Chapter 337 Don’t be too idealistic, kid

In fact, Li Yan was not nervous.

Of course, Huang Zhan was not the only one who noticed the progress; he knew it very well as well.

So far, at most we can say that the foundation has been laid. Let alone a usable finished product, it is still too rough even to be used for acting and demonstrating concepts.

As the time was about to begin "May", Li Yan's sense of urgency naturally increased.

This concept machine is what he has in mind, and no one knows what the final product will look like except himself.

They solved the problems raised by Li Yan and met his needs piecemeal, but after reaching the "basics", the progress was not very optimistic.

The cost of communication has become extremely high, and Li Yan sometimes has to spend a lot of time and effort just to make others understand what he wants to do.

The most terrifying thing is that everyone starts to have a lot of ideas. The first reaction after Li Yan puts forward a request is often not whether it can be done, but "why do this?"
So he had to spend a lot of time explaining. Obviously, it is easy for everyone to fall into the idea of ​​"do it the best if you do it" and it is difficult to understand Li Yan's idea of ​​"doing it enough to show it".

Therefore, for Li Yan, the level of the results produced at this stage is predictable.

At this moment, Li Yan and Huang Zhan were waiting in the VIP reception room of Wei De Map Company.

The headquarters of Wei De Map only has five floors of office building, which is far less impressive than Boss Huang’s Clan Creation Building.

However, being located in a relatively central location in Shangjing is indeed a proof of its strength.

Wei De was founded in 02 as a GIS service provider. In 03, it developed data collection tools and editing and processing platforms with independent intellectual property rights. In 04, it obtained the Class A surveying and mapping qualification for navigation electronic maps issued by the State Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, becoming the first private enterprise in the country to obtain this qualification.

It can be said that in terms of technological accumulation, Wei De Map is at the leading level in China.

In recent years, we have been working hard on electronic navigation and are considered a leader in domestic Internet navigation.

From this point of view, the topic that Li Yan wanted to communicate hit the heart of Wei Detu, otherwise their boss Dong Zhenchang would not have come out in person.

CEOs of new technology companies are often relatively young. Dong Zhenchang looks to be around 40 years old, slightly plump, with facial features squeezed together. He looks naive.

He is known as "Smiling Buddha" in the underworld.

It can be seen that the temperament is non-aggressive.

He should also be a technical talent.

"I'm sorry, I'm busy with official duties and have kept you waiting for a long time." Dong Zhenchang spoke in a soft voice.

"Mr. Dong, we are the ones who are bothering you." Huang Zhan stood up and shook hands with a smile.

Li Yan glanced at him. He had complained about Huang Zhan last time, saying that he was not as ignorant of the ways of the world as the legend said.

Then Huang Zhan rolled his eyes, which was rare. To be honest, those who don't know the ways of the world are called fools, and those who understand the ways of the world but don't play these tricks either don't need to go out into the world or are great talents.

Huang Zhan is not a great talent, he still needs to travel around, he is a boss who needs to make money.

Normally he can stay at home and not see guests, being a otaku and a hermit, which is purely personal space gained by making money. Now that Chuangzu W8 is caught up in a plagiarism scandal, hasn't he become an office parasite?

Huang Zhan knew that Li Yan was thinking about this again, but he had to continue to show this "adult skill":
"This is Li Yan. It's hard to introduce him. I told you before."

"I know that you won first place in both the domestic and overseas Olympiad in Informatics. That's impressive. Is the young man also doing research? There are more and more young geniuses nowadays. They started making products a long time ago. The environment is much better than ours back then." Dong Zhenchang smiled. He didn't make tea himself, but waved to a graceful receptionist to make it.

"Mr. Dong, let's just drink water." Li Yan said.

Dong Zhenchang said "Oh" and waved his hand to let the beautiful receptionist leave. "Li Yan, do you know Yu Keyou?"

I've seen this name...

No. 2 in the Huada Youth Excellence Class is from the junior high school department of the Affiliated Middle School of Shanghai University of Technology.

"do not know."

"He is the most outstanding junior high school student in Beijing. He won the first prize in the junior high school group of the Information Science Olympiad and the first place in the National Middle School Student Science and Technology Innovation Competition. Last time, he came to us to learn about the application of electronic maps. He said that navigation information will be the basis for unmanned driving in the future." Dong Zhenchang smiled, "Nowadays, young people are really formidable. At this age, they are still thinking about unmanned driving."

"Researching artificial intelligence?" Huang Zhan also listened with interest.

"That guy wants to learn about all the cutting-edge things. Who knows if he will come up with something amazing in the future."

What does that mean? When President Dong came up, he didn’t say anything else but praised the talented young man who came to Beijing. Was he trying to scare the crap out of him?

but……

"I've heard of his name." Li Yan smiled, "Does Dong Zong know about Huada's Youth Excellence Class?"

"I haven't heard of this."

Li Yan glanced at Huang Zhan and thought to himself, you forgot to introduce the most awesome title.

Huang Zhan blinked calmly and said, "You have so many honors. It's not good to say too much. It's easy to miss them, isn't it?"
However, it seems that Mr. Dong did not pay much attention to this classmate Yu Keyu. It is likely that after knowing Li Yan's identity as an "awesome junior high school student", he wanted to use him as a weapon.

