What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 41 NetEase Attack (Two in One)

Song Yufeng returned home with mixed feelings.

The first thing he said when he saw his girlfriend was: It’s over, your company is going to go bankrupt!
"Your company is the one that went bankrupt!" Yin Baoyi said with a smile, "My company is doing very well!"

As she spoke, she shifted her attention from the TV to her boyfriend's face, and then she realized something was wrong: her boyfriend's expression was very serious.

Yin Baoyi frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Song Yufeng recounted in detail what happened during overtime work. The company's marriage and love team really took a fancy to projects like the Dating Contract!
Yin Baoyi was stunned for a long while after hearing this, and then regretted: "Oh, if I had known, I should have quoted Yu Xing 10 last time!"

Song Yufeng was stunned. He didn't expect his girlfriend's first reaction to be this.

He sat down on the sofa.

"What should I do now? Resign?" Yin Baoyi pondered, "What about the equity that Yu Xing promised? Can it be cashed out now? The contract we signed before has a time limit."

She had no feelings for Guiai.com. She had only been working there for less than a month, so there was no point in even considering them.

Song Yufeng didn't say anything.

Yin Baoyi thought for a while and said, "I can't resign. I can work at Guiai.com and look for other jobs at the same time. Even if NetEase wants to do it, Guiai.com will not go bankrupt in a short time. What if I continue to invest in online marketing? If Yu Xing invests again, he will have to find us!"

Song Yufeng hesitated: "This..."

"What's this? You're just a good person!" Yin Baoyi saw that her boyfriend was a little unhappy, and criticized, "They gave you travel expenses, but you still placed an order back! It's not like you copied his project. Are you the director of the marriage and love team? Are you the one who made the final decision? What do you have to feel guilty about? You keep saying this and that all day long!"

Song Yufeng smiled bitterly, spread his hands, and remained silent.

"What do you think we should do now?" Yin Baoyi asked again.

Song Yufeng hesitated for a few seconds and gave a suggestion: "Just quit and find another job. It will be clean and refreshing, so that you won't run into any more trouble. Equity or not, you got the marketing fee last time anyway."

Guiai.com gave me 4 yuan last time, leaving me with 5 yuan in my pocket. This amount alone is enough to cover several months' salary.

Yin Baoyi listened to her boyfriend's voice, thought about it, and shook her head, saying, "Guiai.com will not go bankrupt immediately. This month's revenue will be at least 100 million. The more similar projects NetEase does, the more marketing promotion the company will need."

"The marketing effect from last time still needs to be promoted." Song Yufeng said carefully, "Anyway, I'm from NetEase, and I've interviewed Yu Xing. NetEase is now launching the same project. Alas, I'm afraid of getting into trouble."

Yin Baoyi said disapprovingly: "What kind of trouble can there be? Aren't they just a group of college students? If there is something wrong, it will be directed at your company. How can they embarrass a small reporter like you? I think Yu Xing is not a difficult person to talk to. Let's just leave it at that. Anyway, I won't resign."

Song Yufeng rubbed his face and sighed silently. Although he was able to make some money, he still felt uneasy.

He put his hand down and looked at his girlfriend who had started to continue watching TV. A thought came to his mind: he had not been working in this field long enough. If he worked longer, he would probably get better.

……

The effect of online marketing takes time to show up, and this will be directly reflected in the traffic of Guiai.com's online store.

On the 13th, there were over 1000 users making inquiries. The data on the 14th suddenly increased, with nearly 2000 users throughout the day. However, due to conversion rate issues, only 14 orders were completed.

22 orders in two days, with revenue of 6578 yuan.

It was the 15th, half of the morning had passed, and the online traffic remained the same as yesterday.

Yu Xing did not conceal the situation of the online orders and maintained interaction with alternate shareholder Yin Baoyi.

"If that's the case, half a month's revenue will be enough to cover the promotion fee." Yin Baoyi helped to do some calculations during lunch, "If it's a month, the revenue will be twice the promotion fee! Our company still needs to continue promoting online!"

Yu Xing smiled and said, "The effect of online marketing is definitely a curve, first increasing, then decreasing. It is definitely impossible to earn back the marketing fee in half a month."

Yin Baoyi subconsciously avoided the boss's gaze and said in a defensive tone, "But no matter what, we won't lose money, and our brand will be established."

"This doesn't count as a strike." Yu Xing laughed, "Why does it take a big wave?"

Yin Baoyi raised her head again when she heard this: "A big wave, how much money would it cost to invest?"

Yu Xing shrugged and did not answer the question.

He smiled at the alternate shareholder, greeted the new programmer who had joined the company in the past two days, turned and left the small office, and ran towards his work booth under the sunny sky.

