Chapter 59: By the way, talk about some business
As he said, when Ma Wei and Jennifer, escorted by bodyguards, walked towards the Red Flag convoy. The melon-eating crowd, who were originally strong onlookers, seemed to feel something, and automatically made way for Ma Wei.
"Oh! I think! How could it be such a big show, it turned out to be a reception of foreign guests! Tut-tut, these foreigners are really magnificent! It looks like an important person from abroad?" An uncle about 50 years old said loudly as if he saw something.
After hearing this, the people standing around him suddenly felt that what he said was very reasonable, so they echoed it and continued to discuss the topic of "foreign guests". Soon the discussion reached the north and south, and Ma Wei, who was about to get into the car, felt a little helpless, and at the same time felt a little interesting...
"Huh... Who would have thought that one day, I would actually become a foreign guest. But it's better than a foreign devil..."Ma Wei could only do this, thinking secretly in the midst of bitterness.
However, he does not complain about his identity as a foreigner. Because instead of being an ordinary person in China, it is better to be reborn as a Russian foreign guest and enjoy different foreign guest treatment.
With the red flag door, closed outside by the bodyguards, four tiger-headed gallops, guarding Ma Wei's car in front and rear, drove towards the Summer Palace.
The long-lost five-star small red flag fluttered at the front of the car. In the city, there are bicycles, buses, and all kinds of buildings under construction, and Ma Wei keeps a close eye on them.
This long-lost sense of familiarity made him feel very complicated, especially at this time in 2000. He remembered himself in his previous life, when he was still in elementary school.
I didn't expect that the world is impermanent, things are wrong, but now I have become a foreign guest from Russia... When you think about it, it's really embarrassing.
"Which beauty are you looking at?", Jennifer crept over her face, wondering what Mavi was looking at.
Ma Wei's thoughts were pulled back to reality, only to see him smile and shake his head, "I didn't see anything, by the way, do you know how to ride a bicycle?"
"I can ride a bicycle, but it's the kind of thing that has four wheels..."Jennifer was afraid that Mavi would laugh at herself, so she said that she would ride a bicycle with four wheels. That is, the kind of children's bicycle with safety wheels.
After Ma Wei heard this, he instantly understood, and he smiled unconsciously. Jennifer thought he was laughing at herself, so she wanted to reach out and beat him. But he was pressed on the leather seat by Ma Wei's backhand, and he was directly knocked by the wall.
What happened after that, there is no need to say more, the two people in the back seat of the car naturally kissed each other. The driver and the steward in charge of driving should look straight ahead when they don't see anything. After all, they understand the rules, and some things will be unlucky when they see them.
An hour later, Ivan, the butler sitting in the front row, received a phone call and answered it. Halfway through the call, the housekeeper reached out to cover the microphone, turned to Ma Wei and asked, "Young master, Mr. Ma called, saying that they were almost at the north gate of the Summer Palace, and asked us how long it would take to arrive." How do I answer that?"
Ma Wei came to the Summer Palace to eat this time, first because he wanted to taste the most luxurious Chinese food. Second, it is natural to talk about some business by the way.
At this point in 2000, Tencent was founded less than two years ago, and Alibaba was only established for one year. This is simply a golden age for investment! If Ma Wei came to China, he would not take these two companies. Then he's really sorry for himself.
"Tell him to hurry up, I'll be there soon. Ma Wei said to the housekeeper as he cleaned up his feelings. In this life, he is Russian Mavi, and when he meets "Mr. Ma", he can't make mistakes or make mistakes.
"Okay, young master. After the butler finished speaking, he let go of the hand covering the microphone, and then said to the man on the other end of the phone in English, "We'll be there soon, see you then, bye." ”
After saying that, the housekeeper hung up the phone, and the car was quiet again.
At the same time, in the parking lot outside the north gate of the Summer Palace, a thin man, wearing a black but obviously ill-fitting wide suit, sat in his Alto car.
The man is very thin, and at first glance, it can be described as skin and bones. Judging from his physiognomy, he looks like the actor in Spielberg's movie, that is, "Paul the Alien".
That's right, the person Ma Wei met today is none other than the founder of Alibaba Group, Ma Yun. At this time, Boss Ma was only 36 years old, and he was far from being as famous as he was later, and he achieved the title of the richest man in China.
Sitting in Alto's car with Boss Ma was one of his business partners, Qiu Yangping, who was in charge of Alibaba's operations and had studied in the United States.
Qiu Yangping is one of the 18 Arhats who founded Alibaba with Boss Ma. For more than a year, they have done everything possible to find people everywhere to invest in the company.
However, due to the late start of the Internet in China, many conservatives still have reservations about such new things, with a hint of resistance. And Alibaba is not the first e-commerce company in China. Earlier than him, there is also the 8848 business platform.
So Boss Ma's Alibaba, this year, not many people are willing to invest. Even if someone is optimistic about the e-commerce platform, they also invest their money in 8848.
As for SoftBank, which was optimistic about Alibaba in its previous life, it seems that there has not been much movement in this life. I don't know if it's because of the parallel world, or because of the butterfly effect caused by Ma Wei's appearance......
"Mr. Ma, why did the investor from Russia ask us to meet at the Summer Palace? Could it be that the foreigner wants to finish the business and go to the Summer Palace for a stroll by the way?" Qiu Yangping couldn't help but joke with Boss Ma. He looks like he is about 30 years old, and he has the appearance of Sven.
"I don't know, don't guess, it is said that the person is not small, he is the majority shareholder of Amazon in the United States. Boss Ma couldn't help but preach to Qiu Yangping.
To say that this Amazon is a more mature and efficient Internet company than Alibaba. In terms of seniority, Alibaba also has to take care of Amazon, which Ma Wei invested, called Brother Sheng.
It is precisely with this relationship that Boss Ma received the news of Ma Wei's investment interview, and he was excited for many days. It's not even an exaggeration, I was still tossing and turning in the hotel bed last night, and I didn't sleep well!
The emergence of Ma Wei can be said to be a big opportunity for their Alibaba. If you grasp it, you can go to heaven if you don't do it well.
Since Boss Ma started his business for more than a year, not only are not many people willing to invest money in Alibaba. And online orders are hardly traded.
If this continues, if there is no improvement, I am afraid that Alibaba in this life will be consumed alive by this era before it develops.