"Is this guy lying to me? I feel like something is not right."

Zhou Hongyi hung up the phone and thought for a while, then couldn't help but pat the driver on the shoulder, "Drive to the vicinity of the company and take a look at the situation."

He really wanted to run away, but he couldn't give an explanation to Qingyun. If he ran away, what would happen to the company?
He also called 361 President Qi Xiangdong to ask about the situation.

"Boss Zhou, are you at the airport? Run quickly. They just broke into the company headquarters and tried to forcibly search it. They also tried to detain the technical team and the server..."

Qi Xiangdong said a lot in one breath. Hearing this, Zhou Hongyi felt nervous. "The server is fine. There are spares. The core members of the technical team cannot be taken away."

"Fortunately, we asked Qingyun Group for help in advance. The legal team they sent is now in the company. They made the other party speechless with just a few words, and they are still keeping a close eye on them."

Qi Xiangdong then asked, "Boss Zhou, you should leave as soon as possible, whether to Hong Kong or abroad, the company will have hope of continuing to fight and win only when you are safe.

I have arranged for someone to buy anonymous phone cards and mobile phones, which will be sent to you via internal encryption software later. In addition, I plan to move the technical team and management to a villa area on the outskirts of the city.

It’s safer there, and few people can find it. From now on, we have to be more careful when surfing the Internet. We must add overseas network nodes to prevent being tracked…”

The importance of an excellent manager can be seen at critical moments. Even when such a big thing happened, Qi Xiangdong was still able to arrange everything in an orderly manner.

Zhou Hongyi just hummed a few times in response, and after hanging up the phone, he slammed the seat hard, "Tony, fuck you, I'm not done with you this time!"

After all, he is also the first generation tycoon of the Internet, a billionaire, and he runs a business to engage in commercial competition. Everyone has their own means. It is Tony Ma who is not meticulous in his work and uses tricks.

This is to punish him to death!

The driver was an old man who had been with him for many years. He stopped the car and looked around to see if he noticed anything unusual. "Boss, as long as we have the green mountains, we will never worry about lack of firewood. How about we run away first?"

"No, go back to the company directly. I still don't believe that Tony Ma can cover the sky with one hand."

At this time, Zhou Hongyi could only pin his hopes on the promise of Qingyun Group and Li Zehua. He didn't believe that the other party would abandon him, a key figure, after making such thorough preparations for today.

Fortunately, Li Zehua was very efficient. Not long after, a call came in from a local Yanjing number on his phone.
As soon as I picked up the phone and heard the other party introduce himself, I was stunned.

Zhou Hongyi felt dizzy until she hung up the phone. The driver just waited there stupidly.

"Let's go back to the company!"

Zhou Hongyi was full of confidence and waved his hand...

"There's no one at the company or home. They must have received the news and left early."

Liu Zhiping did not have high hopes for directly arresting people and closing down the company. No matter how bad 361 was, it was a company that was about to be listed in the United States, and the local people in Yanjing would definitely give it some special care.

They did this simply to scare Zhou Hongyi and force the other party to compromise by exerting pressure at various levels.

The three-dunk war has now become more than a simple business competition. The entire Internet industry has been involved in it, and countless people are closely watching Tenda's actions.

If we can’t win, or if the fight ends in a whimper, will anyone still be afraid of Tengda in the future?

Tony Ma also knows this truth very well, so no matter how many people outside curse and accuse him, he will never back down. He vows to defeat 361 in one fell swoop, and at the very least, he will make the other party admit their mistakes first.

It's a pity that the Qingyun Group is eyeing them covetously. Li Zehua, the sixth brother, has resources at his disposal that are no less than Tengda's. He might not lose in a head-on confrontation, but he chose to set up a trap secretly.

By highlighting the weakness and helplessness of 361, Tengda was kicked into a mud pit from the perspective of public opinion, creating a favorable situation where it was criticized and reviled by thousands of people.

Through the early layout of semiconductor investment and overseas investment, Qingyun has tied up the local Pengcheng in the two major industries of high-tech and finance, so that it will not have to personally intervene and take sides.

