Reinventing the Millennium

On May 20, with the arrival of several Alibaba heroes, Lei Jun went to Beijing, Sun Tongyu went to Yangcheng, and Wei Zhe went to Jiangcheng. One of their major tasks was to visit the first-tier markets.

And, if possible, also examine the possibility of acquiring other websites in relevant areas.

Whether it is Mi Tuan's senior management or Yike's advisory group, everyone believes that Tuanbao.com's sudden default on merchant loans is not only its own, but may also be a symbol of some conditions in the industry. Although it also announced in a high-profile manner that it will The venture capital funds coming to the United States should be worry-free for a while.

Mi Tuan is about to receive new money, so it will take advantage of the possible differentiation in the industry to contact some good competitors.

There is another consideration here, which is that Penguin seems to be strengthening its QQ group buying platform strategy, so acquisitions are definitely unavoidable. There are only those high-quality projects on the market, so it is always good to investigate and contact them early.

So far, Baidu has made slight moves, while Alibaba focuses on online Juhuasuan. Only Yike and Penguin have invested the most in the group buying market, but their routes are not consistent.

In addition to investing in Dangtuan.com this time, Penguin has taken a lot of measures to support QQ group buying. One of its latest changes is that it no longer builds its own sales team, but uses open APIs to connect other group buying websites and service providers to the platform to carry out related business.

This is a very interesting decision, and the data is also very good. According to statistics, QQ Group Buying has more than 50 partners.

but……

Everyone feels that the group buying market cannot always maintain the status quo of different brands in each city. Instead, it may be on the eve of change.

All partners connected to QQ Group Buying are small and medium-sized projects, and good-looking data cannot have a strong impact.

Once a solid leading group buying website begins to appear in the domestic market, small and medium-sized websites will inevitably disappear, and the traffic imported by Penguin will be difficult to buck the trend. At that time, it will either be acquired or have to build its own sales team.

When Fang Zhuo talked about this competitor with the most tense relationship, he gave an idea from his own perspective.

"Penguin is launching a group buying platform this time. In fact, its focus is not on the emerging field of group buying. It still hopes to use this to feed back its QQ client, QQ Space and Tenpay payment tools."

"But with so many partners, it is difficult to focus on both user experience and merchant experience."

"Its tentacles do not touch the first-line market to carefully understand everyone's needs and changes, but only rest on other websites to speculate on the market from a distance."

"Such a pot of random stew, scratching the itch, is not as good as Qingzi."

Fang Zhuo commented.

It's not as good as Qingzi to stew in a pot and scratch the itch!

The threat that Lei Jun, Sun Tongyu and others pose to Penguin is very clear.

As the saying goes, there is a specialization in the art industry, and the person who knows you best is your opponent.

Ali had just proved Mr. Fang's understanding of values. His observation, which had been with Penguin for a longer period of time, was definitely trustworthy.

Everyone in Mi Tuan is extremely motivated to raise funds, make plans, and work at the grassroots level, striving to take advantage of the golden time when the threat level of each company is low due to different circumstances and strive to reach the top.

Fang Zhuo maintains a certain amount of attention on group purchases. In addition to investing more energy in Yike's traditional new phone launch month, he is also thinking about some warm-up actions.

On the 21st, he took the time to visit the Gemini headquarters, which had been basically completed, and met Liu Suyi, the head of Yongke Real Estate, who was not sure whether it was a coincidence or not.

Fang Zhuo did not alienate his relationship with Liu Suyi because of the sale of Yongke Real Estate shares. He could not see him several times a year before, and he still cannot see him several times a year now.

During this meeting, both parties maintained the same attitude and maintained mutual respect.

"The construction and decoration of the new headquarters are very good. Mr. Liu has put a lot of effort into it." Fang Zhuo turned around several floors and was quite satisfied.

"Yike's business is my business, Mr. Fang. When I walk outside, people still call me Liu Yiyi. I can't forget how I got to where I am today." Liu Suyi said with a smile on his face, "Yesterday I still called me Liu Yiyi." I'm thinking about adding this name to my business card."

Fang Zhuo knew that Mr. Liu always showed his enthusiasm in a slightly flattering manner. He smiled and said: "The business card is so formal, so of course it should use the name 'Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yongke Group', so as not to let others down. All our years of hard work have been in vain.”

Liu Suyi likes Mr. Fang's "We have been here for so many years". Although "Yongke" now also includes "Ke", almost every dinner, there is no way to actively or passively talk about Yongke's former big boss.

The stock price of Yongke Real Estate has gradually risen again after the setback of the departure of its former boss. The fundamentals of the real estate business are very good, which is the main factor that determines the stock price.

Since Liu Suyi became the real head of Yongke, he was in a particularly good mood for a while, but also felt extremely worried and stressed for a while.

Even when Yongke Real Estate lost a piece of land that was originally a sure bet in a second-tier city, he once had to put a few bottles of liquor in his office to relieve his mental burden.

This is a mental state that Liu Suyi has never experienced before.

