I can see the commodity price curve

“And me.

As you know, I like to grow vegetables.

So when I have nothing to do, I will go to Kuaishou and follow the videos of those vegetable-growing bloggers.

But the problem is, I just like growing vegetables and I'm not interested in anything else.

But every time I log into Kuaishou, they will push all kinds of messy stuff to me.

I'm so annoyed.

But I found that when I used Wuji Chat, I also downloaded short videos.

But since I indicated that I was only interested in growing vegetables, they would only send me videos about growing vegetables.”

Manager Ma couldn't help but said, "Isn't that right? If I remember correctly, in addition to liking to grow vegetables, you also like to look at beauties in swimsuits.

The number of swimsuit beauties among the bloggers you follow on Douyin is much greater than that of vegetable-growing bloggers. "

"Hahahaha, you figured this out?

Yes, besides growing vegetables, I do like looking at beauties in swimsuits.

Then I also received more push notifications of beautiful women in swimsuits.”

Manager Ma: “…”

Two hours later, he fell silent.

In these two hours, he has figured out the reason for the decrease in QQ user activity.

That’s right, it’s Wuji Chat.

With Zhang Yue's crazy investment and the help of a strong team of developers, the other party created a chat software that is just as practical as QQ.

If it were just that, it wouldn’t be a big deal. After all, once a chat software reaches a certain scale, a moat will naturally form.

However, Wuji Changliao found a way to break through this moat.

First of all, the other party gives users great autonomy.

In other words, whatever functions users want, we will have them.

But if he doesn't want this feature, he can delete it at will.

However, this is not the key factor for the opponent to win over you.

It would be too easy to defeat yourself simply by giving users full autonomy.

He is not a fool, it is possible that he did not think of this, otherwise he would not have confronted Zhang Yue for autonomy.

Giving users autonomy simply prevents them from having an innate aversion to the software.

What really helped the other side win was their unique ability to retain players.

In Wuji Chat, users can find anything they like.

If you want to read novels, you can read them on it. If you like to watch short videos, you can watch short videos on it.

Especially short videos, once users start watching them, they can’t stop.

In fact, QQ also has the same function, and its short video ecosystem is even better than Wuji Changliao.

But users just don’t buy it.

The reasons are very simple. One is the favorability, and the other is that QQ’s short videos are not outstanding.

It has too many functions, packed together, including mailbox, space, short videos, and games.

These things are just displayed there. In the eyes of users, they are more like decorations than functions.

Unless I have to, I won't use it at all.

On the other hand, Wuji Chat is different.

Do you want to watch short videos? Come, I have them here, you can download them yourself.

After downloading, users will subconsciously think that it is their own thing, and once they want to watch a short video, they will come and watch it.

In addition, this kind of social software that users can choose from can not only meet the needs of users, but also will not occupy the memory and running memory of users' mobile phones for no reason.

Make the software look simple and smooth.

But looking at QQ, the memory usage is more than ten GB.

WeChat takes up 20 to 30 GB.

The total memory of my phone is only over 100G, and you two together take up a full third of it?

Even if there is still some space in my phone's memory, I can't help but feel unhappy.

Looking at Wuji Changliao, the same requirement only requires two GBs, and the difference is immediately apparent.

This is only for those whose mobile phones have good performance.

But for many people who are still using old machines from three or four years ago, the gap is even greater.

Old machines tend to be slow because of aging hardware.

When using QQ to chat, the phone is four or eight beats slower.

Using Wuji Changchat can directly make your old machine run faster and faster...

Manager Ma closed his eyes tightly, his face full of confusion.

He found that he had no advantage at all compared to the other party.

What depressed him the most was that he had no good way to deal with the opponent's move.

At this time, the assistant said, "Manager Ma, Mr. Andy from Android is here."

"Andy? What's he doing here?"

Manager Andy Ma knows him, after all, the development of his QQ is mainly based on Android.

Of course, there is also fruit.

However, there are hundreds of thousands of companies like ours that cooperate with Android.

