What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 491 The Divine Edge is Shadowless
Weishi has changed.

It used to make all kinds of short videos, so how did it become a lip-sync music short video after its revival?
What about your past experiences?
TikTok has changed.

Its sister company is Mus in Singapore. How come it changed to full-format content after moving to China?

What about your past experiences?
Straight bitch!
Straight bitch!
Yu Xing immediately started playing with Weishi and pondered the situation. He thought that Tencent was going to differentiate itself from other competitors before moving to full content. This strategy was quite traditional.

Liu Chiping immediately started playing with Douyin (TikTok), considering the situation. He thought that silicon carbide was doing short videos, something everyone in China had already done, and that this approach was very traditional.

Yu Xing sighed. The giants have finally entered the fray; this is going to be tough.

Liu Chiping frowned. Silicon carbon had indeed been plotting this for a long time; this was going to be difficult.

After pondering for a while, Yu Xing walked towards the conference room with renewed vigor. Penguin is a penguin that has been bled dry. This competition is not as well-prepared as Silicon Carbon Data. We can handle it.

After hesitating for a long time, Liu Chiping was invigorated after the meeting. Silicon carbon had only achieved initial success in the United States, while Douyin was starting from scratch in the domestic market. It was something that could be done.

Yu Xing chaired the meeting and began by stating the key point: "The resurrection of the micro-vision reflects the lack of clarity in Tencent's strategy; victory in this battle is assured."

Liu Chiping chaired the meeting and began by stating the key point: "TikTok's evasive tactics prove that silicon-carbon technology is far inferior, and we are certain to win this battle."

Yu Xing rallied his friends and informed investors that Tencent was strong, but not that strong. Lü Haiying had already pledged her commitment, and everyone at Carbon Silicon Data was full of confidence.

Despite strong opposition, Liu Chiping argued that while carbon and silicon are very strong, resources should be pooled, but they are not that strong. He believed that Tencent would definitely win, and thus he pledged to personally lead the team.

The two software programs were released at the same time, and both Silicon Carbon and Tencent were surprised by each other's choice. They felt a little uneasy about it, but were also determined to determine which one was better.

and so……

Alibaba was completely bewildered.

Alibaba's top executives, basking in the joy of their upcoming IPO, held a meeting. Short videos seem to be gaining momentum, but Tencent and Silicon Carbon have clearly taken different paths, making it difficult to determine which to follow.

Compared to the industry's cautious assessment, netizens easily drew conclusions after seeing the direct clash between the two companies.

“MusVid has already gained great recognition in overseas markets. Tencent chose to do similar projects because it respects the market. It uses the market as an arrow to shoot at the target of user needs, but silicon carbide is different.”

"The penguin wins because there are no arrows on the silicon carbide target."

On the first day of Douyin's launch, silicon carbide was judged to have lost by netizens who were just looking for fun.

Yu Xing spent almost the entire day in meetings. By evening, he checked the online public opinion and felt it was still useful. Although it wasn't as one-sided as during the 3Q War, it was still very beneficial for carbon silicon data.

Moreover, unlike the pervasive influence of public opinion in the PC era, the momentum of public opinion in the mobile internet era can create a greater impact and effect.

That evening, Yu Xing hosted a dinner for Zhong Zhiling, Lü Haiying, and Zhong Ai's family of three, including Liu Wanying.

It was late August and it was very hot, so everyone had little appetite and the conversation quickly turned to today's topic of "app clashes".

Whether it's Tencent's relaunch of Weishi or the direction of Weishi's relaunch, it has surprised everyone. The former brings strong competitive pressure, while the latter seems to have loosened the pressure a bit.

Chung Chih-ling found Penguin's choice rather puzzling.

After pondering for a day, Yu Xing smiled and said, "We'll know the answer when we see it ourselves. Why did Douyin set up a subsidiary? Why not just use the name of Carbon Silicon Data Company?"

Zhong Zhiling hesitated for a moment: "This..."

Lu Haiying instantly understood: "Senior brother, are you saying that Weishi's choice might be a product of internal compromise?"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Zhiling understood the meaning. Just like when Silicon Carbon Data established Douyin, the existence of the subsidiary was neither intended to hinder the development of Silicon Carbon Data itself nor to create too much of a financial disadvantage in the competition. Therefore, it sacrificed some of its profits to seek institutional financing, which was itself a compromise to prevent giants from entering the competition.

Yu Xing nodded: "Tencent's decision to restart was more decisive than I expected. We all thought it might observe for a while, or it might be worried about the embarrassment of backtracking on its strategy, but it just decided to do it directly."

"However, the previous constraints still exist. The short videos in WeChat Moments are quite active, and the effect has already been achieved. Now it is even more difficult to choose between the two. We can't just remove the WeChat function, can we? There is still WeChat outside."

