After ending the call with Robert, Jiang Chen returned to the pool. Just as he was about to jump into the pool with a smirk, his phone rang again.
It was Xia Shiyu's.
He really came at a bad time.
Jiang Chen cursed under his breath as he picked up the phone in annoyance. But when he heard the news from the other end, his unhappiness instantly disappeared.
First was Future 1.0's business.
Because the installed base was approaching the 250 million mark, it had been a while since the software was released. Just a few days before Jiang Chen left, Future 1.0 welcomed its first update based on the marketing department's plan. And now, the benefits of the update were beginning to show results.
Although it was called an update, it was just an unlocking of previously locked features.
The new feature was the community system. After the update, everyone would automatically receive a random account. Other than the graphics and simplicity, there was nothing special about the chat interface. Basically, everyone had an account with the freedom to add friends, create chat groups, and post statuses.
There was nothing special about the features, but what was different from other chat software was that it had an unbelievably powerful feature – smart friend search!
Based on the user's description, Little White would accurately search for a suitable chat partner. Of course, it was up to the user to decide if they wanted to share their photos and personal information.
The user's personality and other attributes were all based on the information collected from Little White's daily interactions with the user. The compatibility was as high as 97% and was stored as a "hidden attribute" in the server. The personality attributes were based on the user's strengths and did not record the user's weaknesses since no one liked to have their weaknesses exposed. The information could be shared by the user or reevaluated after a certain amount of time, but it could not be changed.
For example, if a certain man wanted to find a "cute girl with big breasts (or small breasts), good looks, cheerful, knows how to cook, and is filial to her parents …" Xiaobai would definitely be able to find her for him. After all, there were already 250 million users. However, it was up to the user whether or not they wanted to add you. It was okay if you were rejected, Little White would prompt the user to lower the standard and improve their own condition.
If random search was enabled, Little White would match the user with the "most compatible" friends based on the smart settings.
Other than that, Future 1.0 also introduced a VIP system.
Although it was similar to QQ's membership system, Future Technology made a slight innovation. In addition to tying the red VIP logo next to the user's ID, a contribution system was also introduced to link the VIP level.
He remembered that there was an interesting joke on Weibo in the past: Game Planner Xiao Ming was driven crazy. Suddenly, he jumped up and said, "I want to design a game with only two functions, top-up and leaderboard." Later on, the game was really launched — it was Bili Bili's new plan to take over the fandom.
Mhmm, this idea was replicated by Future Technology.
Topping up 1 yuan was equivalent to 10 contribution points, and 100 points was enough to upgrade to VIP1. However, to upgrade to VIP2, he would need 1000 points, which was 100 yuan. So on and so forth, at VIP5, one would need to top up 100,000 yuan. To maintain his current level, he only needed to top up 10 yuan every month. If he stopped topping up, his VIP icon would be hidden, but he would not drop his level.
Apart from that, there were also 10 Diamond VIP titles, which would be automatically awarded to the top 10 Contribution Points.
Would there really be people who would top up?
There really was one!
Within two days of the launch of the social system, Future 1.0 already had 200 + VIP5 members. The Diamond VIP member with the highest contribution value was a coal boss from Shan City. His contribution value was as high as 100 million. In other words, he topped up 1 million!
Why were the users so enthusiastic about topping up?
Hehe, imagine, if a beauty searched for you and the first thing she saw was a VIP6 or a Diamond VIP icon, what kind of reaction would she have? Or some beauties would just set a VIP search threshold and reject users below VIP3.
Comparing and showing off was a common problem for humans. Especially the nouveau riche who didn't lack money, they just lacked recognition. And Little White's massive user base and the existence of the contribution point system provided them with a platform to show off.
From the background data, the number of friend requests for the person with the highest contribution points had been exploding.
Although it was not what Jiang Chen wanted, his pure Little White had become the next godlike tool after Touch Touch and Wechat.
Other than that, VIP users would enjoy even more special privileges. For example, the activation code for the closed beta test of the upcoming mobile game, New Era, would be randomly selected from users of all levels and distributed to 10,000 users. Therefore, 100 million regular users would receive 10,000 codes, tens of millions of VIP1 users would also receive 10,000 codes, and VIP5 users would only have a few hundred, so of course, everyone would receive one code. [Want an activation code? Then top up and upgrade to a higher level VIP.]
Quite a few people were looking forward to this epic mobile game that was going to change the times. Based on the marketing department's research, on Taobao, the price of an activation code was inflated to 1000 RMB, close to the record set by Tencent's Sword Spirit.
Of course, this design naturally caused some people to be dissatisfied. Among them were some paid posters hired by competitors with ulterior motives. These people's comments on the official website and major forums all revolved around one point: Why are so many regular users only given 10,000 activation codes? It's not fair! We want to protest!
