Chapter 367 Sample

Chapter 367 Sample

Chapter 367 Sample
WeChat’s breakup with the latest hotspot happened quietly, with neither side announcing the matter, though UC Browser did send a small notification.

What finally made it to the newspapers was a sharp-eyed user of Bai Xiaosheng who noticed this and raised questions on the forum, which attracted many people to verify it, and it was discovered that the information content supplier of WeChat had indeed been changed.

It's not that the two companies provide content randomly, but that there is really no information on the latest hot topics.

The cooperation between the two companies is generally included in the scope of competition between Alibaba and Penguin, and has always been regarded as the reward for golden idea operation. Even Ma Dian himself praised Yu Xing in public. Such a sudden change immediately attracted the interest of the media, and after carefully digging out the relevant circumstances, they gave a report that was close to the truth.

Compared with the competition among giants, the traffic tightening experienced by Mogujie and Meilishuo, which are dependent on the Alibaba ecosystem, did not attract public attention, but the speed at which they went from tightening to deciding to merge was quite fast.

In addition, Silicon Carbon Data, the company behind the latest hotspot, is said to have provided follow-up traffic support in this merger.

This kind of "it abandons me and I take it" will inevitably cause Alibaba's displeasure and may directly lead to the interruption of cooperation.

However, only half of the media reports were devoted to this incident, while the other half was widely circulated.

——Don’t be kidnapped by giants.

——Don’t become cannon fodder in the competition among giants.

These two sentences are said to have come from Mr. Yu, and he said that the background was that Penguin also wanted to participate in the merger of Mogujie and Meilishuo.

A reliable source from an insider stated that at a meeting regarding the merger of the two companies, Penguin, which was trying to take the lead in the merger, was forced to retreat by President Yu in this way.

Compared with the life and death of the traffic shopping guide company, such drama can obviously stimulate the enthusiasm of media reporters to dig deeper. However, no matter how hard they try to dig into the inside story, including Chen Qi of Mogujie and Xu Yirong of Meilishuo, they all remain tight-lipped and are unwilling to hype up public opinion in this regard.

Fei Jiashu, a NetEase reporter who once worked with Mr. Yu to combat pyramid schemes, did manage to contact the other party and even attempted to conduct a telephone interview.

"Hmm? There's nothing to say about this." Yu Xing naturally noticed the report, and just smiled when he heard the question, "It's all normal business cooperation."

"Mr. Yu, as far as I know, Carbon Silicon Data has received investment from Alibaba. Is it because of this factor and the recent cooperation between Carbon Silicon Data and Mogujie that problems arose?" Fei Jiashu asked.

"Oh, it's all normal business cooperation. Cooperation has its own mission at each stage." Yu Xing replied, "We are fine. I have the chat records with Mr. Ma. Do you want me to take a look?"

Fei Jiashu's eyes lit up: "Okay, Mr. Yu, I want to see it."

"You are a proper reporter, not a paparazzi. What's there to see?" Yu Xing said with a smile. "Anyway, there is nothing special going on here. It's all normal business behavior."

Fei Jiashu said thoughtfully, "Mr. Yu, some Alibaba executives have informally mentioned that Carbon Silicon Data, which has received financing, is not very... that is, not very... um."

Yu Xing was a little surprised, and then said: "Not formal? Then let's talk about it when it's formal. I'm still busy here, so I won't reply to such things."

Fei Jiashu quickly said in a private communication: "Boss Yu, if you don't reply, Boss Ma will speak first in the future, and you will be in a passive position."

Yu Xing laughed: "Then let him talk first, I will scold him then."

After he finished speaking, he added: "This is just idle chat, don't write nonsense."

Fei Jiashu was hesitant, but he still agreed.

This telephone interview could not be completed, but he did not want to miss the opportunity, so he asked about Carbon Silicon Data's development experience. This is also something that has been noticed in public opinion in recent days. This company, which was established only last year, actually has several mobile Internet projects that have performed well.

Among them, Wifi Master Key is almost all the rage.

"Carbon Silicon Data Company, if you want to interview, go find Zhong Zhiling. I'm not responsible for a lot there. In fact, it's mainly an investment." Yu Xing said with a smile, "But now we are far from having any development experience. We still need to work hard on our internal strength. Okay, let's leave it at that. In fact, it's really not a big deal. Carbon Silicon Data Company is not going to survive or die."

Fei Jiashu ended the call with regret, as he didn't get any information from the call.

If I have to say something, from what I have felt about Mr. Yu's attitude, he does not seem to be surprised or angry about the latest hot topic and the breakup with WeChat, whereas similar situations with Mogujie and Meilishuo made them very panic.

