Fourteen years after its establishment, Duji finally found the meaning of its existence.
Of course Li Yanhong was joking.
In other words, joy amidst suffering.
However, his words made many senior executives who were already unhappy feel... hopeless, and immediately two directors left in just three days.
However, not only the media was not surprised, but even Li Yanhong himself was not too surprised. Everyone has his own ambitions, let's go, let's go.
On January 8, when Li Yanhong accepted the daily work report from the vice president to Hilong, he was suddenly shocked by the other party's words.
"Robin, I need to take a break." Xiang Hailong submitted his resignation calmly after reporting his work.
Li Yanhong can accept that others have their own ambitions, but he cannot accept Xiang Hailong's ambition. He looked at his powerful vice president in shock: "Mr. Xiang, what do you mean? Do you want to take a vacation?"
Xiang Hailong said without any hesitation: "Robin, thank you Du Ji for training me, but my body really can't support it during this time, and I want to leave the workplace for a while."
Li Yanhong looked closely at the vice president in front of him and asked: "Who poached you? Where are you going? Alibaba? Penguin? Or...Yike?"
Xiang Hailong sighed and replied: "No, I have no plans to go to these three companies. I am really... exhausted physically and mentally. I need to rest. If my body adjusts well, I may do some investment work. For the time being,
I don’t have any other ideas.”
Li Yanhong digested the first big news that shocked him in the Gregorian New Year. After a moment, he said, "Mr. Xiang, if you are under great pressure and feel uncomfortable, just take a break and adjust. There is no need to leave your job.
Once you have made adjustments and are responsible for the business you are responsible for, our company cannot live without you."
As a hero of the development of Duji, as the powerful vice president, and as a member of the decision-making team, if Xiang Hailong leaves, it will almost be a repeat of the internal personnel turmoil in the middle of last year.
Li Yanhong didn't want to see such a scene, and he really didn't want to lose another cadre when Du Ji was under pressure.
"Robin, I..." Xiang Hailong hesitated for a moment, but it was not that he was hesitating whether to leave or not, but that he was hesitating whether to speak frankly. In the end, he said concisely and forcefully, "I have decided."
Li Yanhong looked at Xiang Hailong, who responded with a calm expression.
"Hilong, the company is at the most critical moment. I understand that you want to take a rest at this time, but after you have a rest, can't you come back to help the company?" Li Yanhong changed his perspective.
"Can't help." Xiang Hailong became more concise.
Li Yanhong stood up and walked around the office: "If you have any opinions on the company, if you have any opinions on me, just say it. I think there is nothing we can't talk about."
"Robin, I really have no objection." Xiang Hailong really had an objection, but after making the decision, he didn't want to talk. "I'm just physically sick, and, to put it bluntly, if I stay, I can help the company develop."
To win the tough battle, I will grit my teeth and hold on, but..."
He felt helpless when he said this and spread his hands: "The problem is, it is useless for the company to keep me here. Now unless Fang Zhuo is brought to the company, the company's business will only be cannibalized little by little. This is
As for overall strength, Yike has developed too fast."
Xiang Hailong has been like a brick moving wherever needed in the past two years. He has been responsible for searches, group purchases, and taxi rides, but he has been at a disadvantage in every aspect.
Such repeated defeats will really break the Taoist heart!
After Yike officially launched the brand name "Yisou", the two were already at the same level in the PC search market. CTR's click-through rate shows that Duji's market share is 43% and Yisou's market share is 37%!
Within a week, the company changed its name from Sogou to Yisou, and its market share increased by nearly 10 points.
This is an improvement that makes Duji internally shocked and even despairing. I have already guessed the brand value of Yike, but I have not guessed that it has such a high value!
On the mobile side, Sogou overtook Duji with a 2-point advantage in early December last year, announcing that the top spot in the mobile market had changed hands.
PC + mobile, there is only a thin difference between Yike Basic and Duji.
Xiang Hailong believes that we may see the end of a giant this month.
If it is only second in search, how can Duji be called a giant? What else can it rely on to fight back?
Do you really want to rely on foreign uncertainties?
It’s not certain overseas, but Yike is very sure at home!
