Chapter 323: It’s too late to meet
Li Yan thought Huang Zhan would invite him to the office for a chat.
The negotiation room on the third floor...should it be the kind of luxuriously decorated venue for meeting clients?
Is this more serious or "not qualified enough to talk in the office"?
March 12, 2010, Arbor Day.
Li Yan transferred to the subway bus and arrived at the headquarters of Chuangzu Company.
This is not my first time here, but this time my mood is very different.
Before, he came to visit and study, but today he hopes to have an equal dialogue.
Indeed, Huang Zhan has already developed a formal product like Chuangzu w8, but Li Yan only has a concept. Moreover, Li Yan came here this time to seek support from Chuangzu. It seems that There should be no demand for equality.
But what Li Yan gave Huang Zhan was something that no one in the world could give except him.
Some fragments of the future hidden in imagination.
You give me support and I give you a chance.
If Huang Zhan can understand, everyone will achieve mutual success.
If he doesn’t understand, Li Yan will find another expert.
Li is not here to find investors today.
So he was very relaxed when he walked into the negotiation room.
Huang Zhan in the negotiation room was also very relaxed. He was lying on the big sofa, listening to vinyl records, closing his eyes and relaxing.
This negotiation room is not very big, and the layout is not as luxurious as Li Yan imagined.
Simple modernist style.
The sofa is very comfortable, and there are milk, tea, orange juice and coffee on hand to choose from.
"This is not the first time we have met, so we can skip the pleasantries. I personally don't like those." Huang Zhan's voice was a little tired, and some gray hair could be seen vaguely on his head.
He straightened up and took a sip of coffee.
“Just choose the same thing to drink. It shouldn’t be too pleasant if you drink mixed drinks.”
“I don’t like to talk politely either,” Li Yan smiled, “Like me It was said on the phone that I came to see Mr. Huang this time to talk to you about the future of smartphones."
"A competition for imagination?" Huang Zhan stared at Li Yan with a look in his little eyes. Sharp edge.
"No, talking about the future is to realize it."
Huang Zhan raised his eyebrows and put down his coffee, "Say."
"What I must admit is that with who I am now, It's impossible to make a formal product." Li Yan's expression became very serious, "So I'm not going to talk about your imagination when I can't make something. I'll just tell you a few points and how much it's worth. Mr. Huang, please do it yourself. Assessment."
Huang Zhan said nothing, but stretched out his hand to signal "please".
“First, the mobile phone system is a different set of logic. Direct transplantation using the computer system is not a good method. Let me put it bluntly, although Chuangzu has done a good job in transplanting the win system, this is The direction of the matter itself is not right.”
"Fang Shu told me that we actually have this opinion internally as well." Huang Zhan showed his sincerity in communication.
“I can feel that Chuangzu has tried its best to make this system fit the operating habits of mobile phones. My own mobile phone is w8, and I have compared it with Chen Fan’s Pineapple 3. In terms of the operation of the main page , w8 is even better and smarter.”
Huang Zhan nodded.
“But the operation after entering the menu is not satisfactory. There are too many sub-menus and the multi-level menus become more difficult. From my point of view, small-screen mobile phones have their limitations and should Take the idea of turning limitations into convenience ”
“For example?”
"Gesture operation." Li Yan said, "On such a small screen, we do not have any need to implement some complex functions that can only be done by computers. Instead, we should combine the operating logic of various mobile phone software to click and drag , zoom and other operations to achieve all functions. "
"Instead of looking for a certain function key on the small screen," Huang Zhan added.
It’s getting better.
“Second, smartphones do not need the cumbersome home button.”
Huang Zhan’s expression changed.
In fact, Li Yan was not prepared to mention this, but because he was facing Huang Zhan, Boss Huang, who was sued by Pineapple because of the location of the home button.
“If you follow the idea I mentioned above, there is no need for physical keys at all. We can decide on a rare operation, such as sliding up from the screen border, and use this operation to replace the function of double-clicking the home button. As for a button to return to the main page. As long as the operation I just mentioned is satisfied, you only need to click on the blank space to return to the main page. "
"The home button also has a reset effect." Huang Zhan spoke slowly. down.
“I have not canceled the side buttons. Besides, this is actually a matter of system stability. We can even add how many seconds the mobile software is stuck or how much memory is consumed, and then directly adjust it back. Desktop self-rescue function. "
"Have you considered the problem of mobile software? System stability is often destroyed by their adaptation problems."
Very good, Boss Huang started to ask questions.
“This is the third point I want to make. Today, when everyone is starting to make smartphones, the software ecosystem is a blue ocean that must be seized.” Li Yan took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, “This is what I want to say. I believe Boss Huang understands."
"The problem is..."
"There is no software to use." Li Yan interrupted the conversation. He wanted to completely grasp the conversation after Boss Huang entered the state. Initiative, "QQ is an established product, and it has been a waste of time to ask Penguin to come up with a customized version of this system. At present, everyone's expectation is to move various software from computers to mobile phones, but software manufacturers are not willing to provide it." Our own code can only wait for them to actively adapt to our system."
