The world is in trouble

Chapter 212 Facebook's counterattack! Fierce!
"Ergou won face, and Renren won substance."

Xia Xi placed a newspaper in front of Lin Xiao.

This is not an ordinary newspaper, it is of very high standards. Moreover, the author of this article is a very well-known economist and professor at Peking University.

"Last night, I finished watching Renren Night and Facebook Night and was so shocked that I immediately went back to my study and wanted to write a review."

"I finished writing it in just one hour. I wrote it very thoroughly. I thought I could have a good sleep, but I couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning in bed. I felt something was wrong, so I went back to the study, deleted all the original articles and rewrote them. That's how this article came about."

"Listening to the four works of Ergou Jiaozhu made my blood boil, but after lying in bed to calm down, I only felt one thing: he output too many emotions and was too personal and heroic."

"In the speech of Ms. Wu Lingxi at Renren Night, I heard a few words: cooperation, fulfillment, and empowerment."

"I only heard one word from the speech given by Er Gou during Facebook Night: domineering!"

"Ms. Wu Lingxi has always been focused on Renren.com and has made many friends by relying on it."

"But the leader of Ergou has an inappropriate arrogance. He is unwilling to focus on the battle between Facebook and Renren. Instead, he pursues a technique that lies beyond poetry."

"They use the grand narrative of culture going overseas to elevate their sense of mission, as if they can defeat Renren."

"His four works include the technological revolution of Flash, the overseas expansion of film and television productions, Facebook's overseas expansion, and a $1500 million AAA stand-alone game."

"It was a truly monumental achievement, so I was so excited when I heard it. I felt that Ergou was a hero of the Internet, and even like the savior of the Internet industry."

"But as I lay down on the bed, an idea came into my mind."

“Does the world need a savior?”

"This reminds me of two people, Liu Bang and the Overlord of Chu, Xiang Yu."

"Ergou is like the Overlord of Chu. He founded Facebook, which set off the wave of the web2.0 Internet revolution, and then he continued to charge into battle, brave and invincible."

"Renren is like Liu Bang, making friends with many people and helping others generously."

"All of Ergou's works and projects were led by him and created by him. On the surface, he has allies, but in reality he is as domineering as a dictator."

"That's why he was ostracized by the entire film industry and boycotted by the entire satellite TV industry. Even in the Internet industry, he didn't have any allies. Almost all Internet forces stood on Renren's side."

"Renren.com is not overbearing or dominant, but only helps and empowers people."

"Just like Liu Bang, many princes rallied around him. The Beijing circle, Hong Kong circle, portal websites, capital forces, and satellite TV circles all surrounded Renren."

"Last night I lay in bed and fell into deep thought. What can the grand narrative of Master Ergou change?"

“To run a business, there are three main elements: basic foundation, connections, and money.”

"Ergou's main base is Facebook, which is facing a comprehensive siege by Renren.com and has fallen behind in all aspects. This is an indisputable fact. Can a passionate speech and a high-sounding proposition of "going global" change this fact?"

"cannot!"

"Did the Facebook Night change the fact that the Lightning Group was isolated and boycotted by the Internet forces, the film and television circles, and the satellite TV circles? Did it make new allies?"

"no!"

“Did Facebook Night ease the Lightning Group’s money crisis?”

"Even less!"

"Most of Lightning Group's money comes from the advertising revenue from Jiangnan TV. If the Millionaire Heroes, a collaboration between Jiangnan TV, Renren.com and Hong Kong TVB, becomes a success, will Jiangnan TV be able to keep its money base?"

"Can the 'Got Talent' show, a collaboration between Shanghai TV and Lightning Entertainment, be successful? Can it become a new money-making machine? Everything is unknown."

"Liu Bang could lose many times, but the King of Chu could not."

"Beijing, Hong Kong, satellite TV and capital circles are behind Renren.com, so we can work together."

"The leader of the Ergou sect can only fight alone. Can two fists defeat four hands?"

"If you lose once, you will be surrounded by enemies on all sides. That's Farewell My Concubine."

"Master Ergou, I wish you good luck!"

