The fog from the banquet still lingers on the windows of the inn. The reporters outside have dispersed. This place seems to be a forgotten corner of the Internet world. As a guest, Fang is already lonely.
But this is actually the normal state of the Internet! When your company is in the spotlight, how much spotlight does it need? When your company is not good, it will naturally be in decline. The Internet creates wealth quickly, and the situation changes equally quickly.
Ding Sanshi smiled and said: "Mr. Jing, I agree with your views on the Internet track. So, sooner or later, your Phoenix Group will conflict with Tencent in the Internet direction. The contradiction between you two is structural. Are you interested in cooperating with Tencent?"
What about NetEase cooperation?”
NetEase is the perennial second best. And Phoenix Group is best known for its cash flow, which is something the entire Internet industry knows. He hopes that both parties will join forces to make big news.
Jing Gao smiled and said, "What is Mr. Ding talking about?"
Ding Sanshi was telling the truth. He had dined and talked with Pony Ma in private before. Regarding one of Tencent's core industries, the gaming field, Jing Gao made a clear promise that he had no interest in entering. In this regard, Tencent's moat is very deep.
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But when it comes to short videos and live streaming, these new Internet trends, he will not give in. They are all planning and investing. For example, Tencent has focused on Kuaishou to compete with Douyin. Jing Gao's Phoenix Group has invested heavily in Bilibili.
Moreover, Weibo, a subsidiary of Phoenix Group, is transforming into a client-side business, competing with Toutiao and Tencent News. Weibo is also engaged in live broadcasting business. Tencent is betting on Douyu and Huya.
As for Alibaba, they are currently investing a lot of energy in Alipay business, Alibaba Cloud, shared bicycles, Ele.me, etc. However, they have not invested much in the fields of live broadcast and short video.
Therefore, the current state of the Internet industry is like "Game of Thrones", with vertical and horizontal alliances, each relying on its own means. Jing Gao still dare not say who must be friends with whom, and who must be enemies with whom.
Ding Sanshi called his assistant in, took out a document and a CD from his briefcase, and said: "Mr. Jing, there is a very popular gun battle game abroad, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. It was released abroad in March this year. Tencent and Tencent
The agency rights were obtained weeks ago. However, Tencent immediately opened the national server. As far as I know, a similar mobile game developed by Tencent itself will be launched at the end of the month."
Idaka burst into laughter, this is really Penguin style. Of course, there is nothing bad about this. After all, there are only so many ways to play the game. If you can even apply for a patent for these, you are screwed. Users will never be able to play it.
good game.
Ding Sanshi said: "We at NetEase are also planning to release a similar game with lap racing and gun battles. I wonder if Mr. Jing are interested in participating. I heard that Phoenix Group acquired the game business of Fangyuan Group not long ago."
Jing Gao nodded, "Yes. I plan to make a 3A-level single-machine gun battle game and sell it online." Then he smiled and said: "Mr. Ding, I just talked with Mr. Ma not long ago, and I promised not to use mobile phones.
Game field. So, thank you very much for inviting me to cooperate, but I have no intention of participating. We will cooperate if we have the opportunity in the future."
Ding Sanshi sighed and said with a smile: "Okay." He also heard Jing Gao's subtext. After the competition with Tencent intensifies, Phoenix Group may consider entering the field of mobile games.
After chatting for a while longer, Jing Gao left.
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It was almost 11 o'clock in the evening when Jing Gao and Li Yanhong returned to the hotel arranged by the organizer after talking. He has a villa in the urban area of Wuzhen, which he bought with Liu Zhen and others last time. But he did not stay in the villa today.
Instead, we stayed in a hotel arranged by the organizer.
The Internet industry elites affiliated with the Phoenix Group who accompanied Jing Gao to Wuzhen all came to sit in the living room of the suite where he lived.
Liu Zhen, the CEO of Uber, Tang Xuan, the head of Orange Delivery, Wang Ying, the head of Xiaoyuan Bicycle, Wei Dongjun, the head of Sina, and Wei Dongjun.
Jing Gao's assistant Dong Youwei acted as a waiter and poured a few cups of tea. He did not use the tea sets in the hotel, but brought his own. What is going on in five-star hotels now? There are cups and boiling water everywhere on the Internet.
The pot you drink from is not clean at all.
"What have you gained?" Jing Gao sat on the sofa and asked his four generals with a smile.
Liu Zhen said with a smile: "I sat with my venture capital friends for a while, and the feedback came back very positive. They have no intention of selling Uber's shares in the short term."
Jing Gaodao: "No matter what, the safety of online ride-hailing is a big issue! You and Lao Zhang need to be arrested."
