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Chapter 1529 stay behind

This time, Tang Binchen was very ambitious.

In the past business arrangement, he was mainly in charge of the Asia-Pacific region, and the European and American markets were taken care of by Lu Qi, who is based in Silicon Valley.This is also normal, after all, Silicon Valley can better radiate Europe and the United States.

However, in the past six months, UCgram and YikYak have encountered cold water in the European and American markets, and their development has not been smooth.You know, the two products of UC Beauty and YikYak are very popular in Japan.

The purpose of Tang Binchen's arrangement this time is very clear. Firstly, from the product point of view, incorporate YikYak's picture publishing function into UCgram; secondly, from the perspective of business authority, he wants to take the lead!

Those people in Silicon Valley are so unreliable.

Or go into battle yourself!
Tang Binchen didn't say it clearly, but he was a direct descendant, so Zhou Buqi could understand what he meant without saying it explicitly, so he went along with it.The new UCgram will also be included in the UC business line, and Tang Binchen will be in charge.

In Zhou Buqi's view, such a product idea is correct.

Not only is the new UCgram after the merger very similar to Instagram, the picture social tool that was popular all over the world in the previous life, but it also has considerations from the product concept.

Tang Binchen has summarized the advantages and disadvantages of UCgram and YikYak.

The advantage of UCgram is that it can edit and crop images, and has simple filters. The disadvantage is that some functions are still too complicated.Young people in the United States do not like to smudge on the details of faces like China, Japan and South Korea. What they modify is the overall feeling of a picture, not the appearance of selfies.

Therefore, it is necessary for UCgram to castrate some complex photo editing functions, such as acne removal, scar removal, whitening, big eyes and small mouth.

The advantage of YikYak is that you can upload pictures and share them on the public platform to attract more people's attention.The disadvantage is that the text function is useless. If you want to send text, there are too many similar products.

That's simple, remove the shortcomings of the two products, combine the advantages of the two products, give full play to the siphon effect, and launch a new version of UCgram!

There are also some product details, which Tang Binchen seems to have planned for a long time.

Zhou Buqi didn't make too many demands and let him do it.

Not only that, but also fully authorized to hand over YikYak's business power in Europe and the United States to him, and let Rose Lee, the vice president of products working in Silicon Valley, report directly to him.

If it doesn't work, you can even give up YikYak's European and American business directly!
If you fail, you will fail. Withdraw quickly, put all your manpower, material resources, energy and financial resources in the market expansion of new products, and strive to find another way to compete with Twitter in the public social field by using pictures to socialize.

The second Twitter, YikYak, may not be the opponent of Twitter. UCgram, which is socialized with pictures, can have a higher strength!

Zhou Buqi didn't hide anything, and said frankly: "I'm not worried about Ziweixing's domestic business at all. There is a strong and cohesive team there. But overseas business is hard to say. Lu Qi...he may be suitable as a A business line president or CTO, I'm not very satisfied with his job."

Tang Binchen said with approval: "I agree, Lu Qi... that's right, if you've reached this point, I'll say whatever I have, and it's definitely not about stirring up discord and fighting for power."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said: "There is nothing to argue about. This company belongs to us. Lu Qi is just the manager I hired to work for us. We are the masters, and he is the employee. To run a business, you must have the spirit of being the master." .”

Tang Binchen is a little bit hard to say, because some words are really suspected of fighting for power and profit.

"It's okay, just say what you want!"

"The biggest feeling I feel about being Ziweixing Japan is that when I am away from home, my own people are reliable! No matter how high the professionalism and personal ability of a foreigner are, they are still outsiders. Just like you said, the spirit of ownership is a sense of responsibility. Question. No matter how many kind people there are in the world, parents are the best for children. Ziwei Xing is my child, and I am willing to give everything I have to raise this child. But is Lu Qi? He is Chinese, but he is really not one of us. I went to Silicon Valley last month, and to be honest, I was very disappointed."

Tang Binchen's demeanor showed that his words came from the bottom of his heart.

Zhou Buqi said: "Well, the person in charge of the cloud computing business has changed."

"I don't think it's a big deal. Everyone will make mistakes in their work." Tang Binchen shook his head, "I'm talking about... well, it's about dedication and responsibility."

Zhou Buqi raised his hand, motioning for him to continue, "What did you find again?"

Tang Binchen said: "I didn't find anything. I just chatted with Lu Qi for more than 3 hours, and I felt... I felt that he didn't give everything and was still planning his way out. He has worked in Silicon Valley for more than ten years. He has established a large network of contacts. He is often troubled by some irrelevant factors when employing people. For example, he told me personally that there is an excellent technical director who he is very optimistic about. The other party also intends to join Ziweixing However, the CEO of Yahoo called him and said that this person had a serious disagreement with Yahoo when he resigned, and wrote an open letter scolding Yahoo's board of directors, which caused the management to be very dissatisfied with the management. Then the CEO of Yahoo asked not to hire this person."

