What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 159 Shocking Change
The internal struggle of Zhen Gongfu attracted many people's attention.

Including Yu Xing, everyone is waiting to see if there will be more fun.

However, Bai Xiaosheng's news package comes from the spontaneous presentation of employees, and the relevant first-hand information also has limitations. The highly anticipated live broadcast post did not contain more content.

Although Yu Xing felt a little regretful, he still focused on his own business.

The next morning, Lei Weiming, vice president of Zhaopin.com, was invited to Bai Xiaosheng's headquarters.

This location of Pegatron International is not very glamorous. Although Bai Xiaosheng occupies an entire floor, the feeling of meeting him for the first time was somewhat disappointing.

Lei Weiming's feeling was, well, just average.

Although he got in touch with Yu Xing through the stage of "If You Are the One" and they firmly chose each other in front of the camera, a lot of communication is still needed to truly achieve this job change.

First, Lei Weiming himself needs more information and wants to know Bai Xiaosheng’s strategic goals and development plans.

Second, he is not actually alone.

The internal conflicts at Zhaopin.com were more serious than Yu Xing had imagined and were already difficult to reconcile.

Yu Xing asked jokingly at the dinner yesterday: "Difficult to reconcile? How difficult can it be?"

Lei Weiming's answer was very serious and easy to understand: "It's almost to the point where Pan Yuhai would fight."

Yu Xing understood it instantly.

The slight disappointment Lei Weiming felt when visiting Bai Xiaosheng disappeared a lot when he arrived at the president's office.

He saw the lawyer's letter and doctoral certificate on the wall.

How do you describe this feeling?

It instantly refreshes your spirit!

Lei Weiming did not sit down. He walked to the wall and looked up, then sighed: "Boss Yu, Bai Xiaosheng is a company with real characteristics!"

"Yes, this is part of our company's characteristics." Yu Xing has become somewhat accustomed to the gazes of visitors, or rather, this is the effect he wants.

Lei Weiming sat down, took the tea poured by Mr. Yu, drank two sips and said, "However, Mr. Yu, if Bai Xiaosheng wants to do recruitment business, it will be difficult not to change it. This part of the revenue comes from other companies, and the current industry environment is not good."

Yu Xing asked in some embarrassment: "How should we change it? Bai Xiaosheng has gained 60 users thanks to this feature."

"This kind of change is necessary... uh..." Lei Weiming suddenly stopped talking and asked in surprise, "How many users does Bai Xiaosheng have now?"

"60. It was just broken through yesterday." Yu Xing answered with certainty.

Lei Weiming fell silent. This change might not be necessary...

Since he wanted to switch to Bai Xiaosheng, he naturally registered an account and learned more about it. On the one hand, he really felt that the user base of this website was in line with the recruitment business. On the other hand, he also felt that the website, which had received continuous financing, was developing very fast.

Of course, there is another more important factor: the boss is willing to give!
The industry is in recession and the company is cutting salaries. If Bai Xiaosheng can't make it here, he can take a high salary for two years and then change to another company, or simply wait until the industry picks up and then start a company on his own. These are all options worth considering.

only……

I can feel that Bai Xiaosheng is developing rapidly, but I didn’t expect it to be so fast!

60 workplace users?

Not a casual registration, but a professional user?

Lei Weiming didn't hear Mr. Yu talk about this yesterday, but he reacted after a brief moment of confusion. I'm afraid he kept it for today.

He could only say sincerely: "Mr. Yu, Bai Xiaosheng's vertically segmented user groups are a natural fit with the recruitment business!"

This is what I said during the communication yesterday, but I still can't help but repeat it now.

"Yes." Yu Xing nodded. "So from the beginning of the website building, when we were considering the business model, we included this direction in our preparations. However, the user group is the foundation, and our priority in improving this aspect is this, so we are not in a hurry to try it."

Lei Weiming nodded slightly, and couldn't help but imagine in his mind how efficient this kind of communication would be among Bai Xiaosheng's existing customer base...

It is generally acknowledged that the industry is in a difficult situation now, but it will definitely recover, but we are not sure when.

Lei Weiming became a little restless when he thought of this, and said thoughtfully: "Boss Yu, this matter... well, can we reschedule it?"

Yu Xing was surprised: "Boss Lei, do you have any doubts about the development of Bai Xiaosheng? Do you think the data is exaggerated? You can just say it directly."

"No." Lei Weiming pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Yu, I told you yesterday that there are serious conflicts within Zhaopin.com. Well, it's mainly a conflict between the two sides, one is the capital side, and the other is part of the management."

"In 06, we received a $2000 million investment from the Australian company Seek, which held a 25% stake. Last year, we received another $2 million investment from it, which means it has absolute control over the company."

"However, the market conditions were so bad last year that Seek quickly disagreed with our strategy and put a lot of pressure on us. The board of directors held several meetings."

"If I come to Bai Xiaosheng, some colleagues in the sales department will probably be willing to come and join the team."

