Chapter 236 It would be great if all entrepreneurs were like Mr. Qin
The news of Zhou Yuan's promotion spread throughout the company in a very short period of time, and everyone's spirits were lifted.
Positive good news can always bring some excitement. When everyone expressed congratulations to Zhou Yuan and celebrated his promotion and salary increase, their hearts began to feel alive.
This guy has only been in the company for more than three months. Before that, he was a marginal character that no one cared about. He had not even been seen in the company most of the time.
How come you were suddenly appreciated and promoted by Mr. Qin today?
Everyone began to think of Mr. Qin's impromptu speech at the annual meeting again. The company must develop and expand, and those who are capable must be promoted and those who are mediocre must be demoted. There are plenty of opportunities waiting for everyone.
So Zhou Yuan's promotion was also seen as a positive signal, and he was not simply promoted, but directly expanded a new department.
The birth of a new department means more positions and more opportunities for promotion.
For a time, the spirit of eagerness for progress spread, diluting the fishing atmosphere of the previous year and temporarily stimulating work efficiency.
After the employees were busy for a few days, a strange atmosphere soon appeared in the company.
The company is going to lay off employees...
The employees who heard the news were shocked at first, and then their reaction was that someone was spreading rumors, and someone was trying to kill Mr. Qin!
The campus network is developing well and has just received a large amount of financing. It is time to start burning money.
The company is also growing in size. A few days ago, a new department was opened for Zhou Yuan to carry out a big plan.
Looking at the company rushing to ring the bell for listing, it is not that it is going to close down and end, so what kind of employees are being laid off?
But the news of layoffs was soon confirmed, and several employees interviewed by HR told others about their experiences in frustration.
But everyone immediately understood the reason why there were layoffs. Just look at these people.
There are five project managers in our company, and Mr. Qin had to fire three of them.
There are seven product managers in total, and Mr. Qin had to eliminate four of them.
Look at these seven people, which one is not in a high position, which one is not rich in salary, and which one is not incapable of being poor.
Mr. Qin's heart is broken. How did he rise to this level?
Mr. Qin is ashamed of the company and the investors.
What will happen if things continue like this? Isn’t the company going to decline?
We must take a heavy blow to rectify it.
Soon the atmosphere in the company became serious, and everyone was in high spirits.
One moment they are offering promotions and salary increases, and the next moment they are laying off unqualified employees.
Mr. Qin is doing a combination of punches!
I have to say that the effect was immediate, and everyone’s military morale quickly stabilized.
Because most employees have not been affected, and they all earn their living based on their ability, the layoffs have nothing to do with them.
Although the classmates and school girls were very sad and complained that the company was evil and the boss was unfair and unwilling to tolerate low-end programmers.
But so what, many positions are vacant, and there are also many management positions.
Mr. Qin said that the vacant management positions will not be recruited from outside, but will all be selected from within the company.
Everyone competes for the position and directly sends an email to Mr. Qin to sign up. The CTO conducts the assessment, and then the results are announced to the entire company.
The capable will be promoted and the mediocre will be demoted!
The hearts of many employees are active again. Everyone is new in the company and has no comparable qualifications.
You and the CTO are alumni, and I am also an alumnus. There is no point in trying to establish a relationship. Are there not many alumni who have been fired?
Everything depends on ability.
Great enthusiasm erupted on and off the campus, and everyone felt a fire burning in their hearts.
When Xiong Xiaoge came to the campus network, he saw that the entire company was full of vitality and an atmosphere of struggle.
"Look, Qin Shaoyan is still very capable of management." Xiong Xiaoge pointed at the busy employees and said to his deputies, "It is approaching the end of the year, and the employees of the campus network are still like this Spiritual.”
Zhou Dao also said with emotion, "Mr. Qin's success in making the campus network so successful was not due to luck."
Xiong Xiaoge was in a good mood at the moment, "Let's go and see what Qin Shaoyan is busy with."< br>
Before reaching the door of the CEO's office, Zhang Pingyi stood up from the workstation next to him and greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Xiong is here to inspect again. Welcome."
" I'm just hanging around." Xiong Xiaoge asked casually, "Where's Mr. Qin? He's not here?"
"I'm having a meeting with the managers. There are several big events to be done on the campus network after the new year." He called everyone to another conference room, then turned around and ordered Mr. Qin's secretary to prepare tea and snacks.
Xiong Xiaoge brought seven or eight people with him this time, half of whom were newcomers and were not familiar with the company Campus Network, so they all looked at the company curiously.
The first impression is that it is simple. The decoration of the entire company is not aesthetically pleasing. It has a hastily-launched, make-or-break style.
