Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 202 WeChat You are courting death

High-level meeting on the other side.

Chen Mo first introduced the situation that the other side might face next.

Let everyone present know what they are about to face.

Now every company claims to be the master of destiny, and every company is 1VN. When May 5th comes, it will be the day of the mobile social melee. By then, WeChat's data will definitely be turbulent, but no one dares to make a rash judgment on what the outcome will be.

Chen Mo then announced several things.

First, the V1.5 version will be released one week in advance, that is, on May 5 (including "Aircraft Wars")
Second, Weifubao was launched together with WeChat V1.5. The switch is off by default and can be turned on at any time when the version is not released. The turn-on time will be notified separately.

Third, "Jump Jump" and "Oh My God" are ready to go online at any time.

"Jianchao, WeChat will provide technical support. Lao Chen, you will be responsible for the operation of related accounts and topic guidance."

"Roger that!"

“.Classmates, capital has its own way of playing, and we have our own way of playing. This is our first battle after going overseas, and what we can do is to exert our capabilities to 100% or even 120%, and be the first to stand out from the siege. Users will make their own choices with their actions.

I believe victory will eventually belong to the other side! "

Chen Mo did not shout slogans, but just gave orders in an orderly manner.

Everyone at the meeting looked at the boss's calm expression and for some reason felt at ease.

After they went out, each department held a meeting separately, mainly to implement Chen Mo's instructions and prepare for the next battle.

In the conference room, Chen Mo was alone, looking out the window at the dark clouded sky.

Chen Mo's original plan was very good, but unfortunately it was disrupted by Tencent's 5 million yuan, so he had to adjust the pace of the launch and get a head start.

To be honest, Chen Mo had no idea how many billions "Planes Wars" could generate.

But so what? I always advise Lei Jun to take life and death lightly and just do it if he doesn't agree.

Why do I become timid when it's my turn?

Damn it, when a man dies, birds fly to the sky; he will live forever!

Just do it!

On May 5, Bi'an, which ranked last in media comments, released a new announcement on its official website and official WeChat account.
"WeChat has no money, but it has happiness!"

"Material pleasure can be bought with money, but spiritual happiness cannot be measured with money~ WeChat V1.5 will be released tomorrow~Are you ready?"

Below is a picture of the shadow outline of a fighter plane, with a big question mark drawn in the shadow.

As soon as the new WeChat announcement came out, Chen Mo reposted it through his official V account. After all, his own big V account with more than 300 million followers is the largest traffic channel.

After posting on Weibo, he found that a few days ago, taking advantage of the popularity of mobile social networking activities worth billions of dollars, 360 and Huawei also announced an investment of 10 billion to launch a smartphone "Huawei Shining", which is a 360 exclusive machine.

In terms of configuration, it follows Xiaomi's strategy and takes the route of extreme cost-effectiveness. The most important thing is that the price is 1499 yuan, which is 500 yuan cheaper than Xiaomi.

That was not the end. Zhou Hongyi subsequently posted several Weibo posts, trying to copy Xiaomi in marketing and trying to get traffic. She was just short of bundling marketing, and then she also played tricks on Xiaomi X1. The other party cursed the chef while eating, which made Lei Jun sick.

Even Lei Jun, who is so good-tempered, couldn't help but fire a slingshot on Weibo, comparing Zhou Hongyi, who loves to wear red clothes, to "the Invincible Oriental", and accusing her of using plagiarism to make mobile phones.

Zhou Hongyi was overjoyed to see the other party's reaction, thinking that they were rushing to provide traffic to 360. He then fought back, calling the other party "Lei Buqun" and accusing the Xiaomi X1 project of being "stolen" from Meizu. Isn't it normal that you do it on the first day and I do it on the fifteenth? Is it that only Xiaomi is allowed to prevent fire, and Qihoo is not allowed to light the lamp?

Seeing this, Chen Mo quickly called Lei Jun and gave him some advice.

"Why are you arguing with a gangster? If a dog bites you, do you bite it back? How come your temper is getting worse as your age? I'm afraid you'll be fooled, so I'm reminding you. Okay, I won't come over for now. I have a lot of things to do. No need, I can handle it myself! Hang up~"

At the same time, netizens who follow Chen Mo and WeChat speculated about the new version preview of WeChat below.

"God Mo, keep going! No matter what happens on WeChat in the end, I will support you!"

"It's not easy. I feel like no matter what new version WeChat releases tomorrow, it will inevitably lead to user loss after the 26th. After all, everyone's products are pretty much the same. One can make money using the product, while the other is useless. You have to be smart to know which one to choose."

"Alas, this may be a problem with every new version of WeChat, so please use it and cherish it."

"Am I the only one who cares about that content? Why is it an airstrike? I feel like WeChat is planning something big~"

"Why do I feel like I've seen this poster somewhere before?"

"Is WeChat going to update its fighter jet-style theme? No, this is no different from WeChat Chat Show, one changes the image, the other changes the interface."