Bringing people to invest, this is also something we talked about last night.

Yu Xing nodded and continued to listen to the following text.

Lei Weiming paused and said seriously, "I am sure I will not work at Zhaopin.com anymore. There is another person, Mr. Liu Hao, who is also our company's CEO... I can go back and ask him. He is under the greatest pressure. If he thinks he can open up a new world, I think we can talk about it together."

Yu Xing was shocked. He was already satisfied with just catching a vice president and his team. Could he now catch the CEO as well?

After digesting the information, he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Liu... He is one of the founders of Zhaopin.com. Can he come out? He must have a non-compete agreement."

"There should be, but Mr. Liu is still the CEO, I don't know if this agreement can be cancelled." Lei Weiming said solemnly, "It is easy to attract criticism. If it cannot be cancelled, I don't think Mr. Liu can stay in the company for long. With his statement and support, many people with strong business capabilities in the company may be willing to leave."

Yu Xing immediately expressed his opinion: "Boss Lei, if Boss Liu is willing to come, I absolutely welcome him. How about this, Boss Liu doesn't need to come. I will go to Beijing to visit him."

He didn't know how Lei Weiming was thinking about the operation, probably the official seal was in Liu Hao's own hands...

If you do this, it will not only easily lead to criticism, but also lawsuits.

However, with the internal conflicts in Zhilian Recruitment so serious, Bai Xiaosheng only needs Liu Hao to serve as a flag to recruit talents. As for whether the flag can remain standing after it takes effect, it is not too important.

In other words, Liu Hao terminated his non-compete agreement himself, Zhaopin sued him, and his agreement came into effect again. During this process, Bai Xiaosheng was able to build a team.

Even if it cannot be lifted, he dares to come and Bai Xiaosheng dares to accept it.

Lei Weiming thought about it for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I'll go back and talk to Mr. Liu first. I can only tell him half and half what he thinks. I've informed him about this."

He approached Yu Xing on the pretext of being on the job, and Liu Hao tacitly agreed to this.

Because of this, Liu Hao actually didn't pay much attention to the company.

In other words, it is quite obvious that the major shareholder wants to change the CEO.

Lei Weiming considered staying in the company, but even if the CEO was changed, he and his subordinates would still have conflicts with the other faction.

He came up from the sales department and was promoted to vice president this time, but was actually sidelined and replaced by Luo Yihua, who had a different set of sales strategies.

Instead of wallowing in the quagmire of corporate struggles, it is better to move onto a blank sheet of paper.

However, Lei Weiming did not expect that his decision would lead to the person who was beyond his imagination.

Therefore, he had a longer-term idea that Bai Xiaosheng might really be able to get a piece of the meat in the recruitment market!
Lei Weiming left in a hurry. This time, he not only wanted to take his old subordinates with him, but also his old boss.

Yu Xing personally escorted Mr. Lei downstairs, watched him get into the car, and then walked around twice before happily returning to the company.

I say again, I knew the conflicts within Zhaopin.com were very serious, but I didn’t expect them to be this serious!

He thought for a while and decided that if Liu Hao was willing to come, then he could maximize the effect and let him be on the show. The vice president came, the CEO came...

Then, Liu Hao can take his place on the stage of "If You Are the One", and he only needs to record one or two episodes from time to time. The recruitment business uses the program's publicity "Looking for a job, talk directly to the boss". This slogan is the scene where the BOSS and job seekers on the stage choose each other.

There is a problem, which is likely to anger Seek, the major shareholder of Zhaopin.com, and it is not yet known whether the non-compete agreement can be successfully terminated.

However, this problem is more about Liu Hao himself. As long as Bai Xiaosheng establishes the strategy and business model, he will get the greatest benefits.

Yu Xing carefully thought through the whole process and had a general idea in his mind.

Near noon, a call came from Bi Sheng.

"Yu Xing, come out for dinner."

"You didn't go back to Beijing?" Yu Xing wondered, "Isn't Letao.com busy?"

"I want to meet with General Manager Liu of Hongshun. Let's have lunch at noon, and you can invite her to come in the evening." Bi Sheng said with a smile, "I said this before I came to Shanghai. I will leave after meeting the sponsor."

"Oh, don't come over. I don't want to eat. I'm busy here." Yu Xing declined. "I can't make an appointment with Mr. Liu. Hongshun is now doubtful about whether to invest in LeTao."

Bi Sheng was stunned: "What are you kidding?"

Yu Xing said: "Seriously."

Bi Sheng was furious: "I'm giving you face, Yu Xing!"

Yu Xing was not angry: "Didn't I say it last night? Your behavior now makes me hesitate. There is my money in the Red Falcon, so this kind of investment will be very cautious."

"Are you petty?" Bi Sheng raised his voice. "I'm really giving you face. Letao.com is willing to take Hongshun's money because of you! You guys are really putting on airs!"

