Rebirth of the Internet Overlord

In Meg Whitman's mind, this eBay store plan is a highly targeted attack plan against the booming PayPal.

This time not only did multiple departments join forces, but most of the company's engineers were used, which is equivalent to integrating 2/3 of the company's resources.

This battle is not only a business war, but also a war. It is even a bloody hand-to-hand battle from the beginning. Those who want to win must not only risk their lives, but also show sufficient hard power. With eBay's market value of 10 billion,

In terms of hard power, is it still inferior to Paypal, which has finally raised 200 million yuan?

Can paypal have more funds than ebay?

Can PayPal have more talents than eBay?

Does PayPal have more resources than eBay?

Can paypal have more experience than eBay?

No,

In these aspects,

Paypal is not as strong as eBay!

When she thought about the huge gap in comparison, Whitman couldn't find any reason why eBay couldn't win. So when she walked into the office, she had already adjusted her spirit to the fullest state. She wanted to face this day in this state.

victory!

As 18:00 approaches, Whitman is still waiting in the office. The team's attack plan is being implemented, and everyone's strings are tense. She doesn't need to go to the scene to supervise the battle, she just needs to sit in the office and wait for today

The result is good.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. Whitman looked at his watch specifically. It should be the first 12 hours of data. Whitman put down the pen in his hand and leaned back in his chair, then faced the door.

He said in a deep voice, "Come in."

As soon as she finished speaking, the door lock turned. The person who entered was Whitman's assistant, and behind her was Mick, eBay's executive vice president. His brows were furrowed. He didn't need to report such a thing. Look.

Did something unexpected happen to his expression?

"Mick, what's the problem?"

"Whitman, we have encountered some unexpected circumstances."

When Mick walked in, his brows were still frowning, and the expression on his face was indescribable. At this moment, Whitman was curious about what unexpected situation happened?

Whitman stood up calmly, walked to the sofa and sat down. As a senior executive of the company, her expression remained calm, "Tell me about it."

"We released the eBay store plan in the morning, and in the first hour, more than 70% of the fixed-price transactions were made using our billpoint. This result has made us a big turnaround."

"Yes, PayPal used to account for 85% of the transaction share, and the 70% we gained today means that we use the store plan to regain our 55% market share." Whitman nodded and said with a smile,

"This is a good thing. You don't think this will increase our pressure, do you?"

Mick did not become more relaxed because of the smile on Whitman's face. He shook his head with a slightly bitter expression and said, "Yes, we once regained the market. However, in just one hour, this number was again

It was reversed, and now Paypal accounts for 90% of the total transaction volume.”

The smile on Whitman's face froze for a moment. She couldn't understand such a change. Why was the successful plan reversed just an hour later?

"Why?"

"We found out that a new software launched today called "Trading Assistant" affected our plan."

"How is it possible? How can a piece of software have such great influence and even affect our strategy?" Whitman frowned.

Mick paused and shook his head, "We thought so too, but the transaction share remained high on PayPal's side, and even gradually climbed to 95%, when we realized something was wrong. So,

Our engineering team analyzed that product and found that it was better than our "Public Kuaishou" in every aspect..."

"Even if it is easy to use, how can a newly released software be promoted to customers?" Whitman was puzzled.

"It's the ebayswindler website we acquired. It has now changed its name. Currently, 1/4 of our eBay users are its visitors. It helped promote "Trading Assistant" for 13 days, so the number of users of "Trading Assistant" is quite large.

many."

"Then why didn't we acquire it in the first place?" Whitman was a little annoyed.

She heard the business manager mention the eBayswindler website. At that time, the manager of the business department was very optimistic about it and even offered a high price of 1 million. However, the website owner did not sell it at all. In the end, he only bought it for 100,000 US dollars. The batch was disgusting.

domain name.

But it’s all like this, and it’s not enough.

Now, it actually affects eBay's big plan?

Where does it get the courage?

