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Chapter 288 The Founding Partners of Tiangang

Lei Jun's outfit doesn't actually look like that of a successful entrepreneur, but more like a trendy rock boy. With medium-length hair, he looks like a young version of Wu Bai.

More importantly, he was wearing a leather jacket, a vertical striped shirt, and jeans, which made him look formal in a way that was not very formal.

"Old Cai, this is Qingshan whom you often praise, right?"

Boss Lei is obviously not an individual.

He stared at Xu Qingshan for a moment and confirmed that the handsome guy in front of him was the Xu Qingshan he had seen on TV. He immediately pulled Cai Wensheng in front of Xu Qingshan.

But once he opened his mouth, his half-baked Mandarin could easily make people around him laugh.

"Yes, our Qingshan, how about it, is he more handsome than what you see on TV?"

"He's even more handsome than I was when I was young. Damn, I'm so envious."

Lei Jun was all smiles, but blurted out a Chinese quintessence.

But the people present were not surprised, but came over with a smile.

Xu Qingshan was a little surprised, but it was generally within his expectations.

After all, the man in front of him can be said to be the most down-to-earth founder of a large company in the Internet era.

Compared with people like Meidongzi, who doesn't know his wife, and Jack Ma, who doesn't care about money, Lei Jun is almost the most humble corporate CEO.

When the first batch of Xiaomi su7 was released, he took photos with the owners and personally opened the doors for them.

When I wanted to take a casual photo of the Xiaomi logo and the moon after get off work, I got down on all fours and lay on the ground to take the photo without caring about my image.

Thinking of that photo, Xu Qingshan couldn't help laughing.

"Let's go. It's not good for us to be stuck here. Let's go up first and talk while we eat."

Lei Jun has a natural affinity.

When he saw Xu Qingshan smiling, he smiled sincerely and showed goodwill to Xu Qingshan. He also personally held the arms of Cai Wensheng and Xu Qingshan, without any airs or sense of hierarchy.

"Thank you, Mr. Lei."

Xu Qingshan glanced at Cai Wensheng and found that Cai Wensheng was also very happy, so he didn't hesitate and accompanied Lei Jun and the others into the hotel.

"Don't be so polite. Since you are Lao Cai's younger brother, you are also my good friend. You are giving me face by coming here to eat today. It just so happens that all the members of our team are here today. Let me introduce you to them. For example, Abin and the others are very interested in you."

Lei Jun became a chatterbox after meeting Xu Qingshan.

In fact, he usually talks a lot, but not as much as he does now.

It’s just that other people don’t realize that Lei Jun values ​​Xu Qingshan. In fact, it’s not just about the Qingshan Capital in Xu Qingshan’s hands, but also about Xu Qingshan himself and his technology.

The group went to the private room upstairs, and it was soon full of people.

Xu Qingshan also met the founding team of Xiaomi, or now called Heimi, all at once.

Needless to say, the leader Lei Jun sat in the main seat with Cai Wensheng, but after that, Xu Qingshan sat on the other side of Lei Jun, and Lin Bin sat on the side of Cai Wensheng.

Although there were two people between them, Xu Qingshan could clearly feel the burning gazes from several members of Xiaomi's founding team.

Lin Bin is a tall and thin man with a broad forehead. He wears rimmed glasses and looks a bit bookish.

He is the person here who is most enthusiastic about Xu Qingshan.

"Qingshan, can I call you that?"

Lei Jun was still chatting with Cai Wensheng about family matters. After Lin Bin offered Cai Wensheng a cup of tea, he took the tea and took the initiative to attack Xu Qingshan.

"Of course no problem, Brother Bin, I've heard a lot about you."

Xu Qingshan also returned a cup of tea.

"Qingshan, have you heard Wensheng talk about me? But before that, he and I didn't have much overlapping business."

Lin Bin smiled modestly and praised Xu Qingshan instead.

"Qingshan, I've read your previous ICML paper, and I've also seen the video of you drunk at the conference. My friend at Kyoto University told me that recently, Kyoto University's Information Science Department has relied on your strength and connections to carry out many machine learning projects in the field of artificial intelligence."

After Lin Bin's remarks, Xu Qingshan understood why Lei Jun said that they were so looking forward to meeting him.

Today's Xiaomi team hasn't even established a formal company yet, and they haven't even come up with a complete concept map for the mobile phone they want to make, but they surprisingly have profound insights into and expectations for artificial intelligence.

