What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 440 Allocation
Understood!
Xiong Xiaoge understood everything!
He was a little puzzled before. Mr. Yu was doing well in building cars in the first half of last year, so why did he go to Dragon TV and speak out on platforms such as Weishi? He thought it was because he was restless and wanted to talk about the new trend of mobile Internet. Now it seems... it was all for profit!
Tencent has now merged Weishi into the Weichat team, and Weichat has added short video functionality to Moments along with WeChat, clearly indicating that it has abandoned the idea of ​​using more resources to test the waters of short videos.

This is exactly what carbon silicon data wanted.

Xiong Xiaoge figured everything out, and instantly even guessed what had happened to President Yu's slow pace before and after the New Year. If it weren't for Jim, she didn't know when she would have found out about MusVid's overseas trip...

His emotions fluctuated, but he wasn't overly angry; his attention was mostly focused on the product.

Music, content, differentiation, vertical segmentation, testing and streaming...

And still, mobile internet projects are what Mr. Yu and Carbon Silicon Data excel at.

Connecting the dots, Xiong Xiaoge felt a sense of déjà vu, reminiscent of when he first heard about the "WeChat" plan.

Lü Haiying continued to introduce MusVid, discussing everything from product positioning and strategic design to specific content presentation.

"We devised a new template three days ago, which is a singing mode where multiple people lip-sync, and it seems to be quite popular among teenagers."

"For example, this is a segment where Obama lip-syncs to a Lady Gaga song."

Lu Haiying showed the screen a video that her Singapore company had just made a few days ago, which had already begun to gain popularity on MUS.

Jim tilted his head slightly to watch a short, 15-second video that seemed more like a joke.

After the video played twice on the screen, he frowned and commented, "It looks flashy."

Jim didn't appreciate this style of expression.

Hearing the accurate translation, Yu Xing gestured to indicate that he didn't need Lü Haiying to explain, and said himself, "Last year, Nokia's mobile phone business was acquired by Microsoft, and the year before, Kodak filed for bankruptcy. Sometimes I wonder what these once exceptionally successful companies did wrong to end up like that."

Jim and Xiong Xiaoge both looked at Yu Xing, who had suddenly changed the subject.

Yu Xing gave everyone a few seconds to process the information before saying, "Later, I realized that they probably didn't do anything wrong; they were just too old."

He continued, "When I first noticed Vine, I didn't understand why it was so popular, but the people in the company wanted to try this more trendy way of doing things, and that's how MusVide came about."

"It is trendy, targeted at teenagers, more novel, more fragmented, and easier to spread."

Yu Xing pointed at the screen: "Of course, I don't understand why those people like these short videos, but they are indeed sharing them with their friends and getting more people to join the Mus camp."

After listening to the translated content, Jim extracted the key information and laughed heartily: "What Mr. Yu means is that I'm too old, haha, I really can't understand the children's thoughts many times."

Yu Xing said with a smile, "That's the charm of different user groups. I was chatting with a colleague last week and I said that Obama is the boss of the White House. As a result, he asked me in confusion, 'Isn't the boss of the White House Bush?'"

He shook his head and said, "I once thought he was joking with me, but I didn't expect that he really didn't care about this kind of news at all. I used to take this for granted as common sense."

Jim nodded slightly, accepting the example.

He turned to look at Xiong Xiaoge, who hadn't said a word, and remembered his old friend's reaction earlier. This trip to collect carbon and silicon data had clearly exceeded expectations.

"I was both surprised and unsurprised when Mr. Yu suddenly brought up MusVid," Xiong Xiaoge said meaningfully. "I was wondering why Mr. Yu, who was busy building cars, was spending his free time commenting on other people's software."

Yu Xing waved his hand: "These are two different things. I am optimistic about the future of short videos, but I have different ideas about the presentation of this type of product. As for Tencent's failure to make Weishi work, there are both internal and external reasons."

The cold smile on Xiong Xiaoge's face vanished in an instant. President Yu was deliberately trying to make Tencent fail at Weishi!
This kind of premeditation is...

You made the right choice!
If it were Tencent, they wouldn't hold back either. All three of Carbon Silicon Data's current software programs have competitors there, whether they're good or bad, whether they're deliberate or aboveboard, as long as they're useful.

Xiong Xiaoge then asked, "Will MusVid be launched in China in the future? The traffic of carbon silicon data in China will definitely benefit its development."

