Chapter 535: Both an honor and a cage! [Seeking monthly tickets]
After breakfast, Cheng Zhu was going to the company.
So he sent the two girls back to Xiyuan Apartment.
They were all a little reluctant to leave, but Cheng Zhu saw them off cleanly and neatly.
After returning home, Senior Green Tea realized: "I haven't talked to Cheng Zhu about our subsequent relationship."
What kind of relationship and identity should we have to get along with each other?
Yiyi's arrival disrupted the rhythm of everything.
Little did she know that she thought the rhythm was disrupted, but in fact, in Cheng Zhu's eyes, it was - it was stable.
The rhythm of everything has always been under his control.
As I said, green tea needs to be tamed.
It is too easy for Cheng Zhu to control a mid-range green tea girl like Zhang Qiqi.
He was not afraid at all of what trouble this senior sister might cause.
On the contrary, he personally quite enjoys the process of taming green tea.
After the two girls got off the car, Cheng Zhu called Zhu Youwei.
"Hello, Mr. Zhu, what are you busy with?" He first greeted him.
"What else can I be busy with? I'm just busy doing nothing." Zhu Youwei replied with a smile.
He knew that Cheng Zhu was no longer the same person he used to be. He was a celebrity in front of the capital and a leader among the younger generation of entrepreneurs. He was extremely busy every day, so there must be something wrong when he called him.
"My short video platform is currently in internal testing. Can you lend me a few influencers? I'll shoot some videos and try out a few different styles and types."
"Okay, it's no big deal." Zhu Youwei agreed immediately.
This was a good thing for him.
He was planning to bet heavily on Cheng Zhu, to see if his short video platform could make some splash.
Zhu Youwei never thought that he could become as popular as Weibo, but as long as it is not worse than Paipai, he would be a dad-level figure, which can raise the commercial value of his company's internet celebrities to a higher level.
It is definitely not a bad thing if the influencers under your company can get familiar with the platform earlier.
However, before the platform became popular, Cheng Zhu definitely had a greater need for him.
This is like when there was no single dominant food delivery platform, high-quality merchants like Youcha were highly valued by the platforms.
As the largest internet celebrity company in Hangzhou, Gushan Culture’s strength should not be underestimated.
Therefore, Cheng Zhu was also willing to give him some sweet treats.
"How about this, when the short video platform is launched, the first video of the platform will be shot by someone from your company, how about that? And I will allocate more traffic internally." Cheng Zhu said.
Zhu Youwei is a smart guy. He immediately said, "Then I would definitely love to have her. I think Zhang Qiqi is good. I personally recommend her to you. She has a great sense of the camera and has the potential to become a big internet celebrity. The recent traffic conversion has been quite good."
"Okay, you decide the candidate. I have no objection." Cheng Zhu replied with a smile, his tone quite pleasant.
As the saying goes: Give him a big beating and then give him a red date.
Cheng Zhu had already done the first half of the sentence yesterday, and today he wanted to give her a taste of the sweetness.
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Youwei selected 6 internet celebrities in the company group, 4 women and 2 men, and told them to go to Cheng Zhu's short video company tomorrow to cooperate with the internal testing work.
Zhang Qiqi is naturally one of them.
After saying this in the group, he had a private chat with the internet celebrity school beauty.
"Qiqi, Mr. Cheng talked to me and said that he was willing to let our company shoot the first video for the short video platform. We unanimously decided to give you this opportunity." Zhu Youwei sent a WeChat message.
When Zhang Qiqi saw this, she was instantly overjoyed and felt a little sweet in her heart.
She could feel that Cheng Zhu was now partial to her.
She has already begun to dream of becoming the top female anchor on the platform.
In fact, Cheng Zhu really didn't mind praising her.
Anyway, it is destined that a few phenomenal internet celebrities will emerge, so it doesn’t matter who they are promoted.
It’s just that this is both an honor and a status, but it is also a cage that restricts me!
Twenty minutes later, Cheng Zhu arrived at the short video company.
He did not set up the three companies for short videos, milk tea, and QQ products together.
Although this may be a little inconvenient at times, it is safer.
After the meeting in the conference room, Cheng Zhu called Zhang Sixing to his office.
The short video platform is scheduled to go online in half a month, and is now undergoing the final deployment.
In fact, this time has been delayed again and again.
