Chapter 195 A Gift from Xiao Ma Ge Asking for a Monthly Ticket

"Meizu is going to launch a new feature. How about WeChat helping to connect with product development?"

Not sure if the food in Tencent cafeteria was better than Meizu’s or if he was eating in a special kitchen, but Xie Jingxing leisurely touched his bloated stomach and yawned while slumped on the sofa.

Liu Chih-ping made him a cup of coffee: "Mr. Zhang is in charge of WeChat. He is the boss."

“…Boss Liu, how about I kowtow to you?” Xie Jingxing was very single.

Old Liu was desensitized to his usual trick of "taking advantage of his smallness" and said indifferently: "Invite him to dinner tonight, and you can talk to him first."

"Okay, I really thought Brother Xiao Ma wanted to treat me to a meal. Why don't you tell me what it is in advance so that I can be mentally prepared?" Xie Jingxing sat up and took a sip of coffee.

Zhang Xiaolong holds an independent position within Tencent. Martin Lau and Pony Ma seldom force him to do anything. When Liu Chih-ping uses words to curry favor with others, he usually has something to do.

"WhatsApp has more than 3 million users, and Apple also has its own communication and payment products. It is highly unlikely that they will cooperate with us when they build servers in China."

Old Liu sighed: "Most of the bad things in this world are because you are in me and I am in you."

"Is the WhatsApp case in Europe over?" Xie Jingxing thought thoughtfully.

Old Liu said with a sympathetic look: "Since the acquisition last year, we have gone through the United States, Europe, South America, and India step by step. I have finally overcome all the difficulties. Look at my hair, it has turned a lot whiter."

Tiktok can force pop-ups to 1.7 million American users, inciting the public to call Congress to petition.

As a basic instant messaging software, WhatsApp's influence is undoubtedly even more explosive, and its acquisition last year after many twists and turns was just the beginning.

Examples include opening up the benefits of importing American beef in agriculture, foreign companies setting up servers in China in commerce, and a window of harmonious relations in politics.

As well as Xie Jingxing being shot and on the verge of death, and influenced by various factors such as the infighting among American Internet giants, they were able to seize the opportunity from the cracks.

But these are not the most critical issues. The most critical issue is that the traditional interest groups within the United States are too solid and have not yet discovered the explosive and disruptive nature of communication products in the mobile Internet era.

If the Jews were to clearly realize that WhatsApp was stronger than the traditional media they controlled, Xie Jingxing would not be able to complete the acquisition even if his life was hanging by a thread, or he went to hell after death.

As the times slowly progress, some smart people with a keen sense of smell have noticed the changes, at least the American technology and Internet giants are taking action.

Apple wants instant messaging and mobile payment, Amazon wants mobile payment, and Microsoft wants information storage and traffic entrance.

The former two have a delicate competitive relationship with Tencent. While WhatsApp has been involved in lawsuits all over the world over the past year, they have done nothing.

They are all waiting for Tencent to give up and jump out to take over WhatsApp.

"Fortunately, we managed to make it through; unfortunately, our mobile payment strategy is still a long way from going beyond our borders and connecting with the world!" Lao Liu sighed deeply.

Xie Jingxing frowned unconsciously: "What can I do?"

"After all, you were the one who took the lead in promoting this project. Xiao Xie, can you try to test the current attitudes of Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon? The growth rate of WhatsApp users is too fast. To be honest, it scares me to death when I see it."

Tencent's No. 2 figure, who is gentle and always takes things lightly, did not hide his worries and anxieties.

"And then?" Xie Jingxing continued to ask without comment.

Liu Chih-ping smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know. WhatsApp will be free for at least two years, and we can't completely use it as a super traffic portal like WeChat."

"It's a waste to only provide communication and advertising services." Xie Jingxing agreed after thinking about it.

WhatsApp does not see any opportunity to enter the mobile payment market for the time being. If it dares to do so, it will immediately change its name, but it is somewhat of a luxury to let the value of 3 million users around the world go unused.