Chen Mo: "Don't worry, it won't happen! ~ See you tomorrow~"

"Ah~~~ God Mo replied to me~"

The media reports on WeChat's update preview were all pessimistic, because in their eyes, with the withdrawal of capital, WeChat's end was already doomed. With only reputation and creativity, but no capital, it is destined to be eliminated by the cruel market. There are countless cases in the group buying market next door to prove this.
"Is the beast still fighting or struggling to survive? Let's see WeChat's last dance"

"When will the boat that Chen Mo is driving sink?"

"Even if user feedback is good tomorrow, the struggle will only become more painful. On the 26th, all the answers will be revealed."

In these media reports, the other side is like a small sailboat that is slightly ahead under the pressure of a group of giant ships. Perhaps at any time, the huge waves formed by the giant ships will capsize the small boat of WeChat.

On May 5, WeChat V19 was officially launched.

Since each version of WeChat brings some surprises to users, users are very willing to update the version, accounting for an average of more than 60%.

That day, many loyal users of WeChat noticed the changes as soon as they opened WeChat after updating to the new version.

The original cover of the little man looking at the earth was replaced by a page called Aircraft Wars.

Moreover, this cover no longer disappears. There is a continue button on it. People who don’t know what’s going on can click it and play a game of shooting planes directly.

People clicked on the screen with their hands and found that the plane moved. After playing a game, a leaderboard appeared.

Users who saw the rankings discovered, “Huh? There are people with higher scores than me.” With this competitive mentality, users officially started playing games on WeChat to compete for scores.

Pandora's box has been opened, and it is out of control

Nowadays, no matter how the media hypes it up or how small the scale of the other side is, everyone recognizes the fact that WeChat updates are still the trend-setter in the mobile software field.

Many friendly companies first check what new things WeChat has updated so that they can learn from them.

At Sina headquarters, Cao Guowei was holding a meeting related to Weimi. After hearing the Weimi executive introduce the updated content of the new WeChat version, he was very surprised, "Are you saying that the new WeChat version only updated a small game?"

“The rest are routine improvements and updates, but the new feature is this mini-game.

Moreover, this game is very simple, even childish. I really don’t know what the other side is thinking, Mr. Cao, how about you take a look?”

Cao Guowei thought about it and took the other party's phone, clicked to start the game, but after playing for a few dozen seconds, he couldn't stand it and gave up.

Simple lines, black, white and grey color scheme, traditional shoot-em-up game, childish gameplay, the quality is not even as good as the shoot-em-up games on arcade machines before.

Cao Guowei frowned and couldn't understand what Bi'an was doing? They created a game halfway through social networking. Was this completely letting themselves go and abandoning themselves?
Or should we try our best to save the situation?

"So are we still following this version?"

Cao Guowei waved his hand, "It's obviously a dead end. Let's think about what we are following up on. Let's continue to develop at our pace and release the version on the 26th. How many users does Weimi have now?"

"Thanks to the promotion on Weibo, bonus incentives and recommendations from internal employees, Weimi has now exceeded 500 million users."

"Well, that's good. Let's develop at this pace. Stability is the most important thing. Don't update blindly."

With a snap,
Lao Ma threw the product suggestion on the table and scolded the person in charge of Wangxin.

“I remember I emphasized before that we don’t invest a penny in games. If others make them, we applaud, but we don’t make them. This is one of our principles!
If WeChat wants to make games, let them do it. If they can survive, it means that the young man named Chen Mo is capable. If they fail, we can learn from their experience and lessons.

Wangxin follows our pace and develops a social software that is in line with Alibaba’s characteristics! Do you understand? "

"Okay, Mr. Ma, I'll emphasize this when I get back."

"Well, I don't want to see anyone mention making games next time. No matter how fantastic the talk is, go for it!"

Sina and Alibaba share similar views, and several other companies believe that WeChat's move is a desperate attempt to find a cure and is a fool's errand.

Several media outlets representing their own positions took the lead in expressing pessimistic views on the latest version of WeChat.

"The greed of man is like a snake swallowing an elephant, let alone the other side which is not even as good as a snake."

"If WeChat had gone all the way down the social networking path and ultimately failed, I would have said it would die standing. But it chose to take a different approach and start with games. I can only say goodbye to WeChat. Goodbye!"

"It seems that Chen Mo is nothing without Lei Jun. Lei Jun is the one who has made the greatest contribution to Xiaomi's rapid development in the past."

"Working and starting a business are two different things. The case of Bi'an may serve as a wake-up call to all young people who want to start a business."

The editor-in-chief of Internet Weekly made a public statement on Sina Weibo, expressing his pessimism about the WeChat update.

"Bia'an currently only has WeChat and no means of profit. Now launching games is a stupid move. This will only accelerate the death of WeChat. I think some experts are still conservative. Bi'an's chance of winning is only 1%, which is lower than the chance of the Chinese national football team qualifying for the World Cup in my opinion!"

Looking at the comments about Bi'an and WeChat on the Internet, Zhang Xiaolong, as one of the men who knows Chen Mo best in the world, somewhat disagrees.

If Chen Mo, who always beats me, would give up so easily, then he would not be called Chen Mo.

Then there must be a profound meaning behind WeChat’s move. What could it be?

Zhang Xiaolong fell into deep thought.
(End of this chapter)