Chapter 401: What Should You Do?
"Garbage, garbage."
This is Zhang Sixing's evaluation of the mobile game made by Cheng Zhu.
Along the way, he was a little puzzled.
It stands to reason that when college students engage in games, many of them start out as ghost horses and elves with wild ideas.
Some of the games are weird, but they can be fun.
But look at this thing that Cheng Cha is engaged in, is it a bit technical?
He can knock it out with his toes.
Therefore, Zhang Sixing has a lot of speculation in his heart.
"Dad introduced me to him, maybe because he was an entrepreneurial pioneer in the School of Information, and wanted me to help him?"
"Take him a little bit in the early stage?"
"Or, because Jieyu is his counselor, so he sells face?"
Zhang Sixing feels that this should not be a long-term and stable job.
It's simply it
- Just what I want!
"Think of it as helping to bring the students."
"Let's make do with it first."
Dean Zhang has already told Zhang Sixing that Cheng Zhu wants to build a short video platform.
This made Zhang Sixing quite confused.
In the circle, he does know that there are several teams that are interested in making short video platforms.
But overall, it doesn't seem that many people pay much attention to this area.
The same is true for the Internet companies he worked for before.
"Now, people may value the live broadcast platform more."
"Or maybe it's a video platform."
"Now the development of major video platforms is getting better and better."
"In the past few years, it seems that various variety shows have also been very popular."
Several of his classmates work on video platforms, like iQiyi or something.
Zhang Sixing can always see the circle of friends they posted, saying that the total number of platform member users this quarter has reached a new high.
Judging from various data, the number of people who have opened major video app members is indeed surging year by year!
He even thinks that if he is a short video platform, will he be able to get financing in the future?
He was skeptical about it.
In fact, after the launch of Douyin, it repeatedly hit a wall in the first round of financing.
Shen Nanpeng, the founding partner of Sequoia China, a top venture capital institution in China, once said that he made a huge mistake, that is, when Douyin asked him to invest, he rejected it directly after rational thinking and prudent investigation.
At this moment, Zhang Sixing drove the car and came to the agreed [tea shop].
He still came back to this place for the first time, and he only felt that it was antique.
Every service staff is a woman, and they are all wearing light-colored cheongsam, with a graceful posture and makeup, but the makeup is not glamorous.
One word - Ya!
As Chen Jieyu described Zhang Sixing, he is an honest person on the whole, he doesn't make eye contact when he talks to her, and he will stutter a little when he is nervous.
This makes him a little cramped under the leadership of the cheongsam girl.
"It should be a serious place, right?" He thought to himself.
He was caught once, and he is still a little scared.
After he was taken to a small box, he immediately saw the current figure of Polytechnic University, the entrepreneurial pioneer of the School of Information.
Cheng got up to greet him, and the two looked at each other for a short time.
If two people stand together, they can form a stark contrast.
One was tall and handsome, and with an unsparing aura on his body.
The other is very ordinary in appearance and height, and he looks both wooden and vicissitudes.
Cheng Chai has met Dean Zhang and his wife, both of whom are more interesting people, especially Dean Zhang, a little old man, who sometimes looks like an old child.
But this Zhang Sixing just looks at it like this, and his personality is very different from his parents.
He and Dean Zhang are still very similar in terms of facial features and height. However, from the point of view of spirit, it feels inferior to his father.
Dean Zhang looks like the kind of person who is full of energy, and Zhang Sixing has heavy dark circles under his eyes, big bags under his eyes, and his skin is still a little dull, so it is estimated that his liver is not very good.
The two exchanged pleasantries first, and Zhang Sixing was obviously a person who didn't know how to socialize.
There is an obvious manifestation of many people who are not good at socializing, that is, they do not call others.
He completely followed Cheng Zhu's rhythm and didn't take the initiative to provoke the conversation, so that he didn't even call Cheng Zhu, and he didn't even say much about the word "you", but he said a lot of the word "I".
Fortunately, Cheng Zhu is originally a person who likes to guide the rhythm of chatting by himself, and he is also used to leading the rhythm by himself.
After a brief close-up, he began to use the computer knowledge he had learned in a semester to make a small experiment.
Sure enough, when it comes to the computer field, Zhang Sixing will talk more, and the speed of speech will be slightly faster than before, and he will be more relaxed and confident.
Cheng Zhu felt that chatting with this person was really boring.
Because he doesn't stir up new topics, it's a bit of a question-and-answer pattern.
He didn't come to interview Dean Zhang's good son today.
He must have trust in the other party's technical level.
Dean Zhang will not choose to let his own son lose his face, and Chen Jieyu also made it clear that Zhang Sixing is a technical talent that many major Internet companies are willing to compete for.
In this case, with my shallow computer knowledge that has only been studied for one semester, I will test him a few times!
I can't solve the problem myself.
He only planned to ask Zhang Sixing two questions now.
"I'd like to ask, are you optimistic about the future of mobile?"
This was his first question.