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Xia Xi: "Is this article well written?"

Lin Xiao: “It’s very well written.”

Xia Xi: "In fact, he has a lot more to say hidden in the text that he hasn't said."

Lin Xiao: "Individual heroism, personality cult, the individual is above the organization."

"I, the leader of Ergou, am a dictator who wants to change the entire situation with my own power."

"And Wu Lingxi is a democratic hero who united the vast majority of forces and won the entire war."

"It's just that he can't write these words."

Xia Xi: "But it can make people have associations, and they are bad associations."

Not only domestic, but even corporate giants around the world can be divided into two types.

One type has a very strong personal color, such as Ma Yun in the past, Musk now, and of course Dong Ge.

The other type is that the company is awesome, but the individual is low-key, and this is a lot of cases.

Xia Xi: "But in fact, Wu Lingxi is also a dictator. It's just that when facing his allies, he is more flexible and better at borrowing power and giving up the dominant position in exchange for combat effectiveness."

"And I have a most important question."

Lin Xiao: “What?”

Xia Xi: "In his article, he said that after we were surrounded by enemies on all sides, it was Farewell My Concubine. Who is this Concubine? Is it me?"

what? !

Lin Xiao: "There is no doubt that you are not this Ji?"

Xia Xi: "Then what am I?"

Lin Xiao: "Are you Red Hare?"

Xia Xi: "You...are going to ride on me?"

Lin Xiao was speechless, indicating that he didn't want to talk to this woman at all.

Xia Xi said slowly: "In fact, whether his article is right or wrong needs to be answered by history. It will take at least several years for the answer to be known."

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At the same time, in the Renren office.

Wu Lingxi was watching the recording of Facebook Night, with Liao Feng by her side.

She was staring at the screen, and Liao Feng was staring at her.

For some reason, Liao Feng’s love for her was not so strong before, but now he has a feeling that it is out of control.

Wu Lingxi used to be so beautiful, delicate and proud.

But now she seems to be shining.

The breathtaking beauty makes people fascinated and full of desire to conquer.

Of course, he felt a little uncomfortable now because Wu Lingxi watched it too seriously and had watched it three times.

Especially the speech by Master Ergou, she watched it three times.

"The current situation is that male netizens almost overwhelmingly support Ergou."

"Among female netizens, about 80% support Mr. Wu, and 20% support Master Ergou."

"And the elite class is completely on Renren's side."

The assistant handed over a Sony touch-screen laptop computer, on which was displayed the survey data from Sohu.com.

Of course, the elite class she refers to is not reflected in the survey data.

But the tone of the argument in newspapers and commentary articles on portal websites is consistent.

Liao Feng: "After all, the leader of Ergou is a grassroots person. He is not good at politics and does not know how to keep a low profile at the right time."

"He doesn't know that the entire elite class hates personal heroism the most. They have a natural aversion to elevated grand narratives."

"Throughout the entire Facebook night, he was just like, 'What is he going to do?'"

"Where do you put Shanghai TV? Where do you put Zhijiang TV? Even where do you put Columbia Group and SoftBank Group?"

"It's as if he wants to dominate everything by himself. This kind of corporate hegemony mentality will push all the allies to our side."

"So what Professor Zhang said is right. He is a grassroots version of Xiang Yu. He will be finished if he loses once."

"At this critical moment, he should have put away his fists and focused all his efforts on dealing with Renren.com, and compromised with the satellite TV and film and television circles and given up some of his interests. He is clearly in a weak position, but he is still bullying. He is really courting death and pushing all the major forces to our side in vain."

"You should have focused your efforts on defense, but you chose to attack everywhere, choose to expand, and go on expeditions overseas?"

"It sounds like it's full of passion, but it's actually courting death!"

"So as long as we play it safe, we will definitely win."

"He is doomed to fail. He is doomed to fail."

Liao Feng made a confident judgment, then put his arm around Wu Lingxi's shoulders.

Wu Lingxi did not resist.

But my heart was gently touched.

