They ate, drank, gossiped, and talked about business. Everyone was in a good mood.
They ate until nine o 'clock. When it was almost ten o' clock, Wu Yajun proposed to go karaoke.
If there were no women present, the men would be willing. But with Wu Yajun around, they were not willing to go.
Being rejected by everyone, Wu Yajun laughed angrily, "Don't treat me like a woman. You guys find your fun, and I'll find mine. Is that okay?"
After eating, Ma Huateng understood Wu Yajun's temper.
Hearing that, he quickly laughed, "That's not what we meant. But everyone is busy. Tomorrow, I have an appointment with Li Dong to go to the R&D center together. If I sleep late, I won't be able to wake up."
Chen Kaixuan immediately said, "That's the matter. Yajun, you should sleep early. It's not good for a woman's skin if she sleeps late."
"What a shame!"
Wu Yajun scolded in amusement and annoyance. She was no longer in the mood to sing. She waved her hand impatiently and said, "Okay, you guys can leave. A group of men, each pretending to be a saint. Don't call me for dinner in the future!"
Of course, this was a joke. Everyone laughed and did not take it to heart.
The others left. Seeing that Li Dong was still there, Wu Yajun breathed a sigh of relief, "Dongzi treats me the best. If I were twenty years younger …"
"Ahem!"
Li Dong said helplessly, "Sis Wu, we're staying at the same hotel. If I leave, you won't have a car back."
Wu Yajun's voice paused. Then, she said angrily, "You're not a good person either. Leave. Hurry up. I'll walk back myself!"
Li Dong said with a face of relief, "Alright, I'll leave right away. Sis Wu, take it easy. Don't get lost."
"You're really leaving!"
Wu Yajun saw that Li Dong was really going to leave. She was dumbfounded.
The two chatted for a while before getting into the car and heading to the hotel.
When they arrived at the hotel, Li Dong's room arrived first. They talked for a while at the door before going their separate ways.
…
The door opened.
Shen Qian was watching TV.
Seeing Li Dong enter, Shen Qian teased, "Your charm is boundless now. Just now, when I heard you talking about your sister and brother outside, I felt nauseous. Li Dong, your taste is quite heavy. "
Li Dong didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he said, "Alright, I asked you to come with me, but you didn't want to go. Now you're making fun of me. Where can I go to reason with you? Big Sis Wu's son isn't any younger than me. Why would I be jealous? "
"Who's jealous!"
Shen Qian said in annoyance. Then, she returned to the topic at hand. "How was it? Did you have a conflict with General Manager Ma?"
Seeing her excited expression, it was as if she couldn't wait for Li Dong and Ma Huateng to clash.
Li Dong's face was filled with black lines as he said sourly, "What conflict? We were having a pleasant conversation. We've already agreed to visit the R&D center in Guangzhou tomorrow. You should come with us. It's boring to stay in the hotel all the time. "
For the past two days, it had been Li Dong receiving guests. Shen Qian had not shown up.
It was not easy to come to Guangdong Province, and Li Dong didn't want her to stay in the hotel all the time.
This time, Shen Qian didn't refuse. She had been bored for the past two days.
Besides, she was quite curious about Ma Huateng.
Hearing Li Dong's words, Shen Qian nodded. "Alright. Since you're so kind, I'll reluctantly accompany you."
Li Dong curled his lips. "How pretentious!"
Shen Qian glared at him. "Who are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about me, not you."
"That's more like it."
"…"
After chatting for a while, the two washed up and went to sleep.
Of course, there was no lack of love in the process. Since they were outside, no one would disturb them. The two didn't pretend to be virtuous and insisted on sleeping in separate rooms.
…
June 9th.
Early in the morning, Ma Huateng rushed to Li Dong's hotel.
His hotel was not far from Li Dong's.
Li Dong wanted to go to his place, but he didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to pick him up.
Li Dong was flattered. "Brother Ma, you're too kind. Asking you to pick me up is really …"
Before he could finish, Ma Huateng said faintly, "I'm afraid you'll wake up too late. If that happens, I'll have to pay for your lunch. It's not worth it."
"Pfft!"
Shen Qian couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Only then did Ma Huateng notice Shen Qian. When he saw Shen Qian's face clearly, Ma Huateng hurriedly greeted, "President Shen, you're here too. Sorry, I didn't notice."
It was not strange that Ma Huateng knew Shen Qian. Back then, Shen Qian was in charge of Far Away Technology. She was a big shot in the industry.
If he didn't even know the details of his competitors, then he would have wasted all these years.
