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

Chapter 760 Er Ma: Chen Mo is a lunatic!

Confucius said, "At twenty, one is at the age of twenty; at thirty, one is established."

This saying refers to the coming-of-age ceremony for men at the age of twenty, which marks their formal adulthood. Although their minds are gradually maturing, their abilities and experience are still somewhat lacking.

Around the age of thirty, people have a clear understanding and plan for life, tend to be more mature and stable, and begin to achieve something and establish a career.

Therefore, the saying "establish a career before starting a family" is not without reason. If you start a family first, with many trivial matters getting involved, it will be difficult to establish a career.

For many former Baidu employees, everything was fine until a notice came down: their homes were still there, but their jobs were gone.

This change came so suddenly that even time for lamenting the passing of spring and the coming of autumn became a luxury.

In order to secure an extra month's compensation, they had no choice but to hurriedly pack their bags, temporarily suppress their uncertainty about the future, and step out of Baidu's doors first.

As soon as these people stepped out of Baidu's doors, with feelings of reluctance and confusion still lingering in their hearts, a sentence suddenly rang in their ears, causing all their complex emotions to vanish.

"Hey, were you laid off? How about Alibaba?"

35 years old!
It's unclear when exactly, but this number has become an invisible watershed in the job market.

Many people are in their prime, full of energy and experience, but they are embarrassed to find that many companies have set the hiring threshold at under 35 years old.

Survey data shows that more than half of job seekers over the age of 35 have experienced age discrimination.

These breadwinners, who have elderly parents to care for and young children to raise, are often turned away by employers for reasons such as "being too old" or "not fitting the company culture."

They were labeled as having "high salary demands, low work efficiency, and high management difficulty".

Many companies use this as an excuse to take measures against employees aged 35 and above.

These companies prefer to hire younger employees in order to reduce labor costs and enhance team vitality.

The strategy is ostensibly designed to maintain the company's dynamism and innovation, and to encourage employees to continuously improve their skills and abilities to adapt to the rapidly changing market and technological environment.

The reason why Jack Ma hasn't said those things yet is because Alibaba's current concern isn't about not being able to send out enough talent each year, but rather the serious talent shortage caused by the Qing Teng Academy, which means they can't fill their recruitment quotas every year.

When Alibaba's HR department learned that Baidu was undergoing sweeping reforms and that a large number of executives and employees were leaving, the entire recruitment system immediately went into battle mode, "waiting for job openings" at the entrance of Baidu Science Park.

This group of departing Baidu employees is completely different in nature from Alibaba's previous "talent delivery to society".

According to internal statistics from Alibaba, apart from senior executives, the average age of this group of Baidu employees is only 28, which is the peak of their technical skills in the IT industry.

Baidu is renowned in the industry for its technological prowess, and the professional competence of its employees is beyond question.

As for the issue of cultural integration, Alibaba's HR staff are very confident – ​​there will naturally be an "ice-breaking culture" to welcome new employees.

In the days that followed, the Alibaba HR team set up camp outside the Baidu Science and Technology Park.

Meanwhile, Lao Ma (Jack Ma) used behind-the-scenes tactics to recruit heavyweight figures such as former Baidu executives Xiang Hailong, Shen Dou, and Li Mingyuan, entrusting them with key positions in the search business.

At the same time, Alibaba's branches across the country have also absorbed a large number of technical talents who left Baidu.

Media reports widely indicate that Alibaba emerged as the biggest winner in this Baidu upheaval, reaping the most substantial talent dividend.

However, when Lao Ma saw the news on the screen about the cooperation between Bi'an and Baidu, he felt not only indignant but also deeply confused, which completely overturned his understanding of business competition.

Chen Mo is a lunatic.

How did they end up collaborating with Baidu?
In Lao Ma's view, Baidu has already cut off its own arm and is on its last legs, so how can the other side refrain from taking action?

In Lao Ma's view, this cooperation news was like the Big Bad Wolf not eating the Happy Sheep in one bite, but instead sitting down with the other party to eat hot pot.

Chen Mo, do you even understand what a cutthroat business war is all about?

And why would Li Yanhong, that guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, choose to cooperate with them? Isn't that like asking a dog for its skin?
Once upon a time, the three major players in China's internet industry stood in a majestic and glorious era.

Looking at the present, Tencent is confined to a corner and does nothing, Baidu has crippled itself and turned against them, leaving only Alibaba with its three smaller subsidiaries (NetEase, Sohu, and Sina) struggling to survive.

If someone like Chen Mo had been born ten years earlier, the company wouldn't have survived more than three years, let alone developed.

It's just that we've caught up with the current great era of mobile internet.

It's truly a world without heroes, allowing scoundrels to rise to fame!

Some time ago, he and Lao Liu made a special trip to Shenzhen to visit 'Renwoxing'.

However, the other party was also a shrewd and calculating person. Although he treated them warmly, he was not careful and his attitude was ambiguous.

Indeed, it's better to rely on yourself than to ask others for help.

At this moment, Old Ma stared intently at the cooperation news on the screen, his gaze dark and menacing, remaining silent for a long time. He never imagined that the heavy responsibility of rebuilding the glory of China's internet industry would, after all the twists and turns, fall on his shoulders.
Meanwhile, when Ma, who has lived in Hong Kong for a long time, saw the news of the collaboration, he felt a mix of grief and indignation, along with a hint of grievance.

