Chapter 732: Europe is awesome
When Sun Jiatong heard that it was Lu Yiming again, her eyelids twitched and she said, "That's what the newspapers said. This eBay is a big company from America, with a market value of over 200 billion."
Lin Yuzhen said confidently: "Don't worry, Lu Yiming won't give up easily. He is the richest man in Asia, what is a mere 200 billion?"
When Sun Jiatong saw Lin Yuzhen's eyes lighting up when she mentioned Lu Yiming, she didn't know what to say.
She wanted to persuade him, but it was difficult for her to open her mouth.
Don't try to persuade them, because things like this are often difficult to resolve in the end.
If Lin Yuzhen liked someone else, Sun Jiatong would have introduced her to a better man long ago so that she would forget this relationship that was destined to have no result.
But Lin Yuzhen happened to like Lu Yiming, which made Sun Jiatong very difficult. She really couldn't figure out what kind of man she should find to replace Lu Yiming's position in Lin Yuzhen's heart.
However, despite her melancholy mood, she was soon attracted by the booming website interface of Taobao, especially the homepage. The main products were either clothes or maternal and child products, which were really attractive to young mothers like her.
"Is your Taobao reliable for buying things?"
Lin Yuzhen said: "Of course it is reliable! I buy many of my daily clothes from it. They are cheap and good-looking."
"Well, do you have milk powder?"
"certainly."
Lin Yuzhen found the maternal and infant category on the homepage, clicked on it, and immediately saw the milk powder category. With a light click, all kinds of brands were listed. Below was the product display, which was not only arranged by sales volume, but also classified by price and brand, making it very convenient to search.
Sun Jiatong felt like a new world had been opened to her. She discovered that the canned milk powder sold on Taobao was cheaper than what she bought in supermarkets, and there was also some imported milk powder that was not available in supermarkets.
Sun Jiatong said to Lin Yuzhen, "These things are so complete and the prices are very cheap. Can you help me buy some milk powder and diapers here? If there are any bottles or pacifiers, buy some of them too. It's hard to find suitable pacifiers in the supermarket."
"No problem."
Lin Yuzhen said: "These are often used, why don't you just register an account? If you buy things for the baby, you can save a lot of money on them."
Sun Jiatong said with some embarrassment: "I don't know how to do it."
At this moment, although she was a teacher, she felt like an illiterate. She knew nothing about this new thing.
"It's okay. I'll teach you. This is registered with a mobile phone number. First fill in your nickname, mobile phone number, ID number, and real name. Your phone will receive a six-digit verification code later. Enter the verification code and the registration will be successful."
Before, Sun Jiatong only visited a few specific websites to search for information, which were issued by the school, and all the addresses were written down in a small notebook. This time, for the sake of her son, she studied very hard. The main reason was that Taobao not only had a lot of maternal and child products, but also a lot of beautiful clothes.
She is only in her early thirties and still very young. Of course, she wants to dress herself up beautifully , so she is very motivated to study. She works even harder than when she learned English in school. She quickly mastered the use of the computer, and at least placing orders on Taobao is no problem.
"By the way, this is linked to my bank card. Is it safe? They won't steal the money in my card, right? What if I give them the money and they don't give me the goods?"
These are the concerns of people who are new to online shopping, and Sun Jiatong is no exception.
Lin Yuzhen explained to her, "This will definitely not happen. Taobao is linked to a security control called 'Alipay'. The money you pay will not be paid directly to the seller, but will be stored in Alipay first. When you receive the goods, click here to confirm receipt, enter the payment password and mobile phone verification code, and the money will be transferred to the seller. It is very safe. This Alipay is also made by Lu Yiming, and I guarantee that there will be absolutely no problems."
Seeing Lin Yuzhen speaking for Lu Yiming, Sun Jiatong couldn't help but tease, "Why, did Alipay also ask you to be the spokesperson?"
Lin Yuzhen curled her lips and said, "No, humph, Lu Yiming hasn't found a spokesperson for Alipay yet, I have to mention it to him."
Sun Jiatong said seriously: "Xiao Zhenzhen, what is going on between you and Lu Yiming now?"
"Ah? What's going on?"
Lin Yuzhen was completely unaware of the issues that Sun Jiatong and Zhu Hanwen were considering, and was unable to react for a moment.
Just as Sun Jiatong was about to speak, there was a knock on the door, followed by Gu Zhiruo's voice: "Xiao Zhenzhen, I heard that you came to Teacher Zhu's house to play."
Lin Yuzhen immediately changed her expression, ran out and said, "Ah, yes."
Seeing that he didn't get anything out of the question this time, Sun Jiatong felt very helpless.
Lin Yuzhen opened the door and saw Gu Zhiruo. She asked curiously, "I heard that Li Quanwang went to the United States. Why didn't you go with him?"
Gu Zhiruo said, "He went to the United States to discuss business, not to travel. If I follow him, it will only hinder his work. How can I do that?"
I have to say that although Gu Zhiruo is materialistic, she is really clear-headed.
