Chapter 1640 Blind Date

Ten days after the big promotion started, on the 22nd, Lao Ma took the initiative to lead a team to Jiasheng. This team was his core team, and they all knew the verbal agreement reached between Feng Yiping and him.

So strictly speaking, this trip was a bit like a blind date.

However, no matter how Lao Ma adjusted it, the atmosphere in the car was always not very lively.

This feeling is a bit like a bunch of young girls, dressed up beautifully, taking the initiative to go to the man's house and accept their attention.

Although they are indeed climbing up, they are proud of them, and there is always a slight sense of humiliation in their hearts.

In other words, they are also confident that they can strive to become a wealthy family, so is it necessary to go to Jiasheng?

From a professional point of view, this is an obvious question.

The two major e-commerce giants in the United States and the world are making efforts in China, and there are several well-developed competitors in China.

But those are nothing. The Jiasheng Mall, which is rising like a comet, backed by Feng Yiping and Jiasheng, is the biggest opponent on their way forward.

Judging from the excellent performance of Jiasheng Mall in the short period of 20 days and the comprehensive strength behind it, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose in the competition with Jiasheng, a latecomer. In short, it will never be easy.

If they can merge with Jiasheng at this time, it will naturally be a good thing. With the combination of the two companies and Jiasheng's reputation of not lacking money, they can not only put into action many good ideas that were previously unrealized due to funding, but also quickly consolidate their foundation.

They can also enjoy the traffic that can be imported by Jiasheng's offline convenience stores, which currently have more than 8,000 stores, and can also rely on Jiasheng Express to promote same-day delivery in big cities. They can also enjoy the convenience that Jiasheng can bring with the increasing number of transfer centers built across the country...

It can be said that there are many benefits!

However, how can we ask everyone to remain professional and objective at all times? Especially when it comes to mergers.

It is conceivable that the structures of the two companies need to be adjusted in the merger, that is, it is very likely that the positions of these people will have to be moved, and the other party is Forex. Forex has achieved such results in such a short time. Is this adjustment upward or downward? Alas, it seems not optimistic!

We must pursue our common dream and find ways to make it come true. However, we must also take into account our personal development and career prospects, because this is related to personal honor and achievement, and even more to the daily life of the whole family.

At such a moment, it is completely understandable that they will abandon their usual objectivity and professionalism.

Lao Ma also understood, "I fully understand everyone's feelings, and I also believe that after thinking about it for a few days, everyone has reached a conclusion on the pros and cons of our merger with Jiasheng Mall,"

"I am also aware of everyone's concerns. What I want to say is that, first of all, Yiping is definitely a very perfect partner,"

"Secondly, judging from the results of his previous mergers and acquisitions abroad, the companies he acquired have achieved better results than before the mergers and acquisitions, and most of the original management have also made great progress in their personal careers."

In this regard, Lao Ma dare not say too much, even in state-owned enterprises, it is impossible to only be able to go up but not down.

"Finally, we must understand that now, we choose to merge with Jiasheng in order to have more opportunities in the future to acquire companies that we are interested in,"

"So, in the car, everyone has opinions, but I hope that after getting off the car, I can see everyone's positive side,"

Blind dates are naturally mutual, and it is not a problem for the other side to see a car full of guys with eyes that are not eyes and noses that are not noses.

Lao Ma put down these few words and looked out the window without saying a word.

We are not children anymore. We have done so much work. Now we should turn around.

Mr. Cai walked back with a water bottle, "Does anyone need more hot water?" The service attitude was very good.

The slightly stiff atmosphere before was immediately relieved.

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Just after 10 o'clock, the minibus arrived in front of Jiasheng Building. Lao Ma got off the bus first and walked towards Fang Yingzhi, who had dealt with him several times, with a smile, "See you again, Director Fang, you are getting more and more beautiful."

"Mr. Ma, you are getting more and more energetic. Mr. Ma, let me introduce you, this is," she pointed to the other people waiting with her and prepared to introduce.

Some people on Lao Ma's side had some opinions at this time. Feng Yiping didn't come down, and Jin Ling didn't come down either?

At this time, there was a noise in the lobby, "Mr. Ma," Feng Yiping hurriedly got off the elevator and strode towards this side.

"Yiping," Lao Ma also hurried over and hugged Feng Yiping, "Congratulations,"

"Congratulations," Feng Yiping said with a smile, "Sorry, I'm in a meeting and came down a little late,"

"It's okay, why are you being so formal," Lao Ma said, "Hello, Mr. Jin," Jin Ling, who was slightly out of breath, also came over.

"With so many talented people coming, of course I have to come down to greet them in person," Feng Yiping said with a big laugh, "Welcome, everyone. Hello, Mr. Cai," he shook Mr. Cai's hand and looked at the people around him who were looking at him curiously and excitedly, "Mr. Cai, can you introduce me?"

"Yes, yes, yes," Mr. Cai hurriedly introduced Feng Yiping one by one, "This is..."

"Hello, hello," Feng Yiping was very enthusiastic to everyone and shook hands with them very hard, "Your arrival really makes our humble place shine," he said with a smile, "You see, this light is too dazzling, everyone is avoiding it, how about we go up first?"

The group of Lao Ma's men who met Feng Yiping for the first time will really understand the phrase that the media repeatedly used when reporting on Feng Yiping, "extremely friendly,"

Although they still felt a little awkward at this time, they really couldn't feel unhappy in front of this young man who was younger than all of them. He was indeed a person who would make people feel good when they met.

