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Dust and catkins mixed in the dry spring Breeze, April Beijing as in previous years.

Located in the east of the four Ring Hui Tong Times Square, the ground is not large, enterprises gathered, Zhou 祎, who has just returned from a business trip from the United States, walked out from behind a huge desk in a manager's room, which was transformed from a meeting room at the Qihoo 1th building in Area D, and warmly greeted the visiting Financial Digest reporter. In the room with two windows, the afternoon sun poured in obliquely, black and red bookcase opposite, a small plant has quietly opened the pink flowers, Zhou body casual attire sitting on the opposite sofa, while the tea side of his unique hoarse voice said, "Yahoo's failure is irrelevant to me, my motives are not so noble And this, I have one to say. "

Born in Hubei in 1970 and grew up in Zhou, Henan, he never claimed to be a native of Hubei, but not a man from Henan. According to our correspondent, from 1988 to 1995, Zhou completed the course of undergraduate and postgraduate study in XI ' an Jiaotong university. It is said that the university during the two-year business failed, especially in 1992, weeks with friends, set up a graphic advertising design company and for this purpose hundreds of thousands of yuan usury debt, and finally went bankrupt, the situation was once embarrassed. 1995 University graduate and entered the founder, starting from the programmer, and finally to achieve the position of Deputy Director of research and Development center, and through the form of online love with the same as founder group staff of the beautiful colleagues Hu Huan Affinity, and finally married. In the meantime, Zhou has developed "founder flying" client. October 1998, 3721 company was established, the full name is "Beijing National Wind Network Software Development Co., Ltd.". In November 2003, the two sides signed an agreement in Hong Kong, 3721 of the $120 million was bought by Yahoo, weeks to enter Yahoo, Yahoo China president. July 2005, Weeks left Yahoo and in "benefactor" Wang referral, into IDG. Six months after the February 2006, weeks out of IDG, announced "alone" to set up an angel investment fund. July 2006, relying on Qihoo platform, weeks of Kaspersky launched anti-Rogue software "360 security guards", was a encirclement and suppression, become the target of criticism. April 2007, China's anti-rogue Software Alliance series of lawsuits won the first victory, in this case, Zhou said "evil is not pressure positive."

In less than a year's time, Zhou seems to have completed a magical shift from "rogue software" to "cyber security defender" through uninterrupted media. But at the same time, we found that the enterprises designated by Qihoo as rogue software have expressed their disdain or even hatred to the week, and in the dispute of resorting to the law, the situation of Zhou and its platform "odd tigers" seems to be very delicate and embarrassing. In such a system missing, the lack of management of the Gray state, in its motives gradually by more people questioned the situation, trying to promote Zhou individual claims of conscience and morals, despite claiming "optimistic", but pressure and resistance can be expected.

About the show, about management, about life experience, "rogue software Godfather" Zhou, thoughtful, radical, ridicule, all the way.

"Anti-Rogue" has nothing to do with nobility.

"You play the Monkey, The entertainer is the entertainer, do not always say that you are in order to prosper the socialist culture, enrich the people's amateur life, Zhou borrowed the classic words of Wang Xiaobo's works, in response to public questioning, admitting that he was not lofty," I stand out against the rogue at least three purposes, but to tell the truth, are not a noble purpose But I think, judging things good and bad, you can not simply look at the original motives, many people with noble motives, the result of doing things is despicable. ”

July 2006, through the early in Yahoo China has met friend Zhang Lishen, Zhou and the Russian anti-virus software supplier Kaspersky, jointly launched the anti-rogue software "360 security guards", and a very high-profile to create their own first-hand 3721 (after the MA team renamed Yahoo Assistant) into the scope of the Killing, A stone hit the thousand layers of waves, Yahoo and Qihoo and Zhou personal grievances thus kicked off.