“In this situation, the differentiation of music short videos can, to some extent, avoid internal conflicts. Tencent does not make decisions on a single issue. There will definitely be objections to the strategic shift of Weishi. So, this is what we are seeing.”

Silicon Carbon uses compromise to create TikTok, and so does Tencent.

Liu Wanying said with a smile, "I heard that Liu Chiping is working very hard to promote Weishi within Tencent. He pays more attention to the developments in Lingang than I imagined. If this revival and all-out efforts don't work, his future is really uncertain."

Lu Haiying didn't shy away from the topic and nodded, saying, "If I can't do well on Douyin, then I can only take a step back. It might not be easy to do things at Mus again."

Regarding the pledge, it was a promise she made publicly without communicating with Yu Xing beforehand, but it was indeed a statement that the new Douyin company needed.

When Yu Xing saw that she was talking about this, he was quite direct: "If Douyin is going to raise funds, then it really needs confidence. Xiaoying's statement was very insightful. I talked to President Xiong and President Xu this afternoon, and they were both very satisfied. As for the possibility that..."

He couldn't promise to let Lu Haiying return to the head of Mus after her failure, but he laughed and said, "Mus's operation in overseas markets will be quite special because it needs to avoid the attention of Facebook and others. The US market and the European market need to be structurally separated. Having some experience in the US market before going to Europe will be good. If all else fails, just come to Silicon Carbon Group."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Zhiling said, "Europe is quite far away..."

He felt that his wife had had a hard time flying to Singapore and the United States. Needless to say, it was difficult for her to fly to the United States, and it took five hours to fly from Shanghai to Singapore.

“You can’t tell right from wrong.” Lu Haiying glanced at her husband. “If my senior brother gives me a safety net, I won’t feel as heavy-hearted as President Liu.”

Compared to Lü Haiying's pledge, Liu Chiping's "what if" situation might be even more serious. Whether it's the standoff with WeChat, the repeated back-and-forth with Weishi, or the attempts to contain Alibaba in e-commerce, his role as president naturally places him with responsibility.

While Tencent has outperformed Baidu in recent years, its performance during the transition from PC to mobile internet has not met expectations.

It is precisely because of this that the collision between Douyin and Weishi today has stirred the hearts of many investors.

"We have to work overtime on Saturday. Mr. Xiong and his team have invited a lot of people over for a meeting." Yu Xing mentioned the dynamics of the investors and instructed, "This round of financing is alright, as it may be mixed with the mutual understanding gained from cooperating with IDG and Today Capital over the past few years. But the next round of financing will require more confidence and guarantees."

Zhong Zhiling and Lü Haiying nodded in agreement. Since they were going to use the investors' money, they naturally had to give them confidence.

Yu Xing lowered his head and took two sips of soup. After looking up, he said, "It's different from IDG and the others. When they put money in, they were uncertain about the competitive situation. But when they put money in later, they had already seen the worst competitive prospects. Business models, carbon and silicon resources, and my reputation alone are probably not enough."

His gaze drifted to Liu Wanying, who was teasing him.

Liu Wanying held Zhong Ai's chubby little hand, noticing that all three were looking at her. After exchanging a glance with Boss Yu, she thought for a moment and suggested, "We can afford to get you to spend more money. Lingang is a large and powerful company, so let's make a bet. If we really lose, we can sell some of the carbon silicon group." Yu Xing had mentioned buybacks when he talked to IDG before, saying that if the money raised wasn't used up, it could be returned. Now, the bet being discussed again is undoubtedly to provide the institutions with more guarantees.

This bet could be made in the name of Carbon Silicon Data Company or in Yu Xing's personal name. After all, he has shares in the listed company Baixiaosheng and a heavy-asset car manufacturing company located in Lingang.

Everyone else can run, but he can't.

Lu Haiying knew that Sister Ying was not speaking on her behalf, but was only talking about the investors' position, but she still said, "It doesn't have to be like this."

Liu Wanying said with a smile, "If it were someone else, they wouldn't even be able to take the gamble. Think about when you first started your business. Back then, you couldn't even mention it. Now you're facing Tencent, and we don't even know if Alibaba and Baidu will follow. No matter how good President Yu's reputation is in operations, it takes courage to take out real money."

Yu Xing agreed with this point and looked at Lü Haiying and Zhong Zhiling: "We'll see how things go. There's nothing wrong with making a bet. Let's do a good job of dividing the work in front of and behind the scenes. I'll try my best to ensure that Douyin is not restricted by too many resources."

Both of them nodded solemnly. If they were to really gamble, then they would bet their senior brother on it.

"Relax." Yu Xing saw the expressions on their faces and laughed. "They're just tools. Money is worthless; you can always earn more if you lose it."

In any case, there are still funds available to cover the mountain peak.

After dinner, Yu Xing parted ways with the family of three and discussed the final guarantee with Liu Wanying.

"It can be used, but whether we can win is another matter," Liu Wanying feigned hesitation. "Guo Shanfeng has no new targets, and the money is more than enough to live off until it's all gone, and it's not even enough to run out. The only way to run out of money is by burning through it like this..."

