They’re all reborn, what’s wrong with being a little more almighty?

Chapter 267: Stripping the Jacket

In a quiet teahouse outside the Fifth Ring Road, Wang Xing and another man walked into the lobby and were greeted by a beautiful waitress.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Wang? Mr. Zhang has arrived and is waiting for you inside. Please follow me."

The two followed the waiter and walked into a room where Zhang Wei was already waiting with a pot of tea in front of him.

"Two senior brothers, please sit down quickly. The tea is freshly brewed. It is said to be the authentic Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao. Senior Brother Wang Xing, you are Hu Jianren. Try this tea and see if it is authentic." Zhang Wei greeted them cheerfully.

The two sat opposite Zhang Wei and began to drink tea.

The man who came with Wang Xing was named Wang Huiwen, a graduate of the Department of Electronic Engineering at National Tsing Hua University. He was Wang Xing's roommate and also his best friend. When Wang Xing founded Xiaonei.com, he asked Wang Huiwen to be his partner.

Wang Huiwen is not a rich second-generation like Wang Xing. He comes from an ordinary family and his family cannot afford to send him to study abroad. However, he has excellent academic performance and was recommended to the Chinese Academy of Sciences after graduating from undergraduate studies. Even for students from Tsinghua University, the success rate of being recommended to the Chinese Academy of Sciences is very low.

When Wang Xing founded Meituan in the future, he still asked Wang Huiwen to join him. The success of Meituan also made Wang Huiwen a billionaire.

It is said that when group buying was at its hottest, Wang Huiwen played an indispensable role in making Meituan the final winner of the "Hundred Group War". After the launch of food delivery, he was also the main person in charge of Meituan's food delivery business.

Later, Wang Huiwen resigned from Meituan due to health reasons, reportedly because of depression. This tycoon with a net worth of nearly 20 billion yuan can actually be depressed. The world of the rich is indeed empty!

Getting back to the point, this time Zhang Wei chose this quiet tea room in order to avoid other people on the campus network and meet with these two senior brothers from Tsinghua University.

After the three of them exchanged a few pleasantries, Wang Xing put down his teacup and got straight to the point: "We have reached a consensus internally, and we can launch Happy Farm and Grab Parking Space at any time. I wonder when the funds will arrive?"

"Anytime is fine! Like I said before, the second and third installments, a total of 500,000 euros, will be given to you together!" Zhang Wei said with a smile.

"Euro? Have your funds been unfrozen?" Wang Xing asked.

"I lied to you before. The funds have not been frozen at all." Zhang Wei raised his teacup and said, "My two brothers, I'm sorry. I will use tea instead of wine to make amends to you!"

Zhang Wei did not continue to cry poor, but went straight to the point.

Wang Xing was prepared for this answer and didn't say much. Instead, Wang Huiwen next to him asked, "Was everything you said before a lie?"

"It's not all fake. It's true that I made some money by betting on Italy to win the World Cup." Zhang Wei replied.

"We checked the news and found that a Chinese tourist named Mr. Zhang won 10 million euros. Could that person be you?" Wang Huiwen asked.

"It's me." Zhang Wei did not hide it.

"So you are a billionaire now!" Wang Huiwen widened his eyes in surprise.

"It's just dog shit luck!" Zhang Wei said modestly at first, and then continued: "Two senior brothers, you are not outsiders, so I won't hide it from you. This time I used a trick of playing hard to get and tricked you, but my starting point is really good. I hope that the campus network can have a better development.

I know you may think I am just talking big, but we are talking business. I invested real money in Xiaonei.com. Only if Xiaonei.com becomes bigger and stronger can I get a profit. You should agree with this, right? "

Zhang Wei said, personally filling the cups of tea for the two, and then continued: "But for now, Xiaonei.com has no clear profit direction. On the contrary, the consumption of servers and bandwidth is still burning money. This is not only the case for Xiaonei.com, but also for other social platforms, including Facebook in the United States, which also has no clear profit point.

So as an investor, the only way I can think of to make a profit is to raise funds as quickly as possible and then go public, preferably on the Nasdaq in the United States. In order to raise funds and go public, we need to expand the scale of Xiaonei.com, the more users the better. If Xiaonei.com can have 100 million users and go public on the Nasdaq, we will be a big winner!

This Happy Farm is a powerful tool for us to attract users! I say this, you must not understand, Xiaonei.com is a social platform, not a game platform, how can a game attract users? Not to mention that it is a game that looks stupid.

At this point, we have to return to the attributes of social platforms. The basic attribute of social platforms is essentially to create a medium for users to socialize.

