Author | Sea of city bound the Qin Dynasty is clear
Editor | Often take
That year, zhang Chaoyang is eldest brother. On the stage, he harangues, show Chinese Internet, the courteous reception just like that get stars.
Below the stage, ma Huateng is little younger brother. He listens so that burn with righteous indignation, after going back, OICQ more the name is QQ.
That was 1999, shenzhen, speech of Zhang Chaoyang. When those, be acted according to to be " Chinese Internet the first person " Zhang Chaoyang just is elected as the United States " times weekly " " 50 global number heroes " , be in China everywhere " preach " . After how many years, the Zhang Chaoyang that is not eldest brother any more is called to mind at that time one act, extremely complacent still: "He (Ma Huateng) the story that heard me exceeds excited, go back did QQ. Go back did QQ..
Ma Huateng made QQ not only, still made small letter, make gave giant Internet company Tecent. After 19 years, tecent market prise has reached 3 trillion Hongkong dollar, add up to 2.67 trillion RMB about. Right now Sohu, market prise does not cross trifling 812 million dollar, add up to a RMB about 5.648 billion yuan. Sohu, already not as good as Tecent an odd.
Huang talks BAT, and even TMD, once Chinese Internet " 3 swordsman " , sina market prise 4.629 billion dollar, netease market prise 29.39 billion dollar, the market prise of Sohu reduces foil likewise. Sohu falls, as a result on October 18, 2018, wang Xing of beautiful round boss denies in the meal on deep feeling: "Day, do not have attention for ages, the market prise of Sohu falls from left and right sides of 4 billion dollar actually 680 million dollar (newest market prise is 812 million) ! The market prise of Sohu falls from left and right sides of 4 billion dollar actually 680 million dollar (newest market prise is 812 million) !!
All suddenly if yesterday, everything already content is person blame. Zhang Chaoyang err what, sohu unexpectedly downfallen so far? This year Feburary, zhang Chaoyang has been been opposite on intermediary experience toward 20 years oneself make component. From 1995 the bottom goes back to the motherland 2002, zhang Chaoyang gives him " conscientiously job " hit 9 minutes; Arrived 2004 " a lot of years of later " , he thinks enough a passing cent; 2017, zhang Chaoyang hits 9 minutes to oneself again. When those 9 minutes, appropriate; Right now 9 minutes, need calls a very big unsolved problem.
2007, zhang Chaoyang's target is to make " hundred years old store " " live to be 150 years old " ; 2010, zhang Chaoyang's yearning life is, lying in the seaside, play dozen of beach volleyball; 2017, he says " must participate in " " live to be to often work old " .
"After a lot of years, how do you hope others evaluates Zhang Chaoyang? " broadcasted 2017 " encounter big Ga " in, the reporter asks Zhang Chaoyang.
"Very achieve one's ambition of an enough and clever, teenager, lucky, dash against the hundred years Internet that did not encounter, become the person that Chinese Internet does poineering work the earliest, a Good Person, honorable person. " Zhang Chaoyang replies.
This resembles extremely a epitaph.
01
On October 31, 1964, zhang Chaoyang is born in Shaanxi Xi'an, mischievous childhood was spent in courtyard of an armory family member, after entering a middle school, his work energetically reads, achievement count as one of the best. 1981, zhang Chaoyang takes an examination of Tsinghua university, graduation is joined that year go abroad study abroad tide.
Let Zhang Chaoyang bring think those who be proud is, in those days the university entrance exam he is before complete province 50, hind with the whole nation Li Zheng of the 39th achievement pass an entrance examination fellowship. Go to the United States to take advanced courses, illuminative Internet consciousness of Zhang Chaoyang, "In group of research of Masschusetts Institute of Technology, I speak on UNIX system, read a few documents with Ftp, the person that includes research group communicates each other with mail feel special cruel. The person that includes research group communicates each other with mail feel special cruel..
