Chapter 1015 Storm
"Wenhui, how long can you stay this time?" Zhang Pingping asked Qin Wenhui.
Qin Wenhui repeated what she had just said to Lin Feng, telling her that she would not go back for the time being, and would stay in the country to shift the focus of operations to the country. As for the company in the UK, she would leave it to the manager to manage, and she would stay in the country for a long time.
In addition, Qin Wenhui also mentioned the idea of opening branches in Shanghai and Yanjing, and mentioned that Lin Feng would be in charge of Yanjing, and also gave Lin Feng a deputy general manager position.
Hearing this, Zhang Pingping glanced at Lin Feng and nodded, saying, "That's right. Xiao Feng should find a proper job. I met Brother Yuhang a few days ago, and he told me about Xiao Feng. This guy came back and worked well for a short time before he quit on his own. Brother Yuhang was very angry."
"Aunt, you know I don't like a career in politics. My dad is an old-fashioned man who insisted on letting me go to a state-owned enterprise for training. What era is this? Besides, do you know how boring it is to work in a state-owned enterprise? Those people in the unit slack off every day. When they have nothing to do, they either hold meetings or engage in intrigue. This kind of job is not suitable for me at all." Lin Feng hurriedly defended himself.
"If this isn't suitable, then others are? How can you and a few friends form an underground band and make a name for yourself? I don't know the level of all of you. It's okay to play around with it, but it's impossible to make a career out of it. Also, if a person can't calm down and settle down, what future can he have? Besides, even if you don't want to pursue a career in politics, you should have a good talk with your dad. There's nothing that can't be discussed between father and son. But what about you? You just resigned and left without telling him. Don't you care about his face?" Zhang Pingping glared at Lin Feng and asked directly.
Lin Feng scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Well... I'm worried that he won't agree. You know my dad, he becomes a leader after being a leader for a long time..."
At this point, seeing Zhang Pingping looking at him sternly, Lin Feng spread his hands and said, "Okay, to be honest, I'm a little afraid of him. I'm not afraid that he won't agree, so I'm doing it first and asking for his approval later."
"You are a responsible person for speaking the truth." Zhang Pingping nodded, her expression softened. "Wenhui is coming back to open a company in China this time. You should follow your sister Wenhui and learn more. Don't be so careless like before. Do you hear me?"
"I hear you! Don't worry, aunt. I have already made it clear to my sister before you came. Just wait and see!" Lin Feng nodded repeatedly and raised his hand to swear.
After teaching Lin Feng a lesson, Zhang Pingping didn't say much, and then everyone started talking about happy things and some past events.
Although Song Yangming and others called Zhang Pingping "aunt", in fact Zhang Pingping was only a few years older than them, and the title of "aunt" also came from Song Yuanchao and Zhang Jianguo's family.
Song Yangming and his friends have known Zhang Pingping since childhood. Qin Wenhui lived in Shanghai for a period of time at that time, so when the adults were not around, it was Zhang Pingping who took care of them when they were young, and they have a deep relationship with each other.
Not only these three, but also Song Yangming's sister Song Zijun, Luo Yang's daughter Luo Qiang, Gu Jie's son Gu Hao, and Sun Yaoliang's son Sun Wei are all very familiar.
Even though they knew each other, they did not live in Shanghai when they were young, so they did not have much contact with each other, and naturally their relationship was not as close as that of Song Yangming and others .
But compared to Song Yangming, Lin Feng and the oldest Qin Wenhui, the others are still in school. The youngest Gu Hao and Sun Wei are only sixteen years old now. The older kids in high school naturally have nothing in common with them, so today's gathering is only for those of them who have grown up and entered society.
Talking about the past, everyone laughed from time to time when they talked about happy things. Zhang Pingping looked at the three younger generations who had grown up, and couldn't help but sigh that time passed so quickly. In the blink of an eye, the little kids who followed her back then have grown up and have made their own progress.
" Is Uncle Zhang Hao in China now?" Qin Wenhui suddenly asked.
"I'm not sure about that. I'm usually busy with work and work day and night. My brother is the same. We just call each other when we are free. You know him, he flies all over the place. He might be in the United States today and Europe tomorrow, and Japan the day after tomorrow. He comes back to China from time to time. His whereabouts are mysterious. What's the matter? Do you have something to talk to him about? How about I contact him and ask him?" Zhang Pingping was about to take out her cell phone to call and ask, but Qin Wenhui quickly waved her hand.
"No hurry, no hurry. I just asked. It's not urgent." Qin Wenhui smiled and said, "It's normal for Uncle Zhang Hao to be busy now. After all, he is a big shot in the Internet industry. Aunt, please help me contact him when you have time. My company in China hasn't been opened yet. After it is opened, I want him to do me a favor."
"Help?" Zhang Pingping thought for a moment and asked, "Are you planning do promotion?"
"Hehe, you are so smart, aunt."
"You little girl! How can you talk like that?" Zhang Pingping scolded with a smile: "Although I don't do these things, I still know a little about my brother's affairs. Yes, after your company is established in China, you need to do some promotion. It's definitely right to find him. We are all family. This is a small matter. I'll take care of it!"
