Chapter 543 Flowers Bloom in the Wasteland: Everyone Has Their Own Way of Living

While New York was bathed in sunshine in May, the Nasdaq market was shrouded in gloom and rain.

The Nasdaq's rebound on May 6th seemed to be the last hurrah. In the days that followed, it steadily declined every day.

By May 16th, the capillary bleeding was finally turning into a gushing spurt from a small artery.

Because that day the Federal Reserve announced a 50 basis point rate hike, raising the federal funds rate from 6.00% to 6.50%.

The market was instantly in an uproar.

While everyone guessed that an interest rate hike was likely, no one expected the Federal Reserve to make such a big move, raising the rate by 50 basis points in one fell swoop.

How can the company raise funds in this situation? The market began to panic and plunge, and by the close of trading on May 24, the Nasdaq had fallen to 3164.29 points.

The days that followed were filled with tender affection.

Some people thought that the sharp drop had reached the bottom and rushed to buy the dip, so the Nasdaq rebounded by 106.03 points the next day, closing at 3270.58 points.

As a result, the entry of these investors not only failed to boost market confidence, but also gave those who were trapped a chance to escape. On May 26, the Nasdaq fell again, finally closing at 3205.26 points.

Thanks to the great internet age, Xiao Gao and Xiao Zhao, even though they are on the other side of the ocean, can still keep an eye on the market.

However, the two of them gave up after less than three days of watching; it was too torturous and would give anyone a heart attack.

By June, the market seemed to be improving.

On Children's Day, June 1st, perhaps the Creator suddenly realized that all the busy humans on Earth were his children, and out of great compassion, gave everyone a gift.

The Nasdaq surged 181.59 points that day, closing at 3582.50.

Then, the gifts from heaven seemed to keep coming, and the Nasdaq continued to rise in a volatile manner, even breaking through the 4,000-point mark on June 20th.

Theoretically speaking, the market should have started to thrive again, right?

But the reality was quite different. Not only was the market transaction volume very small, but most importantly, internet companies were starting to falter.

In May, Flooz, an e-commerce platform specializing in "digital gift cards," burned through its $32 million funding round and officially ceased operations, having survived for only 18 months.

Wang Xiao sighed upon seeing this; there wasn't even enough time to build a 12-inch chip factory.

The assistant was also quite disappointed, because his intuition told him that digital gift cards actually had a very promising future.

Xiao Gao nodded in agreement: "This is great for giving gifts. Otherwise, it would be wrong not to give one, and it would be too much trouble if you gave one that didn't suit the person's taste! It's better to just give a gift card and let them choose for themselves."

Xiao Zhao nodded in agreement, "That's right, saving trouble is the most important thing."

It's a pity this website was born at the wrong time! If it had been able to survive, it might have become very successful in the future.

The assistant just smiled, neither responding nor denying.

Lyuba glanced at him, and their eyes met. The assistant laughed even harder.

Everything is understood without words.

Sending electronic gift cards to relatives and friends is convenient, saves time, and eliminates mailing delays.

The truth is, electronic gift cards are perfect for gift-giving, or to put it another way, bribery.

Giving your boss cash is conspicuous these days; giving him two cartons of expensive cigarettes or two bottles of fine wine is equally likely to be noticed.

If you're talking about power swapping, like arranging a good school for a leader's child, most people probably don't have that ability.

But electronic gift cards are different. How are transactions conducted? Outsiders have no idea. The amount of money on the card can vary, and the person who receives it can directly redeem it for goods without anyone noticing. It's high-end, classy, ​​and very convenient.

Ultimately, the website failed to find its niche, positioning itself as a typical e-commerce platform. Had it simply discovered the potential of electronic gift cards for bribing customers with high-quality goods, it would be profitable by now.

Another company sharing a similar fate with Flooz is the online pet supplies e-commerce platform Petstore.

It fiercely competed with its peer Pets, constantly trying to overwhelm the competition with sheer financial power. However, when the market downturn hit and funding dried up, it was forced to announce in May that it would lay off 80% of its staff and close its physical warehouses. Even with these drastic measures, it couldn't survive and officially filed for bankruptcy in June.

Heaven has not spared e-commerce, nor has it been lenient with internet service providers.

Freei Networks, which touted itself as a pioneer of free internet access, suffered a financial crisis in May, owing more than $100 million and filing for bankruptcy.

It's truly unsettling to watch.

