The owner of this old Cantonese tea restaurant in Tianhe Park was a little surprised. Although he has operated this tea restaurant for more than 20 years, he has seen such a customer for the first time.

Since having lunch, the two of them have not ordered any more refreshments. They have been sitting next to the table in the corner of the wall and talking. They have been sitting for about three hours. They have never seen these two people change their seats, and they have never even been to the bathroom when they get up.

There were not many guests throughout the afternoon, and the tea restaurant owner had a lot of time to observe the couple, so the more he looked, the more he felt puzzled, what were these two big men talking about and how they were so excited.

The owner of the tea restaurant is not a detective, and he cannot understand the lips of the two. The only thing he can conclude is that these two people are very addicted to smoking. Since lit the first cigarette, the cigarette in their hands has never stopped. The ashtray on the table has been filled with cigarette butts.

Moreover, they asked the tea restaurant for a pen and painted on the menu of the tea restaurant. Although the boss didn't feel sorry for the cheap menu, he really wanted to know what these two men drew on the menu.

Out of curiosity, the owner of the tea restaurant asked the waitress in the restaurant to go near the table and listened to what they were saying. The waitress who was awakened to take a nap walked over reluctantly. She took the opportunity to wipe the table and change the ashtray and listened to a few words, but what the boss heard was a few incoherent words.

“Social, mobile, address book, strangers”

These words completely go beyond the scope of the tea restaurant owner's understanding. He cannot tell from these words what professions these two men are in, so he can't figure out what these two men are discussing.

If someone told the tea restaurant owner that these two men were discussing a product worth hundreds of billions of dollars, he would definitely think that the other party was making a fool of himself.

If someone tells the owner of the tea restaurant that in two years, countless people will have an additional application software on their mobile phones. This application not only replaces the function of text messages, but also becomes the emotional support of countless people. He will definitely feel that the other party is dreaming.

But that's exactly the case. In this inconspicuous tea restaurant, on this dirty tea restaurant menu, the two men spent more than a dozen kent cigarettes and spent more than two hours discussing the greatest product in the mobile Internet era.

When the prototype of this future application called "WeChat" was born on that menu, Ren Pingsheng and Zhang Xiaolong both felt exhausted and exhausted, but were full of excitement of lofty aspirations.

Before today, Zhang Xiaolong had been wasting himself for a long time. Since completing the development of the QQ email, Zhang Xiaolong, like a dragon-slaying warrior, has never found the direction he should pursue.

In the eyes of others, Zhang Xiaolong's life should be very comfortable. He has achieved financial freedom and has been appreciated by his own mentor. He also has a relaxed and free working environment. He can make his own products slowly, work and live according to his own preferences and pace.

But for Zhang Xiaolong, this kind of life that can be fully realized at a glance will only make him feel restrained and bored.

Zhang Xiaolong is never a person who is willing to satisfy the status quo. Since he developed the free foxail alone, he has a dream that he can spread his views on the world to more people through his own products and change the appearance of the world.

So he has been competing with himself, wanting to force out his inspiration by putting pressure on himself.

But Zhang Xiaolong's algorithm failed. He tried to drive to Tubo and traveled through the unmanned land alone. He spent a lot of time practicing golf and won the championship in the amateur group; but these activities could only fill his leisure time, but could not fill his heart that longed for innovation.

Zhang Xiaolong is like a traveler trekking in the darkness. He is tirelessly looking for light, but he does not know where the light is.

The only thing he can do is to smoke a large number of kent cigarettes, and update his thoughts and feelings lonely and lonely on the meal.

And all this changed after he met this man named Ren Pingsheng.

Since Ren Pingsheng proposed the idea of ​​using mobile phone numbers and address books to expand the application social circle, Zhang Xiaolong was like a dark night walker who found the dawn, and his eyes suddenly became clear, revealing a blue ocean that was once covered by fog.

With the intuition and sensitivity of a genius product manager, Zhang Xiaolong can already determine that the new smartphone application he discussed with Ren Pingsheng will completely subvert the moat built by traditional i software such as QQ, and change the lifestyle, communication methods and emotional methods of countless people at a huge level.

This is the goal that Zhang Xiaolong has always dreamed of.

But after the excitement came to an end, Zhang Xiaolong's eyes returned to their usual melancholy. He frowned and asked

"You have expressed your ideas about this product. Are you worried that I will report it to Tengxun?"

Of course Ren Pingsheng would be worried because he had put all his expectations of becoming an Internet giant on "WeChat". Of course, he didn't want to enjoy his precious rebirth experience for Tengxun. It was not his personality to make wedding clothes for others.

But Ren Pingsheng was more confident in Zhang Xiaolong. He believed that Zhang Xiaolong was not a person who was driven by interests first, otherwise he would not have persisted for a free software for so long, nor would he refuse invitations from many large companies because of different ideas.

However, although Ren Pingsheng is full of confidence in Zhang Xiaolong, he is not a person who easily trusts others. He has already prepared the answer for Zhang Xiaolong's words.

"You won't."

