The sun finally submerged below the horizon, but the rain showed no sign of abating, but became heavier and heavier, and cold water droplets filled every corner of the city.

It was pouring rain outside, but the temporary office of Home Credit was still brightly lit.

Its leader, Xu Yan, was even thinner, wearing a shabby gray coat on his upper body, but his thin body was completely unable to support his clothes.

Chen Lin, who got off work, accompanied her boyfriend, she loved to see Xu Yan working hard, even if he had a beard that he didn't have time to shave, although his body didn't show much strength, she just liked it.

Qian Xiaodong, another founder of Home Credit, was also there, and several programmers worked overtime together.

A few years ago, Xu Yan decided to imitate Yahoo's website to build Home Credit's own portal, and several of them were working on this thing day and night.

Xu Yan didn't even go home during the New Year, he really didn't have the heart, 500,000 looks like a lot, but he can't stand the burning of Home Credit for half a year, so he must achieve results and continue financing.

Fortunately, the construction of the website has been basically successful after many days of tackling, in fact, it is some catalogs, and then put a few news, and the font is stiff, the layout is also very confusing, and the eyes of people who open the web page will be spent.

Forgive him, though, it's 1998, and even Yahoo's website isn't looking anywhere.

Qian Xiaodong, who was sitting next to him, opened an email as usual, and when he saw it, his face was immediately solemn, and he said to Xu Yan: "Xu Yan, come and take a look." ”

Xu Yan was looking at the newly completed web page, touching his chin and carefully scrutinizing the places that could be improved, and when he heard Qian Xiaodong's voice, he immediately passed.

"Look at this mailbox. Qian Xiaodong pointed to the computer's monitor.

"NetEase Mailbox?" Xu Yan had a good sense and immediately knew that this was a competitor.

"Is it free?"

This is one of the core competencies of Home Credit Mailbox: the mailbox is always free.

Qian Xiaodong said: "A friend sent it to me for free, and it can be seen that they also imitate hotmali to build their own system. ”

The same is true for Home Credit mailbox, that is to say, in this product, NetEase and them are highly overlapped, which is still a competitor, this is a mortal enemy.

Xu Yan's face was solemn, he was a little lucky at this moment, but fortunately he listened to the advice of investor Chen Zier, made Home Credit's own portal, and did not hang himself from the tree of the mailbox.

Now, judging from the information revealed by all parties in the circle, the portal is the main battlefield of the Internet next, and Home Credit is really lucky to have a piece of the pie.

But email is just as important to them, Xu Yan asked, "Who is doing NetEase?"

Qian Xiaodong looked at the email and said, "Ding Lei." ”

Xu Yan didn't have any impression, this was not a particularly famous celebrity.

It's just that he has a not very good feeling, NetEase's products are so similar to them, and they will definitely compete in the future, and he felt that after Chen Zier's reminder, they walked to the road of free mailboxes, but he didn't expect that within a few days, others also touched this doorway......

He rubbed his temples, these clues could not be ignored, and it was a headache to be straightened out.

Xu Yan said: "Let's do our own thing, do a good job of the email and website." ”

Qian Xiaodong nodded.

Xu Yan pondered and returned to his seat, and after not taking two steps, he suddenly turned his head and said, "I always feel that we are young investors, but we don't know less about the Internet than we do. ”

"Why? Didn't you say he didn't understand technology?" asked Qian Xiaodong.

Xu Yan said: "It's just a feeling, how to say, that is, he has a very clear view on some things on the Internet, or should be called a very definite point of view, you see the first time I went to say that I want to do a paid mailbox, he didn't want to listen to it directly, he only recognized the free mailbox model; and the portal, when the Internet companies are still looking for directions, he told me with certainty that the number of visits to news websites is the highest, and Home Credit should do it in this direction." ”

Qian Xiaodong said: "So what, maybe he has his own information channels and has data that we can't reach." ”

Xu Yan smiled and said: "Now there are so many people in the country who are engaged in the Internet, we don't know, so who knows the rest?"

Qian Xiaodong didn't bother to think about it, he only cared about technology.

Xu Yan touched his chin and meditated hard, "I just think he is too confident in many judgments on the Internet, the key is that the mailbox is free, and the portal makes him right." Is there really a genius in the world who can see through phenomena at a glance and obtain the essence?"

"No, I can't. Xu Yan made a decision in his heart, and he said, "Where's the phone?" I'll give him a call. ”

Xu Yan asked, "What are you doing?"

"Let him come to Home Credit and I think he will have a good opinion about how the mailbox and the portal will work in the future. ”

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Chen Zier sat in Shi Yangqing's car, watching the dripping rain dripping on the glass, and then falling very quickly, and there were still pedestrians running in the rain in a strange posture outside the window, looking for a place for themselves in this noisy city.

After listening to the two very 'pure' cold jokes, Shi Yangqing finally laughed, and at the same time probably knew why the cold jokes were cold......

Regardless, her mood improved.

She said that she wanted to eat Western food, Chen Zier said that eating meat at night would make her fat, Shi Yangqing was very confident and said that she would not.

Chen Zier really hasn't eaten much Western food, and he doesn't think steak or salad is delicious.

Shi Yangqing is very familiar with this Western restaurant, and he is more familiar with the various processes at the table, but Chen Zier is not very familiar with it, when the waiter asked him when to order, this thing said wittily: "It's the same as this young lady." ”

Unexpectedly, Shi Yangqing 'poofed' a smile, and then felt a little bad, and apologized to Chen Zier: "I'm sorry, I'm not laughing at you, it's just that your words also remind me of a joke, you said two tonight, I'll give you one back." ”

Chen Zier listened intently.

"This is true, I have a friend who also doesn't know how to order food when he enters a Western restaurant, and then he said what you just said, pointing to a gentleman in front of him, and saying, 'Have the same one with me and this gentleman', and emphasize that it should be 'double', but after more than ten minutes, the dish is still not served, and then he went to the waiter to ask, guess what the waiter said?"

Chen Zier said: "I don't know. ”

Shi Yangqing couldn't help laughing when he said this, "The waiter said: Aren't you the same as the gentleman before?" He waited for his wife here, and ordered a Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony" to relieve boredom, according to your request, our pianist has already played it for you twice!"

"Poof...... Haha" Chen Zier didn't hold back, and laughed as he ate.

Shi Yangqing was also completely happy, the gloom on her face was swept away, and she said, "The jokes I tell are not worse than yours, right?"

Chen Zier nodded in agreement, "Mine is too vulgar." ”

With such a reminder, Shi Yangqing remembered the meaning of 'helping you save some money' and said: "I really want to get to know you again." ”

Chen Zier's face was scornful, but fortunately, the mobile phone rang at this time.