Chapter 243 Refusal


    Bai Xiaosheng’s three major institutional shareholders were not only Liu Jiankai, but he received the internal testing software from WeChat company, but he had an in-depth experience from the beginning.


    This experience surprised him, especially after comparing it with the benchmark QQ.


    Why can a startup make a smoother product than a giant?


    Why can a technical team that has been acquiring less than half a year old perform like this?


    Admittedly, such a market will not determine the outcome because of the quality of the product, but WeChat Company... is serious!


    This kind of feeling is very strange. It is both paying money and poaching people and expending energy. Yu Xing must be serious about running a WeChat company, and the same is true for his attitude from the beginning.


    However, the seriousness of the product that has not been experienced only now has suddenly become particularly authentic.


    Liu Jiankai tried for a few more days, and after barely finding WeChat, he accidentally stumbled, he seemed to be relieved and wanted to call Yu Xing.


    But as soon as he pressed the number, he remembered the software on his phone and sent a free text message: "Mr. Yu, you did a good job on WeChat, are you serious?"


    Yu Xing''s reply was quick: "You are so annoying. WeChat company has been established for three or four months. Are you still asking me this?"


    Liu Jiankai has nothing to say. Several months are fleeting for a company that wants to compete with giants, but Mr. Yu may have been fighting for a hundred days...


    After a long time, he sent another WeChat message to express his success, but he did not receive a reply from Mr. Yu.


    The products produced by WeChat are impressive, and the organizational capabilities behind this product are more worthy of thinking.


    Liu Jiankai felt more and more regretful when he thought about it. If he changed his opponent...


    He did not discuss this with BOSS Xu Xin, but in order to try out the performance of different versions of WeChat, he changed his Android phone.


    This change...


    Compared with Nokia''s Symbian version, Liu Jiankai feels that WeChat under the Android system is smoother, and there is also an additional set of emoticons with more expressive capabilities.


    However, I don’t know if the Symbian system is too outdated, but the WeChat in the Samsung phone in my hand has had several problems during the in-depth use within a few days.


    For example, when switching to the background and opening WeChat, it will show a slow performance when loading.


    Liu Jiankai silently reported the situation to Mr. Yu, and received concise thanks, but I don’t know if the other party can solve it.


    On June 15, Xu Xin, who came back from a business trip from another place, suddenly called Liu Jiankai to the office.


    "Mr. Liu, what do you think of Penguin Weibo?" Xu Xin asked the hot questions recently after pouring tea.


    The development of Sina Weibo is eye-catching, and it is like the second dazzling flower that Sina has bloomed after its portal. Penguin felt threatened and launched a replica version of the product without surprise.


    Liu Jiankai took a sip of tea and said slowly: "I think this may be a very surprising contest."


    Xu Xin signaled: "Be more specific."


    "Penguin Weibo has made a big move this time, and President Ma also came forward to stand up by himself." Liu Jiankai said seriously, "It mobilized the elite forces of several departments to support the development of Penguin Weibo, and..."


    He paused and said seriously: "Penguin has imported a lot of traffic to this product. QQ users can open Weibo directly on their accounts, and their dynamics in QQ and QQ spaces can also be synchronized to Penguin Weibo. This means that they have given strong support regardless of strategy, manpower, traffic, etc., but..."


    Xu Xin answered the words: "But, Penguin Weibo is still at a disadvantage."


    "Yes, penguins are still at a disadvantage when they go out like this, which is worth thinking about." Liu Jiankai sighed a little.


    Unlike the failure of e-commerce and search, Weibo is part of Penguin''s strong social field, although it is only a disadvantage now, not a final failure.


    Xu Xin asked, "Do you think the penguins can turn this situation around?"


    Liu Jiankai drank tea for a while, then thought slowly and said, "I think this time may be a little different."


    He pursed his lips and said the reason: "Penguin Weibo seems to be a Weibo, but it seems to have a different positioning from Sina Weibo. It uses QQ traffic to socialize acquaintances through QQ relationship chains. However, Sina Weibo is doing social media. The former is a supplement, while the latter seems to have a fresh discussion and hot topics on public topics."


    "This is somewhat similar to Bai Xiaosheng. Bai Xiaosheng has always had good vitality and communication through the discussion and dissemination of hot topics in the workplace, but it is positioned in the workplace, and Sina Weibo is more popular. It is also because of its emergence that Bai Xiaosheng''s risk in the past was reduced."


    "I think there is a problem with Penguin''s Penguin''s Weibo that is difficult to solve, that is, ''Why do we need a second Weibo social platform''."


