"When are you going back to headquarters?" Zhou Huimin asked.
Chen Dong sighed, "Let's take a break first. ICQ is preparing for an upgrade and optimization during this period. Even if I go back to headquarters, there's nothing I can do."
“Optimization takes time. Besides, we are currently waiting for investment funds from Yellow River Capital and Asia Travel Company.”
Zhou Huimin looked at Chen Dong with great concern, "You must have been under a lot of pressure lately, right?"
"I'm fine, but the more pressure we put on our engineers and technicians, the more it hinders their innovative thinking."
"So I simply disappeared from headquarters, so they wouldn't have to see me or bother me."
Zhou Huimin looked at Chen Dong curiously and asked, "ICQ has been updated several times, but you're still not satisfied. What kind of social software do you want to develop ICQ into?"
"With QQ already a successful example in China, it would be very difficult to use ICQ to expand the Chinese market," Zhou Huimin cautioned.
Huaxia Star is an entertainment company in China. In terms of media, they receive information more quickly and profoundly than those received at Longteng headquarters.
What makes Zhou Huimin feel a sense of crisis is that many celebrities, big and small, on Huaxia Star have started to download QQ and use it for work and life.
Even as bosses, they can't control whose products their employees choose to use.
When Chen Dong heard Zhou Huimin say these words, he looked at her very seriously and said, "The best one is ICQ, not QQ. You need to understand that we are the world's number one online communication tool."
"As for QQ, it was just something that Jack Ma developed with a lot of money to seize the market."
This "splurging" approach may be effective at first, but as the project progresses into the mid-to-late stages, they discover that there are certain deep markets that simply cannot be explored by throwing money at them.
When Zhou Huimin noticed Chen Dong working diligently and carefully reviewing the product concept, she found him particularly handsome. She cupped Chen Dong's face in her hands and asked him earnestly, "So, how do you plan to expand ICQ's market reach? You already have an idea."
"Of course." Chen Dong smiled smugly.
"The engineering department's plan is already underway. Before long, the concept will be put into practice, the idea will be turned into the method, and the method will become the product."
"You see, it will only take a month. After a month, our new version of ICQ will be launched."
Zhou Huimin smiled and said, "If that's really the case, then that would be great. But no matter what, it will still take another month."
"Think about it carefully yourself. In just one month, the media and social media markets have already seen several waves of trending topics emerge."
Because Vivian Chow has been in the entertainment industry, she has the keenest sense for this kind of thing.
She looked at Chen Dong and reminded him, "Public interest in trending topics and products can generally last for seven days."
"Actually, a month is a very short time for product development, requiring a lot of time, energy, and staff. But for the media industry, this is very inefficient."
In the media industry, releasing a video or an article can make an event known worldwide.
"While you are working hard, developing and upgrading products, and optimizing them, Mr. Ma is not idle either."
"Isn't that the truth?" Zhou Huimin asked, holding his hand.
Zhou Huimin's words instantly ignited a sense of urgency in Chen Dong. "But the most pressing issue right now is that our optimization plan is a complete optimization plan."
"I can't break a solution down into smaller parts and release a portion each week; that would be like squeezing toothpaste for the users."
Zhou Huimin nodded at him and reminded him, "You don't need to dismantle your trump card, but you can use other bait to ignite people's enthusiasm."
"For example, one of your killer features that you're working on now is Happy Farm, right? But before launching Happy Farm, you can develop a few mini-games first."
"Give the software a new interface, add a small feature, change the profile picture, add emojis, etc."
"These small features and mini-programs shouldn't be difficult for your Longteng engineers, right? Developing a program does take a long time. If it's just a button or a change to the interface, it can often be completed in just a few days."
After hearing these words, Chen Dong was greatly inspired.
He had always stubbornly believed that as long as he waited for the right opportunity, for Happy Farm to be developed, it could become a market killer and directly defeat QQ.
Looking back now, ICQ is developing, and QQ is also optimizing in sync. ICQ now has a powerful weapon in its hands, and perhaps QQ also has a powerful weapon in its hands.
Now is a time of life-or-death struggle between the two sides, and he absolutely cannot let his guard down.
Moreover, news has already come from Europe and North America that advertisers have accepted QQ's advertising offers.
Given their spending spree, the European and American markets will surely experience a similar storm of promotion as the Chinese market has this time.
This is a significant blow and a blow to ICQ's existing market.
“You make a good point. When I get back to headquarters, I will definitely tell those engineers to develop a feature or program that will make users focus on our ICQ in a short time.”
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