"Well." Liu Zhen quickly seized the opportunity to report: "Mr. Jing, we plan to increase the price of online ride-hailing services so that our financial statements next year will look better." This is actually within her scope of authority, but
She still understands that her boss does things with feelings and not necessarily with the pursuit of profit. She still needs to report this matter.
A bitter smile appeared on Jing Gao's lips, and he said: "You can decide based on market conditions. I won't ask."
There are some industries that he can change with his simple sense of right and wrong. For example, the hotel industry. He requires that even if profits are reduced, the hotels under Falou Hotel Group must improve the hygiene and build a reputation. Don't be like those glamorous things on the market.
.The hygiene conditions of five-star hotels are similar to those of small hotels.
But there are some industries where he can’t do anything. For example, Uber, the ride-sharing giant. He can’t just say, “I’m not making money” and continue to give consumers free rides. This is impossible.
Liu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Okay."
Wang Yinghui reported: "Mr. Jing, I had a chat with Hu Weiwei, the founder of Mobike. The shared bicycle industry is now overly competitive. They are basically burning money. The competition with Ofo has gone too far. Hu Weiwei said bluntly
, the next step is to compete with who can find more funds, acquire or bring down the other party, and then become the next Uber. Our strategy of Xiaoyuan Bicycle is still steady and steady. But we are also very hungry for funds."
Jing Gao laughed, drank tea, and asked: "Mr. Liu, didn't you write me an email and want to start a shared bicycle? Xiaoyuan Bicycle is short of funds now. Are you interested in investing in or acquiring Xiaoyuan Bicycle?"
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Liu Zhen smiled and said, "I'm afraid Mr. Wang won't agree."
The expression on Wang Ying's face did not change, but she felt very resentful in her heart. She and Liu Zhen were both the founding veterans of Uber (China). But after a series of changes, as the former chairman of Uber Qiao Shuang because of
Due to pregnancy and ability issues, she retired to Sina Meager as an executive director, and Liu Zhen took over Uber. She was also kicked by her boss to work at Xiaoyuan Bicycle due to internal friction and other issues.
Therefore, she is now asked to return to the Uber system. When Liu Zhen becomes a subordinate, she feels very uncomfortable. But she also knows clearly that Uber, which has only been listed for two months, now has enough ammunition and is trying to
Expand your territory in the Internet sharing field. Compared with unreliable fields such as shared power banks and singing karaoke, the only outlet in the sharing field is shared bicycles.
Jinggao didn’t press him. It’s normal for subordinates to have conflicts. He was focused on industrial integration. We can’t let Uber incubate a shared bicycle brand internally, right?
Wang Ying thought for a while and said: "Mr. Liu, I can accept about 20% of the financing. And cooperate with Uber on strategic cooperation. But the operating rights still have to be in the hands of our management team."
Liu Zhen refused to give in, "I want to appoint a senior executive to occupy a seat on the board of directors."
"Can."
Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Jing Gao looked at Sina, the meager person in charge, Wei Dongjun. The original Sina team had been bloodbathed by Jing Gao, and these were the management talents he promoted from within Sina.
Wei Dongjun said: "Mr. Jing, Aristeia, Sina's fourth largest shareholder, has been staring at us to ask for more shareholder rights, and suggested that we distribute the meager profits from the sale to Sina's shareholders. Moreover, this company has also cooperated with the US stock market
The international short-selling institutions have been eyeing Sina, Meager. Currently, we are facing some lawsuits and public opinion pressure in the United States due to the excessive concentration of our meager equity."
Jinggao asked calmly: "Is that the American company that holds about 4.5% of the shares, the hedge fund?"
"Yes, Mr. Jing."
Jing Gao sneered: "Let him eat it! It's a daydream. Americans have always been like this, they want to eat shit and make things out of nothing. Sina, Weibo will start the privatization and delisting procedures as soon as possible, and go to Hong Kong Island to list.
You don’t have to worry about the listing channels over there, I’ll go back and say hello to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.”
Wei Dongjun was stunned for a moment. He came to the boss for support. He heard that the boss had investments in Hollywood. In fact, many Hollywood giants have very close relationships with American news bosses. He also wanted to gain public opinion first.
Turn it around. As a result, the boss directly came up with a strategy of removing salary from the bottom of the cauldron.
Jing Gao said earnestly: "Old Wei, do as I say. This is a strategic requirement. Try to complete the process within half a year." When he comes back to the chip industry, he will cause trouble for Yankees as his personal industry.
, because his shareholding ratio is too high, the meager amount will definitely be rectified by then.
Sina, which held a large number of Weibo shares, would also be implicated. They simply withdrew them all. When Weibo was listed on Hong Kong Island, he also intended to introduce state-owned assets as strategic investors.
Mudd, there are always some idiots clamoring for the media to exist. Ask the United States and the West, do the media exist? What nonsense.
