novelraw Chapter 446 : Comprehensive Layout of the Internet
Chapter 446 : Comprehensive Layout of the Internet
Chapter 446: Comprehensive Layout of the Internet
Liang Shichu was truly frightened by Chen Fan's words.
He was worried that Chen Fan had become overconfident due to the recent successes.
If the boss really became arrogant and started giving reckless orders, it could cause serious problems for the company.
Seeing Liang Shichu's anxious expression, Chen Fan smiled.
"Old Liang, don't worry, listen to me slowly."
Chen Fan took the teapot from his hands and poured a cup of tea for Liang Shichu.
After putting down the teacup, he looked at him with a smile.
"Based on your understanding of me, do you think I'm the kind of person who gets carried away with a little success?"
Liang Shichu thought for a moment and shook his head.
"That's right."
"Trust me, this decision I've made is based on my judgment of the future of the internet."
Liang Shichu opened his mouth: "But, suddenly expanding recruitment by so many people, our current company premises... can't accommodate them either."
"Then we'll just move to a bigger office building," Chen Fan said very generously, waving his hand. "Next, you can start recruiting while having people look for a new office building."
"If there's a suitable commercial building, it's not a problem to rent an entire building."
"I can tell you a secret, I've been preparing to establish a real estate company recently, and will enter the real estate industry in the future."
"When we have the capability in the future, we can also build our own company building."
Liang Shichu's mouth opened slightly.
He originally thought the boss's expansion of recruitment was already exaggerated.
He didn't expect Chen Fan to not only make moves in Feifan Technology, but even cross over into real estate.
Liang Shichu smiled bitterly: "Boss, if you do this, renting a new office building and doubling the staff. The funds... it's not a small amount."
Chen Fan smiled.
"Funds are not a problem."
"Our company has already made some money now. We can't just let it sit in a bank account earning interest."
"Old Liang, you have to believe me, only when money is spent can it earn more money back."
Liang Shichu was still uneasy.
"But what exactly do you want to do with so many new recruits?"
Chen Fan sat up straight, his expression becoming rarely serious.
"The reason I made this decision is based on my consideration of the future development of the domestic internet."
"In these two years, the number of domestic internet users has skyrocketed, and domestic internet companies have begun to develop from the budding period to the competition period."
"Facing this blue ocean of the domestic internet, our start is neither early nor late."
"But next, whether you admit it or not, all companies will enter an extremely fierce period of competition, which may last for several years or even more than a decade, until finally, two or three internet giants are born."
Liang Shichu nodded, as someone who made a living from the internet, he could easily understand Chen Fan's words.
Chen Fan picked up the teacup in front of him and gently placed it in the middle of the table.
"We've benefited a bit from starting early, but there are too many competitors behind us, and what we need to do is to maintain this advantage."
"And what I want to do now is to grab positions... ahead of everyone else."
"No matter what product it is, as long as we release it first, no matter how many others release it later, they will be labeled as imitators or even copycats."
"And what we need to do is to maintain this first-mover advantage, and then tell all competitors a principle."
"Those who imitate me die, those who copy me perish!"
Liang Shichu stared at Chen Fan blankly, his eyes somewhat excited.
He was naturally not a person easily swayed, but at this moment, he was also somewhat fired up by Chen Fan's words.
Chen Fan glanced at Liang Shichu and continued.
"I'm not getting carried away with a little success, but making a new layout for the company's future development."
"For the next period of time, the video website I mentioned to you is one research and development direction. And I have another idea."
"I plan to develop on two tracks, expanding recruitment to develop another product simultaneously."
Liang Shichu couldn't hold back anymore.
"What, what direction do you plan to develop?"
Chen Fan smiled slightly: "Mobile browser... what do you think?"
"Mobile browser?"
Liang Shichu was shocked again.
"Mobile browser? It seems... there's never been a similar product launched before, right?"
"And boss, to be honest, given the current mobile internet speed, isn't it a bit too early to develop a mobile browser now?"
But Chen Fan showed a confident smile.
"Both domestically and internationally, 3G network development has already begun."
"I believe that in just a few years, 3G will be launched, which will completely change the internet ecology."
"Although it's the 2G era now, our mobile browser can focus only on images and text news, and when 3G is launched in the future, video and image transmission will become mainstream."
"Old Liang, we have the experience of developing Go Navigation Home, I believe we should have more advantages in development than other manufacturers."
"Trust me, as long as we can develop these two products, video website and mobile browser, we can stand invincible in the future 3G era."
Liang Shichu fell silent.
After a long while, he finally picked up the tea in front of him and drank it all at once.
Bang.
"Let's do it! I, Old Liang, am convinced by you."
"I have to say, boss, you should really go into marketing, your persuasive skills are too strong."
Chen Fan smiled, raised his teacup in a gesture, and likewise drank it all at once.
Liang Shichu rubbed his hands.
"Alright. Next, I will follow your plan, first find an office building, then expand recruitment, and once the number of people is ready, immediately launch two projects."
Chen Fan reminded: "The two projects will be developed simultaneously, but the mobile browser project should be prioritized. At critical moments, we can even delay the development of the video website."
"We must ensure that our mobile browser software is launched first."
Seeing Chen Fan speaking seriously, Liang Shichu couldn't help but ask.
"Boss, do you have any time limit for the development cycle?"
Chen Fan pondered for two seconds before speaking.
"It must be launched before August next year."
Liang Shichu was stunned.
Next August.
There was about 10 months left for the development cycle, which was very tight.
Of course, what he cared more about was the specific time Chen Fan mentioned.
It was so detailed.
This indicates that the boss must have obtained some information.
And it's very likely that this product is intended to preempt a certain company's product.
Looking at it this way, his pressure in the coming days would be great.
Chen Fan remained silent, looking down at the tea on the table.
August 2004. UC Browser officially launched.
...
After talking with Liang Shichu, declining his proposal to have dinner together.
Chen Fan came out of the company alone, still thinking about the content of the conversation just now, when the phone in his pocket rang.
He took it out and saw it was Su Ruochu calling.
A bright smile immediately appeared on Chen Fan's face.
"Hello, Wife, are you out of class? I'll be back right away, let's have dinner together."
However, Su Ruochu's tone on the other end of the phone was a bit shy.
"Um... your club has Jay Chou and S.H.E's concert recently, right?"
Chen Fan smiled: "Yes. Didn't we know about this long ago?"
"Then... has the time been set?"
"It's set for next Friday."
Su Ruochu asked somewhat embarrassedly: "Is it only club members who can go to the concert?"
Chen Fan was stunned, then jokingly said: "What's wrong? Do you want to go too?"
"You're the boss's wife, do you need membership? You can go in directly, who dares to stop you."
But Su Ruochu asked shyly: "Oh, it's not me!"
"It's... Song Linlin who wants to go to the concert, she wants to ask if you have any special tickets left!"
Hearing this, Chen Fan immediately laughed.
"Do you even need to ask about this? You're the boss's wife, whoever you want to let in can go in, right?"