Rebirth started in 2004

Chapter 229 The Only Chance

"Aunt Yang, in fact, how much money do you earn from selling mobile phones? A mobile phone only earns a few hundred yuan. This is because there are relatively few smartphone manufacturers now, and the only domestic smartphone manufacturers are us and meizu."

"But this situation will definitely not last for too long. After two years, there will inevitably be a large number of smartphone manufacturers, and a price war will inevitably break out."

"Instead of waiting until that time to call, I will call down the price of the smartphone first."

"Let more people use smartphones, and we make money from software."

All current smartphones are expensive, and two or three thousand is the norm, and there is no low one.

The high price is not conducive to the popularization of smart phones.

What does Chen Wei want to do?
He wants to make a layout on the mobile Internet in advance!
For example, Beijing dog.

As UNI1, Jinggou comes with factory software, which directly brings hundreds of thousands of users to Jinggou.

These hundreds of thousands of new users are not poor people. People who can afford a mobile phone worth two to three thousand yuan have much stronger spending power.

As a result, Jinggou's valuation has risen a lot.

Isn't this more profitable than selling mobile phones?
And there is WeChat.

WeChat now has more than 5 million users, and WeChat is becoming a way for young people to chat.

WeChat uses the mobile phone number as a registered account and directly imports the mobile phone address book.

In terms of positioning, WeChat is still a social software for acquaintances.

WeChat's walkie-talkie communication function is now popular among young people. It is very fun to send voice directly without typing.

And in terms of user growth, the trend of WeChat is obviously rising.

WeChat is about to update a new function, that is: people nearby.

As a smart phone software, many functions of WeChat rely on the functions of the mobile phone.

Almost all smartphones have GPS functionality.

WeChat will officially transform from a chat tool for acquaintances into a real social software.

Especially for LSP, the function of people nearby can be quite...

Anyway, when getting up early, many people had a good time using this function.

These people have fun, and it will attract more people who want to play to use WeChat.

There are quite a few similar WeChat apps that focus on making friends with strangers, and they have all developed quite well.

If there is supply, it means that the market has this demand.

All the WeChat R&D teams have moved to the capital, and they are recruiting more staff in the capital.

The WeChat server is also built ahead of time, with one purpose, to ensure the experience of WeChat users.

Don't chat, there is still a freeze.

Chen Wei knows how important WeChat will be, and will spare no effort to support the development of WeChat.

It's not like Mi Chat, who caught up with a morning set, but didn't get anything.

What Chen Wei is most worried about now is Penguin's reaction. If QQ's huge user base is involved, then Chen Wei is really not sure that he can resist it.

Therefore, Chen Wei did a lot of things.

First of all, for the functions of WeChat, if you can apply for a patent, then apply for a patent resolutely.

Directly build a patent wall so that Penguin cannot copy it.

It must be said that at this time WeChat is the first instant messaging software specially designed for smartphones in the world.

According to the original history, the earliest similar software is called KIK. Its biggest feature is to use the matching with the mobile phone address book to establish a communication method based on real identity.

And KIK will have to be released in 2010.

And now, of course, WeChat has become the first software in the world to do so.

WeChat has not announced the number of its own users at all, nor has it announced monthly new users.

There is only one purpose, and I don't want to attract the attention of the giants.

After all, WeChat does not need to raise funds from the outside now, and Hengtong Group does not need to give Hengtong Electronics money now, so it naturally increased its investment in WeChat.

Just look at the size of the WeChat team. The number of R&D personnel has reached [-]!

"What is your plan for WeChat?"

Yang Hongmei always felt that Chen Wei would not continue to operate WeChat.

How can I say this!

It's the feeling.

Chen Wei: "Aunt Yang, who do you think is the dominant player in the field of instant messaging software?"

"Of course it's a penguin."

"Indeed, it's a penguin. Penguin is now relying on the huge number of QQ users, and it can be said to be invincible. But the current penguin can also be called a stupid goose. It doesn't know what it wants. When it sees a good project, it will I want to get involved."

"I don't have a clear mind, and I don't have a good development strategy."

Yang Hongmei frowned slightly, this is true.

The current Penguin does not have a good reputation on the Internet.

It's annoying to hate it, but can't live without it.

"This is how I think. QQ is the overlord of the instant messaging software on the computer side, and wechat will be the overlord of the smartphone side. At that time, wechat can also launch a computer version."

The current Penguin obviously doesn't focus on the mobile Internet at all, but on the PC side.

This is also very normal.

Regardless of the fact that UNI1 has sold 100 million mobile phones, in the domestic mobile phone market, Nokia is still the overlord.

The quarterly domestic smartphone shipments also reached more than 700 million units.

Yes, in the domestic market, smartphones have existed for a long time, and there are still a lot of users.

It's just that the proportion is not high, not more than half.

But the number of users has increased quite rapidly.

Yang Hongmei: "Do you really want to beat the penguins?"

"Why do you want to defeat it? Why not fight it first, beat it to the pain, and then merge it? An important company like Penguin, but the shares are not controlled by the people of the country, I always feel uncomfortable."

Yang Hongmei froze for a moment, then fell silent. Using WeChat as a bargaining chip, can she control most of Penguin's equity?
Perhaps, there is still a chance.

The premise is that WeChat can really develop.

Now WeChat is still very weak and has not attracted too much attention from Penguin, but what about after a while?

With more WeChat users, Penguin will definitely feel threatened.

At that time, the penguin's coping methods will be quite simple and straightforward.

Facing the competition from Penguin, can WeChat survive?

"Aunt Yang, don't worry, WeChat will add a new function soon. After this function is launched, WeChat users will inevitably usher in a rapid growth."

Chen Wei is not worried at all that his WeChat will not win the competition, he has used the full WeChat before.

WeChat is not just a software, but a way of life.

It is easy to make a piece of software, but it is especially difficult to make a piece of software that changes people's way of life.

After hearing Chen Wei's introduction of the new functions, Yang Hongmei couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Yang Mengxiao complained: "Mom, I think it's Chen Dawei's own thinking, that's why he asked someone to develop this function."

Chen Wei naturally didn't admit it: "Nonsense, the appearance of this function is just to allow everyone to make friends all over the world. It's like watching Venus, some people can only see pornography, but people like me can See art."

(End of this chapter)