From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chen Jun helped Lei Jun retrieve his stolen bag and retrieved very important documents, preventing a huge loss. This is a great lover.

Treating someone to a meal or something like that will definitely be a debt you can't repay.

of course.

Chen Jun wouldn't try to coerce Lei Jun into doing anything for him; he just needed this opportunity to meet Lei Jun anytime.

Otherwise, if someone else had tried to meet with Lei Jun, as a senior executive at Kingsoft, he might not have been so accommodating.
When Lei Jun received a call from him, inviting him to lunch at the Cui Palace Hotel the next day, Lei Jun readily agreed without hesitation.

Lei Jun is flawless when it comes to interpersonal relationships and social skills.

Noon the next day.

Chen Jun and Lei Jun met at the Cui Palace Hotel as agreed. To show his hospitality and to thank Chen Jun, Lei Jun arrived at the Cui Palace Hotel a little earlier.

This way, Lei Jun becomes the one who invites, and Chen Jun, the inviter, becomes the guest.

This was Lei Jun's intentional act.

Chen Jun immediately saw through Lei Jun's politeness and knew that Lei Jun wanted to take this opportunity to thank him, so he simply didn't compete with him to treat him to a meal.

Lei Jun even booked a private room so that the two could have a quiet environment to talk.

Before and after they sat down, Lei Jun kept thanking Chen Jun for his help and praising Chen Jun's skills from every angle.

It is clear that Lei Jun not only appreciates Chen Jun, but also genuinely recognizes Chen Jun's talent.

I want to get to know Chen Jun and become good friends with him.

Seeing that Lei Jun's attitude was unexpectedly good, much better than he had imagined, Chen Jun pondered for a moment and decided to slightly change his original intention for coming here.

Originally, Chen Jun only wanted Lei Jun to act as a bridge to introduce Yan Yuanchao, Zhu Chongjun, and the other two.

Chen Jun's thinking has changed.

He felt that given Lei Jun's current attitude and his inherent ambition, he could definitely accelerate the process and get Xiaomi up and running ahead of schedule.

Having Lei Jun found Xiaomi ten years ahead of schedule sounds a bit too forward-thinking.

In fact, given Lei Jun's personal abilities, achieving this ten years ahead of schedule would have been no problem at all. In fact, because he is younger and more driven, he might have developed even faster.

Lei Jun is now the CEO of Kingsoft and is capable of running an internet company.

That means he already has enough ability to lead Xiaomi to strength, whether it's his personal ability or his network of connections.

There's only one thing missing.

That means Lei Jun has only recently become a senior executive. Although his salary is much higher than that of an ordinary programmer, he is still just a high-level employee.

At that time, Lei Jun simply did not have the enormous funds to start a company.

Chen Jun has the powerful Chen family behind him, which perfectly complements Lei Jun's career and provides him with sufficient start-up capital.

Once Xiaomi gets off to a normal start and begins operations, its future development will not require Chen Jun's intervention.

Lei Jun has the ability to run Xiaomi well.

The more Chen Jun thought about it, the more he felt that this idea would work. So, in his subsequent conversation with Lei Jun, he began to try to guide him with various words.

For example: "Mr. Lei, you are so capable, and now is a great time to start an internet business. Everyone is starting a business. Haven't you ever thought about starting your own company?"

For example: "I have a good friend who recently started an internet company in Zhongguancun. I see that he is making great progress, which makes me very envious and want to catch up with the trend of the times."

He casually mentioned that his family is in the international shipping business and has a "tiny" bit of money; he joined the army purely out of interest.

Lei Jun was a smart man, and he immediately understood the hidden meaning in Chen Jun's words.

He realized that the soldier sitting in front of him not only possessed extraordinary fighting skills, but also came from a family whose wealth was beyond his reach.

My eyes widened in disbelief, and I was speechless for a long time.

To know.

With the bursting of the dot-com bubble, the value of internet companies worldwide has shrunk dramatically.

Emerging private internet companies like Kingsoft, which haven't yet turned a profit and are still in the development stage, are worth at most tens of millions.

For large conglomerates engaged in ocean shipping, one of their giant ships exceeds the size of Kingsoft Software.

His personal assets are at least hundreds of millions, and the group's total assets are over 10 billion.

Such a "young master" from a large corporation, sitting so casually in front of me, would leave anyone bewildered for three minutes.

This is exactly the effect Chen Jun wanted: to elevate his own status through subtle posturing.

