Reinventing the Millennium

The development of Amap Map is very good, and it is now the number one in this market.

In the process of its smooth transformation, the funds and resources provided by Yike played a big role.

However, the competition in this market is already dominated by giants. Amap’s choice to give up listing last year seems to have pros and cons. When Cheng Congwu and Hou Jun see Amap’s current market position, they inevitably have no regrets in their hearts.

If it had listed on NASDAQ last year, became a listed company, and obtained Yike's cooperation, would the future have been brighter?

Unfortunately, there is no if, and we can only find ways to develop based on the current dilemma.

Cheng Congwu couldn't express his feelings as he ended the president's visit, intending to bring his worry about gains and losses to the chairman as well.

Fang Zhuo didn't have any emotional fluctuations about the coming and going of Mr. Cheng. He personally flew to the capital to negotiate the deal and gave the other party a choice. Now he has ranked first in the market and the data is up to standard.

As for whether it is profitable or not, just ask whether the market has been developed, right?

That night, what Fang Zhuo thought about after returning home was more about Morningstar Semiconductor's plan for the "Morning Light" series of chips. This year is still reserved for Morningstar. If the improvement this year is not enough, it may need to be eliminated. Powder absorption is completely dominated by Yike.

At nine o'clock, after having dinner and chatting for a while, Fang Zhuo walked into the study as usual and saw a paper box with the "E-Shopping Flow" logo on the table.

He opened it casually and was a little surprised to find that it was a copybook. When he slowly opened it and took a look, he couldn't help but feel condensed in his heart and was stunned for a while.

"Lin Tang Huaisu Madonna's Tie" is a work of Song Huizong who copied Huaisu's Tie.

If I read it correctly, it seems that it may indeed be the authentic one I tasted in Xiangjiang.

Fang Zhuo shook his head. He was happy to see the original work again, but also because it was placed in a cardboard box... it was funny.

After a while, Su Wei walked in proudly.

"How's it going? Do you like it?"

Fang Zhuo replied honestly: "I like it. How did I buy it?"

He looked at the authentic work carefully and couldn't help but complain: "It can't really be shipped back like this, right? Can you, Tesco, guarantee the price?"

"Of course not." Su Wei said with a smile, "I asked the Huo family for a favor, and they still paid the original price."

Fang Zhuo had the opportunity to buy it back when he went to Xiangjiang, but he thought it was too expensive, so he only bought back the original copy of Wen Zhengming's "Nanhua Sutra", which has always been his favorite.

He exhaled and silently admired the original work.

After a long time, Fang Zhuo said with some leisurely fascination: "The rock fell from the hanging rock, which shocked everyone. I just wonder what it would be like if Huai Su's "Autobiography" was placed in front of me."

Su Wei didn't expect that she was thinking about other works, and asked directly: "Who owns "Autobiography"? You tell the president of the fifth giant, and the president will buy it for you."

Fang Zhuo laughed loudly: "It's in the Forbidden City, oh, the one in Taipei, but I don't know if it's a copy. I'll have a chance to go to Taipei to appreciate it in the future."

Su Wei felt resentful that she couldn't buy it anymore.

"But thank you very much, CEO, for making me feel like I'm eating soft food." Fang Zhuo couldn't help but clicked his tongue and said, "You are too willing to buy it."

"I saw you buying a plane without batting an eyelid." Su Wei said with a smile.

"It's different, this is different." Fang Zhuo stared at the copybook, shaking his head, but couldn't tell what was different.

Su Wei saw that she really liked this man, so she left the study and left him alone to admire the treasure.

Late at night, Fang Zhuo carefully put away the original work and entered the bedroom.

That night, there were storms, avalanches, volcanic eruptions, and stormy waves in the bedroom. The drastic changes in nature were repeated on a small scale in the room.

Fang Zhuo spent the last few days of the Spring Festival holiday relatively leisurely, but he really couldn't put down the gifts he received. He copied several copybooks and even selected the ones he was satisfied with and planned to give them to friends.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the first day back to work, Fang Zhuo held a high-level meeting at Yike and adjusted part of the executive work to cope with this year's development momentum.

Since Qi He took charge of the domestic YMS ecosystem, he has done an outstanding job, effectively promoting the cooperation between Yike and industry companies. Now considering his experience in being responsible for the European market, this year he will cooperate with the development of the cloud business YWS in Europe. Work.

