Chapter 384 Cheers for the Alliance
Although Qin Shaoyan said it easily, Zhang Pingyi was still very worried.
After all, they are Internet companies from the United States. When large American companies such as eBay, Google, and Yahoo entered the Chinese market, they put great pressure on domestic Internet companies in the same field.
Although these large American companies miraculously lost to local Internet companies, no one dares to say that local companies can still win in the face of the next American giant.
No matter in terms of size, technology and capital, the gap between the two sides is very large.
What's more, video websites are extremely dependent on funds. Just fighting for funds will kill you.
Qubao.com and Yiku.com are now allies and have a close cooperative relationship, but after all, the two are peers and natural rivals.
It is Chi Guoguo’s hatred among peers.
Qubao.com is still relying on YouTube to deliver high-quality content on a regular basis. What if the other party cuts off the content supply?
Well, speaking of this.
It seems that Qvod.com and Yiku.com have just shared their film and television resource library. Is this a bundling strategy?
Qin Shaoyan smiled and patted the worried Zhang Pingyi, "Leave the video website to me, and you take care of the game company."
"That's mine. The trump card and foundation, it doesn’t matter if the video website collapses overnight, as long as the game company is fine.”
Zhang Pingyi immediately abandoned other miscellaneous thoughts and solemnly promised: “I’ll do it right away. You must do the tasks you assigned.”
If a game company takes on the responsibility of being a cash cow, there must be no problems.
For Qin Shaoyan, no matter how many companies he has under his name, none of them can compare with the status of a game company.
It doesn’t matter if other companies are gone, he won’t feel bad. As long as the fundamentals of the game company are stable, he can make a comeback in minutes.
What's more, he still has one billion dollars in exchange for selling YouTube.
Zhang Pingyi was still thinking about what issues he wanted to discuss with Qin Shaoyan, when he saw Qin Shaoyan picking up his mobile phone and making a call.
"Mr. Zhang, do you have time these two days?" Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "No, no, no, it's not about online games. Didn't I tell you? This matter will wait. Let’s talk about it after the game is released.”
"That's right, it's about the video website."
"You know there is a video website called Yiku.com, which was acquired by YouTube for 300 million US dollars."
"Mr. Davis Hansen, the head of YouTube...he is a senior executive of Microsoft's investment department...just came from the United States and wants to rectify Yiku.com and prepare to enter the Chinese market."
" He is a good friend of mine. After we chatted, he also had many of the same views as Mr. Zhang. I think we should chat together."
Zhang Chaoyang suddenly became interested when he heard this." Okay, I also want to get to know Mr. Hansen. I’m free these days. I’m available anytime.”
"Then you wait for my news." Qin Shaoyan hung up the phone with a smile, and said proudly to Zhang Pingyi, "Now the leader of the anti-piracy alliance... Oh, it is the vanguard, and we finally have a candidate."
Zhang Minyi glanced at Qin Shaoyan with disdain, "You think Zhang Chaoyang is stupid, and I will be your spearman."
"He is not stupid at all, but he can't help it." Qin Shaoyan said with a look on his face He is confident, "If he wants to run Sohu Video, he can only fight against piracy, otherwise he will not be a player." YouTube and Microsoft have abundant funds, and other video websites have started early and have accumulated a lot of money.”
“What does Sohu Video have?”
"How can he squeeze in without getting rid of other colleagues? Unless he throws money at it and then spends it with others."
"If Zhang Chaoyang had money and time, he wouldn't be so anxious. Although his Sohu is a bit But the money invested in Sohu Video cannot be compared to Kuaibo and Yiku.com. His business is too big.”
“Anti-piracy is the most cost-effective, it costs little and is powerful. Choose."
"The video website track is so cruel, don't play if you don't like it."
Zhang Pingyi shook his head, "Zhang Chaoyang is so miserable, you pushed him into the trap before he even started. ”
"This is his own choice. It has nothing to do with me." Qin Shaoyan had an innocent expression on his face.
Even without Qin Shaoyan, Zhang Chaoyang would have chosen the "Anti-Piracy Alliance" as his trump card, because he really didn't have much choice.
The reason lies with Zhang Chaoyang himself. Sohu’s strategy is to flourish in all directions, but Sohu’s funds are not sufficient and it is stretched everywhere.
There are not many resources to invest in Sohu Video, so they don’t have many cards.
History has also proved that the problem of piracy is indeed the Achilles heel of other video websites.
So don’t the video websites themselves know?
