Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 495: The God is Wang Yi?

The message read function will indeed be launched online, but not on Changchat, but on TikTok!

Tik Tok is different from Chat.

Chatting is a social activity among acquaintances. If you add the message-reading function, it will definitely fail.

The simplest thing is that after reading a message from an acquaintance, you feel a little embarrassed and simply don’t reply. As a result, the message is shown as read. Don’t you think it’s embarrassing?

But TikTok is different. TikTok is mainly for social interaction with strangers, so it is more appropriate to post a read message online to prevent being deceived!

It can be said that there is no right or wrong function, it all depends on what platform it is used on.

As for whether friendly competitors will learn the wrong thing, that is none of Wang Yi’s business.

Even Wang Yi hopes that his fellow businessmen have learned the opposite!
It would be fun if the WeChat online message was read.

However, Zhang Long's IQ is there, so he shouldn't make such a mistake unless there are special circumstances.

For example, when an amateur guides an expert, Zhang Long has to go against his original intention under pressure...

Or being completely crushed by Changliao, the WeChat department was in a mess, and Zhang Long was desperate to try all kinds of methods...

No one is perfect, even the smartest people make mistakes sometimes.

Especially when facing adverse circumstances and a mess, it is easy to get anxious, and the more anxious you are, the easier it is to make mistakes.

As for being clear-headed and absolutely rational at all times, that is a bit unrealistic.

After all, Olympic champions will have bad days and make mistakes in judgment.

Wang Yi was betting that Zhang Long would also encounter these special circumstances.

If he doesn't show up, that's easy to deal with. Just keep taking action and keep widening the gap between Changliao and WeChat, so that Zhang Long will be completely confused.

Focus on the heart!

As for the effect, it depends on subsequent developments.

But as for Alibaba, Wang Yi had no doubt that they would be the first to be hit.

It is so easy to be fooled when a layman guides a company that is professional!

After arranging things in Jeju, Wang Yi returned to the imperial capital the next day, the seventh day of the first lunar month.

On the last day of the annual holiday, employees from various departments returned home one after another, ready to start a new round of work.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, all employees were present, even those from the Changliao department who were on a seven-day trip to Erbin returned to their posts.

Cai Zisong quickly convened a high-level meeting of the Changchat department: "Today, there is only one thing to do, work handover."

"Half of the employees on duty will hand over their work to the employees who have returned from Erbin, then pack up and charter a plane to Sanya tomorrow for a ten-day trip!"

Upon hearing this, the staff on duty were very excited.

All the hard work comes!

It's their turn to be happy.

The employees who returned from Erbin had no complaints. They had already enjoyed the seven-day tour of Erbin in advance and had a great time.

"Okay, let's hand over everything!"

As for the development of the message read function, Cai Zisong still kept it under control and made preparations in secret.

It was not until the next day, when the Changchat department was back on track, that Cai Zisong convened another meeting:

"Next, we will start developing the message reading function... We must keep it confidential..."

Everyone responded one after another.

But unfortunately, the chat department has already been targeted.

Although most people can resist temptation, there are always some people who cannot stand the test.

Within a few days, Tencent learned the news and immediately convened a high-level meeting.

"According to reliable information, Changchat is now developing a new feature - message read. What do you think about this?" said Mr. Ma.

Everyone fell into deep thought, unable to make up their minds for a moment.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Mr. Ma laughed and said, "If you have any ideas, please feel free to speak up."

Upon hearing this, a senior executive spoke up first: "To be honest, the red envelope chat is a great idea, and the linkage between the Spring Festival Gala and e-commerce promotions are also great ideas. But I don't see much of a special feature in the message read function."

"Yeah, I don't see many highlights. But according to Changliao's style, every time they release something, it is a blockbuster product. For example, the previous Moments, nearby group purchases, voice-to-text, Changliao red envelopes, etc., are all blockbuster features that have brought a large number of users to Changliao. Could it be that the message read function this time is also the same?"

Hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

If the ideas we talked about before were all rubbish, no one would think anything of it.

But the previous ideas were all blockbuster ideas, which gave people a feeling of being unfathomable.

Even a seemingly unimpressive feature like "Messages Read" makes people wonder if they have underestimated this feature!

Zhang Long frowned: "I don't see how useful this function is. I think it's meaningless!"

"Could it be that this function has other uses that we haven't seen?"

"It is very likely that none of the features launched by Changchat will fail, especially the Changchat red envelope feature, which has been so successful."

"Yes, I think this time the 'Message Read' also has a deeper meaning. Although we don't know it yet, we should develop it immediately!"

"Yes, the launch of Changchat red envelopes has put Changchat far ahead. If the message read feature becomes a killer new feature, then WeChat will be completely finished!"

