Reborn multinational giant

After thinking a little bit, the executives here all deeply agree with Zhang Yong's views. If Tmall can really cooperate with WeChat, the benefits will be huge!

But can cooperation be reached?

In the past many years, Tencent has monopolized the domestic social industry, and Ali wanted to cooperate with Tencent, but Tencent has a zero-sum mentality. From Yi Xun to Tencent Paipai, etc., a lot of e-commerce businesses have competed with Ali. Until now, the two companies have the same enemy Huizhong, this has the basis and signs of cooperation.

Besides Huizhong, there are several vertical e-commerce companies invested by Huizhong alone, and they are all direct competitors of Ali, not to mention the competition of other businesses such as Alipay and Huizhong Cloud.

If Tencent is the life and death enemy of Huizhong, then Ali is currently the domestic Internet industry, the only Internet company that can be regarded as a battle against Huizhong!

Against this background, Zhang Yong, who is the third in command of Ali and the person in charge of Tmall, puts forward the point of view of cooperation between Tmall and WeChat, which is really incredible!

"Mr. Zhang, we all agree with what you said. Indeed, we also believe that the cooperation between Tmall and WeChat is of great benefit to us, but then again, why do we think WeChat and Huizhong are willing to cooperate with us? How much interest do we have to sacrifice to achieve these cooperation?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhang. There are several e-commerce companies invested by Huizhong, except for JD.com, Jumei Youpin, Vipshop, and Honey Bud. Some time ago, I heard that Fang Zhe’s girlfriend also did something. E-commerce platform for vertical beauty.

Fang Zhe can’t put so many direct-affiliated e-commerce platforms not to choose and support, but to choose us specifically, taking the liberty to think from Huizhong’s point of view, given the current business competition situation of our two companies, it’s really a bit of a tiger The meaning of suffering!"

"Fang Zhe's girlfriend also set up an e-commerce platform? Good fellow, this is really against us!"

"It's understandable for young people to chase girls, but if you let him chase them like this, the business classifications on Taobao and Tmall will all be wiped out by them a little bit!"

"Let me say that we can’t make it happen to ask for cooperation with WeChat for this. Even if WeChat and JD.com work together, we have been playing the business of e-commerce for more than ten years. Could we not be able to play with them? In the past, we played JD. It’s a big deal. Now we are playing on WeChat in JD. He is forcing him to be strong. The breeze blows on the hills and hills.

Amidst the chaotic discussion among the executives, Mr. Ma sat quietly and did not speak. He remembered that on Double Eleven last year, he invited Fang Zhe to be a guest at the Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou. The two met at that time. The content of the conversation, scene after scene, appeared in his mind.

"Domestic Internet companies have reached our level, and there are only two future development directions. One is to look overseas and the other is to look to the future...

The general pattern of the domestic e-commerce industry has basically been formed, and that is, Taobao C2C, Taobao Mall B2C and other e-commerce platforms under your Alibaba as the main industry, JD, Dangdang, Mi Bu, Jumei Youpin and other vertical e-commerce platforms The platform is an industry subsidiary..."

Looking back now, President Ma feels that what Fang Zhe said at the time does not have any deep meaning. It stands to reason that there is no need for Fang Zhe to tell him these words, let alone to disclose his views and layout of the e-commerce industry to President Ma. Thoughts, but Fang Zhe did so at the time. A somewhat absurd speculation appeared in Mr. Ma's heart. Could it be that Fang Zhe had the idea of ​​cooperating with Alibaba as early as that time?

After thinking for a long time, President Ma didn't fully understand. Fortunately, he spoke directly and explained his thoughts and doubts to the executives present:

"If I remember correctly, in the past, according to Fang Zhe's and Huizhong's investment habits, most of the things were settled first, and then the news was announced. But this time, don't you think this news is a bit weird? ?

Or to put it bluntly, is there a possibility? This news is a smoke bomb deliberately released by Huizhong. It may be to force us to abandon our defensive core e-commerce business, or it may be to disrupt our cooperation with Tencent. Relationship, let us fall into this kind of choice and contradiction, there is another possibility, maybe Huizhong deliberately left time, and hope to reach cooperation with us?"

Mr. Ma’s three possibilities have caused the executives here to fall into contemplation. Indeed, these situations mentioned by Mr. Ma are also very reasonable, but most executives only agree with the first two mentioned by Mr. Ma. I don't agree with the last point Ma said.

"I think the possibility of the first two situations is not low, but take precautions and take precautions before they happen. Regardless of whether WeChat really wants to cooperate with JD.com, we must be vigilant and be prepared to avoid being beaten. I was caught off guard!"

"Mr. Ma, why do you think Huizhong also hopes to reach cooperation with us?" An executive asked his doubts on behalf of many executives present.

Without waiting for Mr. Ma to answer, Zhang Yong first interjected: "I think at this point, the ideas of Mr. Ma and I may coincide.

Last year, Double Eleven, Fang Zhe came to our company as a guest. I was accompanied throughout the whole process. I would like to tell you one thing that both me and Mr. Ma felt incredible. Back then, Mr. Fang was amazing. It is recommended that Mr. Ma consider delisting our B2B business company listed in Hong Kong!"

Wow!The anecdote that Zhang Yong broke out caused an uproar among the executives present. Their first reaction was the same as that of Mr. Ma and Zhang Yong and others at the time. They suspected that Fang Zhe buried a ghost in the top of Alibaba. After Zhang Yong explained it, everyone came to realize that this incident was completely out of Fang Zhe's speculation and prediction!

magical!Amazing!

Alibaba executives can only think so. The facts later proved everything. Alibaba announced its delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in February this year!

At this time, some executives were confused. Is it the time for Alibaba's delisting determined by Mr. Ma and Alibaba executives?

However, now that this matter is a foregone conclusion, executives can no longer speak any more. It is just that the executives have an iron word about the rumored Huizhongfang, and they have a new understanding of things. Every move is full of deep meaning?

Zhang Yong then briefly recounted the scene and content of the conversation when they met Fang Zhe, especially Fang Zhe’s remarks and predictions about the e-commerce industry at that time.

When the executives heard, Fang Zhe said that when the company grows larger, look overseas and look to the future. He said that the domestic e-commerce industry is based on Alibaba’s Taobao C2C, Taobao Mall B2C and other e-commerce platforms as the main industry. JD.. and other vertical e-commerce industries are the sub-industry... and even specifically pointed out the development direction for Alibaba to step up the transition to the mobile Internet industry. Many people have the same feeling as Mr. Ma and Yong Zhang, that is Fang Zhe seems to be very optimistic about Alibaba in his words, and he also seems to show signs of wanting to cooperate with Alibaba. Otherwise, who would have nothing to do and tell his enemies how to become stronger?