The merger of Tengda and Ali is an inevitable trend. Facing the common enemy, the two major groups no longer hold back. After the two Mr. Ma made a phone call to determine the basis for cooperation, the senior executives below began to contact each other frequently.
At the same time, all products under Tenda banned Qingyun products, advertisements were removed from the shelves, and links to Qingyun products forwarded through QQ and groups were marked as dangerous websites.
Cutting off the source of Qingyun’s traffic is a very powerful move, especially in the urban group buying business. Tenda’s traffic accounts for more than 4% of Pinxixi’s local life.
In the takeout and express delivery business, Tenda's share of traffic is not low. In short, with the falling out with Tenda, the Internet traffic of companies under Qingyun Group plummeted by more than 30%.
Even with the support of Baidu, the three major portals, 361 and other companies, and the increasing daily traffic from WeChat Technology, Qingyun Group will be seriously damaged in the short term.
In addition, Tenda also required its cooperating third-party Internet companies to forcibly disconnect from QingCloud, and they were asked to choose one of the two.
If we find any company that has any cooperation with Qingyun Group, we will refuse to advertise or promote on Tenda platform.
As if intending to wipe out the Qingyun Group, Ali also made the same choice, requiring individual merchants on Taotao under its umbrella to conduct self-inspection and self-correction, including those who have opened stores on Pinxixi and JD.com.
All stores will be removed from the shelves within the specified time. If any store is found not to comply with the regulations, Taotao has the right to take all measures including limiting the flow of customers.
However, this trick is only effective for small and medium-sized companies. Large Internet companies and manufacturing companies with revenue exceeding 10 billion yuan dare not force the two companies to choose between the two.
Otherwise, if these companies join forces, Tengda Ali will not be able to withstand the pressure. As for large companies, they will try to win them over if possible, but they will not dare to go too far if they fail to do so.
For example, in the express delivery industry, Ali tried to reconcile with SF Express. The King of SF Express showed great interest in this and put forward several core conditions. Only after Jack Ma agreed was he willing to continue the talks.
The first thing is whether Taotao is willing to accept SF Express as a new shareholder and allow SF King to join the board of directors to exercise his rights.
Taotao paid for the acquisition of SF Mall, and SF was responsible for the newly established fresh fruit and vegetable business after the acquisition. The reason for SF King was simple: SF Mall relied on convenient and fast transportation resources.
Currently, SF Express is the only company in the country that can compete with Qingyun Agriculture and Chumi Meitu in terms of catering delivery. In the ten months before 10 years ago, SF Mall achieved a sales share of nearly 40 billion.
(Including supplying fresh vegetables and seasonal fruits to fixed fruit and vegetable sales stores and large supermarkets.)
SF Express is qualified to independently manage the fresh fruit and vegetable platform and continue to operate SF Mall as an independent subsidiary.
In addition, in the future, in the high-end delivery field under Ali, SF Express will replace the Post Office as the first choice to ensure that SF Express's share of Ali's high-end delivery business is no less than 70%.
In response, Jack Ma said, you are thinking about shit and dreaming in broad daylight.
It is impossible to agree just to continue to retain SF Mall. Ali’s big strategy is to nibble away at and acquire SF Express step by step, not to provide warmth and welfare. How can it acquire while maintaining independence?
Faced with the refusal of Ali to give in, SF King said it doesn't matter. Even if you don't agree, the negotiation team sent by Qingyun is very sincere.
According to Li Zehua’s original words, “With SF Express, the group’s last shortcoming in the smart logistics network has been made up, and we can discuss anything as long as it is not a matter of principle.
This includes the sale of shares in Pinxixi e-commerce and the acquisition of SF Mall, which will be operated independently as a separate subsidiary. The high-end delivery area of the group can be jointly managed by SF Express, JD.com and the Post Office.”
Although the King of SF Express has never been in a good mood towards Qingyun, he could not resist the temptation of the resources of Qingyun's Fengniao and Yunyunbang in urban delivery and long-distance transportation.
Wang Wei also wants to take a bite of the logistics pie. It is a huge market worth tens of trillions of dollars every year. Even if he takes 1%, it will bring in hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue. Who can resist this temptation?
