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Chapter 448 Daily Orders Reach 2000 Million, Crushing Baidu! Wu Hongxin, the Master of Leeks!

The next day was Monday.

Kuaidi Pao, Kuaidi Dache, and OFO Bike have joined forces to enter the Southwest and Northwest markets.

By this point, Senlian Capital's O2O local lifestyle software has covered almost the entire country of China.

Of course, some cities that are not suitable for operation will be temporarily shelved, waiting for the right time.

For example, there's no need to promote shared bicycles on a large scale in Sichuan, where the local transportation and terrain are already predetermined; whoever does it will fail.

Baidu stubbornly clung to Kuaishou, but its market share could never break through 20%.

There's no way around it, my internal strength is too weak!

From product experience to fulfillment quality and after-sales service, Qiandu is no match for Kuaipao.

In addition, Pei Yi continued his shady dealings, secretly employing a bunch of underhanded tricks, causing considerable trouble for Baidu's users.

Users finally managed to snag a low-priced group-buying deal, took a taxi to the store to redeem it, only to be told by the merchant: "We're no longer cooperating with Qiandu. Why don't you try placing your order with Kuaishou?"

In addition, those Baidu operations staff, business development managers, external merchants, and gray-market studios who were secretly profiting from the event subsidies have already made a fortune.

Baidu's current situation is entirely maintained by red envelopes and coupons.

Although Li Yanhong has realized the core issues of Baidu's food delivery, group buying, and ride-hailing businesses, functions such as accurate positioning, intelligent order delivery, transportation capacity scheduling, and prediction of user consumption demand all require a massive amount of data to form a precise and effective algorithm system.

How many orders does Baidu get per day?

The combined order volume of Kuaipao's three businesses is approaching 2000 million orders per day.

In terms of big data, Baidu has no advantage whatsoever.
In terms of technology, Baidu is even worse!

Starting three years ago, Chen Yansen began to develop big data, cloud computing, and algorithm models.

Although Senlian Capital does not offer cloud server and cloud storage services to external parties like Ali, Penguin, and Baidu, it does not mean that it has not built large data centers.

Chen Yansen originally placed the data center in Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park. With the successive completion of the Virtual City Data Center and Luzhou Data Center, Senlian Capital's strength in related fields is no less than that of Ali, Tencent, or Baidu.

Therefore, the harder Li Yanhong worked, the higher his marketing expenses became, and the market share gap between him and Kuaipao became increasingly obvious.

Little did Ma Liyun know that it was precisely the disastrous state of Qiandu that made him completely abandon the idea of ​​fully entering the O2O industry.

Although Lao Ma was quite confident in his abilities, he also knew that if Ah Li had fallen into the same pit that Qian Du had fallen into, she might not have been able to climb out.

In his view, burning money on subsidies cannot improve retention rates. Baidu's offline team is out of control, and Baidu's LBS business unit may become a burden that drags Baidu down.

Furthermore, Ali's foundation lies in e-commerce, and its traffic, operational logic, and O2O ground promotion methods are completely different.

Ma Liyun wholeheartedly chose Kuaipao as a strategic ally, which would not only allow her to earn a substantial commission for her sales guides, but also boost user activity on Taobao and Yaomao.

As for whether or not to get involved in food delivery, group buying, or ride-hailing, Lao Ma (Ma Huateng) wasn't sure. In any case, Taodiandian was still listed on Taobao's homepage, receiving more than 10,000 orders every day, making it arguably the most useless project in the group.

the other side.

Chen Yansen had just returned to his office after attending the data center's launch ceremony when he received a call from Wu Hongxin.

"Mr. Chen, I just happened to be passing through Xucheng and would like to pay you a visit. I hope that won't be a bother?"

Wu Hongxin is eleven years older than Chen Yansen and has been involved in the internet industry since 2001. His family background is similar to Wang Xin's.

To put it bluntly, he's a rich kid, unafraid of failure, and has plenty of opportunities to try and fail.

For ordinary people starting a business, one misstep can lead to a disastrous fall into despair.

Wu Hongxin failed in more than 30 projects across various fields, including search engines, website navigation, stock recommendations, and news information.