Xiang Hailong lost confidence and did not want to play the role of "a link in curbing Yike's monopoly" in the company.
"Hailong, are you so willing to give up the market to Yike?" Li Yanhong put one hand on his desk and raised his voice.
"Robin, it was never us who gave up to Yike, it was Yike who snatched it away!" Xiang Hailong couldn't help but reflect after saying this, "Perhaps, it can also be said that it was our wrong decision that gave up.
, when Yike is already eyeing it, we shouldn’t be in a hurry, we shouldn’t optimize the PC, we shouldn’t rush into the taxi market, we shouldn’t jump into group buying every other time… If we are too hasty, we will make mistakes in a hurry!”
Xiang Hailong shook his head and reflected: "But...any company that is targeted by Yike will have a hard time not being anxious. Duji has faced greater pressure in the past two years than Penguin did back then. It's hard for us not to be anxious.
It’s hard not to make mistakes.”
In the past two years, Yike has been advancing based on its strength, neither rushing nor slowing down, nor being arrogant nor impetuous, and the current performance of the overall search market has proven that these are enough.
When the tide receded, Xiang Hailong almost overturned the company's past major decisions. He felt that if he had stuck to the search track two years ago, he might have been able to give Yike a try.
However, at that time, Duji had very high confidence in search, and believed that it could use this kind of brand and traffic to expand in multiple fields, keep up with the expansion of popular giants, and not only tell capital stories, but also achieve volume growth.
One is radical and the other is conservative. Only the final results can verify which one is correct.
However, Xiang Hailong himself was also inclined to be radical at first. At this moment, what else is there to say?
I just want to admit defeat.
But admitting defeat to Hailong, Li Yanhong was still unwilling to accept this kind of collapse.
Duji still has a 43% market share!
How can anyone occupy the first place and then surrender!
"Taxi-hailing has been sold, and subsidies for group purchases have been reduced. We are taking our time. Duji Map is still impressive. With PC and mobile, we are still the number one search brand in the country. Hilong, Google did not defeat us back then.
"Come on, do you think Yike can do it?" Li Yanhong encouraged Xiang Hailong.
Xiang Hailong just remained silent, the answer in his heart being self-evident.
Again, the international giants we faced this time were grown locally, and they were extremely patient.
He didn't even want to say something more depressing. The person Duji was fighting against was not the complete Yike at all, but just one of Yike's YMS business groups.
According to the information revealed by Yike, Mr. Fang of Yike has basically not interfered with the search competition, and Qi He is leading the competition behind the scenes.
Li Yanhong sat down again and said: "Hailong, do you have an opinion against me? You can raise it, or do you have an opinion against Melissa? You can absolutely raise it."
Melissa is his wife's English name. Ever since Duji failed to take a taxi and was questioned by senior executives in meetings, Ma Dongmin gradually faded away from the management.
But even so, the bloodletting in the online ride-hailing market still worries many people. The money could have been channeled to other projects.
Xiang Hailong shook his head but still said nothing.
"Hilong, I regard you as the future CEO of the company!" Li Yanhong came up with an idea.
Everyone knows that Xiang Hailong is a powerful figure in Duji.
When Xiang Hailong heard this, he wanted to laugh but didn't. Future CEO?
He is a vice president with no financial power at all, and many obviously asymmetric matters have to go through the hands of CFO Li Xinzhe, who in turn reports to Robin.
What kind of future CEO, what kind of Prince Duji, what kind of number two person in the company.
There has never been a prince, number two, or future CEO in Duji!
This is just Robin's own.
Xiang Hailong didn't say what was in his heart. He thought it would be better for both of them to be decent.
"Robin, I am forever grateful for your regard for me, and forever grateful for Duji's training in me, but I have made up my mind that I want to rest and return to my family more often. You really don't need to persuade me anymore. I will
All the work that should be arranged has been arranged." Xiang Hailong stood up as he spoke, leaving no room for conversation.
Li Yanhong lamented: "Why is this happening?"
Xiang Hailong moved his right hand. Seeing that Robin had no intention of shaking hands, he could only nod his head and quietly left the office where he had visited many times over the years.