Muller of friend of an United States, with with " China Online " similar concept, 1 million dollar builds financing ISI company. ISI is collect the information of rising market, need somebody to work in China, zhang Chaoyang is the most appropriate person selected.
1996 early spring season, in a restaurant of Beijing, zhang Chaoyang visited Zhang Shuxin of Chinese Internet leading authority, seaing Hai Wei's president. Visit this, first sturdy Zhang Chaoyang goes back to the motherland sunny determination, ISI provided a diving board fitly. Although this job salary is not high, but before finding better outlet, he decides to help, take up the post of ISI to be stationed in Chinese chief delegate.
Work to others let Zhang Chaoyang spend before doing poineering work confused, in July 1996, he decides to work alone.
? Zhang Chaoyang
Deciding the first issue that work alone is give change. China still is done not have at that time " venture capital investment " concept, unlike now capital contends for photograph angle a place with a draught, more what is more,the rather that Chinese Internet just just started in those days. All up of domestic give change, zhang Chaoyang sets foot on American mainland again, but the money of American is bad also to take.
After 10 years, zhang Chaoyang ever recollected a paragraph of feel sad that financing is cheated to experience when accepting rash comfort interview. Should talk almost with an investor originally, to take more money, he look for goes to an United States moneybags. This moneybags expresses to want to chat with his investor, result moneybags is abet investor abandons Zhang Chaoyang, "He still drove the office out of me, do not pass this wealthy person later very regret, if he invests 70 thousand dollar at that time, the get one's own back that gets 30 million dollar. the get one's own back that gets 30 million dollar..
Final, zhang Chaoyang gets a hemp saves manage labor professor and Internet infuser, " digitlization lives " author Ni Geluo Pang Di, the angel of 225 thousand dollar invests amount. This is Chinese Internet history wind of on brushstroke is cast.
After taking money, zhang Chaoyang went back to the motherland in August 1996 found love to be believed especially. After two years on Feburary 25, love spy letter rolls out Sohu to search engine, and the company formal more the name is " Sohu " . In July 2000, sohu appears on the market; Arrived 2004 between 2010, sohu make the product such as search dog, game; Sohu took qualifications of next website of government of Beijing Olympic Games 2005; Sohu had a good swim 2009 appear on the market, zhang Chaoyang is become exclusive at that time one has two to appear on the market the Internet old man of the company.
? Sohu media edifice
Zhang Chaoyang essence at sale.
"Sohu " before coming out, zhang Chaoyang finished involuntary " borrow situation sale " . Feburary 1997, zhang Shuxin of Chinese Internet leading authority asks emperor of Ni Geluo Pang to come to China " preach " , press conference that day, zhang Chaoyang requests a cord from the emperor -submit a request for a military assignment actively appear on the stage to translate, allege to present holder he is " emperor of Ni Geluo Pang sends a person " , love spy letter ever got the Buddhist nun the investment of the family name. The following day, "The story of Zhang Chaoyang and emperor of Ni Geluo Pang " be written to receive a report by a large number of media, before Zhang Shuxin is busy busy hind reduce foil instead.
After 17 years, zhang Shuxin still is put to Zhang Chaoyang a presumptuous guest usurps the host's role complain, "I invite emperor of Ni Geluo Pang is to popularize Chinese Internet knowledge, zhang Chaoyang takes him however famous. Zhang Chaoyang takes him however famous..
The company had, the name also went out. On May 9, 1998, the line on Sohu net, advertisement of hill of home page occurrence byre, this is Zhang Chaoyang income of brushstroke advertisement, advertisement cost is 9000 dollars. Up to now, advertisement remains Sohu serious run harvests source.
October 1998, zhang Chaoyang is elected as the United States " times weekly " " 50 global number heroes " , the platoon is in the 45th; Of the same age, he is hanged in in the picture that slide enjoys before Tian An Men " southern on the weekend " on newspaper eye. Zhang Chaoyang repeatedly limelight, still do not cry at that time nevertheless " sale " , cry " make beautiful " .
