Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 811: Ambition Emerges

We have to admit that Lu Shaohua made a major mistake in dealing with Phoenix Search. This mistake was not because Lu Shaohua was inconsiderate, but because Lu Shaohua misjudged the time. Yes, I still remember that when Lu Shaohua was building his Internet empire last year, he told his subordinates that you have plenty of time to develop a search engine, which is two years.

At that time, Lu Shaohua's idea was to be the first to launch the market before Baidu appeared. Baidu appeared in January 2000, and Lu Shaohua gave the order in 1, exactly two years later. However, Lu Shaohua forgot that Google appeared earlier than Baidu.

It was precisely because they ignored the fact that Google appeared in 1999 that Lu Shaohua only ordered his subordinates to develop the Chinese version instead of the multilingual version. Now looking back, they realized that Google had already appeared, which forced Lu Shaohua to hurriedly develop the multilingual version.

Fortunately, the people below did not let Lu Shaohua down. They developed the core of the search engine in less than a year, and only needed to make some modifications before it could be launched on the market. Although it was a bit rough, Lu Shaohua didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

The core is complete, and the rest is no longer important. Can we upgrade it while operating it? That search engine is not like this. Google in the past was like this, and Baidu in the past was like this too. They all did it step by step.

Lu Shaohua obviously also wanted to adopt this operating model, so he felt that it was not too late. After all, the core part had been perfected, and it was not too difficult to develop versions in multiple languages. He only needed to modify some codes and then let Phoenix Group operate it. It could be launched to multiple countries at the same time.

I don't know if it was to make up for his own mistakes or for some other reason, but when Lu Shaohua gave his subordinates the order to develop a multilingual version, he put them under a time limit. He only gave them two months, and after those two months they had to have versions in four or more national languages.

At the same time, after the call, Lu Shaohua also made a special call to Xu Jiarui, asking him to reorganize the overseas Phoenix sales branches, make room for Phoenix Search, and prepare for Phoenix Search to move in.

Phoenix Group is no longer the same Phoenix Group as before. Previously, Phoenix Group was limited to Hong Kong and the mainland. Ever since Lu Shaohua started to work as a "dealer" in the Soviet Union, Phoenix Group's sales business has gradually opened up and started to explore overseas markets.

Exploring overseas markets is not just about shipping and selling the goods. Maybe that was possible in the beginning to reduce costs, but later on, Lu Shaohua increased his investment in Phoenix Sales, and now Phoenix Sales has overseas branches all over the world.

When talking about overseas branches, we have to mention Lu Shaohua's personality. Lu Shaohua is the kind of person who likes to have autonomy, so every time a branch is established, Lu Shaohua will ask Xu Jiarui to acquire the land and build the building himself. If there is really no other way, he will buy the current office building.

It was precisely because Phoenix Sales' overseas branches all had their own office buildings that Lu Shaohua made huge investments when developing overseas markets. According to Lu Shaohua's later statistics, Lu Shaohua invested more than 1,500 US dollars in Phoenix Sales when developing overseas markets alone.

This can be completely calculated. There is no less than 100 billion US dollars in the funds allocated by Lu Shaohua alone. In addition, there is also the money that has passed through the account of Phoenix Group. 150 billion yuan is still an approximate number. If you calculate it carefully, it is definitely more than this number.

Now, the initial investment has finally come in handy. Phoenix Search wants to enter the global market, and each country needs to build a main server. This way, there is no need to worry about having no place to put it, nor about Phoenix Search's overseas branches having no office space.

As for Xu Jiarui, he is now the general manager of Phoenix Sales, with a status similar to that of Liu Mingzhang and others, second only to Qin Sichen and Lu Shaohua. He has a great influence in the business world. However, when facing Lu Shaohua, Xu Jiarui completely put away his so-called status and acted completely as a subordinate.

Yes, Xu Jiarui's current status is entirely due to Lu Shaohua. It can be said that without Lu Shaohua, there would be no Xu Jiarui today. If Lu Shaohua had not helped him to the position of general manager of sales at Phoenix, he, Xu Jiarui, would probably still be a supervisor in a small company.

What's more, the order Lu Shaohua issued now was entirely due to the development of Phoenix Group. Xu Jiarui had no inability and would not disobey the order. He would do his best to do it, and also assured Lu Shaohua that as long as he was given two months, he could get things done properly.

It is undeniable that Xu Jiarui is a very capable person, otherwise he would not have been able to hold the position of Phoenix Sales General Manager. Therefore, when he made the guarantee, Lu Shaohua believed it without a doubt. Lu Shaohua knew that he could do it.

