Rebirth starts with small money

Chapter 579 Foxmail and Zhang Xiaolong
I have to say~ Some people's vision and ability are really nothing to say.

Just like Liu Zhiping at the moment, because of some of his work habits, he subconsciously felt that Panda QQ could be linked with e-mail.

You know ~ Liu Zhiping is not Chen Li, he is not a reborn person.

Speaking of this e-mail, in fact, it is still very popular at this stage.

However, email at this time~ For ordinary netizens, there are not many places that can be used.

Most of the users who use e-mail these days are college students and corporate employees. Especially in some foreign companies, the use of e-mail is quite popular.

Speaking of which, the use of e-mail is still popular in foreign countries even after more than 20 years. On the contrary, the use rate of e-mail in China has been relatively low after 20 years.

After all, all kinds of office software emerged in an endless stream at that time, and many functions of email functions have long been replaced by other office software.

This is also the reason why Chen Li never thought of QQ mailbox before.

It's not that Chen Li doesn't know the importance of QQ mailbox, it's just that in his cognition, well~ he didn't even think about it.

After all, Chen Li had hardly used QQ mailboxes in his previous life.

At that time, almost all the e-mails in Chen Li's mailbox were bills from the credit card centers of major banks.

But for this thing, after the APP appeared at that time, Chen Li naturally didn't pay attention to any e-mail.

Coupled with Chen Li's work reasons at the time, a mobile phone can completely solve the problem, and the e-mail is still a bit far away from him.

So Chen Li could be forgiven for not remembering the QQ mailbox.

Of course~ There is another very important factor here. Because e-mail is not very profitable.

Well~ In fact, Chen Li really doesn't know whether the e-mail business is profitable or not.

In any case, as far as he could remember, the email service for information was almost free.

In the previous life, whether it was Tengxun, Wangnan, or even other e-mail operators, almost all launched a series of free services.

It seems that only a very small number of users will use the e-mail charging service because they need some specific services.

So~ even if this thing is not all free, it definitely doesn't make much money.At least Chen Li thinks so.

As for Panda QQ, the first is to seize market share, and the second is to turn losses into profits, so Chen Li naturally didn't think about it.

But now Liu Zhiping has brought it up, and it seems that this thing is really helpful to the development of Panda QQ.then.
"You have a good idea!"

"Well, let's sort this out and make a proposal."

"Then you can handle this matter."

"Since we want to do it, we should do it better. Although e-mail is not difficult, it must have our own characteristics."

"We don't have to start from scratch. Anyway, we have money in hand, and the reserves in this area can be realized by purchasing."

"But you have to pay attention to one thing. Technology can be bought, but the professionalism of the corresponding team must not be ignored."

"It's up to you to think about the specific details~ Anyway, I'll leave it to you to handle the matter, and you can just give me the whole report when it's over."

Regarding Liu Zhiping's suggestion, Chen Li was naturally in favor of it. After all, the QQ mailbox in the previous life was indeed an important part of QQ.

It's just that this time, Chen Li didn't exchange the corresponding services directly from the system.

One is to save some money in the mall, and the other is that he, the boss, can't just finish everything, right?

Liu Zhiping had just joined the company, so he had to be given a chance to show off, so Chen Li directly prepared to hand over this matter to Liu Zhiping.

But when Chen Li finished speaking and before Liu Zhiping could reply, Chen Li was stunned suddenly.

He seemed to have forgotten something, or maybe he suddenly didn't remember something in a hurry. Anyway, it was the feeling that Chen Li knew what he had forgotten, but he couldn't remember it at the moment.

At this time, Liu Zhiping's answer was also exported.

"Well~ I understand what you mean, boss."

"Don't tell me, I really had a certain understanding of email-related industries before."

"When I was at Goldman Sachs before, my colleagues once handled an investment project, and the investment was email."

"So I know something about that!"

"Currently, the e-mail market in our domestic market is mainly divided into two categories."

"One is Microsoft's hotmail, and the other is Coremail, which was developed by Wangnan Ding Sanshi before."

