What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 257 New version of the ship
360 launched its ultimate weapon during the National Day holiday, just like Penguin used the Spring Festival holiday to quietly attack the security software market.

That night, a temporary command center was set up on the 37th floor of Penguin's headquarters building. All senior executives who could be reached gathered there to study the current situation and necessary countermeasures.

In addition to the features that 360 claims have made Penguin unbearable, what is most worrying is that after emergency testing by the technical team, this QQ bodyguard will import the user's friend relationships into the 360 ​​platform.

When users get used to using a communication and social software, a big cost is that the relationships they have accumulated over the years in the software are difficult to recreate.

If 360 obtains the huge relationship chain of QQ users and then replicates a similar software, it is likely to cause Penguin to face irreparable losses. Even if there is only such a possibility, it must be eliminated.

Instant messaging, this is the foundation of Penguin that cannot be shaken!
Up to now, in the competition with 360, from technology to public relations to litigation and then to this QQ Bodyguard, Penguin's decision-makers really did not expect the situation to turn out like this, and therefore find it extremely difficult.

In addition, although a competitive alliance against 360 has been organized and the company's past practices have been recounted, Zhou Hongyi is extremely cunning in using emerging platforms to create public opinion.

During the Penguin executives' meeting, Zhou Hongyi continuously updated her Weibo, claiming that "the essence of this 3Q war is the rebellion of grassroots entrepreneurs against monopolists. 360 wants to find a way out under the squeeze of monopoly power, and also to find a way out for other Internet startups."

He repeatedly stated his attitude, "Internet startups must fight against monopoly forces and must never harm the interests of users. Instead, they should aim to increase user benefits."

Such content was also posted by Zhou Hongyi to Bai Xiaosheng's platform.

However, compared to the greater support he received on Weibo, the voices on Bai Xiaosheng's side were mixed.

Many people have questioned the nature of QQ Bodyguard. Some said that the QQ pets they had raised for several years were suddenly gone, and some said that the email and game buttons they used every day were no longer functional.

In addition, 360's privacy protector was previously found to have problems. Any unrelated software that was renamed QQ would be prompted with a privacy notice, which undoubtedly did not match its claimed functions.

One group of people believes that 360 is upholding the righteous cause of resisting monopoly and must go to extremes to correct the wrongs, while another group of people believes that this is just false justice and that its actions are not much different from those of Penguin.

The debate on the Baixiaosheng Forum is as fierce as the market competition between 360 and Penguin.

However, Zhou Hongyi doesn't care about being questioned. He still updates his content on Bai Xiaosheng simultaneously. All he wants is more enthusiastic public opinion, whether good or bad.

He did it.

The public response was extremely enthusiastic.

Equally popular is the download volume of QQ Bodyguard.

On the second day of the National Day holiday, Yu Xing still came to Dragon TV to record a program as the CEO of WeChat Company, and he couldn't help but mention the latest details of the 3Q War.

He didn't mind revealing the real news he knew and commented on the dazzling growth of QQ Bodyguard.

"As far as I know, QQ Bodyguard has received more than 48 million downloads in 48 hours, oh, it should be less than 1000 hours!"

"1000..."

"Moreover, this growth rate will definitely be maintained for some time. Considering 360's position in the domestic security software market, I really don't know what will happen if it continues like this."

Yu Xing couldn't help sighing.

There was a lot of discussion at the recording site, and many people heard the specific download numbers for the first time. They felt that he was worthy of being called a know-it-all and was very well-informed.

The host Zhang Shaogang asked: "So, Mr. Yu, how do you evaluate this 3Q war that has been going on for some time?"

"I think it's not time to conclude this war yet." Yu Xing told the truth.

"Right now, at this stage, please tell me, please tell me." Zhang Shao was just trying to find a topic to talk about.

Yu Xing thought for a while and gave his answer: "Considering the positions of 360 and Penguin in their respective markets, the war that has developed to this point, the methods used by both sides in this war, and the values ​​displayed by both sides, I can only describe it in four words - appalling."

Zhang Shaogang became excited and asked, "Boss Yu, how horrifying is this?"

Yu Xing shook his head and stopped answering.

However, although they are no longer chatting and are just recording, the news he revealed at the recording site today has been quickly posted on Weibo by the audience for verification, and the extremely active party involved, Zhou Hongyi, was also @ed.

Zhou Hongyi quickly gave a reply in the evening, refuting Yu Xing with a hint of pride.

"It's not 1000 million, it's not 1100 million, it's not 1200 million, it's 1500 million, Bai Xiaosheng, you need to update your information source."

At the same time, he also expressed dissatisfaction with the four-character evaluation that implied criticism.

