What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 275 Gains and Losses (5k)

The WeChat company paid a visit and first proposed the idea of ​​exchanging traffic for equity, and then showed its sincerity to 360.

This made Zhang Chaoyang fall into deep thought.

Yu Xing exchanged glances with Li Shanyou next to him. Although he had not yet received a response, he felt that the balance was tilting in his favor.

He waited for a while and said tentatively: "Mr. Zhang, regarding our competition with WeChat, I have a lot of data to prove it."

Seeing that Zhang Chaoyang had no objection, Yu Xing started talking more familiarly about his previous lobbying of Zhou Hongyi.

Zhang Chaoyang did not comment on this.

However, he interrupted halfway through and said, "Okay, okay, Yu Xing, data can be deceiving, you don't have to talk to me about this."

The same data may give completely opposite views from different perspectives, not to mention the problems with the data itself.

Yu Xing did not insist, and said readily: "Mr. Zhang, I have heard that you are the godfather of the domestic Internet. Regarding the current competition between us and Weichat, please give me more guidance."

Zhang Chaoyang looked hesitant, and said slowly: "Yu Xing, I can teach you to meditate."

Yu Xing was at a loss: "?"

When Li Shanyou heard such a sudden change in tone, he couldn't help but blink, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.

Zhang Chaoyang said calmly: "The world is still the same, always full of fierce competition, but I am different now. Yu Xing, what do you think this person wants to do with so much money?"

Yu Xing's mind was full of ideas such as mobile Internet, instant messaging competition, traffic equity swap, anti-monopoly, etc., which could be used at any time, but they all became stuck at the same time.

He looked at Zhang Chaoyang, just this guy's demeanor...

Others don’t act like it, and Zhang Chaoyang doesn’t act like it.

Yu Xing thought of this person's anecdote and was not sure whether he was in good health now.

He was silent for a while, not knowing where to start the conversation, so he said, "The company needs money, our competition with our rivals also needs money, and all the employees need money too."

Zhang Chaoyang shook his head and said, "Having a lot of money doesn't necessarily mean happiness."

Yu Xing pondered: "I don't know if having a lot of money can make you happy, but having little money..."

Zhang Chaoyang interrupted again: "Yu Xing, you are too obsessed. I can talk to you about Buddhism."

Yu Xing felt that Sohu might have no hope this time. He and Zhang Chaoyang were not on the same wavelength, and he did not understand Buddhism. How about talking to him about medicine?

The founder of WeChat fell silent, but Vice President Li Shanyou still wanted to fight for it and believed that he could still fight for it.

The reason why Li Shanyou put down his work and came to Beijing was because he had a lot of connections here, especially with Sohu.

Before he founded Ku6.com, he was the editor-in-chief of Sohu. He made great contributions to the company in five years. Zhang Chaoyang gave a high evaluation when summarizing Li Shanyou's career at Sohu - "retiring after achieving success."

At this point, Li Shanyou confidently started talking about friendship, Sohu, and the changes in the domestic Internet in recent years.

It’s just that... Zhang Chaoyang is not a normal business boss at this time, so we can’t talk to him with common sense.

If Yu Xing switched to his previous professional perspective, he could actually accept the situation. Depression is not just a mental issue, but may also involve organic changes, that is, problems with the physical organs themselves.

Li Shanyou became a little confused as he talked, but he also knew that Zhang Chaoyang was indeed not interested in the investment.

"Mr. Zhang, please think about it again." Yu Xing didn't want to force him, nor could he force him, so he could only end the meeting with these words.

Seeing Yu Xing being so straightforward, Zhang Chaoyang said, “Yu Xing, don’t be too paranoid. It may not be a bad thing to stop early. Besides, you have offended someone, do you know that?”

Yu Xing frowned slightly: "Boss Zhang, I have offended many people. Who are you talking about?"

Zhang Chaoyang was stunned for a moment before he said, "You went to 360 and now you're at Sohu. Are you going to Sina later?"

Yu Xing nodded, there was nothing to hide.

