P.S.: I renamed QQ to ICQ, otherwise, if I wrote anything slightly sensitive, it would be censored.
Many things done by Wujiang Group will be magnified and studied by Europe and the United States. The "My Nearby" feature in the ICQ instant messaging software has been used by many European and American users for sexual purposes. This will give the United States an excuse to deal with Wujiang Group and demand that the ICQ software be taken down.
This possibility is not just impossible, but extremely likely.
Zhao Ye believed that if he were an official of the M country authorities, he would definitely use ICQ's "My Nearby" feature to his advantage, not only taking ICQ down but also using the opportunity to smear Wujiang Group and damage its reputation.
For ICQ, "My Nearby" is optional and will not affect user growth or user stickiness.
ICQ already has a huge user base, and the social relationships it has built up are difficult to be replaced by another social software, so the possibility of user churn and migration is very low.
The most likely scenario for ICQ to ban "My Nearby" is that it will create a competitor similar to "Momo".
But can "momo" threaten ICQ's position?
In fact, since "momo" is positioned as a sexually suggestive social networking app, its user base is already limited. It's unlikely to be popular with the general public, as many people still care about their image. While secretly downloading it for a thrill might be acceptable, people won't use "momo" in their work or daily lives.
At this time, the removal of ICQ's "My Nearby" feature immediately caused dissatisfaction among many European and American users.
"Why did you delete 'Nearby'? This feature is great! I can use it to pick up girls every day!"
"ICQ, I advise you to restore 'My Nearby' feature, otherwise we will boycott ICQ!"
"I hooked up with 15 women through 'My Nearby'!"
"I only managed to hook up with two people through 'My Nearby,' I'm ashamed~"
"..."
There are quite a few, and the entire internet is not entirely against ICQ.
Many people say that removing "My Nearby" from ICQ is a good thing, as it makes ICQ more pure and returns it to the essence of instant messaging.
"I support ICQ removing 'My Nearby' feature. Otherwise, the ICQ chat platform might become a chaotic mess, a haven for perverts! If that happens, I'll choose a purer chat software and persuade my friends and family to join another one, letting those damn perverts stay on the ICQ platform!"
“I am a parent, and I am very worried that my daughter will use ‘My Nearby’ to add friends and be deceived by bad men!”
"..."
Online, people are discussing ICQ extensively, which has led to a surge in ICQ's popularity.
People who were previously unaware of ICQ became interested in it after hearing about this and registered as ICQ users.
In a short time, ICQ's user base surged.
As for those who claim they want to boycott ICQ, they are still using it to this day.
It smells amazing!
Of course, some people saw a business opportunity in this and thought, "If ICQ removes the 'My Nearby' feature, wouldn't it be a huge hit if I developed an instant messaging software with the 'My Nearby' feature?"
After a user logs into an instant messaging software, their location can be roughly determined based on their IP address, so implementing the "nearby me" function is not difficult.
Seeing that ICQ was still developing smoothly, Lü Cangran breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly reported the situation to Zhao Ye.
Zhao Ye was not surprised by this. He smiled faintly and sent an email to Lü Cangran, instructing them to promote the instant messaging software in various countries around the world and to update ICQ every now and then to add more features.
At present, ICQ's main task is to seize the market; as for monetization, that can wait until later.
...
On September 6, ASML, a Dutch lithography machine company, went public on Nasdaq.
Few ordinary people pay attention to this news, and many people don't even know what a lithography machine is.
Before ASML's IPO, Zhao Ye had already arranged for the ASML shares held by Wujiang Microelectronics to be distributed among multiple companies. On the surface, Philips was ASML's largest shareholder. However, according to Zhao Ye, Philips was not optimistic about ASML's development and would likely sell its shares after ASML's IPO.
In addition, ASML conducted a pre-IPO round of financing before its IPO, allowing several US capital companies to acquire ASML's initial shares in order to gain US support.
After ASML's IPO, Wujiang Group has disappeared from the list of top ten shareholders.
However, in reality, Wujiang Group still holds 49% of ASML's shares!
By acquiring just a few shares from the stock market, one can easily increase their shareholding to over 50%.
However, Zhao Ye does not intend to reveal the fact that Wujiang Group holds a controlling stake in ASML.
Making a fortune quietly is the most important thing.
With the support of the United States, ASML's future development will certainly be very smooth.
It's not hard to imagine that when the US falls behind China in the field of lithography machines, it will try to support a company, basically only able to choose between ASML in the Netherlands and Canon and Nikon in Japan.
...
At this time, the financial community was very optimistic about ASML and bought ASML shares one after another.
"The leadership is brilliant! ASML's stock price skyrocketed as soon as it went public, and it's already up 18.2%!" exclaimed a trader from an institution in the US.
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