In October, the Forbes list came to an end amidst all the noise.
On November 1st, Cheng Zhu, who had taken care of both the [Deer] and the [Rabbit] yesterday, came to the company refreshed.
Not long after, the young assistant Yue Lingjing came to his office with a set of data.
Cheng Zhu opened it and took a look, with a satisfied look on his face. "In October, the GG advertising revenue of the entire platform has exceeded 100 million." This data is amazing.
How long has it been since a new social platform launched GG and its monthly revenue exceeded 100 million?
All this is thanks to Mr. Cheng's planning of "Men-killing Color"! In fact, the three words "Men-killing Color" are becoming more and more popular. Nowadays, even the entire lipstick industry seems to be on the rise.
Not only is YSL selling like hot cakes, but even mainstream products from other brands are seeing a surge in sales.
The market demand for lipstick seems to have inexplicably started to grow! This phenomenon will actually continue for a long time!
Not to mention people in the short video industry, even the bigwigs in the GG industry were stunned at first sight.
"No! You can also plan GG?"
How could he always grasp the market demand and human nature? Yue Lingjing stood aside, feeling a little dazed.
His admiration for Mr. Cheng has never been greater. In the past, the girl's most admired person was her uncle. However, now it has changed.
Yue Dongyi probably never dreamed that by letting Jingjing learn more from him, he could actually shake his position in Jingjing's heart!
Cheng Zhu put down a few sets of data, looked up at Yue Lingjing, and asked, "Recently, the people in the company should be very motivated, right?"
The salary at Youqu is not low, and the current situation is very good and thriving. In addition, when Cheng Zhu was working at Youqu, he was also famous for being generous to his employees, so everyone was looking forward to the year-end bonus.
Upon hearing this, Yue Lingjing nodded immediately: "Mr. Cheng, everyone has been very motivated in their work recently. Many people have said that they want to work together to make Youqu the next [Block Hand]."
Cheng Zhu frowned when he heard this.
He knew very well that the innate ancient holy body in front of him would not lie, nor would he deliberately flatter him.
So, this means that there are really a lot of people in the company who say this, and everyone thinks Youqu will become the next blockbuster?
"Where did this sentence come from?" he asked, looking up.
Yue Lingjing was stunned for a moment, and she couldn’t figure out her expression: “Uh.” But after thinking about it, she added.
"Mr. Cheng, my uncle told me that many people in the capital circle also say the same thing."
Yue Lingjing intentionally told Cheng Zhu that it was not that the people in the company were getting proud and started to get cocky, but that even the capital market was quite optimistic about the future of Youqu, which was a relatively objective evaluation.
Little did he know that after hearing this, Cheng Zhu frowned even more.
Then, he said something that shocked Yue Lingjing greatly.
The girl was a little confused at first, and felt like she didn't understand. After she realized what was going on, she was in a state of shock! Hearing the capital circle also say that "Youqu will be the next big player", Cheng Zhu's response was: "Damn it! That's really dirty!"
On the other side, Blockhand headquarters.
Su Hua and Chen Yixiao: "Damn, these people are so rude!" How can Youqu become the next big shot?
What does this have to do with anything?
Yes, Youqu is indeed growing very fast.
But isn’t this because our predecessors opened up the short video market?
The fact that everyone is now able to quickly accept short videos is definitely thanks to pioneers like us.
Of course, this does not mean that they will underestimate Cheng Zhu or look down on You Qu.
Su Hua and Chen Yixiao have just discussed this and feel that Youqu's model based on [algorithms] does have unique advantages in commercialization!
"GG's effect will be very good. In this respect, we may not be half as good as him." Su Hua smiled bitterly.
But if you want to make up for this kind of thing later, it will take time. What's more, ByteDance is behind Youqu!
"I feel that before the Chinese New Year this year, the monthly active users of Youqu may exceed 50 million." Chen Yixiao's eyes were solemn and his tone was deep.
If the number of monthly active users reaches 50 million, it would already be a very scary social platform.
During the Spring Festival, competition on social platforms is the most intense!
"Fortunately, we are slowly getting started with live streaming." Su Hua raised his palm and pressed it down in mid-air, indicating that there is no need to be too anxious. "Youqu only has GG now, but we have GG live streaming here. There are more ways to monetize traffic, and the platform functions are more comprehensive."
"Besides, in fact, given our positioning as [Block Hand], it is easier to start live streaming in the early stages."
Although there are many negative labels associated with "kuaishou", such as being tacky and vulgar.
But these can actually make live broadcasting quick in the early stages. In fact, if we follow the trajectory of the previous life, this is indeed the case.
At the end of 2017, based on the total amount of [virtual currency rewards] in the last quarter, BlockHand has become the world's largest single live broadcast platform!
At this time, Su Hua and Chen Yixiao were sitting in the office chatting.
After a while, Su Hua raised his head while holding his phone and said, "Hey, the official media of Zhejiang Province has released another interview video of Cheng Zhu. Let's take a look?"
