Seeing Mr. Ma asking himself, Xu Yiyang smiled slightly and said, "I can't really say that I have a high opinion, it's just my own shallow opinion."
Ma Huateng said hurriedly: "Mr. Xu, please tell me."
Xu Yiyang smiled modestly: "I am an amateur player, so if I say something unprofessional, please don't mind Mr. Ma and Mr. Zhang."
"Where is it!" The two of them waved their hands in a hurry, with serious expressions on their faces.
Xu Yiyang said humbly: "Actually, I personally think that there is no problem in imitating product form. Just like if you produced the world's first pair of jeans, I can also produce jeans, as long as I don't completely copy your style. There is nothing wrong with this unless you steal your brand."
Speaking of this, Xu Yiyang changed the topic and said: "But if I even imitate your brand name, there will really be a problem."
Ma Huateng said with some embarrassment: "What Mr. Xu said is that I have also considered this issue. At that time, I also wanted to find a coincidence, so I came up with the name OICQ."
Xu Yiyang nodded and said: "Mr. Ma, let me tell you the truth. I personally feel that you are a little obsessed with the authorities when it comes to imitating the ICQ name."
Ma Huateng hurriedly asked: "How?"
Xu Yiyang said: "Look, in our country, only a very small number of people with a relatively in-depth understanding of the Internet know what the name ICQ is and what its specific meaning is, but now you can just pick one up from the street or from an Internet cafe. People, most of them don’t know what ICQ is, so if you call it ICQ, not only will you not be able to borrow any light, but you will also create trouble for yourself.”
Ma Huateng and Zhang Zhidong both nodded slightly in unison, with solemn expressions on their faces.
Later, Xu Yiyang added: "And to be honest, the name OICQ is firstly difficult to hear, secondly difficult to remember, and thirdly difficult to pronounce. It is really difficult to pronounce."
After speaking, he smiled and said: "Look, the two met. A asked B, do you know OICQ? Do you have an OICQ number? What is your OICQ number? Doesn't it sound awkward?"
Ma Huateng thought about it seriously and said, "What Mr. Xu said does make sense. This name is indeed longer and harder to pronounce..."
With that said, Ma Huateng asked, "Mr. Xu, do you have any good suggestions?"
Xu Yiyang smiled slightly: "My suggestion is very simple."
As he spoke, he held out two fingers: "It's called QQ."
"QQ?" Ma Huateng asked, "What does QQ mean?"
Xu Yiyang asked: "Does it need meaning?"
Ma Huateng asked subconsciously: "Don't you need it?"
Xu Yiyang nodded: "No need."
After saying that, he added: "What do you care about what it means? All you need to know is that the name is easy to remember and easy to say!"
"When users talk about your product, they will ask, "Have you ever played QQ? What's your QQ number?" Rather than "Have you ever played OICQ? What's your OICQ number?"
"Furthermore, we Chinese people say that the word "duplicate" itself is familiar. Many parents' nicknames for their children and the nicknames between couples are all "duplicate". QQ is just that."
Saying that, Xu Yiyang asked again: "As for the meaning, do you think domestic users will understand what Video Compact Disc means?"
Ma Huateng realized it instantly and immediately replied: "No, I believe 99% of domestic users don't know what Video Compact Disc means."
Xu Yiyang said: "Yes, because English is not our mother tongue, why do we need to know what VCD means? We only need to know that VCD is a disc player. As for why VCD is not KCD or FCD, they don't need it at all. I know, but there is no need to know.”
Ma Huateng said in surprise: "Mr. Xu, you really impressed me!"
In Ma Huateng's eyes, Xu Yiyang is almost a genius.
A genius who had the courage to invest 4.8 million in a start-up company at the age of eighteen.
An eighteen-year-old can see through the essence of many things on the Internet and even meet future geniuses.
If OICQ continues to use this name, it is likely that ICQ will discover and sue for infringement in the next one or two years or even less.
Therefore, it is really a wise decision to change the name in advance now.
Moreover, Xu Yiyang even woke up the dreamer with one sentence.
Ma Huateng himself is an entrepreneur with a technical background, so he has a deeper pursuit of Internet things.
He knew that the name of ICQ was homophonic to "I seek you", which means "I seek you".
So he named his product OICQ. Among them, ICQ means the same as its creator ICQ, and O means Opening, which can be understood as an open platform.
However, Xu Yiyang's metaphor about VCD made him understand a truth.
Chinese users whose native language is Chinese will not care what OICQ means. In the future, they will only know that OICQ is a chat software, and they will also think that this name is annoying, difficult to remember and difficult to pronounce. I don't understand why someone was so crazy that he came up with such a name.
Instead of doing this, why do I need to insist on OICQ? After all, my own users don’t even bother to figure out what OICQ means.
And QQ is really nice to hear and much easier to remember!
At this time, Xu Yiyang picked up the tea cup, poured a small puddle of water on the surface of the round glass coffee table, then dipped his finger in the water and wrote two huge letters QQ on the glass surface.
When writing, he deliberately made these two letters more cartoonish.
