Reinventing the Millennium

On May 11, Alibaba B2B held a national manager meeting to stabilize military morale.

Not only the new speaker "Temujin" Lu Zhaoxi, the former vice president of sales "Agan" Gan Jiawei, but also the head of the group "Feng Qingyang" Ma Dan will all attend the meeting.

Everyone knows that this is a slap that needs to be comforted.

This is also considered a routine process.

Whether they are supervisors, regional managers, or higher, everyone has different scales, but they are all led by teams, and the management methods are limited to those.

However, this time, everyone including Zhang Weihua felt an undercurrent.

Liu Zicheng is gone.

Liu Zicheng has left.

Zhang Weihua did not expect that Liu Zicheng would really "stop serving" after finishing his drink that day.

As for how he submitted his resignation, how he was retained, and how he firmly left, all of this happened in a very short period of time. In the midst of this blacklist controversy, some people believe that he left voluntarily to avoid being fired. .

But Zhang Weihua knew that was not the case.

All punishment methods have basically been implemented, and the removal of senior executives has been completed. Liu Zicheng is one of the people who have been preserved, and he does not need to leave.

He just doesn't seem to care about this "guarantee" anymore.

Liu Zicheng's whereabouts were not clearly disclosed, but the people who drank together that day were thinking about this in their hearts. Is the group purchase that the God of Wealth is doing okay?

Group buying, group buying, President Wei was promoting this before he left, but now it seems that the higher-ups have run out of ideas.

Zhang Weihua was thinking carefully and didn't even pay much attention to this national regional manager meeting.

What to listen to?

Actions speak louder than words. A group of middle and high-level executives have been demoted and downgraded. Old brothers who have switched from B2B to external business are also being held captive. What else is there to say?

The only thing that made Zhang Weihua feel uneasy in this meeting was "A Gan"'s performance on stage.

A Gan was speaking very fluently, but when he saw the expressions of the group of people below, he suddenly couldn't speak anymore.

Zhang Weihua in the audience can understand A Gan's frustration.

According to A Gan's own words, looking back over the years in the Zhonggong Department, both Li Qi and Li Xuhui can be regarded as the ancestors, and he is what Li Qi calls "Linghu Chong", equivalent to the senior brother.

As long as the senior brother is sincere and dedicated, can he still remain emotionless when he sees the aggrieved junior brothers and sisters in the audience?

And if we didn’t really dedicate ourselves to the company, the team, and the business, who, including A Gan, would be able to get to where he is today? Can the company make it to where it is today?

The turbulent emotions in Zhang Weihua's heart swirled back.

I was so passionate in the past, but so boring now.

End of the meeting.

Zhang Weihua reluctantly picked up his spirits and greeted several of his old subordinates.

After all, he has also been demoted to regional manager, and now everyone is on the same level.

While drinking and eating, it was inevitable that there would still be sadness, anger and grievance over the handling of the blacklist incident, but as we chatted, these two emotions faded away.

"Lao Zhang, I'm having a drink this time. I don't know when the next time will be." Hou Chuanping, an old subordinate, came over with a wine glass and clinked it with a crisp "bang".

"Hey, Taizhou is relatively far away from Fuzhou." Zhang Weihua forced a smile, "Whenever I quit, I will go to Fuzhou to settle down, and everyone will be close."

This time he was demoted and chose to work under Yu Chaoling in Zhejiang as the regional manager of Taizhou.

Hou Chuanping pursed his lips and said in a moderate voice: "Lao Zhang, I quit. I want to go to rice dumplings."

Zhang Weihua was shocked: "You..."

He put down his wine glass, glanced around, and found that the other four were looking at him, and he couldn't help but be even more shocked!

The National Managers Meeting has just been held!

"I won't work anymore, it's boring." Another manager, Hu Shiye, said with a sullen face, "Let's go together!"

"Let's go, I'm going too!"

"Instead of being a cow and a horse here and being scolded by others, where can I be a cow and a horse? I will resign later!"

Zhang Weihua looked at these old subordinates and felt helpless: "You...well, is it really good outside? Is group buying really good? Did Sun Tongyu call you?"

Hou Chuanping, who spoke first, shook his head and said: "No, I heard that he did go to Mi Tuan, but...but, it was Mr. Lei from Mi Tuan who called me and asked me if I was interested in doing group buying."

Zhang Weihua frowned. In the past two days, he had confirmed that the God of Wealth had really gone to rice dumplings.

This Mr. Lei...

Because of the transformation and the God of Wealth, Zhang Weihua has a simple understanding of the group buying market. Mi Tuan is a mid-to-high-end group buying website backed by Yike. On the surface, Lei Jun is also a quite... pretty outstanding CEO.

This person used to work in office software, but now he has crossed over to a new type of e-commerce, and I don’t know if it will work.

"Oh, me too, I can't say anything." Zhang Weihua sighed.

