Chapter 713 I Want to Trade with Him (Two in One)

Wang Fengyi finally met Mr. Fang, who had returned to Shencheng to cultivate his moral character, and he couldn't help but become more concerned about the matter.

Last time, he went to see the snake-turning master out of curiosity. There wasn't much communication between them. Now to see Mr. Fang's reaction, he asked someone to find the contact information and called the qigong master who had returned home. Master Zheng Mu.

Zheng Mu is from Pingxiang, Gan Province. He was known as a "Qigong Master" when Qigong was popular in the 1990s. This time he received a call from the general manager of Shenxin Science and Technology. He was quite unhappy.

Master, master, you have to pay attention to your style when eating this bowl of rice. You have to come to visit me, how can you be asked to come and go at the same time?

Zheng Mu has been around the world for many years, and has actually met many businessmen and leaders. He knows human nature best, and the more he pays attention to it, the more respected he will be.

In particular, Wang Fengyi repeatedly said "Snake comes from an empty basin", which made it clear that he wanted to see the magical power he could use Qigong to activate.

Therefore, Zheng Mu was even more displeased. Did he regard himself as a juggler?

When he was about to refuse, he heard Wang Fengyi mention the name "Fang Zhuo", and he couldn't help but feel moved.

Fang Zhuo is an extraordinary person!

He is one of the richest people in Mainland China. It is said that he has quite a background and is also very young.

If you can bring such people into your network, wouldn't it be even more powerful for Lai Cai to do things?

Zheng Mu thought about it, changed his attitude, and came up with some tricks, and finally agreed to go to Shanghai again at the end of the month.

After the call ended, he looked for news reports and made some insinuations with some businessmen friends he had made. Combined with what he learned from Wang Fengyi, he barely pieced together an image of the richest man in the mainland.

as well as……

Could it be that Mr. Fang is avoiding the limelight recently?

Zheng Mu has been dealing with people for many years. Although he has never met Mr. Fang, he can see it clearly and vaguely feel that there is something interesting about it.

As for avoiding the limelight, I can't find out.

Maybe it's because of bank investment?

Zheng Mu felt confident about making a big client this time.

Even if he is the richest man in the Mainland, he is still a person. He is surprised, asks three questions, gets free and sells four things.

Tried and true.

…

On December 17, Yiwu held an e-commerce industry exchange meeting, which was jointly organized by the local administration and Alibaba. Penguin, Excellence, Dangdang, Yiguo, and NetEase were invited as guests.

Yiwu has gathered many Taobao sellers, and it has gradually developed an e-commerce ecosystem.

As an organizer, as a landlord, and as the most influential brand in domestic e-commerce this year, Ma Chen still attaches great importance to this.

Except for eBay, which was not invited, Joyo.com is already looking like Amazon, and the guest lineup seems to be the elite main force in the e-commerce industry.

The meeting started at ten o'clock in the morning, and many local Yiwu sellers came to the venue early to sign in.

Not long after, they met the current heads of domestic e-commerce brands, including Ma Huateng of Penguin Paipai.com, Wang Hanhua of Amazon Joyo.com, Li Guoqing of Dangdang.com, Ding Lei of NetEase, and Ma Ren of Alibaba Taobao.

"Didn't you say that Fang Zhuo from Tesco is also here? Why didn't you see it?" Someone was curious and talking to others nearby.

"I don't know, will he stop coming temporarily? I saw Qingzi, do you think, if he comes, will the two of them fight?" The people next to him shook their heads, but looked at him with interest. Li Guoqing chatting with Zheng Zheng and Ding Lei.

Thanks to Mr. Fang’s blessing, the name “Qingzi” is resounding throughout the industry.

You said that Dangdang's Li Guoqing may not necessarily make people react immediately, but when you talk about Dangdang's Qingzi and Mr. Fang's Qingzi, it's quite fresh in people's minds.

At half past nine, Tesco's chairman Fang Zhuo finally appeared at the venue.

Unlike others who arrived in Yiwu last night, he set off from Shanghai in the morning, so he was a little late.

As the greetings came one after another, Fang Zhuo nodded with a smile and walked to the first row.

Then, he saw Li Guoqing, who also saw him.

Enemies meeting, especially... ah no, they are not enemies, just some business competition, but the meeting under this situation is still quite strange.

Ma Chen had mentioned this when he called Fang Zhuo - if you would mind, please Dangdang, Fang Zhuo's answer was that he didn't mind.

However, there was still a hint of concern and complexity in Li Guoqing's eyes.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Fang?"

While Ma Huateng and others watched the excitement, Li Guoqing took the initiative to say hello.

Fang Zhuo laughed and said: "I just said there is no need to bring bodyguards, Qingzi is not the kind of person to hit me with a cup."

Li Guoqing subconsciously put down the cup from which he had just drank tea.

He said in a deep voice: "Fang Zhuo, don't do it again and again. I told you not to call me Qingzi. Are we familiar?"

