"Hello, Mr. Ding Lei. ”

"Mr. Bill, you're okay too. ”

Very unexpected.

Today, NetEase has an uninvited guest.

And this uninvited guest is unusually familiar.

This uninvited guest is Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and the current CEO of Microsoft.

Although Ding Lei had dealt with Bill before, and in the last West Lake Sword Internet Forum, Ding Lei and Bill also chatted for a while. However, Ding Lei still seemed very surprised by Bill's unexpected arrival.

However, no matter how unexpected.

Microsoft is the most well-known IT giant in the world.

Whether it is his fame or status, he is very important in the world.

Bill can come to their NetEase, obviously not so simple as a visit.

"Mr. Ding Lei, you NetEase is one of the most well-known Internet companies in China, and I like you very much. ”

"Mr. Bill has won the award, and Microsoft has always been the object of our learning. ”

"Mr. Ding Lei, I am an American, I like to be direct, and I came to you today to reach a cooperation with your NetEase. ”

"Speak. ”

This is also exactly what Ding Lei wanted.

He was still wondering what Bill was doing with him.

"I want to ask, how many users does your company's NetEase Bubble have?"

"This ......"

Ding Lei did not answer this question immediately.

NetEase has been in the instant messaging business for several years.

Their NetEase Bubble is NetEase's instant messaging software.

It's just that after competing with Huanyu Technology's YY, their NetEase Bubble has long become a marginal product.

"Mr. Ding Lei, I don't mean anything else, I just want to find out. ”

Probably seeing Ding Lei's hesitation, Bill explained.

"Although we still have some users of NetEase Bubble, it has become a niche product, and the number of online users is only a few hundred thousand. ”

This kind of data can be known by just investigating it carefully.

Not to mention the strength of Microsoft, after thinking about it, Ding Lei did not hide it.

After speaking, Ding Lei subconsciously looked at Bill: "Mr. Bill, are you planning to do instant messaging?"

"Mr. Ding Lei, we at Microsoft have been doing instant messaging business as early as last year. ”

Bill smiled.

"Oh, yes, you have the MSN instant messenger. ”

Microsoft is an operating system company, but Microsoft's business is much more than just operating systems.

In browsers, databases, office software, instant messaging...... And so on, Microsoft has a business.

MSN was first launched in 1995.

However, at that time, MSN was mainly used for dial-up Internet access.

Later, MSN slowly became a portal platform.

As of last year, in 2003, Microsoft entered the instant messaging market and launched the MSN instant messaging software.

However, at that time, MSN's main services were still Europe and the United States, and there was no Chinese version.

This time it was clearly meant to be the Chinese market.

"Mr. Bill, your business is too much, you already have a monopoly on the operating system, why are you interested in instant messaging again?"

"I wasn't particularly interested in instant messaging before, but then I participated in a West Lake Sword Forum, and you were there, Mr. Ding Lei. ”

"Mr. Bill, you were listening. ”

"Yes, although I was in the audit and did not express my opinion, I focused on one person. ”

"Chen Yu?"

"Yes, that's him. ”

Bill smiled and said, "It was Chen Yu, who made me realize the importance of instant messaging. ”

"That's true. ”

Ding Lei also sighed.

In fact, he has long recognized the importance of instant messaging.

Therefore, they NetEase laid out the layout of instant messaging early.

It's just a pity that you don't realize how important instant messaging is that you can do it.

In the battle with Huanyu Technology, their NetEase bubble has always been half-dead.

In other words, in fact, they didn't compete much with Huanyu Technology.

At that time, Huanyu Technology was more competing with Penguin's QQ.

But Huanyu Technology defeated QQ, and their NetEase Bubble also ended.

It's a bit of a mess for the fish pond.

It's just that Ding Lei also knows that this is just self-comfort, and the real reason is that NetEase Bubble is really not doing well.

"So, we want to work with you. ”

"We want to buy your NetEase Bubble, and of course, we can also compensate you, and you NetEase can own a certain amount of MSN stock. Of course, the stock ratio will not be very large, I hope Mr. Ding Lei can understand. ”

"Acquisition?"