Sale it may not be a bad idea, make beautiful, zhang Chaoyang gains fame, make media favorite, publish magazine the title page of a thread-bound book, enter a TV program, he is returned by the coronal with " Chinese Internet is patristic " the name explains to public everywhere preach.
Zhang Chaoyang made a speech to Shenzhen 1999, ma Huateng sits below the stage, warm blood is boiling already, go back OICQ more the name is QQ; Plum when Yan Hong poineering financing, say to the endowment person citing of Silicon Valley, "Sohu was done " .
For a short while, character China Internet weighs Zhang Chaoyang surely, the fame of Sohu also subsequently at the summit of one's power, force pressing is contemporaneous other two portals website -- sina and Netease.
20 years of a grim and grave situation, the Sohu nowadays is in the domain such as business of mobile Internet, video, artificial intelligence, cable, game drops out successively, zhang Chaoyang counterpoises in the speech of Chinese Internet a remnant very few.
Before before long, black is pressed down " word of river side night " when, face Ding Lei and week letter Dai " sale dark fight " , zhang Chaoyang just sits in laugh aside laugh not to talk, become this " titbits " setting. Change become the strength previously, zhang Chaoyang may be in extremely by the side of the river when nocturnal word open 1000 sail direct seeding, this is far it is good to sow newspaper international news to play vivid effect with English everyday than him.
Actually, internet of black town world turns around greatly this year day afternoon, zhang Chaoyang as usual leaves sow, did not tell English, getting inadequacy however 10 thousand audiences swim the town that admire black. But nowadays, a place with a draught of direct seeding already fade comes loose. Zhang Chaoyang is done advocate sow years sometimes, sohu however improvement is not had period.
02
"Word of river side night " eve, sohu is released money of the 3rd quarter signed up for 2018, outstanding achievement malformation.
Money newspaper shows, gross earnings of the 3rd quarter was Sohu 2018 460 million dollar, relatively the corresponding period dropped 2017 11% , relatively go up to drop first quarter 5% . Among them, online advertisement gross income is 312 million dollar, relatively the corresponding period grew 4% 2017, relatively go up to drop first quarter 6% ; Brand advertisement income 57 million dollar, relatively the corresponding period dropped 2017 24% , relatively go up to drop first quarter 7% ; Advertising Wu income is 255 million dollar related search and search, relatively the corresponding period grew 13% 2017, relatively go up to drop first quarter 6% ; Online game income is 96 million dollar, relatively the corresponding period dropped 2017 28% , relatively go up to grow 2% first quarter. Dropping compared to the same period basically is the natural attenuation as a result of old game, include hand of dragon of classical edition day to swim.
In other words, sohu Wu of present 4 great undertaking -- video of Sohu news, search, Sohu, have a good swim, income falls entirely, and the fourth quarter expects income still declining tendency.
On October 18, beautiful round Wang Xing is denied in the meal on deep feeling, "Day, do not have attention for ages, the market prise of Sohu falls actually 680 million dollar! The market prise of Sohu falls actually 680 million dollar!!
With day, "Internet 3 swordsman " medium sina market prise is 4.67 billion dollar, netease market prise is 30.4 billion dollar. As to dimensions of BAT market prise, sohu more look at its a person's back hard.
Apparent, sohu dropped out.
Zhang Chaoyang how? He is proud so without giving thought to, reappear Sohu of give somebody a new lease on life, however because of depressed announce to shut closed, give all corners of the country to feel lack of power again indifferently inspects, comprehensive regression says to want regain China in the center of Internet arena, all these relapses instead answer germ or before depending on Zhang Chaoyang, be done by the board of directors tired, complete injury was worn, be on the road of excessive introspection from now on.
Poineering initial stage, the venture capital of Sohu originates the United States, the member of the board of directors divides Zhang Chaoyang outside, all of one suit is a foreigner. This kind of board of directors and the culture difference that run executive group make Zhang Chaoyang is in very long period of time must of resigned board of directors order about.