"That's right." Huang Zhan nodded.
"There are all problems here, and all opportunities. It is impossible for software manufacturers to produce dozens of adapted versions of a product, so in the future the smartphone market will only have a few mainstream systems, and software and hardware will affect each other's rise and fall."
Li Yan’s speaking speed has reached the level of a crosstalk actor’s pretentiousness. Fortunately, his pronunciation is clear and most of his ideas coincide with Huang Zhan’s, so Boss Huang can keep up.
“This tells us that we must ‘grab’. Whoever wins the smartphone market first and gets recognition from consumers will be able to form a virtuous circle.”
“Chuangzu w8 is this Idea." Huang Zhan nodded repeatedly.
"Then I have to ask you a question first, Mr. Huang, what do you think the future of smartphones will be like?"
Li Yan suddenly asked, and Huang Zhan frowned.
"The problem is too big. To put it simply, a small computer."
"Then let me ask another question, do you think mobile terminals will replace computers?"
Huang Zhan raised his eyebrows for the second time, "I hope so."
"I don't think so." Li Yan responded immediately, "No matter how it develops, it is just not suitable to use a small screen to handle some tasks. Put a smartphone on it." It is right to make the screen larger, but it should not exceed a certain size. Once it loses the 'convenient' attribute of the phone itself, it will become an embarrassing product. ”
Huang Zhan narrowed his small eyes, "Are you ordering...a tablet?"
"No, I won't mention anything irrelevant. I'm not here to have an academic discussion with you." Li Yan said He said simply, "What I want to emphasize is that the software of a mobile phone is not a copy of the computer software. It and the computer actually follow two different paths. The mobile phone must emphasize its convenience-carry it with you and use it at any time."
Huang Zhan asked Li Yan to stop, took a sip of coffee, and then signaled to continue.
“So we must make full use of the characteristics of mobile phones that can be carried around at any time. In addition to the current consensus that mobile phones are equal to MP3, MP4, game consoles and integrated phone products, we must know that mobile phone positioning is equal to personal positioning. This alone is There’s a lot to be done.”
“For example?”
"Take out, take a taxi, book tickets, review, socialize... there are too many."
Boss Huang was silent for a long time, drank the coffee in his hand, and then said: "You are going to challenge Many industries.”
“It’s not a challenge, it’s to provide them with services. In essence, this is done to give people a more convenient lifestyle.”
“Now these are the things. There are websites. Do you want them to be made into mobile software? ”
“We will do it ourselves”
Huang Zhan raised his eyebrows for the third time, "For example, how to pay for takeout?"
"Mobile payment is also a route."
"You are too brave."
“It doesn’t necessarily mean that you will become fat in one bite.” Li Yan smiled, “We have to fight for some necessary support.” “This requires talking to many companies.”
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"For example, Guard Maps. They have developed mobile maps. I don't think they will be interested."
Huang Zhan raised his eyebrows for the fourth time, but this time he didn't say anything and just motioned for Li Yan to continue.
"The fourth point is that making others dependent on our mobile phones does not just rely on 'performance'."
Silent again, Huang Zhan seemed to be considering Li Yan's words very seriously all kinds of things.
“I believe you can hear it just now. These points I made are not independent of each other, but interdependent. The gesture operating system can achieve a full screen, and the software that coordinates with the system can complement and complement the system. The mobile phone ecosystem will make users want to stop..."
"You are very ambitious."
"The founder of the world." Li Yan read half of the slogan of the company.
Huang Zhan smiled and fell into deep thought.
"People are inert, Mr. Huang." Li Yan continued, "When fresh products first appeared, everyone had the patience and interest to learn. But if an ecology has been formed, the interest relationship has already been Once it’s established, there will be no motivation to change.”
“If you don’t make progress, it will get worse and worse, and it’s normal for the market to be taken over by the rising star.”
"The premise that if you don't make progress and do worse, you'll get worse, I won't be satisfied."
Huang Zhan raised his eyebrows for the fifth time, and he himself realized that this action was a bit too much.
"Mr. Huang, there is no overlord in the smartphone market yet."
"I know."
"If merchants taste the sweetness of takeout, they will launch a certain For other software that wants to participate, there is no other way but to spend money. If everyone is used to our mobile phones and is used to this system, other mobile phones may not even have the option to spend money if they want to participate. It can tie the system, mobile phone and software together and complement each other..."
"Wait." Huang Zhan interrupted Li Yan, "There is no need to emphasize this anymore."
Li Yan was indeed a little nervous at this moment. If Huang Zhan didn't agree with everything he said, find someone else to confirm it. Trouble and little time.
"Go to my office."
After saying that, Huang Zhan stood up with a smile and walked out of the negotiation room door with relaxed steps.
Li Yan exhaled, shook his head and followed.
Good guy, were you really not qualified before?
But now this is a good signal. Perhaps in Huang Zhan's heart, now is the beginning of his dialogue with Li Yanping.
