Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 265 Baidu takes action and blocks Xingyi’s video!
The business in the Magic City came to an end, and Wang Yi officially returned to the Imperial Capital.

As for the matter of buying a house, Wang Yicai was too lazy to do it himself and left it directly to his subordinates.

After the subordinates have negotiated a few good properties, they will be sent to Wang Yi, and Wang Yi will make the final decision.

In addition, due to the purchase restrictions in Magic City, it can only be purchased in the name of the company, and Wang Yi does not need to worry about the subsequent procedures.

Next time I go to Shanghai, I'll just pack my bags and check in.

On the way, Wang Yi received a call from Song Sining:
"Chairman, the Management Committee on the 15th once again held a tripartite negotiation and invited us to attend. This time, it is said that high-level officials from Jeju, the island city, and even the province were present. It seems that they are going to finalize the layout plan of the three major factories. You Do you want to attend in person?”

"Did we negotiate directly? Is there any news in the province?" Wang Yi was a little surprised.

Xingyi Technology’s four major factories, the mobile phone factory is located in Jeju, and the subsequent tablet factory, smart TV factory, and smart home factory were all originally located in Jeju.

Later, due to the participation of Daocheng in the competition, it has not yet been determined how to divide it.

The parties had talked several times before, but had never reached an agreement.

After all, if it continues to be delayed, the construction of the factory will be delayed, and production will be delayed. If Wang Yi turns around and goes to other provinces to build factories, they will have no place to cry.

And if she just mentioned it, there would be no problem.

Song Sining nodded: "Yes, that's what Director Hong means. Do you want to attend in person?"

Sometimes, being too popular is not good either.

She also knew that in this kind of fight between gods, it would be difficult to offend both sides, so it would be best if Wang Yi did not intervene.

To put it bluntly, iQiyi is a subsidiary of Baidu.

"Okay." Li Yan took the report and read it one by one.

"Okay, we don't want to overstep our authority on this kind of thing."

"The chairman is so wise, that's very good." Song Sining said with joy.

Wang Yi is just a small entrepreneur, so it's better to keep a low profile.

It's okay for companies to make suggestions and make suggestions, but if you really want to make decisions for the government, it's a bit suicidal. Wang Yi won't be so arrogant.

The established giants Sohu and LeTV are also very powerful.

Now that the province has made up its mind, it seems it will finalize the matter quickly.

The capable secretary sent a stack of detailed reports: "Chairman, this is the revenue and profit report of each department in early December. Please take a look."

"Okay." Song Sining hesitated for a while and then said, "They won't ask about how to allocate factories, so I won't say anything and let them study it themselves."

Some things are most real only when you see them in person.

There are also several cities competing for it, but they haven’t found it yet!
What a delay, Wang Yi felt helpless.

It is also a great joy.

"If I really ask you, just say, it is better to make a reasonable allocation based on the existing industrial layout of the two cities to facilitate the integration of resources."

In Li Yan’s view, Youku is the strongest video platform currently and ranks first.

Wang Yi thought for a while, but still refused: "No, as the president, you can attend on my behalf."

The secretary continued: "There are also non-member users who have to watch a 90-second advertisement before watching a video on iQiyi. But if you go to Xingyi Video, you will be a member after signing in, and you can skip the advertisement directly. It is a member-only resource. You can also watch it. As a result, iQiyi's active users dropped sharply in December, and advertising revenue also dropped sharply. After all, they are all charged based on clicks..."

However, as long as the province finalizes it quickly, Jiangsu and Zhejiang will probably also finalize it quickly.

But no matter what, this matter will be implemented as soon as possible and will not be delayed any longer.

"The search engine business is developing well. The revenue has been growing steadily recently, which is very good." Li Yan was in a good mood:
"The user growth rate of Baidu Maps is also good. We will continue to increase investment. Relying on Baidu's funds and resources, we will spend money to seize Amap's users and merchant services. It is only a matter of time before Amap is killed."

But every ten days, he will go over the revenue performance of each department so that he can control the development of each department.