Chen Mo is a lunatic.

How did we end up collaborating with Baidu?

He was the one who started it.
In the past two years, Tencent has undergone a comprehensive transformation: internal reforms, adjustments to work pace, changes in operational philosophy, and even a long-term approach to product development.

Even the human customer service team has been expanded to nearly a thousand people, and combined with the AI ​​voice system, it has won widespread praise from users.

Building trust takes time, and after a year of observation, the effects are beginning to show this year.

In the gaming sector: Although Honor of Kings is not as popular as Honor of Kings, it is still one of the two giants of MOBA mobile games, with monthly revenue reaching 10 billion RMB.
The mobile game "JX Online 6" launched in June has consistently ranked in the top 10 of the best-selling charts, proving the potential of martial arts MMOs on mobile devices.

After learning that the other side was developing an FPS mobile game, Tencent also accelerated the development of "Crossfire: Gunfight King", which is expected to be launched in December.

Clash Royale, developed by Supercell, has performed exceptionally well.

Its performance in PC games is also commendable.

League of Legends remains the top PC game, with over 100 million monthly active users worldwide and annual revenue exceeding 10 billion.

The online sales of "DNF" reached a new high during its 8th anniversary celebration, and the annual revenue still brings in an objective income of 6 billion RMB.

In addition, Tencent has also invested in Epic Games (the developer of Fortnite).

In other aspects, WeChat has now become a marginal product, and its focus has begun to shift towards enterprise communication.

It's worth mentioning that since the mobile version of QQ was streamlined, it has actually seen a surge in user growth.

After all, which Chinese internet user doesn't have a QQ account?
As of the third quarter, QQ's monthly active users have reached 5 million after more than a year of recovery, with an average of about 2 million daily active users. Although it is still some distance from WeChat's 8.9 million, Pony Ma is already quite satisfied.

Tencent's R&D investment reached 118 billion yuan this year (up 47% year-on-year), and it established a three-dimensional strategy of "connectivity + content + finance".

Establish AI Lab (Artificial Intelligence Laboratory)

Martin Lau is optimistic about the new energy vehicle industry and has invested in a 5% stake in Tesla (approximately US$17.8 billion).
Build a global digital content ecosystem through investment;
Launch the "Young Talents Program" to cultivate technical backbones;
These are all visible results and changes.

This year, some industry media outlets have even suggested that because many of Tencent's businesses overlap with those of The Other Shore, and given the group's transformation over the past two years, it has a distinctly The Other Shore vibe, leading some to even call Tencent a "mini The Other Shore."

In the past, when Ma Ying-jeou spoke about this, he would have rejected it, resisted it, and dismissed it with disdain.

But now, looking at Tencent's market value of HK$8000 billion, and then looking at the other side where trillions are just the minimum.

Approaching fifty, he certainly no longer had the ambition to compete with Chen Mo, who was just over thirty.

After all, although there is only a 50-place difference between the 57th and 7th ranked companies, there is a difference of 227 billion US dollars. The net worth of just the two people is the gap of Meituan!

Actually, Pony Ma's current feeling is that Tencent's business overlaps significantly with that of the other side, creating a huge potential for cooperation. If they could collaborate, regardless of anything else...
As long as the news of Tencent's cooperation with the other side is released, even if it's fake news, it will be disregarded.
Tencent's stock price could jump from the current HK$150 to around HK$200.

Baidu's current stock price is the best proof of this.

"A Handshake of the Century! Beyond and Tencent Reach Strategic Cooperation, Internet 'Rivals' Become Allies"

Tencent's stock price surged 20% in a single day! All because of a rumor of "collaboration talks with the other side"

Chen Mo and Pony Ma make a rare joint appearance! Both parties officially announce "burying the hatchet" and jointly developing the social gaming ecosystem.

Even Little Ma (Chow Yun-fat) couldn't help but feel a little excited just imagining such a scene.

Looking back on these five years, his emotional journey has been full of ups and downs: from initial disdain to developing interest, and then to shock, rage, breakdown, and resentment.
In the past year, he led the president's office to review every confrontation with the other side, and finally had to admit that apart from the initial mistake of underestimating the opponent, Tencent's subsequent response was basically not a big problem.

In other words, it wasn't that Tencent's response was inappropriate, but rather that the innovation, judgment, and execution demonstrated by the other side, or rather Chen Mo, were simply too extraordinary.

Every local battle is like striking a snake at its vital point, and looking at the big picture, everything is aimed at that vital point!
Now he has to admit that Chen Mo is indeed quite capable.

Little Ma looked at his phone, but there was absolutely no way he would be the one to speak first; he simply couldn't bring himself to do it.

Sometimes he would have sudden inspirations. If the other side is cooperating with Baidu, then let Robin grow bigger. The order doesn't matter. Will this guy also come to cooperate with Tencent next?
After observing the development of the other side and Chen Mo's tactics over the past two years, as the most familiar stranger, Brother Ma could vaguely guess some of this guy's intentions.

Therefore, cooperation between the two parties is not impossible.

If Chen Mozhen calls in a while, how can we take the initiative from a passive position?

What tone and rhetoric should he use to achieve the ideal effect of three invitations and three refusals when relatives give red envelopes during Chinese New Year?

While Little Ma was lost in thought, he clearly forgot the most important thing.

A long, long time ago, he blocked the guy who was called a "black dog" back then.
(End of this chapter)