Cheng Ran asked Li Mingshi if he knew people like Deng Yu, Jiang Ling, and Liao Miao. Li Mingshi said, "If you mention them individually, there may be duplicates, but when the three names are listed in this order, I know roughly who they are. Deng Yu is the moderator of the Yiwangqingshen LinuxBBS, known as the 'Lonely Swordsman'. Liao Miao is the moderator of the NetEase Linux Forum, with the online name 'Border Town Wanderer', and Jiang Ling used to be in NetEase FSD, and now he should be the deputy moderator. All three are great people in the domestic Linux field."
The BBS moderator of a famous website in this period meant an identity recognized by the field, especially in the early days when BBS forums were small and had few resources, the status of the moderator was very high. And it was like another identity in the new world of the Internet. Some people might be just one of the taciturn and mediocre people during the day, but when they log on to the Internet at night, they are extraordinary strategists who point out the world and stir up the wind and clouds.
The Internet provides an opportunity to showcase talents on another level, so when the Internet age arrives, people will imagine that one day in the future people will only live in the real world in their physical bodies, but their spirits will roam freely in neural networks to explore and try endless lives.
Cheng Ran smiled mischievously, "How does that... 'Lonely Swordsman' and 'Border Town Wanderer' compare to you?"
Li Mingshi showed his Master Li's unfathomable self again. "We are in different fields, so we can't compare. But if they come to CQ, I will be the one setting the interview questions for them across the coffee table."
Looking at Li Mingshi who looked superior, Cheng Ran burst his bubble of imagination with a smile, "But I have no intention of recruiting them into CQ."
"That's a bit unexpected..." Li Mingshi smacked his lips, breaking away from the dream of having all the heroes in the world, with a little regret, "I thought you had some strategic decisions or were aware of their movements. I thought, although we don't have any Linux projects now, you might want to make technical reserves or develop in this direction."
"But they don't need to interview you. They set up a company in Tianxingdao Pavilion called Blue Dot Technology."
Li Mingshi looked at him in astonishment, "Damn..."
"No wonder these guys are here... They are not seen on the major BBSs all day long. Many people go there to scold them for not updating, saying they are lazy, don't answer questions from netizens, and don't put good stuff on the BBS. From time to time, they go there to respond that good stuff will be coming soon, and there is hope ahead, so everyone should wait. They are very mysterious, and I didn't expect them to gather here. What are they doing?"
"We are about to launch a product, a Chinese operating system, a Chinese version of the Linux kernel, and will expand in this direction in the future."
Li Mingshi did not know the movements of Deng Yu and others, so this was probably just their secret, so he did not wonder how Cheng Ran knew this.
"All three of you are geniuses, and you must be very capable in this area. I guess you must have some ideas." Li Mingshi said, "But you have to think clearly. From the day it was born, Linux was destined to fight Microsoft's Windows to the end. You are facing competition from the giant Microsoft."
Cheng Ran thought about it and shook his head, "It's not just Windows. But even if it's the War of Giants, it's almost the same..."
Windows is the leader in both desktop and server fields, especially in desktop field. If Linux wants to compete with it head-on, it can only be said that there is no hope... But in the future, there will be more than just desktop products for PCs.
Can Blue Dot compete with Google's Android in the future
Later, the giant Google acquired Android, and Android defeated the Symbian system through smartphones, thus embarking on a glorious road. In the future, Google may even be able to counterbalance domestic technology companies in the technology battlefield. However, looking back, domestic operating systems are just a group of scattered soldiers. The Blue Dot Linux system, which once had great potential, was implicated in the stock market crash because of its excessive pursuit of listing in the United States. It had a brilliant and brilliant existence, but it was only a flash in the pan.
"If this is a war... then let's start it." Cheng Ran said softly.
"Hmm?" Li Mingshi looked at him with some confusion.
"If there is such a war in the future, we must prepare for it."
Li Mingshi smiled and said, "Establish an imaginary enemy."
"Maybe. A hypothetical war with Titans taking part in it, named the Ragnarok War, would be pretty exciting..." Cheng Ran smiled.
Li Mingshi knew that Cheng Ran's mind must have strayed into some other dimension, and he often said things like he was living in a fantasy.
But I couldn't help but wonder, "The war of the Titans..."
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Although Deng Yu, who was only 24 years old at the time, looked young, he had actually been working outside since he graduated from high school in 1993. He had traded stocks, sold compatible computers in a computer mall, and done electrical appliance business. At that time, he bought books to learn programming and taught himself step by step. He worked in several companies and stood out in this era with his self-taught programming ability. His skills became more and more advanced until he reached the forefront of the domestic Linux field and met Liao Miao.
Liao Miao is more skilled. He graduated from Zhonghai Jiaotong University, majoring in microelectronics, and is extremely interested in mathematics. Computers are much easier than mathematics, so he never learned DOS when studying computers, but directly used Linux. Therefore, he is recognized as the strongest among everyone.
As for why they were in Chengdu? It turned out to be CQ and Lianzhong. CQ, which has been popular recently because of the virtual community game "Spirit Realm", and Lianzhong, which recently signed an investment agreement with Alibaba, are two big news on the Internet. This made Deng Yu and Liao Miao, who were preparing to do something, plan to travel to Chengdu and investigate the soil. As young people, Deng Yu and Liao Miao came for a few days and played in the streets and alleys. During this time, the two of them talked about technology while eating hot pot skewers, hot and sour noodles, and twice-cooked pork. In the end, they found that they could go back and continue to talk about technology. What can they eat next
Both of them were single and had quit their jobs when they were about to work together. So since they wanted to start a business, they might as well take advantage of the rental advantage of Tianxingdaoguan to start the company here first, and then expand to Shenzhen and Beijing later.
