Ali and the others discussed among themselves. For a moment, many of them suspected that there was something wrong with Li Dong's body.
But as executives of a company, they were not gossipy women.
Even though everyone had their suspicions, no one mentioned it after they left the conference room.
…
They did not mention it, but Ma Yun called and asked in a roundabout way.
Of course, Old Ma did not ask directly.
Li Dong, who was sleeping soundly, did not hear it at first.
However, after saying a few words, Li Dong's mind became clearer, and he suddenly understood something.
When he understood, Li Dong laughed angrily and said, "Old Ma, you're really evil. I just want Taobao, but you want my life too?"
Ma Yun was a little embarrassed on the other side of the phone. It was not easy to explain.
But Ma Yun still said, "It's good that you're fine. I'm just concerned about you. Don't take my kindness for granted."
"I'm very healthy!"
Li Dong was not in the mood to catch up on sleep. He got up and said while holding the phone, "Stop dreaming. You expect me to give you some breathing space when I'm done for? With this kind of thinking, aren't you guys evil? "
Hearing his confident voice, Ma Yun thought that they might really be overthinking.
Without answering Li Dong's question, Ma Yun thought for a moment and asked, "Since you're fine, it's naturally a good thing. But don't you think your recent arrangements are too hasty?
I can understand that you want to unify the retail industry.
But if you become a fatty in one bite, aren't you afraid of bursting to death?
So far away, the system is too complicated and messy. Even if you really complete the unification, it's just a facade and the foundation is shallow.
It would be more stable to develop step by step and slowly plan for things to develop more steadily.
I can understand even if it's a year later.
You want to unify the online industry this year. Although it's still a little hasty, it's barely possible.
But offline, you seem to be thinking about other companies. What are you thinking? "
Li Dong put on his clothes and said with a smile, "Hard to understand?"
"A little."
"There's nothing difficult to understand. There are many factors.
First, the problem of timing.
In my opinion, now is the best time. The impact of the financial crisis has not passed, and the strength of each family has not reached its peak yet. This gives me an opportunity.
Also, the mobile internet has just risen. You guys haven't kept up with the pace and aren't strong enough. So far away, you guys have the upper hand.
Second, Far away from his own problems.
Far away, I know the problem better than any of you. Right now, I am holding my last breath.
If he didn't act now and this energy dissipated, it would take at least three to five years to recover. If he wanted to fight another great battle, he would have to wait several years.
Once there were no external enemies, it would be time for internal strife.
In the past, when the company was small, I could still suppress it. But now, I can't force it.
That was why, before there was chaos, I had to get rid of all the powerful external enemies first. This way, even if I didn't have that much power later on and the internal chaos occurred, I would have the time and opportunity to slowly adjust.
Thirdly … "
Before Li Dong could finish his third point, Ma Yun frowned and said, "Aren't you afraid that the scale will be even bigger and the chaos will be even worse? There are all kinds of external systems. Even if you are in power, you can't control the hearts of people. "
Li Dong didn't mind and said, "You're thinking too much. How much more chaotic can it get?
Only the upper echelons are in chaos.
I don't want them to be in chaos now because I still have goals and ideas. So I don't want them to fight among themselves in a mess.
Once I achieve my goal, chaos will be fine.
When that time comes, there will be no external enemies. I will stand on the altar. At most, I will wipe them all out.
I don't think there's any big problem with overthrowing the existing system and building a new one.
But not now. There are many powerful external enemies. Far away will not be able to operate if there is chaos now. This is not the result I want. "
Ma Yun was speechless. After a while, he took a deep breath and said, "What's the third point?"
"The third …" Li Dong smiled and said, "The third point is actually very simple. I'm tired and don't want to continue. If it's not next year, it will be the year after. Even if I don't completely withdraw from Far Away, I won't walk in front of the stage alone like now. Before I retire, of course, I have to fulfill my wish. I have to sweep away all powerful enemies and complete the unification of the industry. "
"What?"
Ma Yun was stunned and couldn't react for a moment.