So, when the Nasdaq rose in June, did things get better for internet companies?

No! Life is never that simple. Just when you think things can't get any worse, life always proves to you that they can get even worse.

On June 12, Toysmart filed for bankruptcy protection.

The reason its collapse made the market worse is because it was backed by Disney!

When small websites fail, investors can console themselves with the thought: big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp; that's just how market competition works.

Even a star project endorsed by Disney couldn't withstand the pressure—what does this prove? It proves that even the backing of a giant cannot prevent risks.

This is similar to the Asian financial crisis in 1997. Small businesses in South Korea went bankrupt, but people didn't feel much of it until the top ten conglomerates couldn't hold on anymore, and then the market became increasingly panicked.

Stockholders no longer know who they can trust. Small companies are no good, big companies are no good, it seems like none of them are trustworthy.

The collective panic quickly translated into a negative impact on the stock market.

On June 22, the Children's Day gifts were finally over, and the Nasdaq plunged 127.15 points that day, falling below 4,000 points.

This forced Ibuy and Inet to release their second-quarter financial reports ahead of schedule, emphasizing that they had finally turned a profit.

Although I Buy only made a profit of $500,000 in the entire second quarter.

After all, although the website has stopped building its logistics center, you can't just stop the ones that have already started building, can you? They still need to keep burning money.

In addition, they also added a flea market section to the website.

At the very least, you need to add servers, otherwise how will you cope with the massive data storage and access pressure brought about by the posting of second-hand goods?

In addition, the website also needs to build a compatible technical architecture.

These all cost money.

However, the overall situation is much better than last year; in short, it made a profit.

The situation at INet was similar; thanks to the efforts of college student users, they contributed $600,000 in advertising profits to the website in the second quarter.

Look! The asset-light model is so worry-free; it earns more than I Buy.

The assistants and bodyguards carefully reviewed INet's financial statements and found it quite unbelievable that, with so many universities in Europe and America, their contribution to sponsorship fees was not much greater than that of Asia.

East Asian countries, in particular, performed the best in the report.

After much deliberation, everyone concluded that the most likely reason is that East Asian culture places great importance on universities, and the prestige of universities makes it easier to attract sponsorships.

Therefore, everyone specifically encouraged the boss to ask I.net for more detailed financial statements to support their speculation.

Then they discovered something even more interesting.

Taking schools in mainland China as an example, they originally thought that the performance of key universities in Beijing and Shanghai would be far ahead of the competition.

It turned out that this wasn't the case. Some second- and third-tier cities, with schools that weren't particularly well-known, also performed quite well.

Everyone thought about it and felt that the logic didn't make sense; it didn't seem to conform to market rules.

So Xiao Gao went to ask the boss.

Mr. Wang is enjoying a watermelon while the air conditioning is on; in summer, watermelon and air conditioning are indispensable.

Upon hearing the bodyguard's question, she replied quite bluntly with three words: "I don't know."

Xiao Gao had basically become one of the boss's family, so instead of just walking away, he cheerfully followed up with a request: "Boss, guess what? Tonight, Xiao Zhao and I will go catch some cicada nymphs for you."

Summer has truly arrived, and the cicadas are chirping incessantly, seemingly undeterred by their own exhaustion.

Unfortunately, Shanghai's dining culture emphasizes refinement, and local traditional recipes simply do not include cicada nymphs as an ingredient. This has resulted in cicada nymphs not being sold in the market.

So if Boss Wang wants to eat it, she really has to rely on someone to catch it for her.

Since he had eaten their food, Mr. Wang couldn't just send them away directly.

After taking a bite of watermelon, she felt that the 8464 watermelon from Shanghai was indeed authentic and delicious!

"I guess they're buying emotional value."

She lifted her chin, gesturing towards the television. The color TV was on; since it was just for background noise, the song request channel was selected.

Nowadays, TV stations below the county level are running song request channels like crazy, sometimes playing songs for hours on end.

Why are they so popular? Because people request songs and send blessings.

Why are song request programs on TV stations below the county level more popular? Because they are cheaper, and it's enough for the recipient to have their name known to their neighbors and relatives as they appear on TV.

"It doesn't matter whether the TV station is big or small, as long as you're on TV, you have face. How could ordinary people possibly have their whole family's names appear on the TV screen, except for song request programs?"

Xiao Gao listened and nodded, and the others followed suit.

Oh my, the older folks in my family love this the most.