There are rows of computers in the spacious office hall, and there are all kinds of debris and sleeping bags everywhere on the floor.
There are messy things on the workstation table, and even instant noodles. The programmers in plaid shirts all look excited, sitting around the computer and arguing. Their temperament and scene are very similar to those everywhere. They are all black Internet cafes.
Although startup companies are very simple, with the theme of struggle and not paying attention to material conditions.
But Campus Network is a big company with a valuation of several billion after all, and the office conditions are still so difficult and simple.
Xiong Xiaoge and his party were brought into the vacant conference room by Zhang Pingyi. As soon as everyone sat down, General Secretary Qin came in with several programmers carrying tea and snacks, which were placed neatly on the table.
Zhou Dao, who comes often, was not polite. He directly picked up the freshly brewed coffee and drank it. "Don't be restrained. Maybe you will come to the campus network more often."
"Yes, everyone is just like returning to their own company." Zhang Pingyi enthusiastically poured a cup of tea for Mr. Xiong and carried it over, "Mr. Xiong, drink tea. This is the best Longjing. I specially dug it out of Mr. Qin's drawer. Come on, try it."
"Thank you." Xiong Xiaoge took a bite and was immediately surprised, "Hey, this is good stuff. Where did Mr. Qin get it?"
"It was given by someone else." Zhang Pingyi thought for a moment, "Anyway, the person who gave the gift said that it is definitely authentic."
"This person knows how to give gifts." Xiong Xiaoge nodded with satisfaction, "This tastes really good. . ”
“Speaking of tea, I remembered that the milk tea you sell is very popular. One of my VPs said that every time I pass by your milk tea shop, you can see a bunch of people queuing there. "
Zhang Pingyi was a little surprised, "Really, I didn't hear about it."
"Go and see for yourselves. I heard that people are Wuyangwuyang." Xiong Xiaoge laughed. Said, "President Qin said he wanted to sell milk tea, but I didn't take it seriously. Later, I had someone do some research and found that the milk tea business is quite trendy and is especially popular among young people."
"It costs a few cents, but if you add sugar and milk, you can sell it for several yuan. It's really easy to make money."
Zhang Pingyi was also surprised. I didn’t understand, so I had to echo: “Mr. Qin is always very sensitive to fashion.”
“This is also one of Mr. Qin’s abilities.” Xiong Xiaoge said with emotion, “What your campus network does is to keep young people young. When it comes to business, having a keen business sense for the fashion market is a gift."
"I'm old and don't know much about the preferences of young people." Qin Shaoyan opened the door. Walking in, he said with a smile: "Even if you are old, you don't necessarily understand the fashion of young people. Fashion trends are also created concepts."
"If you're not sure which trendy concept will be accepted by young people, just create a few more. There will always be one they like."
"And you don't need to understand this kind of thing, just find it. A few young people can see the clues after doing some research."
Xiong Xiaoge asked: "What if the created concepts don't work?"
"Then let's use the previous classics. Come out with micro-innovation and go with the retro style," Qin Shaoyan said casually, pulling out a chair and sitting next to Xiong Xiaoge.
Xiong Xiaoge thought for a moment, nodded slowly and said, "It makes sense."
"It seems that I have to learn more from Mr. Qin."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Qin Shaoyan said boldly, "Let's learn and communicate with each other."
That makes sense.
Qin Shaoyan can understand fashion because he has a mentality. Otherwise, how can he, an old man with a mental age of forty or fifty, understand the psychology of young people.
"Why is Mr. Xiong free to come to our campus network today?" Qin Shaoyan asked.
Xiong Xiaoge took a slow sip of tea and said, "The Chinese New Year is almost here. Let's walk around and see how you entrepreneurs are doing."
"Mr. Xiong wants to see our year-end summary report." Qin Shaoyan He said jokingly, "Then please inform me in advance so that I can make a PPT."
"Forget the PPT." Xiong Xiaoge waved his hand, "Everyone is very busy at the end of the year, so there is no need to take time to write Year-end summary, just sit down and drink tea, chat casually, and communicate about the recent situation.”
There is really no need to write a year-end summary. First, reports written by entrepreneurial bosses always have some embellishments, and the authenticity is not enough. .
Another point is that IDG has specialized auditors. Xiong Xiaoge only needs to read the report written by them. There is no need to read two reports in one go.
"Then we have to show it to the investors." Qin Shaoyan pushed a thick stack of plans over, "These are several large-scale projects that the campus network will be doing in the next year. Mr. Xiong will take a look at them."
