"Chairman, the sky is falling!"
Liu Quanxin, the leader of Alipay, looked livid: "All the seven giants support Changchao Pay and block Alipay. We are in big trouble and the sky is falling!"
Jack Ma snorted coldly: "Our Alibaba has a monopoly on the e-commerce field, and they have been eyeing it for a long time. Now they just found a breakthrough and swarmed us!"
"Too."
"But what I'm most worried about is that Tencent has joined forces with Xingyi Technology!"
The subordinates also had complicated expressions: "Yeah, who would have thought that they would actually get together. QQ online shopping will also block Alipay and access Changchao payment. And Xingyi flagship store and Meiyou flagship store will fully log in to QQ online shopping! This situation is not the same.
It’s easy to deal with.”
Jack Ma suddenly had a big head.
Originally it was Alibaba VS Xingyi Technology.
Now it’s Alibaba VS Xingyi Technology + JD + Meituan + Gome + Suning + Amazon Xia Guo + QQ Online Shopping!
Originally one-on-one, Alibaba had a great chance of winning thanks to Taobao's monopoly in the e-commerce field.
Alipay, which has dropped to 30 million users, can quickly return to hundreds of millions of users.
But now, things have changed.
It became 1V7!
The other party started a group directly!
The problem is that I don’t have any help here yet!
Not only were there no helpers, but users didn’t even help Ali. Instead, they said Ali deserved it!
We must continue to boycott Alipay and Taobao.
Especially when the other party came out with seven major e-commerce giants at once to snatch Taobao users.
As you can imagine, many Taobao users were shaken.
I originally wanted to boycott Alipay and Taobao, but I had no other e-commerce options before.
Well now, there are seven giants and eight or nine e-commerce platforms, you can choose them as you like.
It needs to be self-operated and self-operated, it needs to be vertical and vertical, it needs to be comprehensive and comprehensive, it needs to be specialized in electrical appliances and it needs to be specialized in electrical appliances...
It can be said that what Alibaba has, the seven major platforms have here.
Then Taobao and Tmall are no longer unique and indispensable.
Many users have abandoned Taobao and turned to the seven major e-commerce platforms, causing Taobao users to plummet rapidly.
In just a few days, Taobao’s daily active users dropped by 50 million!
Looking at the statistical report, Jack's eyes were filled with tears:
"The number of Taobao users has been growing, but now not only has it not grown, but it has dropped by 50 million!"
Liu Quanxin was also helpless: "Not only are there fewer users, but revenue is also falling significantly, and Taobao's traffic is plummeting!"
"How much of a drop?"
“Revenue fell by 30% and traffic fell by 37%!”
"..." The corner of Jackma's mouth twitched: "So miserable?"
It was completely unexpected that this incident would lead to such serious consequences.
I thought that if Changchao Pay was banned, Taobao and Alipay would return to their peak.
Unexpectedly, the peak did not exist, but fell back to an even lower trough!
If this continues, I'm afraid we will go back to three years ago!
"Have the reasons been analyzed?"
"After analysis, there are three main reasons."
"First, the seven major rival merchants have made great efforts to seize our users and market. Especially JD.com and QQ online shopping, they are the most aggressive."
Jack Ma nodded, and seven companies started marketing to grab users. One of them grabbed several million, which added up to tens of millions.
"Second, user resistance. For example, when we blocked Changchao, many users gave up Taobao and chose e-commerce platforms that supported Changchao."
Jack Ma nodded again.
The former is that the seven major rivals take the initiative to steal Taobao users, while the latter is that users actively boycott Alibaba and voluntarily abandon the Taobao platform.
"Third point, after being blocked by Changchao, we lost traffic entrance, resulting in a 30% drop in revenue!"
Jack Ma took a deep breath: "The first two points can only be solved slowly, but the third point can be advanced quickly. We have to get new traffic entrances as soon as possible. How are the talks about acquiring NetEase Weibo going?"
"After talking for a few days, the other party expressed its willingness to sell NetEase Weibo, but for 10 billion, 100% of the equity."
"What? NetEase Weibo also wants 10 billion?"
Jack Ma laughed: "Did you give him face?"
Sina Weibo’s highest valuation for Alibaba is 25 billion, but NetEase Weibo’s valuation is even 8 billion, let alone 10 billion.
