Reborn IT Giant

"Okay, it's done. Steve also wants to meet you. And I don't need to worry about the reception in the evening. Steve said that he will book the restaurant. As you know, he has some problems with eating.

It’s different.”

Larry Ellison called and Jobs immediately agreed.

Zheng Yan had long known that Steve Jobs, the technology guru, was a staunch vegetarian, but Liu Wei was a little confused, "What do you mean? He won't arrange for us to eat anything weird, right?"

"Don't worry, it's not that serious. Both Steve Jobs and his wife are vegetarians, so the restaurants he chooses usually focus on vegetarian food. I've also tried it, and it tastes pretty good."

After listening to Zheng Yan's explanation, Liu Wei let out a sigh of relief. As a standard northerner, although he is not taboo about meat and vegetables, he still stays away from delicacies such as snakes, insects, rats, and ants. Needless to say, trying it makes him feel sick just thinking about it.

"By the way, Larry, how is Elite Technology? Anyway, there are still a few hours until tonight. You tell us about the company's situation. If there are any problems, we will help come up with ideas."

The Yahoo incident was an unexpected surprise, and Elite Technology was the purpose of Zheng Yan's trip. Although Larry Ellison's ability was not a problem, Oracle ran database software after all, which was very different from instant messaging software. Zheng Yan

Yan was somewhat worried.

"Although I knew you would ask, I didn't expect you to be so anxious. I originally planned to take you to see my sailing team." Larry Ellison said helplessly.

Only then did Zheng Yan realize that Larry Ellison was dressed a little differently today than in the past. No matter at any time or on any occasion, Larry Ellison almost always wore suits and ties, but today he was wearing sportswear.

"Forget it, Larry, you know, I'm not interested in these things. Of course, if you have some unfinished business over there, we can talk about it another day. Anyway, I will stay in San Francisco for a while, so

It won’t take long.”

Thinking about the experience of watching a sailing race with Larry Ellison, Zheng Yan still felt dumbfounded.

when

At first, Larry Ellison wanted to introduce the things he liked to Zheng Yan, but Zheng Yan only had the patience to watch the game because of his face. Now, although the two do not talk about everything, they have become real friends.

Friends, of course there is no need for these false politenesses.

Hearing Zheng Yan's words, Larry Ellison was very moved. After all, sailing is his favorite sport. He also put a lot of effort into the newly established team, but he felt it was inappropriate. He said frustratedly: "It's better.

Come on, it's not my style to leave my friends alone."

"The current situation of Elite Technology is pretty good. Because of Oracle's customer base, the promotion is very smooth. The number of registered people currently exceeds 200,000, and most of them are regular users, the kind of people who register purely out of curiosity.

Very little.”

"Of course, we have also encountered some problems during the promotion process. Because currently only English and Chinese input is supported, the promotion work in some countries and regions is not smooth sailing. As far as the current situation is concerned, if we want to have a high number of users,

To make a leap forward, some improvements must be made in language input."

"Also, although the funds we raised were not small at the beginning, since the IM software is completely free to use and we need to maintain it, it will definitely be difficult to maintain in the long run. For long-term considerations, I think we should consider it now

The profit model of this software.”

Zheng Yan had already made arrangements for the improvement of the input method. But Zheng Yan did not expect that such an instant messaging software, which is completely free to use, would have only 200,000 users, and look at Larry Ellison

His expression seemed to be very satisfied with this.

The reason why Zheng Yan chose to launch IM in the United States is because the computer penetration rate in the United States is relatively high. According to data compiled by various parties, the United States currently has more than 150 million computers. 150 million compared to 200,000.

Not to mention the disappointment in Zheng Yan's heart.

"Larry, do you think two hundred thousand users is a lot? In my opinion, even two million will not meet my expectations."

When Zheng Yan said this, it seemed that he was expressing his own opinions, but in fact he was expressing his dissatisfaction, and there was no trace of it.

No face was spared for Larry Ellison. This made Larry Ellison stunned for a while, and Liu Wei was also surprised.

Because Zheng Yan knew that if Larry Ellison's ideas were not corrected quickly, Elite Technology would lose the opportunity to seize the market once Microsoft's MSN was launched. Although Zheng Yan was not afraid of Microsoft, he also did not want to have a head-on collision with it.

No matter what Larry Ellison and Liu Wei think, now that they have spoken, Zheng Yan has no intention of stopping, "Larry, don't regard IM as just a communication tool, and don't underestimate the potential of elite technology. If you

If you think so, then it’s better to let someone else run the business..."

"Zheng Yan, are you exaggerating? After all, our company has only been established for a short time. If it weren't for the help of Larry's Oracle, let alone 200,000, I'm afraid we wouldn't even have 20,000 users."

If it was just to express dissatisfaction at the beginning, now it was a direct accusation to force the palace. Even Liu Wei couldn't stand it and interrupted Zheng Yan directly.

"Third brother, please wait until I finish speaking. And Larry, I don't mean anything against you, nor do I doubt your ability. I just think you need to change your mind. You need to know, leave it to us.

There won’t be much time.”

"At the beginning, I just briefly talked about the situation of this software. Coupled with the cooperation with Oracle, you may have some misunderstandings, thinking that I positioned this software to assist enterprises. In this regard, I also need to review

."

“In my plan, I define IM as a social software, making it a platform for communication between people and a link of connection, so that all users will regard IM as an indispensable part of their lives.

This is my purpose."

"The current conditions are not yet mature, but my R&D team has begun to develop some functions. In the future, all IM users can use IM to record their lives, write down their moods in IM, and upload their own

photo."

"In short, in a word, it is just one sentence. You can express everything you want to express in your IM account, and you can choose to open it to others, or you can choose to hide it."