What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 232 Undercurrent
WeChat is gradually accumulating strength, and there are some signs of progress in terms of development, management, competition, and financing.

Yu Xing became very busy because of this.

Because he couldn't help but mention the WeChat incident at the Bai Xiaosheng meeting before, one way he dealt with it after self-reflection was to divide his working time into two parts. He would get up earlier in the morning and go to the 6th floor, and then decide when to go to the 4th floor in the afternoon depending on the work situation.

WeChat company is now mainly focused on the development level, and objectively does not require it to handle too many things. It just needs to consider all aspects of preparation before the official launch.

He is responsible for Bai Xiaosheng most of the day, pays attention to the progress of WeChat for the next half day, works overtime from time to time, and sometimes has a meeting with Xiaoying at night. His schedule is very full, but Yu Xing himself enjoys it.

He was so absorbed in the subject that he almost felt as if he had forgotten about the Wei and Jin Dynasties. However, something unexpected happened to Yu Xing, which broke this state of mind.

He received an interview call from a reporter from Computer World.

"Interview me? What's there to interview about me..." Yu Xing felt sensitive when he heard the other party introduce himself. The famous article criticizing Penguin was published by this magazine.

"Mr. Yu, I just want to interview you about your views on penguins." The reporter's voice sounded very gentle.

Yu Xing didn't know if this was the butterfly effect, or if the reporter was collecting material for the article, or if it was just a simple interview. He smiled tentatively and said, "That's even more strange. You want to interview me, but don't ask about my own company's situation. Instead, you want me to talk about other companies. There's nothing to interview. I have other things to do, so even if it's just this time..."

The reporter spoke faster and interrupted, "Mr. Yu, we noticed that you talked about the huge pressure that Penguin puts on Internet entrepreneurs in "If You Are the One". We are considering publishing a report on this topic recently, so we really want to know what the entrepreneurs really think."

When Yu Xing heard this answer, he guessed that it was almost correct and Computer World was already planning the famous "damn XX" report.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "If you want to ask this, then you shouldn't ask me. To be honest, the two entrepreneurial projects I started from the year before last to this year actually have nothing to do with Penguin. As for the current Bai Xiaosheng Company, its special vertical segmentation has avoided the pressure from Penguin in disguise."

The reporter said unwillingly: "Mr. Yu, but you also said that when Bai Xiaosheng just started, it encountered the problem of Penguin doing similar business."

"Indeed, but when you do this kind of reporting, you should look for companies that face pressure head-on. It's not convincing to ask me to talk about this with deep hatred and resentment." Yu Xing said, "I can only prove that as an entrepreneur, I have indeed been asked by investors about the concerns brought about by Penguin's multi-faceted development."

"Of course, I am not just an entrepreneur, I also have my own observations on the industry, which I have made very clear on the show. I personally hope that not only Penguin, but also the big domestic companies can... How should I put it? It seems that I will laugh when I talk about ideals, but this is indeed my idea."

"However, since you asked, I can give you the phone number of an investor. You can interview him directly. As investors, they may be able to understand the industry situation better than entrepreneurs like me who only focus on a certain direction."

Yu Xing did not avoid the problem, but discussed it more rationally and with evidence.

He has talked about it a lot on the show, so if the magazine wants to report it, just quote it directly.

The reporter got the phone number of Liu Jiankai, vice president of Today Capital, and thought it was a good idea. Adding investors' perspectives can indeed broaden the industry's attitude towards penguins.

However, Liu Jiankai was a little confused when he received such a call...

When he heard the reporter state his purpose, he couldn't help but complain in his heart, "I'm the only one who gets good things, but only gets to introduce such rubbish. Why didn't Mr. Yu just give Mr. Xu's phone number to the reporter?"

"You..." Liu Jiankai thought for a while and made a request, "Can you remain anonymous?"

The reporter readily agreed: "No problem, Mr. Liu."

"In fact, it's a commonplace to say that Penguin is very strong. Its strength comes from its unique traffic that has unified the domestic market. Whoever gets such a huge traffic as instant messaging will try to exert its magic as much as possible." Liu Jiankai described, "Except for a few e-commerce and search markets, such traffic can achieve some results. This month, I think Penguin will launch its own Weibo."

"Subjectively, I can understand Penguin's approach, but objectively, it does cause us trouble when we are looking for investment projects."

"For example, Baofeng Video Player. Ever since Penguin released its QQ Video Player in 08, Mr. Feng has not had a good night's sleep. For example, 360, Mr. Zhou once claimed that Penguin would not become a rival of 360 because Penguin is an entertainment company, and security issues will be solved by professional companies."

