On May 20, with the arrival of several Alibaba heroes, Lei Jun went to Beijing, Sun Tongyu went to Yangcheng, and Wei Zhe went to Jiangcheng. One of their major tasks was to visit the first-tier markets.
And, if possible, also examine the possibility of acquiring other websites in relevant areas.
Whether it is Mi Tuan’s senior management or Yike’s advisory group, everyone believes that Tuan Bao.com’s sudden default on merchant loans is not only its own fault, but may also be a symbol of some conditions in the industry. Although it also announced in a high-profile manner that it would
The venture capital funds coming to the United States should be worry-free for a while.
Mi Tuan is about to have new money coming in, so it will take advantage of the possible differentiation in the industry to get in touch with some good competitors.
There is another consideration here, which is that Penguin seems to be strengthening its QQ group buying platform strategy, so acquisitions are definitely unavoidable. There are only those high-quality projects on the market, so it is always good to investigate and contact them early.
So far, Baidu has made slight moves, Alibaba focuses on online Juhuasuan, and only Yike and Penguin have invested the most in the group buying market, but their routes are not consistent.
In addition to investing in Dangtuan.com this time, Penguin has taken a lot of support actions for QQ group buying. One of its latest changes is that it no longer builds its own sales team, but uses open APIs to connect other group buying websites and service providers to the platform to carry out related
business.
This is a very interesting decision, and the data is also very good. According to statistics, QQ Group Buying has more than 50 partners.
but……
Everyone feels that the group buying market cannot always maintain the status quo of different brands in each city. Instead, it may be on the eve of change.
All partners connected to QQ Group Buying are small and medium-sized projects, and good-looking data cannot have a strong impact.
Once a solid leading group buying website begins to appear in the domestic market, small and medium-sized websites will inevitably disappear, and the traffic imported by Penguin will be difficult to buck the trend. At that time, it will either be acquired or have to build its own sales team.
When Fang Zhuo talked about this competitor with the most tense relationship, he gave an idea from his own perspective.
"Penguin is launching a group buying platform this time. In fact, its focus is not on the emerging track of group buying. It still hopes to use this to feed back its QQ client, QQ Space and Tenpay payment tools."
"But with so many partners, it is difficult to focus on both user experience and merchant experience."
"Its tentacles are not to touch the first-line market and carefully understand everyone's needs and changes, but only to rest on other websites and speculate on the market from a distance."
"Such a messy pot of stew and scratching the surface is not as good as Qingzi."
Fang Zhuo gave an evaluation.
It's not as good as Qingzi to stew in a pot and scratch the itch!
The threat that Lei Jun, Sun Tongyu and others pose to Penguin is very clear.
As the saying goes, there are specialties in the art industry, and the person who knows you best is your opponent.
Ali has just proved Mr. Fang's understanding of values. His observation, which has been with Penguin for a longer period of time, is definitely trustworthy.
Everyone in Mi Tuan is extremely motivated to raise funds, make plans, and work at the grassroots level, striving to take advantage of the golden time when the threat level of each company is low due to different situations and strive to reach the top.
Fang Zhuo maintains a certain amount of attention on group purchases. In addition to investing more energy in Yike, which is already the traditional new phone release month, he is also thinking about some warm-up actions.
On the 21st, he took the time to visit the Gemini headquarters, which had been basically completed, and met Liu Suyi, the head of Yongke Real Estate, who was not sure whether it was a coincidence or not.
Fang Zhuo did not alienate his relationship with Liu Suyi because of the sale of Yongke Real Estate shares. They could not see each other a few times a year before, and they still cannot see each other a few times a year now.
During this meeting, the attitude of both parties remained the same and they maintained mutual respect.
"The construction and decoration of the new headquarters are very good. Mr. Liu has put a lot of effort into it." Fang Zhuo turned around several floors and was quite satisfied.
"Yike's business is my business, Mr. Fang. When I walk outside, people still call me Liu Yiyi, and I can't forget how I got to where I am today." Liu Suyi said with a smile on his face, "Yesterday I still called me Liu Yiyi.
