Rebirth 98, the rise starts from ripping off Microsoft

Chapter 778

Author: Linjiangxian

Chapter 778

News of 263’s acquisition quickly spread throughout the industry.

This news also became the last straw for Lianzhong Games.

The investors behind Lianzhong withdrew their capital and left the market one after another, leaving Baoyueqiao with no money to burn if it wanted to continue burning money.

In fact, with his financial resources, he couldn't beat Lu Yiming. Even though the championship bonus is the same as QQ, the actual rewards are all reduced versions.

For example, QQ gives away Tianyin MP3s, while Lianzhong gives away various brand-name MP3s, and the price difference is more than five or six times.

What's worse is that QQ has put a lot of effort into the sound effects of the game, so it is more entertaining than Lianzhong and is more popular with users.

Now in Lianzhong's chess and card games, users come up and hang up to receive login rewards. After receiving the rewards, they leave directly and continue to return to the QQ game lobby.

Even burning money can't prevent the loss of users. This is the real reason why investors insist on running away.

Soon, the news that the 263 casual game platform had changed hands appeared in the newspapers.

Everyone immediately understood that Lianzhong was finished!

And with the end of Lianzhong, other anti-QQ alliances have also begun to feel insecure, at least they dare not sign an exclusive agreement with Microsoft as blatantly as before and go against Yixun Technology.

After Chen Yongzheng confirmed the news, he immediately called the company's senior management for a meeting. Luo Chuan, Xiong Minghua and others were all present.

The Lianzhong incident brought a huge shock to everyone.

You know, at this time Lianzhong had just become the largest casual game platform in the world.

For example, Lianzhong was established in Beijing in 1998. It was the pioneer of Xiaguo chess and card online games, occupying about 85% of the game market. At its peak, it had more than 200 million registered users, and as many as 1,500 active users every month.

Wan has servers set up in Xia Country, America, Island Country, and Bang Country. In their view, such a scale is simply unshakable.

What about the opponent?

Before Jiang Rongfa established the chess and card interactive entertainment department, Junzi Interactive Entertainment's chess and card game team only had four developers and operations staff, and even the grass-roots team was very reluctant.

Even the game content of chess and card games, Junzi Interactive Entertainment basically copied Lianzhong’s military chess, upgrade, chess, Landlord and Stud games, without any innovation.

In the conference room, Chen Yongzheng looked solemn and asked Luo Chuan: "Why can Junzi Interactive Entertainment use the despicable method of 'complete imitation' to attract Lianzhong users? Is it just because Lu Yiming is burning a lot of money?"

If it is just burning money, Microsoft is not afraid. It is afraid that it will go in the wrong direction and fail to get things done without money. That is a bad thing.

Luo Chuan actually started researching this issue a few days ago, and now he has completed the review of the entire incident. He sighed and said, "It's not a matter of funds. Unlike large-scale online games, the rules of chess and card games are fixed.

, it can be said that there is no technical threshold, and Lianzhong’s players are highly overlapped with QQ users, so this result is actually destined. The series of operations by the richest man Lu only accelerated Lianzhong’s defeat.”

Xiong Minghua also agreed with this point of view and said: "Mr. Luo is right. In fact, Lianzhong was already defeated at the beginning. However, the richest man Lu is still very powerful. Without his creative ideas and money-burning tactics, Lianzhong would at least still be there."

It can last for two or three years and buy us strategic buffer time, but now..."

Xiong Minghua didn't say anything else. Everyone present was smart. Although Xiong Minghua didn't spell out his words directly, everyone already understood what he meant.

In their view, this is a desperate situation. With Lianzhong Games here, they still have time to plan, but now that Lianzhong Games is gone, they have to directly face QQ and fight with bayonets.

What made everyone feel even more uncomfortable was that just halfway through the meeting, Chen Yongzheng's secretary received a call and said to Chen Yongzheng: "Oh no, Bao Yueqiao has just announced his resignation as chairman of Lianzhong!"

"What?"

"What is he?"

"Is this the end of Lianzhong?"

