Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1728 I Won't Let You Down

The communication between Zhou Buqi and Daniel Aike was still going on, Ning Lu quietly approached and asked in a low voice: "Aunt Xue asked if I want to go to the hospital for dinner tonight?"

There is a kitchen in the advanced ward. Aunt Xue cooks for the past two days. She is the best cook in the Zhou family. Because her mother is in hospital and needs someone to accompany her, Zhou Buqi usually goes to the hospital to eat with them. .

However, I had a good chat with Daniel today, and Zhou Buqi replied: "No, I'll get back to it later."

Zhou Buqi had a working meal with the Ziweixing International team and the Spotify team... the place was KFC.Perhaps in the eyes of Daniel, a Swede, American fast food is the best food in Britain.

Communication during meals is more formal.

During the investigation of the office building, everyone was separated. Zhou Buqi and Daniel were chatting alone. During the meal, the executives of Ziweixing International would also participate, so Daniel could not be too casual.

He briefly introduced the development of Spotify.

Currently, Spotify has 1200 million active users, 200 million of whom are paid subscribers.In the first half of the year, Spotify’s advertising revenue was $1600 million and subscription revenue was $8500 million.

At first glance, the data looks beautiful!
Half a year's revenue exceeded 1 million US dollars!

Based on the 151% growth rate in the first half of the year, the annual revenue may reach 3 million US dollars.

However, the cost is also high.

In the first half of the year, the revenue was 1 million U.S. dollars, and the cost of sales was as high as 1.2 million U.S. dollars.

It lost a total of $3400 million in the first half of the year.

Such data made Paul Kona, president of Ziwei International Europe, very worried, but Zhou Buqi expressed his absolute support.

Paul Kerner asks: "How many forms does Spotify have now?"

Daniel replied: "There are mainly three types, PC-side software, mobile-side App, and cooperation with Facebook's open platform."

"Facebook?"

"Yes, this is an attempt. Cooperating with Facebook can enter the US market at the lowest cost. It is a test of the water."

"How's the effect?"

"Very good. In less than a month since it was launched, it has 140 million users on Facebook's open platform, 17 paying users, and a conversion rate of 12.1%."

When Daniel said this, he asked a question.

Spotify's landing on Facebook is equivalent to entering the US market in a quick and tricky way, to try the water first.The effect is OK.

However, the conversion rate is not as high as in the European region.

The paid conversion rate in Europe is 16.7%, and only 12.1% in the US market.

"Is the fee too high?" Daniel had an idea, "I want to reduce Spotify's membership fee in the United States from $9.99 per month to $7.99, so as to attract more American users."

Boss Zhou has already said that Spotify’s C round of financing will be launched next, and there is no need to find a new investment institution. He is fully responsible.

After getting the money, the most important market expansion is the North American market.At that time, Spotify will launch computer version software and apps for various mobile operating systems in North America.

Judging from the testing of Facebook's open platform, it seems that subscription fees should be reduced.

Zhou Buqi rejected this idea without hesitation, and said with a smile: "In this world, no one knows Facebook better than me. This website was created by copying Friends. In the U.S. market, if you start Friends.com, how can you still have Facebook today?”

"That is."

Paul Kerner smiled.

Other people's words like this are bragging, but boss Zhou said it, and everyone thought he was telling the truth.

Zhou Buqi looked as usual, he was used to dealing with foreigners now, so he must not be too modest, he should brag appropriately.Foreigners are all stubborn. If you are humble, people really think that your level is not good enough and you are not confident.

For example, Boss Ma is so popular overseas, mainly because he is good at bragging.

Zhou Buqi also has experience, and he said calmly: "Testing the water on Facebook's open platform is a good choice. However, we must also recognize the limitations of the open platform. Facebook is mainly for PCs, and the future of Spotify The positioning must be mobile. There are also different user groups. The users who really have the opportunity to subscribe to Spotify are more white-collar workers and college students. They are proficient in computers and will listen to songs by downloading software.”

Daniel went on to say: "My team also submitted a proposal, whether it is possible to launch a web browser-based version."

"No need!"

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and rejected it again.

The software version is downloaded and installed on the computer; the App version is downloaded and installed on the smartphone; the Facebook open platform version is linked to the Facebook platform; the web browser version is to cooperate with the browser, such as Google Chrome There are also many extension programs on the Internet, and a version of this type is developed, which is directly linked to Google Chrome.

Google Chrome is now popular all over the world, and the momentum is very fierce.

Just like the Facebook open platform, it is also a very good promotion channel.

Zhou Buqi said: "You can't chew too much. I said that Spotify's next strategic focus is on the mobile terminal, and it will develop apps around smartphones. Google Chrome is a strategic decision made by Google for the mobile Internet. We need to unify our thinking. For the time being, browsers play an important role in smartphones. That is because there are not enough vertical App products, and users still need to use browsers to find corresponding services. In the future, various With the emergence of such apps, all services are vertical effects, and the role of the browser will be greatly reduced. In a word, we must All_in mobile Internet!"

