The fog from the drinking party still lingered on the windows of the inn. The reporters outside have dispersed. This seems to be a forgotten corner of the Internet world. As a guest in front of the hall, Fang is already a lonely person.
But this is actually the norm on the Internet! When your business is in the spotlight, how much spotlight does it need? When your business fails, you will naturally be in trouble. The Internet creates wealth quickly, and the situation changes equally quickly.
Ding Sanshi smiled and said: "Mr. Jing, I agree with your views on the Internet track. So, sooner or later, your Phoenix Group will conflict with Tencent in the direction of the Internet. The contradiction between you two is structural. Are you interested in and What about NetEase cooperation?”
NetEase is the perennial second best. The Phoenix Group is most famous for its cash flow, which is something the entire Internet industry knows. He wants both parties to join forces for the whole big news.
Jing Gao smiled and said, "What is Mr. Ding talking about?"
Ding Sanshi was telling the truth. He had eaten and talked with Pony Ma in private before. Regarding one of Tencent's core industries, the gaming field, Jing Gao made a clear commitment that he has no interest in entering. In this regard, Tencent’s moat is very deep.
But in the new Internet trends such as short videos and live broadcasts, he will not give in. They are all planning and investing. For example, Tencent focuses on Kuaishou to compete with Douyin. However, Jing Gao’s Phoenix Group invested heavily in station B.
Moreover, Weibo, a subsidiary of Phoenix Group, is transforming into a client-side service, competing with Toutiao and Tencent News. Weibo is also engaged in live broadcast business. Tencent is betting on Douyu and Huya.
As for Alibaba, they are now investing a lot of energy in Alipay business and Alibaba Cloud. There are also shared bicycles, Ele.me, etc. On the contrary, there is not much investment in the field of live broadcast and short video.
Therefore, the current state of the Internet industry is like "Game of Thrones", with vertical and horizontal alliances, each relying on its own means. Jing Gao doesn't dare to say now, who must be friends with whom, and who must be enemies with whom.
Ding Sanshi called his assistant in, took out a document and a CD from his briefcase, and said: "Mr. Jing, there is a very popular gun battle game abroad, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. It was released abroad in March this year. Tencent and Tencent The agency rights were obtained weeks ago. However, Tencent immediately opened the national server. As far as I know, a similar mobile game developed by Tencent itself will be launched at the end of the month."
Jing Gao laughed dumbly. This was really Penguin style. Of course, this is nothing to be ashamed of. After all, there are only a few ways to play the game. If you can even apply for a patent for these, you are screwed. Users can never play good games.
Ding Sanshi said: "We at NetEase are also planning to release a similar game with lap racing and gun battles. I wonder if Mr. Jing are interested in participating. I heard that Phoenix Group acquired the game business of Fangyuan Group not long ago."
Jing Gao nodded, "Yes. I plan to make a 3A-level stand-alone gun battle game and sell it online." Then he smiled and said: "Mr. Ding, I just talked to Mr. Ma not long ago, and I promised not to use mobile phones. In the field of gaming. So, thank you very much for inviting me to cooperate, but I have no intention of participating. We will cooperate if we have the opportunity in the future."
Ding Sanshi sighed and said with a smile: "Okay." He also heard Jing Gao's subtext. After the competition with Tencent intensifies, Phoenix Group may consider entering the field of mobile games.
After chatting for a while longer, Jing Gao left.
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It was almost 11 o'clock in the evening when Jing Gao and Li Yanhong returned to the hotel arranged by the organizer. He has a villa in the urban area of Wuzhen, which he bought with Liu Zhen and others last time. But I didn’t stay in the villa today. Instead, we stayed in a hotel arranged by the organizer.
The Internet industry elites affiliated with Phoenix Group who accompanied Jing Gao to Wuzhen all came to sit in the living room of the suite where he lived.
Liu Zhen, the CEO of Uber, Tang Xuan, the head of Orange Delivery, Wang Ying, the head of Xiaoyuan Bicycle, and Wei Dongjun, the head of Sina and Weibo.
Jing Gao's assistant Dong Youwei acted as a waiter and poured several cups of tea. I didn't use the tea set in the hotel, but brought my own. What's going on with five-star hotels now? It's everywhere on the Internet. The cups and kettles used to boil water are not clean at all.
"What have you gained?" Jing Gao sat on the sofa and asked his four generals with a smile.
Liu Zhen said with a smile: "I sat with my venture capital friends for a while, and the feedback came back very positive. They have no intention of selling Uber's shares in the short term."
Jing Gao said: "No matter what, the safety of online ride-hailing is a big issue! You and Lao Zhang need to be arrested."
