What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 212 Rippling the Spring Water (5k)

Yu Xing is not a heartless person.

On the contrary, he felt that he was sometimes quite soft-hearted.

But... Bai Xiaosheng is a company without heart. If it had heart, the mechanism by which it operates would be its heart.

I met Ms. Xu today and her behavior was unexpected, which made me feel a little embarrassed.

Yu Xing became a little silent and just sat in his seat quietly watching this industry summit.

Song Yufeng listened to the speeches of the guests on the stage with great interest. It was not like he had not attended such occasions before, but he had always been a reporter. Today, wearing his company ID card and acting as a guest, the feeling was completely different.

He listened for a while before noticing that his boss seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Brother Xing, Shen Nanpeng wanted to exert influence, but in the end, not only did he have no influence on Bai Xiaosheng, our development was getting better and better. Isn't that enough?" Song Yufeng believed that the boss was trying to make things difficult for him because of Shen Nanpeng.

Yu Xing shook his head and said frankly: "No, I was thinking about Ms. Xu. I suddenly thought she was not bad either."

Not only did it perform well this time, but there is also a lot of possibility for subsequent cooperation.

Song Yufeng said disapprovingly: "It's all about interests. If she hadn't invested in the company, would she have looked at us when she passed by?"

Yu Xing frowned: "You are..."

Song Yufeng didn't dare to mention the phenomenon of being close to Zhu, but just muttered angrily: "She doesn't want you to do anything else, just increase the value of her money when the time comes."

Yu Xing glanced at the chairman and said, “Sometimes what you say makes sense.”

Forget it, so be it.

Bai Xiaosheng's mechanism requires content output, and it is still far from being successful. However, as for the Tudou incident... well, that person may not necessarily come to us, and Weibo is developing very fast now.

If Tudou.com doesn't come to me about the matter, I won't take the initiative to look into it. Bai Xiaosheng will just forward industry news as normal. If they come to me, I'll just let it go.

Yu Xing prepared himself mentally and felt that he had lived up to Mr. Xu's performance. After all... Capital Today knew about the divorce of the Tudou couple earlier than he did. The most fundamental problem was not the platform that broke the news.

The benefits are not distributed properly, so the news will be leaked here or there.

The afternoon of the industry summit passed quickly without anything surprising.

Most of the time, everyone comes here to meet each other and expand their social network, but the nature of Bai Xiaosheng's website is a bit awkward, and this aspect carries a negative aura.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Jiankai from Today Capital hurried over while the meeting was adjourned.

As soon as he saw Yu Xing, he tried to comfort him: "Boss Yu, stop quarreling."

Yu Xing was stunned: "I quarreled? Mr. Liu, you should make things clear. It was Shen Nanpeng who came to me."

"I know. What I mean is that this kind of thing can be laughed off. In an occasion like today, no matter whether we win or lose the argument, Bai Xiaosheng will lose." Liu Jiankai said earnestly, "Bai Xiaosheng's current business attributes are more sensitive, and his work style is so sharp. Many of his peers will definitely not be used to it."

He felt like a nanny and a peacemaker. Yu Xing quarreled on the show, quarreled with his boss, quarreled with investors... Every time he had to find ways to calm the situation down.

Liu Jiankai continued, "So, the best way is not to argue, and to handle it in a smooth manner. Shen Nanpeng saw through your character, and that's why he came to you with bad intentions."

Yu Xing shrugged: "I don't care."

Then he added, "I even brought the chairman with me."

Liu Jiankai glanced at Song Yufeng beside him and shook his head, "What can you do with him?"

"If he goes too far, this is not well-intentioned, that is not well-intentioned, I will explain the reason first, if he continues to pester me, then let the chairman take action." Yu Xing said naturally, "Let's see who can be more ugly."

Liu Jiankai was stunned when he heard this. He looked at Song Yufeng, the chairman of Bai Xiaosheng. He never expected that he had such a function.

Song Yufeng rolled up his sleeves and said seriously, "As the chairman, I will do whatever it takes to protect the company's reputation! President Xu is making trouble!"

Liu Jiankai thought the two were joking, but when he saw that they didn't smile, he suddenly felt that Bai Xiaosheng's people were really capable of doing such a thing...

If the two sides fight, maybe...

Liu Jiankai thought of Mr. Shen’s gold-rimmed glasses. Well, maybe the situation would really be reversed.