Xiong Xiaoge held the teacup in one hand and flipped it over casually with the other hand, "Your college student post station is about to be implemented, and it's going very fast."
"It's mainly due to the active support and cooperation of each university. That's why it went smoothly." Qin Shaoyan said with emotion, "Coupled with the hard work of the campus network staff, the project went smoothly."
"Not bad, not bad." Xiong Xiaoge agreed. He nodded and then asked, "How did you convince the university to cooperate?"
Qin Shaoyan smiled and said, "There is a joint event between the College Student Station and the International College Student Summer Camp audition."
"..." Xiong Xiaoge looked at Qin Shaoyan and let out a long sigh, "Mr. Qin, I really have you, what you are doing is a combination of punches."
"It's so so-so, this is not really a combination. Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "It can only be regarded as a small brand linkage."
"How are you preparing for the international college summer camp?" Xiong Xiaoge asked curiously.
"The preliminary preparations are almost complete, and all aspects have been communicated." Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds, "What is left is the specific personnel selection."
Xiong Xiaoge warned: "This The activity must be safety-oriented, not seeking merit but seeking no faults, and just comply with Facebook’s requirements.”
"I will watch it personally then." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "This event is the most important project of the campus network in 2005. Our campus network will invest a lot of resources in it."
"That's good." Xiong Xiaoge Glancing at the plan, "Why do you have an online promotion event in the second half of the year? You have a large budget."
"Oh this." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "I estimate that by the end of 2005 In the fourth quarter, the growth of the campus network will encounter bottlenecks. After all, the number of college students is still limited.” Number of users. ”
“So we plan to launch an online promotion activity to develop new target user groups.”
Xiong Xiaoge nodded, "It is necessary to plan ahead. Mr. Qin is really far-sighted. Take one step at a time and see the next three steps."
"I am very satisfied with Mr. Qin's plan. I heard that Facebook's estimate The value has increased again, and our campus network cannot lag behind others."
"Thank you, Mr. Xiong." Qin Shaoyan responded with a smile, "I will work hard."
Xiong Xiaoge is indeed very good. Satisfied, he recently visited many IDG-invested projects, but none of them seemed to have much results, which made him feel very bored.
But Xiong Xiaoge didn't care. After all, this is the daily life of a venture capital investor. Investing in ten projects may not necessarily lead to a good project.
But when I got to the campus network, the feeling was different.
Other projects have mediocre performance. Only the campus network’s data has skyrocketed. The results are gratifying.
Although this situation on the campus network is a special case, it is impossible for anyone to replicate it.
But Xiong Xiaoge still couldn't help but think, how great it would be if other entrepreneurs could be like Qin Shaoyan.
"Mr. Xiong, we've finished talking about the results, let's talk about other things." Qin Shaoyan looked at Xiong Xiaoge with a smile.
Xiong Xiaoge instinctively felt something was wrong, and asked in surprise: "What else is going on?"
"It's Kuaibo.com." Qin Shaoyan took out another piece of information, "This is the latest data from Kuaibo.com. "
Xiong Xiaoge glanced at it and said doubtfully: "The data is good, the user growth curve is very beautiful."
"It's good," Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "But the financing money is spent. It’s over, we have to start the second round of financing.”
“What?” Xiong Xiaoge was shocked, “It’s all over!”
"It's only been a month and you've spent all the money?"
"What's all the fuss about this?" Qin Shaoyan said dismissively, "It's normal to start a business and burn money. Things."
"Quavo Network needs to spend money, of course. You are an investor, you should understand this simple truth."
Xiong Xiaoge laughed angrily. "I've been doing venture capital for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen such crooked ideas like yours."
"If entrepreneurs all spent money like you do, then we, the venture capital firm, would have gone out of business a long time ago."< br>
Qin Shaoyan said unhurriedly: "Mr. Xiong, you see you are in a hurry."
"It makes sense for me to spend money, and it is not just a waste of money."
"Then you Tell me where you spent your money?" Xiong Xiaoge asked, "The campus network is not spending it as fast as Kuaibo Network."
"With the rapid growth of users, bandwidth costs will cost a lot of money. "Qin Shaoyan said, "I also bought a batch of film and television drama rights, which cost a lot of money."
"Why did you buy the film and television drama rights?" Xiong Xiaoge scolded, "You really think we are. The money comes from the strong wind.”
"To protect intellectual property rights, websites can't all be pirated." Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "Furthermore, Qvod.com wants to enter the film and television industry, and buying copyright is a stepping stone."
Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, "entering the film and television industry. Industry? ”
(End of this chapter)