At the distribution point.
Even though it was very cold at the distribution point, many reporters could not stand the cold for a night.
But at this moment, no one felt cold. Some of Li Dong's words made their imaginations run wild.
This was also the first time Li Dong had directly expressed that he wanted to guide this industry Far Away.
Other than that, although Li Dong's words were simple, it would cause a huge uproar if it was spread out.
Eliminating middlemen, agents, and reducing intermediate costs. Li Dong only said a few words, but if these words were heard by others, many companies would be worried.
The reporters wanted to ask questions, but Li Dong looked at the time and said, "Actually, I still have a lot of things to say, but it's really late now. Let's talk about it later. I still have to continue delivering goods tomorrow and rest for a while. But November 11th is not purely a battle of e-commerce. Many things will be revealed next. If everyone can hold on, why don't you stay in Bin City for a few more days? "
When he said that, the reporters' eyes lit up!
Something was going to happen!
Indeed, there would only be big news if they followed Brother Cannon. What news would come next?
Enter Great Shang?
Acquire Taobao?
Or something else?
At this moment, the reporters were no longer sleepy or tired. All of them felt like their hearts were being scratched by a cat. They wanted to immediately ask what was going to happen.
But while they were not sleepy, Li Dong was really a little sleepy.
Moreover, he did not want to say it now. He threw out some clues and let them guess.
…
On the morning of the 11th, Li Dong was still sleeping.
But on the Internet, everywhere was discussing the news of Far Away.
As of 8 AM, Far Away Mall's total turnover had exceeded 42 billion!
As for the other platforms, small platforms did not announce their figures, including Jingdong.
But Taobao announced their figures.
As of 8 AM, Taobao's total turnover had reached 700 million.
Far Away had seized so much market share, for Taobao to still be able to achieve 700 million was definitely not bad.
But compared to Far away, it wasn't even a fraction of the other party's.
For a moment, the discussion about the decline of Taobao became the center of discussion.
And some of Li Dong's interview last night was also reported by the media.
There was one point that even though Li Dong did not say it directly, it was still pointed out by the media.
In the early days of e-commerce development, Ali had contributed to Hua Xia's e-commerce development. It was an undeniable contribution.
But now, Suning accused Far away of being a malignant tumor, while Li Dong said that Taobao was a malignant tumor to the C2C field.
Due to the Taobao's laissez-faire and lack of supervision, the industry was being doubted by the public. Their credibility was declining, and the industry's environment was being destroyed.
Faced with these accusations, as well as Taobao's performance being overtaken by B2C, many people felt that Taobao had to bear the responsibility.
If it was a small or medium-sized platform, no one would say anything.
But Taobao was the industry leader. From 2005 to 2008, it had always been so!
In these few years, it was also the period when the online shopping market officially entered the eyes of the public. At this time, as the leader, he enjoyed a lot, but also had to bear a lot of responsibilities.
The environment was destroyed, and the C2C platform was being questioned. Taobao could not shirk these responsibilities.
…
Faced with the accusations on the Internet, many people in Ali were furious.
Lin 'an.
At the headquarters of Ali.
Early in the morning, a battle of condemnation broke out in the conference room.
An executive of Ali rebuked angrily, "Li Dong is talking nonsense!
Who can be perfect in the early stages of the industry's development?
Online shopping in Hua Xia had only appeared for a short time, and there were indeed many problems in the early stages. But is this the responsibility of a company?
We are also feeling the stones to cross the river. It is normal to have some problems in the process of development!
Moreover, Ali has been changing. Didn't he see the efforts we have put in?
It is ungentlemanly to chase after a single point!
Chairman, we must not let this matter rest. Once it becomes a storm of public opinion, Taobao will be in a more difficult position!
Li Dong is talking nonsense in front of the media. Since he said that he will bear the responsibility, then he will also bear the responsibility of slandering Ali and Taobao!
We can bear the loss of a fair competition.
