Chapter Eighty-Eight: Soaring Popularity
"You wrote this banner?"
"No, it was written by my dad, I can't handle my handwriting, and I can't write big letters. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"No wonder, I just said that this word is old and strong, and I can't write it without decades of skill. β
Wang Xingguo, vice governor of Sanjiang Province, walked out of the conference center, looked up at the banner of the "First China Internet Conference" hanging between the two stone pillars, and after chatting with Du Qiu for a few words, he said: "Xiao Du, what you just said is very good, it is simple and thought-provoking, when will you have time? Go to the provincial party school to give a lecture and popularize the knowledge of the Internet and high technology to the young cadres of the province. β
Du Qiu was slightly stunned, he was a political novice, and he had always stayed away from the mysterious institution of the party school, and he didn't know how to respond, Chen Zhiyang, who was standing next to him, saw this and said: "Governor Wang, what a coincidence, our Sanjiang University just sent a letter of appointment to Du Qiu a few days ago, asking him to give an open lecture on the Internet next semester.
"Oh? That's okay, the teaching conditions of Sanjiang University are better than those of the party school, so I'll leave this matter to you." Wang Xingguo seemed to have a good relationship with Chen Zhiyang, and said: "Send me a copy of the class schedule when the time comes, and I will listen to it if I have time." β
Chen Zhiyang has been happy recently, first the valuation of Snapdragon has soared, so that his family property has skyrocketed, and then the official president of Sanjiang University accidentally fell while taking a bath, which made him a real collaborator of this Internet conference, which has expanded a lot of contacts, so he is in a good mood, and joked with a smile: "Sanjiang University has never confiscated old students over 50 years old, and if Governor Wang comes to attend the class, he has to prepare a generous gift as tuition." β
"There is no generous gift, at most you will be given two cigarettes. Wang Xingguo laughed, then shook hands with Hu Qiheng, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and said politely: "Dean Hu, professors, I am a big boss, and I don't know anything about computers, so I won't bother you to hold academic conferences. β
"Governor Wang is polite. β
Wang Xingguo is a high-ranking and powerful country, and there are many affairs, and he soon left with a few bureaucrats, as soon as he left, it means that the opening ceremony is officially over, and the next schedule is divided into two, non-computer professional netizens and media reporters go to Sanjiang University to participate in various party activities, and experts and professional media reporters go to Snapdragon headquarters to visit and hold an academic seminar.
"8 boss, can you take a group photo?"
"Come on, come on, everyone together, there are many people. β
"What about the brother who made a bet with Boss 8? Come and take a photo together to keep a souvenir, so as not to pay the bill after 5 years. β
Seeing this, Chen Zhiyang and Liu Yunlai beckoned the professors and reporters to leave first, and Du Qiu became a mascot, taking pictures with groups of netizens at the entrance of the conference center, almost unable to move an inch, until Bai Yuquan came over with a few interns to clear the siege, saying that there was only one last bus left, so that netizens could hurry up and get on the bus, so that they could get out.
"The buses of the experts and journalists have already departed?"
"Well, they're the first to go, and this should be almost to the company. β
"What about those people in Jinshan? Are they going to Sanjiang University to participate in activities or to visit the company?"
"They went to visit the company, and they were on that bus. Bai Yuquan was a little vigilant and said: "There are several employees in the office software department who have been poached from Jinshan, do you want to let Mr. Yang give them a vacation and avoid it?"
In the past, Snapdragon management was more casual, and the whole company would have a holiday when various activities were held, but after Yang Fan took office, the management began to be formalized, and August 18 was Friday, which was not a holiday, so only interns and employees related to the Internet conference attended the opening ceremony, and the rest of the people had to go to work honestly, and even executives like Qin Mu did not attend the opening ceremony, and naturally no one in the office software department dared to skip work.
"It doesn't matter, let them visit, our office software architecture is completely different from WPS, even if you see the code, you can't steal it, and besides, we plan to acquire Kingsoft now, there is no need to be a thief." β
"Then I'm a bit of a villain. β
The sun was very big on this day, the temperature exceeded 32 degrees Celsius, and it was very good to command hundreds of people to evacuate in an orderly manner, Bai Yuquan was busy sweating, so he took out a white handkerchief and wiped it lightly on his forehead, Du Qiu saw that he was wearing a white shirt and gray trousers, and a brand-new Longines mechanical watch on his wrist, and his clothing style was obviously suspected of imitating Yang Fan, so he couldn't help but laugh.
Yang Fan has been in office for almost a week, and in this week, he has only done two things, one is to communicate face-to-face with every regular employee, and carefully explain the upcoming KPI performance appraisal system, so that they can clearly understand why they do this, how to do it, and what are the benefits of doing it.
Another thing is that there are many netizens and reporters who come to visit the company during the Internet conference, and it is mandatory to regulate the demeanor of all employees, such as non-R&D personnel to wear shirts and trousers when they go to work, not allowed to have long hair, no beard, no nails, R&D personnel can wear clothes at will, but they must take a bath and wash their hair every day, long hair and beard can be kept, but they must be trimmed neatly and so on.