Relying only on reports from the heads of various departments will inevitably report good news but not bad news, thus deceiving the public.

"That's it!" Li Yan frowned slightly, but he was still curious:
"I'm just wondering. Isn't Xingyi Video just starting out? So what if you sign up and get a membership? How many film and television resources do they have? Can they compare with our iQiyi?"

There is no other way, Twin Star City is rushing to get Wang Yi to build a factory, it's a proper fight between gods.

Li Yan's mouth twitched: "..."

"In terms of audio and video..." The smile on Li Yan's face suddenly turned ugly:
"iQiyi's revenue in early December dropped by 12% compared to early November! How could this happen?"

Later, Wang Yi called Chen Chuanqing and asked about the Jiangsu and Zhejiang garment factories.

Wang Yi smiled and said: "Just say this, it's enough, don't say more."

Baidu has a big business and many departments, and it is impossible for Li Yan to pay attention to it every day.

In January 2010, Baidu wanted to create an independent video platform and launched iQiyi, which is controlled by Baidu!

"Then if they ask me what I think, what should I say?" Song Sining changed the subject.

Afraid of comparison in everything.

At the same time, Baidu headquarters.

Of course, iQiyi’s technology, algorithms, resources, traffic, etc. are also provided by Baidu.

"Chairman, it's the impact of Xingyi Video." The secretary said:
"Xingyi Video will give you a membership when you sign in, which has caused many iQiyi members to give up renewing and switch to the free Xingyi Video. Our iQiyi revenue from new members and renewed membership this month have both dropped sharply!"

As for the final outcome, it still depends on the province’s decision.

Although iQiyi has only been established for two years, it has developed rapidly thanks to the support of Baidu and search engine traffic.

Other platforms are even worse!
Even Penguin Video has only been established for half a year. Compared with iQiyi, its film and television resources are far behind, so it is not a cause for concern.

Xingyi Video, which has just started, is not worth mentioning. How can it threaten iQiyi?

"Chairman, it stands to reason that the film and television resources of Xingyi Video cannot be compared with ours, but Director Wang is too willing to spend money. He spent 300 million to buy a series of classic video copyrights. Many of them are the most classic type, making Xingyi Video’s current film and television resources extremely rich!”

Li Yan was silent: "..."

After a long time, he sighed: "I have already spent 300 million to buy copyrights before I even started making money. What a rich man! The scum of the industry! What a fool!"

The more Li Yan thought about it, the angrier he became: "No matter how rich the resources of Xingyi Video are, can they be richer than our iQiyi?"

The secretary sighed and felt helpless: "Although I don't want to admit it, it is indeed richer than our iQiyi. Now 80% of the dramas that can be watched on iQiyi can be watched on Xingyi Video. We can only watch 50% of the dramas available on iQiyi.”

"No wonder all the users ran away. It turns out that Xingyi Video's film and television resources are more powerful!"

Li Yan was very convinced: "More resources + sign-in to give members away, that's it, who will pay to sign up for iQiyi membership in the future? Just sign in through Xingyi Video! It's really messing up! It's ruining the market! Their sign-in gives away members' activities , how long will it last?”

"The Android and web versions lasted for a month and stopped at the end of the month. The Xingyi Video APP on IOS and PC has not been launched yet."

"That's it." Li Yan nodded, thinking:
"The free membership only lasts for one month, which is okay, but the impact is still terrible. Call the person in charge of iQiyi! The performance has dropped like this, and he still reports good news to me but not bad news!"

Li Yan pulled out Sun Yu's performance report and twitched at the corner of his mouth: "Look, what did he write? 'IQIYI made rapid progress in early December, surpassing LeTV, PPS and other friends!'"

The secretary also fell silent: "..."

I thought to myself: 'As expected of Mr. Sun, he didn't mention a word about the 12% revenue decline in December, but instead said that he had surpassed LeTV and PPS and was making great progress! Yes, LeTV and PPS fell even more sharply, down 52%-60%! '

As expected of Mr. Gong, this word game is so slippery!
Talent!