But not everyone has this social need. There are always people who don’t like to post diaries or upload their own photos. For example, my life is boring, I go to work and back home every day, so I don’t have much to write; or maybe I’m ugly and don’t take good photos, so if I post a photo, it will scare people.

The current content of the campus network is obviously not attractive to this type of people. They don’t need to post diaries or photos, but we cannot give up on this group of people. After all, the vast majority of people in this world are ordinary people with boring lives and average looks.

So we need to create a social demand for this group of ordinary people, which is social games. For example, a simple game like Happy Farm does not require writing down the date or taking beautiful photos. It can be completed by clicking the mouse, and it can also interact with friends. "

"I understand. What you mean is that most ordinary people are just spectators on social platforms. Their sense of participation is very low, or even almost non-existent. So there needs to be something to get them involved." Wang Xing said.

"Yes, that's what I mean. At present, community games are the best way. With the development of technology in the future, there may be better ways!" Zhang Wei nodded.

"Then why don't you just tell us your idea directly? Why waste time and effort going around in such a big circle?" Wang Huiwen asked.

"If I say it directly, will your management team agree? Maybe the two senior brothers will agree with my idea, but what about other people in your team? Do you think they will accept advice from an outsider like me?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.

Wang Xing and Wang Huiwen fell silent at the same time. They had been working together for a year, and the team members had gotten to know each other better. None of their teammates would listen to advice.

Speaking of young people, how many of them listen to advice?
Young people who start their own business right after graduation are rebellious by nature and tend to do things their own way. How can such people be the type to listen to advice?

If I had listened to the advice, I would have honestly found a class to join. They all graduated from famous universities, and with their education, they would be very vulnerable in the job market. If they applied for a job in a large company, they would definitely be paid a high salary. If they took the civil service exam, they would definitely be promoted after three years as a deputy section chief and six years as a section chief.

Seeing that the two remained silent, Zhang Wei continued, "Two brothers, after this incident, you should also realize that there are problems in your management, right? Your management model is no longer suitable for the current market situation.

If you are still a startup, everyone has a say and everyone can brainstorm and discuss, which is fine. Because at that time, the pool you are in is still small, and you can't get out of this pool anyway.

But now it is different. You have entered the ocean, and next you have to sail on the ocean. If you continue to swim east twice and west twice like this, the final result will only be to go around in circles.

The current campus network can continue to gather ideas, but not everyone can be at the helm. You need to identify a captain to determine the direction of progress, otherwise the campus network will not be able to go further. "

"Junior brother, I understand what you mean. But Campus Network was founded by all of us together, especially in the early stages. Everyone contributed. We all worked day and night to make Campus Network what it is today. I can't kick them all out!" Wang Xing said.

Wang Huiwen next to him also said: "Junior brother, I actually think that our current management is not bad. As the saying goes, three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. Everyone should work together and come up with more ideas. In the end, the minority obeys the majority, and it will never go wrong." "The minority obeys the majority, which means that there will be no responsibility, not that there will be no mistakes." Zhang Wei snorted coldly, and then said: "Once there is a problem, the responsibility is everyone's, and the responsibility can be shirked to the maximum extent.

But how can you guarantee that the majority’s choice is the right one? To put it another way, have you ever seen a CEO of a Fortune 500 company elected by employees?

It’s not impossible to work together, and it’s OK for everyone to come up with ideas, but there can only be one person who makes the final decision! For a company, this is unquestionable.”

……

Zhang Wei personally sent the two brothers to the door, and looking at their departing backs, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

For Xiaonei.com, confusion in management rights is only the first problem. For a project like this that was created with great enthusiasm by a few young people, it is common for such problems to occur.

When encountering this kind of problem, there are only two possible outcomes: one is that everyone goes their separate ways, and the other is that the person is kicked out.

Historically, the campus network has been on a path of disunity. When there were disagreements on important decisions, the managers had their own ideas and were unable to reach a consensus. There was also no one who could make the final decision, so in the end, the website had to be sold at a low price amid the disagreement.

There are many examples of people being kicked out. Even a boss like Steve Jobs was stripped of all operational responsibilities and kicked out of Apple. The case of Zuckerberg using tricks to kick out a partner was even made into a movie.

There is a line in the movie "Chinese Partners" that says you should not start a company with your best friend. This line makes some sense. If you cannot settle accounts with your brothers, the final outcome will most likely be that good friends will become enemies.

Today's campus network cannot be sold at a bargain price and will inevitably go through the stage of kicking people out.