In the eyes of those who care, these two things Yang Fan did are exactly the same as the historical allusions of Sun Wu training palace maids for King Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Fortunately, most of the employees of Snapdragon are fledgling students, relatively honest, Yang Fan's resume, ability and personal charm are very good, enough to convince the public, so there is no long-eyed thorn and he does it, it only took a few days to make the company's atmosphere new, those who used to be lazy and sloppy have become human, and those employees who have paid attention to the appearance of the instrument have begun to pursue Yang Fan's luxury style of returnee elite white-collar workers, and have become more and more exquisite.
"Brother Quan, what do the employees think of Yang Fan now?"
"Opinions vary, but overall positive. β
"No one thinks he's too harsh?"
Of course there is, but Mr. Yang put the rules and regulations of performance appraisal on the table, clarified the relationship between rights and responsibilities, so that employees have less excuses for arguing, and have a clear goal of struggle, knowing what to do for promotion and salary increase, and improving work efficiency and enthusiasm a lot. β
"It's good to do it like this, but it's too utilitarian and impersonal, you usually dress up red-faced, help him ease the atmosphere, and don't make the company too rigid. β
"I will. β
At the beginning of joining Snapdragon, Bai Yuquan still had some ambition to be a programmer, but his previous computer knowledge was self-taught, his foundation was very poor, and he couldn't keep up with the rhythm, so he gave up after a while, and transformed into a management work, using family relationships and the advantages of being a secretary in the city to help sort out the local political and business relations in Yunchengγ
This person has a gentle personality, does things safely, has excellent popularity but does not have much ambition, can be called the perfect social lubricant, after Yang Fan kicked Jiang Danfeng away, he chose him as the administrative manager as his deputy, and it is estimated that there are also considerations in this regard.
The parking lot was on the right side of the convention center, and when Du Qiu walked around the corner, a two-door two-seater sports car happened to drive out of it, and the speed was not fast, but it startled him, because the red body and smooth shape looked very similar to a Ferrari.
No way!
Someone in Cloud City actually bought a Ferrari before me?
The sports car stopped in the middle of the road, and after rolling down the window, Lu Zijian's swarthy face was revealed, and he asked loudly with a smug smile: "Du Qiu, is my car beautiful?"
Du Qiu's messy car knowledge in his memory was no less than that of computers, and then he recognized that the car was not a Ferrari, but a classic cheap sports car MR2 produced by Toyota, and the little stutterer stole Chen Haonan's car in the first episode of "Crazy Boy" is this, so he said with a smile: "Good vision, when did you buy it?"
"I bought it a few days ago, Pujiang doesn't have a GTR, so I had to buy this, an original imported American car. Lu Zijian patted the car door and said provocatively: "When will we go on the highway to compare and see if your car is faster or my car is faster." β
"Forget it, my GTR is a Japanese-gauge right-hand drive car, it's okay to be covered by someone in the city, and you will definitely be caught by the traffic police on the highway. β
"It's not a GTR, it's your 1.5 million BMW M5. β
"That's fine, I'll make an appointment with you when I'm free someday. Du Qiu saw that Tan Jingyun was also sitting in the car, so he raised his hand to say hello and asked, "Teacher Tan, have you got the tickets for the evening concert?"
"I got it, Chunhua gave me 10 photos, thank you Du Qiu, I invited the Pujiang Symphony Orchestra to perform in Cloud City, which fulfilled the dream of my mother and grandmother. β
According to Gao Mingda's inquiry, Tan Jingyun's grandmother is the eldest daughter of a famous family in Pujiang, in 1949, many clansmen went to Hong Kong and Taiwan, and after the reform and opening up, they used these relationships to do foreign trade business and earned at least tens of millions of assets, but they are usually very low-key and inconspicuous, so few people know.
At this time, Bai Yuquan's assistant He Xiaomei came over with the eldest brother and said to Du Qiu: "Mr. Du, Manager He urged you to hurry back to the company, those experts can't wait." β
Bai Yuquan raised his hand and looked at his watch, and said with some surprise: "They set off 15 minutes ago, and they should have just arrived at the company now, why are they in such a hurry?"
He Xiaomei used to be Jiang Danfeng's local assistant, and she had frequent contact with Du Qiu, and her relationship was relatively close, with a proud smile on her face, she said: "Manager He said that those experts were particularly interested in an algorithm researched by Mr. Du, but they couldn't understand it, so they were anxious. β
"Damn! Du Qiu, you are so awesome, you can actually come up with a technology that even the experts of the Chinese Academy of Sciences can't understand. Lu Zijian gave a thumbs up and praised: "Lao Tzu is so big that no one will accept it, so I will obey you!"
"Zijian, speak well and be elegant. β
Du Qiu smiled slightly, waved goodbye to Lu Zijian and his wife, and prepared to return to the company to earn another wave of prestige, and use the opportunity of this Internet conference to build Snapdragon into a high-tech enterprise with great strength in both wealth and academics, and attract talents from all walks of life to come and join.