Chapter 323: Lei Jun knows nothing about the Internet
Facing Zhang Xiaolong's slightly puzzled look, Lu Yiming smiled and said to him, "There are many projects I want to cooperate with you on. Let's talk about the software just now. You only have one week at most to give me a stable and reliable software. I can pay you 100,000 in advance. If you can make it within five days and pass my test, I can give you the remaining 900,000."
The budget Lu Yiming told Lei Peilin before was 100,000, but the person in front of him was Zhang Xiaolong, so Lu Yiming decided to increase the price tenfold.
Perhaps this is the shadow of a famous tree.
More than a decade later, the influence of WeChat was so great that in the era before Lu Yiming's rebirth, no one dared to imagine what life would be like without WeChat.
Of course, everything is a historical existence. Even a powerful app like WeChat will be replaced and forgotten one day in the future. But at least at the moment, it is invincible.
The invincible warrior who created this product was Zhang Xiaolong himself. Therefore, in Lu Yiming's eyes, he seemed to have a halo and was naturally different from others.
"One million for this software?"
When Zhang Xiaolong learned about Lu Yiming's offer, he was extremely surprised.
Because, in his opinion, the functions of this software are too simple, so simple that he can figure out all the logical statements with his eyes closed.
For him, writing a vote counting software that met Lu Yiming's requirements was as easy as eating and drinking.
Of course, he knew very well in his heart that what Lu Yiming wanted was not a complicated software, but a stable software without errors, and time was very tight, so the one million was not easy to get, at least not everyone could afford it.
Comparing the detailed requirements proposed by Lu Yiming, Zhang Xiaolong thought silently for a moment. He found that this software seemed to have only one function, which was to instantly count the number of votes each contestant received.
But the difficulty lies in how to accurately feed the votes into the contestant's vote statistics while dealing with thousands or tens of thousands of phone calls and mobile phone votes at the same time.
But no matter what, Zhang Xiaolong felt that one million was a sky-high reward and it was worth his effort .
Lei Jun was only willing to pay RMB 150,000 for Foxmail, but in the end he thought it was too much and gave up the purchase.
In comparison, the Lu Yiming in front of him is at least as generous as seven Lei Juns.
Facing such a "strong man from heaven" as Zhang Xiaolong, Lu Yiming said sincerely: "Yes, cooperate with me, money is not a problem, as long as you nod, 100,000 will be deposited immediately, and the money will be transferred immediately after the software verification."
This program "Millionaire Painters" is very important. It not only concerns the survival of Shijinji, but also whether the first generation of reality show can be replicated on the screen of Xiaguo.
If everything goes well, then things will surely flourish.
If there are so many loopholes, I'm afraid it will disappear from now on.
Compared with the consequence of losing everything, one million is nothing. One must be able to calculate accounts and never lose the big picture for the sake of small gains.
As the saying goes, a man with money is a real man, but a man without money is difficult.
No matter how proud Zhang Xiaolong was, he now had to bow down to the cruel reality. The price offered by Lu Yiming was something he could not refuse, so his answer was very straightforward.
"Okay, I'll do it when I get back."
When Lu Yiming saw that Zhang Xiaolong agreed, he felt relieved.
After all, I don’t have to take several days off to develop the software.
After talking about the vote counting software, Lu Yiming poured another glass of wine for Zhang Xiaolong and asked tentatively: "Okay, let's talk about the second cooperation. I heard that Lei Jun from Kingsoft Software wants to buy your Foxmail recently?"
Speaking of Foxmail, Zhang Xiaolong couldn't help but sigh. This incident really made him feel heartbroken.
He thought that Lei Jun's purchase of Foxmail was the beginning of his turnaround, but he didn't expect that the salted fish had just fluttered a few times and was forced to lie down again in the blink of an eye.
In front of Lu Yiming, Zhang Xiaolong smiled bitterly: "Yes, he talked about it, but he called me today and said he gave up."
Lu Yiming laughed and asked, "Then do you know why he gave up?"
Zhang Xiaolong raised his head and looked at Lu Yiming, confused: "How can I know what he is thinking?"
Lu Yiming showed disdain on his face, and he obviously had a deep grudge against Lei Jun. He directly complained: "What else can that guy do except monkey tricks all day long? He knows nothing about the Internet."
"Monkey show?"
