Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 728 A Crazy Trial (Two in One)

Mr. Fang went to watch the Winter Olympics.

sixteen days.

These [-] days are the [-] days after the Lunar New Year. It is the time for everyone to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, eat the Lantern Festival and prepare to continue to struggle.

During the days when Mr. Fang was on vacation, there were two related events that he reported in more detail as soon as he landed.

First, Mr. Rhubarb sold some Gome stocks in a low-key manner.

Second, Dangdang announced that it will expand the category of the website again, and will actively build warehousing and logistics.

Fang Zhuo was surprised by both of them.

Although Mr. Rhubarb didn’t sell many stocks, he was cautiously testing the stock market’s reaction... However, it didn’t seem to be too long since he stated that he would stick to Gome stocks. It was because Gome’s capital chain was so tight that he had to cash out like this ?
Fang Zhuo knew that with the formal implementation of the banking and administrative regulations, Gome's capital chain would definitely be squeezed, but he expected that Mr. Dahuang's insistence should be longer.

From this point of view, Gome's situation is worse than expected.

Fang Zhuo didn't hesitate too much, and gave two instructions.

"Let Sina Finance talk about the problem of Gome's capital chain, and also talk about the shorting of Hong Kong stocks."

"The scale of shorting Hong Kong stocks is larger, buy and buy put options."

The competition with Mr. Rhubarb did not disappear because of the Spring Festival. Fang Zhuo had enough patience to verify the pros and cons of this online and offline model, so he would not disappoint Mr. Rhubarb's original visit to Shanghai.

As for Dangdang's trend...

Fang Zhuo browsed the news of this B2C opponent, and only sighed, Qingzi, why did you go so early?
At the beginning, I sincerely asked my friends to invest in order to promote the expansion of Dangdang’s category and scale in the B2C track, but the opposite party was unwilling, and this was the birth of e-buy.

Now Dangdang has been beaten for two rounds, and it seems that he is waking up from a dream and wants to develop vigorously, which is really ridiculous.

Of course, in addition to some stimulating factors, Qingzi may also turn the bet at the Yiwu e-commerce conference into a driving force. If he cannot expand Dangdang's scale, he will definitely lose the valuation agreement.

But, having said that, even though he was making the bet in front of a few Internet celebrities, Fang Zhuo still had the expectation that Qingzi would miss the appointment—he had a big mouth, and there was Yu Yu behind him.

"It is a good thing that Dangdang is willing to invest. Domestic e-commerce is only interesting if a hundred flowers bloom."

Fang Zhuo sat in the president's office of Hang Lung 23, put down the documents in his hands, and said to his secretary Liu Zonghong: "Dangdang is fine, I'm afraid they will not go well in raising funds this year, and Tesco doesn't need to specifically target them, what about other colleagues? "

The e-commerce market is changing with each passing day. Just one year later, eBay has been shut down, and Dangdang’s financing background last year and this year are also completely different.

Faced with an invitation from Dangdang, any investment institution must weigh e-buy on the B2C track, and must ask a question - how do you Dangdang compete with e-buy, which burns money without blinking an eye?
It is true that it is impossible for e-buy to take all the shares of B2C, but Dangdang is also doomed not to get a quick and large investment.

What's more, last year when Dangdang took advantage of e-buy's first launch, it launched a book competition bound to a publishing house. At that time, e-buy set up a 3.16 book day promotion event, promising that it must be the lowest price of the year.

Moreover, 3.16 is not a one-off but a continuation.

It is only half a month away from the book promotion day. After nearly a year of preparation, I believe that this normalized competition in the book category can still attract Dangdang’s attention. It wanted to maintain its position as a core category last year, and it cannot give up this year.

In other words, it cannot give up every year.

This kind of competition is enough for Dangdang, and there is no need for additional targeting.

Secretary Liu Zonghong glanced at his records, and replied: "Both Bertelsmann and NetEase's e-book e-commerce companies have had some market reactions, but they are not too big. Amazon is still standing still. According to Director Shi's feedback, that is Amazon's virtue. sex."

