In Shanghai, in an office building in Lujiazui Information Technology Pioneer Park, the eye-catching and bright logo at the door is printed with the words "eBay".

There were several people seated in the room, not only yellow-skinned Oriental faces, but also blonde and blue-eyed white people.

"Ms. Whitman, according to our latest market survey this month, Dingdong Excellence's market share in e-commerce has grown by leaps and bounds to 26% in the first half of the month, and orders from Lingnan Province have basically all flowed there." Shao Yibo said with a gloomy face to the major shareholder, the female president of the global e-commerce auction giant, about the current business situation of eBay.

"Shao, I know, it was just an accident. Excellence Marketplace is just a B2C website that is an imitator of Amazon. Your focus should be on the C2C space, which is what we do. ”

Meg Whitman, a legend in the IT world, is low-key, unassuming, but still quietly in control, whether it is Disney's cartoon castle or eBay's giant flea market, or HP's legendary empire, she always shines brightly in her hands.

She is just a middle-aged aunt with short hair, but she is a famous Iron Lady in Silicon Valley, at least in the gender of women, she is the first person to deserve! And Marissa. Mayer is more about making people remember her beauty.

"Yes, Ms. Whitman. At present, in the C2C field, eBay is still the leader with a market share of 78%, followed by Taobao and Dingdong. Shao Yibo didn't even bother to say the share percentage data that made people laugh.

Meg Whitman wasn't surprised by the stats and took matters into her own hands. "I went to Hangzhou this time to meet Mr. Ma, the executive officer of Taobao, Mr. Yang, the founder of Yahoo, once mentioned to me this young man that he admired very much, guess what I saw in his office?"

"What?"

"A dartboard with eBay as the target paper! He was really ambitious, and I tried to ask him about the possibility of a takeover! ”

Shao Yibo's face tightened at this time, but then Whitman's words made him relaxed again.

He refused! It's definitely a terrible opponent and we need to face it. But you don't have to worry, eBay will fulfill its original promise to acquire the remaining shares of eBay for $150 million, and Bay needs to work harder in this emerging market! ”

Meg Whitman doesn't speak quickly, but he's powerful, and there's a powerful confidence in her eyes.

At the same time, in an inconspicuous small building in Hangcheng, the capital of western Zhejiang Province, teacher Ma Yun was sitting opposite his old partner Cai Congxin.

"Have you read eBay's fourth-quarter earnings report?" Ma Yun asked casually, without any envy, jealousy, or other complicated expressions.

"Look, the annual revenue of $1.22 billion, the net profit of $400 million, and the transaction volume is as high as $7.2 billion. This represents a year-on-year increase of 78%. "Tsai, who graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in economics and a doctorate in law, is comfortable with this kind of small problem.

"eBay's $1.5 billion acquisition of PayPal is a brilliant move. Successfully made up for one of their shortcomings on the online payment side! We want to do a good job in e-commerce, and we must also start to solve the problem of third-party payment, and we must do it immediately! Things in Lingnan will definitely spread, there are too many floating populations now, this will be a big hidden danger, but it is a big time for us! I can't let that kid pick up this cheap for nothing! ”

Ma Yun analyzed it very thoroughly and cut it to the point.

"It seems to me that eBay is more of a threat than him, right?" Cai Congxin disagreed.

"No, eBay wants to bring PayPal to China, and they ignore these points. First, the domestic economy has just started, and netizens are more accustomed to free lunches, but eBay is a two-way charge. Second, financial reform still needs to be improved, the domestic credit card user base is small, whether PayPal can come in is a problem, let alone seize the market. This weapon that allows them to storm the city will become their own stumbling block here! ”

Ma Yun sighed again and said, "Chen Bo is different, he has already laid out online payment in advance last year, you can see how many customers he can attract by looking at the traffic of Q coins, don't look at the low market share now, but he will definitely be a strong competitor in the future." A dog that doesn't bite is the scariest thing, and I'm more worried about how much energy he will put into the e-commerce industry. ”

"I noticed a problem on Hong Kong Island, where their overseas data centers are only responsible for data processing and technology development. It seems that they are more inclined to technology, but they are very weak in the market development link, does it mean that they are not very good at this? ”

Cai Congxin is in charge of the affairs of Ali Hong Kong Island International Headquarters, and it is impossible not to pay any attention to a colleague lying next to him.

"He spread too big, so he simply withdrew his fist and attacked a little." Ma Yun said, "Start the Alipay project immediately, we can't delay it any longer, I'll take care of any problems!" In addition, let all the little two contact the shopkeeper to stock up on the goods, and wait until the time to fight this tough battle and prepare to break out! ”

Chen Bo, who is far away in Pengcheng, naturally doesn't know some of the trends that have happened in East China, and he is still making overall arrangements for some of the system loopholes that have appeared in this operation.

