America started its counterattack from the bum

Chapter 461 This is a milestone moment

Hong Kong, Victoria Peak Villa.

When Cheng Daiqi walked down the stairs, reporters from Global People had been waiting in the main hall for a long time.

Seeing the host coming down, they stood up to show respect. Mr. Cheng waved his hand and said.

"Sorry, I was delayed by an online meeting. Let's get started as soon as possible."

This house was built more than 40 years ago. Over the years, the trees outside the villa are so lush and green that it feels like being in a primeval forest.

The early morning sunlight shone through the branches of the trees, through the slender English windows, and fell into the meeting room.

The photography team of Global People completed the photography preparations for the interview as quickly as possible, and the reporter and Mr. Cheng began today's interview.

Shanhaiguan's speed in going public is unparalleled among startups around the world.

It took less than a year from its establishment to its listing. Except for those special SPEC acquisition-style listings in the United States, no other company can compare with it.

"Mr. Cheng Daiqi, my first question is also a question that many netizens are curious about - how old are you this year?"

The reporter was curious. President Cheng's rise was as fast as a meteor. All the observations on him seemed to be able to only see the trajectory of the meteor, but not where it was going.

As a result, as time went by, Mr. Cheng's company decided to acquire, restructure and go public.

This story is more or less legendary and magical.

"Ha, it's not a secret. I'm twenty-three years old. My information is publicly available."

"As a young billionaire, or someone who became a billionaire in a short period of time, are you proud of your achievements?"

Cheng Daiqi shook his head and thought, what is there to be proud of?

The scale of history is terrifying. As long as one looks far enough, he will see countless heroes who are more powerful than him.

Compared with those people, he can only be said to be just starting out.

“Age is not the most important thing. Many people have built great careers at a younger age than me. Business success is only one aspect. Greater ability means more responsibility.

I will continue to work hard and do better in public welfare undertakings in Shanhaiguan, social development and helping others.”

Looking at the overly young President Cheng, the reporter secretly complained in his heart.

Your desire to survive seems to be too strong. If you keep pretending like this, our manuscript will not have any highlights.

This reporter still doesn't know President Cheng well enough. Conservatism and stability are President Cheng's basic principles. He must first maintain a steady position before he can make a move.

Otherwise, if you stand on the stage and do nothing but shout that banks all have a pawnshop mentality, wouldn’t that be asking for trouble?
"Public welfare? Are you referring to programs like "Let's Plant the Land" that are related to poverty alleviation?"

The interview with Global People is like a fancy sedan chair carrying a person, and the main purpose is to add icing on the cake. The reporter knew very well what things Mr. Cheng would like to talk more about, so he deliberately brought up a topic.

However, what he did not expect was that Mr. Cheng actually denied it.

“No, this program itself is just a case. At the level of our group company, there are many similar projects that promote the development of public welfare through the combination of self-media + online media + internet celebrities.

"Let's Farm" is a relatively famous program and has gained more attention through the form of variety shows, but I actually hope that other less well-known small projects can also become known in a certain way.

But this is a difficult problem, and we are still studying how to proceed.”

"Difficult problem? What's the difficulty?" the reporter asked puzzledly.

Cheng Daiqi pondered.

“On the one hand, Shanhaiguan is only a small MCN company after all, and our resources are limited. Sometimes we want to do something but we are powerless.

On the other hand, the platform's algorithm and the concept of supporting public welfare are to a certain extent contradictory. There is an interweaving of different conceptual factors between Shanhaiguan and Jump Video.

The 'Rural Guardian' program and the 'Meet Intangible Cultural Heritage' series of programs we initiated have all received strong support from Beats Video.

But in the final analysis, Shanhaiguan is a commercial company, and Jump Video is also a commercial company, and our business principles come first.

How to better balance commercial interests while reaching a consensus with partners on public welfare services is an important part of our future work.

What I can say is that I will do my best to build Shanhaiguan into a company that can provide high-quality content and create more social value.”

He spoke without a script and without any pauses. It seemed that Mr. Cheng was talking about charity, but he was actually actively directing the attention to the jumping video.

As for what kind of feedback the jumping videos will get in the future, Mr. Cheng doesn’t really care.

Since Shanhaiguan went public and began to build its own social e-commerce platform, the game between Dianping and Shanhaiguan has become an inevitable process.

Even MAS, which has its headquarters overseas, will be subject to interference from TIKTOK. This is unavoidable - the kind of interference that cannot be avoided even if one kneels down.

There is no other reason. Money is a motivating factor. For monopolistic platforms, expanding by leveraging their monopoly position is an option.