As a newly established business group, YIKE YWS has established its goal of going overseas to use small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany and France as a breakthrough point, and then try to expand its scope. It must take advantage of Amazon, Microsoft and other centers of gravity to seize the small and medium-sized markets in the country and accumulate business experience.

At the same time, Yike's first data center in Munich, Germany has also begun construction.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Vice President Qi He has been re-employed, but there is nothing to say about his concurrent work. After all, he was largely responsible for the success of the European market, so it is perfect to return to Europe this time. .

Along with the adjustment of Qi He's work, the deputies who cooperate with him in the domestic YMS work have also been improved.

After the morning meeting ended, Liu Qiangdong, who was in charge of Yike's domestic work, walked into the president's office and chatted about the development of the domestic market.

In January, officials officially announced that the number of domestic Internet users had reached 538 million, of which 388 million were mobile Internet users, surpassing computers for the first time to become the largest Internet terminal.

It is foreseeable that the development speed of mobile Internet will further increase as the price of smartphones drops.

"Well, it's good. Dongzi, you take the greatest credit for Yi Ke's success in China." Fang Zhuo smiled and praised Liu Qiangdong's work.

"Ahem, Mr. Fang." Liu Qiangdong was a little hesitant, but he quickly said bluntly, "Mr. Fang, do you think Yike Mobile's achievements in our country can be successful if another person is in charge?"

Fang Zhuo was a little surprised and looked at Liu Qiangdong. This question was a bit forceful.

"Of course, I feel the same way." Liu Qiangdong said solemnly, "Since Yike has already gained a reputation abroad, established a brand, and was able to reduce prices with a first-generation machine, it would be difficult to replace Yike's local market with a similar person. It will succeed, so Mr. Fang, I sometimes wonder if I need more challenging work to prove myself."

At the general office meeting a year ago, we discussed the development of YWS cloud business, and also mentioned that the European market needs to be taken into consideration. I thought that Pan Benn from Europe would be the one to shoulder the burden, but I didn't expect that Qi Helai would take the lead.

Yike's success is inseparable from everyone's hard work and dedication, but... Qi He won't be joining the board of directors next, right?

Liu Qiangdong has judged that the company's board of directors will change within a year or two. At least the original Stringer of Sony must go. The last time he competed for the director position, the result was that the veteran Xu Keden used a method that everyone could accept. gesture to get.

This time, Qi He's upward momentum was great.

Liu Qiangdong came here today to show his subjective initiative and wanted his boss to put more burdens on him.

Fang Zhuo pondered for a moment and said: "Dongzi, your task is already very challenging. The growth potential of the domestic local market is very high. What is local? It is the foundation. As long as the foundation is there, no matter what twists and turns we encounter, we will We are confident that we can develop again.”

Liu Qiangdong understood and knew that the "trouble" the boss mentioned might refer to the ice core situation.

But he felt...

"Mr. Fang, Bingxin's recent public opinion abroad is indeed a bit swirling, but will this eventually evolve into Yike?"

"If the development of the ice core manufacturing process is hindered, can Zhurong find Taoji as an OEM? Can he find Samsung as an OEM?"

"If this is not possible, why not not even purchase Qualcomm chips?"

Fang Zhuo glanced at Dongzi and said critically: "You are really fast at cutting."

Although it was a criticism, he was not angry. Don't make excuses. Some decision-making is based on the superstition that making is worse than buying. Different voices are common in the semiconductor industry.

Even though ice core has recently encountered a lot of significant opposition, many people in the industry are still scratching the surface, and they are even more dissatisfied with ice core's actions to utilize its industry status.

"There may be a process in the middle, a process of gradual restrictions, but it will eventually evolve to Yike." Fang Zhuo said lightly, "Yike and Bingxin are indeed two companies. Bingxin is limited, and maybe Yike In the short term, we can use our brand and market to temporarily become popular, but the United States is not a fool, so don't be naive and think that Yike can still survive alone."

Fang Zhuo repeatedly thought about possible situations in the future. Ice cores are limited. As an independent company, Yike's global brand image and market will definitely be a good deal for other fabs.

Even Zhang Zhongtou, who is waving the flag this year, will not refuse an order like Yike. If he refuses, Samsung will not refuse either. After all, once Bingxin loses its combat effectiveness, Yike becomes a major customer.

However, this stage is destined to not last long. If shadow shareholders were not in place, the restrictions would inevitably become comprehensive and intense.

