Chapter 174: The Tide Rises

Regarding Zhou Zhinong wanting to pull Zhu Chongjun, Wu Xiaojun, and Wang Jiangmin to Tianya Net, Li Dongling naturally wouldn't refuse. In the early days of the internet, these people were basically the strongest big-name technicians in the domestic software industry.

"Dongling Gao Ke and Tianya Net naturally welcome them to join, but are they willing to join?"

Li Dongling asked Zhou Zhinong. Like characters such as Zhu Chongjun, they were at the same level as Boss Qiu of Kingsoft. Back then, when Microsoft recruited Boss Qiu to join, he was rejected.

Hearing Li Dongling's words, Zhou Zhinong smiled bitterly, a complex look appearing in his eyes. Recalling the situation of their generation of programmers, he said with a bit of emotion, "The software industry is very sluggish now. Kingsoft doesn't need to be mentioned. Now the PS market has lost almost all its market share. Old Qiu, in order to develop the new generation of PS, sold his villa."

"Wu Xiaojun's company is already on the verge of bankruptcy. He sold his car and house, but he didn't save the company. As for Old Zhu, he missed the Microsoft Windows system and is basically idle at home now."

"As for Jiangmin, he taught himself computers. He has always wanted to enter the computer industry. Now I hear he is self-developing antivirus software. As long as we recruit, he will definitely be willing to come!"

Any industry

It is the same for the programmer industry. Whether it is the Three Gentlemen of Zhongguancun or the Five Great Programmers, these people have all started their own companies over the years, and they have all earned more or less...

But now, these people are having a hard time. People like Boss Qiu, Wu Xiaojun, and Zhou Zhinong are excellent at technology, but they are not good at managing companies and competing with opponents. Kingsoft was turned over by Microsoft in a good situation, the Kingsoft built by Boss Qiu is crumbling, and Wu Xiaojun's computer company is about to go bankrupt.

This is the situation of the first generation of domestic programmers now. After being glorious, they are now lonely. Zhou Zhinong said he could recruit them to Tianya Net, and it really wasn't an empty word. For Tianya Net, the joining of these big-name technicians is a celebration, but for Zhu Chongjun and the others, isn't it also an opportunity to stand on the front stage again?!

"As long as they are willing to come, Dongling Gao Ke and Tianya Net welcome them. Don't worry about salary and treatment!" Li Dongling said directly with a hammer.

"By the way, President Li, I plan to recruit a batch of people from Hanxi Jiaoda and other universities to take to Yanjing. Yanjing needs manpower."

"In this batch of Hanxi Jiaoda, there are a few juniors whose ability is quite good, especially one named Zhou Hongyi!"

With these big-name technicians joining, Li Dongling didn't need to worry about Tianya Net's development strength. Even in the future, if people like Wang Jiangmin wanted to set up their own doors, Li Dongling would also support them and invest in companies like Jiangmin Antivirus. In the future, it was said that there would be another Dongling Gao Ke concept stock in the domestic internet industry!

Like Li Dongling sitting down,

"Input method is just one project of Dongling Gao Ke's Internet Business Department. As for Tianya Net, you still have to spend more effort to build the website as soon as possible!"

Hearing Li Dongling's words, Guo Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief. Without profit pressure, his confidence was much fuller.

After Li Dongling went over, he skillfully threw out a rod. Although there were many people fishing here, the fish inside didn't seem to be less, and they were all quite large. The resort staff would regularly put fish fry into it, but the key was the existence of the "nesting immortal."

Li Dongling, who was fishing, heard Guo Jingyun's words and couldn't help but look at him. "Zhou Hongyi?!"

Li Dongling looked at the water surface and continued, "In the early stage, Tianya Net can temporarily not make a profit. The most important thing is users, daily visits, and daily active users. This is very important for Tianya Net!"

After the meal, Li Dongling and Guo Jingyun went to the fishing ground of the Yuhe Leisure Resort. Zhou Zhinong was not in the mood to fish, found a phone, and began to call Zhu Chongjun and others in a hurry, and then began to prepare to develop a new generation of input method. At this time, he had no obsession with Natural Code and was devoted to the new project.

The current fishing ground, compared to when Li Dongling came here last year, had completely changed. The entire fishing ground was widened, and fishing platforms were built around it. Every day, there were quite a few fishing guys here.

Suddenly hearing the name of the "Red-Clad Sect Leader," Li Dongling couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then remembered that the "Red-Clad Cannon" Zhou Sect Leader in his past life was indeed Li Dongling's junior now. He was studying for a master's degree at Hanxi Jiaoda and would graduate this year.

For Tianya Net, Li Dongling treated it as a flag planted by Dongling Gao Ke on the internet. As long as this flag was there, Dongling Gao Ke could have its own mountain head in this line.

A butterfly flapping its wings—in his past life, after Zhou Sect Leader graduated, he ran to Yanjing to break through, typing on the keyboard for Founder. But now, Dongling Gao Ke was the first choice for Hanxi Jiaoda. People who graduated from Hanxi Jiaoda first chose to enter Dongling Gao Ke!

"You are responsible for this matter. Take more care of our juniors, especially Zhou Hongyi, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the old principal of Hanxi Jiaoda!"