She was actually thinking about a question in her mind: if there were two men in front of her, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, which one would a woman choose?
And sometimes, she found that she really couldn't stare at someone for too long.

Man is like an abyss.

You stare into the abyss, and the abyss also stares into you.

Especially if you look at a person's face for too long, it will really leave a mark.

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The hustle and bustle of Facebook Night and Renren Night will eventually pass.

Next, everyone was quietly waiting for the real battle between the two sides.

Because whether it is Facebook Night or Renren Night, they are like the mobilization horns before a big war.

In the eyes of most people, the clarion call of Facebook Night is louder.

The momentum is more shocking and the pattern is bigger.

but……

Master Ergou, you need to achieve them one by one.

All the bragging you say needs to be verified one by one.

You have to win every battle.

Because this battle was so eye-catching, even after the noise of Facebook Night and Renren Night faded away, the atmosphere about this battle became more and more intense.

Whether it is in the Facebook community, the Renren community, or even other online forums, the discussion is in full swing.

Portal websites, even television stations and newspapers, have a large number of analytical articles and comments from economists.

"There is no doubt that this first battle is of vital importance to Master Ergou!"

"He needs to fight two battles at the same time. One is the battle for Facebook's base. He can't just let Renren continue to expand and encroach on his Facebook market share, otherwise he will be doomed. This is an internal battle."

"There is also an external battle, which is the battle between Shanghai TV's "Got Talent" and Jiangnan TV's "Millionaire Heroes."

"This is about the Lightning Group's money bag. If we lose this battle, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for Leader Ergou."

Renren knows this, and so does Lightning Group.

Therefore, Jiangnan TV's "Millionaire Heroes" has been continuously increasing its budget and improving its production standards.

Renren has done its utmost to support it, and the Beijing and Hong Kong circles have also contributed manpower and effort.

Especially the first few episodes, with the participation of celebrities and famous hosts.

It is to win this battle and break the Lightning Group’s monopoly on Jiangnan TV’s interests.

Meanwhile, "China's Got Talent" produced by Shanghai TV and Shuanglin Production is also going on in full swing.

Both Lightning Entertainment and Shanghai TV have dispatched a large number of manpower to recruit grassroots civilians with extraordinary skills across the country.

What is the core of the talent show?
Fast pace, grassroots, and amazing skills.

Originally, there were only about twenty people from both sides who participated in this program.

In order to win this battle, the manpower and material resources invested have increased several times.

A large number of teams flew to various parts of the country for auditions.

They advertised extensively to attract ordinary people with unique skills, increased bonuses, increased travel expenses, and paid a huge amount of costs.

Ensure the ultimate display effect.

Li Shuang even forced herself to forget the success of If You Are the One and once again plunged into this extreme state of madness.

He demands every segment of the program with an almost harsh and extreme attitude.

There was only one thought in her mind.

I want to win this battle for my little man.

Even if it takes all our energy and burns our youth, we must win this battle.

So, she once again entered a rhythm of crazy overtime work. For most of the next period of time, she spent more than half of her time flying around the country.

Even after returning to Shanghai, I hardly ever go home every night.

Because Shuanglin Production and Shanghai TV sent many teams to audition nationwide, a large number of audition videos were recorded every day.

Li Shuang personally watches all the videos and selects all the audition members.

Because, not only those with amazing skills stay and enter the show.

This requires ups and downs. Although some contestants do not have amazing skills, they are very attractive and can set the pace.

Some are hilarious, some are blindingly so, some are ignorant, and some are full of stories.

In short, the rhythm of each episode must be extreme.

She knows very well that "China's Got Talent" and "If You Are the One" are completely different and require a higher sense of rhythm.

The chemistry of the two shows is completely different.

Moreover, "If You Are the One" still has to conduct a concentrated recording once a month.

So, when she met Director Zhou and Director Zhang Yan, her eyes were bloodshot.

Once, she flew to Nanjing to record If You Are the One without any rest, and recorded for dozens of hours.

After recording!
She needed oxygen immediately and lay on the sofa, unable to get up for an hour or two.

