"Right? I think I'm a genius too."
"Alright, Mr. Lin, fifty million it is. Just give me some ideas quickly."
"Mr. Ma, you haven't told me about this matter yet, how can I give you advice?"
"Oh, right, right, I'm a little embarrassed to talk about this. When our Koubei.com sales team went to attract merchants, the merchants actually complained that Koubei.com was too small and didn't want to come. You know what? We are one of the top three group-buying websites in the country, and we were actually looked down upon."
After listening to what Jack Ma said, he could roughly guess what it was all about. Koubei.com was probably planning to spend money to poach merchants from Lashou.com, but the merchants from Lashou.com felt that Koubei.com was too small and were unwilling to go, even with high subsidies. Jack Ma felt that this would damage his reputation, so he came to him for help.
This is actually not a big deal. Lashou.com has invested a lot and operated on a large scale, so it naturally attracted the attention of merchants.
There's nothing wrong with that. It's just that Jack Ma felt he had lost face. How could Alibaba, a prestigious company, be looked down upon? Is that acceptable?
However, if Lashou.com finds out about this first, they only need to increase their subsidies to the same level as Alibaba to win over all the merchants.
Moreover, if Wu Bo had done something even more disgusting, he could have set the subsidy at a price slightly lower than Alibaba's. This would not only have allowed him to poach merchants but also allowed him to use this incident to his advantage and completely ruin Koubei.com's reputation.
For example, find a few dozen small newspapers and write those clickbait articles.
Shocking! What exactly happened on Koubei.com? Even with high subsidies, merchants are still hesitant to participate.
Koubei.com appears to be abandoned by merchants; high subsidies still fail to attract them.
Would you still dare to use Koubei.com, a platform no merchant dares to use?
...
Wait a minute, once these rumors spread across various online forums, microblogs, and other platforms, we can spend money to buy a trending topic and hire some online trolls to manipulate the comments on that topic, which will instantly ruin Koubei.com's "reputation."
That would mean we'd be mortal enemies with Alibaba.
After figuring this out, Lin Chen realized that he had chosen the wrong nickname.
It shouldn't be called a consulting fee of 50 million; it should be called a consulting fee of 500 million!
If Jack Ma doesn't give it to us, then let Koubei.com fend for itself.
Sigh, I guess I was too kind after all.
However, since we've already taken the money, we have to find a solution for them. After all, taking down Lashou.com is much more meaningful than taking down Koubei.com.
Lin Chen thought for a moment and said.
"Mr. Ma, your problem is actually very easy to solve."
"What's the solution, Mr. Lin? Tell me quickly."
"Don't they think Koubei.com isn't well-known enough? Then why don't you change the name of Koubei.com, like to Taobao Group Buying? That should be well-known enough, right?"
"Huh? You can do that?"
Jack Ma was taken aback at first, then overjoyed.
That's right. With Taobao's prestigious brand, who would dare to call themselves a small street vendor?
I had completely forgotten about such an important resource.
"Mr. Lin, thank you so much. I'll go and make the changes right away."
Jack Ma happily hung up the phone and then went to call the operations director of Koubei.com.
"I regret to inform you that Koubei.com has gone bankrupt starting today, so you are now unemployed."
"Oh, Mr. Ma, I have contributed to the company, I have shed blood for the company."
"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. Koubei.com is gone, and there aren't any suitable positions for you elsewhere in Alibaba. I can't just assign you to the logistics department to clean toilets, can I?"
The operations director of Koubei.com walked out of Jack Ma's office in a daze and went back to his own office to pack his things.
Stepping into this familiar office, the director of Koubei.com was filled with emotion.
Light a cigarette.
Looking back, those were glorious years...
Huh? What's all this noise outside?
The director of Koubei.com looked out the door and saw employees packing their things. He sighed. "These big companies are so heartless. They just dissolve a project like that and abandon their employees like that. I'm a senior executive with some savings, but what about these employees? How are they supposed to survive in a big city like Hangzhou after they lose their jobs?"
He packed his things and prepared to leave.
As I stepped into the elevator, there were two other employees inside.
Although he didn't know them, they knew him and took the initiative to greet him, saying, "Hello, Director."
Hello.
After exchanging greetings, the two ignored him and started chatting amongst themselves.
The director of Koubei.com thought to himself that this was only natural, since they were both unemployed and there was no longer a superior-subordinate relationship between them. It was already very kind of them to take the initiative to say hello.
"Oh dear, what are we going to do now?"
"Yes, this order came too suddenly."
"I heard it was Mr. Ma who personally ordered it."
"No wonder the HR department acted so quickly."
After the elevator reached the first floor, the two of them stepped out of the elevator first.
"Sigh, I'm going to work at Alibaba's headquarters in the future. I heard that the workload there is really intense, and you often have to work overtime."
"I've heard about it too. What are these people doing rolling around? Do you think they can get rich just by going to work?"
Wait a minute!
Upon hearing this, the director of Koubei.com hurriedly caught up with them.
What did you just say?
The two were startled by him, but they still answered.
"You're going to work at Alibaba's headquarters. The notification was just given half an hour ago."
Why didn't I receive a notification?
The two exchanged a glance, thinking, "Isn't it normal that you didn't receive a notification? The notification even stated that you had already resigned."
However, the two of them left without saying anything.
When the director of Koubei.com took out his phone, he was surprised to find that he had been kicked out of all group chats related to Alibaba by the administrator.
"Ah!!! Shi!!! Ba!!!"
A rustic curse rang out on the first floor, and the person was subsequently kicked out because he was not an Alibaba employee and was making a loud noise in a public place.
Two days later, Koubei.com issued an announcement, officially changing its name to Taobao Group Buying. It not only updated the pages on PC and mobile, but also directly embedded an entry point on Taobao.com, allowing users to directly access the site by clicking on the link.
It's not only convenient, but it can also attract more of Taobao's existing users.
I don’t know if it has anything to do with feng shui, but ever since Jack Ma changed his name, everything has gone smoothly for him.
On the first day after Taobao Group Buying changed its name, it signed many merchants who were previously unwilling to sign with Koubei.com.
Just like in the TV shows, when faced with setbacks in life, one consults a fortune teller, changes their name, and then begins to rise step by step and achieve great success.
Jack Ma was so happy he wanted to enshrine Lin Chen in worship.
Lin Chen: I'm not dead yet. If you want to worship me, just transfer money to me. That's all that matters.
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