Chapter 417 I Have to Solve the Problem Myself

"The boss seems to have evolved all of a sudden!" Wen Xin couldn't help but secretly sent a message to the sisters group.

Anyway, the report has nothing to do with her for now, so she might as well use it to indulge in infatuation.

"Wen Xin! Mr. Li is not yet an adult, you are an old cow eating young grass!" someone replied in the group.

"I usually feel guilty, but today is really different. I would never believe that she is a minor. Maybe she changed her age and is actually eighteen?" Wen Xin turned into a flash acupressure master, her face calm and her fingers turned into lightning.

"legitimate!"

"Mr. Li is like this, and everyone is confused! When he walked past me this morning, those few steps touched my heart."

Wen Xin glanced at him, unable to hide her smile, and when she looked up she met Li Yan's eyes, her heart was moved... No, Mr. Li is looking at me?

"Wen Xin, take good notes and stop playing with your phone."

Wen Xin almost threw her phone to the ground.

Li Yan is very handsome and has a powerful aura, but he cannot change the current dilemma of software development in Future Technology.

The core members of several departments related to software development did not actually get much rest during the New Year holiday, because they found that many of the subsequent things that needed to be coordinated seemed to have no focus.

Now I am giving feedback to Li Yan one by one.

The first one was Dong Zhenchang who suddenly became less proactive. Of course, now they all knew it was because of the pressure from Beijing.

But problems still remain. Under pressure from going to Beijing, Dong Zhenchang was unwilling to cooperate according to the previously agreed cooperation method. He first talked about the profit sharing, but later found that Li Yan didn't care much about the profit sharing, so he started to talk about technical issues, and demanded "deep participation" and "sharing of core technologies." Finally, he had no choice but to start delaying.

Li Yan used to think that Mr. Dong had not thought it through and had too many concerns, but now she realizes that this was not his real intention.

If it were any other situation, Li Yan would throw the question back to him and let him decide whether he wants to cooperate or not.

When it comes to maps, there are only two decent companies in China, and both of them are in Beijing.

Wei De may still have a need for cooperation, but the other company is large and has a large business, so it has neither the need for cooperation nor is it as professional as Wei De now.

If Li Yan wants to do a good job in both food delivery and taxi-hailing software, including functional assistance for other software, the support of map services is absolutely indispensable.

"I'll go find Mr. Dong."

Li Yan’s solution is as above, and Liu Liwei felt relieved.

The second issue is mobile payment, where everyone is basically at a loss.

Sun Miao and Liu Liwei's team have made the most progress so far in connecting with banks and understanding things like "SMS payment" and "Internet banking". When it comes to connecting with third-party software to jump to payment, everyone immediately smiles and says:
"You have a good idea."

Then there was nothing more to say.

"What are the bank's concerns?" Li Yan asked.

"I feel... we can't get to that stage at all. The biggest technical problem right now is security. Big banks already have their own online banks, and it's not technically difficult to turn a website into a mobile software. But when it comes to connecting to our system, they have deep concerns about security," said Sun Miao.

"Gone?"

After Li Yan asked this, Sun Miao felt guilty. He turned to look at Liu Liwei, and Liu Liwei shrugged.

“That’s the main issue.”

"What about the secondary one?" Li Yan asked again.

There is nothing we can do now.

"Mr. Li, do you think there are any other problems?" Liu Liwei made the right choice.

“Are banks afraid that if we develop mobile payments, we will become a money piggy bank and steal their financial investment business?”

"Well..." Sun Miao said, "The discussion seemed friendly on the surface, but before we even get to this point, the bank actually has no intention of cooperating."

"Let me do it." Li Yan just said lightly and waved his hand to indicate that he would skip it.

The third question comes from QQ and Weibo.

For a mobile phone, in addition to the various functions that come with the system, the most important thing is social software.

Social software has resource barriers and extremely strong stickiness. Even Li Yan does not have the confidence to launch a new social software to compete with the two of them - because success or failure has nothing to do with how well Li Yan's software is, but rather depends on whether the two giants make mistakes.

Obviously, pinning your hopes of success on others making mistakes is the mindset of a loser.

There is only one route left, cooperation.

Just like Huang Zhan asked QQ for a special version of the Windows mobile phone system, Future Technology needs these two companies to provide them with a special version of the Hetu system.

But the attitudes of both sides are very ambiguous at present. At least when Liu Liwei and Sun Miao contacted the business departments of the two major companies, their responses were all "I will make a proposal to the leader" and then it became quiet.

“Who’s more positive?”

“Neither of them is very active.” Sun Miao replied.

"I'm asking, more." Li Yan lay on the chair with one hand stretched forward and placed on the table, giving a very oppressive feeling.

"Weibo, be more positive." Sun Miao swallowed.

"That makes sense. QQ's Xiao Ma Ge is not very friendly to me, and it is unlikely that he will take the initiative to extend an olive branch at this time. I used to have a headache when there was only him, but now there is Weibo. Their competitive relationship is in our favor." Li Yan said, "It's a pity that Weibo's private chat can never shake QQ's position. Sun Miao, Li Wei, Shu Yun, I will give you another project. Collect domestic and foreign social platforms, sort out their characteristics, and come up with ideas for social products that are different from QQ."

