Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 123 Enlightenment in Longchang
Xiaomi Technology.

In fact, in the one or two months since the release of the MIOS system, many customized Android systems similar to MIOS have appeared on the market.

Since most system authors are individuals or private workshops, they are just copying the superficial aspects.

But it is different for some domestic manufacturers. For example, Tianyu, Gionee, Meizu, Lenovo, ZTE, and Huawei have also joined the cosMIOS competition and launched customized Android systems one after another in an attempt to seize the Android system market.

Because they found that the share of Android operating system in the global market has been rising rapidly since this year, and it has now surpassed Nokia's Symbian system and taken the runner-up position.

These manufacturers have the technology and resources, and each of their customized Android systems can basically imitate 50% to 60% of the originals, making them very similar to the real thing.

The market chaos curbed MIOS's originally rapid development momentum.

Although the three groups are busy with their work on weekdays, they will occasionally see comments about MIOS on the Internet, both good and bad, especially those comments that are not offensive at all.

It's very frustrating.

During lunch break, everyone would chat and complain about those things. Huang Jiangji could only comfort them occasionally or join in the scolding.

He can only keep the MIOS forum clean and tidy. He is good at technology and management, but appeasing people is definitely not his forte.

So his tone is "turn a deaf ear to the outside world and focus on polishing MIOS."

At the regular telephone conference at that time, the situation was just reported and no one thought that Chen Mo could solve this problem.

As a result, a few days later, Huang Jiangji received an email from Chen Mo.

Looking at the email that Chen Mo replied to, there was actually a mind map drawn on it, which predicted every situation and gave corresponding solutions.

It can be regarded as a modern version of a secret plan, which you can open and read when you are in doubt.

Especially at the end of the email, "KK, you can handle this plan in full. You can adapt to the specific situation and make adjustments according to local conditions. Just tell me the results!"

Huang Jiangji's face flushed with excitement.

After reading the email, Huang Jiangji felt touched that someone trusted him.

Only Chen Mo recognized his abilities and trusted his character could make such a decision, which deeply touched Huang Jiangji's heart!
The plan not only lays out the general policy, but also includes predictions for future situations, and also leaves room for one to delegate power.

Huang Jiangji looked at the photos and videos in the email. With such a powerful weapon in hand, there was no need to worry about not being able to accomplish great things!

When he was an opponent before, he only thought that Chen Mo was mysterious and powerful. Now that he is a teammate of Chen Mo, although he is still mysterious, he feels more deeply his personal charm and terrifying overall view.

Huang Jiangji spent another two hours refining the specific content according to the overall framework of the mind map solution given by Chen Mo.

Subsequently, a meeting of all members of the MIOS project team was convened.

A few minutes later, seeing that everyone had arrived, Huang Jiangji said,

"Everyone should be aware of the public opinion situation of MIOS during this period, so I won't go into details. After watching this video sent by Mr. Chen from the United States, I think everyone can put their minds at ease and work with peace of mind!"

Then everyone saw in the projection a foreigner holding a mobile phone equipped with MIOS system and making an evaluation.

Almost everyone present could understand the English. They had to say that they felt a sense of accomplishment that their system received such high praise from foreigners.

This shows that the system they built also has a market overseas.

But who is this foreigner? From the background sound, the person interviewing seems to be the boss. Is this a street interview?

After all, there are some well-informed people among this group, especially Liu Xinyu, who used to work at Microsoft. He exclaimed, "Fuck, it's Andy Rubin!"

Zhao Desheng was confused, "Andy what?"

Qi Mengmeng was confused*2 "What Rubin?"

Xu Liang, who was standing by, had a frown on his face. He turned his laptop screen around and pushed his glasses. "I just checked. Andy Rubin, Android was developed by his team. He is currently the senior vice president of Google!"

Then I heard a lot of shit in the room.
After all, the MIOS system is developed based on the Android system, so we should at least call this Mediterranean uncle "uncle master"!

Who would have thought that it would get the stamp of approval from the Android leader? How could we not be excited and feel a great sense of accomplishment?

Seeing that everyone now has the same understanding, Huang Jiangji said with a smile, "This is to give everyone peace of mind. Don't be distracted by the online rhythm. Now you can work well with peace of mind, right?"

Everyone laughed. Since the creator of Android said it was good, what else could they say?

But they were happy, and they wanted to upset some people online. Zhao Desheng immediately suggested, "Hurry up and post these on our forum, and give those blind people a good slap in the face!"

This proposal was supported by most people present.

Huang Jiangji pointed at him and smiled, "Look at you, you are anxious again! We have this weapon, let's use it now like a cannon to kill a mosquito. I have my own arrangements, everyone just wait."

