Chapter 573: Boss Bao was stunned
[Youqu] has officially entered the APP free list, which is undoubtedly an exciting news.
Since there has been no additional publicity in the recent period, the growth rates of various data are relatively stable.
It’s actually quite easy to get on the free APP list in 2015.
If nothing unexpected happens, the ranking should continue to rise and will not be limited to 88th.
Several cheers have been heard throughout the entire [Youqu].
Everyone’s work enthusiasm is also unprecedentedly high!
“No wonder many people say that even when working part-time, it’s important to work with the right people!”
"We didn't do anything, but the project became popular just because of the boss's enthusiasm!"
The way they look at Mr. Cheng now is actually a bit like how Xiaomi will look to its own Mr. Lei for future car sales.
This is so annoying that even students in my class feel a little embarrassed!
After finishing the call with Zhang Yi, Cheng Zhu felt somewhat satisfied.
“I feel like it won’t be long before [Youqu] can stabilize in the top 50 of the free APP list,” Cheng Zhu thought.
This was a little beyond his expectations.
15 years is for sedimentation, but if the foundation is laid well enough, in 16 years, the advantage will be even greater!
"16 years! That's the great era of the Internet," Cheng Zhu thought.
The highly anticipated live streaming industry has shined this year, and fields such as short videos have also been developing steadily in secret.
There are two main reasons why this year is called the great era of the Internet.
The first point is definitely that the penetration rate of smartphones has reached a certain level.
Affordable smartphones are getting better and better, allowing many ordinary people with limited wallets to own a smartphone.
The second point is that we have entered the 4G era from the 3G era.
The three major operators have all carried out a wave of price cuts, and driven by a certain opportunity, they launched a policy that 4G traffic will not be automatically reset if it is not used up in the month.
The reduction in fees and the increase in growth rate have given many apps better room for development.
Especially those apps that have certain requirements for traffic, network speed, etc.
Therefore, Cheng Zhu is very clear that next year is destined to be a turbulent year for the Internet industry!
"Just thinking about it makes me a little excited?" he thought to himself.
Half an hour later, Cheng Zhu's phone rang again, and this time the call was from Wang Anquan.
"Hello, what's the matter?" Cheng Zhu asked.
"Brother Zhu, I just came to tell you about the data. The sales of [Stick Visit] e-commerce have been increasing recently. I see that the popularity of [Youqu] is quite high today. Should we operate it appropriately?" he asked.
"Okay." Cheng Zhu replied.
After [Youqu] goes online, it can drive the sales of [stick to visit] QQ underwear to a certain extent.
The reason is simple. In their dance videos, many bloggers will directly wear products from [Insist on Visiting].
For example, stepmother skirt, Spiderman tights, gray turtleneck backless sweater, etc.
Dancing in these clothes will have a much stronger visual impact.
But they are all within the scale range, at least some angles are within the scale range.
Take the gray turtleneck and backless sweater as an example. You definitely can’t dance with the back of it, unless you wear something underneath, otherwise the upper half of your buttocks will be exposed.
But from the front, it is still full of pure desire.
Nowadays, there is an event called [Searching for the Ceiling of Pure Desire], and many people regard it as a battle suit and wear it to fight!
This has also led to a resurgence in the popularity of these classic models that have been popular for a long time.
On the phone, Wang Anquan asked curiously, "Brother Zhu, if you wear clothes from our store, will [Youqu] give you more traffic?"
"Haha, you think too much, it's not true." Cheng Zhu denied it immediately.
"ah?"
"But I guess many people wear these battle robes because of this little thought." Cheng Zhu directly pointed out the mentality of a group of people.
[Youqu] The current flow distribution model has tended to be fair and impartial.
In the beginning, we would deliberately promote technical videos and other types of videos, but now there is no need for that because the momentum has been built up, and many high-quality hits have been produced, and everyone’s entrepreneurial enthusiasm is very high.
However, many creators don’t think this way. They subconsciously feel that wearing clothes from their boss’s house will definitely have hidden benefits.
From Cheng Zhu's perspective, he was also happy to see it happen.
To be honest, many styles of [Persist in Visiting] are indeed very suitable for shooting short videos.
Because some of them were already popular products from TikTok, and Cheng Zhu simply copied them.
Put on these battle robes, and then twist your waist, all kinds of charm will instantly come to you.