The business in Shanghai is also expanding rapidly. It is not limited to Songjiang University Town, and the experience adopted is not much different. However, this place still serves as the base of the Shanghai market and also serves to absorb the split of existing customers.

It was just after noon and the weather was still hot, so the flow of people was naturally low.

Yu Xing did not force his employees to stand guard or visit customers. He took the cold drinks he bought and found the employees who were enjoying the cool under the shadow of the teaching building. He chatted with them and then went straight to another stall. After running around the seven stalls in the university town, his whole body was covered in sweat.

"Smoke?"

Yu Xing was sitting on the stairs of the School of Economics and Trade. He took out a cigarette and asked Xin Zongjian, an intern who had just joined the company.

Xin Zongjian shook his head shyly and rejected his boss's kindness.

Yu Xing smoked half a cigarette, looked at the scorching sun shining on the ground, and his mind reappeared on the communication with the alternate shareholder this afternoon.

He vaguely felt that something was not right. There seemed to be something wrong with Yin Baoyi's words and expressions these past two days.

How do you describe this feeling...

It’s like when I was in school, I did little things in my seat that I thought were secretive, but later when I stood on the podium myself, I realized how clearly I could see them when I looked down.

Is there any movement from NetEase, or are the alternate shareholders uneasy about the marketing results?
Yu Xing held a cigarette in his mouth and slowly organized his thoughts.

Regardless of his own judgment or the discussion with Sister Ying, NetEase is willing to try, but its attempt will not be successful, and he will inevitably feel impatient and worried.

Yu Xing put out his cigarette, took out his cell phone, and thought about calling Liu Wanying again. After hesitating for two seconds, he sent a text message.

He thought about the last communication and carefully composed a paragraph: selling the company is the general outline, recruiting boyfriends and girlfriends as the backbone of checks and balances, catalyzing team leaders as the network, and using unstable interns as flesh and blood. My startup is too hot. Next time, I will definitely not start a business in the summer!

A moment later, Liu Wanying replied: Take praising love as the general guideline, let boyfriends and girlfriends promote each other, use talents in an eclectic manner, believe in the simplicity and enthusiasm of college students, if you don’t succeed in such an entrepreneurial venture, who will?
Then there was a second message: If this company can be sold successfully, what do you want to do next time?
Yu Xing looked at the screen of his mobile phone, lit his second cigarette, and thought for a while: I haven’t thought about it seriously. I have really racked my brains and tried my best during this period. I hope the company can be sold. If not, I will go and grow grapes.

Liu Wanying replied with a question mark:?
Yu Xing replied seriously: My uncle grows grapes. There is a kind of very good grape in Japan that can be imported. Although I haven't done any detailed research, I think we can make some money by slightly hyping up the price of this product.

Liu Wanying admitted: This has touched upon my blind spot in knowledge. I am going to eat mushrooms in the evening. I heard that Yunnan mushrooms are delicious in this season.

In July, a large part of Yunnan enters the rainy season, which is suitable for the growth of wild mushrooms. It is the best time to enjoy the delicious mushrooms.

Yu Xing gave serious advice: Make sure it is fried thoroughly, and find a store close to the hospital!
He waited for a while but received no reply. He wondered if Sister Ying was busy with work.

Liu Wanying was busy. She took the materials handed over by her colleague Su Jiayi in the office. She had just turned two pages when she heard an irrelevant question. "Sister Ying, what are you laughing at?"

Liu Wanying looked up and said curiously, "Did I laugh?"

Su Jiayi confirmed: "Yes, with a smile on his face, what happy things are you thinking about?"

Liu Wanying wiped her lips and looked at the bright sunny day outside: "I feel happy when I think that the sun here can also shine on the flowers planted at home."

Su Jiayi asked suspiciously, "Are there any wild flowers planted at home?"

Liu Wanying rolled her eyes and said, "Get to work. You need to complete the due diligence checklist tomorrow."

Su Jiayi raised her hand and saluted: "Yes, madam!"

However, after tasting the fresh mushrooms in the evening, the M&A consulting work may have to be postponed.

Liu Wanying tasted the seasonal mushrooms, which were indeed delicious and not unpleasant to her. But the moment she walked out of the shop, she saw a row of Yu Xing squatting on a tree, all talking to her, and she immediately realized that something was wrong.

"Sister Ying, please help me."

"Sister Ying, I don't want to pay for the consultation, but I still want to ask questions."

"Do you have money? Lend me some."

"Sister Ying, I'm thick-skinned."

"Sister Ying, come to Guiai.com? With you, the company can make more money."

