My 1999

After discussing with Xie Wen and Yang Tingkun, Xu Liang gained a lot and decided to overturn some of his previous plans.

For example, Hua Xia Digital's IT business is no longer acquired. Instead, it only acquires outsourcing companies to select two to three hundred people with higher technical skills from Hua Xia Digital's 5,000 engineers, and brings them to Pangu to continue developing the "cloud business."

Most of these people are R\u0026D engineers of Hua Xia Digital's IT and system businesses. After being 'bought', Hua Xia Digital's other main businesses may fall into some chaos in the short term, but they can recruit and train more people, so it won't be a big problem.

In addition, while continuing to retain the existing three main businesses, they found another way to make money for China Digital by acting as an agent to distribute Kunlun mobile phones.

This product is a hot commodity in the market and has no problem with sales, which is equivalent to giving money to Hua Xia Digital.

However, because Hongmeng holds more than 60% of the shares of Huaxia Digital, the money has flowed back after going through many hands.

It is foreseeable that the entry of Hongmeng will bring more resources and a more visionary business layout to China Digital.

In the short term, there will not be much change in Hua Xia Digital. At most, the distribution of Kunlun mobile phones will make the financial report look better.

After Kunlun Cloud is successfully developed, China Digital can rely on its established business network and customer base to transform itself into a distributor of Kunlun Cloud, or more nicely, a core ecological partner.

Kunlun Cloud provides underlying technology, and specific business scenario expansion, such as cloud-based banking systems and building smart cities for local governments, all require China Digital to carry out specific delivery and implementation.

When cloud computing was first introduced, everyone thought it could eliminate middlemen like Huaxia Digital.

In fact, individual consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises can directly use cloud computing services or SaaS software launched by giants, such as DingTalk and WeChat for Enterprise.

However, for large corporate clients who are involved in orders of millions or tens of millions, it is impossible to provide simplified and standardized solutions, and it is impossible for giant companies to provide customized solutions for these large enterprises. This requires middlemen like Hua Xia Digital to step in and connect with the technology of large manufacturers on one end and customers on the other.

This is equivalent to a cloud computing giant opening a steel plant and selling steel ingots. Huaxia Digital is equivalent to a processing plant, buying steel ingots and processing them into hoes to sell to agricultural practitioners; processing them into gun barrels and selling them to arms dealers.

It’s not that cloud computing giants can’t do these processing jobs, but that the added value is too low, requires a lot of manpower, and is a headache to manage.

In the past, Penguin Cloud won the bid for a local government's government cloud project with one cent. What this reflects is the industry's crazy internal competition and Internet strategy. They first snatched the project with one cent, and then provided value-added services for a fee, or started charging from the second year.

While everyone is enjoying the benefits of Pinduoduo, few people know that big companies are offering even better benefits, and are offering cloud computing projects worth millions or tens of millions for free.

Competition in the cloud computing industry is fierce, and having only Huaxia Digital as a partner is far from enough.

Xu Liang was considering first cooperating with China Digital to create a model, and then attracting other software companies with certain IT and system integration capabilities to join the Pangu cloud computing ecological alliance.

Of course, this is a long-term plan.

In addition, the plan to set up a separate software company "Red Flag" was also cancelled.

Pangu itself is a software company. Although cloud computing and big data are very complex software, the business is the same.

The two parties can also share talent and data together.

"Old Yang, come with me to Huaxia Digital tomorrow."

"good."

The headquarters of Huaxia Digital is in Beijing, so it is convenient to go there.

After seeing the two off, Xu Liang looked at the time, put on his coat and left Hongmeng headquarters.

After getting in the car.

"Mrs. Tong called just now and said she is waiting for you at 'Dongdan Taihua City'." Li Jinling said.

"I know. You can get off work today."

Li Jinling responded, opened the car door and left.

"Gangzi, drive."

Huo Gang stepped on the accelerator, and the bulletproof Maybach slowly drove out of the underground garage of Hongmeng headquarters.

