"Establish a company and run it together..."
Gu Yuanzhong looked at the document Zhou Yan gave him. He didn't really care about it at first, but the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became.
Until he suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhou Yan in disbelief: "You want to do instant messaging?"
Zhou Yan's document clearly states that he and 360 registered an Internet technology company to operate an instant messaging software similar to Penguin QQ, except that this software is for mobile phones, not for computers.
But even if it's on a mobile phone, it's also an instant messaging software.
It’s the Penguin’s base.
If Penguin finds out that Zhulang wants to take action on its fundamentals, it will definitely nip Zhulang Technology in the bud as soon as possible.
Even on the computer side, Penguin dominates the field of instant messaging. Anyone who engages in instant messaging is basically suppressed by Penguin until the project goes bankrupt.
Penguin's QQ has maintained a monopoly position with its huge traffic, and the Penguin ecosystem built on QQ is also the core of Penguin's dominance among domestic Internet companies.
Even if the mobile version is not currently favored by Penguin, it is not something anyone can do if they want to.
Gu Yuanzhong didn't know what Zhou Yan was planning. He clearly wanted to drag 360 into the water and jointly face the pressure from Penguin.
Gu Yuanzhong looked at Zhou Yan with burning eyes, waiting for Zhou Yan's answer.
"Yes, we at Zhulang Technology plan to provide instant messaging on mobile phones. This is the content of our cooperation."
Zhou Yan admitted openly.
"Aren't you afraid that Penguin will directly bankrupt your company?"
Gu Yuanzhong said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhou must think clearly about what can and cannot be touched, and instant messaging is obviously a category that cannot be touched."
"Why?"
Zhou Yan chuckled: "Just because Penguin is so powerful, we can't touch this market. Where does that make sense? The instant messaging market on mobile phones is not yet saturated. It's hard to have to watch Penguin swallow up all this market." Is that right?"
Gu Yuanzhong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "You are too arrogant. You have no idea how deep the water is here."
Zhou Yan's move was tantamount to playing with fire and burning himself. How could an Internet company founded by a Hongcheng college student be a rival to Penguin?
"So we can cooperate. 360 can compete with Penguin. It is a natural partner for Zhulang for us."
Zhou Yan smiled: "To be honest with Mr. Gu, we at Zhulang Technology have already developed a finished product and are just waiting for a suitable time to put it on the market. With the power of 360, this product may become a real hit. "
"Have you already developed it?" Gu Yuanzhong was stunned.
He also thought that Zhou Yan was planning to cooperate with 360 and use 360's development team to develop this mobile instant messaging software, but he would obviously sneer at this kind of borrowing and laying eggs.
As a result, Zhou Yan now told him that this software has been developed?
At this time, Zhou Yan also brought a test machine from his desk, in which the public version separated from the Jiayuan app was already installed.
This public version does not have the one-click import function of the campus version, but it can still add one-click addition based on phone contacts.
This is the version that Zhou Yan arranged for Zhang Long’s operation and development team to make.
The functions and pages are somewhat similar to those developed by Penguin in the future. Although a series of improvements are still needed, the early advantageous functions of WeChat promotion have been developed and are just waiting to be tested on the market.
Now, Zhou Yan showed this app to Gu Yuanzhong, and the meaning was self-evident.
Gu Yuanzhong took Zhou Yan's machine and looked inside.
He tried to operate it, then subconsciously took out his mobile phone, opened QQ and compared it with WeChat.
Soon Gu Yuanzhong's expression became a little strange.
To put it bluntly, the functions seem to be similar to address book and chat. Others include small programs, life services, etc., but they are all different.
Don't copy it, the framework is very similar, so Gu Yuanzhong looked at this upgraded and upgraded version on his mobile phone, leaving behind a series of cumbersome content, simple and pure.
Gu Yuanzhong didn't know that this was the mobile instant messaging software produced by Zhulang Follow Penguin's QQ.
Although it is indeed much easier to use than mobile QQ, but...
Why is this path the same as that of penguins...
"Zhou Yan, are you sure that after this WeChat goes on the market, Penguin won't sue you?" Gu Yuanzhong couldn't help but ask this question.
He no longer considered cooperation or not for the time being, and even began to worry about the future of this app.
