"Hey bro, I just want to ask, why are Meituan and Lashou offering lower subsidies than us, yet you still don't want to come to Koubei.com?"
"Hey, is that all? I thought you were going to ask something else. Think about it, Lashou, Meituan, Koubei, which of the three is the biggest and which is the smallest?"
"Well, as of now, Meituan is the largest and Koubei is the smallest."
"That's right. The eldest and second eldest earn so much money, yet they only give him 10,000. The third eldest doesn't earn much, but he's willing to give him 20,000. I've done some calculations, and there must be something wrong with this."
"Huh? There's a problem with giving more?"
"Of course! Let me ask you, if one day Jack Ma said to you, 'I'll give you a million-dollar annual salary, come work for me,' and Tony Ma also said to you, 'I'll give you a million-dollar annual salary, come work for me,' and finally, it was a street vendor who said to you, 'I'll give you a two million-dollar annual salary, come work for me,' would you believe it?"
"Ah, this..."
The intern looked blank; is there any comparison?
The boss could tell from the intern's expression that the young man probably didn't understand what he meant.
"Hey young man, to put it bluntly, Koubei.com clearly doesn't earn as much as others, yet you're giving them more subsidies. Is that reasonable?"
Brother, what you said makes so much sense, I'm speechless.
However, the intern also learned the reason why these merchants did not sign with Koubei.com. To put it bluntly, they didn't believe that Koubei.com could be so generous.
When he went back and reported the situation, the team leader was also dumbfounded. Our Koubei.com is backed by Alibaba, and we're being treated like street vendors? You guys are going too far!
When the team leader relayed the message to the director of Koubei.com, and the director then relayed it to Jack Ma, it had become that merchants thought Koubei.com was as small as a street stall and felt they couldn't take advantage of small things, so they didn't dare to come to Koubei.com.
Jack Ma: ? ? ?
I am Alibaba, the leading e-commerce company in China, with annual transaction volumes in the tens or hundreds of billions. You're calling me a small street vendor?
Although he was very angry, Jack Ma had to admit that in the group-buying field, he was indeed no match for Meituan and Lashou, but they were still the third largest in the country and their scale was not small.
However, the most urgent task is to find a solution. Otherwise, when Lashou finds out that Koubei.com has increased its subsidies, no one will be willing to go there. They'll have to buy a couple of strings of firecrackers to celebrate!
Moreover, Lashou.com will definitely follow suit with subsidies soon, and Koubei.com will have a batch of merchants poached from it.
If this gets out, what will become of my reputation, Jack Ma?
Jack Ma sat there thinking for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a solution.
The director of Koubei.com was so tired from standing that his legs went numb. Seeing that Jack Ma was still thinking, he tentatively asked a question.
"Mr. Ma, why don't we ask Lin Chen?"
Jack Ma slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Why are you asking about Lin Chen? Are you implying I'm not as good as that greenhorn Lin Chen? In the end, it's all because of you. With such poor abilities and such a high starting point like Koubei.com, if you had just put in a little more effort, you could have soared to great heights. But look at you now..."
Jack Ma cursed for a full hour, until the director of Koubei.com almost fell asleep, before he finally stopped.
After taking a sip of water, and seeing the Koubei.com director with his head down, Jack Ma slammed his teacup down on the table with a loud bang.
This sound startled the director of Koubei.com awake, and he quickly said...
"Mr. Ma, I know I was wrong. I will definitely conduct a thorough self-examination and deep reflection when I get back."
"Alright, now that you've realized your mistake, go back."
The director of Koubei.com walked out of Jack Ma's office, patted his chest, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Huh? What did Mr. Ma just say?
But who cares? Anyway, this sentence can be applied to any situation. As long as the boss scolds me, saying this is always the right thing to do.
Jack Ma sat alone in his office, thinking for a while longer, but still couldn't come up with a solution, staring at his phone on the table.
A little voice in my head, A: Should I call Lin Chen?
Person B: No, no, no, that bastard will definitely take the opportunity to extort money from me.
Person A: Being extorted might only cost me some money, but if I lose face, I'll lose everything.
Person B: That won't do either. I was just scammed out of 120 million by him.
Person A: That can't be called fraud. You can only blame yourself for not being able to retain Meituan's customers, while Lin Chen was able to retain Taobao's customers.
Person B: Who are you taking sides with?
Person A: I'm trying to give you a way out. Hurry up and make the call. At worst, we can just deduct the money you were extorted from that idiot's bonus.
Little Man B: Great idea!
So, Jack Ma picked up the phone on the table and called Lin Chen.
Lin Chen was at Poly Yangguan Garden at the moment, where several groups of people were moving furniture and installing appliances.
"Ring ring..."
Lin Chen answered the phone while calling out to the person who had placed the sofa on the other end.
"Hey, sir, move it a little to the left, please."
Jack Ma listened to Lin Chen's voice on the phone and was extremely envious. He was worried sick here, while Lin Chen was happily buying furniture over there.
It's true what they say, there's no harm in comparison.
"Mr. Lin, busy? It's me, Jack Ma."
"Mr. Ma, what's wrong? I've issued the announcement as you instructed."
"Well, indeed, Mr. Lin, you are truly a man of integrity. However, I have encountered a small problem and would like to ask if you have any good suggestions."
"Oh, no."
After saying that, Lin Chen hung up the phone.
Jack Ma was stunned when he heard the busy tone on his phone. What was going on? He hung up without a word? Is that how you talk to someone?
However, since he needed someone's help, he patiently made another call.
"Hello, Mr. Lin."
"Mr. Ma, I'm sorry, I'm busy right now. Besides, we're competitors, so why would I come to my competitor for advice?"
"President Lin, the company I'm dealing with right now is Lashou.com. Lashou.com is your competitor, and the biggest one at that. So, by targeting Lashou.com, aren't I indirectly helping you?"
Lin Chen paused for a moment, then said, "Unless you pay more."
Jack Ma: ...
I knew it! You just want money, right? Right? Right?
"Of course I know that. Mr. Lin has a nickname in the business world: 'Consulting fee of five million.' I'll transfer the money to you right away."
"Mr. Ma, your information is outdated. I stopped using that nickname a long time ago."
"So what's it called now?"
"Consulting fees of fifty million!"
"You're... a real genius."
Jack Ma almost blurted out a phrase from the classic Chinese classics, but then he thought that since he had already paid 120 million, another 50 million wouldn't make a difference. He would ask the finance department to calculate how many years of bonuses that idiot would need to be deducted from his paycheck to pay back the 50 million.
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