start with scouting

Chapter 118
After making up his mind, Su Yang flew from Oklahoma to San Francisco, took a taxi and went straight to Silicon Valley.

He posted on various IT forums a few months ago, and wanted to find someone to develop an APP with the core function of instant messaging short message chat, no advertising distribution, no game links, and free download, no charge. cost.

Most of the replyers sneered at his idea, saying that even if you can develop Windows-level applications on mobile phones, you will not be able to make a profit. What do you use to pay for the server? Even the electricity bill is enough. Do you use love to generate electricity?

Some replyers carefully analyzed competing products for him, thinking that under the premise that Apple has iMessage and Microsoft has MSN, developing an instant messaging application is about as difficult as riding a bicycle to catch up with a full-speed sports car.

Su Yang knew who couldn't understand, and still insisted on looking for a partner, and it took several months to find a partner.

Coincidentally, apart from those profiteers who tried to trick him into buying a website domain name, the only person who was interested in his idea was Miss Jiang who had just graduated. Just ask him to cooperate.

He was surprised at first, but recalling that Miss Jiang said last year that the 3G network would lead to a large number of mobile phone applications, it is quite normal. Besides, Miss Jiang is still majoring in investment, so she is naturally interested in new things.

At 07:30 in the afternoon, the two met at the famous Red Rock Cafe in Silicon Valley and discussed specific matters in detail for the first time.

In the past year or so, they met several times and chatted on the Internet in the past. The two of them called each other more casually. This time, they might cooperate soon. Su Yang changed his name to Jiang Ruolan and changed his attitude towards his partner.

The two chatted in detail for three hours, each went back to the hotel, and met again in the restaurant the next day to continue the chat in detail.

After a few days, the preliminary plan was tentatively determined. First, register a company referred to as MT, and then recruit some foreign students in Silicon Valley. It took three months to develop the initial version. Su Yang provided the design plan, and Jiang Ruolan was in charge of team management.

The specific development mainly focuses on two points.

First, register with a mobile phone number + verification code, without the need for cumbersome processes such as mailboxes and password protection.

Second, it automatically matches the user's address book, and can directly add friends to chat through phone numbers.

Client development is relatively simple, but the problem is server data interaction. Fortunately, the initial user base is relatively small, and foreign student-level programmers can also be competent. Wait until it becomes bigger before introducing server experts, and then consider financing and market expansion.

After finishing all the matters, the All-Star Weekend is coming to an end, and Su Yang is going to fly back to Oklahoma.

Jiang Ruolan drove him to the airport, and accidentally chatted about the future valuation of MT applications.Su Yang replied that it is conservatively estimated to be 200 billion US dollars, and it may be of greater value if it does not encounter scrutiny by the FBI on the grounds of privacy.

But the initial investment will be very exaggerated, because the no-fee strategy will consume a lot of money for operation and market development. If you encounter competing products, there will be a risk of being acquired or defeated. In the mid-term, you may need to introduce large capital, otherwise you will be left alone. The salary and interpersonal relationship of being a coach cannot be sustained for a long time.

Anyway, it is very difficult to earn 200 billion US dollars.

After he finished speaking, he thought that Jiang Ruolan would make fun of her and think too much, but instead she received encouragement and praise.

On the morning of NO.17, Su Yang met Tyson Chandler at the Thunder training base, and the two talked in detail in the office.

Su Yang directly told Chandler not to worry about the game, and the remaining 29 games of the season should be recuperated.

Chandler was moved on the spot, saying that he had never met a coach who cared for him like Su Yang.Su Yang originally thought it was a humble resignation, but after thinking about it, since Chandler entered the league in 01, he has always encountered rigid or fake coaches.

In the evening, the Thunder played against the Hornets at home. Because they traded away Wilcox and Joe Smith, and injured Collison and Mason, Su Yang could only use Swift, who had not played for a long time, and return it to veteran Chucky Atkin. s to increase the time.

But just like that, the Thunder still played back and forth with the Hornets, forcing the game to the last 13 seconds.

Unfortunately, after Durant hit a three-pointer to tie, Paul made a strong mid-range shot, and Westbrook made a three-pointer in the last two seconds, and the Thunder lost to the Hornets 98-100, resulting in Durant empty-handed. Scored 47 points.

After beating the Hornets, the Thunder rested for three days and started a devilish schedule. They played successively against the Suns, Warriors, Lakers and Mavericks. Except for the win against the Warriors, they lost all the other three games. Su Yang wanted to win, but he had fewer centers and fewer forwards. I can't beat it.

To make matters worse, in the game against the Mavericks, Durant was injured because he stepped on Josh Howard. The X-ray examination was negative, but the MRI showed that he had a second-degree sprain to his right ankle and needed to rest for 7 to 14 days.

Regarding the injury, Durant is quite frustrated, because in the past 10 games, he averaged 33.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, which is even more exaggerated than Wade's momentum. No play.

Su Yang comforted Durant that there is no need to worry, the scoring champion will be in his pocket sooner or later, and the key is to heal his injuries.

But Durant was injured, and the Thunder's offensive and defensive capabilities dropped sharply, with 1 win and 3 losses in four consecutive games.

The fans were very calm, Su Yang was not in a hurry, and let Westbrook and Green practice their skills step by step, and the coaching tasks were reduced, so he spent more time on MT application development and communicated with programmers as a product manager.

In the next three games, the Thunder narrowly beat the 76ers and the Kings, and lost back to back to the Nuggets.

However, the Thunder still won more games than the Warriors, Grizzlies, and Timberwolves in the same period. In addition, the Wizards, Clippers, and Kings only won about a dozen games. The probability of getting the top five picks in the lottery is higher. come smaller.

Fortunately, in the last [-] games, the Thunder will have to face strong teams many times, so they can reduce their winning percentage and win games without intentionally losing.

On March NO.14, the Thunder played an away game against the Suns. Durant made his official comeback and lost by 11 points.

Immediately following the match against the Spurs, in four quarters of fierce fighting, Westbrook and Parker attempted a lore three-pointer and narrowly won.

On the day of NO.19, Su Yang, Presti, and the small boss Simon watched Arizona State University's Crazy Three 64 match against Temple University in the office, and specially inspected James Harden, a potential draft candidate.

As a result, Harden's performance in the key battle was outstanding. He made 8 of 1 shots and scored 9 points only by free throws. Struggling.

Seeing that performance, the little boss Simon frowned on the spot, and Presti said don't worry, you can watch the second game again.

Who would have thought that on the 21st, when Arizona State University played against Syracuse University, Harden played for 40 minutes and made 10 of 2 shots. He still relied on free throws to score 10 points, resulting in a disastrous defeat for Arizona State University.

In the two crazy three games, Harden stretched his legs one after another. The small boss Simon asked whether he should consider the Spanish golden boy Rubio.

Su Yang left the headaches to Presti and devoted himself to the final 12 games of the season.
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The prototype of the MT application is WhatsApp, which was sold to Facebook for $14 billion in 220.

(End of this chapter)