Bai Shuyun wrote furiously, and I remember the notebook making the sound of swishing.

"If it comes with analysis, I need to see tangible data, not 'I think'. I'll give you a month, and if you don't have enough staff, you can raise the quota."

"Mr. Li, do you have any ideas at the moment?" Bai Shuyun asked.

"Simple." Li Yan said, "QQ is for the young, so let's make one for all ages."

"Then the cooperation with these two companies..." Before Sun Miao finished speaking, he heard Li Yan sigh:
"I come."

Other issues basically involve "resource" issues. All vested interests will not give in easily. The only way to make them interested is to let them see a future where they can make more money.

However, most of these people are afraid of change and remain highly vigilant about things that "may" affect their future.

In their eyes, the biggest label of Li Yan of Future Technology is "evil ambition".

For example, the online car-hailing and taxi-hailing software that Li Yan is planning to develop must rely on taxi companies in the beginning.

Just provide an order-taking platform to give them more customers.

From this perspective, it is definitely a good thing for taxi companies. Nowadays, the number of private cars owned is increasing. People who travel on a daily basis either choose public transportation or buy a car themselves. Few people rely on taxis.

The reason is simple: it’s a scam.

The fewer people take taxis, the more the drivers will ask for a higher price or tamper with the meter. A group of drivers gather in places where there is travel demand but no public transportation, waiting to make some big bucks every day.

The more this happens, the fewer people will sit down, which is a vicious cycle.

As time went by, there were more drivers than meat, and more and more drivers gathered in places like airports and train stations, where it all depended on who had the ability to attract customers.

Liu Liwei personally contacted the taxi company, and even New Taipei City gave him face and accompanied him by a leader from the administrative department.

The more we talked, the more upset we became. Not only did the taxi company want Future Technology to provide the platform for free, but they also refused to let the platform set the prices and insisted on meeting the standards themselves.

Liu Liwei was so anxious that he started arguing on the spot, saying that taxi drivers were being ripped off because they had no business. Now that they were given some normal orders, the prices should return to normal levels, forming a virtuous circle.

In the end, a certain person in charge of the taxi company threw up his hands and said, "We didn't make any money, what a waste."

Liu Liwei told this story at the meeting and his face turned purple again.

In the end, Li Yan just waved her hand and said, "You handle this."

It didn't seem like a problem worth Li Yan's attention. This gave Liu Liwei the confidence to solve the problem.

"Luo Fei, is there no problem on your end?" Li Yan asked proactively.

"Uh..." Luo Fei has always been introverted, which is why Li Yan asked this question. "Technically speaking... there is basically no difficulty. It's easy to just come up with an architecture."

Bai Shuyun became a little anxious when he heard this, and his brows furrowed slightly. He wanted to speak but felt it was inappropriate, so he became conflicted.

"Shuyun, just say what you want to say. Is there anything you can't say in a meeting?" Li Yan nodded at him.

"There are no technical difficulties now, mainly because the progress is slow. I am not saying that Engineer Sun and Engineer Liu have slowed down the progress, don't get me wrong, it is an objective reality. The difficulties of these software are basically 'compatibility' issues. When it comes to integrating maps, payment, and software developed by other companies, the difficulties are foreseeable. So it's not that there are no technical difficulties, but that the difficulties have not yet come."

After Bai Shuyun finished speaking, he felt the slightly dissatisfied looks from the other three ministers present.

There was no way, he had to emphasize this point. It didn't matter what the minister thought of him. The key was what Li Yan thought of him.

In almost all companies, technical and practical leaders will like his performance, the so-called "preventive measures before they occur" and the so-called "sense of crisis."

Anticipating possible difficulties in the future and making preparations in advance is enough to leave a good impression on your leaders.

A boss like Li Yan, who has explosive technical skills, must...

"We know the difficulties are yet to come, but have we made preparations? Security, compatibility, interfaces, these things should be preparatory work. When I was discussing cooperation with a bank, they asked me how to ensure security. Should I just come up with a plan, or should they say 'wait until I get back to study it'?"

Li Yan remained very calm throughout the entire meeting today, showing no emotion at all. Although she said some words that sounded a little unhappy, her expression did not change at all.

The four young ministers had no idea what Li Yan was thinking.

Li Yan is obviously younger.

Sun Miao finally got a better idea and seized the opportunity to say:

"No matter what kind of resistance we encounter, we still have to prepare according to the highest standards and work hard with the belief that 'things can definitely be done'."

"Sort out the details of the corresponding issues today. Liwei, prioritize sorting out the previous communication with the Dong Zong." Li Yan ignored Sun Miao's words, "I will go to see the Dong Zong soon, and make sure the information is correct."

"Got it." Liu Liwei nodded.

"Let's adjourn the meeting." Li Yan raised his hand and waved.

The four of them looked at each other, and as Liu Liwei decisively stood up and left, the others followed him.

As soon as he went out, Sun Miao was about to complain, but he saw Zhou Yang, Li Guangde and Cao Haibin waiting outside the door, so he held his words back.