Zhang Xiaolong said puzzledly: "Isn't Mr. Lei the general manager of Kingsoft Software? How could he not understand the Internet? As for playing with monkeys... Mr. Lu, are we talking about the same Lei Jun?"
Lei Jun hasn't started his "areyouok" style ghost marketing yet, so Zhang Xiaolong doesn't understand Lu Yiming's ridicule at all.
Lu Yiming was too lazy to explain further, and said, "Your software is very well made. I tried it and found that its functions are quite complete compared to other similar competing products. The number of more than 500,000 users is a major highlight. Young man, you have a bright future."
Although it was funny for a teenager like Lu Yiming to call the 30-year-old Zhang Xiaolong "young man", Zhang Xiaolong was totally unaware of it.
He just smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying in a low voice: "What's the point of having a future? I have no money. A few days ago, someone named Zhou Hongyi came to me and suggested that I add advertisements to Foxmail, but I didn't agree."
"Why, aren't you short of money?"
Zhang Xiaolong sighed: "Although I am short of money, I still want to stick with it. After all, the essence of the Internet should be sharing and convenience. Whoever is free and simple can win users. Adding advertisements to Foxmail will ruin Foxmail. After all, I am still unwilling to accept this. Foxmail deserves a better future."
As the first software he independently developed, Zhang Xiaolong had high hopes for Foxmail, so even though he was poor, he gritted his teeth and persevered, and did not follow the crowd and use Foxmail to make quick money.
There is no doubt that this view is absolutely avant-garde in this era!
Look at what other Internet companies are doing?
Yahoo, the dominant player among portal websites, made its homepage look like a third-rate website. The page is gaudy and the screen is full of colorful advertisements, which seem to be flying out of the monitor and directly into the user's face like dog-skin plasters.
There are also various software companies that all rely on user payments to earn revenue . For example, Kingsoft Antivirus, the most famous software in China, is completely imitating Microsoft's business model.
It is so shameful that a respectable Internet company actually makes money by "selling CDs".
Lu Yiming looked relieved and patted Zhang Xiaolong's shoulder vigorously: "Fortunately, you didn't agree to add advertisements in Foxmail. This week's red clothes are not good things."
It is rare to have a bosom friend in life. Zhang Xiaolong was touched but puzzled. He asked, "Mr. Lu, why do you also think that ads cannot be added to Foxmail?"
Lu Yiming poured Zhang Xiaolong a glass of wine and immediately analyzed it for him: "Doing business is like being a person. If you want to achieve great things, you must first have a big picture. If your Foxmail advertises, how much money can you make in a month? The truly valuable thing is user resources. For Internet companies, everything else is empty talk. Only the number of users is king."
After a few glasses of wine, Lu Yiming started to talk more: "Since you want to occupy a place on the Internet, instead of trying to expand the user base, you only want to make a quick buck. Isn't this killing the goose that lays the golden eggs? Think about it, your software now has 500,000 users. When you have 5 million, 50 million, or even 500 million users, the entire Internet will call you daddy. By then, are you still afraid of not making money?"
Zhang Xiaolong originally had only a vague idea about the future of the Internet, but Lu Yiming's words undoubtedly opened a door to the future world for him. It made him suddenly realize!
Yes, the essence of the Internet is to connect the whole world. This way of information exchange allows all Internet users to break free from the spatial constraints of the real world.
A brand new market has thus emerged.
A new environment will naturally have new business rules, and the business ecology of the Internet will inevitably be completely different from traditional commercial trade!
There is no doubt that in the virtual world, user base is everything!
Zhang Xiaolong drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and there was no longer any confusion in his heart. Under Lu Yiming's guidance, he had already seen the future trend clearly.
"Listening to your words is worth ten years of study! Mr. Lu, I toast to you!"
Zhang Xiaolong admires the "guide" in front of him from the bottom of his heart.
Lu Yiming raised his glass to Zhang Xiaolong and Peng Leping, his mouth almost grinning to his ears: "With your intelligence, you will figure this out sooner or later. I just told you the correct answer in advance, it's nothing."
Zhang Xiaolong said, "Time is money, time is life. If you hear the truth in the morning, you can die in the evening. Although Mr. Lu only said a few words, it was thought-provoking and enlightening to me. The ancients had the allusion of 'a teacher with one word'. Today, Mr. Lu is also my teacher."