Ren Pingsheng didn't have to wait for Zhang Xiaolong to ask "why" and began to express his answer.

"Tengxun is a company that started with QQ. Whether it is doing games or other businesses, QQ is always the core of Tengxun. Tengxun's dependence on QQ is not only because of the moat provided by QQ, but also because of the orthodox status that QQ has formed, making it an unshakable symbol."

"The first thing we are about to make is the orthodox status of QQ. Do you think Tengxun will make his stepson grow and grow, thus threatening the survival of his own son?"

Ren Pingsheng's words were very exquisite. He not only compared QQ to Tengxun's own son, but also implied the status of Zhang Xiaolong, who was acquired later, and the Huacheng Research Department led by Zhang Xiaolong in Tengxun. Although there are many reasons why the Huacheng Research Department is far away from the Tengxun headquarters in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, the research department itself is not clearly positioned, and it is also a factor in its current remoteness.

Comparing the Huacheng Research Department to a stepson is a very appropriate and accurate description, and this just hits Zhang Xiaolong's sensitive heart.

But before Ren Pingsheng finished speaking, he continued to analyze calmly

"Most of Tengxun's business revenue comes from the S business of mobile operators, which is provided by Tengxun Wireless Business Department. A series of products including mobile QQ and Tengxun Mobile Network are developed and maintained by the wireless business department. The wireless business department is also the department with the best and closest relationship with the operator within Tengxun."

"If our product is launched, it will directly threaten the SMS service of mobile operators, which will inevitably arouse strong dissatisfaction from operators. This dissatisfaction will inevitably put pressure on you within Tencent Group. You should be very clear who is the first to bear the brunt of it, right?"

Zhang Xiaolong was silent for a while and said softly

“tel.”

tel, also known as Liu Chengmin, was the senior executive vice president of Tengxun Group at the time, in charge of Tengxun Wireless Business Department. As a veteran figure in Tengxun, Liu Chengmin came from Warwick and is known for his marketing thinking and keen ability to grasp the market. Since joining the company, Liu Chengmin has always managed the relationship between Tengxun and operators and mobile phone manufacturers very well.

Liu Chengmin's good relationship with operators has brought great space to the development of the wireless business unit. Ten years ago, the wireless business unit was the first team to generate revenue for Tengxun. In April 2004, Tengxun Company was listed in Hong Kong, and the revenue of 90 yuan came from the mobile operator's sp business.

It is precisely because of Liu Chengmin's qualifications and career orientation that he decided that he would become the biggest obstacle for "WeChat" to develop within Tengxun. It is said that there were three teams within Tengxun developing this product at the same time. In addition to the Huacheng R&D Department, the other two teams came from the wireless business department under the charge of Liu Chengmin; and Liu Chengmin also repeatedly gave negative comments on the R&D behavior of the Huacheng R&D Department at the group's senior meetings.

Even after "WeChat" had gained a certain market position, Liu Chengmin once called Zhang Xiaolong, who did not report to him, asking him to stop publishing the latest version of "WeChat".

At that time, the "WeChat" team was almost desperate about the company's environment. Fortunately, Zhang Xiaolong pretended to be unaware of it and released the new version without authorization under pressure, which led to the magnificent chapter in the future.

However, Ren Pingsheng, who had a clear understanding of all this, did not give Zhang Xiaolong another chance to be a lone hero.

From the three perspectives of historical tradition, business model and personnel struggle, he completely described the obstacles that Zhang Xiaolong and Huacheng R&D Department may encounter in the Tengxun Group in the future, and explained the ins and outs of it very thoroughly.

Under this absolute disadvantage, no one can withstand the pressure of the environment.

Even a person as confident as Zhang Xiaolong cannot help but consider the future of his or her own future and the products he or she wants to create.

But Zhang Xiaolong wanted to give himself a reason in the end. He hesitated for a moment and replied

"You are right, but Mr. Ma has been kind to me after all, so I left this and felt sorry for her."

Ren Pingsheng did not advise him again, he just said calmly

"In November 1979, a black American boy wrote such a letter

I should be a completely different person.

I should be a brand new, amazing, actor, singer, dancer.

I want to change the world.

I want to be more powerful than everyone adds up.”

This young man is the future superstar Michael Jackson, and this letter was written to him when he was 21 years old.

Looking at Zhang Xiaolong's eyes that were about to burst into tears, Ren Pingsheng stood up, stretched out his hand, and said in a deep voice

"Do you want to stay in Tengxun for retirement or do you want to change the world with me?"

Zhang Xiaolong could no longer hold back his passion, and he held Ren Pingsheng's hand heavily.

“This is the biggest opportunity I have seen on the mobile internet, and I won’t miss it.”

The two men held each other's hands in this old tea restaurant, swaying their arms like children, laughing happily as if no one was around.

The owner of the tea restaurant in the distance looked at the two inexplicable men and their inexplicable actions, and secretly guessed in his heart.

"Are these two fools or lunatics?"

Only Ren Pingsheng knew in his heart that the decisions they made today would affect the Internet landscape in the next ten years.
Chapter completed!