Chapter 5 Be the best company in the world on January 5

From the first day, we hope to build a company that is truly competitive internationally and in the international high-tech field.The reason why we can do it in China is not because we are a Chinese company, not because the Chinese market is too special, but because Baidu is too special.What we need is the world's first-class management, first-class technology, and first-class products. What we need is first-class talents with lofty ideals. Participating in international competition at the forefront enables Baidu to become the best company in the world. In October 2006, Robin Li made an overseas call to discuss the future of Baidu with the former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Infoseek, that is, his own Bole William I. Chang.William gave Li Yanhong an idea, saying that for Baidu, the most important thing is to attract and train hundreds of first-class engineers every year, and not just recruit them to work hard, but also give them space to give full play to their potential, Let them grow into first-class talents.If Baidu can really do the above, the rest is not a problem; if it can't, then what it says is futile.

A few days later, Robin Li called William again, inviting him to join Baidu. On January 6, 2007, William Zhang Fei, the world's most famous search engine expert, came to Beijing and officially attended Baidu's quarterly communication meeting as Baidu's chief scientist. For William, working at Baidu has two meanings: one is the opportunity to work with top experts, and the other is that the work at hand can affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people. "What they are doing is the most meaningful thing. I believe this is the sense of mission of every Baidu employee."

A consistent sense of mission is the greatest cohesion of an enterprise.