But these moronic comments did not have any negative impact on Future 1.0. Instead, it caused Little White's fans to fiercely retaliate. Once the defamation turned into an argument, the incident became a hot topic, and the two sides were at each other's throats, it would become an invisible advertisement for Future 1.0.
When the people behind the scenes realized that their paid posters didn't succeed in creating a one-sided suppression of public opinion, it was already too late for regrets.
Of course, Xia Shiyu played a part in this. When she discovered that there were signs of the water army slandering her, she reacted immediately and hired the water army to reverse the tempo. She successfully used the opponent's stumbling block to turn the malicious slander into an excellent marketing campaign.
All in all, Future Technology's financial report this month was extremely gratifying. The social system only launched ten days ago, and the net revenue reached 100 million! And with the continued operation of Future 1.0, the user's stickiness would only increase.
Xia Shiyu even confidently stated that in less than two years, she could break the legend of Tencent's member program with billions of annual revenue!
On the other hand, it was the game. After a period of promotion and preparation, the activation code was released into the market through Little White. A portion of the activation code was distributed according to the VIP system to users of all levels. It didn't matter if it was sent to people who didn't want to play. Because it was not bound to the user, a third party would purchase the activation code and resell it.
Because the price was as high as 1000, even the novice users who were not fans of New Era couldn't help but pay attention to the release of the activation code. Even if they didn't play the game, they could still sell it, right? There was no loss.
Unknowingly, it became a form of advertisement. Since Little White's user base reached 250 million, and regardless of whether they played the game or not, they paid attention to the game because of the expensive activation code.
Up until now, after two months, Future Technology successfully turned losses into profits. This made those venture capitalists who were waiting for an opportunity to make a move frustrated. They had missed such a hen that could lay golden eggs. They originally planned to wait for Future Technology's cash flow to run into problems before biting off this company with unlimited potential.
But who would've thought that Future Technology didn't lack money at all? Even Tencent had to beg for venture capital back then.
When Jiang Chen heard about the 100 million net profit, he didn't hesitate and immediately told Xia Shiyu that he would use one million as a bonus for the employees. Different from other tech companies, Future Technology's cost was terrifyingly low. Excluding labor costs and server maintenance costs, after deducting taxes, it was net profit.
As to research and development costs, what was that? It was just a few cans of food.
"Since you worked so hard, do you want me to give you a raise?" Jiang Chen said to the phone with a grin.
He was in a very good mood. Although 100 million yuan was nothing compared to his current total assets, it was undoubtedly a good start. Strictly speaking, this was the only "clean money" he had ever earned.
"No need, my 1% dividend is already impressive." It was clear that the girl was also in a good mood. It was quite an achievement to be able to produce this result with a new team.
Last time when Jiang Chen took out the 100 million capital increase, she offered to reduce her shares to match the increase. So after the equity change, her shares became 1%. Although Jiang Chen was surprised, he didn't try to stop her.
But even if it was only 1% of the shares, even if it was only the 100 million profit this year, it would be a significant amount for her. Because she wasn't a legal person, 20% of the income tax was deducted. But even so, she still received more than 800,000 yuan. There were only two months until the end of the year. Based on this year's profit, taking out some of the profit as a dividend would be more than her current salary.
It could be said that salary and bonuses no longer meant much to her.
Because it was office time, Xia Shiyu ended the call after reporting the situation to Jiang Chen.
At this time, Jiang Chen realized that there were a bunch of missed calls in his inbox. Since yesterday, there was a call every half an hour. Since he went to the apocalypse, his phone had been in the storage dimension. It wasn't until he took out his phone when he was on the phone with Robert that the messages flooded in.
"This girl …" Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile.
Although she always had a cold and stern face, sometimes she was surprisingly cute.
Ayesha leaned against the edge of the pool with her mouth slightly pouting. Her beautiful and slender legs were paddling in the water out of boredom.
Although she wouldn't be jealous, she was still slightly unhappy about the phone call that interrupted her and her husband's intimate moment.
After he threw the phone into the storage dimension, Jiang Chen suddenly noticed the expression on Ayesha's face. A smile appeared on his face.
Without even taking off his clothes, he jumped into the water with a splash.
In Ayesha's scream, Jiang Chen smirked as he hugged the gentle and loyal girl. Compared to the beginning, the awkwardness between them had faded a lot. From her usual initiative, he could clearly feel the deep love she had for him.
To be honest, in the beginning, he didn't have any feelings of love for her. He had accepted her half-heartedly because of his shameless' one push and you'd fall '.
But because of her initiative, Ayesha's love slowly seeped into his heart. Her dedication and gentleness were almost extinct in this modern land. Just by looking into her eyes, he would be melted by her love and be irresistibly attracted to her.
This time, it was his turn to take the initiative.
"Can you teach me how to swim?" Jiang Chen said with a smirk as he blew hot air into her earlobe.
Ayesha shyly lowered her head and put her hand on his wet shirt.
"Mhmm."
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