The higher Chen Jun's standing is in Lei Jun's eyes, the greater the influence of Chen Jun's words will be on Lei Jun, and the more beneficial it will be to Chen Jun's subsequent plans.

The actual results were indeed remarkable.

After learning that Chen Jun was no ordinary person, Lei Jun's attitude towards him became noticeably more polite, even showing a hint of respect.

Lei Jun answered Chen Jun's questions with even more sincerity and seriousness.

Taking advantage of the atmosphere that had been deliberately created, Chen Jun chatted with Lei Jun for nearly an hour, after they had long since finished eating all the dishes that had been served.

He only revealed his thoughts during the tea break after the meal.

"Mr. Lei, actually I want to start an internet company. I think the internet will definitely make a lot of money in the future, and I don't want to miss such a good opportunity."

Chen Jun first stated his needs and ideas, and then went on to talk about his difficulties.

"It's a pity. I'm developing my career in the military now. We're all friends. To tell you the truth, my career is developing very well, and not just very well."

To put it simply, my current achievements are enough to fill a page in the family genealogy.

Genealogy is a very special thing in China, especially in this era of great reform over the past two thousand years. Bringing honor to one's ancestors is a common dream, and everyone wants to return home in glory.

Lei Jun also shares this dream, but it seems too distant for him right now.

The rich young master sitting in front of him was two or three years younger than him, yet he could talk about how the family tree could be opened to a whole page.

This is simply too outrageous for Lei Jun.

The kind that's ridiculously exaggerated.

If I hadn't witnessed Chen Jun's extraordinary skills, how he could have easily taken down three knife-wielding thugs in no time, and his own unique military bearing, I wouldn't have known.

Lei Jun would definitely think Chen Jun was bragging and wouldn't believe a word he said.

But Chen Jun now believes it.

So he was shocked!

Chen Jun took in Lei Busi's expression and continued to coax him, "I can't leave the army, and soldiers aren't allowed to do business."

So even though I have a lot of ideas, I've always kept them to myself.

But……"

Chen Jun emphasized his words here, staring intently at Lei Jun, and said, "But ever since I met President Lei, my dormant heart has started to stir again."

I believe that if we can cooperate, we will definitely achieve great things.

Not only will it fulfill my dream, but it will also realize your life's value, Mr. Lei. Twenty or thirty years from now, when you look back, you won't have any regrets.

Chen Jun's words were very sincere, and extremely persuasive and attractive. Having already turned thirty last year, an age when, according to Chinese tradition, one needs to establish oneself and build a career, Lei Jun was genuinely moved by Chen Jun's words.

Every employee dreams of becoming their own boss, and this is especially true for high-level employees like Lei Jun.

Lei Jun, whose ambitions had been unknowingly stirred and whose desire to be a boss had been ignited, made a decision after a brief visit to the city.

He wanted to test Chen Jun's limits first.

If Chen Jun is truly sincere and has sufficient capital and strength, then Lei Jun might really go all out and take a gamble.

If you see that Chen Jun's words are not entirely true, and he is not as awesome as he claims, then you'll understand.

Lei Jun will consider that carefully.

So Lei Jun played his card first, directly asking about the most crucial point.

"Thank you for your trust in me, Lei Jun. I have indeed had this idea, but it is not mature enough yet. I think it needs to be developed further."

But since you've brought this up, I'll ask a few questions.

If we were to collaborate, how would we collaborate? This is indeed quite important to me.

Lei Jun's words were very sincere. To have this mindset at the age of thirty is truly remarkable.

"As for the cooperation method, you will definitely not be treated unfairly."

Chen Jun was afraid that Lei Jun didn't have this idea, and he wasn't afraid of Lei Jun negotiating. He said frankly, "This is my initial idea. If you think it's not right, we can discuss it."

Our Chen Group is only responsible for providing capital, not for the management and operation of the company. The initial investment is expected to be ten million, which will give us a 51% stake and actual controlling interest. In other words, I am essentially an angel investor.

Further investments will be made depending on the company's development, with the total investment exceeding 30 million.

Mr. Lei, you can contribute your pure technology as equity, and the remaining 49% will be yours.

Although you do not have actual controlling stake, you will have actual control of the company, and the Chen family will not interfere in any of its operations.

The conditions offered by Chen Jun were extremely generous, almost like "a fool giving away money."

