Reinventing the Millennium

Regarding Ali and Mr. Fang, this is a multi-platform, multi-angle and often contradictory melon.

Some people have a preconceived position that Mr. Fang plays the role of a mastermind behind the scenes.

Some people think it's impossible. No matter how rich Mr. Fang is, whether Ali will be in chaos or not depends entirely on Mr. Ma.

There are also people who just feel happy. Users and consumers don’t care what these big companies are like. Just take it if it benefits you and just watch it if you have fun. As for what the truth is, that doesn’t matter.

However, in response to the public speculation that the other party always played a role in it, Yike internally is quite sure that whether it is overturning or not, we will always believe in President Fang's subjective initiative.

Because Mr. Fang is a person who attaches great importance to initiative and practices it deeply.

What's more, with the official promotion of the Yike Compliance Department, the existence of the Six Meridians Divine Sword has made everyone more certain that Fang will always follow his own path, and there is some operation in this matter.

However, everyone's discussions in the company and on social media were stopped internally by the public relations department, and the reason was not very clear. After being questioned many times, a deputy director gave the reason "it goes against the corporate culture."

Introduce...

What is the corporate culture of Yike?

Keep progressing and technology is for the better.

It seems that discussing the boss's deeds is indeed not conducive to progress and good deeds.

Everyone reluctantly accepted this kind of control, and consciously switched accounts when encountering topics of interest online, and no longer held passionate discussions on internal emails.

The public opinion trend was eliminated by joking, the Ali investigation was temporarily silent, Yike's business entered a busy period again, and the enthusiasm within the company quickly decreased.

It is close to May, and Yike is indeed very busy. On the one hand, it is the preparation work for the new phone in June. On the other hand, the competition between Yixin and Penguin has been intensifying. The ecological business including group buying is also rising. Everyone estimates that Ali will This time, a few people will be punished and the incident will be declared over. Naturally, the temporary enthusiasm cannot be maintained.

However, as the process of Guan Mingsheng's independent investigation team deepens, many people within the Alibaba Group have a premonition that this crisis will not subside so easily.

Sales, supervisors, regional managers, regional general managers, junior political commissars, senior political commissars, sales VPs, COOs, CEOs...all levels of Alibaba's B2B business were investigated, and many were interviewed in the company of their superiors.

On April 30, as the chilling atmosphere continued to prevail, Li Xuhui, the COO of Alibaba B2B, found Wei Zhe and submitted his resignation.

Wei Zhe was shocked.

Li Xuhui is the chief operating officer of B2B and is in charge of the entire Chinese supply team.

At the beginning, Li Xuhui had left the company and was recuperating in Shanghai. Considering that Wei Zhe had no front-line sales experience, Ma Chen specially invited Li Xuhui back to form a partner with him.

In the past two years, Wei Zhe and Li Xuhui have cooperated very well.

Therefore, when he faced Li Xuhui's resignation letter, he stated that he would not approve it.

"Why is this so?" Wei Zhe believes that this matter does not need to end with the COO's resignation.

"I originally wanted to work for two or three years and then leave." Li Xuhui said that he had already planned, but his expression and tone were very serious, "Someone needs to be responsible for this matter, and I am fully responsible."

"We have dealt with and removed illegal businessmen, and have established relevant mechanisms." Wei Zhe said, "Why should you be responsible for this? I believe the group's investigation will have a fair result."

Li Xuhui was silent for a moment: "I have already sent my resignation message to the boss."

Wei Zhe couldn't help but ask: "What did he say?"

Li Xuhui shook his head: "He didn't reply."

Wei Zhe frowned and said: "No, Eagle King, I will not approve this matter. The boss also wants to see the results of the investigation. What does it matter if you leave now? You resigned and you came to help me take the blame?"

He is the CEO, and if the COO resigns at this moment, he is directly shouldering all the responsibilities.

Wei Zhe couldn't do such a thing.

He didn't believe that the matter was so serious.

"I want to leave in two years anyway, and I have already left the company before." Li Xuhui rubbed his face, looked up at Wei Zhe, and said seriously, "I heard some news. The situation below may be worse than we imagined. Be serious."

Wei Zhe was stunned: "How serious is it?"

Li Xuhui shook his head and did not answer.

After a moment, he slowly said: "B2B has reached a point where it must transform. The growth of customers in the entire business will soon slow down, and the transformation of group buying cannot stop."

This is the consensus between him and Wei Zhe that the group buying market is very suitable for the transformation and advancement of B2B.

