Zhongguancun.
Liu Qiangdong suppressed his excitement and clenched his fists. "Is Wal-Mart really prepared to work with us?"
Standing opposite him was a middle-aged man in his forties. He smiled and said, "Yes, they did. Otherwise, they would not have come to Jingdong for an inspection.
Far away has been relying on e-commerce. Actually, all the major supermarkets want to start their own online supermarkets.
But they are not professionals and do not understand the domestic e-commerce market.
Wal-Mart tried it in 2007, but it ended in failure.
It is understandable that they came to Jingdong to work with us.
We just launched Store 1, which focuses on online supermarkets.
Taobao has their own plans, and Tmall is doing well.
It is not practical to work with Far away.
Coincidentally, our logistics system is well established. If Wal-Mart does not look for us, who else can they look for? "
Liu Qiangdong could not help but say excitedly, "No matter what, Wal-Mart is the world's leader in the retail industry.
I did not expect Wal-Mart to choose us this time.
We just finished our 3C business and were preparing to expand. I did not expect Wal-Mart to come to us.
This is a good thing!
Now, the domestic e-commerce market only knows Taobao and Far Away Mall. Jingdong has been quiet for too long!
This year is our tenth anniversary. It is a new starting point!
In the future, I want Jingdong to be as famous as Taobao and Far away! "
Liu Qiangdong did not dare to say that he would surpass them. It was not realistic now. He could not brag too much.
Far Away and Taobao, this e-commerce promotion was in the tens of billions.
But what about Jingdong?
Almost 20 days had passed, and the sales volume was 500 million.
Actually, 500 million was not low. Liu Qiangdong was originally quite satisfied. Their sales volume was only this much last year.
And this was because of Far Away's promotion.
This year, in 20 days, the sales volume was 500 million. It was more than the previous year. How could he not be satisfied?
However, looking at Taobao and Far away, they were fighting so hard that their brains were about to pop out.
So far away, as of yesterday, the transaction volume had exceeded 18 billion.
As of yesterday, Taobao's transaction volume had exceeded 13 billion.
Looking at these two figures, many people would despair.
Although Liu Qiangdong did not despair, his mood was not necessarily any better.
However, he was in a good mood now.
Wasn't Wal-Mart taking the initiative to look for him something to be happy about?
With the cooperation of Wal-Mart, the effect would be very different.
Far away was good, but Faraway Supermarket could only show off in China. Wal-Mart was a global giant.
This might be a breakthrough, a breakthrough to open up the world market.
If they could cooperate with Wal-Mart on a global scale …
Of course, it was just a thought.
Wal-Mart launched its own e-mall as early as 1996, but it didn't do well.
Wal-Mart's management did not seem to have the talent to manage the internet, or Wal-Mart had placed too much emphasis on physical retail.
Although they had e-commerce, they did not place much emphasis on it.
This time, Hua Xia wanted to start an e-commerce business and even look for Jingdong to cooperate was because they had no other choice.
Hua Xia's side, Far away was too strong.
Its physical retail was not strong enough to make people despair, and Wal-Mart will not despair too.
But its online e-commerce business had made Wal-Mart see the shadow of Amazon.
Amazon was an extremely detestable company to Wal-Mart, but they could not get rid of it in the e-commerce industry.
Now, Hua Xia had a similar company, and Wal-Mart felt it was necessary to invest in this area.
But they could not do it themselves. They tried last year, but no one was interested.
Wal-Mart thought about it and decided to look for a partner in China.
Look for Taobao?
Ali's appetite was too big. Although Wal-Mart was the leader in the retail industry, Ma Yun was not interested.
After all, Taobao's system was different. They were still focusing on C2C, and B2C was only a support.
Far away?
Forget it. Wal-Mart was not that naive.
If they could not get first or second place, the third place in the B2C industry would be Jingdong.
Jingdong had been expanding its business these few years and had started its own logistics business. There was a period of time when everyone was not optimistic about Jingdong.
But after seeing Far away's success, more people were optimistic about Jingdong.
In China, Jingdong might be the one that could turn the tables.
That was why Wal-Mart made this decision.
Regardless, Liu Qiangdong was in a good mood.
He was chatting with the vice president, discussing how to impress Walmart and how to get them to invest more in the company.
At this moment, the secretary hurried in.
Without greeting the Vice President, the secretary said in a panic: "General Manager Liu, General Manager Li is outside, and he suddenly came!"
Liu Qiangdong was usually strict with his employees. He scolded: "What are you panicking for? General Manager Li? Which General Manager Li? You can't even speak clearly. How do you do things?! "
The secretary was about to cry. She had been scared out of her wits.
Li Dong's sudden appearance at the front desk had caught them off guard.
