Night falls slowly. In the elegant and luxurious Chinese-style box, people were drinking and drinking.
Li Yanhong told a little story about Baidu's daily life, exposing the embarrassment caused by Jing Gao's pretentiousness just now, "Baidu was established in Zhongguancun on January 1, 2000. There was no current Baidu headquarters building at that time. Living conditions were relatively difficult."
Jing Gao was impressed by this incident. He drank wine and said with a smile: "You were in the Ideal Building at that time, right? That place is now a holy place in the eyes of Internet entrepreneurs."
He originally wanted to invest in ofo, but Zhu Xiaofeng from Jinshajiang Venture Capital instigated the founding team of ofo to refuse. Ofo's headquarters is in the Ideal Building. Later, he simply built a small round bicycle with Chen Yujie's father, Chen Ziyuan.
Of course, he is now the majority shareholder. Former Uber executive Wang Ying was appointed to take charge. The founding capital of 500 million yuan has been burned by Xiaoyuan Bicycle. Competition in the shared bike sector is currently fierce.
He re-injected US$100 million as pre-round financing. The equity ratio is adjusted to 70. Fangyuan Group holds 28 shares and the management holds 2 shares.
Li Yanhong laughed and said: "To be honest, business people are somewhat superstitious. But I am a scientific person.
After a period of inception, Baidu's living conditions improved, and each department had some team building funds. At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, people from each department went down to buy fruits and brought them in on carts for afternoon tea.
Sliced watermelon, pineapple, dragon fruit. Sometimes it's ice cream. Of course, no Haagen-Dazs.
My club did not belong to any department and was not equipped with a life assistant. Sometimes I feel greedy when I see them eating fruit. I paid for it myself, went down to buy some dates, washed them in the bathroom and brought them to my office to eat.
Looking back now...the happiness at that time was simple and simple, and the memory is still fresh. "
Jing Gao nodded with a smile and raised his glass.
Li Yanhong raised a glass to Jing Gao and drank one, picked up a pair of chopsticks and asked: "Mr. Jing, what do you think of the future development direction of the Internet? I'd like to hear your opinion."
Jing Gao sat relaxedly in the mahogany chair on the Eight Immortals Table, leaning back slightly. Tang Xuan stood up consciously and wanted to help Jing Gao pour wine. Jing Gao stopped Tang Xuan, took the wine bottle himself, and said, "No need. Tang Xuan, you have what you want."
He brought Tang Xuan to attend the meeting with Li Yanhong, not to bring a beautiful woman to show off. If he really wants this purpose, he can just bring Chen Qingshuang or Gu Xixi. The thirty-year-old beautiful young woman Tang Xuan is certainly beautiful, with a face value of 90 and a figure of 90, an elegant and mature beauty. However, there is still a gap between him and his two beautiful assistants.
The purpose of bringing Tang Xuan to this dinner was to hope that she could learn more about the thinking of the Internet. After all, she worked in traditional industries before. I still need to learn more about my sudden career change to manage Orange Delivery.
Tang Xuan smiled softly, sat down, and continued to listen quietly.
Jing Gao poured the wine himself and said mockingly: "Mr. Li, many people in the mall say that Phoenix Group is imitating Alibaba's development. Therefore, my judgment on the Internet is a cliché.
First, I am optimistic about the market for o2o local services. Generally speaking, it is the model of Meituan. Of course, my essential purpose is to pay for promoting Phoenix. I am very optimistic about the third-party payment market. This is a very big cake.
Second, the shared capital trend is almost over. Next is shared bikes. Going forward, I think it will most likely be the live streaming industry! Nowadays, the live broadcast industry is also flourishing and competition is fierce.
Third, I quite agree with the new retail proposed by Ma Yun. I don’t think the online platform supermarket model will be successful. But now that the dividends from the growth of Internet users have been exhausted, the b2c model will be better.
From my observation, JD.com is currently leading in this direction. Alibaba is now frantically making up for their shortcomings in express delivery and logistics. Speaking of which, I am competing with Alibaba in this field. "
Li Yanhong smiled and said: "Competition is always everywhere! If you talk to Pony about this topic, you will probably get more emotions.