Having lost the support of both the grassroots and the upper echelons of public opinion, Tengda is now hanging in the air. It is the most dangerous time, but Tengda's management and investors behind it are still unaware of it.

They are immersed in the joy that users cannot leave QQ, they believe that user scale is king, and they believe that products cannot be replaced.

Little did we know that WeChat technology has quietly gone online.

While Tony Ma was still discussing with the investors behind the scenes how to continue to put pressure on 361 and Zhou Hongyi himself~
The offense and defense changed, and the identities of hunter and prey suddenly changed!
"Boss Ma, Boss Liu, something bad has happened. Please check the live broadcasts on the three major portals. It's Zhou Hongyi. He has not been arrested. He even gave a public speech outside the headquarters building, accusing us of sending people across provinces."

Tony Ma's face turned pale and Liu Zhiping was horrified. Surrounded by a group of senior executives, they crowded in front of the computer and watched Zhou Hongyi's speech.

The live streaming at the end of the decade was far from comparable to that of later generations. Even though Tenda was a large company with professional network, it seemed a little stuck because of the problems in live shooting and transmission.

However, this did not prevent Zhou Hongyi from openly declaring war on Tenda through the convenient Internet technology!
"...Tengda, you can't kill me. This will only let the whole world see your ugly face. You force users to choose between two options. You can't afford to play business competition. Send people offline.

Want to arrest me? Dream on!
What you rely on is nothing more than QQ's 6 million registered users, but we are all aware that over the years, Tenda has been using QQ's huge traffic to do evil.

For example, QQ Farm copied Happy Farm, QQ Dance...

The above is copied in its entirety and known to everyone. When you were making money, did you ever consider your conscience?
When you do evil, have you ever considered the life and death of the companies that copied you?

People often say that today's Internet has lost its innovative spirit, but what I want to say is that innovation is everywhere, it's just that when entrepreneurs invest countless manpower and material resources and open up a good market.

With just a flick of its finger, Tengda can steal the fruits of others' hard work with its terrifying traffic resources without any effort...

If this continues, who will be willing to innovate and who will be willing to work hard?

It's useless. As long as Tenda exists, the Internet industry will have no good days. As long as they like something, they will do everything they can to get it. No one dares to refuse, and no one can refuse...

I, Zhou Hongyi, Chairman of 361, am here today to represent countless small and medium-sized Internet entrepreneurs who have no choice and no future, and to say a firm "no" to Tenda.

The era of relying on traffic to do whatever one wants will eventually pass, because we will not agree to it!

I hope that all netizens can unite spontaneously to resist those who are greedy and those who do not strive for progress, and restore a fair and just environment on the Internet..."

Tony Ma and Liu Zhiping's faces turned pale.

Yes, Tenda did just as the other party said, but all the mainstream Internet companies in the world do the same.

No one will give up the existing market share to competitors. In fact, other domestic and foreign counterparts are more ruthless and cruel than Tenda!

But they never think that any company with a little bit of aspirations is rooted in technology, focuses on investment in scientific research, and leads wave of industrial innovation time and time again.

However, many large domestic enterprises rely on their first-mover advantage to gain more and block the way for latecomers. Then what?
They do nothing but rest on their laurels and wait for death, trying every possible means to stare at the pockets of ordinary people and trying their best to empty out every last penny from them.

As for technology?
Sorry, is that thing edible?

To put it bluntly, people do not hate big companies for using their advantages to create monopolies, nor do they envy others for getting rich by relying on technology. The reality is that they are angry at them for not fighting for their own interests, and they hate them for being rich but unkind.

If Tenda can lead the core algorithms of big data, make breakthroughs in Internet hardware or software research and development, and go abroad, it can establish information and public opinion hegemony in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

To compete globally with large European and American companies, they don't even need to gain an advantage. Even if a company like ZTE Datang has resisted sanctions, no one will look down on it.

I can only admire.

The Internet software industry is supported and fostered at the national level, so the United States cannot impose sanctions on it. It cannot stipulate that mobile phone hardware manufacturers cannot install the company's software, right?

Domestic companies, or foreign-funded enterprises with a sales share in the domestic market, would only dare to implement the US blockade if they are tired of living.

