Sure enough, Pierre? Omidia clasped her hands together and put them to her lips, her gaze hesitant: "What should we do?" Ditch a well-run fee-based project for free? That's crazy! ”

"We have been deeply involved in the C2C field for many years, which has huge advantages for both enterprises and consumers!" Meg? Whitman hesitated for a moment, then looked firm, "But if the situation is so bad that we have to break the boat to maintain our position...... Yes, we had to! ”

"God, Whitman you're crazy! That's not millions of dollars, but hundreds of millions of dollars in operating income! "Pierre? Omidia leaned against the table and roared angrily, "I will never allow you to joke with the future of the company!" ”

Omidyar's reaction was very fierce, which is why a successful businessman is always unable to make the right decisions during the transition period, because past success will make them very conservative, always hoping to keep their one-third of an acre, and lose their pioneering spirit! It is impossible to take "self-transformation" as a basic requirement for CEOs or even business founders like Song Chen!

Even Meg? Whitman only took "free" as the last choice, and she did not have the courage to embrace change to survive! SO AFTER SEEING OMIDIA'S EXCITED REACTION, SHE IMMEDIATELY SAID: "THIS IS JUST THE WORST CHOICE, I BELIEVE THAT WITH OUR EBAY STRENGTH, WE WILL NOT BE FORCED TO THIS KIND OF JOURNEY BY TAOBAO!" ”

Pierre? Omidia warned, "It's better to be like this, Whitman! Now, it's time to discuss what to do with Taobao, what are your and your management team's good ideas? HELL, IT'S BEEN AN EMBARRASSING YEAR FOR US EBAY! ”

Looking at the face-changing drama of the boss just now, COO Noll? Howard frowned slightly, and said slowly: "To stop the 'evil wolf' and protect our 'lamb'." First of all, we need to put up our own fences! We've been slowly increasing our fees for the past few years, which has led to constant protests from sellers! I think it is necessary to make some concessions and reduce some fees on the basis of this year! ”

Pavel? "This is a good idea, but it must be stated that such an approach will have catastrophic consequences, and our stock price will repeat the terrible scene of March 2000!" Since Yahoo announced that Taobao would be going live in the United States, we had lost $300 million in market value by the time we even held the meeting! It's hard to say what the stock price will fall like when investors hear that we intend to cut our rates! ”

Pierre? Omidia said with a cold expression, "You're right, Taks. Such a building cannot be implemented immediately in this sensitive period! ”

Pavel? Tuckers said in a deep voice: "Taobao may be true in the United States, but it may not be completely free!" ”

Meg? Whitman smiled wryly: "In China, Taobao still has to compete in a free form against Tmall, which was launched only a week earlier than it, and the two are still competing for the Chinese C2C market without winning or losing!" Now, Taobao's enemy in the United States is us, and it is even more impossible for Song Chen to give up the sharp weapon of 'free' to eat away at our advantage! The only thing we can do at the moment may be to wait, wait for the other side to play first! ”

Noel? Howard sighed deeply and said, "That's all it can be!" BUT NO MATTER WHAT THE OTHER PARTY'S BUSINESS STRATEGY IS, THE TREND OF OUR EBAY STEADY GROWTH HAS COME TO AN END! ”

Pierre? Omidyar's eyes were horribly bloodshot and he cursed secretly, "This damn yellow-skinned monkey. I'm not afraid of him! ”

Hearing this cathartic insult, Meg? Whitman frowned slightly, and then sighed secretly: Howard is right, no matter what Song Chen is thinking. This is the end of her peaceful days!

As a gentleman, Pavel? Tuckers was very unhappy with his boss's meaningless cathartic behavior, and he also winked his eyebrows, and then said to Meg? Or Teman said: "Jack Ma just called to inquire about the situation. He said that they are under a lot of pressure this year, and hope to bring in strategic investors to help them fight against the powerful Chenxing system! Whitman, how are you going to reply to him? ”

Meg? Although Whitman can't do Song Chen's free and decisive. But on the existing chess piece of Tmall.com, she has her own long-term considerations! Originally, she planned to wholly acquire Tmall next year, but now Taobao is forced to the doorstep, so she has to temporarily put aside this mention and make every effort to deal with Taobao's offensive!

So, Meg? Whitman said categorically: "Promise him, but Tuckers, we must take the initiative to avoid getting dirty with other investors when we acquire Tmall.com in the future!" ”

Pavel? Tux just nodded, and suddenly Pierre? Omidia said coldly: "We invested in Tmall to better serve our China strategy, since Tmall can't compete with Taobao, why waste time and money to continue to make mistakes?" I mention yì do your best kuài stop loss and leave! Or do we completely control Tmall.com and let those Chinese managers follow our baton? ”

What the? What a terrible build this is!

