Different people have different definitions of genius.

The great inventor Edison once said: "Genius is one percent inspiration plus ninety-nine percent sweat. Of course, without that one percent inspiration, all the sweat in the world is just sweat!"

For friends around him, Zhang Xiaolong is an absolute genius. As long as it is something he is interested in, he will learn it and be able to play it.

For example, Go, billiards, tennis, bowling, computer games, etc., you can basically practice it a little and you will be the most powerful one in your circle of friends.

The rise of every big boss has a legendary experience, and Zhang Xiaolong is naturally no exception.

In the autumn of 1994, Zhang Xiaolong, who had just turned 24, graduated successfully. Fortunately, he quickly got a good opportunity to work in a telecommunications agency. This job was envious of many friends around him, but he himself did not accept it.

Every time he saw a government agency building, he felt "a kind of suffocation was shrouded from his head", so Zhang Xiaolong gave up the iron job of the telecommunications department and resolutely devoted himself to the dynamic Internet industry.

You should know that it was 1994. At that time, the iron rice bowl was really awesome. If you are not a person with ambition and courage, you will never give up the iron rice bowl and start a business.

This is probably the difference between a big shot and an ordinary person!

Then, in just two or three years, Zhang Xiaolong created an excellent software like Foxmail and became famous in one fell swoop!

In 1998, Boss Lei, who had just become the general manager of Kingsoft, contacted Zhang Xiaolong, hoping to buy his Foxmail.

At that time, Zhang Xiaolong gave a quotation of 150,000 yuan casually, and Boss Lei directly agreed.

But unexpectedly, Boss Lei, who has only served as General Manager of Kingsoft for one month, is troubled by affairs. The person in charge of contacting does not understand the value of Foxmail, so he simply ignores this matter.

As a result, in 2000, Boda Company offered to acquire Foxmail for 12 million yuan.

In just two years, it soared from 150,000 yuan to 12 million yuan. This is the magic, absurdity and charm of the Internet. Zhang Xiaolong won the first pot of gold in his life.

After winning his first pot of gold, Zhang Xiaolong remained silent for five years. In these five years, he almost disappeared from the world. Many programmers and product managers of the same era as him have become Internet tycoons.

In the past five years, Boda Company gradually declined, so it packaged the Foxmail team and Zhang Xiaolong to Tencent.

The emergence of Tencent is another turning point in Zhang Xiaolong's Internet career.

Faced with the strong competition from MSN, Boss Ma hopes that there will be a way to make his QQ mailbox defeat its Hotmail. Zhang Xiaolong faced the challenge. In just three years, QQ mailbox changed tremendously and became a reputation product under Tencent.

It has been 2010 now, and it has been five years since Zhang Xiaolong entered Tencent. According to the development trajectory of his previous life, around October this year, Zhang Xiaolong, who has always been taciturn, would send an email to Boss Ma, suggesting Tencent to make mobile social software.

Zhang Xiaolong believes that the mobile Internet will have a new communication tool in the future, and this new communication tool is likely to pose a great threat to QQ.

Boss Ma was able to operate Tencent into one of the largest Internet companies in China, and his vision was beyond doubt. He quickly replied to the email, agreeing with Zhang Xiaolong's idea, and asked him as the person in charge to lead Tencent Huadu R&D Department to start this project.

Then in late January next year, the beta version will come out.

From October 2010 to project establishment in late November, and then to testing in late January 2011, the actual development time was only two months.

Of course, WeChat's R&D is a long-term project. In just two months, only the initial version is developed, and subsequent versions need to be continuously improved and updated.

Before Liu Xiahui was reborn, the version was already released.

It is late June, and there are nearly four months left before Zhang Xiaolong sends an email to Boss Ma.

...

Friday, June 25.

At around 3 pm, Zhang Xiaolong, who was working, received a call from He Tianrong, the regional manager of Laoliu Seafood Building.

As one of the most upscale restaurants in Huadu, Zhang Xiaolong has been having social events here a lot. After a while, he met He Tianrong, the regional manager, and saved the phone number with each other.

Zhang Xiaolong answered the phone and said, "Hello, Manager He!"

He Tianrong and Zhang Xiaolong had had several dealings. He knew that he didn't like to be polite and polite. After saying hello to each other, he said straight to the point: "Mr. Zhang, our boss wants to treat you to a meal at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, but I don't know if your time is inconvenient?"

Zhang Xiaolong was very surprised when he heard this and asked without answering, "Manager He, is the boss you are talking about? Is it Mr. Liu of the Liu Group?"

He Tianrong smiled and said, "It's Mr. Liu. I don't know if you have time for you, Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Xiaolong hurriedly said, "Of course it's convenient, but I want to ask, why did you Mr. Liu treat me to a meal?"

He Tianrong said: "Mr. Zhang, I can't answer your question. I'm just responsible for passing the message. As for why the boss wants to invite you, Mr. Zhang, to be honest, I'm very curious too!"

"I understand, then I'll ask Mr. Liu personally in the afternoon!"

"Well, the address is the Laoliu Seafood Building you often come to, the emperor's bag!"

"Okay, please tell Mr. Liu for me that I will definitely go to the appointment on time!"

"OK, then I won't disturb Mr. Zhang, you're going to work!"

"Yeah, goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Xiaolong began to think about the purpose of Mr. Liu treating him to dinner.

If it were just an ordinary boss to invite him to dinner, then Zhang Xiaolong would definitely not take it seriously. After all, although he was not the boss, he was a great man who became a millionaire in the 1990s.

