Time flies, and in the blink of an eye we are about to welcome the new year. Year-end summaries are also on the agenda. Here is a summary of some remarks by these internet big shots in 2014.
【Jack Ma: Taobao doesn't have too many fakes; you're just too greedy】
"Wanting to buy a Rolex for 25 yuan is impossible; that's because you're too greedy." Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group, attributed the flood of counterfeit goods on Taobao to gullible and "greedy" consumers.
【Liu Chuanzhi: I Absolutely Won't Be Tan Sitong】
At a forum held by Tsinghua University in March this year, when asked "How do you view the relationship between government and business?", Liu Chuanzhi said his attitude toward the government is to try his best to ensure a safe operating environment. "We try hard not to cause trouble. We ourselves are really weak, and that's true," Liu said. "Anyway, I absolutely won't be Tan Sitong, saying 'What joy, what joy!' at the moment of death. I'm not at that high a level."
【Ren Zhengfei: The Employees Who Stayed at Huawei in the Early Days Were All Fools】
At Huawei's internal "Blue Blood Ten" awards ceremony, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei delivered a speech about Huawei's management system. He believed that the employees who stayed at Huawei in the early days were all fools. "If they weren't foolish, they wouldn't have insisted on fighting on at Huawei until now. Huawei learned from the West and formed a big platform, which made up for their clumsiness."
【Robin Li: Too Many Opportunities, I'm Very Anxious】
"Unlike Jack Ma, who sleeps in late every day, I wake up at a little past 5 every morning. I'm anxious." For Baidu CEO Robin Li, too many opportunities is a burden. A company must learn to give up, and focus on the fields it loves most and is best at within its capabilities.
【Lei Jun: Maybe Some People Will Marry Their Phones】
In Lei Jun's eyes, the phone is a part of a person, an intimate companion. When asked the question "Can people skip marriage as long as they have a phone?", Lei Jun responded, "Maybe some people will marry their phones." He also believed that a phone is definitely full of tender affection, not a cold, lifeless thing.
【Liu Qiangdong: Look, My Face Is Turning Red】
After the World Internet Conference concluded, reporters met JD.com CEO Liu Qiangdong and asked if his good complexion was due to the nourishment of love. He was a bit shy. He said frankly that he doesn't like making his private life public for people to discuss. "After all, I'm not an entertainment industry figure. I still hope to work steadily and down-to-earth."
【Zhou Hongyi: Making Hardware Is a Huge Pit】
The always low-key 360 also began to be eager to try. Zhou Hongyi, chairman of 360, admitted that he had once pulled in many unreliable partners wanting to enter the smart hardware field, but unexpectedly, making hardware is extremely difficult. If a hardware version is found to have defects and users have paid money for it, it would produce disastrous consequences. Users would hold the company responsible, and the hardware might all have to be scrapped.
【Ding Lei: The Development of the Human Internet Has Just Reached Tianjin】
When asked, "If the development of the human internet is a long road, say from Beijing to Guangzhou, where are we standing now?", NetEase CEO Ding Lei answered this way.
【Charles Zhang: Our Generation May Live Forever】
In the view of Sohu founder Charles Zhang, this world is unimaginable, but he still offered his prediction: "Our generation may live forever. In the next 30 years, all diseases will be cured."
【Chen Nian: This Shirt Really Made Me Cry】
"Vancl's biggest failure in the past was not focusing on the product itself." Chen Nian, CEO of Vancl, known as the "master of reflection," said this at an event. He frankly admitted, "In the past, Vancl also copied everything and didn't focus on doing every product to perfection."