The business in the Magic City came to an end, and Wang Yi officially returned to the Imperial Capital.
As for the matter of buying a house, Wang Yicai was too lazy to do it himself and left it directly to his subordinates.
After the subordinates have negotiated a few good properties, they will be sent to Wang Yi, who will make the final decision.
In addition, the purchase limit in Magic City means that it can only be purchased in the name of the company, and Wang Yi does not need to worry about the subsequent procedures.
Next time I go to Shanghai, I'll just pack my bags and check in.
On the way, Wang Yi received a call from Song Sining:
"Chairman, the Management Committee on the 15th once again held a tripartite negotiation and invited us to attend. This time, it is said that there are high-level officials from Jeju, the island city, and even the province attending. It seems that the final word will be finalized and the layout plan of the three major factories will be directly negotiated. You
Do you want to attend in person?”
"Did we negotiate directly? Is there any news in the province?" Wang Yi was a little surprised.
Xingyi Technology’s four major factories, the mobile phone factory was located in Jeju, and the subsequent tablet factory, smart TV factory, and smart home factory were all originally located in Jeju.
Later, due to the participation of Daocheng in the competition, it has not yet been determined how to divide it.
The two parties have talked several times before, but have never reached an agreement.
Now that the province has made up its mind, it seems that it will finalize the matter quickly.
After all, if it keeps dragging on, the construction of the factory will be delayed, and production will be delayed. If Wang Yi turns around and goes to other provinces to build factories, they will have nothing to cry about.
Song Sining nodded: "Yes, that's what Director Hong means. Do you want to attend in person?"
Wang Yi thought for a while, but still refused: "No, as the president, you can attend on my behalf."
"Okay." Song Sining hesitated for a while and then said: "Then, if they don't ask about how to allocate factories, I won't say anything and let them study it themselves."
"Okay, we don't want to overstep our authority on this kind of thing."
It's okay for companies to make suggestions and make suggestions, but if you really want to make decisions for the government, it's a bit suicidal. Wang Yi won't be so arrogant.
"Then if they ask me what I think, what should I say?" Song Sining changed the subject.
"If I really ask you, just say that it is better to make a reasonable allocation based on the existing industrial layout of the two cities to facilitate the integration of resources."
Wang Yi smiled and said: "Just say this, it's enough, I won't say more."
There was no other way, Twin Star City rushed to get Wang Yilai to build the factory, it was a proper fight between gods.
Wang Yi is just a small entrepreneur, so it's better to keep a low profile.
"The chairman is so wise, that's great." Song Sining said with joy.
She also knew that in this kind of fight between gods, it was difficult for both sides to offend, so it would be best if Wang Yi did not intervene.
And if she just mentioned it, there would be no problem.
As for the final outcome, it still depends on the province’s decision.
But no matter what, this matter will be implemented as soon as possible and will not be delayed any longer.
It is also a great joy.
Later, Wang Yi called Chen Chuanqing and asked about the Jiangsu and Zhejiang garment factories.
There are also several cities competing for it, but they haven’t found it yet!
What a delay, Wang Yi felt helpless.
Sometimes, being too popular is not good either.
However, as long as the province finalizes it quickly, Jiangsu and Zhejiang will probably also finalize it quickly.
Afraid of comparison in everything.
At the same time, Baidu headquarters.
The capable secretary sent a stack of detailed reports: "Chairman, this is the revenue and profit report of each department in early December. Please take a look."
"Okay." Li Yan took the report and read it one by one.
Baidu has a huge business and many departments, and it is impossible for Li Yan to pay attention to it every day.
But every ten days, he will go over the revenue performance of each department so that he can control the development of each department.
Some things are most real only when you see them in person.
Relying solely on reports from the heads of various departments will inevitably report good news but not bad news, thus deceiving the public.
"The search engine business is developing well. The revenue has been growing steadily recently, which is very good." Li Yan was in a good mood:
"The user growth rate of Baidu Maps is also good. We will continue to increase investment. Relying on Baidu's funds and resources, we will spend money to seize Amap's users and merchant services. It is only a matter of time before we kill Amap."