Therefore, the relationship between the two sides can only be considered average.

If it weren't for his status and position, the two of them might not have known each other.

"Where is he now?"

"Reception room."

"Let him come over... No, I'll go find him myself."

Although he and Andy were not very familiar with each other, he was the person in charge of Android after all.

As the system with the largest number of users in the world, it is only right that we maintain a certain level of respect for it.

Andy is a white man with blond hair and blue eyes, and is much taller than Manager Ma.

"Mr. Andy, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were coming.

Next time you come, please call me first so I can pick you up in person."

Andy stood up immediately: “Manager Ma, you’re too polite.

I was the one who came here presumptuously this time, so I should be the one to apologize to you."

Both sides exchanged a few polite words.

Manager Ma invited the other party to sit down and made him a cup of coffee: "Mr. Andy, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Andy smiled slightly: "That's right, I heard that the activity of your QQ users has dropped significantly, Manager Ma?"

Manager Ma said noncommittally, "Where did Mr. Andy hear this news?"

"Of course I have my own information channels, but for some reasons, it is not convenient to disclose them.

But it doesn’t matter, and it has little to do with the purpose of my visit today.”

Manager Ma nodded and said, "Your news is true. QQ's user activity has indeed been lower recently.

But user activity has always been fluctuating, and the current low point is a normal phenomenon!"

His words were flawless. He neither denied it nor allowed himself to take the initiative in the subsequent negotiations.

Andy smiled and said, "Okay, Manager Ma, there's no need to hide it.

I am a straightforward person, so let's be frank. Your QQ user activity has dropped significantly, probably because of the unlimited chat, right?

To be honest, my Android system is facing a similar situation as yours.

Zhang Yue's Wuji system also brought a huge impact to Android.

So I want to unite with you to fight against the erosion of the other side."

Manager Ma raised his head and stared at the other party: "Unite? How do we unite?"

"It's very simple. Users who have installed the Wuji system are prohibited from using QQ.

In this way, relying on the strong stickiness of QQ users, those users can be forced to use the Android system again.

It's almost the same on my side. I refuse the other party's Wuji Changchat to run on the Android system.

Under such a double blockade, the development of both the Wuji system and Wuji Chat will become difficult.

As long as the two of us can hold on for a while, Zhang Yue will definitely not be able to hold on.

Then victory will be ours."

Manager Ma raised his head and said, "Are you sure you want to do this?

Mr. Andy, I think you should know that if we really do this, it will be a violation of antitrust laws. "

Andy smiled and said, “I understand what you mean, but this matter is not unsolvable.

As long as the two of us keep a low profile, users can install the Wuji system and Wuji chat.

But we just need to secretly add a small bug in it, which will cause both the Wuji system and Wuji Chat to crash to varying degrees during operation.

If the user experience is gone, we win.

And the antitrust people can’t say anything.”

"Flashback? I wonder how often this kind of flashback that Mr. Andy mentioned will occur?"

"It doesn't need to be too frequent, once every five to ten minutes is enough."

Manager Ma looked at the other party with a strange expression, and suddenly laughed: "Mr. Andy's move is really brilliant.

There aren’t many people I admire in my life, but you are definitely one of them.”

"Thank you, thank you. Does that mean Manager Ma agrees?"

"No, I refuse."

"What?" Andy's face changed. "Manager Ma, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Are you threatening me?"

"No, you misunderstood. What I meant is that if we work together, it will really be a win-win situation.

Moreover, now is the best opportunity. In a few months, Zhang Yue’s Wuji system and Wuji chat will become popular.

By then, it will be too late.”

“I know, but I refuse.

Haven’t I made it clear enough?”

"You..." Andy looked at Manager Ma with an angry expression.

"Okay, I understand. I just hope that one day in the future, Manager Ma, you won't regret your decision today."

Watching Andy leave angrily, the assistant looked puzzled: "Boss Ma, why don't we cooperate with the other party?
I think the suggestion Mr. Andy made is very good!
And the other party should really want to cooperate with us.

