Just like that, due to the popularity of Yang Xiao’s [Question and Answer] community.
[Zhihu] can only open the book passively, and opened the registration for ordinary users in advance, which can be regarded as a benefit that Yang Xiao has sought for everyone.
At this time, in the eyes of many users, Zhihu has a high-end halo of "only social elites are worthy of using it."
Even this group of people simply look down on Yang Xiao's [Q&A].
But what’s the point of liking it or not?
Those stars and internet celebrities invited by Yang Xiao, aren’t these people professional in their respective fields?
Including some business elites, Yang Xiao doesn’t have such friends?
He can pull a group of people over to open accounts at any time!
It’s just that this group of people have not yet realized the value of the “Internet celebrity CEO”. They are all relatively low-key and unwilling to show up in public.
That may not be the case in the future.
Due to Yang Xiao's disruption, perhaps in the end, Zhihu will be squeezed to the edge of the market by Q&A, and will eventually become just a niche professional Q&A APP.
But still the same sentence.
Today, the more Zhihu emphasizes its "rigorous" and "professional" positioning, the more it determines its upper limit.
The "statement" made by Zhihu is because of the mutual interference between their official platform and users, which has led the current Zhihu senior management to make this decision.
In other words, the founding team of Zhihu has also been put on the spot by this group of users!
We have to take the so-called "professionalization" path!
Only two months have passed.
In terms of the user market, it's already a 70:30 situation!
[Q&A] has 70% of the market share, while [Zhihu] only has 30% left.
What we are referring to here are daily active users!
If we talk about the total number of registered people, it’s 90:10!
It can only be said that even though Zhihu has now opened the registration channel for ordinary users, it has already lost the initiative and seems to be unable to recover.
Yang Xiao did not expect that Zhihu was so vulnerable.
After a few sets of combined punches, he was almost exhausted.
Well, in another year or two, I should be able to consider acquiring it.
From the current perspective, this possibility is very high.
However, one thing Yang Xiao can guarantee is that in the future, there will be no [ByteDance] coming out to cause trouble, or setting up another [Wukong Q&A] to compete.
The time goes back to two months ago.
That day was Friday, September 9th.
After Li Zhuofan came to Yang Xiao’s dormitory and reported the good news about the user registration of [Q&A], Yang Xiao left the school and went to the airport.
The next days, 29th and 30th, are weekends, but due to the National Day holiday, we have classes on both days.
Adjust your holiday!
Yang Xiao is not busy recently, so he plans to stay in school.
The classmates and roommates here are all fun, there are fans, and he can show off. He loves it here!
As for the reason why he came to the airport at this moment, it was to see Zhou Hongyu, Li Yuanbao and others off.
His SG e-sports club, LOL division, is going to participate in the S2 World Championship!
"To be honest, I never thought you would qualify for the World Championship."
"Hey, I still have your support."
Zhou Hongyu smiled embarrassedly. He followed Yang Xiao's principle. While training his own players, if he couldn't beat them, he would buy them!
Then he kept playing and buying along the way and got one of the two places in the LOL World Championship.
Yang Xiao looked at the group of "rustic" contestants behind him, among whom were a few familiar faces, and then smiled:
"Come on, if you can make it to the top 4, I'll have CEO Zhou and CEO Li give each of you a bonus of yuan. If you can get the runner-up, you'll get yuan each, and if you can get the champion, you'll get yuan each!"
"What? One hundred thousand?! Is it that awesome?"
"One hundred thousand?! Duck!"
Each of these contestants is an internet-addicted teenager. Some of them even worked in electronics factories. Their ages range from 16 to 17 years old.
Among them is a little fat boy, he is the most naughty pig in League of Legends, PDD.
There was another one, who once washed someone's hair in a barber shop and almost tore his hands to pieces.
These two people were specifically named by Yang Xiao and recruited with high salaries!
They are all high-level players in the competition at the moment. Even if they perform poorly in the future, they will still be born with the ability to broadcast live.
Shiguang Culture Media had already begun to set up a guild department for "Internet celebrity artists" under the instruction of Yang Xiao.
The game LOL is also one of the major factors that have contributed to the rise of live streaming, so Yang Xiao naturally would not miss it.
And how high is the so-called high salary that Yang Xiao offered to poach these two people?
Eight thousand!
Yes, you heard it right. Today’s e-sports players generally make around 4,000 to 5,000 yuan.
Yang Xiao's eight thousand made them completely satisfied!
People like PDD and WuWuKai currently have a fixed salary of 8,000 yuan.