Li Dong was now a tycoon in the electronics industry. When the boss saw Li Dong, he was just an unknown junior.
When the secretaries saw him, they would be nervous.
After all, Li Dong did not inform them in advance and did not make an appointment in advance.
This guy was said to be a troublemaker. The secretary was worried that he was here to cause trouble.
Wal-Mart's people were coming to Jingdong for an inspection. Most people did not know, but the secretary knew. Even the first contact between Wal-Mart and Jingdong was through her.
Just when Wal-Mart and Jingdong were about to start business cooperation, Li Dong suddenly came. Even if she had no ulterior motives, the secretary felt guilty at this time.
After being scolded by the boss, the secretary felt wronged and said pitifully: "Far away General Manager Li."
"Far away?"
Liu Qiangdong suddenly stood up and said dumbfounded: "You mean Li Dong?"
"Yes."
"He is outside?"
"In the reception room …"
"Who is receiving him?"
"I … I forgot …" The secretary was a little nervous. She was too anxious just now. After settling Li Dong, she rushed into the office directly.
As for who was receiving Li Dong, Little Wang from the front desk should be there, right?
Little did she know that Little Wang had long been scared away, and now Li Dong was wandering around leisurely.
Liu Qiangdong glared at her, then looked at the vice president of business and said: "Old Jiang, accompany me to take a look. What is Li Dong doing here?"
The vice president was also a little confused and shook his head: "I'm not sure. Let's go take a look first. Don't let him pick the wrong one."
"Yes, let's go!"
Liu Qiangdong put on his coat and hurried out of the office.
…
Outside the office.
Because of the tight economy, there was not enough space in Jingdong. The office area was not very rich, so everyone was squeezing together to work.
When Li Dong suddenly appeared in the office area, many people were shocked.
Compared to ordinary companies, the employees of Internet companies worshiped the strong.
Whoever was stronger than them was their idol.
Li Dong was now a big figure in the electronics industry.
Just now, everyone was still discussing whether Li Dong could beat Taobao by 10 billion this time.
Compared to Taobao, they hoped that Li Dong could win.
After all, the business philosophy of Far Away Mall was very similar to that of Jingdong, and it was a reference.
If Far Away won, Jingdong could also see the light.
Now the legendary figure that was being discussed suddenly appeared in front of them. Who would not be surprised?
A few female employees did not care much. They took a notebook and a pen and walked in front of Li Dong and said with a face full of admiration: "General Manager Li, can you give us an autograph? We are all your admirers and have long wanted to meet you. "
Li Dong smiled and took the notebook and pen. With a wave of his hand, he gave them an autograph.
Then Li Dong smiled and said: "It's not easy to meet me. Now that the transportation is so developed, and Beijing is not far from Pingchuan. Go take a look when you have time. Maybe there will be new opportunities."
In the office, when a few supervisors heard this, they were speechless.
Let's not talk about why this man came to Jingdong and why there was no one accompanying him. The most important thing is, is it appropriate for you to use a poaching tone when you open your mouth?
Far Away poaching people is not a good behavior, but you can't just poach just anyone.
Our company only has a few flowers that are pleasing to the eye. Even if they are not strong, they are good for the eyes. If they are poached by you, what will happen to us bachelors?!
In the office area, the highest-ranking supervisor stood up and walked in front of Li Dong. He smiled respectfully and said: "General Manager Li, are you here to inspect the business?"
Li Dong smiled and nodded. "I'm here to take a look and have a chat with General Manager Liu."
"Then …"
The supervisor was confused. Since he had an appointment with General Manager Liu, where was General Manager Liu?
It was a little too much to leave Li Dong here alone.
The others were also suspicious. The boss's attitude was a little too high this time.
No matter what, Li Dong was young, but he was also a big shot in the industry. He was already here, and it was not something a big entrepreneur should do to leave him alone.
Just as they were suspicious, Li Dong smiled and said, "Don't worry about me, I'm just taking a look. By the way, how much is the turnover in Jingdong for this e-commerce promotion? "
This was not a big secret. If an ordinary person asked, they might not say it. But when Li Dong asked, the supervisor who spoke just now still said casually, "508 million."
"500 million?" Li Dong was a little surprised. "Not bad."
The supervisor did not know if he was really praising or despising. He laughed dryly and said, "It's not comparable to Far Away. Far Away Mall has exceeded 18 billion. Under the leadership of General Manager Li, Far Away Mall has created one miracle after another."
Li Dong waved his hand and said, "This is not my credit. You also know that I have not been staying in the company recently. It is all the hard work of my colleagues in Far Away Mall, but it is also true that Far Away has created one miracle after another. Far Away Mall, not to mention anything else, it is exciting enough. I hope there will be opportunities to cooperate with you in the future … "
"Cough, cough!"