"In terms of audio and video..." The smile on Li Yan's face suddenly turned ugly:
"iQiyi's revenue in early December dropped by 52% compared to early November! How could this happen?"
In January 2010, Baidu wanted to create an independent video platform and launched iQiyi, which is controlled by Baidu!
Of course, iQiyi’s technology, algorithms, resources, traffic, etc. are also provided by Baidu.
To put it bluntly, iQiyi is a subsidiary of Baidu.
"Chairman, it's the impact of Xingyi's video." The secretary said:
"Xingyi Video will give you membership when you sign in, which has caused many iQiyi members to give up renewing and switch to the free Xingyi Video. Our iQiyi revenue from new members and renewed membership this month have both dropped sharply!"
Li Yan's mouth twitched: "..."
The secretary continued: "There are also non-member users who have to watch a 90-second advertisement before watching a video on iQiyi. But if you go to Xingyi Video, you will be a member after signing in, and you can skip the advertisement directly. It is a member-only resource.
You can also watch it. As a result, iQiyi’s active users dropped sharply in December, and advertising revenue also dropped sharply. After all, they are all charged based on clicks..."
"That's it!" Li Yan frowned slightly, but he was still curious:
"I'm just wondering. Isn't Xingyi Video just starting out? So what if you sign up and get a membership? How many film and television resources do they have? Can they compete with our iQiyi?"
In Li Yan’s view, Youku is the most powerful video platform currently and ranks first.
The established giants Sohu and LeTV are also very powerful.
Although iQiyi has only been established for two years, it has developed rapidly with the support of Baidu and search engine traffic.
Other platforms are even worse!
Even Penguin Video has only been established for half a year. Compared with iQiyi, its film and television resources are far inferior, so it is not a cause for concern.
Xingyi Video, which has just started, is not worth mentioning. How can it threaten iQiyi?
"Chairman, it stands to reason that the film and television resources of Xingyi Video cannot be compared with ours, but Director Wang is too willing to spend money. He spent 300 million to buy a series of classic video copyrights. Many of them are the most classic
type, making Xingyi Video’s current film and television resources extremely rich!”
Li Yan was silent: "..."
After a long time, he sighed: "You have already spent 300 million to buy copyrights before you even start making money. What a wealthy family! The scum of the industry! What a fool!"
The more Li Yan thought about it, the angrier he became: "No matter how rich the resources of Xingyi Video are, can they be richer than our iQiyi?"
The secretary sighed and felt helpless: "Although I don't want to admit it, it is indeed richer than our iQiyi. Now 80% of the dramas that can be watched on iQiyi can be watched on Xingyi Video. Xingyi Video
We can only watch 50% of the dramas available on iQiyi."
"No wonder all the users ran away. It turns out that Xingyi Video has more powerful film and television resources!"
Li Yan was very convinced: "More resources + sign-in to give members away, that's it, who will pay for iQiyi membership in the future? Just sign in through Xingyi video! It's really messing up! It's ruining the market! Their sign-in gives members away event
, how long will it last?”
"The Android and web versions lasted for a month and stopped at the end of the month. The Xingyi Video APP on IOS and PC has not been launched yet."
"That's it." Li Yan nodded, thinking:
"The free membership only lasts for one month, which is okay, but the impact is still terrible. Call the person in charge of iQiyi! The performance has dropped to such a bad level, and he still reports good news to me but not bad news!"
Li Yan pulled out Sun Yu's performance report and his mouth twitched: "Look, what did he write? 'IQIYI made rapid progress in early December, surpassing LeTV, PPS and other friends!'"
The secretary was also silent: "..."
I thought to myself: 'As expected of Mr. Sun, he didn't mention a word about the 52% decline in revenue in December, but instead said that he had surpassed LeTV and PPS and was making great progress! Yes, LeTV and PPS fell even more sharply, down 60% -
70%!'
As expected of Mr. Gong, you are so good at playing this word game!
Talent!