"I was surprised to hear Yu Xing say that the news was 'horrifying'. As we all know, startups like Bai Xiaosheng went through something not long ago. Of course, thinking about it this way, Yu Xing's statement seems understandable, but I still want to make my request. If Yu Xing cannot stand up together to resist the monopoly power, at least he can keep quiet."

48 million downloads in 1500 hours!

This authenticated information was fed back to the 37th floor of the Penguin Building, which really gave the decision-makers a horrifying feeling!
In the eyes of Penguin’s top management, this means that the interests of so many users have been damaged, and the company’s interests have been damaged even more deeply!

"We can't go on like this. Every second we sit here, a new victim will appear! Pony, we have to make a decision!" Liu Chang, general manager of Penguin Public Relations Department, said to his boss Pony Ma in an excited tone.

Penguin's decision-makers already have several plans in hand, but have been unable to make a decision.

Upon hearing this, Pony Ma looked at President Liu Chih-Ping.

Liu Chih-Ping frowned, also hesitant, but finally expressed his concerns: "The Computer World incident has already reflected the company's current reputation. 360's strong promotion of QQ Bodyguard has actually caused dissatisfaction among many users. Weibo's performance is distorted, but the discussions on platforms like Bai Xiaosheng are a good example."

The opinion on Weibo is almost one-sided, and Bai Xiaosheng still has arguments.

Liu Chih-Ping feels that if things continue to develop in this way, 360's move will backfire.

Liu Chang loudly retorted: "This is sitting back and waiting for death, this is appeasement!"

Liu Chih-ping didn't look at Liu Chang, but only at Pony: "Let's first respond to the problem and see if we can end it decently. If this continues, it will be very uncomfortable for both sides."

Pony was silent for a long time, but finally nodded in agreement.

He was also deeply shocked when he was scolded by Computer World before, and the unimaginable influence of the 3Q war this time also created a similar sense of helplessness.

In fact, we have to admit that the situation has gotten out of control.

The opponent 360 is different from previous ones. It has successfully expanded the war to more areas and even created a threat to Penguin's core products.

Over the next two days, Penguin's public relations department repeatedly criticized 360's actions, while hoping to have the power to end the situation.

There are indeed forces trying to come in and reverse the situation.

Security software manufacturer "KeNiu" jumped out and announced that it will soon launch "361", which will help 360 users improve their user experience!
There is no doubt that this software will have the same effect as QQ Bodyguard, however, "soon" cannot shake 360's determination to overturn the table.

1500 million, 1700 million, 2000 million!
360 Company did not need Jianghu Bai Xiaosheng to reveal the news and continued to announce the number of users who downloaded QQ Bodyguard.

On October 10, five days after QQ Bodyguard was launched, Penguin's decision-makers were finally angered by the rapid growth of QQ Bodyguard and sent a pop-up message to all users at 5 o'clock that afternoon.

——Dear user, when you see this letter, we have just made a very difficult decision... Yu Xing received the message when he was walking out of the campus. He immediately got into his car, opened his laptop, logged into the software, and got the pop-up window as he wished. He did not miss the famous moment.

The famous "A Very Tough Decision"!
The famous "choose one of two"!
Either keep QQ or 360 on your computer!

"Awesome..." Vice President Li Shanyou came to the campus with his boss today to inspect the front-line work and also witnessed history and expressed deep admiration.

Yu Xing was amazed: "It is true that he must be confident enough in his ability to bind users to come up with such a plan!"

Li Shanyou looked at the two pop-up windows of "Uninstall QQ" and "Uninstall 360" on the screen, thinking of the development of his WeChat, and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Yu, is it time for our WeChat to debut? The growth rate of campus promotion has obviously slowed down. We have reached the stage where we need to conduct larger-scale publicity for more user groups. Now that these two companies are doing this, I think it is a good opportunity for us to take action."

Yu Xing hummed and did not answer.

Li Shanyou sensed that his boss was worried and continued to persuade him: "Computer World stirred up public opinion before, and now 360 is the pioneer. This is a godsend opportunity!"

Seeing that the boss still didn't say anything, he said again: "Boss Yu, what else do you have to worry about?"

"Well, it's not that I'm worried. I just think this matter is still worth watching." Yu Xing shook his head, "Let's break through 200 million users first, and then see what happens. Mr. Li, we still need to stay calm."

Li Shanyou was unwilling to accept the result. “Even if 360 creates some momentum in public opinion, its infrequently used tool software cannot compete with social software like QQ. Both companies are leaders in their respective markets, so there is a high probability that their users will overlap. 360 will definitely withdraw! In the end, it will be nothing more than a mess! We should show up when the contradiction is at its most acute!”

Yu Xing replied: "It hasn't reached its most acute point yet."

Li Shanyou asked, "Why?"

