Reborn in 08, Public Enemy of Competitors

The next day, in Hangzhou.

Shen Mo, Lin Qingyan, Zhong Xue, and others walked out of Xiaoshan Airport.

"If the company encounters any legal issues in the future, please feel free to contact us."

"must."

"By the way, have you been following the stock market lately?"

Lin Qingyan tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

Shen Mo narrowed his eyes and said, "Qingyan, you're not thinking of getting back into the stock market because it's recovering, are you?"

"Ahem, I have a tiny bit of an idea."

Lin Qingyan's eyes darted around uncertainly. "The A-shares market is all in the green right now, and everyone thinks the bull market is back, but I still feel uneasy. So I wanted to ask for your opinion."

Shen Mo cast a meaningful glance at him. "I told you this is a trap, don't fall for it, you probably wouldn't believe me, right?"

"A trap? Really?"

Lin Qingyan exclaimed "Ah!"

"I knew you wouldn't believe me."

Shen Mo said, "The current A-shares market is a golden opportunity, suitable for long-term investment. If you have the patience to hold for a few years, I am optimistic about Moutai and Wuliangye. Of course, I am also paying attention to Biaidi and Tencent, provided that you can buy Hong Kong stocks."

(P.S.: The Stock Connect program was launched in 14.)

"Okay, thank you, I've got it."

Lin Qingyan's heart skipped a beat.

She didn't know much about BYD, but she had been following Tencent.

Affected by the subprime mortgage crisis, Penguin's stock price plummeted from HK$10 per share to the HK$2.5 mark.

Could there be some good news coming from Tencent?

"Sister Qingyan, as I always say, the stock market is risky, and you should invest with caution."

Shen Mo waved goodbye and got into the taxi with Zhong Xue.

A short while later, the two arrived at Jiangsu University of Science and Technology. As soon as they got out of the car, they did not go back to their dormitory, but went straight to the entrepreneurship park.

Yuan Hua, Lu Wenbin, and the others peeked out from time to time, and finally, the figure they had been longing to see appeared at the top of the stairs.

"Brother Mo!"

These words caused an uproar in the office.

A large group of people put down their work and swarmed around Shen Mo, surrounding him completely.

"Brother Mo, did Tencent really invest 1000 million in us?"

Lu Wenbin's voice trembled with excitement.

"Mahua Tengfei Gei".

Shen Mo shrugged.

"You're going to take it?"

Yuan Hua's eyes widened in surprise.

"If he insists on giving it to me, of course I'll take it."

Shen Mo burst into laughter.

"So, Tencent really did invest 1000 million in us!!"

Yuan Hua let out a roar, and everyone present cheered and jumped for joy, hugging each other and shouting cheers throughout the entire corridor.

"It's only 1000 million, why are you so agitated?"

Shen Mo gestured for everyone to be quiet.

"I would like to take this opportunity to announce a few things."

"First, as you all know, our YiTaoGO has secured angel investment from Tencent, and 1000 million will be in our account soon."

"The second thing is that with this funding, we can accelerate the development of YiTaoGO."

"I'm going all out with group buying and expanding all external channels. I not only need to catch up on the progress I made due to the blocked links these past few days, but I also need to run even faster than before."

"No problem, Boss Mo!"

The gloom of the past few days was swept away, morale soared, and everyone felt that staying at EasyGo seemed to have a bright future.

"Third, at Tencent's request, we need to compile a list of those who contribute to the five social insurances and one housing fund..."

Shen Mo looked around and clapped his hands.

"There will be an overall salary adjustment next month. Based on the brand team on the 26th and the work performance in October, we will confirm with each student at that time. Please prepare in advance."

A raise!

Xu Kun, Zhuang Bifan, and the others felt their hearts pounding wildly.

In addition to a 7-hour workday, weekends off, overtime pay...

Even the big companies like Ali and Tencent don't offer such good treatment!

Their eyes were burning with enthusiasm and energy; they no longer treated it as a part-time job, but as a career.

Working for a boss is called being an employee; working for yourself is called striving!

Work until the end of time, fight until the world ends!

...............

"Yuan Hua, Wenbin, Fengzi, come with me for a moment."

Shen Mo waved, and the three of them exchanged a glance before quickly following after him.

"Brother Mo, what's wrong?"

Yuan Hua's face was full of confusion and bewilderment.

There's something you shouldn't tell anyone about for now.

Shen Mo said seriously, "I'm planning to set up a game studio called 'Palm Joy'."

Yuan Hua was speechless. "Brother Mo, our YiTao GO business is doing so well, why are we suddenly going into games?"

Shen Mo succinctly explained the cause and effect.

"I plan to hire 6 to 10 people first. The three of you will assist me with recruitment management, understand?"

"I'd go through fire and water for you, Brother Mo!"

Qin Feng's eyes lit up when he heard that he could have two jobs with double pay.