……

During the working meal, Zhou Buqi reached a verbal agreement with Daniel Ek that Spotify’s Series C financing will dilute 15% of its shares at a valuation of US$20 billion.

Valuation has a premium, the condition is to get more shares.

Zhou Buqi, the investor, has already made plans, mainly Ziweixing International, Ziweixing Global, Jieyu Media and his own family fund.

After 7 o'clock in the evening, everyone broke up.

Work was productive today.

Next, it was Jiang Shuying's turn to feel uneasy, nervous and looking forward to it.

It's getting dark. At this time, you can either go to a bar or coffee shop for a while, or go to a movie theater to watch a movie, or... just go to a hotel.

After getting in the car, Zhou Buqi asked Jiang Shuying, "Where do you live at night?"

"what?"

Jiang Shuying was dumbfounded.

Zhou Buqi changed the way of asking, "Have you booked a hotel yet?"

"No... no."

Jiang Shuying was restless. Hearing Mr. Zhou's tone, he didn't seem to have any intention of taking her to the hotel.

What's going on here?

Isn't President Zhou not close to women?

Not like ah!
Although there were no scandals about Mr. Zhou in the public reports, after close contact, some clues could be found.For example, Mr. Zhou is always surrounded by beautiful women. This secretary and that assistant, including Xu Baihui and Mr. Xu, are all one-of-a-kind beauties.

Surrounded by so many beautiful women, it doesn't conform to common sense to say that Mr. Zhou doesn't eat any meat.

Did Mr. Zhou miss himself?
She lowered her head to look at her chest and her two long, straight and fair legs. She was somewhat aggrieved, and felt that she was no worse than anyone else.He took out the vanity mirror from his bag and took a picture. Flaming red lips, intellectual hotness, isn't it attractive at all?

The key is one more important point.

When he was in China in August, Mr. Xu told her in private that Mr. Zhou's relatives opened a beauty salon, and Mr. Zhou took good care of the business there.Mr. Xu asked her to go to a beauty salon for a full-body laser hair removal service, and she followed the arrangement.

Laser hair removal is irreversible, and it is very difficult to grow it back.

The result is good, the cosmetic surgery is done, Mr. Zhou is not interested in him?
On the other hand, Zhou Buqi asked Ning Lu to book a hotel, and Ning Lu made a phone call, and easily set his sights on the room.It is not a presidential suite, but it is also a very luxurious high-end suite.

At the entrance of the hotel, Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Just go, the room has been booked, just say my name, and someone will take care of you."

"Mr. Zhou..."

Jiang Shuying was unwilling a hundred times, how could this happen?
Seeing her pouting her lips, Zhou Buqi asked strangely, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Shuying bit her lip lightly, glanced at Ning Lu on the other side, her face was flushed, she was very embarrassed, but she still spoke up cheekily, and said in a low voice coyly: "President Zhou, let's go upstairs to have a drink together. Coffee."

Zhou Buqi shook his head, "Don't drink it anymore, drinking coffee will cause insomnia."

Jiang Shuying hurriedly said: "Then go have a glass of wine!"

Zhou Buqi continued to shake his head, "Don't drink it anymore, drinking red wine will make you sleepy."

Ning Lu next to her almost burst out laughing.

Haha!

The boss is so bad!
How can anyone make fun of people like this?

Drinking coffee for insomnia, drinking red wine for sleepiness... You can't drink this, you can't drink that, so what else can you drink?Do you drink milk?
Jiang Shuying's eyes were watery and foggy, she felt like she was about to cry, and said in a long voice, "President Zhou..."

"what happened?"

"You...you just come with me. After you go upstairs, you can drink whatever you want, and you can do whatever you want. They won't let you down."

Jiang Shuying felt that she was close to her bottom line, and she couldn't say anything more explicit.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Buqi was still reticent, shaking his head repeatedly, "I have nothing to do."

Jiang Shuying stomped her feet several times in a row, and said coquettishly: "Mr. Zhou, don't make fun of others. I was wrong, I'm sorry, you just go upstairs with me, I... I can do whatever I want. "

If you want to say that women understand women, women sympathize with women.

Ning Lu couldn't stand it anymore, and said softly, "Why don't we go together, the room is booked, let her go alone, the hotel may not believe it yet, you go upstairs, I will go through the check-in procedures."

Jiang Shuying felt that she had met a lifesaver, and cast a grateful look at Ning Lu, then looked at Boss Zhou with expectation and affection in her eyes, "Mr. Zhou, go!"

"Okay, let's go upstairs and sit down." Zhou Buqi sighed, and then added, "It's 'sitting' for sitting down, not 'doing' for doing things."

Ning Lu gave a "puchi" smile.

Jiang Shuying covered her hot cheeks, but her tone was harsh, "Mr. Zhou, I will not let you down!"

(End of this chapter)