Based on the current situation, personal status, and the need for transformation, Li Xuhui would rather end this storm with his resignation.

Wei Zhe was shocked and shocked. First, he didn't expect the situation to be so serious. Second, he suddenly thought of his previous thoughts.

In order to promote the transformation of B2B to group buying, he used Yike + Mi Tuan to lobby for the will of the top management, and wanted to use Mr. Fang’s knife to promote policies.

Now it seems that Mr. Fang is indeed a sharp knife, but he did not hold the handle of the knife. Instead, he held the tip of the knife in his hand.

Wei Zhe did not pursue the content of the news that Li Xuhui heard. Everything now depends on the conclusion of the independent investigation team.

He just thought for a while and suddenly said calmly: "Since the situation is beyond expectations, Eagle King, maybe the right to decide whether you stay or go is no longer in my hands."

"That's it. Let's wait for the results of the investigation to be released."

Li Xuhui glanced at Wei Zhe and did not take back his resignation: "Don't resign. If you do, it will be just as Fang Zhuo wanted."

Wei Zhe put his hand on the table and simply said a few words: "I'll try my best."

A few days passed quickly, and the general managers and political commissars of each region returned to Lin'an during the May Day holiday.

Wei Zhe spent this holiday in a daze, thinking about the situation at the grassroots level, the transformation of group buying, the resignation of the Eagle King, and the actions he needed to take.

If it is really an extremely serious situation, what should you do?

Also resign and leave the company?

Or should I be demoted and transferred to another department and position?

Wei Zhe made very realistic considerations, and he had to start thinking about these.

However, the independent investigation progressed faster than he imagined, and the conclusion was reached before the May Day holiday was over.

On the afternoon of May 4, Ma Chen presided over the group's high-level meeting. Guan Mingsheng, Jiang Fang and other high-level officials were present, as were all B2B regional general managers and political commissars.

On behalf of the independent investigation team, Guan Mingsheng informed everyone of the investigation results.

Due to internal and external collusion, approximately 100 sales staff and supervisors have intentionally or negligently allowed illegal merchants to bypass internal certification and open international online stores to defraud buyers.

In addition, about 400 employees knew about the situation but failed to report it.

The entire Chinese supply team consists of 5,000 people.

The current investigation revealed that there are two external fraud groups, and 80% of the illegal businessmen come from them.

They carried out organized and systematic fraud, not only dragging front-line employees into the trap, but also sending people to apply for sales jobs and infiltrating the company.

Guan Mingsheng came to the conclusion: "Xinxu Separation, Operation Storm, and the 32% commission system have completely changed the Zhongguo sales system, causing the team's goal to become 'the first is the number of customers, the second is the number of customers, and the third is the customers number'."

"China Supply, a valuable platform that has been accumulated for 10 years, is now being sold at a low price by salesmen. They no longer emphasize the value of China Supply, but only use the money of "one less pack of Chinese cigarettes a day" to pass through exports. to attract customers.”

"When there were signs of crisis in this team, the senior management put interests first and used management methods to deal with life-and-death crises. They minimized major issues and trivial matters, thus missing the opportunity to curb the spread of the situation."

Guan Mingsheng's report ended, his voice disappeared, but what he said shocked everyone's hearts.

The investigation team's investigation revealed many details, including the falsification of Xiangjiang passes provided by employees. In the end, Guan Mingsheng's finger was clearly pointed at the top level of B2B.

100 employees were involved, 400 employees did not report the incident, and individual supervisors also deteriorated.

Just looking at the ratio of personnel, this adds up to 10%.

Black businessmen can never be controlled. They will come after profits, but someone needs to be responsible for the problems of internal employees. At least, how to explain so much failure to report information?

Team building, value system, where are these?

When Guan Mingsheng was halfway through speaking, Wei Zhe's face turned pale. This was something he had never known before. When he looked at COO Li Xuhui, he found that his expression was equally astonished.

When Guan Mingsheng finished speaking, Wei Zhe felt strangely calm. The explanations and responsibilities he had simply prepared were shattered by what he heard for the first time.

Even the competing Yike factors that he considered, including Mr. Fang's role in this incident, could not be explained at all.

At this moment, mentioning external factors is tantamount to shirking responsibility.

Wei Zhe realizes that no matter what he does, he is still a responsible person.

There was no sound in the conference room for a long time.

Wei Zhe took the initiative to stand up and said: "I am responsible for this matter. This is not a local problem, but a systemic problem. The responsibility lies entirely with me. I resign."