Seeing Li Yan's expression about to become furious, the secretary decisively withdrew and called Sun Yu.
Now iQiyi has just been established, and its headquarters is still in the imperial capital, very close to Baidu.
In the previous life, after iQiyi went public, it had its own industrial park and commercial building in Shanghai.
Soon, Sun Yu came to the chairman's office tremblingly, feeling very unsure.
Looking for the chairman will probably lead to nothing good!
Sure enough, as soon as he walked in, Li Yan slapped the table!
"Sun Yu, look at the good things you have done!"
"iQiyi's revenue fell by 52% month-on-month, and I told me that it has surpassed LeTV and PPS and is making great progress!"
"You are such a talent!"
Sun Yu was uneasy and felt aggrieved: "Chairman, I can't help it. That guy Wang Yi didn't follow the rules. He just signed in and got a free membership. All the major video platforms have suffered heavy losses. Our iQiyi is pretty good."
.”
"Not bad?" Li Yan even laughed angrily: "Yes, our friends have dropped by 60% or 70%, and we have only dropped by 52%. It looks good! Do I still want to praise you, President Sun, for your leadership?"
Fang? Give you another one million year-end bonus?"
Sun Yu's face turned pale: "..."
"When will performance be compared only with the poor ones? If not with the good ones? Only with LeTV and PPS. Why don't you compare with Xingyi Video? Why don't you compare with Youku?"
Sun Yu was speechless: "..."
Seeing that Li Yan was going to continue to scold him, Sun Yu rolled his eyes and started to complain decisively: "Chairman, it's not that I don't compare with Youku and Xingyi Video, the problem is that I can't compare!"
"Of the two families, one started first, and the other is the domestic video brother, and has a big family. The other is rich, backed by Director Wang, and doesn't follow principles! What can I do? I feel miserable too!"
Faced with Xingyi’s move to sign in and give members away via video, it’s not that Sun Yu didn’t want to take action, the problem was that he really couldn’t do it!
Xingyi Video has richer resources than iQiyi, and you can get free membership for signing up!
How to fight this?
Can't fight!
It’s not that he is incompetent, but that his opponent is too strong!
And under this situation, if you don't complain and take the opportunity to ask for resources, only to be pointed at your nose and scolded in vain, that would be really unjust!
Thinking of this, Sun Yu complained decisively: "Chairman, if you give me financial support, I will also organize a sign-in membership event. Wang Yi will give you one month, and I will give you three months. I will definitely make Xingyi Video!"
Li Yan's mouth twitched: "..."
What the hell are you talking about?
If you give me three months, will I still make money?
But this time he complained, he also saw Sun Yu's difficulty, and his tone became softer:
"We'll talk about this later. Let's talk about it first. How are you going to fight back? It needs to be reliable and realistic. Don't pretend to give me a three-month membership. That's unrealistic!"
Sun Yu was happy, he was waiting for this sentence!
"Chairman, I have carefully compared the resources of both parties. Currently, iQiyi's film and television library lags behind Xingyi Video! We must increase investment and purchase more classic film and television resources so that we can catch up with Xingyi Video."
Sun Yu explained: "Then we will increase investment and snap up more new and solo dramas. It is best to grab all the solo dramas that are promising next year. Only in this way can iQiyi stand out and surpass
Xingyi Video, LeTV, Sohu, and even Youku!”
Li Yan finally understood. This guy’s two strategies are one core: buying copyrights!
To put it bluntly, I just want money!
Sun Yu had raised this issue before and asked for more funds to buy the copyright, but Li Yan refused.
There is no way, even if Baidu is a big business, there are still many places to burn money.
Apart from anything else, Baidu Maps has been burning money since its development and is completely unable to make ends meet.
But in order to burn Amap to death, Baidu had to continue burning it.
Therefore, iQiyi’s budget is much smaller.
But Xingyi Video is such a big deal, so he can’t just pony up a dime.
"Okay, I'll give you another 100 million to buy film and television resources!"
