In the lecture hall.
When Li Dong and the rest came in, there were already many people there.
Seeing Li Dong and the others, regardless of whether they knew them or not, the less experienced ones stood up to greet them, while the more experienced ones nodded in acknowledgment.
Everyone's seats had already been arranged.
Li Dong glanced at his nameplate, then couldn't help but look at Ma Huateng, "Did you arrange this position?"
Ma Huateng said innocently, "How did we arrange it? It's the association."
"It must have something to do with you!"
Li Dong looked confident. Then, he complained, "What do you mean by sandwiching me between Old Ma and Li Yanhong? Do you want me to stop them when they start fighting?"
"Hahaha …"
Many people burst into laughter. Ma Huateng couldn't help but laugh and say, "Don't worry, Old Ma won't dare to make a move. Yan Hong is young and strong. Old Ma would rather spit on him than make a move and ask for a beating.
"That's true. If they really fight, I can't fight them even if I take them both down."
Everyone burst into laughter again. For a moment, the lecture hall was filled with laughter.
…
Tencent of the reporters wanted to interview Li Dong. However, when Du Anmin and the rest arrived, Li Dong did not have time to brag to the reporters.
Du Anmin did not come alone. The minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the chairman of the Internet Association, and the director of the State Development Office were there …
These officials all arrived together.
Du Anmin was not the star of the show today. He was there to listen. The real boss of the Internet industry was the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Minister Zhang and Du Anmin exchanged some pleasantries before sitting in the main seat.
Du Anmin's seat was not far from Li Dong. However, they did not talk.
As the host went on stage, everyone took their seats.
Ma Yun and Li Yanhong also arrived. They sat on both sides of Li Dong.
This group of people were all sitting in the front row. This was also a rule, and it represented their status in the industry.
As soon as Ma Yun sat down, he first greeted Li Dong, then said to Li Yanhong, "Yanhong, will you be giving a C2C speech on stage later?"
Li Yanhong smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Li Dong giving in to me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone up on stage to embarrass myself."
Ma Yun agreed with him and said, "Yes, I've made a fool of myself. You're a layman, and you're going on stage to give a speech. Isn't that a donkey's lips and a horse's mouth? If it were me, I would be too embarrassed to go on stage. "
Li Yanhong didn't get angry. She smiled and said, "Are you embarrassed? Who asked Ali to be so weak? It's not your turn to go on stage. "Look, Li Dong's Far Away Mall has surpassed your Taobao by a lot not long ago. The stock price of your B2B business has fallen below the issue price. Everyone says that the cold winter of the internet is coming. It's all because of you. "
"…"
The two of them were arguing with each other. Li Dong was stuck in the middle, his face full of helplessness.
Seeing the two of them arguing with each other, Li Dong said helplessly, "Are you guys done? Department Head Zhang is going on stage. Can you give me some face? If you keep arguing, I'll beat both of you up. "
"Cough, cough, cough …"
Ma Yun and Li Yanhong looked at each other and then pointed the spearhead at Li Dong.
Ma Yun said half-jokingly, "Yanhong, why don't we work together and get rid of Far Away first?"
Li Yanhong smiled and said, "Far Away is working with us. Isn't it a little bad to do this?"
"Alright, if you guys want to work together, go ahead. I'll beat both of you up all the same." Li Dong's nonsense made the two of them look at each other. They didn't have the mood to continue arguing.
Moreover, with Department Head Zhang speaking, everyone was too embarrassed to continue absent-mindedly.
The few of them listened for a while absent-mindedly. First, Department Head Zhang went on stage to give a speech. Then, Du Anmin went on stage and said a few words. Chairman Hu also said a few words.
More than half an hour had passed just like that.
Only then did the host say loudly, "Next, let us welcome Mr. Li Yanhong, the chairman and CEO of Baidu, to give us the opening speech!"
Li Yanhong tidied up his clothes and walked up to the stage.
…
Offstage.
Ma Yun lowered his voice and said, "Do you think he'll step on us later?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "Most likely. Speaking of which, it's your fault for blocking Baidu on the entire website. Old Li couldn't bear it and had to do it himself."
"You'll have to ask him that. We're just passively accepting the challenge."
