Chapter 324 Exchange sincerity for sincerity
Huang Zhan certainly knew the concepts that Li Yan talked about, and it was impossible for him to accomplish them alone.

"Technical support." Li Yan's answer was very straightforward.

We've been chatting all day, so there's no need to repeat some things.

Li Yan certainly knew that Huang Zhan was a person who didn't like capital, and he also emphasized to Boss Huang that he would not actively avoid the intervention of capital.

But he himself does not target capital.

"Technical support" certainly does not include everything Li Yan needs. The key point of his words is "it's not for money."

"You are a remarkable person among the junior high school students. I am curious about one thing. Can you make money?"

"At the moment, I'm not very good at it. I've only made a million."

"Personally? The online novels and paintings you mentioned?"

"And some bonuses."

Huang Zhan nodded. It didn’t make sense that he had no idea about money when he made a million at this age.

Only those who have made money will find the statement “I don’t care about money” convincing.

When a big boss with a net worth of hundreds of billions says that he has “no interest in money”, it’s probably true.

It's just the truth about his current situation. If you use the money to enjoy life, 100 million will be enough for you to live a life of luxury and debauchery.

It's hard to find the motivation to work if you have hundreds of billions but work only for money.

Of course, this statement certainly did not apply when he had nothing.

It is true that we should talk about dreams after we have had a full meal.

The reason why Li Yan could be so willful when writing "Nangong Youth" was that he didn't have to rely on this book to make a living, or even to become famous.

If he were a full-time author who needed to support a family, he would have stayed up late into the night to update his works every day. He would show everyone what they like to read, and he would give them strong doses of "cool points" one after another, just for fear that people would not be happy enough.

I haven’t made enough money yet, and I’m talking about the ideal of running a collective trade.

Especially for people of Li Yan's age, there is a lot of pseudo-idealism.

It's essentially secondary.

They regard money as dirt and say that they don't care about money and only want to realize their ideals, but they are knocked to their knees by a punch from society.

Damn, it feels good to be rich.

Moreover, in reality, money is often indispensable on the road to realizing ideals.

"Having earned a million, you should know the importance of money," said Huang Zhan.

"When I made the first few thousand yuan, I even took two good friends out to buy groceries and eat out, just to imprint that sense of satisfaction in my heart." After chatting for a day, Li Yan had more trust in Huang Zhan, "It gave me a sense of justice."

"Compared to the satisfaction of making money?" Huang Zhan laughed a few times, "But having a few thousand, a million, or tens of millions... it's all different. The money I make is already in the hundreds of millions."

"What hobbies do you have that cost you money?"

"I spent a lot of money on music equipment and devices to listen to music. I even modified my house to make the sound system good enough. I bought a villa in Xinqiao District, then demolished it and rebuilt it according to my own needs."

"Can you spend 100 million?"

Huang Zhan shook his head, "That's not the case."

"I have made one million now and am ready to buy a house in New Taipei City, but I still feel the first few thousand dollars was the happiest. That was the first time I could spend money recklessly, and my needs at the time were not so great that a few thousand dollars could not satisfy them."

Huang Zhan shrugged. He dropped out of high school and worked as a laborer. He was completely different from this teenager who made a million in the second year of junior high school. He didn't know how to evaluate him.

"I don't have high material desires." Li Yan said seriously, "I'm only afraid of one thing, that is, dying without value and meaning. For me personally, making so much money is useless.

“But I’ll make whatever it takes to change the world.”

Huang Zhan stood up, walked to the French window, and said nothing for a long time.

Li Yan didn't say anything either, just lay on the sofa with his eyes closed.

I've been talking all day today and I'm a little tired.

"Li Yan, what do you think of the company Chuangzu?"

"I don't know enough, but just out of curiosity, everyone says that Chuangzu is a family business, right?"

"If arranging a few relatives to work in the company can be considered a family business..." Huang Zhan looked at the hustle and bustle outside the window and shook his head, "There are no relatives among the senior management, but there are a few friends."

"Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a personal enterprise?" Li Yan's words suddenly hit Huang Zhan.

"Why do you say that?" Boss Huang's hand holding the water cup stopped in the air.

"No large company would underestimate management. I understand that you don't like it. But if the Chuang Clan gives enough power to the senior executives in charge of daily management, at least on the surface there should be someone who makes decisions other than you."

Huang Zhan just drank water.

"Product-first, if you want this to become the working principle of the entire company, it can only be said by the 'soul figure'." Li Yan also stood up and walked to the French window. "You are the 'soul figure'. It is your personal charm that supports the operation of Chuangzu. Everyone believes that what you say is right, and you also hold all the power in your hands."

"Guess?"

"I guessed." Li Yan smiled. "I don't have any basis. I just said whatever came to my mind."

"It's very tiring." Huang Zhan let out a long sigh, "It can also be considered a way of escaping. I just hope that everyone can do what I want."

"We are all living people." Li Yan had no intention of discussing this issue in depth and stopped there.

"Do you want to be a boss?" Huang Zhan asked again.

