Chapter 563: Selective Mistakes

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Of course, the two of them know who Feng Xiaotian is, and there are really very few people in China who don't know this name! Ma Xiaoyun and Ma Xinhua glanced at each other, and then the two of them said in unison: "Mr. Feng, please rest assured, we will never confide any news about you to the outside world!" ”

Feng Xiaotian nodded with a smile, and then said: "Mr. Ma Xinhua, you just said that you used to work at Microsoft after graduation, and then you were fired because of a dispute with your superiors, can you explain this matter in detail?" ”

Ma Xinhua immediately replied when he heard this: "Of course this can be - Ma Xiaoyun and I have been working in the marketing department since joining Microsoft, at that time we proposed to build a new one, let the upper level split Microsoft to operate, such as Microsoft's search engine and chat software, we think that the value of these two software can be truly reflected after splitting, but this proposal was directly rejected by our superiors, and the superiors also criticized our ideas, he said that we are Chinese, and we don't know how to run the company. We just had a few arguments with our superiors, and they made excuses to fire us, and that's pretty much how it happened. ”

Feng Xiaotian didn't think that things would be so simple, because when Ma Xinhua was talking, the expression on Ma Xiaoyun's face sitting next to him was obviously a little angry, Feng Xiaotian turned his head to Ma Xiaoyun and asked, "Mr. Ma Xiaoyun, why do you seem very unhappy after hearing Mr. Ma Xinhua's story?" ”

Ma Xiaoyun saw that Feng Xiaotian was from Huaguo, so he didn't have any worries at all, only to see him snort coldly: "Our superior said that we were yellow monkeys at the time, and when we argued a few words, he scolded us for being yellow pigs, and then we had a fight with him, and we were fired from the company because of this!" Personally, I don't think it's a shame, at least I think we did the right thing! ”

Ma Xinhua's expression was a little embarrassed. This kind of thing is not too glorious, he glanced at Ma Xiaoyun a little complainingly, and then added: "It's true, we were young and vigorous at the time, and we were a little impulsive......"

Feng Xiaotian has been to the United States, of course he knows what kind of attitude Americans have towards people of color, and he also knows what kind of living conditions Chinese people abroad are, so he smiled and said: "This is not impulsive, it should be called reason, and it should be my words." It's not going to be as simple as fighting that superior, and I agree with what you're doing. ”

When the two of them heard this, they both felt that Feng Xiaotian was a very good person, so they both showed knowing smiles.

Feng Xiaotian paused, and then asked, "You once opened an investment consulting company in China, right?" Can you tell us more about this company? ”

This time, Ma Xiaoyun said: "We opened a Yunhua investment consulting company in Beijing, which is mainly for the overall planning of the enterprise and provides guiding opinions for the development of the enterprise, and the results are ......."

Ma Xiaoyun looked a little embarrassed when he said this, and Feng Xiaotian smiled: "As a result, the company has no business at all, right?" Later, it closed because it couldn't hold on, didn't it? ”

Ma Xiaoyun nodded and said, "That's true, there hasn't been a business for three months since it opened." We don't have much money in our hands, so we have to close our doors. ”

Feng Xiaotian said with a smile: "If it were me, I would not open such a company in Huaguo at all, and Huaguo currently does not have the soil for the survival of such a company." Even if it is to be opened, it should be opened in developed countries. ”

Ma Xinhua nodded and said: "Mr. Feng's opinion is the same as ours, after the company collapsed, the two of us analyzed the reason, and then we realized that it was the two of us who were too whimsical." Huaguo is now dominated by state-owned enterprises, and state-owned enterprises are relatively complacent, how can we listen to our two hairy boys? As for private business. They don't have this need at all, because they are labor-intensive companies, and they only need to take orders to earn processing fees, and they don't have the money to do long-term planning and investment, and maybe even if they have money, they won't have this kind of thinking. ”

Feng Xiaotian nodded and said: "I agree with this statement, the Chinese people are not without wisdom, but they are affected by the general environment and do not have such a long-term vision." ”

Ma Xiaoyun felt that Feng Xiaotian was very talkative, so he said directly: "Mr. Feng, we lack an opportunity, if you don't mind, I hope you can give us this opportunity!" We won't let you down! ”

