Wednesday, May 9th.

Zhang Shuo and his party went to the capital to prepare for the annual Internet Conference. In addition to rotating president Lu Kai, administrative secretary Dai Yutong, and two senior executives Zhao Xiaohu and Du Ruiwen were accompanying them.

Zhao and Du will also be invited to deliver speeches at special conferences or attend related forums.

It can be seen that Sprout's status in China's Internet industry has improved.

In addition, Pei Weiping and Wang Xin, two backbones of the Qingcheng Group, will also depart from Yangcheng to the capital.

The lineup is extremely strong.

When he arrived in the capital, Zhang Shuo did not gather the senior executives together, but moved around freely. He could have business dinners or have dinner dates with friends in the capital.

At Internet conferences, what is said on stage is actually just like that. They are either high-profile, or talk in general terms, and some even brag without drafting.

If you believe it, you lose!

On the contrary, behind the scenes, taking advantage of the opportunity to attend the conference, entrepreneurs, investors, brokers, and media people from all walks of life gathered together. It was a rare occasion for business communication.

Therefore, before and after the conference, as long as you are willing, you can basically socialize every day.

A lot of information, and even a lot of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, were finalized in these drinking games, which can be regarded as a Chinese characteristic.

You can't say it's good or you can't say it's bad.

Zhang Shuo, accompanied by Lu Kai, hosted a banquet for Lu Qi in the evening.

"Hello!"

Lu Qi is lean and elegant, and he doesn't have the arrogance of being an executive of a multinational giant, or the pretense of elitism.

It seems very simple.

But this person is a 100% workaholic. I heard that he insists on getting up at three or four in the morning every day, and basically treats the company and the hotel as his home.

This couldn't help but remind Zhang Shuo of Lu Qi's senior brother, who also held the position of global vice president at WeiRuan and was once known as a mentor among Chinese youth groups.

In the end, the character collapsed and the car overturned. No wonder his appearance was full of hypocrisy.

“Join Sprout!”

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Zhang Shuo solemnly extended an invitation.

"this……"

Lu Qi did not expect Zhang Shuo to be so straightforward, so he still hesitated a little and said frankly: "I am indeed very optimistic about Mei Ya, but I am not sure whether it is a suitable choice."

After all, he is doing very well in Weiruan now.

"I have two predictions about you that can help you make a choice." Zhang Shuo was not discouraged.

"I'm all ears."

Looking at the energetic young entrepreneur across from him, Lu Qi did not feel uncomfortable.

There are many outstanding people like Zhang Shuo in Silicon Valley.

"First, unless you change your nationality, in Weiruan, no matter if you work for another five years or ten years, no matter how hard you work and achieve great results, the executive vice president will be your career ceiling and cannot be broken."

Compared with the Chinese, the Tianzhu people are obviously more trusted by the capital of beautiful countries.

"Isn't this too absolute?"

Lu Qi couldn't say it was right or wrong.

"That's because you are in the game and you still have some illusions about Weiruan. This is understandable. But from my point of view, with the rise of China, multinational companies headed by Weiruan will only become more and more hostile to the Chinese.

No trust.”

Zhang Shuo, on the other hand, was categorical.

"I haven't thought about that."

In the final analysis, Lu Qi is just a senior migrant worker and doesn't care much about international relations.

But I have to admit it.

Zhang Shuo's views are very high-level and represent some possibilities for the future.

"On the contrary, as long as you join Sprout, although the rotating president position may be a career ceiling, what I can guarantee is that you can work at Sprout until you retire freely."

Few people working in the Internet industry say they will retire after the age of sixty.

Basically they leave early.

So what Zhang Shuo is talking about is free retirement. As long as Lu Qi is willing, he can take the title of senior vice president or honorary director and retire honorably at a suitable time when he feels that his energy is low.

This is the treatment that many professional managers dream of.

"Can I know which part of the business I need to be specifically responsible for at Sprout?" Lu Qi actually didn't care that much about honors.

What he cares about is whether he can do things.

"As the rotating president of Sprout Group, you will be fully responsible for the group's Internet-related business, in charge of Qinghe Technology, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment and Qingyun Data, and assist me in managing Qingcheng Group and Fertile Land Research Institute. In addition, Maili Group,

You can ask about Mango Auto and other Internet-related businesses."

Zhang Shuo also employs people without suspicion and does not use people who suspect others.

"Ting!!!"

This time, even Lu Kai was shocked.

If Zhang Shuo really goes by what he said, as soon as Lu Qi joins the Germination Group, he will be the rotating president with the largest number of businesses in charge, and even the most important one.

In addition to not being able to interfere in administration, investment, finance and other businesses, he is no different from the president.

"Okay, I agree to join Sprout!"

Lu Qi was shocked. When he came into contact with Wu Sheyuan, he had already understood the budding structure.

I know the importance of this commitment.

Being able to gain such trust from Zhang Shuo, Lu Qi no longer had any doubts in his heart.

As Zhang Shuo said, continuing to stay in WeiRuan is just a superficial attraction. In fact, the upper limit has long been locked, and it is destined to fail to win the absolute trust of WeiRuan's board of directors.

Quite the opposite.

Only in the bud can one's talents be fully utilized.

What else is there to hesitate about?

After getting Zhang Shuo's personal commitment, the next thing Lu Qi needs to do is to resign from Weiruan's board of directors. After completing the resignation process, he can report to Sprout.

"welcome!"

After finalizing Lu Qi, Zhang Shuo was also very excited. The purpose of coming to the capital this time was half achieved.

Next.

The three of them had a great time talking about the development of the Internet.

Lu Qi really understands technology, especially in the field of search. During his time at Weiruan, he led the team to develop Bing Search. Although it cannot challenge Google, it is still a trump card.

Comparing it to Qiandu, it is estimated that it is about the same.

Although Lu Kai doesn't know much about technology, as a big boss from an investment bank, he has extensive knowledge of various industries and has his own unique insights into the development of the Internet.

Not to mention Zhang Shuo.

If we say that when he was first reborn, he could only use the advantage of his rebirth to make some shocking remarks and make some predictions with little basis, such as last year's college lecture tour.

So one year has passed.

Sitting in the position of CEO of Moya, I have access to more industry information and intelligence than most practitioners, and I am also constantly learning and improving.

His understanding of the entire industry is no less than that of some technology giants.

In addition, he has a broad vision and strategizing, and he has a vague sense of being a commander. He can give guidance on the development trends of the Internet, and some opinions and opinions are also readily available.

Hearing Lu Qi's admiration, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. No wonder Germination was able to achieve unprecedented success, like a dragon, emerging from the sky in China.

Zhang Shuo is indeed the indispensable soul figure of Mei Ya, the helmsman and navigator of the giant ship of Mei Ya.

I am even more looking forward to my next appointment.

The three of them chatted until 11:30 at night, but they still had no choice but to disperse.

I have something else to do tomorrow.

………

the next day.

Zhang Shuo attended the opening ceremony of the Internet Conference.

Unlike last year's rookie character, Zhang Shuo immediately became the center of attention when he entered the venue surrounded by budding executives such as Lu Kai, Pei Weiping, Zhao Xiaohu, Du Ruiwen, and Wang Xin.

From time to time, someone would come up to say hello, exchange business cards, and receive treatment no less than that of the Big Three.

Even the president of Scarlet Capital took the initiative to nod when he saw Zhang Shuo.

The good intentions are very strong.
To be continued...