Chen Geng asked Steve Ballmer, "Steve, do you think the U.S. government dares to let Wal-Mart go out of business, and does it dare to let USPS, UPS, and FedEx go out of business?"

“......”

Steve Ballmer didn't speak, he looked at his boss with a shocked face, and a storm broke in his heart: it turned out that the boss had such a calculation!

Steve Ballmer is not a fool, and of course he knows that no matter who is the president of the United States, the US government will never allow companies like Wal-Mart, USPS, UPS, and FedEx to go bankrupt, you ask why?

The reason is simple, Walmart has more than 1.2 million employees worldwide, USPS UPS has more than 400,000 employees worldwide, UPS has more than 350,000 employees worldwide, and FedEx, one of the three major express companies in the United States, has more than 280,000 employees worldwide, and these companies have at least half of their total employees in the world in the United States!

This means that even the smallest FedEx company, once they go bankrupt, at least 140,000 American families will be in dire straits.

But the question is, is it just 140,000 American households?

Of course not, logistics companies are equivalent to the red blood cells that carry oxygen in the human blood, once the red blood cells in a certain area are reduced on a large scale, what will happen to the human body?

Insufficient blood supply!

Once there is a local blood insufficiency, can the human body still be healthy?

Once Wal-Mart, FedEx and other companies with a large number of employees in the United States go bankrupt, the blow to the normal operation of the upstream and downstream and society is huge, and may directly and indirectly lead to millions of people becoming industrial.

Once so many people become industrial, how huge will it be on society?

Therefore, any government understands that such enterprises with a large number of employees are stabilizers of social stability, and will never sit idly by and watch them go bankrupt.

Steve Ballmer had some realization: So, is the boss creating a talisman for eBay?

Of course, Steve Ballmer understands in his heart that this does not mean that if this logistics system is built, ebay can sit back and relax, but there is no doubt that when this system is built, ebay's ability to resist various risks is indeed greatly enhanced, the original eBay, is just a small sapling, may come to a small wind of three or four levels can blow down, but when ebay logistics is carried out and successful, maybe a twelve-level hurricane may not be able to ebay how.

“...... I see what you mean," After a moment of silence, Steve Ballmer finally nodded: "I support your decision, but boss, I must remind you that building every logistics company covering the United States and even the world requires a huge amount of money and countless professionals, I ......"

"Take your time, I didn't want to eat a big fat man in one bite," Chen Geng said: "For example, we can consider dividing the construction of the entire logistics into several steps, the first step, first take one to two years or two to three years, and at the least five years, to complete the coverage of the 200 or 300 largest cities in the United States and Europe?"

As for the second step, the third part, and even the fourth, fifth, and sixth steps, Chen Geng didn't say, but Steve Ballmer had already understood: his boss had been thinking about this problem for a long time, and he also had a detailed plan.

But this is a good thing, especially the first step that the boss is ready to take, and it is to the extreme: the traffic in these big cities is developed and the personnel are relatively dense, which means that it is relatively easy to build and build a logistics system in these large cities, and most importantly, it can be profitable as soon as possible, for example, in this kind of big city, a logistics distributor can complete the distribution of 80 items a day, but if it is in those small cities or villages, it may only be possible to complete the delivery of twenty or thirty items a day—— The more people deliver, the higher the efficiency, and the more profitable and hematopoietic functions it has.

"I think it's a good idea," Steve Ballmer agrees with Chen's approach: "In addition, I think we have to be careful not to provoke too much reaction from our partner courier companies, and in addition, we need people in the field of logistics." ”

"Of course, talent is the most important thing," Chen Geng bowed slightly: "But Steve, who do you think can do this job on eBay?

"I can't," Steve Ballmer said, "Boss, neither my undergraduate or advanced studies are related to logistics, and if you do decide to do this, I suggest you look for talent...... You can rest assured that eBay will fully cooperate with the construction of the logistics system. ”

This guy is a really smart guy.

Chen Geng was very satisfied with Steve Ballmer's answer, whether Steve Ballmer really felt that he didn't have this talent, or he knew very well that he couldn't take too much power, he made the most correct choice.

With a slight bow, Chen Geng said to Steve Ballmer: "You just know about this matter yourself, don't tell others for the time being...... Well, when exactly the construction of eBay Logistics will begin, I haven't figured it out yet. ”

Steve Ballmer nodded: "Boss, I understand. ”

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"I think it's a good idea," Steve Ballmer agrees with Chen's approach: "In addition, I think we have to be careful not to provoke too much reaction from our partner courier companies, and in addition, we need people in the field of logistics." ”

"Of course, talent is the most important thing," Chen Geng bowed slightly: "But Steve, who do you think can do this job on eBay?

"I can't," Steve Ballmer said, "Boss, neither my undergraduate or advanced studies are related to logistics, and if you do decide to do this, I suggest you look for talent...... You can rest assured that eBay will fully cooperate with the construction of the logistics system. ”

This guy is a really smart guy.

Chen Geng was very satisfied with Steve Ballmer's answer, whether Steve Ballmer really felt that he didn't have this talent, or he knew very well that he couldn't take too much power, he made the most correct choice.