Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 757 Malaysia
"Boss Zhou is amazing. He defeated us all so quickly."

Outside the venue, Huawei CEO Ren shook hands with Zhou Jing with incredible surprise.

"Mr. Ren is exaggerating. We should learn from each other and make progress together."

Zhou Jing said with a calm and modest smile.

"It's no exaggeration. Since ancient times, the waves behind have always pushed the waves ahead. Ideal mobile phones are indeed easy to use. My family and I are using them. Ideal Technology's innovative ability is worth learning for all technology companies."

Mr. Ren said with emotion.

JD Liu said: "Mr. Zhou has given us so much shock. When will the new phone be released?"

“Still testing.”

The meeting has not started yet, but bigwigs have gathered outside the venue. Artificial intelligence, Internet e-commerce and other topics are important topics of the 2014 Two Sessions, and almost all the well-known entrepreneurs in related fields in China are present.

In addition to Zhou Jing, representatives from mobile phone manufacturers and artificial intelligence include Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei, Xiaomi CEO, and OPPO boss.

Representatives of the Internet and e-commerce industry include Penguin Ma, Jack Ma, JD Liu, 360 Zhou and so on.

At the BJ Technology Forum two years ago, Ideal Technology was just a fledgling and Zhou Jing was still a small fry among the entrepreneur representatives. Now Ideal Technology is a leading domestic artificial intelligence company. In 2014, Ideal smartphone sales won the domestic sales championship, and Ideal Bluetooth headsets once again subverted tradition. Zhou Jing, the founder and CEO of Ideal Technology, has become the most shining among the entrepreneur representatives. No one will look down on Zhou Jing because of his young age.

"I never thought that one day I would be able to use a full set of domestic electronic products. Mr. Zhou has changed the landscape of domestic electronic products."

Jack Ma showed off his ideal mobile phone and ideal Bluetooth headset.

It is obvious that a big shot like Jack Ma is trying to show goodwill to Zhou Jing by doing this in public. When Ideal Technology first came out with its Bluetooth mobile phones and Bluetooth speakers, Taobao did not realize the potential of Ideal Technology and also ignored the fact that online shopping would quickly become the mainstream sales method for electronic digital products.

In 2012, when Ideal Technology was in-depth cooperation with e-commerce platforms, JD.com's Liu personally came out to talk to Zhou Jing, but Taobao ignored him, so Zhou Jing chose JD.com as the first cooperation platform.

Ideal Technology is not only the top-selling domestic smartphone brand, but its smart speakers, smart lamps, Bluetooth headsets and other products also occupy more than 70 percent of the market share. If Taobao wants to compete for the digital product sales cake, it must cooperate with Ideal Technology.

"Huawei and Ideal should give us small brands a way out. Only by actively sharing technology and making progress together can we better promote the rapid development of domestic artificial intelligence."

XMi Lei always said with a wry smile.

With the explosion of Ideal smartphones in 2013, the sales of other domestic mobile phones were greatly squeezed. The brands that suffered the most were Xiaomi, OPPO and other brands. In order to survive, Lei Jun did not hesitate to give up his attitude and seek peace.

"Our domestic enterprises should unite and cooperate more on technology."

Mr. Ren said in agreement.

Zhou Jing thought this was difficult to do. The business world is like a battlefield. Technology is developed with real money invested by his own company. Those who reap the fruits of their labor should always show some appreciation. They cannot just use other people's ready-made technology without spending a penny.

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The meeting started on time. Zhou Jing, as a leading figure in domestic artificial intelligence and the youngest entrepreneur attending the meeting, attracted much attention. After the meeting of all representatives, there was a separate speech and interview session.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou. What do you think about the future of artificial intelligence?"

In the conference delegate channel, a reporter interviewed Zhou Jing.

“The future of artificial intelligence is both subtle and grand.”

"As practitioners of artificial intelligence technology, we will strive to apply artificial intelligence technology to more terminal devices and provide more convenience for everyone's life and work through the combination of artificial intelligence and big data."

"For example, taking a train now requires a series of steps such as buying tickets, picking up tickets, and checking tickets. In the near future, this may not be so complicated. People only need to buy tickets on their mobile phones, and no longer need to pick up tickets or check tickets. They can directly enter and exit the station with their ID cards, which greatly saves people's time and improves work efficiency."

“Artificial intelligence may sound complicated, but it can make many things in our lives and work simpler.”

Zhou Jing spoke to the camera.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Zhou."

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After the interview session, the first day came to an end and Bai Xiyao drove to pick up Zhou Jing on time.

"how do you feel?"

After getting in the car, Bai Xiyao handed Zhou Jing a bottle of water and asked.

"A waste of time and a waste of life." This kind of macro meeting is of no significance to Zhou Jing. First, it cannot provide guidance to Zhou Jing's company, and second, it cannot provide technical and financial support to the company.

Bai Xiyao said, "Is it okay if I don't attend the general meeting and closing ceremony on the 9th and 10th, since the company's affairs are more serious?"

