Chapter 370 Wang Xin? Just kill him with one stick! Over 20 million registered users, 8 million daily active users!
At the end of January, the north wind was as sharp as a knife, blowing snow particles all over the sky.
The copper bells on the corner tower whined in the cold wind, and neon tubes meandered between the tall buildings, dyeing Yanjing a colorful sight.
A black Maybach 62S sped along Songyu Avenue, and the street scenes outside the window kept passing by.
Chen Yansen looked up in front of him and saw a magnificent golden sign with only two simple words "Yunku" on it.
"I thought about it, and it seems that every time Zhang Chaoyang asks you out, it's to go to a bar." Song Yuncheng said softly on the side.
"He asked me to go hiking, go fishing at sea, and play golf, but I'm not interested," Chen Yansen replied.
In fact, it’s not that he has no interest, but Mr. Chen only likes to play these games with girls who are pretty and have good figures.
With Lao Zhang? Forget it! As soon as the bar staff saw the Maybach 62S and the leopard license plate, they immediately guided the driver to park the car in a spacious parking space.
Xiao Li got out of the car first and then opened the door for Chen Yansen.
"Chen Yansen from Senlian Capital?"
The staff member was slightly stunned and instantly recognized Chen Yansen's identity, but he didn't say much.
The reason why Yunku is becoming more and more popular in Chaoyang District and is favored by Internet giants and celebrities is that the training is in place and the service staff are very perceptive.
No matter whether the guest is Ma Liyun or Li Yanhong, they will not disturb him rashly.
Just as the staff member was about to step forward, he was pushed away from behind.
The bar's marketing manager, dressed in a suit and with shiny hair, greeted him with a smile: "Good evening, Mr. Chen. Mr. Zhang is waiting for you upstairs. I'll take you there."
Chen Yansen nodded slightly, signaling the other party to lead the way.
Song Yuncheng walked on his right side, and Xiao Li lagged behind half a step, switching his role from driver to temporary bodyguard.
Passing by the brightly lit dance floor and bar, we took the elevator to a private room on the top floor.
The marketing manager pushed open the door, and a singing voice with a strong Beihu accent floated into Chen Yansen's ears.
"Run forward, facing the cold eyes and ridicule
How can we feel the vastness of life without going through hardships..."
Lei Yijun was wearing a blue striped shirt, sitting on a leather sofa, holding a wireless microphone in his hand, singing with great passion.
Chen Yansen frowned, looking disgusted.
Zhang Chaoyang, Ding Lei and Liu Qiangdong were drinking. Next to them sat a young man in his thirties, wearing a white shirt and a polka-dot black tie around his neck. He was neither drinking nor singing, and seemed a little out of place.
Lei Yijun heard the noise and caught a glimpse of Chen Yansen from the corner of his eye. He immediately dropped the microphone, stopped singing, and greeted with a big smile on his face, "Mr. Chen!"
Hearing the voice, Zhang Chaoyang put down his wine glass, stood up, walked to the door and pulled Chen Yansen in.
"Let me introduce you to my little brother, Wang Xiaochuan, CEO of Sogou, who is also my right-hand man."
Zhang Chaoyang pointed at Wang Xiaochuan and said with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Chen, nice to meet you!" Wang Xiaochuan leaned forward slightly and greeted respectfully and politely.
"Why call me Mr. Chen? Call me Brother Sen!" Zhang Chaoyang scolded with a smile.
Wang Xiaochuan is thirty-five years old this year. He looked at Chen Yansen, who was fourteen years younger than him, and he didn't act pretentiously. He added openly, "Brother Sen."
There was a hint of admiration in his eyes.
After all, among young entrepreneurs, Chen Yansen is in a leading position by a huge margin. Not to mention those born in the 1990s, even a group of entrepreneurs born in the 1980s and 1970s do not have his wealth and industry influence.
"Sogou's search, input method and website navigation are all very good. If I hadn't been concerned about Lao Zhang's opinion, I would have wanted to poach you a long time ago."
Chen Yansen held the other person's right hand and joked.
"If you poach Xiaochuan, our friendship will be over."
Zhang Chaoyang deliberately kept a straight face and continued speaking along the lines of what Chen Yansen said.
"Brother Sen, you are too kind. Compared with your achievements, Sogou's performance is insignificant," Wang Xiaochuan said modestly.
"Okay, don't be shy and drink." Zhang Chaoyang patted Wang Xiaochuan on the shoulder and pulled him to sit down.
Song Yuncheng was no stranger to Zhang Chaoyang, Lei Yijun and others. After a brief greeting, he also sat down.
"Mr. Chen, what is Orange Technology's sales target for next year?" Ding Lei picked up a bottle of whiskey, poured one-third of it for Chen Yansen, and then asked casually.
"One hundred million." Chen Yansen took the wine glass, took a sip and said.
"Mobile phone sales?" Before Ding Lei could react, Lei Yijun widened his eyes and asked in surprise.
"Could it be the sales volume?" Chen Yansen joked.
