After serving tea to the distinguished guests, Da Yu stood curiously to the side, wanting to hear what Chen Dong meant by the so-called "non-monetary field".
"We provide technical consultants for QQ, and QQ is designed according to our ideas."
Mr. Ma began to get impatient and explained the issue of the right to speak to Chen Dong once again.
"Dalus Corporation has a say in Penguin Technology's development strategy, business policies, and operations, including its technological influence."
Chen Dong shook his head. "Longteng has no intention of interfering with the development direction of Tencent Technology. We are just providing technical advice and conducting normal technical exchanges between peers in the name of a friendly company."
This was going too far, and Boss Ma saw through Chen Dong's intentions.
Taking advantage of their status as a large company, they wanted to participate in the development of QQ through technical exchanges and technical consulting, and even wanted to take QQ for themselves.
The cooperation model proposed by Longteng Company can indeed circumvent the restrictions of Dailusi Company's agreement, and they can even participate in the development of the QQ project by paying money.
Mr. Ma initially intended to refuse outright, but at that moment, Mr. Da interjected with a question, "If we accept your company's technical consultant, in which direction will QQ develop?"
“QQ will become a supplementary software to ICQ, complementing ICQ’s functions,” Chen Dong glanced at the young man and then continued to explain to Mr. Ma, “In other words, we can cooperate to develop resources in the field of social networks.”
"In my opinion, in terms of target audience, QQ is more focused on adults, mainly for work and family communication; ICQ is more focused on minors and college students, mainly for online interaction, leisure and entertainment, and communication between strangers."
Chen Dong intended to design the two software programs in two different directions, like QQ and WeChat, but Mr. Ma didn't understand his intentions.
After hearing Chen Dong's words, Boss Ma was already a little angry. Chen Dong had arbitrarily divided up the development area for QQ, which was actually to prevent QQ from growing and to take over the ICQ market.
However, the problem is that both of these are network communication tools, and no matter how they are designed, they will inevitably overlap in functionality.
Mr. Ma asked in a low voice, "So, according to your design, QQ and ICQ can each have their own focus in terms of functionality and target audience, while covering each other?"
Chen Dong nodded. "That's exactly what I meant."
"I'm very curious, if we follow your design direction, ICQ will focus more on online interaction and leisure and entertainment. How should ICQ's functions be designed so that they don't overlap with QQ?"
Chen Dong smiled, remembering QQ in another world.
In another world, this software was developed by Jack Ma, but no one is more familiar with QQ's functions than him, because QQ covers almost the entire social media market.
In the China region, QQ online communication software holds an irreplaceable position.
"According to my design, the main functions of ICQ should include online chat rooms, group creation, file transfer, screenshots, exclusive emoticons, ICQ sharing space, and special friend following."
Seeing that Mr. Ma's expression had changed, and that he was also interested in the development direction of Longteng, Chen Dong immediately added, "Moreover, there will be a strict account level system to distinguish between new and old accounts, as well as to differentiate between socially active and socially inactive users."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Ma was startled.
These new development directions are all areas that QQ is currently researching and upgrading. The product is still in the upgrade stage, so it's impossible for people at Longteng Group to know about them.
Mr. Ma only now realized that although Chen Dong was arrogant and selfishly wanted QQ designed according to his ideas, he was actually quite talented.
"Mr. Ma, have you thought it through? Would you consider our cooperation?" Chen Dong asked one last time.
Mr. Ma glanced at General Manager Da, who gave him a look before Mr. Ma slowly said, "I'm willing to consider it."
"Very good." Chen Dong turned to ask General Manager Da, "Are you an engineer too?"
Da Yu replied, "I have a background in software engineering, and I was in charge of the earliest development of QQ."
Chen Dong nodded with satisfaction and said to Boss Ma, "If you have considered the cooperation details, then let him handle the details."
Mr. Ma was also somewhat embarrassed. Mr. Yu had actually shown off in front of the senior executives of Longteng Group, which made Tencent Technology Company lose face.
“Mr. Ma, the boss of Longteng has personally selected you as the liaison officer. He thinks highly of you. In the future, you will be in charge of liaison for business with Longteng.” Mr. Ma said through gritted teeth.
After seeing Chen Dong and his group off, Tencent Technology Company returned to its busy but orderly state.
A few hours later, Dailusi Media received a call saying that DragonTech's representatives had gone to Tencent Technology to negotiate.
"Boss, what should we do? Should I go and test the waters first to see what Mr. Ma thinks of Longteng?" Lucy asked.
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before a deep voice said, "No need. They bypassed Dailusi Company in this negotiation, which means Mr. Ma doesn't want you to know."
"Just pretend you didn't do it."
"Understood."
"Then..." Lucy asked cautiously, "If Mr. Ma negotiated terms with Longteng Company behind our backs, how should we deal with Penguin Technology?"
The person on the phone spoke in a strange tone to Lucy, saying, "It's time to make a move. We can't let Longteng snatch Boss Ma away."
Lucy nodded respectfully, "I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Dailusi Company immediately contacted Zhong Xinxin and said happily, "We have secured angel investment from a big boss for Penguin Technology in Europe."
Zhong Xinxin was stunned, "Angel investment!"
It's another investment. They just received a 20 million investment, and now an angel investor has come in. Zhong Xinxin subconsciously asked, "How much?"
“One billion dollars,” Lucy said with a smile.
1 billion! Zhong Xinxin almost fainted. Not to mention she had never seen so much money before, she wouldn't even dare to dream of a single unit of money exceeding 100 million.
Lucy explained several things to Zhong Xinxin over the phone, clarifying the source and conditions of the investment.
“Okay, I will report this to Mr. Ma.” Fearing that the deal would fall through, Zhong Xinxin nervously pleaded, “Please tell that angel investor that our company is looking forward to cooperating with him.”
After calming herself down, Zhong Xinxin slowly hung up the phone.
Da Yu had been watching Zhong Xinxin's every move closely. Noticing her strange expression, he stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong? Did you see a ghost?"
Zhong Xinxin grabbed Da Yu's shoulder and squeezed it hard, looking at Da Yu's pained expression, "Am I dreaming? I really saw a ghost."
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