Although the four major Weibo platforms are all Weibo, they are very different.
Relying on Tencent's resources, Tencent Weibo can barely compete with Sina Weibo, although it is firmly at the disadvantage.
But NetEase Weibo doesn't even have the ability to compete, and the two sides are not at the same level.
Sina Weibo was launched in August 2009, and NetEase Weibo was launched in January 2010.
In terms of time, NetEase Weibo started not late, just a few months later than Sina, but its subsequent development was far behind.
Without him, Sina launched Sina Blog as early as 2005 and accumulated a large group of celebrity resources, all of which were posted on Sina Weibo.
It can be said that Sina Weibo has been accumulated for five years since its inception.
But NetEase Weibo is starting from scratch.
In addition, NetEase's core business is games and it has not invested much in Weibo.
While Sina's other businesses are doing poorly, Weibo is the only business that can make a comeback, so it simply diverts all its high-quality resources to Weibo.
The annual marketing and promotion expenses are tens of millions!
With more than five years of accumulation and higher investment, Sina Weibo directly overwhelmed NetEase Weibo.
As for Sohu Weibo, it is even less worth mentioning. It is not nice to say it, but it is dispensable.
Jack Ma burst into laughter: "You dare to ask for 10 billion for NetEase's Weibo users? That's crazy. If it's 100% acquisition for 5 billion, I'll consider it!"
Yes, in Jack Ma’s view, NetEase Weibo is only 20% of Sina Weibo’s valuation.
Vice President Mo Yi also nodded: "I don't recommend acquiring NetEase Weibo. After all, NetEase Weibo is flawed. The content is too clear-cut and focuses on criticizing current affairs. It's too easy to get hammered!"
Jack Ma nodded: "President Mo is right. Sina Weibo is mainly for entertainment. It has traffic, popularity and users. It may not have much nutrition, but generally there won't be any big problems."
"NetEase Weibo mainly criticizes current affairs, but it is hovering on the edge of committing suicide. There are few users and low traffic."
With that said, Jackma looked at President Mo: "How is the discussion about buying shares in Sina Weibo going?"
Mo Yixiao said: "When I heard that we were only buying shares and not controlling the shares, Director Cao was like a different person. He welcomed us with both hands and the talks went smoothly."
"It was finally agreed to purchase preferred shares and common shares issued by Sina Weibo Company for RMB 3.8 billion, accounting for approximately 18% of the total fully diluted shares of Weibo Company."
Jackma frowned: "3.8 billion, 18%, valuation is 21.1 billion, the price is not good."
If it were to control Sina Weibo, the valuation would be 21.1 billion, which would be very beautiful.
But if you only invest in shares and cannot control the shares, then it will be high.
Mo Yi was a little embarrassed: "Sina is trying to take advantage of the situation. Life and death cannot be reduced any more."
Jack Ma took a deep breath: "It's okay if we don't lower the price. I want another option! Allow Alibaba to increase our diluted shareholding ratio in Sina Weibo to 30% in the future according to the pre-agreed pricing method!"
Mo Yi's eyes lit up: "Once you get 30% of the shares, even if you don't control Sina Weibo, you will still be the largest shareholder, and you will have enough say! In this way, you can advance or retreat."
Jack Ma nodded: "Traffic entrance is very important. Negotiate as soon as possible and push forward as soon as possible. Recently, Taobao's traffic has dropped a bit, and its revenue has also dropped beyond recognition."
"Okay, I'll book a flight ticket right now!" Mo Yi said decisively.
Jack Ma nodded with satisfaction, he liked Mo Yi's vigorous and decisive style, and then looked at Liu Quanxin: "How many Alipay users are there? Is it 70 million?"
After banning Changchao Payment, even though users on other platforms boycotted Alipay, Taobao and Tmall platforms can only use Alipay.
At this point, even if some users are lost, it can return to the level of 70 to 80 million.
But Liu Quanxin shook his head: "No, only 55 million."
"???"
Jack Ma was confused: "How could this happen? Didn't it increase to 50 million a week ago?"
Liu Quanxin nodded: "Yes, last week the number of users reached 50 million. It stands to reason that this week will be at least 70 million. But now there are only 55 million, and the growth rate has slowed down."
