Ma Yun said leisurely: "Yes! However, it is still the phrase 'you ...... engraved in my bones Are you ready for this great era of crisis and opportunity? It didn't take long for the NASDAQ crash to sweep the world so suddenly! ”

In fact, Ma Yun wanted to say that the price of excavating Xiang Yizhen was a bit big, because Chenxing Group cut its salary as a whole after the bubble crisis in technology stocks, and Tmall ushered in the best opportunity to recruit talents, but considering the presence of the parties, he still kept silent, and at that time Song Chen also jokingly said, "I'm afraid you can't afford it" - he really can't afford it, Tmall's current passivity is not just a financial problem!

Ma Huateng smiled bitterly: "One qiē is all in his control!" Competing with an enemy who takes five or six steps like this, we must admit that we have not been unjustly defeated! ”

Perhaps because he felt that the atmosphere was too solemn, Ma Yun was full of energy and was about to speak, when suddenly the door of the conference room was opened, and a secretary in an office uniform walked in, she came to Ma Yun, bent down and whispered a word in his ear.

"What?" Ma Yun's eyes were round, stunned, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Sun Tongyu saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Is something wrong?" ”

Ma Yun said abruptly: "Just now, a friend from the United States called me, and Song Chen opened Taobao to the United States!" ”

There was silence in the conference room for more than ten seconds, and then they all gasped! Ma Huateng only felt that his throat was dry and his heart was beating hard: "Is the news accurate?" ”

Ma Yun smiled bitterly: "Jiang Zheng, the public spokesman of China Chenxing Group, has not yet been announced, but the personnel recruitment in the United States has been confirmed!" This time, Taobao is very different from the previous low-key behavior, and it has the meaning of taking the lead! THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT EBAY MEANS BY AIR, RIGHT? ”

Peng Lei slowly exhaled a breath and sighed: "If you don't make a move, you will die!" THE NEWS IS MIXED, BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, EBAY IS TOO BUSY TO TAKE CARE OF ITSELF, AND IT IS LIKELY THAT IT WILL HOLD OFF ON ITS WHOLLY-OWNED ACQUISITION OF TMALL, WHICH WILL GIVE US PLENTY OF BREATHING TIME. Bring in other strategic investors! The bad news is that we are afraid that we are no longer on the same level as our old rivals, and as soon as this news comes out, more sellers will flock to Taobao, which has more brand value! ”

Sun Tongyu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Needless to say, this must be the most influential science and technology news in 2002!" Now our Meg? Ms. Whitman is going to be struggling! VOLUNTARILY ABANDONING A HIGH-MARGIN BUSINESS MODEL AND EMBRACING CHANGE IS TANTAMOUNT TO STARTING A NEW BUSINESS FOR EBAY, RIGHT? Meg? WHITMAN MAY NOT HAVE SUCH CHARISMA, AND SIMILARLY, EBAY INVESTORS MAY NOT HAVE SUCH PATIENCE! ”

I don't think it's right, but I don't know why. Ma Yun only felt that he was in a very comfortable mood, because he had finally found a person who was in sympathy with the same disease!

……

Taobao International Station will open soon.

An unconfirmed news hit the homepage of Yahoo USA without warning and made headlines, and the news that looked very ordinary suddenly became a "black hole of sight" and became the focus of attention of global Internet practitioners.

What is Taobao?

may be famous in the mainland, but not in the world, although Song Chen and his Chenxing are not lacking in exposure. But it's not enough to make an unfamous website suddenly become hot, as if a vicious wolf is coming!

WHETHER IT IS A WOLF OR NOT, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS MODEL MA, CEO OF TAOBAO, INTENDS TO ADOPT TO COMPETE WITH EBAY, THE SUPER-HEGEMON IN THE C2C (CONSUMER-TO-CONSUMER) FIELD!

To some well-informed people. What does Taobao, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, look like, they know it clearly! It is precisely because of this that they are particularly curious: Taobao...... OR IS SONG CHEN REALLY DETERMINED TO FIGHT A WAR WITH EBAY THAT MAY NOT HAVE A WINNER!

The American portal Yahoo jokingly said in the article: "2000. EBAY SUPPORTED A LOCAL C2C COMPANY TO MAKE TROUBLE IN SONG CHEN'S 'BACK GARDEN', AND NOW THIS COMPANY'S COMPETITOR IS TAOBAO! Now, Meg? Whitman had to taste the consequences. She will fight a battle with a respectable and formidable strategist! Luckily, Ms. Whitman may have an advantage, because she doesn't have to be forced to have more 'foresight' than the other side, as long as both sides close their eyes and see who has the most capital! ”

"USA Today" commented: "Judging from the various situations currently collected in Chinese mainland, it is not certain when Taobao will take charges, once it is really launched in the United States, then EBAY will have no choice, either take the initiative to change to survive, or passively wait for death!" It's also a good idea to hire a luxurious team of lawyers, but I'm sure Song Chen, who attaches great importance to the laws of various countries, will not be unprepared! ”

The New York Times also joked in a witty style: "THE ARRIVAL OF TAOBAO HAS MADE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED SELLERS OF EBAY CHEER AND SHOUT, THEY WILL HAVE A SECOND CHOICE, AND THEY WILL NO LONGER NEED EBAY, THE DICTATOR, TO BEAR HIS 'EXPLOITATION' - UNLESS EBAY MAKES A DECISION THAT SATISFIES CONSUMERS!" ”

