My 1999

Except for Li Yanhong, most of the original entrepreneurial team of Baidu has left.

Wu Xifan can be the head of a subsidiary, but he is not suitable for managing the increasingly large Hongmeng.

This is why Xu Liang asked him to be in charge of the strategic planning department.

It didn't take long.

Xie Wen knocked on the door and walked in.

"It seems that you have received the news?"

"Mr. Xu, are you going to fire Wu Xifan?"

Xu Liang nodded.

"Do you think he should not be fired?"

"Old Wu's ability is indeed a little insufficient, but as a veteran of the company, he has worked diligently for five years and made great contributions to Hongmeng Games and the development of Hongmeng.

If he is fired like this, I am afraid it will hurt the company's people's hearts."

"Old Xie, I understand your concerns, but some people's hearts are not here anymore, and there is no point in forcing them to stay."

Then he handed over the photo taken by Jiang Xiaoyang.

"Take a look.

This is the boss of a company invested by Hanhua. He gave it to me in return."

Xie Wen took it and looked at it, and his heart was shocked.

In the photo, Wu Xifan was chatting and laughing with Liu Chuanzhi of Lenovo, and Duan Yongji, Shi Dazhu and other core members of Taishan Club were standing next to him.

He knew very well that the big boss had no good feelings towards the people of Taishan Club, and he still had old grudges with Duan Yongji and others.

Wu Xifan secretly contacted these people just to make the big boss look bad.

No wonder he was fired.

"You forward these photos to Wu Xifan. As an old employee of Hongmeng, I don't want to make it too ugly. Let him find a better reason to leave."

"I understand. If Lao Wu leaves, who will be in charge of the strategic planning department?"

"What do you think?"

"Why not let Qu Guangyun take charge? Although he joined the company less than Lao Wu, he was only one year later, and he did a good job in both positions from the Hong Kong subsidiary to the German subsidiary.

In addition, as a Chinese, he has rich overseas study experience and management experience, and is proficient in English, German and Japanese.

In the future, it will be relatively easier to coordinate Huaxia and subsidiaries in various countries."

Xu Liang nodded.

"Let Havertz take the vacant German subsidiary."

Havertz's full name is Gerd Havertz. He has a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Munich and a doctorate in computer science from Stanford University.

He joined Hongmeng's German subsidiary in 2002 and has been promoted to executive vice president of Hongmeng's German subsidiary because of his outstanding ability.

There are about 90 senior management talents of this level in the entire Hongmeng, and Xu Liang knows them all.

Xie Wen nodded after thinking for a moment.

"Then I'll do it right away."

"Xu Liang nodded."

After Xie Wen left, Xu Liang got up and walked to the window. He now likes to overlook the entire city. The vast world makes it easier for him to relax and think quickly.

"After Netcom and NetEase go public, we have to consider clearing out a group of people."

Xu Liang thought to himself.

When a person has a lot of wealth, it is difficult to remain hungry for wealth.

Without this huge driving force, it is easy to muddle through work.

Gradually forming a big company disease.

In order to ensure the company's continued healthy development, these high-level executives with huge wealth and insufficient motivation are regularly cleared out and given positions to young people who are more eager for success.

Only by ensuring the flow of personnel up and down the company can Hongmeng have a more brilliant future.

Wu Xifan's resignation not only caused a sensation within Hongmeng, but also had a great impact on the outside world.

After all, Hongmeng is no longer a small company, but the largest technology company in China and the largest Internet company in the world.

Wu Xifan is one of the seven core leaders of Hongmeng.

His departure triggered a series of speculations about the internal turmoil of Hongmeng.

There are even media reports that Hongmeng's power struggle, Wu Xifan failed to stand in line, and was finally kicked out.

For such reports, Hongmeng's legal department did not hesitate to send a lawyer's letter directly.

But it was beyond everyone's expectations.

Wu Xifan took the initiative to make it public on his blog.

He left Hongmeng because of personal development. There is no internal struggle or standing in line.

Let netizens and the media not speculate casually.

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"Haha, what did I say? Young people are unstable. Before they succeed, they can suppress their desires, be modest and prudent, and work hard.

After they have achieved certain success, they become complacent and kill their meritorious officials."

Duan Yongji's face was flushed, and he looked like he had a lot of wisdom.

"Brother Duan is right. Even a company veteran like Brother Wu, who has made great contributions to the development of Hongmeng, can be fired. I think the Xu family will not be able to grow long." Shi Dazhu echoed.

Liu Chuanzhi looked at Wu Xifan, who was gloomy next to him.

"Brother Wu, Xu Liang doesn't cherish you, but the door of our Lenovo is always open to you.

As long as you are willing to come, I will immediately let you serve as Lenovo's vice president, fully responsible for the establishment and development of the game department. And I will give you 200 million Chinese yuan to make online games, how about it?"

With the booming development of China's online game market, almost all companies are jealous of the huge profits.

The same is true for Lenovo, but there are not many elites in China who understand Internet game development. They are basically gathered in Hongmeng, NetEase, Shanda, and The 9.