Zhang Wei has already invested 18 million yuan in Campus Network, and he does not want to lose money. He really hopes that Campus Network can clarify the management rights as soon as possible. Regardless of whether the final decision-maker is Wang Xing or not, it is better than the current situation where a large group of people make centralized decisions.

And this is only the first landmine that Zhang Wei has removed for the campus network. In this era of rapid development of the Internet, there are still many more landmines to come!
……

In the dormitory, Ye Haotian was packing his luggage. He had already obtained a visa to the United States and was preparing to attend an interview at an American university.

The interview time for American universities is generally from November to March of the following year, and the specific time varies from school to school.

One of the universities that Ye Haotian liked had an interview before Christmas, so Ye Haotian would definitely not be able to complete the courses this semester and would not be able to take the final exam.

As for internships in the senior year, of course, Ye Haotian had nothing to do with it. If he could go to a prestigious American university to study for a master's degree, why would he care about internships!
Another senior student in the dormitory didn't need to do an internship either. Because of his autistic character, no one wanted him to do an internship.

At this time, the autistic person was sitting in front of the desk with a dull expression on his face, and it was obvious that he had fallen into autism again.

"Let's go to a restaurant for a meal tonight as a farewell to me!" Ye Haotian said, looking at the autistic man, a hint of worry in his eyes.

When eating out, there will definitely be beer. Under normal circumstances, an autistic person would react. But this autistic person seemed not to hear it and still stared at the wall with a dull look.

"There's something wrong with Chen Ming!" Ye Haotian said in a low voice.

Zhang Wei nodded: "I also feel that Chen Ming is not right these two days. The key is that I didn't see him secretly buying beer. Is it because he has no living expenses?"

"How is that possible! If he has no money, he can borrow from Xiao Lu! Xiao Lu is embarrassed to ask him to pay back the money for a few bottles of beer!"

"Why is that? Did he break up with his lover? Was he dumped by Xin Xiaoxuan? No way! Xin Xiaoxuan should like this kind of person! There is no other autistic person in the whole National Tsing Hua University."

"I know, I know!" Lu Yunxiang raised his hand and came over excitedly.

"You know it again? Don't keep me in suspense, just tell me!" Ye Haotian said.

"It has been decided that Brother Biaoben will stay in school for postgraduate study!" Lu Yunxiang said.

"We know about this! We talked about it last month! And what does this have to do with his autism?" Ye Haotian continued to ask.

"Du Jiahai will be his graduate supervisor!" Lu Yunxiang continued.

"We also know about this. Professor Du, who studies quantum physics, can you tell us something new?"

"It's the end of the year now, and it's time to apply for next year's scientific research projects. The project that Professor Du applied for was not approved." Lu Yunxiang continued to explain.

"Professor Du's project was not approved, so why is Chen Ming so autistic? Is he so empathetic now? Has his condition improved again?" Ye Haotian took another look at the autistic man.

"Brother Haotian, don't forget that after the instructor applies for a project, he will divide it into some small projects for his graduate students to do. Professor Du's project was not approved, which means that Brother Biaoben will not be able to get a project either!

If he doesn’t have a project to work on, then next semester, he will just have to do hard labor for others! If it were me, I would also become withdrawn if I couldn’t do any research and had to do hard labor for a semester.”

Ye Haotian nodded as if he suddenly realized something. "I have an impression of this Professor Du. I heard that he has good academic ability and was selected for the Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He should have some connections. Is the project he applied for this time very big? Why was it not approved?"

"There's not enough funding! The higher-ups have set a policy that this year's experimental funding for the Department of Physics will be mainly allocated toward astrophysics, so we can only make do with other projects." Lu Yunxiang replied.

"Why? Over the years, astrophysics has always been neglected by my grandma and uncle, how come it suddenly became a hot topic?" Ye Haotian asked.

"It's because the Astrophysics Center has made a major scientific discovery this year, discovering a second Earth. This is considered the most significant astronomical discovery of this century! With scientific research results, funding will of course be allocated!"

"I see. If the Astrophysics Center hadn't discovered the second Earth, Professor Du's project wouldn't have been rejected, and you wouldn't have had to work as a laborer for a semester! It's all the fault of the man who discovered the second Earth! If it weren't for him, there wouldn't have been so many problems!"

The two of them sang in unison and glared at Zhang Wei at the same time.

"Well! Finally you blame me!" Zhang Wei grinned, "I finally understand. You two are the supporting actor and the funny actor, and you are trying to take my coat off in different ways!"

(End of this chapter)