Rebirth of the Internet Overlord

In a previous life, in 2005, Yahoo made a huge investment in Ali.

1 billion U.S. dollars plus the ownership rights of Yahoo China were exchanged for 40% of Ali’s equity and 35% of voting rights at that time. That money once saved Teacher Ma’s life, but the voting rights exchanged for that money almost brought down the company.

Ah Li.

Not to mention how to bring down Ahri, Yang Zhiyuan led Yahoo to invest more than 30 billion U.S. dollars. The 1 billion invested in Ahri was 1/3 of Yahoo’s liquidity at the time. That is, this 1 billion investment provided Yahoo with

It brought net income of US$41.1 billion. In comparison, Yahoo’s other investments were basically wasted.

Ning Zimo came back from rebirth and never thought about competing with BAT in the domestic market. In his heart, playing in the country is meaningless, and only the international market is his main battlefield.

Since guiding Yang Zhiyuan towards e-commerce is a good way to kill three birds with one stone, how to implement this approach has to be particular.

Ning Zimo quickly organized his thoughts, smiled and said, "Mr. Yang got to the point right away. This is also an important reason why I will leave the team quickly after Paypal is included in the eBay system. That is

The c2c model has inherent shortcomings compared with the b2c model."

"Innate deficiency?" Yang Zhiyuan was curious and still left the conversation to Ning Zimo.

Ning Zimo naturally followed the trend, "Yes, there are inherent shortcomings in c2c intersecting b2c, which has a lot to do with the model."

In this sentence, Ning Zimo also implanted a concept.

Following this concept, Ning Zimo continued to strengthen, "The Internet is an emerging industry, and e-commerce terminal retail business is the first new business to bear the brunt. Compared with the real economy, c2c and b2c are only slightly different in model, but in the end they are still

Actual merchandise for sale.

Since they are selling goods, the two platform models will ultimately have to compare product quality and services. In the final analysis, if Yahoo initially positioned itself as a c2c model, it would only be a problem in terms of competition for seller resources.

But if it locks its positioning in the b2c model, Yahoo can organize the supply of goods in a planned way. In this way, Yahoo can bypass the threshold of competition for sellers' resources and directly invest funds in the products themselves to seek mid- to long-term competition...

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Ning Zimo directly implanted the concept of b2c into the content of the conversation, and then extended the platform strategies of the two models to conduct a detailed analysis for Yang Zhiyuan, which immediately attracted Yang Zhiyuan's curiosity, while Li Ying, who was sitting aside, was

It's another feeling.

In Li Ying's view, Ning Zimo, a boy three years younger than herself, is a man with skills and vision. He has already seen these points in the three months he spent with the McKinsey team at Paypal.

Although Li Ying works in a consulting company, due to the nature of her work, she is familiar with businesses in all walks of life. Especially the team led by her mentor has come into contact with many Internet companies. Naturally, she is very familiar with the Internet.

Learn more about the industry.

What Ning Zimo talked about today turned out to be something beyond payment platforms and e-commerce retail platforms. That was something beyond his original scope of work, but what he said was clear and logical?

Li Ying had never heard the same thing from others. Li Ying felt that she couldn't understand how many things this guy had in his mind.

After Yang Zhiyuan had a discussion with Ning Zimo, he even more admired the young man he was originally optimistic about.

without him,

clear thinking,

Think thoroughly,

The analysis is in place.

No one in Yahoo's existing team could come up with these contents, but the young man in front of me spoke clearly and logically.

It has to be said that the thought in Yang Zhiyuan's heart became more urgent. He thought for a while and then asked directly, "Zimo, I heard you talk so much, and I feel that you know so much about the c2c platform and the b2c platform. I wonder if you have thought about it."

Join Yahoo to create a b2c platform that will be developed later?"

b2c?

Ning Zimo heard this very clearly and secretly laughed in his heart.