Zhou Buqi sighed, "Human kindness."

"If it were me, I would definitely hire it." Tang Binchen complained a lot, "As long as it is beneficial to Ziwei Star, what kind of human relations in the industry should we care about? If it is a giant like Google, Microsoft, or Oracle, that's all, try not to offend. But Yahoo What is it? If you offend Yahoo, you will also offend, so what? Lu Qi is leaving a way out!"

Lu Qi didn't want to offend some powerful bosses in Silicon Valley, not because Ziweixing couldn't afford to offend, but because he couldn't.In case Ziweixing International fails, Lu Qi will continue to work in Silicon Valley, relying on his past connections.

If in the process of running Ziwei Star, he gave everything and offended everyone.

Once Ziweixing International fails, what will he do in the future?
Zhou Buqi nodded, "You are right, this is the most critical question."

Tang Binchen said: "It is recorded in the history books that Xiang Yu was able to defeat the giant deer with less victories and more because he broke the boat and cut his own way. There is no room for survival behind him. If there is a second choice behind him, his will is not firm enough."

Of course Zhou Buqi knew this, but there was no other way, the status quo was the best result, "When we were in China, it was indeed a startup. Overseas business... This is not a startup, all the basic conditions and finances are ready-made , more about strategic design and operational management.”

Tang Binchen let out a "hmm", "Anyway, I think it's more reliable to have our own people. You asked Xu Liangjie to be the vice president in charge of personnel affairs. I think this way of thinking should continue. In several key positions, we have to be in charge of our own people." on."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "You are right. There are indeed many problems on Luqi's side. Let's stick to it for a few more years. When Ziweixing's international business becomes more stable and has a firm foothold, it is not impossible... "

"Unload the mill and kill the donkey!"

"No, just let Lu Qi do more technical work. Well, the prerequisite is that there must be a candidate who is stronger than Lu Qi and more suitable to be the president of Ziwei International."

Zhou Buqi's eyes were deep.

Tang Binchen knew what this meant, and he was not polite at all.

He was originally the first person in Ziwei Star's overseas strategy.

Don't look at Ziwei Star International's big framework is organized by Lu Qi, but Tang Binchen is the one who has contributed the most to overseas business.As long as he is capable enough, has accumulated rich experience, and has produced a shining report card in the European and American markets, then he is qualified enough to use Ziweixing Japan as a springboard to become the president of Ziweixing International .

This is not a secret, Ziwei Star has already made a decision.

Tang Binchen took a deep breath, and said lightly: "Look at it, the new version of UCgram, I promise to make it! Socialize through pictures, and win the social markets in Europe and America in one fell swoop!"

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Helo's business should be managed by Lu Qi. You should do UCgram first to accumulate operating experience in the European and American markets. After you do it, you will also take over the Helo business line. Take it step by step, don't worry .”

Tang Binchen acted calmly, "I'm not in a hurry. I know that I lack experience in the European and American markets. Lu Qi has worked in Silicon Valley for more than ten years. He is more suitable for the position of president. If I don't show the achievements and abilities that can convince me , even if you ask me to be the president."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, just have an idea. By the way, how is the game doing? You invited me over, I thought you were talking about the game industry."

Tang Binchen said very speechlessly: "I have investigated the game industry in Japan. The localization is too strong. They are all the cartoon characters of Japanese comics. They lack the commonality of globalization and cannot be promoted. It is still an American game. It is more suitable for global promotion.”

"Bao Kai has a few good games."

"Well, I know that the Japanese version of "Jeweled Array" is being developed. It will last forever and meet the performance of current smartphones. There is also an aquarium and a fish-eating game. It’s fun, it’s casual, and it’s very profitable.”

"Yeah, make money."

Zhou Buqi is a little funny.

Japan's Internet market is really a wonderful thing. Other places have to think about spending money on the market first, and free promotion first.Japan is different here, you can make money when you come up.

Tang Binchen said with a smile: "Old men in their [-]s and [-]s here in Japan may also be experienced game fans. Here, almost all games require payment."

"Yes, Two-dimensional, Niconico is the representative."

"There are imitators in China!"

"what?"

Zhou Buqi raised his eyebrows.

Tang Binchen said: "It is an imitator of our Two-dimensional website Niconico, which can also post bullet screens, called bilibili, and stole a lot of cartoons from us."

Zhou Buqi was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Then make a strategic investment, and then provide certain content authorization and technical support for this domestic website, it will not be considered as embezzlement."

(End of this chapter)