Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 1034 Yixin (4K)

Since Foxmail was acquired by Sina, Zhang Xiaolong has been conscientious.

At the beginning, he was the deputy director, then took over more jobs, and gradually became the person in charge of Sina Mailbox.

Although Sina's e-mail is a first-tier brand in China, all e-mails have gradually become appendages of major manufacturers, unable to provide much revenue, and only serve as a business puzzle.

Zhang Xiaolong's work pressure is not bad, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with "puzzles". Besides, "Sina" is quite like a puzzle to "Yi Kexi".

He has a good mentality and a quiet personality. After taking over the project assigned by the high-level, he didn't think too much. He just watched and pondered the ecological changes brought about by the mobile Internet that is getting closer and closer.

Mobile phones such as Nokia were also called smart phones before. However, the arrival of Mars and iPhone only took two years to redefine the label of "smart phone" and set off a revolution in the mobile Internet.

Because of the asynchronous opening of 3G at home and abroad, Zhang Xiaolong and his colleagues in the company can all witness the huge changes in foreign countries in the past two years, for example, the crazy outbreak of Twitter, for example, the blossoming of Android app stores...

Returning to the domestic perspective, not only is Sina actively embracing the mobile Internet, but Penguin has also developed application software for different system versions including Android in the first place, all of which have achieved good results.

However, what caught Zhang Xiaolong's attention the most was that the YMS launched by Yike this year looks very ambitious.

Yike is now a mobile phone company... a mobile phone finance company, but YMS refers to Google's GMS plan abroad, like a software ecological frame around hardware, and Google puts its search, browser, social networking and other functions into it. After entering GMS, Yike can naturally do the same in China.

Under this background, Zhang Xiaolong has a kind of thinking embedded in YMS for the projects he develops.

YMS is an ecological framework and a treasure bag, and it probably needs a communication software based on the mobile Internet.

In the future, functions such as search and browsing may also be gradually added, such as Weibo and Zhihu are all associated at the first time, but they are relatively general in the system architecture.

Such a software ecology is not even weaker than the value plan of Yike hardware products themselves.

Zhang Xiaolong thinks about the significance of the existence of the project from this perspective, and then considers its competitors in the market.

This reminds me of the four-character outline that is still hanging in the office of Wang Xing, the president of Weibo.

The Internet is so big, but it seems that there is only one company in China that makes communication software.

Before Zhang Xiaolong came to Shanghai to report on his work, he took a look at the market value of Penguin in Xiangjiang. On May 5, it was 31 billion U.S. dollars, which is already a fast-growing and predictable behemoth.

Last year, even in the face of the financial crisis, Penguin's market value exceeded US$100 billion. Its failure in the e-commerce field did not affect the rapid growth of performance in various fields based on traffic.

In terms of the recognition of the secondary market alone, Penguin is now the best Internet company in China, and Alibaba is the best e-commerce company.

Yike was originally the best mobile phone company, but after two waves of battles in April and May, it became the best mobile phone finance company in China.

Now when it comes to Yike, it is impossible not to talk about finance.

This is not the first time Zhang Xiaolong met Mr. Fang, but when he saw Mr. Fang again today, he saw a new look from his action of eating mutton skewers.

The food is so clean, no wonder he is the former richest man in the world!

Even the mutton skewers are eaten so clean, no wonder they can wipe out all large, medium and small institutions!
Zhang Xiaolong's mood was surging, but his face was calm.

"Brother Wang, this defense of Yike is thanks to our Sina." Fang Zhuo took a glass of draft beer and warmly thanked Sina for the financial help in the financial war.

Last month, Fang Zhuo sold 2% of the stock as a major shareholder, and Sina's market value has not recovered yet.

Yike was fighting around in Nasdaq, and the brother units were both happy...and happy.

"Our Sina is just doing a little bit for our common cause." Wang Yan spoke with an accent, "Sina is not afraid of being pointed at by others, Mr. Fang, you can rest assured."

Fang Zhuo didn't think anyone would point fingers at Sina, and it was still a strong contender for the number one portal in China....

He laughed, reached out and clinked glasses: "Brother Wang said so, I feel relieved, it's all in the wine, it's all in the wine."

Wang Yan drank a glass of wine helplessly, it was all in the wine, and passed away.

Zhang Xiaolong next to him watched and witnessed this scene, and couldn't help it... Boss Fang, look at him, look at him, hey!
"I believe that Sina will stand firm in this wave of mobile. Whether it is games or information, we will be tougher and faster in the next few years. Don't worry about the market value." Fang Zhuo poured another glass of wine.