Moreover, the elderly are just like children; they are extremely concerned about saving face. If their old friends attend and they don't, they feel incredibly embarrassed.

Wang Xiao smiled and scooped up another big mouthful of watermelon: "For individual business owners near the university town, the internet is about the same as television, or even more so, and a little more mysterious."

Because China has experienced poverty and backwardness, it places particular importance on culture and high technology.

"They may not necessarily expect that the sponsorship fees paid to university clubs will make their shops and their products truly well-known."

"What they need is, oh, I've become a person online, more mysterious and exciting than appearing on TV. Computers and the internet, which were originally out of reach and that they probably wouldn't even use, can now be directly connected to them."

The assistant blinked hard as he listened. So these small business owners weren't advertising to expand their influence, but purely to show off!

Wang Xiao laughed and said, "I don't know. You have no right to speak without investigation. I'm just guessing."

But everyone present thought that her guess was very likely true.

Human needs are diverse. Once people are fed and clothed, they naturally want to spend money to make themselves happy.

Wang Xiao ignored their reactions and continued to eat her melon seeds.

Hmm, we can eat cicada nymphs tonight.

In summer, you always have to eat cicada nymphs, right?

June continues.

Although the financial statements released ahead of schedule by Ibuy and Inet have sparked much discussion, their stock prices continue to fall, perhaps because the two websites have very little profit, or perhaps because profits are extremely rare.

Not to mention giving the entire Nasdaq market a shot in the arm?

On June 30, the Nasdaq closed at 3877.25 points.

At this point, Ibuy and Inet issued another announcement, stating that they would not lay off any employees and would do their best to help other companies in difficulty, working together to overcome the crisis.

Jiang Shangzhou couldn't help but laugh when he saw the news in the newspaper.

As expected of Boss Wang's men, they all know how to make their presence felt.

In terms of profitability, although most internet companies are burning through cash, it's not like no one is making money.

Needless to say, eBay has always been making money.

Yahoo! was the same; it started making money in 1997.

AOL is also a major revenue generator.

Moreover, their profitability should far surpass that of Ibuy and Inet currently.

But it was these two websites that popped up first, immediately making them stand out.

Jiang Shangzhou felt that the two of them were like Ke Zhen'e, the leader of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan. Although they were not the most skilled in martial arts, they were responsible and loyal, which made them very convincing.

Director Jiang was quite curious about one thing: how were the two of them going to help their colleagues?

Given the current situation, it's already quite good that the website can maintain normal operations. To think they could issue new shares to raise further funds is simply wishful thinking.

If they don't raise funds, where will they find money to help others?

Helping others isn't just about empty words; it requires real money.

Deputy Director Jiang couldn't hold back any longer. He was about to leave for a meeting in Beijing, so he called Wang Xiao and got straight to the point: "Mr. Wang, stop beating around the bush. Tell me, how exactly is your website going to help others?"

Wang Xiao was completely bewildered.

This question is to her what it's like to ask her right now, "What new products did the trade city get today?"

How would she know? She couldn't possibly care about such details.

So she told the truth.

Director Jiang was too embarrassed to urge them to ask immediately, so he could only emphasize, "If you want to know, you have to call me right away. I'm really anxious about it."

Wang Xiao laughed heartily: "Then I will definitely figure it out right away and report to you immediately."

As a result, Jiang Shangzhou went to a meeting as soon as he got off the train, and it wasn't until three days later that he noticed Wang Xiao had sent him a text message.

He didn't even bother to read the text message; he went straight online to check it.

Why go online to watch it?

Because what I buy calls "support" is simply to collectively arrange for former internet professionals to become e-commerce workers.

Yes, that's right, let them open online stores.

It was even featured prominently on the homepage.

Zhang Tao reported to his boss on the phone: "We're thinking that we can't let them leave the internet industry, right? Doing e-commerce and opening stores allows them to stay familiar with the online environment and also helps them understand customers and the needs of e-commerce. That way, even if they stop doing e-commerce in the future and go back to doing internet work as their main job, they'll still be useful."

Wang Xiao was overjoyed to hear this; they really went to great lengths to attract users.

Zhang Tao continued to explain: "The two stores we mainly promote are one that sells honey, which comes from my parents' farm; and the other that sells flowers. The lady there has always dreamed of opening a flower shop. We feel that flowers and honey together evoke a sweet and wonderful feeling, full of hope."

Wang Xiao nodded with a smile: "It's good, it's good."