He saw Mr. Fang's smile from the corner of his eye, and continued: "Paipai.com is developing very fast. Everyone thinks that Penguin's traffic should not be underestimated. However, Taobao's development is the most dazzling. It is reported that Taobao will also launch this year. A promotional activity similar to our Double Eleven, not sure if it’s true, it’s just a gossip.”

Fang Zhuo laughed: "Oh, this should be true. I talked with Mr. Ma, but he will implement it this year. Maybe it's because the effect of e-buy is really good."

Liu Zonghong was a little surprised, since Mr. Fang said so, then this is not gossip.

He took the initiative to say: "Mr. Fang, do you want to take a look at the detailed data analysis and evaluation of Paipai and Taobao?"

"Put it on my desk tomorrow morning, oh yes, make an appointment with Wei Boyun, the marketing director of Morningstar Semiconductor, and see when he has time to come to Shencheng." Fang Zhuo ordered, "He Bingxin over there Get in touch and get me an assessment on Morningstar ASAP."

Liu Zonghong changed his mind: "Is it the evaluation of the cooperation between Morningstar and Bingxin?"

Fang Zhuo said: "Comprehensive assessment."

Liu Zonghong's expression became serious, and he remembered this matter in his heart.

Finally, he said another appointment that Mr. Fang might deal with as soon as possible: "Mr. Fang, Liu Qiangdong from the storage side wants to see you."

"Oh, then in the afternoon, I know what's going on with him." Fang Zhuo arranged, "Come here before going to work in the afternoon, and the leaders of the district have to come in the afternoon to express their concern after the new year."

Liu Zonghong guessed that the district came here temporarily because he didn't see the company's arrangement.

Although Mr. Fang said it was casual, he had to deal with this matter when he went out.

When the secretary left the office, Fang Zhuo reviewed a batch of report documents, mainly about the general situation during the vacation, but e-buy went well, but Yike needed to look at the progress of the mobile phone direction.

Simple lunch.

At exactly one o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Qiang knocked on the door and walked into the president's office.

Fang Zhuo didn't wait for him to speak and said directly: "Dongzi, have you considered the work adjustment?"

Liu Qiangdong also wanted to say goodbye to his old age and talk about the Winter Olympics. Unexpectedly, Mr. Fang would be so straight to the point. He nodded: "Mr. Fang, I would like to go to e-buy electrical appliances. I know this is a good opportunity to exercise."

Years ago, Mr. Fang asked himself to consider whether he was willing to switch from warehousing where he had already done some experience to offline channels, which were obviously an auxiliary part of e-commerce.

After thinking and pondering over and over again, he was still willing to take on a new challenge, and he organized his reasoning before coming to see Mr. Fang.

Fang Zhuo didn't ask about Dongzi's psychological changes, but was satisfied with the result: "Very good, the work will be handed over in the first half of March, and in the second half of the month, I will go to the capital to find Mr. Zhang to report, and I will tell him of."

He paused, glanced at Dongzi, and asked, "Any questions?"

Liu Qiang let out an "uh" and said, "I have confidence."

Fang Zhuo nodded and continued to look at Dongzi, indicating that he would finish what he had to say.

Liu Qiang's surging mood was not so surging under Mr. Fang's eyes. He just reiterated: "Mr. Fang, I will do a good job in the green leaf role of Tesco Electric."

"It's good to have a global perspective, but your first job is E-Go Appliances." Fang Zhuo commented slightly, "After you arrive in the capital, you need to have a comprehensive evaluation of E-Go Appliances, and then do things after you have a clear idea. "

Liu Qiangdong nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Fang, I know."

Fang Zhuo smiled at him: "Okay, then this is settled."

Liu Qiang took a deep breath, and his mood surged again.

After he gently closed the door of the president's office and took two steps, he remembered one thing. Boss Fang just decided it right away?All the other candidates to succeed Mr. Zhang Dazhong were killed?From this point of view, doesn't Fang always approve of himself?

Liu Qiang straightened his tie and couldn't wait to go downstairs to handle the handover of work.

