The diva and I cross each other

Weibo's method is not very glorious, but it is indeed effective. As a result of Weibo's actions, the number of new registered users of Douyin has been decreasing, and the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge has also dropped faster.

This is actually normal. The Ice Bucket Challenge has been popular for more than a month, and the popularity has been slowly declining. This Weibo post only accelerated the decline in popularity.

Luo Ming didn't want to confront Weibo over an event that was about to become obsolete. Of course, it was impossible for him to just let Weibo go.

If you don't resist when others bully you, won't you be treated as a soft persimmon?

Zhuoguang Technology is a company that has just become an Internet giant. How could it be possible that there is no reaction at all?
On the third day after pretending to be dead on Weibo, Zhuoguang Technology directly issued an announcement that it would unconditionally double the donations made by users after they participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge to make up for the decrease in donations due to external factors.

As soon as this announcement was released, Weibo was immediately set on fire.

Although Zhuoguang did not explicitly state what the external factors were, anyone with eyes knows that the external factors Zhuoguang was talking about are Weibo!
Because the ice bucket challenge initiated by Zhuoguang was only interfered with by Weibo.

A comparison between the two companies clearly shows who is better.

At one point, netizens took action. Some cursed on Weibo, some gave Weibo low scores on major mobile apps, and some called for people not to sign up for Weibo membership.
A series of actions by netizens forced Weibo officials to apologize.

An apology is an apology, but the clampdown still needs to be implemented. Even under tremendous pressure, we cannot just watch Weibo divert traffic to Zhuoguang Technology!
Luo Ming looked at the fact that the overall score of Weibo had dropped by 2 points, nodded with satisfaction, and let the matter pass.

"Mr. Luo, the next stop of Mr. Lin's concert is in Shenzhen. Didn't you say before that if Mr. Lin goes to Shenzhen for a concert, you would like to go with him?" Li Yan asked.

"We've reached Deep City so soon?"

"Not so fast. Shenzhen is the last stop among Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. In the past month, Mr. Lin has held concerts in Bingzhou, Shanghai, the capital, and Guangzhou. Shenzhen is the fifth stop."

"Uh, that's right. Then help me prepare and remember to communicate with those companies in advance."

"Okay, boss." After saying that, Li Yan turned and left.

Luo Ming went to Shenzhen not just to accompany Lin Shuwen to her concert, he had other purposes in going to Shenzhen, he wanted to meet the leaders of several companies.

The first one is naturally Penguin. Zhuoguang Technology and Penguin have always maintained a relatively good cooperative relationship. The internal testing of Peace Elite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will soon be over, and the launch of the two games also requires the assistance of Penguin. It is only right to say goodbye to Penguin.

The second is some automobile manufacturers. During this period, Zhuoguang Technology has completed the preliminary construction of autonomous driving technology, and will naturally start to promote car manufacturing next.

Luo Ming personally prefers to follow the route of a certain future generation, with intelligent driving as the main selling point. In this regard, Zhuoguang Technology, which has its own large AI model, obviously has more advantages.

As for other parts of the car, the main focus is assembly, so it is necessary to talk to these car manufacturers.

The next afternoon, Luo Ming arrived in Shenzhen. That evening, Penguin's CEO Ma invited Luo Ming and Lin Shuwen to dinner, accompanied by Penguin's CEO Liu and CFO Luo.

Luo Ming naturally agreed happily. He was originally going to look for Mr. Ma, and now that Mr. Ma came to him first, it was also a good thing for Luo Ming.

In the evening, Luo Ming and Lin Shuwen met Mr. Ma and his colleagues at a private restaurant in Shenzhen.

"Mr. Luo, congratulations on the further development of your Zhuoguang Technology." Mr. Ma said with a smile as soon as the two sides met.

Luo Ming smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ma. Our two companies have always maintained a very stable cooperative relationship. There will be more areas for cooperation in the future. I hope we can make progress together."

"Okay, I also hope to deepen our cooperative relationship. After all, our two companies can complement each other in many aspects."

After a round of greetings, both sides took their seats. Mr. Ma and his companions had already ordered the dishes in advance.

The two sides ate and chatted, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Luo Ming cleared his throat and got to the point: "Mr. Ma, the battle between WeChat and Alipay in the payment market is about to end, right?"

"Well, the users on both sides are relatively stable now, with a market share of about 45% and 55% respectively. Alipay has about 10% more than us, but this ratio will not last long, because our advantage in social software is something that Alibaba cannot make up for.

WeChat will become increasingly irreplaceable and become the most important social software in work and life. As the frequency of WeChat usage increases, we will be able to catch up with Alipay in two years at most and surpass it in three years.”

Mr. Ma's words revealed a strong sense of confidence, and Luo Ming also believed that Mr. Ma could do it, because it was like this in his previous life. Alipay dominated the payment market at the beginning, but as WeChat was used more and more frequently, Alipay's advantage soon disappeared.

