Chapter 286 Step by step
Chapter 286 Step by step
The Penguin boss is determined to meet the challenge.
This is not only for all employees, but also sends a signal to the outside world.
Just on the second day after WeChat was sold, Yu Xing, who had just been all over the news with the joint report, also issued an open letter with the theme of "The great potential of mobile Internet".
"The competition and development of mobile Internet has just begun. Penguin and Alibaba are competing for the first ticket."
"The shift from the computer market to the mobile phone market is by no means a continuation of the previous market, nor is it a simple replica. It is bound to be a profound change."
The same words have different effects when spoken by different people.
In particular, Yu Xing had just created a tragedy that brought Penguin down from the altar of communications, which indeed made more people interested in the development of mobile Internet and began to pay serious attention to the changes in this field.
This morning, WeChat was still dealing with the handover matters.
Yu Xing had just taken a break when he saw Vice President Li Shanyou.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Mr. Li, come to the office and have some tea." Yu Xing welcomed Li Shanyou into the president's office.
Li Shanyou sat on the sofa and praised with a very complicated mood: "Boss Yu, you are... amazing!"
"The incident happened suddenly, Mr. Li, and there was no time to communicate." Yu Xing put the teacup on the table and spoke the words he had already mastered.
Li Shanyou held the teacup and sighed, "That's not important. The result now is the most important. I never thought that I could create such a situation."
Yu Xing nodded slightly, drank two sips of tea and asked: "Mr. Li, are you going to Alibaba?"
Alibaba’s acquisition of WeChat gave employees a one-week buffer period to make their choice.
Li Shanyou hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "I haven't made up my mind yet, Mr. Yu, I haven't considered working for Alibaba before... I'm not very interested in that place."
Yu Xing smiled and said, "What? Was there any conflict when we were chatting on WeChat yesterday?"
Yesterday was the last time Li Shanyou entertained the Alibaba team.
"There is no conflict. We all have the same goal, which is to see WeChat develop and compete with WeChat Chat. With the current foundation, this is also very promising. Whether it is technology, resources, or traffic... Alibaba is on the same level as Penguin." Li Shanyou couldn't help laughing when he said this. "You have laid the groundwork for Alibaba to copy Penguin. I am really impressed. When people see Alibaba learning from Penguin in the future, they will only welcome it and will not resist..."
Yu Xing shrugged: "It's OK, it's all just going with the flow."
Li Shanyou took a sip of tea and talked about a trend: "Ali's legal department has already investigated those who violated the non-compete agreement. I asked about it when we were having dinner yesterday. Ali thinks this is a relatively good chance. There may be a lawsuit against Weichat in the future. Well, the lawyer's letter may start to be sent today."
Yu Xing said calmly, "It's not easy for a small company to go to court and we can't afford to delay. If Alibaba is willing to do this, then so be it. Anyway, they are both in the right. I received a call from Cai Chongxin this morning and talked to him again. We also mentioned the problem of smartphone inventory and Symbian system. Penguin users should be slightly ahead now, but there will be a short-term barrier ahead, which will help WeChat to hold them back."
Li Shanyou felt very uncomfortable when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Strange, how come the situation has turned around? Mr. Yu, your selling has completely reversed the situation!"
Yu Xing smiled slightly: "After all, Alibaba's resources are different. Many of our difficulties are due to our own limitations. By the way, I just received an official invitation from the organizer of the Internet Summit to attend the meeting in Pengcheng in March as the founder of WeChat."
"I said on the phone that my WeChat company has been sold, so it would be a bit awkward to be a guest speaker."
"As a result, the other party said that they would serve as the guest of honor as a well-known entrepreneur."
"Hahaha, I sold my home, but ended up starting a family."
Li Shanyou smiled and asked, "The level of the summit is always high every year. This time it's in Pengcheng. You will meet Pony Ma, right? You... you should stop messing around. The leaders are here."
In previous years, leaders from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the host city would attend the summit. Well-known bosses such as BAT, Lenovo, and IDG would be invited to attend.
Yu Xing chuckled: "I don't have much to worry about. Public opinion only serves my work and competition. This year I have to see if I can take Bai Xiaosheng public. Of course, if I meet him, I might not be able to resist a little sarcasm."
Li Shanyou shook his head and suddenly said, "If Alibaba can really win with WeChat, then it will be very strong in the future. It has both e-commerce and social networking. Either of these two can catalyze a giant, not to mention walking on two legs."
Yu Xing nodded slightly and guessed: "Ali is doing communications, so Penguin may have to think of ways to attack. It is not ruled out that it will look for cooperation for the traffic in its hands. Maybe it will have to find JD.com. Let's see. As for the two legs..."
He thought of Ali's later situation and hesitated a little before saying it out loud. His rise was rapid, and his fall was sudden. He was afraid that "you will rise with this, and you will fall with this."
