Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 439 Half of the Country
Normally speaking, for someone like Pony Ma who has already stood at the top of the domestic Internet and is at the helm of the 10,000-ton giant ship Tenda, he really doesn't need to worry about ordinary affairs.
However, it must be said that the e-commerce strategy has always been a concern for Tenda and even for Pony Ma personally, just like social networking is another concern for Tencent.
The two carriages of the domestic Internet are running side by side, and naturally neither of them is willing to submit to the other. If there is a chance to copy the other's home, they will definitely do it without hesitation.
Of course, the possibility of shaking the other party's solid base is naturally very small. The two Internet giants have been fighting openly and secretly for so many years, so they are naturally well aware of this.
We can only settle for the second best and find ways to improve our own ecosystem and make up for our shortcomings in business, so as to widen our own moat, and then we can rest assured.
In the field of e-commerce, Pony Ma has done a lot of work. Tencent is the pioneer in practicing the concept of "social + e-commerce".
Although Pony Ma has invested generously and even established Tenda E-commerce, holding high the invincible banner of social networking and having hundreds of millions of social users, it highlights the fact that he "has his own strength".
However, despite having many times more users than Alibaba, the mighty Tenda E-Commerce is just a lot of noise but little results, with the turnover it generates not even one-tenth of Alibaba's.
After all, the Internet giants’ moves are powerful, but their targets are also big, and Alibaba cannot sit idly by. After several years of competition, Tenda E-Commerce has been losing ground.
Eventually, it had to take a back seat and after reaching a PY deal with Jingdong, one of the two giants in the cat-and-dog war in e-commerce, it split off Tenda E-commerce and merged it into it.
As for the so-called "social + e-commerce", neither Tenda itself nor its strong alliance with Jingdong has been able to create sparks in this concept.
Not only has Tenda suffered repeated setbacks, but even the e-commerce giant Alibaba has also repeatedly hit a wall, and even the leaders in the two major fields of social networking and e-commerce cannot do it.
The combination of "social media + e-commerce" is incompatible, and it seems that a consensus has been formed and accepted by everyone.
So when Pinxixi suddenly emerged quietly from Tencent's backyard - the WeChat ecosystem, it was still practicing the concept of "social + e-commerce", which was hard not to attract Pony Ma's attention.
Especially in just less than three months, Pinxixi has easily accumulated tens of millions of users, and its rapid growth rate is truly eye-catching.
However, the "mere" user base of tens of millions was not enough to impress Tenda. When Tenda tried to use its usual "cash power" to show its domineering CEO side, it was rejected.
Instead of getting angry, Xiao Ma Ge had a feeling that "she's so pure and unpretentious, and so different from those slutty girls out there."
But after all, he is a domineering president, so he doesn't rush to deal with him. He just chooses to list him as a key focus.
Naturally, Dongsheng Investment, a little-known investment company, came into Xiao Ma's sight.
When he heard the introduction from the big boss Ding Sanshi, and the public relationship between Ding Sanshi, Huang Zheng, and Zhuchang and Pinxixi, Ma Ge was naturally blessed and immediately thought of Zhou Dongsheng's identity.
Even though I have read the information, I am still a little surprised at Zhou Dongsheng's youth. That's all. After all, in the Internet industry, it is common to see young geniuses emerging one after another, and Xiao Ma is nothing strange.
"Are you really a young and promising man, or are you from Jiaozhou?" Xiao Ma Ge greeted Zhou Dongsheng in his hometown dialect with a little interest, his tone was full of southern Fujian accent.
Among Xiao Ma Ge's many titles, he is the honorary president and honorary chairman of Pengcheng Chaoqing Association. Therefore, he feels more intimate when looking at Zhou Dongsheng, his junior.
"Yes, I'm from Chaoyang," Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile as he introduced himself.
"Okay!" Brother Xiao Ma patted Zhou Dongsheng's shoulder with a smile, a look of relief on his face, easy-going and not putting on airs.
"Hey, you two are saying bad things about me in your hometown dialect, right? Sit down first, we can still have time to greet each other later." Ding Sanshi greeted cheerfully.
"Okay, let's talk over dinner later." Xiao Ma Ge sat down casually, not caring about the seating arrangement. After all, Tengda's status in the industry was there.
Then he started chatting with Ding Sanshi in a familiar manner, and the casualness in their conversation showed that they had a close relationship.
Ding Sanshi is a pioneer in the domestic Internet and is famous for his good popularity. According to rumors, there was a history between the two.
It is reported that the two were netizens in their early years. After Ding Sanshi took the lead in starting a business and tasted the sweetness of the Internet, he rushed to Pengcheng overnight , drank and chatted with Xiao Ma Ge, and used extremely seductive words to persuade Xiao Ma Ge to join the ranks of Internet entrepreneurs.
Unexpectedly, not long after Pony Ma entered the Internet industry, he encountered the Internet winter. Even the pig factory’s stock price dropped to rock bottom, and Ding Sanshi was devastated by this.
Not to mention Tengda, which had no investment and rushed into the Internet field with great enthusiasm. It couldn't sell its products, so it had to bite the bullet and move on.
I don’t know if Xiao Ma Ge cursed Ding Sanshi, the “pig teammate”, in his heart at that time, for dragging him into the pit. If he hadn’t been dragged into the pit by Ding Sanshi…
I wouldn’t have become the billionaire I am today, oh, that’s so cool!
Zhou Dongsheng happily recalled the gossip he knew in his mind, while silently listening to the gossip mentioned by the boss in a cheerful conversation, and he also listened with great interest.
Afterwards, more and more big guys appeared one after another, which gradually made Zhou Dongsheng feel a little pressured and a little uneasy.
For example, Zhang Chaoyang, one of the three musketeers with the same name as Ding Lei and known as the godfather of the Internet, is one of the earliest leaders in the domestic Internet industry. He has achieved success and fame, but he is also unknown.
Today's BAT Internet giants are all related to him. For example, when Pony Ma wanted to sell Tenda, the first person he considered was this godfather, and later it was Pengcheng Telecommunications Bureau.
However, the arrogant Godfather Zhang did not offer a high price. In the following 20 years of the Internet, this Godfather has always been at the forefront, from portals to search engines, to games and video websites.
He does whatever is popular on the Internet, but he often misses the trend. As the godfather of the Internet, he has been surpassed by countless successors. He is just short of pulling out a gun and pointing it at others and saying: Times have changed, sir.
This kind of coincidence made this big boss legendary, and a word suddenly popped up in Zhou Dongsheng's mind.
"Little Leo of the domestic Internet"!
I have to say that . However, in a few years, Leo will be able to fulfill his wish and win an Oscar.
But, the Godfather is always the Godfather.
In addition, there is Mr. Li, one of the BAT leaders and the CEO of Weibo, and several unprepossessing investment tycoons, each of whom has a profound impact on the Internet industry.
There were just over ten people in the room, sitting around a long table made up of four eight-person tables.
Zhou Dongsheng was among them, and he felt as if he had just left the novice village and was mixed in with a group of max-level bosses.
Zhou Dongsheng shamelessly sighed in his heart: They are all big guys, and if I am included, they account for half of the Internet, right?
