Reinventing the Millennium

The group buying market has suddenly gained momentum. As if overnight, nearly ten domestic entrepreneurial projects have appeared.

In conjunction, there are four project proposals in front of Yike Investment, including many entrepreneurial players with really good resumes.

On November 8, Saturday, Tesco was still busy, but Fang Zhuo put aside company affairs this morning, answered a call from Beijing, and chatted for a long time.

Near noon, Medical President Zhou Xin knocked on the door of Hang Lung 23 President Office with his daughter Zhou Keke in his arms.

"Uncle Fang." Zhou Keke said hello in a childish voice.

"Hey, Coco is here, come down quickly, I have a toy that just came downstairs." Fang Zhuo waved with a smile.

Zhou Keke got off her father's arms and successfully obtained a Transformer that she didn't like very much, but she didn't say anything. After getting permission, she sat on the most prestigious boss's chair in Hang Lung 23. She felt that this perspective was quite majestic.

Fang Zhuo looked at the braid on the little girl's head and said with a smile: "The braid that Yu Lanyu made for Keke looks very nice. Didn't she come over?"

"This is the braid I made. Hey, isn't it beautiful?" Zhou Xin said with pride on her face, "She was buying a bag downstairs, and she said she wanted to pick one for Sister Wei as well."

Fang Zhuo was a little surprised. The little girl's braid looked like the result of ingenuity. He didn't expect Zhou Xin to have such skill.

He sighed a little: "Keke is already over three years old. Time flies so fast. I can already imagine the scene of you braiding her hair while crying when she gets married."

Zhou Xin laughed loudly, and Fang Zhuo picked up the teacup and drank tea.

At this time, Zhou Keke suddenly said crisply: "Uncle Fang, the brides all have long hair, how can any of them have braids?"

Fang Zhuo was stunned, as if this was really the case.

But... I was still "Uncle Fang" just now. Now that I'm calling "Uncle Fang", I feel like I'm much older without standing still.

He shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Keke is right. When Keke gets married, your Uncle Fang will give you... what gift should he give you?"

Fang Zhuo was stuck. Keke was planning to get married 20 years later this week. What could he give her by then? Zhou Xin's family was not short of a house or a car.

"Brother Fang, if you give her a boat then, if she doesn't like it, I can still use it." Zhou Xin took over the words.

Fang Zhuo ignored him.

"Uncle Fang, what is this?" Although Zhou Keke had not received the wedding gift yet, he changed his title again and pointed to the documents on the table.

"It's endless work, development with no end in sight, and a career that doesn't know when it will encounter crisis." Fang Zhuo replied deeply.

Zhou Keke:?

Zhou Xin added next to him: "Your Uncle Fang had a quarrel with someone recently and was in a bad mood."

Zhou Keke suddenly realized that she could understand this.

The little girl frowned deeply and sighed softly: "When my mother didn't let me eat ice cream, I was in a bad mood."

"Is there such a thing?" Fang Zhuo said seriously, "Next time your mother doesn't let you eat ice cream, you come to Uncle Fang."

Zhou Keke raised his head and said in surprise: "Will you take me to buy it?"

"Neither can I, but I can be in a bad mood with you." Fang Zhuo imitated the tone of the little girl's words vividly.

Zhou Keke curled his lips and opened the documents on the table. Although he was illiterate, he read them carefully like an adult.

Seeing this, Zhou Xin stopped him and said, "Keke, come here, don't touch the documents."

"It's okay, they are all group-buying projects that I have seen and have rejected investment in." Fang Zhuo waved his hands to indicate that it would not be a problem, and said casually, "Google has made group-buying popular. There are elites returning from overseas and local experts in domestic entrepreneurship. , Oh yes, Qingzi actually submitted a project document to Yike Investment."

He never expected that Wang Fengyi's report not only failed to take effect, but Qingzi actually wanted to get an investment from Yi Ke.

Just looking at such an operation, Fang Zhuo thought to himself that Qingzi might have really grown up and learned lessons from past failures, but...he still refused.

It’s not that there are any grudges or emotions. Even if there is, it’s Qingzi’s impression of herself, and it’s not a stereotype. Judging from the actual contact, the two people Lei Jun and Qingzi are in front of them...

Qingzi repeated this, which seemed to go against the grain. Lei Jun first broke his heart and realized that he would follow the trend. Then he flew to Chicago for inspection, spent a lot of money, and immediately paid a visit. This kind of decisiveness and Execution ability...

How does one choose?

Until Fang Zhuo saw Qingzi's project book, he didn't receive a call from him. The project book was also vague, neither mentioning how much money he was willing to take nor the specific ideas for how to develop the project. Pie and talk about market prospects.