The Boston Herald wrote meaningfully: "EBAY has made a lot of attempts in the past two years to get rid of its dependence on PayPal, and first hoped to acquire PayPal, but was rejected by Song Chen!" LATER SUPPORTED AND ACQUIRED BILLPOINT, BUT THE STARTUP'S UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNET PRODUCTS WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT AS GOOD AS SONG CHEN'S, AND EBAY ACQUIRED ELON IN 2000? Musk's founded, it still seems that EBAY sellers can't get rid of their dependence on PayPal! NOW, EBAY, WHICH HAS ULTRA-HIGH PROFIT MARGINS AND NET INCOME, HAS SUDDENLY BEEN PULLED INTO THE CRUEL COMPETITION JUNGLE BY SONG CHEN, PERHAPS THE FIRST THING WHITMAN SHOULD DO SHOULD NOT BE TO ARGUE OR COMPROMISE WITH INVESTORS, BUT HOW TO MAKE EBAY DO HIS BEST TO COMPLETE THE MENTALITY CHANGE FROM 'PETTY BOURGEOISIE' TO WOLF! For them, instead of standing outside the door and pretending to be Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf was already sitting in front of the bed! ”

FORBES COMMENTED ON EBAY NOT WITHOUT SYMPATHY: "EBAY'S LAST CEO, JEFF? Mr. Skoll lured the wolf into the house, so much so that EBAY developed a dependence on PayPal; Meg? Although Whitman realized the importance of PayPal after taking office, he did not make any efforts to block PayPal after the failed acquisition! Now here's the problem: at least one-third of EBAY's millions of sellers are PayPal users! ”

USA Today: "It's ironic that a multibillion-dollar Silicon Valley giant has just one line from heaven to hell! ”

……

Embrace change, or survive with broken arms? For Meg? For Whitman, this is already a serious problem that she has to face! She never imagined that in the third month of 2002, she would face such a tough competitive situation!

IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM AT EBAY HEADQUARTERS IN SAN JOSE, WHITMAN COVERED HIS FOREHEAD AND GROANED, ASKING, "IF TAOBAO IS LAUNCHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND ADOPTS CHINA'S BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR FREE, CAN WE SUE THE OTHER PARTY THROUGH THE ANTI-UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW?" ”

"Can't!" EBAY'S LEGAL COUNSEL SAID, "THE FREE STRATEGY IN THE INTERNET FIELD HAS BEEN POPULAR SINCE YAHOO, AS A CHALLENGER IN THE C2C FIELD, IF TAOBAO COMES UP WITH A FREE STRATEGY TO COMPETE WITH EBAY FOR USERS, NOT ONLY WILL IT NOT BE SUBJECT TO JUDICIAL CRITICISM, BUT MAY ALSO BE WELCOMED BY SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED SELLERS!" IN FACT, ONCE WE DO SUE EBAY FOR VIOLATING COMPETITION LAWS AND ARTIFICIALLY INCREASING MARKET ACCESS, THEN WE MAY BE INVESTIGATED BY THE ANTITRUST LAW AUTHORITIES! ”

Meg? Whitman's face turned pale for a while: "So what do you mean, we will have to fight a bottomless price war with Taobao?" Until both sides can't hold on! ”

"Or the two sides reach a consensus within a certain range, as long as it is not to maintain the market position, it will not be subject to anti-monopoly investigation!" The legal counsel said meaningfully.

EBAY CFO PAVEL? TUCKERS SAID LIGHTLY: "EBAY WANTS TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT MARKET ADVANTAGE, AND TAOBAO WANTS OUR EBAY STATUS, AND THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE TWO SIDES TO COMPROMISE!" ”

The legal counsel spread his hands and said, "Then, you must be prepared to compete with the smartest business leaders on this planet, from the perspective of competitors, I have to say that this is really a painful thing, the 'Chenxing Model' he has established is too perfect, it is simply desperate for competitors!" ”

"What I'm desperate about is not Song Chen's genius brain, but that I have to ask the board of directors to give me higher powers!" Meg? Whitman pressed the table and said loudly, "Now that Taobao has opened under our noses, we must choose between stability and change!" Right! Pierre? Mr. Omidyar? ”

Pierre? Born in Paris, France in 1967, Omidia graduated from the computer science department of Tuft University in 1988 and worked for several of the most famous companies in Silicon Valley.

HE LATER BUILT SEVERAL OF HIS OWN WEBSITES, INCLUDING ESHOP, WHICH WAS ACQUIRED BY MICROSOFT, AND HE BECAME A MILLIONAIRE BEFORE THE AGE OF 30. IN 1995, PIERRE FOUNDED EBAY. In the beginning, Pyle served as chairman, chief executive officer, and chief financial officer, and later he learned to delegate authority to professional managers, such as the CEO to Jeff? Skoll, handed over the CFO to Pavel? TUCKERS, WHO ONLY HOLDS THE POSITION OF CHAIRMAN OF EBAY.

In Meg? Whitman's eyes, Pierre? Omidia is a qualified engineer, but not a good decision-maker, because he lacks the courage and vision to take responsibility at critical times! As a correspond, Song Chen, who is also the founder of an Internet company, has never lacked amazing vision and desperate charm. (To be continued......)