At this time, Hou Chuanping asked directly: "Lao Zhang, are you leaving?"

"Old Zhang, you have been demoted to Taizhou, let's go together!"

"Let's go together to take care of you, Lao Zhang. There's Yike over there, and it's a new industry. You take us with you, and we can work hard again, no matter what!"

"What's the point of being here? Are you going to let others bully you!"

The old subordinates talked a lot and raised the hesitations that had been lingering in Zhang Weihua's mind occasionally in the past few days.

But, after all, this is a company that has been working hard for so long.

Zhang Weihua remained silent.

After a while, Hou Chuanping and Hu Shiye began to analyze the future of the group buying market, and then used the behaviors of Yike, Penguin, Mr. Fang, Brother De, and King Ying to prove it.

The middle-level people can't see clearly, so what those experts say is alright, right?

We are not in our fifties or sixties, we are all in the prime of life, why can't we go out and work hard again?

Zhang Weihua still waved his hand.

At this time, Hou Chuanping took out his mobile phone and looked through his address book: "Old Zhang, let me call Mr. Lei, and you can talk to him directly and help us check whether it will work."

Zhang Weihua was unwilling to take the phone, but Hou Chuanping forced it over.

He was about to stuff it back when the call went through.

"Hello, hello, Mr. Hou?" Lei Jun's naive voice came out.

Zhang Weihua is a civilized and polite person. He didn't want to be treated coldly on the other side of the phone, so he had no choice but to pick up the phone.

Hou Chuanping and others looked at each other and stepped back to give Lao Zhang space to talk.

The conversation between Zhang Weihua and Lei Jun lasted for nearly half an hour.

From the opposite side he sensed a simple and eager attitude.

Of course, the options promised by the other side are also very impressive.

Zhang Weihua knew that although he was demoted to regional manager, he could be promoted soon. However, his people's hearts were broken, it was difficult to lead the team, and he felt really uncomfortable.

The call is about to end.

Lei Jun said on the phone: "Mr. Zhang, the call is still too hasty. If you have time, go to your place this Sunday, or if you come to Shanghai, Mr. Sun, I... and Mr. Wei can have a chat. Group buying this market.”

He paused in the second half of the sentence.

This pause made Zhang Weihua pause in his heart.

President Wei? Which one is named Wei? No way, is he actually over there?

Zhang Weihua hung up the phone thoughtfully and returned the phone to Hou Chuanping.

"Lao Zhang, how are you?" Hou Chuanping said with hope in his eyes.

Zhang Weihua was still silent.

"Let's go, we can take care of each other together!"

"Oh, Liu Zicheng is really gone, how can we endure it better than him?"

"Old Zhang, if you don't say anything else, I will listen to you!"

Zhang Weihua looked at this group of old subordinates and sighed: "You, you, you have hurt me. I will go to Shencheng on Sunday to have a look. I have agreed in advance that I may not go."

Hou Chuanping said excitedly: "Okay, Lao Zhang, brothers, we are just waiting for a word from you!"

They are just regional managers. If they have Lao Zhang, an executive, with them, their life will not be bad. On the other hand, if Lao Zhang and his old team are with them, how can they not be able to fight?

"Come on, come on, I know that the anger in Lao Zhang's heart has not been vented yet! Respect Lao Zhang!" Hu Shiye took the bottle and poured wine, and raised his glass with great joy.

Zhang Weihua had no choice but to drink too.

Let's take a look. Let's first see what Mr. Lei is like.

The other person said it was good on the phone, but can it actually be done?

However, people don’t think we are bitter, and it doesn’t mean we can’t really consider trying again.

Zhang Weihua had a tendency in his heart.

The blacklist incident was turbulent and people's hearts were shaken. Mi Tuan seemed to have suddenly opened up another option, projecting a white light from the window.

I didn’t have a choice before, and this time, I don’t necessarily have to choose, so I’ll just take a look first.

…

On May 12, Wei Zhe, the former Alibaba B2B president who had received much media attention, suddenly appeared in Shanghai.

He and IDG head Xiong Xiaoge attended an investment forum together. According to insiders, the two chatted and laughed happily.

This news suddenly made many people think about it.

Is it what you think?

No way?

Mr. Wei, who just received a huge severance package from Alibaba, wouldn't be like this, right?

In this Alibaba B2B turmoil, in addition to the severity of punishments affecting the system, a rather eye-catching detail is the remuneration Wei Zhe will receive if he leaves the company.

The media took stock of Wei Zhe's achievements in the nearly four years since he joined Alibaba. He has increased the company's revenue more than four times, and its profits have increased seven times. Along with all this, he also holds 48,250,000 options. .

According to estimates, it will take more than half a year to four years, and this option cannot be fully realized, but the discount may be more than 300 million.

Many reports used "huge severance pay" as their headlines to speculate on the occurrence of the Alibaba B2B crisis from this perspective.

