Reborn 2005: The Internet Myth

After putting Omei on the plane back to New York, Wang Zheng drove back to Menlo Park in a happy mood.

"Hotel California" is playing on the radio.

Back at Meta Company, Cheryl came over with several newspapers and was very happy: "Justin, this event was very successful. Meta's business model has been widely recognized. It is obvious that it will usher in explosive growth.

However, some advertisers still have some concerns about amateur ads, and the prices they offer are very conservative."

Wang Zheng said with a relaxed smile: "Then we should let them see the appeal of contemporary female college students and the promotion ability of the Meta community."

As long as the first wave of advertising is successful, it will at least bring the valuation of the Meta community to a higher level.

There is no doubt that Wang Zheng is full of confidence in Aomei's first promotional advertisement.

"Of course." Cheryl smiled easily, and then said: "Today MySpace (Juyou.com) also announced that it is preparing for the Most Beautiful High School Student Grand Prix. What do you think?"

Wang Zheng didn't find it strange at all. It was strange that no one imitated it.

It’s something that’s beneficial but not expensive. How can Internet companies survive without attracting traffic?

And this MySpace is the leader among personal space sites such as Penguin Space.

"I don't think they can succeed. Their CEO may be out of his mind."

Wang Zheng's unkind comment made Cheryl laugh. Indeed, she didn't take it to heart.

Social networks of acquaintances inherently do not have the foundation for such a beauty pageant.

And this company obviously didn't see clearly that their competitor should be WeChat, not the Meta community.

"But we should also give our opponents enough respect and release our more beautiful personal pages."

The previous personal page of the Meta community was quite rudimentary, but the iterative development did not stop.

In the new personal page, when a user clicks on a creator's page, not only will the basic information they want to display be displayed, but there will also be a dynamic content interface, marked by popularity, showing the creator's content.

At the same time, dynamic buttons will also appear at the top of the homepage, allowing you to easily view recent content released by the creators you follow.

Cheryl elegantly made a princess blessing.

"How about farm games now?"

"The profit situation is very good, with an average daily average of 500,000 US dollars. The number of WeChat users is growing rapidly. The word 'stealing food' has recently become a popular vocabulary."

"Well done! Cheryl, prepare as soon as possible. We will launch three more large-scale online games this year, as well as two casual games."

Cheryl shook her head after hearing this and said seriously: "Justin, I have to remind you of the conflict between the Meta community and WeChat business."

"The Meta community breaks away from the six-dimensional space theory and relies on the standards of interests and hobbies to provide services to people. But WeChat is completely contrary to it."

Cheryl spread her hands: "Justin, I'm sure that in your heart, WeChat is Meta's core business, but the so-called Metaverse is still too early to be realized."

"I think Meta should focus on the present. At some point in the future, when technology and users have improved, it will not be too late to wait and see the Metaverse. Therefore, we should separate these two businesses as soon as possible, and Meta should focus on

Social networking with strangers, advertising business and e-commerce.”

"Meta's community attribute is more important, and WeChat's communication attribute is more important." Cheryl was silent for a moment, but still held her head high and said: "Justin, your vision is unmatched. But you look too far and ignore the present.

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One word awakens the dreamer.

In China, new ideas represent new businesses and are placed under a group company because the special environment can support each other.

But in foreign countries, this will only affect investors' judgment of the company's positioning.

Meta, are you building the so-called metaverse based on your philosophy, or are you building a competitor to MSN?

You know, Bill Gates is still the richest man in 2006.

Wang Zheng thought for two full minutes.

When he was in China, no one, including Lei Jun, raised this issue with him.

Xiao Yunshu and Ding Ding are naturally in conflict with each other.

Xiaoyunshu does exactly the same thing as the Meta community, developing UP democracy for all and building a harmonious advertising environment.

But Dingding is not the case. Dingding will become an application based on calls, messages, and two-way video conversations in the future. The compatibility between them is too different.

To put it bluntly, relying on Dingding and Xiaoyunshu is enough to create two giant Internet companies.

Cheryl's precautions made Wang Zheng somewhat awakened.

In a social empire, it is impossible for one family to be the only one.

For example, Wang Zheng himself will only use WeChat but not Moments in the future, and only read news but never comment. The purpose is just the essence of an application.

Looking at the changes in the world's Internet in 2025, Facebook is the dominant player in the social industry, while the rest are struggling to survive.

Microsoft is the dominant player in the gaming industry. After the successful acquisition of Activision, the console business has surpassed the system business, and Steam is struggling to survive.

Apple dominates the mobile phone business, and the anOS camp is struggling to survive.

Sony dominates the music industry, Google dominates the search business, and Amazon dominates the cloud computing business...

As the world changes, what about China? Haha.

The essential business has not yet been fully completed. If you see something good, you will grab it. As a result, this department and that department will be created, and it will become a capital game.

They are all in a trap!

Wang is being taught with an open mind. The Meta community and WeChat should indeed be separated.

Just like the Thief Group and the Penguin Group, they are not the same system.

"Shirley, thank you."

After saying a heartfelt thank you to Ms. Sheryl Sandberg, Wang Zheng returned to No. 255.

As a person reborn from the 2020s, Wang Zheng does not lack knowledge.

So when Cheryl said it, he immediately understood the key issue.

Under the PC platform, in order to ensure user stickiness in the field of instant messaging, more content must be developed around it to maintain user interest.

But the SNS community is different. It is a web page that provides content, not a piece of software.

If the development continues, Xiaoyunshu and Dingding, Meta and WeChat will inevitably collide. Putting them in the same company will be very detrimental to future development.

Now that the essence of the problem has been discovered, the solution is obvious.

Just like in China, they will be separated and developed separately, allowing the two companies to grow together in healthy competition.

This can not only avoid a bloated company structure, but also create a broader and deeper ecosystem around the two core products.

Domestic companies should also adjust according to this plan. Dingding can be separated into another group company and build another ecosystem around Dingding.

After all, if you want to maintain the principle of "don't do evil", you have to bring these things under your control.

Wang Zheng locked himself in the room, took pen and paper, and wrote and drew until midnight. He had drawn more than 20 pages of manuscript paper.

I smashed all the manuscript papers and flushed them into the toilet, then relaxed my mind and fell into a deep sleep.