Before flying to Yanjing, Liu Yun temporarily decided to go to Shanghai first.

The popularity of YOYO's music mobile phone is completely beyond his expectations. He had to rush to Shanghai to meet Wu Qiang.

August 2008 was an extraordinary month for Liu Yun, not because of the Yanjing Olympics, but because at the end of the month, Google will officially release the Android 1.0 system.

Like Apple's iPhone, it was an epoch-making moment.

In the future era of smart phones, it will be a situation in which these two companies divide the world.

Even if it is as strong as Microsoft, and its Windows Phone, it will lose this battle.

An unprecedented era has slowly opened a gap.

"How fortunate I am to have come to this plane, to have experienced it, and to have participated in this change. ”

"Whether I succeed or fail, I will put all my passion into it and never be an insignificant spectator. ”

Liu Yun came to the mobile phone company located in the Shanghai Hi-Tech Park - Youyou Terminal Equipment Co., Ltd.

Since Wu Qiang came to Youyou, he has won Liu Yun's trust and support.

This feeling is something he has never felt during his OPPO period.

When his career was at a bottleneck, Liu Yun extended an olive branch and even sent someone to Guancheng to invite him, which moved him.

After he Wu Qiang came to Youyou, he first launched a music mobile phone, although he said that he wanted to change the life of MP3, but everyone knew in their hearts that the real goal was his old club-oppo.

Today's OPPO is also developing mobile phones and seeking business transformation, but it is in a weak period, and its economic strength is not the same as that of Youyou.

Take advantage of its illness and kill it.

Wu Qiang did not hesitate to wave the shovel and dig up the corner of the old club's house.

Many professional and technical talents of OPPO have been tempted by high salaries to jump to Yoyo.

It also made many people in the industry sigh that Yoyo specializes in staring at companies in Guangdong Province, with NetEase in front and OPPO in the back.

The sudden arrival of the boss also made Wu Qiang overjoyed.

You must know that Liu Yun temporarily changed his itinerary and postponed his trip to Yanjing by one day.

This is enough to show that the boss attaches great importance to the mobile phone company.

In Wu Qiang's office, he brought the boss a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, our music mobile phone sales are good, and we can't do without Yoyo's channel promotion." I dare to say that if the seller of the same quality of the phone is replaced by OPPO, there is absolutely no such effect. ”

The so-called thousands of wears, sycophants do not wear, this is very useful to Liu Yun.

not only praised Youyou, but also damaged the old club by the way.

Liu Yun took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "It is still inseparable from Mr. Wu's contributions, in the case that there is no problem with channels and exposure, what we want to ensure is product quality." Only by word of mouth will users pay for our next product. ”

Wu Qiang thought for a while and asked, "Mr. Liu, I want to strike while the iron is hot and launch a second music mobile phone at the end of the year, do you think it is feasible?"

Liu Yun looked at the tea on the cup, was silent for a while, and then asked rhetorically: "You should know that the second-generation iPhone just launched by Apple has made great progress compared to previous smartphones, and this may become a trend." ”

Wu Qiang nodded slightly and said: "Of course I know, but now that Apple's mobile phone has not landed in the mainland Chinese market, it is a rare minority to buy parallel goods through overseas channels, so we still have a chance." ”

"I understand. Liu Yun nodded, took a deep breath and said, "In my estimation, in the second half of next year, Apple's series of mobile phones will enter the mainland Chinese market." ”

"Mr. Liu. Wu Qiang hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Sooner or later, our Yoyo mobile phone will shift its focus to the smartphone. There is a saying IMHO. ”

"You say. ”

"Yoyo's smart phone currently uses the Windows Phone system, but this kind of system has no advantage in front of Apple's iOS system, and it can even be said to be useless. ”

Liu Yun glanced at him in some surprise, good guy, he has eyesight.

In this era, many people in the industry believe that the only ones who will carve up the world of mobile phone systems in the future are Microsoft and Apple.

Apple's iOS system is closed and only their own products can be used.

Microsoft's system is open and can be used by any mobile phone manufacturer.

Many people believe that the confrontation between the two companies in the mobile phone market will repeat the scene in the PC market.

