Reinventing the Millennium

"Mr. Fang's calligraphy is so beautiful, strong and powerful."

On the flight from Shanghai to Yangcheng, Pan Ben, the vice president of IDG Capital, saw that nothing went wrong when the contract was signed, and he couldn't help but praise the signatures he saw.

"There is still room for improvement." Fang Zhuo's smile had a Chinese self-confidence.

Yu Hong was sitting in the outermost seat. She heard this conversation and chatted: "Mr. Pan, guess where the first expense that Mr. Fang received from your venture capital for improving living expenses was spent?"

Even though the second cooperation between IDG and Yike was quite arousing, Pan Ben still felt a little uncomfortable when he heard such words and "improving living expenses". He didn't want to be disappointed, so he thought for a while and said: "Buying a gift for someone else?"

Yu Hong said with a smile: "Mr. Fang doesn't have to spend his own money to buy gifts for others."

She revealed the answer: "The Montblanc pen he used when signing just now was something he bought after getting the money, 3,000 yuan!"

Director Yu continued to complain: "Mr. Fang usually asks people to buy a house when he sees them. But when he actually had money, he bought a pen! He now lives in a rented community where I bought a house. .”

Pan Ben didn't know much about pens, but he knew that the "improving living expenses" for selling a small amount of shares amounted to one million. He couldn't help but ask: "Besides pens, what else did you buy?"

Yu Hong shook her head. She only found out about the purchase because her boss showed off when he first bought the pen, and she didn't ask about the follow-up.

"I gave the bank card to my mother, and the money is pure. I let her spend it as she pleases, but I estimate that what she can spend is very limited, and it will most likely be deposited in the bank." Fang Zhuo showed a smile and answered two questions. People's searching eyes.

As the vice president of a well-known venture capital institution, Pan Ben expressed his opinion: "I think Mr. Fang is right to suggest that everyone buy a house. Domestic housing prices will definitely rise in the long term. This is an inevitable result of economic development. Auntie has a bank account On the contrary, it may not be able to outperform inflation.”

Fang Zhuo praised: "You are right."

He continued: "But my mother would be happier with such a sum of money than if I bought her a house."

Pan Ben was stunned and said sincerely: "That's right."

The passenger plane above the clouds suddenly experienced some turbulence, and the conversation was interrupted. The three of them held their breath and concentrated for a moment. However, the passenger plane quickly stabilized, and it was probably that it encountered turbulence just now.

"Mr. Fang, our colleagues have compiled some information about Apple." Pan Ben's attention returned to official business. This trip with Fang Zhuo was for the intensive exchange of information and ideas between the two parties. "Microsoft invested in Apple two years ago. 150 million US dollars, do you think if the market response of music players improves, will Microsoft promote Ipod support for the system?"

"Does $150 million have voting rights?" Fang Zhuo asked.

Pan Ben flipped through the information, shook his head and said, "No."

"This is normal. Jobs has been driven out by the company once and will not hand over his voting rights easily again. Don't think too deeply about this deal. Jobs has a strong desire to control." Fang Zhuo said firmly, "He will change the system Compatibility, but not because of Microsoft, but because of users."

Pan Ben felt a little funny in his heart, saying it as if you were very familiar with Steve Jobs.

He asked: "Mr. Fang, do you think we should develop a music management software like Apple?"

"iTunes is a very good application, but I don't think we should distract ourselves for the time being. M1 has only two advantages over Ipod, the system and its cheapness." Fang Zhuo thought about this matter seriously, "Can we take advantage of these two advantages? It’s only right to come out.”

“The hasty development of this software will only lead to comparisons with iTunes, which is a disadvantage at first glance.”

"Without this software now, we can still say that M1 is cheaper than Ipod just because of this space. Whether consumers believe it or not, there has to be a reason. Does it make them feel that the hardware is not comparable?"

"If our M1 sells well and has a certain number of users, then if we take advantage of the trend and launch online software, it will be an unexpected surprise for users."

Fang Zhuo spoke eloquently: "The U.S. market still has a very serious problem. The lawsuit between Korea's Diamond Alliance and the Recording Industry Association of America was won over hardware. There will also be lawsuits over software like iTunes. You can see how it is handled first and let it stand in front.”

Pan Ben didn't know if Mr. Fang was right. He was an investor, not a market researcher, but looking at Fang Zhuo's expression and voice, he felt convincing.

but……

He suddenly changed his mind and wondered, did the previous venture capital losses stem from this?