Seeing Mr. Fang again today, in addition to being truly grateful and maintaining his relationship with the richest man, he also really admired Mr. Fang who was driving the operation of Yike and the Yike Department.

"Since I met with Mr. Liu today, I happened to have a small matter. I guess it will also be beneficial to Yongke." Fang Zhuo talked about investment, "Recently, if Yongke has plans for commercial real estate on the land, it can be reserved. I have one in New York. A friend of mine is quite wealthy. He used to buy properties in the United States and Europe, and he has also become very interested in the domestic market in the past two years."

He was talking about friends in New York's Chinatown.

As he was in China, Fang Zhuo began to miss his foreign friends even more, especially the Netherlands and some of his previous arrangements. In addition to the existing regular contacts, this was just a little more communication.

Liu Suyi changed his thoughts and said tentatively: "Mr. Fang, the current development of commercial centers is all done with joint ventures. Do you want to just invest there, or..."

"There is no problem with a joint venture, it is not limited to investment." Fang Zhuo pondered for a moment, "As for the wealthy overseas Chinese, some may also want to develop in the mainland in the future. You can earn what you should earn, so don't worry too much."

Liu Suyi nodded silently, thinking about the regional development in Shencheng.

He made a note of this in his mind, accompanied Mr. Fang to inspect the 23rd floor of the new headquarters, and asked: "Mr. Fang, when will this place be opened?"

"Don't worry, it will be ready in the second half of the year. As the formaldehyde has been dispersed, everyone can still squeeze in." Fang Zhuo glanced at his new CEO's office. The space was more spacious. He turned to his secretary and said, "However, there are quite a few Everything can be moved here first.”

It's already late May, which means it's the second half of the year. It's very fast since July.

Liu Zonghong agreed and figured out what the essential things were.

This time, the Gemini headquarters is mainly occupied by three companies: Yike, Yigou, and Yixin.

Yi Xin's "Just Do It Penguin" must be brought along, the compliance department's "Excalibur" must also be carried, and the "Heng Lung Hero" in the boss's office must be passed on.

Is there anything else essential?

Liu Zonghong didn't expect that he would have to go back and figure it out again.

After Fang Zhuo visited Gemini, he stopped by to visit the district leaders. Although he had always been familiar with them, the headquarters moved here this year and still needed more attention.

When he returned to the familiar Hang Lung 23, his secretary Liu Zonghong carefully recorded the bottles and cans that needed to be taken away. Seeing that the boss was in a good mood, he told him what he had learned today.

"Mr. Liu is really in high spirits today."

Fang Zhuo smiled and said, "When you go out, don't people call you Mr. Liu?"

"Hey, I was just pretending to be a tiger." Liu Zonghong replied.

"Liu Suyi is not bad. I don't think Yongke Real Estate has the intention to make rapid progress. It will be difficult to control it." Fang Zhuo listened to some of Liu Suyi's company introductions today.

Liu Zonghong felt a chill in his heart when he heard this. What Mr. Fang meant... It would be unsafe to make such rapid progress, right?

He speculated on the gold content of these words. His wife seemed to have bought some stocks.

"Wait a minute and ask Zhou Xin if he is busy on the weekend. Just tell him that I will treat Keke to dinner." Fang Zhuo put Yongke Real Estate aside and planned to meet his friends while there was nothing else to do this weekend.

Liu Zonghong asked: "Do you want to notify Mr. Xiong and Mr. Wang?"

"Old Xiong is very busy. He may not be in Shanghai on weekends. Forget it, let's talk to him." Fang Zhuo thought for a while, "Let Brother Wang come. He is a food partner and will eat wherever he goes. "

Liu Zonghong nodded and mentally took stock of the scope of announcements for this week's villa gathering. Although it was leisure time, work matters were always discussed. The recent Yixin, group buying, and new Yike machines all needed someone to provide topics.

According to Mr. Fang's words, this is probably called topic matching.

Liu Zonghong habitually arranged these things in place.

Sure enough, with Liu Zonghong's careful consideration and arrangement, the weekend gathering was very pleasant. There was not much talk about group buying, but the development of Yizin and the situation of Yike's new machines were all discussed.

Speaking of this year’s new Yiko phones, Selfy is okay, but the news that the flagship Mars model has been revealed one after another is quite surprising. Is Yiko going to be equipped with a chip designed by itself?

Is this... possible?

Yike's mobile phones have indeed been very popular since they were launched. However, by this time in 2010, any of Yike's mobile phones had been disassembled and it was clear that the system was Android and the hardware was the world's first-class choice. Yike's software The hardware is well integrated.

However, this "integration"... Integration is indeed a very good ability, and the system ecosystem that can quickly integrate with Facebook and other software is also an advantage that is extremely attractive to users, but... it just doesn't move, and it directly connects to the self-designed chip. To a flagship phone that already has a good reputation.

Is this a step too big?

Coincidentally, Apple's new iPhone 4 will definitely use a self-developed chip. Its iPad in January is already equipped with an A4 chip, but it is said that the frequency on the iPhone 4 will be downgraded.

