Guo Guangke did not comment on Ma Yun's thoughts.
After all, they were all giants in the industry, and no one was anyone's vassal.
If Ma Yun wanted to do this, it was enough for him to remind him. There was no need to forcefully stop him.
However, Guo Guangke felt that Ma Yun was taking a risk this time.
To put it nicely, Ma Yun was learning from others' strengths to make up for his weaknesses. In fact, he had lost his own advantage and was copying others' words.
Li Dong succeeded in doing so, but it did not mean that Ali would succeed in doing so.
Ali's advantage was still on the internet, especially Taobao, which was still suppressing Far Away Mall at this time.
What Ma Yun should do now was to expand his advantage and not give Far Away Mall a chance to overtake him.
When Taobao became bigger and left Far Away Mall far behind, it was possible to develop retail at that time.
But now, Faraway Supermarket was already moving towards the top in the country. If Ali still wanted to compete with Far Away in this area, it was completely attacking Far Away's advantage with its own disadvantage.
Ma Yun actually understood what Guo Guangke was thinking.
However, he had a different view from Guo Guangke. Continuing to develop Taobao at this time could indeed expand his advantage in this area.
However, the shortcomings were also very obvious, which made Ma Yun think of the wooden bucket theory.
He felt that if he did not make up for his shortcomings, it would be difficult to leave Far Away behind.
Perhaps Taobao would be in the lead for a while, but Far Away would develop comprehensively and have a more solid foundation. Three or five years later, Taobao might not be a match for Far Away.
Since that was the case, he would rather slow down and make up for these shortcomings.
As for whether Guo Guangke agreed or not, Ma Yun would not deliberately correct him.
The two did not talk about these things anymore, but quietly drank coffee.
After drinking coffee, Ma Yun returned to the hotel.
He booked a Hilton Hotel, which was near Jingan Temple.
At this moment, Li Dong was in the Four Seasons Hotel not far away. The distance between the two was less than two kilometers.
If the two of them were interested in going for a stroll, it was very likely that they would have a friendly meeting ten minutes later.
However, at this moment, both of them were a little tired from the long journey, so naturally, they were not in the mood to go shopping.
…
Four Seasons Hotel.
Li Dong leaned on the sofa by the balcony and looked out the window.
It was no wonder that Shanghai was the most prosperous city in the country, especially in the area near the city center. There were rows upon rows of high-rise buildings. Some of the buildings even towered into the clouds, as if they had really broken through the sky.
Compared to Beijing, Li Dong preferred Shanghai.
It was not that this place was more prosperous, but that Li Dong was more used to the climate here.
Although Jiangbei had the word 'north' in its name, in reality, other than Mound City and a few other cities, most of them were located in the south.
Li Dong was a southerner. The climate and eating habits of Pingchuan and Shanghai were similar.
In Shanghai, Li Dong felt less uncomfortable.
After staring at the sky for a while, Li Dong's eyes were a little sore. He lowered his head and looked downstairs.
He was staying on the top floor of the guest room, which was the 36th floor. Naturally, he could not see the people downstairs.
However, when Li Dong looked down, he felt that there was something happening downstairs that had something to do with him.
Of course, this feeling came out of nowhere, so Li Dong did not think much about it.
This was the first time he was in Shanghai. Although he had been here a few times in his previous life, there was nothing in Shanghai that had anything to do with him.
Thinking that he still had to visit a few shops Far away tomorrow, as well as a Carrefour shop, Li Dong did not want to continue looking at the sky like a fool. He wanted to rest for a while to recharge.
…
Everything in the world was like a drink and a peck.
Sometimes, ordinary people would suddenly have a thought, as if something related to them had happened.
However, most of the time, people would not pay too much attention to it.
Just as Li Dong was looking downstairs, someone was also looking up.
Yuan Xue stared at the Four Seasons Hotel for a while, and a chubby girl beside her panted. "Ah Xue, what are you looking at? The weather is really hot. I'm soaking wet. It's so uncomfortable. "
Yuan Xue listened to her colleague's complaints and smiled. "It's natural to feel cool when you are calm. Who asked you to walk so fast?"
The chubby girl said helplessly, "How can I not walk fast? That old witch is too despicable!
Although we are interns, we are in the R&D department, doing brand R&D.
Now, she only gave us three days off on Labor Day. We are interns, so it's fine if we have two days less than others.
But we are both talented women, and they sent us out to do market research. Isn't this bullying?!
She even set a limit on how much research data we must get. This is bullying.
We are not locals, and we don't have any connections.
It's fine if it's the normal series, but now she wants us to research the user experience of the HR series, and she doesn't even give us a list. She wants us to find it ourselves!
I don't believe that the old witch isn't trying to trick us on purpose! "
The chubby girl looked indignant. She and Yuan Xue were both interns at L'Oréal Hua Xia Company.
However, the two of them entered the brand R&D department. Originally, the chubby girl was quite satisfied with being able to work in the R&D department of a Fortune 500 company.
But for some reason, their department head didn't seem to like them.
All the hard and tiring work was done by the interns, and some of the work was not even related to the R&D department.
Just like this time, they had just returned to the company after the holidays, and they were sent out by the old witch to do market research.
The research was about the user experience of the HR series of L'Oréal's top products.
Originally, these customers who bought the high-end product series had their contact list. It was not too difficult to make a phone call to inquire, or to provide these services.
