Chapter 291: The Edamame Gate Incident! An Angry Chen Yizhou!
The cock crows at dawn and the sky becomes slightly brighter.
Chen Yansen woke up very early, put on his slippers and got out of bed. Ye Qiuping's room was filled with the aroma of milk mixed with the fragrance of ripe fruits.
I sat down on the sofa in the living room, opened my phone and started browsing.
'Xiaomi's sales in 2012 exceeded 4 million units, with sales exceeding 6 billion.'
'The Strategic Emerging Industries Development Plan was released, requiring that urban broadband access capacity reach 20M and rural broadband access capacity reach 4M by 2015.'
'Internet companies are entering the smartphone market one after another, competing for the mobile Internet entrance.'
Chen Yansen clicked on the third piece of news, which detailed the sales of Ali Cloud, 360, Shanda and NetEase mobile phones. Even Qiandu announced its plan to manufacture mobile phones.
Qiandu mobile phone?
I've never heard of it! The fourth piece of news was "Wudong Maodou Gate". Chen Yansen glanced at it and felt that the news in 2012 was particularly abstract. How could this be on the hot search?
But out of curiosity and the purpose of studying the strategies of friendly competitors, he still clicked on it.
At 9:28 pm last night, Zhuang Yujia, the purchasing and sales director of small appliances at Dongfang, posted three pictures of drunken crabs and pickled edamame on Weibo. Ten minutes later, Liu Qiangdong also posted corresponding pictures of the dishes on Weibo. The angles were different, but the plates used to serve the dishes and the wood grain of the table top were exactly the same.
The comment section of the two of them has already exploded!
But it was only 5:40, and the two men were obviously still asleep and seemed completely unaware.
The response speed of the public relations department of Yidong is worrying. Is it so difficult to make a phone call to the boss?
Or is it that Handsome Dong usually has the habit of turning off his phone before going to bed? Chen Yansen narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing something unusual. Logically speaking, with Handsome Dong's style, he would never expose his love affair so blatantly.
If it's not him, then it must be someone else? "Since ancient times, heroes have been unable to resist the temptation of beautiful women. He has fallen into the same trap countless times, and handsome Dong is obviously enjoying it."
Chen Yansen smiled lightly and muttered softly.
Thinking of this, he turned his head and looked at Ye Qiuping who was sleeping soundly. If Teacher Ye also used this trick against him, how should he defend himself? At the same time.
Liu Qiangdong sat on the sofa by the window, holding an iPhone 4S in his hand, constantly scrolling through the comments section, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
"Boss, I'm sorry, I didn't expect this to happen." Zhuang Yujia stood in front of Liu Qiangdong, looking at his increasingly stern face, and immediately realized that he had messed up.
"I'll go back to the company first." Liu Qiangdong put down his mobile phone, stared at Zhuang Yujia for more than ten seconds, and then smiled faintly. He had made a mistake and underestimated this woman.
"Should I reply?" Zhuang Yujia asked cautiously.
"No need, the public relations department will handle it." Liu Qiangdong shook his head and refused, opened the door and walked out.
On a morning in Yanjing in late August, the sky was gray and gloomy. A breeze blew by, but Liu Qiangdong suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
"Isn't it good to just have a relationship?"
Liu Qiangdong got into a Hummer H2 and sped towards the headquarters of Dongfang.
Being in a relationship is his personal matter. He has the final say on whether or not to make it public and when to make it public.
He knew all of Zhuang Yujia's little thoughts and could understand them, but that didn't mean he agreed with them.
From the moment he walked out of the community, this three-year relationship came to an end.
There are so many beautiful women!
Liu Qiangdong hates women who are disobedient, tactless, and full of calculations the most. He knows very well that if the other party can calculate once, there will be a second and third time.
At 10 a.m., under the guidance of the public relations department, Liu Qiangdong officially responded on Weibo, simply acknowledging the relationship and denying netizens' speculation of "traffic hype."
But as soon as Zhuang Yujia arrived at the company, she received a transfer order, kicking her from Yanjing to Shanghai.
In an instant, she understood what Liu Qiangdong meant.
"Men are all cruel characters." Zhuang Yujia smiled self-deprecatingly.
However, it is not so easy for Liu Qiangdong to kick himself out.
With a cold look in her eyes, Zhuang Yujia walked into Liu Qiangdong's office under the gaze of countless eyes, to make a final effort for herself.
The other side.
After reading this news, Song Yuncheng couldn't help but think of his relationship with Chen Yansen, which was also not allowed to be seen in public.
"Song Yuncheng!"
Just as she was stunned, she heard a familiar voice in her ears. She looked up and saw Chen Yansen and Ma Wenteng walking side by side, followed by Liu Zhiping, Huang Zheng and others. Including assistants and bodyguards, there were more than 20 people in total.
