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Zhou Buqi and Li Yanhong met in a teahouse and talked about Baidu Helo's idea.

Almost as expected.

Sure enough, it was the news leaked by 51.

"What do you think about Rainbow Helo?" This is the strangest point of Li Yanhong.

Zhou Buqi pretended to be stupid, "How did you think about it?"

Li Yanhong was surprised: "You just acquiesced?"

Zhou Buqi said: "We need to collect money, and the fee is based on the number of login times."

Li Yanhong shook his head, not believing it at all, and asked: "The nature of Rainbow Helo cannot be solved simply by charging a service fee. What are your strategic considerations? Allowing third-party Helo?"

Zhou Buqi knew that it was difficult to get away with it, so he said haha, "Go swimming in a while? It's so hot today. If you stand outside for three minutes, you'll be sweating all over your body."

The main reason is that Boss Li's female secretary surnamed Zheng has a very good figure, with exaggerated protruding front and back, like an underwear model. And the level is also high. During the period, I answered a phone call, and the whole process was in English, capable and skilled.

This level is much higher than Feng Muer and Sun Guanran.

Li Yanhong said angrily: "Let Xiao Zheng go swim with you for a while?"

Zhou Buqi said seriously: "What's your name? Come on, don't you just look at Rainbow Helo and get jealous. You want to be Baidu Helo, no problem, I agree!"

Li Yanhong was very happy, "Really?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Whether it is true or not, if I say yes, it will definitely work. However, there must be some prerequisites."

Li Yanhong nodded, "Well, I've heard that. Helo's underlying logic cannot be modified, and Helo's original interests cannot be damaged, and commercial operations have to be paid."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "If I remember correctly, the cooperation plan between Ziweixing and 51 hasn't been made public yet, right? You inquired so clearly?"

"It's not difficult."

"However, Baidu is a big company. In order to prevent Baidu Helo from becoming bigger and causing a backlash against Helo in the future, a supplementary clause is needed. If the two parties cooperate, Baidu can no longer be an instant messaging software. Baidu Hi must be cancelled."

Li Yanhong frowned, "Isn't this a bit too much?"

Zhou Buqi said: "You have inquired so clearly about Rainbow Helo, you must know what Rainbow Helo will do next, right? They will complete the connection with the 51 community through Rainbow Helo. Just like QQ and QQ Zone. The largest chat software The meaning is to attract traffic, don’t tell me you don’t know. Baidu’s traffic is quite large, but it’s all public traffic. Chat software is different, it’s private domain traffic. No matter how big the public traffic is, it’s hard to attract you Home Baidu has it. Only private domain traffic is controllable and guideable.”

Li Yanhong was noncommittal.

Zhou Buqi said lightly: "I'm not worried about Rainbow Helo. 51 is a small company. They don't have the strength to fight against Ziwei. But Baidu can't do it. Your company is a big company. It is necessary to set more terms and conditions in advance. Baidu Helo can also attract traffic, and when the time comes, you will come to a wave of operations to direct the traffic of Baidu Helo to Baidu Hi, and borrow Ziwei Star's resources to promote your own chat software, am I not at a big loss?"

Li Yanhong couldn't laugh or cry, and sighed, "It's not that serious. I understand now that the domestic Internet market is not the same as that of foreign countries. There is no need for so many chat software products in China. QQ and Helo are basically enough. It is enough to meet the social needs of users. The timing of Baidu Hi’s launch is not good.”

Zhou Buqi curled his lips and said: "The timing is good, but there is no chance! It's better to give up as soon as possible, disband as soon as possible, and save more costs. Transfer all Baidu Hi's team to Baidu Helo."

Li Yanhong said: "The current Baidu Hi is just an office product within Baidu."

Zhou Buqi said firmly: "That's not okay, Helo is the core product of Ziwei Star. If you want to use it, I am willing to borrow it. I am not a stingy person. I acquiesce in Rainbow Helo, and it doesn't matter if there is another Baidu Helo. The premise It's you who can't be a threat to me. The story of the farmer and the snake is too scary. I don't want to be a farmer."

"No discussion?"

"The banning of Baidu Hi is a prerequisite for Baidu Helo."

Zhou Buqi is decisive.

Li Yanhong has already grasped his wishful thinking, "Helo is not an opponent of QQ, so you hope to use the third-party Helo to help you grow users and expand your influence, so as to compete with QQ."

Zhou Buqi smiled, "That's right."

Li Yanhong said: "Baidu has huge traffic and will push Helo to a new level..."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Lao Li, don't make me confused. I'm just a sounding board. This matter is decided by the Helo business department, and I can't change it. Although Baidu Hi is not very successful, Baidu's reputation It’s too big. Banning Baidu Hi is just one of the conditions, and there are additional conditions.”

"besides?"

Li Yanhong was stunned for a moment.

Zhou Buqi snorted, "How much risk will Ziweixing take to allow the appearance of a third-party Helo? Like QQ, you can play your own game behind closed doors and make a fortune in silence. How good is that? Ziweixing can do the same. Do, but I think this is not very friendly to our industry and will stifle the creativity of colleagues. I am well-intentioned for the consideration of the industry, so I can’t bear huge commercial risks, right?”

