Chapter 82: The First Lesson
"Hey, dude, are you good at exams too? I had a Chinese classmate in high school who was really a bunker, and he got A's in every subject. A guy in the audience shouted at him.
"I'm afraid I'm going to drag my feet, my highest hope is to get a B." Chen Bo spread out his hands and shrugged his shoulders, seeing that there was still an empty seat beside him, he walked straight over and sat down, waiting for the upcoming class.
"You can call me Julio," the dude has black hair, brown skin, and slightly thicker lips, a bit like an Indian descendant. "Your English pronunciation has a distinctly West Coast flavor, have you ever lived in San Francisco?"
"How do you know?" Chen Bo was surprised, I can still distinguish between British and American, but I can't help this American accent and branches.
"I'm an expert in Peruvian languages, so we're distant relatives." Julio said with a wink.
"Distant relatives?" Chen Bo was even more puzzled, and he was directly confused, how could he still bring a distant relative in South America.
"Of course, I have Mayan and Chinese ancestry."
"Huh? Wasn't the Maya in North and Central America? I don't read much, don't lie to me. β
"That's not important, I still speak a little bit of Chinese."
"Tell me."
βchifaβ¦β¦β
"What's that?"
"Chifa! You don't understand? You must be a fake Chinese! Julio immediately slammed it back.
"What the hell," Chen Bo frowned and thought for a long time, before he finally collected this familiar word, and asked hesitantly, "Is it the meaning of eating?" β
"No, it's Chinese food."
Burst...... I squirted a mouthful of old blood until you doubt life, believe it or not? Chen Bo almost had the urge to hit him, this guy has thick lips is not unreasonable, and he speaks quickly, he can't keep up with the rhythm, and he is a broken mouth, no wonder no one wants to sit with him.
Fortunately, at this time, a middle-aged man pushed the door in with a book in his hand, and said good morning casually, and everyone echoed morning sir, and it was over. There is no need to stand up and answer two sentences to show a sense of ceremony, which is slightly different from the heavy religion culture of East Asia.
"What is this lesson?" Chen Bo stabbed Julio beside him and whispered.
"Professor Mathieu of Business Management" Julio said with his head bowed, as if he was afraid of this, hadn't he been deducted credits?
Mathieu glanced at the podium and stayed on Chen Bo's body for a few seconds, as if he had noticed the new transfer student, but he didn't do anything. Just plug in the USB flash drive in the computer on the lectern and turn on the projector.
"Today is the first class of our new semester, let's talk about the Internet that you are familiar with and like, for which I prepared a topic on the Internet economy in the summer, and went to Yahoo, AOL, Google and other companies to do research."
Mathieu stood on the stage, slow and methodical, clear words, and also very scholarly, except for not mentioning ant search, Chen Bo's first impression of him was still good, and he liked this topic very much, you can see what these users say.
"In the last semester, we discussed the madness of the Internet and the capital economy, so let's discuss the future of Internet search again today, I believe you have all received my email, I don't know how to prepare?"
Damn, fortunately, this topic can be accepted, if you change to another major, isn't this a stumbling block for yourself, no one has told him to prepare in advance.
"Let's start with the background." Mathieu opened the PPT file, and the clear chart on it listed Google, Yahoo, AOL, Ant and Ask several search engines, and the acquisition status within half a year, market share, investment amount and Internet products were all included, which can be seen to be very careful in sorting out the information.
This kind of teaching method that keeps pace with the times and closely follows the pulse of the times is really much more interesting than the domestic textbook, and it is always written into the textbook after all the popularity is popular, and the daylily is cold. Just like the computer has been working since the 80s, the domestic 90s only began to teach, and the rise of Yahoo in 95, the 21st century universities have gradually become popular, completely following the rhythm of others.
"Search has gradually become an important part of the Internet, which can allow us to find the direction and goal in the vast sea of the Internet faster, and our lives are gradually inseparable from search engines. Now we will divide into 5 groups, free to form teams, each group will represent a company to discuss the future development, and then start a debate, the result of which will determine your undergraduate credits. β
Interestingly, isn't this a simulation of the company's operating strategy, of course, he has to stand firmly for himself, so he sits in the area designated by Mathieu to search for ants, followed by Julio.
"You also support ant search?"