Zhou said that the first to engage in anti-Rogue, for the impending encounter a scold sound, in fact, early preparation, but did not expect that the Yahoo was bought by Ma Yun China reaction will be so big, and is public splashed dirty water, scold the street, and "like a Shrew." For Tian Jian and his final enemies, Zhou Blunt "this is interesting, said Tian Jian is I planted to Yahoo China insider, really think highly of me, but, I heard Tian Jian now even work can not find." "Rogue software is not only a Yahoo, a lot of people are my good friends, the old colleagues, the old subordinates, looked down to see, are relying on rogue software to make money, I was the end of the hundreds of rogue software enterprises, I have offended countless people, if simply in order to combat Yahoo, I do not need to do such a thing, the risk is too high, the cost too much. , Zhou and "Financial Digest" reporter analysis of the saliva war insider, Zhou said that messing with Yahoo China in fact there are many ways, it is not cost-effective, but now think, need to thank Ma Yun, through this curse war, take advantage of the end of the strange Tiger, "save me tens of millions of of the advertising fee."

About the three purposes of "anti-Rogue". Zhou said, first, it is good for him. "I came out to fight rogue software, no matter who hit it, the first blow was mine." Because I am not an outsider, as long as the rogue software, I have a relationship with it is not open. No matter how I explain myself, the first rogue software 3721 is I do, this model is I invented. Although the promotion of some strong, but the early 3721 did not so rogue, and later was the extreme of Ma Yun. Anyway, I opened Pandora's Box, others scold me, I need to name themselves, otherwise the business is not good to do, reputation is very important. Second, to increase the visibility of Qihoo. Zhou explained that through the introduction of free, bundled Kaspersky anti-Rogue software "360 security guards", Qihoo's positive image was established, "You can not let a commercial company to learn from Lei Feng, businessmen have their own business considerations." Third, seek a way out for the company that invests for oneself. It is understood that before 2006, involved in the rogue software at one end of the Chinese Internet participants abound, small to personal sites, such as Yahoo, Baidu and other Internet enterprises, even including quasi-government organizations Cnnic are doing rogue software. "Almost all of China's internet companies, either is doing rogue software, or is promoting rogue software, either in the use of rogue software to obtain traffic, or to provide support for rogue software, in such a case, as a later start-up company, will enter a dilemma, you do not do rogue software, will not develop, Development is not good, and once I do rogue software, I have a strong inner conflict, so it came to this idea, the rogue software industry the whole end off. The idea is not noble, but I think it's very practical. ”

Sinorama reporter investigation learned that the Zhou of thinking through years in the industry established influence, as early as 2005 before and after the domestic and foreign anti-virus software manufacturers have been approached, to discuss cooperation matters, but weeks of advice for the company has been relying on sales channels to profit from the antivirus enterprises, is tantamount to "empty gloves White Wolf" No substantial positive, have evaded. At that time, although the Kaspersky Technology strong, but its localization of the pace of progress has been staggering, high prices, shrinking profits, has been slow to open the Chinese market, so in the absence of too much concern in the State, accept the Zhou 祎 "packaging promotion, free trial six months" strategy, the Kaspersky anti-virus software bundled to the week's "Security Guardian" on, Release half year free version. And Zhou later and this reporter's story similar, although the two sides do not have a hard commitment, but mutual interest expectations, and Kaspersky China President Zhang Lishen win the trust of the week's marketing plan, hit. Only reluctantly, because of Yahoo China's development of the overall consideration, when Zhou the proposal to Yahoo US headquarters, Yang eventually did not drop the proposal. The story behind it, as is widely known, when Zhou left Yahoo China and invested in Qihoo, Thunder, discuz!, again to find Zhang Lishen, "security guards" immediately in the controversy of the debut.