Not only Microsoft was shocked, but all peers who received the news were shocked.

Lianzhong fell so fast that it gave people an unreal feeling.

It’s clear that we have survived the Internet winter, our development is booming, and our future is bright.

In the end, he was beaten to death by just two casual punches from the richest man Lu?

The once dominant Lianzhong lost most of its territory, and its founder and chairman were forced to resign under tremendous pressure. The two fists of the richest man are too powerful, right?

For a time, the weight of these three words Lu Yiming once again weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

China Overseas, Junzi Interactive Entertainment Headquarters.

Everyone is popping champagne to celebrate, stepping on the bones of Lianzhong. Junzi Interactive Entertainment now dominates almost all online chess and card games.

Except for those illegal gambling websites, the entire market can be said to be controlled by the chess and card game room of Junzi Interactive Entertainment. They can make a lot of money just by selling Happy Beans every day.

The huge office has now become a reception venue. Jiang Rongfa raised the wine glass in his hand and said loudly: "Brothers and sisters, come, let us raise the wine glass in our hands and toast Mr. Lu together!"

Lu Yiming held up the wine glass and said with a smile: "If you can drink, just drink. If you can't drink, just drink fruit juice, cola or tea. We don't have any wine table culture. Everyone is free. Especially you, Mr. Jiang, don't allow it."

It is not allowed for male employees to make female employees drink alcohol by taking advantage of their positions."

When Jiang Rongfa heard this, he immediately didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Mr. Lu, even if you lend me two more courage, I won't dare."

A company executive who had a close personal relationship with Jiang Rongfa mercilessly broke the news: "Mr. Lu, maybe you don't know, but Mr. Jiang is famous for being a strict wife."

Everyone laughed, and the huge office became a sea of ​​joy.

Jiang Rongfa was so angry that he immediately retorted: "How can we say that we are strict with our wives and love our wives? You single dogs know nothing!"

So everyone laughed even more happily.

On the way back, Li Yiwen said with emotion: "It was too easy to win this time. I thought I would have to fight back and forth with Lianzhong for two or three years."

Lu Yiming said very seriously: "This is the only bad thing about Internet companies. They get up quickly, but they die even faster. Once you are slow, you may be doomed."

Different from physical assets, Internet assets themselves are a set of data, which is too simple. If someone recognizes it, it has value, but if no one recognizes it, it is nothing. Unlike physical assets, such as a factory, even if the company goes bankrupt, the factory is still an asset.

, there is also value, which is an objective fact and is not affected by human willpower.

Li Yiwen said: "The combination of chess and card games with social software is really amazing. However, aren't you afraid that Microsoft will learn from it and use it on MSN? At that time, they will take advantage of their own advantages and learn from others.

What should we do if we control the barbarians and use them against us?"

Lu Yiming blurted out: "Microsoft can't do it."

Li Yiwen was extremely surprised: "Can't Microsoft? It is now the most powerful technology company in the world."

Lu Yiming said: "Microsoft does not have the genes to make social software. Look at how many years MSN has been developed, but it is still so tepid and half-dead. There is no use in deeply cultivating the white-collar market. Business people are indeed richer and have more business value.

, but the biggest feature of social software is social networking. What does social networking compare to? It’s more people! No matter how awesome you are, can you be as valuable as my 500 million users? How much exposure will I get from just one advertisement? This is so fucking awesome

The real value is the value, the hard work is nothing!"

Li Yiwen suddenly realized: "That's why QQ continues to sink into the market, and even young users such as middle school students and primary school students are trying to win over them."

Later, Li Yiwen seemed to remember something again and said: "Since QQ is so awesome, why did you create a MM? Of course, MM appeared to compete with QQ, but QQ lost, and now QQ

It already belongs to us, what is the meaning of MM’s existence? And you don’t promote MM anymore, I think it can be shut down to avoid wasting resources.”

Lu Yiming smiled slightly and said: "QQ is enough now, MM is preparing for the future."

"The future? What kind of future?"

Li Yiwen was a little confused.

