Chapter 497 Shy Rich

"The company currently employs less than fifty ......"

After instinctively correcting the other party's statement, Pierre noticed that the atmosphere in the conference room was a little strange, and he quickly added with some embarrassment. "Well, the number of employees is not a big problem, I have carefully considered inviting Ms. Meg to be the CEO of the company, and Mr. Benier, a professional headhunter, has also confirmed in his communication with Ms. Meg that Ms. Meg is interested in any Internet-based business, so I don't feel that I need to pay too much price in the first place to be able to get her on the job......"

Fu Zhengyi This is the first official meeting with Pierre, this young man who seems a little restrained and cramped after sitting down in his feelings, like the type that is shy, shy and easily affected by the environment, if it weren't for knowing what eBay will eventually develop to, Fu Zhengyi really can't believe that this is such a person who built the world's largest auction website, and finally turned this idea that was originally born from 'collecting candy boxes to please girlfriends' into a business empire worth 70 billion dollars!

Tapping his fingers on the table, Fu Zhengyi slowed down his tone. "Pierre, you still haven't told me the price I had to pay for inviting Lady Meg to join!"

Pierre's hands on the table clenched inadvertently, and he was a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry! I'm going to give Ms. Meg an annual salary of $100,000 and stock options to join her, and according to Mr. Benier, a professional headhunter, Ms. Meg wants to get a five-year contract to ensure the stability of her job......"

Sensing that the other party was getting more and more nervous, Fu Zhengyi went straight to the point. "Are you really sure you want to invite such a woman with such a wonderful resume and a lot of experience to be the CEO of the company?"

"Yes! I think Ms. Meg is a perfect fit for the position!"

Of course, if the other party insists, then it will be executed according to your previous commitment, and you don't need to worry too much about the funds!"

I didn't expect it to be so smooth, Pierre was stunned for a moment before hurriedly nodding his head, with a look of surprise.

"By the way, I remember asking eBay to set up branches in Europe and Japan, how is it going?"

Opening the notebook at hand, Pierre said after flipping through a few pages. "There are currently less than 20,000 registered users in the European market, and the development of the Japanese market is not currently on the agenda, so I originally planned to promote this after Ms. Meg's appointment......"

"What kind of ways and methods do you plan to adopt for the development of the Japanese market, what kind of corporate structure and marketing are you going to adopt, what is the budget, and how do you plan to allocate personnel......

Fu Zhengyi's series of questions surprised Xi Meiwen.

The development of eBay is a little slow, far less powerful and brilliant than Yahu and Amazon, and in her opinion, Boss does not show special concern for this company, so she only manages it as an ordinary project.

The questions that Fu Zhengyi is asking now obviously mean that this company is quite important in his mind, otherwise it would be impossible to ask so meticulously, so that he is so attentive to the details of what kind of personnel are sent to develop the market and how to carry out publicity!

It seems that the company needs to be upgraded a bit......

Xi Meiwen thought so, and also recorded it in her work record.

After entering the conference room, he had been looking a little cramped, but Fu Zheng's throwing of a large number of questions made Pierre relax, and he closed the notebook in front of him and spoke. "The European market is not much different from the American market, whether it is consumption habits or consumption concepts, it can be very smoothly integrated with the American market. However, the number of data collected in the Japanese market so far indicates that there is not much point in pioneering. The population there is only 126 million, the cost of Internet access is relatively high, and the interaction between consumers is relatively poor, and I don't think it is inappropriate to set up a branch in the past now, because the purpose of eBay is to 'exchange what is available and what is available, adjust idle resources', so my original idea was to wait for the European market to stabilize dìng, After Ms. Meg joined and expanded the company, she will enter the market again about next year, sending the company's most capable employees to the past, and opening up the market with extensive advertising and hiring a large number of local people......"

"Japan is an extremely narcissistic and xù market, and my request is that you don't have to wait for Ms. Meg to join, let alone send a large number of talented employees to the company! You just need to send people over to set up branches, and then recruit a large number of local employees to develop, just keep the company structure, and leave the rest to the locals who call themselves 'workaholics'!"

Pierre was stunned. "Huh, recruit local staff to open up the market?"

"Yes, in the past, the arranger first set up the human resources department, and then recruited those employees and managers who are interested in the Internet, willing to work overtime and do not need to receive overtime pay, so that local people who are familiar with the local environment can run the company, which is both troublesome and cost-effective, and I believe that this operation is far more smooth than sending a large number of employees to develop in the past!"