He was stunned for several seconds, then shook his head and said, "You guys are really not afraid of trouble!"

Yu Xing nodded slightly and said frankly: "Yes, we are the trouble itself."

Liu Jiankai had nothing to say.

"Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner tonight," Yu Xing invited.

Liu Jiankai shook his head: "I have something else to do tonight."

He actually had a dinner party organized by the company that evening, but he didn't dare to invite Yu Xing this time.

Yu Xing didn't take it seriously and didn't try to find out more. He still had to memorize the script tonight. After all, he wouldn't be performing on stage at his own company tomorrow, so he should try his best to complete it smoothly.

However, he returned to the hotel early to prepare as he still had invitations from others in the evening.

Last time, Yu Xing took advantage of Taobao Mall's promotion to sell the price comparison website. Cheng Xiangwen, deputy director of operations at Alibaba who was key in promoting the sale, said he would treat him to a meal next time he came back to Shanghai. As a result, today he really wanted to play the role of host.

He was thinking about doing a business deal with Alibaba, so he agreed to this social dinner where both parties could share what they had.

Yu Xing didn't talk about anything else that night, mainly about the performance of the mobile wave at home and abroad.

Cheng Xiangwen had no doubts about it. After all, this was what the speaker was going to be talking about tomorrow.

He just had some doubts about the time point mentioned by Yu Xing: "This mobility is definitely going to happen, but it will take at least three to five years. Talking about this now is still forward-looking."

Yu Xing sternly corrected him, "Mr. Cheng, mobileization is imminent. It will be 2010 in a few days. Next year or the year after will be a critical node for change. We will go back home for the New Year next month, and then we can come back to work and calm down. Half of the first half of the year will have passed. We will study the industry trends a little bit, and then we will be heading for the middle of the year. If we are not prepared for this kind of change, time will pass too quickly!"

Cheng Xiangwen pondered for a few seconds and said with a smile: "Boss Yu, according to what you said, your Bai Xiaosheng is going to catch the express train of mobileization?"

"Not just Bai Xiaosheng. If possible, we are willing to try more things and don't mind trying more outside the framework of Bai Xiaosheng." Yu Xing replied.

Cheng Xiangwen understood immediately and guessed, "Mr. Yu wants to start a vertical e-commerce business?"

Yu Xing laughed and raised his glass: "E-commerce has Alibaba, I think it is still difficult to shake. We will see after the New Year. If there is a good opportunity, Mr. Cheng can also try this wave of mobileization."

Cheng Xiangwen clinked his glasses: "Of course, of course."

Yu Xing drank the wine and shook his head, saying, "Mr. Cheng, you are too perfunctory."

"Hahaha, Mr. Yu, if I don't play it off and tell you the truth directly, I'm afraid I'll make you sad." Cheng Xiangwen teased, and then asked curiously, "Mr. Yu, you started your own business right after you graduated from school. I heard that you worked at Zhenai.com for a while in between. What do you think is the difference between starting a business and working?"

Although he is the deputy director of operations, Cheng Xiangwen's career resume is relatively routine, or it can be said that his curiosity is similar to that of most people in the workplace.

"As for this question..." Yu Xing did not say that he was just slacking off on Zhenai.com, but thought about today's communication with Cheng Xiangwen and gave a lobbying answer, "The biggest difference may be the perspective."

Cheng Xiangwen asked with interest: "How do you say that?"

"As for work, well, different jobs have their own difficulties and their own ease. However, from my experience, most people are only willing to believe what they see, and only a few can imagine what they cannot see," said Yu Xing. "It's like no matter how much I talk about mobility, if you don't see it appear before your eyes, you won't be motivated to do it. Unfortunately, by the time it really appears before your eyes, the biggest opportunity may have already disappeared."

Cheng Xiangwen pondered this sentence carefully and was actually a little moved.

He thought for a while, then raised his hand and toasted: "Mr. Yu, entrepreneurs like you are really good at talking. Okay, if you can really come up with some good content, call me then."

Yu Xing said no more and just drank the wine.

The next day, as soon as he woke up in the morning, Yu Xing recited the manuscript twice again. However, just after he had breakfast, he received a notice from the organizing committee that the speech had been moved to the last day because a guest had temporarily jumped the queue.

