Li Anting got up to leave, but Jiang Xiaoli stopped her. "What's the rush? Have a meal before you go. Otherwise, it'll seem like I'm a harsh boss. Making employees work overtime on the weekend is one thing, but not even providing a meal is another."
Li Anting smiled slightly, "My home is nearby, so I can have something ready to eat when I get back."
Jiang Xiaoli told her to wait, then went to the opposite door to get the food and came back.
"How are you feeling after working for a while now?"
Li Anting paused for a moment and then said, "President Jiang, have you always had such faith in your employees' abilities? You haven't urged me to speed up the investigation for so long."
She chuckled softly, "I didn't rush you, but you haven't been slacking off either, have you?"
Li Anting felt a pang of anxiety when he saw her nonchalant expression.
She seemed to see certainty in her calm expression, and she believed that if she hadn't been working diligently for her boss during this time, she might have lost her position as special assistant.
Thinking of this, she said, "President Jiang, the company has gone through some trivial matters such as recruitment and the establishment of various departments in the early stages. I will speed up my investigation later."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded while eating, "Okay, I understand."
After seeing Li Anting off, she wandered over to the next room.
Zong Jia and Zheng Hao have just finished writing the final version of their graduation thesis.
He turned and looked at the girl with a popsicle in her mouth by the door. "Finished with work?"
Jiang Xiaoli walked over to him and sat on his lap, hooking her arm around his neck. "Finished? What about you? How many versions are there? Have you finalized them yet?"
What amused her was that Zong Jia and other top students who had applied for early graduation had their graduation theses rejected by professors several times.
Zong Jiayu smiled and nodded, "It's done, this is the final version."
Jiang Xiaoli glanced at the thesis document on the computer, "Analysis of the Future Development Trends of the Internet, your topic is sure to cause a lot of controversy."
Zong Jia put his arm around her waist and said, "Don't all new things progress amidst controversy?"
"That's true." She put the popsicle she had finished eating aside. "How's the new project going?"
Zong Jiayu led her to the computer screen. He clicked on a desktop icon, and a simple login page appeared. He guided her to enter her username and password, and then clicked login.
A contact list containing only names appears on the screen.
Zong Jia double-clicked Zhong Yuan's name, and a dialog box with Zhong Yuan's name on it popped up.
Jiang Xiaoli's eyes lit up. She typed a message: "Xiao Yuanzi, bring in a bottle of water!"
Zhong Yuan, who was playing a game in the next room, saw a message from Zong Jiayu on "SOSO".
He frowned and looked at it. Although he felt that Zong Jia was talking in a rather sarcastic way today, he still got up, went to the kitchen to get a bottle of water, and knocked on the door.
Upon hearing a cheerful "Come in" from inside, Zhong Yuan knew he had been tricked.
He grinned and said, "Little Pear, are you itching for a beating again?"
Jiang Xiaoli caught the bottle of mineral water he threw to her accurately. "Haha, I'll try out your 'SOSO' and see if it works!"
Zhong Yuan sat down beside Zong Jiayu's bed. "How do you feel? Aren't you amazing?"
She nodded. "It's quite user-friendly, but shouldn't your company spend some money to hire some graphic designers? This software has a completely industrial style, like a bare-bones house!"
Zong Jia chuckled lightly, "That's also why 'SOSO' hasn't been officially released yet; the graphic designers are still optimizing it."
Jiang Xiaoli's eyes darted around, and she pointed to the "SOSO" contact list. "Look here. When the software goes live, most netizens will definitely set their own usernames here. The profile card should also have various options added so that everyone can freely edit their online life."
Users can use their favorite pictures as profile pictures and fill in their birthday, zodiac sign, hobbies, motto, etc., so that others can quickly understand a person's preferences through the profile card, making it easier for everyone to get to know each other quickly.
Zong Jiayu couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke her nose. "Little Pear, how many more surprises are you going to give me?"
Zhong Yuan, standing to the side, also yelled excitedly, "Little Pear, that's a great suggestion! If it were me, I'd set my profile picture to Rukawa Kaede!"
She thought for a moment and continued, "Text chat alone is too bland. These days, it's very popular on various forums to use funny pictures of actors from movies and TV shows to express one's feelings. I think 'SOSO' should also add this feature. Sometimes, things that are difficult to express in words can be conveyed with animated images."
She simply couldn't believe that in this early, primitive era of the internet, anyone could withstand the power of memes to spread.
Zhong Yuan couldn't hold back any longer, "Little Pear, stop being so coy, just blurt out all your good ideas at once! You're driving me crazy!"
Jiang Xiaoli tilted her head to look at Zong Jiayu, "Software needs to be constantly updated and iterated. It's better to take it one step at a time. It's impossible to do everything perfectly the first time."
Zong Jia nodded. "Little Pear is right. SOSO's primary goal is to change the way people chat online. Our focus should be on the software's stability and fun, attracting users to stay and continue using SOSO, and then continuously expanding our user base is the most important thing."
“Yes.” Jiang Xiaoli nodded repeatedly. “The user base of ‘Sohu’ is huge right now, and I believe many people will be willing to try ‘SOSO’ when it launches. We must make sure the servers are ready; the first impression of a new thing is very important.”
Zong Jia tapped his fingers lightly on the computer desk twice. "I understand. I'll have someone prepare more backup servers."
She noticed his hesitation. "Can the company's funds keep up?"
Currently, "Yujia Technology" is constantly burning money. The revenue of "Shanghang System" and the advertising revenue of "Sou Tianxia" are pitifully small compared to their investment.
Zong Jia nodded, "We are indeed a bit tight on funds."
Zhong Yuan suggested from the side, "Brother Zong, look, our 'SoSo' is free, so I think it's reasonable for 'SOSO' to be a paid service, right?"
Jiang Xiaoli and Zong Jia refused in unison, "No way!"
Zong Jiayu explained, "Whether it's 'SoSo' or 'SOSO,' the number of users is the foundation for all future profitability."
Jiang Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was clear-headed. She smiled and patted his face, saying, "My Ayu is so smart."
Seeing their attitude, Zhong Yuan realized he had given them a bad idea. He scratched the back of his head and said, "Hehe, I'd better not talk nonsense anymore. I'll just follow your arrangements."
Zong Jia patiently explained to him, "Whether it's 'SoSo' or 'SOSO,' offering it for free is the simplest and fastest way to acquire users. Charging a fee might allow us to make money temporarily, but in the future, the internet will definitely be controlled by those who have the largest user base."
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