Of course they know that the problem of piracy is the "Sword of Damocles" hanging over their heads, and they must get rid of it before it goes on the market.
You ask why we don’t clean up piracy now?
Because the traffic brought by pirated resources is so delicious, they are reluctant to bear this poisonous traffic and think that they will wait until they can grow bigger based on the traffic.
Every Internet company that starts a business says that there is no tomorrow but today, as long as you can survive, you have to consider survival issues first, and there is no time to think about anything else.
...
The next day, Davis came again with a happy face.
As soon as he entered the office, Davis said happily: "John, Bill read my report, and then he called me personally last night to ask about the situation here."
< br>“He thinks my plan is great, and he promised to fully support my plan, especially to provide financial and legal support.”
“Bill asked me to make a detailed plan, at least first Make a budget.”
"It's great. I have received the boss's attention."
"Thank you so much, John, the idea you gave me is simply a genius plan."
Qin Shaoyan He laughed and said, "You're welcome, we are friends."
"Yes, yes, we are friends." Davis hugged Qin Shaoyan vigorously, "I will never forget what my friends gave me. Help, John, and you will gain my friendship.”
This friendship naturally refers to the return of friendship.
"I think Yiku.com and Kuaibo.com can further increase cooperation. We should communicate with each other in all aspects and multiple fields." Davis said happily, "Our two companies are inseparable and have a lot in common that can be explored. "
"For example, for example...John, what other projects can we cooperate on?"
With project cooperation, there will naturally be funds.
If there is financial exchange, there will be benefits.
Davis looked at Qin Shaoyan expectantly, hoping that he could come up with more cooperation plans.
It is far from enough to rely solely on the cooperation with a film and television resource library for genuine authorization. It is only a small business worth 15 million US dollars.
Yiku.com is a subsidiary of Microsoft and has received the attention of Bill Gates. Now is an important period to develop the Chinese market.
Of course you won’t be stingy when it comes to funds, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Seeing Davis' excitement, Qin Shaoyan was surprised. He estimated that Bill Gates gave Davis a lot of money.
Davis's face that he wanted to put all the money into his own pocket was too obvious.
Qin Shaoyan smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, my friend, the plan must be taken slowly. Rome was not built in a day."
"I know, I know." Davis was still very excited, he waved Waving his hand, "I came to you today just to talk to you about our cooperation intentions and determine the next step."
"Should we set up an anti-piracy alliance first?"
"Of course." Qin Shaoyan said in agreement, "We must unify our thoughts and steps. We cannot fight independently. We must value peace and not fight among ourselves."
"Speaking of the anti-piracy alliance, I happen to Meet someone in the industry who thinks like us. ”
"Oh?" Davis looked curious, "Who is it?"
"It's the CEO of Sohu, Mr. Zhang Chaoyang." Qin Shaoyan introduced, "Sohu is a US-listed company, and its boss Zhang Chaoyang is Ma A graduate of the Provincial Polytechnic."
"Very good." Davis nodded, "If he is willing, you can invite him to join the Anti-Piracy Alliance."
"I will call him. How about he come over and let the three of us have a salon discussion?" Qin Shaoyan took out his mobile phone and said, "Xiao Chen, go get some coffee drinks and snacks."
Then Qin Shaoyan called Zhang Chaoyang. , "Come quickly, we have something important to discuss."
……
Jianwai SOHO, a Japanese food store.
With a smile, Gu Yongqiang held up the sake bottle and clinked the glass with the guest opposite, "Director Fan, please!"
Yiku.com Director Fan Wencheng held the bottle in one hand with a reserved expression. Holding the bottom of the bottle with one hand, he drank the sake in one gulp, with a look of endless aftertaste on his face.
“I didn’t expect to be able to drink such authentic sake in the capital.” Fan Wencheng praised with emotion, “President Gu is very thoughtful.”
"I happened to hear about such a Japanese food shop. My friend said that the Japanese food here is very authentic. All the ingredients are airlifted from Japan on the same day, ensuring freshness." Gu Yongqiang said casually and filled Fan Wencheng's plate again. One bottle, "Just as long as Director Fan likes it."
"In this food desert, it is really difficult to eat some delicious food." Fan Wencheng showed a smile at the corner of his mouth, "Mr. Gu invited me here today, not only It’s for Japanese food.”
“Haha, to be honest with Director Fan, I really came here to eat today.” Gu Yongqiang said, “Today’s food and wine are all with Fan. Director, make a friend.”