It was they themselves who were the first to succumb to capital.

Whether today or in the future, the company is busy with traffic monetization. An absolute giant in the instant messaging field derives more than half of its revenue from Internet financial services.

From gaming business, third-party value-added payments, and advertising revenue.

Can you say this is a high-tech enterprise?

It is better to say that it is a gaming company, an Internet finance company, an advertising and media company, or even an intermediary agency company in the Internet infrastructure industry.

The only thing is that its existence has nothing to do with technology.

Regardless of whether Tony Ma or Liu Zhiping admits it, Zhou Hongyi has set the pace.

With Qingyun Group making efforts behind the scenes, more Internet peers and investment giants have come forward through Weibo, portals, Tieba, and even QQ channels.

The speeches of the big names in the investment community were deafening.

“I don’t know since when, a wise saying has been circulating in the Internet investment circle!

That is the life and death test that entrepreneurs must face!

If Tengda intervenes in your track, how will you deal with it? "

This is a question without an answer.

In fact, everyone knows the result clearly.

Except for Qingyun’s Chichime Fengniao, in rural e-commerce, it seems that no company has escaped Tenda’s clutches in recent years.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Tenda sets its sights on a new track (e-commerce and search industries where non-giants have an advantage), 99.99% of investors will not be able to stop Tenda in the end.

Whether it is a new concept, new idea, or new technology, if you want to achieve scale, you cannot do without the support of traffic.

Coincidentally, Tenda has the largest traffic pool.

Only those who have traveled through time can follow the path opened up by their predecessors, avoid the track of giants, use the advantages of people, solve needs offline first, and use people to isolate the advantages of traffic.

No matter how powerful Tenda is, it cannot allow 600 million QQ users to deliver food and express packages. As long as the traffic cannot land, it cannot threaten Qingyun's foundation.

It is not 2024 now, and Tenda has not developed smart driving. It cannot use driverless technology to produce millions of logistics trucks to replace Fengniao Group, Yunyunbang, and Shunfeng Travel.

There is no way to break through the double blockade of Qingyun and Ali and make Paipai.com a new giant in the field of e-commerce...

As more and more people who had suffered from Tengda's oppression stood up, an anti-Tengda trend quickly formed on the Internet, with countless people rushing to call on their friends.

At the same time, huge amounts of funds poured into the Hong Kong market, and people began to frantically borrow Tengda stocks and sell them. Short positions and short options were once swept away.

The Chaozhou Porridge behind Tengda also began to quickly mobilize funds to fight back. Are you kidding? Hong Kong is their base camp. Even Li Bancheng publicly stood up to support Tengda.

The confrontation between the two sides at the capital level was bloody.

In the confrontation on the Internet level, Tenda is unable to withstand it.

Because Tony Ma hasn't reacted yet.

Sina, Sohu, Qiandu, 361, Aunt Wang, Mizumai, Fengniao, Tongda, JD.com, Yunyunbang, Pinxixi local life services, Pinxixi e-commerce.

As well as a series of small and medium-sized Internet companies, they collectively posted the download method of WeChat PC version in the most conspicuous place on their homepage.

The titles are the most direct and simple: Communication software for our own people...

"Oh my god, so many big companies are recommending this, the Internet is going to change!"

At this time, consumers across the country who were surfing the Internet and eating melons were collectively shocked.

The WeChat Technology installation package for the computer is much larger than that for the mobile phone, but the download speed is not slow.

Compared with the mature WeChat software in later generations, the first generation of WeChat for computers actually borrowed many functions from QQ, but everything in the world is plagiarized.

QQ Manager completely copied 361 Antivirus Guard, and no one can blame WeChat for learning from QQ...

"Qingyun's goal has never been the mobile phone side, but the computer side?"

Tony Ma didn't have the heart to pay attention to anything else. He registered for WeChat immediately. The digital interface, which was similar to QQ, was particularly ironic at this moment.

"It doesn't look like a shoddy product that was rushed out at the last minute. This interface, this function, everything proves that Qingyun has been planning this for a long time."

Tenda is indeed a big company with multiple groups of people testing at the same time.
And outside, the entire Internet was in an uproar.