Director Zhang Yan was full of apologies because it was the Jiangnan Radio and Television Group's backstabbing that forced Li Shuang into this situation.

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"Big Butt is still working overtime, I can't persuade him, you come..."

"She has slept less than three hours a day these days. She is risking her life..."

At two o'clock in the morning, Xia Xi called Lin Xiao.

"She has to get up at six tomorrow morning to attend a morning meeting at Shanghai TV, and then go to the airport at ten in the morning to fly to Guangzhou..."

"If you keep going like this, you might die suddenly."

"I order you to go to the office right now and take her to my room to sleep."

"You don't feel bad, but I do. Is she your butt or mine?"

Then, Xia Xi hung up the phone.

Lin Xiao didn't say anything, just put on a piece of clothing, went downstairs, and drove to the company.

Open Li Shuang’s office directly.

This woman turned off the lights and turned on her computer to work overtime.

And draw all the curtains tightly.

This feeling is like a child hiding in the bed, not sleeping, playing with the tablet.

Li Shuang really feels that there is never enough work to do. She always wants to do better and better.

Li Shuang was startled when she saw Lin Xiao coming in, then she begged in a hoarse voice, "Xiao Xiao, I was wrong."

"I'm going to bed now."

Lin Xiao stepped forward, gently grabbed her neck and lifted her up.

Li Shuang wanted to go back to the room behind her office to sleep.

"Go sleep in Xia Xi's room. I'll ask her to keep an eye on you." Lin Xiao said.

Li Shuang said softly, "Aren't you afraid that she will touch my butt? It's your butt, why are you letting others touch it?"

Lin Xiao: "Then get her back for me." Then, Lin Xiao checked the wine cabinet in her office. She was well behaved and finally stopped drinking.

Just like that, Lin Xiao took her into the elevator and came to Xia Xi's suite inside the company.

Then, Lin Xiao went back to his room.

"Xiaoxiao, have you forgotten something?"

"No punishment?" Li Shuang said tiredly and mischievously.

Then, she held onto the wall and lifted up her nightgown.

Revealing a big, round and plump butt.

Lin Xiao stepped forward and hit him hard twice.

At this time, the door opened and Xia Xi, wearing silk pajamas, looked at the scene.

"Hey? Do you still consider me as a family?"

"Such an exciting game, only the two of you are playing it? I want to play too!"

"The other side is mine!"

After saying that, she walked forward excitedly and patted Li Shuang on the other side.

Inside the bed, Xia Xi said with concern: "Woman, don't play with your life!"

Li Shuang: "I can't help it."

Xia Xi: "You two dogs, why haven't you slept yet?"

Li Shuang: "I said I would sit on him to death. I must do what I say. I will eat him up skin and bones when I am at my best and most passionate moment."

Xia Xi: "Didn't he eat you?"

Li Shuang: "No, I ate him! Because I was the one who was more attracted to him. We women are supposed to eat men."

Xia Xi: "You are truly my best sister and family, you have ideals and feelings."

"Also, if possible, please record it with a DV and leave it for me to enjoy."

Li Shuang: “…”

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Here, "Millionaire" and "China's Got Talent" are both doing their best and are in full swing.

On the other hand, everyone is watching Facebook's actions.

Not only a large number of Internet experts, but also all the fans of Master Ergou couldn't help it.

"It's been so long since Facebook Night, where is your counterattack, Master Ergou?"

"We know that 'Millionaire' and your 'China's Got Talent' are the real first battles, but we can't forget Facebook as our base."

"I keep an eye on ALEXA's data every day. Taking advantage of the public opinion storm in this Internet war, Renren has already established a firm foothold and is still constantly attracting new users. On the contrary, Facebook has not yet opened nationwide registration?"

"If you don't fight back, it will be too late!"

On Renren, Wu Lingxi held her breath almost every day, waiting for Facebook's counterattack.

I am on edge every day, as if facing a great enemy.

Moreover, she spends much more time on Facebook than on Renren every day.

On her side, she had also been holding back on her ultimate move.

The company has been urging them to do so, and co-CEO Chen Yizhou has also been persuading them to strike while the iron is hot.