Farewell, Robin, Farewell, Duji.
Li Yanhong sat in the office for a long time and couldn't let go.
When it comes to the current situation, he feels that Xiang Hailong is almost behind him. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has a "high and powerful position". How could he leave like this, even a little irresponsibly?
After a long time, Li Yanhong began to think about how to reduce the controversy surrounding his resignation to Hailong.
At a time of life and death, the resignation of such a high-ranking executive will definitely undermine the confidence of employees. To put it bluntly, Xiang Hilong's communication and low-key will be much better. At least, it will be better than last year's shock.
Li Yanhong was considering the candidate to replace Xiang Hailong, but as he thought about it, the executives that came to his mind were always somewhat uninteresting.
As it approached noon, his thoughts became more and more confused. He almost wanted to call Xiang Hailong again, but thinking about the other party's sign that he was determined to leave, he gave up the urge.
Li Yanhong picked up his phone with extremely complicated emotions, but before he took a second look, he saw similar reposts in his circle of friends.
It is worth mentioning that Li Yanhong once gave up using Yixin due to competition with Yike. However, too many internal employees and those around him used Yixin, so he started using it again. The reason is also very simple. Duji and Yike
There is no competition in communication software.
At this moment, Li Yanhong clicked on the status of his circle of friends and saw a reposted video from a new video software called Douyin.
As soon as he clicked on the video, he frowned and saw Fang Zhuo, the head of Yike.
Fang Zhuo in the picture was taken from the perspective of someone else. He was holding a mobile phone and smiling. He first laughed "hahahaha" and then said something to invite the other party to come to Shanghai as a guest.
Then, after Fang Zhuo finished speaking this paragraph, he released his finger from pressing the screen, and suddenly found that he had not held down the voice recording function, so he had to send "Hahaha" and the invitation again.
However, the first time it was a natural voice reply, but if it was not sent successfully and I tried to reproduce it again, his laughter always seemed unnatural.
Finally, Fang Zhuo looked helplessly at the shooting angle, waved his hand and said, "Stop taking the photo, and don't post it even if you take the photo, it's too embarrassing."
A small scene of using Yixin in life, but the protagonist of the video is the head of Yixin.
Li Yanhong himself used Yixin and experienced a similar situation. The first time it was not sent, and the second time he used voice it felt strange, so he often chose to use typing instead.
After watching this video, he smiled knowingly.
When I clicked on another video in the circle of friends, it still showed the scene of Fang Zhuo using Yixin, but this time he listened to it again after sending the voice.
Li Yanhong felt a little uncomfortable at once. What's going on? Isn't this him?
Did the person named Fang install surveillance cameras around him?
Li Yanhong turned off the video and suddenly found that there were many more shares from Douyin in his circle of friends. He was surprised. Is there any large-scale traffic diversion between this new APP and Yixin?
Such collaborations are uncommon.
Li Yanhong had previously caught a glimpse of the launch of Douyin, which was said to have received investment from a number of well-known celebrities and Yike, but the specific scale was not disclosed, and the founder came from Yike.
He frowned, quickly flipped through the relevant information, confirmed the important traces of Yike's existence, and then came up with some thoughts in his mind.
A short video platform?
It looks like a video version of Weibo.
Does Yike want to use Yixin’s traffic to launch a video version of Weibo platform in the 4G era?
Do you want to follow up?
Li Yanhong subconsciously had an idea.
Then, he started to think, since Yike provides money, if the short video is important, why is it not embedded directly into Yixin? This proves that it is important but not that important?
Li Yanhong’s questions are also questions of several other companies.
The name of Yike is a golden sign. Although it did not do it directly this time, the entrepreneurial team and funding undoubtedly came from its hands, and the project logic is relatively clear, which has made many people think about related changes.
Nowadays, more and more mobile phone users have upgraded to 4G, and faster network speeds seem to be able to support changes in mobile video formats. The text version of Weibo is an important social media platform, and the “video version of Weibo” is
Isn’t it a new social media platform expression based on the 4G era?
However, the industry is still analyzing that many people who have been shared by Yixin and Moments have already flocked to Douyin and discovered a new world.
