Reinventing the Millennium

Finalize the acquisition and talk about the future.

This was what I mainly did on the second day after returning to Shanghai from New York.

No matter what Qingzi thinks and how he refuses to admit defeat, Dangdang will eventually be included in the system by Tesco.

In fact, before Fang Zhuo met Qingzi, the matter of Tesco's acquisition of Dangdang had already been rumored, refuted, rumored again, and basically confirmed in the industry.

Based on this situation, even before the two companies had reached an agreement, some places and suppliers that were being dragged by Dangdang to build warehouses came to Yike.

If Dangdang is to be sold, everyone hopes that the buyer who takes over is wealthy.

Therefore, the husband-and-wife team who were able to make the final decision were essentially facing pressure from all parties. After many considerations and hesitations, they finally decided to supply the aircraft and then the company to the supplier.

Thinking about it carefully, it's not bad. Except for the bleeding in my heart and the difficulty in sleeping at night, looking at the country, apart from Mr. Fang's Tesco, which other company can bloom the glory of B2C?

Isn’t it mutually beneficial for Dangdang to be acquired by Tesco?

Many Tesco employees and future Tesco·Dangdang employees think so.

There are also some Dangdang employees who have made remarks on social platforms such as Weibo that are not conducive to team unity, such as "jumping for joy", "welcoming Master Wang", "saving the country through curves" and "dreaming".

All I can say is that people’s hearts are broken and the team really has nothing left to lead!

On the contrary, a group of Tesco executives who live almost near Dangdang's headquarters in Beijing have been sharpening their knives excitedly.

In order to compete with Dangdang, E-commerce has a special reading festival. Its own book business leader Shi Tao was originally hired by Amazon. His deputy Ge Guangming was previously responsible for digital and cultural creation at Dangdang. Another deputy Yuan Yaohan was previously responsible for books at Dangdang. channel.

We are very familiar with each other at the business level, we all got started quickly, and the results are very good.

However, they didn't expect that the king's flag would change on the top of the city as soon as they hit it.

On December 15, Tesco Books executives who were stationed in the capital were ordered to take over Dangdang.

Ge Guangming and Yuan Yaohan were already trying their best to control their emotions, but they still couldn't help showing joy when they saw the smiling faces of their old colleagues.

"Lao Ge, Lao Yuan, it's better for you to go to e-commerce earlier. If I had known I would go with you."

"I asked you to come, but if you don't come, I will talk to you about the options you lost in the evening. Go ahead and regret it!"

On this day, the scene when Tesco took over Dangdang couldn't be too harmonious. Except for a small number of die-hard husband and wife teams who left, Dangdang's management asked questions during the handover.

Some were curious about the operation of Tesco during the competition, some asked about the remuneration for demobilized troops, and others were inquiring about the internal gossip of the acquisition.

Ge Guangming invited his old colleagues to dinner that night and said bluntly: "I have been waiting for this day for a long time."

Old colleagues also looked at each other and said with a smile: "Who doesn't?"

Dangdang sells himself and goes in both directions.

When Fang Zhuo saw the preliminary report on the takeover of Dangdang submitted by Shi Tao, he couldn't help but sigh to Su Wei: "Actually, I don't think Qingzi did anything wrong."

"Well, I think you didn't do anything wrong." Su Wei didn't want to pay attention to Fang Crocodile's whisper. She was happy to see the acquisition of Dangdang. "We will complete the data docking as soon as possible and strive to digest the acquisition before the Spring Festival. Correspondingly Warehouse logistics planning also needs to be slightly adjusted.”

As the president of Tesco, she knows best the business fit between the two parties.

Dangdang's book business is still No. 1 in the market because of its strong ties with offline publishing houses. Now it is cheaper on Tesco. From now on, consumers no longer have to worry about which company to buy books from.

Dangdang's department store business is basically learning from Tesco, which is beyond reproach. But at this stage, it can only be said that it has learned well.

As for warehousing and logistics, Tesco is committed to continuous investment and development without indigestion.

According to Su Wei's thinking, this year Tesco will take over Dangdang, and Taobao over there will also beat Paipai to the point of dying. Next year will be the time when the two companies will collide more intensely.

Fang Zhuo flipped through the report again and finally turned his attention away from his old friend.

"Oh yes, what happened to Ni Boren later?" Su Wei remembered the joke from her boss two days ago.

"If Lao Ni hadn't called me that night, I wouldn't have wanted to disturb Ni Boren, but after his phone call, I took the opportunity to listen to Mars' domestic supply chain report to meet Ni Boren." Fang Zhuo remembered. He also laughed loudly, "I asked him why he decided not to leave so firmly. He said that he knew his father's character and his age. If the mobile phone company did well, he could take over if he wanted to."