"Uh, ah. Be...... I don't know much about the Internet, so I followed you when I saw you coming. β
Damn, are you here to rub the credits, Chen Bo was unhappy for a while, but what was even more unhappy was behind him, except for him and Julio, no one chose ant search. Even Asian-American students have sided with other companies, and even an independent search engine like ask has three supporters, which is not embarrassing.
"Alright, grouping. Give you 10 minutes to discuss future developments based on the known background, and if your debate is good enough, then the other panelists may become your supporters, and the group with the most supporters wins. β
I'll go, if Julio is bewitched, I will abandon him, then I will become a bare-bones commander!
Watching the other groups discuss lively, and took out a pen and paper to write and draw, and Julio stared at him with a confused look of confusion, he didn't know how this kid got into Wharton, was it the back door?
"How? There is no confidence. Seeing that they were alone, without even making a move, Mathieu asked with concern.
"No problem." Chen Bo squeezed out a smile, and began to write some keywords that could not reveal his original intentions, it was impossible to write out his real future plans, in case someone found out and spread it, it would be cheaper for the opponent.
As the clock passed, Mathieu clapped his hands to stop the discussion, "Now the representative of Google, the company with the most supporters, will speak, and the other groups will start a targeted debate after they have finished speaking." β
It's like defending a dissertation, but in a much more hasty way.
"As we all know, Google is a technology-based growth company represented by Stanford University, and it has become the number one brand in web search in just 4 years. With a strong team of engineers and a leading web rating system, I think the next step is to move into the messaging and social networking space, and launch our own email service to continue to grow at a high rate. "The Google group stood up to speak with a boy wearing glasses, although in Chen Bo's opinion, it was a little thin, but there was nothing wrong with it, after all, it was not a professional Internet.
"How do you deal with the challenges of several other searches?" Mathieu asked again.
"AOL uses Google's engine technology, and the all-human question-and-answer search of ask is out of date. So I think only Yahoo can be called an opponent. β
"You seem to have overlooked an ant search."
"I don't think a company from a red country can have any development prospects, they don't know how to run at all." The man with the eyes replied self-righteously, and he didn't even look at Chen Bo's group with his eyes.
"I'm against it!" Chen Bo immediately slapped the table and raised his hand.
"State your reasons." Mathieu waved his hand.
"Professor Mathieu, I strongly disagree with this discriminatory view! This classmate who doesn't know what it's called, you yourself are looking at the world with tinted lenses, and you are managing a company with a discriminatory attitude, so sooner or later you will have to go out of business. What is the politics of other countries, what is your business? Is that what you need to consider? A company that occupies 18% of the market share is actually ignored by you lightly, and your head is funny? β
"I'm right, how can a dictatorial regime, a country that doesn't have a free economic system, have good companies!" The man in glasses argued forcefully.
"These are all your subjective assumptions, and if there is capitalism in this world, there will be socialism, and if there is a free economy, there will be a market economy. But there is also a gray area between black and white, and there are never absolutes. The system of each company is actually an absolute dictatorial management mechanism, do you also have to ask for freedom and equality when you work? Chen Bo sneered, "It's better not to say that an idiot like you is a student at Penn, I'm ashamed of you." β
Forcibly pulling the company's operation and the political system behind it together is a false proposition that does not match, and now it is about enterprise management, not TMD politics class, who do you scold if you don't scold?
"The opposition is valid, and White is mindful of your rhetoric." Mathieu made the final ruling, and looked at Chen Bo meaningfully, he did not refute by defending the country's political system, but changed his thinking, which in itself is a victory, and this White is still very immature.
"We don't think Ant Search has the spirit of innovation, but has grown up on hype, so it can't be compared with Google." Although White fell, he stood up again, and a chubby, round-faced boy looked like a Chinese.
"I'm right!" Chen Bo shot again.
"You say."
"Before Google's PageRank, Ant Index had already applied for a U.S. patent for a page rating, is this considered innovation? Is Ant Philanthropy's use of Internet technology to support philanthropy an innovation? Is the Internet Brand Lab's use of multi-dimensional data analysis to improve the brand value of traditional companies considered innovation? Not to mention Fox live, which is now the number one instant messaging, and MySpace, a social networking site with 80 million users and a multilingual section in Europe, where you can cover yourself under the covers and take photos of bloggers scratching their heads. You have to rely on him when you are comforted! β
The scene burst into laughter, although it was vulgar, but it was not rough, and the Americans didn't mind saying it too much, and the little fat man's face was dyed purple like a pig's liver.