With the help of filters, beautification, and special effects such as lengthening legs and slimming waist, each of them has a great figure, which makes the old perverts want to drool just by looking at them.
For example, for a slit stepmother skirt, every time you twist your waist, the slit of the skirt is at the extreme position of the thigh root.
The old perverts were so shaken by what they saw!
At this moment, Cheng Zhu thought for a moment and said, "Just do some regular marketing on your side."
"Okay." Wang Anquan responded.
Cheng Zhu must have a way to boost the sales of [Persistent Visits], but he feels that it is not the right time yet.
[Youqu] hasn't started yet, so there's no need to rush to serve some hot dishes.
"Just make some appetizers first," he said to himself.
He still has many killer moves in his hands, so there is no need to rush.
As the news of Dianping’s financing was released, the University of Science and Technology was once again surrounded by media reporters.
It was obvious that it was a wise decision for Cheng Zhu to stay in the Magic City for a few days.
What Cheng Zhu found funniest was that his three naughty roommates in dormitory 309 all accepted the interview this time.
This made their four-person dormitory group very lively.
Obviously, the three of them were all staying in the dormitory, but they were all holding their phones and chatting with Cheng Zhu in the group.
The three adopted sons didn't talk to each other, they just typed with each other in the group.
Liu Feng said: "Brother Zhu, we praised you harshly when we were in front of the reporters."
"Do I need to blow more?" Cheng Zhu was dissatisfied.
"Yes, yes, I have recounted all your glorious achievements truthfully." Liu Feng continued as usual.
The cold and fat old Zheng Qingfeng is as quiet as ever, but he always says something out of the blue.
At this moment, he said in the group: "Brother Zhu, I report Dong Dong for taking advantage of the opportunity to show off."
"Damn it! Lao Zheng, I'm going to beat you up!" Dong Dong typed in the group.
Cheng Zhu was puzzled. You guys are in the same dormitory, why don’t you just fight each other directly?
Do I need to inform my father in the group before the fight?
After joking around with his three adopted sons in the group for a while, Cheng Zhu thought that the school leaders should be pretty happy too, right?
In the whole city of Hangzhou, there is probably no other college student who is better at doing things than me.
"In the future, my photo should be printed on the admission brochure of the University of Science and Technology!" Cheng Biwang thought.
[Comment] The series of chain reactions caused by the financing has actually just begun.
At the headquarters of Baidu Takeout, the person in charge, Gong Zhenbin, immediately convened a high-level meeting.
Recently, he felt that he was about to reach the highest realm of "ruling by doing nothing"!
During this period, Baidu Takeout did not make any major moves.
The reason is simple.
High emotional intelligence: rule by doing nothing.
Low emotional intelligence: afraid to move.
Gong Zhenbin couldn’t figure out whether he was “swept away by public opinion” recently?
"Didn't they say a while ago that Dianping.com was going to merge with Mituan.com?"
"This news came from Zhang Tao."
"It scared Baidu so much that they lost their fighting spirit instantly. A bunch of people said they might as well work on artificial intelligence!"
At that moment, Gong Zhenbin already felt that the situation was hopeless.
As the person in charge of Baidu Takeout, he is well aware that Baidu, as one of the BAT Big Three, is actually very complicated internally.
When the voices of “it’s better to develop artificial intelligence” become louder and louder, a certain effect has actually been produced.
Even though everyone later learned that [Dianping] and [Mituan] would not seem to be merged for the time being, internal opinions had already diverged.
Especially those who want to invest heavily in artificial intelligence.
This made Gong Zhenbin wonder, "When did Zhang Tao become so dirty?"
Damn, in the past only Wang Xin was this dirty!
He didn't know whether Zhang Tao did it intentionally or unintentionally, but in any case, this move could cause tons of damage to Baidu, which has many factions.
However, the subsequent developments made Gong Zhenbin even more doubtful about life.
Zhang Tao just leaked the news that [Dianping] and [Mituan] were going to merge, but just a few days later, they suddenly started fighting and began to burn money like crazy!
At first, everyone thought this was the “final showdown” and it wouldn’t be long before Taozi and Lao Wang would be sitting at the negotiating table.
This has made the voices about all-in artificial intelligence louder within Baidu.
The end result was that everyone watched helplessly as this "final showdown" lasted for more than a month!
"Damn, Zhang Tao is even dirtier than I thought!?" Gong Zhenbin was shocked.
He felt as if he were meeting this man for the first time.