In his opinion, QQ and MM are too similar. Not only are the operation logic similar, but even the interface is similar. However, MM has almost no users because it is bound to a real-name phone number. The threshold is even higher than that of QQ.

You know where it went. So now everyone is accustomed to using QQ. In terms of functions, compared with QQ, MM is now a rough patch and does not have what it needs. File transfers and one-click login do not exist.

Lu Yiming didn't want to say too much now, and immediately said mysteriously: "You will know in a few years, and it will definitely surprise you."

Li Yiwen said dissatisfiedly: "What a good fellow, you even hid it from me."

Li Yiwen thought of his little wife. He hadn't been back for a while, and it felt like three autumns had passed since he hadn't seen her for a day. He then said, "Now that the work is over, can we go back to Baiyun City?"

Lu Yiming shook his head slightly and said, "No, I have to go to the capital."

Li Yiwen asked curiously: "Why are you going to the capital?"

Lu Yiming said: "Didn't I say I wanted to poach Microsoft before? Now is the best time."

Li Yiwen said in surprise: "Damn it, are you serious? I thought you were just joking."

When Xiong Minghua got off work, he received a strange call. He didn't want to answer it at first, but he hung up twice in succession. The other party still called persistently, so he had no choice but to press the answer button: "Hello? Who are you?"

The person on the other end of the phone introduced himself: "I am Lu Yiming."

Lu Yiming?

Xiong Minghua was startled and almost dropped his phone. His original impatient expression turned into shock: "Mr. Lu, why are you calling me?"

Lu Yiming did not answer Xiong Minghua's question, but said: "I happened to be in the capital recently for some business. I wonder if you are free at noon today? Let's have a casual meal together."

Xiong Minghua hesitated for a moment and said, "The richest man Lu invited me to dinner. It would be a shame if I refused."

Lu Yiming laughed: "Okay, then you come..."

After hanging up the phone, Xiong Minghua called a taxi and rushed to the place Lu Yiming mentioned.

Xiong Minghua saw Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen in the hotel box.

We still need to give enough respect to talents, especially Xiong Minghua, a talented person who understands both technology and management. He has held important positions in IBM and Microsoft and has experience in managing large companies.

This kind of talent is exactly what Yixun Technology is in urgent need of right now.

So when facing Xiong Minghua, Lu Yiming was very polite: "Mr. Xiong, I have admired your name for a long time, and I have long wanted to go out to have a meal with you, but you are a busy man with many things to do, so it is really difficult to make an appointment. Come, I

Let me introduce you, this is my Chief Financial Officer Li Yiwen."

Li Yiwen took the initiative to stand up, shake hands with Xiong Minghua, and said, "Hello, Mr. Xiong."

Lu Yiming pushed the menu in front of Xiong Minghua and said with a smile: "I'm not very familiar with this part of Beijing. Why don't you, Mr. Xiong, take the order?"

People are old and refined, and ghosts are old and spiritual.

Xiong Minghua is also a person who has experienced strong winds and waves. He knew at a glance that Lu Yiming's behavior was obviously asking for help.

"Mr. Lu, you're welcome. Everything is delicious at the feet of the emperor in the capital. Just order whatever you want."

Lu Yiming said: "You can't say that. Mr. Xiong, are you interested in coming to Yixun Technology?"

Seeing Lu Yiming's straightforwardness, Xiong Minghua also laughed: "I'm just saying, I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Mr. Lu, a busy man like you, how can you have time to treat me to dinner? Mr. Lu is so polite to others, so he wants to

You want me to change jobs."

Lu Yiming did not hide his intentions at all. He said very confidently: "We plain people don't speak secretly. I do have such an idea. I know that compared to Yixun Technology, Microsoft is a big ship.

But as the saying goes, it’s hard to turn a ship around. What’s more, if the ship is too big, the phenomenon of internal seniority will become more serious. Unlike some small ships, there are more opportunities.”

Hearing what Lu Yiming said, Xiong Minghua's face also looked a little unnatural, because Lu Yiming just hit his sore spot.