Seeing Li Yan's expression about to become furious, the secretary decisively withdrew and called Sun Yu.

Now iQiyi has just been established, and its headquarters is still in the imperial capital, very close to Baidu.

After iQiyi went public in the previous life, it had its own industrial park and commercial building in Shanghai.

Soon, Sun Yu came to the chairman's office tremblingly, feeling very unsure.

If the chairman comes to find you, there's a good chance it'll be up to no good!

Sure enough, as soon as he walked in, Li Yan slammed the table!
"Sun Yu, look at the good thing you did!"

"iQiyi's revenue fell by 52% month-on-month. You told me that it has surpassed LeTV and PPS and is making great progress!"

"You are such a talent!"

Sun Yu was uneasy and felt aggrieved: "Chairman, there is nothing we can do. That guy Wang Yi didn't follow the rules. He just signed in and got a free membership. All the major video platforms have suffered heavy losses. We, iQiyi, are pretty good." ”

"It's pretty good?" Li Yan even laughed angrily: "Yes, our friends dropped by 60% or 70%, and we only dropped by 52%. It looks good! Do I still want to praise you, President Sun, for your leadership?" Fang? Give you another one million year-end bonus?”

Sun Yu's face turned pale: "..."

"When will performance be compared only with the poor ones? Compared with the good ones? Only with LeTV and PPS. Why don't you compare with Xingyi Video? Why don't you compare with Youku?"

Sun Yu was speechless: "..."

Seeing that Li Yan was about to continue scolding him, Sun Yu rolled his eyes and began to complain decisively: "Chairman, it's not that I don't compare with Youku and Xingyi Video, the problem is that I can't compare!"

"Of the two families, one started first, and the other is the domestic video brother, who has a big family and a big business. The other is rich, backed by Chairman Wang, and doesn't follow principles! What can I do? I feel miserable too!"

Faced with Xingyi's move to sign in and give away memberships via video, it's not that Sun Yu didn't want to take action, the problem was that he really couldn't do it!

Xingyi Video has richer resources than iQiyi, and you can get free membership for signing up!
How to fight this?
Can't fight!
It's not that he is incompetent, but that his opponent is too strong!
And in this situation, if you don't complain and take the opportunity to ask for resources, and get pointed at your nose and scolded in vain, that would be really unjust!

Thinking of this, Sun Yu complained decisively: "Chairman, if you give me financial support, I will also organize a sign-in membership event. Wang Yi will give you one month, and I will give you three months. I will definitely make Xingyi Video!"

Li Yan's mouth twitched: "..."

What are you talking about?

If you give me three months, will I still make money?

But after complaining, he also saw Sun Yu's difficulty, and his tone became softer:
"We'll talk about this later. Let's talk about it first. How are you going to fight back? It needs to be reliable and realistic. Don't pretend to give me a three-month membership. That's unrealistic!"

Sun Yu's eyebrows were filled with joy, he was waiting for this sentence!
"Chairman, I have carefully compared the resources of both parties. Currently, iQiyi's film and television library lags behind Xingyi Video! We must increase investment and purchase more classic film and television resources so that we can catch up with Xingyi Video."

Sun Yu eloquently said: "Then we will increase investment and snap up more new dramas and independent dramas. It is best to grab all the independent dramas that are promising next year. Only in this way can iQiyi stand out and surpass Xingyi Video, LeTV, Sohu, and even Youku!”

Li Yan finally understood. This guy's two strategies are one core: buying copyrights!
To put it bluntly, I just want money!

Sun Yu had raised this issue before and asked for more funds to buy the copyright, but Li Yan refused.

There is no way, even if Baidu has a big business, there are still many places to burn money.

Apart from anything else, Baidu Maps has been burning money since its development and is completely unable to make ends meet.

But in order to burn Amap to death, Baidu had to continue burning it.

Therefore, iQiyi’s budget is much smaller.

But Xingyi Video has made such a big deal, so he can’t just pony up a dime.

"Okay, I'll give you another 100 million to buy film and television resources!"