Zhang Chaoyang shook his head and said, "Sina has done this traffic-for-equity swap before. In 2005, it exchanged advertising resources for 5% of Tudou's equity. You just stabbed Tudou, and you still want to go to Sina?"

Yu Xing was surprised and indeed he didn't know about this.

Zhang Chaoyang said earnestly: "I know you young people are not convinced, but I advise you that if you want to succeed, you must stand on the shoulders of giants instead of thinking about knocking down giants. Yu Xing, offend fewer people."

Yu Xing stood up, stretched out his right hand, shook hands with the head of Sohu, and said sincerely: "I will follow the doctor's advice."

Zhang Chaoyang: “!”

Yu Xing grabbed his backpack, took Li Shanyou to say goodbye to Zhang Chaoyang, called the employees waiting in the reception room, and quietly left this well-known Chinese Internet company.

When Li Shanyou heard the last words that Mr. Yu said to Mr. Zhang, he thought that he had some grudges in his heart, so he walked beside him and explained, "Mr. Yu, Mr. Zhang is actually a very good person. Sohu has always had a very generous trust in doing things."

Yu Xing pursed his lips and answered simply: "It's not what you think. Don't you see that he is a little depressed?"

Li Shanyou was stunned, then became a little suspicious. The Mr. Zhang he met this time was indeed very different from the previous one... Mr. Yu was hinting like this... Did Jianghu Bai Xiaosheng have some news that he didn't know?

Yu Xing walked faster and faster. Although he knew that this person was in poor health, he was a Buddhist and taught meditation, and he rarely offended people. Why would he go through so much trouble just for some money?

I don’t know what the attitude of the companies with traffic behind me is. It’s not clear whether the effect can be achieved this time. Money, money, money…

Yu Xing thought of the days when he was pressured by money. Looking at the current situation where he is still short of money, he suddenly felt a surge of evil in his heart. He felt a wildfire burning in his mind. Thoughts kept coming up in his mind. Deception is eternal and bubbles are always there. If one day, he can become bigger and stronger after climbing over the mountain, and force the seven sisters of the US stock market who are grouped together to give the world a big show of fireworks, then his life will not be in vain.

"Boss Yu." Li Shanyou had to jog to catch up with his boss. Just as he was about to talk about the next round of lobbying, he saw that his expression was uncertain. He asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Then he heard the boss's firm and stern answer.

"Offend more people."

Li Shanyou's heart sank. He naturally knew why he had to make this trip to the capital.

To be fair, he felt that Mr. Yu could actually be more restrained or gentler. If he gave in on some things, there would be fewer troubles, but people's personalities are often difficult to change.

Li Shanyou didn't realize how paranoid Mr. Yu was in their daily interactions, but when he encountered a similar problem as this one, he became angry.

As for the experience that shapes character, when I have nothing to do, I think about Mr. Yu's past and feel that dropping out of school to start a business should not be so serious. I have also not heard of any discord in family relationships. I can only attribute it to the fact that people who grew up under the red flag have a hard heart.

"Mr. Li, even if WeChat doesn't work anymore, you shouldn't leave." Yu Xing stood by the car door and said seriously, "There is still a lot of room for information content on the mobile Internet, and you are suitable for this."

This was the first time that Li Shanyou heard Mr. Yu trying to keep him since he joined WeChat, and he couldn't help feeling a little heavy.

In the beginning, he actually came here to witness the development and failure of mobile Internet projects, but as WeChat grew in size, he became less and less interested in seeing the original goal.

"It's just that Sohu is not doing well, it's not like the others are also short-sighted." Li Shanyou consoled him, "When you think there is no way out, you will find another village when you turn around."

Yu Xing patted the vice president's arm, getting rid of his emotions and focusing on the matter: "Let's go, Mr. Li, let's eat first, then go find Sogou, one by one, as long as we can get one more, it will be good."

Li Shanyou breathed a sigh of relief and got into the car.

As it turns out, the situation is not that bad and normal business communication can still be carried out.