"It depends on how you define it." Li Yan answered immediately, because he had thought about this question many times. "To be honest, I don't really like management. I'm just like you. I always want everyone to do things according to my ideas."

“But you also recognize the objective fact that people are independent individuals.”

Because I know a little bit about psychology and sociology.

"I also want to be the soul of the company, the kind of soul that would collapse without me."

"Companies go through different stages of development, and no one person can always be indispensable to a company," Huang Zhan said. "There is no such thing as a general who always wins."

"If the company leaves me, I will die. But if I leave the company, it doesn't matter. That's enough." Li Yan smiled. "I've heard about your story in your first company. You rose from a technician to the general manager. Under your leadership, the company's MP3 business developed rapidly. But in the end, you chose to resign because your management concepts could not win over the shareholders."

"It happened before the founding of the clan."

Li Yan didn't say anything else. If he continued, he would point out the biggest difference between him and Huang Zhan.

Huang Zhan was unwilling to participate in management, partly because of his personality and partly because he didn't understand it.

No matter whether you don’t want to learn or for whatever reason, if you don’t understand, you don’t understand.

And Li Yan knows everything.

He can even make all the decisions for Li Yan's company.

"Do you have anything to ask me?" Huang Zhan walked back to his chair and sat down upright.

Li Yan didn't want to ask originally. As long as Boss Huang agreed to it, both parties could just carry out the follow-up work directly.

It’s not like he hadn’t told Huang Zhan about the outrageous deadline of three months, but because the explanation of “making a concept machine” was relatively timely, Huang Zhan’s shocked expression didn’t even have time to appear before he was interrupted.

Having developed the Chuangzu W8 himself, Huang Zhan’s familiarity with the entire process is naturally far beyond what He Zixiang and the others could compare to. Seeing Huang Zhan’s shocked expression disappear, Li Yan felt a lot more relieved.

At least there will be a finished product, instead of a blank slate in the end.

Having a prototype in your hand is much better than just reading a PPT.

But no matter what, time is still tight, and it would be great to use the time instead of chatting to do research.

He still needs to discuss the specific ideas with Huang Zhan.

But now they have been chatting for a day... He is indeed more interested in Huang Zhan, so he might as well take the opportunity to ask a bombshell question. "What do you think of Mr. Qiao, the boss of Pineapple Company?"

For Huang Zhan, it was unexpected but also reasonable.

He knows that this is a question many people want to ask.

He has seen so much on the forum.

But in reality, because he refused to be interviewed, the people I could meet were Chuangzu employees and Chuangzu partners. It was a bit awkward to ask this question face to face, and everyone maintained a tacit understanding of being curious but not asking.

Steve Jobs is an idol in the global mobile phone and electronics circles.

The reason is simple: whoever can be at the forefront and become a trend-setter or even a leader in this circle will have godhood.

Huang Zhan couldn't deny the influence that Lao Qiao had on him.

Developing MP3, giving up MP3, developing smartphones...at every stage, there is always the shadow of Pineapple Company releasing new products.

The shock that the Pineapple Phone Generation brought to him was deeply buried in his heart.

From then on, he realized that smartphones were the future, so he decisively gave up MP3.

Chuangzu W8 started from scratch, which is somewhat competitive, but it did refer to many features of the Pineapple phone.

Why is the position of the pioneer unshakable? Because later generations cannot prove whether they can move forward without following the path opened by their predecessors.

At least Huang Zhan himself failed to make a full-screen phone, nor did he make the menu return button that Robert's mobile phone later had. Instead, he made a home button.

Huang Zhan once thought that Steve Jobs was very similar to him, both of them had paranoid qualities and were fanatics about product development.

He was called "China's Old Joe" by the media, but he said he wanted to be "the founder of the world."

To him, Old Joe was a senior who had given him a lot of inspiration, a strong man he wanted to challenge, and also his enemy who could kill him with the appearance patent.

For an idealist like Huang Zhan who can share his ideas on mobile phone development with others without reservation, the inspiring experience of his predecessors can be used as a learning tool for future generations, which can be regarded as further contribution.

But Joe obviously approached the issue from another angle: Just tell me whether you have made a lot of money.

Refer to my eating my market share and never allow it.

He doesn't want to see a hundred flowers bloom, he just wants to stand out.

There have been too many discussions about whether it was plagiarized or not, what is considered plagiarism, and what happens if it was plagiarized. Li Yan is naturally not here to discuss this with the parties involved.

He himself has no inclination. When it comes to interests, everyone has his own considerations. It's just a matter of where to sit.

You can say that intellectual property rights should be protected, and that if someone copies someone else's ideas, they should admit it, and that they are thieves who steal other people's ideas; you can also say that putting a small dot on the bottom of a mobile phone is considered a ball, and that it is respectable enough for others to change it to a square, and that those who use this to suppress competitors are just cowards with no vision.

You can even curse both sides at the same time to get the pleasure of thinking "I am better than both of them".

"I feel a little unhappy." Huang Zhan's answer was very simple.