What's more, Li Zehua simply stated that as long as SF Express came, he would pay for SF Express to buy airplanes, whether it was a second-hand civil airliner converted into a cargo plane, or the development of drones for future delivery in the express delivery industry.
Everything can be arranged. If SF Express is unwilling to integrate into the Qingyun system, then I'm sorry. Yu Weilong of Yuantong and Chen Dejun of STO have mentioned many times that they want to get involved in the field of air delivery.
Qingyun Group is currently negotiating with major airlines, planning to first lease and then purchase, building its own cargo fleet from scratch.
Wang Wei has few cards to play, with a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other. Both companies want to eat each other, but SF Express's main business is constantly being eroded by Hummingbird.
Seeing that even air cargo in the high-end delivery field is at risk of being lost, we can only bite the bullet and come out to negotiate. It is unlikely to make a breakthrough in a short period of time...
As for Zhou Hongyi of 361, she seemed a little miserable. She was constantly invited to have tea by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and she was troubled by the incompatibility of the two major Internet alliance groups.
However, there were too many people involved and no solution could be found in a short time. Fortunately, the "choose one of the two" option was suppressed by the newly launched mediation software, and no more serious consequences were caused.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology should not intervene rashly.
Just hit it first, as long as you don’t cross the red line, just pretend you can’t see it.
Among the instigators, Zhou Hongyi is relatively small in stature and is also the core figure of the conflict. If he can give in, perhaps the conflict can be stopped.
At the very least, the bodyguard with the button of QQ has to stop first. Zhou Hongyi is in a dilemma. If he gives in, the investors behind him will not be willing to do so. Qingyun Group's investment in 361 is not just for the purpose of making money.
Instead, they want to use 361 to consume Tenda. Once they get the money, they have to do the job. Zhou Hongyi can only bite the bullet and negotiate with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The company can remove QQ Bodyguard, but both parties must reach a settlement first.
The "choose one of the two" policy must be stopped, and Qingyun also proposed that QQ Bodyguard, forced bundling installation, and forced pop-ups should be banned together to restore a clean environment to the Internet.
Give consumers the freedom to choose.
The higher-ups are having a headache because this involves the core business model of the entire Internet industry. They can't just issue legal documents to stop it just because Qingyun doesn't engage in bundling, right?
361's Zhou Hongyi also opposed it privately, but Qingyun offered too much, including the entire smartphone security protection business for the mobile Internet era, as well as Qingyun's enterprise security protection business.
All in all, it would not be a problem for annual revenue to exceed 361 billion and net profit to exceed ten digits in the future. The shareholders and investors behind were all crazy and he had no choice but to refuse.
Facts have proved that as long as there are better business models and external interference, the traditional way of making money by blatant rogue means can be changed.
Zhou Hongyi, who had been subjected to criticism and abuse from the outside world, has now transformed himself into a pioneer in opposing hooligan tactics. He has been vigorously promoting the concept of purity through major Internet platforms.
It claims to create an inclusive and pure environment for all Internet users, where there are no pop-up ads, no bundled installations, and they can freely surf the Internet.
Tenda is almost mad. Are you kidding me? Tenda News is already inferior to the three major portals. If it loses the pop-up function, won’t it be completely finished?
There are people who oppose, and naturally there are people who support. Qingyun Group, through operations and resource exchanges, has obtained temporary support from portal network Qiandu.
Everyone made a big fuss about this incident, as if they were going to put Tengda on the fire and cook him.
"Everyone, come and see, Tenda is trying to kidnap users and force promotion through rogue means, without considering the users' right to choose or right to know. This is a completely unfair clause.
Qingyun and all of our colleagues who are determined to improve the Internet culture detest this and hereby call on all Internet users to boycott Tenda products.
We hereby promise that all QingCloud’s Internet products, including future smartphone apps, will forever eliminate pop-up windows and forced binding products.
At the same time, QingCloud App Store will standardize the management of software service providers, and strive to create a more open, inclusive and purer Internet experience for everyone! "
When it comes to pop-up ads and bundled installations, the two lifelines of its profits, Tenda is fighting for its life, and the investors behind it continue to attack the Qingyun Group for suspected monopolistic operations.
Letters of denunciation and complaints are submitted like snowflakes, and this battle seems to be in danger of escalating.