It was supposed to be launched in July, but some problems were discovered internally, so it was delayed for a while.
In his memory, the previous life of [Tik Tok] was launched in September 2016.
However, it was not until March 2017 that the number of downloads of TikTok on Apple and Android exceeded 10,000.
It is obvious that Toutiao was not in a hurry at the beginning and wanted to slowly try and make mistakes and proceed step by step.
Sure enough, one year later, Tik Tok had achieved a market penetration rate of 16%!
Surrounded by a number of old-fashioned short videos, it has broken through the siege and made its mark.
Cheng Zhu also understood that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
In the past, after its official release, Douyin was willing to go through a dormant period of up to half a year before it began to continuously increase the weight on the operational level and started spending money.
Cheng Zhu has big ambitions, so he won't act too hastily.
What's more, there is still plenty of time.
“Because market conditions are not fully formed yet.”
“For example, the penetration rate of smartphones.”
“The speed of the internet.”
“Data traffic is expensive.”
It’s still early for the real war.
In the office, after he finished talking about business with Zhang Sixing, he gave him some advice.
"By the way, you should stop working overtime and go back to have dinner with Dean Zhang and the others more often."
"I understand." Zhang Sixing nodded slightly, looking perfunctory.
"Seeing you like this, I feel like I'm a little afraid to go home. Aren't you staying in the company all the time because you don't want to go home?" Cheng Zhu saw through him at a glance.
Zhang Sixing opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something but stopped himself.
"Tell me why." Cheng Zhu crossed his legs.
He leaned back in his boss chair and said with great dissatisfaction: "Do you know that if you behave like this, it will make me, your boss, look like I am exploiting you? Don't let Dean Zhang have a problem with me later."
He portrayed himself as a "victim" and a "scapegoat", which made it easier for Zhang Sixing to speak out his thoughts.
In fact, what Cheng Zhu said was not wrong.
The former "Hulk" Lao Zhang spoke with difficulty and smiled bitterly: "My parents want to arrange a blind date for me. They are urging me to get married recently."
Cheng Zhu: “.”
He didn't expect it to be such a cliché reason.
But if you think about it carefully, you can understand it.
First of all, Lao Zhang is not young anymore, he is already in his thirties.
Secondly, the two elders are getting old, and they always hope to see their son have a normal family.
Also, they certainly hope that Zhang Sixing can start his new life.
More than a year has passed, which is not a short time.
But Cheng Zhu could sense that Lao Zhang was probably a little afraid of marriage.
Just kidding, if a normal person has experienced what he has done, it would be good enough if he does not become misogynistic, hate women, or be afraid of women.
As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years.
He is still resisting.
"No, if you don't want to go home because of this, then don't work overtime and ruin your health." Cheng Zhu said.
Zhang Sixing is indeed a technical expert, and Cheng Zhu wants to use him for a few more years.
What's more, although this person has rich experience in taking care of pregnant women and children, he is still childless.
If you don't take care of your health, your Zhang family will never have an offspring!
I won’t take the blame for this!
Seeing that Zhang Sixing remained silent, he asked, "You and Susu, have you not mentioned this to Dean Zhang and the others?"
Zhang Sixing nodded.
Cheng Zhu did not ask any further questions about this.
He is actually very close to Dean Zhang's family.
Dean Zhang’s wife was Concubine Chen’s teacher and helped her a lot. She truly deserves the title of mentor and benefactor.
Zhang Sixing is now also Cheng Zhu's right-hand man.
And there wasn't much he could do.
"Tianyun Capital is now investing heavily in Paipai."
"Then let it be finished."
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Cheng Zhu sat in the office and held a video conference on "Are you hungry?"
Although he holds a small stake, Zhang Xuhao regards him as a half-military advisor and will not ignore Cheng Zhu's opinions.
If it weren't for the obstruction from many parties, he would actually be willing to let Cheng Zhu invest more money in the F round of financing.
It’s a pity that many investors are unwilling to give up this top-notch pie.
Of course, Cheng Zhu doesn’t have that much spare money now.
This video conference is still aimed at [Mi Tuan].
Nowadays, [Mituan] is spending money like crazy, making [Dianping] and [Are You Hungry] question their lives.
Wang Xin immediately turned on the big devil mode and was in the upper hand even when fighting one against two.