I'm thinking about adding this name to my business card."
Fang Zhuo knew that Mr. Liu always showed his enthusiasm in a slightly flattering manner. He smiled and said: "The business card is so formal, so of course it should use the name 'Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yongke Group', so as not to let others down.
All our years of hard work have been in vain.”
Liu Suyi likes Mr. Fang's "We have been here for so many years". Although "Yongke" now also includes "Ke", almost every dinner, he has to actively or passively talk about Yongke's former big boss.
The stock price of Yongke Real Estate has gradually risen again after the setback of the departure of its former boss. The fundamentals of the real estate business are very good, which is the main factor that determines the stock price.
After Liu Suyi became the real head of Yongke, he was in a particularly good mood for a while, but also felt extremely worried and stressed for a while.
Even after Yongke Real Estate lost a piece of land that was almost guaranteed in a second-tier city, he once had to put a few bottles of liquor in his office to relieve his mental burden.
This is a mental state that Liu Suyi has never experienced before.
Meeting Mr. Fang today, in addition to being truly grateful and maintaining his relationship with the richest man, he also truly admires Mr. Fang who drives Yike and the Yike department.
"Since I met with Mr. Liu today, I happened to have a small matter. I guess it will also be beneficial to Yongke." Fang Zhuo talked about investment, "Recently, if Yongke has plans for commercial real estate on the land, it can be reserved. I have one in New York.
A friend of mine is quite wealthy. He used to buy properties in the United States and Europe, and he has also become very interested in the domestic market in the past two years."
He was talking about friends in Chinatown, New York.
As he was in China, Fang Zhuo began to miss his foreign friends even more, especially the Netherlands and some of his previous arrangements. In addition to the existing regular contacts, this would be a little more exchanges.
Liu Suyi changed his thoughts and said tentatively: "Mr. Fang, the current development of commercial centers is all done with joint ventures. Do you want to just invest there, or..."
As expected, with Liu Zonghong's careful consideration and arrangement, the weekend gathering was very pleasant. We didn't talk much about the group purchase, but the development of Exin and the situation of Yike's new machine were all discussed.
Speaking of this year’s new Yiko phones, Selfy is okay, but the news that the flagship Mars model has been revealed one after another is quite surprising. Is Yiko going to be equipped with a chip designed by itself?
Is this... possible?
Yike's mobile phones have indeed been very popular since their launch. However, by this time in 2010, any of Yike's mobile phones had already been dismantled and it was clear that the system was Android and the hardware was the world's first-class choice. Yike's software
The hardware is well integrated.
However, this "integration"... Integration is indeed an excellent ability, and the system ecosystem that can quickly integrate with Facebook and other software is also an advantage that is extremely attractive to users, but... it doesn't move, and it directly connects to the self-designed chip.
To a flagship phone that already has a good reputation.
Is this step too big?
Coincidentally, Apple's new iPhone 4 will definitely use a self-developed chip. Its iPad in January is already equipped with an A4 chip, but it is said that the frequency on the iPhone 4 will be downgraded.
This... Apple's technological accumulation has really been realized step by step!
Two reactions to this similar news are the attitudes presented in some media.
Fang Zhuo noticed this difference. He was not angry, but regretted that he was not the one to preside over the launch of the new phone this year. Otherwise, the three teachers of Hummingbird Chip were from the same family, and he would have to chat with everyone at the launch.
Regardless of whether subsequent technologies can keep up, public opinion is always needed to compete with current new machines.
Fang Zhuo also discussed this idea with Mr. Yu. Unfortunately, Mr. Yu refused his remote control and just wanted to host a new phone launch conference smoothly.
"I have confidence in the new phone. Our own tests have shown no problems, but it's just the acceptance from consumers..." Fang Zhuo's only worry is the market reaction, "Samsung has stepped up its promotion of cooperation with Qualcomm chips.
They will indeed look for opportunities and are very sensitive."
Samsung has strong technical strength, quick market response, and many marketing methods. It is worthy of being a resurrected traditional mobile phone manufacturer.