In the internet industry these days, it's an unspoken rule that people who invest with their technical skills usually don't have much say and are only responsible for technical matters.

Needless to say, the shares they received were practically nonexistent; getting even a single-digit number would be considered a great achievement.

Whoever invests the most money is the boss.

Especially those with substantial capital, who can easily control the life and death of an entire company.

Investing 10 million yuan to start a company, as Chen Jun did, is considered a large investment in today's internet industry, especially since he also gave the technology-backed investor 49% of the shares.

Unprecedented in the industry!
If this were to be discussed publicly, people outside would likely offer four words in response—

Stupid people have too much money!

Lei Jun is very knowledgeable about the internet industry, and it is precisely because he understands the rules of the game that he was even more shocked when he heard Chen Jun's proposal.

It was like a huge pie falling from the sky, and it was even made of gold, which completely stunned him.

What does 49 percent of the shares represent?
Regardless of how much profit he might gain in the future, just considering the early stages of the company's establishment, with an investment of ten million, he would have a net worth of four million nine hundred thousand.

Lei Jun has been in this industry for almost ten years, and his net worth is still less than the last ten percent of that amount.

Just by sending one person, you can earn 4.9 million.

This looks so tempting!
No matter how much Lei Jun tried to remain calm, he couldn't control his heart pounding with excitement, and his face even turned red with emotion.

While excited to the point of euphoria, Lei Jun also tried his best to suppress his emotions and maintain his last bit of rationality to question Chen Jun.

"Mr. Chen, are you really sure that I'll contribute my technology as equity and get 49% of the shares? Do you really believe I'm worth that much money?"

Lei Jun is indeed self-aware; he feels he is not worth 4.9 million now.

Therefore, he needs to confirm this carefully.

When Chen Jun noticed that Lei Jun had changed the way he addressed him, he knew that Lei Jun had already begun to integrate his identity and was completely attracted by the conditions Lei Jun offered.

So he said with absolute certainty, "I invested the money, and if I say you're worth it, then you are."

Hearing Chen Jun's domineering words, Lei Jun felt an urge to die for a true friend; that feeling of being recognized was incredibly captivating.

"Since Mr. Chen has put it this way, it would be ungrateful of me to postpone it any further."

Lei Jun is a very decisive person. Once he made a decision, he didn't hesitate and said decisively, "If that's the case, I accept your invitation and will not let you down."

but……"

After finishing his sentence, Lei Jun quickly added, "After all, I am now the CEO of Kingsoft Software. It would not be appropriate for me to leave like this."

I need some time to transition, and I'll try to resign within a month.

Lei Jun, who had worked his way up to become the CEO of a multi-million dollar company, resigned without hesitation. Chen Jun was very satisfied with Lei Jun's ability to execute.

Without hesitation, he agreed: "No problem, I need to prepare on my side anyway."

How about this: I'll be in charge of raising funds and projects for the next month, and get the company's framework up and running. You can come and lend a hand whenever you have time.

That way, after you resign, you can seamlessly transition to your new job. What do you think?

Chen Jun specifically included a project in this plan, which was a digital command system. If the military region approved it, he could get Lei Jun to help him for free.

As for Lei Jun, he was unaware of Chen Jun's thoughts.

He only knew that Chen Jun had taken full consideration for him, opened up various convenient doors for him, and had already given him enough face. He had to keep that face well.

So he said gratefully, "Mr. Chen, let's do it your way."

"Okay, it's settled then."

After Chen Jun finished speaking, he raised his glass and said, "I wish us a pleasant cooperation, cheers."

"cheers!"

Lei Jun readily raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"I've already thought of a name for the new company. What do you think of Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd.?" Chen Jun asked, putting down his wine glass.

"Xiaomi? Good name, I think it's good."

For some reason, Lei Jun felt it was a good name as soon as he heard it, and without any hesitation, he immediately nodded in approval.

"Alright, let's have another drink. I wish our future Xiaomi company great success, that it grows stronger and stronger, and that it will soon become one of the world's top 500 companies." Chen Jun raised his glass again.

"I have to get into the Fortune 500, otherwise I'll be letting down Mr. Chen's trust in me, haha."

Lei Jun laughed loudly and raised his glass as well.

"Ding~"

The wine glasses clinked lightly, producing a crisp sound.

As the vibrant red wine was downed in one gulp, the emerging technology company that would enjoy the world in the future officially planted its seed at that moment.

It will soon grow into a towering tree. (End of Chapter)