Fortunately, [Are You Hungry] had just completed its F round of financing, so I had money in hand and was not in a hurry.
But it really hurts to spend this money!
Cheng Zhu didn't care.
"Anyway, there's only my $20 million in it, so I'm just an extra."
"What they burnt was mainly their money."
Therefore, when the [war faction] expressed their determination to fight the [Rituan] to the end, Cheng Zhu was also cheering on the side!
Fight! Then fight!
I have little money, but I don’t feel bad!
What's more, this was exactly the situation he wanted to see.
[Mi Tuan] Now it's just looking at a scary paper tiger.
After the video conference, Zhang Xuhao also made a special call to Cheng Zhu.
On the phone, Cheng Zhu was mainly concerned about one thing.
"Mr. Zhang Tao, haven't you met Wang Xin recently?" he asked.
"No, I'm also keeping an eye on this matter." Zhang Xuhao replied.
After being frightened by Cheng Zhu last time, Zhang Xuhao was really panicked.
"Well, it's good that we haven't met yet." Cheng Zhu said.
Now, with the strong participation of Youcha, Mingcha and insistence on visiting, Are You Hungry is actually not at a disadvantage when facing Mituan.
Drinks have always been a big part of takeout, especially in the summer!
Pomelo tea is currently the most popular high-end milk tea, and Ming tea is currently the most popular affordable milk tea. With their help, in the beverage category, Are You Hungry really has no rivals.
However, MiTuan’s strategy of surrounding the cities from the countryside is indeed difficult to sustain, and its ground-based marketing is indeed terrible, so it is a bit difficult to handle.
On the phone, Cheng Zhu did not forget to mention one point.
"Do you think Wang Xin attaches more importance to [group buying] or [takeout] now?"
This sentence made Zhang Xuhao fall into deep thought.
"Group purchasing is the foundation of Mituan," he replied.
"But the prospects for the takeaway market are clearly better. The initial popularity of group buying was a bit of a false boom."
"So I think it's a 50-50 split," said Zhang Xuhao.
Cheng Zhu denied this: "I think he pays more attention to takeout, and he pays more attention to it now!"
"It's a pity that Mr. Zhang from Dianping is only a shareholder of Ele.me, and his main business is still group buying." Cheng Zhu sighed.
This difference in mentality is quite fatal.
But it doesn’t matter, Cheng Zhu can bury the nail.
"Would you like to invite Mr. Zhang to dinner soon?" Cheng Zhu suggested.
"Okay, I really want to talk to him. Why don't you come to Shanghai too?" Zhang Xuhao asked.
Cheng Zhu said: "I can come, but it can't be that I and you set up a party and then invite him to dinner."
"Why?"
"Because I need you to accidentally reveal to him when you are chatting at the dinner table that I think a [middleman] will appear in the near future to promote the merger of [Mituan] and [Dianping]." Cheng Zhu narrowed his eyes.
He always felt that when pretending to be profound, it was obviously better to say it in person rather than through someone else's mouth.
Zhang Xuhao is definitely not a stupid person as he has been able to bring Are You Hungry to this level.
He quickly understood Cheng Zhu's intention.
"But all this is just your guess. Are you so sure?" he asked.
"I'm not saying I'm certain. I'm just pointing out the worst-case scenario because this development direction is the most disadvantageous to us," Cheng Zhu said.
He continued: "If it doesn't go this way, then it's not serious and it doesn't matter."
Zhang Xuhao understood.
If the situation really develops into the bad situation Cheng Zhu guessed, then saying this in advance will play a very good role! Zhang Tao will take the initiative to come to consult, and everyone will have something to talk about!
If things hadn't turned out this way, it would have been no loss.
At most, it would destroy Cheng Zhu's previous image of being "a god who could predict the future".
This made him feel that Cheng Zhu had thought very carefully, and it was a good method and a brilliant move!
“Reliable!”
Little did they know that Cheng Zhu, as a reborn being, could really predict the future! He was 100% sure in his heart!
But he didn't want to show this side of him in front of Zhang Xuhao, and didn't want to admit it.
Because it would be scary!
It happened once, twice, and three times. He sees through everything. How can that not be scary?
The fear of the unknown will grow in your heart.
Anyway, if Cheng Zhu met such a person, he would be a little panicked.
He didn't want the hot-blooded Hao brother to think that he was terrible.
The two will continue to cooperate for a long time.
