Chapter 212: Cannibalization
The Theory of Six Degrees of Space: You should not be separated by more than six people from any one stranger. So many times the surprise we feel is not fate, it's just a normal thing.
For example, now, Jennifer, the editor of the New York Times, is checking a tweet, and she has been shocked by the content of the tweet, there was a shooting at Virginia Tech, and it may be a serial shooting and murder.
She was pleasantly surprised to know the news, but she did not lose the rigor in her head, not to mention that the New York Daily has always been known for its rigor, and is known as the "Archive Record" in the United States. She remembered a colleague who was doing an interview in Montgomery County, and she had to arrange for a colleague to go and check it out immediately, and she had to make sure the information was accurate.......
One of the cool things is that Lin Fan posted a tweet, which instantly spread outward with his network, which is the charm of Twitter. As long as one person discovers something, it is likely that the whole world will know about it.
Half a day later, the New York Times and the Washington Times published reports about the Virginia Tech shooting on their websites, and the next day several major newspapers published the details of the shooting.......
The atmosphere in Fort Black suddenly became tense, the shooting cast a shadow over the peaceful town, and Lin Fan returned to San Francisco like a normal frightened tourist.
"Lin, I doubt that something incredible can always happen to you. ”
"Jack, I don't think so, so many lives have been lost because of this. ”
A hint of ridicule flashed across Jack's face, "It's my slip of the tongue, but you have changed a whole new situation for Twitter, Twitter has repeatedly appeared in the mainstream media these days, and some people are already discussing the newsiness of Twitter, because of real-time messaging, every tweeter user will let his followers know immediately, and the earth has become smaller because of this, which is so cool!"
Lin Fan smiled, "In that case, then seize this opportunity to promote the magic of Twitter to the public, I believe it will bring us a lot of users." ”
Jack heard something else from Lin Fan's words, "Aren't we going to do it together?"
"No, I'm going back home to deal with some things, you know, my girlfriend is still in the country and I miss her a lot. ”
"Lin, you are really a capable boss and a loving man. ”
"A man's compliments only make me feel numb. ”
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Sitting on a plane with the Pacific Ocean at your feet, maybe take a bath with a shark if the plane crashes. Okay, what kind of messy idea is this, Lin Fan is leaning back in his seat, and in the briefcase next to him is a 28% equity book of Dangdang.com, for which he paid a price of nearly 60 million US dollars, compared to the valuation a few months ago, the venture capital changed hands and earned nearly 20 million US dollars.
When it comes to meeting rooms, it's just that the atmosphere in the conference room is inexplicably a little weird.
Li Guoqing has been aware of this, and he has a feeling inexplicably these days that his control over the company seems to have declined. In fact, Li Guoqing is a very attractive person, this charm is manifested in his lack of arrogance, approachability, true temperament, swearing, coupled with his identity as the CEO of the largest B2C platform in China, being rich will always make people have more aura.
"What is the progress of the fashion channel in the negotiations on the entry of the brand?"
At present, Dangdang is divided into three channels: department stores, books, and fashion, and the person in charge of this negotiation is Shi Liang, the purchasing president of the fashion channel, Shi Liang's expression is very respectful, "Mr. Li, at present, has reached an agreement with more than 100 brands, and they all agree to settle in Dangdang." ”
Li Guoqing's face couldn't show joy or anger, "A month ago, you told me that there are more than 100 brands that you have negotiated, and a month later, you still tell me like this, what are you doing in this month?"
"Mr. Li, for the preparation of our fashion channel, we are talking about well-known brands in various fields, and e-commerce is a new attempt for brands, and it is normal to hesitate and hesitate, so the speed of negotiation will slow down. ”
Then a few people in the conference room nodded in agreement with Shi Liang's statement, Li Guoqing's face was very kind, "Lao Shi, is there something wrong that caused the speed to slow down, I will definitely help you solve it if you say it." ”
Shi Liang shook his head, "How come, I dare to guarantee that there will be at least three hundred brands in one month!"
"Fool?" Li Guoqing slapped the table suddenly, "That's what you told me a month ago! And now you still say that? You are also the veteran of the company, and that's how you set an example?"
Shi Liang's face was red and white, but he didn't feel guilty in his heart, only unhappy with Li Guoqing. He was not the one who founded the company with Li Guoqing, but joined later, before he helped Li Guoqing to make the book channel bigger, but was transferred to the newly established fashion channel, which was tantamount to seizing power, which made him dissatisfied, so he agreed to Walden International's equity acquisition request, if he could help do something, he could also get a generous compensation later.
"Mr. Li, I promise this is the last time. Shi Liang gritted his teeth and said, Li Guoqing reprimanded him in front of all the company's senior executives, which made him feel more and more unhappy, and at the same time sneered in his heart, Li Guoqing, see how long you can be proud.
Li Guoqing knocked on the table, " The company is everyone's company, when it took eight years to do now, relying on earnestness and hard work, we are the boss in the field of books, but in other areas we are short, the market share of books is only 70 billion a year, of which teaching aids and administrative books account for 40 billion, we only have 30 billion profit margins, even if we are the industry boss to earn billions a year, but the market share of clothing department stores reaches 400 billion a year, we only need to occupy a small part, for us are a huge success.
So I hope everyone can raise their spirits and make Dangdang the largest B2C platform in the country with a troika in parallel!"
A few months ago, when the third round of financing was completed, Li Guoqing's speech was inspiring, making people want to work hard, but it was only a few months, and it was different.
The meeting ended in a very strange atmosphere, and everyone in the meeting felt that the company was a little abnormal, and there seemed to be an invisible undercurrent surging within the company, Li Guoqing's brows couldn't help frowning, he had a very bad premonition, but he didn't know where this feeling came from.
Li Guoqing decided to ask his wife Yu Yu for help, for so many years, Yu Yu has been helping him with advice, and he trusts his wife very much......