These three reacted much less to the change in Li Yan's look today.

Zhou Yang and Li Guangde were surprised, but nothing else mattered. Cao Haibin was as talkative as usual, and gave Li Yan a thumbs up and said:
"You are becoming more and more like a boss, Mr. Li!"

"Business suit. I will be meeting various partners later, so I need to give them the necessary pressure." Li Yan no longer pretended to be deep in front of the three of them. Instead, she was happy to show her emotions.

When facing those young people who are eager to show off and like to guess his thoughts, he has to hide his emotions and thoughts. The more he makes them feel unpredictable, the more he can establish his authority.

Although they were basically convinced by Li Yan himself, no one dared to say a word of objection when he directly contacted them.

But when they are not connecting directly, they have a lot of ideas. Li Yan doesn't want to waste time on this, or make the environment chaotic one day.

So he doesn't emphasize anything, he just cares about the results, doesn't judge anything based on emotions, and doesn't show them any emotions.

If they can't guess, there will be less "performance". When they realize that "results" are the first factor in pleasing Li Yan, Li Yan will feel comfortable.

This group of old foxes are different. If they pretend to be profound in front of Zhou Yang and others, they will be ignored.

Li Yan needs young leaders to use less favors, but needs experienced leaders to use more favors.

If Zhou Yang and Li Guangde both put their own ideas first and ignored Li Yan's needs, and said "no problem" but actually did their own things, when the finished product came out, the result would definitely be a table-turning disaster.

Therefore, Li Yan had to show his emotions to make them realize his "willfulness" and that Li Yan did not play by the rules, so that they would realize "they should listen to Li Yan's opinions" at the early stage of the project.

Avoid the subsequent accumulation of problems that are difficult to reverse.

For example, today, after Zhou Yang further sorted out the hardware acquisition work report, he showed Li Yan the four "tentative" plans he had decided on after communicating with Li Guangde.

What they said was that "the three requirements of mobile phone functions, cost reduction and design implementation have been fully considered."

It sounds like "full consideration" no matter how you listen to it.

Li Yan directly covered the folder Zhou Yang handed over without opening it at all, and asked with a frown:
"Have you considered my request?"

The attack was so fast?
Before Zhou Yang even had the chance to pressure Li Yan with the plan, his pain point was discovered.

Of course, he was not willing to do as Li Yan asked. One of the main purposes for him and Li Guangde to join was to find the value of self-realization.

The same is true for Li Guangde.

"One of our plans was based on the concept phone you showed at the press conference, while the other plans were based on various mainstream designs at home and abroad," said Li Guangde.

"Then just show me the plans that follow my ideas, and don't waste your time on the others."

The two bosses looked at each other, while Cao Haibin held back his laughter, looking a bit gloating.

The plan based on Li Yan's idea was not done in detail because both of them felt that there was nothing much to say. This was Li Yan's idea, not theirs.

To put it simply, the two of them "did not put themselves in the right position". As support-level bosses, they never thought that they were here to realize Li Yan's ideas, but to help Li Yan do better.

"The current plan is not deep enough. It is simply pursuing what I call minimalism, without considering the actual situation after the various components are combined. I don't think this is Professor Li's level." Li Yan took a quick look and concluded, "Please make a physical machine before the end of this month. It doesn't matter if there are no corresponding accessories. You can find substitutes of the same size to make a model."

"Okay." Zhou Yang agreed, then reached under the table and pressed down Li Guangde's legs.

Interrupting his speech.

"But Mr. Li, just one?"

"Just one."

There was nothing more to talk about. As the three of them walked to the door, Li Yan suddenly said:
"Mr. Zhou, when looking for hardware suppliers, the more the better. If possible, the physical machine at the end of the month will hopefully be the No. 1 machine that only needs the software. I can't just bring the Chuangzu W8 to look for others every day."

"Okay." Zhou Yang nodded and walked out of the meeting room.

"Old Zhou, what do you mean?" Li Guangde couldn't help but ask after taking only two steps.

"His requirements are very clear and his meaning is very direct." Zhou Yang shook his head, "Let's do it according to his requirements first, and then give us our opinions later."

“Designers should have…”

"Teacher Li," Cao Haibin said something unpleasant for Zhou Yang, "Li Yan is a special boss. No one is indispensable to him. Everyone can achieve success together on this platform. By then, you two can be regarded as a good story. If you part ways unhappily in the end, it will be too ugly."

Li Guangde bit his upper lip but didn't say anything.

"Moreover, if you use the student work as a plan to realize Mr. Li's ideas and personally make another one with a completely different style, it is normal for Mr. Li to be unhappy if he sees it," Cao Haibin added.

Then the three of them returned to their respective workstations in silence.

Li Yan returned to her office and asked Wang Zi to arrange a flight to Beijing while calling Dong Zhenchang.

"Boss Dong, how are you?"

"Mr. Li, it's a rare call. Fortunately, I didn't miss it."

"Have you been in the company these two days?"

"Yes, you want to..."

"Then I'll take a flight and we can talk about it in person."

(End of this chapter)