Lu Yiming laughed: "Look at you, educated people speak differently."
Then, Lu Yiming took the opportunity to ask: "How is it? Are you still selling your Foxmail?"
Zhang Xiaolong untied the knot in his heart today, and he was elevated to an unprecedented level. The Foxmail that he was so proud of suddenly became so ordinary.
He is confident that as long as conditions permit, he can create a software that will be more popular among Internet users.
After hearing Lu Yiming's question, Zhang Xiaolong asked back, "Mr. Lu, are you planning to buy Foxmail?"
Lu Yiming nodded slightly, his expression casual: "I have such an idea, you name a price."
Zhang Xiaolong shook his head solemnly, gritted his teeth and said to Lu Yiming in a firm tone: "Mr. Lu, you make the offer. No matter how much you offer, I will never bargain!"
He obviously wanted to use this method to repay Lu Yiming's kindness in "teaching and educating".
"You really want me to name a price?"
"yes."
"No regrets?"
“No regrets!”
"Well, I'll make an offer."
"Well, Mr. Lu, just say it. I will never bargain."
"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. So ten million will be fine."
"Okay...wait, how much?"
Zhang Xiaolong thought there was something wrong with his ears.
"Ten million?"
"Mr. Lu, excuse me, did you say an extra 'thousand' or an extra 'ten thousand'?"
In his opinion, as a businessman, it is his instinct to lower the price. When he said this, he was ready to give Foxmail to Lu Yiming for free. Whether it was one thousand yuan or ten thousand yuan, it was better than nothing.
As a result, Lu Yiming offered 10 million.
Is this a big spend?
Lu Yiming teased, "Why? Didn't you just say that you wouldn't bargain no matter how much I offered? Why? Do you want to go back on your word?"
Zhang Xiaolong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly explained: "No, no, I don't think my software is worth 10 million. If it was someone else, it would be fine, but Mr. Lu, you are an expert. Not only did you treat me so well today, you also pointed out the way forward for me. I can cheat anyone but you."
It has to be said that an honest man is still an honest man after all. Even if 10 million is placed in front of him, Zhang Xiaolong can't get past that hurdle.
However, Lu Yiming had a tone of "I'm not short of money" on his face, and smiled calmly: "Whether Foxmail is worth 10 million or not, it doesn't matter to me at all."
"Then Mr. Lu, you..."
Zhang Xiaolong was confused.
You know Foxmail is not worth 10 million, so why did you still offer 10 million?
Too much money to burn?
However, Lu Yiming looked at Zhang Xiaolong seriously, and said in a sonorous and powerful tone: "Whether Foxmail is worth 10 million depends on who has it. For example, in Lei Jun's eyes, 150,000 is too expensive. But in my eyes, 10 million is simply too cost-effective. But more importantly, you are worth this price."
"I?"
Zhang Xiaolong seemed even more confused.
At this point, Lu Yiming finally revealed his true intentions: "Yes, in my opinion, your value is far more than 10 million, or even 100 million! I am very optimistic about your future, and also optimistic about the prospects of our cooperation. What do you think? Do you want to work hard with me? This 10 million will not only buy Foxmail, I need you to continue to update and maintain this software. Not only that, I have an even more brilliant idea. As long as you agree, I will tell you. Don't worry, I can guarantee that you will be impressed by my idea!"
Lu Yiming's idea was very simple. As a client software, Foxmail was very easy to use in sending and receiving emails and was widely praised by users.
The Miaomiao chat software that Lu Yiming is developing also has the need to send and receive emails, so buying Foxmail is actually not a loss at all.
He can also get a big shot like Zhang Xiaolong to work for him and develop a Miaomiao mailbox function specifically for Miaomiao. The 10 million is so worthwhile and it is really a good deal.
Although Zhang Xiaolong was impressed by Lu Yiming's views on the Internet, he was also arrogant. When Lu Yiming said that this idea would make him bow down to him, he actually didn't quite believe it in his heart.
Lu Yiming didn't keep the secret and stood up and said, "You eat first, I'll make a phone call."
He called Zhao Tiezhu's cell phone and ordered, "Tiezhu, bring my computer in."
After a while, Zhao Tiezhu brought in Lu Yiming's laptop.
Lu Yiming turned on the computer, then opened the Miaomiao software and turned the screen towards Zhang Xiaolong.
"Come and look at this."