Fan Wencheng said calmly: “You and I belong to different companies, and we are both in the same industry. We are competitors. It would be a bit hypocritical to say that we should make friends. "
"Director Fan misunderstood, I really want to make friends," Gu Yongqiang sighed, "Although we are peers and have a competitive relationship, it does not mean that we are enemies. We can still make friends."
As he spoke, Gu Yongqiang raised his arm and waved.
Soon a person came from the side and sat next to Gu Yongqiang.
Gu Yongqiang said with a smile: "Let me introduce, this is the CEO of Tudou.com, Mr. Wang Wei."
Fan Wencheng was a little surprised, and his eyes glanced back and forth between the two people. several times.
Gu Yongqiang took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Director Fan, are you surprised that the two of us are sitting together?"
Fan Wencheng said nothing and looked at the other party silently.
"The competition in the video website industry is indeed very fierce. There are hundreds of websites." Gu Yongqiang said slowly, "But this does not mean that we are enemies."
"Director Fan is also an insider, so I don't need to hide it anymore. I'll just say it clearly." It’s very lively to be crowded together. ”
“In fact, the situation is not that hundreds of websites are competing with each other, but that Qvod.net is the dominant one, occupying half of the country, and hundreds of our websites are competing with Kuaibo.com.”
Fan Wencheng sneered, "Then what does Mr. Gu mean by calling me here to win over our Yiku.com and deal with Qvod.com together?"
"It saves trouble to talk to smart people." Gu Yongqiang laughed.
“Don’t you know, Mr. Gu, that Yiku.com and Kuaibo.com are actually very close?” Fan Wencheng said lightly, “The founder of Yiku.com is the former CEO of Kuaibo.com.”
< br>“Now Yiku.com has been acquired by YouTube, but YouTube is inextricably linked to Qin Shaoyan, the boss of Kuaibo.com.”
“And Qin Shaoyan has a close personal relationship with Microsoft executives.”< br>
"It's just a personal relationship. What we are talking about now is business." Gu Yongqiang said with a disdainful smile, "YouTube has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsoft and has nothing to do with Qin Shaoyan."
"YouTube's acquisition of Art Isn’t Kuwang just trying to open up the Chinese mainland market?”
“The current situation in the mainland market is that Kuaibo.com is the dominant player and is the public enemy of the entire video website industry. It occupies more than half of the market share. There are only a few hundred companies left.”
“In terms of its own interests, Yiku.com is in an antagonistic and competitive relationship with Kuaibo.com. If we don’t defeat Kuaibo.com, there will be no market for us.”
“From this point of view, we are actually allies in the same camp.”
Fan Wencheng calmly took a sip of wine and said calmly: "Quavo.com is indeed a strong enemy and difficult to deal with."
"Quavo.com looks big, but that's just a superficial phenomenon. In fact, "It's big but not strong." Gu Yongqiang said in a relaxed tone, "It does everything. It has many things but is not good at it."
"And Kuaibo.com has a fatal weakness in the hands of Yiku.com. That is to rely heavily on YouTube's high-quality content. "
"As long as YouTube no longer provides content to Qvod, its advantages will be reduced by more than half, and users will naturally be lost."
" Moreover, YouTube has so much high-quality content, why should it be cheaper for an outsider? Besides, it is also a competitor. Isn’t it good for Yiku.com to use it itself? ”
Fan Wencheng's eyes flickered and he said slowly: "This is a strategic cooperation between the company's top management. It's not convenient for me to say anything."
"There is an emperor and a courtier." Wang Wei said from the side, " Now that the shareholder has been replaced by Microsoft, Director Fan is a direct descendant of Microsoft, so it is natural that he should take the position. "
"As a company executive, it is reasonable to make some suggestions, right?"
Gu Yongqiang. He continued: "Director Fan, cooperation between us is beneficial to both of us."
"If Yiku.com is willing to share those YouTube contents with us, we will have extra gratitude."
Fan Wencheng didn't say anything. He drank all the sake on the table and sighed, "I'll report to Mr. Davis Hansen and then we'll talk."
Gu Yongqiang and Wang Wei looked at each other. , showed a smile and raised their wine glasses together.
“Let’s drink to our cause together.”
“No.” Fan Wencheng corrected, “Cheers to the Anti-Quick Broadcast Alliance.”
“Yes, yes, yes , Cheers to the Anti-Quick Broadcast Alliance! ”
Gu Yongqiang and Wang Wei both laughed heartily.
(End of this chapter)