my return 2002

Chapter 397 Defection?
Shen Lang tapped his fingers on the desk. Offline payment is actually a product of the 4G era, but it doesn't mean that 3G cannot be realized. In fact, 4G is essentially an enhanced version of 3G, but it has a qualitative leap in network transmission speed. .

Moreover, 2013G licenses will be issued in China in 4, and popularization will only take two or three years. It is also a good choice to plan ahead. Of course, with the 3G network environment, offline payment cannot meet all payment scenarios, but it is true. Scenes such as small shops and stores can be used as entry points.

"How about this, this plan will be discussed and perfected during your internal meeting. I think it is a good idea, and I will leave this project to you to complete." Shen Lang said to Jin Hao.

Jin Hao left Shen Lang's office in surprise.

Liang Han was left behind by Shen Lang.

"What do you think of the Weibo model?"

Shen Lang's words made Liang Han stunned for a moment, and then he said seriously: "Weibo is indeed in line with the way netizens read and express themselves. Netizens are already a little tired of long pictures and texts. Concise and powerful words are easier to attract. user."

"That's right, do you think WeChat can learn from this form?" Shen Lang nodded and then said.

Liang Han came to his senses immediately: "Mr. Shen, you mean to embed the Weibo form into WeChat as a new function?"

"But in this case, aren't we fighting with ourselves?"

Shen Lang shook his head noncommittally: "All Internet products are inherently competitive, aren't WeChat and YY also in competition? There is no need to be timid, the competition in the Internet industry is cruel, what we have to do is to try our best to Attract users and make products that users like, not products that peers like.”

"Mr. Shen, I know what to do." After Liang Han finished speaking, he immediately called a meeting of WeChat executives and put two projects on the meeting for discussion.

Soon the two projects began to enter the research and development stage, and the issue of money was never a small problem. Jinhao's project not only involved his own department, but also had to cooperate with 360 payment across departments, and the progress was relatively slow.

The "Circle of Friends" project seems to be relatively simple. YY itself has a Weibo project, and YY logs also have mature experience in the front. Liang Han transferred some technicians from these two departments. The version will be completed soon.

According to Inspur Group's tradition, all software tested internally will be provided for download and trial within the company. If the trial response is not bad, it can be released directly. If the trial response is mediocre, it will be considered to conduct market research and make revisions.

"Circle of Friends" has aroused the interest of many employees since the internal version was released, and the internal employees of Inspur Group alone have contributed thousands of downloads.

Compared with YY Weibo, WeChat has more comprehensive functions. It can be used not only for leisure, but also for work. Fishing at work is less likely to be caught.

Of course, WeChat has another advantage that Weibo cannot match, and that is the friend mechanism. YY Weibo needs to pay special attention to see the other party's dynamics, while WeChat itself is a social interaction with acquaintances, and friends are ready-made. You can see it in the circle of friends.

At the beginning, there was no reminder for the function of WeChat Moments, but later many internal employees made comments, saying that there was no reminder, and many times they did not know that friends had posted Moments.

So Liang Han asked someone to add a reminder function with a small red dot. This is not really a creative idea. In fact, in the forum era, red dots were used to remind people of private messages.

However, even with the reminder of the little red dot, some employees still feel that it is not eye-catching enough, especially some of the comments that reply to themselves, without special reminder, sometimes they accidentally turn over.

Liang Han had no choice but to ask someone to add a red heart reminder, as long as someone replies or likes it, it will be clear at a glance.

And these revision opinions are only a small part. Almost every day, people provide revision opinions to WeChat Moments in the internal message board. For example, some employees make complaints in the message board. Friends show circle of friends.

The employee who left the message told everyone with his own painful experience that you must not speak ill of the leader in the circle of friends, because maybe you will receive a like from the leader in the next second.

In order to make up for the young heart of this employee who was severely injured, Liang Han asked the WeChat Moments project team to specially create a blocking function, which can be set to choose whether to open Moments to this friend.