Without thinking too much, Song Yuncheng quickly put away his phone and walked over quickly.
"Mr. Ma, Mr. Liu, welcome to Pinbei for your guidance."
Song Yuncheng greeted them with a smile and grace.
Huang Zheng, who was standing aside, suddenly tensed up and secretly raised Song Yuncheng's status several notches higher.
He is a smart man and is well versed in the logic of the organizational structure of European, American and domestic Internet companies.
Generally speaking, as investors and core shareholders of Pinbei, Ma Wenteng and Liu Zhiping’s reception work should have been handled by the Investor Relations Department.
However, Pinbei did not set up this department. It is usually coordinated by Gao Weilin and Chen Yansen, with collaborative support from the marketing department and the brand department.
But Song Yuncheng’s position is director of key account investment!
There are no relevant duties and no corresponding authority! "Director Song, long time no see! It seems that Mr. Chen is very good at cultivating talents. Even I have heard of the title of Pinbei's key account director."
Ma Wenteng joked with a smile.
Although the last time they met was two years ago, he was deeply impressed by Song Yuncheng.
When Penguin participated in the angel round of investment in FoxTao, it was Song Yuncheng who introduced the business plan to him and Liu Zhiping.
A freshman majoring in journalism and a sophomore majoring in visual design successfully persuaded him and Liu Zhiping to take 10 million from Penguin's pocket.
Of course, from Chen Yansen's perspective, this money was stuffed into his hands by Xiao Ma Ge.
"Mr. Ma, thank you for the compliment. This is Pinbei's key customer division, which is mainly responsible for the implementation of brand marketing plans. Our customers are mainly in the automotive, digital, home appliance and jewelry fields..."
Song Yuncheng was not afraid at all, and continued talking freely along with the other party's words.
"Compared to two years ago, Director Song has made amazing progress." Liu Zhiping echoed.
It turns out that they have known each other for a long time, not what I thought? After listening to a few sentences, Huang Zheng overturned all his previous judgments.
After Song Yuncheng led Ma Wenteng, Liu Zhiping and others to visit the investment and operation department and the key customer investment department, Huang Zheng took over the topic and led everyone upstairs.
There are more than a dozen sub-departments including marketing, R&D, design, data, investment and products.
Except for a small number of students from Xuyuan, most of the members of Pinbei Technology are outstanding graduates from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luzhou University of Technology, Jinling University, Fudan University and Jiaotong University, as well as industry experts poached from platforms such as Ali, Dongfang and Suning.
Strong strength, strong troops and powerful horses! No wonder it can overturn the industry status of Dongdong!
Ma Wenteng nodded frequently with a satisfied look. Although Pinbei's valuation is high, its market potential is even greater and the return on investment will be higher.
On the other hand, if it weren't for the group's desire to clean up the three money-losing companies, QQ Online Shopping, PaiPai.com and Yixun.com, as well as the consideration of diversifying investment risks, Dong would have done so.
Frankly speaking, he really didn't want to invest in Dongfang.
Penguin doesn't want to invest money in its asset-heavy model and long profit cycle, so it came up with a weird operation of "using traffic + junk projects" to exchange for shareholders' equity.
Ma Wenteng placed his hope on the fact that Liu Qiangdong would be able to hand in a report card that would satisfy the investors after obtaining the traffic entrance of Penguin. Only then would Liu Qiangdong have the opportunity to launch an IPO and Penguin would have the opportunity to cash in its equity.
"What is Pinbei's current daily sales data?" Ma Wenteng suddenly asked.
"Between 700 million and 800 million, the big promotion can triple or quadruple it. If you don't care about the cost of advertising, it is estimated that it can be five to six times."
Chen Yansen did not hide anything and told the truth.
"Yidong can barely make 400 million." Ma Wenteng directly informed Chen Yansen of Yidong's business situation.
“So little?”
Chen Yansen asked back bluntly.
Ma Wenteng didn't react much. After hearing this, Liu Zhiping's face froze and a flash of embarrassment passed through his eyes. As the head of Penguin's e-commerce division, he actually wanted to say: A single-day sales volume of 400 million is also a figure that Paipai.com can never reach.
As for the specific numbers, Liu Zhiping was too embarrassed to talk about them.
Anyway, it has more than Vancl and can be on par with Dangdang.com.
"400 million is a lot. You have to know that four years ago, Ali barely reached this level."
Ma Wenteng took a deep breath, glanced at Liu Zhiping intentionally or unintentionally, and said with emotion.
If the 'biological son' is not doing well, one can only find a 'godson' outside.
Pinbei is the first one, and Yidong is the second one.
With a left-handed arm, Penguin can speak louder in the e-commerce industry.
"Things are different now. When I attended the private express exchange meeting at the beginning of the year, the daily business volume in the country was only 20 million orders. In just half a year, it has risen to 24 million orders. Zheng Shengyu of the Postal Association has raised the annual target from 6 billion orders to 8 billion orders."