"How could this happen?" Jackma's face changed sharply: "What went wrong."
"I have asked someone to check it, and the results will be available soon," Liu Quanxin said.
A few days ago, he thought that the number of Alipay users was not growing due to the boycott.
But later it was discovered that this was not the case, and people were decisively arranged to start an investigation.
"Don't wait, let's go directly and see what's going on."
As Jackma said, he quickly rushed to the Alipay department with a few senior executives.
"Chairman, President, you are here." Cui Meng, the person in charge, stood up quickly.
"The number of Alipay users has stopped growing. What's going on? Have you found out?" Liu Quanxin asked in a deep voice.
"We have found some and are counting them. If I guess correctly, it is because of Changchao payment! Many Taobao merchants and users use Changchao payment, which has caused Alipay to stop growing."
"???" Jack Ma was confused.
Liu Quanxin was also confused: "How is it possible to use Changchao payment? Didn't we disconnect the Changchao interface and completely block Changchao payment?"
"Yeah, what's going on?"
Jack Ma also had a ghostly expression on his face.
Even though they have been blocked, Changchao Pay can still be used. Isn’t this a joke?
Cui Meng explained: "Well, Changchao Pay has a new function called payment code. After placing an order, if a customer doesn't want to use Alipay, they can scan the merchant's payment code and use Changchao to pay. Taobao merchants
After receiving the payment, we will ship the goods directly.”
Jack Ma: "!!!"
Liu Quanxin: "..."
For a moment, the two of them stared at each other, with ten thousand alpacas roaring past in their hearts.
Jack Ma was so angry that he yelled: "Damn, Wang Yi is so shady, so shady. He even found out the payment code!"
"Made, in this case, we can't even block Changchao Pay!"
"Wang Yi doesn't talk about martial ethics!"
As the person in charge of Alipay, Liu Quanxin was even more angry: "It's so shameless. If everyone uses the payment code, then if we block Changliao Pay, won't we just block loneliness?"
"What's even more terrible is that Xingyi Mall and Meiyou Mall have blocked Alipay. They are really blocking it. But if we block Changchao Pay, if he comes up with the payment code, we can't block it. Isn't that the end?"
Jack Ma nodded: "No wonder the number of Alipay users has not increased. It turns out that they all use payment codes. It's really abominable."
"Chairman, we will suffer too much if this continues, we must block the payment code!" Liu Quanxin said righteously.
As the leader of Alipay, Liu Quanxin was the first to be dismissed when Alipay users were unable to sign up!
Naturally, I am most anxious.
Jermak nodded: "Immediately issue a statement prohibiting merchants from transacting with users through payment codes!"
"Yes!" Liu Quanxin quickly arranged.
Soon, all Taobao merchants received a notification:
[Chanchao payment code has security issues and is prohibited from being used by the platform. Violators will be punished in accordance with the regulations or even expelled. 】
Many businesses are very angry about this:
"It's too much. You are not allowed to use Changchao to pay, and now the payment code is not allowed to be used. What should I do?"
"That is, there are not many Alipay users, and most of them use Changchao to pay. If the payment code is blocked, won't it force Changchao Pay users to go to other platforms?"
"Ali is crazy. The road is getting narrower and narrower. There is no way to save him."
"I have stores on other platforms, and sales have increased, but the sales of Taobao stores have declined."
"Users all want to use payment codes and pay via Chat. How can we respond?"
"It's okay, just use it secretly. There are so many merchants, I don't believe Ali has blocked them all."
"That is, if the law does not punish everyone, continue to use it."
"Yes, that's it. Keep using it. I have to say that Changchat's payment code is really convenient."
…
Whether you are a big businessman or a small businessman, we all understand that customers are God.
When a customer proposes to pay via Chat, all major merchants will provide a payment code to allow the customer to pay via Chat.
So much so that Ali's ban has become a joke.
Alipay’s user base has not experienced the expected surge.
However, the number of users of Changchao Pay increased rapidly, and soon exceeded the 330 million mark!
Jack Ma was very angry: "These merchants refused to obey the rules and blocked them from me!"
Liu Quanxin quickly advised: "Chairman, no, there are too many merchants using payment codes, we can't block them all."
"This..." Jackma was speechless for a moment.