Microsoft wins the majority of the market share, while Apple wins ...... Forced.

But Wu Qiang in front of him had such a vicious vision, and pointed out that Microsoft's mobile phone system was too poor.

Liu Yun's eyes moved slightly, and he asked in a flat tone: "Microsoft is a big company, why do you have such thoughts?"

Wu Qiang thought for a while and replied: "Technically, they have no problem, the key lies in the thinking of the helmsman." Thinking determines the company's development model. ”

As he spoke, he held out his finger and pointed to his head.

Liu Yun nodded and smiled, agreeing with the idea.

But he changed his words and said: "Manager Wu, no matter how bad Microsoft's mobile phone system Windows Phone is, there is no need to care too much. The pricing of Apple's mobile phone is a bit high, and they need to let Apple's users maintain a sense of price superiority, and they can't take the huge low-end market. ”

Wu Qiang frowned and thought about it, it seemed to make sense, and asked again: "Mr. Liu, then let's continue to use Microsoft's mobile phone system to develop smart phones?"

Liu Yun waved his hand and said, "No, Google will release the Android system at the end of the month, and they are also a big company." Manager Wu, there is no need for us to hang ourselves from a tree. ”

He didn't say much about how optimistic he was about Android.

There are some things that you can know yourself, and there is no need to make them known to the whole world.

"Manager Wu, let's take a step at a time. Liu Yun added indifferently, "As for the music phone, we can launch another one while the iron is hot, but the various configurations must be improved, the functions must be further improved, and we must also put a little effort into the shape of the mobile phone." ”

Wu Qiang replied: "I will pay attention to this, the new music mobile phone will go further in terms of configuration, but the price increase will be controlled in a small range." ”

After hearing this, Liu Yun nodded and said: "Nowadays, our main customers are some young people with ordinary economic conditions, and even students.

By the way, there are no more than three so-called things. Yoyo launched a music mobile phone, just to start the popularity in the industry and accumulate a certain number of loyal users, so the mobile phone launched at the end of the year should be the last one in our series. After that, all the energy of your mobile phone project department is transferred to smartphones. ”

Wu Qiang thought for a while and asked, "Mr. Liu is so sure that in the next few years, the number of users of smart phones will skyrocket?"

Liu Yun replied indifferently: "This is very likely. ”

......

He only stayed in Shanghai for one day, and when he arrived at his girlfriend Su Yuhan, the two left for Yanjing together.

Liu Yun booked a business class, and the location was not bad, with the front row, the left side, and the window.

It didn't take long for the radio music in the cabin to start playing safety instructions, and two flight attendants walked to the front of the economy class and began to demonstrate to passengers how to use the emergency equipment on their seats.

He was already familiar with these scenes, so he closed his eyes and recuperated, but his girlfriend on the side was enthusiastic about learning.

This time, he went to Yanjing to watch the opening ceremony, but in fact, he was going to support Jingdong.

Although he is a person who has come from the past and knows a lot of things that will happen in the next ten years, for some reason, in the face of the great changes in the next few years, he is still inexplicably a little uneasy in his heart.

In the PC era, you can rely on some strategy to get ahead, but once you switch to mobile, everything becomes unpredictable, and it seems like a sense of powerlessness.

Because of Yoyo's advantages on the PC side, various promotion channels will be greatly reduced on the mobile side, and all APP software here needs to be downloaded from the software market, which is a new battlefield.

He closed his eyes and rested, wondering if he should take a moment to make a rough plan for his next move.

However, his girlfriend Su Yuhan on his side was very interested, and there was no trace of sleepiness, this girl has obviously been looking forward to the Yanjing Olympics for a long time.

"I've been looking forward to it since I won the bid in 2001 and have been looking forward to it for seven years. ”

"Is it so exaggerated?" Liu Yun glanced out the window somewhat casually, "Except for the opening ceremony, what games do you want to watch?"

Su Yuhan frowned and thought for a while, and said: "First Chen Shanshan will pull me to watch his boyfriend's game, and then the women's volleyball team, or the 110-meter hurdles." ”

Liu Yun flashed his eyes, and a hint of discoloration flashed in his eyes, 110 meters hurdles, I'm afraid she will be disappointed.

