Chapter 891 A Gift From Elon Musk

At the moment when YY's turnover exceeded 10 million US dollars, Paypal took the lead in making a sound, reporting this amazing figure to the online media in the United States.

This is what Elon Musk did on purpose.

He wanted to give Li Mu a big gift, because he knew that Chinese people like to communicate with each other with respect. Based on his experience, if you become a neighbor with a Chinese person, the Chinese person may not knock on the door of your house for a lifetime, but once you take the initiative to give a Chinese neighbor a gift Go for a homemade cake, bake your own pie, or a few bottles of beer brewed in the garage, and he'll be knocking on your door the next day, giving you his gift, and within two days, He'll also knock on your door and give you some presents again.

This is the Chinese people. The so-called gift exchange is that you give me a gift, and I will definitely return it to you. We use gifts as a carrier, and we come and go to enhance our feelings.

Elon Musk has plans for Li Mu, so he took the initiative to give the highest rating and the highest priority when YY was first connected. Now, he has not forgotten to use his media resources to create momentum for YY .

This is exactly what Li Mu lacks.

Li Mu saw that he had reached tens of millions of dollars in turnover so quickly. Even though he was trapped into a dog, he was still biting his tongue with excitement. However, he had a regret in his heart. Unfortunately, he had no channels, no resources, and no connections in the United States. , the capital has not yet negotiated, so he can't take the initiative to promote it in the United States so quickly.

Li Mu certainly hopes that the mainstream media in the United States is full of news of YY breaking through tens of millions in eight hours, but this, like YY's unexpected popularity in the United States, is beyond his control, and can only hope in the American media Are you continuing to pay attention to this matter?

Unexpectedly, just when Li Mu thought that this kind of thing could only be left to fate, the website of the mainstream news media in the United States immediately released a major news: Paypal confirmed: YY's new member value-added service system was launched for eight hours, and the turnover exceeded 10 million US dollars!

This time can be arrogant! It attracted the attention of the entire American media almost at once, and public opinion exploded at once!

If you want to brag and say that you have a huge amount of water, boasting yourself is the most stupid but also the most direct way. If Muye Technology said that our YY has a recharge of 10 million US dollars in eight hours, everyone may directly criticize Muye Technology for bragging. Maybe part of it, but no one will believe it all.

The reason why the term "Internet bubble" has been enduring for a long time is not only related to the historical industry situation, but also has a lot to do with people in the Internet industry who like to brag. They are all bragging. Generally, a half discount is a conservative estimate. Many even give a 20% discount to the real figure. If a small company says that we have raised 10 million yuan and a valuation of 100 million yuan, it may also have raised 2 million yuan. , but also sacrificed nearly half of the shares.

In a previous life, there was a founder of XX class schedule, and he was able to brag in front of 1.4 billion people across the country at a young age. In Li Mu's view, that kid is simply the most realistic portrayal of China Internet.

Therefore, if Li Mu said to the outside world that he recharged 10 million US dollars, the American media would not believe it, at most 20% or 30%, and 80% of paypal would not jump out and speak for himself: "That's right! It is indeed an eight-hour recharge of 10 million! "

However, if Li Mu learns from other people's bragging and opens his mouth: "We recharge 50 million US dollars in eight hours!" American media believe it or not, maybe Paypal will come out and slap in the face: "Our data shows that eight of them There are only 10 million recharges per hour, and we don’t know where the remaining 40 million came from.”

Alright now, Li Mu didn’t even start bragging. Paypal, as a third-party payment channel, directly announced this amazing news to the American media, because Paypal said that YY’s direct payment channel in the United States is only Paypal this family,

Therefore, their data must be the most real, so none of the American media questioned it.

For a time, the news of Muye Technology, YY, and 8 hours of 10 million US dollars recharge was continuously released in major US portals and TV stations. Elon Musk also secretly contributed to the flames, and asked a few friends from the media for help. further boosted the news.

"Huaxia Internet has launched the all-American gold-absorbing model!"

"Huaxia money sucker is launched in the United States! 10 million dollars in eight hours!"

"The best proof of the spending power of elite users! YY earns 10 million US dollars in eight hours!"

"MUYE! The B2 bomber of China's Internet industry!"

"The rise of YY, the rise of China Internet!"

"The first Huaxia Internet product to conquer the United States..."

All kinds of news headlines flooded the entire American Internet at once.

When these media reported YY news crazily, Li Mu couldn't bear to go home and sleep. At the same time, the US media reports set off a nationwide public opinion discussion, and even those users who had no need for office were curious. Pay attention to what YY is.

However, it is a pity that YY currently does not have a strong promotion team and promotion resources in the United States. After most American ordinary users searched for YY, they found that most of them were about how powerful YY was in the office field, so most people gave up to download to understand.

