Rebirth: Starting from selling water to become the world’s richest man

Let Rebus work for him

When the news that Ni Guangnan joined Qilin Technology Company spread, the whole of China was shocked.

A water seller and a researcher who was kicked out by Lenovo, these two people want to develop chips together?

incredible!

Everyone’s first reaction was that the Longshanquan Li family had money and nowhere to spend it.

Ni Guangnan was even nicknamed the Don Quixote of China.

In an interview with the media, Liu Dezhi proposed that it is better to buy than to build in China’s chip industry, and it is better to rent than to buy. He believes that buying advanced foreign technology or establishing a joint venture with others can enhance his core competitiveness.

In Li Xianshan’s opinion, this is just a fool’s dream.

But he didn’t bother to pay attention to the comments from the outside world. After all, everyone would be regarded as Don Quixote until something was accomplished.

The research and development of chips takes a long time, and rushing for quick success will not bring good results.

Li Xianxian now has a lot of patience, so he never rushes the other party.

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On the third day after the company was established, Ni Guangnan suddenly came to the door, followed by a young man.

“Mr. Ni, have you encountered any problems?” Li Shanshan said with a smile.

“No, no.”

Ni Guangnan waved his hands repeatedly. He was very happy these days. After all, Li Shanshan was willing to spend money, poach people, and buy equipment. This made him feel full trust. Now he is full of energy. Full.

He came to Li Shanshan this time mainly because a young man he admired came to him and wanted to meet the boss behind him through his own connections.

“Mr. Li, I won’t talk about work today. I mainly want to recommend someone to you.”

After Ni Guangnan finished speaking, he pulled the young man standing behind him.

“Mr. Li, hello, I am Mr. Lei from Jinshan Company.”

Damn it, isn’t this Huaxia Rebus! ?

Apart from anything else, Li Shanshan had listened to the song “Are you ok” so many times, and it was really brainwashing.

Li Xianshan shook hands with him warmly, and then looked at him carefully.

Rebus is now twenty-six or seventeen years old, and he is very fashionable in his clothes. Overall, he gives the impression that he is a pretty handsome young man.

“Mr. Li, I have an unkind invitation to come to you this time.” Lei Jun seemed a little cautious in the face of this occasion.

“It’s okay, just tell me.”

Li Shanshan recalled Rebus’ personal experience. He should be the general manager of Jinshan Company now, but this year is the most difficult time for Jinshan Company.

In September 1989, Qiu Bojun, the founder of Kingsoft Corporation, launched a Chinese office software-WPS. At that time, there were no press conferences, flowers and applause, so WPS quietly entered thousands of households. household’s computer.

In just two years, WPS became the standard feature of Huaxia Computer and quickly accumulated 20 million users.

At that time, Microsoft had not yet entered China, and WPS was almost synonymous with computers. In that era of rampant piracy, more than 30,000 sets of a set of genuine software worth 2,200 yuan were sold, which also created a myth.

In 1992, Lei Jun joined Jinshan Company, was appreciated by Qiu Bojun, and was appointed as the general manager of the company.

In the same year, Microsoft entered China. At first, the two companies had a cooperative relationship. Microsoft was a major customer of Kingsoft, and Kingsoft helped Microsoft with the localization work.

But then Microsoft finally showed its fangs. After gaining the trust of Kingsoft, Kingsoft agreed to make WPS documents compatible with WORD documents. This also became a turning point for WPS from prosperity to decline.

In just two months, most of the 20 million users that WPS had accumulated over the years were taken away.

In 1996, with the popularity of the Windows operating system, Microsoft successfully transitioned most WPS users into its own users through various means. Since then, WORD has become the mainstream of China’s office software.

This also became the straw that broke the camel’s back. Jinshan entered a trough. Only a dozen companies were left out of a company with hundreds of people. They could not even pay wages. The founder Qiu Bojun even went to the point of selling his house.

Lei Jun saw this in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, and then he thought of asking Li Shanshan to invest through his teacher Ni Guangnan.

“Mr. Li, I heard that you founded Qilin Technology Company and wanted to develop China’s chip industry. I admire you very much.” This was the

first time Lei Jun met the boss behind Longshanquan. He didn’t expect that he was so young. He was younger than himself, so he felt that if he praised the other person more, he might be able to invest as soon as he was happy.

“Mr. Lei, you’re welcome. If you have anything to say, just tell me.”

Seeing the other party being so polite, Li Shanshan felt a little embarrassed. Li Shanshan still admired Rebus, who would become famous in later generations.

“Then let me tell you straight, Mr. Li, our company is in urgent need of funds to develop a new version of WPS and re-seize the market.” This is also the result

of his discussion with Qiu Bojun. By developing a new version, Give users a better experience to regain the lost market.

This decision can be said to be the last resort.

Especially for Qiu Bojun, in his previous life, he sold his house and collected 2 million as research and development funds.

Later, after more than a year of research and development, the WPS-97 version was finally developed. This version sold very well as soon as it was launched, saving Jinshan Company which was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Li Shanshan knew the future direction of Jinshan. This was definitely a high-quality asset, but he couldn’t be too proactive now. After all, providing help in times of need is always more precious than icing on the cake, so he said slowly: “How much capital do you need?”

“Well, only 2 million will be enough…”

Lei Jun said anxiously. He was afraid that the money he said was too much, so he added: “If it doesn’t work, 1 million will be fine…” ”

Two thousand Wan, I will acquire 80% of the shares of Jinshan Company and support you in continuing to develop the new version of WPS. What do you think of this suggestion?” As

soon as these words came out, not only Lei Jun was shocked, but even Ni Guangnan next to him couldn’t help but take a breath. gas.

“You…this is a big deal.”

Lei Jun no longer knew what to say. It only took more than ten minutes from the time he met the other party. He didn’t expect that the other party was willing to pay so much. money.

And this result is different from what I thought. I wanted to make an investment before, but I didn’t expect that the other party would directly pay to acquire the company.

“Mr. Lei, the reason why I am willing to pay to acquire your company is more because of your and Mr. Qiu’s abilities. The remaining 20% of the shares will be divided between the two of you through negotiation.” In Li Shanshan’s view, investing 20 million in

holdings Jinshan Company has made a lot of money. WPS software is only one aspect. The other key is to let Rebus work for him!