novelslam Chapter 1428 Dark Clouds Over the City (4K)
Chapter 1428 Dark Clouds Over the City (4K)
Chapter 1428 Dark Clouds Over the City (4K)
The second day of the China Internet Industry Conference was much more lively than the first day, and what was even more unique was that everyone was discussing the situation of Yi Ke.
A serious conflict broke out between Mr. Fang and BIS?
Can the conflict between Yike and important markets be alleviated?
All media outlets are trying their best to write about Yi Ke and Mr. Fang?
A mystery about Yi Ke was revealed by the leak of a phone recording, and what was seen through this recording was Mr. Fang fucking someone else...
Not to mention others, even Ma Dian rarely gossiped like this. He even sat next to Pony to discuss Yi Ke's present and future. Pony didn't want to come today at first, but when he heard about the recording scandal last night, he immediately reconfirmed his attendance.
When the head of Yi Ke walked in, the originally lively venue seemed to be muted with a button. The excitement of many people, which had not yet faded away, was once again fixed on their faces by President Fang's unintentional gaze.
Mr. Fang actually came here today?
This similar surprise made Ma Dian, who turned around, stand up directly. He also stepped forward to greet the person at the center of the vortex and warmly led him to sit on his side.
Seeing the three members of YAT sitting together, whispers were heard in the meeting room again.
After inviting Mr. Fang to take a seat, Ma Dian asked three questions in succession:
"Aren't you?"
"Really?"
"Are you really going to do it?"
Fang Zhuo didn't answer, knowing what this question was.
Ma Dian has led Alibaba's strategic expansion this year. One of the main reasons is his judgment on Yike, a competitor. However, after truly verifying it to some extent and seeing the expression of the man in front of him, he was still shocked.
He looked around and saw that everyone else was keeping their distance, so only the three of them were talking. He could only say to Pony, "Fuck, Mr. Fang is still awesome!"
Pony didn't hear Mr. Fang's answer, but he felt that he had received a silent answer, and nodded in agreement.
Ma Dian gave a thumbs up and sighed, "It's really worth it for Du Ji and Penguin to die at the hands of someone like you!"
Pony was about to speak when he choked, the breath got stuck in his throat and he coughed repeatedly.
Fang Zhuo said at this time: "Ali is waiting for Yi Ke to deal with the situation over at Amei's side, right?"
"Mr. Fang, what should I say?" Ma Dian seemed a little embarrassed. Normal competition didn't sound very righteous, but the two of them couldn't talk about righteousness.
"Pour Pony a glass of water first, don't let him choke to death." Fang Zhuo pouts, not needing Mr. Ma to answer the question.
Pony took a breath, but couldn't stand the excitement of the past two days, so he pointed out a question: "I want to see how Alibaba will respond to Yiguo's expansion using short video platforms! Is Yike just Yike? I want to see whether Yike or Alibaba can win!"
Ma Dian's expression changed slightly, and he and Fang Zhuo looked at each other, and suddenly they found a tacit understanding.
Fang Zhuo said leisurely: "Does Penguin want to wait until both sides are defeated? Why not Yi Ke and Ali join forces to eat Penguin first."
"YiKe and Alibaba have already started all-out competition, can they stop?" Pony was not afraid.
"Just kidding, Pony, you know me, I love to joke the most." Fang Zhuo shook his head.
Pony knew this and knew that Mr. Fang liked to make jokes that made him unable to laugh.
"Mr. Fang, were you joking when you cursed people on the phone?" Ma Dian brought the subject back.
Fang Zhuo looked at Ma Dian and said slowly, "Boss Ma is a bit aggressive today. Do you really want to hear what I have to say?"
"I'm just curious." Ma Dian smiled, "Not only am I curious, you see Pony is curious too. Not only are we curious, maybe everyone here is curious, but if you don't want to say it, forget it."
Fang Zhuo said uncharacteristically: "Since you ask, I have to tell you."
Ma Dian and Pony stared at Mr. Fang together, both thinking that he was probably joking again, but also feeling a little hopeful that they would hear the real answer.
"Whether Yike is going to be affected still needs the decision of the board of directors," Fang Zhuo said.
Ma Dian and Pony really heard the joke.
"But no matter what happens to Yike, this time we really have to take on Alibaba's e-commerce business." Fang Zhuo spoke frankly about the next stage of competition in the country.
Ma Dian didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You caused such a big conflict between Yi Ke and the outside world, and now you want to come and attack me. What kind of logic is this?"
He pointed at Pony next to him and said, "Aren't you going to buy Duji? If you're so crazy, why don't you just kill Penguin once and for all?"
Fang Zhuo glanced at Pony, his eyes full of eagerness, and answered Mr. Ma's logical question: "Nothing special, just practice makes perfect."