Ma Ren was about to speak.

Wei Zhe said before he could speak: "I have made a decision and hope that the board of directors will accept my resignation, but I want to say that the team of China Supply Chain is excellent. In the investigation report of the General Administration of Customs, only a few supervisors have problems. I didn't hear any of the managers involved."

"I hope that the group will protect the Zhonggong team in the next process."

He finally said again: "I resign."

Li Xuhui also stood up after Wei Zhe finished speaking, and said simply: "I also have responsibilities. I have been pursuing performance growth and neglected team building. I also resigned."

Both the CEO and COO of Alibaba B2B resigned on the spot.

For a moment, all the high-level officials present had complicated expressions, and their eyes soon fell on the leader, Ma Dan.

Ma Yan's mood was very contradictory.

He had read this report from the independent investigation team in advance, and the content was equally unexpected.

The growth in performance and employee size since the financial crisis has undoubtedly impacted team building and system operation, which has led to the 100+400 problem.

Fraud is always inevitable, but this situation internally can be said to be shocking.

Ma Chen is a very decisive person, but he is also hesitant at this moment.

He turned his head and looked at Guan Mingsheng, Jiang Fang and others.

Guan Mingsheng was expressionless, but Jiang Fang and Peng Lei had tears in their eyes. Alibaba has developed so far, and the entire B2B business is the big brother. The situation before us has never been before.

Ma Yan's hesitation faded and he stood up.

He is the last line to defend the entire company's operations and value system.

In fact, all illegal traders currently under investigation have been eliminated. Whether it is investigated or not will not affect Alibaba B2B's current business, but its investigation results are that stubborn diseases have developed internally.

If you don’t deal with B2B today and don’t knock the mountain to shake the tiger, how will you deal with Taobao tomorrow? How to deal with Alipay the day after tomorrow?

Not only does someone need to be held responsible, but it also needs to be a deterrent.

If you call me big brother today, I will not kill you. From today on, how many brothers will call me big brother?

Ma Ren is not the eldest brother.

He said aloud: "This B2B stall is messed up. This is a problem that everyone needs to be alert to."

Ma Ren stopped looking at Wei Zhe and Li Xuhui, and instead looked at the more shocked and confused executives present. He raised his voice and said: "It is not easy to do things, and being a human being is the most difficult. In this investigation, we can see It’s not just that things have gone wrong, it’s that people’s basic values ​​have changed.”

"We must always insist on doing the right things and create the right values."

"On behalf of the board of directors, I accept the resignations of Wei Zhe and Li Xuhui in principle."

Ma Ren made a decision.

There was a commotion.

Ma Ren said nothing, and the commotion returned to silence.

Wei Zhe and Li Xuhui left the conference room without saying anything. They had ended their mission here.

The meeting didn't last long either.

Although Wei Zhe spoke for the entire team when he resigned, intending to end the storm with his own resignation, the follow-up processing will still continue. Ma Chen also stated that the company's value system must be seriously defended.

The CEO and COO resigned.

Relevant investigations remain severe.

At the end of a meeting, B2B executives were shocked and even numb. Brother and Eagle King were both gone?

Several regional general managers and political commissars silently went straight to the Eagle King's office. Li Xuhui was the person in charge of the entire team and a leader that everyone was convinced by.

However, they were stopped when they reached the office door.

"He, he's crying inside."

At the door was a middle-level manager who had not attended the meeting but had also been recalled to Lin'an. His face was also full of shock.

The political commissar Zhang Weihua squatted at the door of the office, touching his face. His emotions still couldn't be relieved. How could it be so serious? Why do they all take the blame and resign?

My brother and Eagle King are gone, what about us?

The others soon squatted down and waited silently for the Eagle King inside to collect his emotions.

Zhang Weihua was silent for a long time and said what everyone was thinking: "Why is this so?"

They were all black businessmen who had been purged, so why did it happen like this?

After a long time, the communication between Brother and Eagle King in the first half of the month suddenly came to his mind again, regarding the company's transformation and the strategy of entering into military purchasing.

Can this situation continue to change?

Zhang Weihua couldn't help but judge that the transformation might not be possible for a while.

Immediately, he thought of the biggest beneficiary of this result.

Yike, rice dumplings.

The entire group buying market has both funds and teams.

Zhang Weihua looked dull, Fang Zhuo forced Wei Zhe to kill, and the group purchasers were destroyed and the government was suspended.

Couldn't Mr. Ma and the others have thought of it? Why should relatives suffer and enemies be happy?

Why is this so!