What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 270 031 Persuading Surrender
Penguin made internal adjustments, which brought about extremely rapid changes. The most obvious change was that the offline functions of QQ were interconnected that evening.

That is, even if the user's QQ is offline, messages sent by friends can be obtained through WeChat chat.

From the perspective of product function logic, this cross-platform information interaction is simply unnecessary, because QQ has its own mobile version software.

However, this move made Yu Xing quite solemn.

Whether it is Xu Xin, Zhang Suyang or Hu Xubo, they all talked for a long time in the WeChat group about the significance of this action. Penguin is really determined to promote the progress of mobileization, and any obstacles in the way will be cleared, no matter what kind of contributions they have made to the company's development in the past.

Zhang Suyang analyzed: "Pony is really determined this time. I feel like he is a little anxious, otherwise he wouldn't be so direct and merciless."

"I guess Lu Shan must have reported the problem directly to him. He was demoted in the morning, but the function was completed in the evening. It is obvious that the function has been developed, but there are people blocking it." Xu Xin's voice was a little worried. "This kind of direct communication in terms of content is a severe test."

Yu Xing listened to their discussion for a while before sending out his own message: "QQ's preheating, icons, pop-ups, offline messages, they have used all the means they can. This is expected bad news, but the next step is good news. So far, no more unexpected means have appeared."

There have been speculations about the competition with Penguin before, including the unusual move of offline messaging, which was also "guessed" by Yu Xing, and Penguin's recent adjustments have only squeezed out WeChat's extravagant hopes.

Hu Xubo then said, "Mr. Yu is right. Penguin can only play those cards. This battle is indeed challenging, but this challenge is still imaginable. What I can't imagine the most is that Penguin's WeChat now has a function that WeChat has to follow. Moreover, WeChat now has to make a decision: whether it should also follow the voice message function under the watchful eyes of the public."

Penguin has not released user data. It has been ten days from the 29th of last month to the 7th of today. The outside world is not clear about the specific response of WeChat chat, but this will inevitably be made public at some point in time.

"Everyone still likes to use voice, and the activity has increased significantly in the past few days. Now it seems that the company is expected to achieve our expected quantity target before the New Year. I have to thank Mr. Zhang, Mr. Xu and Mr. Hu for their support."

Yu Xing thanked the three shareholders for their support and believed that they were aware of the implication of his words. Since the data was up to standard, further funding was still needed.

The WeChat groups are full of joy, and everyone generally shows satisfaction with WeChat at this stage.

only……

Yu Xing didn't expect to receive a call from Xu Xin at nine o'clock the next morning informing him of the whereabouts of Penguin President Liu Chih-Ping.

"He comes to Shencheng? He wants to see me? What does he want to see me for?"

Yu Xing asked back after hearing this.

Xu Xin said vaguely: "Maybe he just wants to talk to you about competition. He can't be asking you for version update permission."

Just when Liu Chih-ping took over the instant messaging business again yesterday, he chose to fly to Shanghai to meet his competitors the next day.

Yu Xing put down the phone, and a word quickly popped up in his mind: persuade to surrender.

It was really Liu Chih-ping who came to persuade them to surrender.

Yu Xing was not too surprised. What faced him now seemed not to be what his competitors would do, but what his own camp would do.

Why was Xu Xin the leader? What do Zhang Suyang and Hu Xubo think of the surrender and Penguin's counterattack?
The most important thing is whether the next round of funding can continue to be supported.

If not, WeChat company will indeed be stretched to the limit.

Yu Xing smoked a cigarette in the office before calling Song Yufeng, and then he unconsciously smoked two cigarettes on the way, thinking about the current internal and external situations he was facing.

"Brother Xing, I think you really need to be careful about your smoking." Song Yufeng couldn't help but give him some advice.

"Well, isn't this stressful?" Yu Xing looked at the building outside the window. "You can't judge a person by his appearance. Who knows what the three shareholders of our company are thinking about? If they can have interests with Penguin besides WeChat, it will be really hard to stop them."

These days, we often communicate in WeChat groups, and things are going pretty well, except...

Yu Xing often needs to repeatedly release the fingers that send voice messages in order to express the correct emotions, and they may be the same.

Song Yufeng was driving, and he said worriedly: "What should we do? The penguins are really coming!"

Yu Xing was silent for a while, and suddenly couldn't help laughing: "What can I do? It's okay. Fortunately, I am also one of those people who can judge a person by his appearance but not his heart."

Song Yufeng didn't know why his boss said that. He felt that Mr. Yu was a really nice person. Except for the fact that he recorded his own voice, used soft and hard words to manipulate people, and asked him to take the lead when encountering conflicts... everything else was fine.