Her main concern was that honey was relatively easy to ship, as it could be mailed to people from other regions.

However, flowers will probably only be available within the same city.

After all, it is just an independently operated online flower shop, unlike Interflora under the International Federation of Florists, which relies on a global network of partner florists for cross-regional delivery; nor is it like Island Rose in the Philippines, which relies on direct supply from its own farm.

Zhang Tao became smug: "Her business is better than honey. Many people buy flowers, but instead of keeping them themselves, they ask her to deliver them to churches, schools, and other places, mainly to express their support for her."

Wang Xiao pressed further, "Did any of the people who received the flowers express their gratitude to the sender? For example, by sending an e-card or something?"

Zhang Tao was full of praise: "After asking for their opinions, General Manager Yang posted them all on the forum."

He clicked his tongue in amazement. No wonder they said that General Manager Yang was trained by the boss himself. How could their ways of thinking be so similar?

He was prepared to echo the boss's praise of the starfruit, but then the boss simply said "Oh" and eagerly followed up with the next question: "Besides selling honey and flowers, what else do they do?"

Zhang Tao pulled a bunch of shops out of his head, a list that was all over the place, selling all sorts of things.

But after he rattled off a long list, the boss still asked, "Isn't there anything else?"

Zhang Tao quickly explained, "It's only just begun. As more people join, there will be even more types of products."

Wang Xiao had already started to sigh: "Just selling goods?"

Poor CEO of I Buy, his brain must be fried to mush. Boss, you should still abide by the law.

If you're not selling goods, are you going to sell people? That's not the way to do it these days.

"Their heads, what's in their heads, their technology!"

Mr. Wang had truly reached his breaking point. "That's their biggest advantage. When internet companies go bankrupt, administrative staff can easily switch to other companies; the barrier to entry is low. But unemployed programmers and product managers are finding it very difficult to find new jobs right now. But that doesn't mean other internet companies don't need more programmers and product managers."

"Everyone is tightening their belts. If they can't increase revenue, they at least have to cut costs, so of course they don't want to hire full-time workers. But the work still needs to be done, so they prefer to hire temporary and hourly workers."

Zhang Tao wanted to give a thumbs up when he heard this.

Good heavens! There's probably no boss in the world who doesn't like temporary workers.

You simply purchase the other party's labor without incurring any additional costs, such as insurance.

Moreover, when there is no work, the other party can simply disappear without the company paying any salary.

He pressed his boss, "What do you mean?"

“Let’s add a section for the job market,” Wang Xiao sighed. “They only need one computer and can work anywhere.”

In this era, what does the internet economy talk about? It's storytelling, of course. The ability to tell a good story is crucial for any company.

Of course, you can also call the story a reflection of humanistic spirit.

In the year 2000, everyone loved inspirational stories. Heartwarming tales of mutual support within the industry were bound to be popular.

Otherwise, what should we do? We can't afford to burn money on marketing to attract more users now, so we have to integrate resources and make the most of them to make more people willingly become fans of the website.

It has to be said that Mr. Wang's influencer mindset still had a strong market in the millennium.

Throughout the summer, "I buy" dominated the top trending topics on the internet.

Even though Yahoo's financial report released on July 11 was impressive, with second-quarter revenue of $270.1 million, a 110% increase from $128.6 million in the same period of 1999.

Even though eBay's second-quarter financial report released on July 25 showed net income of $11.6 million and revenue of $97.4 million, a 97% increase compared to the same period in 1999.

Neither of these two major positive news items affected I Buy's momentum.

Clearly, the dot-com bubble of the millennium was no accident; everyone just loved hearing stories.

In mid-August, when Jiang Shangzhou accompanied Shanghai municipal leaders to visit and inspect the Electronic Commerce City, he specially smiled and said to Wang Xiao, "A couple of days ago, a central ministry organized an e-commerce training session, and they used your website as an example."

Wang Xiao immediately perked up and asked excitedly, "What are they saying about us?"

Jiang Shangzhou laughed and said, "You guys are great. You have the sense of responsibility that entrepreneurs should have."

Wang Xiao simply smiled and remained silent.

Jiang Shangzhou laughed even harder.

He felt that the experts giving the training courses either had ulterior motives or had been completely misled.

Do you think doing business is child's play? The market is like this, and internet companies are fighting tooth and nail to survive.

