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The twelfth lunar month is twenty-nine.

The atmosphere of the Spring Festival is getting stronger and stronger.

Dad went home to go to the grave, but Zhou Buqi didn't go back. He just arranged for two bodyguards to protect him, and he will drive back to Beijing tomorrow morning.

This should be the first time the Zhou family has separated for the New Year.

The old man is in a bad mood.

But there is no way, the current situation is all his connivance, and it is estimated that it has been seen during this period of time that the eldest son cannot be supported.

In the evening, Zhou Buqi made an appointment to have dinner with Wen Zhixia's parents.

At noon, I went to Lei Jun's appointment.

It can be said that Lei Jun is definitely the hardest working IT boss Zhou Buqi has ever met.

It's almost Chinese New Year and still working.

Said to introduce him to an investment project.

He was very puzzled.

Some time ago, Lei Jun invested in YY Voice, but he was not attracted. What happened this time?

Wouldn't it be a trick?

"Xiao Zhou is here, come, let me introduce you, this is He Xiaopeng, this is Liang Jie." This is Lei Jun's team, and upon seeing Zhou Buqi, he warmly welcomes him.

Zhou Buqi smiled and shook hands with the two.

But I don't know what these two guys are doing.

After taking his seat, Lei Jun asked with a smile: "I remember you told me that you are interested in the wireless field?"

Zhou Buqi said calmly: "Indeed, it is very likely that mobile Internet access will become a trend."

It is the beginning of 2006, and ordinary people may not feel it, but for business leaders, they basically smell the smell of the mobile Internet.

The only uncertainty is the timing of the explosion of the mobile Internet. Will it be 20 years or 30 years?

After all, the PC Internet has been developed for 20 years, and it has only touched a threshold.

Unless it is prophetic.

Otherwise, no one can imagine that the "technological explosion" often called in science fiction has appeared alive. In another three to five years, the PC Internet will develop to the extreme. In another two or three years, the PC Internet will go downhill, and the mobile Internet will take the stage and become the protagonist of the era.

This is Zhou Buqi's biggest advantage.

Lei Jun smiled and said: "That's right, what they are doing is in the wireless direction, a new company, and the development is quite good. They want to find me to invest, I remember you are interested in this direction, do you want to participate? "

"what for?"

"Mobile browser."

"oh?"

He Xiaopeng said cautiously: "UC Browser was launched in 2004, and it already has a market. Has Mr. Zhou heard of it?"

"UC Browser?"

Zhou Buqi's eyes paused.

He Xiaopeng looked very pleasantly surprised: "Mr. Zhou knows about our products?"

Zhou Buqi remained calm, "Well, friends around me are using it."

Lei Jun waved his hand, "That's right! Xiaopeng, tell me, what are the advantages of your product?"

He has a principle of investing, that is, he only invests in friends.

So there is no need to be polite, I am very familiar with it.

If we can get Zhou Buqi to participate and use the resources of Ziwei Star, then the development of UC Browser will be very smooth...

He Xiaopeng said: "The current mobile browser has too many problems. The first point is that it takes up too much space. UC is developing a cloud architecture to reduce the software installation space. The second is the layout. The mobile phone screen is too small Yes, web pages need to be transcoded. In this regard, we have also developed a complete transcoding system. The most important point is that compared with traditional browsers, UC Browser will block high-traffic content such as pictures and advertisements. Invalid content, which can save traffic for users."

Zhou Buqi twitched his lips and laughed, "Blocking invalid advertisements, of course, saves traffic. But this is also the reason why you have not been able to get financing for the past two years?"

Without advertising, there is no revenue.

Burning money every day, without seeing profit prospects, there are really not many people who will invest. Unless it was an old friend like Lei Jun, in the end Lei Jun didn't want to bear all the risks, and wanted to find some people to share.

He Xiaopeng looked a little embarrassed.

Another co-founder Liang Jie suddenly said: "Mr. Zhou, I think what we are doing is a meaningful thing, which is consistent with your business philosophy."

"oh?"

"You launched Weidian Security Guard because there are too many rogue software on the Internet, which infringes the interests of users. For this reason, you are willing to launch a thankless free product to change the market. The same is true for UC Browser. Now The SP business of the company relies on Monternet’s value-added services to make profits, so many mobile phone products secretly open the back door and run traffic, allowing users to consume a lot of traffic without knowing it or even knowing it. All kinds of inexplicable functions have been enabled. The browser is the most serious about this. The task of UC is to ensure the interests of users.”

Zhou Buqi's expression was relatively indifferent, and he shook his head and said: "Weidian Security Guard already has a profit mechanism. Last month, it received more than 200,000 service fees from Jinshan. However, UC Browser... has no profit prospects at all. "

He Xiaopeng said firmly: "I believe there will be!"

"I wish you success."

That way, it seems that there is no interest in investing at all.

This is in line with the current situation.

Last year, the national ministries and commissions issued a series of laws and regulations to restrict the development of SP business. As a result, several wireless business companies suffered heavy losses.