The higher-ups in the conference room were shocked, Meg? Whitman said in a deep voice, "No! The significance of Tmall is not only a springboard for us to enter the Chinese market, but also represents a nail, firmly staring at the base camp of Chenxing Group: China! IF WE GIVE UP TMALL, IT NOT ONLY MEANS THAT WE WILL COMPLETELY WITHDRAW FROM THE MARKET WITH UNLIMITED POTENTIAL OF MORE THAN A BILLION PEOPLE, BUT ALSO REPRESENT A HUGE MISTAKE IN DECISION-MAKING BY EBAY'S MANAGEMENT, AND WE WILL FACE ACCUSATIONS FROM GLOBAL INVESTORS IN THIS SENSITIVE WINDOW PERIOD! ”

Noel? Howard also holds the same opinion: "Abandoning Tmall will have a huge negative impact on our company's morale, and even if we want to give up, it's not now, let alone this year!" Omidia, we have to think holistically! ”

Pierre? Omidia said coldly: "What about the Chinese managers? They have always opposed our meddling in China's affairs, accusing us of pointing fingers and ignorance of local conditions! If this continues, the authority of the headquarters will be lost! ”

Noel? Howard patiently explained: "After all, they are the founders of Tmall, and they have a deeper understanding of China than we do, and although they oppose the plan of the headquarters, it does not change the fact that we are the majority shareholder of Tmall!" We need them to gain a foothold in China, and we also need them to fight Taobao, as long as the general direction meets our requirements, these situations are still tolerable! After annexing Tmall in the future, it is natural to drive them away! ”

Pierre? Omidia snorted coldly, and he said slowly: "I can tolerate Tmall.com, but PayPal can't, this is already our henchman!" It's time to remove this cancer! ”

Meg? Whitman's face turned pale, and in the anxious gaze of her subordinates, she pursed her lips and was silent for a long time before nodding and said, "It's indeed time!" ”

His subordinates had ugly faces and fell into the embarrassing situation of collective aphasia.

It is difficult to say whether PayPal is a cancer of EBAY, and giving up PayPal's technology not only means giving up the world's top third-party payment overall solution, but also means losing at least hundreds of thousands of sellers - they are all loyal fans of PayPal, and some are even global sellers of Alibaba-Compass e-commerce!

After the meeting, Knoll? Howard stayed, and he said to Pierre, who was still sitting there with a blank face. "It's not a good idea! ”

"I know!" Meg? Whitman said abruptly, "I know that the technology to block PayPal will make us lose the confidence of hundreds of thousands of sellers, but if PayPal continues to grow dependent on us, then we will have no ability to fight back!" After all...... PayPal controls at least one-third of EBAY's transactions! Maybe more! ”

Noel? Howard was silent, he took two steps back, and was about to turn away, when suddenly Meg? Whitman asked softly, "Howard, did you say that Schol and I were wrong?" We should abandon PayPal's technology sooner rather than later! ”

Noel? Howard shook his head and said, "For PayPal, their loss of EBAY may mean losing half of their operating income; But for us, if it weren't for PayPal's pioneering development of the third-party payment industry, our growth in the past three years would not have become so rapid and smooth, you and Mr. Schole are not wrong! What's more, the question now is not who did it wrong, but who can carry the banner against the Chenxing system! ”

Meg? Whitman smiled bitterly: "At the beginning, I was still watching the fire from the other side of the strait to sympathize with and blame Ma Yun, mocking their pain and helplessness in the face of Taobao, but I didn't expect that we would also face this heavy threat!" This is God's punishment! ”

Noel? HOWARD SMILED: "PERHAPS THE ONLY GOOD NEWS IS THAT IN THE UNITED STATES, SONG CHEN DOES NOT DARE TO BLATANTLY INSTRUCT GOOGLE TO BLOCK US, OR DEMOTE US!" WHITMAN, YOU HAVE TO CHEER UP, AFTER ALL, WE EBAY HAVE AN ALL-ROUND ADVANTAGE COMPARED TO TAOBAO! ”

"Except for strategy!" Meg? Whitman whispered, "Howard, if Taobao is declared free, what can we do to recover lost sellers and buyers?" ”

Noel? Howard's face froze, and he smiled bitterly: "I don't know! I can only pray that God is on our side! ”

What's the use of God even if it's on our side? People's hearts are the key! Meg? Whitman let out a deep sigh.

When he returned to the office, suddenly a man with a flat head and face knocked on the door and walked in, and when he saw him, Whitman was surprised: "Musk, is there something wrong!" (To be continued......)