But Liu's Group is the only overlord of the domestic catering industry. Although it is impossible to estimate its accurate market value without listing, some institutions still gave a valuation of nearly 20 billion US dollars.

You know, Tencent’s current market value is only more than US$40 billion, and Liu’s Group has this valuation before it goes public. Once it is successfully listed, it will be nothing strange that the market value exceeds Tencent.

Also, Mr. Liu holds 100% of the shares of Liu Group, while Mr. Ma has few shares in Tencent.

Therefore, in terms of personal wealth alone, Mr. Liu is definitely richer than Mr. Ma.

However, in terms of influence at home and abroad, President Ma should be stronger than President Liu, mainly because President Liu is too low-key. If it weren't for the natural disaster in Haiqing Province this year, President Liu was exposed to the people of the whole country, there would probably be many people who wouldn't know President Liu!

Such a wealthy man with a net worth of 100 billion yuan would treat himself to dinner, so Zhang Xiaolong naturally had to think carefully about the other party's purpose.

But after thinking about it, Zhang Xiaolong couldn't even think of it. It was not until after get off work that he drove to Laoliu Seafood Building with his heart full of questions.

...

Six o'clock in the afternoon.

Laoliu Seafood Tower Imperial Bag.

Liu Xiahui and Zhang Xiaolong sat opposite each other.

The table was filled with seafood and drinks of all colors, fragrance and flavor.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Zhang Xiaolong looked at Liu Xiahui and said, "Boss Liu, we have drunk and eaten now. If you have any questions about me, it's time to tell me!"

Liu Xiahui smiled slightly and said, "Okay, then I'll talk to you, Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Xiaolong put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at it with a scrutiny look.

Liu Xiahui said: "Mr. Zhang, I know you are a famous big shot in the IT industry. You have created excellent software like Foxmail at a young age. After joining Tencent, you have turned QQ mailbox into a popular product with a reputation. Your strength is obvious to all!"

Hearing Liu Xiahui's flattery, Zhang Xiaolong waved his hands repeatedly and said modestly: "Boss Liu, you are so proud of me. The achievements I have achieved are far from qualified to be a big boss in the IT industry!"

Liu Xiahui smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, you don't have to be humble. I'll tell you that I came to Huadu this time just for you!"

Zhang Xiaolong said in surprise: "Come specifically for me?"

Liu Xiahui nodded and said, "Yes, it's specially for you, and it's full of sincerity. I hope you can recruit you, Mr. Zhang, to our Liu Group!"

Before coming, Zhang Xiaolong had also thought about whether it was the boss of the Liu Group who wanted to recruit him, but as soon as this idea came out, he ignored it directly, and felt that the possibility was too low.

After all, Liu's group is a catering company, and it is really incompatible with his profession!

But who would have thought that the boss Liu, who is probably the richest man in the mainland, actually came to recruit him, and he did not come to recruit him by the way, but came to recruit him...

"Boss Liu, aren't you kidding?" Zhang Xiaolong asked in disbelief.

Liu Xiahui smiled but refused to answer.

Of course, Zhang Xiaolong understood what the other party meant. In fact, he could tell with his butt that people with a net worth of hundreds of billions would be idle and go to Huadu to joke with him?

The reason why I asked this was just to express his shock.

"But Boss Liu, your Liu Group mainly does catering, so it has nothing to do with my profession, right?"

Liu Xiahui smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, you don't have to worry about this. I'm here to recruit you. What I'm interested in is your strength in software research and development. It will definitely give you a platform to display your talents and will never bury you!"

Zhang Xiaolong asked in surprise: "Is the Liu Group also ready to get involved in the Internet?"

Liu Xiahui did not talk much about this issue, but said bluntly: "Mr. Zhang, I am a person who is more relaxed in doing things. I don't like to procrastinate or play tricks like playing hard to get. This time I came here to recruit you with full sincerity."

Speaking of this, Liu Xiahui felt a little thirsty, so he moistened his throat with fruit wine, and then continued: "I will tell you about the treatment first. If you are interested, then we will be teammates in the trench from now on. If you are not interested, then let's make friends. What do you think?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiaolong had no choice but to nod. He also wanted to know what kind of treatment he could give to Boss Liu, who came to recruit him in person!

Seeing him nodding, Liu Xiahui said confidently: "Mr. Zhang, I don't know what kind of treatment Tencent will give you now, and I don't need to know, because the treatment I can give you will definitely be more than ten times better than Tencent gives you!"

Speaking of this, Liu Xiahui paused slightly, and then said the most pretentious words in a plain tone.

He just heard him say, "First, I will give you an annual salary of 10 million yuan. Secondly, I will set up a new company and then give you 1% of the shares. Perhaps, you will feel that the 1% shares are too few and that my boss is too stingy, but I can sign a contract with you in advance. If the 1% shares of the new company are worth less than 10 billion in ten years, I will personally be responsible for making up for you!"

As soon as this statement was spoken, even Zhang Xiaolong, who became a millionaire in the 1990s, was stunned.

According to Boss Liu’s words, the value of 1% of the new company’s shares will exceed 10 billion in ten years?

Then wouldn’t the total market value exceed one trillion?

Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn!

At this moment, Zhang Xiaolong didn't know how to express his feelings.

The market value exceeds one trillion yuan in ten years, with an average annual growth of one trillion yuan. This goal is really too grand. Even Zhang Xiaolong, who is used to the myth of the surge in the Internet, finds it incredible!

After all, this is a company that started from scratch, which is a completely different concept from a mature listed company like Tencent that has been operating for more than ten years and has entered a period of rapid development.
To be continued...