Zhang Sixing: "Extremely optimistic. ”
In recent years, many people are still very nostalgic for the battlefield on the PC side, and everyone is still fighting endlessly, competing for a good time in the PC market.
But in the next few years, the penetration of smartphones will increase!
There are many reasons for this, such as the speed of mobile phones is getting faster and faster, 3G becomes 4G, and 4G becomes 5G later.
In addition, smartphones are no longer a luxury, and after the emergence of more and more affordable models, many people with more modest economic conditions can afford to use smartphones.
And some of the mobile phones are actually quite durable, and the mobile phones that young people retire can also be inherited to their families.
In the back, even the old man and the old lady use smart phones, not the current mainstream old people's machines.
The mobile era is now only the tip of the road.
Even "Honor of Kings" was officially tested at the end of 15 years.
Cheng Zhu was extremely optimistic when he heard what he said, and nodded silently.
In his opinion, this is the most basic consensus.
But in fact, in 14 and 15 years, many people still think that the glory of the PC side can last for a long time.
Cheng Zhu sat on the main seat and began to pour tea for Zhang Sixing.
He ordered Biluochun today, which belongs to the green tea category.
After pouring, he asked again: "Then are you optimistic about the short video platform?" ”
"Ugh." Zhang Sixing just picked up the teacup, slowly put it down at this moment, and said, "To be honest, I'm not very optimistic. ”
Cheng Zhu's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this.
This made Lao Zhang very confused.
I said I don't think I'm very optimistic, I think I'm a little rude, but why are you happy to look at it?
As everyone knows, Cheng Qi wants this kind of technical talent.
You have the technology, and the people look down-to-earth and reliable, so you will do whatever I tell you to do.
If some people are also optimistic about a certain field, their ideas will start to increase.
Cheng Zhu doesn't need the people under him to have too many ideas of their own.
As a born-against, he knew all too well what to do.
Sometimes, the brains of the people under your hands are too active, and they want to communicate with you, which is actually very tiring.
If you always deny him, he may feel a little uncomfortable.
Cheng Zhu gave him a brief explanation of what the music short video social platform he wanted to do was, and after he finished speaking, he saw a little confusion in Zhang Sixing's eyes.
"This pattern you're talking about is a bit like [Y]?"
[Y] is a music short video platform that appeared abroad in 14 years.
Like [Douyin] in the early stage, there was some controversy, and some people felt that it was a bit of an imitation of [y] and questioned it.
Cheng Chai was slightly surprised at this moment and said, "Have you used [y]? ”
It's only the beginning of 15 years, and it's not really hot, it can only be regarded as quite hot.
Because it has only been online for more than half a year, and the first financing of more than 10 million US dollars has not yet been obtained, and it will not be until August of 15 years.
Zhang Sixing nodded and commented: "This app is quite interesting, but after listening to your description, I feel that this one in your mouth seems to be more complete." ”
"But in any case, there are clear similarities between you."
"I may have to face a lot of doubts from the outside world in the future."
However, Cheng Zhu's next words made him breathe for a while.
"It doesn't matter, wouldn't it be nice to buy it later." Cheng said.
Zhang Sixing: ""
What a familiar act!
What a templated domestic routine!
But in fact, Douyin in the previous life did just that, directly bought it at a high price of $1 billion in 17 years, and then merged it with its own overseas version.
I'll make you beep, I'll just buy it!
And this is conducive to the expansion of overseas markets.
From a certain point of view, the $1 billion spent was not worth it, which laid a certain foundation for the frenzied expansion of overseas markets later, and it was a wonderful move.
However, Cheng Chai is saying this now, which makes Zhang Sixing still a little speechless.
People are already a thriving app, our has not yet taken shape, and even the "gestation period" has not yet arrived!
In this case, you say to buy it later?
"A big Internet company is not shallow to harm people! Its behavior has changed the entrepreneurial thinking of many young people in a subtle way! Zhang Sixing complained a little in his heart.
Rich is amazing, huh?
I'm sorry, it's really amazing to have money.
Cheng Zhu saw that he didn't speak, and said with a smile: "Actually, doesn't this just prove that the short video platform is very promising, and the prospects of overseas markets are also very good?" ”
"Do you still have ideas for overseas markets? Do you want to make an overseas version in the future? Zhang Sixing was slightly stunned.
Cheng Zhu's expression was indifferent: "Why not?" ”
Zhang Sixing shook his head and smiled, he felt that the college student in front of him was a little too whimsical.
Looking at the whole country, how many applications can be popular overseas?
Handful!
It is already good to occupy a place in the domestic market.
"It's a little too ambitious, no, it's too ambitious." Zhang Sixing thought to himself.
Cheng Zhu looked at his expression and knew that there was no need to say anything now, and thought:
"Just say that you want to open up overseas markets, you already think it's impossible?"
"Then what if I tell you that it will even expand to the point of being subjected to the crazy sanctions of Lao Mei in the future!?"
(Ask for a commuter pass.) )