Chapter 2034: Inquiring in Every Way

"eBay China, we are going to introduce other investment partners," Whitman, who was on the verge of exploding, suddenly said after being annoyed by Feng Yiping's words.

Feng Yiping was stunned.

He was really surprised that Whitman would tell him such news that had not been made public at this time. This was indeed an extraordinary person.

eBay China can be said to be one of the few failed projects during her tenure. She told Feng Yiping this news, obviously not intending to cover up her failure.

This is really not an easy thing for someone who loves his reputation very much.

It is naturally very rare for someone like Whitman, who is very conceited, to face his mistakes calmly.

As she said this, Feng Yiping was more acutely aware that Whitman, who was originally somewhat unnatural and could feel her anger, was very relaxed at this moment.

Whitman, who tried desperately to cover up her mistakes and maintain the impression of success in front of Feng Yiping, was naturally weak and had too many points that could be attacked by Feng Yiping.

But when she admitted her failure, she became strong again.

For example, now, if Feng Yiping said something similar to before, it would not have any killing power on her.

It is true that there is no false reputation under a great reputation.

The reason why Feng Yiping provoked her so much before was indeed to make her angry and uneasy, but his purpose was not so shallow.

His purpose was that Whitman would definitely be at a loss in the following negotiations between the two of them, which seemed like a casual chat, and he would take the advantage and initiative.

But since Whitman took the initiative to admit it, then Feng Yiping's plans can be said to have failed.

You can adjust so quickly, perhaps because of your female intuition? Feng Yiping looked at her, "That will definitely be an excellent partner,"

"I know very well that no matter how good the partner is, it will be difficult to achieve much in front of the e-commerce group you and Jack have joined forces with," Whitman said this very easily.

Of course, it is certainly difficult for the outside world to imagine that the always tough Queen of Silicon Valley would say such words that destroy her prestige.

"No, the market is so big, how can we have it all to ourselves? We welcome more powerful peers to enter. Only when more people participate can this market prosper."

When he said this, he was also thinking about the partners Whitman mentioned. He seemed to have some impression, but from his point of view, the partner that eBay will introduce this time is really not that strong.

Yes, I am afraid that only companies that are unwilling to accept their previous failures will think about fighting again in the e-commerce field and win another sky.

But, haha, it really made a wrong idea. To be frank, the opponent it will encounter in the e-commerce field this time, that is, its own e-commerce group, is a stronger existence than its previous opponents.

Feng Yiping can now determine the result of its plot. It is destined to be just jumping around in vain and will not make any name for itself.

"You must know that this result is also destined, from the time I took the initiative to propose it, but you didn't want to acquire eBay China," Whitman said.

"You know how much damage such a thing would do to our China team," she sighed, "just like Yahoo China before."

It is true. A company that was already struggling with its various indicators declining, when it was informed that it was being packaged and given away, and no one was wanted, especially when that person was Feng Yiping, who was famous for his good vision, I believe that there would not be many people in the company team who would have the motivation to work hard.

At that point, introducing new forces was still a very positive approach.

The same is true for Yahoo China. They are also looking for new partners, and the conditions are said to be quite favorable.

But since they were all rejected by Feng Yiping before, no Internet company in the mainland thought this would be an opportunity to pick up a bargain, so the current situation is very embarrassing.

eBay was still lucky to find such a special partner.

"How long do you plan to withdraw everything?" Feng Yiping asked.

"I can't hide it from you," Whitman glanced at him, "My plan is that within half a fiscal year to one fiscal year at most, we can transfer the shares we hold at a relatively higher price, which can be regarded as recovering some losses,"

There is another thing she didn't say, that the new partner will not lose interest in taking over.

But as time goes on and the market share shrinks, the partner may not want to be the one to take over.

"Feng, there is one thing I have always been confused about. Have you always been very optimistic about Amazon and not optimistic about our eBay model," Whitman suddenly asked.

Feng Yiping glanced at her, and after admitting his failure, he really became stronger, and turned from defense to offense.

"These are two models with their own advantages and disadvantages. The reason why it seems that I am closer to Amazon, I think you know the reason, which is mainly because of the friendship between Bezos and me,"

Of course I am more optimistic about Amazon.