But slandering us and making us bear the responsibility that we should not bear, I cannot accept this! "
"That's right, Chairman. This has nothing to do with business competition. Li Dong blamed Ali for the problems in the C2C industry. This is unfair! After the decline of Yi Qu, Taobao took the lead. But being the pioneer also means that the blind are feeling the elephant. We can only move forward step by step and walk a path that no one else has taken. How can Li Dong alone deny the contributions that Ali has made to the e-commerce industry? "
Ma Yun said calmly, "He did not deny these."
"Yes, he did not deny them. But he weakened the contributions and magnified the flaws. This is the truth!"
Ma Yun gently rubbed his temples. After a while, he said, "What's the point of saying all these now?
What can we do even if we pursue the matter?
These two years, the C2C platform had many problems. I have to say that we are also responsible for this.
Later on, in order to increase the number of merchants, there were also many problems with the audit.
Any merchant can enter Taobao, including some branded products.
Actually, we can still monitor these.
Can't we check on the branded products, the distributors, and the direct selling shops?
We can check on them!
But have we checked on them?
No!
The lax monitoring of the platform has led to a large number of fake and shoddy products entering the market. Do you think we can shirk this responsibility so easily? "
As Ma Yun spoke, he continued, "In the past few years, all the major brands have been very dissatisfied with us.
It's fine if one company is the biggest, as everyone has no other choice.
But after Far away appeared, everyone had another choice. Didn't you see it?
Because we let these problems go, many of the brands would rather give up profits to Far away and work with Far away than work with us.
Some brands even publicly announced that all their brands on Taobao are fake. But Taobao is still filled with these brands. Can you blame them for not working with us and giving up on us?
There is a cause and effect. Since some things have been done, there is no need to cover up. "
Today, Ma Yun was very calm. He was not afraid to be direct.
Because Taobao did not deal with these problems and did not monitor them, Far away became bigger and bigger.
But at that time, Taobao was hard to stop.
In 2005, to defeat Yi Qu, Taobao had no choice but to do so.
In 2007, to get listed, for sales, they had no choice but to do so.
In 2008, Far away became big, and people were tempted. At that time, Taobao was forced to continue expanding to appease the merchants. They did not have the time or the ability to do so.
It was the same now!
If Taobao were to reform and do so, it would be no different from Far away.
If it was no different from Far away, why would the merchants and consumers still choose Taobao?
Compared to the credibility of the other two companies, Far away was stronger, and the various systems were more complete. Naturally, it was best to choose Far Away.
At this time, it was not that Taobao did not want to change, it was that they could not change.
If Far Away was not at this time, Taobao could still slowly change, but now, they could not change.
After Ma Yun said that, the others quietened down.
After a while, someone said helplessly, "What should we do now?
We invested so much into Double 11, but the result is not as good as the results of 7.18.
In addition, there are many follow-up actions from Far Away Mall. If this goes on, Taobao will definitely be taken over by Far Away.
"Now, if we want to continue fighting, we have to spend a lot of money to reform Taobao.
This includes our after-sales service, the establishment of the credit system, logistics …
"We have to do all these, so that we will not be left behind by Far Away.
Otherwise, the gap will become bigger and bigger. "
Ma Yun looked at him and said, "We are clear about all these, but the key is how much investment?"
Everyone was speechless.
Cai Chongxin, who did not speak much, looked at Lu Zhaoxi. Lu Zhaoxi said softly, "If we want to keep up with Far Away's pace, an investment of 3 billion is the starting point. Only when we are above 5 billion will we be competitive. If we want to surpass them, we need to invest more. And if we want to surpass them just by relying on Taobao's reform, it will be very, very difficult. We also need to cooperate with other areas, and we need to invest more … "
"5 billion!"
Many people gasped. To Ali, a year's profit was less than 2 billion, but this investment would be a few years of profit.
Was it really worth it to catch up with Far Away's pace now?
Lu Zhaoxi continued, "The development of the online shopping market is obvious to all. Even if Far Away has taken over most of the market, it still has a lot of prospects.
Last night, Li Dong also said that this market will continue to expand. There is no doubt about this.
The emergence of the 3G network has led to the rise of the mobile internet, and the number of consumers has increased greatly.
"Previously, there were only tens of millions of online shopping users, but in the next few years, this group will expand tenfold, or even tenfold.
