Reinventing the Millennium

Chapter 655 Rough Thoughts (Two in One)

The transoceanic flight arrived in Shanghai.

Xiong Xiaoge doesn't plan to stay here, but will continue to fly to Beijing by passenger plane. The plan for this trip has changed. He has a lot of things to deal with in his own IDG, and he also needs to communicate with his partners about the investment in Bingxin.

However, considering the consistent actions of well-known peers and the status of the richest man in the mainland, he believes that the company's internal communication is not a big problem.

Before parting, Xiong Xiaoge and Mr. Fang made a sincere suggestion.

"Quora's performance is good, not to mention rapid progress, but also a very solid progress."

"I think it's perfectly replicable domestically as well."

Under Mr. Fang's strange eyes, Xiong Xiaoge finally joked: "Otherwise, wouldn't the excellent investor experience I finally wrote can only be compared to foreigners?"

Fang Zhuo finally laughed out loud, and repeatedly praised: "Old Xiong, Old Xiong, you are indeed a top investor, and you have clearly explained the core of the website."

Xiong Xiaoge was a little puzzled, he didn't seem to say anything, and he was quite flattered, it was not easy to get a high evaluation from Mr. Fang.

He waited until Boss Fang finished laughing and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Fang Zhuo waved his hand, still smiling and said, "The domestic website is called Zhihu, how about it?"

"What is it?" Xiong Xiaoge asked.

"I know? I don't know." Fang Zhuo said.

Xiong Xiaoge chewed and said in admiration, "It's Mr. Fang who has a quicker brain."

"That's not because of this." Fang Zhuo is not greedy for petty achievements, "Old Xiong, since you like this project so much, to be honest, you IDG can also get a small team to really participate deeply."

He continued: "I see that most of your team members are from financial backgrounds. This time, don't be so pragmatic, and also experience them, so as not to always point and point annoying people."

Xiong Xiaoge smiled and said, "Mr. Fang, you don't have a conscience when you say this. When will our IDG dare to point you at Mr. Fang? Didn't you all teach us IDG?"

Fang Zhuo said solemnly: "I am speaking out for the entrepreneurial colleagues in the world."

Xiong Xiaoge shook his head. It's not that you can try this suggestion, but you can't try it at Mr. Fang's place. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a meat bun beating a dog?
The flight was exhausted, Fang Zhuo did not continue to communicate with the old bear, and only made an appointment to return to him next time when he was short of money.

As for porting Quora, wait until you have time to free up your hands.

The car was driving on the streets of Shencheng, Fang Zhuo looked at the scenery of his hometown, and sighed that there were new changes just by looking closely.

After this trip to the United States, I witnessed the team winning the championship, successfully finalized the next round of financing for Ice Core, and had a friendly contact with Infineon/Qimonda.

All in all, the harvest is still very good.

While Fang Zhuo was thinking this way, he reached out to touch the cigarette but found nothing.

The secretary of the co-driver was always paying attention to the boss's movements, and immediately took out the cigarette from the storage box when he saw it, turned around and handed it over.

"No more." Fang Zhuo refused.

After a while, he said again: "Xiao Li, you are reliable and serious in your work, and you have a high degree of education. It is a waste of talent to be around me. Both Yike and Yigou are short of people. Look where you can be Guan Peisheng .”

The female secretary, Li Jiajia, was a little surprised. The boss hadn't expressed such thoughts before.

However, she thought about it again, and it was not surprising that the previous predecessors had similar situations.

Li Jiajia said decisively: "President Fang, I want to go to Tesco."

Fang Zhuo couldn't help laughing and said, "Xiao Li, you have already considered this."

"Mr. Fang, this is a common practice." Li Jiajia also smiled, "Mr. Fang, I think e-commerce is developing rapidly and will be very helpful to my personal growth. I hope that one day I can stand in front of Mr. Fang and report on my work again. "

Fang Zhuo nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

The car was headed towards home instead of the company. This time, he would have to beat the jet lag, and he also planned to spend more time with his family.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Fang Zhuo nestled on the sofa, while habitually holding the documents, while listening to the nagging of his mother who was waiting for him to come back at home.

There are trivial things, and there are not so small movements.

As a former engineer, Zhao Shumei would subconsciously pay attention to real estate trends even though she came to Shanghai to pass the time and changed her career. She even went to her son's project site to see the progress of the construction.

This year, Shanghai's housing price control effect is quite obvious, and she talked about it unconsciously.

Zhao Shumei was chatting, seeing her son's face was calm, she wondered: "Son, why aren't you worried at all?"