Ma Yun shook his head and said nothing. Taobao had now blocked Baidu completely, causing Baidu to lose a large number of seller customers.
It was also because of this that Li Yanhong was focused on building his own e-commerce platform to fulfill his e-commerce dream.
While the two of them were talking, Li Yanhong had already started his speech on stage.
"… According to a survey, 65% of online shoppers now use search engines to understand the information of a product before making a purchase.
C2C users are very dependent on search engines.
When a user goes to a C2C website, he does not actually choose a product, but a business relationship.
And Baidu, as the largest search engine in Hua Xia, has the ability to provide such a service to users.
Many people say that now is not the best time to do e-commerce.
Some people say that with Taobao before and Far away behind, wouldn't Baidu be digging its own grave if it got involved?
But in my opinion, the result is the opposite!
We are doing e-commerce not to make money. Of course, making money is something that will happen sooner or later.
What I want to say is that we are more focused on satisfying the needs of our users … "
"Today, Ma Yun from Ali is also here. I'll say something embarrassing. With Baidu as our support, I feel that within three years, we can surpass Taobao and become the largest C2C e-commerce website in Hua Xia … "
…
Ma Yun remained calm. Li Yanhong's words had put him in the spotlight.
However, Ma Yun did not mind. He whispered, "This fellow really said it. What do you think?"
"There's nothing much to say."
Li Dong smiled. There was indeed nothing much to say. What could he say?
Besides, Li Yanhong was going against Taobao. Why should he care about this?
But just as he finished speaking, Li Yanhong said again, "Everyone knows about the e-commerce promotion war not long ago. Far Away Mall surpassed Taobao by a huge margin. Why is that? The reason is because of Baidu's search service. It allows users to understand Far Away Mall better. Far Away Mall did not block Baidu's search service. This is one of the main reasons for their success … "
Ma Yun's face beamed as he joked, "What do you say now? It's all thanks to Baidu that you can win. Is that so? "
Li Dong said with a dark face, "I knew you were good at bragging in the past. I never expected Li Yanhong to be so good as well. In the internet industry, how many people don't brag?"
"You aren't much better yourself."
The two of them whispered a few words. On stage, Li Yanhong suddenly laughed. "I saw Ma Yun and Li Dong whispering in the audience. Do the two of you have something to say? Do you want to say a few words?"
The spotlight shone on them again. The staff hurriedly handed over the microphones.
Li Dong looked at Ma Yun, and Ma Yun looked at him. After some time, Ma Yun said, "You do it. I can't be bothered to attack him."
"He didn't attack me …"
Just as Li Dong finished his sentence, Li Yanhong said with a smile, "Li Dong, we have been friends for a long time. Unfortunately, we never had the chance to talk face to face. I'm tired of listening to Ma Yun. I want to hear your opinion today. "
"Me?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "If that's the case, then it wouldn't be right if I don't say a few words."
With a light cough, Li Dong picked up the microphone and said slowly, "Since it's an internet conference, everyone's goal is the same. It's to promote the development of the internet industry. At this time, I'll speak my mind. I hope Yanhong can understand if I offend you. "
At this time, people like Li Dong liked to call people by their names, so no one felt that it was wrong.
Li Yanhong was not dissatisfied. She nodded and said with a smile, "Of course, everyone's goal is to develop together. Even in Hua Xia, the internet industry would not be able to develop to this stage. The collision of ideas and the sparks produced can ignite the horn to advance and usher in a new era for the internet industry. "
"Then I won't mince words!"
Li Dong really didn't plan on being polite. As soon as Li Yanhong finished speaking, Li Dong said, "What Yanhong said just now isn't worth a dime to me! It's very misleading and can easily cause misunderstandings. It can be said that Baidu can do search, but in e-commerce, that's a complete layman! "
There was a commotion in the audience. Many people looked at Li Yanhong.
But Li Yanhong did not speak and continued to wait for Li Dong to speak.
Li Dong said, "Actually, from the beginning, I felt that there was a problem with Yanhong's speech.
C2C leads e-commerce?
The main trend of the future is still C2C commerce?
Yanhong, have you really done market research?
Three years ago, when you said this, no one refuted it. But now, this is Old Huang's history!
