Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 564 It's time to stop this evil trend.
Inside the T3 headquarters, the number of online players for Audition Online skyrocketed as if they had been given a stimulant.

The peak concurrent online users for Audition Online in China exceeded 80, in India it exceeded 31, in South Korea it exceeded 17, and in Japan it exceeded 23...

MSN China region saw over 500 million new registered users in a single week! Daily active user growth rate hit a record high.

Meanwhile, at Yum! Brands, in cities where service centers exist, weekly store revenue increased by an average of 65%, and the Dance Party combo, which has the highest points, became the best-selling item.

Lianjiang Internet Cafe's strategy back then was to only develop in first-tier cities, which gave brands like McDonald's a chance to breathe.

If they can't compete in first-tier cities, then they'll focus their efforts on second- and third-tier cities.

The main selling point is that if this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will.

Muller looked at the two rapidly rising curves on the screen, let out a long sigh of relief, and his face was filled with a complex smile of relief and triumph.

As expected of the president of Microsoft Asia, his actions are truly extraordinary.

Just one word, I surrender!

At that moment, Johnson stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window in his office, overlooking the lights of Tokyo. He held a glass of whiskey in his hand, swirling the glass as the ice cubes clinked against the sides.

"Cheng Yi, do you think everything will be fine once you block the operating system?" He raised his glass, as if speaking to Cheng Yi from afar: "In the battlefield of business, there is never just one path."

He tilted his head back and drank the amber liquid in the glass in one gulp, feeling the alternating sensation of hot and cold as it slid down his throat.

The market has already given the most enthusiastic response.

During this period, the sudden emergence of KFC Member Service Centers was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating a huge wave in China's internet cafe industry and fast food market.

Inside the president's office of Momo Group,

Several senior executives from Kong Feng paced back and forth in Cheng Yi's office, anxiously waiting for him.

More than half an hour has passed, and their CEO still hasn't returned.

What's that saying called?

The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is!
There are currently two major hot topics in China, both of which are closely related to them.

The biggest highlight is the World eSports Championship held in Singapore on May 1st.

This competition attracted the attention of the vast majority of people, and the three participating teams, including Sun Baxin, frequently received invitations from various variety shows. However, all three teams were well aware of the kind of battle that awaited them, so they all declined the variety show invitations.

Because of the Olympics, people all over the country attach great importance to competitive sports worldwide.

Especially online esports, which is linked to the level of technological development, further fuels their competitive spirit.

However, most of those who are paying attention to the popularity of the competition are men and women over 25 years old.

Meanwhile, men and women under the age of 25 are paying attention to the extremely popular Audition Online.

Microsoft, Samsung, and KFC.

Each of them is a dominant force in their respective fields, but now they have joined forces.

If three companies jointly support a game, even if that game is utterly terrible, they can still make it sound appealing.

Besides, Audition Online isn't crap.

During this period, they took advantage of the hype to start promoting the concept.

Some famous commentators and public intellectuals have been promoting their views on love and values.

If you love her, you should give her everything she wants.

If you're unwilling to give, then you don't love.

A guy who spends money on you doesn't necessarily love you, but a guy who doesn't spend money on you definitely doesn't love you.

Girls don't ask for things they love because things that are asked for are the cheapest. So guys need to learn to give things to them proactively.

If you want to find someone who truly loves you, look at what they unintentionally buy for you.

A guy who respects you will take the initiative to talk to you about money.

……

Young people already lack the ability to discern, and with the rampant promotion by these pundits and public intellectuals, they have gradually come to accept these ideas.

Once the concept was accepted, the gift section of the Audition Mall instantly became a hit.

If you have a crush on her, secretly give her gifts and surprises, regardless of whether she accepts them or not.

At that moment, Cheng Yi was riding his bicycle out of the school.

Having experienced wealth in his past life, Cheng Yi has truly become indifferent to money.

In fact, the most important thing in life is to live comfortably.

He quite liked Musk's lifestyle in his previous life: selling all his houses and going wherever he wanted. If he really couldn't find a place he wanted to go, he would think about going to Mars to see what it was like.

In stark contrast to him is Du Yusheng, who desperately wants everyone to know he's rich.

He always wears at least a Mercedes-Benz S-Class when he goes out, and he's decked out in designer brands from head to toe; he's practically a walking gold mine.

The number of luxury cars in his house is more than the number of toy cars Yu Sen's son owns.

Since the breakup, Du Yusheng has let himself go. Since his reputation had already been ruined by overseas media, he simply stopped pretending and came clean as a womanizer.