He thought of the description of the timing of dropping the bomb in the email. "Now that we have the stuff, the timing of dropping the bomb is the most critical. We have to do it when the fire is at its hottest. You can handle it as appropriate."

Everyone seemed to have thought of something, and their expressions were very excited, joyful and expectant.

"Huang Jiangji reminded again, "Everyone, remember to keep it a secret. Just know it, don't let it leak out!"

Yeah, everyone nodded and swear to keep it a secret.

Huang Jiangji then called out names, "The rest of you go first. Hong Feng, Yan Jin, Sun Peng, Liu Xinyu, and Li Jing, the five of you stay behind."

After the others left, Huang Jiangji looked at the core members of the department and said, "Mr. Chen has said that in addition to the development of MIOS as planned, internationalization should also be put on the agenda to give those foreigners a little shock from China. So we need to discuss the plan for the international version of MIOS and give the corresponding schedule."

The so-called internationalization just means that we are currently in a globalized world, so the developed systems, software, and apps need to meet the needs of internationalization and multilingualism.

That is, MIOS needs to launch an international version in English in order to expand overseas markets and increase its influence.

In fact, the international version is not complicated. It is just translating the language and then making fine-tuning and streamlining of the corresponding operating habits. It is a slimmed-down version of MIOS.

Two hours later, the technical plan and schedule were finalized. Since the main focus was still on the MIOS theme, the international version would be online in about a month. After multiple confirmations, Huang Jiangji sent the email to Chen Mo for confirmation.

The next day, when Chen Mo received Huang Jiangji's email, he read the content and replied with the word "confirm" without making any changes.

Recently, Lin Bin's team of translators and lawyers have completed the translation of all legal terms and contracts, and they are currently doing the final proofreading work.

After all, if Xiaomi were to be put in a passive position in negotiations due to problems with translation or legal interpretation, that would be a serious, low-level mistake, which Lin Bin, who is known for his rigor, could not accept.

Lei Jun and Chen Mo stayed in their room every day to discuss the first draft of the Xiaomi prototype, such as whether it should have right angles or rounded corners? Screen size? Home button function settings, headphone jack location, antenna, earpiece microphone, removable back cover, etc.

After several days of discussion, the prototype of Xiaomi 1 was finally unified in the dispute between the two and took shape under Chen Mo's hand-drawing.

Then, instead of using the draft paper, Chen Mo took his notebook and started designing using the drawing software.

"The edges and corners of the phone should be rounder."

"Like this?~"

"Hmm, it can be adjusted to be more round. Let me take a look. It's too much. Change it back."

As Lei Jun was speaking, Chen Mo started making changes on the computer, only rolling his eyes occasionally.

"Xiao Mo, please find the three buttons I mentioned earlier. I want to take a look at them again."

"In this way, I will make both versions, and you will know which one to choose at a glance." In just a few tens of seconds, two versions of mobile phone prototypes were presented in front of Lei Jun.

"If you ask me, three is too much. One is just right!"

Afterwards, the two of them continued to work on, adjust and modify the style of the design drawing. With the support of Chen Mo's strong technical ability, the renderings of Xiaomi 1 gradually took shape.

Although Lei Jun didn't say anything on the surface, he was full of praise in his heart. He had only heard about it before, but this time he saw it with his own eyes and it was exactly what he said. After Chen Mo accepted any of his suggestions for changes, it would be presented on the renderings within a few minutes. This guy's work efficiency is really terrifying!
Finally, Lei Jun said with a smile, "You guys have done Liu De's work!"

Chen Mo also joked, "Well, remember to give me half of Liu De's salary when the time comes~haha~"

Joking aside, Chen Mo still said cautiously, "Actually, this is just a first draft. There are still some details to be polished. The rest will be handed over to Dr. Zhou and his team for specific polishing. We will just see the final effect. And this is just our ideal look. We still need to combine it with the actual situation, and we may make corresponding choices at that time."

"How could I not know? As long as I can achieve 80% of the effect shown in this rendering, I will be satisfied."

Lei Jun looked at the Xiaomi Mi 1 on the computer screen with eyes full of love, and he would exclaim in praise from time to time.

Either "It's so damn good looking~" or "Wow, that's awesome!"

Chen Mo performed his routine work, and slowly guided Lei Jun to design the prototype according to the idea of ​​Xiaomi 1, just like playing chess.

It seems to be following Lei Jun's ideas, but in fact it has gradually become the appearance of Xiaomi 1.

This is what a high-end player should do.

After all, he has seen all kinds of mobile phones. The current Xiaomi 1 is at best a tractor. It can only be a tractor regardless of thickness and weight, because current technology cannot realize under-screen buttons, fingerprint recognition, hole-punch cameras, etc.
"Hey, Xiao Mo, send me a copy of this rendering as well."