She has always been a good wife and has a clear understanding of herself. She has never caused any trouble to Li Quanwang. Instead, she would give him some advice when he was confused. Li Quanwang is becoming more and more dependent on her.
Lin Yuzhen teased, "Aren't you afraid that Li Quanwang is cheating on you?"
Gu Zhiruo sighed and said, "As a man, there is no way that he doesn't cheat. As long as I didn't see it, don't bring it home and I'll just pretend I didn't see it. Besides, I have my own career now, okay? You're not the only one who's sober."
Lin Yuzhen rolled her eyes and said, "Tsk, that sounds very reasonable, but if he really takes me with him, let's see what you'll do."
Gu Zhiruo took out a small card and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Here, this is for you."
Lin Yuzhen took the card and asked, "What is this?"
Gu Zhiruo said, "This is my beauty salon's supreme membership card. After you register, you can get a 50% discount on all services. I've also deposited 1,000 yuan in it for you. How do you think? Am I being nice?"
"Ruoshui Beauty Salon? You own it?"
Lin Yuzhen looked at the membership card in her hand and felt very surprised.
Gu Zhiruo smiled and said, "Yes, I don't want to be bored at home alone, so I talked to Wangzai about it. He asked Lu Yiming for me. If you work hard in the beauty and hairdressing business, you can make considerable profits in the future. In two months, my beauty salon will be open, and you must come to support me then !"
Lin Yuzhen joked: "Don't even mention supporting me, it's no problem for me to be your spokesperson."
Gu Zhiruo took her hand and said, "It's settled then. When the beauty salon becomes bigger and stronger, I'll ask you to be its spokesperson."
Seeing that her friends were already in pairs while she was still alone, Lin Yuzhen couldn't help but reveal a bit of sadness. She couldn't help but look up at the azure sky, and then stomped her feet hard a few times.
I don’t know whose name I am muttering in my heart.
In Hangzhou, at Alibaba headquarters, Lu Yiming sneezed twice again, then yawned: "No, I can't take it anymore. I really need to go back and rest this time."
After the celebration banquet, they stayed in the company for another five consecutive days. Even though Lu Yiming was still young, he couldn't stand it anymore.
However, with such hard work, the results are naturally gratifying.
Taobao not only withstood eBay's heavy advertising bombardment, but also successfully broke through the online blockade and exerted its own advantages.
In just two weeks, the number of Taobao registered members exceeded one million, three times the previous number of users, and the daily transaction volume increased to 3 million yuan, a development momentum that exceeded everyone's expectations.
In comparison, eBay seems a bit weak.
Apart from spending money on advertising, the rest of the performance is very lackluster, and the number of new users has also begun to slow down.
This time, not only were many bigwigs in Xiaguo's business community shocked, but even the media, which had always been pessimistic about Taobao, were also confused.
They are all waiting to see Mr. Lu, the richest man, get humiliated and then make some big news.
Now Taobao has actually withstood the attack from eBay?
No, strictly speaking, it was Taobao that actually took the initiative to attack eBay, and won victory after victory?
A group of reporters had been waiting outside the gate of Alibaba headquarters for several days. When they saw Lu Yiming walking out of the company gate in a haggard look, they immediately surrounded him.
"Boss Lu, I heard that you've been living and eating in the company these days? Is it because of the competition from eBay that you feel a lot of pressure?"
Lu Yiming said righteously: "Who said I was under a lot of pressure? Can't it be because the food in Ali's cafeteria is delicious?"
Although he was indeed very tired these days, he felt completely relaxed after ensuring that his investment in Alibaba would not be wasted.
"Mr. Lu, Ms. Whitman of eBay said that she is not optimistic about Taobao's free model. She believes that enterprises are profit-making institutions, and free services will make Taobao's financial hole worse and worse. She even publicly said that Taobao, without a profit source, will not survive for more than 18 months. What do you think of this?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Ms. Whitman may be an outstanding graduate from Harvard Business School, but I still want to tell her that times have changed."
“Have times changed?”
The reporters were very puzzled: "Mr. Lu, can you tell me more about this?"
Lu Yiming said: "I can only say that for Internet companies, decision makers must not view this emerging industry with a traditional business perspective, otherwise, what awaits you will only be elimination and exit."
The reporter immediately became excited and asked quickly, "Mr. Lu, you mean that eBay will be eliminated, right?"
Although Lu Yiming knew that these reporters just wanted to attract attention, he did not hide his feelings and said directly: "I dare say that in 20 years, the market value of eBay may be less than one-tenth of Alibaba, because young people like us represent the future."
This sentence really caused an uproar at the scene.
"Wow! Mr. Lu is so bold!"
"Mr. Lu, are you telling the truth?"
At this moment, the reporters seemed to see a golden light in their eyes, which was the dazzling golden light emitted by the month-end bonus.
The situation in Hangzhou has stabilized, and Lu Yiming returned to Baiyun City again. After two days of good sleep, his vitality finally recovered.
On this day, Lu Yiming had just finished his morning tea at the teahouse when he received a call from Li Yiwen, saying that his plane had already transited in Geneva and would return home soon.