"Hehe, then let me thank you first, aunt." Qin Wenhui quickly picked up the beer in front of her and toasted Zhang Pingping. Zhang Pingping was not reserved either. She clinked her glasses with hers and drank from them.
Zhang Hao is indeed a celebrity in the Internet industry now. Compared with Sheng Hua, who has always been low-profile, and Song Yuanchao, who is very low-key, Zhang Hao had already gained great fame when Netscape went public.
Many people still remember the overwhelming coverage of Zhang Hao in China after Netscape went public, and called him the pride of China's young generation. At that time, Zhang Hao was known as the richest man in China. Now, many years have passed, and Zhang Hao is even more extraordinary.
Netscape was at its peak at the time and originally had better development opportunities. Unfortunately, due to the competition from the operating system and Microsoft, Netscape was cut off from the competition and lost the possibility of further development.
At the end of 1997, Microsoft launched the epoch-making Windows 98 system, and embedded its IE browser in the system. Microsoft's unethical behavior instantly put Netscape in trouble. The browser market suddenly changed. Microsoft directly used free IE and operating system support to catch Netscape off guard and cause it to retreat step by step.
In just less than half a year, Netscape lost most of the browser market. Although Netscape made many efforts to save the situation, including making Netscape's products free to use, Microsoft directly controlled most personal computer operating systems, which dealt a heavy blow to Netscape at the root. Faced with such a situation, Netscape had no ability to fight back.
In desperation, the troubled Netscape sold the company to AOL two years ago. In 2000, AOL merged with Time Warner, and Netscape, the once glorious Internet pioneer, became its subsidiary, losing its yesterday's dominant position in browsers.
The decline of Netscape is a pity, but this result can also be said to be inevitable. The reason is that the operating system was in the hands of its competitors. Without the support of the operating system, Netscape could not compete with the monopoly of Microsoft no matter how good its products were.
However, the decline of Netscape has little to do with Zhang Hao. Because of his status, Zhang Hao was forced to sell and transfer most of his shares, thus withdrawing from the company's management. From the subsequent development, although Zhang Hao lost a lot of money, it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. He withdrew from Netscape at its most glorious time and avoided the decline after fierce competition.
Moreover, when Netscape was acquired by AOL, Zhang Hao sold all of his last shares, and overall he made a lot of money. This was a result that Zhang Hao had not expected, and he felt that fate was playing tricks on him.
After giving up Netscape, Zhang Hao was invited to join the Committee of 100. It was also because of the Committee of 100 that Zhang Hao met Jerry and others, and they invested together to establish Yahoo.
Shortly after Yahoo was established, in order to avoid the previous situation, Zhang Hao turned to Song Yuanchao for help. When Song Yuanchao learned about this, he helped Zhang Hao a lot. He used various commercial and financial means to help Zhang Hao reintegrate his Yahoo shares, directly or indirectly holding shares through stock swaps, and then using the offshore companies he opened to dilute the shares. These methods made Zhang Hao's apparent equity no longer so eye-catching. At the same time, Shenghua also intervened in the subsequent financing stage of Yahoo, and obtained a part of the equity from it, just like Netscape did back then.
When Netscape began to decline, Yahoo emerged and successfully went public.
Compared with the dazzling Netscape, Yahoo was equally successful after its listing, but its influence and market value were far less than Netscape. However, success is success after all, and compared with the inherently deficient Netscape, Yahoo, as the world's first portal, has a better development prospect, and Zhang Hao firmly believes in this.
This is true. When Netscape was defeated by Microsoft, Yahoo took the lead and started its glorious road. In less than two years, Yahoo's success was remarkable. It was also because of Yahoo's success that many people in China were influenced by the world Internet and imitated Yahoo to set up several websites, including the three famous portals today.
When these websites were established, Zhang Hao and Shenghua worked together to invest in these websites. In this way, Zhang Hao not only achieved success abroad, but also took the lead in domestic Internet and became a pioneer.
When the Internet bubble burst in 2000, both Zhang Hao and Song Chaoyuan suffered considerable losses, but Zhang Hao had a good vision. After discussing with Song Yuanchao, he made decisive adjustments. On the one hand stopped losses on some unpromising projects, and on the other hand, he increased investment in several potential companies and increased his holdings by taking advantage of the low stock prices in the secondary market, thereby gaining greater authority in the company.
The winter of the Internet passed quickly, and now the spring of the Internet has arrived again. Both Zhang Hao and Song Chaoyuan have been rewarded, and compared with Song Chaoyuan's Shenghua, Zhang Hao has a greater influence in China and is known by more people.
From this point of view, Zhang Hao is truly the number one person in the domestic Internet industry. However, in the past two years, Zhang Hao has rarely directly intervened in the management of the Internet industry. He mostly participated as an investor and shifted his attention to other areas.
Last year, Zhang Hao gradually sold off some of his Internet industry stocks and raised funds to establish a new technology company in Pengcheng. The company was established in a very low-key manner, and the products it makes are also different from the Internet company that Zhang Hao started with before.
