So far, the only cooperation between Yoyo and Tencent was in 2003. At that time, Liu Yungang experienced the first gamble in his life, bought hao123 at a price of 7 million yuan, and reached a mutual assistance agreement with Tencent: hao123 used the best recommendation position in the first row to promote Tencent.com, which had just been established at that time, and Tencent used QQ's chat box to provide traffic links to hao123, and both parties took what they needed.

Perhaps it was a deliberate arrangement of fate, after that, both Yoyo and Tencent embarked on the fast track of development, and the product line also expanded wildly.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, until the DNF agency battle began, there has been no intersection between them, and they have always liked to go other people's ways, and the penguins that make others have no way out have not copied Yoyo's products.

In his free time, Liu Yun once carefully studied Tencent's huge and redundant product line in his previous life, and he came to a conclusion that plagiarism cannot copy the essence.

Although there are many products copied by Tencent, only a handful of them are really successful, especially those heavyweight products.

For example, Tencent lost to Sina in Weibo, 360 in browsers, Sohu in input methods, and more in voice chat software, these are ready-made examples.

In the PC era, the two big thighs that really support Tencent's strength are QQ and games, which are the core of their business, and in the mobile Internet era, Tencent's core business has an extra >Now, Liu Yuncao has taken the lead in getting "Crossfire", as long as he makes persistent efforts to win "Dungeons and Warriors", one of the thighs of the Penguin Empire will also be wiped out.

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As the president of Youyou Times, Dong Rongjie has been proud of the spring breeze recently, and under his operation, YOYO voice has created a big myth, and the number of online users has exceeded 10 million today.

It was also a significant milestone in his career.

But now there is an existing problem in front of us, and the company still seems to be unable to find a way to make a profit for the foreseeable years.

Relying on the revenue of the game website alone cannot support the huge expenses of YOYO Voice, and the group company needs a steady stream of blood transfusions.

It's just that Dong Rongjie, who has always been arrogant, is a little dissatisfied with this. He hopes to increase the self-hematopoietic ability of the Yoyo era.

For example, YOYO Voice can add a value-added service section to imitate QQ, but when he made this suggestion to the boss, the other party directly rejected the proposal.

"Xiao Dong, the primary task of the Yoyo era is to increase market share, and making money is secondary. Before 2008, I had no requirement for profitability and would not raise money. This is what Liu Yun said to him at the beginning.

Dong Rongjie heard about the private agreement reached between Liu Yun and Zhou Hongyi, after working for two years. Yoyo Times will sell 15% of the shares to him at the market price, as well as a 5% equity incentive.

Through financing, it will increase the valuation of Youyou Times, but it will dilute the shares in Liu Yun's hands, but the 5% stake in Zhou Hongyi's hands will greatly increase the value. He will not do anything that harms himself or others.

Years of workplace experience tell Dong Rongjie that there is an unknown undercurrent between Liu Yun and Zhou Hongyi, and the relationship between them is not like a simple relationship between a boss and a subordinate.

Just as his mind wandered away, there was a knock on the door of the office.

For some reason, this knock on the door made him inexplicably a little irritable and uneasy, who was outside the door? Dong Rongjie had a faint answer in his heart.

"Please come closer!"

The door slowly opened, and a human head peeked through the crack. Short hair, large eyes slightly convex, slightly obese face shape.

Sure enough, it was him! The person who came turned out to be Zhou Hongyi, the president of Yoyo Technology. For the first time in nearly a year, he came to Dong Rongjie's office.

"Mr. Zhou, rare guest!" Dong Rongjie's eyes moved slightly and shouted.

"Mr. Dong. Lao Zhou also said hello with a smile, and unceremoniously pulled a chair and sat down.

For a long time, Zhou Hongyi kept a distance from the rest of Youyou's management, because everyone understood that he would not stay in the company for long.