Yu Xing said tactfully, "There is still room for growth in the latest hot topics and WiFi Master Key. We are also observing the industry situation. This time, Mus is both a test of the overseas market and a way to hone the technical team. We hope Mr. Xiong will give us more support."

Xiong Xiaoge said calmly, "President Yu, of course I will support you. IDG is an investor in Carbon Silicon Data, and we are happy to see Carbon Silicon Data make diversified attempts and develop."

He stated his position, then explained his conversation with President Yu to Jim, and finally shared his views on Mus.

However, compared to the research on silicon carbon data companies that they had initially set out to visit, this research, which has now clearly changed its target, is destined to take longer to produce results. Moreover, MusVid has already started streaming on Facebook, and Jim himself can see the data performance and real opinions on Facebook.

The evening meeting lasted for quite some time.

Yu Xing presented MusVid as the middle section of the conference, and concluded by introducing the potential of silicon carbon data algorithms. He argued that the ultimate form of development would be for software in the right direction to drive growth and commercialization based on experience, building upon this initially validated capability.

Singapore's MusVid is the external entity, while the internal support comes from the carbon silicon data company located in Lingang.

The meeting didn't end until close to midnight.

Jim looked visibly tired, but still smiled and expressed his goodwill: "Mr. Yu, Mr. Xiong and I looked at your tram together. If there is an opportunity to sell it to the United States in the future, please use the shipping service of my wife's family company."

Yu Xing also smiled: "Then I'm really looking forward to that day."

He saw Jim and Xiong Xiaoge off to their hotel and told Zhai Yifei and the others to go back and rest.

"Mr. Yu, let's go back too," said Secretary Zhang Yangxu, watching his boss finish a cigarette at the door.

Yu Xing lit a second cigarette and shook his head: "No rush, let me get some fresh air."

The early mornings in Lingang in January are quite cold, and the surrounding silence only adds to the chill.

Zhang Yangxu guessed that his boss was thinking about something, so he had no choice but to smoke with him.

However, after he had only been smoking for a short while, he saw the car that had taken people to the hotel return, and then he saw Xiong Xiaoge getting out of the car.

Yu Xing stubbed out his cigarette and stepped forward to greet him: "Hey, Mr. Xiong, what brings you here?"

Only then did Zhang Yangxu realize that the boss's boasting could bring in General Xiong.

Looking at Yu Xing, who was feigning enthusiasm, Xiong Xiaoge said irritably, "President Yu, you are really cunning. You even keep things from me. What about the latest hot topics in carbon silicon data going overseas, what about asking me to help introduce you to a Facebook board member? You don't tell me the truth at all!"

Hearing the accusatory tone in the voice, Yu Xing explained, "President Xiong, Mus is only in the testing phase. We don't know how well it will turn out. That's why we asked you to take a look. We're afraid of failing and embarrassing ourselves, so we haven't even released a press release yet."

Xiong Xiaoge sneered, "It's not just a press release, I bet you made all the employees who did this sign confidentiality agreements! President Yu, take out my copy of the confidentiality agreement too! Otherwise, I'll leak the information to you again!" Yu Xing nodded and turned to instruct his secretary, "Xiao Zhang, go and get President Xiong's confidentiality agreement."

Zhang Yangxu was taken aback: "Huh?"

Yu Xing noticed a hint of surprise on Xiong Xiaoge's face and extended his arm to welcome him in: "President Xiong, what confidentiality agreement is there? If I didn't trust you, we could just talk about silicon carbon data today. Come on, let's have a cup of tea."

Xiong Xiaoge returned to find out about the future plans of carbon silicon data, which led him to move in that direction.

As Yu Xing walked, he chuckled and said, "When Jim left, he mentioned that his wife's family was in the shipping business, what kind of company was they in?"

"Have you heard of Foremost Group?" Xiong Xiaoge casually introduced, "You probably haven't. His wife is Zhao Anji. Her father, Zhao Xicheng, founded Foremost Group, a globally renowned shipping company. You may have heard of Zhao Xiaolan, that's her sister. She used to be the boss of the U.S. Department of Labor, a well-known Chinese."

Yu Xing had heard of Fumao Group before, and the names in that sentence seemed vaguely familiar to him.

He took a few steps and suddenly felt a great chill in the night. Zhao Anji seemed to be the person who had gotten into trouble in the conspiracy theory.

Yu Xing was unsure, his thoughts shifting, and he became more wary, but he still focused his attention on his own affairs.

Before sitting down, he casually asked, "Is Jim Jewish?"

