26: Chapter 26 Internal Meetings

"Clocking in, leave requests, applications—it has everything. Besides that, we also added many entertainment functions."

"For example, entertainment activities and application needs like team building, birthday parties, and so on..."

Sun Yang and Old Bai listened and nodded repeatedly.

It had been half an hour by the time Bai Yu finished speaking.

"Excellent! You did a fantastic job. Not only is the data framework perfect, but you also incorporated a lot of creative ideas!"

It was unclear whether Old Bai intended it or not.

As soon as Bai Yu finished speaking, he praised the software to the skies in front of Sun Yang.

Hearing such high praise, Wu Ya and Chen Guangke felt a bit uneasy.

"Alright, next up is my presentation of the PPT."

"Before I start, there is one thing I want to ask everyone."

Old Bai's attitude while listening was completely different from before.

He replied perfunctorily, "You are here to introduce your software to us, not to ask questions."

Shen Yan's lips curved slightly, and he responded, "Of course, I know that. The question I want to ask is closely related to the software I intend to introduce. I hope everyone can answer me seriously."

Old Bai was about to say something more, but Sun Yang cut him off.

"Go ahead and ask. I will answer seriously."

Since the Chairman said so, what more could Old Bai say?

He could only say impatiently, "Ask."

Shen Yan cleared his throat and tapped a key on his computer keyboard.

Soon, several questions appeared on the projection screen.

"First, I want to ask every one of you: How do you usually meet strangers?"

Old Bai rested his hand on his chin.

"We usually don't meet strangers; strangers are the ones eager to meet us."

Shen Yan nodded and asked again, "Then, through what channels do strangers usually get to know you?"

Old Bai just felt that he was asking useless questions.

"Receptions, business cards, friends—what other channels could there be besides these?"

Sun Yang tacitly agreed with Old Bai's words.

Immediately afterward, Shen Yan asked several more questions, all revolving around the scope of socializing and making friends.

Among them, he even asked about the topic of finding a partner.

Unfortunately, everyone's answers missed the point.

After finishing the questions, he began to introduce his software.

"I know everyone here is a successful person. You don't need to do anything, and girls will contact you."

"However, there are over a billion people in the country, and not everyone can be like you, getting contacted by girls without lifting a finger."

"We have conducted statistics. Many young people are single now. They are eager to find partners, but because of their limited circles, they only meet acquaintances and can't reach many strangers..."

Before he could finish speaking, Old Bai interrupted him, a look of ridicule appearing on his face.

"Don't tell me you're trying to say the software you developed is a dating app, are you?"

Shen Yan frankly admitted.

"The software I developed indeed has that nature."

As soon as he said this, Old Bai burst into loud laughter.

Originally, he thought Shen Yan was a formidable opponent, but now it seemed he had overestimated the other party.

"Do you have any idea how many dating apps are on the market right now?"

"An idea like yours is long outdated!"

Shen Yan had already anticipated this reaction from the other party, so he wasn't provoked.

He calmly took out data and had Chen Guangke distribute the materials to everyone.

"Look, the data shows that even though there are numerous such apps on the market, people's needs are still not being met."

"The software I am introducing this time is not a dating app, but a new type of social networking software."

"On this software, everyone can make friends based on their hobbies..."

Old Bai interrupted him once again.

"No, your software suffers from severe homogenization. We don't need it."

Just as Shen Yan was about to reply, Sun Yang said, "Old Bai, can you let the young man finish speaking?"

Old Bai sheepishly closed his mouth.

Shen Yan was satisfied, and he continued to introduce his software product.

He was actually very confident in his software product.

This was because he had created something different amidst the homogenized software.

This software could not only help people make friends but also help them expand their social circles.

To help people expand their circles, he had integrated quite a few emerging games into it.

The target age group was also very clear: eighteen years old and above, fifty-five years old and below.

After explaining the features of his product, he returned to his seat.

Old Bai remained dismissive of his software.

"Fine. Even if you really managed to create this software, I don't think the public reaction will be as good as you claim."

"A significant portion of this market cake has already been snatched up by other competitors. How can we gain an initial advantage in the internet industry with such a homogenized software?"

Saying that, he turned to the contemplative Sun Yang and said, "Chairman Sun, I think Bai Yu's software is better."

"His target audience is the workplace. In the workplace, the age range spans from sixty years old down to eighteen, with a large population! As soon as this software is rolled out, we will certainly gain a lot of baseline users and companies using our software."

Shen Yan interjected, "But this kind of software has appeared before, hasn't it?"

Hearing this, Old Bai immediately glared at Shen Yan: "I am speaking to Chairman Sun, why are you interrupting?"

Shen Yan ignored him and directly searched for data on his computer.

After searching, he pushed his computer towards Sun Yang.

"Chairman Sun, this is a workplace clock-in type of software. Ever since this software appeared, other similar software has lost all its traffic."

"In other words, the entire market share has been sucked dry by this software, including the software your company uses."

"If you were suddenly asked to switch from this software to another, would you switch?"

Old Bai answered without thinking, "Of course, we would switch! Why wouldn't we, as long as it's better?!"

Shen Yan chuckled and shook his head, "But why would you switch for no reason? Your company is so large, with hundreds of Employees from top to bottom."

"If you have to switch software, it means everyone has to re-familiarize themselves with the new software."

"If this software wasn't promoted by you, would you use it?"

Old Bai fell silent.

He had to admit that Shen Yan had a point.

However, since this software wasn't promoted by them, they genuinely wouldn't easily change their clock-in software.

This was because their company was very large, and its system was relatively complex.

If they were to change, it would be equivalent to a major overhaul.

The clock-in software they were currently using was working quite well.

There was no need to exert that much effort to switch to a completely different software.

Although Shen Yan had a point, he still couldn't let Shen Yan secure this project.

"Your software isn't good enough. How do you know your software is good enough?"