"Only 100 million!" Sun Yu's mouth twitched: "Chairman, Xingyi Video bought classic and old dramas for 300 million, and bought new exclusive dramas for next year for another 200 million. You only gave me 100 million!"
Li Yan was speechless for a moment: "Twenty million! That's so much! Let's talk about other ways. If everything has to be solved with money, what use do you senior management have?"
"Two hundred million, good!" Sun Yu was delighted. Fortunately, Wang Yi gave him an extra two hundred million budget:
"Chairman, I've thought about this. Currently, Xingyi Video only has the Android version. In fact, the largest user base is still the web version! For example, IOS users and PC users do not have the Xingyi Video APP. If they want to watch Xingyi Video, both
Use Baidu to search the Xingyi Video web page. Their web page also has a sign-in membership promotion!”
Li Yan understood: "You mean, restrict the keywords of Xingyi Video Network from Baidu search engine? Lower his ranking to the back?"
"That's right!" Sun Yu nodded:
"Not only do we need to limit the keywords of Xingyi Video and lower the ranking, but we also need to link iQiyi. Whoever searches for Xingyi Video in the future will have iQiyi show up first! The last one is Xingyi Video Network! It's best to give it directly to
It blocked it, and as for the reason, it said that there was a suspected sensitive issue and access was not recommended!"
Li Yan was silent: "..."
I really want to say, this guy is so shameless.
However, it seems to be very effective.
As Sun Yu said, currently only one-third of the users of Xingyi Video are on the Android side, and the majority are on the web side!
On the web page, most people search for Xingyi Video on Baidu and then jump to it.
As long as the keywords of 'Xingyi Video' are restricted, users can be prevented from accessing it to a certain extent.
It would be even more perfect if it were blocked directly!
Even ‘Xingyi Video’ cannot be found, how many new users can Xingyi Video’s web page add?
How much scale can it have if it only relies on the Android version?
There are not many smart phones nowadays, and their screens are small, making it uncomfortable to watch TV shows.
The main way to follow dramas is still on the PC webpage!
There are more than a dozen video platforms these days, but not many people download video clients.
Without him, the client would need to be updated at every turn, and with so many platforms, there would be no convenience like the web version.
"Okay, your suggestion is acceptable. I will ask the search engine department to restrict and block Xingyi's video!"
Li Yan made a decisive decision, and the reason was just as Sun Yu said, "There is a suspected risk, so access is restricted!"
Although this behavior is cheap, it is useful.
The Internet restricts, blocks, and suppresses each other, and it’s not just a year or two anymore.
After all, there are mutual hot links and mutual uninstalls!
The current 3Q war is also in full swing!
Sun Yu was overjoyed: "Chairman is wise, I will buy the exclusive rights immediately. As a result, Baidu blocked Xingyi Video, interrupting the development of Xingyi Video. IQiyi will then grab a lot of high-quality exclusive dramas,
Returning to the existing users of Xingyi Video will destroy the foundation of the current situation. If we take a two-pronged approach, Xingyi Video will be completely cool."
"Very good, get it done as soon as possible! The video platform is one of Baidu's core layouts and there must be no problems."
Li Yan smiled coldly: "His 265 technology is pretty good. Once he defeats Xingyi Video, he will directly acquire Xingyi Video!"
"yes!"
Baidu acted quickly. Ten minutes later, the user searched for ‘Xingyi Video’ again, and the first result displayed was ‘iQiyi Video Network’!
There are a lot of pirated video websites in the back, and some news about Xingyi Video.
After turning to the second page, in an inconspicuous position, ‘Xingyi Video Network’ appeared.
But most users don't have this patience.
Once you can’t find it, you’ll probably give up, especially new users!
Someone turned to the second page and found ‘Xingyi Video Network’ and wanted to open it, but found that it seemed to contain sensitive content and access was restricted...
So I had to give up.
It can be said that Baidu directly blocked Xingyi Video (net)!
This incident quickly caused an uproar, and people immediately went to Tieba to post about it.
But soon, these posts were quickly deleted!
In desperation, many netizens can only post on Weibo, Meiyou and other channels.