    "Also, Penguin has a strong traffic, but it relies on the user''s own friend links, and many content is limited, but Sina Weibo''s forwarding has been somewhat fission-propagated, with the former being closed and the latter being open."


    "Oh yes, Penguin has QQ space, Friends Network, and Penguin Weibo, which also have cross-repetitions, and how to allocate internal resources is also a problem."


    "So, I don''t think Penguin will definitely get the goals they want this time."


    As long as Penguin wants to do it, Penguin Weibo will definitely be able to operate. The problem is that this is definitely a long way from its goal.


    Xu Xin nodded silently. Liu Jiankai obviously put in effort to study it, and this statement made a lot of sense.


    She took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Sina Weibo has the first-mover advantage and has been snowballing. This time it is likely that the Penguin was defeated in its own strong field."


    Liu Jiankai thinks this remains to be seen, but there is indeed such a trend.


    Xu Xin suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Did you use Yu Xingkai''s WeChat?"


    Liu Jiankai was stunned when he heard this: "It''s used, Mr. Xu, do you have it too?"


    Xu Xin''s expression froze slightly, and she asked in anger: "Can''t I have it? Is Yu Xing''s relationship with me so bad? Is he having such a good relationship with you?"


    "No, no, that..." Liu Jiankai wisely bypassed the question and talked about the user experience directly. "I used WeChat last month. At that time, I used Nokia''s Symbian. I thought it was good, but once I changed to QQ for my mobile phone, the experience of WeChat became amazing!"


    Xu Xin was about to nod when she suddenly noticed a question: "Wait, last month? Did you use it last month?"


    Liu Jiankai returned with a sure look.


    Xu Xin raised her eyebrows and slowly calmed down in the vice president''s sight.


    There was an awkward atmosphere in the office.


    Xu Xin took two more sips of tea, as if she had regained her memory: "Oh, yes, it was last month, and I also tried it last month."


    "Well... I changed my phone last week and tried the Android version of WeChat, which had some minor problems, but this is still a disadvantage in terms of the excellent user experience." Liu Jiankai gave his own conclusion and said seriously, "In terms of user experience, it is limited to the level of mobile communication functions. It is just that WeChat is destined to be not many internal test users in WeChat. The result of my use is that WeChat is much easier to use than mobile QQ."


    Xu Xin laughed silently: "You have so many attributions."


    "Try to be objective." Liu Jiankai explained and said, "But this is already amazing."


    Xu Xin got up to add tea, then slowly sipped the tea and thought.


    During this period, there was a call from the landline, but after the call, I did not continue to chat about WeChat.


    Liu Jiankai thought about the competition on Weibo and the situation on WeChat. Finally, what happened in his mind was Mr. Xu’s previous words - this time it was likely that Penguin was defeated in his own strong field.


    Weibo is like that, where is WeChat?


    He felt that Mr. Xu might have made new considerations after experiencing WeChat. At least, it is not as disdainful as it was at the beginning.


    "WeChat and Weibo are still different." Xu Xin suddenly spoke out, "QQ is far more core, stronger, and more strategically preferred than Weibo."


    Liu Jiankai sighed, "Yes."


    "Yesterday I was in Beijing, and IDG''s President Zhang called me specifically and was talking about Yu Xing''s WeChat. Then, after I finished my work in the evening, I met and chatted with him for a while." Xu Xin explained the reason, "President Zhang is full of praise, and he has a higher evaluation of WeChat."


    Liu Jiankai is serious in his heart and wait for the following article.


    Xu Xin asked, "Do you still remember Mr. Zhang''s attitude towards Yu Xing''s incubation of new projects?"


    Liu Jiankai nodded: "He is the one that the three families are most opposed to."


    "IDG first held a lot of penguin shares. Later, when South Africa came in, the penguins redeemed again, they withdrew. I think they had a lot of regrets in their hearts." Xu Xin smiled, "But these are all afterthoughts. Who would have thought that penguins could develop to this day?"


    After she finished laughing, she continued, "But if some subversion can be made from the situation in Penguin today, how much benefit will it be?"


    Liu Jiankai finally couldn''t help but feel surprised and expectant: "Are we going to support the development of WeChat?"


    "No, Mr. Zhang also noticed the weakness of Penguin catching up on Weibo, and the content we talked about was similar to today." Xu Xin frowned, "There is no doubt that the WeChat company can produce such a product in such a short time, but Penguin''s big company is really seriously ill."


    She continued: "But this is not enough. Yu Xing has money. When he spends the money almost the same, he will definitely come to invest. Then we will see how the product like WeChat is effective in the market."


