and technological research and development, the most important thing is not technology, but direction.

With a direction, plus funds and R\u0026D personnel, his drone company can still develop even without Wang Tao.

However, when his reserves are exhausted, the future of the drone company is uncertain.

In contrast, he still hopes to dig Wang Tao.

Just look at Apple to know the importance of a genius engineer to a company.

Apple under the leadership of Jobs, iPod, iPad, iPhone, revolutionary products emerge in an endless stream.

After Jobs, Apple has been pulling out iPhones every year, relying entirely on its old capital to survive.

An excellent corporate manager is really too important for the development of a company.

Li Jinling nodded and said nothing more.

She really didn't expect the boss to attach so much importance to drones.

To be honest, she really didn't see any prospects for this thing.

It can neither transport goods nor carry passengers. At most, it is just a toy.

And it's not cheap.

How many people are willing to spend thousands of dollars to buy such a thing?

Although she had some doubts in her heart, she didn't dare to question the boss's decision.

Countless examples in the past have proved that the boss's decision has never been wrong.

Anyone who questioned him was slapped in the face.

"Mr. Xu, where are we going next?"

"To Penguin. Bing went public, and Alibaba followed suit. Ponyma is probably too restless now. Let's go talk to him."