Chapter 7: The Old Deal

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Back in his car, he carefully read Google's evaluation report, and after thinking for a while, he took out his mobile phone, found Mata Lincoln's phone and dialed it.

"Hey, Bruce!"

"It's been more than a week, have you finished my business?"

They all grew up wearing open crotch pants from a young age, and Guo Shouyun naturally didn't need to be too polite in his words.

"You said about the offshore company? This little thing has already been done. However, I heard that kid Martin say that you haven't bothered you since you've been with your girlfriend for the past week!"

Martin Alexander, as Guo Shouyun's best friend, is naturally familiar with Mata Lincoln, who often comes to Guo Shouyun's door.

However, the fact that the two of them could fall in love was also quite surprising to Guo Shouyun. Mata Lincoln is stubborn and arrogant, and unless you're better than him, don't think he's pretending to you. Martin Alexander, on the other hand, is cowardly by nature, not good at words, and does not have much brilliance except for his smart mind and talent in computers, which is difficult for ordinary people to achieve. One is dead 'tsundere' and the other is dead 'fat house', they can get along, it's really an outlier.

"It's good to finish it, I'll put the information to you first, and I'll pick it up when I'm free!"

"Okay... Hey, yes. Catherine defended her dissertation. She'll be back next week. When the time comes, everyone will get together together. ”

"Yes. I'm going to be busy during this time, though. So, remember to call me when the time comes!"

"Got it! I'll hang up if it's okay. ”

"Hmm!"

After hanging up the phone, Guo Shouyun stepped on the accelerator, and the yellow Chevrolet sedan soon joined the traffic and disappeared among the rows of cities.

He didn't go back to school, and there was no need to do so. I have already received all the degrees I should get, and there is no problem with graduating a year early. The most important thing is that time does not allow him to go back to school.

“Boss！”

"Boss!"

After Guo Shouyun stepped into LinkedIn's office, in the empty office area, employees who came and went greeted Guo Shouyun respectfully.

Nodding all the way, I found Martin, who was upgrading the LinkedIn website with the newly formed development technicians, and Tim George, an MBA graduate of Stanford Graduate School of Business, who had just recruited the chief operating officer this week, into the small conference room separated by tempered glass.

"Now the company is creating, and there are only three of us at the top level. So let's discuss the focus of the next stage of the company's development. … Tim, although you haven't been in the company for long, I still want to hear your opinion. ”

Looking at Guo Shouyun's young, energetic and confident face, Tim George understood that the next answer was to test himself. Combined with my understanding of LinkedIn in the past few days, as well as my own work experience and knowledge reserves, after thinking for a while.

"Mr. President...!"

"Just call me Bruce, we're both colleagues and friends. When no other employees are around, feel free!" Guo Shouyun interrupted.

After seeing more about the internal mechanisms of major Internet companies in later generations, Guo Shouyun also understands that for high-tech companies, the imagination of employees is 100 times more important than the rigid system of superiors and subordinates.

Tim George breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he is only twenty-six or seventeen years old, and he does not have too much work experience. Therefore, Guo Shouyun's casualness still reduced a lot of pressure on him.

"We at LinkedIn are Internet companies that focus on professional networking. Therefore, for us, the core competitiveness is to be able to meet the final needs of users in both 'social' and 'professional demand'. Socializing is nothing more than the interaction between people. Currently, we have forums on LinkedIn, which provide a platform for people to communicate. But social networking is not only about having a platform, but also about relatives from near and far, which is the so-called 'social circle'. But LinkedIn currently doesn't have a program that can provide users with different social circles. ”

After a pause, noticing that Guo Shouyun and Martin Alexander were listening carefully, Tim George became more confident.

"There are also career appeals, users register on LinkedIn, and even pay, there must be something to gain." Forums alone are not enough, we must also provide some cutting-edge information on the development of various industries, as well as high-quality review articles, as well as comments from celebrities to attract users. In addition, I thought we could develop a program that would allow users to showcase their talents and attract the attention of the company's HR. Realize your own home ownership demands. ”

"Finally, I feel that we can provide some high-quality online professional courses to meet the needs of LinkedIn members to improve their professionalism and skills. Of course, the current broadband doesn't allow it, but we can plan ahead. ”

Guo Shouyun glanced at the young chief administrative officer in front of him in surprise. The reason why he was recruited at the beginning was just to let him manage the company's daily affairs, and Guo Shouyun was naturally responsible for the company's strategic development direction. I never thought that in today's conversation, Tim George actually gave him some unexpected surprises.

