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Chapter 405: The Pioneers of the Era_1

Chapter 405: Chapter 405: The Pioneers of the Era_1

"In my understanding, the current user stickiness of Penguin only lies in curiosity; they used Penguin to open the doors to a new world, but found a very narrow space."

No one knew what Mr. Ma thought. After listening, he appeared quite impressed and said, "You’ve said a lot, but I want to know your thoughts."

"Opportunity." Shen Dong regretted not bringing Huaxu’s marketing report, still, he had Xu Zheng’s client base on his side.

He showed Mr. Ma the chat group on his phone, "To be honest, we are here to seek a chance for cooperation. We are using Penguin to build a marketing group. You can look at the chat history.

"This project has been going on for one quarter, and we currently have tens of thousands of daily active users, not many, but we have only worked on a prefecture-level city."

Mr. Ma looked very carefully, perusing for a long time. He raised his head, and his expression had changed, "May I take note of the group number, and besides, what kind of cooperation are you referring to?"

"Penguin gives us a certain level of technical support, like this..." Shen Dong’s heartbeat quickened because he felt the opportunity for cooperation drawing near.

Shen Dong showed Mr. Ma the product space album for a mother and baby product wall on Penguin, saying earnestly, "This is a product wall for mother and baby goods. We don’t have the technology to create a website, so we created a QQ account and named it ’Product Wall’."

"You can see, the group has over forty thousand views, and each product has four to five hundred comments and replies."

"I believe that demand is the foundation of stickiness. I don’t know if these mothers were Penguin users in the beginning, but there will definitely be some who become Penguin users because of their needs."

"Not only that, they will see the business opportunities of Huaxu and start using commercial Penguin accounts."

Mr. Ma remained composed, nodding in approval, "You’ve discovered a function we didn’t even think of. I think we should be able to reach an agreement."

"However, I am still unclear about what kind of technical support you need."

Shen Dong pursed his lips—in the time he had been speaking with Mr. Ma, Shen Dong had contemplated countless possibilities, ultimately choosing a tactful way to ask for money without asking for it directly.

He swore, the biggest gamble of his life would be today, "A Huaxu exclusive diamond symbol, exclusive commercial features not available to the public."

"Diamond symbol?" Mr. Ma was puzzled; to him, investment or some other form of support seemed more reasonable.

Shen Dong’s eyes were clear as he nodded slowly, "It’s too hard for us as individuals to create a noble brand, so I want to rely on Penguin’s influence."

Listening, Mr. Ma furrowed his brow slightly.

Shen Dong hastily explained, "Mr. Ma can send someone to inspect our sources and services. We deal in reputation, and we would never do anything to destroy our own brand."

"For that reason, we need a symbol of authority that can’t be copied."

Mr. Ma pondered for a long time before asking in a solemn voice, "I would like to know, what does ’exclusive feature’ entail?"

"Exclusive group video permissions, six exclusive Penguin numbers, separate customer service maintenance, and ideally, a dedicated server for Huaxu." These were all the features Shen Dong could think of.

He saw Mr. Ma’s eyes sparkle and emphasized, "I don’t need your immediate approval, but I hope you can give us a chance, a stage to perform on."

Mr. Ma suddenly smiled, gesturing towards the phone, "I have already acknowledged you. I won’t deny it; it’s just a diamond and a number."

"But the problem is..."

Mr. Ma’s tone shifted but he did not continue.

He nodded and smiled, which was akin to showing a guest out.

Shen Dong was reluctant to accept this rejection, insisting, "You can inspect it, our products will never have any credibility issues."

"We are an online transaction."

Although online shopping was not yet widespread, a certain treasure had already opened the era’s prelude.

Shen Dong was not sure who was stronger among the two payment giants, but in terms of user numbers, in five years’ time, Penguin would surely be far ahead.

At that point, Mr. Ma sat back down.

Shen Dong talked a lot, and he didn’t know exactly which point had moved Mr. Ma, but he succeeded in obtaining the exclusive Huaxu symbol on Penguin.

Moreover, Mr. Ma promised that, for a certain period, this exclusive symbol would maintain its uniqueness.

"Sigh." Shen Dong, victorious but weary, stood in front of the Penguin Building, heaving a long sigh.

Tang Yuchan was ecstatic, her hand wrapped around Shen Dong’s arm not letting go, "Why are you sighing? With Penguin backing us, Huaxu’s future is brilliant!"

"If only we had the money to buy shares in Penguin," that was Shen Dong’s longstanding wish.

The difference was, his old goal had been the certain treasure group.

The group’s p2, c2c, and Alipay businesses went public in Hong Kong.

Privatized at $13.50 per share, followed by listing on the NCSE, and closing at around $90 on the first day, the group’s total market capitalization reached $230 billion.

Mr. Ma became the richest man in the dynasty with a net worth of $20 billion.

In the past, Shen Dong considered this a direct ticket to success, but now, his mindset had subtly shifted.

Why ride someone else’s train?

He brashly questioned, if social commerce and the certain treasure were born in the same era, would social commerce definitely lose?

Moreover, this was about a well-managed social commerce organization.

Thinking of these things, Shen Dong turned to Tang Yuchan, "If you had the chance to arm wrestle with the world’s richest man, would you dare to stretch out your hand?"

Tang Yuchan smiled radiantly, cheerfully responding, "If I truly competed against Gates, does winning or losing really matter?"

"Right," Shen Dong suddenly felt free-spirited, coaxing Tang Yuchan to go shopping while having Zhou Chengyu open an account at the foreign exchange with the three billion giant fund.

Trading foreign currency in the dynasty was difficult, with few legal and fair platforms.

"Hey, how does this child’s outfit look?" Tang Yuchan held up a light blue floral dress against herself, turning towards Shen Dong.

Shen Dong, not understanding the energy women have for endless shopping, yawned and responded noncommittally, "That one doesn’t suit your temperament."

"What temperament do I have?"

"Pure as the driven snow, like Xiaolongnü," Shen Dong’s comforting words came easily. He was about to urge Zhou Chengyu with a phone call when a business card was passed to him.

Of course, it wasn’t for Shen Dong. The card brushed past Shen Dong’s sight and was offered to Tang Yuchan, "Miss, your image and temperament are excellent, I am from Tianyi Media, are you interested...?"

"Not interested." Tang Yuchan declined succinctly, nodded politely, and pulled Shen Dong away.

The two of them didn’t notice, but as they walked past the man, the business card giver stealthily signaled to someone inside the store.

Then the store clerk suddenly shouted out, "Hey, you can’t leave."

Shen Dong raised his eyebrows inquiringly, "What’s the matter?"

The clerk, with hands on hips like a shrew, exclaimed, "I knew there was a rush to leave; you damaged my dress, right?"

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