The major Internet giants have never spared any financial resources in expansion, and all are striving to develop from a single monopoly to a multi-faceted monopoly.

Let me give you a heads-up first. When things get bad in the future, Mr. Cheng can use today’s interview as a bargaining chip to gain an advantageous position.

In military strategy, this is called anticipating the enemy.

Logically speaking, Jump Video should have started to deal with Shanhaiguan long ago, but there are multiple factors why it has not been done for so long.

First, Shanhaiguan is the first unicorn-level company incubated by Dianping that is not controlled by Dianping, which is a positive factor for the reassessment of the value of Dianping itself.

Second, Shanhaiguan acted very quickly. Before acquiring Jiajiahaowu, President Cheng had already prepared for a backdoor listing. In other words, President Cheng fought the decisive battle very quickly - a commercial blitzkrieg.

Third, it will take a long time for Dancing to evaluate and study how to deal with Shanhaiguan. The size of Shanhaiguan determines that if Dancing tries to strangle Shanhaiguan, Shanhaiguan can take its own internet celebrities to other video platforms - which would be like handing a knife to other competitors.

With President Cheng around, the internet celebrities in Shanhaiguan will still be able to take the lead and control the direction of traffic in the next few years. This premise is the basis for President Cheng to dare to give a thumbs up to Toutiao Video when Shanhaiguan is about to go public.

As far as the game between Tiaodong and Shanhaiguan is concerned, Cheng is always welcome.

Fight? No problem.

The sooner you hit, the better, and the bigger the better!

Longduan sounds impressive, but it's just so-so.

Europe and the United States have also imposed comprehensive sanctions on XP industries. Is it useful?
It works in the short term, but it’s shit in the long term.

In just a few years, the chairman of ASM went from smiling and saying that China was not good enough to crying and begging the masters to stop going crazy.

The logic of manufacturing industry may seem unrelated when applied to the content field and Internet platforms, but they are essentially the same.

No one, no company, can last long.

(Some people used to praise Microsoft for being awesome. Now let them use WIN11 and update their old system and see if they still praise it.)
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HKCEC, full name Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

This is the kind of place those red-flowered double-stick guys in Hong Kong movies would never be able to get into in their entire lives.

Gangs are special products in a special stage of economic development, in corners that cannot be covered by public power. When the economic development is in a good stage, they will naturally be forced to retreat.

Cheng Daiqi's current achievements have reached the ceiling that no other characters in all gangster movies can reach.

No matter how powerful the Governor of HK is, he is only a regional leader and there are still people above him who are in charge of him.

But Mr. Cheng has no leader above him. He shoulders his own responsibilities and is responsible for his own actions.

So, when he stood in the center of the stage at HKCEC, he didn't even feel much excitement.

It's just a stop on the road, his stage is definitely not limited here.

The boring warm-up show was over. The so-called movie star was actually just a high-level worker. "Next, let us welcome Mr. Cheng Daqi, the founder of Shanhaiguan Media Group!"

A well-known host from Guangdong Province will be in charge of hosting tonight. In Hong Kong, her popularity is just right.

After her announcement, President Cheng trotted onto the stage and stood in the center.

“I am particularly moved today to see so many customers and colleagues gathered together to witness this moment.

We are a united team. It is through our struggle and hard work that we have the Shanhaiguan we have today.

I also accepted an exclusive interview with Global People this morning. The reporter asked me, "Mr. Cheng, how do you feel about the company's listing?"

I responded that I considered it a milestone day.

I believe that today and what happened today will have great significance for everyone's life.

But a company going public does not mean a successful outcome has been achieved. I see it as the beginning of a new road of challenges.

We still have a long journey ahead of us. Some people say that a hundred years is the basic measure of whether a company is an excellent one.

In other words, only companies that survive for a hundred years in a competitive market can be considered excellent companies - I don’t want to use the word great, as that would put too much pressure on everyone.

We just need to work hard and be excellent.”

Although he spoke without a script, Mr. Cheng was actually well prepared.

For example, in addition to the teleprompter, there is also a real-time barrage facing the stage.

Although Shanhaiguan's listing process was low-key, it was still broadcast live on the entire network. After all, Mr. Cheng himself is a big internet celebrity.

We should get some of this kind of traffic.

Looking at the real-time comments floating across the big screen, Mr. Cheng adjusted the content of his speech in a timely manner.

“Because we are in the media industry, many of our users are recipients of content, and in this Internet age, they are very timely in providing information feedback.

