In 2010, Zuckerberg came to China for the first time with his Chinese girlfriend, met with Baidu CEO Robin Li, Sina CEO Cao Guowei, and visited Yonghe Lama Temple.
In the following years, he visited four more times, gave a speech at Tsinghua University, had a conversation with Jack Ma, and led a group of people to run in front of Tiananmen Square in the smoggy weather in the capital... It can be said that he made a lot of gestures.
There is only one purpose, to let Facebook enter the mainland market.
This is of course impossible.
So after the failure, Zuckerberg changed his face drastically and attacked Chinese companies in various ways.
In the era of the epidemic, Facebook was facing various problems, including aging users, the loss of young users, competition from TikTok, data security, being accused of helping the king of understanding ascend to the throne, etc.
The bankruptcy of the "global cryptocurrency" plan promoted in particular has put this giant in the Internet world in a dilemma in urgent need of transformation.
Zuckerberg chose the metaverse to transform and went straight for it.
So far it has not been successful.
The concept of the Metaverse is correct, and there is bound to be great potential in the future, but this future is too far away, and it will take a long time to realize it with the current technology. The same is true in reality. The Metaverse was still a hot topic in the first two years, but this year there has been no movement.
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Yao Yuan came to visit. He was not interested in Facebook's concept. He just came to discuss the game share, establish a long-term cooperative relationship, and then take a few photos to promote back home.
The two of them were sitting on the sofa, drinking Americano coffee. Zuckerberg had just taken Yao Yuan around and asked naturally: "What do you think of this place?"
"It's great. I can go from a college dormitory to Silicon Valley, and from a photo wall to a social product with 30 million users. This is a dream that only the Internet can make possible."
"Yes, only the Internet can do it!"
Zuckerberg agreed with this view, saying: "I don't understand finance, industry, or law, so I can't become a banker, engineer, lawyer, or doctor. But fortunately, there is still the Internet. The Internet has given our generation
The best stage for young people to showcase..."
Disadvantages: This thing is like a piece of shit.
It's okay to see your own shit, but it's unbearable to see other people's.
After Yao Yuan chatted with Zuckerberg for five minutes, he decisively concluded that the other party had the same shortcomings as himself: he loved to cheat!
A big liar from China and a big liar from the United States.
Zuckerberg was very interested and kept asking: "I am very happy to communicate with people similar to myself. I am very interested in your social networking site. What kind of product is it?"
"It was born 6 years ago, when the Internet was still in the cold winter. Unlike today's web2.0 and sns websites, it was originally a very traditional text social network."
"The BBS kind?"
"Yes, the starting point of Internet social networking is text. I think the upgrade of software and hardware, especially the increase in network speed, is the factor that changes the product. As the network speed increases, we think about whether we can upload photos and add more
The service has changed from text social networking to picture social networking.”
"This is an interesting statement. So is the next stage of video social networking?" Zuckerberg laughed.
"No, no, I think the next stage is functional socialization."
Yao Yuan paused and said: "The big community model will make people bored. People will not always be keen on meeting new netizens, and they will eventually fall into one circle after another.
Or like literature, movies, fashion, or parties. Functions based on these needs, I think, are the product features of the next stage."
"..."
Zuckerberg didn't agree with it, and was about to interrupt, but the other party was faster and continued: "A product will always hit a bottleneck, and users cannot maintain rapid growth forever. In fact, my
The website has already encountered such a dilemma, which requires us to prepare in advance.
I am transforming it into a functional social product, turning large communities into small circles. At the same time, I believe that technological leaps will bring qualitative changes to the Internet, and I am also very concerned about artificial intelligence and virtual reality technology."
"Virtual reality? The Matrix?"
"Yes! If we were just content to be a social networking site, we could see the end of it now. Users are very simple and need us to bring them vulgar and exciting freshness.
A few years ago, we were talking to people everywhere about what e-commerce is and what SNS websites are. Now everyone has accepted it. Artificial intelligence and virtual reality technology are not out of reach. Smart people will always be at the forefront, rather than two at a time.
Good luck..."
Zuckerberg has always thought he was very eloquent, but he never expected to meet someone who was even more eloquent.
My mind jumps so much, one topic follows another, one idea follows another, it’s like a revolving door that makes people overwhelmed, and in the end, I’m left with no idea.
He also had a topic he was concerned about, and asked: "I'm not provoking, I just want to know, if Facebook wants to enter the Chinese market, do you have any suggestions?"
"First of all, China is an open and enthusiastic market..."
Yao Yuan opened his mouth and said: "We welcome creative companies to come in. We have a population of more than one billion and the number of Internet users is growing very fast. It is impossible for any one company to eat alone.
For example, Amazon has come in and brought us refreshing vitality. Internet users need this kind of vitality and competition.
I just said that my website is abandoning the big community model and transforming into functional products. But you are coming in as a big community. Your big community is different from ours, and it may bring freshness to users."
“Do you think Facebook can succeed in China?”
"Of course it can! Absolutely! It's great!"
Yao Yuan almost swore to the lamp, I said I could and it didn’t cost any money, you are considered awesome only if you can come in!
"I hope so, you are a real entrepreneur!"
Zuckerberg was very satisfied after hearing this and praised Yao Yuan's broad mind.
After chatting for a while, Yao Yuan saw that the time was almost up, and finally said: "Let's talk about what we need now. My visit this time is actually for a few social games."
"Social game?"
"Yes, this is a project of our functional community. To put it simply, it is..."
Yao Yuan introduced "Grab Parking Space" and "Friend Buying and Selling" and said: "Although Facebook has opened its platform, it has not yet stipulated a sharing agreement for charging items. I hope to establish a long-term cooperative relationship."
"Of course, we can discuss it in detail."
Zuckerberg felt that the game was good, but after all, it had not been tested in the U.S. market and he didn’t know how effective it would be.
After Yao Yuan and his entourage left, they made an evaluation and study, and the two parties communicated several times, and finally confirmed: For applications on the Facebook platform, the fee will be 37%, and Facebook will get 30%.
There is a troublesome part here: Facebook does not have its own payment tools, and electronic payments in the United States are messy, making it inconvenient for users.
But no matter what, going to sea is the first step.
The moment the cooperation was reached, people came to Yao Yuan's side to take pictures.
“The largest community in China joins forces with the largest community in the United States!”
"Maiwo transforms, and the game goes global!"
“Small social games can influence both sides of the ocean!”
The value is instantly apparent, and it’s not worth the money SoftBank spent.
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A few more days passed.
The communication with Riot Games has also been completed, and Mark and Brandon are willing to give up 25% of their shares for a price of US$7 million.
(No more...still coughing and recovering from illness, how are you doing?