Chapter 249: Searching for him in the crowd(1/2)
Li Yiwen's answer was as expected by Lu Yiming. He said smoothly: "That's it. As the saying goes, a social beast who doesn't want to be a capitalist is not a good social beast. You go to a company called Souxin and find a Xia national named Li Robin.
According to my analysis, this guy is just about ready to start his own business. The most important patent of the search engine is now in his hands, and he will not be willing to work for others."
There is a reason why it is difficult for Chinese Americans to become senior executives in Silicon Valley.
Because of the thousand-year-old caste system and deep servility, Asan was willing to surrender to the stronger.
For capitalists, these are the best employees because they know how to accept their fate.
But the people of Xia are different. The more outstanding talents they are, the more they don't like to accept their fate. In their bones, they believe in the logic of "princes, generals, and prime ministers would rather have their own kind".
Capitalists are great, so I want to be one too!
The former Wang An and today's Yang Zhiyuan were both outstanding among them. They both came from the Xia Kingdom, and they both became capitalists from workers and lived their own lives.
But in the eyes of capitalists, such people are not good employees.
Asan is still reliable. They speak well and are active in their work. Although the smell of curry is a bit pungent, after all, they will not think about "rebellion" for nothing. They voluntarily become vassals, and they can safely take over the company.
Let them take care of it.
For Xia people, after they became familiar with all the company's business processes, the first thing they had to do was to choose to start their own business, instead of staying in the company and continuing to work hard and work hard.
And those who are willing to stay are mostly those who are not very capable, but how can this be done!?
Today's Internet economy is booming, and soon a large number of Xia students who went to the United States will choose to go back to start their own businesses. They will bring the advanced experience they "learned" from Silicon Valley back to their motherland. Not only will they be able to achieve financial freedom, but they will also be able to
"Serve" the country and return home in glory.
Lu Yiming is actually targeting this group. They want to return to China to start a business. What they need is funds and guidance, and he can provide these things.
Isn't this a coincidence?
You are a bastard who doesn’t make money if you don’t have money!
The first one to be targeted by Lu Yiming was naturally Baidu founded by Robin Li and himself.
After listening to Lu Yiming's idea, Li Yiwen showed an embarrassed expression and reminded in a low voice: "Didn't you just say that the Google contract prohibits you from investing in other search companies? Are you planning to breach the contract?"
Lu Yiming laughed out loud: "The contract only said that I can't invest, but it didn't say that you can't invest. Didn't I just say that? I want you to be a capitalist. You start an investment company yourself, and then spend money to let Robin Li
If you start a business and get the original shares, wouldn’t that be enough?”
Although it is not possible to directly obtain economic benefits from Baidu in the future, becoming the god of Baidu is still not a problem. Even if Lu Yiming disdains Robin Li's integrity, making money is not shabby.
Silicon Valley, information search company.
Robin Li, who has just been employed for more than a year, has been very preoccupied recently. Even after work, when he was driving his newly bought Mercedes-Benz on the way home, his brows were still furrowed.
Today, according to domestic prices, his annual salary is one million. Even in the United States, he is among the best-off among the middle class.
But Robin Li is not satisfied with the current situation.
He is a veritable genius. He graduated from Peking University in 1991 with a major in information management. He then studied abroad and completed a master's degree in computer science at the State University of New York at Buffalo in the United States. During this period, he also interned at the Panasonic Group in the island country.
After the three-month internship, his research results were quickly appreciated by a certain Wall Street big shot, and he successfully entered Wall Street, the financial center of the United States. During his three and a half years on Wall Street, he first served as the CEO of Dow Jones
The company's senior consultant, and then became the designer of the real-time financial information system for the online version of the Wall Street Journal.
It was on Wall Street that he saw what is called the lavish pursuit of capitalism, and also understood how powerful the power of money is.
But he is smart and knows that it is difficult for people like him to truly get ahead on Wall Street.
So after an academic conference in Silicon Valley, when Zhang William, the founder of the search engine company Soxin, extended a sincere invitation, he agreed without thinking and became a senior engineer of Soxin.
Robin Li knew that only by engaging in technology research and development could he fully utilize his superior talents in topology and statistics and show his talents.
And he did indeed do it. If William Zhang created the first generation of Soxin, then Robin Li created the second generation of Soxin.
As one of the most important early search engines, allowing webmasters to submit URLs started with Soxin. This is an Internet veteran-level company.
With his amazing talent, Robin Li quickly became the company's second-in-command, ranking only behind William Zhang, the founder from Wanwan.
But Robin Li is not satisfied with this. He feels that he should do greater things. Over the years, he has never given up exploring in the field of technology, and the hyperlink analysis technology is the peerless skill he finally obtained after ten years of sharpening his sword.
Divine weapon.
When I got home, my wife Ma Dongmin was tidying up the lawn in the yard. Robin Li was about to have some intimacy with Ma Dongmin, but unexpectedly the phone on his waist vibrated.
Robin Li frowned slightly, because he is a person who keeps his work and life relatively separate. After all, at his position, working overtime has nothing to do with him. So now that he receives a call after get off work, he is a little unhappy—— As a Xia native, he doesn't have many relatives here, so the phone call is most likely about work.