In particular, the idea of 'online courses' is undoubtedly a very advanced idea in today's era when there are no video websites and slow broadband speeds.

"Bang Bang...!"

Guo Shouyun took the initiative to applaud.

"Tim, it seems that choosing you as the company's CAO is the most correct decision I have made!"

"Thank you, Boss!"

In the face of the compliment, Tim George remained calm. This undoubtedly made him get more affirmation in Guo Shouyun's heart.

"Martin, I heard you! The development of the program for 'Contacts Upload and Group Division' and 'Personal and Company Pages' is going to be accelerated!"

"Bruce, by Christmas at the latest, the development department will be able to complete the development of both programs!" Martin confidently said.

"It seems that these bosses I mentioned have already thought of it!"

Tim George said seriously.

Guo Shouyun smiled, "Tim, Martin is going to lead the development department." You'll be in charge of the editorial, logistical, finance, and marketing departments. ”

"Yes!"

"When it comes to choosing a financial director, you have to be cautious. ”

Forget about the rest, the CFO is a position that requires experience. After all, U.S. tax law is too complicated. Without an experienced financial director, LinkedIn suffers from taxes.

Of course, Tim George understood, and he nodded seriously because of his serious nature.

"Also, get me a secretary. ”

"Do you have any specific requirements for the boss?"

"There must be real talent and real learning, and everything else is free!"

"Got it!"

Guo Shouyun's calm, but slightly majestic gaze quickly swept over the two.

"Two, from today onwards, LinkedIn is officially established. It's April 15th, 8 months before Christmas, and I hope that by the time Christmas arrives this year, our LinkedIn users will exceed 6 million!"

"Yes, Boss!"

The two said in unison.

Guo Shouyun nodded with satisfaction, "Then I'll get here first this time, and you all go and get busy!"

After the two left, Guo Shouyun sat quietly in the conference room for a while, and after straightening out the arrangements for the past few days, he walked out of the conference room. Went to his office and opened the HP laptop on his desk.

He didn't get used to Apple in his two lives combined, so HP with Windows 2000 and Office became the best choice.

Looking at the old antiques on the table, Guo Shouyun smashed his lips.

"It's a pity that Microsoft's peak is over, otherwise it would have been profitable to invest in its stock. ”

On December 30, 1999, after setting a record for the highest market capitalization of a public company in human history of $661.6 billion, Microsoft was investigated by the U.S. Congress for antitrust control, and its stock price fell as a result. The Nasdaq crisis, as well as the mistakes in the Vista operating system, kept Microsoft's stock price from its peak in '99 until the advent of the stunning Windows 7 in '09.

However, it is also admirable that Microsoft can still be at the top of the list after missing the tide of the Internet and mobile Internet, second only to Apple and Google in terms of the total market value of global technology companies.

After discarding unnecessary distractions, Guo Shouyun opened 'My Documents' and more than a dozen folders popped up on the page. With the exception of a handful of system files, as well as work files, there are three folders that attract the most attention.

One is labeled 'Pirates of the Caribbean', one is labeled 'Fifty Shades of Grey', and the last is 'Island Bookstore'.

After accepting the reality of rebirth, when Guo Shouyun thought about how to accumulate his first pot of gold, the first thing he thought of was to write a novel.

This is what he is best at and what he is most sure of. And speaking of which, I have to mention Guo Shouyun's previous life.

He has been partial to history and language since he was a child, although he was not admitted to one book because of his partial subject, but he also studied in the literature department of a provincial key university. After four years of college, I joined the newspaper as an intern editor. It's a pity that at that time, newspapers had been hit by Internet media and lost the market. After not getting his salary for several months, Guo Shouyun had to resign in order to fill his stomach.

Later, after working as a clerk in several companies for two years, he jumped to NetEase and worked as a editor in the financial sector. Because he also likes online novels like most dick silk youths, he also joined the ranks of online writers in 12 years after seeing Sanshao, potatoes, tomatoes, and skeleton elves expose tens of millions of royalty income on the "Everyday Upward" program.