rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 579 Foxmail and Zhang Xiaolong

I have to say that some people’s vision and abilities are really beyond words.

Just like Liu Zhiping at this moment, because of some of his work habits, he subconsciously felt that Panda QQ could be linked to email.

You know, Liu Zhiping is not Chen Li, he is not a reborn person.

Speaking of this email, it is actually very popular at this stage.

However, at this time, for ordinary netizens, there are not many places where email can be used.

Most of the users who use email these days are college students and corporate employees. Especially in some foreign companies, the usage of email is quite common.

Speaking of which, the use of email is still popular in foreign countries even after more than 20 years. On the contrary, the usage rate of email in China has been relatively low after 20 years.

After all, various office software were emerging in endlessly at that time, and many functions of email had long been replaced by other office software.

This is also the reason why Chen Li never thought of his QQ mailbox before.

It's not that Chen Li doesn't know the importance of QQ mailbox, it's just that in his perception, well, he didn't think about it at all.

There are a few people who Chen Li must recruit under his command whenever possible.

After a while, Chen Li emptied his mind and kept tapping his fingers on the coffee table.

In fact, things about Zhang Xiaolong have long been recorded in Chen Li’s notebook.

As for Panda QQ, one is to seize market share and the other is to turn losses into profits, so Chen Li naturally did not think about it in this regard.

Hmm. Well, actually, Chen Li has always felt that this kind of name sounds inexplicably shameful.

In 1998, Yinshan General Manager Rebus valued Foxmail and wanted to acquire Foxmail.

"Currently, the email market in our domestic market is mainly divided into two categories."

But now Liu Zhiping has brought it up, and this thing seems to be really helpful for the development of Panda QQ. So.

"That's a great idea of ​​yours!"

Yes.QQ mailbox!

To be honest~ Liu Zhiping was a little confused by Chen Li's behavior, but he was not a fool, so he could naturally see that Chen Li did not do it deliberately.

Okay~ Actually, Chen Li really doesn’t know whether the email business is profitable or not.

"Well, let's sort this out and make a plan."

"Uh~ Of course!"

In January 1997, he announced Foxmail version 1.0 on winsite.

Of course ~ this is just to describe Zhang Xiaolong's reputation in the industry, it does not mean that it will really be like this.

Many email products such as 163~126~263China.com~ and even TOM, which Chinese people are familiar with, basically use this email system.

Yes~ After the previous acquisition of QQ, Chen Li had already made corresponding plans for Panda QQ.

Fortunately, Chen Li finally remembered this matter, Zhang Xiaolong, and Foxmail.

"Wait a minute~ Don't talk yet, let me think."

As a new employee of the company, Liu Zhiping naturally needs to perform well to gain the trust of the young boss.

At this time, Liu Zhiping suddenly mentioned the email system, and Zhang Xiaolong's name naturally popped up in Chen Li's mind again.

Isn't this Xiao Zhang, one of the generals that Chen Li booked for himself after acquiring QQ?

In fact, he still didn't remember what it was, but he was no longer anxious.

"I not only want you to buy this email system, I also want you to buy this company's R&D team."

But when Chen Li finished speaking these words and before Liu Zhiping could reply, Chen Li himself suddenly froze.

Among them~Foxmail is impressively listed!

So~ even if this thing is not completely free, it definitely doesn’t make much money. At least that’s what Chen Li thinks.

He even started at a higher level than these two big guys named Ma.

"It's up to you to consider the specific details~ I'll leave the matter to you anyway. Just give me the entire report when you're done."

In fact, speaking of it, Zhang Xiaolong was no worse than Ma Xiaoyun ~ Ma Xiaoteng and others in the initial stage.

For example~Lao Zhang among the original Five Tigers of Tengxun!

"Well~ I understand what you mean, boss."

"But you have to pay attention to one thing. Technology can be purchased, but the professionalism of the corresponding team must not be ignored."

But in fact, this guy was already famous in the circle even before he joined Tengxun.