"Double in one year? I think that's no problem!" Ding Lei said with certainty.
In his opinion, NetEase mobile phones can sell four to five million units in half a year, and Orange mobile phones sold 50 million units last year. Even if they cannot sell 100 million units this year, they can still sell 70 to 80 million units.
"Mr. Chen, let me toast you. I wish the sales of Orange mobile phones will exceed 100 million." Liu Qiangdong interrupted, holding a glass of wine.
Since Orange Technology re-entered Yidong, the daily trading volume has increased by 600 to 700 million, and the valuation has also increased.
Therefore, although the two are in the same industry, Liu Qiangdong has complicated feelings towards Chen Yansen. He wants to be friends with him, but he also remains on guard at all times.
"Thank you. I heard that Dongfang's transaction volume in 2012 exceeded 100 billion. Congratulations." Chen Yansen clinked glasses with handsome Dong and responded with a smile.
Liu Qiangdong's face froze and he felt extremely sad.
Pinbei’s annual sales reached more than 300 billion yuan, far exceeding that of JD.com.
According to the current e-commerce industry landscape, the bold statement of surpassing Ali in three years has become a joke, and even Pinbei has become a huge mountain standing in front of Yidong.
It is indeed time to learn how to recharge! Liu Qiangdong secretly sighed.
"By the way, Wang Xin called me during dinner in the evening and asked me to tell him that he wanted to sell Meituan to you."
Zhang Chaoyang suddenly said.
Chen Yansen shook his head and said indifferently: "Why would I buy Meituan? Wang Xin is too naive!"
According to the group buying industry report in December, Meituan has fallen to fourth place in the industry, even lower than Dianping and Lashou.com. There is no value in acquiring Meituan.
Without Shan Jiawei, Meituan has become mediocre again.
Moreover, Pei Yi had spent three months preparing to overthrow Meituan Waimai and Qiandu Waimai. How could Chen Yansen leave Wang Xin any chance of survival? He would just kill him with one blow!
Wang Xin wanted to cash out and leave, but it’s not that easy!
"As far as I know, Sequoia Capital's Shen Nanpeng has been pushing for a merger between Meituan and Dianping, trying to reshape the industry landscape of local life services through capital integration," Liu Qiangdong added.
He had heard Xu Xin of Today Capital mention this matter, but neither Wang Xin nor Zhang Tao was willing to admit defeat, and no one was willing to be a younger brother, so the matter was shelved.
"I think they want to huddle together for warmth. The subsidy war in the group buying industry lasted from 2010 to 2012, a full two years. The venture capital institutions behind it had long lost their patience. If Qiandu hadn't jumped out to disrupt the situation, it would have ended long ago." Chen Yansen said nonchalantly.
Ding Lei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and thought: You are such a shameless guy, you seem to be doing group buying business.
"If you are willing to pay to buy Dianping and Meituan, or acquire them through equity swap, I think Ali, Sequoia, Google and Capital Today will all agree."
Zhang Chaoyang said with narrowed eyes.
What this means is that if Chen Yansen wants to take over the group buying market as soon as possible, spending money on acquisitions is a wise choice.
"I don't want to pay for the failed investments of Ma Liyun, Shen Nanpeng and others." Chen Yansen rejected the proposal.
There is no need to waste money. In addition to Dianping and Meituan, there is also Lashou.com.
Anyway, it doesn't matter whether you hit one company or three companies, it's just a matter of convenience.
When competing with Lashou, Dianping and Meituan will naturally be eliminated if they cannot hold on, and they can also save a lot of money.
"Just drinking is boring, how about I call some female stars?" Zhang Chaoyang leaned back and suggested in a low voice.
After saying that, he turned his gaze to Chen Yansen with a questioning look.
Last year, Sohu invested in many movies and also participated in the "China Voice" project. With his status, he could easily call over several young actresses in the circle.
Chen Yansen waved his hands, he thought it was dirty.
Seeing this, Zhang Chaoyang had no choice but to give up, and the few of them drank and chatted.
Chen Yansen then mentioned the Aurora Future OS system. After listening to his description, Lei Yijun, Ding Lei, Liu Qiangdong and Wang Xiaochuan readily agreed to launch the AFOS version of the product software to supplement the application ecosystem of Orange Technology.
After three rounds of drinks, Zhang Chaoyang, who was drunk and red-eared, pulled over a chair, sat in front of the microphone, and sang his famous song.
"The organ in the classroom, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong, sounds like the sound of your confession, and the movements are always so gentle..."
Liu Qiangdong grinned and took the initiative to mention his plan to go to the Lighthouse Country to study and rest for a period of time.
Chen Yansen opened his mouth, wanting to remind him to remember to record and take photos before doing anything, so as to avoid confusion afterwards.
But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he swallowed them back. Handsome Dong was also a veteran in the world of women and had as much experience as him. It was normal for him to fall into trouble even though he had planned it unintentionally.
Wish him good luck! "Ogawa."
