Chapter 181 Someone begs for mercy! The taste of victory!

After seeing this result, the office of Lingxi Island fell into complete silence.

For several minutes, none of the three spoke a word.

This incident was a huge blow to Liao Feng and even to Wu Lingxi.

In fact, Lingxi Island now has more than 5.8 million registered users.

Of course, Facebook has not announced any further information, so the number may exceed this, but it may also not exceed this.

But...it doesn't matter anymore.

The key is the subversion of concepts.

Why is this happening?

Liao Feng, Wu Lingxi's team, and even Miyazaki's team have all given professional judgments that the number of registered Facebook users cannot exceed two million.

The result... is more than five million? If you can't figure out why, then it's terrible, and it means you are backward in thinking.

"Is it possible that people from ALEXA are helping Facebook to falsify data?" Liao Feng suddenly said hoarsely.

However, no one responded to him.

This is a big joke. Amazon, the parent company of the company, is a global giant that is currently on par with Yahoo. Would they falsify data for a small Chinese company? "Why?"

"Why?" Liao Feng asked his soul-searching question again.

"As for the so-called third battle, they didn't make any big moves at all. Just relying on Plants vs. Zombies?"

But the reason behind this is actually very simple.

Facebook was about to explode.

After a few months of epidemic, everything on the Internet seemed to be sealed.

Facebook's user activity has also dropped significantly because many people can't access the Internet.

However, those who have access to the Internet have greatly increased their dependence on Facebook.

Because of the school closure, every school seems to have become an isolated island.

Facebook has become a huge virtual world with no obstacles.

During that period, people who had access to the Internet posted several updates almost every day, and the frequency of communication and chatting in the community was many times higher than usual.

After the epidemic is over, summer vacation will start soon.

So from the beginning to the end, Facebook has been brewing energy, waiting for the start of school. Whether there is publicity or promotion, it will face a big explosion.

The complete version of "Plants vs. Zombies" is just a catalyst.

However, this round of outburst also frightened Lin Xiao and Xia Xi.

I knew it would be popular, but I never thought it would be this popular.

Even people inside Facebook were frightened, so it's no wonder that Liao Feng completely doubted his life.

Miyazaki was the one who suffered the most among the few people.

Because he had just led the investment of 25 million US dollars.

That's real money.

It is also the largest investment he has made since his debut.

His last investment in Kongzhong.com was not as much money, but it was very successful. It has only been over a year, and he has already made a huge profit.

That's why he was so excited about investing in a second unicorn.

His family also supported him and approved a loan of $25 million.

What if this investment fails?

What would happen to him? He would suffer a big setback, and his family and the board of directors would doubt his ability.

But this track is very narrow and can only accommodate one giant, and the winner takes all.

"Open your backend and show me how many IP visits and PV visits there are!" Miyazaki suddenly said.

Liao Feng's face twitched slightly.

He really didn't want to open it, but it was useless. He could just ask Alexa directly.

Some time ago, in order to obtain huge investments, he resorted to falsifying data.

There was no falsification in the number of registered users, but the IP visits and PV visits were falsified.

It looks very prosperous and active.

However, after the investment was obtained, this kind of data falsification gradually stopped.

Because the cost is very high and the money has already been received, it is not worthwhile to forge it again.

And the original data was pretty good.

Miyazaki: "You open it, or I'll go find the ALEXA people."

Liao Feng gritted his teeth and opened the background data of Lingxi Island.

Miyazaki took a look and almost blacked out! The number of IP visits was 980,000 and the number of PV visits was 12 million.

To be honest, this data is really not bad.

but……

What Liao Feng showed them before was the one with 1.96 million IPs and 49 million PVs.

The result is now?! The daily IP access volume is only half of what it was before.

The PV visits are only one-fourth.

And what about Facebook?

The daily IP visits are 1.9 million, and the PV visits are as high as 70 million.

The number of registered users is similar, but the daily IP visits of Lingxi Island is only half of Facebook, and the PV visits are only one-sixth.

