Who doesn’t want to make money after being reborn?

Chapter 177 Backstab
  "Go home for the New Year, let's go home."

"Go home, go home, go home."

"..."

The opening song of the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Rabbit played cheerfully, but Xiao Ma was not in the mood to watch TV programs. Instead, he was preparing to serve tea and water to his old parents.

The Spring Festival Gala program is the atmosphere group.

It doesn’t matter whether you watch it or not. What’s important is that there must be this background sound when the family gets together.

Otherwise, it won’t feel like the New Year.

however.

Before the food was served, news that surprised him suddenly came from the TV: "WeChat gives away one billion red envelopes!"

"My friends in front of the TV, are you ready?"

"In half an hour, please take out your smartphone, click on WeChat and shake, and we will receive a billion-dollar red envelope together."

"For those who have not downloaded WeChat, please download WeChat as soon as possible. For those who have not updated the latest version of WeChat, please update to the latest version immediately."

"The first round of red envelope rain will release [-] million cash red envelopes."

"..."

The sudden red envelope activity made Xiao Ma's heart skip a beat. He quickly turned around and saw the host of the party reading out the detailed rules for participating in the division of one billion red envelopes.

Billion!

Billion!

That's a billion!

Little bastard, you are so damn cruel.

The mobile payment license hasn't even been issued yet, so you've launched a campaign to promote WeChat Pay?

What's the difference between this little day's attack on Pearl Harbor?
  Father Ma, who was immersed in shock, did not notice the drastic change in his son's face. He was startled by the red envelope activity announced by the party host: "Hey, giving out such a big red envelope, this WeChat is really willing to spend money, I will also grab a red envelope." "

What kind of fun is your old man doing?
  Seeing his father hurriedly taking out the updated version of his mobile phone, Xiao Ma couldn't help but smile: "Dad, I...I can't accompany you to celebrate the New Year. I have to go back to the company for a meeting right away."

"Hey, you look so bad, has something happened?" Father Ma then realized that his son's face was sallow.

It's like going through a serious illness.

Just a moment ago, I was looking rosy and eating delicious food, but why did I fall ill in the blink of an eye?
  Or something happened to the company?
  "I don't have time to explain to you. I won't eat the New Year's Eve dinner. I have to do business first."

Brother Ma hurriedly explained, hurriedly put on his coat and went out, driving to the Penguin headquarters.

While driving, I was thinking about what I should do: "What a red envelope!"

"I thought this was a rubbish feature, but it turned out to be a big killer hidden by that kid."

"Just waiting for the Spring Festival!"

"Damn, after being messed with by WeChat like this, doesn't QQ's newly launched payment function become just a decoration?"

"..."

While Brother Ma was mumbling and complaining, Jack Ma stared blankly at the TV screen for a while, not knowing what to do.

One billion red envelopes!

You kid is doing a sneak attack!

I, the major shareholder, was not notified of such a big matter. Is there any way to do this?

Are there any laws?
  The point is, that guy did a damn good job of keeping things secret.

The issue of red envelopes during the Spring Festival Gala has been concealed until now and has not been publicized.

This...he was caught off guard.

If one billion red envelopes are given out, WeChat's red envelope system will definitely set off a nationwide carnival, and the domestic version of WeChat's fund pool will surely expand as quickly as a balloon.

Fortunately.

The penetration rate of domestic smartphones is not very high yet, and there should be only about [-] million units.

Alipay still has a chance to remedy the situation.

After analyzing the current situation, Jack Ma stood up with a livid face and went into the study. He took out his mobile phone and dialed Brother Xiao Ma's video call: "Have you watched the Spring Festival Gala? Hey, you are not at home?"

"Have you seen it too?"

Brother Ma looked at Jack Ma's livid face, and his depressed mood instantly improved a lot: It turns out that I'm not the only one who was attacked.

That would be comfortable!
  "Don't gloat!" Jack Ma keenly caught Brother Ma's emotional changes: "You seem to be in the office, you must be jumping up and down in anxiety, trying to think of a way to deal with it, right?"

"Okay, we are all brothers in trouble. If Mr. Ma has any solution, please tell me."

"I talked about share swap last time."

"what?"

"Give me an accurate answer, do you want to change it?"

"You tell me a premise first, and I will analyze it carefully before making a decision."

"I can convince Lao Shi and Lao Ding to exchange their WeChat shares for you and help you take over WeChat."

"The combined shares in your hands cannot influence WeChat's decision-making, and it will be useless if I exchange them all!"

"Don't be so short-sighted."

"You think long-term, so tell me, what are the benefits to me after exchanging the shares?"

"First of all, you and I will form an alliance, and with the help of Lao Shi and Lao Ding, we can form a powerful force."

"Are you interested in QQ's traffic?"

"You can sell it at a higher price because QQ still has traffic. In two years, the penetration rate of smartphones will be high. If you want to change it, I won't change it."

“Are you optimistic about the future of WeChat?”

"It's obvious that in the next three to five years, your QQ and Fetion combined will not be able to compete with WeChat. Only if we work together can we support QQ and WeChat in the competition."

“I have a financial advantage and can burn money competing with WeChat.”

"They raised [-] billion!"

Kind of embarrassing.