“Not participating has a bad impact.”

Zhou Jing will return from Malaysia on the 8th and will continue to attend the meeting.

"It's really troublesome. The financial report for February is out. After the R&D budget was increased this year, the net profit has dropped significantly."

Bai Xiyao said while driving.

"The R&D budget can be increased if necessary. How is Taiwei Semiconductor's R&D expenditure?"

Zhou Jing only wants to do technology and has no interest in personal wealth. If the company needs research and development, Zhou Jing can transfer more than 10 billion yuan from his personal account to the company. Money can be made at any time, and it will be even more difficult to miss the golden period of company development.

"Taiwei Semiconductor has spent a lot of money on research and development this year. With the research foundation from last year, this year's technology has experienced a breakthrough."

The speed at which Taiwei Semiconductor's R&D department consumes funds has made Bai Xiyao realize what it means to burn money, but it is all worth it. Taiwei Semiconductor's R&D team has made great breakthroughs in several core technologies of EUV lithography machines. At this rate, it will take at most three years to overcome all technical difficulties.

"One day we will shock the world."

The faster the company spends money on R&D, the more excited Zhou Jing becomes. What he fears most is that he will not be able to spend the money on R&D.

Bai Xiyao asked, "How was the chat with the other mobile phone factory bosses?"

“Not much.”

Zhou Jing does not have any hope for cooperation with friendly competitors. Among the friendly competitors, only Huawei is necessary for cooperation. Ideal Technology can cooperate appropriately with Huawei in communication technology. As for semiconductor projects, Ideal Technology is not short of money, and Zhou Jing does not want to bring others into the partnership. Involving other companies will inevitably lead to conflicts of interest, and confidentiality will also be difficult.

The footage of Zhou Jing attending the two sessions was exposed, and as expected, it sparked heated discussions across the Internet. The most common comment about Zhou Jing was [Mr. Zhou looks so handsome in a suit]. Zhou Jing rarely appears in public, and after becoming famous, he always wears a mask when he goes out, but the discussion about him online remains the same as before, and his title of domineering president is known to everyone on the Internet.

[I am studying the Internet of Things and I really want to join Ideal. I will graduate soon. Is the company hiring?]

[I also want to work for Mr. Zhou's company. Does anyone know if it is difficult to get in?]

[It depends on academic qualifications. Ideal recruits a lot every year at Shanghai Jiaotong University and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. One of my classmates from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China joined Ideal last year and the treatment is very good.]

Zhou Jing only reads comments but does not reply to them. He never responds to comments from netizens and bloggers, no matter they are good or bad. Zhou Jing, a boss of a Fortune 500 company, seems to have nothing serious to do when interacting with people online.

University started, and Zhou Jing asked her best friend Bai to drive to Central University of Finance and Economics to pick up her cousin to have dinner together.

The next day, Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao set off for Malaysia at night and arrived in Kuala Lumpur in the early morning of the 6th. They were met at the airport by the Asia director of Ideal Technology and rested in the hotel for one night. During the day on the 6th, Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao inspected the electronics factory accompanied by the mayor of Kuala Lumpur.

The electronics factory invested by Ideal Technology in Kuala Lumpur has been built for more than half a year. The products it produces include smart phones, smart speakers, smart lamps, and Bluetooth headsets, and sales are mainly in Southeast Asia.

If the in-depth cooperation with Malaysia is achieved this time, Ideal Technology will expand its electronics factory in Kuala Lumpur and establish an artificial intelligence product R&D center to develop artificial intelligence home appliances.

Zhou Jing does not want to develop artificial intelligence home appliances and furniture in the country to challenge traditional home appliance and furniture companies.

The traditional domestic industries are already competitive enough. With Ideal Technology's strength, it can enter the artificial intelligence home appliance and furniture market and succeed in OEM, but it will take away the jobs of many companies and create vicious competition. Therefore, Ideal Technology only makes products such as televisions, lamps, electric toothbrushes, etc. in China, and will not make large home appliances such as air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, etc.

When you are abroad, you don’t have to worry about taking other people’s jobs.

Zhou Jing is also very famous abroad and is known as the Steve Jobs of the East. His participation in events arranged in Kuala Lumpur has attracted much attention, and the event scene is comparable to the presence of international stars.

On the morning of the 7th, Zhou Jing was arranged to inspect local technology companies and understand the local market environment. In the afternoon, the communication technology cooperation project was formally discussed. During the interview, both parties took a step back according to their respective expectations. The project was discussed smoothly and finalized. In the evening, Zhou Jing was arranged to give a speech at the University of Malaya.

After a series of activities ended, it was already late and time was tight, so Zhou Jing asked her bestie Bai to change flight MH370 to a flight to Shanghai at around o'clock.

"How about changing to this one? We'll fly nonstop to BJ at 1:55. We'll have more than three hours to rest in the hotel."

Bai Xiyao checked the latest flight information and said.

"Row."

After the change of flight, Zhou Jing sent a message to Gu Jia’s long-deactivated mobile phone number.

(End of this chapter)