Fang Zhuo didn't know what the vice president was thinking, so he continued to talk about the development trend of digital music on iTunes. Regardless of whether the software was sued or not, this development had been proven once, so he was naturally very optimistic about it.

However, Yike is too small, so it would be great if it can make money on the hardware. There are other music management software in the US market, but the feedback from users is generally poor and difficult to use.

It is not easy for Yike to develop a software that is simple, easy to use, and recognized by users. The most convenient way is of course to copy iTunes on Apple's OSX system, but this is highly likely to lead to lawsuits.

Even if you want to imitate, you have to earn enough compensation to imitate.

Or, see if there is any ready-made software on the market that you can purchase.

Fang Zhuo had many thoughts running through his mind. This overseas market competition was unplanned, because he really didn’t expect Apple to reveal such a flaw, and because of the M1 in stock, he was able to try to attack.

"I also retrieved news from the US market yesterday that the lawsuit between the Napster website and the Recording Industry Association ended with the latter winning. Napster is a website that aims to share music for free."

"In the U.S. market, digital music must pay more and more attention to copyright. Music software and copyright licensing are the future trends. Mr. Pan, if I were you, I would ask IDG to pay more attention to startups in this area. It will definitely be A big market.”

Fang Zhuo said sincerely.

Pan Ben smiled bitterly: "Mr. Fang, I'm afraid I can't convince IDG Capital to invest in the US."

"Oh?" Fang Zhuo rolled his eyes and continued to say sincerely, "Although the contact time is not long, I can feel that Pan is always a practical person. Since you can't use your fists at IDG, are you interested in joining us? Where is Yike?”

Pan Ben: "?"

Yu Hong, who closed her eyes to rest, couldn't help but open her eyes, okay, let's dig it!

"Mr. Fang, it seems that Yike is indeed short of talents." Pan Ben was caught off guard by the attack.

Fang Zhuo smiled and said: "Indeed, so, at this time, Yike's treatment for talents is quite good."

Pan Ben couldn't help but think of what President Xiong Xiaoge warned him, saying that Fang Zhuo had no business ethics and should be careful not to be cheated... This seemed to be a bit unethical.

"Mr. Pan, I will never cheat my colleagues or friends. If you don't believe me, ask everyone in Yike Company. They all get along well with me. If someone doesn't get along with me, then he has to look for himself. That's the reason." Fang Zhuo said confidently.

Pan Ben slandered, would he really never cheat his friends? What did Mr. Xiong say?

Fang Zhuo seemed to know what the vice president of IDG was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't look at it, Mr. Xiong and I were not happy before, but in fact, we still appreciate each other privately, otherwise, there would be no such cooperation. .”

Hmm... is it true or false?

Pan Ben's idea was suddenly shaken. Maybe these two people really admire each other.

"This invitation has a long term. Mr. Pan can look at Yike's development before making a decision." Fang Zhuo stopped.

Pan Ben thanked him out of politeness, but he was still loyal to IDG Capital in terms of business ethics and had no intention of changing jobs.

Fang Zhuo took a sip of water, changed places with Vice President Pan, and began to race against time to chat with Yu Hong about the development of the domestic market.

At this stage, the outlook for the U.S. market is to make quick money on hardware that the Ipod has not responded to. While we still don’t know what the final direction will be, Yike still relies on the domestic market as its basic market.

It wasn't until the flight arrived at Yangcheng Baiyun International Airport that the conversation between Yike's president and marketing director came to an end. However, Fang Zhuo was still a little worried about Yu Hong and told her to contact him if she had anything to do. If she really needed to make a prompt decision, she should memorize it. Pot preparation.

After the three arrived at the airport, they divided into two groups. Fang Zhuo took Pan Ben to the dinner party, while Yu Hong wanted to adjust Yike's deployment in the southern market.

If nothing else happens, the next time Fang Zhuo sees Yu Hong will be when he returns from overseas. At that time, M1's trip to the United States should be able to determine the success or failure.

"Mr. Fang, I received more messages in my mailbox."

"We said on the way that we'll have a little socializing tonight, Mr. Pan, please get used to it."

Pan Ben didn't quite understand what Fang Zhuo meant.

However, during the dinner in the evening, he did get a glimpse of Fang Zhuo's harmony.