How did you forget this?
  Seeing Jack Ma's decisive look, a look of embarrassment flashed across Brother Ma's face: "Okay, even if you are right, your idea is not just as simple as exchanging shares, right?"

"After the share exchange, Alipay will have to access QQ and Fetion. Only by working together can we cope with the impact of WeChat in the next payment field."

"How to divide the fund pool?"

"Huh? Have you noticed the fund pool in the mobile payment system?"

"How fresh?"

"I will make the mobile payment system independent, and everyone will hold the shares together, and everyone will use the fund pool together."

"In this case, it is somewhat sincere."

"You agree?"

"Let's first talk about how to deal with the WeChat red envelopes from the Spring Festival Gala. I was almost scared to death and was wondering what to do."

"Seize the time to develop the red envelope function, update the version within two or three days, send out red envelopes, and grab traffic."

"Send someone to negotiate. The contract will be finalized tomorrow and the red envelope function will be launched as soon as possible."    "..."

At the critical moment, the two Internet tycoons suddenly became reasonable, and we went back and forth for several rounds to finalize the general direction of the negotiation.

After hanging up the video call, Xiao Ma still had no smile on his face.

Then he called Zhang Long, who was having New Year's Eve dinner, to come to the office.

"Mr. Ma."

Zhang Long pushed the door open and went straight to the point: "You called about the red envelope, right?"

"Sit down! Tell me, do you have any ideas?" Brother Ma patted the sofa next to him.

"Any ideas? This is a sneak attack. We can only rush to fight. Before coming, I called a few key programmers and asked them to rush back to the company and prepare to work overtime."

"Do you have an idea?"

"Follow up the red envelope function first and try to launch it within two days."

"and then?"

"Just spend money and send out red envelopes to attract traffic. You can't just watch traffic and funds being sucked away by WeChat, right?"

"Jackma called me on video before you came."

"How to say?"

"Same as you said."

“There aren’t that many Alipay users, right?”

"What if we connect Alipay to QQ and Fetion?"

"That's too cheap for them."

"We can get shares in Alipay and shares in WeChat."

"What about the price?"

"Share Exchange."

"Are you planning to form an alliance with Jackma?"

"I don't want to either. Who would have thought that that high school student is so good at fighting and can also sneak attacks."

"It's a bit scary indeed."

"..."

While Brother Xiao Ma and his confidants were repeatedly weighing the pros and cons of forming an alliance, Jack Ma had already called repeatedly to arrange the work.

However, I still feel confused.

Since that kid deliberately carried out a sneak attack, there will definitely be more moves next.

Facing such an opponent who doesn't play by common sense, it seems that it is not safe to just form an alliance with Xiao Ma.

What if you can't win?
  It doesn't matter how much money you burn.

The key is, can it make up for the influence of the Spring Festival Gala red envelopes?
  "Happy New Year, Lao Ma."

Just when Jack Ma was frowning and weighing, Mr. Shi made a video call.

"Happy New Year, Mr. Shi. What happened to you just now? Why didn't you answer the phone?"

"Hahahaha, I just went to set off the cannons, and I saw the video of you playing when I came back."

"How old are you to shoot off cannons?"

"We are young people, so of course we have to set off cannons and watch fireworks to be romantic and romantic. We can't be like you. Being old-fashioned is too boring."

"Negotiate something with you."

"Say."

"Sell me your WeChat shares."

"Are you crazy?"

"I am serious."

"At a price, I only have 2% of the shares now, so there is no point in continuing to hold them."

"How about exchanging 3% of Alipay's shares with you?"

"5%."

"Don't be too cruel!"

"Lao Ma, you are not honest. Once the red envelopes are given out during the Spring Festival Gala, your Alipay will be worthless."

"I'm ready to form an alliance with Brother Ma."

"Sure?"

"Sure!"

"Okay, I'll accept 3% of the shares."

"Okay, I will send someone to find you to sign the contract tomorrow."

"Old boy, are you scared by the billion red envelope?"

"Well, I was scared to death."

"It's a pity. That guy is a cruel person. He kept the matter of giving out red envelopes a secret and no one knew about it."

"This is the scariest part. I don't care about winning or losing at the moment, but I can't go all the way to the end with a little guy who dances so happily."

"I'm optimistic about this guy. I'll go back and talk to him to see if there are any other projects to invest in."

"Wait to be slaughtered!"

"My pleasure!"

"I'm serious, someone is eyeing that kid, and he's probably going to take action soon."

"Eighth Master?"

"probably."

"You won't form an alliance with Master Ba, will you?"

"Have the idea."

"I advise you to stay away from them, don't offend them, and don't get close. These people are just Tuoxiang, and whoever gets it will be the same."

"There's nothing I can do. That kid pushed me too far. He stole into my hometown this time. He didn't show any sympathy, and he thought I was a soft persimmon."

"Pull you down! I really like this kid. Seven are dissatisfied and eight are dissatisfied. He will do whatever he wants. This is the young man."

"I won't talk to you anymore, I still need to contact Lao Ding."

“You want to backstab WeChat?”

"It's not a backstab. After all, it was the kid who was unkind in the first place, so you can't blame me for being unjust."

"It sounds better than it sounds. In fact, you are too high and you don't want others to be better than you. That boy is right. You, an old boy, are too high and may fall into a cripple."

(End of this chapter)