Wang Yan could only nod his head, and asked again: "Is this 'harder'?"

Fang Zhuo looked at the taciturn Zhang Xiaolong, and said, "Let's be more ruthless and let Mr. Zhang's project take a sample this year. This project is spun off like Weibo and operated independently. It will be launched in the third and fourth quarters. It will be launched in November. CCTV takes as much Spring Festival Gala advertisements as it wants, and spends as much money as the project needs.”

"We use it to try Penguin's traffic foundation."

Fang Zhuo's straightforward tone was a decision.

Wang Yan changed his mind. Weibo is a similar method that Mr. Fang said. There are both Sina and Yike Investment. The company's employees have people transferred from both sides. statement.

The development of Sina Weibo is very fast. Before Penguin hesitated strategically because of the acquisition of acquaintance social networking, it finally made a choice. The homogenization of Qzone effectively declared the failure of the Eastern style Facebook.

This wasn’t a big deal for Penguin, who started Penguin Weibo shortly thereafter, but Sina Weibo had a great first-mover advantage, and the distance between the two was not only not getting closer, but was getting further and further apart.

Judging from the current situation, Penguin attaches great importance to Sina Weibo led by Wang Xing. Users only spend so much time on Weibo, and the new things on Weibo are more and more attractive to users. This is also a disguise for Penguin. threat.

Wang Yan didn't speak because Mr. Fang called Zhang Xiaolong's name, but Zhang Xiaolong also remained silent despite his emotional fluctuations.

Fang Zhuo's eyes jumped on the faces of the two people, and he waited for a while without getting a response, and said directly: "Since you are all right, then it's settled like this. It happens that the Internet conference will be held in a few days, and you will join me. Oh yes, Wang Xing should be called here, we are going to blow up Weibo this time."

In fact, there is nothing wrong with Wang Yan. He is in charge of Sina. The excellent performance of Weibo can certainly make Sina's investment a lot of profit, but the company's stock price and market value still depend on the development of its own business.

However, he knew Zhang Xiaolong's character, and seeing that Mr. Fang was going to end this topic quickly, he decided to confirm the situation: "Mr. Fang, since it is an independent operation, this..."

Many jobs in the Yike Department have changed a lot. For example, Liu Qiangdong, who is now in charge of Yike’s Huaxia business, was the person in charge of Yibu’s offline electrical appliances in his last position. He still wants to help finalize the matter of Zhang Xiaolong.

"Mr. Zhang, do you think you can do it?" Fang Zhuo asked Zhang Xiaolong directly.

Zhang Xiaolong had heard Mr. Fang use the words "Mr. Zhang's project" just now, but he still knew that this moment might be of great significance to him.

He noticed some urging in Mr. Wang's eyes next to him, and he hesitated for a while before saying: "Mr. Fang, I think I have done a good job of Sina mailbox."

After such a sentence, there was silence again.

But both Fang Zhuo and Wang Yan were patiently waiting for the next step.

Zhang Xiaolong seemed to be stuck in his mind, and it took him a while to complete this sentence: "It just doesn't make much money."

A product that a lot of people use but don't make money from.

Zhang Xiaolong was silent for another two seconds, and continued: "Mr. Fang, if it is a product, I am confident, but as you said, directly competing with Penguin may not be just a product issue."

It's not that he wants to shirk responsibility, it's that today's penguins are almost unmatched.

From Penguin's listing to the present, it is not that it has encountered setbacks, but look at who made it setbacks?
It's Ali's Mr. Ma, and Mr. Fang in front of him.

Even so, Penguin is still the kind of company... the kind of company that grows faster than the previous quarter when its financial report is announced every quarter.

"I understand what you mean. This is an all-round competition. But having said that, no matter how comprehensive it is, it depends on the product in the final analysis. Since you have confidence in the product, the competitiveness built around your confidence will not be It will be worse." Fang Zhuo said, "You try it first, and then change it when it doesn't work next year."

He is also more straightforward.

If the effect is not as expected, it will be replaced.

The former WeChat was not the first mobile communication software. The domestic Michat was earlier, and both of them were influenced by the foreign Kik software.

Kik was developed by a group of Canadian college students. It gained 15 million users within 100 days of launching the software. Its "cross-platform" and "free" communication software really hit the hearts of users.

But just as Zhang Xiaolong's worries are the same as what he said, competition is all-round competition.

Zhang Xiaolong regained his energy when he heard "I can't change it again", so he nodded and said, "Mr. Fang, then I can try."

