Chapter 783 The Sense of Crisis of IT Upstarts

These days, Zhongguancun outside of Shangdi is still desolate.

The small building where NetEase is located, that is, sitting bare on this piece of land, is not grand, let alone glamorous, but it is already the most conspicuous landmark in this area.

Because everyone knows that NetEase is the first domestic Internet company to start listing on NASDAQ.

This kind of glory is incomparable to the latecomers anyway.

Since moving to the capital, Ding Lei found that NetEase seems to have entered a new world.

Not only are all kinds of resources within reach, but even all kinds of capital are pouring in.

Although NetEase no longer needs to refinance, the feeling of being sought after by capital is still quite cool.

And all of this is inseparable from Wu Tao's inspiration and support at the beginning.

So seeing Wu Tao leading a team to visit, Ding Lei felt like old friends at the same time, and at the same time, his mood was very different.

So much so that the reception of the Tianjing company's team was almost the highest standard of hospitality.

Holding Wu Tao's hand all the way, he said with a lot of emotion: "Oh, Mr. Wu, I heard that you came to the capital to go to school. I have long wanted to visit you. But these days, the United States will censor this for a while, and ask for it later. The censorship made me burnt out, and I really didn't take care of it."

Wu Tao always felt awkward being held by a big man like this.

Immediately, he withdrew his hand calmly and said, "I'm new to the capital, so I should be the one to hug your thigh."

One sentence made Ding Lei's face blush, "Mr. Wu, don't make fun of me. If you can come here today, I expect you to give us a good talk about the NetEase team, give us the future IPO road, and what to do after the IPO. , indicating the direction."

"Don't mind!" Wu Tao stared, "Stop coming here! Today I am leading a team to learn scriptures, not to preach scriptures. Organize your IT experts and project management team in a while, and the people you bring to me will be good. Talk."

"...Let me tell you, you have to tell them until they understand. Otherwise, I will lead the team and stay here, eating and drinking until..."

Before he finished speaking, Ding Lei raised his hand and swore: "Mr. Wu, don't worry, don't worry. I made arrangements early in the morning, and you will definitely be satisfied!"

After finishing speaking, Ding Lei explained a few words to the female secretary next to him, turned around and invited Wu Tao to his own office.

Seeing Qiu Wuyan and the others leaving with the female secretary, Wu Tao strolled into Ding Lei's office and glanced at it with great interest.

Sure enough, it is a typical programmer's office, revealing the style of technicians everywhere.

Instructing Wu Tao to sit down in the sofa area, Ding Lei personally poured him a glass of water and said, "Mr. Wu, there are many people in your team with young faces. You are not short of money, so why bother to find some raw melon eggs for the project?" ?”

Wu Tao raised his eyebrows and said, "I have to develop this project slowly, not in a hurry. Besides, the person responsible for the development of the core technology is a technical team I dug from Netscape in Silicon Valley. Technically, it shouldn't be a problem. .”

Ding Lei patted his thigh, "Let me just say, you can't make such a mistake. You actually hired a team from Netscape. So, it is a foregone conclusion that Netscape will be acquired?"

Wu Tao nodded, "Almost."

Ding Lei couldn't help sighing, "At the beginning, I also saw the popularity of Netscape and Yahoo, so I moved the idea of ​​doing NetEase. Now that NetEase has not yet been listed, Netscape will be acquired by others. It seems that going public for an IPO is not just a matter of You can sit back and relax."

"Of course, IT companies are rising fast, but if they fail to keep pace with the times and continue to innovate, they will decline even faster!" Wu Tao said lightly, but Ding Lei frowned even tighter.

"You are so right, Mr. Wu." Ding Lei lost his high-spirited side in front of his subordinates, and said with a worried expression on his face, "To be honest, I haven't had a good night's sleep since I confirmed NetEase's IPO!"

"...My mind is full of a sense of crisis, which I can't get rid of. But in front of my subordinates, I just can't say it. I think all day long, what will happen to Netease's performance after it goes public? Entering the 21st century, what should I do? How to transform and find profit growth points..."

Wu Tao remained silent, waiting for him to finish.

Because Ding Lei's babbling was not really eager to get some answers from him, or to point out the direction. But as an IT upstart, he has this sense of crisis in his bones.

It's just that there is really no one to complain, so I poured out my bitterness to Wu Tao, a friend who is both a teacher and a friend, and let go of the pressure.

It seems that experience really can change a person, at least the Ding Lei in front of him is no longer as jumpy and fun as when they first met.

Ding Lei was talking, and then he sighed, full of pessimism and disappointment towards the Internet industry.

Until later, Wu Tao couldn't listen anymore, and felt that he had to say a few words.

"It's good to have a sense of crisis! But being overly pessimistic and desperate is going to extremes." Wu Tao said in an unquestionable voice: "There must be a way before the car reaches the mountain! Besides, even I have invested so much in the Internet industry Now, what else do you have to worry about?"

When Ding Lei heard this, his eyebrows lit up, yes.

The funder in front of him has risen so far, so he has invested in everything and made it popular. Since he dared to jump into the pit of the Internet, the situation must be far less serious than he thought.

It's just that as soon as the train of thought came back to Wu Tao's Xiaonei project, Ding Lei couldn't help but use his professional eyes to judge and consider, and then pondered for a long time before he said cautiously: "Mr. Wu, with all due respect, what you do Is this Xiaonei website purely for fun? At least, I haven’t figured out the profit model until now.”

"Then just think about it!" Wu Tao leaned back on the sofa and said, "I can only tell you that my product is aimed at the next generation of Internet boom."

Ding Lei tilted his head and pondered over there, but his face was still dubious: Is it true?

A day's visit was fleeting, and in the evening, when everyone left by bus, Ding Lei still couldn't figure it out.

Wu Tao knew that not only Ding Lei thought so, but also the current generation of IT upstarts in China would think so.

This is the limitation brought by the development of the times and the environment to the current people.

When I came back to my senses, everyone on the bus was discussing the harvest of the day in full swing.

Especially Yang Zili's eyes were shining brightly, "Boss, after a day of visiting and studying, I found that Mr. Ding and Mr. Zhang have created an era of the Chinese Internet!"

Many people followed suit, with sincere admiration on their faces.

But when Wu Tao thought that Ding Lei was still pouring bitter water in front of him during the day, he couldn't help being funny.

However, he quickly withdrew his mind, took the opportunity to strike iron and encouraged: "Then the next era of Huaxia Internet depends on you!"