Different people have different definitions of genius.

The great inventor Thomas Edison once said: "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, of course, without that one percent inspiration, all the sweat in the world together is just sweat!"

For the friends around him, Zhang Xiaolong is an out-and-out genius, as long as it is something he is interested in, he will learn it as soon as he learns it, and he can master it as soon as he plays.

Like Go, billiards, tennis, bowling, computer games, etc., as long as you practice a little, you can play the most powerful one in the circle of friends.

The rise of every bigwig has a legendary experience, and Zhang Xiaolong is naturally no exception.

In the autumn of 1994, Zhang Xiaolong, who had just turned 24 years old, successfully graduated from graduate school, and fortunately he quickly sought a good opportunity to work in a telecommunications agency. This iron job made many friends around him very envious, but he himself didn't think so.

Every time he saw a government building, he felt "a kind of suffocation hanging over his head", so Zhang Xiaolong gave up the iron job bowl of the telecommunications department and resolutely devoted himself to the dynamic Internet industry.

You must know that it was 94 years, and the iron rice bowl at that time was really awesome, not an ambitious and courageous person, and it would never be possible to give up the iron rice bowl to play entrepreneurship.

This is probably the difference between a big guy and an ordinary person!

Then, in just two or three years, Zhang Xiaolong single-handedly created an excellent software like Foxmail and became famous in one fell swoop!

In 1998, the year after Zhang Xiaolong created Foxmail, Boss Lei, who had just become the general manager of Kingsoft, contacted Zhang Xiaolong, hoping to buy his Foxmail.

At that time, Zhang Xiaolong gave a random offer of 150,000 yuan, and Boss Lei directly agreed.

But unexpectedly, Boss Lei, who had only been the general manager of Jinshan for a month, was entangled in affairs, and the person in charge of contact did not understand the value of Foxmail, so he ignored this matter.

As a result, in 2000, Boda Company offered 12 million yuan to buy Foxmail.

In just two years, it soared from 150,000 yuan to 12 million yuan, and the magic, absurdity and charm of the Internet lie in this, Zhang Xiaolong won the first pot of gold in his life.

After winning the first pot of gold, Zhang Xiaolong was silent for five years, during which he almost disappeared from the rivers and lakes, and many programmers and product managers of his era have become Internet bigwigs.

In the past five years, Boda Company has gradually declined, so it transferred the Foxmail team and Zhang Xiaolong to Tencent.

The emergence of Tencent is another turning point in Zhang Xiaolong's Internet career.

In the face of MSN's strong competition, Boss Ma hopes that there is a way to make his QQ mailbox defeat its Hotmail, Zhang Xiaolong rose to the challenge, and it took only three years for QQ mailbox to undergo great changes and become a word-of-mouth product under Tencent.

Now it's 2010, Zhang Xiaolong has been in Tencent for five years, according to the development trajectory of the previous life, around October this year, Zhang Xiaolong, who has always been silent, will send an email to Boss Ma, suggesting that Tencent do mobile social software.

Zhang Xiaolong believes that the mobile Internet will have a new communication tool in the future, and this new communication tool is likely to pose a great threat to QQ.

Boss Ma was able to run Tencent into one of the largest Internet companies in China, and his vision was beyond doubt, and he quickly replied to the email, agreeing with Zhang Xiaolong's idea, and asked him to lead Tencent Huadu R&D Department as the person in charge to start the project.

Then in late January of next year, the beta version came out.

From the beginning of preparation in October 2010, to the approval of the project in late November, and then to the test in late January 2011, the real research and development time was only two months.

Of course, the research and development of WeChat is a long-term project, and the development in just two months is only the initial version, and the subsequent versions will continue to be improved and updated.

Before Yanagishita Teru was reborn, the versions had already come out.

It's late June, and it's nearly four months before Zhang Xiaolong sends an email to Boss Ma.

......

Friday, June 25.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Xiaolong, who was at work, received a call from He Tianrong, the regional manager of Laoliu Seafood House.

As one of the most upscale restaurants in Huadu, Zhang Xiaolong has been socializing here, and he met He Tianrong, the regional manager, and exchanged phone calls.

Zhang Xiaolong answered the phone and said, "Hello, Manager He!"

He Tianrong and Zhang Xiaolong have dealt with each other several times, knowing that he doesn't like to be polite and polite, after greeting each other, he said straight to the point: "Mr. Zhang, our big boss wants to invite you to dinner at six o'clock in the afternoon, I don't know if your time is inconvenient?"