Su Yuhan looked at Liu Yun and asked again, "What about you, what do you want to see?"

After a slight pause, she silently added: "I remember you told me before that you won the football lottery, so you will go to football, right?"

Soccer National Football

Liu Yun immediately shook his head and said, "No, don't go and watch it, I'm not very interested." ”

What flashed in his mind was Tan's flying legs, which would become a fire during this Olympics and be made into countless funny GIF pictures by netizens......

While the two were chatting, a man behind him suddenly patted Liu Yun's shoulder lightly, and asked very politely, "Excuse me, is it Mr. Liu?"

Liu Yun turned around and saw that it was a man about thirty years old, with a flat head, a slightly chubby face, and a pair of glasses.

"Yes, who are you?"

This is a business class, usually the passengers sitting here are considered to have certain economic conditions, after everyone gets on the plane, they all choose to semi-lie down to rest, and rarely observe the passengers on the same plane.

When Liu Yun got on the plane, he was wearing a baseball cap, but after sitting down, he took the hat off, and he was not an entertainment star, so there was no need to hide it.

The inch-headed man in front of him looked like he should be five or six years older than him, but when he looked at him, his eyes were very warm, like an admirer of himself.

At his age, he should have passed the age of chasing stars, is he a programmer engaged in the Internet?

Liu Yun felt that the person in front of him was a little familiar, but he was sure that he had not seen this person.

"Mr. Liu, my name is Wang Xin, and I am also an Internet practitioner. The inch-headed man said, "When I got on the plane, I sat behind you, and then I kept looking at you, until I was sure that you were Mr. Liu, and I came up to say hello." ”

Wang Xin?

Liu Yun quickly asked, "Are you the founder of Renren?"

Of course, he also has a well-known identity. A few years later, he would found the far-reaching Meituan.

Wang Xin showed a look of surprise and said: "Mr. Liu actually knows Renren.com? It's a pity that a few years ago, I sold Renren to Thousand Oaks Interactive, and the name at that time was not actually called Renren.com, but the school intranet." ”

Liu Yun smiled: "Because I have used it, of course I know." ”

The conversation between the two also attracted Su Yuhan's attention, she turned her little head and looked over.

Renren is very popular among college students, and she and several of her classmates have signed up for Renren.

Liu Yun also registered Renren.com, but in another time and space, in this time and space, he didn't have the leisure at all.

The reason for this is purely a mode of communication.

Renren is a bit of a mimic of Facebook, the social software that is now popular in the United States.

But it has a fatal flaw, for some reason, many college students rarely log on to Renren after graduation.

The more time passes, the fewer logins you will have, until you forget the account completely.

And with the passage of time, Renren has even connected its basic disk, and the student group has not been able to grasp it. With the opening of the mobile Internet era, students are exposed to more and more entertainment methods, and Renren is becoming more and more closed.

From $9.4 billion at its peak market capitalization, it has fallen to more than $100 million, a drop of nearly 98%, and this former unicorn company can be regarded as an eye-opener for many people.

But all this has little to do with Wang Xin in front of him.

"Renren is a thing of the past for me, and I'm still a bit of a confused entrepreneur. Wang Xin said with a wry smile, "At the beginning, I sold Renren to Thousand Oaks Interactive for $2 million, but it didn't take long for people to find SoftBank and obtain $450 million in financing, maybe I really didn't have the fortune." ”

Liu Yun knows this allusion.

The flight from Shanghai to Yanjing was not long, less than two hours.

Along the way, the two chatted lightly, knowing that this guy also came to Yanjing to watch the Olympics.

Liu Yun also got a piece of information that Wang Xin had just built a website called Fanfu.com last year, which was not well-known, and there were not many registered users, which was much worse than the former Renren.com.

When he got off the plane, Liu Yun thought about it, gave him a business card, and said goodbye to him.

He didn't say anything like investing in your project because his character is not willing to make promises easily.

Now, there is still some distance before the launch of Meituan, and he just wants to plant a seed first, and then observe the development trend of things.