Although he was a little impatient, Robin Li was a very conscientious person. He didn't let the phone ring for too long before pressing the answer button.
"hello?"
To Robin Li's surprise, the person on the other end of the phone spoke Chinese.
"Hello Mr. Li, I am Li Yiwen, the temporary business representative of Xia Guo Future Capital in the United States. I recently learned about Mr. Li's deeds and I admire Mr. Li's talents. I don't know if Mr. Li has time recently. Let's make an appointment.
Let’s meet and chat.”
As the saying goes, a fellow villager sheds tears when he sees a fellow villager. In America, thousands of miles away from the motherland, when he first heard the call from someone who spoke his hometown dialect, Robin Li's frown relaxed, and there was even a smile on his face.
His trademark elegant smile appeared.
The most important thing is that the word "capital" touched him very much.
Robin Li has always believed in not going to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Now a representative of xx Capital has called specifically. Naturally, he has business needs. Moreover, it is a domestic capital company, which immediately reminded him of his recent past.
Questions that I think about every day.
"Okay, let's do it tonight, if there's time. Just tell me a place and I'll be there in a while."
Ma Dongmin knew that Robin Li had something on his mind recently. When she saw Robin Li's brows stretched, a stone fell in her heart. She stepped forward and touched his face softly: "My dear, what makes you so happy? Is it because of the virus?"
Did you win the grand prize?”
Robin Li excitedly hugged Ma Dongmin and walked around in circles for several times, laughing loudly and said: "You are really my lucky star, I am really going to win this time. The other party is a capital agent of Xia Guo,
They probably took a fancy to my research patent and planned to invest in me to start a business. If nothing unexpected happens, this time I will finally have a chance to realize my ideal!"
Although Ma Dongmin didn't understand much about Robin Li's business, she was sincerely happy for her husband when she saw Robin Li was so happy: "Domestic capital? Haven't you been preparing to return to China to start a business recently? If we can negotiate, you
Then you can show off your talents.”
"Yes, this is the opportunity I have been waiting for."
Although Robin Li's income is good, this amount of money can be used for living expenses, but it is not enough to start a business.
He has calculated carefully. According to the standard expenses of a search engine company, if the start-up capital is less than one million US dollars, the chance of business failure will be more than 90%. The threshold of burning money in exchange for development in the first stage cannot be crossed.
, will definitely die on the way.
If there is capital cooperation, the situation will be completely different.
After all, it hurts to burn your own money, but burning investors' money is so satisfying.
Robin Li kissed Ma Dongmin hard on the face several times and said excitedly: "It seems that marrying you has not exhausted all my good luck. No, you are my lucky star."
Ma Dongmin was so coaxed that he was thinking in his mind that when Robin Li came back tonight, he would reward him well.
Robin Li took this meeting very seriously. He took a comfortable bath first, shaved his beard, put on a high-end suit that had been gathering dust for a long time, tied his bow tie carefully, and dried his hair.
He picked up the perfume and was about to spray it, but when he realized that the other person was also from Xia, he put it down.
People from the Xia Kingdom don't have as strong a smell as those engineers from the Curry Kingdom, as if their whole body has been smelled.
In a steak restaurant, Robin Li and Li Yiwen met.
Li Yiwen stood up and extended his right hand to Robin Li: "Mr. Li is really handsome and handsome. With your looks, it would be a pity not to become a star. Let me introduce myself again, I am Li Yiwen from Future Capital."
Robin Li stepped forward gracefully and held Li Yiwen's hand, his expression even more eager: "It seems that we are still brothers."
"Haha, that means we are destined. Come on, please sit down. What would you like to drink?"
"A cup of Blue Mountain, thank you."
The two sat opposite each other, and Robin Li was the first to speak: "Mr. Li, I wonder why Future Capital contacted me this time?"
Li Yiwen didn't show off, and said straightforwardly: "I am very optimistic about the hyperlink technology you invented. Although many companies in the United States are working hard on the search, only the hyperlink technology you developed is unique. You have such a talent.
, I think there will be a lot of money in the future, so I want to invest in you in advance."
Robin Li felt very proud when he heard that Li Yiwen praised his skills so much.
But after all, he is also a person who has been on Wall Street, so Li Luobing did not have any ecstatic expression on his face, but talked calmly: "Although I am very confident in my technology, but as you just said
Say, there are many companies in the United States doing search, why would you choose me?"
"Because we are all from Xia, those foreigners talk about freedom, but their eyes are filled with discrimination and contempt."
Li Yiwen's answer made Li Robin frown slightly, because it really didn't sound like a correct answer.
"That's it?"
Li Yiwen smiled and looked calmly: "Of course there are more. The United States does not lack search engines, let alone large capital that spends a lot of money. If they join forces, your hyperlink technology will have no use at all."
Robin Li sighed.
Because what Li Yiwen said is true.
Although his technology is advanced and is even the indispensable foundation for the development of Internet search engines, in terms of funds and connections, he is completely unable to compare with those "locals" in Silicon Valley. As a descendant of Yan and Huang, he is in the United States
Development is actually restricted at every turn.
To be continued...