"But, it's not appropriate......"

"To set up a branch in Japan, you only need to send a financial director and a management supervisor, just do it!"

Seeing that Fu Zhengyi didn't seem to be joking, Pierre couldn't help but set his eyes on Xi Meiwen for help.

"Pierre, don't have any doubts, the boss's request is the final decision, I will arrange personnel to follow up in the future, and the company will try to provide any resources and support if needed!"

After getting Xi Meiwen's affirmation, Pierre relieved, because what he was most afraid of was meeting a boss who didn't understand the market but still liked to give orders.

"Well, after I went back, I started to implement the establishment of a branch in Japan, and the other thing is that the company's current development has encountered some troubles, the seller's mailing costs are high, and the delivery time of the items is not satisfactory to the buyer, so the company hopes to establish some transportation transfer stations in various states to solve the problem of the seller's goods to be delivered to the buyer......"

Logistics?

This is a problem that plagues all Internet companies that want to expand their markets.

Especially here, labor is expensive and transportation costs are also very high, with the current situation of eBay, as long as the company has not been listed, there is no possibility of Zài's own logistics system.

Since it can't be solved directly, it can only seek help from the outside world, thinking that he will need to meet with Bezos from Amazon in a while, Fu Zhengyi spoke. "Pierre, you will come with me to meet someone in that moment. His company is based in Seattle and runs an online book sales ......"

Pierre exclaimed in surprise. "Bezos?"

The other party reacted so much, Fu Zhengyi was a little surprised. "You know him?"

"Oh, where am I qualified to meet him, I know this company, I saw on the Internet that his company will be listed next month, this is a very promising company, the speed of its development can only be described as a miracle......"

Pierre became excited in vain, and talked endlessly about some details about Amazon's development process, which made Fu Zhengyi a little confused and turned his attention to Xi Meiwen.

Xi Meiwen spread her hands and gave a helpless expression, obviously meaning that she did not tell Sù Pierre about Amazon.

So after Pierre finished speaking, Fu Zhengyi asked. "What do you think of Yahu Company?"

"Yahu, oh my God! Although Yahu's success was accidental at first, Chief Yang's keen judgment of Internet companies is one of the reasons for its success! I went to visit the headquarters of Yahu Company three months ago, but unfortunately I couldn't meet Chief Yang and David, which is a great pity ......."

Hearing this, Fu Zhengyi understood that the young man in front of him, who had just turned thirty, still maintained the passion at the beginning of his business, and he must have admired the past experience of successful people, so he looked at the time and said with a smile. "[FL North American Venture Capital Company] also owns the equity of Amazon, after a meeting on the issue of logistics, I will build yì you communicate privately, the two companies sooner or later need to set up their own logistics system, communicate and communicate with each other earlier, you can avoid the cost of duplicate construction!"

"Great!If ebay can catch the ride of Amazon's listing, it must have made a breakthrough in its own development, and the sharing of the logistics system between the two parties will not only bring cost reduction, but also increase the revenue of the two companies, if the cooperation can be reached, ebay will save millions of dollars in preliminary research costs, as well as a large amount of money to set up a logistics system in the future......"

Fu Zhengyi listened quietly, and at the same time he was also analyzing the personality and work attitude of Pierre, the founder of eBay, in front of him, and finally he found that Pierre, who had just turned thirty years old and had a beard, was really shy, but when it came to things related to his work, he would become particularly talkative and emotional, which was a standard workaholic.

Seeing that Fu Zhengyi had been listening carefully, Xi Meiwen clearly knew that as long as Pierre was given time, he would be able to talk for hours, so she had to interrupt when the time was almost right, saying that the time for an appointment with Bezos was approaching, and she needed to leave now.

Sitting in the car, Fu Zhengyi saw that Pierre looked a little nervous, so he said. "If Bezos is willing to reach a strategic cooperation with eBay, it must also be helpful for the listing of the ticket......"

Fu Zhengyi's comfort did not make Pierre feel relieved, but he smiled bitterly. "Amazon is growing a lot faster, and I'm worried that he simply doesn't look down on a small company like eBay. Moreover, I have heard that Bezos is very strong, and he will never compromise on something that he thinks will not work......" (To be continued. )