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Going abroad and making money from foreigners is probably a dream shared by generations of entrepreneurs.

Perhaps this is a sign of a strong nation and a great enterprise.

The older generation of entrepreneurs did not receive a very good education, and many did not even finish junior high school. Suddenly, with the reform and opening up, they were suddenly able to do business, and then they started to do business while groping.

All in all, even these old guys are not very good.

But the younger generation is different. Entrepreneurs born in the 1980s and 1990s are all well-educated, have good English skills, have an international perspective, and have greater courage and ambition.

This is especially true in the Internet industry.

Domestic Internet has been a great success overseas, and most people are familiar with TikTok. In fact, this is already the era of going overseas 3.0.

The 1.0 era was the period from 2005 to 2010. It was the overseas exploration of PC Internet giants, mainly BAT, but they all failed. The 2.0 era is the period from 2010 to 2015. It is the early exploration of mobile Internet overseas. In short, it is "tools overseas".

What is the effect?

An unprecedented and spectacular success!

Build a browser with 200 million overseas users, build a beauty camera with 300 million overseas users, build a cleaning tool with 600 million overseas users... Even Meitu Xiuxiu has 500 million overseas users when it goes overseas.

Including Tang Binchen in his previous life, he also went to sea at this stage and achieved great success.

In this process, many aggressive listed companies were born, with the courage to lead the world in overseas markets. The main reason why they are not well-known in China is that these companies are really not on the stage and their methods are very clumsy.

The logic of success is almost always inseparable from the rogue software's gameplay in the chaotic early stages of the industry.

Especially in the past few years from 2013 to 2015, known as the "barbaric growth period of tool products", everyone was playing rogue software to grab the market, making it a mess.

Many users are calling for help on YouTube or Twitter: "Who can teach me? How can I uninstall a certain App? Every time I uninstall it, I turn on my phone the next day and it magically comes back! I'm already crazy. Got it!"

Later, it stopped working.

Apple and Google successively took action to rectify the industry in 2015, and these companies basically lost half of their lives. With half a life left, it is Facebook’s open platform.

In the blink of an eye, in 201k, they couldn't bear it anymore and took action. They adjusted the advertising policy of the open platform and suspended all tool application advertising in China.

Completely finished!

The 2.0 era of "going overseas with tools" ended with a very miserable end, and then came the 3.0 era of "going overseas with content", going overseas to do short video streaming, live streaming, and news streaming.

However, this is an overseas market.

The domestic market is not the same.

Fortunately for Apple, Apple is allowed to enter the country, and the iOS system is unified overseas. The iOS system has been upgraded and improved overseas, and the domestic side has also benefited. Apple mobile phones will not be harassed by many rogue software in the background.

But Google can’t.

Google is unable to enter the mainland market, resulting in the domestic Android system being a "castrated version" without the restrictions and management of GMS. The management rights that should belong to the operating system have fallen into the hands of mobile phone manufacturers.

But how can these mobile phone manufacturers solve such a serious problem?

What's more, there are huge economic benefits involved, and there are problems in every link from mobile phone manufacturers, channel dealers, advertisers, mobile phone companies and operators.

This has led to a number of bad apps on domestic Android phones, which have reached the 3.0 era. They are still asking for "high permissions" and secretly operating the phone in the background, forcing pop-ups, bundling downloads, secretly sending text messages, Internet fraud, and malicious deductions. Fees and so on.

In overseas markets, Apple and Google control the operating system. They have the highest jurisdiction. In order to ensure their own interests, they must create the best operating system environment. This is market driven.

But it doesn’t work in China, and Google can’t get in, so we can only rely on administrative power to deal with it. Since 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has continuously issued documents to rectify the industry and clean up batch after batch of bad apps to protect the rights and interests of consumers.

Zhou Buqi knew a lot about the domestic situation, but he didn't know much about overseas situations.

But he can judge based on existing experience.

Apple and Google will never allow rogue software to breed and sprout on their systems, which is equivalent to destroying a city's business environment. If the business environment deteriorates, there will inevitably be an outflow of people and a decrease in business owners, which will in turn lead to a decrease in tax revenue.

Therefore, Zhou Buqi's attitude was very firm and he told Fu Sheng unmistakably: "You can only do this, there is no second option. Look at the domestic SP industry, how popular it was in the past few years? After a lot of rectification in the past few years, Isn’t it dying? This model, whether domestic or foreign, has no long-term development logic.”

Fu Sheng's energy and energy were not that good and he remained silent.

Zhou Buqi lowered his head and took a few sips of coffee, leaving him enough time to think.