Dongdan Taihua City is the "Oriental Plaza" he acquired from Li Chaoren.

The site area is 100,000 square meters and the building area is 800,000 square meters.

Owning the best location in the capital, or even in all of China, it can collect more than 10 billion Chinese yuan in rent a year.

If the returns from Pacific Fund and Qinglong Fund were not more attractive, and if it were not for the temptation of Asia's largest Internet cafe chain "Netco", he would not have sold "Oriental Plaza".

Looking at the street scenes flashing by, signs like "Beijing Welcomes You", "Happy New Year and Welcome the Olympics" and so on, Xu Liang couldn't help but have flashes of memories in his eyes.

In the blink of an eye, it is already 2008.

This year, countless people have been looking forward to the Beijing Olympics for a long time.

During the opening ceremony of the last Olympic Games, he was still working overtime in the company and did not have the opportunity to watch the live broadcast, which he always felt regretful about.

Having the opportunity to watch it live in this life can make up for the regret.

But what worried him more was Wenchuan.

No Chinese person with a conscience can remain indifferent.

But how to reveal this matter in a reasonable way has been a problem that has been bothering him.

Zhang Hongwei looked at the boss's worried expression and felt a little curious.

He has followed Xu Liang for seven years.

The time they spend together is longer than that of the boss's bedmates.

Naturally, they are more familiar with each other.

For a long time, he had never seen the boss so worried about anything.

Even when he controlled hundreds of billions of dollars in funds and competed with Soros in the gold market in 2005, he did not act like this.

Noticing the silence behind him, Huo Gang, who was driving, also slowed down.

Time passed quickly in Xu Liang's thoughts, and he soon arrived at Dongdan.

When the car stopped steadily in the underground parking lot, Zhang Hongwei whispered.

"Boss, we're here."

He agreed, looked at the surroundings, took out his cell phone and called Tong Yaya.

"I'm here, where are you?"

"I'm in the store, come over."

"Um."

The former Oriental Plaza, now the Taihua Shopping Center, is just like the Chaoyang Taihua City that Xu Liang visited a few days ago, with only two floors.

However, 'Chaoyang Taihua City' is mainly negative two and negative one.

'Taihua Shopping Center' is mainly located on the underground level and the first floor above ground.

After Xu Liang took the elevator to the ground floor, he quickly found a large restaurant.

There is a red and blue logo hanging at the door - Inahaya Cuisine Museum.

At the same time, Xu Liang also saw Tong Yaya standing at the door.

The smooth black shoulder-length hair, set off by the diamond earrings, has a high-end beauty under the light.

The cream-colored women's suit has a V-neckline that reveals a small section of the delicate collarbone.

A rose-colored necklace fell on her fair and delicate skin, blending into her cleavage.

The thumb-thick belt highlights the graceful waistline.

A pair of creamy white pencil pants wrapped around straight and slender legs.

Flesh-colored thermal stockings wrapped around the ankles.

She was wearing a pair of six-centimeter black pointed-toe Prada women's leather shoes.

Although she was wearing sunglasses that concealed her exquisite beauty, her charming temperament as an urban beauty still attracted the attention of passers-by.

Seeing Xu Liang coming, the beauty who had been standing at the door instantly broke into a bright smile on her face and quickly walked up to him.

Under the gaze of everyone around, she threw herself into the man's arms without any hesitation.

Xu Liang suddenly felt that many more eyes were on him.

"husband."

After hugging her, Xu Liang let go.

"Come on, let's go inside and talk."

Tong Yaya also knew that there were many people outside, so she took Xu Liang into the restaurant.

The interior space is large and is divided into a dining area and a private room area.

Tong Yaya had already booked a seat.

But it's not a private room, but a dining area.

The two men's bodyguards quickly filled the empty seats at other surrounding tables.

Soon, a middle-aged woman in work clothes came over with a stainless steel box in her hand.