"Yes." Liu Zhen quickly seized the opportunity to report: "Mr. Jing, we plan to increase the price of online ride-hailing services so that our financial statements next year will look better." This is actually within her scope of authority, but As for her boss, she still understands that things should be done with feelings and not necessarily with the pursuit of profit as the goal. This matter still needs to be reported.
A wry smile appeared on Jing Gao's lips, and he said: "You can decide based on market conditions. I won't ask."
There are some industries that he can change with his simple sense of right and wrong. For example, the hotel industry. He demanded that even if profits are reduced, the hotels under the Falou Hotel Group should improve the hygiene of the hotels and build a good reputation. Don't be like those glamorous things on the market. The hygiene conditions of five-star hotels are similar to those of small hotels.
But in some industries, he has no idea. Take ride-sharing giant Uber, for example. He can't say, I don't make any money and continue to give free rides to consumers. it's out of the question.
Liu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Okay."
Wang Yinghui reported: "Mr. Jing, I had a chat with Hu Weiwei, the founder of Mobike. The bike-sharing industry is now overly competitive. They are basically burning money. The competition with Ofo has gone too far. Hu Weiwei said bluntly , the next step is to compete with who can find more funds, acquire or bring down the other party, and then become the next Uber. Our strategy at Xiaoyuan Bicycle is still steady. But we are also very hungry for funds."
Jing Gao laughed, drank tea, and asked: "Mr. Liu, didn't you write me an email and want to start a shared bicycle? Xiaoyuan Bicycle is short of funds now. Are you interested in investing in or acquiring Xiaoyuan Bicycle?" "
Liu Zhen smiled and said, "I'm afraid Mr. Wang won't agree."
The expression on Wang Ying's face did not change, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart. She and Liu Zhen were both founding veterans of Uber (China). But after a series of changes, as Qiao Shuang, the former chairman of Uber, retired to Sina Meili as an executive director due to pregnancy and ability issues, Liu Zhen took over Uber. She was also kicked by her boss to work on Xiaoyuan Bicycle due to internal friction and other issues.
Therefore, now she is asked to return to Uber's system and become Liu Zhen's subordinate, which actually makes her feel very uncomfortable. But she also clearly knows that Uber, which has only been listed for two months, now has enough ammunition and is trying to expand its territory in the field of Internet sharing. Compared with unreliable fields such as shared power banks and singing karaoke. The only hot spot in the sharing field is shared bicycles
Jing Gao didn't press him. It's normal for subordinates to have conflicts. His focus is on industrial integration. We can’t let Uber incubate a shared bicycle brand internally, right?
Wang Ying thought for a while and said: "Mr. Liu, I can accept about 20% of the financing. And cooperate with Uber in strategic cooperation. But the operating rights still have to be in the hands of our management team."
Liu Zhen refused to give in, "I want to appoint a senior executive to occupy a seat on the board of directors."
"Can."
Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Jing Gao looked at Wei Dongjun, the person in charge of Sina and Meager. The original Sina team has been bloodbathed by Jing Gao, who was the management talent he promoted from within Sina.
Wei Dongjun said: "Mr. Jing, Aristeia, Sina's fourth largest shareholder, has been staring at us to ask for more shareholder rights, and suggested that we distribute the meager profits from the sale to Sina's shareholders. Moreover, this company has also cooperated with the US stock market International short-selling institutions have been eyeing Sina and Weibo. Currently, we are facing some lawsuits and public opinion pressure in the United States due to the excessive concentration of Weibo's equity."
Idaka asked calmly: "Is that the American company that holds about 4.5% of the shares, the hedge fund?"
"Yes, Mr. Jing."
Jing Gao sneered: "Let him eat it! It's a daydream. Americans have always been like this, they want to eat shit and make things come out of nothing. Sina and Weipo will start the privatization and delisting process as soon as possible, and go to Hong Kong Island to list. You don’t have to worry about the listing channels over there, I’ll go back and say hello to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.”
Wei Dongjun was stunned for a moment. He came to see his boss for support. I heard that the boss has investments in Hollywood. Many Hollywood giants actually have a very close relationship with American news bosses. He also wanted to change public opinion first. As a result, the boss directly came up with a strategy of removing salary from the bottom of the cauldron.
Jing Gao said earnestly: "Old Wei, do as I say. This is a strategic requirement. Try to complete the process within half a year." When he comes back to the chip industry, he will cause trouble for Yankees as his personal industry. , because his shareholding ratio is too high, the meager amount will definitely be rectified by then.
Sina, which holds a large number of meager shares, will also be implicated. Just move away. After Hui Bo was listed on Hong Kong Island, he also intended to introduce state-owned assets as strategic investors.
Mudd, there are always some idiots clamoring for the media. You ask the United States and the West, do they have existing media? A few words.