Therefore, he would rather not pretend to be so arrogant and let others mistakenly believe that his operation is actually a higher level of insurance.
He might also think: "I've learned something, this routine is useful!"
Of course, for the King of Force, Cheng Zhu's patience was indeed very difficult.
"I will definitely come to the Magic City, but definitely not in the near future," said Cheng Zhu.
After the call ended, Cheng Zhu looked out the window.
He suddenly thought: "It's been a long time since I went to the Magic City to visit Sao Fox."
His current contact with Hu Yan seemed to have returned to its previous state, with the two of them chatting and flirting online as if they were in an online romance.
Strictly speaking, the first time he went to Shanghai to meet Hu Yan was actually a bit like an online couple dating offline, and both parties were very satisfied and spent a night unable to get out of bed.
However, Cheng Zhu and Hu Yan have never confirmed any relationship, it’s just that the content and scale of their chats are more exaggerated than those of online lovers.
When we met offline, I found that you were always thinking about me in your paintings, and always painted me as the male lead.
Well, I have to teach you a lesson, right?
During this period, Hu Yan would occasionally send him self-portraits.
In addition, as the Chief Experience Officer of QQ Toys who [insists on visiting], she will also send Cheng Zhu an experience video and a feedback summary after use.
Cheng Zhu even made some minor technical changes to "Little Seal" based on her feedback.
"I'll go visit her next time I go to Shanghai," Cheng Zhu thought.
Zhang Xuhao was very efficient. He went to have dinner with Zhang Tao the next day.
Zhang Tao has been very busy recently. Faced with the aggressive rice ball, he was pinned to the ground and spent money every day until his flesh ached.
He now really felt that Wang Xin wanted to kill him!
The current situation of burning money at this intensity gives him a feeling of a fight to the death.
"The decisive battle came too suddenly, I was not mentally prepared!" Zhang Tao was helpless.
He could never have imagined that Wang Xin, who had discussed a merger with him a few months ago, would suddenly become like a mad dog and take the "one of us must die" approach!
"Damn it, we couldn't come to an agreement before because you wanted to take six and only give me four! Why is that?"
"I have the full support of Penguin. Your backing is not as strong as mine. I'm almost there with six!"
"Why don't we just talk about it slowly?"
"Why did you suddenly change your mind? You don't even have any idea of merging?" Zhang Tao couldn't understand.
He leaned against the penguin father, but he was not panicked.
He has no shortage of financial and traffic support.
"You definitely can't die."
"But a situation where both sides suffer losses is not good for anyone."
"The prospects of group buying are just so-so, and everyone has overestimated it before."
"If we keep burning like this, everyone will be in trouble! No one will make any money! Everyone will lose money!"
During this period of time, Zhang Tao gradually became angry.
Damn, do you really think I’m a soft persimmon?
While having dinner with Zhang Xuhao, Zhang Tao also looked worried.
"Do you think Wang Xin is sick?" he cursed.
"Why do we call friendly competitors friendly competitors? Because sometimes, in order to avoid mutual losses, we have to turn enemies into friends!"
"The ultimate goal of our business is to make money, right?"
"He also came to you and talked to you about the merger, right?"
"Obviously he was the one who brought up this matter, and now he's turning against me!" Zhang Tao cursed while drinking.
He's been spending so much money lately that it really hurts.
Zhang Xuhao clinked his glass with him and said a few words to comfort him.
Then, he changed the subject and said, "What if a middleman appears, someone takes the initiative to facilitate the merger of Dianping and Mituan?"
"Huh?" Zhang Tao looked up, looking confused.
What kind of divine development is this?
With Wang Xin’s attitude, the merger will be a piece of cake!
People are spending money like crazy. Which fool would jump out at this time and tell them to stop spending money? Just treat the money as a waste. Stop it now. Let's take a step back and shake hands and make peace.
Isn't this pure clownish behavior?
Besides, who can have such great energy?
The relationship between Penguin and Alibaba will not lead to such a thing.
Then who else?
Zhang Xuhao looked at him, showing his signature simple and honest smile, and said, "I also feel it's outrageous. This is what Cheng Zhu said on the phone when we were talking on the phone that day."
Zhang Tao sneered when he heard this and said:
"Oh, it's so funny."
(ps: asking for monthly ticket~)
(End of this chapter)
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