Chapter 113: The Subsidy War
After the black man named Terry left. The atmosphere of everyone's chat is obviously much better.
The three daughters, Jamie, Donna, and Elsa, were also very interested in not talking about any other noble topics that they could not understand, such as equal pay for men and women, social income inequality, minimum wage standards, and discrimination against the weak labor force.
It's clear that their views aren't supported by Keno, and Roy isn't interested in these tough topics.
It's not because Roy doesn't know how hungry people are, it's that it's not his job.
Coming out today is a pure relaxation, who will talk to these girls about national political events, as if they are politicians who are full of words.
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Donna took the initiative to talk: "What I admire most is an entrepreneur like you, and you are so young and handsome." β
Roy discovers that James has no intention of flirting with him at all, and directly shifts the target. As a successful person, will there still be a shortage of welcoming girls?
"Haha, Donna, I don't know if your mouth is as sweet as your heart. β
"Why don't you try it in the evening? β
"Hey, this ...... Not so good. β
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After the party, Donna excused herself to go home alone and asked Roy to send her.
Roy naturally did not give in, as she hinted at, and went to the hotel to open a room.
"If you're so beautiful, there must be a lot of people who pursue you. Roy smirked and pushed her into a corner, admiring the pretty face of the big white horse, and his hand caressed her waist.
"However, it is the first one as good as you. Donna responded mischievously.
"Very honored. Does your boyfriend like how coquettish you look in front of others?"
"That's going to have to be known. β
Roy frowned, not believing Donna's nonsense, but since the other party said that he had no family, he was no longer polite, and should be rewarded for working so hard in the past few weeks.
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The two tossed wildly, and Roy lay motionless on the bed, comfortably enjoying the service.
He saw the phone screen flickering, glanced at the text message, and let out a disdainful sneer on the corner of his mouth. This text message was sent by Elsa, the black girl who was partying together just now, and the content was: She and Donna both work in a luxury store in a department store, so they know that Donna is actually married.
Donna looked up and whined, "...... What's wrong?"
"It's okay, you continue. β
As soon as Roy finished speaking, the phone rang again, and he answered, "Hmm...... What? Are you sure?!...... Okay, I'll be at the office right away...... Uh-huh, half an hour at most......"
He hurriedly pushed Donna away. began to get dressed, and his expression became serious and depressed, "There is something in the company, I have to leave first." β
Donna wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth and asked, "But, it's nine o'clock!"
"Hey, there are some positions, there is no commuting. Roy took out $1,000 and put it on the table, his tie was not fastened, and he ran away without looking back.
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When Roy rushed back to the company, Noah was already waiting in the office, and he said solemnly: "I just received the news that the PayPal payment system has not only been put into the market ahead of schedule, but also adopted the same subsidy routine as you think. β
PayPal will use a subsidy strategy, Roy is not surprised, the real surprise is that Peter Thiel subsidized so early!
This is a complete refusal to give the opponent a chance.
Noah asked, "When will our payment system go live?"
"About a month. β
ββ¦β¦ It's too slow!"
"I know that from now on I'll be working all night and try to get out of a closed beta in two weeks. β
"Do we have any countermeasures for PayPal's subsidy method?"
"Hmm...... There is one, that is, double the subsidy, PayPal doesn't subsidize $10 for a newly introduced user? Then we subsidize $20!"
Noah was dumbfounded and scolded, "Are you crazy?!How can we have so much money to do this...... Such...... of splurge!"
"Calm Noah, I'll figure this out. Compared with these, have all the relevant procedures for the financial industry been completed?"
When it comes to dealing with local governments and financial management agencies, Noah feels that it is a bunch of trivial matters that cannot be handled, "There is no precedent in our industry, so the procedures will definitely not be complete, and I have set up a professional public relations team, led by experienced public relations genius Rich Moulton, who will handle the relationship with the censorship department." β
Roy finally saw Noah's pressure, no longer as calm and breezy as before, after he successfully changed the topic, he didn't ask much, just pretended to be confident and said: "Don't worry, there will be a way, you handle your work well, and leave software development and promotion to me." β
Noah took a deep breath and groaned, "I'm sorry, I ...... just now"
"Hmm...... Never mind. β
"Do whatever you want, and I'll give you my full support. β
"Thank you. Roy glanced at Noah in surprise, this guy is really decisive and ruthless, and he didn't hesitate to fight the subsidy war.
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Two weeks later.
Firm.
Elon Musk looked at the large promotional advertisements on the homepage and pagination of eBay's online homepage, and ordered the operations manager: "Contact eBay immediately, we will also pull up a large banner payment ad on the website, and suppress this worry-free payment!"
The technical manager standing next to him said tremblingly: "Our payment system will not be launched until next week at the earliest, will we advertise now?"
Elon asked, "Next week?!Are you kidding? Not even as worry-free as Roy's little imp?"
"But ......"
"Not so much, but, at most three days, immediately let the payment system go online, let the technical members take turns to work overtime 24 hours a day, this time is a key battle, lose step by step, lose step by step!"
"Got it......"
"Is that PayPal $10 subsidy for a new user referral? Starting tomorrow, we're subsidizing $20. We must not miss the opportunity. Elon declared war without changing his face.
When the subordinates heard Elon's determination, their morale soared, and they quickly went to work.
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PayPal Inc.
Peter Thiel also looked at the large area of advertisements on eBay with worry-free payments, and his face was slightly solemn: "I didn't expect Roy to move so fast, and the software development efficiency is on par with ours." β
The fat man said, "Hey, I hope his program doesn't crash as soon as it runs, it's going to be fun." β
The thin man said: "I heard that Elon Musk has also intervened in the payment field, and this is very lively." β
"Now that most online customers are focused on eBay, Roy's choice to advertise on eBay really captures the essence, and this trick should be caught up by worry-free," said Peter. The market continues to be more and more competitive. β
The fat man said, "Then what should we do? Is it really possible for Worry-Free Payment to surpass us?"
Peter said, "Nothing is impossible. You have to fight hard. Now we quickly contacted eBay to discuss an advertising partnership. Not only that, but we also want to advertise on all well-known online shopping sites and make PayPal famous for all online payment occasions!"
The fat man and the thin man nodded seriously and immediately went to take action.
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γPSγPayPal's $10 user subsidy and $20 user subsidy are both business history facts. Come to think of it, it was only around 2000 at that time, and the cost of customer acquisition was simply terrible!