Needless to say, Liu Zhiping mentioned hotmail, which has now become an important part of Microsoft.

As for the later Coremail mailbox system, this thing is actually Ding Sanshi's first pot of gold in his fortune.

Ding Sanshi earned the first pot of gold in his life by selling the Coremail mailbox system, and then Wangnan transformed into a portal website.

The 163~126~263 China Net~ even TOM and other e-mail products that Chinese people are more familiar with basically use this e-mail system.

"If you just want to buy the corresponding email system, then I recommend Coremail because the price is affordable."

"And I heard that boss, you have friendship with Mr. Ding from Wangnan. I think there should be no problem in this regard."

"But... I think, if we want to make our own unique email, it doesn't make sense to buy an email system directly."

"My suggestion is that if our company's liquidity is sufficient, we can consider directly acquiring a company that also makes email systems."

"If you agree, boss, I will sort out some detailed information and show it to you later, when the time comes."

Liu Zhiping obviously came prepared. After all, he is a smart person. He knew very well that the reason why Chen Li poached him from Goldman Sachs was definitely not for him to be a show.

As a new employee in the company, Liu Zhiping naturally needs to perform to gain the trust of the young boss.

And e-mail is the first fire that Liu Zhiping prepared for himself.

It's just~ he didn't even describe his first fire clearly, and Chen Li over there suddenly interrupted his description roughly.

"Wait a minute~ don't talk, let me think about it."

Chen Li waved his hands, as if he had some inspiration, even his arms were still raised in mid-air, and the expression on his face even looked a little dull.

It is obvious that at this moment Chen Li is in a strong "thinking" mood.

Reasonable~ Liu Zhiping was a little baffled by Chen Li's behavior, but he was not a fool, so it was obvious that Chen Li didn't do it on purpose.

At least he could tell that the young boss didn't want to show him off.

At this moment, Chen Li's mind was spinning rapidly. He already had a premonition that the thing he had forgotten was already spinning in his mind, but the problem was that he just couldn't remember it.

After a while, Chen Li emptied his mind and tapped his fingers on the coffee table.

In fact, he still didn't remember what it was, but he was no longer in a hurry.

Because he realized a problem, when Liu Zhiping mentioned email, the image in his mind instantly filled his mind, what does this mean?
Of course, it means that this incident that I can't think of for a while must be related to e-mail.

So Chen Li began to sort out his memory of emails one by one!

From Wangnan's 163 and other free mailbox series, to Microsoft's hotmail, and finally to the QQ mailbox in the previous life.

Yes. QQ mailbox!

No~ To be precise, it is not QQ mailbox, but a person behind QQ mailbox.

This person's name is Zhang Xiaolong!

Of course~ to Chen Li, the QQ mailbox is not important at all, the reason why he wants to think of this person so eagerly is mainly because this buddy later has a name. The father of WeChat!

Well, well, in fact, Chen Li has always felt that such a title sounds inexplicably shameful.

But as long as the name is not on his own head, it seems that it is not unacceptable.

In short~ Chen Li still remembered what the thing that had been hovering in his mind before was almost ready to come out.

E-mail system~QQ mailbox~Zhang Xiaolong~WeChat!

Isn't this Xiao Zhang, one of the generals that Chen Li booked for himself after he acquired QQ?

Yes~ After acquiring QQ before, Chen Li has already made corresponding plans for Panda QQ.

Not only the general direction of the company's plan, he even made out the list of some specific staff members.

There are so few people, as long as possible, Chen Li must be recruited under his command.

For example, Lao Zhang, who was originally one of the Five Tigers of Fuji Xun!

Another example~Liu Zhiping who was in charge of Fujixun for more than ten years in his previous life!
Of course~ Zhang Xiaolong, who created WeChat and was later even called the father of WeChat, will definitely not be forgotten by Chen Li.

But ~ because there is an old Zhang, Zhang Xiaolong is naturally Xiao Zhang.

Actually~ Chen Li has been paying attention to Xiao Zhang's information for a long time. The reason why he didn't remember it for a while just now is just a little illusion in desperation.

