Reborn multinational giant

Chapter 38: The Pulse of the Times and the Ten Years of Youth

Zheng Siwen helped his glasses and said: "The two most famous computer software companies in the world, Microsoft and Apple, were both founded in the 1970s. At that time, personal computers spread from the United States to the world. Companies also took advantage of the trend and became a multinational company with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars today.

In the 1990s, the Internet began to spread. Yahoo, Google, Amazon, and domestic Sina, Sohu, Netease, Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba were all founded in that era. Today, they have grown into top giant companies, affecting hundreds of millions of dollars. Human life.

I have summed it up myself, and call this phenomenon the general trend of the times, or the pulse of the times.Zheng Siwen paused and took a sip of coffee, then continued:

"A country has the pulse of a country, the pulse of the United States is to stay ahead, and the pulse of China is to rejuvenate. Surrounding their respective pulses, you can feel the freedom, exploration, innovation, hegemony and other phenomena in American culture. And our country, whether it is reform or construction, a well-off society, etc., is all to achieve a great revival."

This is the first time Fang Zhe has heard this in his previous life or in this life, but thinking about "make America great again" and "the Chinese dream, two hundred-year plans", it seems that this is indeed the case.

I still remember that Fang Zhe read a book called "Top of the Tide" in the past, which is probably the same saying. Times have changed and dynasties have changed. Those once glorious companies fell because they couldn’t keep up with the times, and some start-up companies caught up. The wave of the times set foot on the top of the wave.

Zheng Siwen didn't give Fang Zhe much time to think, he continued:

"Similarly, there is an era with the pulse of an era. When the PC became popular, a great company like Microsoft Apple was born, and when the Internet became popular, a great company like Yahoo Google was born. And now,"

Zheng Siwen paused and said: "In this era, I personally feel that it is the era of the mobile Internet. This will be a revolution no less than the emergence of the Internet, especially the emergence of appstore, which makes me feel even stronger.

Maybe you only pay attention to the game information and don't know what other applications are on the appstore. To put it bluntly, they just moved the services on the PC to the mobile phone, and then made some changes based on the characteristics of the mobile phone."

"And do you know what this means?" Zheng Siwen's words seemed a bit passionate, which is very rare in a rational person like him.

Even if Fang Zhe, as a rebirth, has personally experienced the changes made to the world by the mobile Internet, he still does not know what Zheng Siwen wants to say at this moment, based on his own reasoning alone.

"This means that the order of magnitude of potential users will move from a unit of 100 million to a unit of 1 billion, which means that the things we used to talk about online and offline, and surfing the Internet, no longer exist.

Instead, it is always online. As long as you own a mobile phone, then you own the entire Internet. You can use it to chat, read news, read novels, watch videos, play games, buy things, order food, etc. Live online anytime, anywhere."

Fang Zhe admires Zheng Siwen very much, admires his vision, admiration of his thinking and insight, if not as a rebirth, then Fang Zhe should still be in Anyang some place at the moment, known as the summer vacation exercise, for thousands of A salary of RMB is dedicated to my labor and youth. As for the mobile Internet, appstore, who cares about these things?

Fang Zhe suddenly understood Zheng Siwen’s other purpose of coming to him today. He supports his own business and starting a company, but he seems to have other ideas, otherwise he won’t tell himself a lot of Microsoft, Apple, Google, Times Things like pulse.

Fang Zhe took a sip of coffee and said, "Brother Mosquito, I probably understand what you mean."

Zheng Siwen said: “It’s good if you can understand. In fact, one of the purposes of my coming today is to tell you that the mobile Internet era has come. If you want to do anything, including starting a company, you must hurry up. Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared, but also for those who dare to eat crabs. Don't be afraid of the same and miss this era like me."

He stirred the coffee, looked out the window again, and said somewhat self-deprecatingly: "I feel that we are still a little alike in character. Today I came to you to say these things, maybe it is right or maybe it is. Incorrect.

When I just graduated from university, a classmate asked me to start a company with me. I refused. First, I didn’t have any other skills except for one degree. Second, I was not optimistic about his entrepreneurial direction. , So I went to America.

In 2004, when I was still at Goldman Sachs in the United States, a colleague opened a consulting company to get me into the company. After thinking about it, I refused. Once my parents were a little older, I wanted to return to China. Coming to the domestic Internet is very hot, and I think that starting a business should also start a business in China.

After returning to China, my thoughts faded somehow. I saw my parents and my parents waiting for me at the door of the house. My daughter was not even two years old. Suddenly, I lost my courage, and I didn't dare to toss about it casually.

Although I knew that they would definitely support me, I gave up.At that time, National Day pulled me into the company, but I didn’t dare to go. At that time, he was still in the early stage of his business. He was not only busy but also didn’t have much income. To take care of your sister-in-law and nanny, and to earn some milk powder money for your children, I found it now. This is a stable and easy job."

After Zheng Siwen said these words, he seemed to have lifted the burden he had been carrying for many years. He took a deep breath, the corners of his eyes were a little crystal clear, but he did not shed tears.

"This flash is ten years, the best ten years of youth in life. I gave it to work, but I didn't give my ideals and dreams."

Fang Zhe also became silent. Zheng Siwen’s remarks touched him a lot. He was not the same. He gave his best ten years of youth to work. Without this rebirth, he would pursue his ideals and Dream?

Perhaps these two words will only become an after-dinner story for educating children.