rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 489 Xiao Ma wants to start e-commerce

"E-commerce?"

Chen Li looked at Brother Ma opposite him and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

When it comes to e-commerce, people twenty years from now will naturally be familiar with it.

But in China in 1999, this thing is actually a relatively new term.

In fact, at this time, some people in China had already started to start e-commerce business, but the scale was basically not large.

Moreover, e-commerce these days is still in its early stages of exploration, and most still implement the B2C model.

The so-called B2C refers to the retail model in which companies sell products and services directly to consumers.

So in the early days, most e-commerce websites were built by the companies themselves.

For example, the famous 8848 website, an e-commerce website that has made a mark in the domestic e-commerce industry, was actually just to expand the software market operated by its company in its early days.

At that time, the founder of 8848 built the 8848 website just to see if he could sell the software he ran on the Internet.

At the beginning, almost everyone was not optimistic about this so-called 8848.

Because at that time, domestic e-commerce could be said to be in a state of desolation, and there were no conditions for developing e-commerce at all.

There are less than 2 million Internet users, no one buys or sells online, and there are no bank cards that can pay online. Even the term "e-commerce" does not exist in the domestic industrial and commercial registration industry.

But at this time, 8848, founded by this founder, opened the curtain of domestic e-commerce at a development speed beyond everyone's imagination.

The first to independently develop and apply a complete set of technology platforms suitable for the domestic e-commerce environment.

The first e-commerce platform to fully adapt to dozens of online settlement methods.

The first company to implement cash on delivery in more than 50 cities.

The first company to successfully implement an off-site third-party logistics management system.

The first company to open and successfully operate the first open online mall system in China.

8848 website ~ In terms of e-commerce, it almost achieves the meaning of its name!

8848~The altitude of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.

The original founder probably had this idea in mind when he chose this name.

It's just a pity that the founder may be a good entrepreneur, but he has almost no idea about the power of capital.

Originally, 8848 was expected to become the “Amazon” in China, but in the end, it disappeared in the long river of Internet development.

Therefore, Chen Li was a little disdainful of what Rebus said in his previous life, "As long as you stand on the wind, even a pig can fly."

If it is true as he said, then in the early days of the development of the domestic Internet, there were quite a few pigs standing at the forefront, but in the end, only a few took off.

Just like Yinshan Software, where Rebus was originally from, whether it is the software industry where it is based, or the game industry where its subsidiaries are entering, to be honest, these two are one of the hot spots.

But in fact, Yinshan didn't catch any of them.

So, just listen to what some people say for fun and never take it seriously.

This is also the reason why Chen Li was reborn and did not engage in stock trading or real estate.

Because he knows that he is not that material!

Not to mention these industries, even the Internet, which he knew relatively well, Chen Li did not dare to get involved too deeply.

Just like e-commerce, Chen Li clearly knew that this industry would become an important part of the domestic Internet in the future, but he simply did not dare to touch it.

Why? Just look at how miserable the founders of domestic e-commerce were in their early days.

Don't look at it. Twenty years later, these people will all be industry leaders and business elites.

But in the early days, each of these people had a worse life than the other.

The reason is also very simple~to engage in Internet or e-commerce. This thing requires money, or a lot of money.

So if you look at the early Internet tycoons, they were basically either looking for money or on the way to find money.

It is precisely because of this that Chen Li begs his grandpa and grandma all day long to attract investment, so he can't do such a thing!

The best way is to invest some money in the early stage, and then watch those future Internet giants work for you, sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, and just wait for the harvest.

Of course, Chen Li does not mean that he is not involved at all. For example, he directly engaged in hao123.

But that’s because hao123 is different from other Internet industries. The biggest difference is that this website does not require too much investment at all.

With one computer and a few small employees, hao123 can develop even better than in its previous life.

Chen Li naturally wanted to win this kind of website with low investment and huge profits, and he didn't have to worry about it.

But e-commerce businessman Chen Li didn’t think much about it at all.

Especially when Ma Xiaoyun had been fooled into the Internet security industry by himself, Chen Li didn't even think about e-commerce.

