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More and more companies have entered the search track.

What a headache.

On this track, there are not only international giants such as Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo, but also domestic overlords such as Baidu, Sina, and Sohu. What should we do?

It is really brave and fearless to rush up wave after wave.

However, recently, a search company suddenly became popular - Kuxun.

What we do is the vertical field under the life search - travel search. In fact, this search platform has not yet been launched, but a new function has been launched, which has detonated the entire network-snatching up train tickets.

This is a surprising discovery for college students.

Before school started, Kuxun.com got in touch with Xiaonei.com, planning to cooperate with each other to let Kuxun.com enter the Xiaonei.com system and serve college students across the country.

Guo Pengfei agreed on the spot, but was pushed back by Shi Jinglin.

Reported to Zhou Buqi.

"this……"

Zhou Buqi hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Buying train tickets online is not too difficult an operation, is it?"

Guo Pengfei opened his eyes wide, "What do you mean?"

Zhou Buqi smiled and shook his head, "Go ask Zhang Yiming."

It's a coincidence.

Years ago, it was too difficult to snap up train tickets because of the Spring Festival travel rush. In his spare time, Zhang Yiming spent more than half an hour writing a small program by himself, which can use algorithms to realize computer-based online ticket grabbing.

Then, this small program was circulated within the friend network, and everyone used this small program to grab tickets.

Zhou Buqi knew about it.

It is worrying that this kind of operation is not very compliant at this stage, and may violate relevant laws and regulations, so there is no large-scale promotion.

Unexpectedly, Kuxun.com became the first popular website after this year by virtue of the trick of grabbing train tickets!

The relevant state departments have not imposed sanctions.

This shows that this kind of operation is reasonable and legal in the current time period.

Then you're welcome!

Of course, there are even more coincidental things, which Zhou Buqi doesn't quite know.

In the previous life, Zhang Yiming failed to start a business with his senior brother after graduation, and then joined a company, Kuxun.com, as the chief technology officer. This small program for buying train tickets was made by him.

"Ticket grabbing software? It's very easy, as long as you have a certain understanding of crawling search technology, you can make it. The more troublesome thing is the interface of the ticket buying website. If you find it correctly, use an independent cookie container for each process... If you buy tickets personally, all this is saved, just send a request directly, and it is not a big problem to grab dozens or hundreds of tickets in a second."

Zhang Yiming explained the principle clearly in a few words.

Guo Pengfei opened his eyes wide, "Independent cookie? Doesn't that mean that you can buy tickets in multiple processes? Log in with multiple accounts?"

"certainly."

"Is this what scalpers do? They grab hundreds of tickets at once, and then sell them to migrant workers at high prices during the Spring Festival travel season?"

"Uh..." Zhang Yiming paused, "Scalpers aren't so high-end, are they? They should be colluding with insiders and outsiders. However, once the ticket-grabbing software is made public, the scalpers may become more technological in the future."

Guo Pengfei was very helpless, "It has been made public, and the Kuxun website has become popular."

"What did Zhou say?"

"He said that there is no need to cooperate. Xiaonei can launch its own ticket grabbing platform and open it to college students across the country."

"Well, it should." Zhang Yiming nodded, "However, there is no need to open multiple sessions. You can only buy tickets with a single session and a single account each time. It can be regarded as a solution to a major problem for college students traveling."

Guo Pengfei said: "Well, let's do this, you can send me the code later."

"How about tomorrow, I'll spare time tonight to optimize it for you." Zhang Yiming saw that Xiao Guo didn't know much about search technology.

Guo Pengfei smiled awkwardly, "Okay."

...

There is no 12306 website yet, and online ticket grabbing can be completed by searching related technical means.

Zhou Buqi was very emotional.

A growing fascination with search technology.

He decided that procrastination would not work, he had to talk to Zhou Hongyi.

After making an appointment for two days, Zhou Hongyi took the initiative to come to the door.

"The design of this office is quite different."

Seeing this row of transparent executive offices, Zhou Hongyi was full of praise, and when he opened his eyes, he could even see the situation in the other side of the three offices at a glance.

It's all transparent, and no one has any secrets at all.

Zhou Buqi also complained about this kind of office design, but it happened all the time, so he could only accept it, and said with a calm smile: "It's a start-up company, everyone is working together, open and transparent, there is no difference between executives and ordinary employees. If it weren't for some Company secrets need soundproofing, not even offices.”

"fine."

Zhou Hongyi nodded appreciatively.

Zhou Buqi called his secretary to make tea, and the secretary was Zhao Xinyan, who looked very ordinary, and because she had to work part-time as a bodyguard and driver, she also dressed conservatively, not sexy at all.

After she made tea and left, Zhou Hongyi appreciated it even more. She gave her a thumbs up and said, "Yes! From the selection of this secretary, it can be seen that you are a big deal."

Zhou Buqi sighed, "What's the big deal? I've been tricked and kept in the dark."

"Are you talking about me? It's not that serious."