Lu Wenbin nodded vigorously, "No problem, Brother Mo, whatever you say, we'll do!"

Yuan Hua couldn't help but ask curiously, "I have a question. What's the main gameplay of your social web game?"

"The first project is tentatively named 'Vegetable Stealing Farm'."

Shen Mo spoke with reservation, offering no further explanation.

Happy Farm was only launched on Renren.com in November, and there was still more than a month of development time.

With a little more effort, it could take two or three weeks, or at most a month, to create "Everyday Farm," which is plenty of time.

When that happens, TianTian Farm will drive traffic to QQ Space, and YiTao GO will benefit from this wave of popularity, accelerating the speed of social sharing.

It could even collaborate with FarmVille, just like QQ Three Kingdoms and Rock Kingdom did back in the day.

The gold coins accumulated from selling vegetables can be exchanged for coupons on YiTaoGO, and the points earned from spending on YiTaoGO can be used to obtain special decorations, exclusive seeds, fertilizers and other items.

In this way, "TianTian Farm - QQ Space - YiTao GO - TianTian Farm" can form a closed-loop traffic flywheel.

After all, how many Chinese people can resist growing vegetables?

………………

The internet community is neither small nor large, and the news of Tencent's investment in YiTao GO gradually spread.

Chen Nian's first reaction upon receiving the news was disbelief, and she immediately called Lei Jun.

"Old Lei, what a pity! It's such a shame! If we had invested a million or two earlier..."

"If you miss it, you miss it."

Lei Jun's tone was complicated, "I'm almost 40 years old now, and I won't go against the trend anymore; I'll just go with the flow."

Chen Nian asked in surprise, "Go with the flow?"

Lei Jun explained, "Yes, it's like there's a rock on a mountaintop. You just need to go with the flow, kick it once, and it will roll down on its own without any effort. So, I plan to create a 'Shunwei Capital' specifically to find the pigs that are riding the wave."

Chen Nian said half-jokingly, "Then this YiTao GO might just be the pig you're looking for riding the wave of opportunity."

"indeed!"

Lei Jun said, "YiTao GO has partnered with Tencent. If QQ is willing to drive traffic to it, it will definitely be a product with tens of millions of users."

Chen Nian's words carried a hint of regret, "That's right, I can't miss the next opportunity to invest in YiTao GO."

Lei Jun reminded, "We should also deepen our cooperation with YiTao GO, and it would be best to establish a strategic partnership."

"That's what I think too."

Chen Nian said, "Vancl has proactively signed up for the National Day-themed group activities, aiming to drive more traffic from QQ to Vancl..."

After ending the call, Lei Jun rubbed his eyes.

I don't know!

Why would Tencent suddenly invest in an unknown shopping guide platform?

………………

Meanwhile, the news also reached Ali, and then reached the ears of Jack Ma, Cai Chongxin, and others.

"YiTaoGO is eating our food, but it keeps flirting with Letao and Vancl."

Cai Chongxin frowned. "This time they've even accepted investment from Tencent. Their next step will probably be to drive traffic to Paipai.com. Shouldn't we do something about it?"

"There's no need for that!"

Jack Ma waved his hand dismissively.

"Most of the merchants and users on YiTaoGO come from Taobao. Aren't you afraid that YiTaoGO will siphon them off to Paipai.com?"

Cai Chongxin's face became more serious.

"You can't kidnap him!"

Jack Ma spoke with confidence and certainty, "Why do merchants on Taobao choose Taobao? Because Taobao has buyers."

"Where the buyers are, that's where the merchants are. It's true that Tencent has traffic, but traffic doesn't equal buyers, much less transaction habits. Merchants can't live without Taobao, and neither can YiTaoGO, just like fish can't live without water."

Then, he flashed a bright smile: "On the contrary, YiTao GO's partnership with Tencent might be more beneficial to Taobao's overall strategy."

Cai Chongxin said, "You mean...?"

"If YiTaoGO really gets preferential traffic from Tencent, we can take this opportunity to attract QQ users to Taobao."

Jack Ma's eyes became unusually sharp.

Cai Chongxin understood and said, "You want YiTao GO to act as a traffic hub and buffer zone between Ali and Tencent?"

Jack Ma nodded: "Don't touch YiTao GO for now, let's wait and see, unless Shen Mo really pulls something out of this."

"If we just let it develop like this, what if it grows too big?"

A hint of worry lingered between Cai Chongxin's brows.

"Let's talk about it when YiTaoGO really becomes a big company."

Jack Ma said confidently, "By then, it will either become one of ours, or it will become one of ours to deal with."

Just as YiTao GO was circulating in internet and venture capital circles, news of Tencent's investment in YiTao GO appeared on Tencent's portal website and was subsequently reprinted and reported by NetEase, Sohu, and other media outlets.

It went viral overnight!

YiTao GO became a hit, and Shen Mo became famous as a result!

Especially in Xiasha University Town, and at Jiangsu University of Science and Technology!