Chapter 163: Making China a First-Class Power in the World (Part 1/4)

After finishing their meal, Ning Xiao and her two companions said goodbye to Tang Feng and his wife and left.

“Do you want to take a nap?” Tang Feng asked.

“Sleeping for a while would be fine,” Su Xiaoli replied.

“Then you should go to sleep now,” Tang Feng said.

“What about you? Aren’t you sleeping?” Su Xiaoli asked.

“I’m planning to go to the company,” Tang Feng answered.

“Do you need me to accompany you?” Su Xiaoli continued to ask.

“No need,” Tang Feng shook his head, saying, “I’m just going to have a look! I’ll be back soon.”

Seeing him say this, Su Xiaoli didn’t insist further.

Tang Feng escorted her to the bedroom.

Once Su Xiaoli lay down on the bed, he kissed her forehead and then left.

Su Xiaoli watched his departing figure, a smile unwittingly forming on her lips.

Walking on the road, Tang Feng caught the attention of passersby now and then.

After all, he was already a household name at least in the vicinity of Jingcheng University.

Some people approached him for autographs.

Tang Feng tried to accommodate them as much as possible.

Fortunately, it was still the era of smartphones, with only a few high-end models capable of taking photos, and even those had abysmal resolution.

Otherwise, he would have been photographed countless times a day.

When he arrived at Li Feng Network, the employees were bustling with activity.

Seeing Tang Feng, they were as energized as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Especially some of the newly joined employees, they almost wanted to scream!

“Our big boss is too handsome!”

“Not just handsome, he’s simply a god! Whether it’s his looks or his figure, both are top-notch!”

“It’s a pity he already has a girlfriend, otherwise, I would have tried no matter what to see if I could become his girlfriend!”

“Forget it! To be his girlfriend, let’s not even talk about anything else, your looks aren’t up to par!”

“Looks can be compensated for by figure! Besides, I don’t believe his current girlfriend could be that pretty!”

“You shouldn’t say that, I’ve seen the boss’s girlfriend! Whether it’s her looks or figure, both are quite perfect! Let me tell you this! She and the boss together are absolutely a match made in heaven!”

“Are you just flattering the boss’s lady! She didn’t come with the boss! Even if you wanted to flatter her, she couldn’t hear it.”

“Flattering? What I said is true! In my eyes, indeed only she is worthy of our boss!”

“Could she be prettier than those female celebrities?”

“Of course! It’s a must! Not only is she beautiful, but her temperament is also clearly superior! Besides, the boss’s girlfriend is also a top student! A finance major at Jingcheng University! Her ranking in the college entrance examination was also very high!”

“How do I feel like this sounds like a myth? How did they meet?”

“They are childhood sweethearts! Grew up together! If I remember correctly, not long ago, the boss wrote a song called ‘Childhood Sweethearts,’ participated in the Jingcheng University campus singer contest, and even won first place!”

“That’s too exaggerated! Even novels wouldn’t dare write like this!”

“Novels compared to real life, are nothing! Reality often turns out to be more magical than novels!”

“That’s true! All the published novels combined, probably just a few million volumes! Not even one percent of the population! No matter how you write, it’s impossible to cover everyone’s story.”

While everyone was exchanging words, Tang Feng had already appeared in front of Ma Huateng.

Seeing Tang Feng, Ma Huateng hurriedly stood up to welcome him!

“Mr. Ma! Are you adjusting well to Jingcheng?” Tang Feng asked as he sat down on the sofa.

“It’s okay!” Ma Huateng nodded, saying, “The first two days when I just arrived, I wasn’t quite used to it. Now, it’s basically alright.”

Ma Huateng’s secretary brought Tang Feng some freshly brewed tea.

“Don’t be nervous! I just happened to be free today and came to have a look,” Tang Feng smiled.

“You’re the boss of the company, coming to inspect the work is your right,” Ma Huateng responded.

“I’ve been busy lately and haven’t had the time to come over. How’s the company doing? How much has the user number increased?” Tang Feng asked with interest.

“It increased by about 10 million. The number of computer terminals is still too few, according to our estimates, we can increase by about 30 million users each year. That means, in the next ten years, the user number of uu chat software can reach 500 million,” Ma Huateng answered.

“500 million is about right. After all, there are so many elderly and children,” Tang Feng nodded, saying, “But by that time, the vast majority of users will have shifted to mobile phones.”

“Are you talking about accessing the internet via mobile phones?” Ma Huateng felt somewhat surprised.

“Yes. In no more than three years, mobile phones will be able to access the internet. By that time, the vast majority of users will choose to log into the chat software using their phones,” Tang Feng responded.

“Mr. Tang, aren’t you being a bit too optimistic? We discussed this issue at the internet conference before. According to the current technological conditions, not to mention three years, it’s basically impossible within five years,” Ma Huateng shared his thoughts.

“Technology can always make breakthroughs. After a while, I plan to establish a new company, specializing in the development of mobile phones,” Tang Feng said with a slight smile.

“Mr. Tang, am I hearing you correctly? You’re talking about a mobile phone company?” Ma Huateng was visibly stunned.

“No!” Tang Feng shook his head, saying, “I indeed plan to start laying out in the field of smartphones.”

“Mr. Tang, it’s the era of feature phones now. Whether it’s Nokia or Motorola, there are basically no smartphones. After all, for smartphones to truly achieve mass production, it would take at least ten years. If you start laying out in the field of smartphones now, you probably need to invest continuously for ten years. And the total amount of investment will be an astronomical figure,” Ma Huateng issued a friendly reminder.

“As long as we can master the core technology, it shouldn’t need too much investment. Once the mobile phone company is established, I will serve as the Chief Technology Officer of the company, leading the company’s technical team to obtain more patents,” Tang Feng appeared very confident.

“Mr. Tang, your level in computing is indeed very high. However, I hope you can devote some of your energy to uu chat software, striving to make this chat software even more popular. After all, the existing technical team, compared to you, there is still a considerable gap,” Ma Huateng suggested.

“Uu chat software doesn’t need updates for the time being. Only when the internet speed has significantly improved, will I add some new functions. Right now, the most important thing is still to increase the number of users,” Tang Feng said lightly.

“We are trying to expand overseas users. The number of people accessing the internet overseas is far higher than domestically. If these users can also use our chat software, then the user number will see a new leap,” Ma Huateng responded.

“Make sure to apply for the relevant patents. In this way, even if foreign similar software copies us, we can still sue them,” Tang Feng reminded.

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