Even Qingyun’s allies don’t quite understand this. Just because your Qingyun products don’t do this, you can unscrupulously demand a ban at the legislative level?
You know, even after more than ten years, there will still be bundled installations on mobile phones and computers. As long as you accidentally touch it when watching an advertisement, it will immediately run in your background through the mini program.
Countless advertising games and black industry chains take advantage of this loophole to continue to earn excess profits, and Internet companies that provide services are also inseparable from the benefits brought by these two loopholes.
To put it bluntly, when you can make money without doing anything, who would be willing to work hard to optimize functions and provide better services, which all cost extra money.
Li Zehua didn't care about the external pressure. He just pushed forward despite the criticism from all sides!
When doing things, there are always risks. For example, countless people have lost their fortunes in cotton futures. Now there are still many people trying to find opportunities to attack Li Zehua himself. Has he ever been afraid?
The war of words between the two sides was fierce on the Internet, and neither side gave in.
In terms of commercial competition, Qingyun Group has few opportunities to attack Tengda and Ali. After all, they can't just not deliver meals or express deliveries to users who have placed orders from the two companies, right?
Fortunately, the two companies can only do a few things to Qingyun. Apart from cutting off the traffic source in the first round, the other measures are not painful. "Tell Wang Xing that the focus now is on Pinxixi's city group buying business. Hold on, complete the annual task on time and in full, and go public smoothly.
The entire market will find that the merger of Tenda and Ahri poses no threat to Qingyun. If done well, he will have no problem going to WeChat Technology to fight against Tenda.
If he fails, he will just have to spend the rest of his life on Pinxixi.”
Poor Wang Xing, was pushed to the front line of competition with Tengda by Li Zehua without hesitation. Urban group buying is most dependent on traffic.
Without the support of Tenda, can Pinxixi local life still maintain its high growth rate?
“Chairman, don’t worry. If it was two months ago, we might not have had the confidence, but with the launch of the Roewe series, the group buying business has a core support, and we don’t have to worry about Tenda’s interruption of business.
You may not know that now, in a group purchase, consumers who reach a certain amount of spending can get priority to purchase the Roewe series."
Wang Xing is full of confidence. "A mainstream smartphone for 800 yuan can access the Internet and log in to WeChat, saving phone and text messaging expenses, and can also be used for work, life, and entertainment.
As the preliminary preparations have been arranged in place, countless people are now looking forward to the sale of the Roewe series of mobile phones. In any regional group purchase, you can give out 10 Roewe priority purchase coupons.
They can attract a large number of people to watch and participate, and the traffic data is almost the same as that of Tenda, not to mention the continuous traffic from Qiandu, portals and 361.
With more and more new users joining WeChat Technology every day, I believe there will be no problem in completing the annual tasks according to the company's established plan.
Just wait and see, Pinxixi will be able to successfully list on the US stock market next year.
Even if it means stepping on Tencent’s face, I will do my best to do my job well and strive to be transferred to WeChat Technology as soon as possible! ”
Li Zehua was very satisfied with his fighting spirit, "Very good, Qiandu also agreed to move the link of Tengda's group buying business to the end, an inconspicuous corner.
Let Tenda do what it wants. In fact, link sharing is just a thing. They mess around in QQ space and sooner or later they will turn a good space for personal display into a mountain of advertising garbage.
That will be the time for WeChat Technology to launch a counterattack.”
The company's attitude towards WeChat Technology's computer-side products is surprisingly consistent. They invest money, invest money, and invest more money. It doesn't matter whether they win or not, but they must drag Tenda onto the computer side.
We must not give it a chance to breathe, and we must not let Tenda shift its attention to the mobile side.
The mobile Internet based on smartphones is the real future. Roewe has just launched its entire series, and it has done a good job, plus the sales of China Cool Alliance.
By the end of 11, it is absolutely certain that the total number of 3G users in the country will exceed million.
As long as Qingyun can gain an absolute leading advantage in the mobile phone sector, Tenda's future ceiling will be completely locked. No matter how hard it struggles, it will only be an Internet company with a market value of US$100 billion.
It will never be possible to touch the trillion-dollar market value again.
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The employees in charge of production under Qingyun are very happy. As ordinary workers, they only care about whether they can complete the tasks for this quarter and whether they can get the bonuses promised by the company.
