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Nan Nan Lan: You wait for me! I'll be done and back soon!!!
Jiang Yizhou just chuckled without any emojis; he found such dry words not very intimidating. Should he come up with some emojis?
Considering that the current installation package of qi is less than 500 MB, although it has become a bit bloated due to the continuous addition of features compared to the earliest version, it is still quite reasonable.
If they were to create an emoji package, should they use an additional download package format? He might be thinking too far ahead, but that could be left to those energetic folks.
After chatting with Ding Zhengnan for a while, Jiang Yizhou closed qi and headed to the technical department.
Li Jian was a new find for him. Although he was quite goofy, his abilities were impressive, so he became a formal employee. The others were still interns, vying for a chance to stay.
The company was still in constant adjustment; they wouldn't keep idle people around. Song Rushi would not go easy on anyone.
"Boss, you're here! We've basically implemented the file transfer function, but the server might need more storage space if we allocate capacity to everyone!"
Li Jian excitedly showed Jiang Yizhou the progress, but then... due to network issues, it got disconnected and had to be retransmitted.
This was quite awkward; Li Jian sheepishly pointed at the situation on the screen. "This function still has some issues and can't be resolved temporarily."
Jiang Yizhou didn't take a high-handed approach to instruct them on what to do. His own technical skills weren't that great, and if he tried to show off, he would eventually be exposed.
"That's already quite good. Let's add it to the next version as soon as possible. By the way, I have an idea: let's create an emoji feature with some expressive emojis for users to convey their feelings. You all look into how to implement this feature most practically!"
Jiang Yizhou shared his thoughts with the team. Given the multifaceted reasons—start-up nature of the company, poor personnel coordination, and the basic state of China's internet environment—he didn't set too many demands. For instance, voice chat and group chat had high requirements for bandwidth.
He didn't dare to try too much or, in other words, throw all his cards on the table; that would be a complete waste. At least before the Internet Bubble burst, group chats hadn't become popular yet; what was mainly popular were Mailbox, Chat Room, and Portal.
While participating in programming, Jiang Yizhou was suddenly tapped on the shoulder by Song Rushi. "Mr. Zhou wants to talk to you!"
Jiang Yizhou seemed a bit confused, and she added, "Mr. Zhou!"
Now Jiang Yizhou understood; they were likely inquiring about the future development of qi.
They probably also knew about the offer from the United States. Although it came from an unknown investment company, someone had acknowledged the value of qi in a short time, doubling the investment, which made it impossible for them to ignore.
"Have you set a time?"
Song Rushi opened the documents and replied, "It's this afternoon; we will go there."
Jiang Yizhou was not timid. She waved her hand at Song Rushi and said, "Please prepare the company's recent specific data for me; I will handle it!"
...
When the time came, Jiang Yizhou and Song Rushi arrived on time and saw the familiar Mr. Zhou. He stood up from his chair to greet Zhou Quan.
Once Zhou Quan was seated, he got straight to the point, "I heard that someone from the U.S. has already made an offer for qi, right?"
The U.S. Branch was basically established through connections; they received news faster than Jiang Yizhou did. She wasn't surprised; it was necessary. After all, how could someone without even a passport establish a company across the Pacific in the United States?
She was fully aware of these costs. Starting from scratch, she was a typical representative of that scenario—without even a basic team, she could only pretend to generously delegate authority to Wu Ming, Song Rushi, and others sent over.
Unlike those stories where a few words could make a big shot willingly invest money and resources, Jiang Yizhou never believed in such things. Only when there were tangible benefits—whether from your product or yourself—would they believe that investing in you would lead to profit.
Now her confidence stemmed from the fact that someone had already acknowledged the value of qi and that it would continue to appreciate in the foreseeable future, naturally supporting everything she did.
"Yes, congratulations on your investment doubling!" Jiang Yizhou maintained a smile; she had to admit that this conference room felt quite warm and the atmosphere was cozy.
Zhou Quan slightly opened his mouth and smiled, "You too. However, I seem to have received some news that you plan to divide qi into two non-communicating software applications. Is that correct?"
Jiang Yizhou clasped his hands in front of his chest and said, "I do have such thoughts, but there are also my reasons."
He paused for a moment and continued, "When I first created the qi product, I examined the domestic internet environment, which is quite unfriendly to software like qi. So I once considered giving up on this dream. Later, because a friend went abroad to study, I was inspired to develop an English version, leading to the current situation."
Seeing no reaction from the other side, Jiang Yizhou continued, "And the reality has greatly exceeded my expectations. In the domestic market, the growth of qi is quite evident."
He gestured for Song Rushi to hand over the statistical data to Zhou Quan and continued, "The growth has gradually slowed down. Currently, it is basically close to the number of active internet users in the country. Only with a further reduction in internet costs can qi continue to progress; before that, excessive actions may not yield effective results."
"And the growth of the English version of qi is purely exponential. The English version launched last November reached over a thousand users in its first month, thirty thousand users in December, and I estimate it could reach one hundred thousand users this month. I believe the focus going forward should be on the development of the English version."
After expressing his thoughts in one breath, Jiang Yizhou looked expectantly at the other side, believing he should have made a compelling case.
"I didn't expect that we invested in an American company, hahaha!" Zhou Quan laughed heartily. This investment was completely unexpected for him. Although he had confidence in Jiang Yizhou, he did not anticipate receiving a report so soon. In just over two months, it had already doubled; if this growth rate continues, it could be an excellent investment.
However, after laughing, Zhou Quan's expression turned serious again. "But I still hope you can provide a detailed Plan. Your change in decision-making makes us quite worried..."
Worried that qi might be ruined by me, right? Jiang Yizhou silently mocked. When he raised funds initially, he had given part of the voting rights to his agent but retained rights over major matters like financing and acquisitions. However, basically, if he wanted to make a decision, Zhou Quan would still be unable to stop him.
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