Although Shen Qian had resigned, she was still in Far Away's system. Ma Huateng didn't change the way he addressed her and continued to address her as President Shen.
Shen Qian also regained her composure. She smiled and said, "Hello, General Manager Ma. I've admired you for a long time …"
"Wait a minute."
Ma Huateng interrupted her impolitely. Seeing Shen Qian's puzzled expression, Ma Huateng smiled bitterly and said, "Yesterday, Li Dong saw me and said that he's admired me for a long time. The more you admire me, the more you want to trick me."
"Hahaha …"
Li Dong laughed, and Shen Qian also covered her mouth and chuckled.
They chatted for a while and got into Brother Ma's car together.
Brother Ma's car was not high-end, or rather, it was very ordinary.
A silver-gray Volvo. In the eyes of ordinary people, it was not a low-key car, but for Li Dong and the others, it was not a normal low-key car.
Even if Li Dong didn't care much about these things, he now had a lot of cars in his hands.
A Maybach, a Bentley, a Raider that couldn't be driven and could only be used as a collectible, and a Mercedes-Benz bulletproof car that had just come off the production line not long ago.
Not to mention Hsu Shengzhe, a guy who loved cars. His garage was full of cars, at least more than 20, and all of them were expensive.
Seeing Li Dong looking at him, Ma Huateng smiled and said, "I'm used to this car. I'm too lazy to change."
Li Dong understood, but still joked, "Brother Ma, it's not good to be so stingy."
"…"
Ma Huateng was speechless and didn't answer. After a while, he said, "Don't call me Brother Ma. I always feel a little nervous when you call me that. Usually, my friends call me Pony. You can call me Pony in the future. "
"Pony Ma, I know. But in translation, it's still a pony. There's no difference. Brother Ma sounds better. "
"Pfft!"
Shen Qian laughed again. Ma Huateng had already collapsed.
Before he came into contact with Li Dong, he still thought that this guy, who had made such a big career at the age of 23, was legendary and awesome.
But now, he really saw it. After the two of them had a meal together, he finally realized that aside from whether this guy was awesome or not, he was practically a scammer.
As for his English name, even if people thought about it in this direction, they wouldn't say it out loud.
As a result, when it came from this guy's mouth, it always felt very dirty.
Ma Huateng now began to consider whether he should change his name or not.
Jokes aside, Li Dong decided to follow his wishes and call him Pony instead.
The car soon arrived at Pazhou Island.
The big boss of the company had arrived, along with another giant of the IT industry. No one dared to ignore them on Pazhou Island.
Losing face in front of the boss was a family member, so it was okay to lose face.
But if Li Dong saw it as a joke, then it wouldn't be good to go out and meet people.
Zhang Xiaolong personally led a few department heads to welcome them outside the R&D center. If Ma Huateng came alone, he definitely wouldn't receive such treatment.
It wasn't disrespect, but Zhang Xiaolong had always been a more casual person, and so was Ma Huateng.
Usually, Zhang Xiaolong didn't attend the regular company meetings even once because he was too lazy to get involved in these things.
He was a surrendered general from outside, and his position within Tencent wasn't high.
Tencent wasn't like Far away. Far away had only been established for a short period of time, so it didn't matter if one joined midway or not. Far away lacked manpower, as long as one had the ability, one could quickly obtain a high position.
But Tencent was different. Tencent had been established for 10 years.
In 10 years, the talent pool had long overflowed. Some of the company's veterans were still active in the frontline, and it was difficult for latecomers like them to have the opportunity.
Zhang Xiaolong being sent to Yangcheng to do R&D was a clear proof.
As a result, he didn't pay much attention to the internal affairs of Tencent. All he cared about was managing his own business.
Unless those veterans retired behind the scenes, it would be difficult for him to have the opportunity.
… …
Li Dong noticed Zhang Xiaolong the moment he got off the car.
Zhang Xiaolong was much younger than when he became famous. He wasn't even 40 yet.
In his previous life, Li Dong had seen his speeches online.
Zhang Xiaolong wasn't a talkative person, even after he became famous. He was more introverted, a typical tech guy.
Seeing Li Dong and the others getting off the car, Zhang Xiaolong walked over and greeted them. "Pony, General Manager Li, nice to meet you."
Ma Huateng nodded and greeted them as well.
Li Dong looked at him for a while, and Ma Huateng took the initiative to introduce. "This is Zhang Xiaolong, General Manager of Yangcheng R&D center."
