Today's Weibo, if the PC and mobile terminals are combined, its active users have already exceeded 100 million.

Compared with Sina Weibo in the previous life, Weibo in this time and space rarely spends money to buy hot searches or revoke hot searches because of the relationship between Yoyo and one veto.

Unless it is a force majeure factor.

This made many people grit their teeth with hatred, and they were helpless.

Regarding Apple's interview video, under the guidance of the water army, it soon continued to ferment on the Internet and heated up.

This contrasts with the video of Liu Yun when he was interviewed by Caina.

Especially the sentence that domestic products should be self-reliant, Huaxia's smartphones still have a long way to go, which is particularly deafening.

Many netizens believe that Apple should have some compassion for this tragedy, even if it does not blame itself.

But the sentence "Maybe in the eyes of this teenager, our products are about the same value as a kidney", self-righteous American humor, full of pride and prejudice.

Such a gesture made many netizens particularly dissatisfied, and they felt the same way.

Especially a narration by the reporter on this video, even though Huaxia is a huge market that cannot be ignored for Apple, they do not give corresponding respect in their hearts.

After spending so much money and still having an illusion of being overlooked, these consumers have a sense of loss in addition to a sense of superiority after buying an iPhone 4 phone.

……

In a private apartment in Shanghai, Liu Yun met Chen Zifeng.

The two sat opposite each other, Liu Yun drank tea with a calm face, put the mobile phone to his ear, and listened to Li Hui on the other end of the phone report his work.

"Mr. Liu, Apple's public relations department approached me, hoping that Weibo could retract the video, and there was a hot search, of course I didn't agree. ”

"Who do they think they are? What qualifications do they have for us to revoke these contents. ”

"Like you say, Pride and Prejudice. Shortly after I refused, they made an offer. ”

"We don't lack money, we don't have to agree to come as much as we want. ”

"We don't agree, but that's not what Sina thinks, after all, they lack money. ”

Liu Yun replied very decisively: "It's enough to refuse, we have a veto, and we don't have to consider their opinions." ”

Li Hui said: "It's okay to come once or twice once in a while, but the number of times you use a veto power is too much, and Sina will inevitably not have ideas." ”

Liu Yun just wants to use Weibo as a weapon to control public opinion, and it doesn't matter if he has money or not.

But Sina is different, and Weibo's revenue accounts for a significant share of their turnover.

Two completely different thinking, as well as different interests and demands, will inevitably collide over time. Even if there will be an agreement between the parties.

Liu Yun replied very simply: "Don't think about Sina's thoughts, you represent the interests of Youyou." We acted according to the original agreement, and there was nothing to say whether they were dissatisfied or not. ”

Li Hui pondered for a few seconds, and then asked, "Over time, what if they have other ideas?"

Liu Yun smiled indifferently and said: "It's okay, in terms of Weibo operation, although I don't want to rush directly to the front, it is not difficult to change an agent." ”

Although the two companies nominally have the same shares and equal rights, the balance between the two companies will inevitably tilt in favor of the stronger side.

After Liu Yun hung up the phone, Chen Zifeng, who had been sitting on the side, spoke: "Lao Liu, did you already think of this step when you asked me to go to Apple for an interview?"

Liu Yun was silent for a while and replied: "At that time, I wanted to make some articles on the Internet through your interview, but I thought that Apple's senior management was so frank, and with a little guidance, we said what we really thought in our hearts." ”

Chen Zifeng smiled slightly when he heard this: "I set a trap for him, first praise how successful and popular their products are in Huaxia." The guy was happy to hear it, and I took the opportunity to bring up the topic again, and the other party fell into the pit. To be honest, I'm really not used to sycophants, and I really don't get used to what I said at the time. ”

Liu Yun shook his head and smiled: "It's not a sycophant, you are telling the truth, now that the Apple mobile phone is strong and the momentum is so fierce, it can be regarded as seeking truth from facts." ”

Although the two companies are competitors, Liu Yun is very honest and recognizes the huge gap between them.

Chen Zifeng asked curiously: "Then how is the sales of YOYO mobile phones recently?" ”

Liu Yun shrugged his shoulders and replied: "There has been an increase, but not much, and also because of this news, the sales of Apple's mobile phones have also decreased, but the magnitude is also not large." ”

After a pause, he continued: "I know very well that 10 YOYO phones are not as profitable as an iphone 4. However, it is a long battle, and it is impossible to distinguish the winner in a short period of time. One step at a time, we can continue to close the gap with them.

Now, after this incident, we can stabilize our basic market and seize the opportunity in the competition with other Android machines. ”

Chen Zifeng frowned and said: "With the pricing of today's YOYO mobile phones, compressing profits so low is actually very pressure on other manufacturers, especially those foreign manufacturers. ”

Liu Yun's body leaned back slightly, and he smiled proudly: "There will be pressure on domestic and foreign mobile phone manufacturers, but the pressure on foreign countries will be relatively greater." ”

The huge market of China, for those foreign capitalists, is like a large and delicious piece of fresh meat, full of attraction.

But now it's different, you don't have any skills, and it's really a bit difficult to take a bite out of this piece of meat.

Those foreign mobile phone manufacturers have already made a lot of money in the era of traditional mobile phones. At that time, many domestic mobile phones could only be squeezed into the corner and eat leftovers.

Nowadays, the times have changed, and the Chinese market is not only difficult to make a profit, but even has to fight a price war and constantly throw money into it.

Yoyo claims to compress the hardware profit of a mobile phone to less than 5%, but for those foreign manufacturers, even if the profit is 8%, it is still unsustainable.

Can't make money, but still have to continue to invest money, in the face of the Chinese mobile phone manufacturers that have quietly risen, can not see the dawn of profitability, and even the market share is shrinking, the foreign capitalists who have always been realistic will naturally retreat.

However, domestic manufacturers are different, they must first be based on the local area, and have policy support, even if they cannot make a profit in a short period of time, the pressure they face is much smaller than that of those foreign mobile phone manufacturers.

This is an era of great reshuffle.

Of course, the maverick iPhone is an exception, and its identity today is above all smartphones, and it is a unique existence.

But that doesn't mean Liu Yun doesn't have a way to deal with it.

"You have to remember that the price of a good is directly proportional to the service it can bring. Users spend so much money to buy an Apple mobile phone, of course, with great expectations, hoping that this is a perfect, flawless product. But sometimes the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Because any small flaw can shatter the illusion of self-construction in the heart. ”

……

Sina's CEO Cao Wei frowned tightly after listening to the report of his subordinates, looking sullen.

The person who reported the work was Cheng Hui, who is now the head of Weibo, and was his right-hand man.

For Sina, Weibo is the best carrier for their comeback. Its huge public opinion effect, as well as the characteristics of advertisers' darling, are the best boosters for Sina to return to the quasi-first-tier company of the Internet.

The year 2010 has come to an end, ten years ago they were the veterans of the Chinese Internet, but at the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, even the second-tier position is already in jeopardy.

"Will it be a mistake for us to build Weibo with Youyo in the first place, and whether we can still beat Tencent if we go it alone. Nowadays, we are constrained everywhere, but we dare not speak out, but the Sina blog has long been abandoned. Even Liu Yun's kid has already emptied his blog and written it off. ”