Zhou Hongyi's shortcomings are obvious, he is single-minded and stubborn, and he will often do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. In his previous life, he made free security products. What a wonderful thing, people all over the country should accept his love. As a result, within a few years, he relapsed into his old ways, and played the tricks he did when he was doing 3721, and the dragon slayer became a dragon.

But the advantages are also obvious.

It's just being straightforward and honest, saying what you have to say, and not playing the same thing in person and behind the scenes, it's still very good to be friends.

Zhou Buqi asked: "Are you really going to be safe?"

"Well, I thought about it two years ago... You should know, right? I still bought my domain name from you."

"I know, I know, can the current situation be the same as before? Micropoint Security Guard and Micropoint Antivirus have already dug out the profit pool of this market and have already ruled this market. At this time, you are still drilling in. Head iron?"

Zhou Hongyi said firmly: "I must do safety. Let me tell you about me. When I was in college, I wrote a virus program, which locked all the computers in the laboratory. Teacher They said that if I handed over the code, I would be exempted from punishment. After graduation, I started my own business five or six times in a row, all of which were anti-virus, but all failed. Then I went to Founder, and then left to start a business and did a Chinese search. "

Zhou Buqi shook his head disapprovingly, "What era did that happen?"

Zhou Hongyi said: "Not long after I joined Yahoo, I regretted it and came up with the idea of ​​starting a business. My strategic thinking is the same as Yahoo's headquarters...then the Americans don't understand China, and they are completely blind. Last July After leaving my job, my idea is to continue the search along the route of 3721. If the search is not good, I will do security. If the security is not good, then I will surrender my gun.”

Zhou Buqi frowned, "So, there is no room for maneuver?"

Zhou Hongyi said: "No, all venture capital institutions have been found. Sequoia Investment, CDH Venture Capital and IDG will dilute 20% of their shares and raise 20 million US dollars."

"So many?" Zhou Buqi opened his eyes wide. "A company that failed in search and has no performance at all, is valued at 100 million US dollars? Are you kidding me?"

A bit of arrogance appeared on Zhou Hongyi's face, and he pointed to his chest, "Because I will come out again and become the chairman and CEO of Qihoo Company."

This is not surprising.

The name "Zhou Hongyi" is not high in the capital market with a valuation of US$100 million.

Zhou Buqi asked, "Are you going to work at Qihoo? Didn't you resign from Yahoo last July? The non-compete agreement period is up?"

Zhou Hongyi smiled and said, "Not here, but the direction has changed."

"Um?"

"The professionalism agreement with Yahoo prohibits me from engaging in search-related work in the next year. So I didn't go to Qihoo, and cooperated with IDG as an angel investor. But now it has changed. Qihoo's search business has not been done. Block business will be cut off and transformed into security products. This is not in conflict with the non-compete agreement.”

Zhou Buqi moved in his heart, and tentatively said: "A group of people who do search to do security, can it work? The technical direction is different, right? I heard that in the past half a year since Yahoo China was acquired by Ali, Qihoo has successively transferred from Yahoo On the other side of China, half of the employees were recruited.”

It's also immoral to say the least.

This kind of thing is what Zhou Hongyi is capable of doing, without any professional ethics. Like Wang Haoyang and He Yang, they are very taboo to poach people from their old clubs, unless they want to leave, they will match up.

Zhou Hongyi saw through his meaning at a glance, with a half-smile, "What do you want to do?"

Zhou Buqi coughed lightly, and said bravely, "Since Qihu doesn't do search anymore, why don't you hand over your search team to me."

"You want to do a search too?"

"Some ideas."

"Go and recruit people yourself."

"How can a mature technical team use it smoothly?"

Zhou Buqi sneered in his heart.

hiring?

Which move?

Search is inherently a high-end technology, and there are very few related talents. In recent years, a large number of companies have gone out of their way to search, and all of them have been searched.

If you want to poach people, you have to go to Microsoft, Google, Baidu, Sogou, Sina, Ali... These big companies don't want to offend, and most of them are partners.

Zhou Hongyi blinked his left eye, but his right eye remained motionless.

Just looking at it, I was thinking of some ghost idea.

Zhou Buqi was also unambiguous, and said solemnly: "Of course, it is not rude to come and go. You know the team of Dongfang Weidian. Liu Yu brought it out from Rising. There are three vice presidents. But Dongfang Weidian wants For younger management, these three vice presidents with rich experience in the security field, who have gone through Rising and Micropoint, are all entrusted to you to help you make 360 ​​security products."

"real?"

Zhou Hongyi was slightly taken aback, a little unbelievably pleasantly surprised.

There is such a good thing?

Zhou Buqi was almost overjoyed, and said with restraint: "Of course, you can go to see them now. They are resigning. If they have our recommendation, they will most likely be willing to go to your company."

"Where's Liu Yu?"

"He can't, he will stay."

"That's it..."

"How about it? Use your search technology team to exchange my management experts in the three security fields?"