Whether it was the registration network and the venture capital dispute that had been circulated in the media before, or the recent appointment as responsible for the liaison between Yike and IDG, Pan Ben’s impression of Fang Zhuo was a somewhat general “elite entrepreneur” and “Internet trend-setter.”

Even when people use an expensive Montblanc pen, they are not just pretending, they can actually write beautiful pen calligraphy.

But at the dinner party in the evening, they exchanged glasses of wine, exchanged glasses, drank wine, and called each other brothers. Is this still the same Mr. Fang who talked about the US digital music market on the plane?

Such a completely different situation in one day really shocked Pan Ben.

The dinner ended very late. Fang Zhuo drank a lot and refused further entertainment from the third-party cooperative company and the winning construction unit with his true drinking capacity.

On the next day, Pan Ben followed Fang Zhuo to the land purchased by Guahao.com. The first phase of simple construction had already begun, and nothing could be seen on the entire site.

Pan Ben was by Fang Zhuo's side, and this time he no longer listened to his judgment on the trend of combining the Internet and music, his considerations on Apple's response, and his serious requirements for the M1 supply chain...

Just listen to him talk about the "first batch of national-level Internet innovation industry enterprises" of Guahao.com, the last dinner he met with Team Leader Zheng, and the notes left by the leaders during their visit to Guahao.com.

This is what others did, and both parties had a great time chatting.

The lunch round was filled with wine, cigarettes, relationships, and projects, and both parties were still happy.

In the evening, there were three dinner parties. The difference from the previous two times was that there were new faces. What remained the same was that they were full of wine and talking about brothers.

The second day's inspection of Mayong almost ended with the smell of alcohol. On the morning of the third day, Fang Zhuo sobered up and hurriedly boarded the flight back to Shen with Pan Ben.

"We can finally go. In the future, we will have to have dedicated people to do this kind of thing. Whether it is Yike or the registration network, there is a shortage of people, all kinds of people." Fang Zhuo seemed to still smell of alcohol on the plane, with a look on his face. It’s hard to hide the fatigue.

"Mr. Fang is really at ease with everything." Pan Ben sighed.

"There is no way, life is forcing me, so you venture capitalists should also take a look. Aren't the registration websites actively looking for a way out?" Fang Zhuo complained slightly, "If it weren't for the policy change, I would not be able to accept your VC's arrogance. ?”

Pan Ben apologized as if he really had a bird's eye on him.

"It's not easy, I'm doing pretty well." Fang Zhuo changed the subject, "We have some administrative connections here, but the local one is just one floor away, and the registration network can't withstand any turmoil now. Everyone is decent. A little is best.”

Pan Ben nodded. Indeed, the registration network is water without a source and a tree without roots. It is no wonder that Mr. Fang has behaved like this in the past two days.

"We've been delayed for one more night here, and the meal that was originally postponed today has been postponed again. Mr. Pan, we can leave for New York almost the day after tomorrow." Fang Zhuo took stock of his itinerary.

"No problem, what's Mr. Fang's dinner tonight?" Pan Ben asked.

"I made an appointment with a vice president to see if he can be added to the project team. I have communicated with the headhunter several times and the other party should be quite interested." Fang Zhuo grinned.

Pan Ben thought about Yike's department structure and asked curiously: "Is it to facilitate the development of bank credit?"

"No, I am considering some small innovations in finance. It will be more reliable to have professionals and facilitate progress." Fang Zhuo said tactfully.

"That night I will go back to confirm the IDG docking in the United States. I will not accompany Mr. Fang that night." Pan Ben said.

Fang Zhuo smiled and said: "Then you may miss the historic team formation."

Pan Ben had already noticed that the young CEO would talk big words from time to time, and joked: "I believe there will be many more historic moments for Mr. Fang. It doesn't matter if one is missing. I'll wait for the next one."

Fang Zhuo nodded, without saying much that the Yi Pay he was trying to promote might be a small cornerstone of the innovative payment system.

Yike's product strategy adjustment indeed disrupted many of his arrangements. In order to avoid hearing bad news after going abroad, Fang Zhuo could only hurriedly determine important matters one by one.

A vice president of ICBC is an extremely rare puzzle piece for Yipay, which has an imperfect team.

"Mr. Pan, see you tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you at Hang Lung 23."

After arriving in Shanghai, Fang Zhuo waved goodbye to Pan Ben and hurriedly got into the car under the latter's sight, just like several companies competing against time around the M1 overseas these days.