After a month of internal testing, Moments officially released an updated installation package for users.

After the update, many users found an icon of an envelope. After clicking it, the circle of friends interface appeared. At first, the circle of friends was empty, and some older users did not know how to use it.

But soon after seeing other people's sharing in the circle of friends, I soon figured out how to play this function.

WeChat users are generally older, and many of them have never played Weibo, so they don’t know this way of playing, and gradually become addicted to it. They share their own nutritious breakfast with relatives and friends every day, go out for a walk in the afternoon, or Go fishing by the river, and you will immediately receive likes and comments from your friends.

Such a novel experience has made many users addicted to it. People need a sense of identity. In real life, few people praise others face to face. After all, the Chinese nation’s tradition is to be reserved.

But in the WeChat circle of friends, you don’t even need to say anything, you can feel the kindness from your friends with just a tap of your finger, and the cost of praise is too low.

People who like it will also feel good, save time and effort, and save the embarrassment of racking their brains how to praise others.

So Liang Han was surprised to find that one week after the release of Moments, while the number of registered WeChat users had increased a lot, the number of daily active users had also greatly increased.

Many of these users directly hang WeChat in the background, and the frequency of switching between them is getting higher and higher. It is just a small and inconspicuous function that has brought about such earth-shaking changes in WeChat. Liang Han was shocked. What is more joyful.

With such good results, Liang Han naturally allocated more resources to the Moments project team.

At the same time, the emergence of WeChat Moments has also attracted a lot of attention in the microblog industry, especially QQ Weibo and Sina Weibo.

Cao Guowei used to be very afraid of YY Weibo, but now that WeChat has launched a project that is very similar to Weibo, Cao Guowei is inevitably worried about being suppressed by Inspur Group in the future.

For this reason, Cao Guowei also called Shen Lang specifically, and Shen Lang's statement was also very clear, competition in the Internet industry is normal, and he will not interfere.

Cao Guowei fell into deep thought after hanging up the phone, and now there are two paths before him, either believe that Shen Lang will give him a fair competition environment, or defect from the star camp like Jack Ma.

After Jack Ma left the star camp, Taobao and Alipay basically disappeared from the first-line mobile APP camp. Cao Guowei did not have the courage of Jack Ma.

But he can't completely trust Shen Lang. After all, Inspur Group has launched two competing products at once, which is a bit of a posture in the Weibo industry. Only Sina Weibo is doing well.

If Sina Weibo also collapses, Sina will really fall behind, and Cao Guowei dare not place his bets on competitors.

After thinking for a long time, Cao Guowei made a call to Jack Ma.

"Hey, Mr. Ma, when are you free to come out and have a drink of tea?"

Jack Ma didn't believe that Cao Guowei invited him just for tea, but he still agreed to meet him.

Two days later, Cao Guowei came to Hangzhou, and Jack Ma also entertained him warmly. At the banquet, Jack Ma looked at Cao Guowei with a smile.

"Mr. Cao, you're not here just to see the beauty of the West Lake, are you?"

Cao Guowei put down his wine glass and sighed: "Mr. Ma, to be honest, the recent actions of Inspur Group make me feel uneasy!"

Jack Ma understood Cao Guowei's real intention when he heard it. He patted Cao Guowei's arm and sighed.

"Who says no, Mr. Cao, why do you think I had to pay such a painful price to leave the Star camp? Star technology is in his hands alone, and everyone is a competitor. Who can rest assured?"

It is self-evident who Jack Ma said "he". In fact, until now, Jack Ma has not regretted his original decision, because he knows very well that he cannot entrust his fate to others.

Cao Guowei nodded approvingly: "Mr. Ma, I admire your courage. Really, if I had your courage back then, I wouldn't be in a dilemma like I am now."

Jack Ma frowned when he heard this, Cao Guowei obviously meant something, originally thought that Cao Guowei couldn't stand Shen Lang's "oppression" and wanted to get rid of the stars camp and join the Android camp.

