rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 211 The Strongest Fighter on the Internet

"That's it?"

Xue Zhihui looked at Chen Li and felt a little confused.

Xue Zhihui graduated from the Polytechnic University last year and is currently working in an Internet company.

Occasionally, Xue Zhihui will take on some private work, such as helping people build a website or something.

It's a pity that he didn't catch up with the good times. In the past few years, people could make a lot of money by tinkering with a website, but now, they can basically just drink some soup.

But everything has its opposite. Although the cost has come down now, building a website has become easier.

This also allows Xue Zhihui to earn some pocket money after work.

Okay~ Pocket money is just a description, even if you only charge a thousand yuan, it is actually a lot of income these days.

The only drawback is that when he meets some customers who don’t understand and pretend to understand and have too many demands, Xue Zhihui’s communication with them is very troublesome.

After all, he is a typical science and engineering man, and he hates that customers often make unreasonable demands.

Therefore, sometimes Xue Zhihui would even return the order just to avoid trouble.

But today's order really surprised Xue Zhihui.

It's not that he made much money from this order. In fact, this order was almost half sale and half free.

A junior member of the Computer Society asked him to help someone design a homepage. To be honest, this kind of thing was not difficult at all.

Let’s put it this way! Usually, homework for computer major students is actually more difficult than this thing.

Xue Zhihui actually didn't want to come at first, because Song Xiaolan could actually handle this kind of thing.

From the perspective of a senior and friend, it is not easy for him to make this kind of money.

But here’s the problem~Chen Li didn’t let Song Xiaolan make the money at all, but insisted on asking him, Xue Zhihui, to take action.

So Xue Zhihui just casually offered five hundred yuan. In the end, Chen Li actually agreed.

At that moment, Xue Zhihui felt that Chen Li, this client, was simply in a panic because he had too much money. He didn't want to make Chen Li's money, so Chen Li gave it to him.

Of course, Xue Zhihui would not think so simply. Since Chen Li wanted to ask him to do it, Xue Zhihui thought that Chen Li had some special requirements for the website.

So before coming here, Xue Zhihui specifically asked someone for some resources, which he could then put on his personal homepage, which would also increase the number of highlights.

As a result, others came, but they couldn't use those resources at all.

Chen Li's request was really too simple. It was so simple that he was a little embarrassed to accept Chen Li's money.

Just find someone who has learned the HTML language to create the kind of web page Chen Ideal wants.

This is considered an entry-level assignment in HTML language!

If it were someone else, Xue Zhihui would have earned the money if he made it, but Song Xiaolan said that Chen Li was a very good boss, so Xue Zhihui felt it was necessary to make it clear.

"Boss Chen, let me tell you the truth."

"On this website, you can just find a sophomore or junior student to buy a meal and buy a pack of cigarettes. There is no need to spend this money."

"Actually, Song Xiaolan is just fine. Her computer skills are pretty good, so she has no problem doing this."

"So~ do you think?"

Xue Zhihui spread his hands, but in his heart he had already made plans to pack up and leave.

After all, what he said was so clear. According to common sense, no one would be willing to spend that wasted money.

But the facts surprised him again!

"It's okay~ You do it. Where's the money? I'll take care of it."

"Let's be honest~ As for myself! I'm also learning programming."

"So let me see the difference between an expert and a beginner like me."

"Besides! I actually want to make friends with you."

"After all, I am self-taught, so from now on, I might have to trouble you."

Chen Li gave Xue Zhihui a cigarette and went out to buy Huazi. This thing is still very useful when building friendships with people.

"That's it~! No wonder!"

"It's easy to talk~! If Boss Chen doesn't understand something, you can ask me directly."

"By the way~ It'll take a while~ I'll leave an email address for you, Boss Chen. If you need my help in the future, just send me an email directly."

As soon as Chen Li explained this, Xue Zhihui understood.

This kind of thing is actually not unusual! When I was in school, there were students with poor grades who came to Xue Zhihui for advice.

It's just that at that time, Xue Zhihui's reward was usually a cigarette and a meal. But now Chen Li pays 500 yuan!

This is the power of knowledge! Xue Zhihui sighed in his heart, and the smile on his face became thicker.

You are a bastard who doesn't want to make money if you have money. He should take what he should get and earn what he should earn. At worst, he can just help others in the future.

"Okay~Okay~Okay!"

"I heard that Senior Brother Xue, you are currently working in an Internet company?"

Once the relationship becomes closer, some chat boxes can be opened. This is also the real purpose of Chen Li's meeting with Xue Zhihui today.

"Enterprise. After a certain amount of time, it's just a small company."

"Hey~ I'm unlucky too."

"I just joined the previous company, but within half a year of working, the boss resigned."

"The new boss has a bad temper, so I can only follow the old boss and leave."

