Li Dong was more familiar with Ma Yun.
There were few people in the future who did not know this person. Of course, there were not many people who knew Ma Yun at this time.
However, in the circle, Ma Yun was also quite famous.
It was just not a good reputation. The title of Hoodwinker Ma was not given by Li Dong.
Since the establishment of Ali, people who knew Old Ma felt that he was very talkative.
Talkative, this was not a compliment.
In the past few years, Hoodwinker Ma was questioned more. Now, it was much better. Taobao had made achievements, and Ali had just been listed.
Under such circumstances, the title of Hoodwinker Ma gradually faded.
However, some of his friends who were closer to him still liked to joke about it.
Old Ma did not care much about this. He only talked in front of acquaintances. When he really met strangers, he rarely spoke and was very low-key.
This time, Old Ma actually did not want to come. These days, he was very busy with the launch of Taobao Mall.
However, when he knew that Li Dong was also there, Old Ma suddenly changed his mind.
In the past, he and Li Dong did not have much interaction. However, since the launch of Far Away Mall, they had more interaction.
…
Outside the banquet hall.
As soon as the two sides met, Guo Guangyue chuckled and said, "General Manager Li, we've been friends for a long time. We finally meet."
Guo Guangyue was not old. He was just 40 years old this year. He was a few years younger than Ma Yun.
It was not a lie to say that he had been friends with Li Dong for a long time. One reason was that they were on the same level. The other was the rookie logistics.
In fact, in the beginning, Guo Guangyue was prepared to work with Far Away.
At that time, the logistics company under Faraway Group was already quite large. In Guo Guangyue's opinion, it was more reliable than Ma Yun's zero.
However, he did not know Li Dong. Moreover, Li Dong did not have a good reputation in the industry at that time. He was a gluttonous character who only entered and did not leave.
Under such circumstances, Old Ma displayed his ability to swindle Guo Guanglie. He convinced Guo Guanglie to cooperate with Ali in the end.
Even so, Guo Guangjie still had a deep impression of Li Dong.
He had built such a big business at the age of 40, and this year, he successfully got Fosun listed. He thought that there were not many people in China who were better than him.
In fact, Lao Guo didn't even care about Ma Yun.
Ma Yun was not weak. He was doing very well in the Internet industry.
However, Guo Guangke, like many people, was not at ease with the virtual industry chain like the Internet.
He did not invest in Ali. Instead, he invested in Rookie Logistics. What he really valued was the industry.
Fosun was involved in the pharmaceutical, real estate, and energy industries. Guo Guangren had put in more effort than Ma Yun in these industries.
The success of an Internet company was too sudden. It did not have a solid foundation.
This could be clearly felt from the continuous decline of Ali's share price after it was listed.
However, Li Dong was different. Far Away's Faraway Supermarket was one of the top retail companies. Far Away Logistics was not weak among the logistics companies in China.
Guo Guanglie could understand how difficult it was to be able to be at the top of an industry, especially an industrial company, in such a short period of time.
Outsiders only saw Li Dong's brilliance, but Guo Guanglie saw a cliff step by step.
If he was not careful, he would lose everything.
Under such circumstances, Li Dong was still able to hold on. Guo Guanglie did not admire many people in his life. However, this was the first time he admired a young man who was 17 or 18 years younger than him.
Guo Guanglie looked gentle, and his tone was sincere.
Although the two of them could barely be considered competitors, Li Dong still said politely, "I've also admired Boss Guo for a long time. Before I came tonight, I was wondering if Boss Guo would come. I didn't expect you to really come."
Guo Guanglie joked, "So, we are telepathic?"
Li Dong suddenly laughed. Wu Yajun and Ma Yun also laughed.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Guo Guanglie took the initiative to introduce Ma Yun. "This is Ali's Ma Yun, General Manager Li. I think you should have a common language."
Li Dong nodded and stretched out his hand with a smile. "General Manager Ma …"
"Wait."
Ma Yun suddenly shouted. Guo Guanglie and Wu Yajun, who were next to him, could not help but frown.
At this time, Li Dong took the initiative to shake hands. Whether he was a friend or a foe, Ma Yun should not brush Li Dong's face at this time.
To be honest, Ma Yun was older than Li Dong, but he was not better than Li Dong in any other aspects.
In terms of the scale of the enterprise, after Ali went public, its market value was indeed higher than Far Away, but Ma Yun was not the largest shareholder.
In terms of wealth, Ma Yun was far less than Li Dong.
As for influence, it depended on the place.