Fang Zhuo first greeted Ma Huateng, Ding Lei and others, and then said: "It was you who asked me to shout like that. Hey, Qingzi, I don't understand..."

"That stormy night, you called me. At that time, you said that Tiger Fund was in trouble. You said that you needed money to consolidate its position as a major shareholder."

"Okay, I didn't say anything, I will invest whatever Tiger Fund invests."

"I also borrowed the money you and your wife spent to buy the shares."

"Good guy, today, you, Li Guoqing, are standing in front of me. In front of Pony, Mr. Ding, and Mr. Wang, you actually asked me if I'm familiar with you?"

Fang Zhuo spread his hands and spoke righteously.

Li Guoqing is a talkative person, but... after being pulled like this, he was quite speechless.

However, his colleagues were all watching.

Li Guoqing still retorted: "Nonsense, it didn't rain that night at all!"

He felt that his words were not very tenable, and immediately continued: "What do you mean by Sina Finance? Everyone knows that Sina's surname is Fang? It has stepped on Dangdang several times, and this time it specifically mentioned your Yiguo and said that it is twice as much as Dangdang. Do you think you are authentic?"

Fang Zhuo said concisely and forcefully: "Qingzi, if you think there is a problem with the data, fine, you can say what Dangdang is."

What is it exactly?

No, it's not about what Dangdang is!

Dangdang's annual revenue has already lost when compared with Yiguo's three-day promotion.

Li Guoqing didn't want to talk about data anymore: "Today we are here to communicate, Fang Zhuo, I don't want to argue with you, it's boring."

Fang Zhuo also felt it was boring, and said directly to Ma Huateng: "Pony, I'll sell you my Dangdang shares at a low price, how about it? Hey, Ding Lei, do you want it? President Wang, Joyo.com is doing well. This is our first meeting. I'll sell you Dangdang shares at a low price as a gift, how about it?"

Ma Huateng, Ding Lei, and Wang Hanhua all saw President Fang's ridicule, but didn't respond, just laughed.

"Fang Zhuo, is it interesting? Is it interesting?" Li Guoqing wanted to leave, "You Yiguo and Dangdang are competing, what are you doing with these shares? Just give them back to me!"

"I'm going to convene an interim board of directors to remove you." Fang Zhuo threatened.

Li Guoqing is not afraid of this, as his position as a major shareholder is very stable.

But...if this is really done, Dangdang will definitely be a mess, and I don't know how it will be ridiculed in public opinion.

Why did you call this guy in front of you in the first place?

Li Guoqing was in a trance, wishing he could go back to that night and give himself two big slaps in person.

Can Fang do this?

He is too capable!

He is the kind of person who will do anything!

Damn! Dangdang is entangled with something unclean!

Li Guoqing took two deep breaths and looked for external help: "Pony, President Ding, President Wang, please give us some advice. Whether it is an investor or homogeneous competition, is there such a thing? Is there any common sense in this?"

The three presidents looked at President Fang.

Fang Zhuo shrugged indifferently.

The three presidents looked at President Li.

Li Guoqing was full of grief and indignation.

The three presidents considered whether to leave first. The husband said that the husband was right, and the wife said that the wife was right. It is difficult for a judge to judge family affairs. This is a matter between shareholders.

"Hey, what are you talking about? You look so happy." Ma Dian came over.

Li Guoqing looked at Ma Dian. Is he happy?

Fang Zhuo said cheerfully: "Mr. Li thinks I shouldn't hold Dangdang's shares, and he is sulking with me."

What words change their meaning when they come out of Fang's mouth? What is sulking?

Li Guoqing frowned and roughly described the situation again.

Ma Dian's brain turned quickly and said with a smile: "They are all domestic e-commerce companies. The environment is good and the development is fast. Why do you always do these things? If you ask me, if you ask me to be bold, you two should make a bet to see who runs the business better. If Mr. Li wins, you can get back the shares at the market price. If Mr. Fang wins..."

He suddenly got stuck here. Oh, yes, what does it matter if Mr. Fang wins?

Fang Zhuo asked in doubt: "If I win, Guoqing will step down? Mr. Ma, you don't mean that, do you?"

Ma Dian complained: "I'm not in the same group with you."

Li Guoqing looked at Ma Dian: "Mr. Ma thinks Dangdang will definitely lose?"

Ma Dian: "..."

You can't even beat them for three days in the whole year, what do you win with your head?

He said helplessly: "What I mean is, if Mr. Fang wins, then sell the shares slightly higher than the market price."

Ma Dian asked his peers for their opinions: "What do you think?"

The three leaders who were watching nodded quickly or slowly, which was also a way of reconciliation.

Li Guoqing also felt that he seemed to be able to accept it.

Fang Zhuo laughed: "What's the content? What's the bet? It's boring to sell shares whether I win or lose. If I win, it's up to me. I can sell whenever I want and call Qingzi Qingzi if I want."