Xue Zhihui started to complain while helping Chen Li build his personal homepage.

Perhaps these things have been accumulating for a long time, and Xue Zhihui has never released them. Today, he was suddenly mentioned by Chen Li, a person who could not be beaten. This made Xue Zhihui suddenly interested in talking.

Anyway, for Xue Zhihui, this personal homepage was easy to come by, so he simply started chatting with Chen Li while doing it.

"This is our company~! It's said to be a company, but in fact it's just a grassroots team."

"To put it bluntly, I don't know if our company can continue to operate."

"The boss said he plans to make a Chinese website, but I don't see any future."

"And the most important thing is, do you know?"

"Our company has no money."

"Recently, the boss has been looking for people to invest, but no one is optimistic about our project at all."

"Hey~!"

When discussing business, Xue Zhihui couldn't do anything, but when it came to gossip, this guy was extremely excited.

This kind of thing is not considered a trade secret anyway, so it is undoubtedly the most appropriate choice to use it as a source of discussion.

And that's exactly what happened. At least Chen Li listened with great interest.

But what Chen Li heard was not gossip, but opportunities!

Speaking of Chinese website addresses, this is actually nothing unusual in later generations.

At that time, just open a browser and enter the corresponding Chinese characters, and the browser will automatically pop up the corresponding search results.

But in 1998, you couldn't find it through this search.

This is actually the reason why hao123 was accepted by so many people in the early days.

Because the URL is indeed too difficult to remember. There is no Chinese character search and no website navigation. It is too difficult for ordinary Internet users to search the website simply by relying on memory.

hao123 seized this opportunity, and then used the simplest and most ordinary way to seize the sinking market.

Similarly, Xue Zhihui's company also wants to use the same method to simplify the difficulty for ordinary people to access the Internet.

But compared to hao123, the thing that Xue Zhihui and the others are building is bigger in terms of cost and scale than the hao123 that Chen Li is planning to build.

Chen Li's hao123, as long as there is a computer and someone who knows the Internet and has some technical skills to maintain it, it will be fine.

Because hao123 is just a transfer station and does not have its own core technology.

Anyone can create such a website, and there is no competitiveness at all.

Therefore, this thing has been ignored by those Internet companies.

Because it is too simple, too easy to be imitated, and too easy to be surpassed. Therefore, no Internet company takes hao123 seriously.

Until hao123 became popular later, countless users across the country were using this transfer station.

At that time, countless companies and individuals tried to imitate hao123. Unfortunately, the market had long been occupied by hao123, and users recognized hao123 more.

As a result, a transit station with the highest number of visits in the country appeared.

Qiandu, Sohu, NetOne, and Tengxun are all scum in the face of hao123’s traffic.

The only pity is that Xiao He succeeds and Xiao He loses!

While hao123 focuses on user experience, its own development is destined to be limited.

In addition, it can be said that he has followed the path of simplicity, but once the dragon crosses the river really attacks, it is not impossible to defeat hao123.

This is probably the reason why Li Xingping in his previous life was finally willing to sell hao123.

First, the attractive returns are there, and second, the restrictions on the website itself are also there.

In addition, hao123 had enough competitors at that time. If it did not find a company with strong strength and background as its backer, it is hard to say what the final fate of hao123 would be.

After all, hao123 is too small, and Li Xingping has always been responsible for the management and maintenance alone.

Therefore, when faced with acquisitions from large companies, it is actually difficult for hao123 to refuse the other party.

But the thing made by Xue Zhihui and his company is different!

The most straightforward manifestation is in the price.

When hao123 was sold to Qiandu in the previous life, Qiandu’s offer was 50 million in cash plus some Qiandu shares.

Even including that part of the stock, the transaction price at that time would never have exceeded 100 million.

As for Xue Zhihui's company's products, they sold for 120 million! And the unit price is still US dollars.

In addition to the market value of the product itself, there is another reason why it can be sold at such a high price, and it is the boss that Xue Zhihui calls it.

Zhou Hongyi!

This is a name that sounds a bit chivalrous, and it is very similar to a girl's name. This person was even later called the "red leader" of the Internet!

But this guy is a man. Not only is he a man, but he is also a programmer.

There is a lot of debate in the Internet community about the red-clothed leader in his past life.

Some say it is good and some say it is bad. Each has its own explanation and theory.

But for Chen Li, who was just an ordinary citizen in his previous life, it would be difficult for him to remember this guy if his name wasn't so recognizable.

From the perspective of Chen Li in his previous life, although this guy was nicknamed the Red-clothed Leader, Chen Li actually felt that this guy was more like the flat-headed guy in the Internet world.

If you look at Zhou Hongyi's resume, you will find that this guy has worked against many companies.

And many of those companies are top-notch large companies in the domestic Internet industry.

Teng Xun, he did it!

Qiandu, he did it!

