Chapter 1098 The Weekend Seminar that Became a Hit

Seeing the back of Mr. Ding leading the guests into the elevator, the beautiful receptionist felt that her underwear was so wet that she was so frightened.

Who would have thought that Mr. Wu, whom Mr. Ding always addressed as his confidant and senior, would actually be such a young and handsome man.

What's more, what she didn't expect was that Mr. Ding actually had a nickname called "Ding Shisan"...

Strength is a man’s greatest passport.

While still in shock, the beauty receptionist quickly fell into imaginative longing and couldn't extricate herself.

If I hadn't been so serious just now, something might have happened with this young and promising talent...

As for what the beautiful receptionist would think, Wu Tao didn't know.

Following Ding Lei upstairs, we could see the current atmosphere of NetEase along the way.

There was some confusion, but overall the atmosphere was still positive. This is probably the same as NetEase's current stock price, and can be summarized in one sentence.

That is: the future is bright, but the road is tortuous, and we need to forge ahead through constant exploration.

Entering Ding Lei's office, it was obviously much cooler than before.

Ding Lei fumbled for a box of tea from the cabinet and said, "Boss, I have been looking forward to your arrival for a long time. Look at my top-quality Dahongpao, which is specially prepared for you."

Wu Tao didn't have high requirements for tea. He was just used to drinking the special tea collected from Liang Yancheng, so his taste was a bit tricky.

At that moment, he didn't stop Ding Lei from making tea in a serious manner. He leaned on the back of the chair and swung his legs and said, "Why did you see people being laid off outside just now?"

Ding Lei kept moving his hands and said in an understatement: "Oh, that is the instant messaging software research and development team established half a year ago. The board of directors just passed a resolution to abolish this direction a week ago."

"It was abolished after only half a year of establishment?" Wu Tao couldn't understand it. In his impression, the NetEase bubble in the previous life did not die so quickly.

"When we started this bubble, we were just a headless attempt." Ding Lei lamented: "It wasn't until not long ago that we discovered that the online instant messaging market has been occupied by Tencent QQ and your school network. about there."

"...and now, Tencent is planning to go public again. By then, with stronger capital, our products will be even less competitive and unsustainable. It is better to suffer a long-term pain than a short-term one, so as not to be trapped in your cracks." Take the humiliation.”

Wu Tao smiled, "What you said makes it sound like we are bullying others."

Ding Lei said sternly: "The reality is so cruel. The domestic instant messaging market is dominated by the two of you. Now I heard that China Mobile is also going to start one, and Microsoft's MSN also wants to continue to promote it. In my opinion, there is no chance of it."

"...AOL acquired icq, which had great prospects. Now, I heard that this business is also facing losses."

This is not surprising to Wu Tao.

That guy Howard doesn't know how to run the Internet industry market except for throwing money.

It's strange to be able to make icq.

What's more, now that this guy has tasted the sweetness of the domestic market again and is addicted to spending money everywhere to invest in real estate and venture capital, it is even less likely to pay attention to this product that makes him very frustrated.

After finishing the small talk, Ding Lei's tea was almost ready.

After pouring a cup of tea for Wu Tao, Ding Lei's expression returned to seriousness, "Boss, first of all, I have to thank you for your support. Without Tianqi Investment to buy back NetEase's shares on Nasdaq, our NetEase stock price would not have recovered so quickly."

This point has already been included in the work plan of Tianqi Investment's Los Angeles branch. In addition, Wu Yingying also has an important task, which is to collect high-quality foreign technology-intensive assets and take advantage of them to acquire them.

After all, while international hot money is pouring into the country, it is more convenient for Tianqi Investment to act in the international market.

Wu Tao sipped the tea in the cup, which tasted pretty good. "Buying back your shares is purely a commercial act, so you don't have to worry too much."

Although these words were to downplay the motive of supporting NetEase, Ding Lei still gave a thumbs up in appreciation and said: "Boss, you are so generous. According to people in the capital, this is the situation!"

Wu Tao said no more, but asked: "The company's situation should be good this year, right? It won't let me lose money on this repurchase, right?"

"No, of course not." Ding Lei explained very seriously, regardless of whether Wu Tao was really concerned or joking: "In the past two years or so, the company has made breakthroughs in many Internet product directions."

"...Nowadays, online games are surprisingly good. Our online games produced by 163 are not only launched on our own web platform, but also promoted through the Tianxing Games platform..."

We chatted for more than an hour, and Wu Tao sounded fine.

At least everything at NetEase is developing in a good direction. Even if the layout is a bit messy, fortunately, it is down-to-earth and constantly seeking change and innovation.

Adhering to this is enough.

And because of this, Ding Lei regained the right to speak on the board of directors.

All of this is developing in a good direction, and I really have nothing to guide.

For this reason, Wu Tao declined Ding Lei's dinner invitation and left alone.

Riding a mountain bike all the way from NetEase Company, Wu Tao went directly to Tianjing Company. It's boring to eat alone in a courtyard, so why not join in the fun at the company?

Besides, he hadn’t enjoyed a working meal at Tianjing Company for a long time.

Yueqing, who was wearing a light gray professional suit that covered her round buttocks, led him upstairs to the R&D office area.

Wu Tao found that there were many people standing around Yang Zili, and even Li Jing and Qiu Wuyan gathered behind him with serious expressions on their faces.

"What happened?"

Before Qiu Wuyan could say anything, Yang Zili rushed out and said: "Boss, this is terrible. Tianqi Investment's management trainee program is so popular that the situation is extremely serious."

Wu Tao smiled, "Isn't it a good thing to be popular? How can it lead to a serious situation?'

Li Jing explained, "Today, six of the top ten topics on campus revolve around the seminar and job fair held by Tianqi Investment in Tsinghua over the weekend."

"...Many graduates online have said they want to take a look, and even famous universities from other places plan to come over to have a look."

"No way?" Wu Tao said in disbelief: "Apocalypse Investment probably didn't publicize this very much. This matter is just an explanation to Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management."

Yang Wei asked: "Boss, are you planning to deliver a speech at the seminar?"

"Yes." When Qin Xiaoxiao asked for his opinion, he didn't think much about it. When he saw that he was in the capital, he simply showed up and gave Lao Qian an explanation.

As expected, Fang Yuan reluctantly interjected: "Cousin, don't you know how terrifying your influence is?"

Wu Tao didn't know what was going on and spread his hands, "Do you blame me for this?"

At this time, everyone said in unison, even Qiu Wuyan, who had not spoken for a long time, said together: "Of course!"