As a portal, Sina's greatest influence is the guidance of online public opinion, which has also become their biggest reliance when facing Makino Technology.
However, there is a basic rule that must be followed, and that is: if you want to discredit your opponent in public opinion, the first thing you must do is to ensure that your ability to speak out in public opinion is better than that of your opponent, otherwise you will be asking for trouble and humiliation. .
Sina can certainly describe Makino Technology in its portal as a ** that is ravaging the entire Internet field, but the number of users controlled by Makino Technology far exceeds that of Sina. If it really escalates into a public opinion war, Sina may not be able to take advantage.
It is precisely because he has seen through this that Chen Tong feels that other than finding a way to reconcile with Li Mu, all other solutions are nonsense. Makino Technology has developed to this day and has only raised Series B financing, and there is no sign of going public. However, this This does not mean that it is worse than NetEase, Sina, and Sohu, the established Internet companies listed on Nasdaq. In fact, Makino Technology has developed into an invisible behemoth. Once it opens the door to the capital market, His valuation will shock everyone like a rocket, because in terms of future imagination, Chen Tong really can't think of any other domestic company that can match him.
Especially when Chen Tong knew about Li Mu and knew that in addition to Makino Technology, Li Mu also owned Taobao, Alipay, "Miracle MU" and Yiting Technology, he became even more determined that the future of Makino Technology must be He is almost invincible. Sina's business model and future space are in front of him, and he has almost no fighting power. If he doesn't find a way to get Li Mu to stop, Sina will definitely pay a greater price for it.
Although Chen Tong's judgment was well-founded, when he said it at the meeting, everyone present was dissatisfied.
Now is the time when everyone shares the same hatred. The CEO’s meaning just now was very clear. We need appeasement and we need to fight hard. No matter how powerful the opponent is, we must rush forward like a warrior when it’s time to fight. At this time, Chen Tong was still bragging for his opponent, simply making others' ambitions destroy his own prestige.
Sina CEO's expression was also a little serious, and he said coldly to Chen Tong: "You do the things assigned to you well, and don't worry about the rest!"
Chen Tong was at a loss for words. What he said was all the truth, but it seemed that he was the target of public criticism again for telling the truth. At a certain moment, Chen Tong also felt angry in his heart, thinking why should he worry so much? If Sina.com I was really ruined at the hands of these people. The one I regret most is definitely not myself. At worst, I can just walk away and change companies to continue working. At least I can be out of sight and out of mind, so I don’t have to suffer this anger.
But when he thought about how many years he had spent at Sina and how hard he had worked to make Sina bigger and stronger, he still felt a little reluctant to part with it.
The CEO of Sina made up his mind and immediately started to implement it. He called his secretary and asked her to contact Makino Technology immediately and conveyed to Makino Technology that he hoped to visit their CEO in the afternoon and meet and chat.
The secretary immediately conveyed this request to Makino Technology, but when Li Mu heard Lin Qingya convey the request to meet, he immediately refused without hesitation.
The secretary of Sina CEO stepped on a pair of high heels and walked into the conference room. He said something in the ear of Sina CEO: "The CEO of Makino Technology sent a message saying that he does not want to meet with you..."
Sina CEO was immediately dumbfounded. He was ready to cede territory and pay compensation, but the other party didn't even give him a chance and refused to even meet.
This suddenly made him helpless.
Although he had indeed made two preparations just now, in his heart, he was 90% inclined to cede territory and pay compensation, because he also knew in his heart that he would not get any benefits if he had to go against Makino Technology. Influence, as well as the users and resources in hand, the possibility of Sina wanting to compete with him is zero, otherwise it would not happen. Makino Technology internally blocked Sina, and Sina immediately lost a quarter of its traffic. thing.
Makino Technology can greatly influence Sina, but Sina has no way to influence Makino Technology, and it cannot even get an appointment with the CEO of Makino Technology. The obvious asymmetry between the two parties is also evident.
The CEO of Sina waved his hand and dismissed his secretary. He sighed heavily and said, "The CEO of Makino Technology refused to meet. The boy named Li is indeed a bit cruel."
"What should we do..." Other executives in the conference room also panicked.
Li Mu's identity has never been a secret to portals like Sina, but everyone knows that senior officials are paying attention to Li Mu, so they generally don't take the initiative to report too much on him, so as not to make mistakes or miss the mark.
