After Zhang Yong left, Jack Ma opened the proposal that Zhang Yong had brought.
The proposal was conventional and lacked any highlights. It followed the same old formula: pre-sales, deposit discounts, cross-store discounts, etc., all of which were Lin Chen's ideas.
Sigh, thinking back to the past, I could spend some money to ask Lin Chen for advice, but now that the group-buying market is in such a mess, I know Lin Chen is unwilling to give Taobao any suggestions.
After all, the money Taobao makes is used to fuel Taobao Group Buying's spending to compete with Meituan.
In the past few days, with a little help from relevant departments, Taobao group buying has quickly taken over the Hangzhou market and is spreading to other parts of Zhejiang Province.
In fact, Lin Chen was quite willing to have Jack Ma come to him for advice, after all, five million a time, that's a lot of money.
As for Meituan being suppressed in Hangzhou, he had expected that. After all, it's their home turf. Unless Alibaba completely withdraws from the group-buying market, there's no need to fight them to the death.
It's just one city. The country is so big; there are plenty of places to develop.
He picked up the phone again, and luckily it hit Zhang Yong's nose. If it had fallen directly to the ground, the phone would definitely have been destroyed on the spot.
Zhang Yong: ? ? ? My nose isn't even as precious as a cell phone?
He sent Zhang Yong a token message to inquire about the X-ray results at the hospital.
That's right. Although Jack Ma has QQ on his phone, he usually uses Mixin more often. Mixin is so easy to use, with complete functions and no lag. Most importantly, even if he gives money to Lin Chen, he would never give money to Tony. Right now, Taobao's main competitor for group buying is not Meituan but Lashou.com!
Tony: Thanks a lot, but I don't need your user.
Meanwhile, Huang Zheng of Pinduoduo called Lin Chen.
"Mr. Lin, 618 is just around the corner. Do you have any clever tricks to help Pinduoduo increase its market share a little more?"
"Ahem, Mr. Huang, please watch your words. I am a very upright person. I have no tricks up my sleeve. Be careful, or I may sue you for defamation."
"Um, okay, okay, Mr. Lin, is there any more ethical way?"
"There is a way, but..."
"Hey, Mr. Lin, are you addicted to taking money? Pinduoduo is your own company, why are you asking me for money?"
"Haha, no way, how could that be? That's not true. I'm just trying to figure something out."
Two minutes later, Lin Chen's eyes lit up.
"Got it!"
"What method?"
“Go find Zhang Yiming and ask him to coordinate with Ele.me and Meituan. We can sell coupons on Pinduoduo! For example, Ele.me can sell a 5-yuan coupon pack with no minimum spend, containing 5 coupons, each worth 5 yuan. During our 618 promotion, we'll only sell them for 5 yuan. Do you think anyone will buy them?”
"Of course we will, but then we'll be at a loss."
"We won't lose money. As long as we can increase order volume and retain customers, we'll make a profit in the end."
"Wonderful, Mr. Lin! It really is you! Hey, Mr. Lin, I heard there's a lot of talk about Xingchen Technology's corporate culture. Is that true?"
"Corporate culture? I don't know anything about that."
"Since you don't know, then forget it. I'll hang up now and go find Zhang Yiming."
Huang Zheng quickly hung up the phone.
Lin Chen was completely bewildered. He opened Weibo and started searching. After finishing the search, his face turned ashen.
The corporate culture of Xingchen Technology can be summed up in one word—dog!
Who said that?! Who is it?! I'm going to sue you for spreading rumors!
After hanging up with Lin Chen, Huang Zheng called Zhang Yiming.
After listening, Zhang Yiming said, "Okay, I'll go and coordinate with Zhang Xuhao and Wang Xing. We'll create a small group chat to communicate later."
"Okay, Ming-ge, when are you coming to Hangzhou? I'll treat you to a massage. Taobao group buying is really popular right now, it's so cheap."
"Really? Cough cough, but that's not a good idea."
"Oh, you should have said you were coming to Hangzhou to guide my work. This is the first time we've had an event like this for 618, and I'm a little worried I won't be able to handle it."
"It's not impossible, I'll go talk to General Manager Lin about it right away."
Finally, Zhang Yiming, Wang Xing, Zhang Xuhao, and Huang Zheng created a group chat and began discussing the specific details of the 618 event.
But after only a few words, one of them had to go and get busy, or another had something to do.
Finally, Huang Zheng made the final decision.
"Hey guys, what can we possibly learn from chatting in this group? Men should talk about things that are right for men. Tomorrow, all of you come to Hangzhou, all-inclusive, I'll take care of everything!"
"That's right!"
Great minds think alike!
"That makes sense!"
The next day, Lin Chen received a message from Zhang Yiming on MiXin, saying that he, Wang Xing, Zhang Xuhao, and Huang Zheng had arranged to meet in Hangzhou to discuss the important 618 event!
Lin Chen certainly had no objections. It showed that these people were quite ambitious. Not bad, not bad at all.
The following evening, Zhang Yiming, Wang Xing, Zhang Xuhao, and Huang Zheng enjoyed a relaxing time soaking their feet and eating fruit in a private room.
"Great! Brother Huang, you know what, this is the place for men to talk business."
"Exactly, who in their right mind would discuss business on their phone?"
After arriving in Hangzhou in the afternoon, the four of them first had dinner, then went to a club, and after the club ended, they came here for a foot massage. After the foot massage, they planned to have a late-night snack, and then go back to the club...
However, the efficiency of this process is also impressive. Ele.me and Meituan have released a lot of coupons, which can be purchased for a limited time on Pinduoduo.
Then there are Pinduoduo's pre-618 promotions, where you can invite others to help you cut red envelopes. You can also see various coupons from Ele.me and Meituan, but they're not as useful as the ones sold on the market.
Furthermore, Zhang Yiming promised that Huasuan.com and Douyin would help with the promotion.
After finishing their business, the four of them spent another day enjoying themselves in Hangzhou before reluctantly parting ways.
Zhang Xuhao and Wang Xing are currently both in Beijing, while Zhang Yiming is in Shanghai.
Huang Zheng waved goodbye to the group, silently thanking Jack Ma in his heart, because he had used Taobao group-buying vouchers for all his expenses over the past two days without feeling any financial burden.
If it weren't for my back being a bit too weak, I would have gone again by myself today.
Okay, let's go eat pressure cooker oysters tonight, eat more to replenish our energy.
After returning from Hangzhou, Zhang Yiming quickly compiled a 618 marketing plan and handed it to Lin Chen. Lin Chen nodded as he read it: "Not bad, not bad. It seems that you have gained a lot from this face-to-face exchange. In fact, this is the right thing to do. Senior executives in the company should get together more often and do more team building activities. This will also be beneficial to the development of future work."
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