Xu Qingshan also became interested and started chatting with Lin Bin.

"Brother Bin, I know you not because of Brother Wensheng, but because after you were invited by Mr. Li to return to China and join Microsoft Research Asia, you have transformed more than 70 technologies in three years and independently developed more than ten technologies. Now the teachers at the School of Information Science and Technology of Beijing University often use you as an example to encourage students to focus more on technology. I didn't expect you to give up Google's high salary and start a business with Mr. Lei."

"Hey, everyone should have some dreams, what if they come true?"

Lin Bin obviously took Xu Qingshan's questions very lightly.

He smiled brightly and forced a small "川" character between his eyebrows.

"In fact, Google is not very adaptable in China. Compared with Google, I am more optimistic about Baidu."

"Moreover, Mr. Lei and I have surprisingly similar ideas. Let me tell you something interesting."

Lin Bin drank tea cup after cup while chatting passionately with Xu Qingshan.

"It was last November when Mr. Lei and I met for the first time. We hit it off right away. You would never have thought that we met in a 11-person conference room, each carrying a schoolbag."

"We sat down and chatted for three sentences. I opened my schoolbag and dumped it on the table. It was full of mobile phones of various brands and shapes. That's when we hit it off."

"Guess what Mr. Lei said to me at that time? He introduced his project and ideals to me, and then said: 'Let's do something big together, something bigger.' You know how I felt, right? It was the kind of feeling that when you meet a bosom friend, a thousand cups of wine are not enough."

But there were Cai Wensheng and Lei Jun between them, so of course their words could be heard.

"Hey, Qingshan, what do you mean? Isn't this place suitable for Abin to show off his skills?"

Lei Jun spoke first, but looking at his smile, you could tell that he didn't take Xu Qingshan's words to heart.

"Also, Abin, please don't take away all my lines, or I won't be able to say anything to refresh Qingshan's impression of me."

Lei Jun in real life is obviously more humorous and interesting than on social media, and he possesses a strong personal charm and aura.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Lei, you go ahead and talk." Lin Bin was just about to talk about his ideals with Xu Qingshan when he was interrupted by Lei Jun. He was not angry, but joked like a good friend.

"Hey, Abin, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you talk too much. You snatched our handsome guy away and chatted with him without giving us a chance. Brother Jun, you should stop for a moment and let me come first!"

Lei Jun had just finished speaking, and before Lin Bin could continue, Li Wanqiang, who had been waiting for a long time to talk to Xu Qingshan, took the opportunity to interrupt.

"Handsome, I'm from East Guangdong, next door to you. I know your Longjiang. I lived there for a while when I was a kid. Hey, what was I going to say? Yes, I'm telling you, Abin's is definitely not as fun as mine."

Li Wanqiang has a round head with a shaved head. When he smiles, his cheeks look like an eight. He wears a pair of glasses and looks very honest.

"When Jun was at Kingsoft, I was in charge of the user experience and design team. When Jun and I were chatting and reminiscing about the past in the middle of last year, he said to me directly: 'Stop talking nonsense and work with me'. Yes, that's all. I did it!"

Li Wanqiang was very proud of this matter.

"Handsome, you have to know that I didn't even know what Jun was up to at that time. As for the relationship between Jun and me, there's no need to ask. Even if he wanted to rob a bank, I would have to drive for him!"

Li Wanqiang obviously looks like a simple science and engineering guy, but the words he speaks are full of toughness.

"Jun didn't tell me what he was going to do, but based on the tacit understanding between Jun and me, I knew in October that he definitely wanted to make mobile phones!"

Lei Jun smiled helplessly.

During the dinner, the ones who talked the most were Lin Bin and Li Wanqiang. The other person sitting next to them, KK Huang Jiangji, who was recommended by Lin Bin, was from Hong Kong Island. His Mandarin was not very standard and he was rather shy.

Hong Feng, Lin Bin’s former subordinate at Microsoft and former senior product manager at Google China, is a taciturn person.

As for the remaining founders that Xu Qingshan has met, Liu De and Zhou Guangping are still in contact and have not yet fully confirmed that they will join.

In fact, Hong Feng and Huang Jiangji were also quite interested in Xu Qingshan, but one of them felt that this was not the right occasion for him to show up and preferred to discuss the issue seriously in private, while the other felt that their relationship was not that close and it would be presumptuous for him to interrupt.