"Unfortunately, Mr. Zhou's judgment was proven to be wrong this year, and I don't need to say more about this."

"So, not only entrepreneurs are under pressure, but we investors are also under pressure and confused about where the business boundaries of Penguin's money-making business are."

"As the old saying goes, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. However, this saying doesn't seem to work for penguins."

"In the commercial market, the big fish eat the small fish. I don't think the big fish, the penguin, will let the small fish go, but personally..."

Liu Jiankai thought of the project that Yu Xing was incubating, and said sincerely: "I hope Penguin can get a tough job, at least let it think about it. Such an Internet company with a leading global market value can be more respected."

He paused after saying this and said self-deprecatingly: "Although, respect is not worth much."

The reporter then asked, "Mr. Liu, do you curse penguins in private?"

Liu Jiankai smiled and replied, "Not much scolding."

The reporter couldn't help but laugh.

The telephone interview did not last long, and was mainly about asking about the troubles encountered by investors.

Liu Jiankai ended the call and sighed inexplicably.

In the past half month, he deliberately did not pay attention to the situation of the newly incubated projects like before, and instead followed the new projects that Today Capital had contacted. However, after being stimulated by the interview, he could not help but want to know how WeChat company was doing.

Two days later, Liu Jiankai didn't see any related reports in Computer World, so he took some time to travel across half the city and pass by Bai Xiaosheng Company to have a cup of tea.

I knew everyone there and was able to go straight into the president's office on the sixth floor of Bai Xiaosheng without any obstruction.

Yu Xing is not here.

"Where is President Yu?" Liu Jiankai sat down on the sofa, took the tea handed to him by President Yu's secretary Zhang Yangxu, and asked.

"Mr. Yu is in a meeting on the fourth floor. Please come up later." Zhang Yangxu replied.

Liu Jiankai nodded slightly and was about to speak when he heard a more accurate answer from another young girl in the office.

"Mr. Yu's meeting will end at five o'clock."

Liu Jiankai looked at the person who was speaking with interest and asked, "You look unfamiliar. What's your job?"

"Hello, Mr. Liu. I'm Mr. Yu's secretary, Lin Lingling." The girl answered gracefully, "I'm responsible for tracking technical research and development."

Liu Jiankai was a little surprised and couldn't help but glance at Zhang Yangxu. Isn't this Mr. Yu's secretary? How come there is another secretary?

Zhang Yangxu remained silent. He hadn't expected that... even the job of secretary could be divided...

Lin Lingling has been working in the company for less than a week, and it’s WeChat company, but she has been handling a lot of the boss’s work in the past two days. If this continues, won’t she become the chief secretary and herself the junior secretary?

However, what can be said?

"Are you tracking technical research and development?" Liu Jiankai guessed most of it after a moment's thought, and became more interested. "Are you going to explain the development of WeChat to Mr. Yu?"

Lin Lingling nodded: "Yes, it's mainly this kind of work." Zhang Yangxu heard this and said sourly: "Then go downstairs."

"Boss Yu asked me to go upstairs and wait for him." Lin Lingling shrugged and said pointedly, "Zhang Yangxu, I'll just wait here. Go and do your work. Um, you can leave work when it's time to get off work."

Zhang Yangxu was furious. It was clearly me who accompanied President Yu to work overtime first!

Then, he felt a little unconfident. He only occasionally accompanied Mr. Yu to work overtime, and most of the time he was driven back by him, so he just went home...

Zhang Yangxu didn't want to reveal his inner pain, so he tried to speak calmly: "Lin Lingling, you just arrived at the company, the most important thing now is to handle your work well, don't make mistakes, and don't think too much."

Lin Lingling said coldly: "What do you mean by wild thoughts?"

The two secretaries exchanged glances, neither of them willing to back down.

Liu Jiankai watched this scene with a smile and found it quite interesting.

At this time, the office door was pushed open and Zhong Zhiling came over to get a document.

The old secretary Zhang Yangxu hurriedly found the file for President Zhong.

The new secretary Lin Lingling knew that this person was the boss's junior fellow student, so she tactfully escorted him out of the office and gently asked about the scope of her work.

Liu Jiankai took a sip of tea and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Boss Liu, look at her, she is..." Zhang Yangxu lowered his voice and complained, "How long can you get by using your beauty to seduce others?"

Lin Lingling is good-looking, young and beautiful, with dimples when she smiles.

"Zhang Yangxu, having good looks alone is not enough. But if you have good looks and other skills, in the workplace..." Liu Jiankai said with a smile, "it might be a big bonus."

Zhang Yangxu's face fell.