"Far Away, it is almost impossible for one company to monopolize this field.
"If we continue to do this, Taobao still has prospects.
"After all, our foundation is still there. With some reforms, even if we can't keep up with Far Away, we will still surpass other platforms …"
Cai Chongxin frowned slightly and said, "It seems that you have now positioned Taobao as a second-tier platform."
Lu Zhaoxi said bitterly, "It's not considered second-tier. It's just that we can't continue to compete with Far Away. It's not that we don't want to compete, but the development of any company or industry is inseparable from resources such as funds, technology, and talents. "Now, Taobao's funds are not as sufficient as Far Away's, and after Far Away took over Tencent, they have also surpassed us. "In terms of talents, Far Away has recruited a large number of top-notch talents, and Li Dong values them a lot, giving them better treatment than us. "Also, he has also cooperated with the military. After some retired technical talents from the military retired, many of them chose to enter Far Away."
In Hua Xia, top-notch IT talents were not only available to a few major companies.
In fact, the number of talents in the companies was definitely not as much as the government.
As for the military, they had more top-notch talents!
These people might not be famous usually, but the industry knew that these people were not inferior to those from any other companies.
Far Away had more cooperation with the military, including accepting a large number of retired personnel into Far Away.
Both parties had cooperated with each other, and Far Away was not a small company. Many of the retired elites from the military, including some of the retired veterans, had chosen to join Far Away to continue working.
In this aspect, Ali could not be compared to Far Away.
This also caused Taobao to be weaker in almost all aspects compared to Far Away.
This was the hard aspect. If a company wanted to grow, it needed innovation and creativity.
Ali was doing well initially, but Far Away was doing better, and they did not take any detours. In an instant, they had left Ali far behind.
Under such circumstances, even if they did not want to admit it, everyone knew that it was too difficult to catch up to Far Away.
Now that they had been overtaken by so much, even if it was a promotional day, Far Away would usher in a period of growth. As for Taobao, it was uncertain.
Perhaps they would not be able to take back the first place after this. Everyone was mentally prepared for this.
After Lu Zhaoxi finished speaking, Ma Yun said calmly, "Li Da Pao said that Taobao can either surrender or be killed. Are you sure he will give us time and a chance?"
"That's too much!"
Someone could not help but shout, "Does Li Dong really think of himself as an emperor? Those who submit will prosper, and those who oppose will perish. What logic! We do our own things, and he does his own. He just has to keep staring at us, how tyrannical! "
Lu Zhaoxi's words were actually just short of admitting defeat.
He would not fight with Far Away for supremacy, but he still had the ability to keep second place.
Although everyone was unwilling, many people acknowledged what he said. This way, the competition would be much smaller.
But Ma Yun's meaning was that Li Dong would either take in Taobao, or continue to suppress them. This instantly caused countless people to be furious.
This was too much!
If Far Away continued to suppress Taobao, Ali would suffer losses, but Far Away would not suffer any losses?
This kind of lose-lose method was not the norm in the business world.
Ma Yun smiled when he heard that. He gestured for him to sit down and continued, "It's not the first time he has been tyrannical. Those who submit will prosper, and those who oppose will perish. It's not the first time he has been doing this.
He has been eyeing Taobao for a long time, and after such a long time, it has almost become his obsession.
Although the Wan Jia Web did well today, compared to Taobao, their foundation is much worse.
He himself said that he did not want to see any shortcomings in the e-commerce field. C2C is much weaker than B2C, and that is not the result he wants.
He is also determined to take down Taobao.
Whether we are willing or not, as long as Taobao is in our hands, he will not give up.
Unless, when the Wan Jia Web becomes so big that it no longer needs Taobao, then Li Dong will probably not target us.
Otherwise, it is inevitable that we will be targeted … "
"Chairman, then you mean …"
Someone had already heard something and could not help but look at Ma Yun and ask.
Ma Yun leaned back in his chair and gently tapped on the table. After a while, he said, "Continue to wait and see. Didn't he say something else?
When he is done, I will make a decision.
Previously, he said that this is a unified battle, a retail battle. I waited for the whole night last night, but I did not see how to unify it.
