A month after QQ was launched, Tencent Technology Co., Ltd. moved its offices to a more spacious office building closer to the city center.
"Mr. Ma, nice to meet you." After greeting him, Cyber introduced the people around him.
"This is Aliya, the investment director of Yellow River Capital; Zhou Wen, the risk control manager; and Tai Gaofeng, the investment manager."
"We came with a tight schedule, so we won't stand on ceremony with you all."
The boss quickly said, "Of course, please come in."
After the executives took their seats, Zhong Xinxin quickly and efficiently prepared tea and distributed all the data files for the company's new product, QQ, after its launch.
"Dear CEOs, after a month of our vigorous promotion and publicity, QQ has now become the most important social networking tool in China."
"QQ has already reached 500,000 downloads. Next, we will expand into the market and tap into all potential users. Then it will be more than just 500,000."
When Cyber saw the data, he nodded in satisfaction.
"It's already a miracle that a new product can reach 500,000 downloads within a month of its launch."
"It seems your company is quite willing to spend money on advertising."
Liang Huihong, the head of the Penguin office, is a seasoned veteran. After hearing this, he quickly realized what was going on and explained:
“Our company’s products have received good market feedback, so we recently received an investment from Dailusi Media. With this investment, we have been able to really let loose in our advertising efforts.”
"However, publicity is publicity, and strength is strength. If QQ did not have the ability to capture the social needs of young netizens, it would not be so popular."
"We at QQ have not only invested heavily in advertising, but also in technology and product architecture."
Speaking of product architecture, Cyber recalled something. He looked at the people in the conference room and asked, "I heard that your company changed the core person in charge of the project shortly after receiving investment. What happened?"
After hearing this, Zhao Nanzhou exchanged a glance with Mr. Ma, and then introduced himself: "Mr. Cyber, I am Zhao Nanzhou, the person in charge of the QQ upgrade and optimization project. I just took office not long ago."
"I'm not trying to belittle the original version of QQ, I just want to explain the current situation."
"The original QQ was indeed a groundbreaking product, but it failed to keep up with market trends. Technically and in terms of functionality, it was quite lackluster, which is why QQ was met with a cold reception as soon as it was launched."
"After I took office, I led my team to do our best to change the old problems. On the basis of the original QQ, we optimized the online chat room, file transfer, screenshot and other functions of QQ."
"At the same time, I also added groups, emoticons, QQ sharing space, special attention, and a whole set of level rules."
Zhao Nanzhou seemed to be a shrewd operator; without belittling his opponent, he also demonstrated his abilities to a great extent.
Cyber was very satisfied with this.
"good."
Cyber said, "It's very difficult to complete the architecture, packaging, and concept communication of a virtual product. QQ's current achievements are indeed inseparable from your role as the newly appointed chief engineer."
Zhao Nanzhou was praised and finally sat down happily.
"I have another question, Mr. Zhao. What was your philosophy when developing this product?"
"QQ doesn't make a profit and doesn't have any real impact on real-world industries, so why add so many specific features to this virtual product?" Cyber asked.
Zhao Nanzhou was well-prepared for this question; after all, he was an engineer with several years of software engineering experience. He looked at Cyber and explained:
"For virtual products to be profitable in the future, the most important thing is to control traffic. We haven't proposed a specific profit plan yet, but I believe that as long as we have enough users, any paid product we launch in the future will be in high demand."
Cyber suddenly frowned and asked, "So, does that mean QQ will still launch paid features in the future?"
Zhao Nanzhou smiled and said, "Of course, our company is not a charity. We must get a return from the products we invest. The project that we have confirmed so far is to increase membership fees and provide exclusive service experiences."
"However, QQ's main output is still focused on more abstract concepts, such as traffic, popularity, and discussion topics."
"QQ has now become a new trend, and QQ users are our potential users for future profits."
QQ has comprehensive functions, and the data it achieved after its launch is also good. Cyber has no complaints.
After confirming other details about the product with Mr. Ma, Cyber checked the time; they had already been in the conference room for several hours.
"I think we should all take a break first," Cyber suggested.
Although he suggested taking a break, he didn't move, and no one in the meeting room dared to move either, so Cyber had no choice but to get up and go to the tea room.
When the CEO of the big company arrived, Zhong Xinxin had already instructed her employees not to wander around the office area.
When Cyber arrived at the tea room, he only saw Yu Wei'e.
"Hello, may I use this coffee machine?" Cyber asked politely.
Yu Wei'e nodded. "Of course."
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