Yu Xing did not give a direct answer, but his indirect answer was enough for Li Shanyou to accept: "No one is more sharp than me."

Li Shanyou: “…”

All right, Mr. Yu is the boss, and Mr. Yu’s decision is the highest decision. We can wait until we break through 200 million in a few days and then look at this matter.

Things turned out just as Li Shanyou had expected.

The difficult decision of choosing between two options further fueled the already heated public opinion, as if everyone was discussing the 3Q war. Both Weibo and Bai Xiaosheng experienced server crashes.

However, public opinion is public opinion, and choices are choices.

The effect of Penguin's actions on Bai Xiaosheng is that the original debate has turned into more support for 360. Many people hate the feeling of being forced to choose.

However, that evening at 360 Company, the atmosphere in the conference room was extremely solemn.

Zhou Hongyi and others did not expect that the Penguin would resort to such an option and use a bigger table flip to counterattack.

According to 360's estimates, the overlap between the two companies' users is as high as 60%. The number of its own security guard users exceeds 3 million, while the number of active users of Penguin QQ exceeds 5 million. In March this year, the number of concurrent online users exceeded 3 million.

Such a collision of software with hundreds of millions of users is an unprecedented situation in China's Internet!
However, 360 has suffered a crushing defeat in this wave of collision.

In less than one night, 360 Security Guard was uninstalled by more than 4000 million users, and the company was on the brink of a precarious cliff!
The Penguins' most intense action yet yields the best combat results!

"We can't keep doing this. The company may collapse in a few days." President Qi Xiangdong was very serious and frank. "There are many alternatives to security software. They are also free now. It may only take two weeks for them to occupy the minds of users!"

Zhou Hongyi looked through the latest data and agreed after a long silence, but she also quickly thought of a way to back down: "Penguin has made a difficult decision, and we can also make a difficult decision. We are doing this for the benefit of users, so that users can coexist with 360 and Penguin. So we removed QQ Bodyguard and asked it to apologize to all users across the country."

At this point, he asked his secretary, "What is the attitude of the Baixiaosheng platform towards Penguin's behavior?"

The secretary immediately replied: "It is generally criticized for its tyranny and monopoly."

"Look, this is the true reaction to Penguin's behavior." Zhou Hongyi believes in Bai Xiaosheng's public opinion feedback even more.

Qi Xiangdong made the decision: "Then let's do this!"

It must be done. It has to be done.

The current situation of uninstallation at the tens of millions level, the impact of users at the hundreds of millions level, and the immeasurable impact of public opinion!
On the morning of October 10, a statement from 6 company was released on multiple platforms, clarifying its attitude, demanding an apology from Penguin, and immediately removing QQ Bodyguard from the platforms.

At ten o'clock, Yu Xing was browsing the discussion on the latest situation in the forum in the president's office, trying to figure out the changes in the situation and thinking about the debut of WeChat.

Boom boom boom!
There was a sudden knock on the office door, and before anyone could respond, Lu Haiying hurried in.

"What's wrong?" Yu Xing asked in surprise.

Lu Haiying said in a low but excited voice: "Brother, I heard that Zhou Hongyi has lost contact!"

Yu Xing felt a shock in his mind, and subconsciously said: "Impossible!!"

The next second, he stood up and asked, "What does it mean to lose contact? What does it mean to lose contact? Can you explain to me what it means to lose contact?"

"That's what you think." Lu Haiying said hastily, "Refresh our forum, the latest and the latest!"

Yu Xing swallowed his saliva and saw the latest version of the 3Q War.

Soon, he saw the latest revelations from the anonymous account that had been pushed to the top.

It is said that Zhou Hongyi went to work today. After arriving downstairs of the company, he felt something was wrong and wanted to hide among the crowd and leave. However, he was noticed and people called out - the man in red clothes is him!

Zhou Hongyi didn't have time to take off her red clothes, and only changed her status from "online" to "offline"...

Yu Xing was stunned when he saw the detailed revelations!
no……

this……

Zhou Zi, I...I am sorry for you...

He refreshed the forum twice, looked at Lv Haiying's excited face, and murmured, "Red clothes are quite eye-catching."

Lu Haiying nodded repeatedly: "Right!"

"This... this is too hard to accept!!" Yu Xing couldn't help but shook his head.

Lv Haiying looked at the boss who was shaking his head and taking out his phone, and asked, "Brother, what are you doing with your phone?"

"Oh, I'll post something on Weibo." Yu Xing has recently gotten into the habit of checking Weibo on his phone, so he subconsciously took out his phone.

Lu Haiying quickly noticed what her senior brother did.

Yu Xing’s Weibo post originally remained at the same as his last comment “I have nothing more to say”, but has now been updated with four words.

There are no events, no characters, only four words - insane.

(End of this chapter)