Li Dongling said to Guo Jingyun. Although Zhou Sect Leader had a fiery temper and bombarded countless people, and was also the father of rogue software, his technology and ability were truly strong.

In his past life, in the early days of the internet, Zhou Hongyi relied on a 3721 internet navigation, and his revenue once surpassed BAT. During his tenure as the head of Yahoo China, he made Yahoo search surpass Google, becoming the domestic...

Zhou Hongyi was a sharp sword. As long as it was used well, it could cut through thorns and open up territory. It was a sword aimed at the opponent's heart!

Dongling Gao Ke only tasted the internet briefly. Planting a flag and setting up a pole in the internet industry was fine, but it hadn't reached the point of going all-in.

At the very least, before the arrival of the millennium, they could borrow the wind of the internet, but they must never pin all their hopes on it. From the wind to reality, it would take at least ten years. Being one step ahead is a genius, and being two steps ahead is a madman!

After Guo Jingyun left the Yuhe Leisure Resort, he went to Hanxi Jiaoda and recruited a batch of helpers. Zhou Hongyi was also among them, and he was taken to Yanjing by Guo Jingyun and joined Tianya Net.

The names of Li Dongling and Dongling Gao Ke were very loud and useful at Hanxi Jiaoda now. Guo Jingyun raised the flag, and hearing that Tianya Net was a new project of Dongling Gao Ke, not to mention that responders were like clouds, many people like Zhou Hongyi who wanted to go out and break through responded to join.

There were others, like Li Zhenguo, who was studying business management at Hanxi Jiaoda. The company later established by this person was called Longi. These people hadn't graduated yet and couldn't be taken away.

However, Li Dongling still came forward personally and invited these juniors with potential from Hanxi Jiaoda to have a meal with Guo Jingyun and Zhou Hongyi, and issued his own business card. These people might use it one day.

When in Hanxi, Zhou Zhinong contacted Zhu Chongjun, Wu Xiaojun, and Wang Jiangmin. After returning to Yanjing, the three of them came directly to the building in Zhongguancun where Tianya Net was located.

"This is Zhu Chongjun!"

"Wu Xiaojun, Wang Jiangmin..."

Zhou Hongyi, who was twenty-five years old this year and hadn't worn that iconic red battle suit, followed Guo Jingyun in black, shaking hands with these famous technical big shots.

Guo Jingyun originally had some favor for Zhou Hongyi, plus Li Dongling's instructions, made him value Zhou Hongyi very much. Zhou Hongyi was now appointed as a supervisor of Tianya Net's R&D department. Having such a starting point for his career was definitely not low, which also meant that his starting salary was several times higher than those of his peers.

Now Guo Jingyun was cultivating Zhou Hongyi by his side. Zhou Hongyi shook hands with big shots like Zhu Chongjun one by one. When it was Wang Jiangmin's turn, the two looked at each other. Wang Jiangmin, who was already middle-aged, nodded to Zhou Hongyi. They wouldn't have thought that they would lead the fate of antivirus software in the mainland for the next twenty years...

Fate is sometimes so wonderful. Wang Jiangmin, who was 44 years old this year, only started to teach himself computers at the age of 38. Wang Jiangmin had amazing learning talent and perseverance. From 1988 to contact with computers, in seven years, he had mastered it and began to self-develop antivirus software. This time he came to Yanjing, he resigned from his position as a senior engineer at the original Bearing Instrument General Factory, preparing to do a big job.

Now joining Tianya Net, on the one hand, it was because he had a good friendship with Zhou Zhinong, and he couldn't refuse Zhou Zhinong's opening. On the other hand, it was also his first time entering the software development industry. When his antivirus software was successfully developed, he would definitely set up his own door.

And Wang Jiangmin also couldn't have thought that the man who was also wearing glasses and had a rebellious air was the one who would turn into an antivirus software butcher, smashing the rice bowls of all antivirus software companies. Otherwise, he didn't know if he could still show a smile to Zhou Hongyi at this moment...

Before, when Tianya Net acquired the input method from Harbin Institute of Technology PhD Wang Xiaolong and Yanjing University Professor Zhu Shoutao, no one in the domestic software industry cared.

But when Zhou Zhinong, Zhu Chongjun, Wu Xiaojun, and Wang Jiangmin joined Tianya Net at the same time, although there was no big fanfare, it still caused an uproar in the industry. Even Microsoft's company in the country cast its gaze over.

Microsoft was like this, not to mention a host of domestic software companies like Dawning, Kingsoft, Rising, Kingdee, Neusoft, Yonyou, etc. Their gazes were full of worry as they looked at Dongling Gao Ke, the technology giant that had stirred up huge waves in the domestic technology industry in recent years.

These software companies were not small in name, but it depended on who they were compared to. Compared to a domestic "giant" company like Dongling Gao Ke with quarterly revenue exceeding 500 million USD, they were really a bit "thin." Dongling Gao Ke was like a whale rushing into the sea. Even if it didn't target small fish, it still made them worry. One Microsoft was enough to give them a headache, and now another giant beast had come.

As for forum sites like Ma Station, Dawning, Waterwood Tsinghua, Great Wall, etc., today was like the New Year. Almost every site was full, and they were talking hotly online about Dongling Gao Ke entering the software industry! ===== CHAPTER 175 =====