Liu Jiankai comforted her again at this time: "But I don't think Mr. Yu is that kind of person. He must have chosen this person based on his professional ability."

Just as the two were chatting, Yu Xing's voice was heard from outside, and then he pushed the door open.

"Boss Liu is here." Yu Xing greeted him, "Let's have dinner together tonight, Xiao Zhang, oh, you go back first, Lingling will be here."

Zhang Yangxu: “…”

He reluctantly showed his worth: "Mr. Yu, it's okay. You guys are having dinner and drinking tonight. It's not convenient for you to drive. I'll drive."

Yu Xing thought about it and felt it made sense, so he nodded.

Liu Jiankai glanced at Lin Lingling who followed in. He guessed that this person didn't have a driver's license, but he would definitely arrange this matter.

He was about to speak when he heard footsteps behind him and then someone he knew came in.

"No need to introduce, Mr. Li, Mr. Liu." Yu Xing stretched out his hand. "Mr. Li is very interested in WeChat's project."

Liu Jiankai was surprised to see that this was Li Shanyou, the CEO of Ku6.com. Oh no, it was the former CEO Li Shanyou.

He blurted out: "Boss Li, why are you hanging out with Boss Yu?"

Li Shanyou laughed out loud.

Yu Xing glared at Liu Jiankai unhappily.

"No, what I mean..." Liu Jiankai supplemented, "I mean, didn't Mr. Li just leave Ku6.com? Why did he want to come and see the work of WeChat? Uh, this, um..."

He couldn't find a particularly suitable words to say at once.

"Mr. Liu is not optimistic about the development of WeChat." Yu Xing gave a concise explanation.

Li Shanyou said humorously: "What a coincidence, the same as mine."

Yu Xing nodded, but few people would be optimistic about it.

Liu Jiankai breathed a sigh of relief. It sounded like he was just interested in the WeChat project, not that he wanted to participate in it.

"Mr. Li, since you have the opportunity to observe the death of a mobile Internet project up close, I will not give you any options in my company. How much do you think you are worth per month? Just tell me the number yourself." Yu Xing sounded both stingy and generous.

Liu Jiankai was stunned. Things were still going in the same direction.

Li Shanyou pondered.

"Mr. Li, don't think about the fact that you have never worked in the mobile Internet industry, and don't think about the fact that your last job was not that good. Don't even think about the pessimistic projects." Yu Xing gave a reason, "You are just here to have fun, just give a number."

Li Shanyou said, "Tsk, can you still recruit people?"

Yu Xing turned to Liu Jiankai and asked, "Mr. Liu, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Liu Jiankai ignored the joke and took the opportunity to ask in confusion: "Mr. Li, what do you think about WeChat? Uh, I'm really surprised that you're here."

Although Li Shanyou resigned from Ku6.com and was somewhat disgraced afterwards, his resume and abilities are impeccable, and in terms of seniority he is undoubtedly Yu Xing's predecessor.

Liu Jiankai had previously learned about the situation from the news and forums, and his judgment was that Li Shanyou would still start a business, or try to be an angel investor. He never expected to meet him here today.

"That's what Mr. Yu said. I don't think highly of WeChat, but I'm curious about mobile Internet projects." Li Shanyou said seriously, "Mr. Yu joked with me yesterday, saying 'subway entrepreneurs' and that the first lesson of mobile Internet starts with observing subway passengers. I also think that mobile Internet is not a future thing, it's already happening now."

He has been in Shanghai for three days. He has watched the development of WeChat and communicated with Yu Xing. In addition to his curiosity about the project, the latest thing that has shaken him is the "disruptive" perspective of mobile Internet.

WeChat company is ready to overthrow the biggest fish in the market right from the start. Such arrogance and ambition have somewhat infected him, who has just stepped out of the mud pond. He can't help but think, this young man is so ambitious, what's the big deal if he comes to play around by himself?

Li Shanyou then said, "What's more, WeChat will need to get another round of money from Red Falcon, so it can survive for a few months at least."

Liu Jiankai looked at Li Shanyou, then at Yu Xing. From discussing before the New Year to starting to build after the New Year and now setting up, the size of the technical team exceeds that of ordinary startup projects, the frequency of financing exceeds that of ordinary startup projects, and even the management team begins to exceed the ordinary scope...

Just from the development of Guiai.com, we can see that Yu Xing has a strong ability to piece together projects. Unexpectedly, he can put together so much. After piecing together and putting together, the company seems to be quickly getting on the right track and is about to take shape!
Liu Jiankai thought about the interview he had accepted before, and suddenly felt a sense of absurdity. There really was some undercurrent surging beneath the iceberg of penguins...

(End of this chapter)