It's just that this cake painting technique...

Fang Zhuo could only keep things official and let Qingzi try other homes.

Zhou Xin heard what Brother Fang said and smiled: "Come on, Brother Fang, if you don't vote for him, then he will definitely fly to Pengcheng."

Fang Zhuo was stunned, hey, this is really possible.

Now the whole world knows that the two families are not fighting each other, and now the group buying market seems to be booming again. Yike has invested in Lei Jun’s rice dumplings, and Penguin...

Although Qingzi didn't do Dangdang well, in terms of resume, he was definitely the number one figure in the world.

Yi Ke pushed Lei Jun, Penguin pushed Qing Zi?

Fang Zhuo thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Zhou Xin's judgment made sense.

"He went to Pengcheng... then go. When you mentioned this, I remembered that I saw Penguin investing in Luo Yonghao's mobile phone before, but there was no movement." Fang Zhuo suddenly remembered another thing. Penguin was There are attempts to add influence based on hardware.

Zhou Xin was confused: "Who is Luo Yonghao?"

Fang Zhuo shook his head and sighed: "I asked Wang Fengyi to relay this to Qingzi, asking him to pay more attention to investing in mobile Internet projects and not to force himself in starting a business. He refuses to listen to half of his words and is rebellious to others. If he continues like this..."

"Even if it doesn't succeed and doesn't go public, maybe we can still sell Dangdang and sell ourselves to Yike?" Zhou Xin said optimistically.

Fang Zhuo said "hmm" without mentioning that he saw Qingzi and LeTV's gold-swallowing beast very close to each other last time.

He reached out and picked up Zhou Keke and said with a smile: "Let's go downstairs to eat. Yigou is busy, Yixin is busy, and Yike is busy, but I still have a lot of time today."

The original business arrangement was disrupted by unexpected circumstances, and the chaos actually left a day free.

Just as he held the little girl in his arms, the cell phone in his pocket rang.

Fang Zhuo put down Zhou Keke and took it out. He was a little surprised that it was the head of Ali calling.

"I had a chat with Mr. Ma, and he probably asked me about paying for the license plate." Fang Zhuo signaled to Zhou Xin.

This morning, he received a call from above about the third-party payment license situation.

With the booming development of the Internet, especially e-commerce, related electronic payments are also advancing rapidly, of which Alipay and Yipay are typical representatives.

Because platform-based e-commerce companies such as Alibaba B2B and Taobao C2C, Alipay has developed particularly fast. Relatively speaking, Yipay is mainly used to solve the customer payment problems of Tesco, and its vitality is not as good as the former.

The unit price of Tesco is relatively high, and even today, a considerable number of customers are willing to pay cash on delivery, using credit cards and cash.

However, this user base has been greatly supplemented by the vigorous promotion of the online registration of the medical department. Especially after the medical department launched the Android client last year, the number of users has been greatly improved. .

Fang Zhuo called Zhou Xin here today because he wanted to talk about this matter. In addition to the supplement brought by the medical department, a wider range of Yixin built-in and the popularity of the group buying market will drive the development of Yipay and the entire Electronic payment process.

At this juncture, it is indeed a good time for the authorities to start thinking about formally regulating the third-party payment market.

Research first, then discuss, solicit opinions, draft, and divide it into stages.

As expected, Ma Chen called to talk about electronic payment. He also received the notice from above and knew that relevant regulations would be released later.

As another typical product representative in today's market, he also knew that Mr. Fang had a wide range of talents, so he made a call to ask about the situation.

However, Fang Zhuozhen didn't have much news, so he briefly talked about what he said on the phone today.

"Mr. Fang, please stop hiding your secrets at this juncture. The third-party market is good for everyone." Ma Ren smiled.

"There is really not much news. The foundation has been laid for the development of electronic payment. What do you have to worry about?" Fang Zhuo said, "If I hide my secrets, I will make this year's Double Eleven revenue less than 5 billion."

"Mr. Su is anxious, not you." Ma Chen couldn't help laughing, "The more you say that, the more I don't believe it."

Seeing him smiling so happily, Fang Zhuo asked slowly: "Mr. Ma, if you have time to chat with me, do you think you have solved the issue of Yahoo's voting rights?"

Ma Ren immediately stopped laughing.

After a few seconds, he complained: "Mr. Fang, you are so unpleasant. No wonder Pony wanted to hit you with a teacup in the capital."

Fang Zhuo:?

Is this a rumor now?

"It's over, let's go back and build Taobao Mall." Ma Ren was talking about Taobao's B2C platform, which was the prototype of Tmall.

