Chapter 2955 Planning for the Future

Zhou Buqi will not end.

I refused without hesitation.

Shen Xiangyang insists, saying that this is a big project and a very arduous task, which is equivalent to confronting the entire artificial intelligence industry.

In the technological innovation of Silicon Valley, such things are not uncommon. Many technological products that have changed the world have encountered many obstacles during the development process, and have been denied or even ridiculed by the mainstream of the industry. Because of this, once it is truly successful, it is often disruptive and can lead the industry to a new era.

When Apple first wanted to make a mobile phone, it was ridiculed by all parties.

Encountered great resistance.

If Jobs hadn't gone out personally, Apple would never have been able to accomplish this.

Now, Ziweixing International has also encountered this choice.

Boss Zhou is very confident in the general-purpose generative large model and believes that this product will lead the entire era of artificial intelligence in the future?

Well, you can't escape!

You have to do it yourself!

This kind of big project that changes the world, this kind of big project that can subvert an industry and lead an era. Apart from an entrepreneur of your level, who else can have such cohesion and appeal to lead a team to overcome many obstacles and complete the greatest mission? ?

Shen Xiangyang talked a lot.

Makes sense.

Zhou Buqi was a little excited, "I may not be able to do this."

"You?" Shen Xiangyang opened his eyes wide, "If you can't do it, who can? As long as you show up, you can do it! And, as long as you come, I believe that many scientists in the industry will come to join you. This is an advantage that no one else has!”

Zhou Buqi said: "There are so many outstanding executives in the company, go and find them."

Shen Xiangyang was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "There is no suitable one."

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "Our company has more than twenty vice presidents, but none of them are suitable? You don't even know who they are, right?"

Shen Xiangyang didn't know what to say.

Okay!

Scientists are evading responsibility, and so are big bosses.

If this is the case, this kind of big project that challenges the entire industry is a waste of time!

Zhou Buqi knew how much he weighed, and was afraid that his reputation would be ruined in one moment. He sighed and said, "Don't you still have time? You can look for it again, and I will think about it again. When the IPO is over, if you still have If there is no suitable candidate, let’s find a way.”

Shen Xiangyang nodded, "However, I still have to say that a large project of this level cannot be led by ordinary executives or scientists. It must be... it must be a truly world-class industry leader. I can’t do it, and neither can Lu Qi!”

“Then go find an industry leader!”

Zhou Buqi is a little angry.

Each and every one of them, the direct line has a troublesome thing, that is because they have a good relationship with the big boss, so they will shamelessly arrange various tasks for the big boss and ask him for help, from Zheng Xiaoli, Lu Qi, and now Shen Xiangyang is the same number.

Only Kurian was different. He just wanted Boss Zhou to approve it, and then he would do it himself without bothering the boss.

In the afternoon, Zhou Buqi will listen to the report.

During the report, Jet Tang, the vice president in charge of market data analysis, finally mentioned Facebook.

He is of Chinese descent and his original name is Tang Jie.

I came to the United States to study in the 1990s. I have worked at Apple and Amazon before. I am 38 years old this year. He and Fu Sheng are fellow villagers, and they often have contact with each other, so they also know about Panda Mobile.

Tang Jie comforted him easily: "Don't worry about Facebook, they can't even handle their own affairs!"

"Are they in trouble?"

Zhou Buqi was very happy.

Tang Jie said: "Well, it has been widely criticized by public opinion. Facebook's score in the Apple store has been reduced to a few points. It was also because we were forced to rush and the action was a bit out of shape."

Zhou Buqi asked: "What action?"

Tang Jie smiled and said: "The current mobile instant messaging social products are mainly in the Helo market. We also have Snapchat and Ucgram as supplements. As a competitor, Facebook is very anxious. Facebook also has a lot of success in the mobile social field. It has a large share, and the number of users and installed base is even higher than that of Helo. However, this is not a product whose main business is instant messaging, which means that Facebook’s daily activity is more than 100 million lower than that of Helo.”

Zhou Buqi just heard the report this morning, "Well, Helo has 620 million installed bases, 650 million installed bases with 4k daily active users, and about 340 million daily active users."

Tang Jie said: "Yes, just like friends and WeChat in China, so Facebook can only adjust."

Ziweixing's past core product in China, Friends Network, has now also launched a mobile app called "Friends". Based on the huge number of users on the PC side, it has now grown to a large scale. There are 280 million installed devices on the mobile phone, with more than 70 million daily users, and the daily active ratio is only 25%.

However, it is far behind compared to WeChat. WeChat’s installed base is approximately 370 million, but its daily active users exceed 300 million, accounting for a whopping 81%!

The reason is that because WeChat is an instant messaging product, users will use it more frequently. Moreover, the larger the number of users and the wider the social relationships, the higher the frequency of use.

The Friends App won’t work.

Although interest circles, secret circles and friend circles are still very popular and popular in the market, everyone uses the friend app for a very strong purpose. They all want to read information, and they are all purpose traffic. WeChat is different. There is a lot of unexpected traffic. Even if you don’t want to use WeChat, if someone sends you a message, you will open it and use it.

Friends App is equivalent to Facebook overseas.

The difference is that Facebook has not been split into two products, the Friends App and WeChat, like Ziweixing.

While using Facebook, foreign users can not only read a lot of rich content on Facebook, but also receive messages from Facebook friends. Ziweixing is different here. The Friends App can only read content. If you want to send messages between friends, you can only use WeChat.

"Adjustment? How to adjust?" Zhou Buqi seemed to have guessed something and opened his eyes wide, "That Zuckerberg won't copy my product ideas again, will he?"

Tang Jie smiled and said: "It's true!"

"ah?"

"Facebook has introduced new regulations. Facebook friends can no longer send communication messages. If you want to send messages, you must download and use Facebook Messenger. In Ziweixing, the distinction and positioning of the product roles of friends and WeChat apps are the same. ”

"Zuckerberg is really good at copying!" Zhou Buqi was a little annoyed, "I have to talk to him later, and he will keep an eye on me and learn from him day by day."

Tang Jie said with a smile: "Everyone is imitating you. Isn't this normal?"

Zhou Buqi asked: "So Facebook is forcing users to download and use Facebook Messenger, the instant messaging product they want to promote?"

Tang Jie nodded, "Yes, it's mandatory. Because of this, it has received widespread negative reviews from users, which has caused a lot of trouble. If it can't bear the pressure, Facebook may change its policy in a few days. , this mandatory requirement will be eliminated.”

"Probably not." Zhou Buqi doesn't think Zuckerberg will back down, "The core area of ​​social products must be instant messaging, at least at this stage. They want to force Facebook Messenger to compete with Helo Head-on competition, it is estimated that Helo’s circle of friends has created a lot of competitive pressure for them.”

Tang Jie smiled and said: "Well, Zuckerberg probably has no choice, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a move. Thinking about it now, we acquired Snapchat last year, which was absolutely the right move. If we hadn't been able to acquire it, Today, Facebook bought Snapchat, and they are likely to really open up the market in the field of instant messaging.”

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "This Zuckerberg is really capable of plagiarism!"

Tang Jie said: "However, I have also heard some news that Zuckerberg seems to be looking for some new ways out."

Zhou Buqi asked: "What's the way out?"

Tang Jie said: "They are planning for the VR industry. It seems that they will spend billions of dollars to acquire a manufacturer that produces VR head-mounted display equipment. They are planning for the future."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "What a coincidence, I am also planning for the future. However, the direction I chose is artificial intelligence. I want to see when Zuckerberg can withdraw from the VR market and follow me again. footsteps."