Dong Rongjie got up and poured a cup of tea for Lao Zhou, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, each of the four products under Yoyo Technology has achieved remarkable results." Although it is inseparable from Mr. Liu's strategy, Mr. Zhou's contribution is also not small. ”

Zhou Hongyi showed a complicated expression and said: "This is my business, after all, Mr. Liu has made very generous conditions for me to join Youyou." ”

The so-called family knows their own affairs,For Yoyo intelligent input method,He is completely perfunctory,The promotion work is basically carried out by Vice President Liu Shihua。

For some time, Lao Zhou has been having a complex emotion in his heart. He appreciates and agrees with Liu Yun's operation method of browsers, security guards, antivirus software, and input methods, which is a genius idea, and if he is also the boss of Yoyo Technology, there are many people who may adopt this approach.

However, appreciating and appreciating, his heart was not very interested, and even a little sullen. He had a strange feeling, as the four products under Yoyo Technology became more and more popular, it seemed that something important was slowly draining from his body and could not be stopped.

"Mr. Zhou is modest, everyone understands that among the major subsidiaries of Yoyo, the most profitable is the game company, but the most valuable is Yoyo Technology. Dong Rongjie continued with a smile.

Zhou Hongyi understands that the other party refers to the fact that not long ago, Youyou Technology completed a financing of up to $150 million with 10% of the shares, and the valuation of the entire company reached $1.5 billion.

Valuation and value are two different things, but if the other party insists on mixing them up, it seems that there is no reason to refute them.

"Mr. Dong, you also know. When I first came to Yoyo to meet Mr. Liu, it was not to join Yoyo Technology, but with another purpose. Lao Zhou squeezed out a smile on his slightly serious face.

"I understand. Dong Rongjie nodded very frankly and said: "Mr. Zhou's other identity is an angel investor, who is optimistic about the market prospects of YOYO voice and wants to invest in Youyo Times. ”

This is not a very important secret within the company's top management, and almost everyone knows about it.

"I have read the financial reports of the first three quarters of the Yoyo era, which are -21 million, -20 million, and -23 million, respectively, and have been in a state of loss. Didn't Mr. Liu consider the idea of financing?" Zhou Hongyi casually took a sip of tea and said.

For a period of time, Mr. Liu had no idea of financing. Dong Rongjie told the truth. He understands Zhou Hongyi's idea of hoping for financing in the yoyo era.

"Huh. Lao Zhou smiled bitterly and continued: "The annual loss is almost more than 80 million, if you don't raise it, the money will have to be advanced by the group company." ”

Dong Rongjie shrugged his shoulders and said calmly: "The group company's current cash flow is very sufficient. ”

Lao Zhou said meaningfully: "Warcraft is really profitable, and I am also very excited, and I want to enter the online game market in the future." ”

Because they have received two huge financings from Priceline before, Yoyo Technology and Yoyo Holiday Network do not need to be re-funded by the group company, and they can be completely self-sufficient.

As for Youhai Music, Yoyo is only one of the three shareholders, and today's online music is still in the wilderness era, and the annual operating quota is not much, and the part that Yoyo is responsible for is only about 5 million yuan. Yoyo Games is a huge cash cow, bringing nearly 1 billion yuan in profits to the company every year.

Therefore, the subsidiary with the largest loss is now the Yoyo era.

Dong Rongjie saw the other party mentioning Warcraft, and thought of the new expansion film that was now on hold because of differences of interest, and sighed and said: "It's someone else's to make money again, after all, there is no initiative." ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and added: "In fact, NetEase's Fantasy Journey to the West is more profitable, and it is their own." ”

Lao Zhou's eyes moved slightly, and there were words in his mouth: "Whether it is a legend or a miracle, there is a problem of proliferation of private servers and lack of stamina, in comparison, the vitality of Fantasy Journey to the West and World of Warcraft seems to be much more tenacious, and it is foreseeable that for a long time in the future, it will still bring a steady stream of wealth to these two companies." ”

"Of course, I think NetEase's advantage is more obvious, after all, Fantasy is their own game, although the Demon Domain is quite successful, but compared with Fantasy Journey to the West, it is like the gap between children and adults, which is too big. It is said that NetEase relies on the game Fantasy Journey to the West to have the most cash flow among all Internet companies in China. ”

Lao Zhou hesitated for a moment, but still said truthfully, this is the true thought in his heart. NetEase has sufficient funds, but it can't find a new investment target for a while. Ding Sanshi waved his hand, saved it first, and waited for the opportunity.