Zhang Xiaolong was very surprised when he heard this, and instead of answering, he asked: "Manager He, the big boss you are talking about, is it the president of the Liu Group?"

He Tianrong smiled: "It's Mr. Liu, I don't know if Mr. Zhang's time is inconvenient?"

Zhang Xiaolong hurriedly said: "Of course it's convenient, but I want to ask, why do you Mr. Liu invite me to dinner?"

He Tianrong said: "Mr. Zhang, I can't answer your question, I'm just responsible for passing on the word, as for why the big boss wants to invite Mr. Zhang to dinner, to be honest, I'm also very curious!"

"Understood, then I'll ask Mr. Liu in person in the afternoon!"

"Well, the address is the Lao Liu Seafood House you often come to, Emperor Bag!"

"Okay, please tell Mr. Liu for me, I will definitely go to the appointment on time!"

"OK, then I won't disturb Mr. Zhang, you go to work!"

"Well, goodbye!"

"Goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Xiaolong began to ponder in his heart the purpose of Mr. Liu inviting him to dinner.

If it was just an ordinary boss inviting him to dinner, then Zhang Xiaolong would definitely not take it to heart, after all, although he is not a boss, he is also a cattle man who became a multimillionaire in the nineties.

But Liu's Group, which is the sole hegemon of the domestic catering industry, although there is no way to estimate its accurate market value without listing, some institutions still give a valuation of nearly $20 billion.

You know, Tencent's current market value is only more than $40 billion, and Liu's Group has this valuation before it is listed, and once it is successfully listed, it is not surprising that the market value will exceed Tencent.

What's more, Mr. Liu holds 100% of Liu's Group, while Mr. Ma's shares in Tencent are already very small.

Therefore, in terms of personal wealth alone, Mr. Liu is definitely richer than Mr. Ma.

However, in terms of influence at home and abroad, Mr. Ma should be stronger than Mr. Liu, mainly because Mr. Liu is too low-key, if it weren't for the outbreak of natural disasters in Haiqing Province this year, Mr. Liu was exposed in front of the people of the whole country, and it is estimated that there are still many people who don't know Mr. Liu!

Such a billionaire wants to invite himself to dinner, Zhang Xiaolong naturally wants to think about the other party's purpose.

But after thinking about it, Zhang Xiaolong couldn't think of a reason, and it wasn't until he got off work that he drove to Laoliu Seafood House for an appointment with a stomach full of questions.

......

Six o'clock in the afternoon.

Lao Liu Seafood House Imperial Bag.

Liu Xiahui and Zhang Xiaolong sat opposite each other.

The table is filled with a variety of seafood and drinks.

After the three rounds of wine and five flavors, Zhang Xiaolong looked at Liu Xiahui and said: "Boss Liu, we have drunk and eaten wine and vegetables now, if you have anything to do with me, you should also tell me!"

Liu Xiahui smiled slightly and said, "Okay, then I'll tell Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Xiaolong put down the chopsticks in his hand and made a deferential appearance.

Liu Xiahui said: "Mr. Zhang, I know that you are a famous boss in the IT industry, you created excellent software like Foxmail at a young age, and after joining Tencent, you have turned QQ mailbox into a word-of-mouth hit, and your strength is obvious to all!"

Hearing Liu Xiahui's praise, Zhang Xiaolong waved his hand again and again, and said modestly: "Boss Liu, you are exalting me, and the achievements I have achieved are far from being qualified to be called a big man in the IT industry!"

Liu Xiahui said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, you don't have to be modest, I won't hide it from you, I came to Huadu this time, just for you!"

Zhang Xiaolong was stunned and said, "Specially for me?"

Liu Xiahui nodded and said, "Yes, I came specifically for you, and I came with full sincerity, I hope to recruit Mr. Zhang to work in our Liu's Group!"

Before coming, Zhang Xiaolong also thought about whether it would be the big boss of the Liu Group who wanted to recruit him, but as soon as this idea came out, he directly ignored it, thinking that the possibility was too low.

After all, Liu's Group is engaged in catering, which is really incompatible with his profession!

But who would have thought that the big boss Liu, who is probably already the richest man in the mainland, really came to recruit him, and he didn't come by to recruit him, but came to recruit him on purpose......

"Boss Liu, you're not kidding, are you?" asked Zhang Xiaolong in disbelief.

