Chapter 2220 Opportunity

For Zhou Nianzu, Zhao Fusheng was undoubtedly an unattainable big shot.

Originally, he even thought that today's meeting with Zhao Fusheng would most likely be a confrontation.

After all, to these big shots, he was just a senior hired hand.

But he never expected that Zhao Fusheng's first words to him would leave him astonished.

"Mr. Zhou, what do you think is the spirit of an internet company?"

Zhao Fusheng looked at Zhou Nianzu and said slowly.

Zhou Nianzu was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, thought it over, and then spoke: "That depends on what kind of company it is."

"Oh?"

Zhao Fusheng raised an eyebrow: "What's the difference?"

"Of course there is."

Zhou Nianzu said calmly: "For example, if this internet company is in e-commerce, then it must consider the issue of ecology.

Ecology is a phenomenon and also a result, but it is difficult to quantify ecology as a management goal.

Ecology is a kind of system evolution dynamics. For an industrial-level ecosystem like integrated energy, it has its own evolutionary laws. The government or the power grid are just a few key evolutionary parameters, but controlling these key parameters in the complex system loop does not necessarily make the system evolve toward a predetermined goal; it may even lead to functional alienation, such as electric vehicle subsidies, where some low-speed electric vehicles cheat for subsidies.

Going deeper, ecology can be divided into closed systems and open systems. For example, the biosphere in the human Mars experiment is a closed ecology, but most stable and dynamically evolving ecologies are open systems, and this openness is a characteristic of the system itself, not a so-called orderly liberalization transition process; otherwise, it would be an intermediate state, and even the evolution of the intermediate state is not fully controllable."

Interesting!

Zhao Fusheng looked at Zhou Nianzu. He hadn't expected that this man actually had ideas; at the very least, what he said was something Zhao himself hadn't thought of.

"What if it's not e-commerce?"

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and asked Zhou Nianzu.

Zhou Nianzu chuckled: "If it's not e-commerce, then it's even broader. For instance, those in program development know well that digitization is part of the internet, but we cannot simply assume that once digitized, the internet ecology is established.

Look at our phones; each of us might install dozens or hundreds of apps. Each app is a digital tool, and when used, it sends a large amount of digital information to the backend.

But how many apps do we use frequently every day? We don't use apps to feed data to backend developers; we have real service needs, and only when apps complete the closed loop of those needs do we have the interaction of digital software.

I believe the foundation of the internet ecology is: first, the普及 of smartphones; second, the online transformation of life service scenarios; and finally, ecology and big data.

The power industry is also doing something akin to smartphone普及—ubiquitous customer-side connectivity—but this hardware-level digitization cannot be achieved through 'giving away.' Just like the普及 of smartphones, it was gradually accomplished and iterated through the online and offline application processes of the internet.

So digitization is just one link in the system of industrial development dynamics; it cannot be infinitely magnified or elevated to the level of equating it with the internet."

Impressive!

Zhao Fusheng remained silent for a long time.

This Zhou Nianzu really had some skills.

Just this set of theories alone was something ordinary people couldn't conceive.

More importantly, what he said aligned well with the development direction of internet companies now and in the future.

"Mr. Zhou, what do you think about the development of future technology?"

Zhao Fusheng looked at Zhou Nianzu and asked slowly.

Future technology?

Zhou Nianzu frowned, seeming a bit hesitant.

"Ha, speak freely."

Zhao Fusheng smiled and waved his hand: "I just want to chat with you today, so don't overthink it. What happened before is in the past; I know it wasn't your fault."

He could naturally see that Zhou Nianzu was actually a bit nervous, because by most people's understanding, he had previously offended him.

Under such circumstances, it would be strange if he weren't nervous.

Putting himself in Zhou's shoes, if it were him, he probably couldn't maintain a calm demeanor either.

Zhao Fusheng could understand that.

"Thank you, Chairman Zhao."

Although Zhou Nianzu was a bit puzzled, he suppressed his doubts, sat there obediently, and carefully weighed his words.

He had a premonition that perhaps this was a rare opportunity for him.

After all, having struggled in the workplace for decades, Zhou Nianzu might have been flustered at first, but at this moment, his thoughts gradually became clear. He suddenly realized that Zhao Fusheng wouldn't meet him for no reason, and he had asked so many questions.

This didn't seem like a confrontation; it seemed more like an assessment.

Yes, exactly!

It was an interview!

With this thought flashing through his mind, Zhou Nianzu suddenly felt full of energy.

No one doesn't crave success!

Zhou Nianzu was no different.

As a professional manager, he also hoped to make a career for himself.

But before, at Sina, many things weren't up to him alone.

In other words, as a hired hand, he faced many problems and difficulties.

And now, obviously, Zhao Fusheng had placed another opportunity before him.

At that moment, he was actually a bit hesitant.

"Chairman Zhao, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

After pondering for a long time, Zhou Nianzu looked at Zhao Fusheng and said word by word.

Truth?

Lie?

Zhao Fusheng was startled, then laughed.

He found Zhou Nianzu very interesting.

Or to be more precise, he was a smart man.

He must have already guessed his intention.

But he still asked that question, clearly trying to judge what kind of boss he was.

After all, hearing is not as good as seeing; seeing is believing.

Some things are better experienced firsthand.

With that thought, Zhao Fusheng smiled faintly: "Since we're meeting for the first time, Mr. Zhou, be honest with me and tell the truth."

The next moment, he noticed that Zhou Nianzu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, Zhao Fusheng's intuition was correct.

At that moment, Zhou Nianzu really did breathe a sigh of relief.

He was afraid Zhao Fusheng would say something like 'I don't want to hear your answer'—if that happened, he would have no choice but to turn and leave.

Fortunately, Zhao Fusheng was indeed, as rumored, a boss with great magnanimity.

So Zhou Nianzu decided he must seize this hard-won opportunity.