"Old Ma, how is your relationship with Huateng?"
Ma Yun looks at Feng Yu calmly. "It's alright. We can chat during the Hua Xia Chamber of Commerce's gathering every year."
"There's competition between your companies, but it's not like there's no solution. Have you ever thought about the possibility of your two families merging? "
Ma Yun does not want to crack down on counterfeits is because he is afraid Tencent's Paipai will rise. Since that's the case, if both companies merge, there will be no more worries.
Users will leave temporarily and will return in the future.
Ma Yun shook his head. "There is no need. Although Paipai is rising fast, its traffic cannot be compared to Taobao. Unless Ma Huateng is willing to sell Paipai to us, there is no alliance between us. "
That's it. There is no room for negotiation.
Ma Huateng will never sell Paipai to Paipai. After all, QQ's user base is too big.
But what Ma Yun said makes sense. If Paipai merged under Taobao, it will only be the icing on the cake. Taobao is not a must-own company. Without QQ, people will think of Taobao when online shopping is mentioned.
Alibaba's sales on Valentine's Day this year had created a sales record and surpassed its competitors.
But other competitors can use this method too. It's just a one-time sales promotion at the end of the year, and there is no need for them to do so.
This is different from Paipai and Jingdong in Feng Yu's previous life. Both companies will complement each other, and Tencent will obtain Jingdong's shares. This is considered a strategic cooperation.
Jingdong needs Tencent's advertising channels, and Tencent is its own company. If Tencent cooperates with Jingdong, they will be able to get more profits and fight against Alibaba.
It is not easy to crack down on those sellers because the laws are not perfect. Individual sellers do not need to register with the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and it will be difficult for the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to regulate and enforce the laws.
To many sellers, the cost of breaking the law is close to zero. Driven by profits, they will choose this path. Also, they saw many people doing this, and they believe that the law does not punish the masses. That's why they are getting bolder.
"Old Ma, I know Taobao will suffer losses if we merge, but we can control the spread of counterfeits and raise our company's image."
"It's not a joke that the higher-ups want to crack down on counterfeits again. Look at the news. The foreign media is accusing our country of having too many fake goods, and one of them mentioned a certain online shopping website. You know who they are referring to, right? "
"If you want to delist Alibaba from Hong Kong and get it listed in other markets, it will not be so easy. Think about it, who would be willing to see an e-commerce platform flooded with fake goods go public? "
"Also, working with Tencent will be beneficial to our website's marketing. Didn't you want to enter the B2C market? Tencent's advertising is very effective. "
Ma Yun sat on the sofa and didn't know what to do.
On one hand, it was traffic and profits. On the other hand, it was reputation and the future. It seemed like the current choice was more important, but he couldn't ignore Feng Yu's opinion.
If they really started to crack down, then he might as well take the initiative to crack down on them. If it became passive, the website might even be blocked.
Currently, there are three best internet companies in China. One of them is Baidu, and everyone is using it. But Baidu's advertising model is different from others.
Another is Sohu Channel. In this life, Sohu is more powerful and is the leader of video websites. They still have their own online TV station and traditional email, forums, news services, etc., and their website has a lot of visitors every day.
The last one is Tencent. This is because of QQ's huge user base. Sina, NetEase's email, and gaming users cannot be compared to them.
If Ma Yun were to work with Tencent, it will be beneficial for his products and website. He can attract more users, and Ma Yun can target his products.
But Ma Yun must give Tencent some shares, and Ma Yun is not willing to do so.
Zong Qingxian and Taihua Holdings had diluted Ma Yun's team. Luckily, Ma Yun and Taihua Holdings had given in on the voting rights. But will Ma Huateng give up his voting rights if Tencent is involved?
Ma Yun and his team's voting rights will be lowered, and they will still have the final say in this company in the future.
"No need for that. We still have another solution to stop the counterfeits. We had asked Lenovo Kingsoft to develop a mobile app for Dig Bao. When this app is launched, we will set up a barrier to stop most of the counterfeits from entering. "
"We will charge higher deposits from all the sellers, and those who received fake product complaints will have to use the deposits to compensate the sellers. We will also punish the sellers."
"Also, we will increase the entry barrier for new sellers. We are planning to work with the Chinese Web, and the Chinese Web uses their real names. This way, we will be more secure when we seek compensation."
The earliest sellers of Treasure Digging all used their online names. Many people did not fill in their contact addresses, or they filled in fake addresses, or they changed their addresses later on. The contact information on the list could not be found at all. Some had clearly received complaints, but they could not be dealt with.
Alibaba cannot afford the compensation from the websites as there are too many counterfeits.
Now, some people are spreading rumors on the internet about Alibaba's competitors, but Ma Yun did not stop them. Alibaba had also released some advertisements to talk about the mentality of those who bought fake products despite knowing they are counterfeits.
Feng Yu heard what Ma Yun said and knew Ma Yun will not crack down on counterfeits. This is for the sake of market share and industry status.
"Old Ma, what will you do if the higher-ups punish the websites and companies? That's right. I know what you are thinking. Sometimes, counterfeits are better than the real ones, right? "
"But they are still counterfeits, and you cannot deny this. No matter what, we must crack down on counterfeits. I can't tolerate the company I've invested in selling counterfeit goods and I can't do anything about it. "
When people talk about Alibaba's counterfeits, will they not talk about Feng Yu? Of course not. He might even think that Feng Yu is protecting him. Then Feng Yu will be wronged.
Feng Yu had mentioned this to Ma Yun, but Alibaba's crackdown is not strong enough. Now, they can't do anything about it.
"Old Ma, you should think about this carefully. Alibaba is the most successful seller of Alipay, and I do not want any problems. But we cannot change our principles. "
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