Liu Qiangdong listened to the boss's words and was silent for a while: "No matter what, the development of the domestic market will be good."

"The work in the American market is complicated and changeable." Fang Zhuo glanced at Dongzi and suddenly joked, "There is a shortage of people at Tesco. Do you want to give it a try? That one is quite challenging."

Liu Qiangdong shook his head repeatedly: "Mr. Fang, I have no talent in e-commerce."

Fang Zhuo almost choked when he took a sip of tea, cough, Liu Dongzi doesn't have the talent.

But circumstances and experiences do shape people.

"This year's market will continue to improve, and we will strive to truly be the domestic Nokia." Fang Zhuo said seriously, "The General Office will discuss the pros and cons of job rotation later. If you are tired of the domestic job, Pan Ben in Europe is Baba wants to come back."

Liu Qiangdong only felt that he reluctantly accepted the response to the rotation, but suddenly felt that Qi He's leadership was achieved by the factual rotation.

He stood up and once again expressed confidence in the local market. Part of this year's work will focus on promoting the development of Kesheng mobile phones in the field of entry-level phones to achieve upper, middle and lower positioning coverage.

Fang Zhuo sent Dongzi off and once again expressed his importance to the domestic market.

As he said, local is the foundation, and Yike needs to use this foundation to try to survive in the storm. However, what is worrying is that the cloud business that is trying to drive the company's transformation this year also has risks.

Fang Zhuo could only try to use time and local data to build trust.

He sat in the office and thought for a while, and suddenly smiled when he thought of the "more challenging work" requested by Dongzi. The bigger Yike is, the more challenging his future work will be.

After returning from the annual vacation, the holiday atmosphere is still there, and the company is like a chain that needs to be run, slowly improving its status.

However, February has just arrived, and something surprising happened on the domestic Internet.

Alibaba announced that the group plans to privatize B2B listed companies at a price of HK$13.5 per share, which is to delist from Xiangjiang.

Although this offer price is at a premium above today's price, it is exactly the same as the stock price when it was listed.

Although Alibaba is delisting, although it is only a B2B business, Tesco, which is also in the e-commerce field, has been making frequent moves since the Chinese New Year, announcing that it will speed up express delivery on a wider scale, and it has also been favored by the secondary market.

The comparison between these two is inevitably emotional.

The fifth giant co-author is not Penguin, but Ali?

All of a sudden, Alibaba is no longer even a listed company?

A reporter interviewed Su Wei, the head of Tesco, and asked her to express her views on the actions of competitors.

"Alibaba is only delisting its B2B business, and it will not delay its overall development. This delisting is nothing more than seeking opportunities for the subsequent overall listing. The idea of ​​withdrawing from the ranks of giants is just written by some media."

"The development of the domestic e-commerce market is obvious to all. Although I don't want to say it, Alibaba is indeed the leader in this area."

"Speaking of which, I discussed this matter with Mr. Fang yesterday."

Su Wei introduced the more convincing Mr. Richest Man, with sincerity on his face: "He spoke highly of Alibaba, and also talked about the competition between Tesco and Taobao. He believed that Taobao's current Tmall mall is very beneficial to Tesco." Lethality.”

"Mr. Fang believes that consumption upgrades in the future are inevitable. Therefore, in order to cope with Tmall's consumption upgrade strategy to steal our users, we can only provide better services."

Su Wei talked eloquently, using Mr. Fang as the endorsement of her speech, praising the voice of consumption upgrade that emerged within Taobao, and proposed that Tesco is facing a formidable enemy.

For a long time, the users that Tesco started with electronic products are relatively high-end in the e-commerce field. Therefore, this is also the direction of competition discussed by Taobao and Tmall.

This time, taking advantage of Alibaba Xiangjiang's delisting, the praise from competitors, especially Mr. Fang, will inevitably make people think deeply.

However, after this kind of report was widely circulated, Alibaba head Ma Dan gave a warning at the meeting.

"Have you forgotten what Fang Zhuo said in the circle of friends before?"

That was an old story that attracted high praise from Alibaba's senior management. Later, everyone abandoned Yi Xin.

"It sounds nice when they sing in harmony. If you really believe it, you will be fooled!"

"Who is Fang Zhuo? Can what he says have a good purpose for us?"

Ma Ren remained vigilant: "Don't listen, don't believe, don't pay attention. Neither of them are good people."

He issued a strategic goal: "Just do Yike."