Chapter 290 Breaking Promises and Getting Fat

Chapter 290 Breaking Promises and Getting Fat

Chapter 290 Breaking Promises and Getting Fat (051k)

ChinaHR.com’s self-exposure was like a shot of chicken blood for the slightly lazy mentality after the New Year.

Whether it is Yu Xing, whose mind is full of many ideas, or the employees of Bai Xiaosheng, everyone feels reluctant to do nothing after getting the blood pack, and no one wants to disappoint the kindness of their friendly competitors.

However, compared with the busyness and anxiety when he was working on WeChat on the fourth floor last year, Yu Xing is generally much more relaxed. He has resumed morning jogging, smokes less, and has more time to ponder and think.

On Friday evening, Yu Xing left work early, bid farewell to the telephone poles outside the window, and visited the river view from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the World Financial Center.

"Xiaoying, I can only say that I really want to switch places with you. You can handle Bai Xiaosheng's work for me for a few days, and I will come to your office and sit for a few days." Yu Xing really couldn't help but feel envious.

"Then you must go to the 100th floor at night." Liu Wanying said with a smile, "You can really see the prosperity of the Bund and Lujiazui at a glance. I went up to take a look a few days ago, and I can only say that it is really great."

Yu Xing could imagine it without going up to see it, and hummed a few lines: "Night Shanghai, Night Shanghai, you are a city that never sleeps..."

He changed his angles, and after seeing enough of the scenery, he remembered his teacher Liu Jingrong who had come to Shen before, and said with a smile: "Why do I feel that your brother's attitude towards me during this visit to Shencheng is particularly good? Does it mean that he has completely recognized me?"

Liu Wanying glanced at Boss Yu: "Well, not only does he recognize you, he also wants to help you out. One of his students last year didn't want to study anymore. But your teacher is quite optimistic. When he was in Jinling, he told me that if things really don't work out, he can write a letter of introduction and let the student come to you for employment."

Yu Xing was stunned for a moment when he heard Xiaoying's accent: "Traditional huh..."

"Yes." Liu Wanying laughed, "The letter of introduction is very traditional, and dropping out of school is also very traditional."

Yu Xing hesitated and said, "Then his efforts have yielded no results in the past three years..."

Liu Wanying suppressed her laughter and said, "Fortunately, we recruited two students last year. However, if one of them really doesn't want to study anymore, I don't know what the other one will think."

Yu Xing scratched his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed for Liu Jingrong's situation. Did the school leaders have to come up with some ideas?

"I gave Lao Liu an idea. You only need to write one sentence on the letter of introduction." Liu Wanying said seriously, "-Yu Xing wrote to me personally: This kid is like you."

Yu Xing laughed out loud.

Liu Wanying also laughed. There was indeed something weird about Old Liu's behavior. She rarely saw the expression of hesitation, reflection, hesitation and helplessness on her brother's face.

After a moment, she asked, "Are your parents coming to look at houses this weekend? Where exactly do you want to buy? Every time you pick a house, you find a flaw. If you pick again, you find another flaw. If you can't find any flaws, you'll have to upgrade your budget."

"Hehe, I just want them to come and take a look around, take advantage of this period of time when they are not so busy, buy some things, eat some delicious food, and go shopping." Yu Xing laughed, "It doesn't matter where they live, but they can't come this weekend because they have to attend the family meeting."

Liu Wanying knew what was going on. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Do you think they want to make a small amount of money or a large amount of money?"

She knew what this family meeting was about, which was to discuss the possibility of the whole family achieving a well-off life.

"I don't know." Yu Xing shook his head, but then said, "However, there are many people doing business in our area. Judging from my father's attitude, I think he is inclined to try to expand and become stronger."

He made tea himself and continued, "Someone has already wanted to place an order for the Sunshine Grapes. In fact, you can make some money just by focusing on that variety of grapes. My uncle has been growing grapes for many years, so he knows this. That's why he has been hesitant. We can provide a stable supply."

"Anyway, my suggestion is to make it clear that if you really want to become bigger and stronger, you should sell more varieties, expand production, sign exclusive deals, and establish long-term agreements. Then, you can start with a fruit chain in East China. This area has the spending power, and you can provide at least one attractive main fruit."

"Well, if you want to compete and grow in the long term, you have to invest in the introduction and research of new varieties. In this way, it should be no problem to make high-quality products with Zhejiang and Shanghai as your backing."

"If we can produce more exclusive fruits and build up our reputation, we can then stratify the business into self-operated and franchised businesses. Once we have a certain scale, we can then introduce capital to operate the business."

Yu Xing smiled and said, "Look, the strategic plan has been mentioned, but they still have to consider whether they are willing or not."

