1998 10 One morning in June, Ma invited Zhang Zhidong to a cafe and began to concentrate on preparing the company name to be registered. Both of them thought of Lucent Technology, a well-known communication company at that time, which was technology-oriented. Ma used to work for a company called Runxun, and there is also a homophonic "Xun", which is also developing very well. This discovery excited the developing horse and Zhang Zhidong. News means communication and information, and represents the future orientation and direction of the company. When the word "Xun" is finalized, more than a dozen combinations of Xun characters will jump to the page: Netcom, Jiexun, Feixun, Tencent ... With the excitement and dreams of entrepreneurs, Ma and Zhang Zhidong came to the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce to register. In his and Zhang Zhidong's understanding, "Netcom" is the most ideal company name, which directly tells people that the company is closely related to the Internet, which is also the industry they love, are interested in and dream of entering. "Jiexun" ranks second, because the word "Jiexun" means "quick and convenient", and the convenient and quick response and service fully reflect the advantages of the network; "Feixun" represents the company's development vision and its own dream. Think about how desirable it is to fly freely between the boundless network sky and the endless life world. Although "Tencent" borrowed the word "Teng" from its own name, it always seems to be less ideal than the first three. Coincidentally, Ma tried all the names he thought of, only to find that only "Tencent" flashed green.

"Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd.", after the Chinese name registered by the company was confirmed, Zhang Zhidong proposed that there should also be an English name with similar pronunciation, like Lucent. Ma thought for a moment, and "Tencent" blurted out. In the later development of Tencent, Hong Kong people adjacent to Shenzhen changed the pronunciation of Tencent. They separate "ten" and "cent" into two words, so people often ask curiously why the company's name is "ten cents". Zhang Zhidong said with a smile: "We explained that at that time, mobile phones went up, and the cost of SMS was a dime, just a dime. Tencent found a breakthrough in the mobile phone business." Since then, the origin of Tencent has another explanation.

In this way, Tencent was born, and in June 5438+0998165438+10/0/. Singles Day registration is just a coincidence, but behind this coincidence, the founding team's determination and dreams for the future have already accumulated. Just like the paper airplane shape on the "T" after Tencent logo, it is the yearning for the sky in childhood and the pursuit of the road ahead when starting a business.