Sure enough, he made the right move in this direction. Yang Zhiyuan is now fully focused on the b2c model of e-commerce.

It’s no wonder that he wants to enter b2c so preconceivedly. After all, compared to himself, no one in this era can explain two seemingly similar business models so thoroughly.

However, he is not worried that Yahoo will develop into a large platform like Amazon after understanding this model, because future e-commerce will not only sell physical products. It will also need to be combined with various other models to create an Amazon with a market capitalization of trillions.

come out.

As for whether you want to join Yahoo or not, it doesn't matter now.

Ning Zimo smiled shyly and shook his head, "Mr. Yang, thank you for your appreciation, but although I can talk to you about the business model, I have other ideas."

This sudden rejection was beyond Yang Zhiyuan's expectation. He had thought that Ning Zimo would develop in this direction because of his thorough understanding of the e-commerce retail industry. He had invited Lu Xia Shang, so he should have agreed.

Come down.

Why did you refuse?

This isn't quite right?

After thinking about it, Yang Zhiyuan simply asked the question, "Zimo, since you are so familiar with the industry, why don't you consider joining us? We at Yahoo have ample funds and want to start a B2C project again. For you, we

Yahoo must be a high-level platform and will not restrict you like eBay."

Ning Zimo smiled and replied, "Mr. Yang, I am a person who likes to find new things. Although I am optimistic about the b2c model, among the major links of the e-commerce retail supply chain, I don't want to do the platform link for the time being. I want to

To do the supply chain at the source. Therefore, I set goals for myself before I came out of Paypal.

I want to go back to planting flowers, organize the sources of flower planting, and give full play to the advantages of flower planting and manufacturing. I will continue to develop good products and sell flower planting and manufacturing to the world. At that time, if Mr. Yang is working on a B2C platform, I can do it too.

With the relationship I established with Mr. Yang today, I will become a supplier of Yahoo. As for other projects, I will just play around."

"Other projects?"

"Yeah, I was a restless person when I was in Paypal. [Transaction Assistant] was made by me, and [Paypal Payment International Station] was initiated by me. Without the Paypal system, there are many things I want to try.

I want to try new things, social networking, and search engines, but the major I define for myself is still focused on flower growing and manufacturing."

At this moment, Ning Zimo transformed into a young man with a lot of national sentiments. He went through a big circle, but he did not forget to emphasize his main line of flower cultivation and manufacturing.

Yang Zhiyuan felt dizzy after hearing this. He saw that Ning Zimo was a young man with ideas and knowledge, but he could not control his unconstrained thinking. But he had his own dream. If such a person with rich ideas were placed on Yahoo!

In a team, how can we lead the team well?

Even if you are a genius, you will not be able to achieve anything if you cannot calm down.

"Mr. Yang, do you think this is okay? Since you have ideas about e-commerce, I can write a plan based on my opinions on how to operate the b2c model. Yahoo can use it as a reference. And I also want to rely on this

Yishou maintains a good relationship with Mr. Yang. As for joining the team, I still thank you for your appreciation. After all, I still want to grow flowers and make flowers."

When Yang Zhiyuan came back to his senses after hearing this, he saw Ning Zimo looking at him sincerely.

Yang Zhiyuan thought about it carefully, and he felt that it was not impossible to form a good relationship with this genius in this way.

At least he has unconstrained thinking, so don’t worry about it. As for the future, if he hits a wall, Yahoo can still invite him if it develops well at that time.

At that time, there is no telling whether he will still have the energy he has now, and whether Yahoo will need him as urgently as it does now.

After thinking for a while, Yang Zhiyuan nodded, but the conversation changed and he suddenly said: "Well, Zimo, let's not talk about the plan first. Let's talk about the eBay shares held by you and your former colleagues. We at Yahoo have always been concerned about

They are all very interested in investing.”

???

Ning Zi thought about laughing,

This Mr. Yang is indeed the same person who likes investing.