Li Yanhong was silent for a while, and asked, "What are the additional conditions?"

Zhou Buqi said: "If Baidu Helo doesn't do it one day, Baidu will prohibit the release of any chat software within 18 months after Baidu Helo goes offline. In order not to take advantage of the momentum of Baidu Helo, it will use a Product features attract Helo's user relationship."

Li Yanhong laughed angrily, "It's really harsh."

"There's nothing you can do about it. If it was you, you would do the same thing." Zhou Buqi paused for a moment, looking helpless, "Rainbow Helo is just the beginning. If Baidu follows up and makes Baidu Helo, I believe it will be very difficult." Soon, more companies will take a fancy to this opportunity and participate in it. The positioning of Ziwei Star is open, diverse, inclusive, and inclusive. If 51 and Baidu can be allowed, naturally more companies will be allowed. I am digging my own grave. It can’t be done, the prerequisites must be set.”

Li Yanhong was very surprised now, "Are you willing to open Helo to more colleagues?"

Zhou Buqi glanced at him, "Is there any problem?"

Li Yanhong said: "This management is very difficult!"

Zhou Buqi said: "So, there must be a set of unified standards and unified operating rules, and no one has special treatment. Baidu is a big company and can take the lead."

Li Yanhong shook his head, and said with a smile: "I understand now, you are going to use me as a guinea pig."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Everyone takes what they need. I told you a long time ago that it is difficult to do e-commerce. Baidu has it. In order to really use it, in addition to having enough merchants to join, it is a matching It needs to have a chat tool and a payment tool. This is a huge challenge to the user experience. It is definitely not possible to rely on Baidu Hi.”

"Um."

Li Yanhong nodded, as an admission of this point.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Directly connect Baidu Hi to Baidu Helo. One is Hi and the other is Helo, and the names are also very similar. For some existing Baidu Hi users, it is easier to accept. It is like a product It’s the same as changing the name, docking with Helo, and adding new functions.”

The core of Baidu Helo is Helo.

However, for ordinary users, facts are not important, but cognition is important. It can give them an illusion that the core of Baidu Helo is Baidu, which is an upgraded version of Baidu Hi, and it is Baidu Hi that expands the functions of Helo.

Helo can only connect to Ziweixing's ecosystem.

Baidu Helo is much richer. It can be connected to Baidu's ecology such as Baidu Zhizhi, Baidu Tieba, Baidu Space, etc. The functions will become more powerful and the playability will be more.

Especially Baidu Tieba, which is currently the first-class product on the Internet.

Although colleagues have launched many similar products, including the interest circle of Youyou.com, their popularity is difficult to compete with Baidu Tieba.

A very important function of Baidu Hi is that you can receive information from Baidu Tieba on the software side, and then complete the reply, which is convenient and fast.

Migrating this function to Baidu Helo will greatly facilitate users.

It is equivalent to integrating the information reply function of Friends.com and Baidu Tieba, two of the most popular community products in China.

Although there are many benefits, for Li Yanhong, this is a very difficult decision. Baidu Hi was once a strategic product highly valued by Baidu.

Now, after only being online for half a year, give up?

Just take refuge in other people's camp and help others work?

Baidu is not a small company like 51, so I am really not reconciled.

Zhou Buqi was not in a hurry, let him think about it slowly, and said half-jokingly: "I went to Japan for an inspection a few days ago, and you poached Zhang Hongguang away later, are you not authentic?"

Li Yanhong glanced at him, "It's not my fault."

"Don't blame you?" Zhou Buqi snorted coldly, "Don't blame you but me? Did Zhang Hongguang run away by himself?"

Li Yanhong said: "Almost."

"Um?"

Zhou Buqi raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

Li Yanhong looked at him in surprise, "You don't know?"

Zhou Buqi asked: "What's going on?"

Li Yanhong said: "How can an executive of this level be recruited easily? Even if I can offer the position of CTO, he has to be willing. This really has nothing to do with me, it's your own problem." .”

"Then you said it!"

"I chatted with him a few words, he was very vague, but I understood the general meaning. It seems that a girl from one of his relatives is your secretary. Then I went to inquire. Said it was from your side I didn’t plan to reuse him, let him down, and planned to change jobs.”

"Damn!" Zhou Buqi was stunned, "Old Li, don't provoke me here!"

Li Yanhong said angrily: "Am I serious? Believe it or not! I'm telling the truth. If it weren't for your honesty, I wouldn't tell you."

Zhou Buqi twitched the corner of his mouth.

Now I understand.

It is said that Wang Yaojin's resignation will be so sudden, there is a feeling of being caught off guard. She left before he could cultivate a suitable second secretary.

Dare to love that she and Zhang Hongguang are still relatives!

She did not disclose the plan to transform Helo, but revealed some of her employment preferences to her relatives, which made Zhang Hongguang disappointed with her future career plan, so she left for Baidu.

This background tone is not enough.

It seems that we should make a detailed background check of every secretary around us, and we must ask clearly when recruiting, and we should not have too close contact with any employee in Ziwei Star.