This... Apple's technological accumulation has really been realized step by step!

Two reactions to this similar news were the attitudes presented in some media outlets.

Fang Zhuo noticed this difference. He was not angry, but regretted that he was not the one to preside over the launch of the new phone this year. Otherwise, the three teachers of Hummingbird Chip turned out to be the same family, and he would have to chat with everyone at the launch.

Regardless of whether subsequent technologies can keep up, public opinion is always needed to compete with new machines today.

Fang Zhuo also discussed this idea with Mr. Yu. Unfortunately, Mr. Yu refused his remote control and just wanted to host a new phone launch conference smoothly.

"I have confidence in the new phone. Our own tests have shown no problems, but it's just the acceptance from consumers..." Fang Zhuo's only worry is the market reaction, "Samsung has stepped up its promotion of cooperation with Qualcomm chips. They really look for opportunities and are very responsive.”

Samsung has strong technical strength, quick market response, and many marketing methods. It is worthy of being a resurrected traditional mobile phone manufacturer.

"Mr. Fang, speaking of Samsung, I heard that AutoNavi authorized pre-installation for manufacturers like Samsung, which adds up to more than 100 million a year?" Wang Fengyi's mind was wandering, and when he heard a word, he combined it with the latest news he heard. , regardless of whether it fits or not.

"Huh? Why did you mention AutoNavi?" Fang Zhuo was a little surprised and recalled, "Its B2B business is indeed the big one. I didn't ask for details. Brother Wang, are you interested in this area?"

"Not really, I just listened to my friends talking about the market analysis of the former general manager of AutoNavi poached by Baidu while drinking." Wang Fengyi shook his head, just talking nonsense.

Everyone in the small gathering was not very interested in those who were virtuous and immoral. However, this king dog suddenly mentioned a giant... Wasn't this really trying to make someone angry?

This year, Mr. Fang seems to be trapped in the country. He has almost transformed from the leader of a giant to a killer of giants. Does it have to be poked one by one to satisfy him?

Everyone's eyes were a bit subtle, and the way they looked at Wang Fengyi was not quite right.

But Fang Zhuo doesn't have any mood swings. He always puts the right talents in the right positions. He can't be unhappy when he sees other companies poaching people. He has a bit of a double standard, but not that much - probably.

As for the current situation of AutoNavi, from the perspective of user development, it is actually good.

This also involves Google’s withdrawal from the Chinese mainland market.

With Google's withdrawal, its related products have vacated the market, including Google Maps pre-installed on mobile GMS.

Gao Deben was trying to break into the mobile entrance under the encouragement of Yi Ke, so he got the right time.

However, as soon as it moves, other opponents are also studying it. Baidu Maps has been promoting it on the PC side, and now it has also taken action. The most direct one is to poach people from Amap.

"It's normal to poach people." Fang Zhuo first determined, focusing on his brother. "Speaking of which, AutoNavi's development in the second half of the year is also very important. This is the period when it establishes its market position."

He stopped here, thinking about the competition in the group buying market, the introduction of smartphones, the development of map navigation, and the vitality of vertical e-commerce, mobile social networking and other businesses...

"This half year, this next year, it's really like..."

Fang Zhuo took a sip of wine and suddenly realized that it had been almost ten years since he went to sea. From the end of 2000 to May of 2010, time flies by, and the years are like water, seemingly slow but actually fast.

He finished his words: "It's like the beginning of an era of change."

Yi Xin's Zhang Xiaolong suddenly said: "We have obtained the ticket to this era of change."

Under his leadership, Yixin is a product that is ahead of Penguin. This is a great success for the company and brings great personal satisfaction. Yixin's increasingly better mobile phones are the hardware foundation for the changing era.

With such a combination of carrot and stick, how could it not be a ticket that is already in hand when Ali is still looking for a mobile entrance?

Even Zhang Xiaolong, who has always been taciturn, is also quite proud.

Fang Zhuo suddenly thought a lot about the Zhurong chip of Yike Mars, which he once said - from one era to the next, from one crisis to the next.

Now that the tickets are in hand, bigger dark clouds may be coming.

"The ticket is just a threshold." Fang Zhuo poured a glass of wine, "If it wasn't to go further, why bother to get a full-level number?"

Zhang Xiaolong didn't understand. Did Mr. Fang mean the same thing?

Wang Fengyi didn’t understand either, but that didn’t stop him from toasting: “Come on, have a drink and go further!”

Zhang Xiaolong could only drink.

As the named dinner partner, Wang Fengyi has always been able to stir up the atmosphere: "Come on, let's have a drink, I'll have a full rank!"

Everyone drinks again.

Fang Zhuo laughed while drinking: "The full-level number hasn't been achieved yet. Do you know what I said?"

"What about Yao Ming, World of Warcraft, or it's a proxy, who knows you, I will drink." Wang Fengyi said nonchalantly, "Come on, have a drink, for the full level number that has not yet been obtained!"

Fang Zhuo also raised his glass. He was not afraid of the crisis. He worked hard to play the number, not just to stretch his muscles.