People~ that’s how it is, sometimes the more you think about something, the more you can’t think of anything.

In fact, things about Zhang Xiaolong have long been recorded in the notebook by Chen Li.

Many people's understanding of Zhang Xiaolong basically starts from WeChat.

But in fact~ this buddy was already well-known in the circle long before he joined Fujixun.

Chen Li has read a report before, it is said that if you stand in Zhongguancun, shout "I am Foxmail Zhang Xiaolong".

Well, you'd better run quickly, because if you don't run, maybe a large group of people will gather around and ask you to sign.

Of course~ this is just to describe Zhang Xiaolong's reputation in the industry, not to say that it will really be like this.

Although this description is a bit exaggerated, Zhang Xiaolong's reputation in the industry in the early days was indeed loud enough.

In fact, Zhang Xiaolong is no worse than Ma Xiaoyun~Ma Xiaoteng and others in the initial stage.

He even started at a higher level than these two big guys with the surname Ma.

In January 97, he announced the Foxmail1 version on winsite.

In 98, Rebs, the general manager of Yinshan, valued Foxmail and wanted to acquire Foxmail.

It is said that a deal had been negotiated at that time, but because Rebs was in some trouble at the time, he was not interested in dealing with this matter, and the staff who took over the matter looked down on Foxmail, so the deal did not materialize in the end.

And just a while ago, Chen Li accidentally saw in a computer magazine that an Internet company seemed to be discussing cooperation with Foxmail, and seemed to intend to acquire the other party.

At that time, Chen Li asked someone to contact Zhang Xiaolong immediately, and he even sent someone to communicate with him.

But the final result was not ideal, Zhang Xiaolong directly rejected Chen Li's invitation.

In addition, Chen Li's attention was all on the Internet bubble crisis at that time, so he planned to wait until the busy period was over, and then take the initiative to invite the other party.

At this time, Liu Zhiping suddenly mentioned the email system, and Zhang Xiaolong's name popped up in Chen Li's mind naturally again.

It's just that in a moment of desperation, Chen Li almost didn't remember it.

Fortunately, in the end Chen Li still remembered this matter, he thought of Zhang Xiaolong~ and also thought of Foxmail.

To be honest~ Chen Li has never had any idea about Foxmail because he didn't pay much attention to e-mail before.

Compared to Foxmail, Chen Li wanted to recruit Zhang Xiaolong to his company.

But at this time Liu Zhiping mentioned e-mail, and Chen Li naturally became interested in Foxmail.then.
"Do you know about Foxmail?"

Chen Li looked at Liu Zhiping, he believed that if Liu Zhiping was really prepared for the e-mail, then the other party must have heard of Foxmail.

After all, the current development of Foxmail seems to be pretty good, and it has a place in the domestic e-mail industry.

"Uh~ Of course!"

"Actually~ Foxmail is on the list I prepared!"

Liu Zhiping was taken aback by Chen Li's question again, but then he reacted immediately, and took out a small notebook from the briefcase beside him.

Liu Zhiping opened the small book and showed it to Chen Li. It did record the names of several companies involved in email business.

Among them, ~Foxmail is impressively listed!

"Okay~ then it's settled!"

"Your next task is this, this Foxmail!"

"I don't care what method you use~ how much money you spend, buy me this company!"

"At the same time, I have one more condition."

"I not only want you to buy this email system, but I also want you to buy the company's research and development team."

"Attention~ Especially the main R&D personnel, there must be no one less!"

Chen Li's fingers kept tapping the coffee table, and at this moment his heart suddenly became excited.

The person he sent out to invite Zhang Xiaolong before was rejected. To be honest, Chen Li was somewhat depressed.

This depression was not because of being rejected, but because he felt that the other party might be difficult to deal with.

For Zhang Xiaolong, Chen Li is definitely determined to win.

It just so happened that Liu Zhiping mentioned this matter, which suddenly made Chen ideal. It seems that Zhang Xiaolong's Foxmail in his previous life was sold out, but
Not only Foxmail was sold, but also Zhang Xiaolong himself!
(End of this chapter)