When Wang Xin arrives, everyone has to call him "Big Brother".

Until QQ became popular, some incomprehensible text gradually appeared in QQ nicknames, personal signatures, and QQ Spaces.

Wu Hongxin keenly sensed the business opportunity and launched the Martian language converter. This tool suddenly appeared and made him a lot of money.

A year later, he developed Meitu Xiu Xiu, which easily became the largest image processing tool in China due to its simple operation and low barrier to entry for photo editing.

Over 100 million monthly active users!
No one stays up all night practicing image cutout and channel smoothing techniques anymore for a few nice-looking photos.

"Mr. Wu, welcome, welcome. When will you arrive? I'll come down to meet you." Chen Yansen sat on the sofa, speaking politely without moving.

In the mobile phone industry, Meitu is considered a newly acquired junior partner of Orange Mobile.

Wu Hongxin was more decisive than Lei Yijun and Zhou Hongyi, and directly installed the Aurora Future 1.0 system on Meitu Kiss, thereby gaining Chen Yansen's full support.

Facts have proved that he was right!
Users who dare to buy the Meitu Kiss phone don't care about the price or configuration, so why would they care about the operating system?

As long as the photos look good and the beauty filter works well, that's fine!
"Mr. Chen, you're too kind. I'll be there right away," Wu Hongxin said casually as she glanced at the driver registering for a ride in a Maybach.

Chen Yansen got up, went to the floor-to-ceiling window, and sure enough, saw an unfamiliar Maybach. He then said, "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, he asked Meng Yun to go downstairs to pick up Wu Hongxin, while he took out a can of Min Du tea and slowly boiled water to brew tea.

Wu Hongxin got out of the car, accompanied only by an assistant, and stood downstairs hesitant.

The entire science park has 11 office buildings. Looking around, several nearby buildings display the logos of products such as Orange Mobile, Toutiao, Pinduoduo, Orange Payment, and Tiangong Chip.

In other words, it's all office buildings belonging to Senlian Capital.

Just as Wu Hongxin was wondering where to go, Meng Yun quickly stepped forward and greeted her with a smile: "Hello, Ms. Wu, I am Meng Yun, Mr. Chen's assistant. Please follow me."

"Thank you for your help." Wu Hongxin smiled faintly and nodded in response.

Meng Yun walked on the left, leading Wu Hongxin and his assistant into the elevator lobby, and then went straight to the top floor.

With a 'ding', the elevator doors slowly opened.

Wu Hongxin grinned, took a big step forward, and greeted him humbly, "President Chen, it's been a long time."

"Mr. Wu, please!" Chen Yansen said with a smile.

He and Wu Hongxin had only met once at the 'IT Leaders Summit' in Shenzhen, where Wu said he wanted to make mobile phones and was willing to use the Aurora Future system.

Chen Yansen naturally wouldn't turn away a potential partner who came knocking on his door, and quickly finalized the cooperation with Wu Hongxin. After all, he didn't even look down on 360, let alone Meitu.

The two then walked into the office together.

Chen Yansen gestured for Wu Hongxin to sit down and poured him a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Wu Hongxin adopted a humble attitude, and after speaking, she took the gift bag from her assistant and placed it on the coffee table, saying, "Knowing that Mr. Chen likes to drink tea, I specially brought you some local specialties from Fujian."

Chen Yansen didn't stand on ceremony and nodded slightly.

In addition to two beautifully packaged cans of tea, there was also a Meitu Kiss phone.

Chen Yansen smiled and placed it on the display stand to the side.

Wu Hongxin subconsciously looked over and saw a two-meter-tall cabinet filled with mobile phones of various models.

Among them were not only the entire range of Orange Technology's models, but also products from brands such as Xiaomi, 360, NetEase, ZTE, and Huawei, and even a gold-plated iPhone 5.

Clearly, these are all "return gifts" from our competitors.

Because at every new product launch, Orange Technology prepares a gift bag for its competitors, which contains the latest seasonal products.

Wu Hongxin originally thought that Meitu Kiss's appearance design was quite outstanding, but when placed among dozens of the latest smartphones, it felt inconspicuous.