Making piece of rising sun impression deep the deepest is, he excitedly ground prepares to go the contest of controversy of three-year institution of higher learning that CCTV team runs holds the position of a commissioner, the mail of an expression severity that comes from trustee is gotten before setting out, the mood falls at a draught cereal bottom. Shouldering whole process of the commissioner, zhang Chaoyang sits in commissioner banquet is livid face, comment on very mechanically also. Sohu is later than sina, Netease to appear on the market, also let a board of directors produce distrust to Zhang Chaoyang; After Sohu appears on the market, just meet global Internet bubble breaks down, sohu share price drops continuously split 1 dollar, board of directors more the ability that oppugns Zhang Chaoyang.
Zhang Chaoyang is inherent and ambitious, can't bear torment eventually, decide clean up board of directors. During this, zhang Chaoyang rack one's brains in scheming, hold in the board of directors for instance before, his meeting one by one and each trustee is furtive collogue with each checkmate.
Still a thing can see Zhang Chaoyang and disaccord of board of directors have inkling early. Before Sohu appears on the market before long, one is having industry of 25 years of IT in Silicon Valley the modest of better plum article from already check is airborne to Sohu, be decided to be Sohu by admire of board of directors 2 characters. Li Wenqian joins in after Sohu, undertook dividing the work with Zhang Chaoyang, zhang Chaoyang is in charge of making the strategy of the company and development plan, li Wenqian is in charge of the company manages in-housely and be being run, share strategic conception at the same time. But be less than a year, li Wenqian announces to leave Sohu, and first and last Li Wenqian does not have business of core of bring into contact with.
? Li Wenqian
In the process with deal with of board of directors, zhang Chaoyang feels him to may be dismissed, be forced under, zhang Chaoyang who strikes first prevails. Control to 2003, the trustee that Zhang Chaoyang does not know those Internet not to know Chinese market again clears one by one a bureau, at present Sohu board of directors has a foreigner only.
Compare with photograph of a person of foresight, sina author Wang Zhidong declares dismiss from office till the board of directors before him, did not realize the condition is critical.
"Fight inside " after the end, zhang Chaoyang is covered show partial share, "Even if the company is nonexistent, I am OK also back and belly does not have care. Then I begin to solve psychological problem, with the board of directors the fight is tormented a bit jumpily, need to release. Be censured to regard as previously appear on the market the CEO of the company, should low-key. But now, I pick the label, bold skip enlighten. My steps compares Michael · Jackson to still be close friends, professional dance teacher looked come to an agreement or understanding. " Zhang Chaoyang was in 2007 " Lu Yu has about " in say.
The program is last, zhang Chaoyang invites Lu Yu to arrive go of his value ten million " happy date " drink on houseboat, sing K.
03
Zhang Chaoyang won " inside bottle " , desertion however the auspicious future of Sohu.
Sohu becomes the company that classifies a search the earliest as home, let Baidu become home to search the old of the domain; In news respect, was defeated by sina again; Netease sends power play, rolled out explode paragraph " boast swims on the west " , sohu also is the person that be defeated. Be in to Sohu of these respects suffer a defeat, zhang Chaoyang reason end at be in that paragraph of time, get tired of deal with a board of directors, be too busy itself of attend to business.
Arrived 2007, namely the 10th year of Sohu, zhang Chaoyang thinks again " country has been hit " -- problem of board of directors not answer existence. To mark sina news, sohu was knocked 2005 become sponsor of Beijing Olympic Games to aid its to pull an one bureau surely. Marched 2003 the net swims, income still calculates stability. Especially the collaboration with Beijing Olympic Games, zhang Chaoyang records is satisfactory, to company specific business, be at ease give 3 tall canals do Sohu.
" Lu Yu has about " cover a Sohu employee, "He himself holds out the boss self-confident, special self-confidence " , this employee calls Dong Chengpeng, the people later is willing to call him more " roc " . Right now, he enters duty Sohu full already 3 years, this year, " roc " go up formally in Sohu video line, contemporaneous still take off an excellent program without this kind. Till 2012 the first season " silk man " broadcast, roc just calculates becamed famous on real significance, contributed the discharge of billions of for Sohu video.
