Reborn Millennial Gamer

Chapter 817 Douyin and Champion (4k)

“The listing of Facebook is a shocking mistake!”

"The Nasdaq trading system suddenly failed, and Facebook trading was delayed for up to 2 hours. As a result, more than 3 Facebook stock trading orders were executed or canceled, and many parties were furious."

"The time has come to test Nasdaq. How to restore the brand reputation that has been in business for many years, and how to compensate Facebook, market makers, stockholders and other stakeholders lost in this failure?"

"........."

Facebook's technical failure on Nasdaq was reported in major media on the same day, and there was a lot of discussion on the Internet, and even various versions of conspiracy theories were spread.

"I never thought that something like this would happen to me."

Ivanka put the newspaper aside, her eyes fell back on the breakfast table, drinking milk and sighing.

"No matter what, at least Facebook has achieved its goals. The market value exceeds 100 billion U.S. dollars and exceeds my flying purchase. It is now the largest Internet company IPO in the history of the U.S. stock market and the largest IPO since Nasdaq in ten years. The largest round of IPO, although it is a sad journey, it is also a milestone."

Lu Fei cut off half a piece of bacon, put it in his mouth and chewed it.

"The Facebook matter is over, what are your plans next?"

Ivanka took out a tissue and wiped her mouth.

"Isn't it the sixth game of the Western Conference Finals in a few days? Ballmer has been watching the first five games. This time, Larry and I have to be there." Lu Fei took a bite of the crispy golden fried toast.

"That's right. A life-or-death battle between the Thunder and the Warriors. How could such an occasion be without you three team bosses?"

Ivanka grabbed the hard-boiled eggs, cracked them and peeled them for him.

"If you win, you can advance to the finals."

Lu Feirao was used to big scenes, and he was full of expectations.

Last year, the Warriors lost to the Thunder in the semifinals. In the end, the Mavericks, who defeated the Thunder, defeated the Heat. The Silver Horn King bloodbathed Shituoling, stepped on James, and won his first championship.

This year the Warriors made a comeback. Under the leadership of Yao Ming and Curry, they reached the Western Conference Finals and faced their mortal rivals, the Thunder's four young men.

The game situation was not at a disadvantage as predicted by ESPN and other media. Instead, after falling behind 1-2, relying on the explosive performance of Yao Ming and Curry, they won two consecutive games and entered the match point early.

"Take them with you."

From the corner of her eye, Ivanka noticed Liu Shishi and Liu Yifei walking out of the bedroom on the second floor, "The Western Conference Finals attract a lot of attention. Giving them more exposure will not only increase their popularity, but also promote Ex Machina. What do you think?" "

"What about you, are you going?"

Lu Fei readily agreed.

"No, I have to deal with the head and tail of the vice chairman of Facebook, and then I will go to Saipan with Zeng to raise the baby. You guys have fun." Ivanka handed him the peeled eggs in the plate.

"Well, Master, Sissi, come over for dinner."

Lu Fei smiled and waved to the two girls.

Three days later, an extended Rolls-Royce drove to the home arena of the Warriors. It was no longer the previously rented Oracle Arena, but the brand-new "Great Wall" Arena, with a total area of ​​more than 54000 square meters, enough to accommodate 1.8 viewers.

When the car parked in the underground parking lot, Lu Fei breathed out a comfortable breath, took out two tissues and handed them over:

"Wipe it."

Liu Shishi and Liu Yifei wiped An Muxi's milk stains from the corners of their mouths.

"I'm going to the box. You guys stay in the VIP seats obediently. There will be media and DJs on site to expose you."

Lu Fei patted their heads.

"Yes, Brother Lu."

The two women nodded obediently, their cheeks slightly red.

"Click."

Lu Fei opened the door and got out of the car first. Followed by Wang Ben and other bodyguards, he strode to the specially arranged large box.

Lacob, Larry Page, Ballmer and others were seen standing in front of the glass window, looking at the stadium. On the table beside them were iron buckets filled with ice cubes, with bottles of champagne in them.

"As long as we win this game, we can avenge last year, we can avenge the Thunder and advance to the finals!"

Ballmer's eyes were fixed on the stadium where the crowd was pouring in, and his hands kept stroking the few hair left.

"We should be able to win this one, right?"

Larry Page was also so nervous that he kept pacing around.

Lu Fei was probably the most relaxed person in the room. He sat on the empty seat and took out a can of Coke from the ice bucket.

"We will definitely succeed. I have specifically strengthened centers and forwards such as Shane Battier and Hibbert. Relying on the scoring ability of Durant and Westbrook alone will not make us as embarrassed as last year. .”

Lacob clenched his fists and suddenly heard the sound of Coke deflating. When he turned his head, he realized that Lu Fei was coming.