Regarding Gu Yuanzhong's doubts, Zhou Yan also smiled and said: "When QQ developed Computer Manager, did you 360 sue?"
Seeing Zhou Yan using 360 as an example, Gu Yuanzhong twitched his lips and finally said: "I'm suing."
Zhou Yan: "Is that useful?"
Gu Yuanzhong quickly said: "It's useless."
"Isn't that enough?" Zhou Yan waved his hand: "Penguin can do this trick, and we can do it as well. The key is practicality."
Gu Yuanzhong shook his head and laughed when he saw Zhou Yan looking a bit rogue yet a bit serious.
Needless to say, he really saw the shadow of Penguin in the company Zhulang.
The same goes for the app store app. The anti-virus software function inside is not just a simplified version of 360.
Now this has been developed again.
It can be regarded as a copy of 360 and Penguin.
Seeing that Gu Yuanzhong was silent, Zhou Yan asked with a smile: "What about Manager Gu, do you want to think about cooperating with Zhulang Technology this time?"
Gu Yuanzhong didn't say anything else that Penguin would say against Yun Yun this time.
Zhou Yan took out the WeChat software, and Gu Yuanzhong was actually a little moved.
Just now, he didn't think it could be developed solely by Zhulang's strength. As a result, people have put this software directly on the table, so the real cooperation is not in development.
“I will hand this document to the president of our 360 and convey Zhulang’s intention to cooperate with 360.”
Gu Yuanzhong closed the document and said to Zhou Yan solemnly.
“A pleasure to work with.”
Zhou Yan smiled and shook Gu Yuanzhong's extended left hand.
Gu Yuanzhong shook Zhou Yan's hand and said with a smile: "It's too early to say that the cooperation will be happy. It's not me who has the final say whether our president agrees or not."
"He will agree, unless he wants to be stepped on by penguins and unable to lift his head." Zhou Yan joked.
Gu Yuanzhong's face darkened: "You scolded me too."
After such an exchange, Zhou Yan and Gu Yuanzhong also established the initial friendship between the two companies.
Gu Yuanzhong asked Zhou Yan to wait for news and hurriedly left the president's office.
He didn't say anything more about the trademark acquisition. After ascertaining Zhulang Technology's attitude, Gu Yuanzhong also knew that the trademark acquisition could not be rushed.
Now, there are more important things to do.
When Gu Yuanzhong got off the elevator, he saw Luo Mingxuan coming in with three Penguin employees.
Gu Yuanzhong didn't know anyone from Penguin, and naturally he didn't know Luo Mingxuan either.
He just thought he was here to discuss business with Zhulang Technology.
However, he did not take the initiative to strike up a conversation. Luo Mingxuan greeted Gu Yuanzhong directly. He smiled and said, "I am Luo Mingxuan, the person in charge of the Penguin e-commerce project. This is my business card."
Luo Mingxuan did not forget to hand the business card to Gu Yuanzhong.
Penguin people.
Gu Yuanzhong glanced at Luo Mingxuan and ignored him. When the elevator door opened, Gu Yuanzhong snorted and left.
"Mr. Luo, isn't he here to discuss the acquisition of trademarks from 360?" One of the Penguin employees couldn't help but say.
Luo Mingxuan nodded: "Nine times out of ten."
"Fortunately, Zhulang Technology did not agree to sell the trademark to 360 this time, otherwise it would have been troublesome." Another Penguin employee said.
Who can say for sure.
Luo Mingxuan murmured to himself, if he really agreed, maybe he would be less troublesome.
....
Zhulang Technology, President’s Office
Zhang Long opened the door and walked in: "We have already sent away Penguin's people. Zhou Yan, you guessed it right. Penguin has also raised the price this time, asking 20 million. The original C-level pop-up recommendation is also It has been upgraded by two levels and turned into an A-level pop-up recommendation. I can only say that 360 is a god assist this time."
Zhou Yan nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. Everything went smoothly on my side. I also asked Manager Gu to convey the relevant cooperation documents with 360."
"Then let's wait for the news."
"Um."
Zhang Long sat on the sofa: "But Zhou Yan, are we taking too big a step? If we really sign a cooperation agreement with 360, there will be no regrets by then. In fact, Penguin has no intention of us now." There is too much attention on Zhulang, and if WeChat is really listed separately, the consequences may exceed our expectations."