? Roc
Should go up " swing palmar ark " hind, busy move sees Zhang Chaoyang buddhist of book, ginseng is realized, hear music, make gem gal, mountain-climbing, run. During this, sohu is entered again drop out passageway. At the outset by Zhang Chaoyang appoint the Gong Yu with important task, left in Feburary 2009 Sohu, love is established to surprise with Baidu after art video. Instantly, chinese video website 3 sufficient tripartite balance of forces, love is strange art it is among them one " sufficient " , sohu video to it already not to be named on the same day with. Be in early before Gong Yu leaves, join in Sohu 5 years, leave his post at putting forward by 2004 to the Gu Yongqiang of official of Sohu president, presiding operation, actor cruel video was produced later. Actor cruel, be " 3 sufficient " in additionally one " sufficient " ,
2010, zhang Chaoyang announces to reappear, express to want " Sohu of give somebody a new lease on life " . However the angst that Zhang Chaoyang has not cast off poineering financing to cause. Fight inside he and board of directors those who stay " the heart is traumatic " also do not have heal, bohemian the human body lives after flatter oneself render outstanding service and be famous, country is established, discover Sohu is serious however Out, under domestic trouble and foreign invasion, zhang Chaoyang is depressed. 2012, zhang Chaoyang is shut again close, be shut even if a year many.
Shut the central Shaanxi plain, zhang Chaoyang is controlled by small gain and small letter fan two a slap on the face.
Although Zhang Chaoyang " Sohu of give somebody a new lease on life " during, sohu has sent professional work of force small gain, but experience of Sohu small gain is too poor, zhang Chaoyang exerts all his strength cry out still disappears have overtake the impetus of sina small gain. "Old Sohu " Gong Yu is in even sina small gain to Laozhang propaganda to the enemy at the front line " abandon small gain " , the Wang Saicong that offends so that watch the scene of bustle gives out " Hahaha " . Zhang Chaoyang thinks however, "Hold to one of volitional character that are Sohu company, news, game, search, video is so walk over, sohu small gain is likewise such " . At the beginning of 2015, zhang Chaoyang admits Sohu small gain fails formally on sina small gain.
Zhang Chaoyang still says, still call OICQ early in QQ 1999, sohu wants to do IM, the name has thought -- " search Q " , eventually because of Sohu the technology reachs communication gene at that time insufficient, sale is top-ranking, product disastrous defeat, "Initial time compares Tecent evening only 6 months, but later with respect to too far behind to catch up with. But later with respect to too far behind to catch up with..
Then, 2013 the beginning of the year, zhang Chaoyang gives mountain once more, "Clear away old the land of country " , detect however of Sohu paragraph already from original " Wang Zhe " drop to " gold " , but " kill a thief purposely, wind a day feebly " , give all corners of the country this to be not had again again result and return, return his inner world, cover tightly external not utter a word.
Zhang Chaoyang turns around, roc is forward. 2014, " silk man " broadcast the 3rd season, roc " silk man " move big screen, showed 2015 namely " a person adept in martial arts and given to chivalrous conduct of thin pancake made of millet flour " . Sohu video serves as manufacture Fang Zhi one, one brandish gave Zhang Chaoyang old hand 20 million yuan, let roc let go go doing. Not only such, zhang Chaoyang still did " embedded sale " .
? Zhang Chaoyang gues-stars " a person adept in martial arts and given to chivalrous conduct of thin pancake made of millet flour "
In the film, zhang Chaoyang " instinctive quality goes out act " , act " roc " boss " Zhang Chaoyang " , because roc is offended,go up scandal, the company announces to want to it end an agreement. Roc complain of suffering, "I these year earned so much money for the company! "I these year earned so much money for the company!!
