My 1999

"In addition to the existing business, a Hongmeng Research Institute will be established under the head office to conduct research and development of new technologies. An initial allocation of 1 billion Huaxia coins will be allocated," Xu Liangdao said.

Xie Wen frowned slightly. He knew very well that Xu Liang had another research and development project.

"Mr. Xu, Pangu Company's big data and cloud computing business has just achieved some results. It's time to invest huge sums of money. Is it too fast to start new projects?"

Xu Liang shook his head, "Hongmeng is a technology company, and technology is our foundation. We must never forget it, otherwise Hongmeng will collapse like those big companies in the past."

After a pause, he continued.

"As for the funding issue you mentioned, let's not talk about this financing. Hongmeng's net revenue this year alone is nearly 50 billion Huaxia coins. 1 billion Huaxia coins is only 2%. Even counting the technology research and development of major subsidiaries Funding, Hongmeng’s overall R\u0026D investment is not 6.5%.

Moreover, Hongmeng’s revenue will continue to grow. Coupled with the proceeds from financing, we have abundant funds, and we are taking the opportunity to lay the foundation for Hongmeng in the next thirty years. "

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Xie Wen did not question it any more.

"In which area do you plan to invest?"

Xu Liang's eyes became deep and he said slowly: "Operating system."

Xie Wen looked surprised.

He said quickly.

"Mr. Xu, the operating system is now dominated by Microsoft. Even if we develop new technologies that are not inferior to Microsoft, it will be difficult to subvert the ecosystem they have cultivated for many years."

Xu Liang smiled and waved his hand.

"Microsoft is really strong, and I don't overestimate its ability to challenge its dominance in the PC field. What I want is a mobile operating system."

Internet search still has ten years to survive. If we don’t seize the ticket to the mobile Internet era, Hongmeng’s search business will be like Baidu, half-dead.

Therefore, he will take advantage of the abundant funds in his hands to follow Google's path and occupy Android first.

Xie Wen breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the mobile phone in Xu Liang's hand and said quickly.

"Mr. Xu, although the mobile operating system is simpler than Microsoft's computer operating system, the current mainstream mobile operating system in the world is the Symbian system supported by Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Panasonic, Siemens and Psion, which accounts for 80% of the global market. .

Even if we develop a new system, it will be difficult to make a difference without the support of hardware manufacturers. "

The early Symbian system was positioned as an open platform, somewhat similar to today's Android system. Anyone can develop software for devices that support Symbian.

Symbian wisely launched the Platinum Cooperation Plan, which eventually successfully attracted ARM, Texas Instruments, Panasonic, Siemens, Samsung, Lenovo and other manufacturers to join successively, and the Symbian System Alliance was born.

Therefore, in the eyes of most people, it is almost impossible to overthrow Saipan's rule.

"Lao Xie, Saipan's system is too crude. This is not what I want."

After finishing his words, Xu Liang waved.

Lu Xiaoying, who temporarily replaced Lu Hui, quickly handed over the password box in her hand.

Open it after Xu Liang enters it.

He took out a stack of documents inside and handed them over.

"Lao Xie, you are the second person to see these documents, so everything that follows must be kept secret."

Seeing how solemn he was, Xie Wen became curious while agreeing.

After taking the document, a line of black italic characters on the title page came into view.

‘Hongmeng mobile operating system research and development report. ’

After opening, there is text similar to a directory.

First, interface design.

Second, multi-touch technology.

Third, one-click return technology.

Fourth, SOC technical parameters.

Fifth, basic hardware...

After all, there are nine major items in total, including all mobile phone software and hardware.

Continue to turn back.

The content of interface design appears later.

A design drawing that was very different from the one in my impression of a mobile phone appeared in front of me.

Looking at the size of an adult's hand, it looked like a reduced version of a computer screen. Apart from various icons, there was no keyboard design. Xie Wen was curious and a little surprised.

Taking a slight breath, he resisted the thought of asking and continued to read back.

The next few design drawings are basically displays of subsystems.

After reading the design drawings, there is an introduction to multi-touch technology.

Everyone knows that Apple developed the smartphone.

But they don’t know that Apple’s biggest role is actually integration.

Many of the technologies that can make up smartphones already exist, but no one has thought of using them on mobile phones.