It completely refreshed my preconceived impression of Taozi.
As for the hot-blooded Hao Ge, he has already started charging violently, his eyes red with killing intent.
[Comment] Bringing [Are You Hungry] to fight against [Rice Ball], I just want to ask you, Gong Zhenbin, does he dare to move?
For Gong Zhenbin, the past month has been like a year.
He watched helplessly as his market share declined every day, but he was powerless to do anything.
"It's time for these days to come to an end, right?" Gong Zhenbin thought a month later.
Hey, who would have thought that the penniless [Dianping] actually raised funds again!
Damn it, looking at this situation, it still has to be burned!
This once again refreshed his understanding of Zhang Tao.
Dirty and bold, what's going on?
Baidu's entry into the O2O field is intended to focus on both group buying and food delivery.
The market is in chaos now, and the big brother and the second brother in the two fields seem to be fighting a life-and-death battle. He, the third brother, is simply an innocent victim.
Baidu is currently taking a wait-and-see attitude.
See if there's a chance to steal a peach at the end.
When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.
This phenomenon also occurs frequently in business wars.
——Just hide for a while first!
What Gong Zhenbin feels most excited about is the news that [MiTuan] will not be able to obtain the next round of financing, which has been making headlines in recent days!
This scene seemed familiar to Cheng Zhu.
Mi Tuan’s approach was similar to that in his previous life, and he directly sued the person who spread the news.
Just hold on and sue!
Don’t ask, the only thing you need to know is whether you can raise money!
Old Wang, who was struggling to make ends meet, started running around again, and his already sparse hair began to become even thinner.
He was so angry that he simply shaved his head to be like Boss Bao!
In this trillion-dollar O2O market, a young man who is still in college directly reversed the situation and led everything to an unknown route.
In desperation, Wang Xin had no choice but to go to Alibaba.
He had actually been there once before.
But everyone ended up parting on bad terms.
The conditions proposed by Ali are extremely harsh. In the past, it would definitely have touched Wang Xin’s bottom line!
As mentioned before, Penguin holds a 20% stake in Dianping, which is higher than Alibaba’s stake in Mituan.
This will also give Penguin an advantage after the two merge.
Alibaba is now doing two things at once. On the one hand, it wants to reach 25% of the shares in the next round of financing. On the other hand, it is sticking to the old routine and parachuting in senior executives.
Good job, Wang Xin, everyone says you are “Little Jack Ma”, but it turns out you are very uncontrollable!
If we don’t send someone to look after you, we won’t be able to sleep or eat!
For Wang Xin, this will undoubtedly lead [MiTuan] to an inevitable end and become exactly the same as other companies invested by Alibaba.
But now he has no choice.
Either die immediately or die slowly.
The latter can still struggle a little longer, and maybe he can seize some good opportunity and complete a series of cool operations?
In the final analysis, [Dianping] and [Are You Hungry] are not on the right track as well as I am, and their competitiveness will never be as strong as mine!
So, Lao Wang, who had already accepted his fate, went to Alibaba this time, not secretly, but in a high-profile manner, and the news was soon exposed by the media.
It's no wonder that this report gives off a sense of reconciliation and restoration.
This made Gong Zhenbin's heart hang in the balance completely!
[Baidu Takeout] Convene a high-level meeting immediately, without delay!
At the meeting, Gong Zhenbin clearly pointed out: "From the current situation, [MiTuan] will soon get financing, and if nothing unexpected happens, the amount of financing this time will be an unprecedented figure."
"Wang Xin will have to pay a huge price to apologize this time. The only thing he can fight for is this amount of money." Gong Zhenbin is very clear about this.
"That is to say, the money-burning war between Dianping, Are You Hungry?, and Mi Tuan is likely to last for a long time!"
"It may even become the final decisive battle in the O2O field!" Gong Zhenbin's voice sank, and the atmosphere in the entire conference room became extremely solemn.
Feelings of confusion began to arise in the hearts of many people.
Although our Baidu CEO Li has announced that he will invest 20 billion yuan to develop O2O.
However, if the decisive battle is brought forward, will 20 billion really be thrown in?
If it is really possible, why are we all so nervous about attending the meeting?
Just do it without any brains!
The meeting lasted a full hour.
Sometimes the whole place was silent, sometimes there were loud voices everywhere.
But in the end, no conclusion was reached.
For a moment, Gong Zhenbin didn't know what to do.
