Chapter 55: New Ideas
In the new week, the price of crude oil did not fall below $48, and Zhou Shi directly chased 500 lots. The two times totaled 1,000 lots, and the average transaction price was 48.3. In the evening, he used the remaining $1 million in the company's account to chase up 500 lots, with an average transaction price of 48.8. Then he handed over the account to Lu He.
After more than 30 days of fermentation, China's Got Talent finally created the first ratings in the same period and surpassed Kuaiben. All kinds of unheard-of miracles enrich everyone's imagination. For the first time in China, I felt that the original domestic variety show was so shocking. The opening of the voting channel of Tieba, the traffic support of Baidu, and the interaction between online and offline have formed a very good virtuous circle. However, Zhou Shi was even more shocked by Long Danni's level of control, although Zhou Shi gave an outline of nearly 100,000 words, but the selection of guests and hosts, as well as the optimization of many details, and even turning Zhou Shi's planning into reality, all rely on Long Danni and the director team.
Although there is no real-time data statistics, everyone knows that their market share has exceeded 45%, and Baidu has once again taken the initiative in the financing process. Even without Xiang Hailong, Baidu's advertising revenue continued to grow, and various investors were unwilling to wait, and almost every once in a while, Baidu's valuation was able to soar again, and they finally agreed to a valuation of $880 million, raising $88 million. It exceeded the scale of Alibaba's last financing. Baidu, which received financial support, let go of its pace and began large-scale talent recruitment. Browser development has also received a lot of support, as well as other technical talents such as intelligent algorithms. This time Zhou Shi has no other moves, technology is the most important thing in Baidu, it's time to cultivate internal strength. How to build a learning organization is Robin Lee's business, and Zhou Shi's technical ability is only to the level of familiarity. There isn't much to say in these tech gurus. As for the composition of the Baidu Research Institute, it is still necessary to put it aside, and Baidu, which is not listed, has a smaller international appeal.
Zhou Shi also has free time to care about his studies. A year of chaotic learning process made him realize his innocence, he could do anything, he was not good at anything, and he was destined to be difficult to integrate, and Zhou Shi felt that his progress was really limited after a year. It seems that we still have to specialize in one subject next year, but the choice of direction is a big problem. Can the world of the future not understand technology and lead the future all the time? Zhou Shi really doesn't know.
"What route do you say I want to take?technology or capital?" After the passion, in the sage time, Zhou Shi hugged Wang Xirui, thinking and asking questions.
"What route you want to take yourself. "Wang Xirui
"If I wanted to know, I wouldn't have asked you," Zhou Shi
"Which one do you think you're better at?"
"I have a better sense of finance now and learn faster. "In fact, there is a problem if you are not happy, Zhou Shi's accumulation of more than ten years in his previous life, if it is not better than the undergraduates here, it will be too wasteful.
"Then you choose finance and take the capital route!"
"But I think that in that case, I can't be at the forefront of changing the world, finance can only promote the development of science and technology, but technology can lead the development of the world. "Zhou Shi
"Then you will take the technological route" Wang
"But I'm not good at it, and I don't learn faster than others. "Zhou Shi
"There are many directions in science and technology, how many directions have you chosen to try?" Wang Xirui
"This~~~" Zhou Shi didn't have much of a concept
"What kind of research do you most want to do?"
"I'm interested in physics, biology and the internet," Zhou Shi
"Why?" said Wang Xirui
"Because physics can explore the truth of the universe, time, space, and the multi-dimensional universe are deeply attracted to me. Biology is the study of the human body itself, the combination of traditional Chinese medicine theory and modern technology, will there be new discoveries, what is the future evolution route of human beings?
"You think too, you think about that, let me make a suggestion, you always have to make a choice. When you do financial trading, don't you have to be good at making decisions? You should have made a decision earlier this time, and don't change it. We only have so much time to do research, so how can we waste so much time. ”
"There's no time to waste, we don't have time to waste!" Zhou Shi said these words repeatedly, as if he had thought of something.
Zhou Shi never grasped that hint of inspiration, and the day passed like this. In addition to learning or learning, Baidu's internal management improvement project has been steadily promoted. Zhou Shi learned a lot from it, management is a science, and management is an art. Zhou Shi also naturally remembered the mission, vision and values that Ma's father talked about in his previous life, as well as their relationship with the company system.
The company's system emphasizes mission, vision, and values. If you do a good job, the company's system can be much less, because everyone knows that this thing does not need to be talked about, and everyone will definitely not commit it. If the company's system can strengthen the mission, vision, and values. So based on these three things, let's consider the company's strategy. So the question is, what is Baidu's mission, vision and values? Zhou Shi submitted this understanding and question to everyone for discussion.
"Baidu's mission is to make it the most equal and convenient way for people to access information and find what they are looking for. Baidu's core values: simple and reliable. Robin Lee blurted out.
"How do we assess our values? If our corporate culture and values are posted on the wall, and we don't know how to evaluate them, then how can we find talents who are consistent with our values and eliminate those employees who are contrary to our values?" Zhou Shi asked
"What can you do?" Wang Zhanshen
"I don't have a specific idea, but I think the development of Security Guard and Baidu Input Method is very much in line with the company's values, simple and reliable. Our future products have always maintained this minimalist design style, so that users can learn to use it without thinking. And our ......" Zhou Shi was about to say something, but suddenly stopped
"What else, you say!" The CTO surnamed Liu said
"Can we link the KPI assessment of Baidu's advertising sales personnel to integrity, and the stock options of executives are also linked to integrity? For example, if a scam company is allowed to appear on Baidu for promotion, then the auditors and direct leaders who release the company will be responsible. Reduced bonuses and wage penalties. ”
"From an operational point of view, this is difficult to implement!" Ma Dongmei
"I don't think it's difficult, it's just whether it can or shouldn't! And we can go step by step, first we can cooperate with the industrial and commercial bureau to obtain enterprise information, and then cooperate with consumer protection organizations such as 315 and the court to share the directory of illegal and untrustworthy enterprises on both sides. We can also set up an online business evaluation mechanism, with the participation of netizens. If it is further derived, we can establish a domestic enterprise information system and carry out enterprise credit services. Or take it a step further and do corporate ratings like S&P and Moody's. Zhou Shi said, and his mind suddenly opened.