For a time, the public opinion in Meiyou Social Square exploded:
"Sisters, my xphone 1 hasn't arrived yet, so I can only watch Xingyi videos on the PC web page. Why can't I search more videos now?"
"Yeah, I can't search for it either!"
“Search ‘Xingyi Video’ and recommend ‘iQiyi’ to me.”
"So it's like this. I flipped through three full pages of search results and didn't see 'Xingyi Video Network'!"
"I searched for five minutes and finally found it. As a result, Baidu prompted that the website was suspected to contain sensitive resources and access was prohibited!"
"Damn, what is Baidu doing? Are you going to block Xingyi Video?"
"Yes, that's it. I changed the 360 ​​browser and was able to search for Xingyi Video Network."
"QQ browser is fine too."
“Sogou is also available!”
"It's true, Baidu is going to block Xingyi Video Network. Why?"
"Why else? Baidu is iQiyi's major shareholder, holding 70% of the shares. It definitely doesn't want Xingyi Video to grow bigger."
"Damn, Baidu looks so ugly, isn't it?"
"That's right, rubbish! Such an aboveboard and aboveboard ban on Xingyi's videos, I won't use Baidu anymore, I will switch to QQ browser."
"I'll switch to Sogou, since I don't need Baidu anyway."
"Baidu is too conscientious to give away Xingyi videos to its members. It's so jealous."
"Huh, if they do this, I have to open a Xingyi video membership."
"That's right, I used to be a member of iQiyi, and now I am a member of Xingyi Video."
"Kuaibo is still great, it has all the resources."
"It's no use broadcasting fast, there is no "Xia Lan"!"
"Yes, "Xia Lan" has been aired for four episodes, and Kuaibo doesn't even have the resources."
"Dr. Wang already gives everyone membership for free, so it's immoral to watch pirated copies!"
"Haha, yes, in order to give us the highest experience, Wang Dong spent 20 million to reset "Xia Lan". I really should support one or two."
"Abandon Baidu and support Xingyi Video!"
"Abandon Baidu and support Xingyi Video!"
…
As soon as Wang Yi returned to the company and was changing clothes, Jian Ziyan rushed over in a hurry and happened to see Wang Yi who was naked from the waist up:
"Chairman, you..."
Wang Yi: "..."
"Ahem, I didn't see anything!"
With that said, Jian Ziyan blushed and retreated.
Wang Yi was also speechless. In his own apartment in the Science and Technology Park, no one usually disturbed him, so he didn't have the habit of locking the door.
When Wu Shuang and Jian Ziyan came over, they both knocked on the door!
As a result, this time, Jian Ziyan rushed in directly!
How reckless!
Fortunately, it was only the upper body. It would be a big loss if the lower body was all exposed!
Wang Yi changed his clothes and went to the first floor. Jian Ziyan stood in the living room with her toes on the floor in embarrassment:
"Chairman, I...I...I didn't see anything."
In the room next to him, Wu Shuang's eyes lit up and he watched this scene with great interest: "What did you see? There are melons! Big melons!"
Wang Yi was extremely speechless and said calmly: "What happened? It's so urgent?"
"That's right, Chairman, Baidu has blocked our 'Xingyi Video', saying it is suspected of containing sensitive content and restricting access!"
Wang Yi: "..."
"Fuck, I was worried that BAT would take action before, but I didn't expect it to come so soon!"
Wang Yi was extremely speechless: "And when they take action, they do it in such a decisive manner. When a snake hits you within three inches, they take action with great accuracy!"
"Yes, Chairman. Our Xingyi Video only launched the Android APP, and other terminals are still mainly web pages. Now that it is blocked by Baidu, it must have a great impact!"
Jian Ziyan took out an iPad and called up the data: "Chairman, look, the number of new users of Xingyi Video in the last hour has dropped by 40% compared to the previous hour! The web page has dropped by 80%!"
"Baidu is so cruel!" Wang Yi sighed.
At present, the most commonly used search engine in China is Baidu.
The other companies combined, multiplied by two, are not as big as Baidu.
