I have to teach the world a lesson

year 2010.

Early March.

On the other side of the ocean, in the United States, something happened that ordinary people paid little attention to, but many Internet giants in China paid special attention to it. Forehead

Google issued an acquisition invitation to Groupon. The acquisition amount increased from the initial US$1.3 billion to US$5.8 billion four months later. Finally, around July 15, the offer reached an astonishing US$6 billion.

What kind of company is Groupon?

Group translation means a group, and coupon means a coupon. Although it is only a startup company that has been established for more than a year, its ideas are novel and its online group buying is very successful.

A company that can make Google worth $6 billion and everyone wants to acquire it must be a trendy company in the future.

July 16th.

[Taozhu.com] Ma Yunhua saw the news that lasted for April but ended with Groupon rejecting it.

Andrew, the founder of Groupon, gave a public speech in front of reporters. He told reporters seriously and arrogantly that Google underestimated the value of Groupon. Groupon’s market value is around 20 billion U.S. dollars, or even 30 billion U.S. dollars, 6 billion. It is simply a robbery. money!

After Ma Yunhua saw the news, she was very excited and asked her secretary to collect all the information about Groupon overnight. The more detailed the better.

In fact...

The Internet competition between Laos and the United States has always served as a reference for many Internet companies in China.

At the end of 2003, Ma Yunhua saw an American Internet shopping website called eBay. When he was still working on Internet address books, he instantly felt like his brain was exploding.

As the number of Internet users in China increases and all aspects become more and more perfect, traditional TV shopping will eventually be eliminated, and online shopping is the real mainstream!

Then, a voice in his mind kept telling him that he must imitate this model, and then build the Chinese people's own shopping website, and become the pig on the trend!

【Taozhu.com】Initial stage...

It's really difficult.

Although there are successful cases in the United States and America, a group of investors from China Internet in 2004 were still at a relatively conservative stage towards this novel online shopping model.

Ma Yunhua, who had hit a wall everywhere, did not give up on this track. She gritted her teeth and persisted for a long time. After constant lobbying, she finally attracted Japanese investors...

With that investment, Ma Yunhua finally built Taozhu.com into the most authoritative and only huge Internet shopping website in China.

Today in July 2010, the market value of [Taozhu.com] has reached nearly 15 billion US dollars, with a staggering 340 million registered users, 730 million online products, and an average of 480 million products sold every minute.

“The future of China’s group buying will be the hot spot.”

"We must speed up our pace..."

July 16th.

Morning.

After seeing the news about Lao Mei, Ma Yunhua's eyes flashed with brilliance, and a hint of cruelty suddenly emerged from the slits in his eyes!

[Taozhu.com] The current market value is close to 15 billion US dollars. He holds a large amount of funds, but he is far from satisfied with this.

One data shows that his [Taozhu.com] actually only accounts for 60% of the total market value of China’s online shopping websites.

There are still 40% of small online shopping websites that are still alive. Although they are living very hard, one of them will go bankrupt every once in a while...

but……

There are always new websites being launched and taking away some market share.

Behind these websites are Qgou, eBay Games and other capital...

Ma Yunhua silently looks at these small shopping stations!

The news of Google's acquisition of Groupon will soon reach China. Once it reaches China, the capital behind those small shopping websites will definitely be gearing up and eager to try.

He already had a premonition that a war without smoke was about to begin on the Chinese Internet.

This is an opportunity, just like the rise of [Taozhu.com], it took advantage of the opportunity of the times and then got up!

He narrowed his eyes, and the murderous intent in his eyes became more intense.

For some small online shopping websites, it is indeed an opportunity, but for [Taozhu.com], is it not an opportunity?

He will take at least another 20% of the remaining 40% of the market share!

"Meeting!"

"Throw money!"

"[Taozhu.com] has reopened a brand new project!"

………………………………

On the morning of July 16th.

Zhang Sheng got up early in the morning.

After getting up, go for a run and then have breakfast.

Since [NC Entertainment] moved to a new company, Shen Xiaoxi led people to bid for her own canteen.

The cafeteria is not big, and can feed about fifty people, but the dishes in the cafeteria are relatively exquisite, including chicken, duck, fish, meat and vegetarian dishes!

"Mr. Zhang, I found the information you asked me to find. There is indeed a group buying website in the United States. It is called Groupon. In fact, since March, this Groupon has been negotiating with Google about acquisitions. , just yesterday..."

"Has the Groupon domain name been registered?"

"Eh?"

Shen Xiaoxi was eating breakfast while introducing Groupon's information. After Zhang Sheng suddenly asked if the Groupon domain name was registered, Shen Xiaoxi almost coughed.

She really hasn't checked this issue.

"If it is not registered in China, send someone to register the Groupon domain name immediately..."

"Cough, cough, Mr. Zhang, isn't it too shameless for us to do this?"

"The American side can call it Groupon, why can't we in China register this? By the way, not only do we have to register the English domain name, we also have to register it in Chinese!"

"Chinese?"

"right!"

Shen Xiaoxi was a little stunned. She really felt that Mr. Zhang's gentle face could actually say such divisive words.