In the Beijing circle, Hong Kong circle, and other circles, a large number of celebrities have already agreed to register on Renren and post various updates.

This was originally Facebook's big move, but was intercepted by Renren.

But Wu Lingxi held back, because she felt that the situation had been stabilized, and the next step was to launch a comprehensive defense and quietly wait for Facebook's counterattack.

The ultimate move cannot be used up all at once.

But as time went by, the two camps were already engaged in a fierce war of words with each other.

Millionaire Heroes and China's Got Talent are also about to clash.

But Facebook's counterattack still did not appear.

In everyone’s mind, Facebook’s counterattack should be earth-shattering. After all, Facebook Night was so sensational and exciting.

Now, half a month has passed.

August 2004st, 2!
A line of words appeared on Facebook’s official website: On March 3, Facebook will officially open nationwide registration, so stay tuned!
Seeing this line of words, everyone was shocked.

Is the counterattack finally coming?
Wu Lingxi immediately held an emergency meeting.

There is only one core content: prepare for battle!

Next, everyone on Renren.com was on high alert, waiting for the arrival of March 3st.

They thought that Facebook would definitely make a lot of big moves and make them a big splash, so Renren also prepared many plans.

Even from 2 o'clock on February 29, Wu Lingxi sat in front of the computer.

Quietly waiting for the arrival of 0 o'clock.

Outside the office, a small number of Renren employees did not even leave work and were sitting in front of their computers preparing for the battle.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1…

It's 0 o'clock.

Come September 3st.

Wu Lingxi and countless other people in front of their computers immediately refreshed Facebook.

Huh?
What's your big move?

There are no big advertisements or banners on the homepage of Facebook's official website.

There was just an announcement that appeared silently: Facebook officially opened for full registration.

Then, there is one more column: Games!

When I opened it, I saw several more FLASH games.

Fighting for parking spaces, raising pets, fishing, what a monkey.

Wu Lingxi immediately clicked on these mini games one by one and started playing.

The first three games are all very casual and have a certain degree of interactive sociality.

The last one, "Monkey", is a bit torturous.

The difficulty is very high.

Wu Lingxi is very competitive and likes to play games.

Just like that, I was completely addicted.

Lost again and again, failed again and again.

Before I knew it, an hour and a half had passed.

There was a knock on the door outside.

"Enter……"

Co-CEO Chen Yizhou walked in and was shocked to see Wu Lingxi was addicted to the Facebook game.

"Boss Wu, the brothers working overtime outside are still waiting for your order."

"Is this the counterattack of the Second Dog Cult Leader?"

"You want to defeat our Renren with these few small games? Are you kidding me?"

Wu Lingxi didn't say anything and continued playing the game.

Originally the sheep was on the mobile phone screen, but now it has been moved to the computer, and there will be some differences when playing with keyboard and mouse.

But... the core remains unchanged.

Abuse.

It hung up again.

Wu Lingxi closed the game and directly opened the Facebook community, and found that there were already a large number of posts.

"Master Ergou, this... is this our Facebook's counterattack? This is too weak!"

"These games are quite interesting, but isn't it a bit too frivolous to use them as a weapon to fight back against Renren?"

In fact, everyone on Renren had the same idea.

We are facing a formidable enemy and are ready to fight.

And the result... is this all you can do to fight back?
Just a few FLASH games?
In the Facebook community, most posts expressed disappointment.

In the community on Renren, many people are blatantly mocking.

"Damn it, Master Ergou is all talk and no action. We've been waiting for his counterattack for so long, and in the end he just launched a few mini-games?"

"Relying on these small games to fight back against Renren? Is he planning to make Wu Lingxi laugh to death?"

Chen Yizhou: "Mr. Wu, how should we at Renren.com prepare for this battle? How should we deploy?"

Wu Lingxi looked at several communities and saw posts all expressing disappointment with Facebook's counterattack.

"Get off work and go back to sleep!"

We were originally prepared for a big battle, but it turned out that the other side was all talk and no action.

…………

Wu Lingxi did not go home and continued to sleep in the suite in the company.

