Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 262 The Former King
In the most prosperous downtown area of Guangzhou, there are many high-rise buildings. Among them, a highly recognizable black building is the famous pig factory headquarters building.
Although it is located in the most prosperous downtown area of Guangzhou, such an unprepossessing headquarters building is still a bit too low-key compared to the current status of Zhuchang in the domestic Internet.
Even though it is not as popular as BAT, as one of the earliest Internet companies in China, Zhuchang was once a well-deserved benchmark for the domestic Internet.
Whether it was the glory of being the "first stock on Nasdaq" in the past, or Ding Sanshi's honor as the first richest man in the Internet industry, they both once led the domestic Internet industry forward and made the world pay attention to the rise of China's Internet industry for the first time.
Although he has only been on the list once, Ding Sanshi is a veritable nail house on the Internet rich list. He has never fallen behind for 18 consecutive years, far surpassing the three BAT bosses.
Relying on its strong foundation, Zhuchang has always been among the best in the Internet field and has never fallen behind in the development of the Internet.
Just like this unremarkable headquarters building, even if it is not as magnificent as the East and West Towers, it is not as outstanding as the new upstart Little Waist.
However, relying on its strong foundation, the pig farm has always been rooted in this prosperous area and has stood firm, not competing for the first place, nor being the second or third, but just hovering around the fifth, sixth, or seventh positions.
You don't have to fight with others and you can even raise pigs leisurely. Why not do it? According to Ding Sanshi, "making money is just a by-product."
With the thigh of such a top boss stretched out in front of Zhou Dongsheng, there is absolutely no reason for Zhou Dongsheng to refuse.
They are just short of shouting “It is our responsibility to restore the glory of the pig farm.”
Accompanying Brandon Green and Li Jiana, the three of them stood in front of the NetEase building for a moment, and Zhou Dongsheng took the lead and walked into the gate.
Just as I was about to say hello to the front desk, a woman who seemed to have been waiting for a long time came up to me and asked, "Hello, are you Mr. Zhou Dongsheng?"
Zhou Dongsheng nodded, "I am."
"Please come this way. Mr. Ding asked me to pick you up here. I'll take you there right away." After hearing Zhou Dongsheng's admission, the woman smiled slightly and gestured with her hand.
A boss is a boss. He thought it through very thoughtfully. Even though it was just a small detail, it still made people feel particularly comfortable. Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but shout in his heart, "I've learned something."
"Okay, thank you for your help." Zhou Dongsheng smiled brightly. Led by the woman, the four of them got on the elevator and went straight to the top floor, where they arrived outside a large office.
"Knock knock... come in." A familiar voice came from inside the door. When the woman opened the door, the view in front of her suddenly became clear, and a simple and traditional Chinese atmosphere filled her face .
Different from the modern Western office style that is popular nowadays, Ding Sanshi's office is generally Chinese in style, bright and elegant.
There is a bookshelf filled with books. Judging from the staggered arrangement of the books, it is obvious that it is not just for decoration. There are also some calligraphy works hanging on the surrounding walls. There are also some green plants and Buddha statues placed in the office, fully demonstrating the personal aesthetics and personality .
"Xiao Zhou is here, please sit down. I just brought some tea back from Hangzhou. I heard that you are also a tea lover, let's taste it together." Ding Sanshi had a kind smile and a friendly attitude, which made people feel like spring breeze.
"Xiaoqin, go and ask Mr. Wang to come up." Then she gave instructions to the secretary, who responded and left.
"Then I must try it carefully to make up for the regret of not being able to drink the aged national liquor last time." Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile.
The group moved to the tea table nearby and sat down. Zhou Dongsheng felt that the only thing in common between his office and Ding Sanshi's was probably that they both had this tea table.
Apart from that, it can only be described as very different. On the wall behind the tea table, there is also a plain and simple calligraphy work with four simple words written on it.
"Watching the Clouds Rise"
It is highly consistent with the style of the entire office, and perhaps it is also a reflection of the inner thoughts of the owner, Ding Sanshi.
Ding Sanshi was fiddling with the tea set leisurely while chatting casually as if he was caring for a junior.
"I heard that you made your first fortune in the stock market. With the recent ups and downs in the stock market, you won't suffer heavy losses, right?"
"As early as a month ago, when the stock market hadn't even reached 5,000 points, I cleared out my positions and ran away. Fortunately, I ran quickly, otherwise I would have been buried alive," Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile.
"Then you took the money and invested in Huang Zheng? I didn't expect that you are so young, but not only have such foresight, but also have such extraordinary vision." Ding Sanshi said with great approval.
"No, no, it's just luck." Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile.
Speaking of Huang Zheng, the project of turning good products into a platform has entered the internal incubation stage. A group of bigwigs who attended the gathering in Shanghai have also joined this project in the name of angel investors.
Each person paid 2 million US dollars, and the total amount of funds was less than 10 million US dollars as the start-up capital for the e-commerce platform project. Huang Zheng's junior sister Gu Pinpin was fully responsible for it, and it entered the intensive technical research and development stage.
Zhou Dongsheng, as one of the individual shareholders, naturally already knew about this, and Huang Zheng also actively asked Zhou Dongsheng if he had any ideas about the name of the e-commerce platform.
The first thing Zhou Dongsheng blurted out was "Pinxixi", a name that will be so well-known in the future that it will be... disgusting.
This familiar, catchy name is simple and easy to remember. Zhou Dongsheng couldn't think of a better name, so he simply returned the name to Zhao.
Although he cannot change the name, at least Zhou Dongsheng can grab the "naming rights".
As expected, this name was unanimously agreed upon within the company, especially Gu Pinpin, the project leader, who highly praised Zhou Dongsheng's naming skills.
Therefore, Zhou Dongsheng, as a shareholder, has once again made an "outstanding" contribution , which is enough to be recorded in the credit book.
"Come, have some tea." At this time, Ding Sanshi put down the tea set in his hand, and several cups of thick and bright red tea calmed down in the cups, and the refreshing tea fragrance filled the room.
At the same time, Ding Sanshi skillfully switched to English, invited Brandon Green to have tea, and then exchanged a few words with Brandon Green in fluent English.
Zhou Dongsheng drank the tea calmly, praised it as "good tea", and then looked at Ding Sanshi's relaxed demeanor and fluent foreign language, which really made Zhou Dongsheng cry with envy.
At this time, the office door was knocked again, and a man in a white shirt, looking energetic, walked in and said to Ding Sanshi with a smile: "Boss Ding, are you looking for me?"
Ding Sanshi said with a smile: "Let me introduce you. This is Wang Yi, the vice president of our pig factory. He is mainly responsible for the game-related business."
"This is Zhou Dongsheng. I'm planning to invest in a battle royale game developed by him. Wang Yi, please help me with the review." Ding Sanshi joked with a smile.
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