Penguin has already been offended, and now it has broken up with Alibaba...

It is hard for Fei Jiashu not to worry about the future of carbon silicon data.

Liu Jiankai also has similar concerns.

When he came to see his boss, Yu Xing had just finished a call from Fei Jiashu. He guessed the problem from the other party just by listening to a few words, and then asked curiously: "Boss Yu, have you really talked about this with Boss Ma?"

Yu Xing replied nonchalantly, "We chatted."

Liu Jiankai's eyes were sharp: "How is it?"

"What do you mean?" Yu Xing looked up and saw Liu Jiankai's expression. He felt that he was quite secretive and said with a smile, "What can happen? It's just like that. He was a little dissatisfied, but I ignored his dissatisfaction, and then nothing happened."

A raging fire of gossip ignited in Liu Jiankai's heart.

Yu Xing casually flipped through the chat history and glanced at Liu Jiankai.

The conversation was short and both people were very direct.

Ma: Your company had better not provide traffic to Mogujie like this.

Yu: Because Alibaba provided investment?

Ma: What else?
Yu: Am I worthy of WeChat?

Ma: It’s meaningless for you to talk like that.

Yu: Aren’t you investing in UC to use it as a replacement for WeChat’s information portal?
Ma: Has it been replaced?

Yu: Do you dare to say that you don’t think that way?

Ma: Hahahaha.

Liu Jiankai couldn't help but read it back and forth several times before he said, "Mr. Yu, your conversation... uh."

"Not high-end enough, right? Do you think we need to analyze the business logic carefully? We are all human beings, that's it." Yu Xing said with a smile, "So, this is how it is. There are always people who buy and sell on WeChat. He won't say anything in public. Besides, what's there to say?"

"You accuse me of betrayal? I'm not his subsidiary, and I haven't signed an offensive or defensive alliance."

"Want to do something with Carbon Silicon Data's shares? He doesn't have enough votes."

"Or did he specially ask someone to develop similar software? Even if he did, it would be considered normal competition. Carbon Silicon Data welcomes normal competition."

Yu Xing talked freely.

Liu Jiankai expressed his thoughts: "Mr. Yu, among the three giants BAT, only two of them have done something..." Yu Xing smiled and said, "So what?"

Liu Jiankai's admiration had just risen halfway when his boss's next words thwarted it.

"At worst, Silicon Carbon Data will go bankrupt. Anyway, I am building cars here," said Yu Xing. "It will be a good thing if everyone joins me in building cars."

Liu Jiankai couldn't help laughing, and put aside his worries about offending the giant: "Then let's do the current work well first, President Yu, we were quite successful in blocking the penguin this time, and don't be kidnapped by the giant. This can be used as a guide for us to handle similar work."

Don't be kidnapped, don't become cannon fodder. This idea is not only applicable to the merger of Mogujie and Meilishuo, but can also be used in the situation of competing with Penguin or Alibaba for investment.

As for whether it will work...

Liu Jiankai believes that Carbon Silicon Data's operation of exchanging traffic support for the next two years for a 10% stake in the new company is a very good example.

Two years of traffic support provides a stable period of time, and 10% of the equity is not enough to threaten the control of the core team. Further adjustments can be made based on market conditions in the future.

Of course, that's what it looks like on the surface.

However, if we simply look at the "Meili Street" after its establishment, Chen Qi is the president and Xu Yirong is the vice president. The super voting rights of the two, which originally exceeded 50% in their respective companies, have been weakened. Now one is 30% and the other is 25%. The many investment institutions that brainstormed this time have already been lobbied once...

Also included are IDG, Capital Today, and Falcon Capital.

Liu Jiankai doesn't necessarily think that the boss wants to eat him alive, but objectively speaking, there is indeed room for gradual progress.

This time, Mogujie and Meilishuo were severely damaged, with shopping guide income plummeting by 80%. The valuation of the new company was only estimated at US$3 million, while Carbon Silicon Data Company priced its two-year traffic at US$3000 million, which was quite cost-effective.

"If you don't want to be kidnapped, you need to develop well. The current environment of e-commerce is still quite difficult." Yu Xing said thoughtfully, "Last time I chatted with Xu Yangtian from Xiyin, they talked about doing flexible supply chain. Maybe we can give it a try and see how they do it. First stabilize it, then expand it, and then it's time to increase the traffic."

Next time you need to calculate the money for the traffic.

An idea suddenly flashed through Liu Jiankai's mind, and he asked directly: "Mr. Yu, Carbon Silicon Data Company is lightly equipped. In two years, its development speed will definitely be faster than this beautiful street. By then, will the traffic cooperation model be very similar to that of Alibaba and them?"