Hearing this, Zhang Long was silent, and even doubted whether this function really had a deep meaning? Didn't he see it?

Seeing this, Mr. Ma asked, "President Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhang Long took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I suggest not to develop it. I don't think this function is that good."

"This..." Everyone fell silent.

Mr. Ma looked around at everyone: "Where are the others?"

"I suggest developing it. If it turns out to be a killer feature, we will fall further behind if WeChat doesn't develop it."

“Yes, it’s better to develop it.”

"Well, let's make a compromise. We'll develop it first, and then see how Changchat progresses. If they start testing, we'll release it right away!"

"Yes, this is more reliable. I may not be able to use it, but I have to do it. What if it really is a killer feature?"

Hearing this, Mr. Ma seemed to be thinking about something. "Okay, then let's select a group of people to develop the message read function first. We'll see how it goes later and then decide whether to put it online. This way we'll be prepared for any eventuality."

"Yes!" Everyone responded, and Zhang Long didn't know what to say.

After all, it has just been developed and may not be actually used, so it is always good to be prepared.

So he said, "Chairman, why don't we let Mr. Sun take the lead in developing the message read function, and I will continue to lead the team to work on WeChat red envelopes!"

"That's the best!" Mr. Ma was very satisfied.

He thought clearly that the "message read" function could be not launched, but it could not be unprepared.

If it really is a blockbuster new feature, WeChat can launch it immediately, or even launch it first.

But if it is meaningless, it doesn’t matter. At most it’s just a waste of energy.

What Tencent lacks the least is programmers.

But the situation on Alibaba's side is quite different.

"Haven't you found the genius who planned the red envelope chat yet?" Jack Ma couldn't help but say.

Everyone was silent.

"You are useless! More than ten days have passed, and you haven't even found that god-like person, let alone digging him up! You are useless! You are all useless!"

The more Jack Ma thought about it, the angrier he got. What a waste.

The subordinates felt aggrieved, but could only remain silent.

"I'll give you three more days. You must find it!"

"Yes!"

But unfortunately, three days passed quietly and still no one found it.

Jack Ma was furious and slammed the table: "There is no impenetrable wall in the world. How could we not find such a great person, such an outstanding person?"

The subordinate was somewhat embarrassed: "Chairman, we have tried every possible way, but we still can't find him... It's as if that person doesn't exist at all."

"Bullshit! If it didn't exist, how could our Alipay lose so badly?"

Jack Ma was furious: "Now the number of users of Changchat payment has exceeded 2.8 million, and is increasing every day, while the number of our Alipay users is decreasing every day, and there are only 3800 million left!"

"You told me that person doesn't exist? Is there something wrong with your brain?"

"I..." The subordinate was speechless for a moment, his face turned pale.

At this time, the vice president's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but ask, "Chairman, is there something wrong with our direction?"

"What do you mean?"

The vice president said: "Maybe the genius who came up with the idea of ​​chatting about red envelopes is not an ordinary employee of Xingyi Technology, nor is he a senior executive of Xingyi Technology, but the chairman of Xingyi Technology, Wang Yi!"

"What! Wang Yi!" Jack Ma's expression changed drastically, and his expression became extremely complicated.

The vice president continued, "If the idea of ​​chatting about red envelopes was someone else's, it would have been reported to higher levels. Even if it was an idea from other senior executives, there would have been multiple meetings to study it. It's impossible for everyone not to know who came up with it."

"Only Wang Yi, who came up with the idea of ​​free chat red envelopes, would directly order Cai Zisong to lead people to develop it. Others are completely confused and know nothing!"

Hearing this, Jack Ma nodded: "I see, if that's the case then it makes sense. No wonder we couldn't find who that person was no matter how hard we tried."

The vice president nodded: "Since it was Wang Yi who proposed it, then the matter of poaching people..."

Jack Ma's face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot: "Forget about the poaching."

Damn, how does Wang Yi dig?
I can’t dig it. I can’t dig it at all!
We can’t let Wang Yi come to Alibaba to be the chairman, right?
Jack Ma sighed: "But is Wang Yi this guy so powerful?"

"Can you come up with such a great idea as red envelope chat + Spring Festival Gala linkage + discount promotion?"

"Yes!" The vice president affirmed: "Don't forget, the core of the entire Xingyi Technology is Wang Yi. Even since Mayu Technology, Wang Yi has been a marketing genius."

"When we do e-commerce, we simply build a platform."

"But what about Wang Yi? He wanted to do vertical e-commerce for women. He didn't do e-commerce directly, but instead made an app called Mayu that records and predicts menstrual periods, and created a Mayu forum, which attracted a large number of female users."