"About Yuzuki?"
"That's not the case. This time it's about grapefruit tea. After all, grapefruit tea was made in Hangzhou." Su Hua replied.
"Yuzucha? Okay, let's take a look at that too."
The two men sat together and watched Cheng Zhu's interview video. The two middle-aged men couldn't help but sigh: "He is so handsome!"
After saying that, the two of them looked at each other, looked at each other's appearance, and smiled heartily in tacit understanding.
At the end of the laugh, both of them felt quite helpless.
How should I put it? I never thought about it before, but it turns out that being a handsome guy and starting a business also brings its own bonuses!
This dirty, appearance-based world! Damn!
At least half of the video's views are due to Cheng Zhu's handsome face. The photo on the video cover alone is enough to make people want to click on it.
The two middle-aged men watched the interview and occasionally exchanged a few words. "What he said was quite informative."
"No wonder he has managed to run the company so well at such a young age. He is very organized and flexible in his thinking."
"He has a very accurate sense of the market, which is also quite magical."
When the interview was about to end, they saw several comments. --【High energy ahead】
This made Su Hua and Chen Yixiao look at each other again. Why is he still so high energy?
The interviewer started to say, "Mr. Cheng, the goal of most new milk tea companies is to surpass pomelo tea in the future. Many founders have expressed confidence in this. What do you think?"
Cheng Zhu leaned slightly against the back of his chair, and his eyebrows, which were already slightly raised, seemed to be raised even more at this moment:
"You say you are the future, so prove it to me." As soon as this sentence came out, the barrage of comments exploded!
The youthful spirit and vigor were overwhelming. The comments started to fill the screen.
"So handsome!"
"Damn, you're so arrogant!"
"The richest man born in the 90s, stop being so arrogant! Is it illegal to be arrogant?" "Oh my god, he's so handsome!"
"If I were him, I'd be even more arrogant than him!"
"This makes me feel that he is very real. I am tired of all the polite words. They are so hypocritical! I just like this kind of gunpowder smell!"
Su Hua and Chen Yixiao looked at each other again.
"You say...were we a little too low-key when facing interviews in the past?" Su Hua said in a rather dry voice.
In mid-to-late November, Youqu started its second round of financing, with the amount raised this time reaching US$500 million.
There is no change in the list of participants in the financing compared to the first round of financing.
The only difference is that the original Shunwei Capital led the investment, but now it is Red Mountain Capital that leads the investment. When the financing results came out, this time it did not cause much of a stir.
Because all this is within the expectations of the capital market.
However, many people slapped their thighs in regret, only regretting that they did not have a ticket! Not long after the financing, Youqu released another piece of news.
"The platform's monthly active users have exceeded 50 million!"
This growth rate undoubtedly made the block hands confused.
Su Hua and Chen Yixiao thought that they would reach this number before the Spring Festival, but they didn’t expect it to be so long ahead of schedule!
"This is trouble. Youqu has entered a virtuous cycle and is starting to grow like a snowball!"
The company's top executives discussed it and decided to set aside another 30 million as publicity expenses in the near future and during the Spring Festival.
In addition, we also discussed and planned to find a popular variety show to sponsor next year!
Su Hua and Chen Yixiao's sense of crisis grew stronger and stronger, and they knew they could no longer sit idly by. If this continued, by the end of next year, he might be able to steal the house!
After learning about [Block Hand]'s response strategy, Cheng Zhu looked up at the gray sky outside the office.
"It's more than a year earlier than in my previous life."
"Blockhand felt threatened at this point and began to get restless." This situation is rather tricky.
But it is indeed more exciting than the Douyin in its previous life, making big news every now and then, so it is normal.
"However, doesn't this mean that just as I cultivated to the Douhuang realm, Emperor Hun Tian started to attack and kill me?"
Cheng Zhu looked at the gray sky outside and suddenly smiled. How could he be afraid of someone with his personality?
At the end of 2016, Kuaishou's CEO Su Hua also accepted an interview with the media.
But it is obvious that this media is trying to stir up trouble.
"Youqu just completed its second round of financing some time ago, and its monthly active users have reached 50 million."
"The founder of the platform, Cheng Zhu, has high hopes for the platform and once said, 'Those who chase the deer don't care about the rabbits.'"
"Recently, even many people in the capital circle have said that Youqu will be the next big player in the future."
"What do you think about this?"
When answering questions from the media, Su Hua announced with a big smile: "BlockHand has already launched the final sprint towards 50 million DAU (daily active users)."
"We plan to achieve this goal after the Spring Festival!"
He is telling the other party, think about it yourself, is 50 million monthly active users comparable to 50 million daily active users? The gap is too big!
Having said that, Su Hua looked at the other party and a faint smile appeared on his face again.
"Besides, I personally like what Mr. Cheng said." He paused for a moment before continuing:
"You said you are the future, so prove it to me." (ps: monthly ticket requested!)
(There are updates)
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