Reinventing the Millennium

The words and gestures of those involved in the battle for control of Sina can convince many people.

But for Li Tong, a player who also came from Tsinghua University and had contact with Duan Yongji, he was not satisfied with Fang Zhuo's answer.

Duan Yongji, who was discharged from the hospital on the 30th last month, immediately held a press conference. Now, only 3 days later, Fang Zhuo actually came to CCTV to record a program like no one else!

After the applause ended, Li Tong ignored the director's instructions and continued to ask: "Mr. Fang, what do you think of Mr. Duan's accusation at the press conference? You didn't even express condolences for his condition!"

Many times, people always have too many demands on the targets under the camera, whether it is so-called business ethics or personal morality.

Fang Zhuo was a little surprised to hear such a question, but he did not panic and replied: "It may be a bit overwhelming to talk about this here, but since you are here, I actually think it is a bit strange for you to use the word 'accusation' to describe Duan. "

"As for his health, you may not believe it. After hearing the news that he was hospitalized, I immediately considered going to the hospital to see him, but I thought twice..."

"I feel that my presence in front of him at this time, or even sending him some text messages of condolence, may make his mental state worse."

Li Tong was shocked. He really didn't expect the answer from this angle. He didn't know whether Mr. Fang had a good heart or not, but he really knew how to speak!

Fang Zhuo finally said: "Later, I learned about Mr. Duan's physical condition from other people. He was fine, so I felt relieved. After all, shopping malls are like battlefields, but they are not real battlefields."

The shopping mall is like a battlefield. What is to be destroyed is business life, not physical destruction.

After the CEO of Yike Investment said this, he turned to look at the director and felt that too much time had been taken up with irrelevant topics.

The director understood and walked to the stage, ready to communicate with the contestants at close range.

When Li Tong saw this scene, he had too many questions that he wanted to ask or question. Finally, a bystander burst out with deep curiosity: "Mr. Fang, Mr. Fang, what do you think of Mr. Duan?"

Fang Zhuo felt that this contestant had done the wrong entrepreneurial project. Maybe he should teach him to do Zhihu?

There might be some hope of success for such an incubation.

The director walked onto the stage, but the camera was still focused on Fang Zhuo.

Fang Zhuo pondered and decided not to answer.

Xiong Xiaoge, who was watching the excitement, didn't think it was a big deal and encouraged him in a low voice: "It's okay. Tell me, Mr. Duan can hold on."

The old bear is wilted and bad!

Fang Zhuo was almost amused, but after controlling his expression, he still answered: "It's inappropriate for me to comment on Mr. Duan. It's too easy to be arrogant like a successful person."

It is very arrogant to say that one is successful.

He paused and continued: "Mr. Duan has been very successful, but I don't think he is a person who uses the Internet to implement his business ideals."

Li Tong was excited. His microphone had been turned off and he still asked loudly: "What about you? Mr. Fang, how do you evaluate yourself? You said you are confident that you can make Sina profitable. What if you can't do it?" "

There was some commotion at the recording site.

Fang Zhuo sighed, put down the microphone, and answered the following question: "If I can't do it, I can only go back and continue to run my $200 million small company."

Li Tong's excited expression stopped abruptly.

News reports have often mentioned the value comparison between Fang Zhuo's company and Sina in the past two days...

There was laughter.

Li Tong suddenly calmed down, and he began to worry that his performance might affect his project.

The atmosphere at the scene became relaxed, but the situation that was not suitable for broadcast obviously took some time to calm down.

Xiong Xiaoge laughed along with the audience at Fang Zhuo's last answer.

He smiled and asked: "Mr. Fang, you haven't answered Li Tong's question yet. You evaluated Duan Yongji, but how do you evaluate yourself?"

Fang Zhuo said seriously: "Fang Zhuo is a person who wants everyone to be well."

Xiong Xiaoge laughed.

There were some minor problems during the recording of the second season finale of CCTV Finance's "Win in China", which caused the ending time to be slightly overtime, but at least it was finally over.

The program team invites judges, guests, and contestants to a banquet for a breakup meal.

Considering his current reputation, Fang Zhuo declined the invitation and called Xiong Xiaoge to find a Huaiyang restaurant in the capital.

"Fang Zhuo, I really asked you to destroy most of Sina. What are you going to do next?" Xiong Xiaoge asked curiously during the dinner.

"It's not most of it, it's already over. Duan Yongji is out." Fang Zhuo said firmly.

Xiong Xiaoge wondered: "Sina is in such chaos right now, and people are panicking. Many people are waiting for Duan Yongji to return as the king in two months. Your advantage now is limited, right?"