Yu Xing added more tea and talked about the details of the action, which made Li Shanyou listen very attentively.
Li Shanyou listened and thought again, and reviewed his motivation for joining WeChat. In the end, he sighed about the penguin: "First hit the head, then hit the back. Even if the penguin comes, it will be a pity."
Yu Xing laughed out loud.
The door of the president's office opened while the laughter continued.
Secretary Lin Lingling walked in with tears in her eyes and said, "Mr. Yu, I don't want to go to Alibaba!"
Yu Xing uttered an "uh" and noticed that Li Shanyou quietly moved his buttocks and stood up to leave, so he reached out and pressed down, signaling him not to move.
He said gently: "Lingling, Alibaba is a big company, and WeChat will be stronger there."
Lin Lingling raised her head slightly and emphasized: "Mr. Yu, I won't go to Alibaba! I can go to Bai Xiaosheng!"
Yu Xing hesitated. Actually, it didn't matter if he left. This secretary was doing an excellent job and was very easy to use.
At this moment, he suddenly heard Li Shanyou on the sofa cough lightly.
Yu Xing glanced and saw a figure appear at the door at some point.
He immediately advised: "Lingling, Ali is the best place for you. Bai Xiaosheng doesn't have the space for you to develop. You must cherish this opportunity for career development. It is rare. Don't act on impulse!"
When Lin Lingling heard her boss's refusal, tears started to fall from her eyes and she looked tearful in an instant.
After a moment, she nodded silently and accepted the suggestion to go to Ali.
Lin Lingling hesitated for two seconds and wanted to end this unforgettable short life with a bold hug, but she saw Mr. Yu looking back and then realized that Liu Wanying had arrived.
She wiped away her tears and said goodbye to Mr. Yu reluctantly.
Liu Wanying's expression was calm. She nodded at Lin Lingling and then greeted Li Shanyou who was sitting on the sofa.
Yu Xing said to Li Shanyou: "Boss Li, if you don't leave now, are you waiting for me to drive you away?"
Li Shanyou stood up awkwardly. I wanted to leave just now, but you wouldn’t let me. Now I want to talk to the shareholders, but you forced me to leave…
He really wanted to talk to Mr. Liu.
The outside world is now praising IDG's vision, but in fact, Red Falcon is the biggest beneficiary of this investment in WeChat.
Red Falcon Capital holds 23.0997% of the shares, 0.4% more than Yu Xing, making it the company's largest shareholder and receiving $1.525 million in return.
The door of the president's office was closed.
Liu Wanying walked slowly and said, "Boss Yu, please keep Lin Lingling. I feel sorry for her because she cries like a pear blossom in the rain, but she is also very affectionate and loyal in her actions."
Yu Xing said seriously, "What's the connection? Do you think she is the first one to come to me and cry? It's not like you didn't see Ge Zhijie crying yesterday. He also came to me and cried today. If you had come a little later, you would have seen them queuing up to come to me and cry."
The description is slightly exaggerated, but the employees' emotions are indeed very high.
Everyone showed respect and gratitude to Yu Xing, especially those employees who wanted to leave after being persuaded. If it weren't for the year-end bonus and the teasing words of Bai Xiaosheng about activities after the New Year, they would have left. If they were to leave, they would never get over this hurdle in their lifetime.
Liu Wanying sneered: "You are so kind-hearted. She was so sad just now, why didn't you hug her and comfort her?"
Yu Xing said seriously: "It's better not to hug her. She's so sweet and soft, I'm afraid I can't control myself."
Liu Wanying was slightly angry.
Yu Xing smiled and hugged Xiaoying, then spun her around twice: "I was just kidding. Without your support as a major shareholder, WeChat wouldn't be where it is today."
Liu Wanying lost her emotions instantly and broke free from his hand: "Penguin fell 12.3% yesterday. I took some profits first and will see the situation before and after the New Year. Public opinion will continue to talk about the predicament facing Penguin, and it is expected to continue to decline."
Yu Xing concentrated a little, thinking about the situation of Penguin in his mind: "Penguin is indeed in trouble, but its current performance should not be affected too much. I don't know what changes will happen after its financial report is released."
Liu Wanying nodded slightly: "Its 2010 financial report will be released in early March. We won't wait until then. We will just wait for relatively high profits before and after the New Year."
Yu Xing wanted to smoke but held back.
He sat down and said, "Okay, this is a short-selling campaign that has some ups and downs, but the final result is as expected, creating negative news."
Liu Wanying laughed and said, "It's a pity. Sina, NetEase, Sohu, they all said that you put yourself in the game and pushed Alibaba to its end. They praised you to the sky. If you can get over the mountain, then you will know that you really put yourself in the game."
The ownership of WeChat successfully controlled the strategic actions of the two giants.
This was an operation that was highly praised by the media and the public after the official announcement, and even received praise from "Zhuge" and "Su Qin".