All of Ibuy's actions, when broken down, have two objectives: one is to find ways to increase new users without spending money or spending almost no money; the other is to do everything possible to make users earn money for the website and spend money on the website.

Without considering these two fundamental premises, any action taken at this moment will miss the point.

Jiang Shangzhou asked curiously, "Aren't other websites competing with you for this batch of IT e-commerce products?"

"Seize them? Of course we'll seize them!" Wang Xiao laughed. "Amazon has started contacting them too."

Those who survive the brutal competition are no fools. How could someone as big as Amazon not see what I Buy is up to?

It became the center of attention for nothing, how could it be content with that? It definitely had to find a way to make amends.

Jiang Shangzhou was quite worried about I Buy: "Then you guys have to be careful. Amazon is a homegrown American internet company, so they naturally have a strong connection with Amazon."

Wang Xiao laughed: "It's precisely because they both have such a strong American label that they're not suited to be together. What can unemployed American IT professionals sell when they're out of work? It's definitely still American goods. There are plenty of American e-commerce platforms on Amazon. What advantages do they have compared to established e-commerce companies? They're newcomers, not their competitors."

Jiang Shangzhou asked suspiciously, "Then they'll have an advantage if I buy."

“Of course.” Wang Xiaojun said frankly, “Although we don’t have as long a history as Amazon in the e-commerce platform business, we have an advantage that no other e-commerce company can match, which is our level of internationalization. It’s not just about operating in Europe and America, but about operating on a global scale.”

"American goods are nothing special to Americans; they're sold in stores and supermarkets. But in Asia, Africa, and other places, American goods are very novel and hard to come by. Scarcity increases value, and customers are willing to try these foreign delicacies."

"Therefore, these IT e-commerce companies have a natural advantage in differentiated competition."

Jiang Shangzhou nodded repeatedly as he listened, and even joked, "The U.S. Department of Commerce is going to give you an award certificate; you've really helped American goods exports."

Wang Xiao nodded with a smile: "That's why the American media is promoting 'I buy' so positively."

The boats on the river were all stunned.

He thought of the word "win-win".

It is precisely because they can see the benefits that the US government, or rather American society, allows an outsider to thrive in the United States.

Indeed, for a businessman to build a large business, vision, courage, and a broad perspective are all indispensable.

Jiang Shangzhou sighed, "I really wish there were more websites like yours."

He no longer dares to expect them to be as shrewd as I buy, but at least they should be able to stand on their own two feet.

Putting aside other things, many internet companies in the US are losing money, but at least some companies are still profitable.

Domestically, there's a general lack of activity, with Sina, Sohu, and NetEase all operating at a loss.

In the second quarter, Sohu suffered a net loss of $6.5 million, and NetEase lost $3.3 million. It's uncertain whether their businesses will be able to sustain themselves once their funding runs out.

Wang Xiao laughed and said, "Everyone has their own way of surviving. The domestic market is so big, there's always a way to survive."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a boy of about ten years old suddenly darted past the city leader.

The accompanying personnel were terrified, and Zhang Junfei, his face darkening, roared, "Don't run! Didn't I tell you before, you're not allowed to run like this?"

A shopkeeper nearby laughed and said, "Oh dear! Kids will be kids. As soon as they hear they can play on the computer, they'll be all set for life."

The shopkeeper next to him retorted, "Don't talk nonsense. They're doing business legitimately on the computer."

The city leader, who had initially looked rather displeased, now became curious: "How can such a young child do business on a computer?"

The merchant couldn't explain: "It's just doing business with people online."

Zhang Junfei stepped in to explain: "Customer service, online store customer service. Many merchants here have opened online stores, and since it's summer vacation, they let their kids work as customer service representatives."

Actually, the customer service on Ibuy was originally arranged by the website itself, but on the one hand, the number of e-commerce businesses increased too quickly, and on the other hand, well, we figured we might as well use our own people.

Aren't all the second-generation factory workers in the Yangtze River Delta like this? They have to work for their parents for free from a young age.

The city leaders listened with great interest and even asked Wang Xiao curiously, "Then your own customer service staff won't have any work?"

Wang Xiao laughed: "You can choose to take a vacation! You'll get paid, but there are no performance bonuses or commissions."

The city leaders became even more interested: "Would they be willing?"

He knew that many companies had employees willing to work overtime because overtime pay was higher and everyone wanted to earn more money.

Wang Xiao laughed and said, "Very few people are unwilling. Most people want to take winter and summer vacations because they usually work long hours and don't have many holidays."