Today's e-commerce is no longer C2C is the king. The growth rate of B2C business is beyond everyone's imagination!
E-commerce is not just a single C2C. Now, it's a combination of the two.
If you really understand it, you should know it.
Be it Taobao or Far away, they are both a combination of the two. Far away is a little faster. We are already in the O2O field.
And in the online shopping market, C2C took 100% a few years ago. Last year, it took 80%. This year, it's almost the same!
The B2C business, which occupies half of the online shopping market, is being ignored by you just like that?
Your claim that C2C will lead e-commerce is complete bullshit!
I don't know how your team did the data evaluation and analysis, but if it were me, I would kick such a team away immediately!
Your thinking is too outdated!
I'm not just talking about these. There's also the so-called dependence of online shoppers on search engines.
You ignored the basic facts. Taobao blocked Baidu search services. Far away defeated Taobao, but that does not mean that Taobao's performance is really bad.
I want to ask Ma Yun a question. Last year, before Taobao blocked Baidu, and now, how big was the difference in performance? "
Although Li Dong was also trampling on Taobao, Ma Yun still smiled and said, "Last year, Taobao's annual transaction volume was 43 billion. This year, just in the first half of the year, our transaction volume reached 50 billion. And in the second half of the year, after the promotional month, our transaction volume should be able to exceed 120 billion. If all goes well, we might be able to reach three times last year's. "
Li Dong heard this and smiled. "Yan Hong, can you tell me how much impact Taobao's blocking of Baidu will have on their business?
Online shoppers do not care about so-called business activities!
Their goal is actually very simple. They simply want to buy things. They want to buy things that are suitable for them.
Good prices, cheap goods, quality assurance, and they can get their hands on it quickly. There are plenty of products for them to choose from. Web browsing is not lagging, and payment is simple …
This is their goal!
Your high-end, your e-commerce, what has it got to do with them?
No matter how good your search engine is, if you can't buy what you want, the prices are frighteningly high, and the logistics are frighteningly slow, who will buy from you?
From the beginning, I did not think that Baidu would do well. There is no future to speak of.
You said that you will surpass Taobao in three years. To put it bluntly, three years later, will they still be alive?
Also, you keep saying that e-commerce is not to earn money. If your goal is not to earn money, then are you doing e-commerce just for fun?
I bluntly said that the reason I do business is to make money!
Only when I earn money can my business continue. Only then can it become bigger and more perfect. Only then will I have the money to do our big data, increase our bandwidth, and give our users a better experience.
If you don't earn money, do you still have the mood to continue your so-called e-commerce?
Future, dreams, changing the world, all these are based on profits. Even investors will not be willing to just burn money! "
After Li Dong said this, Li Yanhong is still deep in thought. But there is a round of applause below the stage.
Ma Yun also took the microphone and said with a smile, "I'm just joking. Although Li Dong and I are competitors, I deeply agree with what he said today.
Li Yanhong's understanding of e-commerce is too shallow.
You keep saying that you want to do e-commerce, but in fact, you don't know anything about e-commerce.
The foundation of e-commerce is not the technology, nor is it your service engine. It is the users!
Only by using the users as the foundation can you gain everyone's approval.
You are thinking about Baidu and those tens of thousands of Baidu sellers. I want to ask, even if you have tens of thousands of sellers, which is more than the users, other than using them to make a fool of yourself, what else can you do? "
Li Yanhong, who is on the stage, frowned.
To be honest, he does have the dream of doing e-commerce.
But the biggest difference between him and Li Dong and Ma Yun is that Li Yanhong is not a grassroots!
Yes, he is not a grassroots. His success is smoother than others. He has never come into contact with some of the things at the bottom.
Ma Yun used to be a hawker and carried a sack to buy goods. He has a deeper understanding of what the users want.
As for Li Dong, he was also at the bottom in his previous life. He could not be any more grassroots.
Also, Li Dong has experienced it and can understand what everyone needs.
So, their e-commerce and online shopping platforms are based on this foundation. At least the users like it.
Li Yanhong, on the other hand, did not have this experience. Very few people in her team had this experience.
In the end, Baidu's C2C plan is just empty talk.
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