"Only 100 million!" Sun Yu's mouth twitched: "Chairman, Xingyi Video bought classic and old dramas for 300 million, and bought new exclusive dramas for next year for another 200 million. You only gave me 100 million!"

Li Yan was speechless for a moment: "Twenty million! That's so much! Let's talk about other ways. If everything has to be solved with money, what use do you senior management have?"

"Two hundred million, good!" Sun Yu was happy. Fortunately, Wang Yi had an extra budget of two hundred million:
"Chairman, I have thought about this. Currently, Xingyi Video only has Android version. In fact, the largest user base is still the web version! For example, IOS users and PC users do not have Xingyi Video APP. If they want to watch Xingyi Video, both Use Baidu to search the Xingyi Video web page. They also have a sign-in bonus event!

Li Yan understood: "You mean to restrict the keywords of Xingyi Video Network from Baidu search engine? Lower his ranking to the back?"

"That's right!" Sun Yu nodded:

"Not only do we need to limit the keywords of Xingyi Video and lower the ranking, but we also need to connect iQiyi. In the future, whoever searches for Xingyi Video will have iQiyi appear first! The last one is Xingyi Video Network! It's best to give it directly to It blocked it. As for the reason, it said that it was suspected of being a sensitive issue and it was not recommended to visit!”

Li Yan was silent: "..."

I really want to say, this guy is so shameless.

But, it seems to be effective.

As Sun Yu said, currently only one-third of the users of Xingyi Video are on the Android side, and more are on the web side!
On the web page, most people search for Xingyi Video on Baidu and then jump to it. As long as the keywords of 'Xingyi Video' are restricted, users can be prevented from accessing it to a certain extent.

It would be even more perfect if it were blocked directly!

Even 'Xingyi Video' can't be found. How many new users can the Xingyi Video web page add?
How much scale can it have if it only relies on the Android version?
There are not many smartphones nowadays, and their screens are small, making it uncomfortable to watch dramas.

The main way to follow dramas is still on the PC webpage!

There are more than a dozen video platforms these days, but not many people download video clients.

Without him, the client would have to be updated at every turn, and with so many platforms, there would be no convenience like the web version.

"Okay, your suggestion is acceptable. I will ask the search engine department to restrict and block Xingyi's video!"

Li Yan made a prompt decision, and the reason was just as Sun Yu said, "There is a suspected risk, so access is restricted!" '

Although this behavior is cheap, it is useful.

The Internet restricts, blocks, and suppresses each other, and it’s no longer a year or two.

After all, there are mutual hot links and mutual uninstalls!
The current 3Q war is also in full swing!
Sun Yu was overjoyed: "Chairman is wise, I will buy the exclusive rights immediately. As a result, Baidu blocks Xingyi Video and interrupts the development of Xingyi Video. IQiyi will use a large number of high-quality exclusive dramas to grab Returning to the existing users of Xingyi Video will destroy the current foundation, and Xingyi Video will become completely useless.”

"Very good, get it done as soon as possible! The video platform is one of Baidu's core layouts and there must be no problems."

Li Yan smiled coldly: "His H.265 technology is pretty good. Once he destroys Xingyi Video, he will directly acquire Xingyi Video!"

"Yes!"

Baidu acted quickly. Ten minutes later, the user searched for 'Xingyi Video' again, and the first result displayed was 'iQiyi Video Network'!
There are a lot of pirated video websites in the back, and some news about Xingyi Video.

After turning to the second page, 'Xingyi Video Network' appeared in an inconspicuous position.

But most users don't have this patience.

Once you can’t find it, you’ll probably give up, especially new users!

And someone turned to the second page and found 'Xingyi Video Network' and wanted to open it, but found that it seemed to contain sensitive content and access was restricted...

I had to give up.

It can be said that Baidu directly blocked Xingyi Video (net)!

This incident quickly caused an uproar, and people immediately went to Tieba to post about it.

But soon, these posts were quickly deleted!
In desperation, many netizens can only post on Weibo, Meiyou and other channels.