What does this prove? It proves that user stickiness and user activity are very different.

The gap has actually widened long ago.

It’s just that Facebook is making a fortune quietly, while Lingxi Island is constantly hyping and burning money to create a false prosperity.

That's why it gives people the illusion that Lingxi Island is far ahead and crushing Facebook.

As a result, the emperor's new clothes have now been completely exposed.

Miyazaki just felt cold all over.

I was really overwhelmed by Kongzhong's victory.

Soon, his phone rang and it was his father calling.

"No matter what method you use, you must make up for it, otherwise the consequences will be serious."

Miyazaki: "I understand, father."

Then, he slowly closed his eyes and wanted to blame Liao Feng.

But I found that it was completely unnecessary because this is how we play it.

This Waterloo was not because Lingxi Island was too weak, but because Facebook was too strong.

Next, how to remedy it?

Miyazaki thought of two solutions. The first one was to convince the board of directors and invest a large sum of money in Facebook to hedge the risk.

"Goodbye." Miyazaki said, "We'll have a meeting with you after we make a decision!"

Then he left in a hurry.

Next, it’s time for him to act like a grandson.

The last time, he acted in a condescending manner, presented himself as a savior, gave Lin Xiao several million dollars, and asked for one-third of Facebook's shares, but Lin Xiao rejected it nonchalantly.

This time...

In order to make up for the previous failed investment, he really asked Lin Xiao to accept his high investment.

After Miyazaki left, Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi looked at each other, still without speaking.

"We lost this battle!" Wu Lingxi said slowly, "But we are not completely without a chance."

"We still have a chance to turn things around."

“But there’s a choice to be made.”

“First, use this $25 million venture capital to focus on e-commerce and get out of the competition with Facebook.”

“Second, invest $25 million in social networking.”

Liao Feng said: "I'm afraid we don't have the final say on this matter. We have to wait for the results of the negotiation between Miyazaki and Lin Xiao."

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Lin Xiao has been very busy these days.

Because the words "Li Shuang, the lover of the Ergou leader" appeared in newspapers and on the Internet.

This is certainly not a backyard fire, but... even if there is smoke, it should be treated as a raging fire.

Go make bubbles first.

When he just returned home from the capital, Bubble pounced on him as usual and hung on her like a koala.

Can't wait to kiss each other.

She calculated the time. She had just finished taking a shower and was wearing a small pair of underwear inside and Lin Xiao's big shirt outside.

Moreover, as soon as he hung on Lin Xiao's waist, he felt the collision.

Bubble quickly made his own judgment, and Wangwang reacted violently, looking a little hungry.

"What are you doing?"

"Change the script."

Lin Xiao was stunned. In his opinion, this script was already very complete. The details were much richer and more delicate than the historical script of "Love Is Not Blind".

Why change it? "I think that after this kind of lovelorn and pain is temporarily filled, there will be a sense of loss."

"When I recall my previous relationship, I feel as if it were a lifetime ago. I am occasionally touched, but not as much as I imagined. I feel sad for my own indifference..."

"Loss is more unforgettable than possession, but less unforgettable than never having it but imagining having it. What you can't get but always imagining getting it will haunt you in your dreams."

"I think Huang Xiaoxian's previous relationship was only half unforgettable. Her new relationship is just an ordinary one, even though it seems to be a perfect match."

"But, in the final analysis, these two people are still ordinary people's feelings, not a momentary attraction, not a sudden strong desire for mating between males and females."

"It's not an extravagant love, but an ordinary love that keeps each other warm."

Lin Xiao looked at the bubbles and was a little stunned.

My baby, has she made such great progress? Although, she has a sense of superiority and condescension in the relationship between men and women.

Because she felt that the love between her and Lin Xiao was that kind of extremely rare and luxurious love. Both of them had strong sexual attraction and rich inner qualities. Even though her inner qualities were naive and innocent, they were pure and powerful enough.