Wang Yan couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

Fang Zhuo smiled slightly: "Everyone is trying."

"What about the company name? You can't use the project code name PP." Wang Yan asked a question.

Now the internal code name of this project is PP, in alphabetical order, just before Q.

Fang Zhuo said without hesitation, "Yi Xin."

When Wang Yan heard that it started with the word "Yi", he immediately clarified the position in the boss's heart again. Now it is only Yike and Yigou. Otherwise, just apply to change Sina to Yilang.

When Zhang Xiaolong heard the word "Yixin", he didn't consider the matter of power status. His first reaction was that it might come from China Mobile's "Feixin". This is the end of the word "Xin".

Fetion also has a large number of users today. Since its launch in 07, it claims to have 5 million registered users and 1 million active users. Its size development advantage is somewhat similar to Penguin's traffic advantage.

It's just that Fetion is free among mobile users, but you need to pay for sending SMS to users with China Telecom and China Unicom numbers.

Also, Fetion has not supported the registration of two other users for 3 years since its birth.

Since Zhang Xiaolong develops communication software, he naturally has research on market products. He thinks that if Fetion can put aside the opinions of others and continue to optimize the product experience, this track may not need to be considered again.

On the other hand, Fetion has not had this kind of movement in the 3 years since it was born. From time to time, there are problems such as unclear billing of traffic and SMS charges, and users sometimes cannot receive SMS. We can't expect the team behind it to do anything.

"Drink and drink." Fang Zhuo poured the wine again, and said with a smile, "Recently, Yi Ke has been under siege, so this is free."

Wang Yan drank half a glass of wine, and mentioned something exciting: "Mr. Fang, the competition between Taobao and Tesco is getting bigger and bigger."

"It's quite difficult, and it needs to burn more money." Fang Zhuo said the word "burning money" again, and was suddenly taken aback, "This year seems to be a 'money burning year', I hope everyone will not blame me, not me If I want to burn money, it is Goldman Sachs and Bridgewater who used money to force me to burn this time."

They don't give money, at most they ask friends from venture capitalists to join in. Now that it's all right, they just come to the door to stuff money. Everyone knows they have money, so it's not good if they don't burn it.

Both Wang Yan and Zhang Xiaolong laughed, yes, Boss Fang was forced.

"Call Wang Xing when you go back at night, and ask him to meet up in Lin'an in two days, and we will meet old friends together." Fang Zhuo instructed another thing.

Wang Yan immediately agreed: "I'm afraid Wang Xing also wants to meet Penguin's friends."

Fang Zhuo thought of Wang Xing, and then looked at Zhang Xiaolong in front of him. The two people's personalities were completely opposite.

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The 2009 Internet Industry Symposium was held in Lin'an.

In the past few years, it has been held in Beijing, Yangcheng, Shanghai and other places. It is an unofficial meeting, but there are always many people who come and it is very lively.

This year's economic situation is different from previous years. There are both financial crises and floodgates.

However, on the edge of the West Lake on June 6, a group of people in the industry who came to sign in one after another couldn't help but talk about a topic that was still not very relevant, the Yike Financial War, which was also the subject of repeated reports by the domestic media in recent days. .

The ITC ruling was overturned, and then...waited for a few days, and nothing else seemed to happen.

The SEC said it was going to investigate Yike, and then...it seemed that it did not continue to make any serious statements.

Yike's mobile phone advertisements are flying all over the world, just like that, even Nokia has withdrawn the patent lawsuit filed in the UK.

Looking at it this way, the Yike incident will never be reversed, right?It's not going to make the reports contradictory, right?

The media's big book made the Yike financial war, which had already been settled, have a sluggish continuation of the heat in China.

Especially in this symposium in June, it is said that there will be an appearance from Mr. Fang.

This seems to be the first time he has appeared in public since returning to China, and I don't know if the news is true or not.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Fang Zhuo and others arrived at the meeting place without making the people in the industry wait too long, which immediately caused commotion.

"The richest man in the world! Former!"

"Where's the bald head? Mr. Fang's bald head isn't here."

"The strongest mobile phone finance company in the world..."

Shibai three days to treat each other with admiration, but this time I saw Mr. Fang, I just felt that I had to take out one eyeball to see, the halo of the former richest man in the world, the mysterious man in this world, the king of retail investors, and the head of Yike is too dazzling up.

　I've been too busy these days, I just adjusted my schedule today, and I will make up a chapter on the weekend.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)