Become the richest man in the world starting from the rebirth of college entrance examination

Lu Yatong's home is in the small county town of Pu City, dozens of kilometers away from the new city. Transportation is inconvenient. She has to go back to the capital to work on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Before the holiday, she bought a train ticket from Pushi Station back to the capital on the evening of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. She will catch it from home today. When she arrived in Xincheng, she came with her luggage, had dinner, and took the twelve o'clock train back to the capital.

Because Zhou Hao didn't want to drive back at night, he asked Lu Yatong to book a hotel for him. Lu Yatong booked a room for Zhou Hao first and left her luggage at the front desk. Lu Yatong ordered a cup of coffee in the hotel lobby and read a book while waiting for him.

After Zhou Hao arrived, he saw Lu Yatong in the lobby, sat down opposite her, ordered a cup of tea, and chatted with her about Cao Tianlei.

Zhou Hao wanted to know more information about Cao Tianlei, such as his current income at Google, his current position and the areas he was responsible for.

Lu Yatong said: "I called my classmate again this afternoon and asked him indirectly that Cao Tianlei's annual income at Google should be around one million."

Zhou Hao nodded. One million sounds like a lot, but it is still very large given the current purchasing power. At least after deducting one year's expenses, the remaining money can buy a small house in Beijing. He is definitely a super white-collar worker.

Lu Yatong added: "As for what he does at Google, my classmates don't know either, but what is certain is that he is 33 years old and the only child in his family. His family really wants him to return to China for development, and he does have this intention, but there is no suitable opportunity."

Zhou Hao asked again: "What are the characteristics of this person?"

Lu Yatong smiled and said, "It is said that he has high IQ, high EQ, and is friendly, but I don't know anything else."

"Oh." Zhou Hao rubbed the bridge of his nose. He was afraid of people with high IQ and EQ. When you talk to him about ideals, he talks to you about reality; when you talk to him about reality, he talks to you about ambition. If you want to recruit such people, it will be of little use to fool them. You have to show real stuff. However, the industry he has on hand is okay in China, but he is not sure whether it is reliable in the eyes of Google's talents.

However, Zhou Hao quickly adjusted his mentality. Since he was here, he shouldn't have this kind of mentality of worrying about gains and losses. If it succeeds, it's a good thing, and if it doesn't, there's no loss.

In the evening, Zhou Hao met Cao Tianlei in casual clothes in the hotel box booked by Lu Yatong. The 33-year-old Cao Tianlei looked nothing like a programmer. He was 1.8 meters tall, thin and had no hair loss. Myopia glasses make me look sunny and energetic.

Cao Tianlei was more surprised when he saw Zhou Hao for the first time than when Zhou Hao saw him.

He had paid attention to Haobo Technology and had an in-depth understanding of its development history and products, but he never expected that the CEO of Haobo Technology was actually a young man in his early twenties.

The two shook hands and said hello to each other. After chatting for a few words, Cao Tianlei realized that Zhou Hao was still in college and was only a freshman. This made Cao Tianlei feel bad.

After asking Zhou Hao's year of birth, he confirmed that Zhou Hao was less than twenty years old.

Cao Tianlei went abroad to study in China and knows the domestic education model. Before going to college, almost all children follow the same path and learn the same knowledge. Only after entering college will they enter different fields.

The technical field of the IT industry is very large. If you want to achieve some success in this field, you must at least spend several years in basic technology and the IT industry. But how could a young man like Zhou Hao establish a rapidly growing company like Haobo Technology in his first year of college?

According to common sense analysis, he definitely does not have strong development skills, let alone precise product awareness. Could he be a genius?

Zhou Hao saw the doubt in Cao Tianlei's eyes, which was something he had expected.

After the two of them took their seats, Zhou Hao deliberately asked Cao Tianlei: "I heard that Mr. Cao is working at Google. I wonder which section you are responsible for?"

Cao Tianlei said: "I mainly do pagerank at Google, which is a technology related to webpage ranking."

Pagerank is a web page ranking algorithm invented by Larry Page. Its core is to provide a detailed calculation formula for search engine web page ranking. Although Zhou Hao has never worked on a search engine, he has heard about this field.

Zhou Hao nodded and said calmly: "Larry Page's algorithm must be a top priority for Google now. It should have a very high internal level?"

Cao Tianlei nodded and said: "Advanced algorithms are the core advantage of Google in the search engine field."

Zhou Hao hummed and asked casually: "Google should have more than just the PageRank algorithm now, right? Doesn't Google also have a Hilltop algorithm? Have they combined the two algorithms now?"

Zhou Hao's understatement and casual question shocked Cao Tianlei.

Zhou Hao knew the PageRank algorithm and who its founder was. This did not surprise Cao Tianlei. The PageRank algorithm was not unique to Google, but was invented by Larry Page when he was at Stanford University. Anyone who knows about search engines will know that. , even if you don’t know its logic, you will have heard of the name.

However, the hilltop algorithm is the core technology of the current search engine algorithm. This algorithm was developed by Google employees in the second half of last year, and it was also patented in the second half of last year. It is still in the confidentiality stage. Google has not yet obtained the patent for this algorithm from the employee. It is still doing compatibility testing and it is expected to be put into use at least a year later.

Now, Zhou Hao, who is still young, knows about this algorithm in China. It is incredible even if he only knows the name. The only possibility is that he is very knowledgeable in this field and has his own information channels.

Cao Tianlei praised sincerely: "It seems that Mr. Zhou understands the status of the industry very well."

Zhou Hao saw that the other party really began to take him seriously, and smiled slightly, "Although Haobo Technology does not make search engines, search engine technology is one of the most important technologies on the Internet. I have been trying my best to understand this field."

What Zhou Hao wants is this kind of effect. At the very least, he cannot let Cao Tianlei despise or doubt his abilities. At least he must know that although he is young and his skills may be worse than Cao Tianlei's, his understanding of the Internet is far better than Cao Tianlei's. he.

Cao Tianlei said: "Haobo Technology is also very remarkable. Tieba, a minimalist BBS, not only lowers the user threshold and operating costs, but also opens up registration innovation through keywords, opening up unlimited possibilities. It will definitely be an important product in the domestic Internet in the future."

Zhou Hao smiled modestly, "In your opinion, what are the current advantages of Haobo Technology?"

Cao Tianlei said: "Of course it is the users. Tieba is a super large online community that brings together users based on various interests. With the support of Tieba's strong user base, Haobo Technology can choose many directions in the future."

Zhou Hao then asked: "What do you think is the biggest problem of Haobo Technology right now?"

Cao Tianlei said with a smile: "To be honest, it is beyond imagination to be able to achieve this point in half a year. Even many Internet giants may not be able to do it. Tieba's product model is very good, and Happy Farm's model is also very good. , which is rare and has strong profitability.”

After saying words of appreciation and affirmation, Cao Tianlei hesitated for a moment before saying: "If you ask me to say it, I think the biggest problem of Haobo Technology is that there is no real strong demand product. This product in Tieba looks like a companion product. Although it It is very powerful, but it should be accompanied by more powerful high-demand products. If it is owned by Baidu or Tencent, I think it is more suitable.”

Zhou Hao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You mean, Tieba is not suitable to be the core of the company alone?"

Cao Tianlei smiled slightly, "It's not so absolute. I can only say that if you want to be a top Internet company, you can't regard Tieba as its core product. If you want to be a first-class Internet company, Haobo Technology is now one."

After a pause, Cao Tianlei added: "Haobo Technology is like a sharp bayonet, powerful enough in the field of cold weapons, but it should be paired with a gun."