"Haha, Lu, you are finally here!"

Ballmer swooped over with his belly full and gave him a solid bear hug with enthusiasm.

"It seems I should have come earlier."

Lu Fei patted his back and released the hug.

"No, you came at the right time." Larry Page came up and said, "There is something Lacob wants to ask our opinion on."

"Oh, I promised not to interfere in the management of the team unless absolutely necessary. Is something serious?"

Lu Fei raised his eyebrows, feeling surprised.

"That's it. There are rumors among team managers that Thunder's Harden, the best sixth man of the season, hopes to renew his contract with the team in advance, but the Thunder only offers four years and US$4 million. Knife's contract, he cannot accept this 'insulting' offer and hopes to get a contract more in line with his value and status. I think this is an opportunity for us."

Lacob's eyes narrowed into a thin line.

"You want to poach Harden?"

Lu Fei suddenly hit the point.

"Yes, he has the potential to become an All-Star guard. In fact, I would rather sign Durant, but he is not for sale to the Thunder." Lacob said with a helpless look.

It doesn't matter, Durant will come by himself.

Lu Fei smiled and cursed in his heart.

"If Harden is really signed, it will not only weaken the Thunder's lineup but also strengthen itself. But can this deal be completed? Will the Thunder let you sign it so easily?"

Larry Page frowned.

"Of course not, but I think there's a good chance."

Lacob is full of confidence, "Because the Thunder can't pay the luxury tax for Harden, they can't give Harden the money he wants, let alone the core position he wants. The team has a Westbrook who plays the same way. Now, Harden can only continue to serve as a substitute, but it is different with the Warriors. He can start and form a golden backcourt with Curry and Thompson, which is also West's suggestion."

"I have no objection, I can sign it."

Lu Fei was a little excited inside.

Harden + Yao Ming + Curry + Thompson + Battier?

Thanks to the child labor contracts of Curry and Thompson, only Yao Ming has the maximum salary among the Warriors. If the space is cleared, he can sign another super giant, but Harden is not worth the price now.

"Sign! No matter how much it costs, I have to sign Harden. As long as I can win the championship, I will accept it even if it means paying luxury tax!"

Ballmer was even more direct and blushing.

"Domineering!"

Lu Fei smiled and gave a thumbs up.

Larry Page said sourly: "He followed you to invest in Facebook and made a fortune from this listing. I have nothing." "Hahaha, Larry, don't be so resentful. There are many opportunities to make money." Lu Fei patted his shoulder.

Ballmer said with a clear mind, "He is not blaming us, but he is actually blaming Zuckerberg and Facebook."

"Oh?"

Lu Fei drank Coke and found out after asking.

Since last year, Google has focused on launching an APP called "Google+", which is also a social networking site launched after Facebook, and has stitched together WeChat's group chat and circle of friends functions.

It’s clear that we want to seize the social media cake.

At that time, Facebook had only more than 12 employees, while Google had more than 15, which was almost times that of Facebook. In terms of turnover, there was an even -fold gap. There was no doubt that the financial and technical resources were huge. , Google is far ahead of Facebook.

The war between “Google+” and Facebook is not a competition at the same level at all. According to Chang Kaishen, that is——

The advantage is mine!

The results were unexpected. Although registered users of Google's social networking site exceeded 1.5 million in just one year, the average time spent on "Google+" per month was only 3.3 minutes.

And a full 6 hours were spent on Facebook.

More importantly, Facebook’s active users not only did not suffer any losses due to the crazy money-burning subsidies of “Google+”, but the growth rate of users in the United States also exceeded that of “Google+”.

Google simply lost its wife and lost its troops. It was a complete defeat!

“I can’t figure it out, ‘Google+’ lost to Line, so Sergey and I just accepted it. After all, there is Penguin behind Line, but why would it lose to Facebook? It has more money, more people, and more functions than Facebook. There are so many, so why do users stick to Facebook instead of Google?”

Larry Page took a swig of wine irritably.

"There is nothing unexplainable. Rather than saying that 'Google+' lost to Facebook, it is better to say that it lost to people's inertia. Users felt that there was no need to change."

Lu Fei waved his hand.

"Lazy?"

Larry Page and Ballmer were surprised.

"Yes, 'Google+' is not enough for Facebook users to eliminate their inertia and inertia and switch to your side. I wonder if you have heard of a theory called the diffusion of innovation?"

Lu Fei took out one from the cigar box and said as he cut it.

This theory applies to most Internet products, that is, users can be divided into early adopters, early followers, late followers, and lagging users according to the time of contact. If followers accumulate a proportion exceeding 16%, a natural barrier will be formed against similar Internet products.