But the old witch did not give them anything. She said that it was to train their working skills, and asked them to find the customers of the HR series themselves, and then do the user experience research.
The chubby girl was so angry that she was about to vomit blood. She was a student of a top school in the country.
In everyone's eyes, she was the pride of the heavens, but in the company, she was worse than an errand boy.
If she was not afraid of losing face in front of her classmates and family, she would have thrown the folder in her hand at the old witch's face.
After complaining for a while, seeing that Yuan Xue was indifferent, the chubby girl could not help but ask, "Xue, aren't you angry at all?"
Yuan Xue said softly, "There's nothing to be angry about. It's the same for any company. Since we've entered the company, and we're newcomers, survival of the fittest is inevitable. We're new here, so it's inevitable that we'll be ostracized. If that's the case, it's better to be less angry, or else we'll make others happier. "
"That seems to make sense." The chubby girl nodded and said, "But I don't think I've seen you angry before. Xue, you don't get angry, do you?"
A smile suddenly bloomed on Yuan Xue's delicate face, and images suddenly flashed in her mind.
Of course, she would be angry. Humans have emotions, how could she not be angry?
But she usually did not show it, and the impression she gave others was that of an iceberg.
But when she was in high school, she was angered to the point of almost scolding someone a few times.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xue suddenly shook her head. Why did she think of that guy again?
That guy was now one of the most famous entrepreneurs in the country, and he was also an extreme nationalist. If he knew that she was now working in a French company, he would probably be furious, right?
Unknowingly, Yuan Xue fell into deep thought again.
The chubby girl beside her was a little helpless. Xue was good at everything, except that she was a little silly. She would often fall into a daze while talking.
Sighing, the chubby girl nudged Yuan Xue and reminded her, "Xue, we haven't completed our mission yet. There are not many people on the street who use the HR series. The guests of a five-star hotel should be richer. Let's rest at the entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel for a while and see if we can meet a few people who are easy to talk to. So annoying, we're obviously the technical talents of a famous company, how did we become salespeople? I'm so angry! "
Yuan Xue came to her senses and nodded. "Then let's wait here for a while. The fragrance of plum blossoms comes with the bitter cold. It's just asking people, and we can also train our communication skills. Think on the bright side, don't be angry."
The chubby girl looked like she had accepted her fate and moved to the entrance of the hotel.
Yuan Xue also followed.
There were only two girls, and one of them was especially beautiful and had a good temperament. She didn't look like a salesperson.
Otherwise, if the two of them stood at the entrance of the hotel without moving, the security guards would have come to chase them away.
Even so, after asking a few customers who entered the hotel, there were still security guards who came forward to ask their purpose.
Yuan Xue didn't say anything, and the chubby girl quickly explained her purpose.
The security guard wanted to help, but he couldn't. Although the young security guard wanted to help the beautiful girl, if he allowed them to continue to harass the customers, he might lose his job.
The security guard's attitude wasn't very bad, but he softly explained for a while and told them about his difficulties.
Hearing that, Yuan Xue glanced at the chubby girl, and the two of them were ready to leave after thanking her.
At that moment, a few customers happened to pass by.
As they were talking, they heard one of them say, "This time, we're going to Carrefour's banquet to join in the fun. The real protagonists are Far Away. Far Away defeated Carrefour this time. I think when Li Dong and Du Lan meet the day after tomorrow, they might start fighting on the spot. "
The woman beside him heard that and said in disbelief, "That's not necessary. They're the most famous entrepreneurs, will they fight on the spot?"
"Hehe, that's hard to say. I don't dare to say this to others, but it's not necessarily Li Dong."
"I still can't believe it …"
The few of them talked as they walked inside.
Yuan Xue stopped in her tracks, but the chubby girl didn't notice it. Instead, she said with some envy, "Actually, there's nothing special about the world's top 500. Look, Carrefour was defeated by Far Away this time. Carrefour's ranking is much higher than L'Oréal's, and they're both French companies. Far Away is really amazing. I heard that Li Dong is only 23 years old, the same age as us … Ah Xue, you're also from Jiangbei, have you seen Li Dong in person? "
Yuan Xue shook her head in silence and didn't say anything.
The chubby girl didn't care and continued, "It's normal that you haven't seen him. He's rich, and I heard that he's surrounded by bodyguards when he goes out. By the way, those people just said that Li Dong is also in Shanghai? I really want to see him, but we can't. Sigh, forget it, let's continue with our research. Ah Xue, how good would it be if Li Dong was my boyfriend. I'll go back and beat up that old witch right now! That old witch will have to apologize to me, or I'll let Li Dong destroy L'Oréal. What do you think? "
Yuan Xue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She said softly, "He's in the supermarket business, not cosmetics."
The chubby girl said indifferently, "It's all the same. Anyway, Li Dong is rich, tens of billions."
Yuan Xue didn't reply. There was nothing more to say.
However, thinking that Li Dong was in Shanghai, Yuan Xue couldn't help but feel a little lost. Was he in this city now?
It seemed that no matter where he went, he was the focus of the crowd.
Even in the international metropolis of Shanghai, there were countless people talking about him, talking about him, and even afraid of him.
Yuan Xue was a little proud, but she didn't know why she was so proud.
But her heart was happy, and there was also an indescribable melancholy.
She said that she would forget him, but every time she was about to forget him, that guy would always make some noise, and people couldn't help but pay attention to him.
Yuan Xue sighed softly and followed the chubby girl's footsteps.
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