He left with a large sum of money, and within a few days he and the head of IDG became "like a stick"... Speaking of Mr. Xiong Xiaoge, Mr. Xiong of IDG, he had a close relationship with Mr. Fang, the head of Yike.

A few strings, sometimes no strings, Fang Zong, who already had a sense of presence, was stringed in.

One day later, this relationship chain was further strengthened and confirmed. Foreign media reported on the reverse acquisition of IDG Group by the Xiong Xiaoge consortium, in which Yike Company appeared.

The media conducted circumstantial reports, and the meaning behind the words became more subtle.

Wei Zhe, Mr. Wei, was originally a relatively sad existence. Why did he suddenly feel like he was climbing a high tree after possibly having some kind of connection with Mr. Fang?

Mr. Wei, you just resigned. What are you doing?

You have to pay attention to your reputation in the world!

Not only were the media surprised, but Alibaba’s internal executives were even more shocked. Even Ma Chen himself was...

It's really unacceptable.

Hey, hey, when I was on the phone with Fang Zhuo, I seemed to be talking about Sun Tongyu. Did you include Wei Zhe? Why did the good-looking President Wei also go to Shanghai?

Alibaba Group's laid-off reemployment center?

Wei Zhe, former president of Alibaba B2B, and Sun Tongyu, former president of Alibaba C2C?

Have these two talents exported from Alibaba merged?

Ma Chen thought for a long time and finally called Wei Zhe directly to ask him how he was doing these days.

When Wei Zhe received the call, he naturally understood what it meant, and just smiled and said: "Mr. Ma, I just invest, but I also take time off to see the development of the industry from the sidelines."

Ma Ren did not beat around the bush and asked: "Has Fang Zhuo contacted you? Sun Tongyu went to Mi Tuan. I remember that you were interested in group buying before. Will you go there?"

"The group buying market is relatively chaotic. Shanghai is the birthplace of the domestic group buying track, so I came to take a look at the situation." Wei Zhe said naturally, "Of course, if the situation of Mi Tuan is good, I also plan to invest. .”

Just an investment.

Ma Ren frowned, but it was hard to say what he wanted to say. After all, Wei Zhe said it was investment.

Unlike Sun Tongyu, who has been away for a long time, Wei Zhe, the former president who is directly related to the B2B blacklist incident, can have a great impact with his movements.

Ma Chen considered it carefully and said: "Wei Zhe, I think a lot of media at this time are writing nonsense. I can't let them write nonsense about you."

"Mr. Ma, as you said before, regardless of them, I am not doing something to satisfy everyone, I am doing the right thing." Wei Zhe's attitude was already quite firm.

This is what Ma Chen said the night he took the initiative to resign. The original words were "We are not doing...". Now, he has removed the "we".

After leaving Ali, Wei Zhe was no longer one of them in that value system, but just became him.

These days he doesn't have to wear jeans or T-shirts. He has changed into his favorite suit and tie, and it doesn't seem that bad.

Wei Zhe is not a person who mourns the spring and autumn, nor is he a person who dwells on the past. He talked with Lei Jun, Sun Tongyu, and Mr. Fang, and also witnessed Mr. Fang and Mr. Ma talking.

Ali is indeed an extremely important stop in his career, but it seems that it really does not need to be regarded as the last stop.

Therefore, first follow Mr. Fang’s advice, step out, try investing, see Mr. Ma’s reaction, and then decide what to do next.

Wei Zhe now knows very well that Mr. Ma needs to deal with the electronic payment matter, and is also wary of Mr. Fang's methods. The two have some kind of tacit agreement.

He is willing to use his subjective initiative and take advantage of this moment to make himself an added bonus to this transaction.

"Okay, whether you are in Alibaba or group buying, I hope you can achieve higher achievements." Ma Chen said concisely and comprehensively.

"Thank you, Mr. Ma, I will work hard." Wei Zhe said sincerely.

Ma Ren ended the call and felt that his mood was not wonderful.

He originally thought that this B2B blacklist would give Wei Zhe a scar on his way forward. Unexpectedly, Wei Zhe applied medicine and it not only healed, but also left no scar.

Ma Chen sat in the office for a long time, thinking about this group purchase.

No matter what, the tasks before the group are far more important than group buying. The entrance to the mobile era must be fought for, and Alipay must be handled carefully. This is not something that can be compared with one city or one place.

Otherwise, it's better to find someone to take charge of it first and set up an outpost.

Ma Chen subconsciously wanted to call Li Xuhui, and then found out that he had resigned.

He frowned and re-selected a candidate from Taobao, intending to put up a flag at the top of the city, which could be regarded as a continuation of the transformation policy finalized by B2B before.

What if Wei Zhe was here? What if Li Xuhui was here?

Two fluttering thoughts briefly appeared in Ma Yan's mind and then disappeared. Forget it, some people in Shencheng would be too happy to think about rats.

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