In previous lives, almost all of them, whether it was Texun, Wangnan, or even other e-mail operators, launched a series of free services.

"One is Microsoft's Hotmail, and the other is Coremail, which was developed by Nan Ting Sanshi before."

"But, I think, if we want to create our own unique email address, there is no point in purchasing an email system directly."

"If you just want to buy a corresponding email system, then I recommend Coremail because the price is affordable."

Liu Zhiping was once again stunned by Chen Li's question, but then he responded immediately and took out a small notebook from the briefcase beside him.

Only this time, Chen Li did not redeem the corresponding services directly from the system.

Well, you'd better run away quickly, because if you don't, a large group of people will probably surround you and ask you to sign.

Liu Zhiping opened the small book and showed it to Chen Li. It indeed recorded the names of several companies involved in the email business.

At that time, Chen Li immediately asked someone to contact Zhang Xiaolong, and he even sent someone to communicate with him.

So Chen Li began to sort out his memories of emails one by one!

It is obvious that Chen Li is in a strong "thinking" mood at this moment.

From the 163 and other free mailbox series of Netnam, to Microsoft's hotmail, and finally to the QQ mailbox in the previous life.

Another example is Liu Zhiping, who was in charge of Tengxun for more than ten years in his previous life!

Of course, Zhang Xiaolong, who invented WeChat and was later even called the father of WeChat, will certainly not be forgotten by Chen Li.

To be honest~ Because he didn’t pay much attention to email before, Chen Li never had any idea about Foxmail.

Actually~ Chen Li has always been paying attention to Xiao Zhang's information. The reason why he didn't think of it for a while just now was just a little misunderstanding out of desperation.

Not only was it the company's general direction plan, he even came up with specific lists of some staff members.

Because he realized a problem. When Liu Zhiping mentioned email, the impression in his mind instantly filled his mind. What does this mean?

Of course, it means that the thing that I can't remember for a moment must be related to email.

Liu Zhiping obviously came prepared. After all, he is a smart man. He knew very well that the reason why Chen Li poached him from Goldman Sachs was not to use him as a decoration.

Anyway, as far as he could remember, almost all email services were free.

After all, the current development of Foxmail seems to be pretty good, and it has a place in the domestic email industry.

At that time, almost all the e-mails that appeared in Chen Li's mailbox were bills from the credit card centers of major banks.

No~ To be precise, it is not the QQ mailbox, but the person behind the QQ mailbox.

Just some time ago, Chen Li accidentally saw in a computer magazine that an Internet company seemed to be negotiating cooperation with Foxmail and seemed to be interested in acquiring the other party.

At this moment, Chen Li's mind was running fast. He had a premonition that the thing he had forgotten was already spinning in his mind, but the problem was that he just couldn't remember it.

It's just that before he could even describe his first fire clearly, Chen Li over there suddenly and rudely disrupted his story.

Although this description is a bit exaggerated, Zhang Xiaolong's reputation in the industry in his early days was indeed loud enough.

Of course~ For Chen Li, the QQ mailbox is not important at all. The reason why he wants to think of this person so eagerly is mainly because this guy later became famous as the father of WeChat!

This person’s name is Zhang Xiaolong!

Of course, there is another very important factor here. Because email is not very profitable.

At least he could tell that the young boss didn't want to give him any power or anything like that.

But then Liu Zhiping mentioned email, and Chen Li naturally became interested in Foxmail. So...

"Do you know Foxmail?"

E-mail system~QQ mailbox~Zhang Xiaolong~WeChat!

"Actually, Foxmail is on the list I prepared!"

"Okay~ It's settled then!"

However, since there is an old Zhang, Zhang Xiaolong is naturally Xiao Zhang.

It's just that in the moment of desperation, Chen Li almost didn't think of it.

"Your next task is this, this is Foxmail!"

"My suggestion is that if our company's liquidity is sufficient, we can consider directly acquiring a company that also makes email systems."

But this thing, after the emergence of APP at that time, Chen Li naturally would not pay attention to any email.