"After the number of users of the Meiyou APP grew, we launched the Meiyou pure sexy dress, which immediately became popular on the Internet and made us a lot of money."

"These are all Wang Yi's big moves!" "With the money earned from Mayu Clothing, he started to invest in mobile phones and started Xingyi Technology..."

Jack Ma nodded. "Now that you put it that way, it's true. Wang Yi is a marketing genius, even a business godfather! Whatever he does, he can always find a new way to grow it quickly. Alas, Alipay lost, it's not unfair."

The vice president agreed: "Chairman, although we can't poach Wang Yi, I made a major discovery while investigating Chang Liao."

"What discovery?" Jack Ma became interested.

"Let's chat about the department's latest developments!" the vice president said with a smile.

"Oh, what new moves have they made?"

"They are working hard to develop the 'message read' feature. It will probably be available in the next version update."

"The message read function..." Jack Ma thought for a moment, "Could it be that this function is another creative idea?"

The vice president hesitated slightly: "I don't know, but just like the red envelopes from Changliao, we can't find out who proposed it. It was also after the Changliao employees came back from their seven-day trip to Erbin that Cai Zisong immediately asked them to start developing it."

"Then it must be Wang Yi's idea. Only Wang Yi's idea can be directly developed by the Changliao Department without any discussion or research!"

Jack Ma laughed and said, "It seems this is also a good function."

The vice president smiled and said, "I understand. I'll have someone develop it and add it to the Alipay chat function!"

Jack Ma nodded: "Hurry up, develop it as soon as possible, chat about it first, and release it in advance!"

"Yes!"

Jack Ma said solemnly: "The success of Changchat is payment + social networking, both are indispensable. We, Alipay, must also do a good job in social networking, otherwise we will not be a competitor of Changchat. And the message has been read, which is the best opportunity."

"Don't worry, Chairman. I will immediately select the best people to work late into the night to develop the system and make sure we are the first to discuss and release it in advance!"

"Good!" Jack Ma was very satisfied: "This is the only good news recently."

Xingyi Technology Headquarters.

"Chairman, this is the user growth of Changchat Payment in recent days."

Jian Ziyan handed over a document.

Wang Yi took a quick look and said, "Is the daily growth rate so low now? Only around 80? Is the crisis over?"

Previously, Changliao Payment could add millions or even tens of millions of users every day.

Now there are only 80, which is too bad.

Jian Ziyan nodded: "Yes, in the past half month, the matter of Alibaba colluding with foreign media to discredit us has basically faded from the focus of public attention. The number of users of Changchat Payment has also dropped significantly."

"How can that be possible?" Wang Yi frowned slightly. "The number of Changchat payment users is less than 300 million. How can we just go on like this? Are you ready for the next step?"

"Don't worry, Chairman, we're all ready!"

"Well, let's do it!" Wang Yi said calmly.

This time, Alibaba colluded with foreign media to discredit Xingyi Technology, and Wang Yi also prepared a combination gift package for Alibaba.

Yu'ebao is a killer feature, but it takes time to develop and is expected to be launched in April.

But a gentleman's revenge always takes place day and night.

We have to give Ali more trouble now!
Three days later, Alibaba headquarters.

"Chairman, the message read function is relatively simple and the development is going very smoothly. It can be released together with the Alipay red envelope function in early April!"

"The red envelope function can also be launched? That's really great." Jack Ma was in a good mood.

I just feel that Alipay is finally turning around and making a complete comeback.

During this period, Alipay has been performing poorly, and Jack Ma has not had a good year of the Horse.

"There is another good news." The vice president said with a smile: "Ali's crisis is basically over, and the number of Alipay users has not dropped much."

"Huh! It's finally over!" Jack Ma was delighted and breathed a sigh of relief: "How is Changchat Payment going?"

"The number of users of Changchat Payment has not increased significantly. The number of users is stuck at more than 2.9 million and cannot go up. It seems to be saturated, hahaha!"

“It’s good to be saturated. If the user scale of Changchat Payment continues to grow, Alipay will be in danger!”

Jack Ma was delighted: "Sure enough, the Internet's memory is short. It's only been half a month, right? The storm has passed, and netizens are no longer boycotting. Hahaha."

"Yes, everything is over. As we enter March, Alipay will slowly recover. By releasing message read status and Alipay red envelopes in early April, we can definitely win back the users we have lost!"

Jack Ma was in a good mood: "Very good, let's develop at this pace, it will pick up in March and explode in April! As long as our Alipay social and payment services are fully developed, the already saturated chat market will also be hit hard!"

The vice president agreed decisively: "That's for sure. When it comes to payment, our Alipay, which has been developed for eight years, is the absolute king. Changliao Payment has only been in business for one or two years, but it has surpassed Alipay by taking shortcuts. In terms of foundation, it is far inferior to us."