If it's an individual business, it doesn't matter. If it's closed, it will be closed.
But now there are so many merchants doing this. If they were all blocked, Taobao would collapse.
The law does not blame everyone.
But Jack Ma is not an easy person: "Hmph! Then make the words 'Chancha Pay', 'Payment Code' and other words as sensitive words and completely block them. There will be comprehensive traffic restrictions on these words, and there will be communication with buyers.
, all are treated as sensitive words."
Liu Quanxin beamed with joy: "This is a good idea. When Taobao buyers and sellers communicate in the future, when they mention Chat and the payment code, they are all ***. If it is difficult for them to communicate, the payment code will be greatly weakened."
Jack Ma continued: "In addition, any buyer who triggers relevant sensitive words will be reminded immediately. Just say that there is a risk of being defrauded through unofficial payment channels, and transaction security cannot be guaranteed. Then publish some related news and posts."
"Wonderful, if this happens, the Changchao payment code will be completely abolished on the Taobao platform, and Changchao will also be obsolete."
"Go for it." Jackma waved his hand.
"yes."
Alibaba engineers worked overtime overnight to get everything done quickly.
Two days later, when the buyer asked for Changchao Payment and asked for the merchant’s payment code, it became a request for **** and the merchant’s QR code.
All sensitive words.
In addition, risk warnings will be triggered.
As a result, many netizens gave up.
Either start using Alipay or switch to other e-commerce platforms.
There is no doubt that the former is more common, as Taobao still has a great influence these days.
The number of Alipay users has begun to grow again, but it is still slow, far less than the growth rate of Changchao Payment.
It can be said that Changchao Payment has completely won this mobile payment war.
The e-commerce war has just begun and is in full swing.
But Wang Yi was too lazy to pay attention to this.
This year, let other e-commerce platforms compete with Alibaba and consume Alibaba.
Douyin e-commerce is just making preparations, constantly adding self-operated categories, and will upgrade to a comprehensive e-commerce next year to flex its muscles.
Wang Yi's attention fell on his mobile phone!
Since January, domestic smartphones have experienced a huge explosion.
New phones are released almost every month.
In January, Meizu MX2 was released, equipped with Samsung's quad-core and Xingyi Technology's Pterosaur 3000 baseband. The price started at 1,999, and it was fully connected to the Internet, causing a wave of hot sales.
In February, the second generation of Xiaomi was released, equipped with an Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor and plug-in Xingyi Technology's Wing Loong 3000 baseband. The price started at 1,799, which also caused a wave of enthusiasm.
The most critical thing is the new Kunpeng 702 machine in March.
At the end of February, HTC received the first batch of Kunpeng 702 SOC, 1.5 million units, and quickly started the production and deployment of new mobile phones.
On March 19, HTC released its new flagship HTC One.
During the press conference, HTC Chairman Wang Hong was in high spirits:
"The previous generation HTC one x, equipped with the world's first quad-core mobile chip NVIDIA Tegra 3, was relatively successful, although there were some problems later."
The crowd roared with laughter.
Everyone remembers the turmoil of HTC One
It was useless in the second half of the year and became the number one overturner.
Nothing else. In the summer, when the weather is hot, the NVIDIA Tegra 3 and xphone 1pro are still cool and powerful, but the HTC one
Coupled with the advent of the xphone 2, the release of the iPhone 5, and the launch of a number of new Snapdragon 600 flagships, HTC one x has completely lost its reputation.
"However, our new HTC one this year will be completely different, and there is no possibility of overturning!"
"The reason is simple. Our HTC one is equipped with the most powerful quad-core processor, 64-bit processor, Kunpeng 702 SOC!"
There was a round of applause and everyone was excited.
"That's right, it's Xingyi Technology's Kunpeng 702 SOC, which is also the world's only 64-bit flagship processor. Its performance beats Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and Snapdragon 800!"
The applause rang out again, and Wang Hong felt reassured.
If the bet is right, just the Kunpeng 702 chip will help HTC One sell a lot more!
“In addition to the most powerful processor, HTC One is also equipped with a 4.7-inch 1080p display, a PPI of 468, and Xingyi Technology’s x-charge 10-watt fast charge..."
"Wang Hong is sincere and regards our chips as a selling point!"