And food and accommodation are included!
There are also bonuses of several thousand yuan in the middle, such as in Internet cafe competitions, city competitions, etc. When these are added together, some high salaries can easily exceed ten thousand!
The future is bright!
Moreover, at this level, we are already far ahead of the same club!
Now when they heard Yang Xiao mention the "hundred thousand bonus", their breathing quickened.
"Boss Yang, we will definitely work hard!"
"Boss Yang, don't worry, we are aiming for the championship this time!"
champion?
Yang Xiao knows that the current level of LOL in China is still a long way behind. In S2, they were eliminated in the first round. What the hell is the championship?
But having confidence is a good thing. E-sports requires the spirit of "being invincible in your heart and looking down on everything". This is the spirit of e-sports.
"Okay then, I'll wait for your good news."
"Come on, before we go, Mr. Yang, take a photo with everyone."
SG e-sports club is now well-known in the industry.
Outside the airport, a group of people faced the camera and held a so-called departure ceremony, which was accompanied by various media exposure and hype.
In addition to qualifying for the World Championship, quite a few fans came to see him off.
At this time, some people saw Yang Xiao and shouted.
"Mr. Yang!"
“Go SG!”
"SG, rise up!"
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"Mr. Wang!"
"Tear the onions!"
"IG come on!"
Not long after, another strange shout was heard. Hearing this familiar name, Yang Xiao looked sideways and found that it was another team that entered the World Championship - IG E-Sports Club!
The original other team was WE.
However, now Yang Xiao's SG has been pushed up and is going to Los Angeles with IG.
In fact, IG’s base is in Shanghai.
However, Yang Xiao planned a documentary ceremony before the expedition, and Shenzhen also had international flights to America, so they made a special trip from the Magic City to Shenzhen.
At this time, the IG people, led by Wang Sicong, also walked straight over and came in front of Yang Xiao.
"Mr. Yang, I didn't expect that our first meeting would be at the airport." Wang Sicong stretched out his hand and shook hands with Yang Xiao.
"Haha, it's okay. I'll host you when I have the chance. This time we're going out to win glory for China, so everyone has to be as energetic as possible. Come on!"
"Of course, I am leading the team myself this time."
"You've worked hard, then."
"Haha, bring glory to the country!"
Wang Sicong chuckled and didn't think there was anything awkward about Yang Xiao's "elderly" clichés.
Since last year, he has been making various shows on Weibo. Entering the e-sports industry was the beginning of his high-profile career.
During this period, he interacted with Yang Xiao several times because of this, and now they are just exchanging a few polite words.
Yang Xiao also had no intention of developing a close relationship with him.
At this time, Wang Sicong was only 24 years old and was also a young man.
But unlike other ordinary young people, he has a good father.
Wang Jianlin's original hope was to let him inherit the business with peace of mind.
But Sicong was born rebellious. He said, "No, I want to do it myself. I'm better than you."
So, three years ago, he received 5 million yuan in start-up capital from his father.
During these three years, he founded a PE firm, Pusi Investment, and started his investment career. He has invested in several companies, all of which are on the road to profitability.
Full of self-confidence, he began to be active on Weibo, interacting with others in a high-profile manner.
But he discovered that the young man in front of him was ten or even a hundred times more awesome than him!
This is truly like Bodhisattva meeting Buddha!
He doesn't have as much money as Yang Xiao.
When it comes to hype, he is not as good as Yang Xiao.
He is not as famous as Yang Xiao.
Even on the current social platforms, Yang Xiao has already been given the title of "National Husband".
Moreover, Yang Xiao’s career is comparable to that of his father.
For example, Wanhe Tianyi has a strategic cooperation with Wanda Films.
Therefore, in front of Yang Xiao, a true god, he, a rich second-generation, did not dare to act rashly or show off, and could only say respectfully:
"Boss Yang, if there is a chance and opportunity in the future, can we start a business together?"
"Sure, sure. There will be opportunities for cooperation. If you have any good projects, just come to me."
Yang Xiao made a perfunctory remark, then cooperated with the media, participated in this "departure ceremony", and then returned to school.
Before leaving, the two left each other their contact information.
To be honest, Wang Sicong has attracted a lot of attention in the field of e-sports after winning the championship with IG.
At the same time, this person was successful in business in the following years.
For example, he withdrew from the famous Panda TV early and made a fortune.
But Yang Xiao would not cooperate with him.
He has a good father, how much inside information does he know? How many people support him?
