Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 374 "Exaggeration"
" Bloodline!" Zhou Dongsheng uttered these two words with a smile.
Yang Luyu didn't react for a while. Bloodline? This thing will become a disaster? Why does it sound like Zhou Dongsheng is exaggerating?
Looking at Yang Luyu's puzzled expression, it was obvious that he didn't understand what he meant. Zhou Dongsheng could only talk about it and explain his point of view.
"It's not that complicated. If musically.ly can really grow as fast as Facebook in overseas markets, create a social miracle, and become a social software that does things with ease..."
"So, can we really achieve the same level as Facebook?"
"Besides the technical issues, there is another reason why Facebook can create a social network that is popular all over the world. That is, Facebook is a social platform that originated from the country of light..."
“No matter the founder or the capital background!”
"Although the Lighthouse Country has always regarded itself as a beacon of freedom, the final right of interpretation on freedom of speech is obviously in its hands. If you were in my shoes, would you sit back and watch a foreign social software influence your important public opinion position?"
"Either, take it into your own hands, or replace it."
Zhou Dongsheng stopped talking at that point and did not continue to explore the topic in depth. Instead, he said in a relaxed tone: "Of course, considering our current position, worrying about this issue is somewhat groundless. Mr. Yang can also regard me as alarmist and laugh it off."
"It's just that when investing, you always need to consider some risk factors as thoroughly as possible. This is also one of the main reasons why I suggested that Mr. Yang expand into the domestic market."
"After all, the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket is not only applicable to investment, I think it also has merits in entrepreneurship."
"Having only overseas markets is like being rootless. No matter how fast or how big your business is, if you encounter major risks, you will be wiped out."
"Only by grasping both domestic and overseas markets and making both hands strong can we safeguard our future development path to the greatest extent possible."
"After all, we are still a domestic company in Shanghai."
Yang Luyu was stunned by what Zhou Dongsheng said. If someone else said this , they would really just laugh it off and regard it as alarmist remarks.
But coming from the mouth of investor Zhou Dongsheng, the significance is obviously somewhat different.
Yang Luyu thought about it carefully and seemed to feel that there was some truth to it.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Zhou is so sensitive at such a young age and can think of such deep issues. I am ashamed of myself in this regard." Yang Luyu sighed.
Then he continued, "I thought my ambition to compete with Facebook was ambitious, but compared with Mr. Zhou's vision, it is still a bit dwarfed."
“But I have to say that Mr. Zhou did convince me.”
Yang Luyu sighed sincerely.
Zhou Dongsheng smiled. Although it was history he had witnessed with his own eyes, it did sound a bit alarmist to bring it up now.
Even if Zhou Dongsheng was exaggerating, what loss did Yang Luyu have? (Funny)
After all, Zhou Dongsheng's original intention was to trick Yang Luyu and make him spend more time on developing the domestic market, so as to avoid repeating the same mistake and "losing the city due to carelessness" again.
After all, they already have the advantage of flying dragons, so they have to be careful of others stealing the tower. In Zhou Dongsheng's eyes, the biggest crisis that Wenxue Network may encounter is not the sanction of catastrophic disaster...
Instead, it was the tower stealing from the Future Headlines!
It will take no more than a year, and it is even possible that the music short video project has already been incubated within Toutiao.
Therefore, Zhou Dongsheng naturally wants to do his best to gain an advantage in the domestic market first, seize the initiative, and accumulate sufficient advantages to cope with the impact of Toutiao in the future.
Even if you still can't win in the end, at least you can sell it for a good price.
What's more, musical.ly has already seized the domestic market in this life, and has formed preconceived notions among users in the field of music short videos.
Even if Toutiao continues to borrow the style of musical.ly in this life, it will let more users know who is the "orthodox" music short video.
What's more, during this whole year's time difference, no one knows what will happen!
Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng said jokingly in a relaxed tone: "I just heard that Mr. Yang actually has the lofty ambition to compete with Facebook, so I analyzed the possible risks along this line of thought."
"It can be regarded as an explanation of why I value the domestic market. However, obviously, whether this problem will arise or not, it is not something we need to face in the short term."
"Compared to the unfounded worries, the development of Muse in China is the top priority right now..."
After going around in circles, Zhou Dongsheng emphasized the key point again. The purpose of all the coaxing and deceiving was to prevent Yang Luyu's strategy from going astray.
Back to the original question, this time Yang Luyu took it seriously and became more determined to cultivate the domestic market.
He also had a certain respect for Zhou Dongsheng from the bottom of his heart. This time, he did not take the initiative to speak, but instead asked in a tone of inquiry: "I would like to hear more about it."
Seeing Yang Luyu's reaction, Zhou Dongsheng knew that his nonsense had worked to some extent, and he felt very relieved. He thought that this young man was teachable.
Zhou Dongsheng waved his hand casually. "Hey, when it comes to this issue, Mr. Yang should be more experienced than me. The essence of the development of the Internet revolves around the competition for traffic. Whoever controls the traffic controls the right to speak."
"However, this traffic is not groundless. Novel experiences and gimmicks alone can only attract users' attention temporarily. Only the ability to continuously produce high-quality content is the magic weapon to retain users."
Yang Luyu nodded in agreement with Zhou Dongsheng's statement, and continued, "That's right. Our original intention in creating the music short video software musical.ly is to simplify the creation process so that every user can easily get started and complete the creation of a 15-second short video..."
"Content production has always been an important part of our overseas market strategy. We not only focus on user creation experience, but also officially recommend celebrities in the community. Currently, there are young creators with millions of fans in the overseas community..."
Yang Luyu habitually boasted about the impressive achievements musical.ly has made overseas.
Zhou Dongsheng clapped his hands in appreciation and said, "Yes, that's the idea. In my opinion, the quality of a platform depends on whether it allows high-quality creators to shine."
"When high-quality creators emerge and become Internet celebrities, their representative works can also be widely circulated on the Internet, and the traffic generated by this will naturally feed back to the platform."
"Moreover, the celebrity effect can have a huge impact in the social field, and can even generate a large number of imitative behaviors, spreading like social fission!"
“Although our Muse is a music short video app, it is still a social app in the final analysis!”