He could only sigh: "Why is it so difficult to work together to do something?"

Yu Xing smiled and said, "Because it's all real money, if things can't be done, who wants to lose it?"

As for whether it has reached the point where it cannot be done...

Yu Xing thinks not.

Liu Chih-ping hopes that Yu Xing and the investors of WeChat company think so.

According to Penguin's current power sequence, Liu Chih-ping can probably be ranked in the top three. He is indeed the core of the core of the giant, which means that he is the one who can truly express his opinions and make decisions.

Xu Xin and Hu Xubo were both there, but because the incident happened suddenly, Zhang Suyang did not come from Beijing.

Liu Chih-ping traveled light, with only two people accompanying him.

Including Yu Xing and Song Yufeng, there were only 7 people in Today Capital’s conference room.

"Mr. Yu, you are younger than I thought." Liu Chih-Ping took the initiative to shake hands with a gentle attitude.

Yu Xing's voice was also gentle: "Mr. Liu, you don't look as overbearing as Penguin."

Liu Chih-Ping smiled slightly: "But Mr. Yu's personality is even more sharp than I thought."

"If the environment is good, I would also like to be calmer." Yu Xing shrugged, "But with a giant like Penguin leading the way, it's hard for me to be calm."

Liu Chih-Ping shook his head: "Mr. Yu, I regret inviting you to our strategic exchange meeting now."

"Did Mr. Liu invite me?" Yu Xing was a little surprised, but then he said, "Since Mr. Liu doesn't want to hear harsh criticism, then I can choose not to go."

"I mentioned this to Pony and he nodded," Liu Chih-Ping said seriously. "We will face everyone's suggestions, advice and criticism with a very frank attitude. I can guarantee this."

Yu Xing smiled and said, "Since you are so frank and can guarantee it, Mr. Liu, can Penguin's micro chat not follow the functions of WeChat? This is criticism, but also a suggestion."

Liu Chih-ping stretched out his right hand and pointed upwards: "The ideal is here."

Then he put his hand down again: "Reality is here, penguins live in reality. If the reality here no longer exists, there is no need to talk about the penguin's ideal."

Liu Chih-ping said frankly: "Unfortunately, we believe that this competition with WeChat is a matter of life and death, so everything is based on survival. If Mr. Yu has good criticisms, we will seriously consider it after we ensure that we can survive."

Yu Xing laughed: "No wonder you are the president, you are better than Lu Shan."

When Liu Chih-ping heard Yu Xing mention Lu Shan's name, he suddenly became curious: "If I was there that day and answered you like this, how would you respond?" Yu Xing sighed: "Without the reliance on reality, ideals are just castles in the air. Well, that's good."

Liu Chih-Ping was a little surprised: "Mr. Yu's response is too lenient."

"Oh, that's not my response." Yu Xing said seriously, "When I heard something like that, I would ask the guy next to me to punch you. That's the punch from reality after your ideals are suppressed."

Song Yufeng straightened his chest without hesitation.

Liu Chih-Ping was stunned for several seconds. He did not expect such a response, but he also seemed to have imagined the confusion and embarrassment. Then he laughed: "Mr. Yu, you are so humorous."

He laughed, Xu Xin laughed, and Hu Xubo also laughed.

Then, Song Yufeng wanted to laugh too, but when he noticed his boss's cold expression, he maintained his stern criticism of reality.

Liu Chih-Ping looked at the two serious people in front of him and suddenly realized that this might not be a joke.

He wanted to frown but stopped the impulse and said thoughtfully: "Mr. Yu, I came to Shencheng this time to tell you something. Penguin attaches great importance to you."

Yu Xing calmly lit a cigarette and took a deep puff: "So?"

Liu Chih-Ping was about to speak when he was suddenly interrupted.

Yu Xing turned to look at Xu Xin and Hu Xubo, who had been silent, and asked, "Mr. Liu said that Penguin values ​​us. Mr. Xu, Mr. Hu, what do you think?"

Xu Xin and Hu Xubo had been watching the verbal sparring between the two men as soon as they came in, and when they suddenly heard the question being turned around, their expressions didn't change much.

Xu Xin stated the reality: "Since Penguin lives in reality, it is impossible to ignore a competitive product that has already gained more than 1000 million users in reality."

Hu Xubo nodded and said, "Yes, Penguin should pay attention to this."

Yu Xing retracted his gaze and nodded at Liu Chih-Ping with his cigarette in his hand: "Mr. Liu, continue."

Liu Chih-Ping sensed Yu Xingzi's attitude when he came in and his posture at the moment, and estimated that the goal of this trip might be very difficult to achieve.

So, he directly dropped more shocking news.