It's also a bit absurd to say.
Zhang Long originally worked on mobile phone instant messaging at Penguin, but due to the Hongcheng incident, he was squeezed out by the old guard. Now that he has come to Zhulang Technology, he is still working on this instant messaging app.
The prototype of this app was developed by a junior sister named Zhou Wan and his team of Xu Hui and Fang Bo.
It's really a fate.
However, Zhang Long originally preferred to let it go inside.
After all, if Penguin noticed the home app’s WeChat, it would be unjustifiable if they didn’t take some action.
Of course, now that 360 has come to Hongcheng, it also provides such an opportunity.
The power of cooperation with 360 can also have some confidence in the face of Penguin's suppression.
Although 360 is now sanctioned by Penguin, everyone knows that this conflict will not last long as public opinion ferments.
The authorities are confused and it is clear to onlookers that 360 is now so anxious that it has lost its sense of proportion.
In terms of the size of 360, although it is not comparable to Penguin, it is not something Penguin can easily punish.
However, Zhang Long is still a little worried about whether cooperation with 360 will be a bit risky.
After all, every project has risks. If it fails, it will incur excessive silent costs.
If this attracts too much attention from penguins, it may end up doing more harm than good.
Zhang Long also briefly exchanged his thoughts with Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan smiled and consoled him: "Brother Zhang, don't worry. Running WeChat independently has actually been part of my plan for a long time. Taking advantage of this 3Q war, we can take advantage of the chaos." Now, even if 360 is not willing to cooperate with us, we can take advantage of Penguin’s lack of attention and conquer the mobile phone market in one fell swoop.”
"And isn't this exactly what you expected, Brother Zhang?" Zhou Yan said with a smile.
Zhang Long was slightly stunned.
Although he felt it was risky, he did not interfere or stop it too much, but supported it to a certain extent.
Maybe he had the same thoughts as Zhou Yan.
It operates a popular mobile instant messaging software that far surpasses QQ.
If he guessed correctly, Penguin should have transferred all the resources originally allocated to him to develop instant messaging software to the newly appointed QQ operations director.
One of the people who pushed him out of Penguin.
It would be false to say that there is no resentment.
After all, the project was halfway completed, but because of his affairs in Hongcheng, he directly intervened and canceled the project.
It's useless even if pony supports him.
Just as pony told him, Penguin's plate is too big and is actually not suitable for his development.
Those who followed pony when it first started are the core of Penguin now.
Zhang Long hid his frustration and loneliness. He knew that whether he was in Penguin or Zhulang Technology, all he wanted was an opportunity to prove himself.
If WeChat succeeds this time, it will definitely slap those people in the face.
This is what Zhang Long is very willing to see.
"You are the roundworm in my belly, you know everything."
Zhang Long stood up with a smile and said to Zhou Yan: "There are still a few small companies to deal with in the afternoon, so I won't bother you anymore. Let's wait for news from 360."
"good."
Zhou Yan nodded and watched Zhang Long leave.
He sat back on the office chair again and browsed the current dispute status between Penguin and 360.
Nowadays, the development trend is getting more and more fierce, and the public opinion on the Internet can be said to be one-sided.
Criticize Penguin monopoly, Penguin plagiarism, Penguin hooliganism, etc. without discomfort.
If it were really natural fermentation, this would not happen.
Obviously, 360 also used some power.
However, it is not a good thing for the two companies to be so stubborn.
The official outcome is just a matter of these few days.
After that, 360 and Penguin will also be restricted from fighting within the scope of legal competition clauses.
If 360 can really get Alibaba's support, Penguin will definitely invest a lot of energy and resources in this regard, which is definitely what Zhulang Technology is very willing to see.
In this case, we have to put some thought into this aspect.
At least during the period when WeChat was launched, Zhou Yan had to let Penguin calm down, at least not focus on the mobile phone.
Zhou Yan is thinking about what to do next to maximize the benefits from multiple forces.
Baidu, Penguin, Alibaba, 360... and every Internet company... what to do...
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"Aju~"
It was the sound of a girl sneezing that interrupted Zhou Yan's thinking.
This voice seemed inexplicably familiar.
And the sound seemed to be coming from the indoor swimming pool...