A few people haven't talked much, Ma Xiaoyun put forward this request, Feng Xiaotian feels that Ma Xiaoyun should belong to the kind of person who is more anxious, and Ma Xinhua belongs to the kind of person who is more steady, the two of them still have their minds, but they still need to be investigated, Feng Xiaotian thought of this and smiled slightly: "Mr. Ma Xiaoyun, everyone has ambitions in their hearts, but there are not many people who achieve them, do you know why?" ”

Ma Xiaoyun was slightly stunned, thought for a moment and replied: "This is due to practical reasons, all aspects of the conditions have restrictions on people, because people are not an individual, but live in a group society, in addition to having opportunities, there is also the ability to grasp opportunities." ”

Feng Xiaotian nodded and asked, "If I give each of you $10 million as an investment fund, can you tell me what investment projects each of you will choose?" ”

Ma Xinhua and Ma Xiaoyun glanced at each other, and then said in unison: "We will choose the Internet industry!" ”

Then Ma Xiaoyun added: "I think as long as you operate in China is enough, although the domestic Internet industry has not started yet, but in the near future, the Internet industry will rise, China has a large population, which also means that the domestic market is very huge, as long as you don't make big mistakes, it is not impossible for 10 million US dollars to become 100 billion US dollars!" ”

Ma Xinhua said: "Just like joint software, the reason why it can be so successful is because it is completely in line with the development needs of the trend of the times, what we have to do is to conform to the trend of the times and get a piece of the pie." ”

Feng Xiaotian was noncommittal about this, and only heard him ask: "If you want to enter the Internet industry, which aspect will you start with?" ”

This time there was a difference in the ideas of the two, and Ma Xiaoyun first said: "I think I can get involved in the construction of the Internet trading platform!" That is, selling things online, through the guò third-party logistics system to deliver the things selected by the customer on the trading platform to the customer's home, this transaction method is both time-saving and trouble-free, and it is definitely worth trying! ”

Ma Xinhua said: "I want to get involved in the entertainment service industry of the Internet, such as the construction of games and communication platforms, China has a large population, as long as it is promoted to a small number of people, my company can get an extremely large number of potential customers!" And this means that I have a very considerable way to make money! ”

Both of them were a little excited when they spoke, it was obvious that what they had just said was the result of their careful consideration, and if they really wanted to realize their ideas, Feng Xiaotian in front of them might be the only person who could support them.

Feng Xiaotian heard the ambition of the two, and said with a smile: "I heard Miss Lucy say that you have expressed your opinion on her idea of splitting the joint software and operating it, and you also mentioned that you also proposed this kind of idea when you worked at Microsoft when you introduced yourself just now, I am curious how you came up with such an idea?" ”

Ma Xiaoyun first said: "Although the two of us are studying business administration, but we are more interested in the Internet field, we often discuss many ideas and ideas in the Internet field together, and then we came to such a point of view - if you want to make the Internet industry bigger, you must first achieve refinement, just like many Japanese companies only specialize in one technology, but this technology can ensure the leading position of enterprises in this field, which provides enterprises with long-term reliable customer groups, and the Internet is the same." The market is very cruel, people often only choose what they think is the best, if a company is involved in too many industries, this will make the decision-maker have a certain degree of selective error, which is a very dangerous thing. ”

Feng Xiaotian asked, "Can you say what is called selective error?" ”

This time, Ma Xinhua replied: "The so-called selective mistake refers to the fact that a company has been involved in too many fields, and it is unable to correctly choose its own advantages and make industrial adjustments, which may look good in a certain period of time, but if it takes a long time, the company will not pay enough attention to some of the original leading fields, so as to lose this part of the market, just like Microsoft, a year ago it was a giant company with a market value of 100 billion US dollars, but now it has become a company with a market value of about 10 billion US dollars. Assets have shrunk by 90 percent! If they can accept our advice as soon as possible, and split the search engine and chat software and other departments, even if they encounter the rise of joint software, they will have a foothold, and they will not fall into the situation where they can only wait for death, of course, Microsoft's rout is all-round, but the main thing is that they lack the spirit of innovation and enterprising, and lose the ability to compete with the most important operating system, so it will fail, although this example is not very appropriate, But it can also explain the problem from a certain course. ”

Feng Xiaotian understood what the two said, because the idea of splitting the joint software into Feng Xiaotian had already existed, and when he heard these words, Feng Xiaotian laughed and said: "The analysis of the two is very unique, if Microsoft really listened to your suggestions back then, and could split the search engine and Talkabout software, maybe they still have the soil for development, but unfortunately, they missed this opportunity, can I ask who the leader of Microsoft was at that time?" (To be continued......)