Pony Ma is very worried. The cold winter of the Internet industry has come very quickly. He has already felt the pressure. Suffering from the lack of profits, he worries about money every day.
The company's most recent income was a five million yuan advertising fee from Chen Chen. The idea of pop-up ads came from Chen Chen, and he tasted the sweetness, but whether this model can last in the long run still needs to be considered.
The bigwigs in the current Internet industry still have a conscience. When developing a product, they value customer experience the most, unlike in the future when everything is focused on money.
Pony Ma is actually not very willing to accept pop-up ads. He is a bit idealistic but faces realistic business difficulties.
The good news is that through working with Chen Chen, he realized that this was a very thoughtful partner, even though he was just a child.
"So why not sell memberships, skins, and various membership privileges? Six dollars a month isn't too much, right? Gold membership? After gold, can you get diamonds, yellow diamonds, green diamonds, or something like that?"
Chen Chen just had to use the same trick he would use against Penguin. He didn't even have to think about it. Facts proved that the other party succeeded with this trick.
"It's just selling levels and privileges. It won't affect the product experience, right?" Chen Chen has already signed a contract with Xiao Ma Ge.
The other party came with the expectations of the management. Everyone wanted to sell their shares and cash out before the Internet winter came to improve their lives. Chen Chen also took advantage of the bargain and got 35% of the shares.
The original agreement was for 30%, but Brother Ma couldn't resist and said that he hoped Chen Chen would buy more, otherwise he would pester him!
In Xiao Ma's words, if Chen Chen was willing, he could sell the entire company to Chen Chen and become a programmer himself.
Unfortunately, he was the company's founder. Chen Chen was worried he'd just run off with the money, leaving Penguin to perish in his hands. Since he'd succeeded before, there was no reason he wouldn't succeed this time. They were still in the same time and space.
Listening to Xiao Chen's class, something seemed to be opened in Xiao Ma Ge's heart. Looking at Xiao Chen, he suddenly regretted whether he had sold too many shares.
He was skeptical about Chen Chen's suggestion. Selling levels, selling memberships... this... he had no experience at all. After hesitating for a long time, Brother Xiao Ma interrupted Chen Chen and said, "Xiao Chen, isn't this too much of a scam?"
"What do you mean?" Chen Chen said happily. There was nothing he could do. Penguin Dad was famous for charging money. The name of the krypton gold goose was not in vain. Anyone who had played the game of this company would curse it.
Brother Xiao Ma looked at Chen Chen a little embarrassedly: "Actually, we can do all the things you mentioned. It's just very common code, just write it casually and it will come out. It's just something that can be made with a little effort. I feel embarrassed to sell it!"
[Oh my god, is Xiao Ma Ge losing his moral integrity? Is he feeling embarrassed? This... well, he is still a very simple Xiao Ma Ge.]
[So silly, so naive! ]
Chen Chen thought that everyone has two sides. The current Xiao Ma Ge is not the same Mahua Teng in the future. He is just a Xiao Ma Ge who can't eat well for the development of the company.
"This... there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Honestly, on the internet, isn't everything that can be sold code?" Chen Chen said, "Brother Xiao Ma, if you feel embarrassed, you can sell it at a lower price!"
[Haha, as long as you get a taste of success, you won't need to push me anymore. You'll come up with all kinds of things on your own. When you grow into that super giant, all you'll do is sell, sell, sell, with no technical skills at all.]
"That's what I said, but... what we sell isn't software, and it doesn't seem to have any practical use."
Brother Ma couldn't accept it in his heart. Most people couldn't understand the ideas of a tech geek.
Fortunately, Chen Chen himself is also a technician, he can understand that this is just pretentious, just like a young lady’s first time.
I felt embarrassed in many ways, but as long as it happened the first time, I would know what to do when I saw the boy again.
Xiao Chen feels that he has seen through Brother Ma. He is a guy who wants to make money and set a benchmark at the same time. From now on, there will be a word that can vividly describe the current Brother Ma: he wants to be both a leader and a role model!
"I'm the majority shareholder, so I have the final say. Let's do it!" Chen Chen said, "Why is it useless? The services we provide can satisfy the rich people's need to show off and make their status more noble. It's just like luxury goods. There's a difference between eating Western food and eating rice. They both feel the same after eating. But steak is more expensive than braised pork, so people who eat steak look down on those who eat braised pork. What's this? It's psychological satisfaction!"
Chen Chen was showing his teeth and claws, but because he was too young, he didn't look scary but cute.
A cute and fierce baby is teaching little brother Ma how to do business.
"Why do you care why they buy membership? As long as they pay the money, that's fine!" Chen Chen said, "Once we have money, we can talk about future development. We can make games, be an agent or develop them ourselves. If you want to be an agent for a game, you must ask my opinion. Don't do anything rash!"
Chen Chen remembered that this Xiao Ma Ge would be the agent for games in the future, but his operation was a joke. He could kill a good game for you!
The agent is only responsible for maintenance and does not need to develop the game by itself. This can kill the game agent and is definitely a game killer.
As for future games about poisonous milk powder, that’s another matter.
"Okay, okay!" Xiao Ma Ge gave in with a smile.
Chen Chen is now the major shareholder, which is equivalent to his boss, but the two have agreed that they will discuss major matters together, and Chen Chen will not be involved in general matters. Daily company management issues are Xiao Ma Ge's business.
Xiao Chen took a Coke, poured a glass for Xiao Ma, and toasted: "It's a pleasure to work with you. If you meet 360 next time, I will fight them to death!"
"What 360?"
"It's okay, it's okay!" Chen Chen laughed. The 3Q war is very interesting. It will happen in a few years, and users all over the country will be angry by then.
Chen Chen was deeply impressed by this incident.
Chen Chen provided Xiao Ma Ge with a complete set of development ideas, taking it step by step to develop the company towards the image of Penguin. He believed that it should not be a problem in more than ten years.
Xiao Ma Ge is still the same Xiao Ma Ge, there is no reason why he won’t succeed.
As for Pony Ma's desire to discuss the dot-com bubble, Chen Chen simply ignored him. "There's no bubble in China. There's no real internet industry left. The current bubble is just inflated by investors. America is completely different from us, okay?"
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