"The completion bonus is 500 yuan, and the excess subsidy starts at 300 yuan. This month, we are going to make a fortune!"
At the new second factory of Chaoxu Electronics in Dongguan, piecework worker Tian Quanxin was screwing screws with great enthusiasm. "This month we have exceeded our target by more than 180%, including the yield rate, and we have to work overtime to rush the production.
The salary in October must not exceed 10 yuan, right?
Unfortunately, the shifts for mobile phone production orders in November were mostly allocated to Factory 3, so it will be difficult to get such a high salary again.”
"Be content. You can only get a little over 2,000 yuan a month after working overtime in other factories. Looking at the entire eastern Guangdong, how many factories can actually pay 5,000 or 6,000 yuan, and also provide five social insurances and one housing fund?"
A colleague next to me sighed and said, "It's because the chairman and Mr. Fu are kindhearted that they created such good working conditions for us. The more piecework we do, the more we get.
Nor will the general increase in production lead to a reduction in labor hours and piecework costs.”
A colleague followed suit and complained, "That's right, I used to work in the electronics factory next door, and it was agreed to be 6 cents, but at the end of the month, when I just got a high salary of 4 yuan, it was immediately changed to 5 cents.
As long as someone breaks through three or four thousand in the month, we guarantee that the price will continue to drop next month. After all, workers have no say. There are so many people doing the work, so there is no worry about not finding people.
Fuck that black-hearted boss. The more I do, the more money he makes. He drives a Mercedes-Benz, but he still keeps an eye on the little money we have."
"Alas, conscience is a thing that won't even be eaten by dogs these days."
An older employee who has seen this kind of thing many times sighed and said, "Cherish the present. There are not many conscientious companies like Qingyun Zhaoxu Electronics Factory. Maybe one day they will have to reduce piecework rates."
"I'm afraid it will happen sooner or later. You haven't been to the factory gate to see that every time a recruitment notice is posted, there are 10,000 applicants for every 100 positions."
Tian Quanxin was also worried. “As the old saying goes, a bone with meat is something that everyone fights for. If too many people come, the salary will go down sooner or later.
But it doesn’t matter. The base number is so high now, so a reduction is acceptable, as long as there are so many orders.”
“There are definitely orders. Haven’t you seen that the main factory is full? The new second factory has been built, and the technical equipment of the new third factory is also being debugged.
I heard that next year the four branches of Lushun, Chang'an, Zheng He International and Huanghai will be put into operation. I plan to respond to the company's call and go back to Zheng He's hometown to work. Anyway, the salary is not low.
Being closer to home, I can take care of things if anything happens.”
These words reflect the thoughts of many employees. Working anywhere doesn't matter. Being close to home and having a high salary is simply a dream job.
As he was talking, the director of the factory line workshop came in and shouted with a loud speaker: "Don't stop the machine, everyone can work slower, now listen to me!
The company has just received an order from the head office, the first batch is 100 million power banks, and there will be a second and third batch. Now the new production line at the third factory is recruiting workers in advance, and anyone who comes will receive an additional reward of 200 yuan.
Moreover, after the power banks are finished, we can continue to produce smartphones without delaying the subsequent production work.
If you have any ideas, please find your line leader or group leader after get off work to sign up..."
The machines in the screw workshop roared, but it couldn't stop the violent beating of people's hearts eager to get rich.
"One hundred million power banks, or the first batch of orders?"
Tian Quanxin was confused. The only thing in his mind was to sign up and work hard.
One hundred million power banks are really just an appetizer.
It is not only prepared for the domestic sharing economy, but also intended to be sold to Asia, Africa, Latin America, and even the European and American markets.
Because smartphones consume power so quickly, although many manufacturers' products initially use removable batteries, this does not mean that the market for power banks is not large enough.
On the contrary, Li Zehua is also preparing to fire the first shot of the sharing economy in advance, with campus shared bicycles, shared electric bicycles, and shared power banks all arranged.
"Damn it, Tengda Ali, you thought I couldn't get you, right?
First, develop the sharing economy model, and when the market scale is large enough, ban QR codes and scanning methods and don’t let you use them. Then wait for micropayments to dominate the world.
When the user base reaches a certain scale, we will then develop Internet finance. Then we will see who can’t hold on. " (End of this chapter)