"I did not earn money through the ' 360 security guards ', even if I make money through it, as long as the legal, do not harm the user, it is reasonable, any company to earn money," Zhou said, on security guards and Qihoo website profit model, has been in the exploration, " I'm not likely to bundle what you're talking about in 360. Because I have forced myself into the media spotlight, the public under the magnifying glass, very people are staring at me, I hope I make mistakes, I hope I have a problem, I'm okay, he can also rumors, so be very careful. I finally spent nearly a year to build up the reputation, this is more important than anything, have a good reputation, is necessary to do business, I can not for a little bit of profit to destroy it. “

I see the horse cloud team and Yahoo

Zhou, who has been the chairman of Huawei as the benchmark, admits that his business is also trembling, and that "Idol" Ren, although not sage, and in the development strategy of Huawei, there are also decision-making errors, but his business for home, generous, low-key many of the outstanding quality of the very week to admire. Week is sharply pointed out that China's current Internet circle, too like the entertainment circle, True and false, hard to convince people, everyone in the crazy fry, know a little dare to 10 Point said, completely reckless, this is his most despised. "My principle is to say less and do more than nonsensical before you do it," he said. Including I also invested in the Dai of entrepreneurship, I have been warned him, less, less publicity, you become a show star does not mean that your business is done. ”

Zhou firmly believes that "easier", as easy as a critic, really do things need to think calmly, and I have always believed in and insist on telling the truth, do not understand things, would rather not say and never nonsense, and precisely because "know how many kilograms of two, know where the shortage, but can put down the shelf, can learn humbly." "A lot of small kid, graduated not two years, a comment, gossiping, despite my disdain, but I think others have said freedom, but if it is an entrepreneur, it will make you yourself very superficial, let yourself very impetuous." In particular, some people, enterprises did not do a good job, every day to write a blog, a big comment on others, it is difficult to understand. Real entrepreneurs, the opportunity to speak out is not much, but speak every word should have weight, because he has the connotation of the content, have many years of experience to do support, not huchui, that worthless, not convincing. ”

From programmers to entrepreneurs, from the entrepreneur to the professional manager, from the professional manager to the angel investor, from the angel investor finally returns to the entrepreneur, the role Transmutation Zhou all the way, seems to be at ease, although for the present identity, week's definition is "the investor, the entrepreneur, the mentor, the coach and so on multiple values mix But he is more inclined to say "entrepreneur". Zhou bluntly, he has never been a professional manager, also not suitable to do professional managers, even in the first two years of Yahoo China, it is really to Jerry Yang, listen to the instructions of the American boss, but he has always been the mentality of entrepreneurs to do things, and because of the mentality of this, the 2004 Yahoo China to finally get "unprecedented "Super speed development.

"Any enterprise's success and failure are caused by their own, do not blame all the external forces." About Yahoo's failure, can be said, from the CEO to Jerry Yang, with two words summed up into, silly force. If you dare to write, I dare say. Not at all emotional, "said Zhou Analysis, many multinational companies will encounter localization challenges, will encounter such a problem, this is inevitable, and in the middle, Yahoo pay the most tuition, toss the longest. According to Zhou's point of view, the entire Yahoo Global senior management, lacks a kind of future development vision and judgment. "Yahoo not only failed in China, but also failed in the United States, the share price is depressed and revenue is being suppressed by Google." ”

"Plainly, a business, people very important, if Yahoo does not change the CEO, it's the problem is not solved." This is also not emotional. I feel they are very silly, I have made a lot of good suggestions, but they can not understand. 2004 it got 3721 this team, that year is the best year for Yahoo development, but it does not cherish the team, so that the team to make money in the short term, but also to create some constraints on us, we can not go on, we do not do. It thinks it does not matter, it has always been not valued people, it thought you this team went away, as long as you leave the business to stay on the line, but lost people, you this enterprise also lost the soul. Looking for someone, and did not find the right, Alibaba is indeed a very successful company, but it is not a technology-driven company, so you let Alibaba do search, do the portal, simply not reliable ", Zhou so analyzed Yahoo strategy.

