After seeing Cyber get his coffee, Yu Wei'e asked with some curiosity, "Are you from Yellow River Capital?"
"Yes, we came here this time to discuss cooperation with Penguin."
Cyber noticed that the young man who spoke to him was not wearing a work uniform, but rather casual clothes and glasses, and did not look like a company employee.
“QQ is a good project, but it only has the Chinese market at present and is not profitable. Do you think I can invest in it?” Cyber asked deliberately.
Yu Wei'e calmly replied, "Although QQ is just a tool, its potential extends far beyond being a social tool. At present, Tencent Technology Company does not have any projects on QQ that generate profits."
"However, QQ's greatest value is not in making money, charging fees, or registering members, but in serving as a new media platform, providing a medium similar to the earth and sky for the vast and fragmented social network."
QQ is a new media platform, and this was the first time Cyber had heard of this concept. He deliberately asked, "Are social networks considered new media?"
Yu Wei'e nodded, "Everything originates from the soil of traditional media, and what creates value on the virtual network is new media."
He had to admit that "new media is indeed a relatively new concept, but once the internet develops and grows, and the horizontal and vertical connections in the online world become increasingly close, new media will emerge."
Cyber looked at the young man and realized that the ideas he proposed were completely different from those proposed by Zhao Nanzhou.
According to Zhao Nanzhou, QQ is a software that combines popularity and traffic. As long as enough users are retained, the product can generate revenue through methods such as membership registration.
Cyber became extremely curious about this young man, and after hearing what he said, he felt even more strongly that this person was no ordinary software engineer.
However, in this young man's eyes, QQ is a practical tool. Although it is used on the internet, its value lies in being a carrier of the internet, rather than an extension of it.
“You’re a very thoughtful young man,” Cyber said, looking at him curiously. “Are you also from Tencent?”
Yu Wei'e quickly withdrew her proud and confident expression and said somewhat dejectedly, "I used to be, but I resigned yesterday."
"I resigned."
Yu Wei'e nodded, "Yes, I'm here today to hand over my work."
Cyber quickly recalled that when they were at the Dragontech headquarters, Chen Dong had once produced a resignation letter as evidence of internal personnel instability at Tencent, hoping to prevent them from trusting Tencent Technology.
It turns out that the person who resigned was Yu Wei'e.
Cyber already had a pretty good idea of what was going on, but he still confirmed with the young man in front of him, "Are you Yu Wei'e?"
"I am Yu Wei'e. Do you know me?"
"The chief engineer of the original QQ version, I heard from Chen Dong that when QQ was just entering the R&D stage, you were the one who made the technological breakthrough for this product." Cyber looked at him with admiration.
Yu Wei'e quickly denied it, "It wasn't just me. Actually, there were a few other young people who had just graduated like me at the beginning, but later the company really couldn't afford to pay salaries, so I was the only one left."
Cyber smiled and asked, "Everyone else has left. Can you tell me why you persevered?"
"Perhaps it was resentment. QQ was created for social networking, but due to my own limited abilities, the original version we developed did not bring positive feedback."
Cyber asked again, "Since you persevered through such difficult times before, and now that Tencent has secured new investment, why are you leaving now?"
“No, I’m leaving.” Yu Weie smiled bitterly. “QQ has a new software engineer; it’s no longer just mine.”
"To be honest, it's quite embarrassing to talk about this. Although I'm still Tencent's chief engineer, I'm no longer an engineer on the QQ project. I've been squeezed out of the project center."
By this point, Cyber had a concrete impression of the personnel arrangements at Tencent.
"You've resigned. Are you going to work for Longteng next?" Cyber remembered that when he was at Longteng, Chen Dong had said that they had poached a chief engineer from the company.
Yu Wei'e nodded, "Fortunately, Mr. Ma didn't sign any non-compete agreement with me, so after I finish handing over all the work that needs to be handed over, I can join Longteng Group."
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