Compared with its parent company, Sogou's style is very normal.

Wang Xiaochuan listened carefully to the introduction and analysis from the WeChat lobbying team and showed some interest.

However, when Li Shanyou talked about the investments that 360 had already made, Yu Xing noticed Wang Xiaochuan's barely noticeable frown and quickly took over the conversation.

"Hey, the fight between 360 and Penguin this year was a huge Internet storm. However, I didn't expect Penguin to invite me to participate in a strategic seminar to reflect on past strategies."

“That’s something I really didn’t expect.”

Yu Xing mentioned different angles of the same material.

Li Shanyou stopped when his boss spoke and turned to observe the situation.

This was the adjustment we discussed during lunch. Matters like active investment were left to Li Shanyou to discuss, leaving some room for communication, which is actually being used now.

Wang Xiaochuan's reaction was normal, and he asked in surprise: "Penguin also invited you?"

"Yes, Liu Chih-ping also added me on WeChat." Yu Xing opened his phone and showed him his friend list, then shook his head and said, "During the last incident, both sides had problems and needed to reflect on themselves. For example, 360's privacy protector reminded other software of privacy issues as long as they changed their names to QQ. How can this be acceptable?"

Wang Xiaochuan nodded slightly: "Yes, there are problems on both sides."

"No matter what, I particularly hope that our domestic industry will develop more healthily." Yu Xing mentioned Alibaba again, "In a few days, we will go to Lin'an to talk to Alibaba. The mobile Internet should be more open."

Wang Xiaochuan pondered and said, "Mr. Yu, you are right, but I need to think about the cooperation method like WeChat."

"Xiaochuan, Mr. Zhang is also considering it." Li Shanyou and Wang Xiaochuan are old acquaintances. "What I mean is, if it really doesn't work, you can try to shorten the traffic time. If our WeChat improves later, we will still not close the window of cooperation."

Wang Xiaochuan did not answer immediately.

Li Shanyou turned his thoughts around, sighed, and complained: "I haven't seen Mr. Zhang in the past two years, and I don't know what's wrong with him. He worries about this and that. I also heard from some old friends that Mr. Zhang's desire for control is a bit strong now."

Wang Xiaochuan couldn't help but shake his head when he heard him say that: "There are always people saying something inexplicable next to him."

Yu Xing gave Li Shanyou a look, and Li Shanyou received it perfectly, and talked about the previous Sohu and the current Sohu.

When it comes to the difference between Sohu or Zhang Chaoyang before and after, no one can relate to it more than Wang Xiaochuan.

In particular, this different reaction is even more true when it comes to Sogou.

360 wanted to acquire Sogou in June this year and had almost reached an agreement with Zhang Chaoyang. However, Wang Xiaochuan strongly opposed it to no avail. He could only secretly go to Lin'an to find Ma Dian, and finally avoided the "evil hand".

Wang Xiaochuan has certain differences with Sohu on the issue of Sogou.

Mentioning 360 is a negative factor, but talking about Zhang Chaoyang seems to be a common topic.

Wang Xiaochuan was happy with the chat and asked Yu Xing to talk about the market situation of WeChat again. He felt a little empathy when he heard that Penguin wanted to acquire it, or even just wanted to get the equity of some shareholders. A destructive and tough acquisition was too disgusting.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Xiaochuan made the decision to invest two months' worth of traffic resources, equivalent to 1500 million yuan, in WeChat Company.

He held Yu Xing's hand and said sincerely, "Mr. Yu, like you, I also hope to see a flourishing mobile Internet, but Sogou also needs to develop. This is all I can do for now."

Yu Xing was extremely grateful for this: "Boss Wang, I have nothing but thanks!"

Li Shanyou also shook hands with Wang Xiaochuan: "Xiaochuan, thank you, let's work hard together!"

Wang Xiaochuan personally helped the WeChat people into the car.

Sitting in the car, Yu Xing looked at Wang Xiaochuan in the rearview mirror and felt that what he said was true: "Mr. Wang does seem to be a bit artistic."