Jack Ma agrees: "Temporary gains and losses are not a big deal. We are fighting a protracted war with Alipay. We still have hope of overtaking Changchat and regaining our glory and honor."

"That's natural, and it's not far away!"

Just as the two were chatting and laughing, imagining a bright future where Alipay would overtake Changchat and return to its peak, the secretary rushed into the office in a hurry.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" Jack Ma looked displeased.

"Sorry, Chairman, Vice President, something big has happened." The secretary couldn't help but say.

"What happened?" Jack Ma couldn't help but ask, with a bad feeling.

"We are trending again!"

"The bad kind?" Jack Ma frowned.

"Yes!" the secretary nodded.

The smile on Jack Ma's face froze: "..."

The vice president's face also darkened: "..."

I was just imagining a bright future where Alipay would overtake Changchat, but now something went wrong. I can only say that accidents always come so suddenly.

"What's going on?" Jack Ma asked.

"That's right, Chairman, look, it's trending again!"

As he spoke, the secretary handed over the iPad.

"Damn it!" Jack Ma cursed and snatched the tablet away, his face becoming extremely ugly:

"???"

"!!!"

Jack Ma and the vice president's faces turned green.

What are you afraid of? What are you coming for?

"Damn it, how could this happen?" Jack Ma's face turned pale. "This crisis has finally passed, the number of Alipay users has finally stopped decreasing, and Alibaba has finally had a chance to turn things around. How could something like this happen?"

"Quick, make it a hot topic. It can't be like the last incident, where it stays hot for half a month. Otherwise, we at Alibaba will be finished."

The secretary was a little embarrassed: "Chairman, it's too late. Now not only Douyin, Mayu Mall, and Changliao WeChat are reporting this matter, but the four major Weibo accounts and major portals have also arranged headlines and it has become a hot search on the entire network."

Jack Ma: "..."

"And the degree of sensation caused by this incident is even more serious than the last time."

"!!!"

"It's already on the Internet's hot search list? Is it more influential than last time?"

Jack Ma didn't know what to say.

I just managed to dodge the last wave, but then a bigger one came. Isn't this courting death?
Jack Ma decisively opened the hot search and checked the comment section:

"It turns out that Company A colluded with foreign media to smear Xingyi Technology. They are shameless and have no bottom line."

"There is no need for this kind of company to exist. They only know how to bully others."

"By the way, who is Company A? The BBC executives haven't explained it clearly."

"Of course, XBAT, which company is A?"

"How could this be false? The BBC's top brass has exposed this."

"Alibaba is rubbish. No wonder they didn't do PR before. It turns out they really did it. Boycott Alibaba and uninstall Alipay!"

"Yes, boycott Alibaba and uninstall Alipay!"

……

"Damn it!" Jack Ma was furious. "Whatever you fear will come true. The last crisis has just passed with great difficulty, and now netizens are boycotting Alibaba and uninstalling Alipay!"

"Yes, Chairman, the number of uninstalls and cancellations of Alipay has begun to surge again."

Jack Ma shut himself up: "..."

The vice president was even more furious: "Damn BBC, they have no professional ethics. How could they expose us? And they even made us a hot topic. They didn't even give us a chance to do crisis public relations!"

"Need I say more? I don't believe that Xingyi Technology is not behind this!" Jack Ma said coldly.

"Chairman, are you saying that Xingyi Technology arranged this exposure incident?"

"Of course, if it weren't for them, how could it have become a hot topic on the Internet as soon as we got the news?" Jack Ma sneered:

"I even suspect that the reason why the BBC executive accidentally exposed Alibaba was all due to Xingyi Technology!"

Hearing this, the subordinates were all confused: "???"

Jack Ma laughed: "It would be strange if those bastards had any professional ethics. But I do admire Xingyi Technology."

Jack Ma was very convinced.

“What should we do? Next, our Alipay will be boycotted and uninstalled on a large scale!”

"Yeah, there's no good way to do crisis PR. It's a big problem."

Jack Ma looked gloomy. Thinking back to what he had said before about overtaking others and returning to the top, he just felt embarrassed.

Irony, so ironic!
"Wang Yi is a really hard guy to deal with. I feel like I'm experiencing Baidu's pain!" Jack Ma had a complicated look on his face.

Previously, Baidu provoked Xingyi Technology, but was tortured to death by Wang Yi.

It is said that Li Yan was unable to sleep or eat well because of this and lost 20 kilograms in two months.

Now it's Ali's turn!
It's his turn, Jack Ma!
During this period, he was also unable to sleep or eat because of Xingyi Technology.

(End of this chapter)