    Liu Jiankai was inexplicably disappointed. Although this decision was not very surprising, it might be the same if he changed his position in Mr. Xu.


    Xu Xin asked again: "How much does Kestrel invest in WeChat?"


    Liu Jiankai hesitated for a second and replied, "It seems to be $5 million."


    "Then probably..." Xu Xin thought about the situation, "It should be possible that Penguin can notice the appearance of WeChat."


    Liu Jiankai nodded and expressed his thoughts: "We can actually try to invest less."


    Xu Xin shook her head: "Wait a little longer, you have to see the market performance."


    This is a safe idea, and there is nothing to blame.


    Whether the product can be initially recognized by the market is a very critical step.


    That night, Xu Xin went home and sat on the sofa and remembered the chat with IDG Mr. Zhang and his own vice president. It was also unreasonable for WeChat to make such a product in such a short time.


    At 8 o''clock in the evening, Li Song went home.


    "Do you have WeChat? Just Yu Xing''s one." Xu Xin asked.


    Li Song replied casually: "Yes, do you want to add me?"


    Seeing that he was not surprised, Xu Xin said suspiciously: "When did you try WeChat?"


    Li Song thought for a while: "Last month, the end of last month."


    Xu Xin felt that the root of her teeth was itchy when she heard this answer and asked, "Then why didn''t you mention it to me!?"


    "He just told me casually, and I just used it casually." Li Song felt puzzled, "How do I mention it to you? What do you mention?"


    "Bastard! I called him a few days ago and asked him about the incubation of his project, and he sent me the installation package!" Xu Xin said angrily, "It''s okay if you have IDG, but it''s okay if Liu Jiankai has it. Why do you have it so early??"


    Li Song was happy: "I didn''t send it to you after I finished it? Alas, is the crack between you two so serious? He is still having trouble in our company, and he just smiled and wailed his grudges!"


    Xu Xin beat the sofa angrily, melon baby, melon baby!


    She clenched her fists, feeling depressed and puzzled, "Yu Xing wants to compete with Penguin. Don''t you know that my investment is important? I don''t ask him to do anything. I''ll try it out so casually at the first time?"


    Li Song, don’t express your opinions easily, so as not to cause trouble.


    The next day, at 10 o''clock in the morning.


    Xu Xin was sitting in the office reviewing the investment project, but was suddenly interrupted by a hurry knock on the door.


    Liu Jiankai almost broke in and showed it to the boss with the screen of his mobile phone: "Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, look, look, I think it''s worth investing in WeChat now!"


    Xu Xin looked at the vice president''s screen in a daze, only seeing a string of names, not understanding why he was suddenly so excited.


    "Look, this is my address book! It''s my mobile address book. WeChat can show who has registered WeChat in the address book!" Liu Jiankai said in a quick tone, "This version was just updated last night, which means that WeChat can use the address book to make articles, just like..."


    He spoke too quickly and was choked by his saliva. After coughing a few times, he said, "It''s like Sina Weibo uses forwarding and topics to make users fission. WeChat can use mobile address book to make users fission!"


    Xu Xin frowned and thought.


    "WeChat and QQ have a positioning difference, just like two Weibo posts. WeChat''s product experience is better than QQ. This is like two Weibo posts on the mobile terminal. WeChat can use mobile address books to perform fission, which can expand a certain first-mover advantage just like Sina Weibo." Liu Jiankai explained his ideas and compared Sina Weibo, which made Penguin fall into a disadvantage.


    Xu Xin didn''t say anything.


    Liu Jiankai expressed his opinion again: "Yu Xing''s ability, the technical level of WeChat''s accumulated, the performance of the WeChat product, and the slowness of his competitor Penguin, I think that with these, we can make an investment attempt."


    Xu Xin thought for a long time this time, repeatedly pondered the relevant performance, and finally said, "Then you contact Yu Xing, we can try it out."


    Liu Jiankai walked out of the office excitedly.


    However, after a moment, he walked back with embarrassment and helplessness.


    Seeing this, Xu Xin said in confusion: "What''s wrong? He offered a high price?"


    "Uh, no, um..." Liu Jiankai said, "He refused directly and did not offer a price."


    Xu Xin was stunned: "?"


    Five seconds later, she snorted: "What''s the price? He just wants more! I''ll call him!"


    Half a minute later, the phone rang and ended quickly, and the answer was no different.


    Xu Xin pinched her cell phone, looked at the vice president, and said annoyedly: "Why?"


    Liu Jiankai couldn''t answer, I don''t know why, but what''s gratifying is that... Yu Xing did reject everyone fairly.


    (This chapter ends)