"Alright, that's it, Steve just wants to meet you, too. And I don't have to worry about the reception in the evening, Steve says he'll book the restaurant, and you know, he's a little different when it comes to eating. ”

Larry Ellison called, and Jobs immediately agreed.

Zheng Yan had long known that Steve Jobs, a technology guru, was a staunch vegetarian, but Liu Wei was a little puzzled, "What do you mean? He won't arrange for us to eat anything weird, right?"

"Don't worry, it's not that serious. Steve Jobs and his wife are both vegetarians, so the restaurants he chooses are generally vegetarian, and I've tried them, and they taste good. ”

After listening to Zheng Yan's explanation, Liu Wei breathed a sigh of relief. As a standard northerner, although he said that meat and vegetables are not taboo, but for delicacies such as snakes, insects, rats and ants, he is also respectful, needless to say, I feel disgusting when I think about it.

"By the way, Larry, what's going on with Elite Tech? Anyway, it's still a few hours before the evening, you can tell us about the company, and if there's any problem, we'll help you come up with ideas. ”

Yahoo's affair was originally an unexpected joy, and elite technology was the purpose of Zheng Yan's trip. Although Larry Ellison's ability is fine, after all, Oracle operates database software, which is very different from instant messaging software, and Zheng Yan is somewhat uneasy.

"Although I knew you would ask, I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry, I was going to take you to see my sailing team. Larry Ellison said helplessly.

Zheng Yan realized that Larry Ellison's dress today was a little different from the past. Larry Ellison was almost always in a suit and leather at all times and on any occasion, but today he is wearing a tracksuit.

"Forget it, Larry, you know, I'm not interested in any of this stuff. Of course, if you still have something to do over there, we can talk about it another day, and I'll be in San Francisco for a while anyway, and it's not bad for a while. ”

Thinking about the experience of watching a sailing race with Larry Ellison, Zheng Yan still has a feeling of irony.

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At the beginning, Larry Ellison wanted to introduce what he liked to Zheng Yan, but Zheng Yan only wanted to save face, so he patiently watched the game. Now that the two are not talking about everything, they have become real friends, so they naturally don't need these false politeness.

Hearing Zheng Yan's words, Larry Ellison was very moved, after all, sailing is his favorite sport, and he has put a lot of effort into the newly established team, but he feels that it is not appropriate, and said in frustration: "Forget it, leave your friends aside, this is not my style." ”

"At present, the situation of elite technology is not bad, because with Oracle's customer base, the promotion is very smooth. There are currently more than 200,000 people registered, and most of them are regular users, and there are very few people who sign up out of pure curiosity. ”

"Of course, there were some problems in the process of promotion. Because only English and Chinese input is currently supported, the promotion in some countries and regions is not all smooth sailing, and as far as the current situation is concerned, if you want to make a qualitative leap in the number of users, you must make some improvements in language input. ”

"In addition, although the funds we raised at the beginning were not small, it will be difficult to maintain in the long run because the IM software is completely free to use and we need to maintain it. For the sake of the long term, I think it's time to think about the monetization model of this software. ”

For the improvement of the input method, Zheng Yan has already made arrangements. It's just that Zheng Yan didn't expect that such an instant messaging software, when it is completely free to use, has only 200,000 users, and looking at Larry Ellison's expression, he seems to be very satisfied with it.

The reason why Zheng Yan chose to list IM in the United States is because the computer penetration rate in the United States is relatively high. According to the data compiled by all parties, the United States currently has more than 150 million computers, 150 million versus 200,000, not to mention the disappointment in Zheng Yan's heart.

"Larry, do you think 200,000 users is a lot? In my opinion, even 2 million is not enough to meet my expectations. ”

When Zheng Yan said this, he seemed to be expressing his own opinion, but he was actually expressing his dissatisfaction, and he was silky

Didn't save face for Larry Ellison. This made Larry Ellison stunned for a while, and Liu Wei was also surprised.

Because Zheng Yan knows that if he doesn't quickly correct Larry Ellison's idea, once Microsoft's MSN goes public, Elite Technology will lose the opportunity to seize the market. Although Zheng Yan is not afraid of Microsoft, he also does not want to collide with it head-on.

No matter what Larry Ellison and Liu Wei think, since they have already said it, Zheng Yan has no intention of stopping, "Larry, don't just treat IM as a communication tool, and don't underestimate the potential of elite technology, if you think so, then it's better to change someone else to run it..."

"Zheng Yan, are you saying something too much? After all, the time when our company was established is still short, if it weren't for Larry's Oracle help, not to mention 200,000, I'm afraid there may not be 20,000 users. ”

If you just express your dissatisfaction at the beginning, then you will directly ask the guilty and force the palace, even Liu Wei couldn't stand it, and directly interrupted Zheng Yan.

"Third brother, you wait for me to finish speaking. And Larry, I didn't mean to target you, I didn't doubt your abilities, I just felt that you needed to change your mind. You know, we won't have a lot of time left. ”

"At the beginning, I just briefly talked about the situation of this software, coupled with the cooperation with Oracle, which may have caused you to have some misunderstandings, thinking that I have positioned this software as an auxiliary enterprise, and in this regard, I also need to review. ”

"In my plan, I define IM as a social software, so that it can become a platform for communication between people, a link of contact, and let all users regard IM as an indispensable part of life, which is my purpose. ”

"The conditions are not very mature yet, but my R&D team has already started to develop some features. In the future, all IM users can use IM to record their lives, write their own feelings in IM, and upload their own photos. ”

"All in all, in a word, you can express everything you want in your IM account, and you can choose to open it to others or choose to hide it. ”