So, she felt that the love between the two was like Mars hitting the Earth.

Although it cannot be an exaggeration to say that they love each other at first sight, they are definitely elixir of life for each other.

In the past two years, apart from love, Bubble has only done one thing: writing scripts and studying hard.

The result... is really strong.

Lin Xiao held her in his arms and finished reading the latest revised script.

It’s really good.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

But...it can't get any better.

Can't dig any deeper.

If we dig deeper, we will destroy the comedy atmosphere.

It's still a comedy, but it's enough to trigger some thinking.

"Next, I'll find someone to make this movie. What pseudonym do you want to use?"

Bubble thought for a while and said: "Blow Ergou's bubble?"

“It hasn’t really been blown.”

Bubble whispered, "You, do you want to?"

Lin Xiao: "I can't bear to do that."

Bubble said in a disgusted voice: "But, every time you give me..."

Lin Xiao: "That's because I love you madly, that's because you are unique."

"I only love the pure, coquettish and shy you."

"I can't bear to see you do that."

Bubble's eyes were blurry and her heartbeat was accelerating: "So... do you want to eat now?"

Lin Xiao: "I'm going to take a shower."

“No… don’t take a bath,” Bubble said hoarsely, “I, I want a dirty Wangwang, I want a dirty Xiaoxiao.”

"I want a pure and beautiful bubble, the feeling of being bullied and crying by a bad guy."

From beginning to end, Lin Xiao did not explain the matter of Li Shuang.

But Bubble must have seen it, but as long as she could sense Lin Xiao's unique and very strong love for her, she would feel safe and would feel that what happened to Li Shuang was false.

Besides, Sister Shuang knew that she was following Lin Xiao to the capital.

Those media are just writing nonsense.

………………

And it came to Secretary Xiao Lian.

Lin Xiao threw the newspaper in front of her: "Look, look, how can you make it up to me?"

This piece of news slandered Lin Xiao for not being invited to the dinner and angrily blasted the report of "Heroes of Heaven and Earth". There was a line of words in the report that said Lin Xiao brought his lover Li Shuang.

"I invited you to go with me, but you didn't go. Now, I have a scandal."

"My good reputation has been ruined just like that. Tell me how I should compensate you."

Secretary Xiao Lian: "Hey, hey, hey, are you the bad guy who's complaining first? I'm not angry, Sister Shuang isn't angry, and yet you are angry."

"Humph, if you act any more exaggerated, I'll think you're guilty of something."

"Luckily, I also know Sister Shuang. She is a typical anti-marriage person and she totally dislikes men."

Lin Xiao: "I think she likes me. I think she likes me quite a lot."

Secretary Xiao Lian: "Because she treats you like a kid."

Lin Xiao: "You will hit me."

"Did you miss me during the two days I was away?"

Secretary Xiao Lian: “Not at all.”

Lin Xiao: "If you don't believe me, let me find out the truth."

After saying that, Lin Xiao's hand reached towards her heart.

"You hooligan, you're a hooligan..." Lian Yi laughed and dodged.

As a result, Lin Xiao accidentally grabbed her hand through her clothes.

The two were stunned.

Lin Xiao said softly: "My girl has really grown up."

"I haven't grown up, I haven't grown up..." Lian Yi refused to admit it.

Lin Xiao hugged her waist and leaned against her gently: "I really do have a lover."

"Who is it?"

Lin Xiao: "A girl with a small butt, not that small."

"You're talking nonsense. We're not lovers, we're lovers..." Lian Yi grabbed Lin Xiao's face and said, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'm going to hit you again."

Li Shuang's love affair affair passed easily.

………………

Miyazaki found Lin Xiao again.

He secluded himself for several days, studied Facebook for several days, and held several meetings before he formally came to find Lin Xiao.

This time, we met for dinner in a very ordinary restaurant.

This hotel is a bit small and old.

Quite a niche.

It turned out to be Guizhou cuisine. Guizhou cuisine was rare in Shanghai 20 years later, and it was even rarer at this time.