These are things that cannot be seen.
Not to mention who leads whom, Yang Xiao doesn't covet these benefits at all.
He would be thankful that he could sort out the matters he was handling!
Moreover, Yang Xiao's SG e-sports club is currently thriving and in full swing.
In the next few years, if his SG wins the world championship, Sicong will probably be even less able to jump around.
"Hey, Sicong, I, Yang, am doing this for your own good. Your high-profile personality is not a good thing. Your Weibo account will be deleted in the future. How embarrassing!"
At this time, all the personnel of the two teams had boarded the plane.
"Damn, the air conditioning is turned so low on the plane? Are you crazy?"
Sitting in the first class cabin, Sicong suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart. He suddenly felt his whole body tremble, and then he called the flight attendant, "Bring me a pair of slippers and a blanket."
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir."
For the next two days, Yang Xiao stayed in school and attended classes peacefully.
According to his plan, he will try not to go out in the second half of the year.
As his businesses grow bigger, he will probably spend less and less time in school.
Try to learn from Mr. Lei, accumulate more credits, and graduate from Shenzhen University.
On the afternoon of the 30th, Yang Xiao left early and was too lazy to attend the remaining class.
A business Mercedes-Benz arrived at the school. It was a special car assigned to him by the company, taking him to Zhongda University.
The purpose, of course, is to pick up Luo Yao.
He's been busy with his career and flying around, so we haven't been together for a long time.
She is going to take over from him as the heroine who hasn’t appeared in many chapters, Luo Yao!
Spend the National Day alone in your own world!
"Damn it, starting at four o'clock, the whole city of Shenzhen is almost blocked."
"Yes, Mr. Yang, I estimate that in half an hour, the traffic will be paralyzed. This is still with the subway to alleviate the problem. Fortunately, we came out at three o'clock."
The driver was a veteran and bodyguard named Song Hong. He was usually a taciturn man, but he had high emotional intelligence. When he saw Yang Xiao speaking, he started chatting with Yang Xiao.
We chatted casually and soon arrived at the campus gate of Sun Yat-sen University.
At this time, many students were waiting on the roadside with backpacks on their backs, ready to get on the bus at any time.
Some of them are preparing to travel, and some are preparing to go home.
In short, college students are not planning to waste this National Day holiday.
Even some otakus who stay in their dormitories go to Internet cafes to play games to have a fulfilling and enjoyable time!
"It's bad, Mr. Yang, there are too many private cars and illegal taxis parked at the platform ahead, blocking the road."
Some people with low emotional intelligence will throw the problem to their boss after saying this.
But he was obviously very good at handling things, and then he picked up the conversation and said:
"Boss Yang, how about I pull over to the side of the road first? Many people know you, so it's not convenient for you to show up. Just wait in the car for a while. I'll get out and walk a few steps to pick up Miss Luo Yao in front?"
"No, I'll give her a call and ask her to come over herself."
After saying that, Yang Xiao took out his cell phone and said a few words on the phone.
At this time, at the platform where special vehicles stopped, Luo Yao took the phone and looked in the direction of Yang Xiao's car.
The car was just within her sight, not far away.
Then she said goodbye to a girl next to her and walked away.
"Zhang Xue, bye, my car is here, I have to go."
"okay bye."
Zhang Xue is Luo Yao's classmate. They happened to meet here in advance. Although their relationship is not very good, they are acquaintances because they are in the same class, so naturally they stand next to each other.
During the conversation just now, Luo Yao learned that she was going to the high-speed railway station and there was a bus that went directly there.
Zhang Xue also knew from the conversation that Luo Yao was in the city, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Watching Luo Yao walk into a Maybach business car not far away.
When Song Hong saw Luo Yao coming over, he hurriedly got out of the car to help open the door and took Luo Yao's schoolbag.
"Benz?"
She was a little curious. Luo Yao was from Sichuan and Chongqing. Did she have relatives here?
Not only Zhang Xue, there were also a lot of students standing on the platform at this time, both men and women, all with their eyes on her.
Damn, why is everyone waiting for the bus?
We were waiting for a bus, but what you were waiting for was a Maybach?
The point is, none of this is important.
The main thing is that this girl is too quiet and too beautiful.
Suddenly getting into such a luxury car, I felt mixed emotions.
The plot of "Initial D" has emerged in some people's minds, causing many people to feel regretful and even making people imagine a lot.
This is a feeling where a dream is about to be extinguished before it even begins.
"Is this beautiful lady being kept by someone?"
(End of this chapter)