"This is a special class composed of 100 junior high school students selected from all over the country. He is the second-in-command of the Huada Youth Excellence Class."

"That's really awesome, to be ranked second in the country." Dong Zhenchang nodded in approval.

"I'm number one."

Dong Zhenchang picked up the cup and put it back.

"Mr. Huang, you didn't say this kid is this good."

"I told you that Qing Xinao is number one both domestically and internationally."

It seems that Dong Zong actually doesn’t know the value of the competition…

But the result is good. Dong Zong's use of Yu Keyu as a gun did have some effect, which proved Li Yan's value in turn.

"Boss Dong, I understand that Wei De made an electronic map for the Pineapple phone last year. Is this your attempt at smartphone navigation?"

"Yes."

“Is it a success or a failure?”

When Huang Zhan asked this question, he couldn't help but look at her expression.

Are you asking that, little brat?

It has long been concluded that MiNi Map is a failed product.

“It’s certainly not a success.”

"Why do you think that is?"

Mr. Dong still kept smiling. "Obviously, the current use scenario of navigation in society is still concentrated on driving, and there is no room for personal application. After all, walking is a short distance, and navigation is not necessary for finding the way for a short distance."

“Maybe there is another possibility.”

Mr. Dong was silent and nodded for Li Yan to continue.

“If we fail to find the application scenarios for personal navigation and only use the navigation function itself without linking it with other needs, we will equate the needs with personal wayfinding.”

"You said."

Dong Zhenchang showed great interest in what Li Yan had to say.

But when Li Yan finished speaking, he smiled and waved his hand: "It's a good idea, but it's just a good idea."

Damn it, you were clearly raising your eyebrows just now, I saw it all!

“I don’t just have ideas.”

President Dong's hand paused in the air, and he glanced at Huang Zhan again, "I know, you said you already have basic research, and you also have a prototype of mobile phone software... The idea is really good, integrating navigation maps into food delivery, taxis, and even various location check-ins, store ratings and other life needs, and directly turning it into a portal, it's a good idea. But the cost to invest here is not a little bit, there are so many links to open up."

Dong Zhenchang took a sip of water, and his tone gradually became professional and serious, just like a university professor talking to a student who was defending a thesis. "Let me ask you, who makes these apps for food delivery and taxis? Who provides the services?"

"I'll go get the team."

"You mean you take the lead?"

"of course."

"You should know the mess that mobile phone systems are in now, right? Do you know why we chose Pineapple as our first stop? Because only their system can be seen to occupy a share in the market. As for the others, to be honest, don't be angry, Mr. Huang. I don't think the Windows system is good either."

Huang Zhan said nothing, motioning for Dong Zong to continue communicating with Li Yan. "We will have a system that complements these software functions."

"Who developed the system?" Dong Zhenchang glanced at Huang Zhan again.

"I have a team, and Mr. Huang is also providing technical support."

"You are the one who is in charge too?"

"Yes."

Dong Zhenchang groaned twice and tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table.

"Li Yan, you are a very capable kid. I think Mr. Huang's coming here today is also a platform for me to support you. He hopes that I can have an equal dialogue with you. So I will ignore your somewhat disrespectful question of 'can you do it?'"

"Thank you."

"What you said means that the system and the software are tied together. If one prospers, all prosper. If one suffers, all suffer. To put it nicely, they complement each other. To put it bluntly, no matter how good the software is, if you don't sell your system, you will be dragged down. The market is indeed chaotic now, but if a new system suddenly emerges, how can you survive?"

He said it with sincerity.

"Mr. Dong said it was too little, and I still have my cell phone linked to it."

Dong Zhenchang felt that Li Yan's answer was insincere.

“But I didn’t see anything.”

"You'll see it soon. Please be sure to attend the developer conference, Mr. Dong."

"I'll be there."

"Boss Dong, I have a few more technical questions to ask you to verify the feasibility of some of my ideas."

Dong Zhenchang had a complicated expression, "Okay, go ahead and ask."

This exchange lasted the entire afternoon, and Dong Zong's expression became increasingly complicated.

It is too difficult to make him believe that Li Yan can "lead" and produce a stunning mobile phone in a short period of time...

There is no product available yet, but he is not a romantic person who makes decisions based on random ideas.

But the concept proposed by Li Yan really made him see the light, and he couldn't help but imagine the future after success.

However, this future is somewhat vague.

However, as a leader in recent years, Wei De knows the importance of "trying" and the best time to become the king is during the melee.

Besides, even if we agree to cooperate with Li Yan and provide him with some map services...it would just be another attempt to use the mini map on the Pineapple phone.

It’s not like I haven’t suffered losses before, how big can the loss be?

If this piece of cake is eaten by someone else, it would be a huge loss.

He sincerely affirmed Yu Keyu as a talented young man, and Li Yan in front of him was even stronger than him.

Although Yu Keyu has an outrageous scientific research background, isn’t there also a Huang Zhan sitting next to Li Yan?
This child should be held in the palm of Linjiang's hand...

