Reinventing the Millennium

Wang Fengyi finally met Mr. Fang, who had returned to Shencheng to cultivate his moral character, and he couldn't help but become more concerned about the matter.

Last time, he went to see the snake-turning master out of curiosity. There wasn't much communication between them. Now to see Mr. Fang's reaction, he asked someone to find the contact information and called the qigong master who had returned home. Master Zheng Mu.

Zheng Mu is from Pingxiang, Gan Province. He was known as a "Qigong Master" when Qigong was popular in the 1990s. This time he received a call from the general manager of Shenxin Science and Technology. He was quite unhappy.

Master, master, you have to pay attention to the style when eating this bowl of rice. You have to come to visit me, how can you be asked to come and go at the same time?

Zheng Mu has been around the world for many years, and has actually met many businessmen and leaders. He knows human nature best, and the more he pays attention to it, the more respected he will be.

In particular, Wang Fengyi repeatedly said "Snake comes from an empty basin", which made it clear that he wanted to see the magical power he could use Qigong to activate.

Therefore, Zheng Mu was even more displeased. Did he regard himself as a juggler?

When he was about to refuse, he heard Wang Fengyi mention the name "Fang Zhuo", and he couldn't help but feel moved.

Fang Zhuo is an extraordinary person!

He is one of the richest people in Mainland China. It is said that he has quite a background and is also very young.

If you can bring such people into your network, wouldn't it be even more powerful for Lai Cai to do things?

Zheng Mu thought about it, changed his attitude, and came up with some tricks, and finally agreed to go to Shanghai again at the end of the month.

After the call ended, he looked for news reports and made some insinuations with some businessmen friends he had made. Combined with what he learned from Wang Fengyi, he barely pieced together an image of the richest man in the mainland.

as well as……

Could it be that Mr. Fang is avoiding the limelight recently?

Zheng Mu has been dealing with people for many years. Although he has never met Mr. Fang, he can see it clearly and vaguely feel that there is something interesting about it.

As for avoiding the limelight, I can't find out.

Maybe it's because of bank investment?

Zheng Mu felt confident about making a big client this time.

Even if he is the richest man in the Mainland, he is still a human being. He is surprised, asks three questions, gets free and sells four things.

Tried and true.

…

On December 17, Yiwu held an e-commerce industry exchange meeting, which was jointly organized by the local administration and Alibaba. Penguin, Joyo, Dangdang, Yiguo, and NetEase were invited as guests.

Yiwu is home to many Taobao sellers and has gradually developed an e-commerce ecosystem.

As an organizer, as a landlord, and as the most influential brand in domestic e-commerce this year, Ma Chen still attaches great importance to this.

Except for eBay, which was not invited, Joyo.com is already looking like Amazon, and the guest lineup seems to be the elite main force in the e-commerce industry.

The meeting started at ten o'clock in the morning, and many local Yiwu sellers came to the venue early to sign in.

Not long after, they met the current heads of domestic e-commerce brands, including Ma Huateng from Penguin Paipai.com, Wang Hanhua from Amazon Joyo.com, Li Guoqing from Dangdang.com, Ding Lei from NetEase, and Ma Ren from Alibaba Taobao.

"Didn't you say that Fang Zhuo from Tesco is also here? Why didn't you see it?" Someone was curious and talking to others nearby.

"I don't know, will he stop coming temporarily? I saw Qingzi. Do you think, if he comes, will the two of them fight?" The people next to him shook their heads, but looked at him with interest. Li Guoqing chatting with Zheng Zheng and Ding Lei.

Thanks to Mr. Fang’s blessing, the name “Qingzi” is resounding throughout the industry.

You said that Dangdang's Li Guoqing may not make people react immediately, but when you talk about Dangdang's Qingzi and Mr. Fang's Qingzi, it's quite fresh in people's minds.

At half past nine, Tesco's chairman Fang Zhuo finally appeared at the venue.

Unlike others who arrived in Yiwu last night, he set off from Shanghai in the morning, so he was a little late.

As the greetings came one after another, Fang Zhuo nodded with a smile and walked to the first row.

Then, he saw Li Guoqing, who also saw him.

Enemies meeting, especially... ah no, they are not enemies, just some business competition, but the meeting under such circumstances is still quite strange.

Ma Chen had mentioned this when he called Fang Zhuo - if you would mind, please Dangdang, Fang Zhuo's answer was that he didn't mind.

However, there was still a hint of concern and complexity in Li Guoqing's eyes.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Fang?"

While Ma Huateng and others watched the excitement, Li Guoqing took the initiative to say hello.

Fang Zhuo laughed and said: "I just said there is no need to bring bodyguards, Qingzi is not the kind of person to hit me with a cup."

Li Guoqing subconsciously put down the cup from which he had just drank tea.

He said in a deep voice: "Fang Zhuo, don't do it again and again. I told you not to call me Qingzi. Are we familiar?"