"Ha, yeah." Li Shanyou was in a good mood. "With the traffic from Sogou and 360, we can make up for a lot of the gap. No matter what happens in the future, we will be able to get through it."

Yu Xing nodded: "Well, the more the better. With Capital Today pushing us so hard, this path might bring more help than we imagined."

In one day, two of the three companies visited were willing to cooperate, which was enough to dispel the depression caused by Zhang Chaoyang's abnormal style.

However, we continued to visit Sina and Sina Weibo the next day but made no progress and only received a polite reply of "considering it".

These two visits might really be related to Tudou.com, or maybe Sina was also considering an instant messaging product, but the response was indeed not good.

Li Shanyou's comment on this was: "Everyone is willing to watch the fun, but they are stingy when it comes to actually spending money."

Yu Xing could understand and accept this.

When people go to Beijing to look for traffic, they naturally have to look at Baidu, a major traffic producer.

Because Baidu has the same level of strength as Penguin, the WeChat team set aside a full day.

however……

Yu Xing and Li Shanyou only met Baidu's vice president Fei Qidong, but not the head Li Yanhong, and they quickly got a basic attitude - they were obsessed with money.

Investing in traffic is not a good idea. If you want traffic, you have to pay for it.

Investing money is even worse, because we are asking for money from others.

I couldn't reach any conclusion with Baidu's vice president in the morning, but the other party arranged a joint department meeting in the afternoon to discuss the market competition of WeChat together.

Since he was already here, Yu Xing tried his best to explain the situation and strive for this business cooperation.

When he finished his speech, a small discussion broke out in the conference room.

Yu Xing took two sips of tea and saw a similar judgment on Li Shanyou's face, which meant there was probably no hope.

"Mr. Yu, WeChat will face a very difficult competition this time. It is almost impossible for a homogeneous product like instant messaging to beat Penguin. It has more resources than you think."

Someone in the meeting room spoke up and gave his own judgment.

When Yu Xing heard this, he looked carefully and saw a young general in a white robe... no, a man with glasses and a white plaid shirt sitting at the end.

He asked: "Who is this..."

“This is Director Zhai Yifei of our forum.” Fei Qidong introduced him.

Yu Xing nodded and asked, "Boss Zhai, if you think homogeneous products can't beat Penguin, then what can win?"

Zhai Yifei said seriously: "Mr. Yu, I agree with your judgment on the rapid development of mobile Internet. Smartphones will be very fast and will bring something completely different from PCs. In fact, I have also read your judgment and summary of the entire stage of Internet development."

“From the market to users to demand to traffic to data, it’s quite inspiring.”

"At this stage, mobile Internet will further increase the number of users and bring more user demands. We need to start from this aspect to have hope."

"For example, Sina is a typical example. It started as a portal website, then had blogs, and now has Weibo. This evolutionary direction is worth thinking about and learning from."

"In the era of mobile Internet, I think decentralized information access will be another set of things that are more threatening to penguins."

Yu Xing remembered Zhai Yifei's face and discussed with interest: "Decentralized information acquisition, the Sina Weibo platform is a bit like letting everyone participate. Do you think it is a further improvement on this model?"

Zhai Yifei thought for a moment and said, "It's almost the same. Portal websites are all screened manually by editors. Sina Weibo already has a lot of users who spontaneously generate information, but it still relies on the celebrity effect. Mobile Internet will change all this. The decentralized information model will be freer."

Yu Xing noticed the impatience on the faces of others in the conference room and raised a question: "Isn't the so-called freedom of decentralization a bit of a false proposition? As Sina Weibo develops further, the information generated by users will be massive, which will inevitably require precise algorithms to support it. Then, the control is nothing more than a transfer from artificial elites to algorithmic rules. This switch is just a transfer from the editorial room to the server cluster. Is it more free or more centralized?"

Zhai Yifei frowned and thought, but could not give an answer for the time being.