That night, Lu Yiming went to the airport to pick up Li Yiwen and Li Zixian.
Li Yiwen and Li Zixian walked off the plane hand in hand, their faces full of happiness and joy.
Lu Yiming went up to them and said jokingly, "Cousin, cousin, it seems that your honeymoon was a success."
Li Zixian's face was filled with happiness, but Li Yiwen rolled his eyes at Lu Yiming and said, "We are happy, but you seem to be restless in China. You have been in a lot of trouble recently, the Ant-Elephant dispute between Taobao and eBay, I even saw the news in Europe."
Lu Yiming said helplessly: "I also want to keep a low profile, but my strength does not allow it."
He changed the subject and asked, "How is it? After traveling around Europe, what do you feel?"
Li Yiwen sighed, "European and American countries are indeed much more developed than China, especially the local people, who have a lot of money. The average monthly salary of an ordinary worker in France is more than 2,200 euros, with a working week of 35 hours, 5 weeks of statutory paid vacation a year, and various holidays, which are not counted as statutory paid vacations. The most important thing is that they don't have to take a rest day, you know. In comparison, we have only implemented the two-day weekend system for a few years, the gap is really huge."
Lu Yiming knew exactly how Europe's high welfare came from, but he couldn't delve into this, or the traitors in China would be unhappy. He had no choice but to say, "After all, it is a long-established industrial power. I hope that one day our Xia country can also develop to this level. Okay, don't stand here and chat. The sea breeze is cold. Let's go and have dinner."
Several people got in the car and talked about the war between Taobao and eBay. Li Yiwen asked with some concern: "eBay is obviously well prepared and has strong strength. Are you sure? I heard on TV that if eBay makes a move, you will fall."
After all, the news came from foreign media, and that kind of media always reported the opposite about Xiaguo, so eBay was described as extremely powerful, while Taobao was vulnerable. Therefore, Li Yiwen was very concerned about this now.
Lu Yiming did not explain too much, but just said: "Don't worry, Jack Ma will handle it, have confidence in him."
At this moment, Li Zixian's cell phone rang, and Li Zixian couldn't help but mutter: "Who comes to see me at this time of night?"
She took out her cell phone, pressed the answer button, and found that it was the voice of Director Cui Songdong.
"Xiao Xian, your call finally got through."
Li Zixian was a little embarrassed and said, "Director, I just got off the plane and returned home."
Cui Songdong smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. You're newlyweds. I heard you went to Europe for your honeymoon. Young people really know how to live. Um, when can you come back to work? You're the mainstay of our Baiyun TV station. Many viewers of our programs left messages saying that without you as the host, they don't like to watch several programs anymore."
Li Zixian looked at Li Yiwen next to her and said, "I will report to the unit tomorrow."
Just as he was about to hang up, Cui Songdong said, "Oh, Xiaoxian, there's one more thing. Isn't your husband the cousin of Mr. Lu? Can you invite Mr. Lu to do a show? It's really hard to schedule a show with Mr. Lu. I called his secretary several times, but he always said he didn't have time. It just so happens that you're back. You can do an episode of your signature talk show and talk about the recent hot issue between Taobao and eBay."
"this……"
Li Zixian looked embarrassed and looked at Li Yiwen beside him again.
Li Yiwen quickly asked, "What's wrong? Is the TV station urging you to go back to work?"
Li Zixian said to Cui Songdong on the phone: "Let me ask."
After hanging up the phone, Li Zixian said, "The station manager called me just now and said that if I am at work, he hopes I can invite my cousin to do a show. If it is not convenient for you, I can just tell the station manager."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "The station director is really on the side of the Chinese. He saw that our Taobao and eBay are competing so well, so he came to help us. Now he asked me to do a show, which is equivalent to helping me save money on advertising."
Li Zixian was also very happy and said, "It would be great if you agree. The station director just complained to me that the ratings of the shows I hosted before dropped a lot because I was on my honeymoon. I can take this opportunity to announce my return."
The next morning, Li Zixian appeared at the TV station and the staff she met greeted her one after another.
Li Zixian brought a lot of gifts, including wedding candy. She gave one to everyone she met and received a lot of wedding blessings.
When they entered the office, their colleagues were very surprised to see Li Zixian.
"Zixian is back? Hey, she looks better after her honeymoon."
"Look at what you said. Otherwise, why do you say love nourishes people?"
"Xiao Xian, where did you go for your honeymoon? Oh, I really envy you rich people who can go out and have fun after getting married."
Li Zixian took out the gifts she had prepared long ago and began to talk to everyone about her experiences in Europe.
In this era, the Internet was not well developed, and everyone's impression of foreign countries was spread by word of mouth. For example, Europeans love reading and will just read quietly on the subway. For example, Germany's sewer design is scientific and reasonable, and there are oil paper bags...
In Gongzhi's propaganda, foreigners are smart, studious, humble, and in good health. At the age of five, they can take off their clothes and roll around in the snow, and march 50 kilometers with their equipment. They can also drink toilet water directly...
