Ren Pingsheng saw that half of the purpose of his trip had been achieved, and Wang Xing had begun to keep up with his logic, so he was no longer polite and said straightforwardly:

"First of all, you cut the project of the domestic network. Doomed to fail to do big projects, continuing to invest time and money in them is actually a waste of opportunity cost. ”

Wang Xing didn't answer, just looked at Ren Pingsheng quietly and nodded slightly.

Ren Pingsheng continued:

"The social network you're going to do is already there. ”

Seeing Wang Xing's puzzled expression, Ren Pingsheng whispered two words:

"Rice no. ”

Although Wang Xing tried to control his emotions, his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Speaking of the name Fanfu, it is more niche than the already niche domestic network, which is one of the two projects that Wang Xing continued to start a business after leaving the school intranet, which was just launched in May 2007, and both the number of users and popularity are very low.

In Wang Xing's view, Ren Pingsheng was able to say this name, which shows that he has done a lot of research on himself.

But he didn't know that Ren Pingsheng had already seen the development process of Fan Wei thoroughly in his previous life.

Fanno was born out of Twitter, the ancestor of the 140-word microblog.

In July 2006, the advent of Twitter ushered in a new social network where users could instantly update short texts (no more than 140 words on Twitter) and post them publicly. Twitter came, but it didn't catch fire overnight, and even during this time period of Ren Ping's life, people haven't felt the charm of sending instant text messages, swiping Twitter, and "retweeting".

It wasn't until many major social events, such as the '08 U.S. presidential election, that Twitter became more and more effective, and people realized that Twitter was not only a form of "instant communication", but also a form of social media.

For Wang Xing, who has always paid attention to the international Internet community and has strong learning ability, he did not miss this product with social network genes. And in May 2007, the first Twitter-like product in China was launched, which is "Fan No".

"Rice no" takes the canon "Lian Po is old, still able to eat no", and uses the Chinese to meet the sentence "have not eaten" to indicate its daily social attributes.

At that time, the vast majority of Chinese did not know about "Twitter", and Twitter did not launch a Chinese version, otherwise the "Twitter mechanism" was completely copied, and even the 140-character tweet limit was original.

Of course, the experience for Chinese Internet users is also authentic.

Due to the adoption of the invitation system, the first batch of users who logged in to Fanno are high-level users who have overseas experience and experienced Twitter's functions, and the users they bring have laid the foundation for Fanfu's style and positioning, mainly educated urban intellectuals, such as programmers, lawyers, media people, and some Internet celebrities, hosts, actors, etc.

Overall, Fanfu's current audience is not wide, but the user level is very high, and the loyalty is also very high.

Wang Xing clasped his hands together, his eyes flashed, and he said slowly:

"I really like Twitter as a product, where I can freely express my thoughts and communicate with different people. The 140-word limit does not bring restraint to users, but refinement. Because of the limitation of the number of words, users are forced to refine their thoughts and let themselves express themselves in the most concise language, this way of communication, once used, will be addictive and can never stop. ”

With a look of fascination on his face, Wang Xing still said in a low voice:

"So I founded Fanno, I wanted to create a product similar to Twitter in the Chinese context, so that free ideas can spread in Chinese and make people more connected." ”

Ren Pingsheng nodded with an expression of approval, he could understand Wang Xing's pursuit on the road of entrepreneurship.

In the second wave of China's internet, Wang Xing is an outlier.

From the school intranet to the meal, he has achieved many successes in a row, but he has also suffered several setbacks in a row, and each time he is about to see the light of day and fall into darkness, but he has never changed his original intention about Internet entrepreneurship.

As he said, the school, the meal and the group are all using technology to reduce the cost of human connection, so that more people can enjoy the benefits of technological progress.

Compared with those realist entrepreneurs who attach importance to economic benefits and are eager to go public and cash out immediately, Wang Xing is a rare idealist.

So in the face of Ren Pingsheng's suggestion, Wang Xing replied like this.

"Fanno's temperament, as well as its product positioning, is not suitable for expanding to a wider group, and it is difficult for it to become a giant. Mr. Ren, you have to think twice. ”

This answer is indeed very in line with Wang Xing's character.

Other entrepreneurs are eager to ask investors for money with packaged PPT and water injection data, no matter what the final result of the product is, and then ask for the money first; but Wang Xing would rather not take Ren Pingsheng's money, but also frankly tell him about his understanding and shortcomings of his own products, and send a kind reminder to investors.

This is indeed a typical Wang Xing, an idealistic entrepreneur.