Yu Xing glanced at Liu Jiankai: "You think too far ahead, I haven't considered this yet."

Liu Jiankai ended the discussion on this topic, but he still had doubts in his heart. Mr. Yu didn't seem like a friendly person.

There is still a lot of work to be done regarding the newly established "Meili Street", but no matter what, after completing the merger and gaining new traffic support, Chen Qi and Xu Yirong are starting again. The former will still be responsible for the traffic shopping guide business, which will be the focus of the next two years, while the latter needs to cautiously try to develop some e-commerce businesses.

Liu Jiankai is a handyman. He talked with his boss about the recent changes and recent achievements. He even showed his concern for the engineers he helped to recruit from Fisker in the United States.

The last time he went to the United States, he recruited half of the vehicle engineering team, which was a significant contribution.

Yu Xing also praised this and promised: "Boss Liu, I will give you a bonus at the end of the year."

Liu Jiankai smiled when he heard about money: "Boss, if you want to pay, just pay. Even Ma Dian can't control you. If you want to pay, just pay now."

Yu Xing shook his head: "No, I'll wait until the end of the year, the end of the year is better."

Liu Jiankai believed that his boss was considering paying him at the end of the year in order to continue to motivate him to work in the second half of the year, but he had no objection as it was a normal idea.

He ended his conversation with Mr. Yu, turned around and left the office, and after taking a few steps he heard the sound of someone passing by.

“The price of Bitcoin is rising…”

Liu Jiankai pricked up his ears immediately, but he didn't hear the price in the second half of the sentence. He couldn't help but stop the two people who were walking and chatting and asked, "Has the price of Bitcoin increased? How much?"

"Mr. Liu, are you also playing with Bitcoin? It had a pullback some time ago, but it has been quite fierce in the past few days. It is now at $11." An employee passing by said with a smile.

Liu Jiankai murmured, "It's 11 dollars..."

The employee asked curiously, “How many coins did Mr. Liu mine? I saw on the forum that the Bitcoin mining reward will be halved, from 50 to 25. I feel like there will be further stimulus to increase the price.”

Liu Jiankai licked his lips and said, "I am mining... Wait, when will the block reward be halved?"

The employee thought for a moment and replied, "I think it's the end of the year."

Liu Jiankai suddenly thought of the half-smile his boss had on the topic of bonuses in the office just now. Is this year-end and that year-end the same factor?

He hadn't paid attention to Bitcoin for a long time. When he suddenly heard that the price was 9 times higher than what he sold it to his boss, and there was also the positive stimulus of halving the block reward, he couldn't help but turn back and go into the office.

“Mr. Yu, the bonus you mentioned will not be paid until the end of the year. Are you waiting for the Bitcoin block reward to be halved?” Liu Jiankai asked directly.

Yu Xing was surprised and asked, "How did you know?"

"..." Liu Jiankai was in a complicated mood, "Mr. Yu, are you going to exchange Bitcoin for my bonus?"

Yu Xing nodded: "Why not?"

Liu Jiankai: "This..."

Yu Xing smiled and said, "The price is going to go up, so try changing it for fun. Anyway, you don't want to play with it anymore. How much can it go up? Is it worth it for you, President Liu, to be so shaken now?"

Liu Jiankai breathed a sigh of relief. He was poor and had low aspirations. Suddenly he realized that the price of the bitcoins in Mr. Yu's hands had increased ninefold, and the gap felt a bit uncomfortable.

He said decisively: "Okay, Mr. Yu, I'm just asking, I have cut ties with Bitcoin, it's okay, Mr. Yu."

It just changed from 12 US dollars to 108 million US dollars!
What's so sad about this!?

I can earn it back if I work hard for my boss for another 7 years!

Liu Jiankai remained calm and was no longer troubled by his emotions, but that night, he still couldn't help but save the real-time price of Bitcoin in his browser so that he could check the trend when he had time.

Well, I'm not playing, I'm just looking at the prices and the year-end bonus.

Yu Xing didn't know that Mr. Liu was concerned about the price. He declined some interviews that still wanted to get information about the termination of cooperation with Alibaba, and still focused his energy on the Carbon Silicon Group.

However, in the second week of August, Alibaba sent a message hoping that Carbon Silicon Data would repurchase the shares held by Alibaba at the original price.

Yu Xing received the news when he was receiving a delegation from Malaysia's Proton Motors. He could only laugh it off. It allocated funds, it invested, but it did not want shares. Alibaba really wanted to be a living Bodhisattva.

(End of this chapter)