For "Tian Jian behind the scenes" Ma Yun and Ma Yun team, Zhou evaluation is relatively objective. He said that Ma Yun is a very successful businessman, such as his background, can make Alibaba success, in addition to half is the power of capital, there are son strong support, the other half is really Ma Yun team's own efforts. Ma Yun has paid a lot of tuition fees, but also experienced a lot of frustrations, including the year from Beijing to Hangzhou, only Mr Ma never mention. Then he focused on the business-to-business market, able to make sales, commendable, very difficult. From this point, coupled with Yahoo's capital operation, Ma Yun has succeeded, this is the success of his own, is Jerry Yang's failure. Although the management strategy of "Ma's in Yahoo China" is "totally disagree", Zhou has paid tribute to his people's achievements in business.

For Alibaba's strong PR, Zhou quite criticism, "Today out of this, tomorrow, like Tencent Q currency a lot of negative reports are they secretly operating, this is Alibaba public relations practices, as to say that I pull staff from Yahoo, there is nothing to say, until now there are still people continue to come, The average one comes in weekly. At that time Ma Yun gave me a lot of excrement basin, said I steal things, manipulate staff, to the media, I still that sentence, if there is evidence, you can sue me ah, do not scold the street there.

Speaking of the current Yahoo China development strategy, Zhou said it is difficult to understand, "Alibaba acquisition of Yahoo China for nearly two years, but has been no clear development strategy, more is the slogan of some Luliang, announced today to do this, tomorrow announced to do that, but also renamed, and say how many years later, And then a few months to change again, this toss is worthless. You have done it, do not say anything, you become the eldest, we naturally praise you. Moreover, Alibaba and Taobao's success clearly cannot be simply grafted on Yahoo China platform. At the same time, Zhou to Ma Yun in the public "sacred" his career, vigorously boast of their ability to show disdain, "as if to buy vegetables, accidentally bought two money lottery suddenly on the, purely fooled young people, the impact of the entrepreneurial successor is not good, as if success came so magical, we all want to hit luck." Luck is not knocked out, is accumulated in a bit by bit.

A culture of the laity

"I am a hard person, no matter how much pressure, I am not afraid." When 3721 so small company, I dare and cnnic to challenge, a lot of people are afraid of cnnic you know, I dare to do with him, you think I still have to do? ”

slovenly, insightful Zhou, has been touted as one of the most unique and courageous entrepreneurs in China's it circle, "with ideas, ideas, persistence, Youyongyoumou". Zhou to our reporter is not sentimental to say, I am an idealist, but I am also a realist, strategically, I will hold an idealistic idea, in tactics, I am a realist, I will not be in the real stone, must die. I want to fight these people, I want to beat them, but I must use commercial means, with reasonable means.

"I will respect the court's verdict, and what the court asked me to do. I do not remove this software is not up to me, I do not call you rogue software, I do not call you malware, you can not sue me, as long as the people need, I may provide any software uninstall tool, "Zhou said, he has been able to take the" Netizen vote "way to delimit the rogue software," Open the bow did not turn back arrow, or did not do, pretend grandson, not silent, this matter and I have nothing to do, nothing, armchair, do not give up halfway, otherwise, that just let people joke it. ”

Zhou is rich in books and reads a lot, "read at least one book a week". Zhou said that he was interested in classical literature, the management, biography, best-selling books are covered, and the university read the "Silicon Valley hot" let him know a lot of blood Silicon Valley entrepreneurial heroes, affecting his career direction.

I thought, while I was young, I was able to kill and do more things. But do these things have the ultimate goal? "Zhou frankly to the value of existence is confused," about life is not the ultimate goal, once the ultimate goal, will rise to a very empty situation, life may be a process. About listening to a good music, watching a fun movie, feel happy enough, especially Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to donate their property, I feel more intense. What's the point of being busy earning more money? Perhaps as some people say, the feeling you need is probably the ultimate feeling. They feel honored to do charity, then I through the investment company, this industry for me, I can influence a lot of people, this should be a little consolation. ”