"Brother Sen, you say."
"Brother, I was not joking. Are you interested in coming to Senlian Capital?" Chen Yansen hooked his arm around Wang Xiaochuan's shoulder and asked with a smile.
Wang Xiaochuan subconsciously glanced in Zhang Chaoyang's direction and said with a wry smile: "Brother Sen, please stop testing me. I feel very comfortable at Sogou. Charles has given me enough trust and treatment."
"At 35, you are not young anymore. It would be a pity to stay at Sogou. Lao Zhang is a good brother and a good boss, but he can't give you a bigger stage."
Chen Yansen said slowly.
"Be content with what you have, let's not talk about this anymore, Brother Sen, I'll toast you a glass! The recommendation engine technology of Lingxi Browser and Lingxi Search is great. What algorithm logic do you use?"
Wang Xiaochuan smiled and quickly changed the subject.
The boss was right in front of him, and facing Chen Yansen’s invitation, he always felt like he was stealing someone.
After Zhang Chaoyang finished singing the song, sparse applause broke out in the box.
"Old Zhang!"
Chen Yansen waved at him.
Zhang Chaoyang came over with a cheerful face, sat down, took a sip of wine, and then asked, "What's the matter?"
"You sang well." Chen Yansen replied.
"Of course, I have practiced it." Zhang Chaoyang said proudly.
"It's getting late. I'll go back to the hotel first." Chen Yansen continued.
"It's only half past nine, why are you in such a hurry?" Zhang Chaoyang raised his hand to check the time and immediately became unhappy.
"I have to be interviewed tomorrow." Chen Yansen said nonsense.
"Don't lie to me. The interview is in the afternoon. Do you think it's boring to just drink? I think so too. How about taking my private plane and going to Australia for some fun?" Zhang Chaoyang said excitedly.
"Forget it. It's already dawn when we got back and forth. I brought you a few boxes of wine. I asked the driver to store them in the bar for you. Drink slowly." Chen Yansen said.
"What about going fishing at sea? This is a perfect time." Zhang Chaoyang was in a playful mood at the moment, and when he saw that Chen Yansen was not interested in gambling, he changed his excuse.
Night is the active time for big fish, especially large marine fish, which are most likely to bite.
"Okay." Chen Yansen was helpless. Just like he and Song Yuncheng said, Zhang Chaoyang was half his friend, and it would not be good to refuse him again and again.
"How about we change the place and go sea fishing?" Zhang Chaoyang turned around and tried to persuade the other four people.
Ten minutes later, everyone filed out, took a car to the airport, flew to Tianjin, and then took a boat out to sea.
In less than an hour, the group traveled from the bustling center of Yanjing City to the Bohai Bay.
Chen Yansen took a lure rod and taught Song Yuncheng how to fish for sea bass and sea bream.
It doesn’t matter if the fish underwater don’t take the hook. With his mental strength, any fish swimming past him will bite the hook obediently.
Zhang Chaoyang watched Chen Yansen hugging the girl and catching fish one after another. He wanted to show off his sea fishing skills, but he was stunned.
Lei Yijun, Liu Qiangdong, Ding Lei and Wang Xiaochuan have also tried sea fishing, but they have never seen fish being caught at this speed.
It was not until three o'clock in the morning that Chen Yansen and Song Yuncheng returned to the hotel.
Song Yuncheng lay down on the bed and began to doze off.
"Take a shower first." Chen Yansen shook her head.
"No, I'm too sleepy." Song Yuncheng said in a daze.
Chen Yansen didn't indulge her. He peeled the eggshell cleanly in no time and carried it into the bathroom.
After a while, the sound of plops was heard from the empty luxury suite.
At dawn the next day, the sky was gray.
Chen Yansen picked up the mobile phone on the bedside table and saw that he had only slept for an hour and a half, and his sleep time had been shortened again.
Song Yuncheng was tortured to death and lay limp on the bed.
He lifted the quilt, put on his slippers, walked out of the bedroom, and sat down at the desk.
Turn on the computer and log in to the data background.
The daily active users of Orange Pay have soared to 39 million! The cumulative number of users who have collected all five lucky cards has reached 1,941, and each person can share an average of 43,000 yuan.
The price of Jingyefu has been falling all the way, from 6,000 yuan to 2,700 yuan per piece.
Thanks to this event, the daily active data of products such as OFO Bike, Pinbei, Kuapao, and Toutiao have all seen a significant increase.
The fund size of Yu'ebao is stable at 230 billion yuan! Later, Chen Yansen opened his mailbox again and checked the work report sent by Mao Chaorong. The cumulative registered users of Mimo short video have exceeded 20 million, with daily active users of about 8 million, and the advertising business revenue in January was 4.6 million US dollars.
Mimo's development was smoother than he had imagined.
Although Twitter spent a lot of money to acquire new users for Vine, its retention rate and product experience are still not as good as Mimo.
Vine has only over 1 million daily active users, and in comparison it is just a niche short video software.
(End of this chapter)
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