Chen Yansen said slowly.
What this means is that the express delivery and logistics industries are experiencing rapid development, and e-commerce can reach a wider range of cities and users. In addition, the popularity of smart phones has undoubtedly lowered the threshold for online shopping.
In the past, you would have to spend 3,000 to 4,000 yuan to buy a computer online, but now you can just buy an Orange D1 for 799 yuan.
"You make sense." Ma Wenteng agreed with Chen Yansen's statement.
Because in 2008, Ali's total network GMV was 100 billion, and its revenue was only 2.83 billion US dollars. In his eyes, it did not pose much threat.
But in the next few years, Ali's growth rate was astonishing.
In 2009, it exceeded 200 billion, in 2010 it exceeded 400 billion, in 2011 it exceeded 600 billion, and this year, driven by the smartphone and express delivery industries, some third-party business data research agencies predict that Ali's GMV will increase to one trillion.
Faced with the huge cake of the e-commerce market, Penguin can't even have a hot bite. How can Ma Wenteng tolerate it?
This is also the reason why he invested in Pinbei at a premium, even at the cost of exchanging the first-level traffic entrances of QQ and WeChat.
A market worth trillions, or even tens of trillions, is about to take off, but Penguins can’t even get a plane ticket. How is this possible?
After giving up the strategy of operating his own e-commerce business, Ma Wenteng immediately made up his mind to buy a first-class seat even if he had to pay for it.
Fortunately, Chen Yansen did not disappoint his expectations. In just one year, he caught up with Dong's market share and easily surpassed it.
The group wandered around the Pinbei headquarters for an hour. Ma Wenteng suggested visiting Orange Technology, and Chen Yansen readily agreed.
"Aurora OS R&D Department!"
"Orange Mobile Hardware and Industrial Design Department, Testing Department!"
“Artificial Intelligence Lab!”
“…”
After walking around, Ma Wenteng couldn't help but look surprised. He thought that Orange Technology had made some achievements in the industrial design of smart phones at most.
What he never expected was that the Orange Technology Artificial Intelligence Laboratory had such strong technology and talent reserves. All of its R&D engineers were senior researchers from prestigious European and American universities and top technology companies.
Could it be that Chen Yansen had kidnapped all the families of these people? Ma Wenteng looked suspicious and couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"Mr. Ma, do you have any questions?" The other person's thoughts were written on his face. Chen Yansen could see it at a glance, so he asked with a smile.
"If it was just for a voice interaction engine and a smart speaker, you wouldn't spend so much money to build a server cluster and recruit people from overseas, right?"
Ma Wenteng asked curiously.
"Of course not!" Chen Yansen shook his head in denial. He paused for a moment and then continued:
"There are many things that can be done in the field of artificial intelligence. Orange Technology's initial idea is to start with voice, text, pictures and video information to create an intelligent AI search engine, thereby changing users' usage habits. In the future, users will not have to look for the correct answer in the search results, but will be given the answer directly by AI robots."
Ma Wenteng frowned and secretly suppressed the shock in his heart. After listening to Chen Yansen's words, he had to admit that Orange Technology is completely different from mobile phone manufacturers such as Xiaomi and Meizu.
In fact, Chen Yansen did not discuss this topic in depth.
Although Ma Wenteng was a top student majoring in computer science at Shenzhen University, research on artificial intelligence has only just begun, let alone more than a decade ago.
The best AI language models, OpenAI's GPT-3 and Google's BERT algorithm training models, have not yet been born.
It was too complicated and Ma Wenteng couldn’t understand.
Just enough, just right.
However, Ma Wenteng did not express any intention to invest after the visit. It seems that he adheres to the principle of not investing in industries that he does not understand.
It was almost noon and time for lunch.
Chen Yansen suggested going to the Sky Garden. After all, it was the only decent hotel in Xucheng. However, Ma Wenteng wanted to go to the cafeteria.
Since Xiao Ma wanted to save money for him, Chen Yansen naturally wouldn't stop him.
Under the watchful eyes of employees from Orange Technology, Pinbei, Toutiao and other companies, Ma Wenteng slowly finished a bowl of beef ramen.
He barely touched the various dishes on the table.
Xucheng is located in northern Anhui Province, and it is really good at making noodles. In addition, the ramen chef in the cafeteria was originally poached from the kitchen of a hotel in the city.
Excellent business ability!
The master standing behind the window saw Ma Wenteng eat all the noodles, and he puffed out his belly with a smile, looking quite satisfied.
At two o'clock in the afternoon was the new product launch of Orange Mobile. Chen Yansen took Ma Wenteng and others to his office to take a short rest.
As soon as he entered the door, the phone in his pocket rang. He took it out and saw that it was Chen Yizhou from Renren.
The other party is really anxious!
(End of this chapter)
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