"Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, I contacted IDG." , Liu Ning'er said excitedly.

IDG made an appointment with her for a call at half past two in the afternoon.

IDG is a small and medium-sized investment company in the United States, but he entered China very early, and has been stationed since 91.

In 93, IDG chose to set up a joint venture fund with the official, and at that time, it was not even called IDG Capital, but Pacific Technology Venture Co., Ltd.

After so many years of development, IDG has also become the most famous of the few venture capital companies in China at this time.

Since 97, IDG has invested in nearly 70 start-ups in China, with an average investment of about $500,000 to $1.5 million each, with a total amount of nearly $100 million.

One of the biggest investments is 8848, and 8848 is undoubtedly the role of the pride of the sky at this time.

At half past two in the afternoon, Xu Xinian dialed the number.

He wasn't sure if the current IDG was the first phase of the people, or if it was the Nine Donkey Kongs who had already reached the second phase, and he wasn't even a little sure who the people on the other side of the phone would be.

"Hey, hello, I'm Hydrogen Point Xu Xinian."

The voice on the other end of the line still sounded a little sissy, but Mandarin was very standard.

"Hey, hello, I'm IDG Xiong Xiaoge."

Xiaoge Xiong is the head of IDG Asia Pacific.

It was Xiong Xiaoge who spoke first, "Xu Xinian, I know you, many people have been talking about you and your fire machine theory in my ears recently, and I am very optimistic about you." ”

"Thanks for your compliment."

"My investment philosophy is to look at people, I've read all your reports, and to be honest, some of your remarks really shocked me, and I can see that you have a very unique perspective on the Internet."

"Yes, but I don't see anyone from IDG come to invest." , Xu Xinian made a joke.

"I have to be honest, although I admire you, but I'm not optimistic about your company, chat software? Can there be a way to make a profit? I can't think of any kind of profit in this, the increase in the number of users is nothing more than burning more money on the server, return? Elusive. ”

"Looks like I'm going to miss the IDG."

"I'm willing to talk to you on this phone,It's purely for your personal appreciation,Although I'm not optimistic about your chat software,But I'm very interested in another gadget you do.,That happy landlord.,Maybe you can change direction again.,Focus on the game industry.,I think it's more likely to be profitable.,I also believe that you have enough ability to do a good job in such a game company.。

"Is this an unintentional planting of willows?" , Xu Xinian seems to be laughing at himself.

"You can think about it for a few days and then reply to me, it's wise to stop losses in time, that chat software just eats your servers for nothing, it's like a money-burning hole, it's impossible to fill it, you don't need to hold it."

"Maybe we can meet Mr. Xiong, first of all, I will show you the user growth of hydrogen chat, it is like a parabola, it is getting steeper and steeper, it is becoming the most popular chat software nowadays..."

Xiong Xiaoge interrupted Xu Xinian's words.

"You still don't understand what I mean, Xu Xinian, if you insist on making this chat software, you have to let our investors see the possibility of making profits, no one wants to spend time with a child's dream, maybe you can try to adopt the registration fee model, or whatever, I just proposed a direction, you have to find out this possibility, don't let this software be free."

Xu Xinian smiled on the phone.

"Mr. Xiong, I now begin to wonder if you have really read my remarks, I once said that the development law of the Internet is a U-shaped curve, so if you put in the hydrogen point, hydrogen chat is the bottom of that U, hydrogen chat is not only free, but also easy to use, this bottom is done well, then the value-added business on both sides can be higher, you are worried that there is no possibility of profit? No, no, no, your worries are unnecessary, and if we meet, I'll show you at least ten possible ways to make a profit. ”

Xiong Xiaoge was silent for a few seconds.

"I'm looking forward to meeting you, Mr. Xu."

At the end of the call, Liu Ning'er next to her looked at Xu Xinian expectantly.

"How's that, what's going on, is IDG going to vote?"

Xu Xinian's face was very calm.

"I'm not sure yet, but we made an appointment to meet."

He looked at Liu Ning'er, who was a little depressed, and asked, "How does that "The Madness of the Northern School" work on the Internet?" ”

"One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and many people on Weibo followed suit to express their opinions, but many people attacked the article for saying that it was undignified."

Xu Xinian turned on the computer and took a look, which seemed to have triggered some condemnation of Sun Man.

"The author of this article is a reporter from Youth Daily, and Youth Daily still doesn't fire such an employee?"

"Human blood steamed buns, can you eat them?"

"Can the online world be unbridled? To attract people's attention, there must also be a way. ”

......

Xu Xinian's brows furrowed: "There is really no shortage of two strokes on the Internet, and there are always some thoughts that make people bleed." ”

After thinking for a while, he said to Liu Ling'er: "Call me Taozitong." ”

After a minute's work, Tao Zitong pushed the door in.

"Mr. Xu, are you looking for me?"

Xu Xinian nodded: "I asked you to come over mainly to tell you something, isn't there a hot thing on the Internet these days?" ”

Tao Zitong thought for a while: "You mean that article?" ”

"Yes, an article has sparked heated discussions among netizens, the public says that the public is reasonable, the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, and no one is convinced, but it seems that they are looking for it, and these people can't find a place to quarrel on the Internet."

Tao Zitong was a little surprised, "You mean, develop a place to quarrel?" ”

"That's right,I want you to set up a topic function in Weibo according to popular keywords,All Weibo with this topic,Can be classified into this topic,So that you only need to click on this topic,You can see all the Weibo that discusses this topic,Whether you post a post to express your opinions,Or quarrel under the comment area of these people,It's okay."

It took Tao Zitong a while to digest it, "Mr. Xu, I haven't tried this thing, I have to find a few books to learn." ”

"Then you can make an initial version first, make the hottest topic on the Internet now, just do that one, we let users try a simple game first, and then make it complicated."

Tao Zitong thought for a while: "You mean to make that crazy topic board first, right?" ”

Xu Xinian nodded, "This is a topic that I have worked hard to market, and we want to become famous in this public opinion." ”

Liu Ning'er sat next to her and listened for a long time, and then she understood the reason why the boss went to great lengths to promote that article.

The layout is really deep.

Xu Xinian clasped his arms to his chest and looked out the window somewhere.

That's all I can do.