Later, Xu Yiyang looked at Ma Huateng and Zhang Zhidong, pointed at the two letters, and asked with a smile: "Look, these two letters written like this, do they look like two cute big eyes?"
The two people's eyes immediately turned to each other, and their eyes immediately flashed with excitement!
Xu Yiyang was right. When he wrote these two letters, they really looked like two cute big eyes.
It immediately gives people a finishing touch.
In comparison, the four letters OICQ, no matter how you write them, seem mediocre.
The two of them were really impressed by the QQ written by Xu Yiyang.
Ma Huateng even feels that if a logo or visual materials are designed based on this concept, users will definitely feel that it is very charming!
Almost at this moment, Ma Huateng made the decision to rename OICQ to QQ.
But just to be on the safe side, he turned his head, looked at Zhang Zhidong, and asked with excitement: "Zhidong, what do you think?"
Zhang Zhidong was also very excited and blurted out: "I think it's very good! If we change our name to QQ, then our promotion will be a lot easier."
As he spoke, he added: "Promoting this kind of thing is to compare who can make the other party remember it instantly. From this point alone, QQ is countless times better than OICQ!"
Ma Huateng nodded in agreement, then looked at Xu Yiyang, and said excitedly: "Mr. Xu! Your suggestion is really valuable! If you hadn't reminded me, I might never have discovered this problem until I received ICQ’s lawyer’s letter…”
Xu Yiyang smiled slightly and agreed in his heart.
In fact, Mr. Ma did not think of this in his last life. He just wanted to ride on the popularity of ICQ, but in the end, it went wrong.
Later, ICQ sued OICQ. Mr. Ma had no choice but to change the name to QQ.
But I didn't expect it to be a disaster.
After Tengxun changed OICQ's name to QQ, it has made rapid progress and developed rapidly, laying the foundation of its own giant in a short period of time.
And Xu Yiyang used his own words to tell Mr. Ma his future inspiration in advance.
However, this can help Tengxun avoid some detours and avoid the risk of legal proceedings.
But Ma Huateng didn't know that the brilliant idea that Xu Yiyang told him turned out to be a flash of light that he would generate under stress in the future.
At this time, deep in his heart, his gratitude to Xu Yiyang reached a new level.
He felt more and more that he was really a lucky man, as if he had been walking for a long time, and then God suddenly favored him and sent him such an incredible investor.
So, after thanking Xu Yiyang again and again, he blurted out: "I will hold a meeting with everyone when I get back and explain that OICQ will be officially renamed QQ in the next version!"
Xu Yiyang nodded and said: "It is best to find a talented artist to find a way to cartoonize the two letters QQ in a more detailed way. It is best to embody it on the company logo and the company's virtual image. "
Ma Huateng said wisely: "Okay, Mr. Xu, don't worry, I've written it all down!"
Xu Yiyang did not expect that his kind reminder to Mr. Ma to avoid legal risks would make Mr. Ma feel grateful to him.
A good investment relationship is a good start. If it continues, everyone's cooperation will be more relaxed and enjoyable, and it may even become an industry legend.
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The drafting of a contract is a technical job.
Both parties must ensure that the contract not only reflects all the details discussed by everyone, but also avoids all possible loopholes.
This is like a technician developing a software. They not only have to develop the functions of the software, but also find potential bugs in the software, and then fix them all to make the software as flawless as possible.
The three lawyers sat together and reviewed it all morning, and the main text of the contract was only 70% completed, so Xu Yiyang said cheerfully: "Let's go downstairs to eat first. After dinner, we will continue to sort it out."
In the luxury box of the Hilton Hotel, Xu Yiyang ordered a table of high-end meals.
A meal for six people cost more than 10,000 yuan, which is equivalent to more than a year's salary of ordinary workers in Guangcheng.
Not to mention hard-working entrepreneurs like Ma Huateng, even lawyers like Fang Junhui, who often worked with clients, were shocked by the luxury of Xu Yiyang's meal.
Xu Yiyang showed no concern. He hoped to create an impression on the Tengxun team that he was not short of money and generous, which would also give them more confidence.
Since they want to be Tengxun's sponsor, they have to give them the illusion that the sponsor's father is rich.
After lunch, the six people returned to the room, and the lawyers continued to work on drafting the contract.
After several rounds of exchanges and modifications, as well as confirmations from Xu Yiyang and Ma Huateng, when the contract was finally finalized, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon.
Subsequently, Xu Yiyang signed an investment agreement with Ma Huateng in his personal capacity regarding his personal investment in Tengxun Company.
After Xu Yiyang signed his name on the contract and pressed his fingerprint, Ma Huateng also stamped the official seal of Tengxun Company on the contract.
Now, this contract will officially take effect as long as Xu Yiyang transfers 4.8 million into the account of Tengxun Company!
Xu Yiyang was excited and excited, but he remained strong and calm, but Ma Huateng could no longer hide his excitement. He stretched out his hand to Xu Yiyang and said seriously: "Mr. Xu, thank you for your support and trust! I wish us a happy cooperation!"
The monthly ticket is 139, ranking third in the new book monthly ticket list. Please help me to rush forward again. After the fifth update tonight, I will guarantee another five updates during the day!
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