It's just that they don't know that the last chance of the PC era is wasted in their hesitation.

"After all, there are not a few online games that can make money, and games that can be popular are even rarer. The profit that Moyu can bring to Yoyo in a year has reached almost 100 million, which is already commendable when looking at the entire game market. Dong Rongjie also expressed his thoughts.

He felt that even if Yoyo lost the Demon Beast, he could still rely on the revenue of the Demon Domain to keep the company's income and expenditure balanced, and would not enter a loss-making situation.

Lao Zhou's eyes wandered, and he suddenly said: "Mr. Dong, it is said that you used to be a technical director at NetEase, which is a very glorious resume. ”

Praised by this big man, Dong Rongjie also showed a happy look and said: "Yes, and I have participated in the development of Fantasy Journey to the West." I left NetEase because my career hit a bottleneck. Zhou is always an insider, and he should understand that at this point, it is difficult to go further. ”

Zhou Hongyi nodded suddenly, he also understands a truth, when a person encounters a bottleneck in the workplace, job hopping is the best solution.

In a market economy society, it is a two-way choice between employees and the company, and few people stay in a company for a lifetime.

Lao Zhou smiled: "Leaving NetEase is a wise choice, after all, your career has reached a new height." ”、

Today, Dong Rongjie is not only the technical director of Yoyo, but also the president of a subsidiary worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Speaking of this, he changed his words: "Just like after I left Yahoo, I have been an angel investor, and I came to Yoyo because Mr. Liu's conditions are very rich, and I also want to lie dormant for a while, and I need to think about what I want to do in the future." ”

Dong Rongjie hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "That Mr. Zhou, do you have a clue now?"

Zhou Hongyi smiled bitterly and said: "It's difficult! Today's Internet has almost no room for survival for future newcomers." Except for games, most projects are money-burning masters in the early stage. ”

Dong Rongjie agreed: "Yes, if you want to start a business, have a good idea, and can raise funds, you will still encounter the blockade of those old companies." Besides, I haven't run a company for a long time, 3721 was a long, long time ago. ”

The market is so big, new people come in, they will inevitably take the old man's cake, and no one wants this.

Lao Zhou said: "So you need to be creative and ingenious in order to fight a bloody way and occupy a place." In fact, there is an idea, which is to pay more attention to the Internet in the United States, and every Internet revolution and innovation comes from the United States. Then Huaxia's company introduced the same idea and implemented it in China. Huaxia's market is very large, and the national conditions are so special, many local Internet companies can take advantage of this east wind to make a lot of money. ”

Dong Rongjie smiled indifferently: "Then I hope that Mr. Zhou will find a suitable project for himself as soon as possible." ”

After Zhou Hongyi left with a smile, Dong Rongjie's eyes flickered, looking at the door of the office, and he couldn't help but be a little distracted.

"He came to my office, talked so much, and even revealed the idea of starting a business, for what?"

He bowed his head and was silent for a while, and a thought suddenly appeared in his heart: "Is he trying to dig a corner?"

If Lao Zhou is determined to start a business, he needs to form his own team and need a competent assistant. He may think that Dong Rongjie, who has frequent job-hopping experience, is easy to be moved by him.

"Mr. Liu is always a very smart person, how could he put this guy in the company's top management with such generous conditions?" Shaking his head slightly, Dong Rongjie was also a little puzzled. He felt that even without Zhou Hongyi, this Youyou technology would definitely be able to succeed.

"Sure enough, as rumored, this is a daring guy who is an artist. is still working at his old club, so he thought about taking precautions for himself, and he also thought about digging corners. If Mr. Liu knew about this, would he blush and scold him?" He suddenly remembered the news a few years ago, Lao Zhou and Baidu's Mr. Li in order to compete in the search market, the two of them sprayed each other all the way at the door of the court, Li Yanhong, who has always shown a gentle and elegant image, under Lao Zhou's step by step, the two almost fists and kicks.

Interesting! Interesting! This old Zhou is really a different person.