This is where Jobs’ genius lies.

Take multi-touch technology as an example.

It started in 1982 with a multi-touch screen invented by the University of Toronto that senses the pressure of the index finger.

In the same year, Bell Labs published the first academic document discussing touch technology.

In 1984, Bell Labs developed a touch screen that could be controlled by more than one hand to change the screen.

At the same time, a group of developers from the University of Toronto terminated the research and development of related hardware technologies and shifted the research and development direction to software and interfaces.

That same year, Microsoft began researching this area.

This technology achieved a major breakthrough in 1991, when a touch screen technology called Digital Desktop was developed, allowing users to touch and pull images on the touch screen with multiple fingers at the same time.

In 1999, John Elias and Rooney Westerman developed a variety of multi-touch products, including iGesture pads and multi-touch keyboards.

Because the technology is immature, it has not had much impact.

Later, the company was acquired by Apple in 2005, laying the foundation for the emergence of the iPhone.

However, multi-touch technology did not stop with Apple's acquisition.

In 2006, Professor Jefferson of New York University led the development of a new touch screen that could be operated by both hands at the same time and supported simultaneous operation by multiple people.

Using this technology, Professor Jefferson drew several lines on the screen using multiple fingers at the same time on a 36-inch × 27-inch screen.

What is different from ordinary touch screen technology is that it can respond to multiple touch hotspots at the same time, and the response time is very short.

Less than 0.1 seconds.

This huge progress laid the foundation for the emergence of smartphones.

In 2007, Apple released the famous first-generation iPhone product. Although it was immature, it divided two eras.

Xie Wen continued to look back.

The hardware technical parameters compiled in the information are to support the software.

After all, the two are complementary to each other. No matter how good the software is, it is useless without hardware.

Xie Wen read page after page, and the more he read, the more shocked he became.

Big Boss's mobile operating system is not only different from the existing Symbian system, it is completely disruptive innovation.

Originally, he felt that the big boss was too ambitious and it was impossible to create such a smartphone in a short period of time, but after reading the technical parameters behind it, especially the hardware technical parameters.

He found that although it is not possible yet, it is not impossible if it takes a few years to develop.

Of course he understands with his wisdom.

Once such a smartphone becomes available, it will completely change the existing global communications market.

Thinking of this possibility, Xie Wen instantly raised his head, his eyes filled with fire.

"Mr. Xu, why don't we just make mobile phones?"

Xu Liang smiled slightly, knowing that he would ask this.

"It's very simple. We are an Internet company, with software genes flowing in our blood. Hardware is not what we are good at. Of course, we can combine software and hardware, but in this case, other mobile phone companies will not accept our operating system.

Therefore, there are only two roads before us.

Either cooperate with all mobile phone companies and become a top software company like Microsoft.

Or become a self-contained entity like Apple, which combines software and hardware.

Based on our own conditions, it is obviously more appropriate to take Microsoft's path. "

It’s not that Xu Liang has never thought about taking Apple’s path, but it’s too difficult.

Operating system, CPU, GPU, screen, power supply, etc.

If you are not top-notch in any aspect, others will take advantage of you.

Huawei is the best example.

He was about to become number one in the world, and he had Apple under his belt. As a result, the old gangster came over with a ban, and all the years of hard work were wasted. Although it later rebounded based on the domestic market, the losses in the process were too great.

Chip design, manufacturing, lithography machines, lithography materials, any one of them can knock you into the dust.

Although Xu Liang is rich, he has no confidence that he can compete with the old gangster.

In comparison, software does not have so many weaknesses.

The most you can do is ban a market, but you can’t kick me out of the global market.

Xie Wen pondered for a while and then nodded, agreeing with Xu Liang's idea.

He and Xu Liang had different ideas.

Microsoft's peak market value is nearly 500 billion US dollars, and Apple's peak market value is only 10 billion US dollars. It is clear which path is more beneficial.

"Mr. Xu, I think from now on, we should acquire the stocks of some mobile phone companies. In this way, we can allow them to use our mobile phone system when we enter the smartphone era in the future."

Xu Liang smiled and shook his head, "It's not necessary, and it's not possible.

Once we enter the smartphone era, the stock prices of all mobile phone companies will fall. If we invest now, we will lose our own money in the future. "

Xie Wen suddenly patted his head, "I forgot about this."