Even if he is invincible online, what about offline?
So, continue to wait and see. Maybe he will make other moves today.
Oh right, keep an eye on Great Shang. In terms of big moves, the possibility of entering Great Shang is the highest.
If Far away really completes the feat of entering Great Shang, the offline retail market in the central and northern regions will be occupied by Far Away.
Only the southern coastal region is left. At that time, even if we continue to do it, the future prospects are not very bright.
These days, I have been thinking, what is the future of online shopping?
The combination of online and offline should be a big trend.
But now, Far Away has blocked the offline route and is not giving us this chance.
If Far Away really enters Great Shang … "
Ma Yun rubbed his temples again and pondered for a moment. "Let's wait and see. I can't predict it now."
Cai Chongxin said, "Then, do we need to remind Boss Niu?"
Ma Yun shook his head and said, "It's not like Niu Gang doesn't know. It doesn't matter if we remind him or not. If Li Dong really has a backup plan, it's too late to remind him now. Once Great Shang falls into the hands of Far Away, who can compete with Far Away in the offline retail industry? Unless … Unless Far Away collapses on his own. "
Cai Chongxin thought for a moment and said, "Far Away might not be able to swallow so many companies in one go.
Now, although the internal conflict Far Away hasn't shown, it is actually extremely serious.
Now, it is all suppressed by Li Dong's personal prestige.
Once Li Dong is gone, the trouble that will erupt will be more serious than all the other companies.
Far Away collapses, it is not impossible.
If Li Dong can continue to suppress it for three to five years and slowly solve the fusion, the problem can still be solved.
But recently, I don't know if you guys have noticed, but Li Dong seems to be a little anxious … He is still so young … "
Cai Chongxin's eyes flickered. The expressions of the others changed slightly. Someone whispered, "It can't be?"
"It's hard to say."
"Li Dong is Far Away's spiritual pillar. Once he … something happens to him, even if Far Away doesn't collapse completely, it will not have the deterrence it has now."
The executives present weren't fools. Everyone understood what Cai Chongxin meant.
Li Dong was so young, but he was so anxious to let Far Away complete the unification. That might not be a good thing.
With Far Away's strength and Li Dong's age, it was better to take it slow.
Ma Yun frowned slightly. After a while, he said, "That shouldn't be the case, right?"
Although he felt that it was inappropriate to hope that Far Away would collapse, some of Li Dong's recent actions seemed to be a little anxious.
In the past, Li Dong might have been anxious, but he had never been like this, wanting to complete all the plans in one go.
After thinking for a while, Ma Yun stood up and said, "I'll give him a call later to ask. This guy, he might really be …"
With that, Ma Yun was no longer in the mood for the meeting. He walked out of the office directly.
After he left, someone immediately whispered, "Does Li Dapao really have a terminal illness?"
"That's hard to say. It's just a guess."
"I think it's possible. I don't know if you guys have noticed, but recently, Li Dong has started to make arrangements for himself, including his family. A private fund company, a transfer of shares … He's still young, not even thirty. There's no need to be so anxious, right? "
"…"
Many people started discussing in low voices. Cai Chongxin coughed lightly and interrupted them. "Stop discussing. I'm just saying. I don't mean anything else. Furthermore, as the management of a company, we shouldn't be thinking about using these to defeat our opponents. Don't spread this topic. Everyone knows about General Manager Li's character. If this spreads to his ears, we'll all be in trouble. "
Cai Chongxin was a little regretful now. He had just casually said something and lost his composure.
What was the difference between saying such things in Ali's management meeting and gossiping women on the roadside?
But since he had already said it, he couldn't stop these people from discussing it.
Cai Chongxin had a headache, but that was what he really thought. After all, some of Li Dong's recent actions did not seem to match the Li Dong of the past.
No matter what, he could only wait and see.
Furthermore, if something really happened to Li Dong, Cai Chongxin felt that it was a pity. Li Dong's personal imprint on Far Away was too strong.
It was so strong that if something really happened to him, the internal problems of Far Away would cause half of Far Away to collapse.
Cai Chongxin shook his head and stopped thinking about it. This was just his guess.
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