My 1999

"Look up to the sky and go out laughing, how can I be a Penghao person?" Baidu dominates the enterprise search market.

Jack Ma looked at the news on Sohu's home page with a smile on his alien-like face.

"The verbal sparring between Bai Du and Bing Ying is really gentle. Today it's Li Shangyin's 'I don't know what it's like to be a rotten rat, but I guess the chicks are still alive', and tomorrow it's Li Taibai's 'Laugh up to the sky and go out. How can I be a Penghao person?

I don’t know if the day after tomorrow it will become like ‘I will know that everything is futile after death, but I will not see the same sadness as all the nine states’. "

Tsai Chongxin said with a smile: "Bing is an independent search engine, supported by Hongmeng. Baidu focuses on the enterprise market and has just received US$10 million in financing. There is a high probability that it will not die so easily."

Jack Ma nodded, "Our search service provider is Baidu?"

"Um."

“How does Bing’s search technology compare to Baidu?”

"It's much better." Tsai continued. "Ever since they had the dispute, I have been paying attention. The response speed of Bing search, as well as the relevance and accuracy of the results, are all above Baidu."

"If I remember correctly, Baidu should have been established earlier, right? Why are their technical capabilities so different?"

"It should be that other search technology companies were acquired from elsewhere, and behind Bing is Hongmeng. The latter is currently the largest online game company in the country, accounting for more than half of the country's game market, and has enough funds to support Bing's technology development.

Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, and naturally they become stronger and stronger. "

Jack Ma touched his chin.

"Do you think we should invite Hongmeng Boss to our 'West Lake Sword Forum' next year?"

In September this year, the first West Lake sword debate was held.

He borrowed Mr. Jin's appeal and invited NetEase founder Ding Lei, Sohu founder Zhang Chaoyang, Sina founder Wang Zhidong and the big brother of China's e-commerce industry at that time - Wang Juntao (that is, Lao Rong), the founder of 8848.

Even No. 2 from Zhejiang Province came.

Before this event, there had been rumors in the society that there were three major websites and three major leaders, and Alibaba did not have a place.

But after this event, the statements of the five major websites and the five major leaders were unknowingly accepted by the media and society.

Jack Ma did the most successful promotion for Alibaba.

A reporter said: "Jack Ma's West Lake fencing debate is like South Korea adding taekwondo to the Olympic Games. He also successfully promoted Alibaba to the Chinese Internet market."

Having tasted the benefits, he plans to continue hosting the second session.

"Do you know who the boss of Hongmeng is?" Cai Chongxin asked.

Jack Ma was stunned, as if he really didn't know.

"Do you understand?"

Cai Chongxin said: "I only know his name is Xu Liang. There are no photos of him on the Internet, and I can't find any interviews about him. Some say he is just an 18-year-old sophomore in high school, and some say he is a second-generation celebrity. There is no consensus. ,I'm not too sure either."

"So mysterious."

Jack immediately became interested, "How about we just go to the capital to visit?"

"We have no business dealings with Hongmeng, so why are we here? If you have time, you should think about how to appease shareholders."

Speaking of this, Jack Ma's little eyes couldn't help but dim.

In January this year, Jack Ma, who had a "huge sum" of US$25 million through two rounds of financing, was so proud that he vowed to build the world's largest B2B e-commerce company.

Let there be no difficult business in the world.

Start spending money lavishly.

The first step is to change offices and recruit people.

The second thing was to start global expansion, opening offices in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, setting up an R\u0026D center in Silicon Valley, establishing joint ventures in Japan, Wanwan, and South Korea, and later simply moved the headquarters to Hong Kong.

But something unexpected happened, and the Nasdaq crisis came.

Operating costs continue to increase, and the entire industry is experiencing an avalanche of crises.

Alibaba's "First West Lake Sword Forum" was held on September 10, 2000. Only 10 days after the excitement, Jack Ma announced that Alibaba had entered a six-month state of emergency.

Now the company is spending money like water, with a monthly expenditure of 1 million US dollars, but it has not found a reliable profit model.

Shareholders call every day, urging them to cut expenses and open up profit channels.

If they were told at this critical moment that Jack Ma had left the company and gone to the capital to visit friends, they would be absolutely furious.

"It's God's will. It's not a crime of war."

Jackma sighed.

He felt that he was so unlucky. Just when he was about to enjoy the glory, God slapped him with a stick from behind, causing his mouth and nose to bleed and make him miserable.

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People who eat melons are all attracted by Fengfeilian, and not many people pay attention to the war between Bingying and Baidu.

Business people have no time to pay attention to the conflicts between the two small companies.

Therefore, except for the Internet industry and stakeholders, basically no one pays attention to it.

Jingle Bell…….

Xu Liang's cell phone rang.

When I picked it up, I saw it was Xiong Xiaoge again.

Smiled slightly and pressed the answer button.

"Brother Xiong, are you inviting me to dinner again?"

"Brother, you are really clever. I'm going to be a host today, so I'll treat you to a treat."

Xiong Xiaoge's tone was full of warmth, giving people a sense of intimacy.

Xu Liang smiled and said: "Is it still for financing?"

"Haha, of course I want to do it very much, but I also know that your brother won't agree now. So, this time I was asked to be a peacemaker."

Xu Liang was moved.

"Is Li Yanhong also eating?"

"Your brother is still smart. Brother, there is a saying that it is better to resolve enemies than to end them. What's more, you and Li Yanhong just had a misunderstanding. If you resolve the misunderstanding and make it clear to everyone, you can still become very good friends.

And if you all do searches, I believe there are many common topics. "

Xu Liang nodded after thinking for a moment.

"Since your brother has made peace, of course I have to give you face."

"I remember this favor, brother. At seven o'clock tonight, the Donglaishun main store, the specific private room, I will send it to your mobile phone later."

"OK."

"Then we agreed, see you tonight."

"See you there or see you."

Xu Liang hung up the phone.

He was playing with his phone with a thoughtful look on his face.

He also didn't want to make the relationship tense with Baidu.

After all, there are indeed many top talents in the search field, especially Li Yanhong. She is not good at managing the company, but she is definitely top-notch in technology.

If it can all be absorbed and digested by Bing in the future, it will greatly enhance the company's R\u0026D strength.

Moreover, establishing a good relationship with Baidu is also a way to delay the attack.

It is far better to let them spend their energy on the enterprise market than to fight against Bing in the independent search engine field after being forced into a desperate situation.

Especially now that they have launched the bidding ranking business, although it has only been for a short period of time, it has not yet shown its power and has limited appeal.

But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.