Reporters frequently photographed certain well-known car models entering and leaving Du Yusheng's villa.

Cheng Yi can understand all of this.

When he first became rich, he was even more reckless than Du Yusheng.

There was even a scene where the entire bill was paid by Cheng Gongzi.

His past life's experience of having his contacts exposed caused him to lose all dignity and face. After suddenly becoming rich, he developed an almost perverse desire to show off.

I wish I could have a golden crown made to wear on my head.

Having lived a lifetime and died once, he had become indifferent to many things.

True strength is not about how much money you have or what car you drive, but about having no one dare to underestimate you even if you're standing there in rags.

Just like Gao Qiqiang, even if he rides his little motorcycle around every day, he is still Gao Qiqiang from Jinghai.

During this period, Cheng Yi did not pay much attention to Audition Online, nor did he stop Johnson from turning the internet cafe into a service center.

To deal with Audition Online, you must be flexible and not crush them all at once. Instead, you should attack them slowly, methodically, and systematically.

To effectively deplete them, strike hard when they show themselves and strike lightly when they lie dormant.

However, now they've started inviting public intellectuals and commentators to spread erroneous values. Cheng Yi plans to crack down on this unhealthy trend.

Otherwise, the term "simp" would arrive much sooner than expected.

This year also saw the release of many songs that resonated with contemporary culture. One such song was "Birthday Gift," which included the lyrics, "You once said we could still be friends after breaking up, will you accept this gift I'm giving you?"

There's a book called "Ten Thousand Reasons" that says, "If you really need a reason, ten thousand isn't enough."

There's a song called "Please give me a chance, don't say you don't care about love anymore" that goes like this.

Cheng Yi now enjoys riding bicycles. In his previous life, he couldn't understand why those professors loved bicycles so much.

This rebirth made him understand.

Cycling can really slow down the pace of life and soothe tense nerves.

His life moves at such a fast pace that sometimes he only feels like himself when he's riding a bicycle.

Jack Ma's famous quote, "I'm actually not interested in money," was ridiculed and mocked by many, including Cheng Yi in his previous life. But now that he has reached the same level as Jack Ma, he can understand the meaning behind Ma's words.

Just like him now, he's no longer interested in money, but can he stop making money?

No.

The giant ship has already set sail, and all he can do is brave the waves.

Momo Group carries too many responsibilities. They have hundreds of thousands of employees, they carry the IT hopes of the entire Handong Province, and behind them are thousands of internet startups eager for support.

Although everyone says that a whale fall can bring about the creation of many things, there are actually only whale falls most of the time.

Those so-called myriad things are merely a group of parasites that devour carrion. These parasites have no ability to swim freely in the seven oceans like whales. Their only ability is to wait for the next whale fall and then swarm up to devour the carrion.

This is what our ancestors meant when they said, "When you're in the world, you're not in control of your own destiny."

As soon as Cheng Yi entered the lobby of the group's headquarters, Li Weiwei, who had been waiting in the lobby, immediately ran over.

Li Weiwei has a great figure. Today she wore a fitted blazer, and as she walked, her hips swayed, which was quite pleasing to the eye.

Li Weiwei walked to Cheng Yi's side and said in a trembling voice, "President Cheng, several senior executives of the group have been waiting in the office for a long time."

"Principal Gao insisted on playing chess with me, and I couldn't find a suitable excuse to leave." Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Let's go, don't keep them waiting."

Li Weiwei smiled helplessly.

They seem to be getting impatient, don't they?
Li Weiwei quickly walked a few steps, pressed the button for the executive-only elevator, swiped her card, and said, "They came about the KFC service center issue, and they all seem very anxious."

“Yes, it’s right to be anxious.” Cheng Yi nodded slowly and said, “If they don’t even have this sense of crisis and responsibility, then they’re not far from leaving the company.”

As soon as Li Weiwei pushed open the office door, Kong Feng and the others quickly turned around. Seeing Cheng Yi leisurely walk in, Zhang Lingyu spoke first: "President Cheng, you can't just focus on the e-sports competition. Now, in all first-tier cities such as Jingzhou, Zhonghai, Shenxia, ​​and Yangcheng, the average occupancy rate of our core flagship stores during the afternoon and evening prime time has dropped by 15%. In the areas with the most severe decline in customer traffic, the decline rate has approached 27%."