Liu Wanying calmly turned around and said to Su Jiayi, who was enjoying the delicious food with her, "Let's go to the hospital. I'm hallucinating."

Su Jiayi was stunned and said, "Hallucination? Really? What did you see?"

Liu Wanying took a breath and said, "I saw seven monkeys on the tree."

There are risks in eating mushrooms, so be cautious when trying new ones.

Fortunately, the shop we chose this time is indeed very close to the hospital.

The next day, Yu Xing received a text message from Sister Ying describing the hallucination.

While he was laughing uncontrollably, he sent a text message to question: No, what do you mean by being thick-skinned or borrowing money? It’s okay if you dreamed about me, but how could you be in such an image?

Liu Wanying corrected: It was not a dream, it was an illusion, an illusion of eating mushrooms. Do you know what I was thinking at the time? I thought, this one Yu Xing has created such a mess of a project, what would it be like if there were seven Yu Xings?

Yu Xing: Sister Ying, you really think highly of me. Thank you. I have more confidence in my work! Your work has been delayed, so your bonus will be deducted?

Liu Wanying: No, the leader’s bed is right next door.

Under the bright sunshine, Yu Xing was texting Liu Wanying intermittently in the shadow near the stall.

"Hey, Xiao Liu, go buy some ice cream and I'll reimburse you."

Yu Xing ordered around some equally bored employees, and watched him disappear happily.

Just when Yu Xing was about to reply to the text message, a call came in from an unfamiliar mobile number.

"Hello, hello, is this Yu Xing, the founder of Guiai.com? I'm a reporter from NetEase." The caller's voice was very warm. "I noticed the website's report on your project. I would like to ask for some more details and give you an in-depth report later."

When Yu Xing heard the identity of the person on the other end, he started chatting without thinking much.

However, halfway through the conversation he suddenly felt something was not right, and slowly began to talk about Guiai.com's customer positioning and development with a promotional mentality, and even implicitly expressed the probability of marriage.

Of course, their own investigation is true, but how true it is to the point that it is true enough to do good is something that needs to be considered.

We talked on the phone for a long time.

By the time Yu Xing put down his phone, the ice cream his employees bought for him had already melted.

"Mr. Yu, is this an interview?" Xiao Liu next to him heard some of the boss's replies.

"Yes and no." Yu Xing sighed deeply, took a deep breath, and said faintly, "He is too enthusiastic."

Why does this old guy sound so enthusiastic?
He should be very depressed, as if he owed him two hundred thousand dollars or didn't pay for his travel expenses!

He even called me in the name of a NetEase reporter...

Although Yu Xing couldn't be sure, but combining Yin Baoyi's performance with this inexplicable phone call, he had a strong intuition in his heart that the NetEase he coveted was finally coming!

Oh no, it’s NetEase that’s finally coveting me!
Forget it, they covet each other and run towards each other!

In the hot weather, Yu Xing felt that every nerve in his body was throbbing.

He never thought that the first competitor his entrepreneurial project would face would be a large company like NetEase, and he didn't know whether he could really get such a big brand to help him.

All I can say is that if you are willing to sacrifice your life, you will dare to dethrone the emperor!

"Boss Yu, where are you going?" Xiao Liu saw his boss was about to leave.

Yu Xing said calmly, "Go prepare something, and also make an appointment with the right people for dinner. You stay here, don't get a heat stroke."

Xiao Liu nodded in confusion, watching his boss walk faster and faster into the sunlight, and in the blink of an eye he was running.

……

On July 7, NetEase adjusted its business, merging the original "Local Dating Channel" and "Very Men and Women" teams into the new "NetEase Dating".

At the same time, as NetEase Dating adjusts its marriage and love business layout, it has also launched a love contract business for college students on this page, and will enter the marriage and love market in a more vertical and detailed manner.

NetEase's move did not cause much stir on the Internet, but it attracted the attention of traditional dating brands, including Jiayuan.com, Baihe.com, and Zhenai.com. They all heard about the establishment of "NetEase Dating" and were also thinking about NetEase's entry into the college student group that they did not pay much attention to.

But overall, Jiayuan.com, Baihe.com and Zhenai.com do not believe that NetEase can shake up the dating market, nor do they think it will pose any real threat.

On this evening, in an unattended corner, Guiai.com, which faced its most direct competition, held a meeting. The founder, second-in-command, third-in-command, team leaders, alternate shareholders and others all attended the meeting.

The atmosphere in the office was heavy, and everyone looked hesitant. Some wanted to resign, some wanted to make money, and some were talking about their salary... Everyone had the same idea, and almost no one believed that Guiai.com had a future.

(End of this chapter)