"No problem." After completing the backup, Chen Mo sent all the renderings of Xiaomi 1 to Zhou Guangping and Liu De via email, and then copied Lei Jun.

It's rare to see Lei Jun so happy, and now is a semi-public and semi-private occasion, so the timing is good.

Chen Mo planned to have a good talk with Lei Jun about what he thought, after all, opportunities never come again.

He first used what he saw and heard at Google as a starting point. Lei Jun also lamented Google's open and free management style. Then Chen Mo slowly turned the topic to Xiaomi's management system and corporate culture.
".You see, Google is actually like this. As for corporate management, I remember a saying that is right: a dozen people rely on relationships, hundreds of people rely on rules and regulations, and those above them rely on corporate culture. Of course, the most awesome startups in the last century relied on faith!
So we at Xiaomi are now setting rules and regulations, and now the number of people in the third department is nearly half of the company, and the regulations currently implemented by the third department can be fully promoted. I don’t understand why you didn’t agree last time, Jun brother! "

Chen Mo actually knew the truth in his heart, but he pretended to be confused in order to hear Lei Jun's true thoughts.
Perhaps it was because he was far away from the company, or perhaps Chen Mo's position in his heart had risen with the passage of time. Lei Jun said earnestly,

"Xiao Mo, Google has been established for more than ten years, and its market value has reached more than 100 billion US dollars, second only to Microsoft, Apple, IBM and Oracle. It is the fifth largest Internet company in the world, with employees all over the world. What you are seeing now is the culmination of their ten years of integration.

What about Xiaomi? It has been less than half a year since its establishment, with just over 100 employees and a market value of nearly 100 million yuan.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, and managing a company is even more so. You have to proceed step by step, one step at a time, and make steady progress. You have to not only move fast, but also move steadily!

I admit that the three departments are indeed running very healthily and efficiently, and have taken a different path. Apart from this reason, the reason why I allow the three departments to call themselves a school is because the leader of the three departments is you, Chen Mo!
You are different from others!"

Chen Mo felt a little awkward after hearing this. If someone knew you, you would think you were praising me, but if someone didn't, they would think you were scolding me.

But joking aside, Chen Mo was actually very touched. After all, Lei Jun was very kind to him. If he had had some boss who was not as broad-minded as him, he would have been fired long ago.

No one can succeed easily. Lei Jun started from scratch and has a lot of charisma. He is good at delegating power. Most people may not be able to do it to the same extent as him.

Now Xiao Lei can be regarded as a wise leader. After thinking about this, Chen Mo nodded and said, "Well, I was indeed too hasty before. I will assess the situation later."

“Managing an enterprise is not black or white, left or right. Good money drives out bad money, and bad money drives out good money. The balance is not so easy to grasp.

Before you came, Xiaomi was at one extreme. After you came, you led the three departments to another extreme. How did you manage ordinary employees and managers, and to what extent?
You can't be mean to them, but you can't be too good to them either. This doesn't involve factions, trade-offs and other messy things. Sometimes, to manage a business, you not only have to keep your head down and work forward, but you also have to stop from time to time to see if the team behind you is on the same page as you.

These are some of my experiences over the past few decades, I hope they can be helpful to you! "

After Lei Jun finished speaking, he looked at Chen Mo who was lost in thought, patted him on the shoulder, and left the room.

In his eyes, Chen Mo at this moment was like a divine weapon unsheathed, sharp and powerful. The key next was to hide the sharp edge. He just didn't know when this kid would be able to comprehend it.

For the next two days, apart from the scheduled conference calls, Chen Mo locked himself in his room and ignored everything else.

The ideal working model that I used to think of, the system currently implemented by the three departments, the management and culture of the world giant Google, Xiaomi's rules and regulations, and Lei Jun's management theory.
These things constantly intersect, collide, merge, and conflict in his mind.
It seems that there is no problem with the three departments at present, because he has his own influence and controls the overall situation. If he is gone, what will become of the three departments? He has no idea.

However, this business trip was actually a good opportunity to see what the three departments would look like without his influence and with only a rough set of guidelines under Huang Jiangji's leadership. He was looking forward to it.

If your department becomes bigger and bigger, or even if you establish a company with hundreds or thousands of people in the future, will it still be like this? What problems will arise?
The result is obviously not optimistic. After all, human energy is limited, so we need to rely on the system.

Systems alone are not enough, supervision is also needed.
While Chen Mo was gaining enlightenment in Longchang, some new changes had taken place in the Chinese mobile phone market recently.
(End of this chapter)