"Is there such a thing? Who cuts in line? What if someone cuts in line on the third day?" Yu Xing was surprised.

"It's Mr. Li from Dangdang." The staff member answered one of the questions and just laughed twice in response to the other question.

What if someone else cuts in line?
Of course, those without fame were squeezed out.

Yu Xing put himself in their shoes and thought...it was normal.

As the person who was cut in line, he listened carefully to Li Guoqing's speech in the morning, and he also heard some possibly related content. "The development of e-commerce needs to insist on quality first, and we cannot engage in price wars without bottom line, which will only deteriorate the ecological environment of the entire market." Li Guoqing said on the stage.

Yu Xing was sitting in the audience and felt that famous bosses were different. He came to Alibaba to talk about the adverse effects of price wars and that was it.

On the second day of the summit, in addition to the very experienced Li Guoqing, there were also seniors such as Ding Lei of NetEase and Zhang Chaoyang of Sohu. As for Li Yanhong and Ma Huateng of the other two giants, they did not come to participate in this event.

"Mr. Yu, why didn't I see you on stage today?" In the evening, Liu Jiankai took the time to come over and inquire about the situation.

"It has been moved to tomorrow morning." Yu Xing replied.

Seeing that Mr. Yu didn't seem to be in a good mood, Liu Jiankai encouraged him: "Don't be affected. I still want to hear your profound ideas."

"In fact, there is no profound theory. The general direction of mobile is relatively clear." Yu Xing thought, "Since he made such a move today, I also want to move the content tomorrow. It would be better to say something that can make Alibaba feel it."

Liu Jiankai patted Yu Xing on the shoulder, hoping that he could improve his public image through his speech tomorrow.

However, Yu Xing's interest was really dampened a lot, because... with the organizing committee's move, the content that deserves more attention tomorrow is actually the third appearance of Guo Shanfeng.

Unlike the previous two detailed short sales, the official content of Guo Shanfeng’s announcement this time will only be one sentence.

Yu Xing couldn't help but take a deep breath when he thought about the possible impact.

"Brother Xing, are you nervous?" Song Yufeng noticed the boss's actions.

Yu Xing told the truth: "Yes, I am a little nervous."

Logically speaking, Alibaba's transfer of control over Alipay should be a foregone conclusion, as domestic policy requirements will not be affected by any butterfly effect, but before the results come out, the unknown always fills people with fear.

What if...

On December 12, Yu Xing had been sitting in the meeting hall with bated breath since the morning, waiting for the moment to cross the mountain for the surprise attack.

Because it is the last day of the summit, the venue is very lively today. The guests are chatting with each other, sometimes regardless of whether there are speeches on the stage or not. Ma Dian, Zhang Chaoyang, Ding Lei and others in the front row are chatting and laughing, and are frequently captured by media reporters.

There are only two days left until 2010, and the event organized by Alibaba this time has the meaning of welcoming the new year, so everyone is in a relatively relaxed mood.

As it approached 11 o'clock, Yu Xing got up early and went to the stage to prepare.

At 11:5, he took the microphone and went on stage.

Because of the host’s introduction, many people in the audience cast curious glances at Yu Xing when he took the stage - is this the intelligence chief Bai Xiaosheng?
"Hello everyone, I am Yu Xing from Bai Xiaosheng Company."

"I run a platform for workplace topics and content. However, today I want to talk about the mobile wave in China. The reason why I came up with this idea is actually related to my experience as an ordinary entrepreneur."

"What do you mean by ordinary entrepreneurs? To put it bluntly, they have no money."

"From last year to this year, I have taken the subway most of the time when I travel in Shanghai, so I noticed a phenomenon that many passengers now take out their phones when they are on the subway."

"I discussed this with my colleagues last month, and we all recalled the scenes from two, three, and four years ago. It seems that there was no unified way to kill time like there is now."

“So, mobility is not in the future, it is already here.”

Yu Xing started from the little things in life and talked about a clear idea.

He took a breath, glanced at the people in the audience, and continued: "The development of mobile technology is subtle and silent. It will not shout to everyone present, nor will it shout 'I am here, I am here'. It has gradually changed the habits of users."

"In the future, I think the key to commercial competition is that whoever controls mobility controls the world!"

Yu Xing put forward his second argument.

