Chapter 414: The Risk of Human Nature
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A few days before there was an action in Tencent.
Huangfu returned to Zhonghai, and it was actually close to the final exam week in January. However, after Ele.me's entrepreneurial momentum became stronger and stronger, he no longer cared about what he was studying. For him, studying was originally intended to make money.
After getting off the plane, he rushed to the company.
Ele.me's early strategies have actually not been bold enough, or they have no money.
When takeaways are in full swing, it is when subsidies are exploded. At that stage, many people in cities have the impression: a bowl of red sweep beef noodles for 2 yuan, and a plate of vegetable salad for 4 yuan.
The two companies are competing to burn money wildly.
If Wen Xiaoguang is willing to support them through WeChat, then accelerating Ele.me will be his interest.
After all, it's too slow.
Because Huangfu accomplished some major events in the first round of financing, he was quite understanding of takeaway, and because of his special relationship with Wen Xiaoguang, although he was young, he was already one of the most important people in the company's team.
After appearing in the company, it is quite normal for someone to call Manager Huangfu.
"I'm looking for Mr. Zhang, is he here?" Huangfu asked a colleague.
"He's waiting for you."
The important information has been mentioned on the phone, and Wen Xiaoguang agreed to ask WeChat to help Ele.me divert traffic.
This is a huge amount of good news.
In the office.
Zhang Xuhao did not hide his happiness at all. He walked over and patted Huangfu on the shoulder!
"Thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work, I knew you will definitely bring me good news! Come and tell me the details!"
Huangfu was also very excited, "I brought you a picture, which was mentioned when Wen Xiaoguang talked to me. They are making some changes to WeChat internally. These pictures are concepts, and they may be a little different in the end, but the direction is correct."
Huangfu took it out of his bag and it was a file bag, which was very well protected.
Zhang Xuhao was puzzled: "What?"
"It's where will the Ele.me link be located on WeChat."
"Where will we be?!" Zhang Xuhao felt heartbroken in an instant.
This is the same as having good recommendation positions for writing books. This type of "position" can even clearly mark the price.
Just like Tencent gave JD.com a position on the "Discovery" page, it took 15% of the shares and was naturally willing to give a good position.
Wen Xiaoguang gave two choices. What they wanted most was naturally to add takeaway options directly under the discovery page, circle of friends and people nearby.
For users, if they don’t need this thing, it will not affect you. The core thing to chat with you is [it won’t bother you], there are no advertisements, and it will not occupy traffic.
If you open it and find it useful, you will naturally feel that WeChat is really convenient. The interface of Ele.me is jumped, including ui design, which is not their work content.
Obviously, this place is the best. How many people open their circle of friends every day makes Zhang Xuhao unimaginable.
“But this is conditional.”
Huangfu's voice interrupted his fantasy of excitement.
Yes, with conditions, such a good position. What can you give me?
We are all businessmen.
Huangfu simply said: "The value of this position is naturally not to mention... I have also contacted Mr. Li of Weituo. Their condition is to have 15% of the company's equity and will send directors to help the company develop."
As a later generation, Wen Xiaoguang certainly knew that Ele.me was very promising and would sell itself for nearly 10 billion US dollars in the future. However, Li Wenbo didn’t know that it was normal to spend such a big price to create a director to represent Weituo’s interests. It would be “not too much” if he didn’t send any professional manager to manage this company. Think about Google, investors are not worried about the two founders, so they can just make a CEO for you. If they don’t accept it, they have to accept it.
After listening to it, Zhang Xuhao fell into uneasiness.
He frowned and thought about it carefully, and glanced at Huangfu unconsciously... He is Wen Xiaoguang's good friend.
"In this way, Wen Xiaoguang's shares representing account for as much as 35%, and there must be a quota of directors..." There is a saying that he didn't know how to ask, what exactly did Wen Xiaoguang do?
It is said that I wanted to make takeaway in the past, but are you thinking about it now?
Huangfu couldn't say anything. This decision was actually to marry himself... but it basically meant that he would not be able to marry him.
Reliance on business and capital, and the independence of the company will definitely be damaged to some extent.
If Wen Xiaoguang is a good man, he would not have done such a thing, but after working in the company for a long time, he understood that if you take a step back, others will make two steps. Everyone is for the benefit. When it is time to take it, no one will think of being embarrassed, and he even wants to get more.
Weakness is suicide.
Moreover, he does have his own purpose. If WeChat wants to build an ecosystem, he is worried that he has no influence on important partners. If nothing else, what if these guys are a little unhappy one day or have some conflicts about something, what should they do if they go to join Tengxun?
Is it possible?
It's unlikely, but what if it really happens?
There are many trees in this world that need skin, and shameless people catch a lot of them.
Look at Apple's control over suppliers, it has basically reached an unparalleled level.
Seeing that the boss didn't say anything, Huangfu said again: "Xiaoguang also gave a second choice."
Zhang Xuhao is not as happy as he just now. There are too many painful choices in the process of starting a business. Hey. Starting a business is not easy, it is really not just a joke.
"They plan to add a wallet function to WeChat. After clicking in, a secondary page will appear. At the bottom of the secondary page, they can provide a third-party service, and the Ele.me entrance is placed here. Correspondingly, their reduced share demand is only 10%, and another $500,000 is added."
Of course, the directors still have to be assigned.
As for giving money, Wen Xiaoguang would also hope that they would be faster and easier to cooperate with WeChat. So if you give money, you will give it.
"How much worse is the second-level page than the first-level page?" Zhang Xuhao asked.
Huangfu felt uncomfortable, "Mr. Zhang, these things are brand new. Even if they themselves cannot predict, it is even another question to say whether the wallet function will be successful."
I pondered for a few seconds.
Mr. Zhang still asked, "What do he think about Ele.me?"
"We have never talked about this, but Mr. Zhang, please think about it from another perspective. He has to be responsible for WeChat. And I can guarantee that Wen Xiaoguang will never have any ideas about our industry. If so, there was no need for him not to choose."
People can change, and this may be possible.
"I'll go to Beijin." He wanted to confirm with his close experience.
Huangfu agreed with both hands, "Okay. I'll make an appointment with him."
That night, he flew to Beijin. It was already past 12 o'clock. Wen Xiaoguang still saw him. In the warmth of the city at night, Zhang Xuhao followed him and walked in the corridor of the building.
"How to use its own traffic advantages correctly on WeChat is a big proposition. Huangfu came first, but not the first one mentioned to me. In the end, I only chose you. Do you know why?"
"I don't know, Mr. Wen, you said."
Wen Xiaoguang said: "We need to consider whether to add a thing to the user or to increase the service. I think there are more food delivery portals than the former, so I agree. We do not pursue mergers and acquisitions companies, which conflicts with WeChat's 'empowerment' concept, but... Mr. Zhang, you have been in charge of a company for so long. What do you think is the fundamental thing about managing a company?"
"What is it?" Zhang Xuhao shook his head. In front of this 19-year-old man, his thinking could only follow behind.
"It's a risk of human nature." Wen Xiaoguang spoke slowly. If there is no merger or acquisition, it will have no influence. If there is no unexpected vicious time, it will be unacceptable to just go to Tencent.
Human nature cannot be tested, and we must not be prevented. In other words, not preventing is a test of human nature.
Chapter completed!