Especially Hongmeng, one of the world's top twelve game studios.

In recent years, "Legend", "Miracle MU", "Dragon", "Tianxia", "Bubble Hall", "The King of Fighters Online", "Warcraft 3" and other series have been launched one after another, which have a huge impact around the world. A game of power.

Although Hongmeng has never announced its game revenue to the public because it is not listed on the market.

However, many institutions predict that Hongmeng Games’ annual revenue has exceeded US$1.5 billion, including peripherals.

It is now the world's largest gaming company, surpassing Sony and Nintendo.

The most important reason why Hongmeng can develop so fast without raising much financing is the huge returns from the gaming industry.

This point has long made big companies at home and abroad drool with envy.

It’s just that Hongmeng has always been generous with elite talents in its key departments.

The core R\u0026D personnel of its major games basically have options rewarded by the company.

Plus a non-compete agreement.

Making it difficult for them to be poached.

However, the reform of Hongmeng in 2004, which separated Hongmeng Games and included it into Hongmeng Entertainment, touched the interests of many people.

Especially Wu Xifan.

Ostensibly, as the head of the strategic planning department, he can coordinate all issues within the company.

But the actual power is not as good as that of Hongmeng Games.

In the strategic planning department, he was just a referee.

But he is the number one player in Hongmeng Games.

Which one is more important is clear at a glance.

Liu Chuanzhi, a cunning old man, also noticed this change and decisively began to contact Wu Xifan secretly.

He has a transcendent status in the domestic business community and has deep connections, and he quickly achieved his goal.

Wu Xifan was indeed very uncomfortable with his new position as he expected.

However, the other party did not agree before.

After all, although Lenovo is developing well, its international reputation and profitability are far behind Hongmeng.

Of course Wu Xifan would hesitate to give up Hongmeng, which has a market value of more than 60 billion US dollars, and marry Lenovo, which has a market value of less than 5 billion US dollars.

But what made Liu Chuanzhi overjoyed was that he was directly fired by Xu Liang?

This was a pie in the sky, it hit him on the head.

How could Liu Chuanzhi not be surprised?

Therefore, he deliberately mobilized his personal network and gathered all the Taishan Club members in Beijing to support Wu Xifan and invite him to join the Taishan Club.

"Mr. Liu, thank you for your consideration, but I signed a non-competition agreement when I first joined the company. I cannot engage in work related to online games and the Internet within one year.

I'm afraid I can only regretfully reject you. "Wu Xifan said.

Of course Liu Chuanzhi knew about the non-competition agreement.

"It doesn't matter, we can definitely cooperate again in a year. As long as Mr. Wu is willing, Lenovo's door is always open for you."

Looking at the sincere Liu Chuanzhi, Wu Xifan couldn't help but think of the heartless Xu Liang.

Anger instantly arose in his heart.

"Thanks to Mr. Liu's attention, I will definitely join Lenovo as soon as the non-competition agreement is over."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was extremely envious.

Wu Xifan is recognized in the circle as China's top game development and operation talent, and has planned the development and marketing of a series of popular games such as "Tianxia" and "Bubble Hall".

Obtaining him is equivalent to having half a foot in the field of online games.

"Haha, good, good, good. Today, with Mr. Wu joining us, Lenovo will definitely become a top company across IT and online games in the future.

Come, I'll toast you with this glass of wine. "

Liu Chuanzhi's face was full of excitement.

Of course Wu Xifan would not deny him face, and the two briefly touched each other.

Although Duan Yongji, Shi Yuzhu, and Li Yanhong's eyes were red with envy, they also knew that compared to Lenovo, their respective companies were far behind.

Even if you open your mouth, you can't attract Wu Xifan, the golden phoenix.

"Mr. Wu, would you like Baidu to help you break the news? It will also help more people see Xu Liang's true face."

Liu Yanhong said.

Baidu is also a small player in the online game industry. Although it is not as good as Hongmeng and NetEase, it has developed two small popular online games in the past two years due to its strong technical capabilities.

The strength is similar to that of Shanda and The9.

Of course, he took the initiative to speak now because he hoped to sell Wu Xifan well and keep a good relationship for the future.

"Thank you, but no need.

Although he is unjust, I cannot be unkind. "

Wu Xifan's eyes flickered.

"Mr. Wu Gaoyi, I, Shi Dazhu, have always admired you as a good man who knows how to repay kindness. Let's keep in touch in the future."

"good."

Liu Chuanzhi smiled and never spoke.

Of course he could see the little thoughts of Liu Yanhong and Shi Dazhu.

I don't even bother to expose them.

With Lenovo's size and abundant funds, coupled with Wu Xifan's talent, it will certainly be able to make great achievements in the field of online games.

By then, no one can even think of poaching this cash cow.

It's a pity that they don't know.

Wu Xifan has never been responsible for the development of specific games. The popularity of "Legend", "Miracle MU" and "Bubble Hall" is due to the memory of Xu Liang's previous life and the game planning he wrote personally.

Fundamentally speaking, Wu Xifan is just a professional manager who is familiar with the online game market.