He noticed that the people in the front row seemed to be getting serious, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He spoke more calmly: "Why am I so sure? Because, whether it's e-commerce like Alibaba, search like Baidu, or social networking like Penguin, the business ultimately depends on people."

"When I take the subway, I can't hold a computer with me. I may open my laptop in an emergency occasionally, but I can use my mobile phone anytime and anywhere."

“This change in user habits will inevitably bring about a profound change in the business model!”

"I even think that even giant companies like Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu will face difficulties if they don't pay attention to the challenges of mobile development."

"Jack Welch of General Electric once said, 'When a tree falls, everyone hears it, but when grass grows, no one notices.'"

"I also want to say something today. When a giant falls, its body temperature is still warm."

“Is it possible for the three BAT companies to fall?”

Yu Xing's gaze fell on the guests in the audience, and then jumped to Ma Dian's face in the front row. Just when he wanted to continue the conversation, he saw Ma Dian reaching out for a microphone.

"Mr. Yu, we can have a good chat about this. I also want to hear how we will fail." Ma Dian said with a smile.

This interruption made Yu Xing's words a little confused.

He calmed himself on the stage and asked directly: "I actually wanted to talk about the changes in the mobile business model by taking advantage of the possibility of challenges facing BAT, but since Mr. Ma asked, I also want to know, what is Alibaba's entry point to welcome mobileization?"

Ma Dian didn't answer the question at all.

Yu Xing waited for five seconds, but he didn't make any move, so he had to ask himself: "I don't think I've seen too many moves from Alibaba in this regard, but some changes in the Internet have already occurred. For example, Sina launched Weibo in the second half of last year and it is very popular. This is a simplification of long blog posts and it also fits the fragmented time of users. Isn't this a change in business model caused by usage habits?"

"Baidu's advantages are different. Its search engine is not easy to find rivals, and Penguin's QQ is a natural and perfect product from PC to mobile, so it has already secured half a ticket."

“Looking at Alibaba, it seems to be a little slow in this regard.”

Ma Dian then explained: "The mobileization of e-commerce is different from social networking and search, but go on."

As for his status, there is no need to say too much. This one sentence dispels many of Yu Xing's arguments.

"So, what BAT is facing is a challenge, not a predicament." Yu Xing took over the conversation, regardless of the fact that his speech had already been messed up, and continued, "Mobileization is a challenge, but also an opportunity. The former is the same for BAT, and the latter is the same."

"Just as I believe that many businesses will be implemented on people, the competition among giants in the future will inevitably require the grabbing of users' time. Penguin's social networking has a huge advantage in this regard."

"When I was raising funds, an investor asked me a question: how to face penguins."

"This is a question that many entrepreneurs today also need to answer. However, with the advent and development of mobile technology, not only us entrepreneurs, but also Alibaba and Baidu must seriously consider this issue."

"Penguin's social advantages will be further expanded through mobileization and will eventually sweep across all fields."

“I look forward to the day when we all play against the Penguins.”

Yu Xing finished his speech and used a point that was not expected before.

Ma Dian, who was in the audience, smiled and commented: "You are quite good at fanning the flames."

There was applause and laughter at the scene.

Perhaps he was still a little touched, and when a guest finished speaking, Ma Dian took the microphone and went on stage in advance. His first sentence was related to what Yu Xing had just said.

"I suddenly realized that I haven't taken the subway for a long time. I just asked people in the audience, but I couldn't find out what the scene in the subway is like."

"Then, someone called and asked, and that's when I learned about the mobile wave in the subway."

"From this observation of life, it can be seen that Yu Xing, as an entrepreneur, has ideas."

Ma Dian did not shy away from his blind spots, but such words sounded easy when they came out of his mouth.

Yu Xing listened to the speech of Alibaba's head with a serious expression.

Although there are blind spots in perspective, Ma Dian only mentioned it briefly and then turned to Alibaba's development and talked about Taobao Mall, which performed very well on Double Eleven.

As they were chatting, there was suddenly a noticeable commotion at the scene.

Ma Dian on the stage looked a little strange, but he didn't stop talking, confident that his voice would restore order to the venue. However, the commotion kept getting bigger and bigger until someone from the company came on stage unconventionally to interrupt and announce the latest news.

Guo Shanfeng took action, and there was only one sentence in the website's latest research report.

——Ali has transferred control of Alipay.

(End of this chapter)