Open the lid on top and use the tweezers you carry with you to take out two towels of suitable temperature and hand them over.

Xu Liang took it and wiped his hands. After he returned it, the waiter picked it up and put it in another box.

Soon, other waiters brought snacks such as broad beans and fried dough twists.

After a series of services were completed, Tong Yaya smiled.

"How about it?"

"Not bad, the service standards are implemented quite well." Xu Liang said with a smile.

When Tong Yaya started the first "Daozao Cuisine Art Museum", he conveyed to the other party the service standards he had when he went to Haidilao for dinner.

"I did it strictly according to your request."

Xu Liang smiled and nodded, "The standard I gave you is just a premise, you can further improve on my standard in the future.

When the improvement of taste cannot create a qualitative difference, better service can form the core competitiveness of the catering brand. "

"The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard?" Tong Yaya said with a giggle.

"That's what I mean."

"I know. Let's eat and talk at the same time."

It was a rare opportunity for them to have dinner together, and she didn't want to mix in too much work content.

I know my man eats a lot.

But Japanese food is generally exquisite, and Tong Yaya ordered a large table full of it.

Xu Liang took the menu and flipped through it.

The Japanese food at Daozao is different from other Japanese food. This can be considered a Japanese food buffet.

There are more than a hundred dishes on the menu.

Divided into different price levels.

The lowest price is 298 yuan per person.

Then there are 498 and 698.

There are also some dishes that must be ordered a la carte, such as Australian lobster and king crab.

It is considered mid- to high-end dining in this era.

But looking at the situation in the store, the occupancy rate is at least over 80%.

There are still many rich people.

"Which Daozao branch is this?" Xu Liang asked after putting down the menu.

“The sixth in Beijing and the 27th in the country.”

“Don’t expand stores too quickly, and management must be strict.”

"You've been telling me this since the day Dao Zao was founded. Now my ears are covered with calluses."

"Really? I had forgotten all about it."

As the person sleeping next to him, Tong Yaya was keenly aware of the man's low mood.

Hold his right hand.

"Honey, what happened?"

Noticing the woman's worried look, Xu Liang certainly wouldn't mention Wenchuan.

He patted her hand comfortingly and said with a smile, "Some work matters."

I briefly talked about the story of Hua Xia Digital.

"A company with a market value of only about 3 billion can be directly acquired and delisted with Hongmeng's size. Why bother with so much effort?

They have to poach people and take care of the sentiments of shareholders.”

Xu Liang: “That’s not how it’s done.

IT distribution and subsequent operation and maintenance require a large number of ordinary engineers and sales personnel.

If Hua Xia Digital is integrated with Pangu, the number of Pangu employees will quickly exceed 10,000. As the company develops in the future, it is not impossible for the number to exceed 20,000.

With so many people, it is very complicated to manage.

It will also give rise to what people often call big company disease, which will lower the company's operational efficiency.

Therefore, China Digital must not integrate with Pangu or any company under Hongmeng.

Pangu only retains the most core R\u0026D department.

This will greatly reduce the difficulty of administrative management and increase operational efficiency by more than ten times.

More resources can be used in research and development.”

The core reason for Hongmeng's platformization is to avoid big company disease.

Therefore, he couldn't let Pangu, which was related to the company's future core business, bear such a heavy burden.

Tong Yaya nodded. Although her 'Hutaoli Catering Group' now only has two brands and less than 150 restaurants in total, she can clearly feel the increasing difficulty of personnel management as the company grows.

As they were talking, the dishes began to be served.

After Xu Liang ate a few shrimp balls, he asked, "Have you talked to Little Sheep?"

"We talked about it. Zhang Gang was determined not to buy it at first, but his attitude has softened a bit recently."

"Oh, why?"

“According to our investigation, the listing was not going smoothly.

In 2006, after Little Sheep received a total investment of US$25 million from Hanhua, the UK's 3i Group and PUC Investment Fund, the venture capital fund pushed Cheung Tsann-Yuk to serve as the CEO of Little Sheep and comprehensively promoted the standardization reform of Little Sheep.