Fang Zhuo first greeted Ma Huateng, Ding Lei and others, and then said: "It was you who asked me to shout like that. Hey, Qingzi, I don't understand..."

"That stormy night, you called me. At that time, you said that Tiger Fund was in trouble. You said that you needed money to consolidate its position as a major shareholder."

"Okay, I didn't say anything, I will invest whatever Tiger Fund invests."

"I also borrowed the money you and your wife spent to buy the shares."

"Good guy, today, you, Li Guoqing, are standing in front of me. In front of Pony, Mr. Ding, and Mr. Wang, you actually ask me if I know you?"

Fang Zhuo spread his hands and spoke righteously.

Li Guoqing was eloquent, but... he was quite speechless when he was touched like this.

However, this colleague is watching from the side.

Li Guoqing still retorted: "Nonsense, it didn't rain at all that night!"

Even after saying this, he felt that it was untenable, and immediately continued: "What do you mean by Sina Finance? Who doesn't know that Sina's surname is Fang? I have stepped on it several times, and this time I took it by name. Your Tesco said twice as much, do you think you are authentic?"

Fang Zhuo said concisely and forcefully: "Qingzi, if you think there is something wrong with the data, fine, I'll give you whatever you say."

How much is it?

No, it’s not a matter of time!

When Dangdang’s annual revenue is compared with Tesco’s three-day promotion, it has already lost.

Li Guoqing didn't want to mention the data anymore: "Today is for communication, Fang Zhuo, I don't want to argue with you, it's boring."

Fang Zhuo also found it boring and said directly to Ma Huateng: "Pony, the Dangdang shares in my hand were sold to you at a low price. How about it? Hey, Ding Lei, do you want it? Mr. Wang, Joyo.com has done a good job. This is the first time we meet, Dangdang. How about I sell you my shares at a cheaper price as a meeting gift?"

Ma Huateng, Ding Lei, and Wang Hanhua all saw Mr. Fang's teasing and did not answer, but just laughed.

"Fang Zhuo, is it interesting? Is it interesting?" Li Guoqing almost wanted to quit and leave. "You, Tesco, are competing with Dangdang. What are you doing with this share? Just give it back to me!"

"I'm going to convene a temporary board of directors to remove you." Fang Zhuo threatened.

Li Guoqing is not afraid of this. His position as the major shareholder is very stable.

But... if this is really done, it will definitely be a piece of cake, and I don’t know how to be ridiculed in public opinion.

Why did you call the guy in front of you in the first place?

Li Guoqing was in a trance for a while, wishing he could go back to that night and give him two gigolos in person.

Can someone named Fang do this?

So capable!

He is the kind of person who does everything he can!

rough! Dangdang got caught in something unclean!

Li Guoqing took two deep breaths and looked for foreign aid: "Pony, Mr. Ding, and Mr. Wang, please comment on whether it is investors or homogeneous competition. Is there such a thing? Is there any common sense in this?"

The three presidents looked at Mr. Fang.

Fang Zhuo shrugged indifferently.

The three CEOs looked at Mr. Li.

Li Guoqing's face was full of grief and anger.

The three CEOs considered whether to go away first. It is right for the public to talk to the public, and it is right for the mother-in-law to talk to her mother-in-law. It is difficult for an upright official to resolve household affairs. This is a matter between shareholders.

"Hey, what are you talking about? I'm so happy." Ma Ren came over.

Li Guoqing looked at Ma Dan, was he happy?

Fang Zhuo said cheerfully: "Mr. Li feels that I should not hold shares in Dangdang and is sulking with me."

What words changed their taste as soon as they came into Fang's mouth? What is sulking?

Li Guoqing frowned and gave a rough description of the situation just now.

Ma Chen's mind was spinning quickly and he said with a smile: "They are all domestic e-commerce companies. Now the environment is good and the development is rapid. Why do they do this all the time? Let me tell you, let me say it boldly. Let me make a bet to see which company will do it. Well, if Mr. Li wins, he can get the shares back at the market price, and if Mr. Fang wins..."

He suddenly got stuck when he said this, oh yes, what does it mean if Mr. Fang wins?

Fang Zhuo asked: "If I win, will Guo Qing abdicate and make way for someone more talented? Mr. Ma, that's not what you mean, right?"

Ma Ren complained: "I'm not with you."

Li Guoqing looked at Ma Dang: "Ma always thinks Dangdang will lose?"

Ma Ren: "..."

You can't compete with others for three days in a whole year. How can you win by taking the lead?

He said helplessly: "I mean, if Mr. Fang wins, then sell the shares at a slightly higher price than the market price."

Ma Chen asked his peers for their opinions: "What do you think?"

The three leaders who were watching nodded quickly or slowly, which was also a way of conciliation.

Li Guoqing also felt that he could accept it.

Fang Zhuo laughed: "What's the content? What are you betting on? I won't be interested in selling shares whether I win or lose. If I win, I can do whatever I want. I can sell it when I want. I can call him Qingzi if I want."