Fang Zhuo shrugged and didn't answer.

Xiong Xiaoge asked again: "What's going on with the Sina hotline you're in charge of?"

Fang Zhuo was interested in talking about this: "It specializes in wireless value-added services and connects with operators. I strongly suggested to Sina on the board of directors to increase its proportion, and they were convinced."

"Is it so easy to be persuaded?" Xiong Xiaoge was surprised.

"It's not bad. Mr. Sina's president thinks that it's the same for anyone to hand over such a new business. As an outsider, I'm faced with a factional situation, which is quite divided." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "When I can't free up anything, Naturally, it’s time to leave, and then I have to settle down and be a major shareholder.”

Xiong Xiaoge nodded: "You can see clearly, so, what is Vice President Fang's plan?"

Fang Zhuo took a sip of the soup: "Complex things are simplified."

Xiong Xiaoge heard that Fang Zhuo didn't want to say more, and thought for a while: "I can't say now whether I should look forward to your job at Sina. If I could become a shareholder earlier, wouldn't Yike be better? "

"I am learning from Mr. Duan Yongji. He is the leader of three families, and I am the head of two." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "Young people have to learn from their elders."

"Come on, if you continue like this, your reputation will spread abroad." Xiong Xiaoge complained.

Compared with this person involved, Xiong Xiaoge can see a wider range of reputation and opinions while watching.

The word "hostile takeover" frequently appeared in the battle for control of Sina, and Duan Yongji, who was in his 50s and 60s, could not bear the blow and was hospitalized and held a press conference, although Fang Zhuo gave a response through CCTV channels. , but his notoriety is the main theme.

"Time will change everything." Fang Zhuo didn't care much about this, and added, "It won't be too long."

The chat between the two about Sina did not continue.

Although Xiong Xiaoge was quite interested in the Sina incident, he mainly wanted to understand the situation of Yike.

Now that Fang Zhuo has taken up the position of Sina Company, Yike's energy allocation is a test.

In addition, the Apple acquisition negotiations on the other side of the ocean have continued for more than a month. Investors in Yike are a little uneasy. Apple's price is a good exit price for venture capital, but they want more.

Fang Zhuo once again promised that he would never sell Yike, and also stated that he would end acquisition negotiations with Apple.

To be honest, Apple's acquisition negotiations really helped Fang Zhuo a lot this time. He was so grateful for it that he was embarrassed to drag him down again and again.

On the morning of July 3, Sina's new vice president arrived at Sina's headquarters for the third time after taking office.

He faced the complicated looks of Sina employees all the way and knocked on the door of Sina CEO Wang Yan.

"Mr. Wang, morning."

Fang Zhuo said hello and poured two cups of tea.

Obviously, Wang Yan had just arrived and hadn't even made tea.

"Mr. Fang." Wang Yan said expressionlessly, "Is there something wrong? My schedule is full today and I'm very busy."

Fang Zhuo smiled: "When I passed by the front desk, I asked them to push your matters back and deal with ours first."

Wang Yan frowned dissatisfied: "I don't think there is anything to discuss between such an outstanding, capable and capable Sina Vice President and me."

"I will treat you as sincerely praising me." Fang Zhuo took a sip of tea and said, "First of all, I still have to apologize to Mr. Wang. Some business methods may have overdrawn the trust between us."

Wang Yan laughed angrily. Is Fang Zhuo so artful in his words that he overdrafts the trust between them?

He emphasized his tone and said sarcastically: "Mr. Fang, you have successfully driven away Mr. Duan, now you want to subdue his men?"

"That's right." Fang Zhuo was so busy that he said, "I have always agreed with Mr. Wang's ideas about Sina. You are also optimistic about this wireless value-added business."

"Yesterday I went to CCTV and someone asked me how I would evaluate Mr. Duan. I said he was not using the Internet to implement his business ideals."

"Duan always believed that the Internet could be successful, profitable and listed, so he came to develop the Internet."

"Mr. Wang, you are different. In my opinion, you have the ideal and enthusiasm to use the Internet to change society."

Fang Zhuo pointed to the sofa: "So, I am here today."

How could Wang Yan, who came from a scholarly family, studied in Paris, and devoted himself to the Internet, be even remotely tempted?

He touched his nose and said amusedly: "Mr. Fang, you don't think you can convince me like this, do you?"

"Are you in a bad situation now?" Fang Zhuo asked calmly.

Wang Yan said "heh" and didn't bother to answer.

He was considered to belong to Duan Yongji's family, and was decentralized at work. The last board meeting voted in favor of Duan Yongji. The situation of Sina CEO has become worse than the situation of Sina CEO.