But reform will definitely have a period of pain and will definitely affect the vested interests of conservatives.

At the beginning, Zhang Gang was able to control the situation and firmly supported Zhang Yaoyang.

As more and more stores underwent reforms and several stores began to suffer losses.

The conservatives took the opportunity to cause trouble, and Zhang Gang was unable to suppress them, so he had to let Zhang Yaoyang go.

But investment institutions are definitely unwilling to do so.

The conflict between the two sides escalated and the listing issue reached a deadlock.

In addition, the purchase price we offered was nearly 50% higher than the market price, and now the British 3i Group is inclined to sell its shares and exit.

Pukai Investment Fund is still hesitating.

Hanhua will definitely support us.

So Zhang Gang also began to hesitate. "

Xu Liang nodded.

Zhang Gang had the ability to found Little Sheep. When Little Sheep ran into trouble, he closed half of the stores and completely reversed the operating strategy, which showed that he had the courage.

But he was a little surprised that he was so hesitant this time.

"You should pay more attention to it, especially try to find out what Pukai Investment Fund is thinking. If you can acquire it, then acquire Little Sheep."

Although the better acquisition opportunity came after the subprime mortgage crisis.

But that's for listed companies.

Little Sheep was not listed yet. The subprime mortgage crisis had an impact, but not as big as imagined.

Besides, a year will be wasted in the middle, why bother?

The two of them ate and chatted, and after dinner they walked around for a while before going home.

——

On Suzhou Street, in an office on the 18th floor of the Huaxia Digital Building, Xu Liang was holding a cup of coffee and looking at the scenery outside the window.

He bought China Digital Group and got an 18-story building with a total construction area of ​​35,500 square meters as a gift.

I believe that in a few years, the value of this building alone should be able to offset most of the acquisition cost of China Digital.

The location of this building is actually quite good, as it is right next to the Yinfeng Building. The only difference is that the architectural style is a bit old-fashioned, so he plans to move China Digital to the Hongmeng Spacecraft headquarters after the integration is completed.

This building, like the previous Wangjing Building, is rented out directly.

“Bang bang…”

A man in his forties with thick hair and a suit walked in after knocking on the door. He smiled as soon as he entered the room. "Mr. Xu, are you looking for me?"

Xu Liang smiled at him and pointed to the sofa next to him, "Come and sit down."

The man did not sit down immediately, but saw him sit down first, and then greeted Yang Tingkun next to him before sitting down with peace of mind.

Xu Liang picked up a book from the coffee table. "Cultivation - My Ten Years in the Workplace" is a good book. I've read a few chapters but haven't finished it yet. I think it's very inspiring.

Wang Ling quickly said, "I just wrote it casually. I'm sorry to make you laugh, Mr. Xu."

Xu Liang smiled and gave a look to Yang Tingkun next to him. The latter understood and asked.

"You are a PhD in electronic engineering from Tsinghua University. You started developing military radars right after graduation. How did you end up joining a conscientious company?"

Wang Ling felt a little uneasy. Now people all over the country know that the big boss doesn't get along with the conscientious company. He doesn't know if the big boss will have any opinions about people who have worked for the conscientious company.

Without thinking for too long, Wang Ling had to honestly introduce his career experience.

He didn't dare to embellish it because he was not sure what Xu Liang's attitude was.

Xu Liang listened and nodded secretly in his heart. He had secretly arranged for someone to investigate Wang Ling.

If there is any falsehood in the other party's self-introduction, it will not be a serious matter. You will not be demoted or fired, but you will miss a precious opportunity in life.

"During your time at Liangxin Company, you led the development of the country's first digital TV scrambling and descrambling system, the country's first Windows Mobile-based handheld computer, and other products, and also won the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award?"

Seeing that his future boss knew so much about his resume, Wang Ling felt less nervous and calmed down a lot.