It's pretty good, and it doesn't give any attitude that sounds lofty or politically correct.

Li Yan values ​​sincerity and hopes that others will be sincere to him.

The product that I worked so hard to develop was rejected by you because of a design patent. No matter whether it is right or wrong, you should go to hell with it.

"When I received this letter, I was still thinking that Pineapple Company had better not learn my current unlocking method. If they learn it, I will definitely kill them." Huang Zhan smiled bitterly, "Unfortunately, I suddenly realized that the 'unlocking method' thing cannot be patented. The key is that if W8 is forced to stop production, Chuangzu will be seriously injured. Even if we rush to release a new phone as everyone says..."

"It will only be the w9 generation that will pay for it. Just think of it as a compensation for the w8. If no breakthrough can be achieved, the life cycle will be almost over." Li Yan took over the conversation.

Huang Zhan looked at Li Yan for a long time, and his eyes gradually changed from doubt to clarity.

Why treat him as a junior high school student? We are talking to each other as equals, so the status is not important.

"Moreover, when designing, we have to be very cautious. We can't change this or that. We innovate just to be different. I won't approve of anything that comes out."

"So we're going for full screen." Li Yan smiled confidently. "We're faster than Pineapple this time. Let's see who's learning from whom. Maybe they're still holding on to their home buttons."

"Concept machine?" Huang Zhan said these three words with very little confidence.

"As long as the concept is cruel enough, there is nothing to be afraid of. You are one of the few people who are qualified to judge whether it is cruel or not, what do you think?"

"Of course it's cruel. It might not be difficult to come up with one, but it's amazing to come up with a whole set."

Now that we've come to this, you can't possibly turn around and say you won't cooperate, right?
Li Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"How can you be sure that we will be faster than Pineapple? The cycle of their new product is already very long." Huang Zhan suddenly asked, "And I have always wanted to ask, why is it June?"

Because I remembered something about the future.

This is the problem I fear most.

Even though he had expected it, Li Yan still hesitated for a moment when he was asked.

This hesitation seemed extremely abrupt on Li Yan, who had been answering questions fluently throughout the day.

So Huang Zhan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, just treat it as a hunch."

Li Yan hesitated to speak and nodded in response.

"You are a genius and always have some special inspirations." Huang Zhan sank into the sofa.

"It's a natural sense of urgency. If I can get it done tomorrow, I'll be more satisfied."

"Then tell me," Huang Zhang still showed no sign of fatigue, "What progress have you made on the things you mentioned? Tell me in detail. I saw that you even brought a notebook with you."

"Right on my mind."

Talking about this is a big deal. Li Yan's preparation exceeded Huang Zhan's expectations, and the resources Huang Zhan could provide also surprised Li Yan.

When Huang Zhan saw the file names such as "Ele.ba half-year data" and "Real-time calculation records of order distribution", his eyes lit up.

The long conversation lasted all night, and the two of them only yawned at around two in the morning.

In order to prevent the sun from rising to remind him that he had been working all night, Huang Zhan turned on all the lights in the office and drew the curtains, covering himself tightly.

After everything was negotiated and Huang Zhanlian had even made arrangements for the next month or so, the two finally ended the conversation with a solemn handshake.

Huang Zhan was originally planning to send Li Yan back to the dormitory, but Li Yan said that she had been working all night and should go to bed early, so she politely declined Boss Huang's kindness.

The two walked to the door of the Chuangzu Building, and the huge clock showed that it was already half past eight in the morning.

"I just happened to buy some breakfast."

"Li Yan," Huang Zhan called him again, "I once had a very pleasant conversation with someone. I even wanted him to be the CEO of Chuangzu, but he only wanted to buy shares, so the deal didn't work out in the end. I still want to ask you a question first. Which company did the concept machine you finally released belong to?"

"Are we in a cooperative relationship, Mr. Huang?" Li Yan replied immediately, and it seemed that he had thought about this question as well.

"Yes."

"If you think so, then there's no problem. I've told you all my thoughts. This is my sincerity. I can't give you anything other than the one million yuan. Mr. Huang, the technical support that Chuangzu gives me is equivalent to an investment. If the research and development fails, it means that you have obtained my concept but lost some money and time. If the research and development succeeds, we will earn reputation together. If we make money, I will not give less than a penny of the benefits that our partners deserve."

"That's not what I meant to say..."

"It belongs to me." Li Yan said, "It's better to make this kind of problem clear, but I hope we can have a tacit understanding."

Huang Zhan's expression was somewhat complicated.

"Chuangzu is currently the largest partner, but this phone will not be a Chuangzu product," Li Yan emphasized.

“Don’t you need a brand?”

"I am the brand myself." Li Yan waved her hand. "Let's go first, Mr. Huang. I hope that everything we talked about last night was not based on the premise that the mobile phone is named Chuangzu."

Then the boy walked out of the door carrying the computer.

Huang Zhan stood in the lobby, ignoring the front desk clerk who brought him mineral water. After a long time, he sighed and smiled at himself.

(End of this chapter)