Li Dong smiled and said, "Why? Are you so happy that you can't speak?
I said I don't want to continue. I'm tired and tired after all these years.
Actually, I'm different from you. I didn't want to make my career big from the start. I'm actually a person who is willing to be ordinary.
Naturally, I have some dreams. But now, it has long exceeded the scope of my dreams.
At this time, I feel that maybe it's better to be ordinary. It's better to be plain.
Busy every day, waking up earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs. Other than work, there's only work. Aren't you tired?
I don't want to still be fighting for my career and worrying about this a few years later.
Of course, the current you might not be able to understand my thoughts because we are standing in different perspectives.
If one day, Ali becomes the world's largest IT company, or even the largest company is not limited to IT.
When that time comes, I'm afraid you will also feel that everything is dull and boring.
Maybe one day, you, Ma Yun, will also say that you regret establishing Ali. "
Li Dong had a smile on his face, but his tone was very calm.
Ma Yun, who was on the other side of the phone, was silent for a while. It was unknown what he was thinking about. After a long time, he said, "Maybe. In 2007, when Ali went public, there was actually a moment when I felt that everything should be enough. But after all, Ali has not reached the peak. Even in the country, there are still opponents. I'm not like you, who have obtained everything at once. In 2008, when Ali's situation took a sharp turn for the worse, I didn't think so much anymore. "
Li Dong sighed and said, "So, if you don't want to retire early, you still need opponents.
When you don't have an opponent, when everyone can't even fight a single battle, this kind of passion and motivation will fade.
Far away has been fighting for six years in a row. They have never lost a battle, and they have never failed to conquer.
Now, look at it again, they have no opponents.
Everything is crushing their opponents. Now, Far Away actually doesn't need me to lead the way.
In the country, all the competitors in the industry have no opponents that can fight.
When the day Far Away surpasses Wal-Mart, I'm afraid I won't even have the mood to be a part of it.
Sometimes, when you think back, the process of fighting is more interesting. "
Li Dong's words sounded like he was pretending, but this time, Ma Yun did not mock him.
That was because he himself had felt the same way before.
Of course, that was before the rise of Far Away.
When Faraway rose, this feeling disappeared without a trace.
After listening to Li Dong's words, Ma Yun was silent for a while, then he asked, "So, you think that the domestic retail companies are no longer a problem? You're already confident? "
If he did not have the confidence to defeat these giants, Li Dong would not be so confident and arrogant.
But there were still many offline giants, where did Li Dong get the confidence to quickly defeat them?
Li Dong said that he would retire next year or the year after, which meant that he would only defeat these companies faster.
After all, after the defeat, Li Dong also needed time to complete the unification, as well as to appease and reorganize the internal affairs. Ma Yun believed that before these problems were solved, he would not retire.
Li Dong laughed and said, "Don't tell me you think that Double 11 is really to hurt you? You made such a big fuss, and I worked myself to death. Don't tell me it was really for you? You're overestimating yourself! I'm so ostentatious, with such great fanfare, and everyone thinks that I'm doing it for Taobao, for you, Ma Yun. In fact, it's not. Taobao is just incidental. "
Ma Yun said noncommittally, "If you say so, then so be it. If you don't mind, you can tell me about your grand plan. After all, since you mentioned it, you should have completed it, or you should have absolute confidence. "
As for Li Dong saying that he was not targeting Taobao, Ma Yun did not take it seriously.
If Li Dong really did not take Taobao seriously, why would he put so much effort into e-commerce?
It was just that now Taobao was defeated, and Li Dong was just showing off.
"No rush."
Li Dong had also put on his clothes at this time, he laughed and said, "I still have to continue working later. It's not too late to talk about it after I'm done.
I'm almost done here, but you, have you thought about it?
Honestly, online shopping is very competitive, and if you continue to invest now, you will lose more than you gain.
Also, your capital is not strong enough, and not many people dare to invest in you now. It's because you all fell from the top, and you are not a rising star.
Even platforms like Jingdong have more potential than Ali in the eyes of investors.
