Chapter 99 Inquiries and Business Opportunities
Secretary Bai's name is Bai Yuquan. After graduating from Sanjiang Normal University in 1991, he was assigned to work at Yuncheng Education Bureau. Because he learned some computer knowledge when he was studying, he not only knew how to type, but also installed software and repair computers. This was an amazing skill at that time, so he quickly became a well-known technical expert in the agency. By chance, this specialty was attracted by a leader in the city and transferred him from the Education Bureau to the Secretariat of the Municipal Government.
Unfortunately, the leader was promoted to another province not long after, and Bai Yuquan had no backing and became a disposable little transparent person in the Secretariat. Fortunately, he was not motivated and his family was not bad, so he didn't feel that it was difficult. He did what he had and read books when he had nothing to do. He went to work and got off work leisurely every day. Although his life was dull, it was quite comfortable.
Yesterday, after the Yuncheng Evening News published the news that Snapdragon Software Company settled in Yuncheng, it attracted the attention of the city leaders. However, after asking questions, I couldn't figure out what the iView browser is. Then I remembered that there was a computer expert in the secretariat.
"Yuncheng has not yet opened the Internet, so I have never used the iView browser, but my younger brother who is studying in Beijing has used it. He said it is equivalent to the entrance of the information expressway."
The leaders don’t know what the information expressway looks like, but the leaders know what the expressway looks like. The entrance is a toll station, which is a very profitable deal.
Although it is a good deal, the leaders are all people with identities. Before others can express their opinions, they will rush out to show their gratitude, which will seem too expensive. Therefore, Bai Yuquan, a young secretary who knows the profession but does not have a faction, has become the best pioneer in the pathfinding.
After listening to the speech at Sanjiang University, Bai Yuquan took a taxi back to the municipal government. He simply went to the other leaders' offices and went directly to find the secretary.
The secretary of Yuncheng City is named Zhong Gaoshan. He has been mayor in Yuncheng for 8 years. He was just promoted to secretary in February this year. It is not a big deal, but he can definitely tell the truth. He is only 52 years old this year. He is considered an old man for ordinary people, but for officials, he is still very young and strong and strives for the age of upstream. Therefore, he is very concerned about the matter of Snapdragon Software Company.
"It's interesting to attract students with small favors and then test their abilities. This Du Qiu is a person with a lot of grief in his heart... you continue."
"Even Academician Hou went to listen to the speech?... It turns out that Principal Chen's son is one of the founder and major shareholders. With academicians in charge, it seems that Snapdragon Software Company is a real high-tech enterprise."
"So that's it, no wonder Yuncheng has no files about him."
"What did the students react after he evaluated the books published by the professor at Qingcheng University like this? ... Since there are two top students from Qingcheng University in his company, it should be a matter of facts, not nonsense."
Zhong Gaoshan listened and commented. After Bai Yuquan finished reporting, he asked, "Xiaobai, what kind of person do you think of when you were with Du Qiu?"
"I am a very capable person and very popular among students."
"Where is the character?"
"He has a gentle personality, doesn't like talking, but he is quite sincere to people."
"I heard your description just now and I feel that his speech is very exciting, with a slight slight slight, strictness when it should be serious, relaxation when it should be relaxed, and speaking very well, not like a taciturn person."
Bai Yuquan felt that Du Qiu's temperament was very similar to himself, so he defended him: "Many people in the academic circle talked about technical knowledge, but they were speechless when dealing with people. Du Qiu should belong to such a person and were not very good at socializing."
Zhong Gaoshan thoughtfully, picked up the cup and drank a sip of tea, and then asked, "Have he made a request to you?"
"No, he said that because his sister was in Yuncheng, he moved the company to Yuncheng and didn't mention anything else."
"What does his sister do?"
Bai Yuquan raised his hand and pointed to a row of light gray notepads on the desk, saying, "It is the general manager of the Thinker Notepad Company, named Du Chunhua."
Zhong Gaoshan was stunned, picked up a notepad and asked, "The company that makes this notebook?"
"Yes."
"It's interesting, it's interesting." Zhong Gaoshan laughed, held up the notepad and said, "I often tell people that as an official, it will benefit the people. The Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government should take the lead and support the excellent companies and high-quality products produced in the city. So when I saw this notepad advertisement doing a good job a while ago, Xiao Yang bought a batch and didn't expect it to be related to Snapdragon software."
Bai Yuquan said dryly: "Their company's notepads are very good. My brother said that the ones sold in Beijing are very popular."
"The quality is really good." Zhong Gaoshan was not thinking about the notepad, and asked again: "What did Principal Chen say?"
"Principal Chen said that he never interferes with his son's affairs and knows nothing about business."
"Nonsense! Sanjiang University has seven or eight schools-run factories. How can he be the executive vice president if he doesn't understand business?" Zhong Gaoshanhe hated this half-hidden, half-hidden attitude, and wanted to refuse but still welcome him. He snorted coldly and asked again: "Where is his son now?"
"It is said that there are more than 500,000 users who have been promoted in the United States."