Some people with a keen eye for things will share their experiences of using WeChat on the Internet platform as soon as possible.

"Fuck! WeChat's homepage promises that WeChat will never charge any fees to individual consumers in any form. There will be no membership, no privileges, and the main theme is completely free..."

"The WeChat group function starts at 500 people, and there are also 1000 and 2000 people that can be used permanently for free. This is much better than QQ."

"Friends Circle, this product launched by WeChat Technology, has a series that is comparable to QQ Space, but it is much more convenient than QQ Space..."

"Register and you will receive a 9.9 yuan coupon for all-you-can-eat meals. If you log in continuously, you can also receive a 0.1 yuan coupon for all-you-can-eat meals. Brothers, hurry up and take action to grab the bargains!"

It doesn’t matter what the functions are, because the QQ address book is the function they cannot do without. What’s the point of using WeChat without contacts?
In this regard, Li Zehua has figured out people's desire to get a bargain, and Pinxixi e-commerce is designed to attract rural consumers.

Every time you go to the countryside, do you not bring a cart of eggs?
As long as you participate in the event, you will receive at least two items, and there will also be a large number of stainless steel washbasins, towels, mid- and low-end clothing and shoes.

Don’t underestimate the simple moves, they are very effective!
In the promotion of the WeChat PC version, Li Zehua overcame all objections and made a decision on a crucial point!
All users who register on WeChat can enjoy 15 days of continuous sign-in rewards, and will receive a Chime coupon upon registration.

There will be more discounts next time.

Moreover, as long as the number of WeChat friends reaches a certain level, a gift package will be immediately presented to you.

In the early days of WeChat, anyone could apply for one thousand accounts as long as they had the time.

But if you want to claim the gift package, sorry, you need to fill in your ID number and real name to win a physical reward, such as a smartphone, computer, or electric two-wheeler.

You also need to fill in your real address.

To put it simply, you can only enjoy WeChat functions without verifying your identity information, but if you want to use coupons for other products under Qingyun or discounts offered by friendly companies, you must have a real-name account.

With one ID card and one account, you can bind all related products in the QingCloud ecosystem with just one click.

Too many coupons received and not enough verification accounts?

Find people around you to get together!
"Fuck, there's a reward for everyone?"

In an Internet cafe in an inland city, Liu Bin, who was surfing the Internet, was shocked to find that he seemed to have found an incredible way to get free stuff. "Brothers, come and see, register a WeChat account and you will get takeaway coupons.

I just registered more than 20 accounts, and each account is given 9.9 yuan free food and 0.1 yuan free food. "

The buddy next to him didn't believe it, "Is this true? Is this a lie?"

“Why would I lie to you? I just used my WeChat account to bind the account of that guy named Chime.

Wow, guess what, I ordered a meal worth more than 200 yuan in one go, and it turned out to be only 9 yuan. It not only supports online banking payment, but also micropayment.

It even accepts payment via phone recharge cards. I have asked the network administrator to bring one over to test its authenticity later."

Thanks to the business layout of Chizuome following Pinxixi's expansion across the country, even some county towns have begun to establish distribution systems, and soon, sumptuous meals are delivered to Internet cafes.

Everyone was excited and started to register WeChat, then hurriedly found their ID cards to bind their accounts.

More people discover more deals.

"What the hell is this e-commerce coupon? I'm not buying anything!"

“It seems that there is no need to buy it online. Isn’t there a Pinxixi experience store on xx Street? You can also scan the code there to get discounts.”

"Look at this, look at this. As long as you have 3, 10, or 50 star-marked friends, you can participate in the lucky draw and get micropayment discounts that can be used to shop in any store that accepts QR code scanning and payment.

There is a certain chance of winning a prize worth several thousand yuan, and there is a guaranteed 3 yuan discount. "

"Starred friends are real users who have completed ID verification. Damn, isn't this easy? I'll get all my family members' ID cards to register."

With the joint promotion by half of the Internet companies, the news of collectively grabbing the wool of Qingyun spread across the country in an instant, and countless people started to register frantically with their ID cards...

Tony Ma was furious. "Fuck, they are trying to kill me, fuck Qingyun." (End of this chapter)