Chapter 1230: Fighting

"Mr. Jin, this is a fax from Ali. They have scheduled this press conference at SH. Fang Yingzhi walked into Jin Ling's office with a folder and said with some surprise.

The reason why she was a little surprised was that Alibaba’s two previous financing conferences were both held in the capital.

"Don't think too much, this is definitely not to accommodate my schedule," Jin Ling said.

"Shangri-La Hotel," she glanced at the fax, "This is mainly for eBay. It is to choose to hold such a press conference in front of eBay's home."

Ali has always had such a bad taste, and they have been doing things that seem to make people laugh.

During the eBay User Conference, they were blocked at the entrance of the conference center and distributed Alibaba bags to the attending customers, and a large Taobao advertisement was placed opposite the JD headquarters building...

Of course, if you look at the theory, it can also be said that Alibaba is a company that advocates offense and is a company full of "wolf nature".

Objectively speaking, even Lao Ma's creation of C2C websites like Taobao is actually an offensive method.

In 2003, there were only three e-commerce models in the world, one was Alibaba's B2B, and the other were B2C and C2C.

It should be said that Alibaba is the best B2B company in the world.

The C2C giant eBay's acquisition of Fairmaket.com in the United States, to a certain extent, also prompted Lao Ma to strengthen his belief in getting involved in C2C, because the company eBay acquired is the largest B2B company in the United States.

eBay's intention is very clear. It wants to build an e-commerce platform that bridges the gap between C2C and B2B.

Lao Ma is a person who believes that offense is the best defense. If you want to eat my cake, then I will definitely steal yours.

Since you are involved in B2B, then I will engage in C2C.

"Ah? Both of them are considered big companies, how could they be so unscrupulous?"

"Both of them are pretty much the same. You can tell by looking at the relevant reports," Jin Ling shook his head, "Not all companies are as kind to others as we, Mr. Feng, are."

They are indeed similar. Not only Taobao is a bit excessive, but the same is true for internationally renowned large companies such as eBay.

Not only are they killing off Taobao in their advertising channels, but they are even less graceful in their advertising words.

On the partner website, it says "If you want Taobao, go to eBay", but on your own website it says, "Taobao, open a shop, and enjoy life."

His copywriting really makes some other melon-eating companies look down upon it.

In short, neither family is very gentlemanly, and neither family has a clear bottom line in some matters.

"It's better for us," Fang Yingzhi said proudly.

Jin Ling didn't bother to expose her narcissism. How could Feng Yiping be so soft in the competition in key directions?

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At the Shangri-La Hotel by the Huangpu River, many journalists from the media industry gathered on this day, and the momentum was very high. However, the layout of the press conference was relatively simple. A background board was made, and a red velvet cloth was placed in front of the background board. A long table, that's all.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Lao Ma, who was wearing a rare suit and leather shoes, walked into the press conference with Jin Ling. His insistence was right. With Jin Ling's participation, the average appearance of this press conference was improved by several levels.

"Hello friends from the media industry," Lao Ma said, not even being the host. "Seeing Mr. Jin next to me, I think everyone already knows the main content of today's press conference."

"Yes, today, we officially announced that Jiaqiang Group has recently transferred all the shares of Alibaba held by Goldman Sachs from Goldman Sachs. That is to say, from now on, Ali and Jiaqiang have officially reached a strategic cooperation. "

These words immediately caused quite a stir. Alibaba was originally at odds with eBay, the company behind eBay. Now that a top-notch domestic private enterprise like Jiasheng is intervening in such a high-profile way, isn't it too big a deal?

However, those in the media industry were just watching the excitement, and the press conference immediately became lively. "Mr. Jin," "Mr. Ma," everyone rushed to ask questions.

Lao Ma gestured gracefully to let Jin Ling answer first.

"I will not answer everyone's questions one by one, but give a comprehensive response together." On such occasions, Jin Ling always looked like an iceberg beauty without a smile.

"The Jiaqiang Group is very optimistic about Alibaba's new attempts. Like Alibaba founded by President Ma, Taobao is also a company that can create huge social value. This is highly consistent with our Jiaqiang philosophy,"

"As for the returns that everyone is worried about, we are fully prepared. In recent years, we have not planned to receive returns from Alibaba. On the contrary, if necessary, we will continue to invest without hesitation,"

"We very much agree with Mr. Ma's view. The current task of C2C websites is mainly to cultivate and expand the market with free services. We will continue to serve more customers. This is the value. We firmly believe that one day, this The value will be realized,"

Maybe Jin Ling clearly explained Jiasheng's position: he is optimistic about Ali and supports Ali; it may also be that Ali's public relations staff did a good job, but when asked the next question, the reporters actually didn't care about appearance and focused all on Lao Ma body.

"I'm from the Economic Daily, Alibaba is B2B, and you are now running Taobao in C2C mode. Do you think C2C has more future? I want to hear what you think of B2B and C2C,"

"There is no good or bad model. Any model can do well. There are many hotels in the world. Some hotels are losing money and some are very good. So I think B2B and C2C are both good," this is what Lao Ma said Consistent style.

"If we talk about development, we do find that China's e-commerce as a whole should develop more in terms of C2C, but I and the company also believe that in the next few years, China's e-commerce will break through the concepts of B2B and C2C,"

"I am from NetEase Technology. Taobao has made a three-year free service commitment. It seems to be similar to Alibaba. But in the C2C model where paid services are first, why should we choose free services again? What about service commitments? Is it more about gaining short-term competitive advantage?”