Ma Dian: “…”
Pony: "..."
After a few seconds, Ma Dian said sarcastically, "If Yi Ke could do it, he would have done it long ago."
Fang Zhuo shook his head: "Old Ma, times have changed."
Although Yike did encounter problems, the e-commerce offensive was already well-positioned.
Ma Dian was choking, and seeing Mr. Fang's serious look, he turned to Pony and said, "The situation today is special. Let's not mess with him, a guy who fucks other people out there for no reason. He's really crazy."
Pony nodded in agreement, but he didn't think Mr. Fang was just talking nonsense.
As a former traffic overlord, the taste of that kind of traffic...
Looking back over the past few years, Yike seized the evolution from 2G to 3G and seized the position of Penguin in the field of mobile communications. Now, new video-based expressions have emerged from 3G to 4G. Who knows what new profound changes will occur in the e-commerce business?
He believed that Ma Dian could not have been unaware of the danger. On the contrary, he might have felt it was extremely dangerous, which led to Alibaba's massive offensive and crazy expansion in various fields this year.
Unfortunately, Alibaba’s social media platforms have never achieved much results. Even Penguin’s QQ has had its traffic siphoned off by Yike, not to mention Alibaba’s desire to make a breakthrough…
This difficulty in breaking through, combined with the "Ali traffic theory" put forward by Mr. Fang yesterday, is like a rope slowly approaching the neck.
It was at this time that Mr. Fang’s recording scandal broke out!
From this perspective, Pony felt that God was helping Ma Dian. It’s not that Ali would definitely win, but... if this hadn’t happened, Ali would definitely be in a worse situation.
As Ma Dian said just now, Mr. Fang is crazy, don't provoke him, but if you don't provoke a madman, he won't come...
Mr. Fang used to be such a aggressive person, but now Yi Ke might have been injured abroad. I’m afraid he might be like Ouyang Feng who practiced the Nine Yin Manual in reverse, and he’s even more aggressive!
"Don't mess with him." Pony seemed to be listening to the advice and pointed at the host on stage, indicating that today's meeting was about to begin. But in the end, the host still said, "I don't believe that Alibaba's e-commerce can be killed by Yike."
Ma Dian glanced at Pony and said, "Why don't you tell me?"
Internet industry conferences are held as usual.
However, today's meeting place was always filled with whispers, and the topic was always about the three people from YAT, mainly focusing on Yi Ke and Mr. Fang.
If he had not been sitting in the first row, or if there was no one nearby with whom he could whisper, Ma Dian would have also wanted to join in the whisper. Although he had interrupted his communication with Mr. Fang, the other party's words still carried a lot of weight.
Ma Dian thought about the competition in Alibaba's core business for a while, and considered the business development in multiple fields. He believed that the commercial boundaries that short videos can expand remain to be seen. Moreover, Taobao and Tmall have brands and inertia, and their own companies can also launch shopping videos on Taobao's software.
New forms of competition must be tested before their effectiveness can be determined.
However, this time, I could feel Mr. Fang's determination and madness in person, which is indeed a good opportunity for Alibaba to attack.
Ma Dian glanced at Mr. Fang who was listening to the speech on the stage. He always felt that Bingxin could not get rid of the restrictions due to the sensitivity of the industry, but Yi Ke was separated by a layer and seemed to have room for maneuver. However... Mr. Fang was indeed qualified to decide the fate of Yi Ke, no matter whether this fate was good or bad.
However, overall, I'm afraid it can only be bad.
The second day of the Internet industry conference ended in whispers. The head of Yike took the stage in the evening, but he talked about mobile Internet, ecological development, and the changes brought about by short videos.
Indeed, this is indeed a hot topic nowadays, and Mr. Fang’s sharing is also very informative.
But it is really difficult for people to care about this now. They are only concerned about the future direction of Mr. Fang and Yike. Many people are also getting anxious when they see Mr. Fang still talking about mobile Internet leisurely.
Mr. Fang, you are crazy... If you are like that in private, please stop being like that in public...
The meeting ended, no additional interviews were accepted, and the person at the center of the vortex left quickly and would not attend the third day when the interview session was scheduled.
This made the media that confirmed the news extremely disappointed, and reporters who flew from abroad have already gone to Yike’s headquarters, hoping to make their trip worthwhile.
It is difficult to interview the parties involved in Shanghai, but on the other hand, there is no scruple in Washington.
At the latest White House press conference, spokesperson Qiao Xi was asked questions related to Yi Ke and Fang Zhuo by reporters, asking about Yi Ke's business in Meilijian, asking "Fuck u, come on", asking "Yi Ke's business will be completely destroyed", and asking the White House's views on this matter.