"It is software based on our platform. We can block the API interface and prevent them from calling Paypal payment. Moreover, our store implements a fixed-price strategy and completely blocks Paypal's payment function."

"We did this, and the proportion of PayPal transactions also plummeted." Mick still looked bitter, and after Whitman finished speaking, he still said helplessly, "But, we were protested by forum users."

"Paypal has done this before, haven't we survived?"

"However, this time it is sellers and buyers who are protesting that we have banned their right to choose."

"The buyers also joined in?"

"Yes, "Trading Assistant" is so easy to use. Buyers and sellers who have used it once all support it. So much so that after we blocked its API payment interface, the news they temporarily announced aroused a lot of user concern.

Backlash." Mick said bitterly, "Our official forum was shut down several times by users who came to protest. They all said the same thing. If we insist on continuing to block Paypal, we may have to be protested by users."

Mick's answer made Whitman frown. That was a situation that eBay could not face.

Whitman knew that if only sellers were protesting, eBay would be able to withstand the pressure.

But eBay is a website that serves buyers, and they cannot but listen to buyers’ opinions.

She was confused,

Why is this happening?

good plan,

How could this happen?

…

At 20:00 in the evening, the PayPal office was brightly lit, and almost everyone was sitting in their seats busy with something.

Sacks sat in front of his computer and typed the keyboard quickly. After sending the content on the screen, he stood up, waved his hands and shouted loudly, "Quick, guys, continue to guide users to post. Ning

As I said, users’ memory only lasts seven days, so we must make good use of users’ complaints about eBay, and we must make good use of these seven days.”

Sachs didn't realize that his voice had become hoarse at all, but the discomfort in his throat made him cough a few times. When it felt better, he grabbed the coffee on the table and poured it into his mouth.

Regardless of the sweetness and bitterness in his mouth, he only knew to use this method to wake up and soothe his throat.

During this day, he had repeated the call just like that nearly a hundred times. In addition to the continuous typing on the keyboard, there were also occasional calls from some colleagues. The whole office was as lively as a vegetable market.

Everyone knows that this is an important moment related to the life and death of Paypal. Everyone is holding the strings tightly and using their own meager strength to make the most resolute resistance. Strive to carry out the plan that Ning made before he fell asleep in detail.

Every step.

Sachs knew that everyone who was busy here probably felt the same way. This was a feeling of powerlessness that the decision was in the hands of others. If Ning hadn't made enough plans in advance, they wouldn't even have been able to find any trump cards to resist.

But despite this, his heart still couldn't bear it when he saw Paypal's transaction share plummeting to the bottom like a jumping machine today.

With such anxiety and helplessness, I don’t know when I will be able to...

"Look, eBay official update news. Because the store plan was not well thought out, they have temporarily canceled the update. The update of the store plan will consider the opinions of buyers and sellers and provide multiple payment methods for everyone to choose from."

From the engineer's office area, Chen Shijun's loud voice came.

But his loud and wide-ranging content lifted Saxophone's spirit.

eBay has given up?

Is the counterattack plan effective?

Is this true?

Why does it feel so unreal?

While Sachs was in a trance, more and more people joined in the shouting. They not only heard it, but also confirmed the news with their own eyes.

Suddenly, those guys who were sweating profusely just now ran out of their seats and hugged other excited people tightly. Then, more and more people joined the carnival team.

paper,

notebook,

Pen,

even the keyboard,

There are all kinds of things flying in the air.

Let the depression just evaporate like dust.

They sang and danced, as if they wanted to vent the helplessness and depression of the day.

Sachs shook his head and smiled stupidly, and the young guy's face suddenly appeared in his mind.

His early morning plan took seven days of preparation. Who would have thought that he would get the results he expected in just one day.

Now, the guy who was carried home should be satisfied, right?

Sachs collapsed on his stool,

Staring at the ceiling.

He felt,

This result,

At least,

He was satisfied.