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Chapter 289 Code Talk Project
October 10, Friday, Double Ninth Festival.

In the afternoon, Zhang Xiaolong was invited to visit Gao Yang's home for the first time at Xiangyi Villa at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain.

Those who came with him also included Jin Yang, Fang Jian and He Guangwen.

Naturally, Gu Yawen was there, and then Gao Yang's assistant Shao Hanyun.

Today, the family meeting room at Gao Yang's home was opened again.

Zhang Xiaolong also participated in a secret project meeting that he will never forget.

When He Guangwen connected his laptop to the projector, opened a PPT, and introduced the development of an IM software called [51talk].

Zhang Xiaolong immediately thought that these people might be crazy.

Goose Factory's QQ has more than 3 million users, and these few people are still fantasizing about making a similar type of IM software.

He Guangwen's PPT is relatively simple, that is, the background of the [51talk] IM product, the general functional design direction of the product, user positioning, logo design, and so on.

He spoke for less than half an hour.

After He Guangwen finished speaking, Zhang Xiaolong was very puzzled:

"Bosses, Goose Factory has achieved absolute dominance in this field, and Goose Factory is now a listed company with more than one billion Hong Kong dollars in cash.

For our 51 company, what is the significance of making such a product? Can this 51talk shake the status of Goose Factory? "

Gao Yang smiled and said, "Brother Long, we don't need to shake Goose Factory's status in the arena, Goose Factory is indeed very strong in the field of IM, leaving everyone behind.

However, this does not mean that other IM products have no living space, and there are several similar products on the market.

51talk is a project plan we agreed some time ago.

Starting from the Internet project of 51.com, we have relatively weak human resources in technology research and development, mainly led by Guangwen and his fiancée Zhang Xuan.

To develop the 51 Renren project, Guangwen and Zhang Xuan recruited a few friends, and then recruited a dozen fresh graduates. The technical team was divided into two teams, 51 Tongcheng and 51 Renren.

Now, Brother Long has joined with 20 experienced technicians, and our technical team has been strengthened a lot at once.

There is a team and the ability to develop the product 51talk ahead of schedule.

We want to create a product like 51talk because according to the overall long-term development plan of 51 Company, we need such a social product.

Specifically, 51talk at the current stage naturally has a user orientation similar to that of QQ. Our promotion of this product is also among the users of 51.com, 51 Renren, and 51 Fortune, which will be invested and developed next year.

Then there are foxmail users, as well as within our company and within the CPI Group.

The user scale of this product, we don't necessarily have to insist on rapid development, but this product must have.

For Foxmail, after the official approval of the development project of 51talk, Lu Qiang was in charge, and Brother Long just took care of it.

Foxmail will continue to do it according to the current development route, do a good job and improve the user experience.Then, import Foxmail users to 51 Tongcheng and 51 Renren one by one.

After 51 Fortune goes online next year, we will also find a way to import Foxmail users.

Brother Long, next year, we will establish the 51 Group. At that time, Guangwenhui, as the CTO at the group level, will lead the technical research and development teams of various projects.

After the establishment of the 51 Group, each project company of the 51 series needs a CTO and a technical team, but the technical R&D team of the entire 51 series does not have to be divided according to the project company, but can be divided according to the application direction.

For example, Long Ge can serve as the deputy technical director of the group, and then lead the research and development team in the direction of social networking.

In terms of research and development, we must be ahead of schedule, and we must gradually reserve research and development projects, product directions, and talent teams for the next generation of the Internet, that is, the mobile Internet.

Just like the product 51talk, it may target users with social needs at this stage, and the business and enterprise market can be considered in the next step.

For example, the business version of 51talk can consider the application of enterprise internal management and other aspects, and carry out customized development for large and medium-sized enterprises, government agencies and institutions.

Through such an IM product, we will gradually invest in it, divert traffic with each other's website projects, including foxmail, and gradually accumulate users and popularity.

Next year, after the launch of the 51 Fortune project, we may also consider developing other popular traffic tool products, such as web games, free antivirus software, application software evaluation and distribution platforms, search products, browser products, and so on.