Qiao Xi answered in a relaxed tone: "I believe that Meilijian is an important market for any company, and Yike is no exception."
"Yi Ke's business activities here must comply with various laws and regulations. BIS has obviously communicated with it in this regard, otherwise Yi Ke would not have been granted three consecutive temporary licenses."
"We have no intention of destroying any company that complies with the rules and regulations, but I believe there will be no company that does not believe in our capabilities."
"Yi Ke is still operating freely in the United States, but as far as I know, the temporary license from BIS will end on December 12st."
At this point, Qiao Xi asked with a questioning smile: "Perhaps, I should also call Mr. Fang? I personally like Yi Ke's phone very much. From this standpoint, I really hope to have a frank chat with him, as long as he doesn't curse."
The White House spokesman ended the topic humorously.
Many media outlets present, including the New York Daily News, the Washington Post, and the Financial Times, quickly reported the relevant content.
——Mr. Fang, stop your stupid behavior!
——Yike already has one foot on the cliff!
——Mr. Fang, come to Jesus!
Not only did the White House spokesperson respond to this matter, but as if angered by the leaked call recording, the U.S. Trade Office (USTR) quickly released a bombshell news that it does not rule out imposing additional tariffs on Yi Ke in the future, and is also considering a fair competition investigation into the subsidies Yi Ke has received.
Clearly, the USTR has demonstrated its destructive capabilities.
Such news plunged Yike's stock price for two consecutive days, and in response to the so-called additional tariffs, some media quickly gave a name to this possible measure.
——Easy to collect taxes.
The SEC introduced the "Yi Ke Regulation" because of the short selling of Yi Ke. The previous Supreme Court case was also known as the "Yi Ke v. Qualcomm Case". Now, Yi Ke is expected to have another highly influential clause.
In addition, the media gave it a common name, calling it the "Fuck tax" from Mr. Fang.
In sharp contrast to such public opinion, sales of many of Yike's products have skyrocketed, especially the new flagship Mars 9 series, which has been warmly sought after.
Many users flocked to Mr. Fang’s Twitter to leave messages, strongly requesting Yike Mobile to open the laser engraving function, hoping to engrave the words "Fuck 9" on the back of Mars 9.
Fang Zhuo, who did not accept media interviews, reposted such a suggestion on Twitter and commented: It sounds like a proposal even crazier than mine.
President Shi Yihao revealed his attitude subtly.
However, he may no longer be the "best person in the world". Sanjay, who was once described by Fang Zhuo as "one of the top ten failed CEOs in the world" and found a job at GlobalFoundries, posted a photo on Twitter showing a gift he prepared for Mr. Fang.
A trophy and the honor of "The World's Craziest CEO" engraved with it.
The distance from being the best in the world to being the most crazy in the world may just be the distance of a phone call recording.
After such public opinions and news, a piece of information that was considered to be that Yike's situation was substantially deteriorating was that the international rating agency Standard & Poor's directly adjusted Yike's AA+ to BB+, which meant that there were major unstable factors and the future outlook was "negative".
The third temporary license that Yike obtained from BIS has not expired yet, but the leakage of related information has already put the company under pressure from many aspects, and it seems like a dark cloud is looming over the city and is about to destroy it.
At this critical juncture, Robert, the new CEO of Intel who flew from the United States, ended his activities in Beijing and flew directly to Shanghai, wanting to meet the head of Yike.
Before he arrived at Yike's headquarters, he had already spoken to Mr. Fang on the way from the airport to No. 333 Lujiazui Ring Road, and couldn't wait to put forward his conditions.
"YiKe's overseas business is facing a huge crisis. Mr. Fang, you should not try to challenge BIS or USTR. There is still a chance to save the situation. We at Intel are willing to help YiKe."
Fang Zhuo heard this and asked directly: "What do you want?"
"I think there is a good space for cooperation with Yike's Zhurong chip. I think Yike Optoelectronics still lacks the design of high-end mobile phone chips, which is extremely regrettable." Robert said, "If Yike is willing to spin off this business to Yike Optoelectronics, Intel is willing to help Yike Optoelectronics develop."
Intel's former CEO wanted the high-quality resources that had been incorporated into Yike Optoelectronics, and now he has even set his sights on the Zhurong series of chips.
Fang Zhuo said with a smile: "You have a bigger appetite than Brian."
Robert did not deny this and said directly: "Mr. Fang, the situation has changed. Everyone must face the reality."
"What should we do after we recognize the reality?" Fang Zhuo said this, but he was not talking to Robert. Instead, he asked the members of the general office who were attending the meeting.
All the staff members attended the general office meeting this time. Even the US president Schroeder flew over. He listened to the call made by Mr. Fang and replied to the other party on behalf of his boss: "Give up your illusions and prepare for struggle."
(End of this chapter)