"Yongke is not Yike's main business. I sold it for a good price at some point, and turned around and invested the money in the ice core, which is a brand new production line." Fang Zhuo said casually, "Besides, I don’t know about earning more and earning less, unless you are really curious, then I will go to the leader to find out the duration of this policy.”

"That's not necessary, just chat, nonsense." Zhao Shumei shook her head, she wanted to talk to her son, and didn't intend to interfere with his work.

Fang Zhuo smiled, and was about to continue chatting when the phone rang.

He frowned, and walked towards the study with his mobile phone.

Zhao Shumei said to her son's back: "I will cook porridge to nourish your stomach, so don't go out to drink at night."

Fang Zhuo responded, closed the door, and answered the phone.

Kong Yu, who is in charge of MIGA fund matters abroad, called.

He reported a new news.

——The Dutch company ASML contacted rejected the investment.

Or, to say no again.

When Kong Yu got Mr. Fang's explanation, he heard from his boss that he had communicated with ASML in the name of Bingxin, and the semiconductor equipment manufacturer rejected Bingxin's intention to invest.

According to Mr. Fang, the conditions given by Bingxin are not strict, and ASML's funds should not be sufficient. However, the other party is unwilling to accept it.

Considering that it might be inconvenient in the name of the ice core, Kong Yu took over the contact again.

But the result is the same.

"Okay, I don't blame you for this." Fang Zhuo was not disappointed by the result. ASML seemed unwilling to interact with mainland Chinese companies or funds with this background, even though Bingxin was also a customer of ASML.

The cooperation between ASML and Taiji is very close now, and the latter can get the advanced prototype for trial production in the first time.

The time in this is very precious.

Fang Zhuo originally wanted to play a part in preparing for the normal or equal procurement of ice cores, but ASML just doesn't accept investment, so what else can we do?

The phone ends the call.

Fang Zhuo played with the pen, wondering if there could be a better solution to this matter.

ASML is a listed company. It is true that you can hold its stocks from the secondary market, but what Bingxin wants is sincere and equal cooperation, which requires the approval of the management of the other party.

However, its current situation may not be as good as it has learned, and its insistence on not cooperating shows the high-level confidence in its future development. Perhaps, it can easily get investment from other companies.

For what?

Fang Zhuo felt that this matter was very difficult to handle.

People don't want money, but technology is first-class.

He thought about it, and with his insignificant way of doing things, he could only think of a rough and unfeasible method.

The reputation of ASML in later generations is more due to the EUV lithography machine. Fang Zhuo’s impression is derived from this. The research and development of this kind of lithography machine costs a lot, and the production is not easy, which greatly delays the company’s funds.

If ASML can create damage in a physical sense at a certain moment when ASML spends a lot of money to produce EUV, can Ice Core be a timely rain that is willing to invest?
Anyway, these manufacturers like to misfire.

The masters of Chinatown flashed through Fang Zhuo's mind, and he didn't continue to deepen and perfect this idea that came up.

EUV is definitely still early, and ASML does not have the opportunity to continue to feel the ice core or its own sincerity.

Fang Zhuo wrote down his attention to ASML in a small notebook.

Regarding the technical development of lithography machines, he believes that it is necessary to communicate more with Professor Hu. There are also Japanese businessmen in the previous equipment purchases, and he should listen to the analysis and suggestions of professionals.

In the evening, Fang Zhuo drank the porridge made by his mother, and got up to go to Su Wei to talk about the recent situation of e-buy.

He just said the purpose of going out.

Zhao Shumei asked, "Then will you come back at night?"

"Huh?" Fang Zhuo was surprised.

"Before, every time you worked overtime at night, when you came back, there was more or less a perfume smell." Zhao Shumei said bluntly, "A while ago when you went abroad, Xiao Su came to drink tea, and the perfume smell belonged to her."

Fang Zhuo was silent for two seconds: "It's really about work..."

"Alright, alright, let's go, let's go." Zhao Shumei waved her hands again and again, "Trust me."

Fang Zhuo picked up the file stiffly.

Regarding the recent situation of e-buy, he really planned to communicate with Su Wei who was off work in advance, and then held a meeting of e-buy to make a comprehensive arrangement.

Since its establishment, e-buy has not had any major frictions with Amazon and other e-commerce platforms except for the initial launch and a wave of polite compliments from Dangdang. Instead, it has encountered intentional or unintentional attacks from offline home appliance chain brands.

The core of e-buy's products is 3C home appliances. Although it claims to be an Internet company, it actually has business competition with Suning, Gome, Yongle and other home appliance stores, not to mention the acquisition of Dazhong Electric.