Still taking a bath, but this time I didn’t reward myself.

Because she herself felt a little disappointed.

Leader Ergou, is this all you have to fight back?

We've waited so long, and this is all you're doing?
Even as an enemy, I look down on you.

After closing the door, she wanted to change into pajamas, but in the end she didn't wear anything and crawled into bed.

She thought she would be able to have a good night's sleep.

But I didn't expect that after falling asleep, I couldn't sleep well.

Completely half asleep and half awake.

It's as if my subconscious mind is filled with anxiety.

At five o'clock in the morning, she just got up and sat down in front of the computer naked without putting on any clothes.

She didn't believe that Leader Ergou's counterattack would be so weak.

She opened Facebook again and found that in addition to the mini-games, there was another column on the Facebook homepage.

youtube!

What the hell is this?

At this time, she was a little sleepy, half asleep and half awake.

Click on this youtube.

Then, the whole person suddenly shuddered.

This... this is the counterattack of Leader Ergou?
Is this his trump card this time?

It turned out to be a video channel.

At this point, there are already a lot of videos in it.

TV series based on the four great classics: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber, and Outlaws of the Marsh.

Not only that, many major TV series also appear on this video website.

There are also a large number of cartoons such as "Black Cat Sheriff", "Big Head Son", "Shukebeta" and so on.

There are even American TV series such as "24", "Knight Rider", "Friends", and "Hunter".

Wu Lingxi took a deep breath, then clicked on the videos. The browser prompted her to install the latest FLASH plug-in. She clicked OK, and the latest FLASH plug-in was updated.

then……

These videos can be played clearly and smoothly on the web page.

Even the highest resolution can reach 720P.

It even seems to have an intelligent detection system that can secretly test the bandwidth speed of the computer. In most cases, the resolution can only reach 480P.

But in 2004, 480P was considered high definition.

Wu Lingxi has a very good computer and a fast bandwidth, so she can directly reach 720P.

She just kept opening these online videos.

All are clear and smooth.

I have watched all these American TV series so far and they are all complete.

Not only these movies and TV shows, but also "If You Are the One".

There are even Guo Degang's crosstalk videos mixed in, and almost all the classic jokes are included.

"Coffee, make me a cup of coffee..." Wu Lingxi shouted instinctively.

But I forgot that this is in the room, not the office.

So, she didn't even have time to grind the beans, she just tore open several packets of instant coffee and poured hot water over them.

Then he drank all the black coffee, which was several times stronger, in one breath.

Then, she frantically clicked on the videos in this video channel.

So many videos?

Wu Lingxi actually knew in her heart that Leader Ergou would probably use this trick.

But when this move actually came out, it still gave her a huge shock.

"Master Ergou, are you crazy? How many copyrights has he secretly purchased in the past period of time? He even bought the copyrights of American TV series. God knows how expensive they are."

"And how expensive is bandwidth now? How expensive is the server? How much does it cost to play this kind of video online?"

“Is this a life-threatening thing?”

"Ergou, how long have you been preparing for this day?"

"How long have you been secretly developing this video website?"

Wu Lingxi immediately called co-CEO Chen Yizhou.

"What's wrong, Mr. Wu?"

Wu Lingxi: "Go to your computer right now and open Facebook."

After a while!

Wu Lingxi asked: "Did you see it?"

Chen Yizhou trembled slightly and said, "I see..."

Wu Lingxi: "What do you think will happen?"

Chen Yizhou: "I...I don't know."

“This is a whole new business.”

"I really do not know……"

Wu Lingxi: "So what do you think after you read it?"

Chen Yizhou: "I feel very shocked. I even feel that a new era of the Internet is about to be born."

“Even a whole new Internet business model was born.”

"A brand new industrial chain is about to be born."

"But... I feel like it's a separate industry. Can it promote the development of Facebook? How many users can it bring to Facebook?"

"I don't know, I really don't know!"

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Note: After six or seven hours of hard work, I finally finished writing this. It is the last three days of this month. Can you give me some cakes with your monthly tickets? Thank you all!

(End of this chapter)