Of course, in addition to these, there are many other businesses to be developed, including cross-border e-commerce, enterprise management, and cloud storage.

However, the current problems are: first, the surveillance from partners; second, the inability to launch mobile payment business.

There is no solution to the former. WhatsApp has hundreds of millions of daily active users in Europe and the United States and is controlled by China's Tencent, so it is inevitably spied on.

The situation of the latter is equally worrying. PayPal, the American mobile payment giant that started out as an e-commerce platform, has developed rapidly and is showing a trend of unifying the European and American markets.

By the time WhatsApp found an opportunity to enter the market, it was already too late.

"I will go to the United States next month and talk to Apple first."

Xie Jingxing changed the subject: "Secondly, can we find a way to launch a pilot mobile payment business in Southeast Asia, right at our doorstep?"

“Use WhatsApp?”

Liu Chih-ping asked the question even though he knew the answer. The performance of the overseas version of WeChat is unsatisfactory and the user base is not enough to support the mobile payment function.

"You can be more gentle. I'll go to Singapore tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to take a look at the business environment for mobile services. We'll talk later."

Xie Jingxing responded vaguely that it was impossible for Tencent to have no plans for WhatsApp. He only had a 7% stake and would contribute as much as he could.

He paused for a moment and nonchalantly probed: "If necessary, a 'divestiture plan' can be prepared in advance. Anyway, WhatsApp is in our hands, so it doesn't matter whether it is Chinese or American on the surface."

"You really have a great mind, a great vision and a great spirit!"

Liu Chih-Ping was full of praise, as this coincided with his idea.

At worst, WhatsApp could be sold to the Somali Mars Fund, which would then be controlled by the Cybertron Nebula Holdings Group, and finally held by a Jewish chieftain from a certain African tribal country. As long as the countries don't go to war, they can always find a way to survive.

As for the mobile payment business, Xie Jingxing's attitude is clear that he will only play a supporting role and is unwilling to deeply participate in the cooperation.

In this case, Liu Chih-ping had no intention of persuading anyone further. He secretly decided that the company should increase its financial investment in Southeast Asia to pave the way for WhatsApp's mobile payment business.

He was busy with work and rushed to attend a meeting after finishing his business. Xie Jingxing hung his visitor card and wandered around leisurely as if he was back home.

In the evening, Xiao Ma Ge came back from the physical examination and took Zhang Xiaolong with him. The four of them drove dozens of kilometers to a mountain valley in the suburbs of Shenzhen to eat at a farm restaurant.

Lao Liu said that in Guangdong, when the locals treat their good friends from other places to a Michelin meal, it may not be a sincere treat, but taking good friends to the mountains to eat at a farm restaurant must mean that they have a strong relationship!
The chicken tastes like chicken, the fish tastes like fish, and the vegetables taste like shit.

——The main feature of Cantonese cuisine is freshness. The chickens, ducks, fish and meat are all raised by farmers in real farmhouses. They are all green and pollution-free. The vegetables are all grown with farmer’s fertilizer!
With such a lavish banquet and two bottles of Latour, Zhang Xiaolong, with a rosy face, reluctantly agreed to give Meizu a chance to connect with the customized software.

Although Xiao Ma Ge seems to be introverted, his alcohol tolerance is comparable to that of Qiangdong Ge. After drinking a lot, he smiled and revealed it to Xie Jingxing.

At that time, Tencent indirectly leaked the news that there was an excellent project in Shenzhen, and as long as 360 participated in the investment, it would immediately soar to the top and beat Apple and step on Microsoft.

If Zhou Hongyi had dared to come to Shenzhen to look at the project at that time, he would have been arrested on the spot as soon as he got off the plane and might have been executed immediately by shooting in court.

Unfortunately, this guy was too cunning and dared not come, so there was no other way but to capture him somewhere else, which gave him the opportunity to quickly escape to Hong Kong Island.