However, Wang Yan and Duan Yongji are not as close as the outside world imagined.

In particular, on the eve of the "coup", it was Wang Yan who conveyed the news that "one director's position has changed" to Fang Zhuo. Now the relationship is even more subtle.

Not a mole,

Better than a mole!

Wang Yan was very aggrieved by this.

"Mr. Wang, do you know how I communicated with Wang Zhidong?" Fang Zhuo suddenly talked about the founder of Sina who was driven away.

Wang Yan was really curious about this matter. Wang Zhidong's appearance at the extraordinary shareholders' meeting made many Sina's middle and senior managers feel uncomfortable and reminded them of the incident in June last year.

Speaking of which, the reactions of losers are similar. Wang Zhidong also held a press conference after being kicked out of Sina, but it did not have much effect.

Wang Yan picked up the tea cup and waited for the next step.

But Fang Zhuo was stunned and stopped talking.

For a while, the only sound in the Sina CEO's office was the sound of drinking tea and putting down the tea cup.

Wang Yan is a person who pays attention to grace. After drinking half a cup of tea, he asked casually: "Did Wang Zhidong contact Jiang Fengnian that day when the board of directors voted?"

Fang Zhuo seemed to suddenly remember the topic just now, and continued without answering: "After a year, Wang Zhidong has already given up returning to Sina and started a second job. He and I have never met each other, and there is no middleman. When I found him, he actually didn’t want to talk to me.”

Wang Yan felt that this was the real situation and his curiosity was aroused.

Fang Zhuo didn't sell it this time: "I talked with him about my views on Sina's prospects, which was about wireless."

"He agrees?" Wang Yan guessed.

"No, he and I have different opinions." Fang Zhuo smiled.

Wang Yan wondered: "How did you convince me?"

"I told him that Sina is the first domestic portal website to be listed in the United States, and it is destined to write a big book in the history of the development of the Internet." Fang Zhuo said with emotion, "But when it comes to Sina, it is destined to talk about its founding. People, what do people think of this founder?”

"Sina, Wang Zhidong, was driven away."

"The public is accustomed to using the ending to mark a person. It is almost certain that a Sina founder like Wang Zhidong will be mentioned about his sad ending from time to time."

Fang Zhuo looked at Wang Yan: "Mr. Wang, do you think this will be the case?"

Wang Yan, a participant, also felt a sense of emotion in his heart. He nodded without denying: "It's very possible."

He asked: "So, you used this as a condition for Wang Zhidong to return to Sina, and now you have broken the promise?"

Fang Zhuo was not angry at the double-handedness of his words: "No, I couldn't have spent so much effort to bring Wang Zhidong back. I just said that his appearance can add a little bit of color to his future ending in the history of Internet development. ."

"Look, look at this Wang Zhidong, he was driven away but he took revenge a year later."

Fang Zhuo put away his exaggerated tone and said with a smile: "This is better than others pitying him as a driven founder, right?"

Wang Yan sighed, already hearing Mr. Fang's intention to persuade him.

"Mr. Wang, how will future generations evaluate you?" Fang Zhuo smiled slightly, "An ordinary and unsuccessful Sina CEO?"

He looked at Wang Yan, the young CEO of Sina, and said his second choice in a not-so-passionate tone: "Are you a strong business man who can solve Sina's profit dilemma and lead Sina to create glory?"

Wang Yan found that the feeling of guessing it and hearing it with his own ears were really different.

Ring ring ring.

The intercom on the desk rang.

Wang Yan silently picked up the phone and heard the voice at the front desk.

"Mr. Wang, the client who made an appointment at 8:15 has arrived. Will he go to your office or the conference room?"

Wang Yan was stunned and looked at Fang Zhuo: "Didn't you tell the front desk to postpone it?"

"Oh, I lied to you." Fang Zhuo smiled slightly, "I think it's enough time for us to reach an agreement without hindering your normal work."

Wang Yan took a deep look at the vice president of Sina and said into the phone: "Conference room."

Hang up the phone.

Wang Yan breathed out: "I think trust between a team should start by letting go of lies."

"Okay, I never lie to my own people." Fang Zhuo stood up.

"What do you need me to do now?" Wang Yan also stood up, he was going to the conference room.

"Give me a list. I'll ask them to move their places if we can't use the list on our Sina hotline." Fang Zhuo waited for two seconds and then reached out, "Mr. Wang, do you have any questions?"

Wang Yan shook hands without hesitation: "No problem, Mr. Fang."

Sina's 29-year-old CEO and 25-year-old vice president reached an agreement.