The two stood in the elevator, and the atmosphere was different from the relaxed atmosphere at the beginning.
“Fifth floor? Don’t bosses like to go higher? There are so many floors in Chuangzu Building.”
“They all say that I am a hermit and an otaku. I stay there most of the time. I do research at home and do little management work. I am only responsible for the product, and I only care about the product.”
He is indeed a somewhat paranoid person.
The elevator opens and the fifth floor is actually a high-rise office. Two of them have their doors closed and the lights on.
When Huang Zhan and Li Yan passed by the vice president's office, they heard a loud male voice inside: "Old Huang, who are you taking?"
"Distinguished guest." Huang Zhan After shouting, he opened the door and entered his office.
This is not an office... It can be described as empty. It must be similar to the vice president's office that I just took a look at, right?
There are mountains of reference materials, stacked folders, and some personalized tables and chairs, paired with personal favorite green plants, ornaments, and so on.
In fact, Huang Zhan's office is no different from the negotiation room just now. There is no "personal" atmosphere at all.
"I rarely come here usually, only for important events, so the administrative department uses the office as a VIP room. I think it's good, since I mainly come here to receive VIPs." Huang Zhan entered his office It was like walking into a strange conference room. I walked around but couldn't find a cup. "I don't know where they packed it for me..."
"No need for a cup, just drink mineral water." Li Yan said.
“There must be a cup,” Huang Zhandu began to look through his empty desk, “It’s funny to say that I’ve been living here for a long time recently, and it’s the longest I’ve stayed in the company. It’s been a while.”
"Is Mr. Huang usually busy with visits and business trips?" Li Yan thought it was amazing.
"I'm already a nerd, how can I run out." Huang Zhanke finally found the cup and didn't bother to make tea. He opened two bottles of mineral water and poured it into the cup. "I'm going to Beijing, Shanghai and Shanghai." I haven’t been there yet. Let’s sit down.”
“Ah?” This is really beyond Li Yan’s expectation.
"Nothing to be surprised about. I am the best in smartphones in the country. Is there any other place in the country worth visiting?" At this time, the madness in Huang Zhan was finally released, allowing Li The face is very comfortable.
He is happy to communicate with such people. When it is time to show off, he should pretend to be thorough.
"I am not the only one who makes smartphones, but many people use Taiwan's solution to make mobile phones. It is very fast and can be said to be a semi-finished product. That is not interesting, so I chose to develop it independently. The result is beautiful and not Beautiful.”
Huang Zhan showed a little sadness.
"You are very interesting." He suddenly smiled and pointed at Li Yan.
“What’s wrong?”
“You are not the first person to talk to me, nor are you the first person to share with me. Lao Lei, Lao Lin and Lao Li all came to me , I shared my mobile phone research and development ideas with them without reservation. I always like talented people who have technology and can always create something to make the world a better place.”
It’s just that other people aren’t necessarily here for it.
“But Li Yan, you are the first person to share it with me.”
It’s good to know the value of Mr. Li.
"Let's talk about something else, Li Yan." Huang Zhan's tone suddenly became relaxed, "Let's not talk about mobile phones for now."
"What?"
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"Let's talk about you and me. Let's talk about ourselves." Huang Zhan took a sip of water. "When talking about cooperation, in the end it's all about working with others. What kind of person you are is very important to me."
< br>I’m afraid now is the real test.
What kind of person is worthy of cooperation is a very subjective question.
Except for basic integrity and character, people's concepts are always very different.
Realism and idealism cannot sit down and have a good chat, and sooner or later they will turn against each other when they cooperate.
It seems that chatting with Boss Huang today will take a lot of effort.
In fact, some of the characteristics of Li Yan and Huang Zhan are quite similar.
Arrogant, ambitious, pursuing perfection and idealism.
So when the two of them talked about themselves, it was called a presumptuous one. They pretended to be very silky and had a large amount of food.
Huang Zhan also drove Li Yan to have dinner at two private kitchens where they treasured their collection. While eating, they talked about interesting things about their studies.
Of course, Boss Huang, who dropped out of high school, felt a little uncomfortable talking about this in front of Li Yan, who was number one in the Excellence Class.
His voice was a little hoarse as we chatted into the evening. Except for two hours of work when he returned to the company in the afternoon, he spent the rest of the time chatting with Li Yan.
After dinner, the two of them were lying on the sofa in the office. Huang Zhan's speech was still full of energy - one of the necessary elements for a successful person, extremely energetic.
“I have followed your debate on Weibo about the creation of gods.”
“That is not called a debate, that is called beating a dog.”
"Hahahahaha, I want to ask, why do you run Weibo?"
"You should know, after all, you proposed the issue of online communication and fan culture in 2003, and you were still a Forum poster. "
"We really get along very well, and we have the same views. I hope you are not trying to cater to me."
"There is a saying that catering to others makes them unaware. It shows that there is a difference in the level of the interlocutor. Mr. Huang, if I am really catering to you, you should be happy."
"Well, tell me what you want from Chuangzu. ?”
(End of this chapter)