Now it seems that the purpose of this old fox is not so simple.

Seeing that Jack Ma didn't answer, Cao Guowei was not in a hurry. He ate his food slowly, toasting Jack Ma from time to time.

After drinking until the faces of both parties were flushed, Cao Guowei breathed out his alcohol and said, "Mr. Ma, actually, I am here this time to ask you to help set up a line. I want to chat with Google."

Jack Ma was a little puzzled: "You can contact Google yourself, why come to me?"

Cao Guowei smiled: "Mr. Ma, we are old acquaintances. There is no business conflict between you and me, and we can even complement each other. If the Android system can be developed in the future, we will also be friends in need."

Jack immediately understood Cao Guowei's thoughts, and secretly scolded the old fox in his heart, his calculations were really good.

Cao Guowei obviously will not give up the users of the star system. He is not switching to the Android camp, but wants to step on two boats. At the same time, he also wants to get some preferential treatment from Google, regardless of whether the Android system can develop in the mainland. When he got up, he left himself behind.

The only thing to worry about is whether Shen Lang will directly kick Sina out because of this matter, but the probability of Shen Lang doing so is relatively low. After all, the star system has developed to the point where it is now, and the impact must be considered. If it is only because of Sina's launch If the Android version of Sina Weibo is blocked, it will be directly blocked, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among other Internet companies.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is still in charge, and this kind of behavior of forcing Internet companies to choose one of the two is also suspected of monopoly.

At the same time, Cao Guowei came to Jack Ma saying that it was an alliance, but he was actually looking for a backer. Of course, Ali’s current scale is naturally needless to say, plus it is the first batch to switch to the Android camp. Once the Android system is launched in the mainland in the future, it is inevitable. He will get strong support from Google, and Cao Guowei will not offend both sides. If the star system and the Android system are evenly matched, he can still get a lot of benefits.

Jack Ma scolded him and agreed to Cao Guowei's request for an alliance. The reason is also very simple. He also needs allies to consolidate his strength.

For this reason, Jack Ma also promised to take him to see Jelson directly.

A few days later, Cao Guowei saw Jelson. Jelson naturally wished for a general from the star camp. The only regret was that Cao Guowei did not agree with his defection plan, but only chose A compromise was made.

Cao Guowei's reason is also very valid. Sina Weibo has now exceeded 2.5 million registered users, of which nearly 8000 million are mobile users. Losing so many users means what it means to Sina Weibo.

Google can't make an increase that can make Sina give up so many users.

However, after Cao Guowei's deception, Jelson still agreed to give Sina an investment of 5000 million U.S. dollars, which is enough to cover Sina's cost of maintaining the Android system APP.

Of course, Google is not at a disadvantage. From the behavior of Sina Weibo, Jelson is keenly aware of the problem of the Star system, which is the problem of competition with the rest of the Internet.

Inspur Group's business scope is too broad, covering almost all aspects of the Internet field. It has more or less competitive relationships with other Internet companies. If you hand over your wealth and life to your competitors, if your competitors want to kill you one day, wouldn't it be easy? ?
In fact, as Jelson expected, after Sina announced the development of an APP based on the Android system, the entire Internet industry in the mainland was shrouded in a strange atmosphere.

Everyone was waiting for Shen Lang's reaction.

In fact, Shen Lang is indeed troubled by this matter. He absolutely does not allow the Android system to take root in the Mainland, but once Sina is blocked, other Internet companies will also fall into fear.

But if he does nothing, it is equivalent to stating that any Internet company can join the Android camp, and the ecological chain of the Android system will become more and more perfect.

For this reason, Shen Lang called He Xiaopeng, Zhang Yong, Wang Xiaochuan and other executives to the office to discuss countermeasures.

Zhang Yong and Wang Xiaochuan looked at each other, fell into silence for a while, and they also fell into a dilemma.

But He Xiaopeng said to Shen Lang: "Mr. Shen, don't you underestimate the star system?"

(End of this chapter)