After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 103 Whimsical
This is the first time that the concept of an application ecosystem in which AI and humans are used together has been proposed.

Yu Dong also attached great importance to this and organized a team at the first opportunity to conduct an in-depth analysis of every link here and the possible impact on the future business model.

"The first thing to be affected should be advertising. Direct advertising, such as splash screen ads and paid promotions, will definitely have a greatly reduced effect.

"Moreover, since applications are element-based and can be freely combined by users, there is no basis for advertising to exist, except for embedded advertising."

"There are two directions. One is product placement, such as in movies, TV series, games and other content that AI definitely doesn't watch."

Someone immediately put forward his own opinion: "Xiaosha's ability is very strong, and the level of precise reach is much better than the so-called personalized advertising now.

"Based on this, can we deliver advertisements precisely? Some people may ask, why does Xiaosha promote advertisements to consumers?
"We pay. One dollar for watching an ad, and another dollar for leaving a good review. Is that okay?"

"The cost is too high!" someone immediately objected.

“No, no, no, no, the ads pushed are based on Xiaosha’s precise positioning. In the past, the cost of an ad might be hundreds of thousands, with crazy placement and crazy traffic, and tens of millions of people have seen it.

“But now, with Xiaosha’s precise reach, even if only tens of thousands of people have seen it, as long as those who have seen it are accurate target customers, the effect will not be worse than if tens of millions of people have seen it!
"Moreover, we are good at making advertisements look like blockbuster movies, so that users who see them do not think they are advertisements, and even actively search for them to see our ads. Isn't this also a way?"

Huawei is actually good at this. Right now, many people actively search for and watch the promotional films they shoot.

"Besides advertising, what about the application itself?" Yu Dong asked.

Nowadays, APPs are getting bigger and bigger, and they want to cram all the functions into users.

Huawei has itself conducted relevant research and analysis. For some apps, 99% of the functions may not be opened by users during the entire life cycle from downloading to installation, use and uninstallation.

But for software developers, as long as it is plugged in, users will have the possibility to use it.

The cost of acquiring customers for APPs is very high nowadays. They try to cram in as many customers as possible, as this is their means of maximizing profits.

"We don't know yet. It depends on how Baiju Technology will guide it in the end. Just saying that it will be no good to expand, and that miniaturization and service-oriented are the trends, is useless. We have to see if there are benefits to being small within this system, and only by driving it with benefits can it be possible."

Yu Dong nodded in approval.

Until now, he has only heard of this concept, and it is still unknown how Baiju Technology will do it.

But if you want to keep up with the times, you must put yourself in Baiju Technology's shoes and think from their perspective, first guess their ideas, and then follow closely without stopping for a moment.

……

While Huawei was holding a meeting to discuss what form APPs used jointly by humans and AI would take in the future and what impact they would have, Hao Cheng was meeting with Zhu Yue.

After some pleasantries, the two finally got down to business.

Just now, Hao Cheng had been praising Apple's "greatness", saying that although its sales volume was not the highest, it was able to occupy most of the industry's profits.

This made Zhu Yue a little confused as to whether Hao Cheng was complimenting her or despising her.

But she knew Xiaosha's pricing strategy of 16 yuan per month. Even if it doubled, the number of users would not decrease. Even if it increased tenfold, half of the people would still use it.

If it were another company, it would definitely conduct rigorous calculations, come up with a data model between price, users, and costs, and then choose a plan that maximizes profits.

However, Baiju Technology did not do so, but chose a price that allowed Xiaosha to be popularized more quickly and widely, and even without a membership, it could be used lightly. Therefore, combined with Hao Cheng's words, it did not sound like a compliment at all.

However, she could only take Hao Cheng's words as a compliment: "Apple has existed for disruption and innovation since its inception, and the cost is quite high."

"Yes!" Hao Cheng nodded in agreement with her: "Sit down and have some tea."

"Ms. Zhu is a rare professional who is proficient in both technology and business." Hao Cheng changed his praise from Apple to Zhu Yue. Hao Cheng had just checked her information through Xiaosha. She has a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical engineering, and also a master's degree in business administration.

Apple's wireless products, including cellular networks, Bluetooth, WIFI, etc., were all developed by her team, as well as Apple Pay and CarPlay...

Hao Cheng knew all about Zhu Yue's past, but Zhu Yue felt uncomfortable no matter how she listened to it. Even a cup of tea didn't taste good: She came here for business negotiations, why did she look like she was here to apply for a job?
However, she couldn't interrupt rashly, so she could only smile and nod.

Finally, she got the chance to interrupt and quickly expressed her intention: "Mr. Hao, Apple is interested in bringing in Xiaosha. In this regard, we can offer the most generous conditions and reduce the profit sharing ratio to the lowest. You also know that Apple's high-end customer base..."

"Ms. Zhu," Hao Cheng stopped her directly: "You only have fifteen minutes."

As he said this, Hao Cheng turned on the screen of his mobile phone and took a look: "Eight minutes have passed now."

What a joke! Originally, Hao Cheng really wanted to have a good talk, including the issue of the system-level application base, but now, he doesn't have the mood to do so, and he won't even mention it.

What are you thinking about? It's just a fantasy! It's almost the same as the development fee for adapting to IOS. Even if you pay less, I may not be willing.

Still want to share our money? You have been so high and mighty for too long. You don't even know how many eyes the Horse King has. Have you figured out the relationship between the primary and the secondary?

Hao Cheng's expression changed instantly. Zhu Yue thought to herself that it was bad. She said that because she thought Hao Cheng would bargain, but this guy did not play by the rules at all.

Zhu Yue apologized immediately and said that he did not need any share of the profits, but he also proposed a requirement that according to regulatory requirements, Baiju Technology might need to build servers in Europe and America.

"Ms. Zhu," Hao Cheng stood up, "It's time, please come in."

Hao Cheng suddenly felt that he was being too nice. Huawei had never asked for permission to build servers overseas, whether in Europe or America.

If you really do it, all kinds of messy things will surely follow, and maybe even a proposal will be confiscated from you.

Although Hao Cheng was not afraid of this, and Xiaosha's original model was not afraid of being leaked - if it was taken away, it could not be used without the highest authority, and cracking it was even more nonsense, but Hao Cheng was too lazy to argue with them so much, and did not want to worry about it.

Including Huawei, in the overseas market, the future will also be a roundabout solution - not pre-installing the Xiaosha plug-in, and there will be no Xiaosha-related functions when the products are sold.

After customers buy the mobile phone, the salesperson will help them download and install the plug-in and complete the integration of the plug-in into the system.

In this case, Xiaosha is not considered to be listed overseas - it is all downloaded by users themselves on the Jianzhong network. As for Baiju Technology, it is impossible for it to accept the data and server policy requirements of any overseas country. If it can be used, it can be used, if not, then forget it.

This thing is actually difficult to restrict. It’s just an APP, and at most you can build a wall. But for those who are interested, the wall is not very effective.

Huawei has already done this, but Apple is doing the opposite. It just wants a share of the profits and requires the construction of servers overseas. Only a lunatic would come up with these two conditions! Hao Cheng chose to send the guest away directly.

Zhu Yue has broadened her horizons today. This is the first time she has met someone like Hao Cheng in all these years. Even if I ask for a high price, you should bargain with me. If we disagree, there will be only seven minutes left. If we disagree again, you will be kicked out directly. How can business negotiations be like this?

(End of this chapter)