The worst case was the wireless giant TOM, whose share price fell in half during the global bull market. Recently, it is said that they are going to cooperate with eBay, and they are huddling together to keep warm.

At this time, unless you are a good friend, few people are willing to invest in a company that operates a wireless business.

When dealing with friends, Lei Jun definitely values ​​affection and righteousness.

In his previous life, he campaigned for UC and contacted seven or eight angel investors. Investors said they could contribute because of their feelings, but they were not optimistic about He Xiaopeng and Liang Jie, two young men of science and engineering, and asked to poach vice president Yu Yongfu from Legend Capital to be the chairman and CEO.

You know, in name, this is just an angel round of financing.

Then came a wave of extremely complicated capital operations.

After a year of busy work, an agreement was finally reached at the end of the year.

Lei Jun and his friends invested a total of 4 million yuan, accounting for 20% of the shares. Yu Yongfu came to be the chairman and CEO, accounting for 40% of the shares. The founders, He Xiaopeng and Liang Jie, each hold 20% of the shares.

The founder has become a minority shareholder, and the power of the company has also been ceded.

I'm suffocated to death.

But there is no way, if you don't feel aggrieved, you will have no money, so you can only admit it. In the face of dignity and survival, both normal and abnormal people will choose the latter.

As it turned out, they succeeded.

UC later developed very successfully and was acquired by Ali for 5 billion US dollars. Yu Yongfu became a partner of Ali, and He Xiaopeng started his own business again and built his own "Xiaopeng Automobile".

Now, let's not rush.

Whet your appetite.

...

In the evening, Zhou Buqi attended Wen Zhixia's family dinner.

There are her father Wen Hongbo, mother Xia Xiaohui, second uncle Liu Hailiang, second aunt Wen Hongqin, younger brother Wen Minghui, and cousin Liu Wei.

"My second aunt doesn't give you a good face, don't blame me."

Wen Zhixia came out to pick him up, very reluctantly, she wanted her parents to see her boyfriend, but she didn't want her second aunt and second uncle to be there, she was so annoying.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Don't worry, for you, I can eat any grievances."

"Virtue!"

Wen Zhixia giggled, and gave him a white look, "Why have you been wronged? You are on the left and the right, and I didn't say anything."

"Well! It's fair!"

"Okay, don't play tricks, let's go in a while... No matter what my second aunt said, you just pretend you didn't hear it. My dad is very decent, and he won't do anything to you. "

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "What can you do to me? Can you still beat me up? I'm so young, I don't know who is better at fighting... Hey, hey, don't pinch anyone!"

The two talked and laughed and went to the box.

Wen Minghui stood up immediately, and shouted enthusiastically: "Brother-in-law is here!"

Zhou Buqi winked at him.

Wen Minghui suppressed a smile, and said in a flustered manner: "Brother-in-law, let me introduce you. This is my father, this is my mother, this is my second aunt, my second uncle... Well, this is my cousin Liu Wei."

Zhou Buqi bowed one by one, with the attitude of a junior.

Father Wen is really decent. He looks a little old. It must be because he went to the countryside to jump in the queue for too long and delayed his youth. He looks like he is 60 years old. His temples are gray. He said with a gentle smile: "Xiao Zhou, right? Come, sit down, since we are a family, you are welcome..."

Before the words finished, the second aunt interrupted very irritably, "Why are we just a family? You can't talk nonsense."

Zhou Buqi had a good attitude, "You are so right!"

The second aunt frowned, thinking that this kid was a bit slippery. She saw this kind of slippery young man in the factory, and she looked down on him more and more: "Are you a student of Beike?"

"You are so right!"

"The eldest girl's student?"

Zhou Buqi reacted for a while, and then realized that they all called Wen Zhixia "big girl" in their family, and continued to nod: "Well, you are quite right."

The second aunt's face darkened: "Are you in love with the eldest girl, teacher and student?"

"You are so right."

"You still have face?"

The second aunt slapped her hands heavily, already very angry.

I've never seen such a shameless person!

You fell in love with a big girl, a teacher and a student, but in the end, the big girl quit her job as a university teacher in order to make this love justifiable... Do you still have the face to make jokes like this?

"Okay, let's forget about the past." Dad Wen glared at his second sister, with a kind and calm smile, "Xiao Zhou, don't take it to heart. Now you are free to fall in love, you and the eldest girl are adults , I believe you can make the best choice and don't delay your studies."

The second aunt seemed to want to say something more, so he glared at her suddenly.

I will not mention this anymore.

Wen Zhixia looked nervous, looked at Zhou Buqi with concern, and lowered his voice: "Are you okay?"

I'm afraid that he will explode and make everyone unable to get off the stage.

Zhou Buqi was a little amused, and comforted him in a low voice: "What kind of grievance is there to say twice? Compared with Zhou Jianguo and Zhou Bubi, this is tickling. It's not worth mentioning! It's not worth mentioning!"