Li Dong laughed. "I've heard of him. He's a tech guy. He developed Foxmail not long after he graduated. It sold for 12 million in 2000. I remember back in 2000, I was still fighting with my mom over a dollar. I've always admired people like Director Zhang who are highly skilled … "
Li Dong joked and shook hands with Zhang Xiaolong.
Zhang Xiaolong was surprised by Li Dong's understanding of him. He was just a mid-level manager under Tencent.
He didn't think someone like Li Dong would pay attention to him.
Tencent had a lot of executives, and he wouldn't be able to make a name for himself.
Not only was Zhang Xiaolong surprised, but even Ma Huateng looked at Li Dong in surprise.
Li Dong knew that his enthusiasm had made Ma Huateng a little wary, so he calmly smiled. "Didn't you say that you would come to take a look yesterday? After knowing that it's a team led by Mr. Zhang, I studied it carefully."
Everyone didn't pay much attention to what he said.
Zhang Xiaolong didn't say much and said directly, "General Manager Li, do you want to visit directly or take a break first?"
Ma Huateng didn't wait for Li Dong to speak and said, "You guys go ahead. I'm going to the office to look at the documents. Allen, treat General Manager Li well."
Zhang Xiaolong nodded. Li Dong heard this and wanted him to leave as soon as possible. He quickly said, "Pony, go ahead. I'll just look around."
"Okay, if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me. But I believe that Allen will definitely give you a fruitful return. "
"Definitely."
Li Dong laughed and then parted ways with Ma Huateng.
…
R&D Center.
Zhang Xiaolong blushed when he mentioned the R&D Center.
A laboratory, some offices, and dozens of computers. That was all.
Actually, it was normal. After all, it was just the R&D Department of QQ Mail.
Internet companies were different from other companies. They didn't need a lot of equipment, and they didn't need to do chemical experiments. Naturally, it was simple.
Of course, this was also because QQ Mail was not that important.
Far away, some R&D centers were equipped with small databases. Just the server room alone was quite large.
Zhang Xiaolong walked and introduced the business to Li Dong.
In fact, Li Dong didn't understand much. Shen Qian knew a lot more than him.
Li Dong felt like he was listening to some technical jargon.
Li Dong and Ma Yun were somewhat similar in this regard. In fact, most of the time, Ma Yun did not understand the professional jargon that his subordinates used.
However, Ma Yun was still very strong in the company. It didn't matter if he didn't understand. It depended on what you did. If you didn't do well, it would be useless.
Later on, Ma Yun directly told his subordinates to be as concise and easy to understand as possible. If he couldn't understand, it meant that they were not down to earth.
Up until now, when Ali's people were reporting business to Ma Yun, they had to consider again and again how to let their boss understand.
This was quite suitable for Li Dong. He was different from Ma Huateng and Li Yanhong.
The latter two were professionals. They understood what he meant when he said it.
However, Li Dong didn't know much about the Internet. He might be playing the lute to a cow.
Of course, this time, Li Dong wasn't really here to listen to the QQ Mail.
Speaking of mail, Tencent's and Far away's were not much different. The technology and conditions in this area were not difficult. The main problem was whether the audience could accept it or not.
After Zhang Xiaolong talked for a while, Li Dong nodded slightly. "It feels good. But the mail is too simple. If I can go to Shenzhen's R&D center to take a look, I might be more inspired."
When he said this, Shen Qian couldn't help but lightly nudge him. What was he doing? Saying this in front of others would hurt them.
Zhang Xiaolong didn't care too much. He smiled and said, "General Manager Li is right. The conditions and technology here are too simple. But no matter how good the technology is, it is accumulated bit by bit. Tencent got to where it is now because of the slow accumulation of various businesses. The mail is equivalent to the base. Without the mail, the base will be missing, and it will never be perfect. "
"I agree with what Mr. Zhang said. But Tencent is famous because of the instant messaging business. No matter how good the mail business is, it is putting the cart before the horse. If the instant messaging business is defeated, can it be revived by the mail? "
Li Dong's words were too straightforward. Zhang Xiaolong couldn't help but frown.
He didn't say anything. Li Dong continued, "I've seen Mr. Zhang's resume. To be honest, it is a waste of talent to be in charge of the mail business here. There are only a dozen people, and the annual R&D budget is only a few million. Tencent probably won't even remember that there is such a R&D center in Guangzhou. It is no different from an invisible person … "
Zhang Xiaolong frowned. After a while, he interrupted. "General Manager Li has something to say."
"Far away!"
Zhang Xiaolong: "…"
Shen Qian was speechless. You are addicted to poaching people!
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