He had a premonition that something good might happen to him, which made him feel much more enthusiastic.

Next, Yang Tingkun continued to ask questions, and Wang Ling answered everything he knew, trying his best to win the favor and appreciation of his new boss.

"Mr. Li Guanfu admires you very much and recommended you to me."

Hearing this, Wang Ling understood everything instantly and felt a little complicated. He thought that it was his own talent that caught the eye of the new boss, but he didn't expect that it was the big boss who recommended him.

In his spare time, he also works as a part-time consultant for the Guanfu Student Network founded by Li Guanfu. It is free of charge. He communicates with students on this website every day and answers their questions.

Guanfu Student Network is a Chinese college student community website founded by Li Guanfu in 2004. Every day, a large number of students discuss topics such as study, work, growth, emotions, studying abroad, business, technology, etc. on the website, helping each other and growing together.

It can be regarded as a website similar to Zhihu.

With the help of this website, Li Guanfu became very famous among Chinese college students and won the favor of many students, laying a good foundation for him to run an entrepreneurial incubator in the future.

"I would like to hear your opinion on the future development of Huaxia Digital?"

Yang Tingkun continued to ask.

He and Li Guanfu are alumni, and both studied computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.

When I was at Microsoft, I was highly regarded by this senior and received a lot of care.

The two are also very good friends in private.

The last time we talked on the phone, I was actively implementing the big boss's plan to poach people, and was planning to get some talent from my senior to enrich Chaos Company's R\u0026D team.

The other party recommended Wang Ling to him.

Although this senior brother strongly recommended Wang Ling, he also asked someone to investigate Wang Ling and even read the book written by him, but he still wanted to investigate further.

The company Lenovo is a bit complicated. It is a direct descendant of the Conscience Company. Not to mention the top management, even the middle and grassroots management have close ties with the Conscience Company.

He was very afraid that Liu Chuanzhi and Guo Wei would leave him some time bomb.

“A stable transition comes first.”

Wang Ling said in a deep voice, "Guo Wei resigned with a group of senior executives and poached many of our mid-level and grassroots managers. I heard that he is also trying to persuade some provincial branches to change their jobs.

Now the whole company is in a state of panic, and there are rumors that President Xu needs to purge all employees who have worked at Conscience Company to ensure the purity of the team."

Xu Liang smiled aside. You know what, he really meant that.

But the purge only stopped at the senior management level, and all the middle and grassroots employees were cleared out. Who will do the work?

He can even let the senior executives off. After all, Guo Wei has already left with a group of people, and the remaining people are either people Guo Wei dislikes or are not in the same mind as Guo Wei, so they can be screened and used.

"Before, the transaction was not finalized, so Guo Wei took advantage of the situation. Now the board of directors is about to be reorganized. Once the new management team is decided, they will appease people and stabilize the team."

Wang Ling nodded and said, "Guo Wei has led Huaxia Digital for so many years, and his students and former employees are all over Huaxia Digital. He has a high prestige in the company.

That's why so many people followed him when he resigned, but not everyone agreed with them.

Some people have become accustomed to their current jobs and are reluctant to leave.

Some are also waiting and watching, wanting to see whether the impact of the new shareholders is good or bad before making a decision.

There are also those who are optimistic and believe that Mr. Xu has strong capital strength and is a world-renowned technology entrepreneur, and he will definitely bring good changes to the company. "

Yang Tingkun nodded and motioned for him to continue.

"The most urgent task is to cut off Guo Wei's hand from Huaxia Digital. We can no longer allow him to poach people, especially the provincial branches. If they take their teams and business with them to jump ship, it will have a very bad impact and the company's business will be severely hit."

"How do you cut it off?"

Wang Ling said calmly: "The next drastic measure is to raise wages! Guo Wei promised equity in the new company to the middle and senior level employees, but the grassroots employees do not have this treatment, and it is not even clear whether their wages can be guaranteed."