Of course, it is also because of this idealism that Wang Xing has a bad fate on the road to entrepreneurship.

The school's intranet was sold due to lack of funds, and Fan was banned for maintaining free comments, and it was not until 2010 when he founded Yituan.com that Wang Xing found a real entrepreneurial path that suited him.

But it doesn't matter, because Ren Pingsheng is here.

At this point in time, Ren Pingsheng will take the advantage of being reborn to solve the problem faced by whether to eat.

First of all, solve Wang Xing's psychological dilemma.

Ren Pingsheng asked:

"Do you think that Internet entrepreneurship needs idealism?"

Wang Xing lifted his glasses, and his face became solemn.

"I believe that the Internet is one of the greatest innovations of mankind after the Great Voyage, the Industrial Revolution and the Space Race. The Internet can break the barriers between people, between countries, between nations, and between civilizations, so that information can spread more quickly, ideas can be conveyed more freely, and things can be transferred more conveniently."

"The purpose of all this is to make human life better, and I think this is one of the definitions of idealism, and it is also the original intention of my business. ”

Although Ren Pingsheng could guess Wang Xing's thoughts, he was still moved by this answer, and he clapped his hands in agreement:

"Well, idealism is to spread good things to more people, and the Internet is to do this as a bridge. ”

Seeing Wang Xing's excited eyes, Ren Pingsheng changed his words and said:

"However, how do you think the idealistic way of starting a business should be defined?"

Ren Pingsheng's question obviously aroused Wang Xing's thinking, and he said carefully:

"Google has a corporate tenet called 'Do not be evil,' which means not to be evil, which I think is very good. ”

"I don't think we can do things that go against our principles for the sake of short-term gains. ”

Ren Pingsheng nodded, and he continued to ask rhetorically:

"Don't do evil, it's well said. But how do you tell that something is 'evil' and something is 'good'. ”

This question is obviously very difficult, Wang Xing also fell into thought, he said slowly, it seemed that it was difficult to explain clearly.

"For example, stealing, plagiarizing, slandering competitors, intimidating users, etc., for the sake of development, these should be similar to general morality"

Ren Pingsheng kept smiling and listening, and only after Wang Xing's words couldn't continue, did he ask:

"Do you think Steve Jobs was a hero, and Apple was not an idealistic company. ”

Wang Xing nodded seriously and said:

"Steve Jobs's dedication to technology and beauty, and his quest to create the perfect product, are examples of our idealistic entrepreneurs. Apple has always been innovation-oriented, they don't cater to the market, they only focus on making the best products, and of course, they are great idealistic companies. ”

Ren Pingsheng patted his knee lightly, and said slowly:

"Then you should know that the first Macintosh computer launched by Steve Jobs was a copy of The Xerox Alto in the Palo Alto Center of Xerox (XEROX), including the desktop system and mouse interface, which is a pixel-level imitation of The Xerox Alto. ”

Wang Xing was silent, and there was an extra layer of gloom in his eyes.

Ren Pingsheng continued:

Later, Apple's first removable laptop, the Macintosh Portable, was also a copy of Grid Systems' Grid Compass computer. ”

Wang Xing continued to be silent, but his gripping hands tightened.

"Although the products and means that Steve Jobs and Apple started are not very bright, and they are far from 'good', does this affect Jobs and Apple to continue to create better products?"

Ren Pingsheng asked and answered:

"Not really. ”

"Steve Jobs and Apple copied it, but the series of products they launched later changed the world, allowing more people to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress. Judging by the process, they are "doing evil", but judging by the result, they are "doing good." ”

"'Good' and 'evil' cannot be judged simply by the actions of one or two things. The world is diverse and complex, and if you are stubborn to the point that there is only one way to achieve the 'good', you may never achieve the 'good' you want. ”

Ren Pingsheng knew that he had basically achieved his goal, and he added a conclusion to this conversation.

"Idealism is good, but the path to idealism is realistic, and it requires a down-to-earth and overcoming obstacles to move forward. In the process, you must accept all the rules of the real world, you must learn to dance with demons, and you must know how to deal with imps. Only then will you succeed and your idealism will come into play. ”

Wang Xing finally let go of his clenched hands, and Ren Pingsheng had already seen the result in his eyes.

Ren Pingsheng took the initiative to stand up and shook the sweaty hand with satisfaction.

Wang Xing's face had also returned to normal, and he said in his usual calm tone:

"In the future, please give us more advice. ”

Ren Pingsheng patted the back of Wang Xing's hand and said sincerely:

"Let's work together, step on reality, and run wildly towards our ideals. ”

。 Sogou