At this time, Liu Qiangdong finally arrived.
He happened to hear Li Dong's words, and it immediately made Liu Qiangdong vigilant. This guy is really unscrupulous.
He had long heard that the person in charge of Tencent's Guangzhou was poached by Li Dong in front of Ma Huateng.
He did not expect that this guy would not even let go of his own small business and come here to poach people.
Of course, the words were not so obvious. Anyway, everyone could hear it.
Moreover, there were really people who were tempted!
Liu Qiangdong cursed in his heart, but on the surface, he smiled and said, "General Manager Li, why didn't you tell me that you were coming? You should have let me prepare. Look at the mess now, the company is in a mess, and there is no one to entertain us. Sorry for neglecting you!"
Li Dong laughed and said, "It's fine, I just happened to pass by. At the previous charity night, General Manager Liu left a deep impression on me. When I saw your signboard downstairs, I thought of General Manager Liu. In the e-commerce world, we are known as North and South, Two East. It would not be appropriate not to pay a visit to General Manager Liu. "
"North and South, Two East?"
Liu Qiangdong was a little confused. What the hell, why have I not heard of it?
The others were also confused. When did our boss become so awesome that he could stand side by side with Li Dong?
As for this temporarily cobbled together name, no one thought too much about it.
Those who really understood Li Dong would definitely know that he was talking nonsense. What North and South, Two East? The naming was as bad as ever.
Li Dong did not care about them and said with a smile, "When I come up and take a look, I will understand why Jingdong was able to expand so quickly. With such a group of cute colleagues and comrades, under such tough conditions, they could still achieve a result of 500 million. It is impossible not to expand. Unlike Far away, there is an entire building with only a few employees. Each of them has their own office. They hide in the office to raise flowers, plant grass, and have no idea what they are doing. Every month, they receive a salary of eight to ten thousand. I am regretting it now. I should not have given them such a high salary … "
In the beginning, Liu Qiangdong was still feeling smug, but when Li Dong said the last part, Liu Qiangdong's face turned green.
Damn you!
Are you envious of me?
You are scamming me!
People in the industry say that you scam people without blinking. It is fine that you scammed Ma Yun and the others, but I am so pitiful now. You still have the nerve to scam me. Do you still want your face?
Liu Qiangdong did not dare to let him continue and quickly said, "General Manager Li, come into my office and sit. I have not seen you for some time. I also want to hear General Manager Li's advice."
Li Dong was just joking before. Although it was fine to bully Da Qiangzi, there was no need to grab him and bully him.
Seeing that Liu Qiangdong could not stand it anymore, Li Dong smiled and said, "Okay, then I will not refuse. Let's have a chat."
Liu Qiangdong immediately let out a long sigh of relief. If this scammer said a few more words, the morale on his side would almost collapse.
Without delay, Liu Qiangdong and the Deputy CEO hurriedly led Li Dong to the office.
When they left, someone in the office whispered, "Is what General Manager Li said true? Everyone has their own office? "
"I don't think so, but it should be possible for the environment to be good. After all, he has money."
"Planting flowers and grass. I have no place to put my Fortune Tree. It has withered and been thrown away. I really want to go …"
"That is Pingchuan. It is not even a third-tier city." Someone reminded in a low voice.
"So what if it is Pingchuan? I think it will not be long before we can return to Beijing. Don't forget, the land in Beijing's CBD is for the North China headquarters. It is not just a supermarket."
"That seems to be true. Even in Pingchuan, they can get a salary of tens of thousands? Sigh, I am so envious. "
"…"
Several supervisors looked at each other. After a while, someone coughed lightly and said, "Get to work. What are you talking about? If you want to know anything, go back and look it up online. Don't gossip in the office!"
The office instantly went silent.
But everyone still gave each other a look. Talk later!
As for what to talk about, of course, it was Far away.
Liu Qiangdong obviously did not expect that a few casual words from Li Dong would have such a big impact.
In fact, Li Dong himself did not realize this.
He was really just joking. He was used to it.
Most of the people in the office were ordinary employees. A considerable number of them were senior employees of Jingdong.
He was just joking. He did not think that these people would really leave.
But he had underestimated himself.
E-commerce magnate, physical supermarket magnate, logistics magnate, Hua Xia's richest man …
He was joking when he said all these titles, but no one thought so.
If it was the rising Jingdong in his previous life, it would not have such an impact.
Just like when Ma Yun went to Jingdong and said these words, no one would take it seriously.
But now, in 2008, Jingdong's annual sales were less than 5 billion.
Far Away Mall's annual turnover was expected to exceed 100 billion. Supermarkets were expected to exceed 100 billion. They were not on the same level.
At this time, the impact would naturally exceed everyone's expectations.
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