Li Guoqing was angry.

Ma Dian said at the right time: "Aren't you calling me that now?"

Li Guoqing was no longer angry, and it made sense.

Ma Dian said: "Yiguo's Double 11 is so good. To be honest, the revenue of all categories cannot be compared. Is it that Dangdang has too much advantage in the book category?"

Ding Lei heard this and said: "It's not easy to compare the two companies. Why not set a time to see if the value of the shares can be tripled by then? If not, it means that Mr. Li loses, and we will buy it back at 3 times the price. If it rises, we will buy it back at today's market price."

He changed Mr. Fang's arbitrary bet.

According to the current market price, the value of Dangdang shares is about 2 times the original investment. If Li Guoqing loses, it will be 6 times the original price.

That is, Fang Zhuo's investment of 11 million US dollars can now be sold for 22 million US dollars in the market. If he loses, he will sell it at this price. If he wins, he can sell it to Li Guoqing for 66 million US dollars.

Such a price increase is already very considerable at such a time.

After all, Yiguo's current book business group is a direct competitor of Dangdang, and the latter's listing time and value will be directly affected.

Ma Huateng, Ma Dian, and Wang Hanhua all think this condition is good.

Fang Zhuo thought about it and said without further ado: "I will invite you to discuss e-commerce in Shanghai at this time next year. Let's settle it then. How about that, Qingzi?"

Li Guoqing hesitated.

But he saw Fang Zhuo's half-smiley eyes and responded: "See you in Shanghai on December 17 next year!"

Fang Zhuo nodded: "You all have witnessed it. This is a word of truth."

Li Guoqing snorted: "I, Li Guoqing, will nail it down with a word."

In this way, the bet on Dangdang's shares was made.

Ma Dian, Ma Huateng, Ding Lei, and Wang Hanhua all felt relieved. This is turning swords into plowshares.

In the current environment, is it possible for the valuation of e-commerce to triple in one year?

Of course it is possible!

What?

With Fang's Yiguo suppressing it?

That is also possible.

The sharpness of a sword comes from grinding, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold!

It was approaching ten o'clock and the meeting was about to begin.

The guests took their seats.

Li Guoqing sat at the side, far away from Fang Zhuo, and his heart was pure if he didn't see.

Next to Fang Zhuo were Ma Huateng and Wang Hanhua.

The city leaders on the stage were giving speeches.

Ma Huateng whispered to Fang and exchanged a few words. Suddenly, he saw Wang Hanhua's expression and couldn't help but say, "Fang, I heard that you have some opinions on Wang's ideas about products?"

Previously, Wang Hanhua, who represented Joyo and Amazon, expressed to the media that he believed that he should provide consumers with products and services other than price factors, which would be truly beneficial to consumers.

And it is said that Fang privately gave a comment that "this is very un-Amazon".

Today we sit together, isn't it for e-commerce exchanges? Let's exchange this together.

Wang Hanhua has always been very low-key when he came to the meeting. Now he couldn't help but smile at the other party when he heard this. He felt that this was just a temporary verbal dispute and there was nothing to say.

But Fang Zhuo was not reluctant to talk about this, and said leisurely: "As for Amazon, I have talked with Bezos, and we care about consumers, but consumers in different markets are different."

"To truly care about consumers is naturally to satisfy the factors they value most first. If even this is not possible, everything else is flashy."

"At the current stage in China, everyone just wants to look at the price, that is, to be cheap. If you don't even talk about this, what else can you say?"

"Using the experience of Amazon abroad to force domestic consumers, this is not really putting consumers first."

"This is a metaphysical Amazon, not a real Amazon."

"That's why I said that."

Wang Hanhua's face changed several times. This statement...

Ma Huateng looked at this scene and smiled: "When Mr. Fang said this, Mr. Wang will have to fight a price war with you when he returns."

Fang Zhuo also smiled and said without being too polite: "It depends on whether Mr. Wang has the power."

Today, Wang Hanhua came to the meeting as the president of Joyo.com and the person in charge of Amazon China. In name, this has a lot of discretion.

But in fact... Wang Hanhua's words are useless. Any major changes must be approved by the US headquarters.

Shi Tao, the head of Yiguo's book business group, jumped from Amazon and was very familiar with this procedure. He also gave Fang Zhuo a glimpse of the whole picture.

This cannot be solved in a short time, and it is not something that Wang Hanhua can promote.

It has been more than a year since Amazon acquired Joyo.com. Now the two companies have not been completely merged. It is difficult for the efficiency of operation and the authority of Huaxia to improve quickly.

Wang Hanhua knows his own affairs. At this time, when he heard Mr. Fang's words, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He was pointed out the problem by others, but he was blatantly despised for not having the power to change.

He suddenly understood what Mr. Li Guoqing felt just now.

Wang Hanhua glanced at Mr. Li, who was sitting next to him and almost fell asleep listening to the leader's speech... An idea came to his mind, I want to change with him.