Whether it is from the quality of goods, shopping experience, delivery cycle, and the convenience of returns... Amazon is much better than eBay, not to mention that it is much better than eBay, even the later Alibaba is inferior.

Only when Amazon can guarantee delivery within two days throughout the United States can Alibaba make up for its own logistics shortcomings - of course, Feng Yiping has now made arrangements for this shortcoming in advance.

User reviews of Amazon products are rarely used for review, and most of them are relatively credible. This actually mainly reflects Amazon’s high requirements for sellers, and this is also the work Feng Yiping is currently doing at Jiasheng Mall.

There are also returns, regardless of reason; privacy protection; and Bezos’s obsession with technology, such as the development of the popular Kindle...

It’s not without reason that Amazon’s market value was so high later, and it’s not without reason that Bezos was so arrogant later on.

It has so many advantages, how many of them can you take advantage of on eBay?

But, why should I tell you these words?

Feng Yiping brought the topic to his personal friendship with Bezos, and Whitman was immediately speechless.

It seems that before this, there was no friendship between her and Feng Yiping, only conflicts, and the conflicts were all initiated by herself.

Anyone like this would probably not take the initiative to make friends with himself and his company.

"Feng, I think you may not understand eBay's culture and values ​​very well. We should be the high-tech company that respects users the most in the world. You see, we don't have many rules to constrain users' behavior,"

"We believe in the power of human nature. We try our best to provide users with a trading platform and increasingly complete structural mechanisms. We help users who trade on our platform find the trading method that best suits their own circumstances..."

"We almost single-handedly created a global second-hand commodity evaluation mechanism and created an equal-opportunity trading environment..."

"We have helped countless people succeed in the jobs they love, and sometimes even help people with disabilities to support themselves. These people can do things on eBay's online marketplace that they cannot do in the physical market - Fair competition with healthy people...,"

Whitman spoke very loudly about their values ​​and advantages, and Feng Yiping kept nodding in agreement.

It should be said that eBay's ability to achieve today's scale does have great practical significance. This is a platform that mainly relies on the consciousness of both parties to the transaction rather than the constraints of the platform to develop and grow.

They believe that human nature is inherently good, and they believe that don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. With the support of this romantic concept, eBay has not developed into a platform where scammers gather, but has become the world’s number one e-commerce company. It is a very rare thing and full of positive energy.

Of course, its success is also closely related to the generally high level of integrity construction in Western societies and the high cost of violation. In contrast, in China, not to mention some individual merchants, all have well-known platforms, including listed e-commerce counterfeiting... …This is actually a systemic problem.

"But, you still don't like eBay, right?" Whitman suddenly asked.

"Haha," Feng Yiping smiled, "I think if I said I was very optimistic about eBay, would you be nervous again?"

"No, this is definitely not your real idea," Whitman looked at Feng Yiping, "In other words, you have a very good idea for the development of PayPal, a good idea that can significantly change the current situation of PayPal, right?"

This, of course, exists, but similarly, why should I tell you now?

“The reason why I favor PayPal is indeed that I am optimistic about the prospects of online payment. I also believe that the introduction of PayPal can also promote the development of some of my current businesses. You know me, I am always unwilling to let profits go to others. Take it away, so I came up with the idea of ​​investing in PayPal,"

Combined with Feng Yiping's consistent temperament, this reason actually makes sense.

But Whitman still didn't believe it, "No, Feng, I believe you must have a deeper reason. You see, in the past, the relationship between us was indeed not so harmonious,"

"But now and then, this time, we come with great sincerity. I also believe that we will soon become close partners. So, can we be more honest between us?"

"You must also know that with my support, some of your plans will become reality faster,"

"I've really made it very clear, Ms. Whitman," Feng Yiping looked helpless.

My words are so easy to trick?

"I'm sorry. I think their first meeting may take a long time. You don't have time to delay here anymore. It just so happens that I have an important meeting next,"

Whitman, who had been calm all the time, became angry again. Are you giving an eviction order? "I want to know, what important meeting is it?"

"Actually, it's nothing, I just went to see Steve Jobs with Page,"