"Market department, I need the most comprehensive intelligence on OO. First, I need to know who our opponents are!" Ma Ge said sternly to his elite team at this impromptu Tencent High-Level Meeting.
"Yes!" The head of the market department stood up and said, "According to the information we currently possess, OO is operated by a company from Wenzhou called Jiangnan Computer Technology Service Co., Ltd.!"
"This company was established less than three months ago and should have been specifically set up to operate OO."
"The current person in charge of this company is named Leng Zhimeng. We don't know much else about her because the industry knows almost nothing about Leng Zhimeng. No one knows her background!"
"She seems to have appeared out of nowhere. In programming terms, this person hasn't left a single line of code online.
However, we have dispatched two colleagues to Wenzhou for on-site investigation, hoping to gather more detailed intelligence!"
"Currently, we can only speculate that this Leng Zhimeng is a female, between 25-30 years old, and should be an elite overseas returnee who studied abroad. She possesses rich computer technology, strong network intuition, and a grasp of market and user psychology. This is our current sketch of Leng Zhimeng's profile."
"Although this is speculation, we believe this profile has about 70% accuracy!" the head of the market department said eloquently. It was evident that their market department had indeed investigated this suddenly appearing competitor.
"What do you all think of this Leng Zhimeng?" Ma Ge asked.
"I agree with the market department's assessment. She is a very formidable opponent. Her control over users and market intuition are definitely top-notch. This is an opponent we must eliminate as soon as possible!" Cai Xin, the company's second-in-command, said.
"I have studied OO's UI and have to admit that OO is slightly better than us in UI art. It has a refined feel that perfectly matches the aesthetic standards of women, especially elite, highly educated women. Coupled with her various innovations and operations in the product, I believe she must have graduated from an Ivy League university in the United States and possesses multiple degrees in computer technology, business, market operations, and even psychology. She is a top talent!" the head of the product department stated.
"What I find even more thought-provoking is her ability to conceal herself. She hasn't left any trace online and even managed to operate OO under our noses for over two months. Such forbearance and invisibility are definitely not something a young person can achieve. I believe her age should be over 30."
"At the same time, she probably used an English name before. Now that she's back in the country, she's using her real name again, or perhaps she changed it, which is why we can't find any trace of her!"
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At this moment, the conference room was like a character profile workshop. With the combined efforts of everyone, a profile was sketched out: over 30 years old, studied abroad, Ivy League graduate, at least three doctoral degrees, possesses extremely high aesthetic standards, has worked in multiple internet companies, has astonishing insight and control over the market and users, is also cunning, skilled at hiding herself, and presents as a cool and mature "big sister" type.
Ma Ge listened and nodded repeatedly, even actively contributing to Leng Zhimeng's profile, making her increasingly perfect. As they talked, many people even became eager to meet this goddess.
After all, in the instant messaging software... no, in the entire internet industry circle, such a super "big sister" is absolutely unique! She is the one and only goddess!
Don't think this behavior is ridiculous or unbelievable, or mere fantasy. In reality, when two companies compete, the most important thing is to understand your opponent thoroughly: their personality, education, family, connections, work style, and even what color clothes they like to wear, whether their pet dog is a husky or a Tibetan Mastiff. All this information is gathered to form a detailed character sketch.
Therefore, these speculations and constructions of Leng Zhimeng's persona are very necessary.
Of course, only an enemy leader like Leng Zhimeng receives such treatment. Twenty years later, all Chinese people will enjoy similar treatment, euphemistically called the big data system.
"Well..." Zhang Zhidong hesitated, wondering whether to reveal the image of Leng Zhimeng that Lin Haiquan had described to him.
Logically, Zhang Zhidong should definitely convey such important intelligence. But the problem was, he himself didn't believe this kind of intelligence. How could a woman who operated OO under QQ's nose be a high school senior who couldn't even get into college? That was too far-fetched.
"Perhaps Lin Haiquan was trying to trick me. Anyway, no one knows that I know about Leng Zhimeng. It's fine if I don't say anything!" Thinking this, Zhang Zhidong decisively shut his mouth. After all, it wasn't unusual for him from the technology department to remain silent.
"Is this Leng Zhimeng the investor of OO?" Ma Ge asked again.
"Probably not. Jiangnan Computer Technology Service Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jiangnan Group. The chairman of the company is named Huang He. He also owns another company called Jiangnan Leather Factory, which was established over 15 years ago. From the company's legal person changes, this should be Huang He's family business. The entire Jiangnan Group expanded from Jiangnan Leather Factory."
"So, Huang He should be the actual investor of OO at this time, and Leng Zhimeng is his investment target!" the market department analyzed.
"Is it possible that Huang He is the actual operator of OO?" Ma Ge asked. Hearing the name Huang He, he felt a sense of familiarity, unsure where he had heard it before.
"I believe it's impossible!" the head of the market department stated with absolute certainty.
"What makes you so sure?" others asked curiously.
"I have a recording here. You can all listen!" The head of the market department took out an MP3 player from his pocket, plugged it into the conference room computer, and then operated it. A very familiar voice began to play.
"Zhejiang Wenzhou, Zhejiang Wenzhou, the biggest leather factory, Jiangnan Leather Factory has gone bankrupt! The scumbag boss Huang He indulged in drinking, whoring, and gambling..." Everyone in the room was startled. It wasn't that the voice was particularly surprising, but it was too familiar. Because the intersection they had to pass every day to get to work had a stall with the volume turned up high all day. And that stall was crowded every day, so much so that they sold out everything before 5 PM and left work early, which made everyone envious.
Zhang Zhidong slightly gripped his mobile phone. His Tianxing brand phone seemed to shine exceptionally bright at this moment.