At most, when Brother Dong builds Jingbei Mall, Chen Li might take a stake in it, but he doesn't trust anything else.

But now~ Xiao Ma, who was supposed to be the overlord of the game, suddenly told Chen Li that he was planning to enter the e-commerce market.

What the hell is going on?

To be honest, when Chen Li heard what Brother Xiao Ma said that he was going to learn e-commerce from Ma Xiaoyun, he immediately cursed, and then he was completely confused.

This made him feel even more ridiculous than when he tricked Ma Xiaoyun into helping him sell the Y2K bug.

After all, when he deceived Ma Xiaoyun, he did it on his own initiative, so he was naturally prepared.

But now that Brother Ma is here, it brings a lot of excitement to Chen Li.

But when Chen Li calmed down and thought about it, he suddenly realized that this matter didn't seem so nonsense.

Because if you really think about it, this matter actually has something to do with him.

Before Chen Li asked Ma Xiaoyun to help him sell the Y2K software, Ma Xiaoyun was already doing things related to e-commerce.

At that time, this guy even got involved in the establishment. Of course, the establishment might not mean much to Ma Xiaoyun.

After all, this guy was originally a university teacher. The fact that he resigned from the university and went to work abroad means that he doesn't value the so-called establishment at all.

In fact, what really made this guy get involved in this industry is that when he was working abroad as a translator, he accidentally discovered that the e-commerce market in the United States has become mature.

At this time, the domestic Internet industry has just started, which is undoubtedly an opportunity for smart people like Ma Xiaoyun.

Many people think that the domestic Internet industry has just started. If you want to engage in e-commerce at this time, there is definitely something wrong with your brain.

But for smart people, what they value is naturally not the three-quarter acre of land in front of them.

This is like a story that Chen Li had read before. It was said that two salesmen selling shoes went to the same place, only to find that the local people did not wear shoes at all.

So a salesperson reported directly to the company: "There is no market here because people here don't wear shoes at all."

Another salesperson reported back to the company: "The prospects here are really great, because the people here don't have shoes at all."

Same situation, different people, but different results.

Therefore, even though many people think that e-commerce is not suitable for China at present, Ma Xiaoyun still feels that the domestic e-commerce market is definitely promising.

So this guy finally decided to resign from public office and planned to take his team back to Lin'an to start a business.

The reason why this guy was dragged by Chen Li to sell Y2K software for a while, and finally plunged into the Internet security industry, is actually the same reason.

Because this guy discovered the prospects of the Internet security industry, and even because the current prospects of e-commerce are not so clear, it is the Internet security industry. It can be seen and touched.

Coupled with the team behind Chen Li, the smart Ma Xiaoyun naturally changed his plan.

Anyway, whether you are engaged in e-commerce or Internet security, the core focus is to make money.

As long as you can make money ~ it doesn't matter whether it's e-commerce or Internet security.

However, although Ma Xiaoyun has changed his choice, it does not mean that he is no longer optimistic about e-commerce.

In fact, this guy talked to Chen Li and his friends about the domestic e-commerce industry on multiple occasions, and Ma Xiaoyun always held a positive attitude.

He knows very well that with the popularity of computers in China, the development of the Internet is bound to usher in a new situation.

And it was precisely because this guy talked about this topic many times that Xiao Ma, who had had several meals with him, still remembered it.

Now~ Xiao Ma has just sold Tengxun and OICQ, and Tengxun's five tigers have millions of dollars in their hands.

At this time, if you only think about squandering the wealth you have earned, that is definitely not a smart person's approach.

Plan your next step first ~ This is what Xiao Ma wants.

So this guy came to Yanjing, under the pretext that he was here to inspect whether there were any suitable projects, and by the way, he invited Chen Li to a meal to make amends.

But in fact, this guy came to Yanjing just for Brother Ma and e-commerce.

"Okay~ Mr. Ma went out to discuss things today."

"Let's have dinner together tonight. You can ask Mr. Ma in detail then!"

Chen Li looked at Brother Ma and hesitated several times.

In fact, when it comes down to it, he is the person who knows the most about e-commerce in this era.