His status in Microsoft may seem like a good thing, but in fact he has to be controlled in everything. Many things cannot be implemented according to his ideas, and the interests of all parties must be balanced.

What's more, in Microsoft, no matter how well he does, he is still an "outsider" and has almost reached the promotion ceiling.

Although Microsoft claims to be a major international company, as a Xia native, Xiong Minghua naturally cannot hold a higher position than others.

Now that the MSN project is about to go cold, Xiong Minghua, as the main person in charge, will definitely be pulled out to take the blame. By then, those in the company who don't like him will definitely come to add insult to injury.

Now, all kinds of unpleasant words have reached his ears at the head office. Recently, Xiong Minghua has been thinking about how to deal with this situation.

The appearance of Lu Yiming gave Xiong Minghua a brand new way of solving problems.

Job hopping.

In fact, this was also the reason why Lu Yiming asked him to eat, but he hesitated but agreed.

They are all people in the circle, and any little information will be caught, and then analyzed and amplified. Lu Yiming took the initiative to contact him at this time, and his intention was already very obvious.

At that time, he was just thinking about what Lu Yiming might do. Now, Lu Yiming had no idea and directly raised the topic. To be honest, Xiong Minghua was a little moved.

It's just that after all, he is a cultural person, so he should not lose his dignity. Xiong Minghua doesn't want to be too proactive, which will lead to self-depreciation. So he said in a joking tone: "What Mr. Lu said, you are

How can the richest man in Asia be a small boat? If I change jobs, what position can Mr. Lu give me?"

Lu Yiming had obviously already thought about what position Xiong Minghua should be placed in. He said without hesitation: "How about chief technology officer? If Mr. Xiong is willing to come to our Yixun Technology, I plan to appoint you to be responsible for improving the company's R&D strategy.

Planning and process management capabilities, responsible for managing the company's platform research and development system department, including basic instant messaging platforms, large-scale online application systems and other departments."

Xiong Minghua originally wanted to be reserved, but as soon as Lu Yiming said these words, he even omitted to be reserved: "Since Mr. Lu thinks so highly of me, I have no choice but to be disrespectful."

The next morning, Xiong Minghua walked into the company humming a little tune.

When Li Zhengkai saw Xiong Minghua, he immediately came over and whispered: "Mr. Xiong, you are finally here. Someone from the head office is here, saying that they want to conduct an in-depth investigation on the issues of the MSN project. In my opinion, they may be here to hold people accountable.

, please pay attention."

Xiong Minghua was actually mentally prepared for this matter, and he already had a new partner, so he didn't panic at all and asked: "Is the person here? Where is he now?"

Li Zhengkai said: "In the president's office, Mr. Chen and Mr. Luo are entertaining us."

"Okay, I'll go there right now."

At this time, in the office, a blond woman with blue eyes was sitting on the sofa, crossing her legs, and said with an arrogant expression: "MSN has suffered setbacks in Xia Country, and you have to bear the main responsibility."

Chen Yongzheng was very unhappy and said: "If the head office hadn't been dictating and commanding remotely, how could we be so controlled in everything and so slow to take action?"

"Don't make excuses for your failures."

This person's name is Audrey Morley, who is a senior vice president in the Microsoft system.

At this moment, Xiong Minghua opened the door and walked in. He glanced around, and finally stopped on Audrey Morley, and joked: "Isn't this Ms. Molly? What kind of wind brought you here?

?”

Seeing Xiong Minghua, the expression on Audrey Morley's face became even more unhappy. The two of them had never dealt with each other in the company before. It was Audrey Morley who originally came to Xia Guo to take charge of the MSN project, but this "fat job"

"In the end, it fell into the hands of Xiong Minghua.

At that time, many people within the company had objections. After all, they all felt that MSN was bound to win, and anyone who came would be the winner. Xiong Minghua getting this job was like a person participating in a Mathematical Olympiad entering the examination room with answers.

Isn’t this a proper way to send the results?

However, the development of things was beyond everyone's expectation.

(End of chapter)