Two months, Xu Jiarui will use two months to get everything done, and Phoenix Search will also develop versions in more than four languages ​​within two months, which will be just enough to launch the market and let Phoenix Search officially operate. The timing is just right, and Lu Shaohua is also very happy.

But the happiness only lasted for a moment. Lu Shaohua did not forget to reflect on himself and think about whether there was anything else he had overlooked and if so, he could remedy it.

It doesn't matter if you don't think about it, but once you think about it, there are indeed many things that have been overlooked. For example, for Phoenix Antivirus Software, Lu Shaohua only ordered the development of the Chinese version, but looking at the situation, it seems that changes have to be made, and it is imperative to develop versions in multiple languages.

Without hesitation, Lu Shaohua called the person in charge of Phoenix Security when he thought of this and asked him to start developing a multi-language version and launch it into the market as soon as possible.

At the same time, Lu Shaohua also knew that the anti-virus software industry would not charge formally for a long time. In a few years, he would bundle the anti-virus software with the Phoenix operating system for full operation.

The anti-virus software issue has come to an end, but it does not mean that Lu Shaohua can relax. For things like office software and other things that Lu Shaohua plans to launch into the global market, Lu Shaohua has asked his subordinates to develop multilingual versions, intending to achieve a grand slam and launch them into the global market.

Some people may find it incredible when they learn about Lu Shaohua’s ambition, but if you think about it from Lu Shaohua’s perspective, you will find it reasonable.

The reason is simple: Lu Shaohua has the ability and the capital.

Ability? What is ability?

Lu Shaohua has the Phoenix Group, a world-renowned group, and the slogan of producing high-quality products. Whenever the Phoenix Group develops a new product, it is automatically labeled as a high-quality product. This is the source of Lu Shaohua's advantage.

Just ask yourself, is it possible that no one wants or uses such a high-quality product? Obviously, it is impossible. In addition, with the influence of Phoenix Group and its share in the overseas market, it is not difficult to imagine that as long as Lu Shaohua tries his best to promote it, it will surely succeed.

More importantly, Lu Shaohua is a reborn person. Although he has not been able to participate in the research and development of every product, when developing a product, Lu Shaohua always lists the future discovery directions and the functions that must be possessed one by one. This has led to the Phoenix Group's products being unique and highly competitive.

With competitiveness and the Phoenix Group's vigorous promotion, success is only a matter of time. Therefore, even if Lu Shaohua makes a small trinket, as long as he wants, he can sell it all over the world.

What about capital?

Needless to say, Lu Shaohua has a wide network of contacts, and the financial strength of the Phoenix Group cannot be underestimated. To put it bluntly, except for those ancient families, the wealthy people who are now famous in the business world cannot be compared with Lu Shaohua.

Is the founder of Microsoft rich enough? In the previous life, Microsoft was the world's largest company, and its founder Bill Gates was the richest man. However, this richest man was not very good, with a net worth of only 600 billion US dollars.

What? 600 billion US dollars, and it was not until 2010 that it was reached. On the other hand, Lu Shaohua's net worth has exceeded one trillion US dollars. If Lu Shaohua is given a few more years, well, by 2010, how much will Lu Shaohua's net worth be?

Lu Shaohua had no way of estimating how much his net worth would be by 2010, but there was one thing Lu Shaohua was certain of, that was, by 2010, his net worth would be a hundred or even a thousand times more than it was now.

Exaggeration?

Yes, it is exaggerated. But Lu Shaohua does not think so. It is only 1999, and the world economy is developing rapidly, especially the United States, which is advancing day by day. However, while developing rapidly, the US economy also has serious hidden dangers.

In 2007-2008, the world financial crisis broke out, and the fuse was the United States. The collapse of the US economy led to an unprecedented global financial crisis.

What are Lu Shaohua’s strengths?

His strength is that he can predict what will happen in the future. When the US economy collapses and the stock market plummets, this is Lu Shaohua's opportunity. Well, also, the EU member states have suffered heavy losses in this financial storm. This is Lu Shaohua's opportunity.

A single stock market crash caused the world to lose 2 trillion US dollars, and the United States, the world's largest economically developed country, had a financial crisis that swept the world. Could the losses be less?

Although after the outbreak of the financial crisis, some people calculated that the global financial industry lost 1 US dollars, Lu Shaohua does not think so. If you really calculate it, it is far more than this number, it may be ten times, or even a hundred times. The specific loss is impossible to estimate.

Lu Shaohua is a well-known expert in making money in the financial industry. Now that he knows the future data, how could Lu Shaohua not make a huge fortune?

In addition, in Lu Shaohua's vision, his oil plan is the most important part. Once Lu Shaohua's oil plan succeeds and controls oil, how much money will Lu Shaohua make from it?

No one can predict, not even Lu Shaohua himself can predict how much he can get!

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