"But if Yike leaves here, the position will definitely be taken up quickly, and the domestic market will obviously see a big development. There is nothing to hesitate about."

Su Wei smiled after hearing this: "It really makes sense."

She asked again: "Does Mr. Ni really have a future in doing this?"

"The pioneering period of 3G and smart phones is relatively easy to do, and Lao Ni plans to target low-end phones. Well, low-end Android phones will be very lethal to other low-end phones, and the prospects for success are quite good. ." After Fang Zhuo said this, he pondered, "It also depends on everyone's definition of success."

Selling one million units is a failure for Yike, but a start-up company with such data will definitely have a great year.

Fang Zhuo didn't ask Lao Ni about his longer-term positioning. The projects were all about making a successful product first and then talking about other things.

Su Wei found it very interesting that the Android system even attracted retired seniors.

She glanced at her boss who was inexplicably lost in thought, approved two budget applications, and brought up another matter: "The cloud computing department you authorized, Wang Jian is running here and there every day to recruit a group of people, you have to take the time to ask ask."

Cloud computing is owned by Tesco, but it has very high authority granted by Fang Zhuo.

Su Wei sometimes watched the construction of this department and felt... quite noisy.

"Let's ask them together in January when we summarize the year ahead." Fang Zhuo muttered, "We can't rush this."

Su Wei looked at the pile of documents in front of her boss and said jokingly: "You can't be hasty. You are really patient."

In the past few days since returning to China, Fang Zhuo has been reading the work reports of Yike YMS and the Ice Core Process and Service Alliance.

"I'm just contemplating and speculating." Fang Zhuo replied seriously, "I have to go to the capital before going to Europe. I have to be familiar with the work content and data."

This trip to Beijing is to speak for the domestic semiconductor industry and ask for money.

On the contrary, there is no obstacle at all in the Yangtze River Delta's visit to Europe. On the contrary, it is encouraged by the superiors and does not need to travel much.

"Yeah." Su Wei knew about this and said after thinking for a few seconds, "This year is quite special. The external environment is not very good. Internally, we have just won Dangdang. There may be fierce competition next year. I think there will be a big opening before this year." Annual meetings help integrate the company.”

In previous years, both Yike and other companies such as Tesco have reduced red tape and calculated more year-end bonuses and paid out more money.

But this year, Su Wei thought there was a need for such a ceremony.

Seeing the hesitation on the boss's face, she emphasized: "If Yike doesn't open, we, Yigou, will also open."

"Okay, okay, it can be officially held once. This year is really special." Fang Zhuo compromised, "Set the time before the New Year, so as not to delay everyone's holiday."

Su Wei smiled slightly: "Would you like me to accompany you to the capital? It just so happens that I also need to go to Dangdang and check out some unfinished warehouses."

"You should arrange your itinerary first. I'm not sure yet." Fang Zhuo shook his head.

The rules for going to the capital to ask for money have not yet been finalized.

Asking for money... is not easy to do.

Fang Zhuo has been thinking about this trip in his spare time for the past two days, including the integrated circuit industry investment fund he wants to catalyze. It will also involve more aspects, so he needs to be more prepared.

On December 17, just as the service alliance that had completed its phased work arrived in Shanghai, and Fang Zhuo was about to listen to the work in person, he received a call from Dr. Jiang Shangzhou.

"Don't go to the capital yet." Jiang Shangzhou said bluntly, "I deserve this good reputation. You young man, please stand back."

Fang Zhuo laughed dumbly: "Dr. Jiang, your health has really recovered."

"When I think about you letting me live a few more years, I get full of energy." Jiang Shangzhou did not shy away from his physical condition, "I just want to see what you can do with the ice core, so this time Just don't show up, give me all the materials on your service alliance, and I will lead people to find the leader."

"No, Bing Xin and I can withstand the wind and rain, so it's not an ugly thing." Fang Zhuo said with a smile.

"It's always bad to be too prominent. Anyway, SMIC is losing money this year. It's just a good time to find the leader to cry. I can cry on behalf of the industry. Where are you Bingxin?" Jiang Shangzhou said firmly, "I heard that Bingxin is still there. Although wanting to build a factory abroad are two different things, they are easily confused.”

Fang Zhuo pondered.

Jiang Shangzhou continued: "It's not that I won't let you go. After I finish talking about all the troublesome things and mention everything that needs to be mentioned, you can report back. This will make it easier to get things done."

