After a conversation with Yu Wei'e, Cyber returned to the conference room.
He glanced at Zhao Nanzhou, the engineer in the conference room, and already knew the answer in his heart.
The newly appointed chief engineer, Zhao Nanzhou, has an outstanding resume. He previously interned in Silicon Valley and worked for a technology company in Europe. Tencent Technology offered him a high salary, and he came with his team.
Undeniably, Zhao Nanzhou has indeed integrated the QQ product with his newly developed features very well. Technically, Zhao Nanzhou is definitely among the top engineers in the world.
His abilities far surpassed those of Yu Wei'e, who had already left the company. However, after talking with both of them, Cyber quickly discerned their superiority from their conversations.
For Zhao Nanzhou, QQ is a product that can bring traffic and popularity, just like any other virtual product he has developed in the past.
But for Yu Wei'e, QQ is a medium, a platform, with endless possibilities.
Cyber decided not to stay at Penguin Technology for long. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he left with his group.
Regardless, Cyber is representing Asia Travel and Yellow River Capital to investigate the project. Whether or not cooperation can be achieved depends on discussions between the two companies.
Shortly after Cyber left, Mr. Ma received a call from an angel investor.
Mr. Ma had only heard of this mysterious client, but never actually met him. He had proposed a formal meeting several times, but the client refused each time.
Dailus Media, acting as the intermediary between them, repeatedly declined to comment, saying that the angel investor was investing in his personal capacity and did not want to make his identity public.
Over the phone, the angel investor said to Jack Ma, "The $1 billion has arrived. Do you know what to do next?"
Mr. Ma chuckled and said, "Don't worry, QQ is currently enjoying unparalleled success. Soon we will open up overseas markets, and then ICQ's space will have to make way for us."
"It's good that you remember." The voice on the other end was heavy and hoarse, and even over the phone, Mr. Ma felt a strong sense of intimidation.
"What is Yellow River Capital? Remember, your goal is Longteng. Don't let these insignificant clients distract you."
"Don't worry, I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Boss Ma asked Zhong Xinxin to check the company's accounts.
Sure enough, there was an extra $1 billion in the account. Zhong Xinxin asked curiously, "Is it from that mysterious angel investor?"
Mr. Ma remained silent.
Who else could have such a large sum of $1 billion? Zhong Xinxin had been eyeing this $1 billion for a long time, and now that it was finally in her account, they could finally make a big splash.
Soon, Mr. Ma quietly said, "Seizing the market is nothing more than throwing money at it. Now we need to go all out."
Zhong Xinxin nodded, her eyes gradually revealing the same ambitious look as Mr. Ma's.
ICQ's upgrade and optimization, and its early launch, allowed it to seize the Chinese market, which was already a provocation for Longteng. Now, the real war has just begun.
"Hold a departmental meeting," Boss Ma instructed Zhong Xinxin. "Notify all senior executives to come to the meeting room immediately."
Looking at the $1 billion account, Mr. Ma felt an immense sense of confidence welling up from the bottom of his heart.
After several hours of meetings, they determined a new direction for promotion.
First, we launched a new slogan, "I'm looking for you"; second, we continued to exert our efforts in advertising across various media and online platforms.
This time, their promotional plan has added an overseas promotional program, with Europe and America listed as markets that QQ is about to conquer.
Zhao Nanzhou was confident that he could rival ICQ in the market, so he devised a series of efficient, money-intensive promotional strategies, such as giving money away for downloads, rewards for inviting others, and free memberships for registration.
Because this promotional plan did not involve any new optimizations to the product technology, Zhao Nanzhou simply gave QQ a new look before launching it in Europe and America.
Jack Ma's ability to throw money around enabled QQ to forcefully squeeze into the European and American markets, which were already dominated by ICQ, through aggressive capital means.
Download and get free money, invite others and get rewards, register and get free memberships—these have become the most frequently mentioned offers in all advertisements.
The launch of QQ's overseas version in Europe and America, along with the rollout of promotional channels, signifies that QQ has officially entered the European and American markets.
However, ICQ's online farm is still under construction. Because the structure of this online farm is quite complex, a lot of effort and time need to be invested.
Chen Dong was very patient and not in a hurry. While waiting for Asia Travel Company and Yellow River Capital to give the results of their discussions, he went back to Huaxia Star.
Zhou Huimin's home theaters have been deployed in thousands of locations in first-tier cities.
Many cinemas have started accepting guests and have received positive feedback.
"You invited me back just to watch a movie?" Chen Dong asked Zhou Huimin.
"What's wrong? You've got a nail in your butt and you can't leave Longteng headquarters now?" Zhou Huimin joked.
Chen Dong feigned a look of disdain and said, "Isn't my job at Longteng headquarters all about doing business?"
"Alright, let's skip this topic. What movie are we watching today?"
"An old movie, The White-Haired Girl."
Their home theater is located inside a large shopping mall and can generally accommodate 5 to 10 people. Zhou Huimin divided the home theater into three levels.
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