For a time, the public opinion in Meiyou Social Square exploded:
"Sisters, my xphone 1 hasn't arrived yet, so I can only watch Xingyi videos on the PC web page. Why can't I search more now?"

"Yeah, I can't search for it either!"

"Search 'Xingyi Video' and recommend 'iQiyi' to me."

"So it's like this. I flipped through three full pages of search results and didn't see 'Xingyi Video Network'!"

"I searched for it for five minutes and finally found it. As a result, Baidu prompted that the website was suspected to contain sensitive resources and access was prohibited!"

"Damn, what is Baidu doing? Are you going to block Xingyi Video?"

"Yes, that's it. I changed the 360 ​​browser and was able to search for Xingyi Video Network."

"QQ browser is fine too."

“Sogou is also available!”

"It's true, Baidu is going to block Xingyi Video Network. Why?"

"Why else? Baidu is iQiyi's major shareholder, holding 70% of the shares. It definitely doesn't want Xingyi Video to grow bigger."

"Damn, isn't Baidu's eating look too ugly?"

"That's right, rubbish! Such an aboveboard ban on Xingyi's videos will no longer be used on Baidu. I'll switch to QQ Browser."

"I'll switch to Sogou, since I don't need Baidu anyway."

"Baidu is too conscientious to give away Xingyi videos to its members. It's so jealous."

"Huh, if they do this, I have to open a Xingyi video membership."

"That's right, I used to be a member of iQiyi and will become an annual member of Xingyi Video in the future."

"Kuaibo is still great, it has all the resources."

"It's useless to broadcast it quickly, there is no "Xia Lan"!"

"Yes, "Xia Lan" has been aired for four episodes, and Kuaibo doesn't have the resources."

"Dr. Wang has already given everyone membership for free, so it's immoral to watch pirated copies!"

"Haha, yes, in order to give us the highest experience, Wang Dong spent 2000 million to reset "Xialan". I really should support him."

"Abandon Baidu and support Xingyi Video!"

"Abandon Baidu and support Xingyi Video!"

……

Wang Yi had just returned to the company and was changing clothes when Jian Ziyan rushed over in a hurry and happened to see Wang Yi who was naked from the waist up:
"Chairman, you..."

Wang Yi: "..."

"Ahem, I didn't see anything!"

With that said, Jian Ziyan blushed and retreated.

Wang Yi was also speechless. He lived in his own apartment in the Science and Technology Park and was usually not disturbed by anyone, so he had no habit of locking the door.

When Wu Shuang and Jian Ziyan came over, they both knocked on the door!
As a result, this time, Jian Ziyan rushed in directly!

How reckless!

Fortunately, it was only the upper body. It would be a big loss if the lower body was all exposed!

Wang Yi changed his clothes and went to the first floor. Jian Ziyan stood in the living room with her toes on the ground in embarrassment:

"Chairman, I...I...I didn't see anything."

In the room next to him, Wu Shuang's eyes lit up and he watched this scene with great interest: "What did you see? There are melons! Big melons!"

Wang Yi was extremely speechless and said calmly: "What happened, so urgent?"

"That's right, Chairman, Baidu has blocked our 'Xingyi Video', saying it is suspected of containing sensitive content and restricting access!"

Wang Yi: "..."

"Fuck, I was worried that BAT would take action before, but I didn't expect it to come so soon!"

Wang Yi was extremely speechless: "And when they take action, they do it in such a decisive manner. When a snake hits you within three inches, they take action with great accuracy!"

"Yes, Chairman. Our Xingyi Video only launched the Android APP, and other terminals are still mainly web pages. Now that it is blocked by Baidu, it must have a great impact!"

Jian Ziyan took out an iPad and called up the data: "Chairman, look, the number of new users of Xingyi Video in the last hour has dropped by 40% compared to the previous hour! The web page has dropped by 80%!"

"Baidu is so cruel!" Wang Yi sighed.

At present, the most commonly used search engine in China is Baidu.

The other companies combined, multiplied by two, are not as big as Baidu.