"Can you tell?" Xiong Xiaoge laughed. "He has Jewish ancestry, Mr. Yu. All this scheming and planning, is it because you think short videos have a bright future?"

Yu Xing held the cup, feeling its warmth, clearing his mind of distractions, and began to express his optimism about short videos.

Xiong Xiaoge listened attentively, but then suddenly asked, "Wait, Mr. Yu, isn't this what Tencent has been talking about before? It's all about fragmentation, about moving from text to video..."

Yu Xing nodded seriously: "Yes, the principle has already been explained by the penguin."

Xiong Xiaoge: "..."

He said, "It's the same principle. Penguins can't do it, but you can?"

"I don't know, isn't this just a trial?" Yu Xing shrugged. "Mus is an experimental product. We'll find out what the problem is by trying it out. After we find out, we'll continue to modify it, modify it again, and so on. Maybe it will work in the end."

He further pointed out: "It's the same principle, but we are different from penguins. Penguins test and find problems, and then they stop believing in the principle. We keep believing and keep testing."

Xiong Xiaoge was silent for a moment, then asked, "What about Alibaba's WeChat? Isn't your public suggestion just using someone else to do your dirty work?"

Yu Xing was too lazy to explain, and simply said, "President Xiong, it's so late, don't waste time with such childish talk."

Xiong Xiaoge: "..."

Yu Xing tossed him a cigarette: "Anyway, we believe this is an opportunity no less valuable than WeChat when the mobile internet was just developing. Whether you're willing to support it and how you're willing to support it, you can think about it some more. There's still plenty of time."

Xiong Xiaoge saw it as a huge pie in the sky.

Unlike what he had felt at the meeting, and even more so than before, what he felt at this moment was President Yu's strong confidence.

After thinking it over, Xiong Xiaoge said, "I will talk to Jim more. Since Mus is an experiment, let's try and do more. We can discuss what you need."

Yu Xing smiled and extended his right hand.

Xiong Xiaoge shook hands, then asked one last question: "Will Mus be sold this time?"

Yu Xing nodded: "It can be sold, but only to Carbon Silicon Data Company."

Xiong Xiaoge recalled the past with mixed feelings. The project in Lingang was only able to obtain the start-up capital by selling WeChat. The scene of going to Lin'an with President Yu to find President Ma that night still seemed to be right in front of her.

……

Jim couldn't make a decision quickly, but Xiong Xiaoge, who acted as a go-between, was not only willing to use his lobbying skills more, but also expressed the support that IDG could provide.

As Xiong Xiaoge once said, if Mr. Yu were to work on a mobile internet project, he would receive even more favorable reviews than he would for a trolley project.

Although Yu Xing did not expect the investors to provide much funding to Mus, he was still pleased with their attitude. After this meeting, considering Mus's needs, he contacted Xing Hongyu from Tencent Video ahead of time.

Xing Hongyu has not been with the Silicon Carbon Group for very long, and he has been very low-key, or rather, very honest.

On January 21, Xing Hongyu visited the office of the Silicon Carbon Group and met with General Manager Yu.

He wasn't sure why President Yu had suddenly contacted him, but he guessed it was to show his boss-like demeanor by inquiring about his well-being.

However, Xing Hongyu was asked about his business trip requirements after only a few words, and the content was that he was a technical service consultant for external parties.

He asked somewhat bewilderedly, "Technical service consultant? Silicon Carbon Group? Me? Do I go out? Where do I go?"

Yu Xing casually remarked, "There's a short video company in Singapore that's invested in by Carbon Silicon Data. They're using music as a starting point to lower the barrier to creation and want to differentiate themselves from overseas platforms like Vine and Instagram. They need your skills, so would you like to go?"

Upon hearing this, Xing Hongyu couldn't help but open his mouth.

He froze for several seconds, then suddenly stood up: "Huh?!"

Yu Xing nodded and confirmed, "Yes."

Xing Hongyu's face suddenly flushed red: "President Yu, you..."

As a party involved and the former head of Weishi, he was able to figure out the whole story faster than Xiong Xiaoge, and he also knew better the role that President Yu played in it.

"We're already working with Facebook and have 40 users in the US," Yu Xing said calmly. "We'll be investing a lot of resources in the future. Carbon Silicon Data believes short videos have a bright future. The software is called MusVid; you can look into it."

Xing Hongyu felt a lump in his throat. Damn it! My Weishi! My Weishi has been hacked!!
After a long pause, he slowly exhaled. No, Penguin, it's your Weishi...

Mine is MusVid!

(End of this chapter)