"Mr. Ma, if I tell you that I have a method that can make WeChat surpass Alipay in a shorter time, are you willing to try it?" Luo Ming asked with a smile. Mr. Ma was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously glanced at Mr. Luo who was sitting next to him.

Mr. Luo is basically in charge of the coordination and planning of WeChat Pay, and Mr. Ma doesn't know much about this aspect.

After receiving the eye signal from Mr. Ma, Mr. Luo immediately asked, "Mr. Luo, what method are you talking about?"

Luo Ming smiled and did not directly answer Mr. Luo's question, but said to himself: "Mr. Ma, I came to Shenzhen to actually cooperate with your company in the field of games.

Our PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Peace Elite will soon be completed in internal testing, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will be available on your company's Wegame, so I think it is necessary for both of us to have in-depth cooperation on games."

Mr. Ma understood as soon as he heard it. Luo Ming was using cooperation in gaming as a condition!
Now Penguin’s pursuit of the payment market has reached an almost obsessive level, and it is not impossible even if it has to give up some of its interests in the gaming sector.

Of course, the premise is that Luo Ming’s method is really useful.

Thinking of this, Mr. Ma said, "I understand what Mr. Luo means. If the method Mr. Luo provides is really effective, we at Penguin are willing to have in-depth cooperation with your company in the field of games."

Luo Ming smiled when he heard this. This was the answer he wanted.

"Mr. Ma, we Chinese are different from people in Europe and America. We have the habit of saving money. However, people who only have a few hundred or a few thousand yuan on hand usually don't deposit it in the bank regularly. One reason is that the amount is small, and the other is that they need to use it on a daily basis. But if a little bit of money accumulates, the idle funds of hundreds of millions of users will be very scary.

Has Mr. Ma ever thought about creating a small program on WeChat to gather these funds, and then deposit most of them into banks or manage them for low-risk and stable-return investments in the future, while keeping a small portion for users to deposit and withdraw at any time?

The profits are very huge. If it works, many users will be attracted to WeChat. More importantly, Mr. Ma would not want to give up such a big piece of cake, right? "

Luo Ming's words were not alarmist at all. In the past, Alipay relied on this trick to become the largest fund in the country. Later, Yu'ebao's profits were even not inferior to Tmall Mall.

Luo Ming remembered that Yu'e Bao came out in 13 in his previous life. In this life, for some reason, Yu'e Bao has never been released. Luo Ming does not have an APP suitable for Yu'e Bao, so Luo Ming has to use this chip to exchange for gaming benefits with Penguin.

After hearing what Luo Ming said, Mr. Ma's eyes lit up. His intuition told him that this was a huge business opportunity.

However, Mr. Ma did not make a direct judgment, but turned to look at Mr. Luo.

Mr. Luo also seemed very excited at this moment, and looking at his expression Mr. Ma knew that this would work.

So Mr. Ma asked Luo Ming: "Mr. Luo, this kind of small program should not be difficult in terms of technology. The question now is how much interest should be paid?"

"This requires internal discussion between your company and the bank. However, as for the interest, your company will definitely get a smaller share and the users will get the larger share. Otherwise, Alibaba or others may take the opportunity to overtake you at any time," said Luo Ming.

Mr. Ma nodded. He also knew that the interest rates of large time deposits in the bank were not always the same as those shown on the display screen in the lobby. Large deposits had special higher interest rates.

Generally speaking, deposits over 10 million will have an interest rate of 6 or 7 points, and deposits over 100 million will have an interest rate of 10 points. After all, the larger the deposit, the lower the operating cost.

Of course, it is basically impossible for wealthy people with hundreds of millions of dollars to deposit this money and earn interest.

It's just that this money cannot be deposited in a fixed term, and the basic requirement is to be able to withdraw part of it at any time. But the amount is huge, and the bank will definitely be interested. It will not be difficult to negotiate this cooperation.

"Does Mr. Luo have a detailed plan?" Mr. Ma asked.

"Of course there is, cooperation in gaming."

"Mr. Luo, please tell us the conditions for cooperation first!" said Mr. Liu, who had remained silent.

“Okay, I won’t be polite then. First of all, I want Penguin to help promote Peace Elite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, including pushing them on WeChat and QQ.

Secondly, I want Penguin to help establish a large-scale event similar to the League of Legends S-League. Of course, we won’t let Penguin work for nothing. The shares of the event company will be split 55- between our two companies.

Finally, our Douyin wants the live broadcast rights for all games under your company."

After listening to Luo Ming's words, Mr. Liu turned his head and glanced at Mr. Ma. Mr. Ma was also hesitating at this moment. The first two requests were easy to agree to, but the key was that Douyin obtained the live broadcast rights for all Penguin games, which made Mr. Ma a little hesitant.

Tik Tok’s expansion is already fast enough, so wouldn’t it expand even faster if it were to gain the rights to livestream games?
Why are the two sides in conflict now? If there is any conflict between TikTok and Penguin, wouldn’t that be aiding the enemy? (End of this chapter)