"WeChat is great. It took advantage of Penguin's slowness and the transition from PC to mobile Internet. WeChat deserves these 1000 million users," Liu Chih-ping said slowly. "However, within 10 days of its launch, the number of users of Weichat has exceeded 300 million."

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly stagnated.

Liu Chih-Ping paused for a moment and said: "I think everyone knows what this kind of data means."

Xu Xin and Hu Xubo frowned. More than 10 million in 300 days, if there is no water, this is better than expected. Moreover, QQ offline messaging was launched last night and the effect will be reflected in the future.

Yu Xing smoked quietly with no expression on his face.

Seeing this, Song Yufeng recalled his boss's comment in the car, "You can know a person's face but not his heart", and suddenly said, "What does it mean? It means that Penguin's peak performance is like this, or a little higher. But so what? Smartphone users are still limited. It's not just about traffic, but about competing for user habits!"

Yu Xing turned his head and glanced at the chairman in surprise.

Song Yufeng looked serious, and attending the company's discussion meeting was also effective.

Liu Chiping remained calm: "That makes some sense, but not much. In terms of user habits, is there any brand stronger than Penguin? Mr. Yu, Mr. Xu, Mr. Hu, these ten days are just the initial trial of our product. Whether you believe it or not, our user base will grow faster and faster."

He continued the previous topic: "Penguins live in reality, so instant messaging services such as WeChat are the most important to us. This time, Pony personally made the deployment, with the highest strategy and resources. Lu Shan was transferred to the position of direct responsibility, and Pony and I have to listen to reports on the situation of WeChat chat every night."

Liu Chih-Ping's eyes moved across the faces of Yu Xing, Xu Xin, and Hu Xubo. "This level of importance is not exaggerated at all. This is the first time I have seen it since I joined Penguin, so..."

He persuaded them to surrender: "WeChat is indeed good, but you picked the wrong opponent. Out of appreciation for such a rare competition, I think you can stop making unnecessary efforts."

Yu Xing twisted the cigarette into the ashtray and sneered, "Boss Liu's words are really convincing, because penguins live in reality, so this also requires us to be more realistic."

Liu Chi Ping spread his hands: "What else?"

Yu Xing looked at Xu Xin and said, "Mr. Xu, Alibaba's e-commerce is too strong. If Ma Dian came to persuade you to be more realistic, wouldn't you urge Liu Qiangdong to surrender quickly?"

Xu Xin laughed.

Yu Xing looked at Liu Chih-ping again: "Mr. Liu wants to win without fighting. This is a good plan. When will micro-chat surpass WeChat? Then let me be more realistic."

Liu Chih-ping was not surprised by this rejection. He just stated his conditions: "The valuation of WeChat is too high. Mr. Yu called a price last time, which Penguin will not give. But if Mr. Yu, Mr. Xu, Mr. Hu, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liu are willing, we can make sure you don't lose money this time."

Yu Xing said disdainfully: "Mr. Liu still wants to acquire WeChat?"

"No, we are not acquiring WeChat, but acquiring the shares held by WeChat shareholders." Liu Chih-ping added a different meaning, "Valuations are all fictitious, we are willing to give a real price."

A fortress is always easiest to breach from within.

WeChat’s current valuation is $1.5 million, but institutions’ investments are far less than that.

Xu Xin remained calm, and neither did Hu Xubo.

Yu Xing retracted his gaze and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, you should wait until Micro Chat can surpass WeChat before you say this."

Liu Chih-ping shook his head: "It won't be like this at that time. If you are still interested at that time, your funds will inevitably be greatly lost, and it is even more likely that all your funds will be lost."

This time he didn't look at Yu Xing, but only at Xu Xin and Hu Xubo: "Boss Xu, Boss Hu, please think about this carefully."

Without waiting for the two to answer, Liu Chih-ping stood up and finally made a joke: "Mr. Yu, when Weichat surpasses WeChat, I will send you a WeChat message. I hope you won't greet me with your fists."

Yu Xing said: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I didn't see Zhou Hongyi greet you with his fists."

Liu Chih-ping curled his lips and added as he walked out of the meeting room: "Mr. Yu, I hope you can come to Penguin if there is a chance. Pony and I admire you very much, really."

When Song Yufeng saw the people leaving, he said, "This time he really won't lose his title of marquis."

Yu Xing, Xu Xin and Hu Xubo glared at him at the same time.

Yu Xing expressed his stance: "I would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix."

He looked at Xu Xin and Hu Xubo, knowing their faces but not their hearts: "Penguin persuades me to surrender, but I will not change my mind. I will fight to the death. What's the point?"

Xu Xin and Hu Xubo both nodded. That’s right, they would go wherever they go and fight to the death!
(End of this chapter)