Feng Jie was currently filled with shock. What did Ou Minghan mean? Was he going to let those mobile users test bugs for him?
How dare he! To say nothing of anything else, if these words of his got out, people would be furious knowing they'd become free bug testers!
"President..." Feng Jie wanted to try and persuade him again, but Ou Minghan interrupted him.
"No need to say more, I've already decided! You go do it now! Besides, those mobile users don't know what bugs are. They might even think it's their phone's problem! Also, after it goes live, you should fix the bugs as soon as possible, and in a couple of days, quietly release the official version to replace it and cover this up."
Feng Jie was speechless. He couldn't help but say, "But what if..."
"There are no 'what ifs'!" Ou Minghan commanded. "Feng Jie, this is our chance to turn things around for Qianbai. It can only succeed, not fail! Do you understand?!"
Feng Jie's expression became even more grim. Didn't Ou Minghan realize his words were contradictory?
It seemed Ou Minghan intended to bet all his chips on the mobile application and use it for their comeback.
Seeing Ou Minghan's stubbornness, he could only say, "Understood."
Feng Jie left, and Ou Minghan let out a sigh.
He couldn't find suitable investors at the moment, and every second was burning his own money. This couldn't go on. But as long as his mobile application was a huge success and he seized the market early, he wouldn't have to put up with those people anymore!
At that time, they would be begging him to take their money, and he would scornfully refuse!
Soon, advertisements for Qianbai's upcoming mobile application flooded the internet.
Ye Zhi naturally saw the advertisement. Chen Wei came to her office to discuss a strategy.
Chen Wei suggested, "President Ye, currently, Taoxun's mobile application can only be installed on the new flagship models from W Home. However, Qianbai is targeting all phones. I think Qianbai clearly wants to get ahead of us and occupy the market!
Why don't we do this? Our mobile application is already ready anyway. They're launching tomorrow, so let's launch today and catch them off guard!"
"No rush," Ye Zhi glanced at Qianbai's promotional advertisement on her computer, especially the small corner in the bottom right, as if afraid of being discovered, the words "Beta Version" seemed as shy as the phrase "Pattern for reference only" on instant noodle packaging.
She curved her lips slightly and said with certainty, "I suspect there's more to this."
"More to what?" Chen Wei asked, bewildered.
"Beta Version..." Ye Zhi chuckled softly. "That name sounds really abnormal. This is just a test version, and it's bound to have many problems. Let them launch first and see what they stir up. Chen Wei, in the next couple of days, test Taoxun's mobile application a few more times, and try to make it compatible with all the popular models currently on the market."
"Alright," Chen Wei agreed without hesitation. He trusted Ye Zhi's judgment more in this regard.
Qianbai's advertisements were everywhere, generating immense buzz.
People were very much looking forward to Qianbai's mobile application, after all, Taoxun's mobile application had garnered significant attention before.
But since Taoxun was only available on W Home's new flagship phones, not everyone would buy a new phone just for a mobile application.
Therefore, the sudden appearance of Qianbai's mobile application immediately attracted a lot of attention, significantly raising expectations.
Some netizens even posted online analyses, claiming that Qianbai's business strategy this time was extremely successful! Once Qianbai launched tomorrow, all of Taoxun's previous publicity would have paved the way for Qianbai. From then on, Qianbai would grow even stronger, and Taoxun would surely fall into decline, never to recover.
That article was nearly ten thousand characters long. Ye Zhi heard about it and specifically found the post to read, even giving it a thoughtful like. After all, it wasn't easy for someone to write such a lengthy piece.
Ou Minghan also attached great importance to the launch of the mobile application. He didn't go home and stayed at the company to work overtime with the project team. He personally supervised the employees to prevent them from slacking off.
Finally, after an entire night of effort, Qianbai's mobile application was completed. They also tested it with the new version of the Anguo system. Although there were some lags, they were not significant.
After resting for a few hours in the company's lounge, Ou Minghan saw their results in the morning and nodded with satisfaction. "Very good. Prepare yourselves, and launch precisely at 10 AM."
"President, perhaps reconsider," Feng Jie said uneasily. "After all, we only tested this on the new Anguo system, and haven't tested its performance on older systems..."
"Why are you making such a fuss?" Ou Minghan said impatiently. "Only those old phones have old systems. Even if there are problems, it's their phones that are faulty, not our software."
Feng Jie tried to persuade him again, but Ou Minghan said impatiently, "That's how it will be. I'm going back to sleep. You guys keep an eye on things, and contact me if anything comes up."
After speaking, Ou Minghan left. The other employees looked at Feng Jie. "Assistant Feng, what do you think..."
"Forget it, let's launch," Feng Jie said helplessly.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Taoxun's mobile application was available for download on time.
Ye Zhi downloaded it on W Home's new flagship phone. After a long five-second wait, she finally entered the main interface.
Ye Zhi: ...
Is this thing really that laggy?
She tried it for a while longer. The lagging occurred frequently, significantly affecting the user experience.
After testing enough, she got up to find Chen Wei.
"Have you analyzed Qianbai's mobile application?" Ye Zhi asked. "What do you think of it?"
"It has major problems," Chen Wei said speechlessly. "I don't even know how they managed to release such garbage directly!"
Ye Zhi was a little surprised. "Although Qianbai's mobile application is quite average and the experience is poor, it's not exactly garbage, is it?"
Chen Wei picked up his phone, about to hand it to Ye Zhi, but then he thought about it and put it back down regretfully. He asked, "Do you have a phone with an older system? Try downloading it on an older phone system."
Ye Zhi suspiciously went to get her phone. Ten minutes later, Ye Zhi returned, furious.
She said with a dark expression, "Couldn't you have just told me directly? Did you have to ruin one of my phones with this garbage app?"
Chen Wei guiltily looked away. "Doesn't this let you better understand how terrible it is?"
Ye Zhi: ...
When did Chen Wei become so mischievous?
However, as he said, she now profoundly understood how terrible Qianbai's mobile application was. She even wondered who gave Ou Minghan the courage to launch this thing.
This wasn't just problematic; it was extremely problematic!