Gentle scum?

She shook her head violently, telling herself not to think about such messy thoughts.

"Mr. Shen, have you called those brand owners?"

"I called..."

"How many are there in total?"

"There are about three hundred in total..."

"I want the information of these 300 companies. In the morning I will select the corresponding 100 cooperative merchants. At noon, you are responsible for inviting them one by one, and I will chat with them..."

"OK!"

"You have to be quick. The first person to eat the crab can really get something. I will be very busy recently. I will leave all the business of [NC Entertainment] to you. Investments below tens of millions are up to you." …”

"good!"

Shen Xiaoxi nodded.

Then he couldn't help but glance at Zhang Sheng secretly.

"What's wrong? There are flowers on my face?"

"No, no... Mr. Zhang, can you ask a more personal question?"

"ask!"

"Our company, um, [NC Entertainment] has recently been gradually formalized, isn't it? I am formulating our company's management system, and I would like to ask if there are any taboos in our company..."

"Speak directly and don't be hesitant. Mr. Shen, those who do big things must be capable and bold! Be brave. What you have to face in the future will not be me, but many capital bosses..." When Zhang Sheng looked at After Shen Xiaoxi's expression turned slightly red and he hesitated for a while, he suddenly frowned.

"Mr. Zhang, is office romance taboo in our company? If so, I will write this into the rules..."

"As long as it doesn't affect work, in principle, we have no taboo..."

"oh oh."

"Then what do you think about office romance?" Shen Xiaoxi hesitated for a moment, and finally boldly looked at Zhang Sheng with a bit of hope in her eyes.

"I don't have any opinion. After all, freedom of love is not prohibited in principle, but I still don't agree with love during work..." Zhang Sheng stared at Shen Xiaoxi seriously while eating his meal: "Of course, off-duty time is off-duty time... …”

"Oh." Shen Xiaoxi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and then ate breakfast in a muffled voice.

When breakfast was about to be finished, she suddenly boldly looked up at Zhang Sheng, with a hint of probing in her words: "Mr. Zhang, [China Film Group] has introduced many overseas blockbusters this year. Our [NC Entertainment] Film In this field, some blockbusters will be involved in the future. It just so happens that a superhero movie called "Superman: Wings of Steel" will be released tonight. I vaguely feel that this is another finished product of the overseas film industry, but I am not interested in movies. My understanding is relatively shallow, I think, are you free tonight? I would like to invite you to review this "Superman: Wings of Steel"..."

Shen Xiaoxi said a lot of things in one breath.

Zhang Sheng listened carefully.

But he did not respond to Shen Xiaoxi's words, but fell into deep thought.

"Mr. Zhang, don't get me wrong. What I mean is that my understanding of the word film industry is relatively shallow. This is what I think. At the turn of the millennium, Hollywood blockbusters hit the world and destroyed the film industry system that has not yet been established in Hong Kong Island. I was completely overwhelmed. I think that in the future, we can also establish our own film industry system in China..."

"Mr. Zhang... I have been studying and watching movies recently, especially Hollywood movies. I have been watching them. I found that since 2006, the movies Hollywood has exported to the world are basically based on their consciousness. form, and this ideology can easily allow outsiders to construct a nihilistic idea of ​​worship for them..."

"The more carefully I checked the information and talked with Director Bi and the others, the more I discovered that this was actually a cultural war without gunpowder. This war started a long, long time ago..."

"Moreover, China is in a stage of complete collapse. Chinese filmmakers, including many fans, bloggers, and media, have an almost fanatical admiration for the West. I have seen many bloggers talking about the West on the Internet. How good it is, how bad our China is..."

"Moreover, Mr. Zhang, if you look at the three major film festivals in Europe and the United States, and look at the Oscars, how many of us think that is a palace-level world? Many directors in China, including the early six-generation directors headed by Zheng Shaoshuai and Director Zheng, To put it bluntly, their early works were all very one-sided in filming the ugly side of China, and then they were taken to the West to win awards..."

"But aren't the awards in the West controlled by certain people?"

"Back to the topic, so, Mr. Zhang, I think we [NC Entertainment] can take another path in the future..."

"..."

In the cafeteria.

Shen Xiaoxi chatted endlessly with Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng pushed up his glasses and listened seriously to Shen Xiaoxi's words.

After finishing speaking, he suddenly had a new understanding of Shen Xiaoxi. He realized that Shen Xiaoxi's future height and upper limit may be more than just the boss of an entertainment company.

"Mr. Zhang, so I would like to invite you to watch the movie "Superman: Wings of Steel"..."

"Well, but..."

Just when Zhang Sheng nodded and was about to say these two words.

His phone rang.

Then...

He took out his cell phone and saw that the call was from Lin Xia.

After seeing the phone number, he glanced at Shen Xiaoxi again: "I'll answer the phone."

"OK!"

Shen Xiaoxi looked at Zhang Sheng's leaving figure.

Then continued eating breakfast.

After about a few minutes, he looked at Shen Xiaoxi and said, "Mr. Shen, let me take someone with me to watch a movie."

"Ah, bringing someone with you?"

"Yes! Bring a friend..."