Fu Sheng thought for a long time and said in a deep voice: "My model will definitely be used by many people, whether it is the domestic market or overseas market."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Ignore them, just be yourself. Do your best and then exit at a high position. This requires the art of decision-making."

"How to do it best?"

"Don't you have a complete business plan?"

"This..." Fu Sheng scratched his head in embarrassment, "That's right, all my business plans are developed around the product 'Cleaning Master'. First build 'Cleaning Master' into a large scale, and then rely on this product Products continue to evolve. If 'Clean Master' can't do it, there's no chance."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and said, "It's very simple. Just tell Tang Binchen that he is running a 'manual' project. It will be enough to add 'Clean Master' to the list of must-have apps."

Fu Sheng was very happy, "Well, I think so too."

Zhou Buqi glanced at him, "Pay attention to maintaining the reputation of the 'Instructions' project, and don't go too far with 'Clean Master'. If you want to use rogue methods, use other derivative apps to do it. Don't let the reputation of 'Clean Master' affect you enhance the credibility of the manual.”

Fu Sheng didn't take it seriously, "The instructions are aimed at beginners of very low-end smartphones. They understand the credibility of the product. If you teach them how to do it, they will do it, and they can do whatever they want."

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "Then you have to do the same. If you go too far, the 'instructions' will be removed from the shelves of your cleaning master."

"Oh, yes!"

Fu Sheng's face turned serious.

now it's right!

If rogue software has been used for a long time, it will not even be allowed in its own "manual" store and will be forcibly removed from the shelves. So what will the Apple Store, Google Store, and Facebook open platform choose in the future?

If you push yourself against others, the result is destined!

"It seems that after this business is started, we really have to find an opportunity to sell it."

Fu Sheng was a little unwilling and a little emotional.

Zhou Buqi said: "We must sell it!"

In the previous life, in the overseas 2.0 era, a group of people listed their companies, including Fu Sheng's Cheetah, which had a market value of US$5 billion at its peak, and was unparalleled in the limelight for a time.

But what's the use?

The market value is all fake.

Major shareholders simply cannot cash out or exit.

It was finished after 2016, and the market value became lower and lower, until only 15 million US dollars were left.

There was also a group of people who chose to leave the market at a high price in 2015 and sold the company. These people are unknown, but they have all become extremely rich. They can start enjoying life early without having to endure the pressure of stock price collapse.

If Fu Sheng had also sold the company at its peak, even if it was only for 2 billion US dollars... to technology giants like Microsoft or Oracle, and exchanged it for shares of Microsoft or Oracle of the same value, it would have been a safe bet, and the stock price would have continued to rise. , whether it is sold or pledged, it can be cashed into real money.

Zhou Buqi said: "You need to have a good relationship with those big companies in the United States and make good friends. When the time is almost right, there will be friends rushing to give you money."

"Are you rushing to give me money?"

Fu Sheng thinks this statement is quite interesting.

Zhou Buqi said calmly: "That's for sure. Not everyone can board the one-way train of mobile Internet on time. Once you miss the best period, you have to buy scalper tickets at a high price. Especially for those who are not willing to lag behind. For technology giants, such as Microsoft, Oracle, Yahoo, and Amazon, including some traditional software companies."

Fu Shengdao: "Aren't they worried that tool products will replace the operating system?"

"Ah?" Zhou Buqi was a little funny, "Who can think so far ahead? You think it's all me! If I don't tell you, can you think of it?"

Fu Sheng said modestly: "I didn't expect that I was worried about the big companies in the United States..."

"Why are there so many of them?" Zhou Buqi snorted with a bit of disdain, "Including Bill Gates, they are all people of the previous era, and their vision has long been lost. If Microsoft understands mobile Internet, What's wrong with Apple and Google? Microsoft's systems have long dominated the world."

Fu Shengdao: "I heard that Microsoft is developing a new mobile operating system and plans to go to war with Apple and Google."

"Impossible, they have no chance." Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Well, Microsoft is an opportunity. When Microsoft loses in the operating system war, they will be in a panic because they have lost their ticket to the mobile Internet. By then, Maybe someone will show you an olive branch. When the time comes, just sell it in a friendly manner."

"What happens after you sell it?"

"Um?"

"What will I do after I sell it? You want me to work for Microsoft or some other company?"

Fu Sheng doesn't think Boss Zhou will give up on him.

Although he was fired from Ziweixing, he didn't think he had really left. At least his biggest source of wealth is Ziweixing's stock, which is a constant relationship.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Don't worry, I have other plans! Lao Zhang is not very reliable, so I can only rely on you!"