Hey, Mr. Jing, do you have an English name? The two of us sat down for a drink, and finally returned the favor to Mr. Li. Mr. Jing shouted, "This is outrageous."
I am not someone who can be called brother or brother. My English name is robin. "
Jing Gao said politely: "Robin, you are older than me and a senior in the industry. Just call me by my name. I don't like to give myself an English name. It's acceptable to give myself a pseudonym or a nickname." .”
"Hi! You are exactly what the outside world says you are!" Li Yanhong smiled elegantly, "Well... you have very strong cultural confidence!"
This is even a modified sentence! Jing Gao knew what was going on, so he raised his glass and drank with Li Yanhong.
Li Yanhong suppressed her smile slightly and said seriously: "There are currently some debates about the areas where the fourth industrial revolution may occur, but they are basically certain: new materials, genetic engineering, nuclear fusion, quantum computers, and artificial intelligence.
The most relevant thing for Internet companies in this revolution is artificial intelligence. We at Baidu are currently pursuing the allinai strategy. Intelligent driving will be Baidu's pillar industry in the next ten years.
Jing Gao, let me also mention that Alibaba’s layout in artificial intelligence is very deep. At this point you are lagging behind Ali. Alibaba Cloud can support a large number of visits during Double 11 every year. It also protects against attacks by global hackers. "
"Thank you, I know."
Li Yanhong smiled and said: "Actually, there is a new saying in the Internet industry. In addition to the three BAT companies, the three most popular Internet companies are: Byte Slider, Meituan, and Uber. Phoenix Group occupies one of them.
If you start a food delivery business, the only field left will be short videos. But the road is not that easy. Alibaba’s food delivery is not as good as Meituan’s. Tencent’s short videos can’t compete with byte sliding.
Not long ago, I met Zhang Yimin from Byte Sliding and had a chat. He does not accept investment from Baidu. The next step is to start a war! "
The last sentence was said with murderous intent. Li Yanhong looks elegant and reserved, but in fact he has always been a strong character and holds great power!
"Here's to you!" Jing Gao smiled and raised his glass.
As far as he knows, Byte Sliding has friction with Baidu and Tencent. The conflict with Tencent is mainly in the video field. Douy is developing very strongly, it is already a killer application, and it is going straight to become a national software.
The conflict between Byte Slider and Baidu is even deeper. Byte Slide currently has a very advanced algorithm that can recommend personalized news and content to users. Thus obtaining huge traffic.
In other words, users can pick up their mobile phones, click on "Today's Toutiao", and immediately get the information they want, without using Baidu at all. This digs out the roots of Baidu. No wonder Li Yanhong wanted to meet and negotiate with Zhang Yimin.
Speaking of which, Toutiao and Weibo are also competitors. These are the hottest public opinion fields today.
From this perspective, Jing Gao and Li Yanhong really have a basis of interest for cooperation.
Jing Gao suddenly understood that Li Yanhong's real purpose in inviting him to this meal was to suppress byte sliding together. Phoenix Group is currently the “leading player” in the Internet field. Qualified to cooperate with Baidu, an established giant!
Li Yanhong saw that Jing Gao did not answer the question and showed little interest, so he did not discuss it in depth. After all, this is the first contact. As for business matters, as long as the interests are entangled, he believes that Phoenix Group will stand with Baidu sooner or later.
The meal lasted for more than three hours, while Jing Gao and Li Yanhong chatted all over the place. Li Yanhong graduated from Yanda University in his early years, went to the United States to study, and then returned to China to start a business. He has rich experience. Hobbies include skiing, golf, swimming, etc.
And Jinggao remains sensitive to current affairs and politics. He keeps in touch with professors at the university and enriches his knowledge system. He watches the recorded news broadcasts and browses Renren Daily every day. He likes singing, art, and football.
Immediately the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves and the atmosphere was harmonious. The two parties exchanged personal mobile phone numbers and added WeChat messages to each other before saying goodbye and leaving.
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It was around eleven o'clock in the evening in the capital, which was actually not particularly late. Not to mention the young gunners in nightclubs who have just entered the alleys now, 996 workers, 80% of whom are still playing with their mobile phones. There are many people working overtime.