But Lei Jun was very keenly aware of this.

He waved his hand to interrupt Li Wanqiang's recollection of the golden years, and took the initiative to introduce Hong Feng and Huang Jiangji to Xu Qingshan and Cai Wensheng.

"Old Cai, Qingshan, this is Jiang Ji, surnamed Huang, from Hong Kong Island. He used to be responsible for large-scale database management. Later, he was responsible for the Windows Mobile module at Microsoft and served as the engineering director of the entire mobile project. When it comes to mobile phone systems, Jiang Ji is definitely the one."

Lei Jun gave a thumbs-up.

For some reason, Xu Qingshan always felt that he was making an OK gesture.

If Mr. Lei doesn't adjust this habit, the famous scenes and memes on the Internet will probably continue to appear in the future.

"Hello, my name is Huang Jiangji. You can call me KK. That's what my colleagues and friends call me."

Huang Jiangji is actually quite handsome, with an elegant temperament. He stood up, clasped his hands together, and bowed slightly. He looked much more formal than Lin Bin and Li Wanqiang.

Lei Jun smiled and nodded to Huang Jiangji.

Then, he introduced the last young man who had a shy smile and didn't say a word from beginning to end, but just glanced at Xu Qingshan from time to time.

"Xiao Hong, Hong Feng, he's really awesome."

When Lei Jun talked about Hong Feng, the smugness and pride on his face did not seem fake.

"You know what? When Abin recommended him to me, I was thinking about interviewing him. After all, being a founding partner is very important."

Lei Jun smiled and poured himself some tea, then refilled the empty cups of Cai Wensheng and Xu Qingshan beside him, and continued talking.

"At that time, Abin told me that Hong Feng is a quiet guy, so don't take the interview too seriously. His projects are all there. I can see his ability. There's no problem. Mr. Lei, don't judge a person based on his ability to express himself. You want someone who can do technical work, not someone who can talk."

As Lei Jun spoke, he imitated Lin Bin's tone at the time.

Lin Bin on the side touched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

"Do you know what happened?"

Lei Jun said helplessly.

"How about it?"

Cai Wensheng was very curious, he raised his eyebrows and asked with a sly smile.

"I was prepared to ask him ten questions and have him answer me ten words, but when we met, I didn't know whether I was interviewing him or he was interviewing me."

Lei Jun was writing with a pen in his hand, and his helpless and aggrieved tone, accompanied by his classic accent, made everyone present burst into laughter.

These guys didn't give their boss any face at all, and their main move was to rebel against Tian Gang.

"He actually prepared more than a hundred questions to ask me. When he asked them, my scalp was tingling."

Lei Jun ruffled his hair with an amusing expression.

"I was the one who was supposed to lead the development of the phone, but the questions he asked were more detailed, in-depth, and difficult than the ones I prepared for him."

After saying that, Lei Jun patted the striped shirt on his chest with a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

"Fortunately, you can see him sitting here at the dinner today, which means that I, the boss, can still be in his eyes."

Hong Feng still maintained his shy smile.

He was still wearing a black short-sleeved shirt with the word "威武" written on it in white ink. After feeling the back of his slightly round head, he spoke as if to make amends for Lei Jun.

"In fact, at that time I just felt that this thing was fun enough and the boss's dream was big enough. Logically speaking, based on the boss's thinking and judgment, this thing was reliable enough because it was a challenge."

"Of course, from a practical perspective, it can be said that this matter is unreliable enough. Considering our current scale, it is absolutely unreliable."

When Hong Feng said this, Xu Qingshan observed that Lei Jun's expression did not change at all, and his smile was still so relaxed and sincere.

“But it was challenging, so I decided to give it a try.”

That’s all Hong Feng had to say.

Over there, Li Wanqiang started to make fun of Lei Jun, and the founding team started talking to each other, almost stripping off the underwear of Lei Jun, who started this business for his dream, for Cai Wensheng and Xu Qingshan.

But it is undeniable.

Xu Qingshan really felt that this group of founding partners of Anti-Tiangang were very energetic and passionate. He also envied and admired Lei Jun for being able to integrate such a team.

It was only after we were chatting for three rounds of tea that we started talking about investment and entrepreneurial ideas.

(End of this chapter)