The email address was the first fire Liu Zhiping prepared for himself.

Compared to Foxmail, Chen Li wanted to recruit Zhang Xiaolong to his own company.

Many people’s understanding of Zhang Xiaolong basically starts from WeChat.

He seemed to have forgotten something, or maybe he suddenly didn't remember something in a hurry. Anyway, it was the feeling that Chen Li knew very well that he had forgotten something, but he couldn't remember it at the moment.

“So I know something about this!”

"Don't tell me, I actually had some knowledge of email-related industries before."

Chen Li once read a report before. It is said that if you stand in Zhongguancun and shout "I am Zhang Xiaolong of Foxmail".

"Then you take care of this matter."

"If you agree, boss, I will sort out some detailed information and show it to you later, when the time comes."

"At the same time, I have another condition."

That's just the way it is with people, sometimes the more you think about something, the more you forget about it.

"We don't necessarily have to start over. Anyway, we have money in hand, and this reserve can be achieved by purchasing."

Liu Zhiping had just joined the company, so he had to give him a chance to perform, so Chen Li was immediately ready to hand this matter over to Liu Zhiping.

"When I was at Goldman Sachs, my colleague once handled an investment project, and the investment was in email addresses."

"And I heard that boss you have a relationship with Mr. Ding from Wangnan. I think there should be no problem in this regard."

As for the Coremail mailbox system, this thing was actually the first pot of gold for Ding Sanshi to make his fortune.

In addition, Chen Li's attention at that time was all about the Internet bubble crisis, so he planned to wait until he was done with this period of time before taking the initiative to invite the other party.

Firstly, it’s to save some mall currency, and secondly, he can’t just finish everything as the boss, right?

But the final result was not ideal, and Zhang Xiaolong bluntly rejected Chen Li's invitation.

Coupled with Chen Li's work at the time, a mobile phone could completely solve the problem, but his email address was still a bit far away.

Therefore, it is understandable that Chen Li did not think of his QQ mailbox.

Chen Li looked at Liu Zhiping. He believed that if Liu Zhiping was really prepared for email, then the other party must have heard of Foxmail.

After all, Chen Li had almost never used QQ mailboxes in his previous life.

Anyway~ Chen Li still remembered what had been swirling in his mind before and was almost ready to come out.

Needless to say, what Liu Zhiping said about hotmail has now become an important part of Microsoft.

Chen Li naturally agreed with Liu Zhiping's suggestion. After all, the QQ mailbox in his previous life was indeed an important part of QQ.

"I don't care what method you use or how much you spend to buy this company for me!"

It was said that the deal had been negotiated at that time, but because Rebus was in some trouble at the time and had no intention of dealing with the matter, and the staff who took over the matter had some disdain for Foxmail, the deal was not realized in the end.

At this time, Liu Zhiping's answer came out.

"Attention~especially the main R&D personnel, no one should be missing!"

"Since we have to do it, we should do it better. Although email is not difficult, it must have our own characteristics."

But as long as the name is not on his own head, it doesn't seem unacceptable.

It seems that only a very small number of users will use email charging services because they need some specific services.

Chen Li waved his hand, as if he had some inspiration, even his arms were still raised in the air, and the expression on his face even looked a little dull.

Ding Sanshi made his first pot of gold by selling the Coremail mailbox system, and then Wangnan transformed and started to build a portal website.

Chen Li's fingers kept tapping on the coffee table, and at this moment, he suddenly began to feel excited.

The person he sent out to invite Zhang Xiaolong was rejected. To be honest, Chen Li was somewhat depressed.

This depression was not because he was rejected, but because he felt that the other party might be a bit difficult to deal with.

Regarding Zhang Xiaolong, Chen Li is definitely determined to win.

It happened that Liu Zhiping mentioned this matter, which suddenly made Chen Li ideal. It seemed that Zhang Xiaolong's Foxmail was sold in his previous life, but

Not only Foxmail was sold, but also Zhang Xiaolong himself!

(End of chapter)