" a person adept in martial arts and given to chivalrous conduct of thin pancake made of millet flour " show box-office that day relaxed breakthrough 100 million, broke records of a series of homebred film booking office, film harvests booking office finally 1.16 billion yuan,
Newspaper of money of the 3rd quarter showed Sohu 2015, the film " a person adept in martial arts and given to chivalrous conduct of thin pancake made of millet flour " the net income that brings 29 million dollar for Sohu. 20 million RMB, a year of time, become 29 million dollar, press in those days exchange rate computation, investment return rate is as high as 9 times. Sohu is 39 million dollar when profit of quarterly net profit.
Zhang Chaoyang ever expressed in open circumstance, " a person adept in martial arts and given to chivalrous conduct of thin pancake made of millet flour " it is an accident only, "Sohu did not establish Sohu movie industry, big motion picture is not core business, network drama just is (core) , sohu values the dimensions of whole income more now, as to gain, should reduce video scope only come down, immediately can gain. Immediately can gain..
September 2017, roc writing of the 2nd film " sewing machine band " after showing, if public praise is wet, but box-office expression flatly. Fall up to film mirror, " sewing machine band " accumulative total is box-office 456 million yuan, not as good as " a person adept in martial arts and given to chivalrous conduct of thin pancake made of millet flour " half. Notable is, " sewing machine band " the shadow that manufactures to just had done not have Sohu.
? The film " sewing machine band "
On November 1, 2018, group of roc hair friend says to already left his post Sohu; On November 2, zhang Chaoyang is in what city group faces on platform of 1000 sail direct seeding to seek testimony, zhang Chaoyang expresses, "Roc had left really " .
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Be as long as 14 years " Sohu is written down " , roc from basic level employee, grow for a wrist, zhang Chaoyang treats the Sohu below " do exactly the opposite " .
2016, zhang Chaoyang decides " comprehensive regression " , put a word " Sohu will return scenic center afresh " .
This year in Feburary, zhang Chaoyang is accepting the position that he mentions when interviewing, "Very long period of time I am a bit indifferent to the world condition, I want regression to do a normal person above all this year. More than it is ran, should more devoted go sharing more responsibilities. Should more devoted go sharing more responsibilities..
Yes, afterwards reappeared 2010 " Sohu of give somebody a new lease on life " , announced to shut 2013 close an end, zhang Chaoyang wants again " comprehensive regression " . On November 8, 2016, on the WORLD plenary meeting that holds in Sohu, zhang Chaoyang states he will return to the management to the company in the round publicly, say Sohu will turn to engineer and product company, "Chinese Internet is by Sohu open, when Chinese Internet moves toward the second half to begin, sohu will return scenic center afresh, will realize our ideal " .
? On November 8, 2016, sohu holds WORLD plenary meeting
After a few days, zhang Chaoyang attended the 3rd black to press down world Internet congress, its are patted on the meeting catnap and worn coat open a line, those who make the person associates to Sohu again is downfallen. The reporter asks Zhang Chaoyang, center of arena of Internet of Sohu regain China needs how long. Zhang Chaoyang says, "3 years. "3 years..
3 years time passes in an instant half, in June 2018, zhang Chaoyang is being accepted " new capital signs up for " express when the special interview, "Regain center " did not define strictly, "Can say the effort through a few years only, can let Sohu become sex of vivid concerned couplet is born with numerous people in information field. Actually the competition of Internet, finally is the competition that organizes ability, administrative competition, we make a good organization, become its word seriously, the opportunity still is some. The opportunity still is some..
Decide muzzle than the inaccuracy June, arrived the Sohu WORLD congress by November, zhang Chaoyang says, "I find a sense now. " he recalls guard having black " word of river side night " , and with " returning still is a teenager " allege for the problem, sohu is being returned to and rise abruptly afresh.
Come 20 years, zhang Chaoyang and Sohu float drift along are heavy, return once more nowadays, can Chinese Internet give " teenager " rise opportunity?