But in the end, Chen Li did not choose to talk about e-commerce with Brother Xiao Ma.

It's not that he doesn't want to talk, but that he needs some time to accept the current situation.

Brother Ma is no longer engaged in gaming and is planning to engage in e-commerce. How dare you believe this?

Tengxun actually did e-commerce in the past, but it was a complete mess. In the end, it simply packaged and dumped its e-commerce department to Dongge's Jingbei Mall, and took this opportunity to directly become the major shareholder of Jingbei.

This is a very smart move. Since I can’t do e-commerce well, I will find someone who can do it well to invest.

Anyway, Tengxun had plenty of resources at the time, and the effect of the cooperation between the two would definitely far exceed 1+1=2!

But ~ if you want to ask Chen Li, Chen Li can’t guarantee whether Xiao Ma will be able to do e-commerce now.

It is undeniable that e-commerce will be an absolute hot spot in 1999.

Both 8848~ and eBay were officially founded in 1999.

Moreover, these two companies have achieved very impressive results in the subsequent development of the e-commerce industry.

In the first half, 8848 was the best, and in the second half, eBay emerged as a new force.

As for Ahli created by Ma Xiaoyun in his previous life, in the beginning, he could only be regarded as a younger brother in front of these two families.

When 8848 was prosperous~ Ma Xiaoyun’s Ahri was not even a bubble in the industry.

When eBay emerged, it almost completely overwhelmed Ma Xiaoyun’s Ahri.

If Ma Xiaoyun hadn't received a shocking US$1 billion investment from Yahu at that time, it's hard to say what the future e-commerce market would have been like.

Of course, as the saying goes, success depends on the outcome.

In the previous life, it was Ma Xiaoyun who finally won.

But now, Chen Li doesn't think that Brother Ma can become Ma Xiaoyun in his previous life.

Because Xiao Ma is a technical guy?

Although the achievements in his previous life proved that this guy can also manage, Xiao Ma himself said in his previous life that he was actually not good at managing companies.

If Brother Xiao Ma wants to start a software company now, then Chen Li thinks there should be a high probability that the other party will succeed.

But ~ e-commerce is not just as simple as building a website.

Just like Ahri in the previous life~ If Ma Xiaoyun was just a technician, Chen Li can guarantee that Ahri would have died long ago.

If it weren't for Ma Xiaoyun's eloquence and the large investment he brought to the company, Ahri would never have been able to win in the industry competition.

And this is exactly Brother Ma's weakness.

So ~ Chen Li decided to stay on the sidelines for the time being. He planned to see what Brother Ma's plan was.

After all, if the other party wants to enter e-commerce, it is still in the "investigation" stage. If the other party is confirmed, Chen Li will make a decision based on the situation.

If~what if~this little brother Ma insists on entering the e-commerce industry, Chen Li may provide him with some help.

After all~ He now has a certain personal relationship with Brother Xiao Ma, so he can still give limited help.

Chen Li might even invest. After all, Chen Li felt that if he had his help, Xiao Ma's e-commerce would not suffer losses.

After all, this is 1999, and e-commerce is the real hot spot.

Although Chen Li felt that Brother Ma was unlikely to achieve the same level of achievements as Ma Xiaoyun in his previous life in e-commerce, he felt that it would not be difficult for him to make some money.

And in the area of ​​e-commerce, venture capital is much better than instant messaging software.

As long as he raises a few rounds of venture capital and chooses to exit at the right time, Chen Li believes that he should be able to make a fortune.

Of course~Chen Li is definitely not doing it to make that little money, he just simply cares about his personal relationship with Brother Xiao Ma.

After all, if Chen Li really wants to make money, it would be better for Chen Li to invest in Brother Ma. He might as well find an Internet company that he "understands" better.

"Haha~ Chen Li, you are so crazy!"

Thinking of this, Chen Li couldn't help but criticize himself in his heart. When had he been able to comment on Brother Ma like this?

And when he had the opportunity to invest in Brother Ma, Chen Li would still hesitate?

I have to say~ Chen Li is a little confused now!

(End of chapter)