This is the only solution to the transition from rich to poor.

"How much money can you make by shorting?" Yu Xing asked with a hint of smugness. "Look, Alibaba is about to go public. This kind of going long will lead to a huge expansion of assets. Shorting is quite destructive, but it's not easy for the money to end up in your own pocket."

Liu Wanying gave a slight sneer: "Fine, fine, Mr. Yu doesn't care about this little bit of money."

Yu Xing reached out and took Liu Wanying's hand, smiling, "Even if we make a profit, it'll belong to the Red Falcon. We're still confident this time."

"Because Weishi uses the MUS format?" Liu Wanying asked.

Yu Xing shook his head: "It's not just that. What Weishi does isn't necessarily wrong."

He thought for a moment and explained, "Many things are not about right or wrong, but about success or failure. When we do Mus overseas, we are just following the same idea as Weishi. We first differentiate ourselves from other competitions to build up our user base, and then we will naturally move towards full content."

"Liu Chiping's approach is to both bridge internal differences and differentiate the company. If he succeeds, he will be a hero at Tencent; if he fails, he will be able to analyze the original sin with the results."

"I am personally confident that the key to our success lies in the algorithm technology that we have been refining for a long time. Since the establishment of Silicon Carbon Data, this has been our focus. MUS has also been trying and optimizing in this way overseas. Tencent will definitely not be able to compete with us in a short period of time."

"We focus on traffic, funding, and the most dazzling competition, but the competition on the underlying aspects is easily overlooked."

Liu Wanying thought carefully and nodded slightly: "It does have a subtle and pervasive effect. If I were an investor who hesitated to invest, I might actually be moved and practice in front of me first, right?"

Yu Xing laughed heartily: "This is truly a secret, at least for the time being. Let's put together all the pieces we can first."

For a head-on collision to occur, every aspect must be important.

After discussing carbon and silicon data, Yu Xing strolled along the beach, enjoying the sea breeze. Suddenly, he remembered a previous thought and briefly mentioned the potential target market in India.

Liu Wanying was clearly more interested; her impression of the Indian market was that it was rather rough, but it was definitely worth exploring.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Yu Xing was still thinking about the competition he had encountered after arriving home.

He thought it over and over, then turned on his computer to look at the discussions on the Baixiaosheng Forum. He burst out laughing after reading only a few posts.

"Alibaba and Tencent were like Murong Fu fighting Murong Fu, but this time it's finally a showdown between Qiao Feng of the North and Murong of the South!"

"Good, good, good, both sides acknowledge each other's past work!"

This collision was indeed partly due to a lot of coincidence.

After some deliberation, Yu Xing decided to add fuel to the fire in public opinion.

He took out his phone, scrolled through Weibo for a while, and quickly updated his status, sending a message to his opponent.

—Chiping, how dare you use my spell against me?
Yu Xing reposted an analysis from a financial media outlet, which highlighted the coincidence between the new model of Weishi and MusVid.

The relevant terms quickly appeared on Weibo's trending topics list.

When Liu Chiping saw Yu Xing's post, he was momentarily bewildered, not understanding why netizens were making such a fuss.

When he searched it up, he realized it was a reference from Harry Potter, where Harry used Snape's spell "Sword of Despair" to attack him, but Snape was unharmed, which perfectly mirrored the patterns of Weishi and Mus.

Looking at the frenzy on Weibo, Liu Chiping felt both helpless and a sense of familiarity welled up in his heart. Yes, yes, that's the feeling!
He responded with a post on his WeChat Moments: "You're really good at manipulating public opinion, Mr. Yu. You're sure to succeed in the car business."

Upon seeing this, Yu Xing casually mentioned the Silicon Carbon Group and extended an invitation: "Chiping, we're having a new car launch event next February. You must come and witness my success."

He waited for a while but didn't get a response from Liu Chiping. He thought the other party didn't want to talk to him, but unexpectedly he received a WeChat message from Xu Xin.

Xu Xin: Mr. Liu asked me to tell you not to call him that, and not to do these things.

Yu Xing replied: What if I just shout it like that?
Xu Xin: I asked him, and he said that if I insisted, he would sue Xing Hongyu for breach of the non-compete agreement.

Yu Xing: ...Okay.

Xing Hongyu was previously the head of Weishi. After leaving Tencent, he joined Silicon Carbon Group and then worked as a consultant with Singapore's MusVid to expand into the US market.

This is obviously skirting the line, but whether it will succeed or not, there's no need to use Xing Hongyu as a test.

Seeing Yu Xing's decisiveness, Xu Xin couldn't help but ask curiously: "Hey, Mr. Yu, Xing Hongyu actually came to your side? How did you seduce him?"

She waited a long time before receiving a WeChat message.

Yu Xing: I'm asleep.

(End of this chapter)