However, behind all this there are silent short sellers operating, quietly making profits.
Liu Wanying went back to reap the profits after a brief appearance yesterday. It is preliminarily estimated that this wave of profits will exceed US$2 million, which means that the long and short positions surrounding the positive and negative sides of WeChat will receive more than US$5 million in funds.
$5 million…
The profit from the first short sale over the mountain peak was only a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a fraction...
Since the establishment of WeChat, the capital has gradually increased and the profits have also gradually increased.
Especially when Liu Wanying saw the hype and reports in the media, she really wanted to expose the operations behind it. Guo Shanfeng's initial design can be said to be a real entry into the game.
She shook her head repeatedly and said regretfully, "What a pity."
Yu Xing's expression became more serious: "Don't waste this reputation. Be sure to hide well when you cross the mountain. Although I didn't show up this time, if the connection is known..."
He thought about the possible situation and immediately emphasized again: "Secrets are secrets. It is better to let them be buried in time. Now that we have the funds, we can change the name when necessary."
The name is not important; what is important is the facts revealed through research.
Without the former, the short-selling effect may not be so good in the first place, but the fact itself is a sharp scalpel.
Liu Wanying sat down, smiled and nodded, then asked: "Boss Yu, you are no longer the same person as you were before. What are you going to do now that you have money?"
Yu Xing gave the answer without hesitation: "Change the name first, change the name of the Xiangjiang company first."
Liu Wanying was stunned: "Oh, yes, what do you want to change the Hong Kong Guiai website to?"
When Guiai.com was sold to Zhenai.com, it established a Hong Kong-Mainland China company. What was sold was the latter's equity, while the former's Hong Kong company established the current Baixiaosheng, and has never changed its name and is still in use today.
Yu Xing pondered and said, "How about Xiangjiang Carbon Silicon Group?"
Liu Wanying: “?”
Yu Xing smiled and said, "Humans are carbon-based creatures, and silicon is definitely the future. Carbon Silicon Group, the former is centered around people, and the latter is centered around technology. What do you think? If I had enough money, I would really like to see how far technology can develop. Hey, I think life sciences will definitely have great developments, and Hongshun can also look at opportunities in this area."
He became interested and started talking about the future.
Although he was not able to work in the field he studied, Yu Xing always paid attention to the news in this area, intentionally or unintentionally. Artificial intelligence has developed very rapidly and amazingly, but he is more interested in its advancement in the field of life sciences.
For example, AI predicts protein structure, reducing the time required for traditional experiments from several years to just a few minutes, and almost all protein structures have been resolved in a few months.
Yu Xing feels that deconstruction at the basic level will inevitably produce more results, and this kind of research that completely transcends the traditional meaning will bring about a biotechnology revolution.
Unfortunately, he didn't see much of it, which is quite regrettable.
What kind of changes can be brought about by technological development? When there were no people, no money, no resources, and no technology, we naturally couldn't even imagine it. But now we can at least have a little imagination.
Yu Xing's chatter was interrupted by a phone call. It was not until the call ended that he saw Xiaoying's face showing a polite expression.
He smiled and said, "Just chatting casually, it's all nonsense. Carbon silicon, just carbon silicon."
Liu Wanying had no objection: "Mr. Yu is an unparalleled operator, so I'll just listen to him."
Carbon silicon is named for now, and the busy work needs to continue.
After a busy day, Yu Xing personally entertained Alibaba's senior team who were still in Shanghai that night.
The discussion during dinner was quite pleasant, and we then went to sing some songs afterwards, still wanting more.
Li Shanyou, Cheng Xiangwen and Ge Zhijie all came along and also sang.
However, everyone discovered that Mr. Yu particularly liked Cui Jian's "Fake Monk" and sang it over and over again.
"I want to walk from south to north, and from day to night. I want people to see me but not know who I am."
……
There are developments in the communications sector that require attention.
The rapid growth of WeChat users has to become something that needs to be discussed.
Therefore, China Mobile held a special discussion meeting on the development of WeChat before the New Year.
As Fetion's outsourcing company, Shenzhou Taiyue naturally needed to express its opinions, and its deputy general manager Tian Liyang attended the meeting.
However, Tian Liyang was reading the manuscript step by step when he was suddenly interrupted by his leader.
The boss was very unhappy: "WeChat is WeChat, why do you always talk about Alibaba?"
Tian Liyang was surprised and said: "Ali, uh, Ali this..."
Seeing that no one was explaining, he could only stutter, "It...it bought WeChat."
There were a few small surprises in the conference room, followed by the similar sound of turning pages.
The leader flipped through the documents in his hand, didn't see the word Ali, frowned slightly, nodded slightly and said: "Okay, go on."
Tian Liyang glanced at the expressions of some leaders and continued to follow the routine.
(End of this chapter)