There is a word that goes, like a spring breeze, which is very appropriate to describe his way of dealing with people.

This was their first impression of the trip.

Jin Ling took a few ladies and a few big men to another elevator. Feng Yiping and Lao Ma, with most of the male comrades, squeezed into one, very intimate.

"Are we going to have a celebration party?" Lao Ma asked with a smile.

Feng Yiping glanced at him and thought that in a few years, you would not look down on such figures at all. "I don't know if we will have one, but it is definitely not now. Today's meeting is for summary and review. What about you?"

"Look, we just finished the summary and review, and we are here to learn advanced experience," Lao Ma said.

"What learning? Let's improve each other. Hey, why don't we put other arrangements aside and come to this meeting together?" Feng Yiping suggested.

"Okay," Lao Ma did not hesitate, and the people he brought had no objections.

Attending such an internal meeting is obviously a good way to deeply understand a company.

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In the large conference room, after Feng Yiping and his team left, the managers at all levels who were still discussing looked up in surprise, watching Feng Yiping and a large group of outsiders come in, "Dear colleagues, let's welcome Mr. Ma and Alibaba's outstanding team to attend our meeting with warm applause."

What's going on? Feng Yiping has not yet spread the relevant situation. When everyone applauded, looking at the strangers who seemed a little restrained over there, he already had some ideas in his mind. Such a meeting is open to them. Will there be any cooperation between the two companies?

"Lao Ma, you sit here," Feng Yiping arranged Lao Ma and Mr. Cai next to him.

"Bu Yiping, we'll just sit in the back," the two said modestly.

The people from Alibaba were looking at everything in this conference room at this time. From the hardware point of view, it was excellent, exactly the style that those high-tech companies should have in movies and TV dramas, with a simple but powerful design, excellent lighting, and this chair is also very comfortable to sit on.

Oh, I forgot that from decoration to furniture, they can complete it independently, which is naturally good.

It looked quite simple. There were no tablecloths or flowers on the conference table, no banners on the wall, and even the electronic screen was turned off.

Except for a few ladies, including Feng Yiping, everyone was dressed casually. Only a few people were dressed in formal suits, and no one wore a tie. It seemed that the working atmosphere was good.

Lao Ma finally insisted on sitting in the back row. "Studying should be done in a learning manner," he said. "Yiping, don't waste everyone's time. Please continue."

Feng Yiping didn't insist anymore. He said something to Wu Qian and continued the rest of the meeting agenda. "Let's talk about the difficulties encountered in the current development of convenience stores."

Those people from Alibaba were a little disappointed. Have the issues related to us been discussed or have they been deliberately put aside at this time?

But they arrived immediately. I really judged others by my own heart.

Wu Qian brought two computers to Lao Ma and Mr. Cai. There were previous meeting records on them. The e-commerce part was indeed discussed at the beginning. It was indeed not about achievements, but only problems, and each department was looking for problems in its own area.

The two of them, Lao Ma, only glanced at it briefly, and then turned the two computers down, focusing on the topic that Feng Yiping and the others were discussing.

However, his subordinates could not resist the temptation and looked eagerly at the problems summarized by their peers.

The same nature of work made them feel particularly close when looking at such meeting records. When they saw that they raised the same questions as themselves, they immediately felt like they had found their relatives.

However, the difference is also big. It seems that they pay more attention to maintaining the relationship with the merchants than they do. It seems that their success this time is indeed closely related to the cooperation of those merchants?

In the field, several executives of the headquarters and convenience store companies are stating some of the difficulties encountered in the current development of convenience stores.

"The biggest problem is that in first-tier cities, good stores are becoming more and more difficult to find, or many companies are interested in a store at the same time, which eventually makes the rent more and more unaffordable,"

"In the county towns where the company is going to focus on expanding this year, finding stores is not a problem, but profitability is a problem,"

"Residents of small towns have a slow pace of life and are most sensitive to prices. Of course, we still have an advantage in terms of price at present, but considering the higher logistics costs and management costs, many branches in county towns are profitable on the surface, but if the total account is calculated, they are actually losing money,"

Lao Ma and his team have already concluded that the reason why Jiasheng Mall has so many fans as soon as it goes online this time is that in addition to Jiasheng's appeal, their convenience stores are the most critical factor, so they are also very interested in topics related to convenience stores.

"A large part of the management cost we are talking about is the cost of public relations. We all know that, relatively speaking, the lower the government goes, the more extensive its work style is. In order to create a good business environment, we have spent more time in many county towns than in some provincial capitals,"

"Mainly due to these two reasons, the current expansion speed of convenience stores has not met expectations,"

Ali currently has no feelings about these two pain points, but to be honest, knowing that their development is not as smooth as imagined, many guys still can't help but feel a little happy in their hearts.

"Everyone now knows that convenience stores can add value to our other companies. My general requirement is that the expansion speed must keep up with our plan," said Feng Yiping.

"As for the specific problems mentioned, we will discuss the relevant solutions now. The first one, I think it is easy to solve," he waved his hand, "Since you think it is not cost-effective to rent, just buy it and gather those suitable stores as soon as possible. This matter can be done immediately,"

When he waved his hand, he was full of generosity and golden light splashed.

If it is not cost-effective to rent, buy it? But boss, you are not going to buy one or two stores!

You are really generous!

This is the second most profound impression of Jiasheng for those who took the initiative to come to the blind date.