After making this decision and telling Jiang Ling about it, the deputy moderator of NetEase BBS, who was helping to run the chat room at Hainan Telecommunications Bureau, immediately resigned and flew to Chengdu to follow the two of them into the business.
A few people pooled together hundreds of thousands of dollars, aiming at the Chinese version of the Linux kernel, and planned to release the first version first.
It was at this time that he was discovered by Cheng Ran.
After hearing the whole story of Deng Yu and the others coming to Rongcheng, Cheng Ran never thought that this was actually related to the butterfly effect he created... Of course, on another level, were these foodies corrupted by the comfortable environment of Rongcheng
As the old saying goes, "Young people should not go to Sichuan, and old people should not leave Sichuan", how could a few people fall for this old saying? Then the core of the problem is really not their own fault.
This must be the effect of the city's barrier.
In short, the few people left behind by the barrier met Cheng Ran and Zhao Qing, who were introduced by Li Mingshi, on the fourth floor of Tianxingdao Hall.
The fact that Li Mingshi found them was already a big surprise. Li Mingshi was a top figure and was at least the leader of a well-known sect in the domestic Internet IT world. Their small sect was just starting out, so Li Mingshi was certainly a senior expert in this regard.
But they were all young and arrogant, and they were powerful in their own fields, so they were not necessarily very reserved towards Li Mingshi. They just had basic respect for him, but still maintained a sense of confidence.
It was only when they learned that Li Mingshi was going to introduce them to venture capital, and the investor was just a young man who was not even 20 years old, that they tried to stay calm. If Zhao Qing had not always been asking for advice in front of Cheng Ran, they would have thought that Zhao Qing was the angel investor.
Just like all young people in their twenties, they tried not to make a fuss about this matter, but Cheng Ran's words and conversation made them speculate that maybe it was some rich second-generation rich kid, which was much more reasonable.
Cheng Ran found it interesting that they were obviously confused but still tried to deal with him as if they were knowledgeable.
Li Mingshi's endorsement gave them a great deterrent. With Li Mingshi next to them, it didn't seem like a joke, so it was really mysterious that a teenager who was not even as old as them wanted to invest in them.
But they were all in the technical field, and had no idea about investment equity. Deng Yu and the other two had spent several nights talking about how to start a business together. The ultimate goal was to go public in the United States, but they had not yet figured out how to operate it. They just wanted to make the product first. Anyway, going public in the United States was their ultimate goal.
After thinking about it, Deng Yu felt that the three of them were not very capable in this area. Venture capital was of course very tempting, but they did not understand it and it would be easy for others to take over their companies. Deng Yu remembered his former colleague Kang Ming. Kang Ming was a veteran newspaper man who had graduated from the Journalism Department of Wuhan University. He had worked for the Economic Daily and the Special Zone Daily. He had been responsible for editing, typesetting and proofreading for four pages. Later, he joined Shenghua Company as the planning director and participated in the company's financing business and the entire process of attracting venture capital.
After Deng Yu mentioned this to Kang Ming, this senior executive of Shenzhen Shenghua Company flew directly to Chengdu to contact Cheng Ran.
After a conversation, Kang Ming closed the door and discussed with Deng Yu and others.
Deng Yu asked, "How is it?"
"For a three million investment, he wants a 30% stake. He promises to make additional investments based on the company's development needs. This deal can be done." Kang Ming nodded.
"We are going to go public in the United States. After the listing, the market value will be hundreds of millions. Isn't 30% of the shares too high?" Jiang Ling asked.
"That's the goal, but what do you have to go public before that? The two hundred thousand you raised? Do we need to hire people to develop the company? Does hiring a large number of people require money? Don't just look at how much this period takes up. If we succeed in going public with millions of dollars, our shares will be valuable. If we fail, we will die!"
Deng Yu looked at Kang Ming, "Do you want to join?"
"I will resign when I get back." Kang Ming nodded.
"Then let's finalize the company's framework, and you will be the CEO and responsible for operations. We will focus on technology and try to ship the products as soon as possible!" Deng Yu nodded.
It didn't take long for the people to discuss behind closed doors. In less than an hour, they came out of the room and nodded to Cheng Ran, "We accept it."
So what follows is some conversation between Cheng Ran and the young man from the Blue Dot System.
"We are planning to go public in the US, and future financing will definitely be in the billions. Can the current investment be higher..."
Going public? Didn’t you get ruined by the US stock market crash in your previous life? Cheng Ran, who had a headache when talking about going public, could only persuade them, “Don’t worry about it. The investment is currently the highest, but if the company encounters difficulties in the future, can we just sit back and watch? Don’t worry about the funds, and don’t think too much about going public... Let’s lay the foundation first...”
"We need a framework, and time is tight. We have preferential treatment for applying for a technology company, but we may not be able to pass the approval process, so we should still follow the procedures of a normal company. With Mr. Cheng's financial supervision, I believe it will be very formal. In the future, the audit of our listing in the United States will be much more convenient..."
Cheng Ran: "Let's not think about going public for now..."
"Now that the framework has been set up, we must also quickly improve the various framework details, company culture, rules and regulations, reward and punishment mechanisms, and also draft our entrepreneurial story. I heard that the Americans like to hear this kind of story the most..."
Cheng Ran: "Can we not talk about the listing..."
So that afternoon, Cheng Ran listened to this group of young people who were not only foodies but also seemed to be full of energy, shouting the slogan "We want to go public in the United States!" all the time in the afternoon.
Cheng Ran now felt a headache as if he was pulling on the reins. His body was stretched straight, but opposite him was a group of cows that would not turn back no matter how hard he pulled.
They are going to hit the south wall and shatter the heaven and earth.
But this is what such an army looks like at the beginning.