Maybe he is the boss of the company, so the reporter from NetEase asked a more intense question, "As for eBay's statement that free is not a business model, Mr. Ma, what do you think?"

This is another major area of ​​competition between Alibaba and eBay. eBay charges a fee, but Taobao has adopted the model of Alibaba, which is free first, and Lao Ma has already opened his mouth and said that it will be free for three years.

"We will not charge fees because of competition. For us, competition is a challenge, not a pressure, nor a threat. We know that some people have said that Taobao's life cycle will not exceed 18 months, so our wish is that Taobao will We must become a company with a life span of more than 100 years,”

What Lao Ma said made the reporters below all excited, because the 18-month conclusion was made by the female president of eBay.

Yes, I just want to watch you tear it apart. The more you tear it apart, the more we like it.

"Only input can produce results, and only cultivating the future can produce results. This is our values ​​and business philosophy,"

"When red wine first entered the country, we liked to drink it with Sprite. Now fewer and fewer people drink like this. If we had to drink red wine according to the Western way of drinking, it might be difficult for red wine to open the Chinese market in the short term. Therefore, market cultivation is very important,"

It can be seen from the answers to the questions that Lao Ma seems to have lived a more comfortable life than Feng Yiping. Even giving an example at such a press conference, he only had to eat or drink.

"To cultivate the e-commerce market, in addition to our efforts, there are also the efforts of customers, so they should receive free services,"

"We also hope to understand the real needs of customers through three years of free service so that we can understand how to provide good service, so we have no pressure. In these three years, we do not consider making money, we have to consider how to make customers happy, and then , happy customers make us happy,”

"In addition, I would like to point out that some companies that insist on charging don't seem to be very happy now, right! Because as far as we know, they are still losing money and making no money,"

There was another small commotion underneath, haha, that's it, tear it apart, the more ruthless the better, the more targeted the better.

What Lao Ma is talking about is naturally eBay, eBay's carrier in China. eBay almost copied eBay's model and insisted on charging fees from the beginning. Unfortunately, so far, they have still not been able to achieve profitability.

"Instead of this, why do we still charge users three melons and two dates? Why make ourselves and users uncomfortable? Why can't we be more generous like us? If reality determines that a win-win situation cannot be achieved at the moment, then I would rather we lose money , so that users can get some rewards,”

His words will definitely attract a lot of fans to him and Taobao.

The person from NetEase stood up and asked, "Have you made any pre-loss planning during the three-year free period?"

"We have not set a specific pre-loss amount. When I met with Yiping, he told me that as long as Taobao is good, spend as much as you need and don't think about other issues. Many of our shareholders are the same as him. view,"

Lao Ma promptly involved Feng Yiping.

Sure enough, everyone was very interested in this matter. The female reporter who was called asked, "If you could evaluate yourself and Mr. Feng in just one sentence, what would you say?"

This question really reveals the unique trickyness of children.

However, this is really not a problem for an experienced driver like Comrade Lao Ma. His eloquence is well-known in the industry, "Yiping is a truly smart person, and I am just a seemingly smart person."

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"Creation is indeed fair. If a door is closed for you, another window will definitely open," Jin Ling called Feng Yiping and said, "Mr. Ma's eloquence and quick wit are indeed unparalleled by few."

"Are you saying that I'm not as good as him?" Feng Yiping was holding his daughter and Huang Jingping, walking in the places where he used to play with his friends in the school, artfully talking about some interesting things from those years.

But the happiest thing should be Candy, who is always running back and forth. It still likes this kind of wilderness, and will raise its legs from time to time to mark them in their own unique way.

This authentic American dog has gained an ever-increasing sphere of influence in the hometown of the richest man in mainland China in the past two days.

Jin Ling ignored Feng Yiping's jealous words. Of course, ignoring it could also be said to be acquiescing to Feng Yiping's statement.

"I know you are comfortable staying at home, but there is still some time before the Chinese New Year. You won't start taking vacation now,"

It's really comfortable to stay at home.

Walking on the path he had walked before, or standing on the hill, looking at the green pine forest on the mountain behind the mountain, listening to the various sounds coming from the mountain... these immediately awakened everything imprinted in his heart. Wow, then it was like a fish in the water, or a child in its mother's arms, feeling extremely at ease in both body and mind.

"I can rest assured that you are doing the work."

Huang Jingping, who had been listening to him, glared at him and said, "My daughter and I live at home. You go back to work. There are so many things at the end of the year, so you have to let Sister Jin work hard alone. Are you embarrassed?"

"Then you're not worried about my hard work?"

"Hehe, you are a man,"

Jin Ling on the other end of the phone listened to their flirting and put the phone aside from a distance. She waited until the phone called several times before picking it up. "The top priority should be to formulate a plan. We are causing such a high-profile disturbance." Let’s go in. Let’s not mention that SoftBank may feel threatened and unhappy. eBay may not fail to take action.”

"Haha, it doesn't matter if they both go together,"

SoftBank is indeed a very exclusive venture capital firm. He would like to be the only one to invest in the projects he likes. But now Feng Yiping has both strength and reputation, especially investing in Chinese companies. SoftBank can no longer stop him.

If you are not happy, then you are not happy!

Is it possible that she would put a few pounds of powder on her face and pretend to be a geisha to make him happy?

As for eBay, Feng Yiping is not afraid. If he engages in e-commerce, can he still pose a threat to his business in the United States?

But just as Jin Ling was worried, eBay executives who were paying close attention to the press conference had immediately reported the news of Jiasheng's involvement to eBay in the United States, "Wow, they are ganging up to bully me."

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