Liu Qiangdong is also very troubled. He used to have a good relationship with Lin Chen. Last time, it was Zhang Yong who instigated him, and under the huge temptation of profit, he agreed.
Unexpectedly, Lin Chen was not only not suppressed by their combined forces, but instead launched Pinduoduo, launching a counterattack that caught them off guard. In the end, he suffered another huge loss, truly losing both his wife and his army.
Honestly, he really didn't want to mess with Lin Chen anymore this time. Some money should be left for him to earn. It's not like no one has tried to copy Huasuan.com, but their web scraping technology and price comparison algorithms are far ahead of the industry. None of those copycats survived.
But if Taobao invites you, you can't refuse. Taobao is the undisputed industry leader, and it would be too disrespectful not to go.
Just then, Liu Qiangdong's secretary walked in.
"Mr. Liu, the meeting is about to begin."
Liu Qiangdong's eyes lit up...
The next day, Lin Chen brought An Rou to the Shanghai Unicom headquarters building.
"Hello Mr. Zhang, I am Lin Chen, a student of Principal Chen."
"Haha, Mr. Lin is truly a young talent! Please have a seat."
After the three sat down, Zhang Hongtao's secretary brought over some tea.
"Come, both of you, have some tea."
"Thanks."
"President Lin, Lao Chen has told me about your situation. I also discussed it with several department leaders at China Unicom yesterday. We feel that this unlimited data card has a huge impact. It may not only affect China Unicom, but China Mobile and China Telecom may also have objections."
Lin Chen asked, "I wonder what aspect of the impact Mr. Zhang is considering? Could you give an example?"
"To give you an example, if someone uses an unlimited data SIM card to create a hotspot in the office, then everyone in the company can connect to his hotspot and use his data. They might not even need to install the company's WiFi."
"Mr. Zhang, what if our so-called unlimited data isn't truly unlimited, but rather we set a threshold, say 5GB of 3G data per month, and after that, the speed automatically drops from 3G to 2G to limit users' high data usage needs without causing them to exceed their data limit? What do you think?"
After listening, Zhang Hongtao pondered for a moment. This kid is really talented. He even came up with this kind of idea. You say this is unlimited data? It is indeed unlimited data, but with 3G speed, you can surf the Internet very smoothly, but with 2G speed, you can only wash your feet in a stream.
Moreover, China Unicom has indeed not fared well in recent years. It can't compete with China Mobile in mobile phones, it can't compete with China Telecom in broadband, and it doesn't have as many base stations as the two companies. It can only find a breakthrough in innovation. The contract phone it launched with iPhone made China Unicom very popular and it was even highly praised by the leaders above.
Seeing that the other party was somewhat interested, Lin Chen continued to add, "We'll also get a Xiaomi contract phone later, just like the iPhone, with the phone number and phone number linked together, promising a certain amount of time online. And Xiaomi phones are already cheap, so I believe there will be more users choosing them than iPhones."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Hongtao couldn't help but clap his hands and say, "Great! President Lin, it's decided then. We'll discuss the specific package details and pricing in a meeting later and try to give you an answer as soon as possible. However, I have a small request."
"Please go ahead, Mr. Zhang."
"Xiaomi phones can only be available with our China Unicom contract plans, not China Mobile or China Telecom plans, and they cannot be out of stock."
"Hehe, no problem."
Lin Chen had already checked; Foxconn was currently producing 100,000 Xiaomi phones per week with ease, and could even double that capacity without any problem.
"It's a pleasure to cooperate with you." Zhang Hongtao extended his hand proactively.
"It's a pleasure to work with you."
Just as Lin Chen was about to take his leave, he suddenly spoke up again: "Mr. Zhang, how about calling this unlimited data card the 'Value Card'?"
"A discount card? Okay, that's a good name, hehe."
...
On May 8th, Jack Ma and Daniel Zhang started waiting for someone in the office as soon as they arrived at work in the morning.
"Mr. Ma, Mr. Zhang, the representatives from JD.com have arrived," Ma Yong's secretary said as she knocked on the door and entered.
"Oh? Then let's go greet them quickly."
"Ah, this..."
Before the secretary could finish speaking, Jack Ma and Daniel Zhang walked out.
"Haha, Mr. Liu, welcome! Mr. Liu..."
Jack Ma walked over laughing, only to find that Liu Qiangdong was nowhere to be seen, just a little girl.
"Hello Mr. Ma, I am the secretary of Mr. Liu from JD.com."
"Hey? Where's your General Manager Liu?"
"Our General Manager Liu had an urgent matter and couldn't leave, so he sent me to attend today's meeting."
"Oh? Oh, is that so? Please come in then."
Ma Yong now understood why his secretary had introduced herself as a representative of JD.com instead of JD.com's CEO, Mr. Liu, when she knocked on the door. Suddenly, he had a bad feeling.
As it turned out, his hunch was correct; less than twenty minutes later, Amazon's representative arrived.
"Mr. Ma, I am Mr. Zhang's representative from Amazon. Mr. Zhang has an urgent matter to attend to and cannot leave, so he sent me to attend today's meeting."
Jack Ma was speechless. "You guys haven't even started fighting yet, and you're already trying to shift the blame?"
"Ahem, please have a seat, everyone. I have an important meeting to attend in a bit. My secretary will be in charge of today's meeting."
Jack Ma's secretary was completely bewildered. "Me? How am I supposed to host this? I only know this is a secret meeting to deal with CEO Lin of Huasuan.com, but you didn't tell me the specifics of the plot."
But when the time comes, you have to bite the bullet and go for it.
So Jack Ma and Daniel Zhang left in a hurry, as if they were about to be late for a meeting.
In the conference room, the four secretaries looked at each other in bewilderment.
Jack Ma's secretary quietly asked Zhang Yong's secretary.
Do you know what this meeting is about?
"All I know is that Mr. Ma and his team are preparing to join forces with JD.com and Amazon to fight against Huasuan.com."
"Specifically?"
"They didn't tell me the specifics."
Meanwhile, Liu Qiangdong's secretary was complaining to Zhang Wenyi's secretary: "You know that last time our boss Liu, together with Taobao and your Amazon, didn't plan to pay Huasuan.com for the 'You May Like' promotion fee, right?"
"I know all too well. Let me tell you, our General Manager Zhang is such a jerk. In the end, she actually pushed me to take the blame, saying that she went abroad on vacation and that I forgot to contact Huasuan.com."
Upon hearing this, Liu Qiangdong's secretary immediately felt like he had found a kindred spirit, and his voice unconsciously rose: "Yes, yes, just like our boss Liu, he also pushed me out to take the blame."
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