Liu Wanying sorted out the suggestion and nodded, "It's quite complete. Boss Yu can provide the start-up capital and help introduce investors at a critical moment. I feel there is a chance to grow bigger and stronger. Well, three years to grow bigger, five years to become stronger, and seven years... Whether we can go public depends on luck."

"It doesn't matter if it's not listed. The main thing is to have your own competitiveness. The threshold of this industry is not high. If you want to do it for a long time, whether you are willing to introduce and research and develop is a problem. Just like the Sunshine Rose grape, the first year is trial planting, the second year is expansion, and the third year is trial production, and then you can have a good yield." Yu Xing said a little seriously, "It takes three or four years to develop a variety. It requires both time and patience. If they don't agree with this method, you can't force them to drink water. It's better to be a steady supply, so they won't go bankrupt."

He suddenly thought of the Spring Festival when he said this, and then said: "We opened the G92 Lin'an Bay Ring Expressway two years ago, and the transportation capacity is more convenient."

Liu Wanying smiled and said, "We have varieties, transportation, strategic planning, and start-up capital. We may also be able to find local policy support. Boss Yu will check and introduce us to agencies when necessary. The only problem now is... it's easy to get into trouble."

Yu Xing couldn't help but laugh: "Although Xiaoying's job is short selling, she now looks like an investor. So, let them figure it out on their own. If they can come up with a charter, they can do it. Otherwise, it would be easier for me to transfer this start-up capital into a small trust for medical care and education at home."

Liu Wanying thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Did your relatives mention money when you went home?"

Yu Xing shook his head. Really not this time.

"After you sold your WeChat account, the money became a small matter, and your value as a person suddenly rose to a very high level." Liu Wanying praised, "Look at you, you don't want to talk about business during the Chinese New Year when everyone is having a good time and talking about nice things. Everyone knows it clearly, so it depends on how you arrange it. You all have to keep your composure."

Yu Xing had never thought about it this way, but he was not angry when he heard it. Instead, he laughed: "It seems that there is still hope for it to become bigger and stronger. It is better to think more than to be chaotic."

Liu Wanying said as the Red Falcon boss: "When the opportunity is right, Red Falcon can also invest and give it a try."

Yu Xing smiled and said, "Let's see how things go. Once my family has an idea, I'll ask IDG to give it some advice. After all, they are more experienced in investment. My idea is just theoretical. We have to see how far it can be advanced."

Liu Wanying thought for a while and suddenly asked, "Has the relationship with Today Capital improved?"

"It's OK, that's it. They even sold WeChat. What else can I say? I copied a blessing to Xu Xin during the Chinese New Year, and she also copied a blessing to me in return." Yu Xing said happily, "If we are destined to cooperate, we can do it together. If not, let's not do it. Let nature take its course."

"Well, if your family can develop the fruit business with Youyuan, it will really benefit the village." Liu Wanying said at this time, "However, it would be easier to handle this kind of relationship in the family if we ask organizations like IDG to come forward and set the rules. Just like the internal audit team of Bai Xiaosheng, it won't hurt the relationship if they come to make suggestions."

She looked at Boss Yu's expression and added, "You are not afraid of hurting people's feelings, but it's different when facing relatives. It's easier to get things done when you have an outside knife to cut everything."

Yu Xing thought about it and felt that it made sense: "Then we should ask venture capital to help as soon as possible."

Liu Wanying said with a smile: "I'm sure they will be happy to help."

When doing things, you need to say the ugly words first, but who says the ugly words will make a difference in how things are done.

Yu Xing thought silently in his mind, modified some ideas and marked them, and then talked about another small matter.

The next interview target of Bai Xiaosheng's "Dialogue" column is confirmed to be Musk from the United States. After communicating via email, the date was set for March 3, which shows that he is quite interested in visiting China.

Tesla was listed on the Nasdaq last year, but the listed company has only one mass-produced model, the Roadster, so far. Its world-famous Model series has a research and development plan for the Model S, which is said to be expected to be mass-produced in 2012.

Yu Xing didn’t know whether Musk already had a plan when he came to China, but he was indeed curious about his thoughts on electric vehicles at this stage.

"Xiaoying, I'm a mute English speaker, so you can just help translate for me."

Liu Wanying didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She didn't expect it to be such a small request. "Then you have to practice speaking. Bai Xiaosheng is going to be listed overseas. It would be better if you can communicate smoothly."

Yu Xing said seriously: "Okay, I'll let you teach me tonight."

Liu Wanying agreed immediately.

It was evening, and the night view outside Hongyun's office was already quite beautiful.

Yu Xing looked at the most prosperous area of ​​the entire Shencheng, quietly admiring it while he couldn't help but light a cigarette.

