Chapter 54

At 9:30 AM the next day, Wang Zixuan arrived at a coffee shop.

In fact, he preferred tea, but the prodigal son liked coffee, and he had only ever visited coffee shops in the past. Since Wang Zixuan was not from the capital and was not familiar with the city, he could only arrange to meet at a coffee shop.

He had barely sat down for a few minutes when someone knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

The bodyguard at the door opened it to reveal a slender, bespectacled man with a refined demeanor.

Seeing Lin Wenwu arrive, Wang Zixuan stood up and smiled, "Hello."

The two had agreed to meet at ten, and Lin Wenwu had deliberately arrived twenty minutes early, but he didn't expect Wang Zixuan to be even earlier.

Lin Wenwu quickly walked in and said, "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, Mr. Wang."

Wang Zixuan shook hands with Lin Wenwu and smiled, "I came early. Please sit down."

Lin Wenwu sat down.

Wang Zixuan then waved to the waiter and asked, "What would Mr. Lin like to drink?"

Lin Wenwu replied, "A latte, please."

After the waiter left, Wang Zixuan smiled, "I hope I haven't interrupted your work."

Lin Wenwu smiled a bit shyly and said, "Google's work has been on hold recently."

Wang Zixuan nodded and said, "The government will not agree to Google's demands, and Google is likely to withdraw from the domestic market. This is not a wise decision, as the domestic market will become increasingly important globally."

Lin Wenwu also felt a bit regretful and said, "Google's user base in the domestic market has grown rapidly in recent years, but the company's strategy is set by headquarters."

Wang Zixuan smiled and said, "Those who are not of our kind will have different hearts. Mr. Lin is a person of great talent. If we work together, we can certainly build the largest technology company in the country."

"Mr. Wang is too kind. I have only put in some hard work. Is there a specific field you are interested in?"

Lin Wenwu also thought that Wang Zixuan might be inviting him to work, and while he was attracted to the benefits offered by Wang Zixuan's team, he was already somewhat successful and wouldn't jump ship lightly.

Wang Zixuan knew that Lin Wenwu wouldn't act without seeing the rabbit, so he smiled and said, "I want to make a smartphone. The future belongs to smartphones. I want to create a high-performance smartphone with the best software, sell it through the internet at a low profit, and then make money by providing internet services to customers."

Lin Wenwu smiled and said, "Mr. Wang's thinking is similar to Google's approach with Android."

Wang Zixuan was directly copying Xiaomi's strategy, and he didn't know that Google had the same idea, but he also had his own advantages. He smiled and said, "I'm not worried about competition. I can make no profit, or even a loss, to create the highest-performance, lowest-price phone, and find the best team to develop the best software. With my popularity, I can capture the market at the fastest speed. In terms of burning money, no company can match me."

At this point, no one in the world doubted Wang Zixuan's ability to make money and spend it.

Lin Wenwu asked, "How much are you planning to invest?"

Wang Zixuan smiled and said, "There's no limit. I have an idea for a great mobile social app. As long as an elite team develops a user-friendly product, and we burn a few billion, defeating Tencent to become the largest mobile instant messaging app should be no problem. We might even compete with Alibaba in e-commerce. This part is not a problem. However, I also hope to create a Chinese Apple. Since the future belongs to smartphones, we can start by not making a profit, cultivating users, and accumulating technology. In the future, we can gradually improve the product's performance and strive to beat Apple, showing the world the strength of Chinese technology."

Hearing that Wang Zixuan had an idea for a mobile instant messaging app that could defeat Tencent, Lin Wenwu couldn't help but ask curiously, "Mr. Wang, you have an idea for a..."

Realizing he wasn't yet Wang Zixuan's employee, he quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I was too abrupt."

Wang Zixuan smiled and said, "No problem. It's a social app based on the phone's contact list. When registering, you can see which friends have also installed the app, and you can also find nearby users. In essence, it's a social network based on real-life connections, which is its charm. Technically, it's not much different."

He wasn't afraid that Lin Wenwu would leak this information. In fact, the technology wasn't very complex; it was just that no one had thought of this concept yet.

As long as it was the first to come out, many companies would quickly copy it.

He had other means, and even if Tencent quickly copied it, he was confident he could capture the market.

Lin Wenwu's eyes lit up.

A social app based on acquaintances seemed to be a blank area.

It sounded quite feasible, but whether it would succeed would depend on the market's reaction.

The internet is a place where miracles can easily happen, but it's also the most unpredictable. No one can predict what will happen until it's truly put on the market.

Wang Zixuan added, "If you're willing to help me, you will be the company's president, responsible for all company affairs. The first year's salary will be 100 million, with an annual increase of no less than 10%. How does that sound?"

If Lin Wenwu was only somewhat interested before, the 100 million salary made him very excited. This amount was more than ten times his current salary, and with Wang Zixuan's generosity, there would certainly be other rewards besides the salary.

Working for Wang Zixuan for a year would be more rewarding than working for Google for over a decade.

Did he need to think about it?

Lin Wenwu didn't hesitate and said excitedly, "Thank you for your recognition, Mr. Wang. I will do my best to help you achieve your vision."

Seeing Lin Wenwu agree, Wang Zixuan extended his hand and smiled, "Great. With you in charge, I believe our company will become the largest technology company in the country."

Lin Wenwu stood up, feeling honored, and shook Wang Zixuan's hand with both hands, "I will do my best."

Wang Zixuan smiled and said, "Please sit down, Mr. Lin. We don't need to be too formal. Where do you think the company should be located?"

Lin Wenwu said, "For a technology company, the Zhongguancun area is better, as the conditions there are more favorable."

Wang Zixuan nodded and said, "Do you have a building in mind? I'll have someone buy it for our headquarters."

Lin Wenwu said, "In the early stages, we won't have many employees, so renting one floor will be enough. We can build our own headquarters later when the company grows."

Wang Zixuan smiled and said, "That works. You can choose a location, and I'll have someone rent it. You don't need to worry about registering the company. Focus on recruiting the best talent. As long as they have the ability, money is not a problem. I'll start by transferring 10 billion to the company account. Spending 10 billion to do 1 billion worth of business is fine as long as we do it best."

(Thank you to the readers "Muran Huimou Qian" for the 1000 donation, "Yude Tonghua1" and "Lingyue Meng" for the 100 donations. This chapter is an extra update for the first protector "I Am Bodhi Wu Gen".)

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