This is not possible!

As the founder of Meitu, Wu Hongxin has a deep understanding of user psychology. Meitu phones can have poor performance and an imperfect application ecosystem, but their design must never be inferior.

He immediately made up his mind that the next version of Meitu phones must win in terms of appearance.

"Has Meitu Kiss sold over a million copies?" Chen Yansen asked slowly after sitting down again.

He knew the production volume of Meitu Kiss, but not the specific sales volume.

"We've just reached 80 units, and we have to thank Mr. Chen for his support," Wu Hongxin said sincerely.

Don't underestimate these 80 units; the profit is no less than that of 500 million Redmi 1 units.

The net profit per unit is as high as 700 yuan, which is more than that of the Orange C3S.

"Cooperation and mutual benefit, it's all about that," Chen Yansen said dismissively.

Meitu makes money, and Orange Technology doesn't lose money either.

After it was all over, Wu Hongxin and Meitu were the ones who got scolded, while Orange Technology remained completely out of the loop.

"Mr. Chen, actually, the main reason I came here this time is to leverage the content seeding functions of Douyin, Toutiao, and Xiaohongshu to further increase the online sales of Meitu Kiss," Wu Hongxin said seriously.

What he wants is a comprehensive marketing plan that covers the entire value chain, ideally using images, text, and videos to subtly influence users.

Chen Yansen understood: Wu Hongxin wanted to negotiate a yearly cooperation agreement and was willing to spend money, but also wanted a discount.

Logically speaking, this kind of thing should have been handled by Liang Bo.

But since Wu Hongxin had come to his door in person, he couldn't very well refuse.

It's not uncommon in the industry for bosses to personally negotiate partnerships. When the most influential people on both sides communicate, they often manage to reach unexpected and significant collaborations.

Previously, during his time at FoxTao, Chen Yansen had also met face-to-face with the heads of platforms such as Suning's Zhang Jindong, JD.com's Liu Qiangdong, Yihaodian, and Yixun.

"No problem, I'll have Liang Bo talk to you this afternoon."

Chen Yansen replied simply.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Wu Hongxin was a smart man; he could understand Chen Yansen's meaning without him having to spell it out.

Chen Yansen held the teacup; the temperature was just right. He took a small sip.

Just then, the cell phone on the table rang.

He glanced at the caller ID; it was Ge Yue, Managing Director of Apple Asia.

Chen Yansen apologized and picked up his phone to answer the call.

"Cook? Sure. But Deep Blue Battery is still debugging the production line, and there are no samples yet..." Chen Yansen replied casually after understanding the other party's purpose.

He did not refuse Apple's request for cooperation.

While the Deep Blue battery boasts impressive performance, even the best products need marketing. If Apple were to lead the way in using it, it would undoubtedly serve as excellent publicity.

Two weeks ago, Gao Weilin transferred his Desay Battery shares to Shenzhen State-owned Assets, resulting in a profit of 4.7 million yuan.

He wasn't intentionally trying to steal customers from Desay; he couldn't just kick a buyer out when they came, could he?
After agreeing on a meeting time with Ge Yue, Chen Yansen hung up the phone.

Meng Yun silently noted down the time points, preparing to add them to President Chen's schedule later.

"Mr. Chen, I've heard people mention Deep Blue Battery. It's said that it can double the battery capacity within the same volume?"

Wu Hongxin asked curiously.

"In principle, it's possible, but the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries will decrease at low and high temperatures, by at most 90%," Chen Yansen replied earnestly.

90%?

In other words, if a battery of the same capacity were replaced with a Deep Blue battery, wouldn't the volume be smaller?
A smaller battery results in a thinner phone, which also optimizes heat dissipation.

Wu Hongxin immediately became interested. After learning that Deep Blue Battery was about to go into production, he immediately said, "President Chen, Meitu's next new model will also have to use Deep Blue Battery."

"A new model?" Chen Yansen was slightly surprised.

Meitu Kiss has only been online for a few months?

This isn't how you harvest leeks!

"I just made a decision. I plan to develop a high-end model, preferably priced above 4000 yuan," Wu Hongxin said frankly.

(End of this chapter)