Watching the live broadcast of the press conference, Wang Yixiao said: "But HTC One is really good. It can be said to be a flagship configuration. It is not much worse than Xphone 2."
Zhu Changlin agreed very much: "The mobile phone is good and the price is right. The 16G version starts at 5499, which is the same price as the xphone 2. It will be launched next month. I don't know if it will have an impact on our xphone 2."
Wang Yi waved his hand: "It's not a big problem. The main sales market for HTC One is still overseas. As for China, it can't compete with Xphone 2, and there aren't many sales."
"That's good." Zhu Changlin breathed a sigh of relief.
Last year, most of the smartphones were slim, and the competition was not fierce. The xphone 1pro and xphone 2 stood out.
But this year, competition among smartphones has intensified, with new phones from major brands emerging one after another.
"What's more, next month, we will also release a new phone, the xphone 2pro. Just when our competitors have just caught up with the xphone 2, the xphone 2pro is coming!" Wang Yi said with a smile: "The strong technical reserves make Xingyi Technology
Always one generation ahead of the others.”
For example, the 28-nanometer Kunpeng 901 and Kunpeng 902 have been successfully developed and have reached the final verification stage.
If there are no more problems, we can start tape-out and trial production later.
It’s just that Kunpeng 702 is already invincible at the moment, and there will be terrifying bonuses of 64-bit in the future. Wang Yi is not in a hurry to launch 902, so he has slowed down the progress.
He plans to wait for Mr. Hu to break through the 28nm process and mass produce it directly in his own wafer factory.
Another example is fast charging.
Last year, in an era when all other competitors were using 5-watt slow charging, Xingyi Technology released x-charge 1.0 10-watt fast charging.
Nowadays, major brands are purchasing products one after another, and HTC’s new flagship is regarded as the core selling point.
But Xingyi Technology has developed x-charge 2.0, 18W fast charging!
Compared with last year, the charging speed has increased by 80% again.
But Wang Yi is not in a hurry to release 18W fast charging.
Otherwise, 10-watt fast charging chips are still very profitable and are not yet popular, so there is no need to get involved in 18-watt in advance.
Once Xingyi Technology uses 18 watts, it will be difficult to sell the 10-watt fast charging chip C1, power management chip P1, 10-watt Xingyi power bank, charging cable, etc.
It’s better to wait until the Xphone 3 in the second half of the year to add 18W fast charging.
By then, the 10-watt C1 fast charging chip, P1 power management chip, and Xingyi mobile power supply will be almost sold.
What's more, Qualcomm hasn't even made a 10-watt product yet, and Xingyi Technology's 18-watt product is completely unconcerned.
The knife skills are precise.
Sure enough, just as Wang Yi expected, HTC one will be launched on April 1.
Premiered in Xia Guo, American Empire, European League and other countries and regions.
But Xia Guo only distributes a small amount of goods, and most of them are overseas.
Wang Hong is a smart person. If she can’t make Xphone 2 in China, she might as well take the opportunity to go to overseas markets.
As for friends suing? Stop selling?
Then you have to file a lawsuit first and do it step by step.
When the results come out, the lawsuit is lost and the product is banned, it will have to be next year.
At that time, HTC One was almost sold out.
Now Wang Hong has changed her strategy. Unlike Xingyi Technology and Apple, each generation is a classic, and each model can be sold for two or three years.
On the contrary, HTC adopts the strategy of sea of ​​mobile phones, releasing several mobile phones in a year and selling them like crazy.
Once the lawsuit is lost and sales are banned, production will be stopped directly and we will continue to launch new flagships!
As long as I get enough new machines and renovate them quickly enough, my friends won’t be able to sue me!
But the shortcomings are also obvious. There are many mobile phone models, and the sales volume of a single model is low.
On the other hand, Apple and Xingyi Technology only release 1-2 new models a year, but each model sells out, which is completely different.
However, HTC One became a hot search as soon as it was released, and Xingyi Technology and Kunpeng 702 also became a hot search, and it is still a hot search globally.
Then HTC one will definitely sell well overseas.
Wang Yi was delighted to hear this.
HTC One is selling like hotcakes, so the market for Kunpeng 702 SOC will open up.
It is best that other international brands also come to purchase Kunpeng 702!
Chapter completed!