As the meal went on, Dong Zhenchang convinced himself.

It was mainly when Li Yan talked to him about specific technical issues that his confidence was gradually built up.

This matter seems to be somewhat promising.

During the meal, he suddenly mentioned something:

"Li Yan, actually, we can also integrate the services you mentioned into our own Weide Map software to become a life portal with navigation function. Why don't we develop this software in the name of Weide and then adapt it to your system?"

Huang Zhan put down his chopsticks and prepared to speak, but Dong Zhenchang stopped him with a look.

Li Yan finished the soup in the bowl, wiped his mouth and said:
"Boss Dong, you don't think I'm an idiot, do you?"

"No, of course not." Dong Zong kept smiling and put down his chopsticks. "You are very smart. I admire you and I value your ideas. That's why I want to tell you this."

Huang Zhan's expression relaxed a lot.

It seems that what Dong Zhenchang said today was still very sincere. This smiling Buddha would not really want to use any means to trick Li Yan.

"You will encounter this kind of conversation more than once in the future." Dong Zhenchang glanced at Huang Zhan again, "Mr. Huang, have you already given Li Yan a heads-up?"

"It's more like he's giving me a shot of prevention." Huang Zhan laughed.

"I thought someone this young wouldn't have much social experience to fool." Mr. Dong also laughed, but quickly regained his serious expression - although it's hard for him to be serious with his appearance. "Your idea is brilliant. From the fact that you approached Mr. Huang and me, I can tell that you're not just full of enthusiasm. At least you know that to accomplish this, you can't just rely on your own research. That's a good thing."

Li Yan actually roughly knew what he would say.

"But cooperation in society is not the same as cooperation in school." Mr. Dong said earnestly, "Since you also understand the importance of cooperation, then the questions I just asked you would not appear only once or twice, and I would not ask them so openly all the time."

Huang Zhan looked somewhat touched and sighed deeply.

"My child, it is important to have creativity and ideas, but whoever can realize them in the end will reap the fruits. What you are going to say at the press conference is like serving a roasted whole lamb to a pack of wolves. Of course, everyone will salivate at the thought. The question is, how can you ensure that you are the one who eats the lamb?"

It is very naive to talk about ideals in the face of interests.

"Hold the knife and cut the meat." Li Yan raised the knife in his right hand - although he would not use it for this meal, "Or, I am the only one who can roast this lamb."

"It's not easy to master core technology," said Mr. Dong.

Huang Zhan actually has the same concerns.

"I know that the core technology is essentially a matter of a year from now." Li Yan said something that the two CEOs had not expected. "I have said it many times. This is a concept demonstration to let everyone here, this society, and the Chinese people who care about this thing, have some imagination and interest."

"I roughly understand what you mean. You want to make a splash at the developer conference, get investment, and have major companies cooperate with you to provide technical support?"

"Correct."

Dong Zhenchang shook his head. “Then you may not understand what I mean. This path is indeed feasible, but everything I just told you will only make things more serious.”

"Everyone will treat me as an ideal experiment and use me for trial and error. As long as I am willing to share enough benefits with my partners, they will become wolves protecting their food."

"Ideal attempt? Use you for trial and error?" Both CEOs frowned, and Dong Zhenchang raised his voice. "Why do you think so? They can just listen to your concept and then research their own things."

"It's a chaotic time now, but if they select the ideas that you agree with and are feasible to study, they can be realized soon. What Mr. Dong means is that if no one asks you to cooperate at that time or it is just a nominal cooperation, then he will use his own resources to play the official cards before you..." Huang Zhan said hurriedly.

"Both CEOs, you have overlooked one thing - 'expectation'."

"Well, you said."

"Whether this phone can take off and gain support actually depends on whether people buy into the final product. It doesn't depend on what the major partners think, but on whether the public buys it and whether they have high expectations for it."

Dong Zhenchang sighed softly and picked up the chopsticks again. "You are right. No matter what, I look forward to your wonderful performance in a month."

He felt that Li Yan had been saying some naive and correct things, and because they were correct, there was no point in discussing them; at the same time, they were naive, so there was no need to explore them in depth.

Everyone has been young and frivolous, let alone a top genius like this.

Let him hit a wall and suffer a little...

This kid has provided some valuable ideas to some extent, and it is not a loss for Wei De to try cooperation. Anyway, whichever system dominates the world in the future, he will adapt to it.

If Li Yan can really succeed, he will make a lot of money; if Li Yan cannot succeed, he will just treat it as a preliminary attempt to gain experience.

Dong is treating you as an ideal to try out and use you for trial and error, but how many companies would think this way?

Especially those mobile phone manufacturers in Beijing who are working at full capacity to get a piece of the super big smartphone pie.

Li Yan remained silent, as he had said everything he needed to say. The answer to the question, "Why are people looking forward to it?" is essentially his core competitiveness this time.

A mobile phone with advanced concepts and a legendary young genius.

And two days after this press conference, another press conference took place on the other side of the ocean that changed the world.

The chemical reaction will only begin when everything related to that press conference reaches China.

(End of this chapter)