Liu Wanying could roughly guess how the man felt at the moment, so she didn't spoil the mood by mentioning the matter of quitting smoking. Instead, she pulled over a swivel chair and watched the sunset outside the floor-to-ceiling window with him.

In late February, Bai Xiaosheng worked hard to dig out the customers who had left and those who had not left ChinaHR.com. His family was discussing the model and goals of the fruit business, and Hongshun formed a small investment team of four people.

While accepting guidance from IDG on the company's listing, Yu Xing used Bai Xiaosheng's resources to build an inspection team for mobile Internet and new energy vehicles. The former was easier, while the latter progressed a little slower.

The mobile Internet itself has become hot with the development of smart phones, and the competition between WeChat and Wechat has added fuel to the fire. Coupled with Yu Xing's reputation for resisting Penguin, there are indeed many people willing to analyze and research industry trends together.

As for new energy vehicles...

Yu Xing didn't know if he was too arrogant. He met several people in the industry in succession, and he always felt that their ideas were incompatible with his own.

In other words, my ideas are incompatible with theirs.

Although Tesla has not yet mass-produced the Model series, its real-time market value this month is 30 billion US dollars. The support for this is that its electric sports car Roadster, which has been mass-produced, has a relatively high degree of completion of the three-electric system (battery, motor, and electronic control), which is considered to be capable of realizing the expected plan of Model S.

Tesla was founded in 2003, and it has been eight years since then. It has undoubtedly accumulated a lot of technology. Yu Xing is now considering the competitive entry point of this industry, which is to use some proven and feasible technological innovations to form strong competitiveness in a relatively short period of time.

For example, one-piece die casting, but this is not only related to the die casting machine, but also to various processes.

For example, the extended-range technology is so effective in alleviating users' mileage anxiety that it was once called the extended-range cult.

For example, the fake three major items are battery/motor/electronic control, and the real three major items are refrigerator/color TV/large sofa.

Things that have been verified by the market with money are invaluable. How to organically combine and promote them is the key to competition at this stage.

Regardless of the technology and market positioning adopted, making a relatively successful car model is the first step in practice.

Yu Xing is inclined to make electric cars early not only because of the brand first-mover advantage, but also because of the accumulation of vehicle data that this first-mover advantage can bring. As far as he can tell, the first half of this industry is electrification, and the second half is intelligence.

It’s just that… even if one expresses his opinions more cautiously, they still seem out of place, especially when they come from entrepreneurs whose previous projects were all focused on the Internet.

Without new forces like NIO, Xpeng and Ideal as targets, cross-field choices are bound to be questioned.

Yu Xing was not impatient and remained patient.

However, on the last day of February, he received a call from Xu Xin of Today Capital.

Since Xu Xin made an internal audit suggestion to Bai Xiaosheng before the New Year and politely replied to the New Year greetings text message, she has not communicated with Yu Xing since then. However, she called Liu Jiankai, who was addicted to mining, and mentioned Yu Xing's current situation intentionally or unintentionally, and then got an answer that surprised her extremely.

The observation and analysis of mobile Internet is an expected action. After all, this guy has made promising statements and has money in his hands.

However, this new energy vehicle...

Xu Xin couldn't help it. Her father had been dealing with cars all his life. He majored in automobiles when he entered university, and then worked his way up from an ordinary engineer to a factory manager, then a deputy general manager, and finally the chairman of the board.

It can be said that she has lived in an environment full of machinery and technology since she was a child.

Everything else would be fine, but when she heard that Yu Xing seemed to be seriously preparing a project team for new energy vehicles, she really had to say a few words.

As soon as the phone call came, there was no politeness.

Xu Xin's first sentence was: "Yu Xing, are you crazy?"

Yu Xing looked at the phone number and saw that it was indeed Mr. Xu, not Xiaoying.

Xu Xin's second question was: "Are you trying to cheat for subsidies or something?"

Hearing this similar reaction, Yu Xingzhen quickly stopped what he was going to say and asked, "Are you going to say it's too difficult and persuade me to give up?"

Xu Xin said unhappily, "I just see that you are young and don't want you to go down the illegal and criminal path of fraudulent subsidies!"

Seeing that the other party did not answer immediately, she added: "Even if you go to work on smartphones! Lei Jun created Xiaomi, and Huang Zhang created Meizu. If you have the energy to do this, why don't you try to work on this?"

When Yu Xing heard Lei Jun's name, he couldn't help but come up with a teasing thought that he couldn't share. Lei Jun spent ten years working on mobile phones to make Xiaomi cars. I just saved ten years of detours...

"Mr. Xu, you just don't speak well. Please call me again in half a year and I'll see what's going on then." Yu Xing was not polite. "At this stage, I can only discuss ideas with IDG."

