"Life is a process of accumulation, you will always have a fall, even fell, you also want to know a handful of sand in his hand." - ding
The United States "fortune" magazine launched the 2003 global ranking, under the age of 40, 40 richest mainland China six list, netease founder ding came 14th. In this year's Forbes' list of China ", ding to hold a 58.5% stake in netease company (current market value of RMB 7.6 billion), the "2003 Forbes China rich list" the first prize. But ding still lived a simple life, it is said that he a month's living expenses rarely exceed 4000 yuan.
Ding is a what kind of person? Let's explore the story behind his success, his experience and experience, believe that for many people, is a kind of reference and invisible force.
Dare to challenge era of entrepreneurship
Returned to her hometown after graduating from university, ding, work in ningbo telecommunication bureau. Telecommunication bureau absolute returns, treatment is very good, but ding felt that two years work very hard, but also a kind of difficult do its just worrying. In 1995, he resign from pta, strong opposition from his family, but he means to decide, one thought out on a cross.
He described his own behavior: "this is my first time to fire yourself. Person's life will always face a lot of opportunities, but opportunity comes at a price. Have the courage to take the first step, is often the watershed of the life."
He chose to guangzhou. Later, the friend asked him why he went to guangzhou, don't go to Beijing and Shanghai? He told a joke: guangzhou and Shanghai, is the comparison of southerners and northerners, if in guangzhou and Shanghai each have one hundred dollars in his pocket, then go to do business, the shanghainese will use writer with 50 dollars, another 50 yuan to start a company; And cantonese will again classmates borrow 100 dollars to start a company.
Early to guangzhou, walk in the strange city, in the face of flood pedestrians and traffic, ding increasingly feel the importance of wealth. Three meals a day is the most realistic must spend money? It is impossible to sleep on the street became blind flow? At that time, ding with little money, he had to save it, because he was determined to break the "iron rice bowl", now don't allow yourself to mix even when cornered by parents. At that time, his biggest wish is to hope to find a job, even a little less money, but total than wandering around.
Don't know how to go to companies interview, don't know how have your breath, with his patience and strength, ding finally settle down in guangzhou. In May 1995, he entered the Sebyse working in foreign company.
First day is tough, then a familiar ding women friends say, he later exquisite "cooking" and play "guzheng", said in a way, is the proof of that period "taking pains", also can saying is the optimistic and diligent personality, achievement of today, the "richest man".
Ding Shanghai like to eat vegetables, but at that time, the income is not high, can't can be natural and unrestrained to dining out every day, and do a lot of guangzhou Shanghai cuisine is not original, so he personally go to the market to buy food, cook. Work is very busy at ordinary times, he will use the weekend time, give yourself a "chicken" or steamed crucian carp, reward yourself.
Work in Sebyse guangzhou branch a year later, ding again germination out of there with others to create a company related to the Internet. At the time he can skillfully use the Internet, and become the first domestic Internet users.
Leave the Sybase is ding an important choice, because he was going to is a former does not exist, a tiny company. Support the only faith he is, he believes it will affect the future of domestic Internet, he is full of enthusiasm. At that time, in addition to investment in the relationship, the company's technology is he doing. Perhaps in 1996, he was only technical background, lack of business experience, finally found the company happened and he had many ideas, he can only choose to leave again.
In May 1997, ding decided to establish netease company. Since then, the IT industry in China, ding was enough to part a. After the famous ding to the requirement of money, but also maintained a rough style when to guangzhou. He said that young people spend less money, maybe just less temptation, but the old man, he is now thinking about how to find a trust of people, teaching parents spend money, because every time he remit the money in the home, parents give him with, they believe that their child is not easy to earn money outside, holding, also can when he needs to come in handy. Till now, home phone or a cordless, boil water pot took 78 hasn't been to the water heater.
Netease, moved to Beijing team construction has made great improvement in the company. There are not many shareholders behind, there is no history or the entrepreneurs bring negative factors, the company develops very fast. In company executive meeting, the CEO ding is often criticized, said that he did not good, that doing something wrong, he can always modest, "criticism, work can do better".