Fang Zhuo was convinced by the three words "make things happen".

He was also very decisive: "Okay, if Dr. Jiang dares to be the first, then I am willing to follow his lead."

"Well, I'll go to Shanghai in the evening and meet up." Jiang Shangzhou didn't say much.

He has an administrative background, and his father is a veteran in the system. This time he took on the role of chairman of SMIC despite being sick, so no matter what he said, he would always save a little more face.

Asking for money and industrial investment... is easy to cause taboos.

It’s not that Mr. Fang will definitely fail, but it will save him less trouble. How to spend money, how to form a mechanism, who is suitable for the job, whose name is recommended, industry data supervision... Is it a big deal? , no matter how small it is, it is better to speak for yourself.

Jiang Shangzhou has thought more about it, and I believe Mr. Fang has not thought of this.

At night, he met the leader of Ice Core and his firefighting team.

"Secretary-General Liu has really impressed people these days." Jiang Shangzhou asked for credit for Liu Yangyang as soon as he came up.

"That's right, she grabbed the Service Alliance single-handedly. It's because of her that I dare to do this work." Fang Zhuo did not hesitate to praise.

Liu Yangyang just smiled: "I have been leading people in your name during this period. When the factory director asked me why, I said, this is Mr. Fang's intention. If this doesn't work, I will Continue to say that this is supported by President Jiang, and the result is indeed unfavorable."

Fang Zhuo and Jiang Shangzhou both laughed.

Several people took their seats.

Fang Zhuo has listened to the service alliance's report in person today.

Before this trip to Beijing, the Ice Core Wafer Manufacturing Service Alliance must first change its name. From now on, it will be called the China Wafer Manufacturing Service Alliance. SMIC expressed its willingness to join last month.

However, joining is joining, the leadership is still taken by the ice core.

SMIC now has no energy to do things other than its main business. Its first priority after Mr. Zhang Rujing left was to stop the bleeding.

Now, in front of Jiang Shangzhou, Liu Yangyang gave a comprehensive report on his work smoothly.

Mainland semiconductors suffered heavy losses this time, and many export-oriented companies' capital chains were suddenly dragged down.

It was originally at the low end of the industrial chain, with weak profits and poor ability to resist risks. It can be said that it has no ability to resist the storm this time.

It is also difficult for some companies that have relatively good technologies. The world's leading companies such as Taiji and UMC have seen orders drop sharply, which has led to fluctuations in upstream and downstream ancillary links.

What the service alliance does is to support and reorganize resources.

But even with bank loans and foreign funds, it is impossible to completely support this bottom, and behind the words "reorganization of resources" is also a cruel process.

Jiang Shangzhou's brows furrowed. He had participated in some work, but the overall outline could not be drawn more clearly than the front-line contact with the Service Alliance.

"It's been a tough time, I hope we can rebound as soon as possible." He couldn't comment too much, feeling that his words at this time were meaningless.

"These are some letters we received from factory directors and front-line staff." Liu Yangyang took out some more handwritten letters and handed them to Dr. Jiang.

Jiang Shangzhou glanced at Mr. Fang and thought it was his style, and asked, "Are you preparing this for going to the capital?"

"..." Fang Zhuozhen realized that everyone had misunderstood him, "No."

"Spontaneous, there are only ten letters. Some are to thank the service alliance, some to thank Mr. Fang and Dr. Jiang, and some to talk about domestic semiconductors." Liu Yangyang explained, "Because it is handwritten, I think it is quite meaningful."

"Then I'll bring it to the capital. In fact, it would be very miserable just to tell the truth." Jiang Shangzhou said with emotion, "You let Qiu Ciyun come with me this time, and I will rope in Huahong's people. If the leader doesn't Allocate money and we will..."

"No, Mr. Qiu, I'm still useful. He's still keeping his treasure, and he'll get Europe at the end of the month." Fang Zhuo interrupted.

Jiang Shangzhou stopped talking and shook the letter in his hand: "No problem, then I will protect your Mr. Qiu and let him, the former vice president of SMIC, use his fighting spirit in Bingxin."

Fang Zhuo considered whether to choose another person, why did he still mention those things about Lao Huangli?

The group that went to Beijing to lobby for money and suggestions was quickly formed and set out on the trip only one day later.

Fang Zhuo listened to the regular summaries every night in Shanghai and felt that this matter was still very promising under the leadership of Dr. Jiang.

Four days later, Jiang Shangzhou called Mr. Fang and asked for an invitation from the leader to see the leader of Bingxin by name.