All of this is accumulation, and it is all about making 51 Series a new type of Internet company with social and pan-media as its core development direction.

This is a long-term layout, and it also requires the continuous introduction of talents from various fields.

Only with such a layout, when the mobile Internet comes, we can hope to break the industry barriers constantly built by big companies like Goose Factory and Baidu, and then develop application-oriented products that surpass Goose Factory QQ.

In the Internet era on the PC side, the larger the user scale of Goose Factory in products like QQ, the harder it is to turn around. At that time, the glory of the PC era is very likely to become a burden for its transition to the mobile era..."

Zhang Xiaolong said: "Mr. Gao, I really admire your long-term thinking. You have a very advanced strategic vision, and you have a deep thinking about the development trend of the Internet industry. You have a broad and far-sighted vision.

The directional layout of the series of projects and products you mentioned just now have a strong relationship with each other. To be honest, I feel a little excited when I hear it.

However, these projects and products one after another require continuous investment and huge capital. "

Gao Yang smiled and said, "Brother Long, since I started the 51.com project, I have told these old classmates that I will take care of the funding, and I will definitely ensure that it is in place. You don't need to worry about it. We are all responsible for it." For specific positions, just work hard.

Brother Long, you are known as the banner figure of the second generation of programmers. You have a high reputation and industry influence. You must also know many friends in the circle.

In the future, as long as you know friends and friends of friends, as long as they are capable and capable, you can introduce them to join the 51 Department, and we will seek the future and develop together.

On my side, what I can guarantee is, first, to provide a stage for everyone to demonstrate their capabilities, and second, to ensure that the income level of ordinary employees is top-notch in the industry, to ensure that the core backbone will gradually realize shareholding, and to ensure that the management will obtain huge benefits in the future. income. "

Zhang Xiaolong said with a smile: "Mr. Gao, although I don't know what channels you have to guarantee the continuous investment of funds, if this prerequisite can be resolved, the strategic plans you just mentioned are indeed very worth looking forward to.

On my side, I do know some experts in the circle. If I have the opportunity, I will introduce some friends with strong abilities to participate. "

Gao Yang smiled and said: "Brother Long, I said that if I can guarantee the funds, I will definitely be able to guarantee it. Let's go, let's go around the community and see a few villas."

Gao Yang led everyone downstairs to the northwest corner of District B of Xiangyi Villa, pointing to No. 26 to No. 28, which are all two-and-a-half-story detached villas:

"Brother Long, the B area of ​​Xiangyi Villa was handed over in August. These three villas have a total area of ​​more than 8 square meters and more than 1400 bedrooms.

These three villas have been bought by 51 Tongcheng through mortgages, and villa No. 26 has been furnished, with complete work and living facilities, and you can move in with your bags. "

Everyone walked to Villa No. 26, Shao Hanyun took out the key and opened the door, and went in for a visit together.

The total area of ​​the villa is 486 square meters, and it also has a basement. The building on the ground is two and a half floors, with an independent garden.

The first and second floors cover a total of 380 square meters, with 14 bedrooms and all kinds of home appliances and living facilities.

There are 106 square meters on the top floor and a terrace of more than 80 square meters.

The top floor is designed as an office area, with 18 workstations, which can be added.

On the terrace, a nearly 50-square-meter conservatory is installed, which can be used as a casual meeting room.

After the visit, standing on the terrace, Gao Yang introduced: "Brother Long, these three villas are our closed research and development sites at this stage. In the future, every project and product development, the technical team can come here. Quiet and quiet, with no distractions, and tackle key problems with peace of mind.

In terms of life, like three meals a day, the company will arrange to hire personnel to guarantee it.

From now on, Brother Long can consider forming a 51talk development team, and then come here collectively for closed development.

Let's give it a code name and call it [talk plan].

During the closed development period, how to arrange work and rest time, Brother Long, you can consider it yourself.

Just one request, after going to work during the Spring Festival, and before March at the latest, 3talk must be guaranteed to go online for public beta, Brother Long, can you do it? "

Zhang Xiaolong thought for a while, and replied: "Mr. Gao, it should be no problem to launch the public beta before March..."

(End of this chapter)