Reborn in 08, Public Enemy of Competitors

Chapter 91 Penguins Cause Trouble, the Battle Escalates (Seeking First Subscription!)

In the Penguin Conference Room, Ma Huateng, Zhang Zhidong, Liu Chiping, Wu Xiaoguang, and others sat in a circle.

On the TV screen, data such as the daily user growth of "Farm Town" was displayed, densely packed and particularly eye-catching.

Ma Huateng said, "Everyone's seen the news about the overseas version of 'Everyday Farm' becoming a hit in the US, right?"

"This Shenmo always manages to come up with something new."

Zhang Zhidong sighed, "It's only been a short time since 'Cut It Off' came out, and now 'Everyday Farm' has popped up."

Overseas version. "

"What a pity."

Liu Chiping said, "The revenue-sharing agreement we signed with Shen Mo only covered the domestic market; the overseas market is none of our business."

Ma Huateng shook his head: "That's not the most regrettable thing. If Tencent could use 'FarmDay' to gain a foothold in the overseas game market, it could at least accumulate reputation and experience in the international market."

Everyone agreed with these words.

Tencent's reputation in the Chinese gaming industry, while not infamous, is certainly universally disliked.

"Plagiarism," "Evil Penguin," "A cancer on domestic games"—these are just some of the uglier titles they've been given.

Ma Huateng has always wanted to vindicate Tencent; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone against the grain and supported the Ziyang project of "Dou Zhan Shen".

But now, Shen Mo has achieved what Tencent wanted to achieve with just a social web game.

"Originally, 'Everyday Farm' was only popular and profitable in China, but now it's doing the same overseas."

Zhang Zhidong's tone revealed envy.

Ma Huateng said, "It's a pity that silence can't be used by me, otherwise all of this would belong to the penguins."

"Although we can't get him to join Penguin, we can win him over to our side."

Liu Chiping reminded him, "Ali recently launched YiTao, which is now competing with YiTao GO."

Wu Xiaoguang chimed in, "Jack Ma has given us a helping hand."

"That's right! The harder Ahri pushes, the more she'll push Shen Mo towards us."

Zhang Zhidong nodded and said, "It would be best to push Shen Mo into a corner so that he has no choice but to side with us."

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Wu Xiaoguang then suggested, "Pony, I think we should get involved in the competition between YiTao GO and YiTao, and add fuel to the fire."

Ma Huateng raised an eyebrow. "Are you trying to mislead Jack Ma into thinking that YiTao GO has completely sided with Tencent?"

That's exactly what I meant!

Liu Chiping said, "Given Jack Ma's personality, he would never allow an external traffic portal like YiTaoGO to fall into Tencent's hands."

Wu Xiaoguang added, "The key is that Paipai.com, QQ Mall, and QQ Zone, which are newly formed social e-commerce platforms, cannot shake Taobao at present. If we want to make a breakthrough in e-commerce, we must deepen our cooperation with YiTaoG0."

"To be honest, this 'zero-yuan price-cutting' event is completely tailor-made for us penguins."

Zhang Zhidong said, "Ali doesn't have a social relationship chain like QQ."

"How about this!"

After much deliberation, Ma Huateng tapped on the table.

The row of icons and navigation on the QQ panel is Penguin's most core and most valuable traffic entry point.

These days, countless people spend money and level up just to unlock an icon. Even in the worst games, they'll grind until they reach the level required to unlock the icon.

Such top-tier resources are generally only given to QQ Music, QQ Games Hall, or their parent companies or subsidiaries.

EasyTaoGO is naturally not eligible, but Ma Huateng is willing to provide a secondary traffic entry point and navigation from QQ.

"Embed the 'cut a discount' and group-buying activities of YiTaoGO into QQ Zone, and add a fixed entry point in the sidebar of the user activity interface."

"Clicking on it will take you to the list of activities on EasyTaoGO. You can participate with just one click without being redirected to another page or having to copy the link."

"Can!"

Zhang Zhidong said, "Let me add something: we will package resources including QQ pop-ups and Tencent News into an exclusive quarterly recommendation package and sell it to YiTaoGO with targeted support, offering the most favorable price according to the standards of strategic partners."

Ma Huateng said, "It's not enough for us to make sacrifices alone; silence must also come at a price."

Liu Chiping asked, "Pony, what are your plans?"

"The third-party payment license is already in sight, and we must make plans for Tenpay as soon as possible."

Ma Huateng said seriously, "Although YiTao GO has already integrated with Tenpay, the support is still insufficient. In my opinion, in the future, Tenpay should be given priority as the cashback withdrawal channel for YiTao GO."

"besides!"