After listening to the wonderful gossips of the past, Xie Jingxing was impressed. Tencent, an Internet company, had a local influence comparable to that of Yunshan Group.

All I can say is that Tencent is tall, the Chaoshan business community is strong, and Pony Ma is tall and strong!

Brother Xiao Ma immediately waved his hand, put his arm around his shoulder and said, reeking of alcohol, "I'm glad that you, Xiao Xie, can help me vent my anger, but I don't like the way you flirt with Lao Ma."

Xie Jingxing was speechless. Just as Lao Liu said, most of the bad things in the world are because you are in me and I am in you.

He and Tencent cannot be said to be in perfect harmony, but they have reached the point where they stab each other in the back, which will make both sides very uncomfortable.

Pony Ma has no intention of forcing him on board, but he also doesn't want to see him easily turn to Alibaba and Zhejiang Business.

In private, we can drink openly without caring about our image; in business, we can cooperate seamlessly and make money together. It is enough to maintain this status quo.

The reason why Xie Jingxing deliberately posted on his Moments to show off the gift Teacher Ma gave him was because of Brother Ma’s attitude at this moment, so there was no need to talk much, and they drank the wine to their heart’s content and got drunk.

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"Knowing that you are fashionable, Lao Liu and I racked our brains for several days before we decided on something to give you. It took us more than half a year to finally come up with it."

The next morning, Xie Jingxing sat up from the bed with a dizzy head, thinking back to what Xiao Ma Ge said last night, and looked towards the head of the bed.

Opening the huge solid wooden box, a watch lies quietly in the warm morning sun, with a black leather strap sewn with dense white threads.

The plain white gold case and black dial complement each other, expressing both depth and sharpness.

Xie Jingxing felt the heavy texture and his fingertips ran across the Carazhuohua cross lantern buckle that symbolized courage, proving that this watch was made by Patek Philippe.

Just like the ruby ​​necklace he gave to Su He, this is a custom-made piece with the word New York engraved on the back of the dial.

"what!"

Xie Jingxing couldn't help but chuckle, and put on his watch carefully with a focused look, and threw the replaced piece into the box.

For him, the meaning of luxury goods is that he is good enough to enjoy them, not that he is good only when he sleeps with celebrities, drinks good wine, and wears famous watches.

This gift from Mark is very much to his heart’s content. He bleeds in New York and this is his honor!
The hard work of more than a month was swept away, and Xie Jingxing was full of energy. He jumped out of bed, washed and put on his clothes.

I packed a basket of buns from the hotel and ate them while rushing to the airport to fly to Singapore.

At the end of last year, he helped Didi with its diplomatic alliance strategy and met with Chen Huiling, the founder of Grab, the leading online car-hailing company in Southeast Asia.

We didn't reach a clear agreement on forming an alliance to fight Uber, but we got an unexpected surprise by communicating the possibility of cooperation in the food delivery business.

In recent months, Ele.me and Meituan have been spending money like crazy, pushing the food delivery market to the forefront. It was natural for Chen Huiling to ask him to meet for in-depth communication.

There are several small and medium-sized start-ups in Southeast Asia, so let’s take a look and see if there are any investment opportunities.

The plan to expand into Southeast Asia this year has been set a long time ago. Tencent wants to pilot the WhatsApp mobile payment strategy in Southeast Asia, which may have some explanation.

Xie Jingxing thought about the conversation with Liu Chih-Ping yesterday, took out his phone and sent a message: [You come to Singapore alone, leave as soon as possible. ]

【Okay.】 The other party replied immediately.

"Mr. Xie, our flight is about to take off. Could you please turn on the airplane mode?" the flight attendant asked softly.

"Excuse me, right away."

Xie Jingxing quickly switched the software and sent out the edited Weibo.

Zhou Hongyi imitated him by giving away mobile phones through a lottery, so he had no choice but to respond with a comment on the lottery and Q coin activity. He hoped that Mr. Zhou would have a good attitude and not get angry and hurt his health...

(End of this chapter)