In Jiangzhe, Li Dong was slightly weaker than Ma Yun, but in Jiangbei, Li Dong surpassed him by a lot.
In terms of national influence, Li Dong was more famous, and Faraway Group was more famous.
In any case, the most basic social etiquette should be respected.
Just as they frowned, Li Dong was slightly stunned, but he did not say anything. He still had a smile on his face.
In fact, Ma Yun was not looking for trouble. When he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong, but he was not the kind of person who cared about other people's opinions.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Ma Yun smiled and said, "I don't like people calling me General Manager Ma. Just call me by my name. Li Dong, I call you by your name too."
"This …"
Li Dong was a little speechless. We just met, is it appropriate to call him by his name?
However, since Old Ma said so, Li Dong was not a pretentious person. He smiled and said, "Brother Ma, then let's get to know each other again."
Old Ma twisted his neck. Obviously, he was still a little uncomfortable with being called "brother".
However, Li Dong was younger than him. If he really called him by his name, it would seem that Li Dong had no sense of propriety.
Not caring about this anymore, Ma Yun reached out and shook hands with him. He said quickly, "Compared with Old Guo and Li Dong, we should be friends for a long time. You still owe me a house. You haven't forgotten about this, right? "
Li Dong couldn't help laughing and said, "I thought you forgot about it. I was thinking about whether I could save a sum of money. I didn't expect you to really want it."
"It's mine. Why not? In addition, I don't want the unfinished house. It has to be renovated. You have to pay attention to this matter, Li Dong. "
"Hahaha …"
At this moment, Li Dong couldn't help it. He thought that he met Ma Yun today, and the other party would either glare at him or disdain him.
He didn't expect that Ma Yun didn't talk about business disputes at all. Instead, he talked about the house.
This matter was really a small matter, but it was particularly interesting when it came from Old Ma's mouth.
Guo Guangke, who was next to him, was a little puzzled. He said with a smile, "What's wrong? Do you two have a debt relationship?"
Ma Yun said with a smile, "Of course. I was lucky and bought a house in Far Away Mall. I thought he would take the initiative to send it to me. But I didn't mention it, and he directly saved it. This is business. Fortunately, I have a good temper. Otherwise, I would have complained that they cheated consumers. "
"Brother Ma, I don't dare to admit what you said. At that time, you called and asked me to keep it, so I left you the best house. But you didn't come for several years. It's good enough that I didn't pay when it was overdue. "
"So I was wrong?"
"Should be."
"Hahaha …"
This time, it was Ma Yun's turn to laugh. Guo Guangke and Wu Yajun next to him also heard the general idea.
Guo Guangke said with a smile, "Old Ma, you bought things from Li Dong?"
Ma Yun said with some embarrassment, "I was tricked by this guy. I regretted it after I bought it. At that time, I guessed that he would definitely not let go of this gimmick. As expected, the next day, everyone was saying that Taobao is not as good as Far away. Even I went to Far away to buy. "
"Brother Ma, this matter …"
Just as Li Dong wanted to explain, Ma Yun said with a smile, "This is normal. If you came to Taobao to buy things now, I was prepared to take it out and promote it. Only with a gimmick can we attract new users. It's good for everyone if the plate is big. It doesn't mean that Taobao users can't go to Far away to buy things, nor does it mean that Far away users can't come to Taobao. The e-commerce market has just started not long ago. At this time, everyone should work together and expand the market. Everyone can get a share of the pie. "
Ma Yun spoke very quickly, and his words sounded grand.
He did not mean to look down on Far away, nor did he express the kind of life-and-death attitude between competitors.
But Li Dong clicked his tongue when he heard it. It was said that Old Ma was good at bluffing. He had seen it for himself now.
It was good for everyone if the market was big. If that was the case, he would not have pursued eBay so fiercely in the first place.
If Li Dong really believed his words and let down his guard against Taobao, he would not even know how he died.
But at this time, Li Dong did not refute it. He smiled and nodded, tacitly agreeing.
At the side, Wu Yajun said at this moment, "Everyone, don't stand here. Almost everyone has arrived. The banquet is about to start. Let's go in."
"Director Guo, Brother Ma, please."
Li Dong reached out his hand and gestured for the two to enter first.
As for receiving guests, he was not a waiter. Why should he continue to wait?
Tonight, he just wanted to see Ma Yun and the others. The others had not arrived yet, but they were so arrogant. Li Dong was not someone else's follower, so he did not want to continue to wait.
The four of them chatted as they walked. The main topic was Li Dong and the other two. Old Ma was just beside them.