Wu Xiaoguang suggested, "We can collaborate with YiTaoGO on membership programs. When Yellow Diamond members and QQ members make purchases, they can enjoy benefits that ordinary users don't have. This can both incentivize users to recharge and deepen the collaboration with QQ Zone's social e-commerce platform."

Ma Huateng looked around: "You all should also tell me, what kind of conditions should we ask Shen Mo for?"

In an instant, everyone was talking at once, discussing the matter animatedly.

"It seems that Taobao has set up a special entry point for YiTao."

"How about we create a dedicated section for YiTaoGO in QQ Mall as an entry point for showcasing our price-cutting and group-buying activities?"

"For external communication, could we have Shen Mo and we issue a joint statement declaring that we are strategic partners?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Jack Ma can't tolerate any nonsense. He'll see that YiTao GO is completely tied to Tencent."

Zhang Zhidong clapped his hands: "Next, it's not us who's in a hurry, it's him."

"The most crucial point is that even if Jack Ma doesn't believe it, he has no choice but to believe it."

Liu Chiping grinned: "Once Jack Ma is convinced that YiTao GO has sided with us, he will intensify his attacks on Shen Mo. Shen Mo will have no other way out but to continue cooperating with us."

Ma Huateng looked smug, adjusted his glasses, and a shrewd glint flashed in his eyes.

Regardless of whether they win or lose in the end, the penguin won't lose out; it's just a matter of whether it wins a little or a lot.

At this moment, with Lin Qingyan's assistance, Shen Mo signed a cooperation agreement with Huang Zheng regarding the Pinduoduo project.

Huang Zheng shook hands: "President Shen, from today onwards, Pinduoduo's affairs are my affairs, Huang Zheng's affairs."

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"If you have any ideas about the company structure or personnel arrangements, feel free to bring them up at any time."

Shen Mo smiled and then talked about the various tasks and details of Pinduoduo's subsequent launch.

After talking for a while, Zhong Xue walked in quickly, a hint of nervousness in her eyes. She leaned close to Shen Mo's ear and lowered her voice.

"The penguin company called, saying—"

"There are no outsiders here, so speak loudly."

Shen Mo waved his hand.

Huang Zheng, Wu Mei, and the others exchanged glances, and smiles appeared on their faces to varying degrees.

Zhong Xue understood immediately and briefly explained the cooperation terms from the penguin side, making sure each point was clearly stated.

Shen Mo didn't answer immediately, but instead asked Huang Zheng, "Mr. Huang, what do you think?"

Huang Zheng bluntly stated, "Tencent is trying to tie YiTao G0 to its own chariot."

Shen Mo curled his lip: "They clearly want to instigate us to fight with Ali's YiTao and spread the fire to YiTaoGO."

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Chung Hsueh pressed, "Boss, how should we answer that?"

Shen Mo said, "The conditions offered by Penguin are not bad, but some parts need to be modified."

Huang Zheng suggested, "Yes, it's right to prioritize supporting Tenpay and reduce reliance on Zhifubao. But relying solely on user self-discipline and website guidance isn't enough. We need tangible rewards like red envelopes and coupons. Tencent should cover these subsidies."

Shen Mo then asked, "What about the others?"

"The special zone for Yellow Diamond members and QQ members can be placed on Paipai.com and QQ Space, but it must not appear on YiTaoGO."

Huang Zheng said, "YiTaoGO is a shopping guide website for all e-commerce platforms, not a private channel of Tencent."

"Did you hear me clearly? What Mr. Huang means is what I mean."

Shen Mo added, "Tell Penguin that although YiTao GO won't have a Yellow Diamond or QQ Member exclusive zone, members can get extra acceleration cards and critical hit cards when participating in the 0-yuan price cut."

After saying a lot, he snapped his fingers and said, "We'll discuss the other details of the cooperation with Tencent one by one later."

"Yes, boss."

Zhong Xue nodded solemnly.

Shen Mo glanced around, then changed the subject, asking, "Where were we?"

Wu Mei replied: "The first item after Pinduoduo went online."

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"right!"

Huang Zheng took the question and said, "President Shen, I can understand Pinduoduo selling these grains, oils, rice, and noodles, but why are there also ginger and garlic?"

Shen Mo's words carried a hint of mystery: "Have you been following international health news lately?"

Huang Zheng, Wu Mei, and the others looked at each other and shook their heads.

Shen Mo leaned forward slightly: "Just recently, a very unusual flu broke out in the United States and Mexico. The WHO has identified it as swine flu," and declared a public health emergency, raising the warning level from Level 3 to Level 5.

"What Mr. Shen means is—"

Huang Zheng was both shocked and panicked. "Could it be like the SARS outbreak in 03?"

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