Zhong Gaoshan has no idea about the Internet. He compared the actual population. He felt that it was too small, so he questioned: "The United States has hundreds of millions of people, and they have only developed more than 500,000 users?"
"I heard from Du Qiu that there are only more than 5 million computers in the world that can access the Internet, and 500,000 users account for almost 9% to 10% of the global market share, and it only took more than a month."
The same number and different statements will bring different effects. The global market share of 10% sounds much higher than the cold 500,000 users. After pondering for a moment, Zhong Gaoshan turned his head and asked the secretary who had been sitting next to him and never spoke, saying, "Xiao Yang, did you meet Du Qiu's sister last time you went to purchase notepad?"
"some."
"Then you go and contact me. I'll go to her Notepad company tomorrow to inspect."
In 1995, the information spread was slow and fast. It was because the Internet was not popular yet, and content such as pictures and videos were spread very slowly. It was because there were telephones and faxes, and content such as voice and text spread very quickly. Du Qiu's bombardment of Qingcheng University's textbooks in the afternoon reached Qin Mu's ears at night.
The conditions in Beijing are much better than those in Yuncheng. Many universities can access the Internet in computer rooms. The iView browser has rich functions and good experience. Coupled with the open source code and the halo of domestic products, it quickly became the standard software in every computer, allowing students to have an intuitive understanding of the technical strength of Snapdragon Software Company. Therefore, Qin Mu's recruitment work progressed very smoothly. It took only three or four days to recruit 8 fresh graduates.
Qin Mu gave the students three days to prepare, preparing to take the train to Yuncheng on May 3. On the evening of May 2, his old friend Jiang You found a hotel to treat him to a farewell party, and then heard from him that Du Qiu was bombarding textbooks.
"You bosses are quite young and energetic." Jiang You held the menu and ordered dishes, saying: "That book is really not good. I don't recommend students to use it when teaching, but it's okay to say it privately, but how can you say it in public speeches that it's too offensive."
"Mr. Du is not in the school system, so if you offend me, you will offend me. What does it matter?"
"It's not that simple. People's works are all over the world, with many titles, and disciples are all over the world. Just a dispute over words is enough for your company."
"Computer programming uses code, not saliva." Qin Mu was very disdainful. He casually ordered a steamed bass and said, "When I was recruiting these days, I met many students who used that book to get started with it. They held the mistakes and refused to let go. Instead, they said with striking words that I was wrong because that's what the book was written!"
"As long as you have practical work experience, you can quickly correct it."
"Do you think everyone is as smart as you? Teaching and educating is the job of your teachers, not the responsibility of our company. What we want is talents that come when we call and use, not the crooked ones that need to be retrained." Qin Mu was very upset about Jiang You's timid and cowardly and shirk responsibility, and complained: "Although our country's conditions are not good, no matter how bad it is, there are teachers who teach, live in dormitories and use libraries, which is better than Mr. Du's self-study in Japan? As a result, over the years, several awesome programmers have produced? How many programmers have written out awesome software? Isn't it all the irresponsible faults of you teachers."
Jiang You didn't say anything, and handed the menu to the waiter and asked him to serve the dishes.
"In hundreds of regular universities across the country, there are not 10,000 or 8,000 teachers who teach C language. Can't they all see that there is something wrong with that book? They all act like turtles, only caring about their own acres of land, and even saying that they can't learn well and blame themselves for not working hard. It's not the fault of the textbook. Don't you think it's funny? The thinking is wrong. The harder you work, the more you are wrong!"
"Forget it, stop talking about this." Jiang You and Qin Mu have been with each other for many years. They knew that they could argue, so they changed the topic and said: "You Mr. Du wants to get a branch out of the BSD operating system and enter the domestic government office market. This idea is quite good. I have heard of a news recently, which may be of great reference value to you."
“What news?”
"There is an associate professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology, named Song Ruhua, who resigned in 1992 and went to do business. At the beginning of this year, he built an electronic tax calculation software and got a large order of 15 million in Xijing a while ago."
"Is tax calculation software so valuable?"
"Last year, the State Administration of Taxation issued a document requiring that by the end of this century, all tax bureaus and tax offices across the country should achieve computerization of declaration, registration, invoice and accounting, but now almost no company in China can provide mature products." Jiang You waited for the waiter who served the food to leave before continuing: "I have a friend at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He said that Song Ruhua had almost no technical accumulation and only recruited three students in school. It took less than 3 months to create an electronic tax calculation software. With the strength of your company, it would be easy to make a set of such software."
Qin Mu picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and felt a little moved.
"This is a large project that the state explicitly stipulates to promote. The funds are very sufficient. There are more than 40,000 tax bureaus across the country. If each tax bureau earns 1,000 yuan, it will be 40 million." Jiang You picked up the wine glass and reminded: "Now, many tax bureaus in China have poor conditions and do not even have computers. If you purchase, they must be purchasing software and hardware together. You are from Founder Group. Founder produces hardware. If you produce software and cooperate with each other, the profit will probably be much more than 40 million."
Chapter completed!