He guessed that it was the same on Mr. Li's side.
"How did things turn out like this?" Gong Zhenbin couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.
The person in charge of Baidu Takeout would never have dreamed that all this was because of Cheng Zhu, whom he had never even met.
But at this moment, Cheng Zhu's mentality was completely opposite to his.
"Wang Xin finally went to Alibaba to 'ask for reconciliation'." He had been waiting for this day for a long time.
"Very good! The time is ripe, we can start the next step."
Magic City, Huaxing Capital.
Boss Bao was sitting in his office, having just finished an interview with the American financial magazine Bloomberg Markets.
Bloomberg Markets is expected to announce the fifth edition of the 50 most influential people in global finance in the next few days.
Bao Fan will also be among them.
If he had followed the normal trajectory, he would have ranked 22nd on the global list.
But now that the merger between [Mituan] and [Dianping] has failed, it is unknown whether its ranking will decline as a result.
It is worth mentioning that the second person on the list is the one with the most special identity in the country.
After finishing the interview with Bloomberg Markets, Bao Fan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his office with his hands in his pockets, overlooking the Magic City.
Even he was feeling somewhat excited at this moment.
For a man to reach his level, he basically has no regrets in his life!
Regarding the merger of [MiTuan] and [Dianping], Bao Fan feels that there will still be opportunities in the future.
Because this is the inevitable result of the gradual decline of the group buying market and it is the general trend.
But. Not now!
"There is definitely no possibility in the near future." Bao Fan thought.
Zhang Tao now can be said to be stronger than ever before!
Even Bao Fan felt that he was like a different person.
"It's clear that his ambitions are expanding."
At this moment, Cong Lin, President of Huaxing Capital Group, and Du Yongbo, Managing Director, knocked on the door and walked in.
The two of them are currently in charge of an IPO project, so they came to talk to Bao Fan.
As a result, when they were halfway through the conversation, Bao Fan's cell phone rang.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the phone on the table. When the three saw the name of the caller, they were all stunned.
"Cheng Zhu?" Question marks began to appear in their minds.
Cong Lin and Du Yongbo are both considered to be the core figures of Huaxing Capital.
So, they had all heard Bao Fan mention this young man.
Sometimes, when Wang Xin came to Huaxing Capital to find Bao Fan, the two of them would sit aside and chat together.
In the conversations between Boss Bao and Lao Wang, they frequently heard the name Cheng Zhu.
What's more, as a member of Huaxing Capital, how could they not have heard of this arrogant person who made wild statements about wanting to be their client's college student before the APP was even launched?
"Why did Cheng Zhu call me?" Bao Fan frowned slightly, with a hint of puzzlement in his tone.
He smiled and looked at his right-hand men, saying, "This young man is very interesting. Let me put you on speakerphone."
Bao Fan picked up the phone and turned on the speakerphone.
Cheng Zhu's deep voice soon came from the phone: "Hello, Mr. Bao."
"Well, I'm listening. Why do you call me so rarely?"
"Alas, it does seem like there is no such thing as a visitor without a request, haha." Cheng Zhu said directly.
"Oh? Then tell me what it is." Bao Fan raised his eyes and looked at Cong Lin and Du Yongbo.
"I'd like to ask, can Huaxing still take on M&A projects right now?" Cheng Zhu asked.
As soon as these words were spoken, Cong Lin and Du Yongbo's eyes froze instantly.
Damn it, one of the best mergers and acquisitions this year was ruined by you!
Bao Fan looked normal, and just replied: "Tell me, which two families are they?"
Cheng Zhu's answer caused a brief silence in the office.
"【Are you hungry】 and 【Baidu Takeout】." Cheng Zhu said.
Now even Boss Bao was silenced.
After a few seconds, he said, "Let me think about it."
"Okay, I think you're the only one I can turn to in China for this matter. I'll wait for Boss Bao's reply." Cheng Zhu called out affectionately.
After the call, Cong Lin and Du Yongbo couldn't help themselves.
"Boss, what does this kid mean?" Du Yongbo was furious.
Cong Lin also frowned: "Even if we have to make this call, it should be Zhang Xuhao who calls!"
The two of them kept talking to each other, and both were extremely dissatisfied with Cheng Zhu, and they never stopped talking.
After a long while, Bao Fan slapped the table.
Boss Bao: "Stop making noise! I'm thinking!"
(End of this chapter)
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