When Ma Yun spoke, he could make others speechless in one breath.
If he did not speak, he would not say anything for a long time.
Guo Guanglie had long been used to him. Although Li Dong was not used to it, it was said that strong people had their own quirks, so he did not care.
Wu Yajun was actually a little dissatisfied, but she mainly looked at Guo Guanglie. She did not care too much about Ma Yun's silence.
As soon as they entered the banquet hall, everyone looked at them.
The four people who came later were not simple. Two of them were among the top ten richest people. Another Internet company became the first on the motherboard of Hong Kong when it was just listed. Then there was the boss of Longhu …
Four people, one of them would be the center of the banquet, let alone together.
Seeing that they arrived, many people came up to greet them.
Because they were in different circles and had their own friends, Guo Guanglie and Li Dong said goodbye before the banquet started and went to meet other friends.
Ma Yun, on the other hand, did not leave. This guy had been following Li Dong.
Until Wu Yajun was called away by Xiang Bing, Li Dong saw that he was still there and could not help but laugh at himself. "Am I so handsome?"
Since Old Ma was always following him, Li Dong was embarrassed to see Qin Yuhan.
Fortunately, Old Ma did not follow him very soon. In fact, Ma Yun stayed because he wanted to say something to Li Dong.
Seeing that there was no one around, Ma Yun suddenly said, "Li Dong, on New Year's Day, our Taobao Mall will be launched!"
Li Dong raised his eyebrows. The Taobao Mall at this time was actually Tmall in the future.
Old Ma chose to say this at this time, and the meaning of the challenge was too strong.
Currently, in the field of e-commerce, Taobao was number one, and Far Away Mall was number two.
There were actually some differences between Taobao and Far Away Mall. Although their businesses were similar, Taobao's things were very messy, while Far Away's were mostly brand companies.
Previously, Taobao had suffered a loss because of the counterfeit goods.
Now that Ma Yun had suddenly said this, it was obvious that he was telling Li Dong that his target for Taobao Mall would be Far Away Mall.
Old Ma was very confident. This confidence was not something that he had developed in a day or two, nor was it something that had just been built up.
In fact, he was already very confident even before he became rich. Even now, he was still very confident.
If it were anyone else, they might just laugh it off.
But Li Dong was not anyone else. He was young, and being young gave him confidence.
Although he admired this Great Hoodwinker a lot in his previous life, the other party had already issued a challenge. Was he supposed to hold it in?
When Ma Yun finished speaking, Li Dong narrowed his eyes and said, "Congratulations in advance, Big Brother Ma. I hope that Taobao Mall will have a good ending."
"Definitely."
"It's hard to say."
"Let's wait and see."
Li Dong smiled and said, "Then let's wait and see. I hope Big Brother Ma can give me a surprise."
Ma Yun also smiled and said, "I will. Taobao Mall is the surprise I've prepared. I really hope that you can hold on. After eBay collapsed back then, I felt that I was invincible in the country. I was actually very lonely at that time. I've also become a lot more arrogant in the past two years. It was only when Far Away Mall suddenly appeared that my interest was piqued. It's a good thing to have opponents. I've never been afraid of competition. I'm only afraid that my competitors are too weak and can't keep up with me. "
Li Dong said with a faint smile, "Then I'm luckier than you. I still have someone ahead of me to surpass, so I'm very excited right now. I can't surpass Tencent for now, but I think there's still hope for me to get rid of Taobao. "
Old Ma's face fell. This was the first time that had happened tonight.
Damn you!
This was the first thought that came to his mind. What do you mean?
I can't surpass Tencent, but I can get rid of Taobao. Are you saying that I'm more cowardly than the other horse?
Li Dong did not know what Ma Yun was thinking. But he could guess it from his expression.
Li Dong snorted in his heart. Who asked you to provoke me?
Don't be fooled by Ma Yun's calm demeanor tonight. He was even laughing happily at the start. In fact, he was suppressing Li Dong's morale from the start.
What about making the plate bigger together? Longing for competitors? Hoping that his competitors could pique his interest … …
Anyway, he was just showing off, and he was doing it very naturally.
Far Away Mall was indeed weaker than Taobao. Li Dong's harsh words were useless.
He might as well not say any harsh words. He wanted to use Tencent to suppress Old Ma's prestige.
Moreover, Li Dong was not lying. Tencent's foundation was more solid than Ali's.
Everyone knew what was going on. When Li Dong said this, Old Ma's morale finally fell.
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