This is also a double-edged sword of publicity and exposure. YY unexpectedly became popular in the United States as a tool-based software, and subsequent publicity and promotion could not keep up, and "Paradise Town" could not keep up, so now it only has "tool-based software" in the United States. "This kind of identity, the media hype, will further aggravate the color of this identity.

However, this is the case, the benefits of media promotion are still great. In one day, more than one million new users have been added. This time, the Internet and technology media in Europe, Japan and South Korea have also paid attention to the direction of public opinion in the United States. Process this news and publish it on your own platform as an overseas consultation.

When Li Mu slept all morning and came to the company the next afternoon, Paypal payment was opened for 18 hours, and the turnover had reached 13 million.

The first eight hours were very efficient, and most of the users had basically been exhausted, so Li Mu didn't hold out hope for the follow-up flow, but he did not expect that after ten hours, there was still an increase of three million US dollars. , and the three million dollars were all new users, and nearly half a million paying users were added. This data was so powerful that Li Mu was taken aback.

Later, when the staff told him about the reports of the American media, Li Mu suddenly realized that a large part of the increase of three million US dollars came from the reports of the media, and the reason why the media reported so much about YY was undoubtedly because Inseparable from the help of Paypal.

Moreover, the data shows that in the last two hours, the flow curve continued to decline and then rose again. Server data showed that new registered users began to emerge in Europe, Japan and South Korea, and the number of paying users continued to increase. Li Mu immediately realized that, The power of public opinion in the United States has already begun to affect Europe, Japan and South Korea. In this way, with this wave of momentum, YY will be able to open up the European and Japanese and South Korean markets without spending a penny.

The development of YY overseas is really like a chicken blood. The speed of the push is so fast that it is like a tsunami. It's like a gun fight, although people have not yet put people into the American market, but one day alone is enough to create a miracle...

While Li Mu was overjoyed, he also wondered why Paypal wanted to give him such a great gift. When he was thinking hard, the interface person in charge of connecting with Paypal saw that Li Mu had come to the company, and immediately came over and told him: Elon, the founder of Paypal Musk, hoping to meet himself in Yanjing in three days.

Li Mu didn't quite understand.

He didn't understand why Elon Musk was so eager to meet him after doing him a big favor.

First of all, he doesn't have a lot of money now, and he is a small role in front of him, and it is impossible to come over and invest in himself;

Secondly, it is impossible for him to please himself and want to worship the pier in advance because he is aware of his future development space.

Once again, his more powerful SpaceX is still an empty shell that has just been established in the future. Last time, he still doubted whether he wanted to vote for SpaceX, but if you think about it carefully, this possibility is also very slim;

A person like Elon Musk will not use an empty shell to raise money. He has a certain economic foundation and is well versed in the way of capital. This kind of person must start a business with some funds first. When the business is on track, and it creates certain performance and influence, then financing can get a higher premium. Now SpaceX is just an empty shell. Even if he wants to invest, he should not accept it.

So what does he want to do?

Li Mu always felt that a person like Elon Musk, even if he is not really strong now, is already strong enough inside. For such a person, every decision he makes in the business field has far-reaching consequences. So elegant, if you are in such a hurry to run across the entire ocean to find yourself, there must be a conspiracy, and the conspiracy is not small!

Li Mu attaches great importance to this. He first agreed to Elon Musk's request to meet, and then convened the backbone of Muye Technology and Taobao to have dinner together that night. It happened that Brother Liu also came back to run errands, so Li Mu organized two for the first time. The core of the company gathered together for a meeting.

Taobao's Brother Liu and Lei Jiaozhu, Kong Lingyu and Lin Qingya of Muye Technology, Fang Xudong, a technology master, Ding Zhenglin, a capital expert, Chen Tong, a content expert, and Ding Jian, a business director, these people are all people who Li Mu thinks are very clear and have unique vision. , Thinking about problems that have no clue, that is, people with different perspectives need to diverge their thinking together.

During the party, Li Mu never mentioned Elon Musk, and everyone basically ate the same food. After thinking about it for a whole day, I can’t understand it, everyone give me the staff.”

It was rare for everyone to see when Li Mu couldn't figure out a problem, so they all looked at him, waiting for his next words.

Li Mu said: "Look, first of all, Muye Technology has just connected to Paypal, the largest online payment company in the United States, which is what we call Paypal. After they gave us the highest rating, they immediately sent a message and said that their CEO Elon Musk wants to meet me, and today he took the initiative to help us promote it in front of the American media. Elon Musk himself will come to see me in Huaxia in three days... You said, we are not related to him So, why is he being so nice to us? What motive?"