Xu Xin resisted the urge to fly into a rage and said coldly, "You speak nicely, Yu Xing. Forget about the other things. Okay, okay, Mr. Xiong has vision and is decisive, but he can't compare to me in the field of cars. You don't even know what my family does!"

"You mean you know a lot about cars, Mr. Xu? I have to admit that sometimes people have obstacles in their understanding," Yu Xing said. "This is especially true when it comes to innovation within a field."

I don’t know if this is the case with Xu Xin, but Today Capital doesn’t seem to have invested much in electric vehicle projects. Instead, IDG has invested in upstream and downstream of new energy companies such as NIO and Xpeng.

Hearing this, Xu Xin just sneered: "Okay, from my perspective, you are confident in selling WeChat. Okay, I'll see what you can do in half a year."

Yu Xing turned his thoughts around, thinking about the slow progress of building a new energy team, thinking about the background on the other end of the phone, and said two seconds later: "Okay, I have to meet with Musk from Tesla tomorrow. I'm very busy now. See you in half a year."

The call was hung up before Xu Xin could answer.

She frowned. Which Tesla? Which Musk?

When these are combined, it seems like the one from that family is the one.

Xu Xin had an awkward feeling as if he had been given bait. If he had just released the bait half a year ago, the man surnamed Yu would have accepted it.

If I go and see it out of curiosity, wouldn't that be breaking my promise?
As she was thinking, she flipped through her phone and suddenly saw the WeChat app that she had uninstalled and downloaded again.

WeChat was sold to Alibaba, and Penguin's current market value is still sluggish. The person who caused this profound impact is now turning his attention to an unfamiliar field.

Xu Xin decided to give WeChat some face.

It is not important whether you break your promise and get fat, what is more important is whether you get fat or not.

……

On the last day of February, a new small change suddenly occurred in the competition between Alibaba and Penguin in the field of instant messaging.

In the second half of this month, Weilian updated its new feature “Friends Circle” and optimized its software three times, and Alibaba quickly followed suit within two days without exception.

This behavior has gradually become a habit among the majority of users.

However, in the evening of that day, Alibaba, which always updates after the fact, made WeChat the first to update the "Emoji Graffiti" function with a small change.

This change is not important, but does it mean that Alibaba is proactively changing the way it competes?
Penguin was inspired after noticing the situation of its competitors. That's right! Alibaba should have the guts to compete head-on with technology and innovation! What's the point of hiding behind?
However, before everyone could interpret Alibaba’s actions and before midnight, Alibaba’s WeChat suddenly rolled back its version and stopped changing it!

"Be respectful." Alibaba programmers promptly expressed their reflections on the Baixiaosheng forum, "Don't be reckless. Respect your predecessors. Even if you die, you will die in the same way as your predecessors. No one will scold you anyway. Thank you, Mr. Yu. Be respectful."

Ali jumped out and then shrank back.

The Penguin team, who held a meeting overnight, went from being excited to feeling helpless. Those who stayed behind were truly capable...

The competition between Murong Fu and Murong Fu continues.

However, as March approached, Yu Xing, who tried to hide his achievements and fame, was given a new nickname - Ke Zhenwu by the enthusiastic users, and similar positioning was also given to various manufacturers.

Baidu won the title of "Ouyang Feng", 360 won the title of "Zuo Lengchan", Sina won the title of "Yang Xiao", NetEase won the title of "Zhou Botong", Shanda won the title of "Ren Woxing", Tudou and Youku won the title of "Sword Sect and Qi Sect" of Huashan Sect...

Yu Xing was waiting for Musk to visit him in the office that morning. He noticed the latest martial arts opinions and was slightly dissatisfied: "Ke Zhenwu is an old blind man. Is someone like me suitable?"

Liu Wanying, who was acting as an interpreter today, said meaningfully, "Yes, who would have thought that Ke Zhenwu would come here to smoke and drink in private."

Before Yu Xing could say anything, the visitor arrived.

Xu Xin of Today Capital, accompanied by Liu Jiankai, arrived before Musk and came uninvited.

Yu Xing pointed at Liu Wanying and said, "Please help me correct the time on my computer. It is now September 9st, six months from now."

Xu Xin swallowed the insults and said calmly, "I am curious about Musk and came to see what he thinks about electric cars."

Yu Xing said with a smile: "Liu Jiankai, please help me post a Weibo, Mr. Xu is the 'Yang Guo' in the martial arts world."

Xu Xin frowned: "What do you mean?"

Yu Xing replied: "Yang Guo, Yang change it, if there is any mistake, then change it, if there is no mistake, then try harder."

Xu Xin decided to see whether she was fat or not, and then consider whether to get angry. If she was fat, she would change it, if not, she would start a fight.

(End of this chapter)