Just now when I was off the stage, Mr. Zhao and I were reading the comments from netizens. "

Xiao Zhao in the crowd had a black question mark on his face.

Brother, weren't you backstage just now?

what are you saying?
All I can say is that there is a reason why Mr. Cheng is so popular.

At least, this kind of calmness that comes easily when standing on the stage is something that many people will never be able to learn in their entire lives.

You say so, right, Sister Haha?

This calmness comes from Mr. Cheng’s accumulation of experience in long-term work and from the confidence he has gained from his continuous success in business.

His abilities are worthy of his achievements.

"When the audience saw Andy Lau come out during the live broadcast, they wanted his autograph, and I agreed immediately. After all, this was a user demand that could be solved immediately.

I say this because I am so excited. I want to emphasize that no matter where Shanhaiguan goes, it will always put user needs first.

I will work hard, stand with everyone, and provide users with good content.”

Mr. Cheng's acting didn't seem like acting. The investors who came to show their support gave applause at the right time under the leadership of Tuo.

In order to get the boss's attention, some celebrities even took pictures until their hands were swollen.

When there are a lot of people, there will be more eye-catching people, just like dogs barking at the entrance of a village, and they will have an inexplicable resonance effect.

The applause stopped only after President Cheng repeatedly signaled to stop.

"Some people say that Shanhaiguan is a very lucky company. We have seized the opportunity of the times and the opportunity of short videos.

I actually don’t quite agree with this. Today, the founder of Jump Video and our platform, Mr. Zhang Jingren, also came to the scene.

I would like to ask Mr. Zhang Jingren a question. Please give the microphone to Mr. Zhang, who is sitting next to Mr. Zhao in the middle of the first row. "

This was a surprise attack. Zhang Jingren never expected that President Cheng would play it this way.

He waved his hand to decline, but Yang Yuan was so cunning that he didn't even give him a chance to decline and just stuffed the microphone into his hands.

"Mr. Zhang, there are many content media organizations similar to Shanhaiguan. Why haven't other companies gone public, or even made a profit? Can you explain this to us?

I am actually very distressed. After all, my colleagues always say that there is a fluctuation in traffic behind our Shanhaiguan. Please help us explain it. "

Zhang Jingren looked down at the microphone in his hand, raised his eyes, and did not answer directly.

Is it Yang Yuan who is ignorant? Or is it President Cheng who is ignorant?

Zhang Jingren knows how smart executives like Yang Yuan who have made their way through the sales line are. He also understands that people like Mr. Cheng who take advantage of a trend and make the most of it are likely to act like an idiot.

There are no fools in this game, it's all about interests.

China's last self-made Internet tycoon did not hesitate for long and answered with a smile.

"Okay, I'll ask the internal investigation department to check to see if you guys are secretly stealing traffic from the traffic pool."

This answer was very interesting. Everyone laughed subconsciously in support at first, and then they tasted the flavor.

However, Zhang Jingren certainly would not attack Shanhaiguan at the very beginning of its listing.

Going back to that logic, as the first non-controlling company under the Dianping Group to be listed, Shanhaiguan has a huge benchmark effect.

“Mr. Cheng just mentioned why other similar companies have not achieved as good results as Shanhaiguan. I think there are two reasons.

The first reason is that Mr. Cheng is quite capable. I even wanted to recruit him to be a senior executive of DIO, but he did not agree. Now it seems that I missed out on a great talent.

The second is that Shanhaiguan’s model is very advanced. Mr. Cheng’s overseas MAS learned from the Hollywood film production industry and developed a very competitive content creation model.

I have also watched Shanhaiguan develop. Here, I wish you all the best.

Of course, we didn’t intentionally tilt the traffic, we were just kidding.”

Zhang Jingren gave face to Mr. Cheng, but it seemed that he did not give him full face.

Zhao Hongjin sighed softly. She believed that a lot of conspiracy theories would come out tonight.

Moreover, she couldn't understand why Mr. Cheng was so outrageous.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Zhang. Let's go back to Shanhaiguan itself. Mr. Zhang just said that we are not that lucky. My personal efforts are not even the key.

I believe that what has truly supported Shanhaiguan to where it is today is our user-centric content creation model.

But if we think more deeply, good content helps us gain recognition from users, but it is only the foundation.

Shanhaiguan should be more grateful for the booming Internet industry, China, and all the people who support us.

Today, what we raise is not money, but trust, the trust of everyone in us, the trust of our customers, the trust of the times, and the trust of investors.

I hope that every Shanhaiguan person can live up to this trust, our vision and ideals in the future journey.

Bring better content to users and do the right thing! "

(End of this chapter)