Seeing Mr. Fang finish chatting, Zhou Xin asked what he just heard: "Yahoo voting rights?"

"Yahoo's investment in Alibaba will be completed for five years. According to the agreement, the voting rights will be increased from 35% to 39%. The voting rights of Ma and their management will be reduced by 4%. SoftBank's side will remain unchanged. That is, Yahoo will Really become the largest shareholder of Alibaba." Fang Zhuo spoke concisely and to the point, and picked up Zhou Keke again.

Zhou Xin was stunned: "Brother Fang, why do you know so well? Are you still paying attention to this?"

"I'm just sensitive to these things, and I also like to watch the excitement." Fang Zhuo said casually, "Ma Chen doesn't want to see Yahoo have such a strong influence, but Yahoo's business in the United States is no longer good, and he is definitely not willing to give up here. There must be a lively scene on both sides.”

Zhou Xin frowned, thinking that Yi Ke didn't seem to be taking advantage of the opportunity, but Brother Fang... There is no wind and waves are three feet away, and the wind can blow on flat land. I don't know if he has any plans in mind.

Fang Zhuo didn't know the old man's complaint, so he happily carried Zhou Keke downstairs to eat.

Because Zhou Xin works in the new district on weekdays and rarely comes to Hang Lung recently, the combination of the three of them made several overtime employees look at the departing figures and start chatting.

"That can't be Mr. Fang's daughter, right? Mr. Fang secretly has a child?"

"Huh? I never heard that President Su is on vacation!"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. I'll sink you into the Huangpu River."

"Where are you? Why didn't you say it sank into the Mississippi River?"

"Ahem, I have been working in the United States for half a year. Stop talking about this and go to the cafeteria to eat."

…

Li Guoqing soon received a polite rejection from Yike Investment.

This made him extremely disappointed!

What's going on with Yike? Did Mr. Fang know about this? Does the director of Yike Investment know about Mr. Fang’s relationship with him?

What the hell, I don’t know, just look up at the planes in the sky!

Li Guoqing was indignant and felt that Yike Investment's decision-making was too hasty.

Then, he personally found Mr. Fang's number in the address book.

I found out that the other party had changed their number!

Li Guoqing had no choice but to ask for Mr. Fang's number through Wang Fengyi, dialed again, and was satisfied with the rejection from the other party, and then set off for Lin'an.

The person named Fang has no vision, and so does Ali!

Is there only one giant in China, Yike? Don’t other giants have money? Aren’t you interested in group buying, which can leverage both online and offline markets?

As for why he chose Ali instead of Penguin.

Li Guoqing considered himself to be a hero. Choosing one of the two was too much, especially when he found someone to get Zhou Hongyi. This was so unreasonable. Who could a serious person see through it?

On the morning of November 9, Li Guoqing arrived in Lin'an.

On the morning of November 10, Li Guoqing got on a flight to Pengcheng.

The one named Fang and the one named Ma have no vision, and there are also penguins!

Although Penguin has made some mistakes in the past, it has suffered backlash from public opinion and has also been attacked by Fang. It can't just be beaten to death with a stick, right?

Who hasn’t made a mistake? Yike is also trying to kill hedge funds. The United States is still suing a group of people named Fang for insider trading, market manipulation, and secretly building positions!

If you want your career to be successful, you have to keep moving forward.

Li Guoqing landed in Pengcheng and took a car to Penguin's headquarters. He had already made an appointment to meet Penguin's president Liu Chiping - Penguin Investment developed with the strong support of this CEO who was born in Goldman Sachs.

Just when he was about to arrive at the Penguin headquarters, news came from Xiangjiang about mainland giants. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange decided to investigate whether Shenxin Technology had insider trading.

"Yes, that's right! If you often walk by the river, your shoes will get wet! Who doesn't know that Wang Fengyi is engaging in insider trading!"

Li Guoqing put away her phone and felt much relieved.

Being rejected by two major domestic giants one after another made him feel a little more uneasy. On the plane, he reflected on what was wrong.

Could it be that I, Lao Li, really can't do it?

Li Guoqing looked up at the Penguin sign, wiped away the hesitation in his heart, and decided to try again. If it didn't work, then he would follow Mr. Fang's advice and pay more attention to mobile Internet projects in the future.

Enter Penguin, meet the president, and sit on the table.

Li Guoqing opened his mouth and showed what he had learned from his reflection: "Mr. Liu, Yike has entered the group buying. I am here to help you with Yike."

Liu Chiping pondered for a moment: "Mr. Li, let's go to my office and try the good tea I just bought. Let's drink and chat."

Li Guoqing looked calm. "Fang, I'll lend you your name."