Chapter 605 Live up to the youth and live up to the Qing (Leader 8/10)
“How about merging Toutiao?”
When the topic of news and information came up, Lin Zhenyang said casually.
Zhang Yida shook his head, "Let's not talk about whether Zhang Ming is willing to sell. Do you want 25 billion US dollars? For us, news information is necessary, but it is not a necessity."
"Haha!" Lin Zhenyang smiled, "I just said it casually, don't take it seriously."
"Today's Toutiao currently has 288 million monthly active users, Qutoutiao has around 100 million monthly active users, and our Tiantian Toutiao has 50 million monthly active users."
After listening to Zhang Lan's report, Zhang Yida frowned slightly. Even if he couldn't beat Jinri Toutiao, what the hell was he even unable to beat Qutoutiao? He was even outdone by double the gap.
Seeing Zhang Yida's unhappy face, Zhang Lan knew that he was dissatisfied and quickly explained: "This is because we entered this industry a little late, and because Qutoutiao's subsidies were very exaggerated, we did not follow up rashly.
As for us, we are a little timid when it comes to taking care of this and that.”
Zhang Yida knows what this "fear of hands and feet" refers to. One is copyright issues, and the other is issues such as vulgar content and violations.
Zhang Yida doesn't want his name to be on the headlines every day like his own, and he doesn't want to be interviewed by regulatory agencies every day, so he is more restrained in his approach.
But the reality is that it’s so fucked up. It’s not enough to pursue development honestly. We have to find another way.
Zhang Yida said: “In this way, if we work more on the creator ecosystem and produce good content, we will naturally attract high-quality users.
Connect Tiantian Toutiao with the group’s products, and let all the group’s products guide traffic to Tiantian Toutiao.”
WeChat and QQ often push news to users, and they cannot read the news without downloading news software. Zhang Yida plans to learn from this.
"Well, in this case, I will have confidence."
Prior to this, Tiantian Toutiao had not fully integrated with Ruixiang's Internet applications, and it was a character that neither father nor mother loved.
As long as the product line is opened up, Zhang Lan believes that once so much fresh traffic is injected, as long as the retention work is done well, Tiantian Toutiao will definitely usher in a rapid development.
Zhang Yida nodded, "Not to mention, with so many resources of the group, it would be a shame if Tiantian Toutiao's monthly income could not reach 200 million."
When Zhang Lan heard the target of 200 million, she still felt quite stressed.
But she was relatively resilient and able to withstand pressure, so she gritted her teeth and nodded in agreement.
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This year's New Year was not spent in Beijing. Zhang Yida and Zhao Erya returned to their parents' home in Chengdu together.
After eating New Year's Eve dinner with my parents, we sat on the sofa and watched the Spring Festival Gala program.
This year's Spring Festival Gala, Qiandu also spent a lot of money, preparing 10 million red envelopes worth 20.19 yuan, 1 million red envelopes worth 88 yuan, 100,000 Xiaodu AI speakers, 10,000 red envelopes worth 2019 yuan, and several lucky red envelopes.
The total investment exceeds 1 billion yuan!
Viewers can get red envelopes through various methods such as shaking, searching and short videos. The cash red envelopes can be withdrawn through Du Xiaoman Wallet, which is the original Qiandu Wallet.
Qiandu Abacus has done a good job. It not only wants users to download good videos and Qiandu APP, but also attracts new users to Du Xiaoman’s wallet. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
But Zhang Yida knows that the idea is a good idea, but the key depends on the user retention rate.
"Hey, why is this year's Spring Festival Gala not sponsored by Ruixiang? It was replaced by Qiandu."
Zhang Qinghua frowned and asked about his son.
"Give others a chance. I feel a little guilty after occupying so many Spring Festival Galas."
Zhang Qinghua didn't believe his son's words. He probably had other considerations.
"Your brother will graduate this year. If it's not convenient for you to arrange for him to join your company, help him find a job!"
Xia Xiaorong spoke, and the person she spoke to was naturally Zhang Yida's cousin Xia Qian.
Zhang Yida nodded and said "Yes". His uncle's family were considered responsible people. After his parents became successful in starting their own business, they did not come shamelessly to make any excessive demands.
As for starting my own business successfully, I didn’t even get any glory.
So I gave my cousin a second-hand Porsche and asked him to help me become a "talent scout" for Dou Vision and Daya Wenchuang for a period of time.
I didn't find anything famous. I searched a lot of people, but I couldn't find a single top internet celebrity with tens of millions of fans.
However, Zhang Yida did not treat him badly and allowed him to earn one or two million in the past few years.
Zhang Yida would naturally not set a precedent by arranging to join his own company, otherwise the company would be in chaos if he copied it from top to bottom.
As for what kind of work to arrange, Zhang Yida was stumped.
"Okay, wait until he comes over in two days, and I'll ask him what he wants to do."
Seeing that her son had expressed his stance, Xia Xiaorong didn't say any more on this topic.
"Yaya, when do you think we will get married? You two are already old, so what does it look like to keep putting it off?
What do your parents think? Your aunt and uncle are very supportive of you getting married early.
Also, you also own a company and are so busy all day that you feel dizzy, so don’t tire your body.
What do you need so much money for? Just spend enough."
Zhao Erya was confused by the question and blushed. She glanced at Zhang Yida and said softly: "My parents and I have no objections."
Hearing this, Xia Xiaorong glanced at Zhang Yida, her eyes swirling around the two of them.
Is there any conflict between the two of them?
Thinking of this, Xia Xiaorong felt a little sad. She was very satisfied with Zhao Erya's appearance, personality, and family background, but if they didn't get married for a day, there would always be something in her heart that she couldn't let go of.
Perhaps in the eyes of parents like them, seeing their children get married and start a family is the moment they truly grow up.
Looking at his mother's eyes, Zhang Yida knew that she had misunderstood.
After coughing, he said: "Actually, I wanted to tell you the news later. We plan to get married this year, but no later than the end of the year."
Zhao Erya turned to look at Zhang Yida, a little surprised, is this happening?
"Really?"
When Xia Xiaorong heard the news, she was so happy.
The father who was watching TV was also surprised by this big news, and his eyes turned from the TV to his son.
Zhang Yida originally wanted to get married after the company went public, but after thinking about it, it felt inappropriate. It was a bit too realistic and could easily cause misunderstandings between the Zhao family and the Wang family.
Before the listing, most of the equity he holds in Ruixiang will be put into a family trust, just like the division of property before marriage, which is indeed a bit like that.
Although Zhao Erya's family did not provide direct help in the process of starting a business, there was indirect help, which is not enough to be appreciated by outsiders.
Therefore, he should express his feelings and reasons.
Zhao Erya didn't say anything, but she felt very happy in her heart and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Although there was no proposal ceremony or diamond ring, she didn't care about these.
My mother once asked in a veiled way when Ruixiang would be listed on the market? And when would she and Zhang Yida plan to get married?
She knew what her mother meant, but she didn't want to put pressure on Zhang Yida. At the same time, she also wanted to see what choice Zhang Yida would make.
Looking at it now, she was indeed not disappointed.
She glanced at Zhang Yida, who was discussing marriage with her parents, her eyes wandering, and her mind was filled with every detail of being together.
In this life, I will live up to my youth and your honor!