Chen Tong also thought of Li Mu at this moment. He thought that this remarkable young man was still his junior brother after all. They had eaten together and had contact with each other. He wondered if he would give face to his senior brother
When thinking of this, Chen Tong was somewhat struggling in his heart. He didn't know if it was necessary to help the company anymore. However, after a slight hesitation, he still felt that he might as well help the company again. No matter whether the problem could be solved or not, he should at least help the company. Li Mu made an appointment first.
So, Chen Tong spoke again: "Li Mu has a good relationship with a junior brother of mine. I also had a meal with him and I have his contact information. How about I call him and ask him."
When the Sina CEO heard this, he immediately said impatiently: "Then give him a call quickly and tell him that we have plans to give up UC, and ask him if he would like to meet and talk in detail."
Chen Tong nodded, took out his cell phone, found Li Mu's number and dialed it.
The moment Li Mu saw the message on his phone that Chen Tong was here, he already guessed the purpose of Chen Tong's call. After thinking about it for a moment, he answered the phone and said politely, "Senior Brother Chen, long time no see."
As soon as Chen Tong wanted to speak, the CEO beside him used his mouth and gestures to ask him to turn on the speaker.
Chen Tong didn't give up. After turning on the speaker, he said to Li Mu: "Yes, it's been a long time since we last met. I called you today because our CEO has something to do and wants to meet and chat with you. I wonder if you have time?"
Li Mu didn't save any face, and immediately said: "I'm sorry, Brother Chen, I don't want to meet with your CEO. I don't know him, and there is no need to meet."
Chen Tong said hurriedly: "That's it. We also held a meeting to discuss today's matter. The company has already given up the intention of developing UC, so we want to meet and chat with you. If the chat goes well, we will directly turn to UC. The team was disbanded.”
Li Mu pretended to be stupid: "What is UC?"
Chen Tong said: "The instant messaging software we are developing internally is called UC."
"Oh!" Li Mu smiled and said, "Senior Brother Chen, this is an internal matter within your company, why bother talking to me, an outsider."
Seeing that Li Mu was still hiding something, Chen Tong simply opened the skylight and spoke openly, saying: "Li Mu, we still hope to reconcile with Makino Technology. If you are willing to stop targeting Sina, we are also willing to disband the UC team immediately and no longer When it comes to the instant messaging software market, the two sides will not interfere with each other in the future, what do you think?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "Senior Brother Chen, how can I, an outsider, interfere in your company's strategic decisions?"
Chen Tong could tell that Li Mu didn't want to directly connect this matter with him, so he asked him: "Then if we disband the UC team first, will you be able to stop blocking Sina?"
Li Muchao: "We are not blocking Sina. We are just debugging a blocking logic. This is an internal behavior of our company, and it cannot be said to be a blockade of Sina."
Everyone in the audience was scolding Li Mu for being cunning and cunning. Chen Tong had made his words so clear, but he was still here pretending to be confused. It was too much.
Chen Tong could only bite the bullet and ask him: "Then how long do you want to debug?"
Li Mu exclaimed and said, "You can't say for sure, Senior Brother Chen. The backend logic needs constant testing before it can be finalized, so I can't say how long it will take. So, Senior Brother Chen, I and the technology Talk to the personnel and ask them to debug it as soon as possible, but the specific time depends on their work efficiency."
Chen Tong heard that Li Mu blamed this matter on the work efficiency of the technicians, which was really harmful. When it came to logic debugging, it would be the test and adjustment for several days or several months. If Li Mu had been doing it all If Sina doesn't give Sina an outlet in Makino Technology's product system, then Sina will really suffer a big loss this time.
Chen Tong wanted to try to communicate with Li Mu again, but Li Mu said, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Chen, I have something to do, let's talk another day."
After saying this, Li Mu hung up the phone.
Li Mu also knew in his heart that he could not block Sina in YY forever, otherwise it might cause resistance to Makino Technology among people in the industry, so his current goal is to let his blocking logic run happily for a few days. In time, Sina's stock price will definitely fall sharply. This is to teach Sina a lesson. Secondly, he will definitely accept Sina's request to cede territory and pay compensation, but definitely not now. He will have to wait at least a few days to let Sina feel the free fall first. pleasure.
Next, Sina will naturally cede territory and pay compensation. UC must be dissolved first before Li Mu will stop blocking Sina. And when Li Mu unblocks Sina, he will not really let go of his grudges with Sina, but him. If you want to use the upcoming YY portal to legitimately defeat Sina, I dare not say that you will force the Sina portal to death, but at least let it become a second-tier portal!
(End of chapter)