“He works for Tencent, and he’s worked with Jack Ma for so long,” Annie said with concern.
Annie thought to herself, since Yu Wei'e was in charge of the development of the earliest version of QQ, it means that he must have a very deep affection for the QQ product.
It's one thing to win him over to Longteng Electronics, but if we let him participate in the development of competing products, aren't we afraid that Yu Wei'e will sabotage things in the process?
Lin Zhiyuan thought for a moment, glanced at Annie, and seeing that she didn't dare to speak, he mustered up his courage and said, "It's not that I don't trust this engineer."
"If we can really poach Yu Weie from Tencent, that would certainly be good news. But can we really trust him completely and let him participate in the development of core projects?"
Chen Dong smiled and said, "The fact that I can pay him three times his salary shows that I trust his abilities. The fact that I can involve him in the development of core projects shows that I believe in his character."
"If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them. If I invited him here just to annoy tech companies, do you think Yu Wei'e would be willing to come?"
Thinking about it, that makes sense. If Yu Wei'e were someone who valued personal gain, he wouldn't have persisted for so long during QQ's most difficult period.
He has been sidelined from the center of project research and development, but he has not left Tencent. This shows that he must have feelings for Tencent and the QQ product.
If the sole purpose was to annoy Mr. Ma of Tencent and poach him to Longteng, Yu Wei'e would likely... not even give them a second glance.
"These are the conditions. You'll be in charge of contacting him during this period. Remember to try to avoid Jack Ma and Tencent Technology when you do so," Chen Dong reminded him.
"clear."
Chen Dong continued, "Poaching talent seems rather unethical; we can't let this get out."
“Understood,” Annie and Lin Zhiyuan said at the same time.
The reason we don't spread the word about poaching employees isn't to save face for the company.
Now is a crucial time for ICQ's upgrade, and they are poaching Wei'e. If this news gets to the ears of the investment community, the technology community, and technology companies, they will surely have wild imaginations.
After ICQ is launched, they will also focus their attention on poaching talent, which may even lead netizens to speculate that the successful development of ICQ is due to the addition of veteran engineers from Tencent.
According to Chen Dong's plan, if Yu Weie could be recruited, it would be best if only people from Asia Travel Company knew about it. As a veteran of Che Technology Company, Yu Weie's departure would be living evidence of instability within Tencent.
Two days later, before the project officially started, the engineering department sent over the market research data.
This data includes the number of ICQ downloads, the number of complaints received, the number of registered ICQ users, the number of registered members, and the numerical curve of ICQ's access volume since its launch six months ago.
In addition, they also included a survey on user preference for the social software QQ, the most popular social features of ICQ, and the differences in data between the European and North American markets.
The engineering department delivered materials to the office and also took the opportunity to hold an informal meeting.
The project's main leaders, Wang An, Chris, Engineer Chen, and product architect Zhao Qianshan, came to Chen Dong's office on behalf of the engineering department.
"These are the achievements of ICQ in the six months since its launch," Zhao Qianshan introduced. "Currently, the number of ICQ users has exceeded one million."
"In terms of current computer inventory and overall social engagement on the internet, ICQ is undoubtedly the top social networking platform in Europe and the Americas."
Chen Dong accepted the data sheet with great satisfaction. After so many days of hard work, he could finally see real, tangible data.
"As a network communication tool, ICQ ranks first by a wide margin in terms of both the number of users and network access volume compared to other similar products."
Chen Dong's expression suddenly turned cold, and he asked, "What about the China region? What about the Southeast Asia region?"
At this moment, the engineering department staff fell silent.
Zhao Qianshan continued, "The most popular online dating tool in China right now is QQ, which is also our biggest competitor."
"As for Southeast Asia... due to the large number of network operators and the complex social environment in Southeast Asia, we do not yet have enough convincing data."
Chen Dong sighed, "In other words, the only markets we can reliably control right now are the European and North American markets."
“But in the Asian region,” Chen Dong looked at them, “we, as a technology company headquartered in China, have failed to gain a sufficient market share in Asia.”
“Yes, there is,” Chris quickly said. “Before the QQ product was launched, our ICQ was also very popular in China. It’s just that there were too few computers in China, so this data has never attracted everyone’s attention.”
When this issue was brought up, Chen Dong's expression became even more unpleasant.
"Yes, there are very few computers in the Huaxia region, and not many netizens have access to the internet. But have you ever thought that this restriction applies to both us and QQ Penguin Technology Company?"
"Given the same number of computers and internet users, Tencent's QQ product has almost completely captured the Chinese market, while our ICQ's data in China shows no sign of progress."
Chen Dong looked at the empty column for Southeast Asia in the data and laughed out loud, "This Southeast Asia region is even more ridiculous."
"There are many operators and the operating environment is complex, but these operators are all under government control. If you want to get data by contacting the operators, you can still get it."
Chen Dong knew that the engineering department and the technical department were under a lot of pressure during this period, and he didn't want to embarrass them in front of so many people.
After calming down, Chen Dong said, "There are many operators in Southeast Asia, but I don't need the data of all of them."
Chen Dong put down the documents and said to Engineer Chen, "Find a few salespeople to discuss with the largest operators in Southeast Asia that we can get the data directly from them."
Engineer Chen nodded.
Seeing that several technology companies had gradually gained a foothold in China, while ICQ was making difficult progress, Chen Dong's temper became a little bad.
"The markets we can currently control are Europe, North America, and Hong Kong and Taiwan in China."
"Fortunately, QQ has not yet developed overseas resources, but I feel that once they have gained enough market share, they will soon move into Southeast Asia."
This is Chen Dong's biggest concern. Communication network software is already Chen Dong's territory outside of China. If QQ wants to expand into overseas markets, he will definitely launch a full-scale boycott of QQ.
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