Such as Yongle and other small and medium-sized home appliance stores have no movement, while Suning and Gome are gearing up.

Today's home appliance chain market is highly competitive, but after the successful listing of these two companies, they have capital blessings and their development is more radical.

Once known as "Northern Beauty" and "Southern Suning", the former centered on the capital city, while the latter centered on Jinling.

It is precisely because of this that Gome's raid on Jinling to open a store last month caused a shock in the industry.

Huang Guangyu, the head of Gome, publicly declared that the Gome store in Jinling would not be profitable for two years. He also personally published an article in a newspaper in Jinling titled "Mountains and Rivers Xie Bosom friend, there will be times when wind and waves break".

There are two main meanings. One is that Gome has officially entered Suning's headquarters, and the other is that Gome has completed the layout of the national primary market network. Jinling is the final battle, the final battle, and the perfect battle.

Huang Guangyu personally arrived in Jinling to supervise the war and open a store. This was his second time after the Xiangjiang war.

So strong, so aggressive in the competition, this is Huang Guangyu's character and style.

Therefore, Gome has no mercy when facing online opponents.

Although Suning also secretly poked at the home appliances sold by Tesco and put pressure on suppliers, Gome almost kept an eye on the prices of all competing products on Tesco and strongly demanded that suppliers at least maintain the same level.

What is the same level?

That's my discount, you can't get more discount than me.

This strength also comes from Gome's current advantages in the industry market.

It is the first brand home appliance chain store in China.

Fang Zhuo read the situation report from Tesco when he was in Houston, but because he was abroad and engaged in financing, he only thought about the current situation and solutions.

Also regard this kind of competition as a test for e-buy.

Despite the fact that e-buy is backed by a listed company, Yike, with venture capital funds attracted by its name, and e-commerce prospects chasing hot spots, it is still quite complicated and difficult to actually implement it.

Whoever can show responsibility and highlights in this process will be able to take a step forward in the future of e-buy.

So far, Fang Zhuo believes that Su Wei, the president of e-buy who has the highest decision-making power, has not performed well enough.

So, even though we haven't seen each other for a while, he first raised a small question.

"Mr. Su, the suppliers put pressure on e-buy. Why did you acquiesce in the handling of price strength? Why didn't you deal with it as forcefully as Dangdang?"

Su Wei doesn't mind discussing work first, this man is just so virtuous, she replied calmly: "The pressure that Tesco and Gome can put on suppliers is not equal. Compared with Gome, which is number one in China, it is difficult Talk about qualifications."

Fang Zhuo frowned. He believed that even if the suppliers who had completely switched to Gome under pressure were removed, the current development opportunities could not be sacrificed.

Su Wei continued: "Moreover, the pressure on price strategy also comes from our own people. Zhang Dazhong from Dazhong Electric came to me to talk about the online and offline prices, and the presidents of Konka and Meiling also came to me in person. Find me."

"E-buy is just a small channel now. Didn't their president come here because of your face?"

"He keeps saying that he is your friend, President Fang, and he sold it. He will try his best to persuade Gome. It is the best situation to keep the same discount."

"That Zhang Xuebin from Meiling, he expressed his willingness to follow your lead."

Su Wei laughed and said: "Yes, that's exactly what he said. You, Mr. Fang, are the only ones who follow the lead. You Mr. Fang are not here. What does he mean by saying this in front of me? Can I still give him a slap in the face? ?"

She shook her head slightly: "All kinds of factors are mixed together, which is why I can't deal with it forcefully."

Considering external competition, internal opinions, and the interests of partners, even Zhang Xuebin has to proceed from the actual situation of Meiling.

Fang Zhuo nodded, accepting Mr. Su's prudent decision-making behavior.

He pondered for a moment: "Well, you are not me."

This sentence is not to blame or criticize, it is based on the measurement of reality, the same words are different from him and from President Su's mouth.

Besides, if there is something, Mr. Su can't say it.

"Correct internally first, and then I want to see Zhang Xuebin." Fang Zhuo turned his thoughts and said so.

"See him first?" Su Wei asked, "How to deal with it? Meiling also needs channels, and Gome's market position cannot be ignored."

Fang Zhuo said: "What should I do? Didn't he say that I am the only one who follows the lead? Then of course I will bet on E-buy."

Su Wei: "..."

"You mean, is he lying to me?" Fang Zhuo laughed.

Su Wei was silent for a few seconds: "Is this too strong? I know where he and Changhong are..."

"I regard Mr. Zhang as a partner." Fang Zhuo shrugged, "Don't he think so?"

"Don't worry so much about your own people. Are you still your own people if you worry so much?"

(End of this chapter)