Now Baidu has killed half of the country.

Fortunately, after being blocked, some people will choose to change to other browsers and continue searching.

But there are still many people who give up as soon as they can’t find it in their search!

This has had a huge impact on Xingyi Video.

No wonder Jian Ziyan is so impulsive, it turns out such a big thing happened!
"Chairman, how should we respond? Baidu's ban has a huge impact."

Jian Ziyan couldn't help but said.

"Don't worry, everything has its pros and cons, we have to think about how to deal with it!"

Wang Yi spoke calmly, first opened the refrigerator, took out two cans of ice cola, and handed one to Jian Ziyan.

Then he opened another can and drank while he was deep in thought: "Ziyan, what do you think we should do now?"

Jian Ziyan has long been prepared: "Launch the Xingyi Video APP on IOS and PC as soon as possible. In this way, even if Baidu blocks the web version, users can download the APP!"

Wang Yi waved his hand: "You are half right. Launching the client as soon as possible can indeed reduce the impact, but it will still have an impact. Baidu can block the Xingyi Video Network, and naturally it can also block the download of the Xingyi Video app!"

"Yes, when netizens download apps now, they still like to search on Baidu, and then download...this...oh!" Jian Ziyan also fell silent.

Baidu controls the search engine and is invincible. It can do whatever it wants!

It’s too easy to block Xingyi’s videos.

"Then what should we do?"

"Simple, the APP needs to be built, but so does public opinion!" Wang Yi smiled slightly: "Since Baidu wants to die, let him die!"

"Zi Yan, immediately arrange a hot search to fully expose this matter! Do you really think that if you control the search engine, you can do whatever you want? You are kidding!"

"The more this kind of platform is, the easier it is to overturn! You know, users are the foundation!"

"Okay!" Jian Ziyan agreed.

"Also, how many people have been hired to make browsers? How is the progress?"

Wang Yi asked Jian Ziyan to recruit people not only for AI voice assistants and AI algorithms, but also for big data and search engine talents!

"We have recruited some people. Currently, the X search engine is under development, but it will take some time. After all, a search engine cannot be built in a day, especially the establishment of a database!"

Wang Yi nodded: "Okay, continue to recruit people, poach people, and do it as soon as possible! Whether it is public opinion or the launch of the Xingyi Video APP, we are treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. Building our own search engine and overturning Baidu is the way to go. Way out!"

"Okay, Chairman."

"In addition, since Baidu has lost its face, we don't need to be merciful. Let the human resources department take action and spend money to poach the core executives, experts, and elites of Baidu's search engine, all of them. We don't need much compensation, and we are stuck with Baidu's 1.5 Come on! Those who can be poached will be poached! Mud, let’s dig out Baidu first! Those who can’t be poached will have to force Baidu to raise their salaries by 50% and increase their costs!”

"Okay! Chairman, I'll make arrangements right now!"

Jian Ziyan acted quickly and immediately arranged for someone to deal with it.

Wang Yi thought for a moment and called Song Sining again:
"Chairman, Baidu blocked us..."

"It's okay, I will take care of it, but we have to start planning to build our own data center!"

Currently, Xingyi Technology is leasing servers.

But once search, AI voice assistant, AI customer service and other services are launched online, as well as Xingyi Video, Xingyi Music and other services, servers will be needed.

If you keep renting, the cost is on the one hand, and the safety is also on the other.

It’s better to just build your own server!
Now that Baidu has started a war, let’s start a full-scale war.

Baidu thought it was just a simple battle between iQiyi and Xingyi Video, but Wang Yi was preparing to launch a comprehensive attack on Baidu in the fields of search engines, cloud services, social networking, and even maps!
Baidu thought it was a BAT giant, thought Xingyi Technology was an emerging company, and thought Wang Yi was easy to handle, so they blocked it.

That would be a big mistake!

If other companies are blocked and suppressed by Baidu, they may have no choice but to sell themselves for safety.

But Wang Yi is different. Not only does he not compromise, he also wants to attack in an all-out way!

(End of this chapter)