Yanagishita Hui smiled but did not answer.

Of course, Zhang Xiaolong understands what the other party means, and his practical ass knows that people with a net worth of hundreds of billions of dollars will be so idle that they will come to Huadu to joke with him?

The reason why he asked this was just to express his shock.

"But Boss Liu, your Liu Group is mainly engaged in catering, and it has nothing to do with my profession, right?"

Liu Xiahui said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, you don't have to worry about this, I came to recruit you, what I fancy is your strength in software research and development, and I will definitely give you a platform to display your talents, and I will definitely not bury you!"

Zhang Xiaolong asked in surprise: "Is the Liu Group also ready to set foot in the Internet?"

Liu Xiahui didn't talk much about this issue, but said bluntly: "Mr. Zhang, I am a person who is more cheerful in doing things, I don't like to procrastinate, and I don't like to play tricks like wanting to catch and indulge, I came here to recruit you with full sincerity this time." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Xia Hui felt a little thirsty, so he moistened his throat with fruit wine, and then continued: "I'll tell you about the treatment first, if you're interested, then we'll be teammates in the trenches from now on." If you're not interested, then let's make friends, what do you think?"

Speaking of which, Zhang Xiaolong could only nod, he also wanted to know what kind of treatment Boss Liu, who came to recruit him in person, could give him!

Seeing him nodding, Liu Xiahui said confidently: "Mr. Zhang, I don't know what kind of treatment Tencent will give you now, and I don't need to know, because the treatment I can give you will be more than ten times better than that given to you by Tencent!"

Speaking of this, Liu Xiahui paused slightly, and then said the most pretending words in a flat tone.

I only heard him say: "First of all, I will give you an annual salary of 10 million." Secondly, I will set up a new company and then give you a 1% stake. Perhaps, you will think that this 1% of the shares is too little, and that I, the boss, are too stingy, but I can sign a contract with you in advance, and if the 1% shares of the new company are worth less than 10 billion in ten years, I am personally responsible for making up for you!"

As soon as this remark came out, even Zhang Xiaolong, who became a multimillionaire in the nineties, was stunned.

Listening to the meaning of Boss Liu's words, ten years later, 1% of the shares of this new company will be worth more than 10 billion?

Wouldn't the total market value exceed one trillion?

it! it!

At this moment, Zhang Xiaolong didn't know how to express his feelings.

The market value has exceeded one trillion yuan in ten years, with an average annual growth of 100 billion, this is really too ambitious, even Zhang Xiaolong, who is accustomed to the myth of the Internet skyrocketing, feels incredible!

After all, this is a company that started from scratch, which is a completely different concept from a mature listed company like Tencent, which has been in business for more than ten years and has entered a period of rapid development.

This Boss Liu is really bold!

Zhang Xiaolong was really impressed by Boss Liu's courage, no matter whether Boss Liu could manage this new company to a trillion market value in ten years, anyway, with the contract signed in advance, Zhang Xiaolong's net worth in ten years would be at least 10 billion.

Such a generous boss is one of the few in the world, and he Zhang Xiaolong was lucky to meet one, so what is there to hesitate about?

Therefore, after coming back to his senses, Zhang Xiaolong said directly: "Boss Liu, please give me half a month, and I will handle all things in Tencent!"

Liu Xia Hui laughed, picked up the wine glass and said, "OK, I'll wait for you in Gui Province!"

Zhang Xiaolong also picked up his wine glass and touched it with the future big boss, and when he drank it all, he had only one thought in his heart: "You treat me as a countryman, and I should repay me as a countryman!"

......

After finishing the meeting with Zhang Xiaolong, Liu Xiahui inspected the industry in Huadu by the way, and then hurriedly returned to Gui Province.

The promise of a net worth of 10 billion yuan to Zhang Xiaolong in ten years was not an impulse of Liu Xiahui, but a deliberate one.

After all, before Liu Xiahui was reborn in his previous life, Zhang Xiaolong's net worth was as high as 11 billion, which was a rich return given to him by Tencent.

Since the previous generation could have such treatment in Tencent, Liu Xiahui naturally can't be too stingy, not to mention anything else, at least he must do no worse than Tencent.

Anyway, an IT boss of this level like Zhang Xiaolong should be given such treatment, Liu Xiahui believes that under his advanced guidance, Zhang Xiaolong, the "father of WeChat", will do better than in his previous life!