Now Baidu has killed half of the country.
Fortunately, after being blocked, some people will choose to change to other browsers and continue searching.
But there are still many people who give up when they see that they can’t find it!
This has had a huge impact on Xingyi Video.
No wonder Jian Ziyan is so impulsive, it turns out such a big thing happened!
"Chairman, how should we respond? Baidu's ban has a huge impact."
Jian Ziyan couldn't help but said.
"Don't worry, everything has its pros and cons, we have to think about how to deal with it!"
Wang Yi spoke calmly, first opened the refrigerator, took out two cans of ice cola, and handed one to Jian Ziyan.
Then he opened another can and drank while he was deep in thought: "Ziyan, what do you think we should do now?"
Jian Ziyan has long been prepared: "Launch the Xingyi Video APP on IOS and PC as soon as possible. In this way, even if Baidu blocks the web version, users can download the APP!"
Wang Yi waved his hand: "You are half right. Launching the client as soon as possible can indeed reduce the impact, but it will still affect it. Baidu can block the Xingyi Video Network, and naturally it can also block the download of the Xingyi Video app!"
"Yes, when netizens download apps now, they still like to search on Baidu and then download...this...oh!" Jian Ziyan also fell silent.
Baidu controls the search engine and is simply invincible. It can do whatever it wants!
It’s too easy to block Xingyi’s videos.
"Then what should we do?"
"Simple, the APP needs to be built, but so does public opinion!" Wang Yi smiled slightly: "Since Baidu wants to die, let him die!"
"Ziyan, immediately arrange a hot search to fully expose this matter! Do you really think that if you control the search engine, you can do whatever you want? You are kidding!"
"The more this kind of platform is, the easier it is to overturn! You must know that users are the foundation!"
"Okay!" Jian Ziyan agreed.
"Also, how many people have been hired to make browsers? How is the progress?"
Wang Yi asked Jian Ziyan to recruit people not only for AI voice assistants and AI algorithms, but also for big data and search engine talents!
"We have recruited some people, and the X search engine is currently under development, but it will take some time. After all, search engines cannot be built in a day, especially the establishment of a database!"
Wang Yi nodded: "Okay, continue to recruit people, poach people, and do it as soon as possible! Whether it is public opinion or the launch of the Xingyi Video APP, we are treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. Building our own search engine and overtaking Baidu is the way to go.
Way out!”
"Okay, Chairman."
"In addition, since Baidu has lost its face, we don't need to be merciful. Let the human resources department take action, spend money, and poach the core executives, experts, and elites of Baidu's search engine. They don't need to pay too much, and they are stuck in Baidu's 5
Come on! Those who can be poached will be poached! Mud, let’s empty out Baidu first! Those who can’t be poached will have to force Baidu to increase their salaries by 50% and increase costs!”
"Okay! Chairman, I will make arrangements right now!"
Jian Ziyan acted quickly and immediately arranged for someone to deal with it.
Wang Yi thought for a moment and called Song Sining again:
"Chairman, Baidu blocked us..."
"It's okay, I will take care of it, but we have to start planning to build our own data center!"
Currently, Xingyi Technology only rents servers.
But once search, AI voice assistant, AI customer service and other services are launched online, as well as Xingyi Video, Xingyi Music and other services, servers will be needed.
If you keep renting, the cost is on the one hand, and the safety is on the other.
It’s better to just build your own server!
Now that Baidu has started a war, let’s start a full-scale war.
Baidu thought it was just a simple battle between iQiyi and Xingyi Video, but Wang Yi was preparing to launch a comprehensive attack on Baidu in the fields of search engines, cloud services, social networking, and even maps!
Baidu thought it was a BAT giant, thought Xingyi Technology was an emerging company, and thought Wang Yi was easy to handle, so they blocked it.
That would be a big mistake!
If other companies were blocked and suppressed by Baidu, they might have no choice but to sell themselves for safety.
But Wang Yi is different. Not only does he not compromise, he also wants to attack in an all-out way!
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Chapter completed!