At the same time, the domestic Penguin headquarters.
In the small conference room, Xiao Ma is sitting in person, and Zhang Xiaolong is demonstrating the product developed by leading the team in retreat for more than 2 months: WeChat!
On the big screen, there is a comparison between WeChat and WeChat.
Yao Yuan directly copied the WeChat LOGO, which is green with two call bubbles, and also copied the starting animation, which is a small man with a big earth behind him...
Of course Zhang Xiaolong didn’t know that Yao Yuan was plagiarizing, he just thought it was a conventional design, which resulted in WeChat’s logo and animation being completely different.
"We made two versions for Apple and Android. At first we wanted to add more functions, but later we felt that it was no different from QQ.
QQ had to cut down on its functions because it was too bloated. So I hope WeChat can start from scratch and appear in front of users in a pristine state."
Zhang Xiaolong operates the computer, and the big screen keeps changing.
Showing the most basic functions such as text calls, voice calls, sending pictures, and Moments, some people immediately questioned, saying: "Is it too simple? Even if it is simple, there must be highlights, right?"
“99’s WeChat only has these functions, nothing too complicated, but they allow WeChat to communicate with the community, Maimai, and Weibo. This is the key now.
Let’s consolidate our users first, and then talk about the highlights.”
"But……"
"alright!"
When Xiao Ma saw a quarrel, he immediately put it down. Naturally, he realized that the future was the mobile era and was transforming the company. He was facing various transformation pains and was constantly being quarreled in front of him, which was very annoying.
So on WeChat, he decided to give Zhang Xiaolong an independent status and said directly: "The company has established a WeChat business department and Zhang Xiaolong is in charge. There is no need to dispute."
As soon as Xiao Ma expressed his stance, Zhang Xiaolong's confidence greatly increased and he said: "Our strategy is to conduct intensive user surveys after WeChat is launched, collect everyone's opinions, and then study the research and development of new functions.
In other words, we have been prepared for rapid updates throughout this year. On this product, we are not afraid of WeChat at all, but there is one thing..."
He paused and said: "It's still the same old problem, 99 has a mobile phone."
When it comes to mobile phones, Xiao Ma also has a headache. Yao Yuan has been tinkering with mobile phones for four years. This thing is a real industry and cannot be pursued casually. The best way is to invest in a mobile phone manufacturer, but the target is not easy to choose.
At the end of the meeting, the WeChat online application was approved.
As a result, in mid-March, the WeChat beta version for Apple was first released, and a few days later, the Android version was also released.
With Fetion and WeChat in front, no one is surprised.
The biggest value of this thing at present is that it can send messages for free and can make voice calls - most people only regard it as an auxiliary communication tool.
………………
"Miss me? I miss you too."
"The climate in New York is like my feeling of missing you alone in a foreign land, cold and warm at the same time."
"I'll go back soon... um, eh!"
In the suite of a New York hotel, Yu Jiajia was slumped on the sofa with her legs on the coffee table. She rolled her eyes and listened to Yao Yuan and Yinyin on the phone, saying, "You two are so tired of being an old couple?"
"True love can transcend everything."
"Forget it! Women can't be too clingy, otherwise they won't have any space of their own. Like me, I'm so nice and relaxed, so I can do whatever I want."
"Because you're such a scumbag! How dare you say that?"
"I am a scumbag and I am glorious..."
Yu Jiajia admitted frankly without any sense of shame, saying: "But to be honest, I used to look forward to Hollywood female stars. After meeting a few, I felt that people of different races are really different.
Like Anne Hathaway, she looks super white on the surface, but when she gets closer, her face is full of spots, her pores are enlarged, and she has hair... wow, can you imagine, she has hair!"
“So they must have hair removal cream!”
Yao Yuan smiled, and the two of them chatted. He said: "Like female stars in Europe and the United States, I think Winona Ryder's face is in the first echelon."
"Winona is good, and Jennifer Connelly was good when she was young."
“Adjani is beautiful too!”
"Yeah, Adjani! Sophie Marceau and Bellucci are both great."
Yu Jiajia agreed with both hands and sighed: "Maybe I am really getting old, and I am always more interested in celebrities than the old ones. I always feel that the stars of the past are the beauties.
Today’s celebrities, regardless of whether they are domestic or foreign, have the same pretty faces and no charm.”
"I'm not interested in today's celebrities either. Maybe they're getting old too."
The two sighed. Yu Jiajia was nearly 40 years old, so it was normal for her to feel this way. Yao Yuan came from a later generation and was used to the rotten entertainment industry, so he felt the same emotion.
But he had no idea of salvation.
Yao Yuan talks about selling dreams, but in his heart he only cares about making money. But if you take a look at his heart, you will see that he is really a bit of a dreamer.
But only a little.
"..."
The two of them were speechless for a while. Yu Jiajia was bored with waiting, so she picked up a comic and started reading it. It was called "The Boys". It was serialized in 2006 and was not finished yet.
About 20 minutes later, Milner arrived first.
The current equity structure of Hugelive includes Yao Yuan, Yu Jiajia and Milner. Milner invested tens of millions of dollars in the first round, accounting for 20% of the shares.
After a while, Roeloff finally arrived, bringing two people with him.
"This is an investment representative from Goldman Sachs!"
"This is the representative of the American General Atlantic Investment Group!"
Good guy!
Just from the name alone, I can feel the attention of American capital, and even Milner is a little uncomfortable. He has a large amount of Russian funds, but compared with these giants, it is still not enough.
After all parties got to know each other, Yao Yuan said: "Everyone's time is valuable, let me make a simple opening. Hong Kong currently has a population of 7.07 million, and Hugelive's users account for half, that is, 3.53 million.
The film library is shared with MaiLi, with over 10,000 movies and over 100,000 episodes of TV series.
The financing target this time is US$300 million, and we plan to give up 20% of the shares..."
"Yao, you are too conservative!"
Rouloff actually shook his head and said: "We are very interested in your big data recommendation idea. We come with sincerity and can provide at least 500 million in funds, but we require at least 40% of the equity."
"40% is absolutely impossible!"
After arguing for a while, Roelof simply said: "Yao, you cannot develop your business in the United States without our help. You are a smart man."
"I'm really sorry, we have finalized the acquisition of some real estate that will serve as our U.S. headquarters. Our negotiations with DCP Group are also going very well, and DCP will be a good addition.
Of course, I admit that several people can bring us a lot of help, but this financing is only used as operating expenses for landing in the United States and the expenses for preparing and filming key dramas. If I spend 40% now, then I won’t have to do it later.
Continue."
"Um?"
Roeloff was stunned. It had only been a few days since he last met with Yu Jiajia. Do you already have key plays?