Rather than investing in you, I think investors are more willing to invest in these companies. The investment cost is low, the returns are high, and the risk is not as high as yours.
Even if Taobao wants to continue, it does not have enough potential in the eyes of others.
Ali does not have much capital, and if they rely on external investors, they will never be able to surpass them Far away.
Unless one day, Ali's capital is strong enough to enter this field again, or Taobao will drag you all to death.
How about it? Are you willing to give up? "
Ma Yun kept quiet. Li Dong was right about some things.
After falling from the top, even if there are still people willing to invest, the scale of investment will not be large, and the value will be greatly reduced.
On the contrary, some new rising companies will be more valuable in the eyes of investors.
Taobao has fallen from the top in the field, and even if it is still second now, it is still a giant. In the eyes of others, its potential is almost exhausted.
In the eyes of others, such a platform is not as promising as Jingdong's platforms.
If Ali still wants to do online shopping, it can only rely on Ali's own blood transfusion. There is not much hope to rely on external investors.
Just as Ma Yun was deep in thought, Li Dong said, "Make a decision when it's time. Thinking about it will be a waste of time.
Give up online shopping, return the capital, go into business lightly, and expand other businesses. In my eyes, it is better than competing with me.
Far away will not give up online shopping.
In fact, these are not the most valuable things about Ali. Is Taobao the cornerstone of Ali?
No!
Be it the B2B business or Ant Finance, they are actually stronger than Taobao.
"Other than these, you still have the Myriad Web and Ali Cloud to be an Internet application service provider. In my opinion, it is better than continuing to operate Taobao.
"If you can make Taobao and Tmall big, then the online shopping business will naturally be worth a lot.
"However, if you can't continue to grow, then the value will be limited.
"Currently, you are not mainly serving C customers, but B customers.
"As long as you turn back now and continue to operate B customers, then there will not be much conflict with Far away. Our main target is still C customers.
"Old Ma, what do you think?"
Ma Yun said calmly, "Take one step back, then take another step back. There is no conflict now, but what about in the future?"
Li Dong laughed and said, "We will talk about the future in the future. Moreover, even if we want to do it, it will not be me.
"If you don't let go now, then I will still be the one going against you.
"If you let go, you will be facing others in the future.
"You, Old Ma, can't defeat me, but don't you have the confidence to defeat others?
"Also, how long have you been held back because of Taobao?
"If you let go now, you will regain the initiative. Yahoo and Softbank, are you still afraid of them?
"Far away does have problems, but Far away's problems can be suppressed as long as I am around.
"What about you?
"You could say that a few years ago, but you still have the confidence to say that now?
"Pincer attack from both the inside and outside. You have me as your opponent outside, and Ali is restraining you internally. No matter how great your ambitions are, it will be stillborn.
"Now, as long as you let go of Taobao, there will be no opponents outside, and you will have the time and energy to deal with your own problems internally. Ali will consolidate his forces and win over the hearts of the people.
"If you insist on being entangled in this, Ali will be dragged to death by you sooner or later.
"Still the same words, think about it yourself.
I believe that you won't even have to think about it soon. "
Ma Yun exhaled and said, "Fine. I will think about it and wait for your next move! I said that I will not admit defeat unless I am in despair. "
"You will soon be in despair."
Li Dong chuckled and hung up the phone without further chatting with him.
…
On the 11th, it snowed again in Bin City.
As for Li Dong, he continued his courier business.
This time, Li Dong did not say anything useful to the media, but the atmosphere in Great Shang, which was nearby, was still extremely tense.
What Li Dong said last night made it impossible for Great Shang to calm down.
From the current situation, if Far away made any big moves, it would most likely be to enter Great Shang.
After all, the other party already controlled 15% of Great Shang's shares and was not too far away from Great Shang Corporation.
Once Maoye supported Far away, other small and medium shareholders would also support Far away. In the end, they would surpass Great Shang Corporation and the possibility of Far away entering Great Shang was very high.
For the entire morning, Niu Gang kept making calls.