Jiang Shangzhou nodded in agreement: "Young people today have different ideas. They value quality of life and hope to have more time to enjoy life."

The leader, naturally sensitive to employment issues, continued, "What if these merchants' children, after graduating from middle school, don't get into university and directly take over the family's online store business? Won't these customer service staff lose their jobs?"

Wang Xiao laughed and said, "They probably won't live to see that day; they'll switch to e-commerce themselves. To open an online store, you need to know how to select products and how to communicate with customers. They have both of those skills, so it'll be easy for them to get started if they want to open a store."

Upon hearing this, the city leader joked, "Then you won't even have time to train your customer service staff. Once they're skilled enough, they'll just start working independently."

Wang Xiao nodded with a smile: "So we are now cultivating clients on a large scale. Starting this summer, we are training junior high school graduates who do not continue their education in township middle schools in Liangjiang Province."

Since ancient times, Jiangnan has been a hub for education.

Before Wang Xiao transmigrated, Jiangdong Province was known for its brutal high school entrance examination, which eliminated half of the students, resulting in a 50% high school admission rate.

But in 2000, a 50% college entrance rate was simply wishful thinking.

Especially in rural middle schools, even in rural junior high schools with a decent academic atmosphere, it can be so terrible that out of 300 students in six classes, fewer than 30 will eventually get into high school.

The rest either go to vocational high school or technical school. Nowadays, vocational high schools and technical schools don't provide employment, so many families, especially those with many children and poor financial conditions, will just go home if they don't get into high school.

Either go to the city to work, or try to get a factory job locally.

What I buy does is select students from these groups to receive business English and computer training, and then have them work locally as customer service representatives for township businesses that launch their online stores on I buy.

The reasons for choosing them are twofold: firstly, they are young, have strong learning abilities, and are naturally interested in computers; secondly, they are locals, making communication with the factory easier.

Shanghai's leaders are envious of the good fortune of township governments in Liangjiang Province.

Look, they not only find sales channels for you, but also provide you with a ready-made platform.

They even took into account the employment issues of local children.

Is this training good? Of course it is!

It directly kept the local young people here.

Given the current situation in the country, rural areas simply cannot absorb people from outside; the rural population has always been flowing outwards.

But any place that wants to develop must rely on people.

If everyone leaves, what's the point of development? You can forget about everything.

Since we can't recruit people from outside, we can only rely on our own young people.

But young people are characterized by their desire to see the world, and once they go out, nine times out of ten they won't come back.

This training program on the website uses computers and high technology to keep young people who are full of curiosity about the world engaged.

After training, they become qualified customer service representatives, and after a few years, they may open their own shops.

The online store is located locally, but the sales market is all over the world. So, where to source the goods? The simplest way is definitely to set up a factory locally.

If you have no trouble selling your products, why are you worried that people won't want to set up factories to produce them?

With factories, are you still worried about economic growth or residents not finding jobs?

Absolutely impossible; a peaceful and prosperous life is absolutely possible!

Without hesitation, the city leader seized the opportunity: "Mr. Wang, don't just look at Liangjiang Province. You should take a good look at Shanghai. We also have township enterprises in Shanghai, covering a wide range of industries, including electronics, machinery, clothing, and food. You can develop them and train graduates from rural middle schools."

Wang Xiao laughed and shook his head: "Oh dear, boss, I really don't know where to recruit. You guys have done a great job with the construction. Shanghai's educational resources are too abundant. The enrollment rate for regular high schools is 51%, and with vocational schools included, the enrollment rate has reached 97%. I can't recruit anyone, and they don't need us anyway."

The city leaders were stunned. After a long while, they joked, "So, we started developing too early, and now we can't keep up?"

Wang Xiao laughed and quickly denied it: "How could Shanghai lag behind? Shanghai has already drawn up a blueprint, while other places are still blank slates."

Jiang Shangzhou listened and laughed without interrupting.

What he was thinking was, as expected, that in the face of any crisis, capable people can always find a way out.

Mr. Wang's proactive efforts to serve the local economy of Liangjiang Province and increase the number of online stores on the website provide readily available traffic.

She also pleased the local governments of Liangjiang Province, deeply tying the website's interests to theirs.

Therefore, it would be unrealistic for local governments to formulate policies that do not favor Mr. Wang's Wuzhou.

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[Starry-eyed] Good morning!