The technology circles of China, Japan and South Korea are somewhat like the old enemies of science and technology in the Western Hemisphere, and they all have the characteristics of being easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Google is invincible but unable to win the Korean search market, naver search is South Korea's 'Baidu', Baidu has also entered Japan, if you remember this news, but unfortunately the army was defeated and retreated, Wen Xiaoguang is now, Yahoo has found a sense of existence here. Line also tried to enter China, but it was also unable to do so.

The three countries in the science and technology circle are really happening, and in a certain field, there are always local companies that stick to it.

However, Line is also a small accident, the social network controls the privacy of the people, but the Japanese have accepted the Korean company Line, and the reason for this is that localization is good.

The company went public in 2016 and has a market capitalization of $9 billion, but the company's more than 600 employees are all Japanese. In fact, it is also exciting for the Japanese tech community, because the nation likes to start from scratch in large companies, resulting in a lack of innovation. These more than 600 Japanese seem to have given this statement a resounding slap in the face.

Looking back at Wen Xiaoguang's ambitions, if you want to turn your ideas into reality, the overseas version of WeChat shouldn't even be called WeChat, which made people feel resistant from the start.

Line is a good name, and so is this company.

And try to use locals, social software everywhere reveals the national culture, although it is said to be in the same Confucian cultural circle, but there are still many differences.

For example, the strategy of red envelopes is difficult to promote abroad.

Behind it is the culture.

The regenerate also respect objective laws.

It's just one thing for Wen Xiaoguang to think about this, and it's another thing to really talk about it in the ears of team members.

Does WeChat want to go to sea?

Li Wenbo always frowned, "I completely agree with the direction of internationalization, but we are still facing a big challenge in the domestic market, and we will go to Japan ...... at this time."

The difficulty of cross-border operation is far more difficult than you think, and if you don't know an environment, the decision-making level is very troublesome. It's not that you just put your own software in the app market, and you have to deal with a lot of things every day after that, and if it's in an unfamiliar environment, how do you do it?

"Although everyone thinks that the challenge of WeChat is still very big, we have just analyzed that the domestic problem is not big," Wen Xiaoguang took out a report given by Lu Qin, "From the investment company, the mobile IM software in the Japanese market is still almost blank, and the country's innovation is insufficient, and there is room for WeChat." ”

"How to land?" Lin Ruosheng asked.

"I've already started to do it, WeTuo will first register WeChat Japan, dig up Japanese, hire Japanese technical staff to develop software similar to WeChat, if you can give some technical support in China to speed up, and at the same time managers also hire local people, I am preparing for this. ”

The trust problem is okay, now the enterprise management depends on the system, not to cry and express his heartfelt to Wen Xiaoguang, in fact, the enterprise leaders always ask employees to express their sincerity is hooliganism.

We are in an employment relationship, not a master-servant relationship.

It's all for the sake of food, enough money, and work as much as possible to make him work comfortably, which is enough, just buy someone for eight hours, and you can't expect people to dedicate all their body and mind.

Li Yidan is more optimistic: "I think we can try, even if we fail, it doesn't matter, according to Mr. Wen's strategy, it won't have a fatal impact on us, but this is an opportunity, once it succeeds, the potential will be great." ”

Wen Xiaoguang knew that everyone was beating drums in their hearts.

"Actually, I've invested in WhatsApp in advance, and it's growing faster globally, and I think it's a strong step to win the Japanese market at this time," he said. On the other hand, we have such conditions, but we are still huddled in the country, is it a bit unproductive?"

It's unproductive, and the WeChat of the original time and space makes people feel that it is not very powerful, and the Indian market spent 200 million US dollars, but Mao didn't get it.

Everyone also knows whatsapp, Chen Bei's departure is for this.

Li Wenbo's fingers kept rubbing, he seemed to have underestimated the boss's ambitions, and he actually started the layout early, right...... He didn't even decide at the time that he would be where he is today, and it seemed to be an adjustment as the situation changed.

No matter what, Li Wenbo's brows also jumped sharply, and he had already thought of the huge idea that was not said in his words.

It's scary.

But isn't there some obsession that is too deep, at least we have to wait until the domestic market is stable, right?

"I still think it's a bit radical, the current situation is not easy to come by, you also said that we must be stable, what kind of stability is this?"

"I'm confident. Wen Xiaoguang said, "The gap in the IM market has left us with opportunities, and the two-dimensional and animation culture there has penetrated into all aspects of life, and the creativity of the emoji mall is easier to succeed." ”

Line is so popular, but it's a pity that he can't say it.

Wen Xiaoguang said: "I know that internationalization is difficult, although sometimes I make decisions arbitrarily, and I can do it this time, but if we don't work together to do such a difficult thing, there is basically no hope, so I hope everyone can support me as much as possible." ”

Li Wenbo asked a very practical question: "We have no foundation over there, how do we start?"

He always focuses on the operational level.

"Our investor, IDG Capital, will provide resources in this area, but in China we can only rely on ourselves, I am just discussing with you today, I think everyone here, including me, should cultivate their own international outlook. ”

It's very uncomfortable.

Eating the domestic market can already be very large, living an elite life comfortably, and now going to sea is thankless, in fact, everyone will rebel.

"As you may already know, I found a person who has experience in multinational companies, not only CFO, but will actually carry out a re-organization of Weituo from the system and values, I am not denying everyone's work, but this is a necessary adjustment. In addition, I spend a lot of money on the services of consulting companies to update my head, including myself. ”

There is a huge difference between domestic and foreign, and this is an objective reality. Huawei, which has done well in internationalization, has spent countless real money to buy other people's 'training' services.

You haven't been to a foreign country and you want to sit in China and make other people's money, which is definitely not okay.

But adjustment is often difficult, and it is even more painful for those who are in the process of adjustment.

For the first time, Li Wenbo was a little opposed to Wen Xiaoguang's strategy, and Fu Youxuan also felt some unpleasant factors, Lin Ruosheng was okay, he would still be in charge of domestic affairs, and foreign countries would not ask him to take care of it.

Li Yidan is supportive, she returned from abroad, she is neither strange nor afraid of going international, and even a little excited.

In the entrepreneurial process of a company, disagreements between the founding teams are inevitable.

Such seeds have already begun to emerge in Weituo.

Wen Xiaoguang is mentally prepared, Ma Yun has expelled eighteen Arhats, Ma Huateng's Tengxun Five Tigers will include him, and there are only two left, and even Zhang Zhidong, who is a classmate, has also stepped down and returned to the field.

Why can he, Wen Xiaoguang, lead the initial team to bring out an Internet giant in a burst of laughter?

It's not, it's his reality. Quarrels, disagreements, and opinions are all happening.

The first discussion did not lead to the results that Wen Xiaoguang wanted.

Li Wenbo was silent, not saying words of absolute support, he needed to rethink and talk to Wen Xiaoguang again.

Fu Youxuan stayed after the meeting was disbanded, and she seemed to feel something.

The turbulent years of rebirth

The turbulent years of rebirth