Kong Feng immediately added, "The peak concurrent users of Audition Online have easily surpassed 80 and are still climbing. While the concurrent user curves of our mainstream games such as 'Honghuang Chronicles' and 'Fantasy Westward Journey' have not shown a significant decline, their growth momentum has been curbed and even fluctuated slightly."

“It’s not just a matter of user churn,” Huang Wenrong added gravely. “What’s more troublesome is market expectations. The capital market’s reaction to the ‘KFC + Audition Online + Free Internet’ model has been extremely enthusiastic. Yum China’s influence in the investment world has been rising all the way up, and even Samsung’s stock price has risen to varying degrees. If this continues, KFC, with its large capital injection, will definitely continue to expand this model.”

There was silence in the conference room.

Everyone understood that the combined attack from Microsoft and Yum! Brands was too cunning, and it took advantage of the gap in the truce agreement between Momo Group and Microsoft, preventing them from launching a direct counterattack at the operating system level for the time being.

They never imagined that the impact on internet cafe business would be from the completely unrelated catering industry.

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "That's normal. In the business world, what really defeats you may not be your competitors, but those from other industries."

"Sit down." Cheng Yi sat down casually in the mahogany chair behind the tea table and laughed, "Don't be nervous. With their resources, they don't have the teeth to devour us in China."

Li Weiwei, with her keen eye, came over and half-squatted down to help the executives make tea.

Cheng Yi looked at Zhang Lingyu, who had an anxious expression, and said, "Lingyu, don't panic. Stay calm. Come, sit down and have some tea."

Seeing Cheng Yi so relaxed, Huang Wenrong and the others all looked puzzled.

With the situation so dire, why are you still drinking tea?
Kong Feng sat down first and couldn't help but ask, "President Cheng, do you have some ideas?"

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "If there was no other way, would I let them be so smug?"

Kong Feng's eyes suddenly lit up.

Within Momo Group, many senior executives almost blindly idolize Cheng Yi.

Seeing Cheng Yi's confidence, Zhang Lingyu's face relaxed. She glanced at Cheng Yi with a hint of anger, her eyes burning with desire.

"Let them invest more money first, and then make your move when they're ready," Cheng Yi said with a smile. "Just treat Audition Online as a whetstone, and always keep a sense of crisis in mind. That's not a bad thing."

“However, there is an important matter that needs to be dealt with immediately.” Cheng Yi glanced at Li Weiwei and said, “Assistant Li, please have Cao Zhengze come to my office.”

"Okay." Li Weiwei, who had just finished pouring tea for Cheng Yi and the other three, immediately stood up, took out her phone, and dialed Cao Zhengze's number.

Huang Wenrong and the others remained silent, simply sitting and drinking tea.

Although they were older than Cheng Yi, they learned a lot from him.

Just like when Cheng Yi asked Li Weiwei to contact Cao Zhengze, Huang Wenrong and the others spent a long time learning about such a small matter.

Huang Wenrong and Kong Feng are both technical personnel; Huang Wenrong is in finance, and Kong Feng is in programming.

Even when they become senior executives, they don't like to bother others with many things. For example, when they give instructions, they usually make the arrangements by phone themselves.

In their view, why bother handing over something to a secretary when they can handle it themselves with a phone call? Is it to show off their superiority?

Many working people in my past life also thought this way.

But gradually, they came to understand.

People can't learn by teaching each other.

Things teach people, and they will learn it once and for all.

Giving instructions, even though it's just a matter of making a phone call, is a skillful art.

Cheng Yi delegates even the smallest matters to his secretary or assistant, which is tantamount to delegating authority.

As the secretary and assistants contacted each other more often, they naturally became familiar with the management of various departments within the group. Gradually, they were able to independently complete the tasks assigned by Cheng Yi.

Huang Wenrong always played the game himself, which meant he was constantly consolidating power.

No matter what his secretary needs to do, Huang Wenrong has to teach her how to do it. Even for the smallest things, Huang Wenrong has to help her contact people or even provide her with phone numbers. In some cases, Huang Wenrong has to call ahead so that his secretary can get things done.

Gradually, Huang Wenrong felt more and more tired.

When he saw that Li Weiwei could handle things on her own, while his secretary was like a stupid dog.

Huang Wenrong had a complete epiphany.

Huang Wenrong and his colleagues really learned a lot about these kinds of details.

Often, leadership is built up little by little, rather than by an overwhelming aura that commands respect from all sides.

Cheng Yi took a sip of water and said very seriously, "The current atmosphere on the internet is not good. I think we should put some brakes on it, otherwise they will forget who calls the shots on the internet in China."

(End of this chapter)