“Mr. Zhai, add me on WeChat later and we can chat in detail when we have time.” Seeing that he had no answer, Yu Xing said this and continued to respond to other people’s questions about the competition with WeChat.

Ultimately, the result of this meeting was disapproval of cooperation with WeChat.

In other words, after completing two orders on the first day, there was no profit for two consecutive days.

Li Shanyou was sitting in the car, and seeing that Mr. Yu was in a pretty good mood, he couldn't help but say, "Mr. Yu, you're still laughing when you didn't get Baidu's huge traffic?"

Yu Xing smiled and said, "I think what Zhai Yifei said is interesting. Mr. Li, you used to be the editor-in-chief of Sohu. What do you think the future will be like if we use algorithms, which are far superior to manual work, to collect information?"

"Power reconstruction." Li Shanyou thought for a while and shook his head. "I can't think of it. Now I'm thinking about how to increase traffic on WeChat."

"Okay, okay. Come with me tonight to meet a buddy, Bi Sheng from Letao.com. I'll ask him to help me make an appointment with Lei Jun from Xiaomi." Yu Xing said while making the arrangements.

Li Shanyou thought for a few seconds: "Mr. Lei who is going to make mobile phones? The one from Kingsoft? His company doesn't have much traffic."

Yu Xing said, "Yes, but YY, which is a computer voice software, has good traffic. When we fly to Guangzhou, it will be easier to talk to a middleman. Lei Jun is a shareholder of YY. In addition, he has also invested in UC Browser."

Li Shanyou nodded: "Okay, who said we offended a lot of people? This is also a good relationship."

Yu Xing pursed his lips: "Well... Bi Sheng seemed to have a bit of a strained relationship with Lei Jun because of me..."

Li Shanyou: “…”

Yu Xing made a decision: "Let Bi Sheng drink three glasses of wine as punishment. I am a shareholder of LeTao."

Li Shanyou lit a cigarette and said, okay, hitting a cow from a distance is still hitting a cow.

Bai Xiaosheng once had a "72-hour life-threatening" killing order issued by the underworld for LeTao.com. Now that he needed help, Bi Sheng naturally accepted the offer.

He drank so much that night that he blacked out. He only remembered that he, Yu Xing, and Lei Jun were karaoke-ing together, hugging each other's shoulders and singing "Sailor" together. "He said that in the wind and rain, this little pain is nothing. We should wipe away our tears and not be afraid. At least we still have dreams..."

"Uh, why am I at home? Where are Yu Xing and Lei Jun?"

When Bi Sheng woke up the next day, he felt a splitting headache and asked about his wife's condition.

The wife was a little dissatisfied: "They said they flew to Guangzhou. Bi Sheng, why did you drink so much that you lost your memory? I really don't understand."

Bi Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that the matter was done.

He lay down again, hoping from the bottom of his heart that his good friend could live a little longer.

I originally wanted to get this guy to do vertical e-commerce together, but who knows what he was thinking, he picked the biggest rival, so it’s good enough that he’s still alive now…

Compared with the trip to Beijing, the visits to Guangzhou and Shenzhen went much more smoothly.

YY company had Lei Jun willing to act as a matchmaker, and with the examples of 360 and Sogou before them, they reached a cooperation plan for three months of traffic, with the funding being 1500 million.

UC Browser was introduced by Lei Jun, and there were also examples of 360, Sogou, and YY, which also reached similar plans, but the price was higher, and only two months were counted as 2000 million traffic support.

That's pretty good.

When Yu Xing arrived at Penguin's headquarters in Pengcheng, he was greeted by the enthusiastic head Zou Shenglong who opened the car door for him as soon as he arrived downstairs of Thunder Company.

"Boss Yu, I heard that you are looking for traffic to attack Penguin. I don't care about others, but Xunlei must help you."

Yu Xing was greatly surprised. This was the most proactive person he had met since he went out.

He held Zou Shenglong's hand tightly: "Boss Zou, is it true?"

Zou Shenglong shook his head up and down, saying seriously: "Boss Yu, no matter if we win or lose, just do it!"

(End of this chapter)