With the return of all employees of Nebula Express to work, coupled with the peak season of job hunting after the Spring Festival, the warehousing centers have absorbed a lot of personnel to join, always preparing for the future.

For 10 days between February 12 and 21, nothing was reported with a single new patient, and the total number of reported cases remained at 305. But on the 22nd, there was another patient from Hong Kong Island in a hotel in Xiangshan City, who was still a professor who came to attend an academic seminar, and was rushed to the hospital after discovering his condition.

Since then, infected people have been found in Hong Kong Island, Vietnam, Taiwan Island, Shanghai and other places. "**" is already one step ahead of the national football team and is about to rush out of Asia!

At this time, it has come to the end of February, and it is about to enter the spring of March, and the smell of the air in Lingnan is gradually becoming a little uneasy.

"Found it! Got it! Huang Xingchu was hiding at a friend's house in Heyuan City! But he just won't come out, what should he do? Yang Guotai's excited voice on the phone made Chen Bo feel relieved, and he finally made progress, but why didn't this person want to show up?

"What is the reason? What did you tell him? ”

"At the beginning, when he said I was a reporter, he ran away, locked himself in his room and didn't come out, and he refused to talk to me."

"Coercion, inducement, or even kidnapping are fine, and you must bring people back. Remember to do a good job of the aftermath, give the money that should be given, don't leave the tail! ”

It's all at this time, and it's still hypocritical, Chen Bo commanded directly.

Yang Guotai lived up to his expectations, and took Huang Xingchu to a small hotel in Pengcheng like an escort prisoner the next day, and when Chen Bo arrived, his face was still a little scarred, unkempt and embarrassed.

Chen Bo asked the others to squat outside the door, and said to Huang Xingchu, who was lying on the bed and pretending to be dead, "Do you know why I was looking for you?" ”

"You guys are illegally detained!!" His hands and feet were tied, and he struggled hysterically and shouted "Who the hell are you, I'm going to call the police!" Arrest you all!! ”

"Hehe, if you hide any longer, they won't mind bringing back a corpse." Chen Boyin sneered pitifully, "You are the first person to be infected with the ** virus, although you have recovered and been discharged from the hospital, but the 9 medical staff in Heyuan Hospital who have been in contact with you have been infected!" Will your conscience go by? ”

"I ...... I don't want to. Speaking of this, Huang Xingchu's face finally had a look of guilt, "I didn't see the news until I came back, and many reporters went to look for me." I'm afraid...... I was afraid that they would take me back and hold me accountable. ”

"So you're hiding?"

"When I returned to my hometown, I found that there were many reporters looking for me, and everyone looked at me with a dodgy look and said that I was a drug king. I don't know what to do, I'm scared! I'm afraid that I won't have a place to work or money to support my family in the future! ”

Huang Xingchu began to cry bitterly as he spoke, a man in his 30s is not easy.

"What do you look like, old man!" Chen Bo shouted: "I'm looking for you, I hope you can stand up bravely, accept a follow-up visit, and have a blood sampling test in the laboratory." If you further analyze the source of the epidemic this time, no one will hold you responsible, and you cannot afford it. Aren't you afraid of not having a job, I can hire you! ”

"Really?" Huang Xingchuhu doubted.

"There is still a shortage of Cantonese chefs in my company's canteen, provided that you must have real skills, otherwise you can only do chores!"

"I can do Cantonese food, I'm the chef in charge!" Huang Xingchu said excitedly.

"This is not over, as long as you are an employee of my company, no one dares to touch you. If you work well together, there will be a reward! ”

Chen Bo called Yang Guotai in, untied him first, and let him dress up neatly. After eating and drinking, he sent the person to Li Shusen, and asked him to arrange a follow-up visit at the hospital and take samples for testing.

As for the media, it was Pangu Group that came forward to tell them that Huang Xingchu is now an employee of our company, and that they should not make groundless accusations, rumors and discrimination. Cold language violence is a more terrifying thing than ** violence, especially those media without professional ethics, the most disgusting verbal and written criticism is not worth people's lives, and they are not ashamed at all, but proud.

Huang Xingchu appeared in the public eye in bright clothes, and his mood was much more stable. just didn't speak, all of them were socialized by the head of public relations of Pangu Group, who did a very thoughtful protection, and at the same time earned a good reputation for the company.

On February 28, the good news finally came from Hong Kong Island University, after the unremitting efforts of medical laboratory researchers, an unknown coronavirus was successfully isolated and named "SARS", and then the medical university laboratory also submitted a report, confirming that this type of coronavirus is unknown and first discovered.