Ahri, he did it!

Rice, he did it!

XXX, he did it!

Okay~ This guy has fought against and fucked too many celebrities and companies, which has given this guy a very bad reputation in the Internet circle for a long time.

But what can you do? You must know that this guy is so ruthless that he would even do it to himself.

This guy started his business with 3721, but after selling 3721 to Yahu, he went to Yahu and became the president for two years.

After leaving Yahu and entering the world of Internet security, the first thing I did was to kill the 3721 I had made with my own hands.

Anyway, this guy has offended many people and many companies, so he was once called the "strongest fighter" in the Internet industry.

Of course~ these things haven't happened yet. Originally, Chen Li couldn't remember this person.

But when Song Xiaolan mentioned that the boss of Xue Zhihui's company was named Zhou Hongyi, Chen Li immediately thought of this buddy's brilliant record.

Therefore, Chen Li invited Xue Zhihui to come over and create a personal homepage for him today.

Chen Li's original intention was to learn more about Zhou Hongyi, a future Internet celebrity.

But now Chen Li suddenly had a new idea.

In his previous life, Chen Li first recognized Zhou Hongyi because of this name.

Then the more he got to know him, the more Chen Li felt that this guy was really awesome.

Although Zhou Hongyi's reputation in the Internet industry can be regarded as mixed, it can even be said that her reputation is even greater.

But one thing I have to admit is that in Zhou Hongyi's early entrepreneurial process, it can be said that everything was smooth sailing.

So, at this moment, Chen Li wanted to be a free ride.

Didn’t Xue Zhihui say that? Zhou Hongyi is looking for money everywhere right now!

Chen Li calculated his assets in his mind, and then sighed helplessly.

At present, Chen Li's assets are actually quite large.

The money he earned from the barbecue restaurant last year was given to him by his parents during the summer vacation.

Chen Li spent more than 20,000 yuan on store decoration and purchasing kitchenware.

Because the store shrunk from 100 meters to more than 30 square meters, Chen Li finally had less than 10,000 yuan left.

Then before reporting for the start of school, Chen Li's parents gave him another bank card with 20,000 yuan in it.

This 20,000 yuan is the tuition and living expenses for four years of Chenli University.

As for this money, Chen Li planned to return it to his parents when he went back during the winter vacation.

In addition to these two amounts of money, Chen Li also has an income, which is the income from the fried chicken restaurant.

Even though the fried chicken restaurant has few people, it actually creates quite a lot of profits.

Now the fried chicken restaurant has been open for more than 20 days, and its net profit has reached more than 20,000 yuan.

Even though Chen Li had previously loaned Song Xiaolan 2,500 yuan to pay for her tuition, the profit from the fried chicken restaurant still exceeded 20,000 yuan.

Then Snow Beer placed an order for 12,000, and the money was directly transferred to Chen Li's bank card.

With this summary, the funds Chen Li can use now are almost 60,000 yuan.

This amount of money was naturally not small in 1998.

But if you are going to be a venture capital investor, I guess Zhou Hongyi can scold Chen Li to death!

You must know that this guy became an executive of a large company before starting his own business.

A mere investment of 60,000 yuan is nothing.

But Chen Li was naturally unwilling to let Chen Li watch the big piece of fat 3721 slip away from his mouth.

He knows very well that Zhou Hongyi's 3721 has been directly realized in just a few years.

120 million US dollars, even if Chen Li only drinks some soup, it is enough to feed Chen Li now.

So ~ Chen Li plans to give it a try.

"Oh~ So, your company is seeking investment now?"

"How much money does your company need?"

Chen Li looked at Xue Zhihui and asked seriously and seriously.

"Uh~ What's wrong?"

"Boss Chen, are you interested?"

Xue Zhihui looked at Chen Li, and he naturally understood what Chen Li meant.

Science and engineering men are just straight-laced sometimes, but they are not stupid.

"Hmm~ I have some ideas. If your company doesn't need a lot of funds, I can consider it."

Before meeting Zhou Hongyi, Chen Li planned to pretend.

"Ah~ I don't know about this. Otherwise, I'll give my boss a call?"

"He's been having a headache recently! What do you think?"

"Okay~ Then you fight!"

Chen Li directly took the picture in front of Xue Zhihui with his mobile phone. At this moment, Xue Zhihui always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong specifically.

At Chen Li's urging, Xue Zhihui took Chen Li's Siemens S4 and dialed the number of his boss Zhou Hongyi.

"Hey~ boss!"

"Are you busy?"

"That's right~ I know a boss here, and he seems to be interested in investing in our company."

"Yes~ yes! It's on the West Third Ring Road."

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Xue Zhihui's call was concise and clear. After a few minutes, he hung up the phone and looked at Chen Li.

"My boss said he'll be here right away!"

(End of chapter)