The Chang'an Club is also brightly lit and packed with guests.
Jing Gao and Li Yanhong came out accompanied by Wei Jingyi of the Chang'an Club. They shook hands and left at the door. Many people saw it.
"I'll go, Jing Gao's style is well-deserved! There are beautiful women accompanying him, and he drinks and chats with the boss."
"Haha, this is such a surprise to Jill. If we really talk about it, Phoenix Group deserves Baidu's reputation, right?"
"Haha, you are talking very happily. Do you have the guts to come up and have a chat? You know in your heart that you are not qualified, right?"
Jing Gao, Tang Xuan and Chen Qingshuang sat in the spacious Mercedes-Benz and went there. Chen Qingshuang did not act coquettishly and took the initiative to sit in the front passenger seat. She has always been a very smart girl.
The black Mercedes-Benz started smoothly and headed towards the "Landscape Cultural Garden" in the night. Jing Gao gave Tang Xuan a villa here, worth 50 million yuan, to "buy people's hearts." It is only a 20-minute drive from the airport, making it convenient for her to travel to and from Jingzhou.
Tang Xuan gently stroked the hair on her forehead and said with emotion: "After listening to the two big guys chatting for three hours, my head is dizzy now, my mind is too active. Mr. Jing, when parting, Mr. Li mentioned If you open Zoo to the public for registration, it will probably be a killer app."
Jing Gao drank a little too much wine, leaned slightly on his seat, and said with a smile: "Tang Xuan, don't believe him! I rushed into the social field, didn't I mean to start a war with Tencent? That is simply crazy!
If we fight against the two top Internet giants in the country, we will easily collapse. Alibaba Galaxy and Alibaba Tencent are completely two concepts. If I really want to let go, it will only be used by enterprises. Compete with Alibaba’s DingTalk. "
Tang Xuan woke up and smiled.
This is not because she is not smart enough, but in the Internet field, the pressure from various giants first falls on Jing Gao, and then is transmitted downwards. She was new to the industry and not that sensitive.
Jing Gao was happy to chat more with Tang Xuan, "Tang Xuan, after eating this meal, I have a deeper understanding of Phoenix Group's position in the Internet field. Let me tell you."
"OK!"
Jing Gao said with a hint of drunkenness: "First of all, Li Yanhong just listed six Internet giants. If I think about it, plus JD.com, this is basically the current domestic Internet pattern!
Some people in the arena complimented us and said that we should now call it fat instead of bat. No matter what we call it, we are definitely far behind Alibaba and Tencent. These two are the only ones.
In fact, Tencent's cash flow may be better than Alibaba's. Alibaba’s core businesses are e-commerce and payment. In the field of e-commerce, under the current new retail landscape, they are facing challenges from JD.com.
You only need to look at Alibaba’s sales data from Fortune 500 companies to know this. Alibaba’s high market capitalization does not mean they are really strong! Huawei's sales far exceed theirs.
In the payment field, Alipay and WeChat Pay have equal market shares.
Tencent’s killer app, WeChat, has no rivals. In addition, Tencent's gaming industry, hehe, may make far more money than people outside the industry imagine.
under these two families. Baidu, Phoenix Group, Uber Phoenix Fund, JD.com, Meituan, and Byte Slider can roughly be classified as the second echelon. The rest, such as NetEase, 58.com, Bihu, Kuaishou, 360, and Sohu, cannot be called Internet giants.
In addition to this group of Internet companies, plus a group of venture capital investment companies such as Hongbin China, IDG, and Hillhouse Capital, the Internet world is formed.
This is the era and location we are in! "
Jing Gao said with emotion: "When I was in February after the New Year, I was still thinking that my main business task this year was to promote the development of the chip industry and the mobile phone industry.
However, I am a novice in the chip industry and can only work on personnel, finance, and organizational structure. Choose the right leader and provide support. Moreover, the results cannot be seen overnight.
In 2017, it was difficult for Phoenix Group to make a name for itself in the chip and mobile phone fields. I’m afraid my energy this year will still be focused on the Internet field! Work hard to build Phoenix Group into a leader in the Internet field!
This is my world! "
