Rebirth: I have Monopoly System

Bai Yue also noticed the figure from behind, just in time to see Wu Yun staring at someone’s butt.

Wu Yun shook his head and said with an air of self-righteousness, "College students are so bold with how they dress now. It’s completely shameless. In any case, you’re not allowed to dress like that, or I’ll spank you raw."

Though he said that, his real thought was, ’I wonder what she looks like from the front.’

Bai Yue huffed, saying in a mock-fierce tone, "You wouldn’t dare. Look again and I’ll gouge your eyes out! You’re only allowed to look at me."

Wu Yun seized the opening, pressing his advantage. "Well, you have to give me something to look at! If there’s nothing to see, who else can I look at? It’s settled then. You’re showing me tonight."

Bai Yue raised her left hand as if to smack him, but Wu Yun quickly stomped on the pedal. The Little Yellow Car shot forward in an instant.

Wu Yun shot past the girl with the umbrella like a gust of wind and glanced back, yelling tauntingly, "You can’t catch me! Haha!"

"Wu Yun, stop right there!"

...

「Capital City Yuantong Weijing International Hotel.」

After a workout at the hotel gym, he had soaked comfortably for a while in the large bathtub of his scenic-view suite. Now, wearing a bathrobe, he stood completely relaxed by the window, gazing at the scenery outside.

After seeing Bai Yue, Wu Yun had sent a message to Xie Qi, telling her to change his hotel for the night to a luxury one closer to Capital City Normal University.

As Wu Yun had requested, Xie Qi had booked a top-tier scenic-view suite. At over two thousand a night, the price was comparable to the Neyro Hotel in Rongcheng.

Wu Yun had no plans to return to the branch office. He only needed to review the data anyway, and Li Qiuliang would send the daily report to his phone before the end of the day.

Whenever he had a quiet moment to himself, Wu Yun liked to introspect and plan for the future.

He began mentally sorting through his current ventures, realizing they were all scattered and disjointed. They couldn’t form a closed-loop ecosystem and didn’t seem to offer much mutual support for each other’s growth.

’Little Red Car is a non-issue,’ he thought. ’When the time is right, I’ll definitely find a sucker to take it off my hands, so it’s not part of the long-term plan.’

’Once Little Yellow Car begins its Series A funding, Little Red Car will go through the same process. I can’t pour all my money into the shared bike industry; it’s destined to become a massive money pit.’

’Xingyun Media seems capable of synergizing with all my other companies. But even with its great potential, I’m not particularly impressed with it, so I’m just letting it develop on its own.’

’Once the two game companies launch, as long as I handle things properly and maneuver to bring in some capital, their growth will definitely be no worse than it was in my past life.’

’As for Phoenix Entertainment, I don’t really care about the return on that small investment. I did it mainly for Qi Fei; making money was a secondary concern. After all, the ceiling for the domestic market is obvious and low.’

’And finally, Pinduoduo. Based on its trajectory in my past life, it successfully became a Super Unicorn valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars.’

’But looking at Pinduoduo’s financial statements, it was chronically unprofitable for a long time. The situation only began to improve shortly before I was reborn.’

’In other words, even if I can alter Pinduoduo’s course and make it profitable, that’s still a long way off.’

’In the short term, the only ventures that can provide me with significant capital are the two game companies and cashing out my shares of Little Red Car.’

’Once Pinduoduo launches, it will be a massive cash-burning phase. The spending won’t stop for a second until it has fought tooth and nail with the other two giants and a three-way-standoff is established.’

’I also plan to develop Douyin ahead of schedule. That’s another future titan of user traffic.’ 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

’Once Douyin is established, I plan to build Douyin Mall into an online platform for authentic goods, like Tmall. Then, it and Pinduoduo can complement each other by driving traffic back and forth.’

’All of this requires a massive amount of capital as support. The startup funds from the system are nowhere near enough. I really have to work harder.’

’I also have to consider things like a payment system. Should I continue to cooperate with WeChat, using WeChat Pay through a mutual shareholding agreement? Or should I create my own payment service, like Douyin eventually did with Dou Pay? These are all things I must think about.’

’In the later internet era, there were two famous closed-loop ecosystems.’

’One was the Alibaba Ecosystem, and the other was the Tencent Ecosystem.’

’Baidu, once one of the "TAB" triumvirate of internet giants, gradually fell behind and was left in the dust long before I was reborn.’

’In my past life, I heard Baidu was researching AI. I wonder if they’ll be able to use that technology to leapfrog the competition.’

’Then again, the clash between the Alibaba and Tencent ecosystems was like the classic struggle between the Demonic and Righteous Paths. Their business philosophies were distinctly different.’

’The different sectors and products they specialized in directly shaped their corporate characters.’

’I believe their different entrepreneurial origins created their different cultures.’

’Tencent focuses on consumer-facing products, while Ali focuses on commercial ones. This requires Tencent to be more patient in polishing its products, whereas Ali must aggressively conquer new territory.’

’But in my opinion, neither approach is inherently superior. It’s like the dispute between the Sword and Qi factions of the Huashan School; they fought for years, but neither could ever convince the other.’

’To succeed with social products, Tencent needs to understand human nature, capture users, build their habits, and ensure user stickiness when iterating on the product.’

’Once users abandon a social product, they might never return. This requires restraint, patience, and a deep understanding of human nature. It’s like the Taoist path: stay away from the chaotic world and focus on quiet cultivation.’

’Ali, on the other hand, integrates merchants to generate quick profits. In the dog-eat-dog world of commerce, they have to be aggressive and bold, making swift raids to lock in merchants.’

’For Ali to survive and grow, it must be like a demonic sect, plundering resources from all sides. Only through survival of the fittest can it ensure its continued prosperity.’

’That’s why Tencent usually invests in or supports companies, whereas Ali tends to acquire them outright or take a controlling stake.’

’I actually have a plan in mind: to combine the best of both approaches. I’ll take a controlling stake in my most important companies, while for more peripheral ones, I’ll just invest enough to get a voice on the board.’

’Of course, this is just an initial thought. It’s all still a long way off.’

’Right now, in the eyes of those two giants, I, Wu Yun, am nothing more than a slightly stronger ant. But I believe this ant can one day evolve into a Kun.’

’To build a complete supply chain, for example, I’ll definitely need to build my own warehousing centers for high-end products. For Pinduoduo’s other goods, I can negotiate with the major courier companies and use their logistics systems.’

’As for the sucker who eventually buys Little Red Car, I don’t know if it’ll be Meituan that takes it over or DiDi that acquires it.’

’But one thing is certain: they won’t be able to pony up several billion dollars entirely in cash for the acquisition.’

’They’ll definitely offer some of their own stock as part of a swap. I wonder if I’ll end up becoming a shareholder in one of them.’

’That’s another variable.’

Rubbing his throbbing temples, Wu Yun sighed. "I’ve taken too big of a leap. This is getting to be a pain in the ass."