However, the taste is really good and quite special.

"Lin Xiao, you really impressed me." Miyazaki said, "Chen Yizhou was full of praise for you, saying that your Facebook is exactly the social networking site he has always dreamed of."

"Although it seems calm on the surface, your Facebook has alarmed many Internet giants. I can tell you for sure that Sohu is holding a meeting right now to study your Facebook, because your success further highlights the decline of Chinanren."

"Lin Xiao, you are simply a genius!"

“Yanyang Live Room is a genius idea. Although it looks very similar to Liaoliao, it has such a distinct personality and clear genes.”

"Facebook is the same, it is a purer social gene. We didn't understand it at first, but now we are gradually understanding it."

"Our domestic Internet basically started by imitating foreign Internet, but you are different. You create new business models every time."

“It’s really amazing.”

Miyazaki and Lin Xiao had not met each other many times.

When they first met, he seemed polite on the surface, but was actually extremely arrogant, and he only talked to Xia Xi from beginning to end.

When we met for the second time, he was still high and mighty, acting like a savior.

But this third meeting, he became so humble.

Miyazaki continued: “These past few days, I have studied Facebook very, very carefully.”

"Now I finally understand why you want to go into the entertainment industry."

"Although the entertainment industry doesn't have much revenue, the traffic is very high. You are preparing for a rainy day. That's really smart."

"We are all studying now. When will you open nationwide registration?" Miyazaki asked. "By then, do you plan to allow many celebrities to join and directly complete the transformation? Will you transform Facebook from a university-based website into a national social networking website?"

Sure enough, when you become strong, people will come to study you.

Miyazaki: "We don't have many connections in the mainland entertainment industry, but we can probably have a say in Hong Kong. And Hong Kong stars are more popular and even more international, so... maybe we can help when the time comes."

"It doesn't matter if you offend the Beijing circle. At least now the Hong Kong circle is more famous and has more traffic than the Beijing circle."

"Besides, one of the main actors in your movie Crazy Stone is Lian Jin, who is from Hong Kong, which makes it even more fitting."

"Although our venture capital fund is headquartered in Hong Kong, it also has a strong overseas background. If necessary, we can also provide a lot of help when you want to list on Nasdaq."

"As long as we stand behind you and win over the Hong Kong circle to stand behind you, even if you offend the Beijing circle, you can still get huge traffic from the entertainment circle. Your movie, whether it is the current "Crazy Stone" or other movies in the future, can get huge promotion resources. Your miracle of Ergou can continue to be performed, not only in China, but also in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and even overseas in the future."

"Facebook is expanding very fast right now. Your company's capital chain should be tight and you are in great need of money."

"I have brought you money, a large sum of money, and the terms are very generous!"

“US$27.5 million, 23% of Facebook shares!”

"Although I cannot reveal the details, I am sure that the conditions are much higher than those on Lingxi Island."

This number is actually quite exaggerated.

Zuckerberg's Facebook only raised about 27 million US dollars in its third round of financing.

A few years ago, Chinaren claimed to have tens of millions of registered users, but only sold a total of 30 million US dollars.

Miyazaki said sincerely: "We have never been hostile, and we have always maintained a light friendship."

"I know you need money very much. You want to make the first domestic 3D online game, which requires a lot of money."

"You know that venture capital generally has very strict supervision over the money, and even specifies where the money is used."

"But I can tell you that we will be much more relaxed in this regard and we will give you a lot of autonomy."

"In this world, going it alone won't work. Only by sticking together as a group can we have a chance of winning!"

"Let's work together!"

"Believe me, I am a very, very good investor because I will give you the greatest autonomy. We even only have ears, not mouths!"

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Note: Here is the first update. I'm going to eat something and then write the second update! Tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve. I've been writing so hard that I don't know what day it is. If you have monthly tickets, don't save them for the New Year. Vote for cakes instead! Thank you! (End of this chapter)