"Which platform should we support? eBay?" Zeng Liqing asked doubtfully.

Shen Fang shook his head: "eBay's pricing is already different from Taobao's. Supporting it further won't be very effective. Moreover, eBay's e-commerce strategy makes domestic merchants pay money before they even make a profit. Taobao is free, and Taobao has Wangwang for communication, while eBay has nothing. Most importantly, eBay's major shareholder is EABI."

“eBay still has half of its market share. If we take over now, we'll be badly bitten, which is not worthwhile. We'd be better off choosing a company with more potential.”

"Then, brother, do you have a good option?"

"Of course. There's a 3C electronics e-commerce platform in Beijing called JD Multimedia, which has a good reputation."

"Then it's him," Little Ma decided.

"Old Zeng, contact the owner of JD Multimedia and arrange a meeting with him."

Zeng Liqing made an "ojbk" gesture.

Shen Fang stood up: "Today is your wedding night, so we won't disturb you any longer. Have a good time with your sister-in-law."

Ding Pangzi, Zeng Liqing, and the others burst into laughter.

Little Ma was incredibly embarrassed: "Brother, you know perfectly well that your sister-in-law is pregnant. Happy my ass."

Ding Sanshi put his arm around Shen Fang's shoulder: "It's my treat, everyone have a good time, bye-bye, Little Ma."

Inside the hotel room.

Fan Xiaopang leaned against Shen Fang's chest: "Why didn't you go out with President Ding and the others?"

Shen Fang took the peeled apple Chen Huilin handed him, took a bite, and said, "I already have fairies like you, how could I possibly look at those mundane things? Besides, young people don't know the value of sperm, and old people will only shed tears for nothing... I need to have a healthy body."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiaopang smiled and gave Shen Fang a kiss.

"I'll go with you. You can do whatever you want. Those women outside aren't clean; what if you get infected..."

Shen Fang chuckled: "You can play however you want?"

Chen Huilin glared at Fan Xiaopang: "He's mine today!"

Fan Xiaopang pursed his lips, but he also knew that Chen Huilin and Shen Fang hadn't seen each other for a long time.

"Honey, I'll be with you tomorrow."

That evening, Chen Huilin somehow acquired a Hong Kong flight attendant's uniform, which greatly impressed Shen Fang, and incidentally, he developed a new technique for pushing a ball with both hands.

A melody of love begins to play...

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It hadn't been long since they last met; after a night of intense passion that lasted until 2 a.m., Chen Huilin leaned against Shen Fang's chest, her face flushed.

They fell asleep in each other's arms.

........

"Mr. Shen, Mr. Ma, hello." Dongzi looked at the two men with a mixture of excitement and disbelief, and a touch of restraint.

Shen Fang handed Dongzi a cigarette.

"Mr. Liu..."

Liu Dongqiang quickly stood up to interrupt, "President Shen, just call me Dongzi."

Shen Fang smiled and winked at Little Ma.

Little Ma nodded. This Dongzi is quite perceptive.

"I called you here to finalize a business partnership between Tencent and JD.com Multimedia Mall, so let's get straight to the point. Lu Yun is taking advantage of Tencent. This makes Pony Ma and all of Tencent's major shareholders very unhappy. As a newly risen big brother in the internet industry, this makes us lose face."

"Right now we want to fucking kill him!"

Liu Qiangdong looked at Shen Fang with a bewildered expression: "What does Mr. Shen want me to do? JD.com's current size is incomparable to Taobao. If Tencent wants to acquire JD.com, I refuse."

Shen Fang flashed a bright white smile: "You're overthinking it. Tencent is full of tech geeks. Their core businesses are instant messaging, public services, and games. Building a new professional e-commerce team would be too much trouble."

"That?"

Pony Ma smiled and said, "We investigated you before you came, and we know you won't give up control of JD.com. We'll only take shares, not controlling stake. We'll give you 500 million yuan, plus the traffic boost from Tencent. Can you take Taobao down within a year?"

Upon hearing this, Dongzi's breathing quickened instantly. 500 million?! Wow, are they all that rich? And then there's Tencent's traffic! In the internet world right now, Tencent has the largest user base. If Tencent's traffic pool floods into JD.com, wouldn't I be set for life?!

However, Dongzi still spoke the truth: "President Shen, President Ma, Taobao is now firmly established, and JD.com's approach and Taobao's approach are not on the same track at all."

"They're playing the 9.9 yuan shipping game, and the vast majority of their merchants are small commodities. JD.com, on the other hand, focuses on home appliances and digital products, taking a brand-oriented approach. Although JD.com also has small commodity merchants, JD.com's strategy is based on word-of-mouth. In terms of price wars alone, they have absolutely no advantage; that's the reality of the country."

"Most importantly, JD.com's logistics system and warehouse system are not yet fully established. More importantly, JD.com lacks instant messaging tools and a complete payment system."

"So even if you give me 500 million yuan, plus Tencent's traffic, my chances of winning against Taobao are not high."

After saying this, Dongzi regretted it somewhat. If he had hardened his heart, he might have been able to swindle that 500 million investment. Sigh...

Little Ma and Shen Fang exchanged a smile.

Shen Fang took a satisfying drag on his cigarette: "Now you can tell us your development strategy in detail."

Dongzi was taken aback when he heard this, but he quickly realized that Shen Fang and Xiao Ma had been probing his abilities.

Dongzi shook his head.

"Mr. Shen, Mr. Ma, my idea is this: First, JD.com needs to build its own online store, focusing on 3C products, and establish its own logistics system and warehousing network. We have established a long-term strategy of investing in logistics construction and won the trust and reputation of consumers through high-quality products and fast and timely delivery services. We will win the trust of users by slowly building up our reputation."

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