He asked about the movements in the stock market, consulted the opinions of the various small and medium shareholders, and tested their attitudes …
…
The atmosphere in Great Shang was tense.
Lin 'an.
Snow was also falling from the sky.
Ma Yun leaned back in his chair and looked at Li Dong who was nagging on the screen. He frowned slightly and said, "Great Shang might not be his target."
"Not Great Shang?"
The others in the office were extremely surprised. Obviously, they did not expect Ma Yun to say that.
Ma Yun knocked on the table lightly and pondered for a moment before saying, "If it is Great Shang, it can only be said to be icing on the cake, not a timely help.
Although Great Shang is powerful, it is entrenched in the north after all.
And the north, in the business world of Hua Xia, is not a place that is fought for.
Hua Xia's large enterprises, especially retail enterprises, compete most fiercely in the southern market.
Only after the unification of the south is completed, Far away can be considered to be free of worries. Li Dong will also have time to slowly deal with the internal affairs of the corporation.
If the situation in the south cannot be settled, do you think Far away will be able to calm down? "
Everyone shook their heads. For so many years, it was difficult for large enterprises in the north to expand to the south.
On the contrary, it was easy for large enterprises in the south to expand to the north.
The reason why China Resources and the other enterprises would rather give up the northern market and consolidate the southern market was not only because of their headquarters.
The bigger reason was that the south was the economic core region.
The business world was not a battlefield. In a battlefield, it was about the right time, place, and people. In the business world, it was more about the economy, consumption, and population.
In this aspect, the south had an absolute advantage.
Lu Zhaoxi thought for a moment and said slowly, "If it is not Great Shang, Li Dong also called it the unification war. Could it be …"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Lu Zhaoxi coughed lightly and said, "I am just guessing. Do you think it is Huarun Resources or Bailian?"
Ma Yun raised his brows slightly, and Lu Zhaoxi said in a low voice, "It is very likely. These two companies have not been doing much recently.
The possibility of it being Bailian is lower, and the possibility of it being Huarun Resources is higher.
After all, Huarun Resources is in the retail business, not the main business, and it has not been in the business for many years.
The reason why Huarun Resources was in the retail business was because after it took a stake in Vanke, Vanke threw Wan Jia to Huarun Resources, and Huarun Resources officially entered the retail business after 2002.
As for the expansion, it was after they acquired Su Guo.
Now, Su Guo has become history, and the competition in the retail business is even more intense.
Since Chen Lang left, Huarun Resources' retail business has been declining day by day.
At this time, it is still very likely to get rid of the branches and develop the main business.
Huarun Resources is now more involved in gas, electricity, real estate, and other businesses. At this moment, Far away is the dominant force, do you think it is impossible to sell the retail business? "
Ma Yun thought for a moment and nodded slightly. "It is still possible. If it is really Huarun Resources …"
After a pause, Ma Yun sighed lightly and said, "Then Wal-Mart and Gao Xin are in danger. Far away joined hands with Huarun Resources. If Bailian continues to watch, these two companies will be like turtles in a jar for Far away."
Although Huarun Resources had only been in the retail business for a few years, it was developing very fast.
Especially in South China, it was extremely strong.
After acquiring Su Guo, it was also strong in East China. Although Far away was defeated later, Huarun Resources also took over a lot of Su Guo's business.
Now in East China, Huarun Resources was not as competitive as Far away, but in South China, Huarun Resources was not weaker than any other company.
If Huarun Resources was really under Far away's banner, then Far away in the south would have a chance to win.
Ma Yun could not help but rub his forehead. After a while, he said, "Is it true? It will happen in one or two days. Before the order for November 11th is completed, Li Dong will reveal the news. If so, I am afraid there is no suspense in the offline retail war. Taobao … "
Ma Yun paused again and finally looked at everyone. He said slowly, "Try to sell it at a good price!"
Everyone had different expressions on their faces, but no one refused.
If Far away's offline plan was completed, Taobao's future would be even more difficult. Maybe selling Ali was more suitable for the current situation.
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