Ding Lei was a little surprised: "Microsoft's strength is obvious to all, with the strength of your Microsoft family, you can launch your own instant messaging software, and it doesn't matter if you buy our NetEase Bubble or not." ”

Ding Lei said so, but he was actually reluctant to sell NetEase Bubbles.

Regardless of whether NetEase Bubble is now a marginal product or not, it is always NetEase's instant messaging business.

No matter how bad it is, it can be regarded as a strategic layout.

"Hehe, I know that Mr. Ding Lei is a little reluctant. But I've studied Universal Technology, and they're not such an easy company to deal with. ”

"Sorry, I can't reply to you right now. ”

"Mr. Ding Lei, you can think about it, we are very sincere. ”

Although Ding Lei did not accept it for the time being, Bill was not angry and left NetEase with a smile.

......

"Brothers, does anyone play Warcraft together?"

"What's so fun about Warcraft, we're playing Kyushu. ”

"I'll go, Kyushu is making garbage, you guys also play Kyushu?"

"Trash?"

"Isn't it?"

In a game group, a hardcore Warcraft fan recommended World of Warcraft to the group.

He loves Warcraft too much.

This is not only because he is a Warcraft fan, but also because World of Warcraft is indeed the best in the world.

Kyushu OL is not that he hasn't played, compared to Warcraft, it's just rubbish.

"I'm grass, can you talk well?"

"I'm a good talker, I know you're not convinced, but I can prove it to you one by one. For example, the picture, in terms of atmospheric exquisiteness, can Kyushu OL compare?"

In order to convince them, the friend took two screenshots of the game.

Indeed, as you can see from the picture, although Kyushu OL is also atmospheric, the picture is a little rough.

However, as many Kyushu fans, of course they were not happy, and immediately said: "Okay, okay, you guys have a good picture, why is the number of people online so much worse than Kyushu OL?"

"That can only be blamed on NetEase, it's NetEase that doesn't work, and it has nothing to do with World of Warcraft. Well, let's talk about skills again, World of Warcraft's skills are one link after another, and each class skill has its own characteristics, and they restrain each other. In addition, this is reflected in the equipment. Excuse me, do you have one in Kyushu?"

"Don't talk about this, we just want to ask, why do you have so few online in World of Warcraft?"

"Uh...... Let's talk about the map system again, our Warcraft has achieved seamless connection, that is, seamless maps, do you have them in Kyushu?"

"The number of people online in Kyushu is about to exceed 700,000. ”

"Our World of Warcraft background is bigger than your Kyushu. ”

"The number of people online in Kyushu is about to exceed 700,000. ”

"Our mission system has completely exploded your Kyushu. ”

"The number of people online in Kyushu is about to exceed 700,000. ”

"I said...... Can you stop talking about the number of people on the line all the time. ”

"Okay. ”

"Our World of Warcraft PVE system is the most powerful of all online games. ”

"The number of people online in Kyushu is about to exceed 700,000. ”

“......”

This friend who recommended World of Warcraft in the group is not good.

No matter what he said about World of Warcraft, the other party came and went, just like that, the number of people they were online in Kyushu.

Be.

This friend admits that there are a lot of people on the line in Kyushu, much more than World of Warcraft.

But does a large number of online users prove that it is stronger than World of Warcraft?

No, it's not.

"Brothers, we're going to have to launch a wave of propaganda online. ”

This friend was a little excited, and he felt compelled to do his part to promote World of Warcraft.

Those guys are really brain-dead, and they need to make a big move.

"No matter how to publicize, NetEase is useless for such a big publicity, can we do it?"

"Why not. NetEase is too rubbish, and relying on them, our World of Warcraft popularity will get worse and worse. Rather than that, it's better for us real players to attack. We go to various websites, circles, forums, YY groups, blogs on the Internet...... All the propaganda was doubled. ”

"Propaganda for what?"

"Promote the comparison between World of Warcraft and Kyushu OL, so that all players know whether World of Warcraft is fun, or Kyushu OL is fun. In the evening, I will write a comprehensive review post, and everyone can copy and send it out. ”

"OK, waiting for your review. ”

A lot of World of Warcraft hardcore are looking forward to it.