Li Guoqing was angry.

Ma Chen said at the right time: "Isn't that what you call me now?"

Li Guoqing is not angry anymore, which makes sense.

Ma Ren said: "Tesco's Double Eleven is so good. To be honest, the revenue of all categories is incomparable. In the book category, is Dangdang's advantage too great?"

When Ding Lei heard this, he said: "It's not easy to compare the two, why not set a time and see if the value of the shares can triple by then. If not, Mr. Li will lose, and he will just use 3 times the price." Buy it back, and if it rises, it will be based on today’s market price.”

He changed Mr. Fang's casual bet.

According to the current market price, the value of Dangdang shares is about 2 times of the original investment. If Li Guoqing loses, it will be 6 times of the original value.

In other words, the US$11 million invested by Fang Zhuo can now be sold for US$22 million on the market. If he loses, he can sell it at this price, and if he wins, he can sell it to Li Guoqing for US$66 million.

Such price increases are considerable for a time like this.

After all, Tesco’s current book business group is a direct competitor of Dangdang, and the latter’s time to market and value will be directly affected.

Ma Huateng, Ma Chen, and Wang Hanhua all think this condition is good.

Fang Zhuo changed his mind and said without any nonsense, "I will ask everyone to talk about e-commerce in Shanghai next year at this time. It will be calculated at that time. How about it, Qingzi?"

Li Guoqing hesitated.

But when he saw Fang Zhuo's half-smiling eyes, he still responded: "I'll see you in Shanghai on December 17 next year!"

Fang Zhuo nodded: "Everyone has witnessed it, so we can only prove what we say."

Li Guoqing snorted: "I, Li Guoqing, spit and nail."

In this way, the bet concerning Dangdang shares has been concluded.

Ma Yan, Ma Huateng, Ding Lei, and Wang Hanhua all felt happy. This was turning swords into plowshares.

In the current environment, is it possible for e-commerce valuations to triple in one year?

Of course it's possible!

What?

Mr. Fang’s Tesco is suppressing him?

That's also possible.

The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold!

The time is approaching ten o'clock and the meeting is about to begin.

The guests take their seats.

Li Guoqing sat on the edge, far away from Fang Zhuo, keeping his eyes clear.

Next to Fang Zhuo are Ma Huateng and Wang Hanhua.

The city leaders on the stage were delivering speeches.

Ma Huateng exchanged greetings with Mr. Fang in a low voice. Suddenly he saw Wang Hanhua's expression and couldn't help but said, "Mr. Fang, I heard that you have some opinions on Mr. Wang's ideas about products?"

Previously, Wang Hanhua, representing Joyo and Amazon, stated to the media that he believed that only by providing consumers with products and services other than price factors would they be truly beneficial to consumers.

It is said that Mr. Fang privately commented that "this is very un-Amazon".

The reason we are sitting together today is not just for e-commerce exchanges, but also for this.

Wang Hanhua had always been very low-key when he came to the meeting. Now he couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He felt that this was just a temporary dispute and there was nothing to say.

But Fang Zhuo did not hesitate to talk about this, and said leisurely: "Amazon, I have talked with Bezos, thinking about consumers, but consumers in different markets are different."

"To truly consider consumers, we must first satisfy their most important factors. If we can't even do this, everything else will be just flashy."

"At the current stage in China, everyone just wants to see the price and it is cheap. If we don't even talk about this, what else can we say?"

"Using the experience of foreign Amazon to trick domestic consumers does not truly put consumers first."

“This is the metaphysical Amazon, not the real Amazon.”

"That's why I said that."

Wang Hanhua's expression changed several times. This statement...

Ma Huateng looked at this scene and said with a smile: "As soon as Mr. Fang says this, Mr. Wang will have to start a price war with you when he gets back."

Fang Zhuo also laughed and said not too politely: "Then it depends on whether Mr. Wang has the power."

Today, Wang Hanhua came to the meeting as the president of Joyo.com and the spokesperson for Amazon China. In name, he has great discretion.

But in fact... Wang Hanhua's words don't work. Any major changes must be approved by the US headquarters.

Shi Tao, the head of Tesco's book business group, came from Amazon. He knew this procedure very well, and he was able to give Fang Zhuo a full view of it.

This cannot be solved in a short while, nor can it be promoted by Wang Hanhua alone.

It has been more than a year since Amazon acquired Joyo. Now the two companies have not been completely merged together. It is difficult to improve the efficiency and authority of China quickly.

Wang Hanhua's own family knew about his family affairs. At this moment, after hearing Mr. Fang's few words, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He was pointed out the problem by others, but he was nakedly despised and did not have the power to change.

He suddenly felt a little bit what Mr. Li Guoqing felt just now.

Wang Hanhua glanced at Mr. Li, who was sitting on the edge and was about to fall asleep listening to the leader's speech... A thought came to his mind, I want to change with him.