Yu Xing was very calm: "Bi Sheng, as a friend, I must say, do you think LeTao.com can easily get investment now? Well, even if you can find money for the A round, will subsequent financing be so easy?"

"For institutions, LeTao.com has changed its banner three times, from selling toys to selling shoes and then selling clothing. It has changed three directions in less than a year. Do you think you can always be optimistic just because you are a senior executive of Baidu?"

"Also, let's forget about your first two attempts. No one competed with you for toys, and there wasn't much competition for shoes. That's because those two were not easy to do. Now, Vipshop is already on this track for the special sale model."

"Do you think an investor would choose a sloppy LeTao.com or Vipshop, which is focused on selling special products?"

"If Vipshop can develop rapidly, new competing companies will emerge."

Yu Xing finally said: "Also, I do have some doubts about whether you are qualified as an e-commerce founder. You should first make some achievements on Letao.com before we make an appointment."

There were no dirty words throughout the whole process, and every sentence was unpleasant.

Bi Sheng was furious, but also amused by the anger.

He hung up the phone directly, turned around and ran to the airport. He was really putting on airs. I’m leaving!
Humiliation, this is a shame!

I was humiliated for two consecutive days!

Yesterday, Chen Nian described him as “half-baked in e-commerce”, and today he is doubting whether he is qualified enough and cannot even meet with investors!

Bi Sheng once went to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the bell with Robin Li!
He was angry all the way on the flight back to Beijing.

By the time I landed, my emotions had calmed down a bit, and I called my good friend Lei Jun.

"Mr. Lei, we have a new model for LeTao.com." Bi Sheng invited cheerfully, "Are you interested in investing again? Let's meet and talk. I will calmly introduce you to our current great situation."

There was silence on the phone.

Bi Sheng waited for a while and said, "Hey, speak up. What do you mean by not speaking?"

Lei Jun said in embarrassment: "Boss Bi, I just decided to invest in Chen Nian. This is the end of my investment plan in the e-commerce field for now."

A shadow flashed through Bi Sheng's mind: "What do you mean? Do you have no investment plan, or do you not think highly of LeTao.com at all?"

"I really don't have an investment plan. You can ask other companies first." Lei Jun replied.

Bi Sheng took a breath and asked again: "If you still have investment plans this year, will you invest in Letao? Do you still not approve of our model?"

"Your model..." Lei Jun gave a serious reply, "I can't invest. If we follow your plan, the subsequent investment will take a very long time. I am not willing to invest."

Bi Sheng maintained his composure: "Okay, okay, okay, if you don't want to vote, let's have dinner together some other day. I had a lot of fun recording the show this time."

Lei Jun readily agreed this time: "Okay, let's eat it another day."

Bi Sheng put down his phone, his face turned heavy.

But he felt that this was indeed related to Lei Jun's investment plan, rather than any major problems with Letao.com.

LeTao.com has a good effect in contacting brands, and I am an elite executive of Baidu. Would it be difficult to invest in something like this?

Bi Sheng comforted himself, and then visited two venture capital firms in Beijing in the next two days.

No one invested.

I have a certain interest in this, but I am concerned about two questions: Why did LeTao.com change three strategies in a short period of time? Can there be two winners in this special sale model?

Bi Sheng could have talked freely and expressed his confidence, but he didn't.

The flag was changed three times.

Vipshop.

Although he is really a half-baked e-commerce expert, Yu Xing’s vision is still very accurate.

Another day passed, when Bi Sheng was thinking about company strategy and competition, he received a call from his good friend Chen Nian.

"Bi Sheng, what do you mean? You are comparing the prices of the items on Letao.com with mine, right?" Chen Nian asked, "You are playing this trick on me, right?"

Bi Sheng's scalp tingled, and he explained: "It's not what I wanted to do, it was something Yu Xing did himself."

"Don't I know what your relationship is?" Chen Nian continued to question, "Oh, so you knew about it in advance? Did you acquiesce? Or did you encourage him to do this?"

Bi Sheng suddenly found this question difficult to explain.

Chen Nian asked again: "Just because Lei Jun voted for me and not you? Is it that serious?"

"That's enough!" Bi Sheng said angrily, "Am I that kind of person?"

Chen Nian was also very angry: "I don't know what kind of person you are, and I don't know if you have been bewitched. Okay, let's meet in the market."

Bi Sheng: “…”

The call was hung up.

Bi Sheng's heart was broken.

Companies, investments, friends, and friends...

He rubbed his hair, then reached out to browse the web, and suddenly noticed the latest breaking news from Bai Xiaosheng.

——Pan Yuhai reported that Cai Dabia was suspected of embezzlement.

Bi Sheng was shocked!
He browsed through the latest posts in amazement, and his originally chaotic and gloomy mood suddenly became less depressed, and his torn heart was pieced together again piece by piece!
I'm still doing fine now...

It seems that Mr. Cai is about to go in!
(End of this chapter)