I'm not interested in money or women.

Chapter 156 I really need you!

Zhang Yiming had indeed thought about this question, and more than once.

In fact, he was fantasizing, conceiving and analyzing this problem all the time.

Because this determines the future development direction of ByteDance.

After thinking for a while, he spoke.

“I think the next era will definitely be the era of mobile Internet.

Xiaomi has lowered the price of smartphones. This is not accidental but inevitable and is the trend of technological development.

Smartphones will become more and more popular in the future, and communication technology will become more and more convenient, such as the large-scale popularization of 4G.

When 4G networks officially replace 3G networks, computers will be replaced by mobile phones, that’s for sure.”

This time, Zhang Yiming's tone was much more serious when answering.

Lu Feng listened quietly and nodded from time to time.

He also knew these, but he did so because he knew how things would develop in later generations.

But Zhang Yiming was able to analyze these things based on his own judgment and prediction of the market.

From this we can see that it is no coincidence that he will be able to create his own business empire in the future.

"So, if this trend continues, it won't be long before smartphones become the most important tool. Even food, clothing, housing and transportation, all life problems can be solved through smartphones."

Zhang Yiming was already immersed in his fantasy, describing the scene incessantly: "The underlying foundation of all this is Alipay, which solves the trust problem through third-party payment.

On this basis, in the future society, there will definitely be more and more service software to enrich people's lives.

The future I envision is that everyone has a smartphone with a voice assistant that can solve any common problem just by speaking.

This trend is already there. For example, Taobao online shopping allows people to buy clothes and daily necessities online without leaving their homes.

Taobao’s mobile client was launched in 10, and its users quickly surpassed web users. This is the trend.

So Mr. Lu, you said that you invested in a project for online food and takeout ordering. I think you made the right investment.

Including the travel project you mentioned, I think it is also feasible. These two projects will definitely have development prospects.

Because my previous company, Jiujiufang, achieved success by understanding the difficulties faced by users in solving their housing needs online.”

Listening to his talk, Lu Feng smiled slightly and suddenly asked, "Why don't you continue to work at 99Fang? Why don't you work at ByteDance instead?"

"..."

Zhang Yiming paused, smiled, and then explained: "There is no other way. We have reached a bottleneck in development. There are too many competitors and it has become a red ocean.

Besides, 58.com is too powerful, we can’t beat it, so we just change the route!”

After listening to his explanation, Lu Feng shook his head.

This is not Zhang Yiming's true statement at all.

Seeing him shaking his head, Zhang Yiming was a little confused and asked with a smile: "Why? Mr. Lu doesn't believe it?"

"I believe it, but this is not your real purpose."

Lu Feng looked at him and said seriously, "Actually, you want to build a new foundation, just like Alipay. You want to build a new era of information content."

boom!
It was as if a thunderbolt exploded in Zhang Yiming's mind, making his thoughts confused.

He didn't even notice that his smile disappeared in an instant, and the astonishment on his face was difficult to conceal and was extremely obvious.

After a while, he came back to his senses and looked at Lu Feng with serious eyes: "How did you know?"

“Because of your headlines.”

Lu Feng smiled faintly: "This is also the reason why I came to see you."

"How did you tell?"

The strong doubts in Zhang Yiming's heart almost made him lose his mind, and he could no longer chat and laugh with Lu Feng as before.

He just wanted to confirm whether Lu Feng really understood what he wanted to do. "I have also used your Toutiao. When you were guiding users, your intentions were very clear!"

Lu Feng spread his hands and explained with a smile: "Currently, the mainstream way of obtaining information is still through active collection by users.

For example, you can enter keywords and search for information through Baidu.

For example, through Taobao, you can enter keywords and search for what you want to buy.

But your Toutiao is not like this. Instead, it actively delivers information to users.

This method is not like the current news websites that manually design information distribution through editing and typesetting.

You use algorithms to automatically deliver information to the user interface.

As soon as the user refreshes the page, a large amount of information will appear for the user to obtain.

This is a model that completely goes against traditional cognition, but it is an innovative attempt with great potential.”

At this point, Lu Feng paused, and then he smiled and said, just like Zhang Yiming just did, "I think your innovative attempt will definitely have a future, so I came to you to discuss investment."

After listening to Lu Feng's analysis, Zhang Yiming's expression was so excited that he could hardly control himself.

He was sure! Lu Feng really understood what he was doing!
Without thinking about investment, he asked eagerly: "Really? Do you think this method is really feasible? Although actively distributing information through algorithms can save users' search time.

But not all information is of interest to users. A large amount of information push will waste users' time and energy and become spam. How do you think this problem can be solved?"

For a long time, he had not had an interlocutor who could understand him and think in the same frequency as him.

So he has to think about any problem himself and find ways to solve it himself.

Lu Feng was also the first person who could understand what he was doing, and even clearly pointed out the direction of his exploration.

This simply made him ecstatic!
He felt as if he had found a human being in a world full of monkeys, and he felt extremely happy!

Let’s put aside the issue of whether to invest or not for now!

He just wanted to have a good chat with Lu Feng about things that only humans could understand!

"Aren't you already doing it?"

Lu Feng smiled and replied: "It is already stipulated in the agreement of Toutiao that we will collect information on each user's reading habits, interests, location and other dimensions, and we need to obtain the user's authorization.

Then Toutiao will build a personal profile of the user based on this information and recommend personalized information to the user.

This should be your current core technology, the personalized recommendation engine, right?"

Swish!
Zhang Yiming stood up immediately, and was so excited that he almost wanted to hug Lu Feng.

"You really understand, you really see it!"

For a moment he didn't know where to put his hands.

After gesturing for a long time, he stretched out his hands and grasped Lu Feng's hands, holding them tightly, and exclaimed excitedly: "Boss Lu, to be honest, many people in my company don't know the use of this algorithm. You are the first person who really understands my idea!"

Being held by his hand so excitedly, Lu Feng felt a little embarrassed, but he still nodded in approval: "Your algorithm is very useful and may change the underlying logic of the future Internet information field.

Once this technology matures, the way users obtain information will be completely changed.

Once users develop a habit, the economic value it can generate will be an astronomical figure!"

"Correct!"

Zhang Yiming shouted suddenly, so loudly that even the employees working in the living room were startled, and there was silence for a few seconds.

But Zhang Yiming was completely unaware of this, still holding Lu Feng's hand tightly, and pleading seriously: "Mr. Lu, please invest in ByteDance, I beg you, I really need you!"

"..."

Lu Feng wanted to pull his hand back awkwardly, but he didn't.

"That's easy to say, but can you let go first?"

(End of this chapter)