"Mr. Fang, speaking of Samsung, I heard that AutoNavi authorized pre-installation for manufacturers like Samsung, which adds up to more than 100 million a year?" Wang Fengyi's mind was wandering, and when he heard a word, he combined it with the latest news he heard.
, regardless of whether it fits or not.
"Huh? Why did you mention AutoNavi?" Fang Zhuo was a little surprised and recalled, "Its B2B business is indeed the big one. I didn't ask for details. Brother Wang, are you interested in this area?"
"Not really, I just listened to my friends talking about the market analysis of the former general manager of AutoNavi poached by Baidu while drinking." Wang Fengyi shook his head, just talking nonsense.
The people in the small gathering were not very interested in those who were virtuous and immoral, but this king dog suddenly mentioned a giant... Isn't this really trying to make someone angry?
This year, Mr. Fang seems to be trapped in the country. He has almost transformed from the leader of a giant to the killer of giants. Does he have to poke him one by one to enjoy it?
Everyone's eyes were a bit subtle, and the way they looked at Wang Fengyi was not quite right either.
But Fang Zhuo doesn't have any mood swings. He always puts the right talents in the right positions. He can't be unhappy when he sees other companies poaching people. He has a bit of a double standard, but not that much - probably.
As for the current situation of AutoNavi, from the perspective of user development, it is actually good.
This also involves Google’s withdrawal from the Chinese mainland market.
With Google's withdrawal, its related products have vacated the market, including Google Maps pre-installed on mobile GMS.
Gao Deben was trying to break into the mobile entrance under the encouragement of Yi Ke, so he got the right time.
However, as soon as it moves, other opponents are also studying it. Baidu Maps has been promoting it on the PC side, and now it has also taken action. The most direct one is to poach people from Amap.
"It's normal to poach people." Fang Zhuo first determined, focusing on his brothers. "Speaking of which, AutoNavi's development in the second half of the year is also very important. This is the period when it establishes its market position."
He stopped here, thinking about the competition in the group buying market, the introduction of smartphones, the development of map navigation, and the vitality of vertical e-commerce, mobile social networking and other businesses...
"The past six months and the next year are really like..."
Fang Zhuo took a sip of wine and suddenly realized that it had been almost ten years since he went to sea. From the end of 2000 to May of 2010, time flies like water, seemingly slow but actually fast.
He finished his words: "It's like the beginning of an era of change."
Zhang Xiaolong of Yixin suddenly said: "We have obtained the ticket to this era of change."
Under his leadership, Yixin is a product that is ahead of Penguin. This is a great success for the company and brings great personal satisfaction. Yixin's increasingly better mobile phones are the hardware foundation for the changing era.
With such a combination of carrot and stick, when Ali is still looking for a mobile entrance, how can it not be a ticket that is already in his hand?
Even Zhang Xiaolong, who has always been taciturn, was also quite proud.
Fang Zhuo suddenly thought a lot about the Zhurong chip of Yike Mars, which he once said - from one era to the next, from one crisis to the next.
Now that I have the tickets, bigger dark clouds may be coming.
"The ticket is just the threshold." Fang Zhuo poured a glass of wine, "If it wasn't to go further, why bother to get a full-level number?"
Zhang Xiaolong didn't understand. Did Mr. Fang mean the same thing?
Wang Fengyi didn’t understand either, but that didn’t stop him from toasting: “Come on, have a drink and go further!”
Zhang Xiaolong can only drink.
As the named dinner partner, Wang Fengyi has always been able to stir up the atmosphere: "Come on, have a drink, full rank!"
Everyone drinks again.
Fang Zhuo laughed while drinking: "The full-level number hasn't been achieved yet. Do you know what I said?"
"What's Yao Ming, World of Warcraft, or it's a proxy, who knows you, I'll drink." Wang Fengyi said nonchalantly, "Come, have a drink, for the full-level account that has not yet been obtained!"
Fang Zhuo also raised his glass. He was not afraid of the crisis and worked hard to play the number, not just to stretch his muscles.
This chapter has been completed!