Chapter 2067 Different Paths

"Mr. Feng, you know, according to the current progress, at the latest in the third quarter, we will..." The boss lady of the Wolf Factory still smiled and continued.

Feng Yiping shook her head firmly, "Sorry..."

"Mr. Feng, I understand very well," Robin Li finally spoke, and he stopped his wife who wanted to continue to persuade Feng Yiping, "We shouldn't make such a request,"

It's good that you know, but judging from your intention, you will obviously not give up. Looking at Robin who was still quite calm and smiling at this time, Feng Yiping thought.

He was very sure that this couple must have made careful preparations for this, and they must not have had such a fantasy that they would agree to it as soon as they mentioned it.

"In fact, we have always regretted that we didn't get to know you earlier. Unlike you, Mr. Feng, it has been very difficult for us to come here all these years,"

Is this to recall the past glorious years?

Or just like that.

"There were seven of us in Room 1414 of Peking University Resources Hotel, developing our first generation search engine. We often had meetings after 10 p.m. and worked overtime until 2 or 3 a.m...."

Feng Yiping felt that this was actually not a big deal. Not to mention the future, let's just talk about the current Ideal Building. I'm afraid that many programmers in Wolf Factory will do the same. The key is that their rewards are very different from those of the seven people at the beginning.

Besides, in the early stages of a company, it's generally like this, hard, simple, and full of hope.

When my parents first arrived in the provincial capital, when I really started my business, founded Zhitong, and founded Youjia, wasn't it all like this?

Even after arriving in the capital, everything was on the right track and I was considered successful. Didn't I also move goods in the warehouse?

Perhaps he really remembered those days, he spoke very emotionally, and Melissa next to him also looked very emotional at him.

But Feng Yiping couldn't help but secretly complain again. The group of people who followed him to start a business are still here now, and what about those people in your room 1414? Is there any one around you?

"We finally successfully developed our product in more than 4 months and launched it to the market,"

"But the harder part is still to come. We imitated the American Inktomi and provided search services for portal websites. But with our conditions at the time," he smiled, "Mr. Feng, you can also imagine that when we started, we were very shabby, not as big as some shell companies, and looked very unreliable,"

"It's the same. When we founded Youjia, we worked in a warehouse," Feng Yiping said.

"I said that Mr. Feng could understand. We tried for many days, but still couldn't find a customer. Later, it was the venture capital that invested in us at the beginning, Peninsula Capital, that helped us find our first customer. That was also a company they invested in, Silicon Valley Power,"

This is actually universal. Google's largest customer at the time, Yahoo, was also brought in by Sequoia and KPCB.

This is the advantage of venture capital, and this is why startups will choose professional venture capital. In addition to providing funds, they can also provide a series of opportunities and resources that are more scarce than funds.

"Later, we finally opened up the situation. Domestic portal websites became our customers, but those incomes were not enough to support our expenses, and this also involved the bad business practices of some domestic companies, who did not pay on time."

This reminded Feng Yiping again that because Zhalang did not pay its debts, Wolf Factory took advantage of that incident and made a perfect event marketing.

Not only did it take advantage of the popularity of Zhalang, which was more famous and powerful than it at the time, but it also slapped Zhalang in the face.

Therefore, when dealing with this seemingly elegant gentleman, you have to be more careful. If you are not careful, you will become a stepping stone under his feet.

"You know, at that time, the Internet bubble burst and affected China. Many Internet companies closed down or laid off two-thirds of their employees."

"In addition, many Internet services in China are free, and income has not increased. Financing is also very difficult. For a long time, how to pay employees has been the biggest problem I face."

Feng Yiping has never encountered this problem.

"I have been thinking, will there be a day when someone comes to me and says, I only have 1 million US dollars, but I want to take 20% or 30% of your shares..."

"After a very long period of suffering, we finally found the right business model, bidding ranking,"

"But it is also very difficult. Our sales staff often talk a lot but can't develop a customer..."

Robin spoke softly and told Feng Yiping about his experience since starting a business. It sounds really not easy. It is indeed one problem after another. There is no most difficulties, only more difficulties.

And many of these difficulties are the kind that will keep entrepreneurs awake at night.

However, this is the same for all startups - of course, Feng Yiping is an exception, he started his business only after he had sufficient funds.

However, as Feng Yiping listened, his thoughts drifted away.

He had no contact with Tencent, so he knew less about it. He knew the man in front of him and Lao Ma. Although there was nothing wrong with their differences now, they would have far-reaching impacts in the long run.

The couple from Wolf Factory, who returned from studying and working in the United States, advocated "personal value", while Lao Ma, who took the college entrance examination several times before being admitted to a domestic university, emphasized the somewhat vague point of "social responsibility" from the beginning of his business.

As for ideals, the man in front of him advocated "moderately giving up unrealistic fantasies", while Lao Ma always insisted on "not forgetting his ideals on the first day of his business".

Combining these factors, it may not be difficult to see that Wolf Factory later did not care about profits and making money, while Lao Ma, of course, could not be called so great and glorious, but his Cat Factory was undoubtedly much more positive than Wolf Factory.

So, perhaps some things were destined from the beginning.

"...and the biggest challenge we are facing now is the IPO. Mr. Feng, you know how much impact the success of the IPO will have on a company, so I wonder if we can..."

Feng Yiping came back to his senses and said without thinking, "Sorry, no,"

The couple opposite still didn't care. For them, Feng Yiping's spending time listening to them was already a success for them.

They believed that their difficult entrepreneurial experiences would resonate with Feng Yiping, and this would inevitably affect Feng Yiping's attitude in the future.

"We understand your persistence, Mr. Feng, so Mr. Feng, do you think this is okay? Based on various data, we believe that after the listing, the response should be good. If Mr. Feng thinks it's good, we think, can we do this? Mr. Feng, you personally..."

Feng Yiping immediately waved his hand, "Sorry, you don't have to say it,"

The meaning of his words was very clear. He gave Feng Yiping the opportunity to buy original shares, and it was estimated that there would be quite a lot of shares. This was similar to many companies in the mainland. If they wanted to be listed on the Hong Kong stock market, they would generally let those well-known wealthy families in Hong Kong subscribe to the original shares - similar to tribute.

The couple puts interests first, so they think that as long as Feng Yiping can link his interests with the success of his company's IPO, they should be able to convince him to agree. This is the reason why they came to talk to Feng Yiping today.

"Mr. Feng, in fact, Google is also our shareholder. The more successful our IPO is, the higher the return Google will get, and you personally will also..."

"Really don't say any more. If you continue, we may be embarrassed when we meet in the future," Feng Yiping said solemnly.

The elegant but confident smile on Robin's face disappeared, and Melissa looked at Feng Yiping seriously, trying to make sure whether he really refused or was just too embarrassed to agree to this now?

In this world, are there really people who regard money as dirt?

"I respect your values ​​and the path you choose, but please don't try to impose these on others,"

Do you think I love money as much as you do?

"Some things should not be said anymore. It is an insult to me to hear such a proposal,"

How can it be possible to damage the interests of Google, of which you are a major shareholder, because of the benefits you may get?

"I think there is no need for us to continue chatting. We have different paths..." Feng Yiping did not say the last four words, "Goodbye, stay,"

This effect is equivalent to a slap in the face.

"Mr. Feng," the couple stood up with their faces turning blue and red to try to keep him.

But Feng Yiping left very resolutely and decisively.

However, by doing so, he left some dignity for everyone.

"This..." The couple sat down angrily and looked at each other. Why are they so stubborn?

This way, things will be troublesome.