According to my investigation, the Wuji system has occupied one-third of the entire domestic market thanks to its excellent performance.

And it is expanding again at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In particular, with its excellent performance, it can bring those old mobile phones back to life.

It’s just disruptive.”

Manager Ma nodded: "Yes, so this is a good thing!"

"Ah? Good news?" The assistant was confused and did not understand what Manager Ma meant at all.

Manager Ma looked at her and said, "Let me ask you a question. Which company does the Android system belong to?"

"Of course it's Google. Is there any doubt about that?"

"Is it from China or the United States?"

"Beautiful Country... I understand. What you mean is that although the Android system is good, it is a foreign product after all.

The Wuji system is a product of our own country, so we should support domestic products.

It doesn’t seem right!

Supporting one's own country's products and being patriotic may seem similar, but in fact, there is no necessary connection between the two.

Does buying foreign products mean I am unpatriotic?

It's complete bullshit.

As businessmen, we must focus on our own interests.

No matter who you work with, making money is the most important thing.”

"You're right." Manager Ma nodded, "The most important goal of a businessman is to make money.

A successful businessman should not identify his business partners and rivals based on their nationality.

But the problem is that Android is not our partner, and Wuji Changliao is not our business rival.

These systems are in competition with each other, but it has nothing to do with us.

Our QQ can run on both Android system and Wuji system.

And Zhang Yue did not directly remove our QQ account, so we and Zhang Yue are also in a cooperative relationship.

So why should I prefer Android?"

“This…but the problem is, does Zhang Yue have Wuji Changliao?

He is desperately trying to grab our market."

Manager Ma nodded and said, "You are right, Zhang Yue's Wuji Changliao is indeed stealing our market share.

Then I ask you, why can he grab our market?
Is Zhang Yue's Wuji Changliao better than our QQ?"

The assistant was stunned.

She suddenly realized something: if we were to say whose chat software was better, Zhang Yue might not be better than QQ.

Because all the functions of Wuji Changliao are now available on QQ.

There is actually only one reason why QQ lost a large number of users:
The mini-programs within QQ cannot be uninstalled. If users want to use them, they can only install them as a whole.

Manager Ma said, “Do you understand?
The reason why we were beaten by Zhang Yue without any chance to fight back was because of our own problems, not Zhang Yue's Wuji Changcha.

If we want to fight back, it is very simple. We just need to set all the mini-programs in QQ to be uninstallable.

Although Zhang Yue’s Wuji Changliao is powerful, his current user base has not yet reached a large scale.

As long as we change our strategy in time, we will be able to turn the tide.

But choosing to stand in the same camp as Android is different.

It is a road full of thorns. If we join it, the probability of success will not exceed 30%.

The biggest possibility is self-destruction.

The reason is simple. Although QQ has many users, it is not irreplaceable on mobile terminals.

WeChat is ambitious in front, and Wuji Changliao is eyeing it covetously from behind.

Especially WeChat, if you were asked to choose, would you go back to Android or switch your social life to WeChat? "

"Of course I switched to WeChat. WeChat is my main social platform now.

As for QQ, it is actually rarely used.

I understand. Manager Ma, you are really far-sighted! "

Manager Ma smiled and said, "It's not that far-sighted. As long as you are not a fool, you will know what to do.

Besides, we are different from Android.

Android and Zhang Yue's endless chat is in an irreconcilable situation where they will fight to the death.

And even if Android fails, it will only mean losing the Chinese market.

They still have the European market, the American market, etc., and there is still hope for a comeback.

But our QQ only has the domestic market. If it fails, it will be all over.

In fact, it is not without benefits for us to choose to compromise with Zhang Yue.

In the field of mobile social networking, we have almost been completely eaten up by WeChat.

If we learn the advanced concepts of Wuji Changliao now, there may be a high probability that we can attract some users back from WeChat.

After all, in terms of ecological diversity, WeChat is far behind us." (End of this chapter)