"I understand, what you mean is that the sunk costs of time, energy, and information on Facebook are too high, preventing early users from giving up Facebook." Larry Page suddenly realized, "They can't give up, because their social circle Naturally, people can’t give up.”

"Yes, Google entered the market too late."

The corners of Lu Fei's mouth raised slightly.

"Yes, if Google was given another chance, it should have launched 'Google+' in 08 and 09. The social media market at that time was not yet mature, and Facebook had not crossed the 16% gap. Early adopters were These new things are still open.”

Larry Page sighed, "In that case, we can compete with Facebook."

"Yeah, look, the current competition with Facebook is LINE and Twitter, which appeared at the same time." Lu Fei said with a smile.

"Facebook is currently exploring the European and Asian markets. To seize market share from Line is probably only a little easier than competing with our 'Google+'."

Larry Page cast an envious look.

"Actually, you 'Google+' also made a mistake."

Lu Fei said seriously: "Fatal mistake."

"what?"

Larry Page frowned.

“Getting the right information from the right person should be left to advanced algorithms rather than users setting it themselves.”

Lu Fei just said a word, but it made him suddenly enlightened.

Google allows users to get the information they want as quickly as possible and guide them to linked web pages quickly, but Facebook is different.

People search endlessly on Facebook to find people they want to connect with and see what’s going on in their lives.

Just like friends share joys and sorrows with each other in real life, he and his friends are all on Facebook. They like to see the content shared by their friends on Facebook, and they are also willing to see it on Facebook. Want to see content shared by others.

"This is where Facebook and Line can succeed, using recommendation algorithms to directly push people and things they are most likely to want to see." Lu Fei took a sip of Coke, "Most users are actually lazy people. Let’s see who can be a good nanny.”

"Haha, if I had known I should have asked for your opinion before launching the 'Google+' project, I wouldn't have wasted so much manpower, material and financial resources." Larry Page smiled bitterly, "Lu, you are also a shareholder of Google after all. Don’t have any good suggestions?”

“To overtake Facebook, what needs to be launched is a differentiated product that is differentiated enough to redefine the market, just like Facebook and Line defeated Juyou.com and Photo Wall, Penguin defeated ICQ, Google defeated Yahoo, and the superior team won. Yu Lan.”

Lu Fei crossed his legs and swayed slightly.

"This...it's too difficult to achieve this kind of differentiation."

Larry Page frowned.

"Actually, we are brewing such a new product. The project is tentatively named 'tik tok', a social media specially prepared for mobile Internet and smartphones. If you are interested..."

Lu Fei showed a mysterious smile.

"Of course, Microsoft and I are interested!"

Before Larry Page could speak, Ballmer stepped in first.

Larry Page rolled his eyes angrily and followed immediately.

Mr. Lu, so am I!

Faced with the two people's tentative questions, Lu Fei did not reveal much information about Douyin. Instead, in three sentences, he made Microsoft and Google willing to invest in Douyin, which had not yet written a word about its horoscope.

No more, no less, at least US$1 million to start.

If we really wait until the day Douyin comes out, Google, Penguin, Feigou, Microsoft, Logic, Line, and so many technology giants will serve Douyin, how lucky can it be!

"The game is on, it's on."

Just when the three of them were "working together", the G6 life-and-death battle between the Thunder and the Warriors began. The first three quarters were in a state of anxiety, and the score was tight. At this time, although Curry was not the "Curry" in the MVP season, , but with Yao Ming sitting on the inside, he is like a white jade pillar holding up the sky and a purple golden beam across the sea.

In the fourth quarter, the young Thunder team exposed various problems, especially Durant's lack of physical strength.

By chance, Curry and Thompson were having a blast in the final quarter, and it rained three-pointers unexpectedly.

"It's a waste, it's a waste in the game."

Lu Fei looked at the 15-point difference and clenched his fists.

"Haha, we're going to win, we're going to the Finals to kick James' butt!" Ballmer's face turned red with excitement, and he even had the idea of ​​opening champagne.

"Don't get too happy too early. Don't forget the result of the champagne opening at halftime in Milan. There are still more than three minutes left. Anything can happen." Larry Page was so nervous that his throat rose.

"Huh, huh."

The less time passed, the harder Lu Fei's breathing became.

Until the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the score was fixed at 97 to 94, and he had the last laugh with a three-point advantage. For a moment, he held his breath, as if he was suffocating.

"Wow!!"

"Oh my God, we are the champions! Champions!"

Ballmer and others yelled like little kids.

Suddenly, Larry Page noticed that Lu Fei was thoughtful, and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Lu, what are you thinking about at such a happy moment?"

"I wonder what the champagne in the finals tastes like."

Lu Fei raised an intriguing smirk on his lips.

(End of this chapter)