Then he frowned.

"But if there are no shares, I'm afraid it will be difficult for those mobile phone companies to adopt our system. Over time, if Symbian or Microsoft come to their senses, they may form fierce competition with us."

Xu Liang nodded, "This is indeed a problem. However, we are not in a hurry to draw conclusions on this matter now. The most important thing for us at the moment is to set up the Hongmeng Research Institute and start the research and development of the Hongmeng operating system."

As a born-again person, he certainly knows the profit direction of the operating system, but he does not intend to tell it all.

First, it is not necessary. After all, it is still early for mobile operating systems to mature.

The second is out of instinctive vigilance. Although he trusts Xie Wen's character and integrity, the latter also has major interests in Hongmeng. But don’t be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the unexpected. Before things are decided, it’s better to keep some.

Xie Wen nodded and quickly stood up.

"I'll get ready right away."

Xu Liang quickly stopped him, "The research and development of the Hongmeng system is a matter that will last three or four years. We don't have to rush it. The most important thing for us now is the Series B financing."

"Understood, I will prioritize."

Xu Liang nodded and sent Xie Wen out of the office.

He returned to his desk and sat down. He re-locked the previous Hongmeng system plan into the lockbox and gave it to Huo Gang and Lu Xiaoying for safekeeping. Then he subconsciously picked up Hongmeng's financial statements for the first half of 2003.

Although the net revenue of 24.7 billion Huaxia coins and the net profit of 5.9 billion Huaxia coins are very good, they certainly cannot be compared with those in the second half of the year.

Don’t say anything else.

"Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne" alone has increased Hongmeng's net revenue by at least US$2 billion and 16.5 billion Chinese currency. This is equivalent to 65% of Hongmeng’s total revenue in the first half of the year.

It is foreseeable that Hongmeng’s revenue this year will definitely exceed 70 billion Huaxia coins.

Maybe higher.

In terms of net profit, although there is no way to accurately define it, it can at least maintain 10 to 12 billion Huaxia coins.

If it raises funds at a valuation of 55 times, Hongmeng’s market value will be nearly US$100 billion.

Of course, this is the ideal situation.

The specific amount will still need to be discussed to determine.

But no matter what happens in the end, when Hongmeng’s Series B financing is finalized, it will become the world’s top Internet giant.

I read it for a while and put it aside.

Get up and walk outside.

After nearly four years of development, the current Hongmeng Company has become a top company with nearly 20,000 formal employees.

The reason why it increased so quickly.

Yuyihaodian adopts the same strategy as JD.com, giving formal employment contracts to employees of its express delivery companies instead of outsourcing.

Coupled with the employees of Yihaodian offline stores, there are even more.

It can be said that one No. 1 store accounts for half of Hongmeng’s total employees.

And it is still growing rapidly. Basically, it can increase by two to three thousand a year, and with the rapid development of e-commerce, this number is still on the rise.

Fortunately, the office address of No. 1 Store has been moved out of Wangjing Building, otherwise the office area of ​​over 80,000 yuan would definitely not be able to accommodate so many people.

In fact, Hongmeng Comics, Hongmeng Music, Pangu Company, etc. moved out more than a year ago. Later, Hongmeng Games also moved from here to Zhongguancun to keep company with Sina.

In the entire Wangjing Building, only one subsidiary of Bing and the entire Hongmeng company headquarters remain.

Therefore, Xu Liang’s first place to shop was Bing.

"Mr. Xu."

"Hello, Mr. Xu."...

Along the way, everyone who saw him greeted him respectfully, with exploration and even a hint of admiration in their eyes.

Came to Yu Jun's office.

The latter hurriedly came forward.

"Mr. Xu."

Xu Liang nodded and looked up and down before smiling.

"Yes, he is becoming more and more like a CEO of a large company."

"You are honored. You are truly majestic and admirable. Especially Hanhua Capital's brilliant investment in oil investment some time ago has gained a great reputation and is famous all over the world."

"Okay, Lao Yu. This leader has been different for a long time. He always praises people in the same way." Xu Liang said with a smile.

Yu Jun smiled. Although he was a science student, his skills and eloquence had been honed over time by being greeted and sent off in the mall.

After a few simple polite words, the two sat down on the sofa next to them.

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