Fang Zhuo's first day's work when he returned to work was basically to listen to various situations and deal with the unsystematic content presented to him.

In the afternoon, the leaders of the district came to Hang Lung 23 to inspect the work with smiles on their faces, and chatted cordially with Mr. Fang about the rapid development of Tesco.

Due to the expansion of business and employee scale, Hang Lung Plaza alone has long been unable to meet the requirements.

On the one hand, there is Qiu Lanhua in the new district, and some of the office land has been transferred to it. On the other hand, the district has heard that Tesco is considering buying properties in the new district this year...that means they will go to the new district completely.

Therefore, this time I came to visit for a cordial inspection and also wanted to talk about this matter.

Fang Zhuo gave the leader a reassurance that there is no plan to move the headquarters in a short time. As for buying a property, it will have to wait for e-buy's revenue to increase further, and now it is mainly rented.

Such an afternoon was basically used to greet the leader. Fang Zhuo was not impatient considering that this was the first meeting after the year.

Near the end of get off work, and seeing off the leader, Yike's domestic iMusic deputy director called to report something.

Given that the contract between Jay Chou, Yike's spokesperson, and his music company will expire next year, he strongly suggested whether it is possible to sign this popular singer--because Mr. Fang is also an external director of Sony, and he seems to be interested in Sony. Huaxia's affairs have a strong influence, so the deputy director has a plan to form a music department.

"Is this necessary?" Fang Zhuo knows the situation of iMusic in China. Its Internet in China is just a software for listening to songs. Fortunately, the usage rate is relatively popular among netizens.

"Mr. Fang, I heard that Jay Chou has the idea of ​​leaving the music company and starting his own company. He is the kind of singer who can support a company by himself." The deputy director said, "He was the first to speak for our company, and he also spoke with Mr. Fang. It’s a rare opportunity like this.”

It is precisely because I know the relationship between Jay Chou and Mr. Fang, and know that he often goes to Houston to watch the game, so I came up with the idea of ​​​​signing to the team department.

Fang Zhuo felt that this was an act of making dumplings for a little vinegar.

The deputy director talked about everything, and even used Bing Xin as an example. If he saw an expert like Professor Hu Zhengming outside, he would try to find a way no matter what. The same is true for Jay Chou in the music department.

Fang Zhuo was more touched by such an example, so he agreed to make a phone call and try it himself.

To say that Jay Chou has really exploded in the past two years. Songs such as "Blue and White Porcelain", "Nocturne" and "Nunchaku" have become popular all over the country. In addition, his own contract was sold by Wu Zongxian once. His willingness to set up a company and make decisions on his own is definitely quite strong.

Fang Zhuo has some personal friendship with him, but he is not sure.

The phone went through quickly.

Jay Chou was a little surprised when he received a call from Mr. Fang, but immediately he talked about the current situation of the Rockets.

It has been more than half a month since Yao Ming was injured. The Rockets played a basketball game with fluctuating results but very hot scenes with Nash + Carter as the core in the absence of the All-Star center.

Coach Nelson experimented with the lineup and style of play, and at one point focused on attacking instead of defending, which instead won great enthusiasm from the fans.

Although the record has declined, there is a faint taste of running and bombing.

Fang Zhuo chatted with him about the team, and then invited him: "Jay, Dayao will definitely be able to catch up with the playoffs. This year's defense is still quite hopeful. I see that you like basketball so much. Are you interested in becoming a basketball player?" Minority shareholders of the team?"

Jay Chou was taken aback for a moment, then his heart skipped a beat: "Brother Fang, is it okay? Are you willing to sell the shares?"

"It's just a small share, why don't you want to." Fang Zhuo said with a smile.

Jay Chou hesitated for a few seconds, and said a little shyly, "Brother Fang, I may not be able to buy this right now."

Fang Zhuo asked: "Do you not like being a shareholder of the team, don't you like the feeling of being able to watch games, contact players, and experience the team's championship immersively at any time?"

Jay Chou was a little confused when asked, and replied: "Of course not, yes, it's because I don't have enough money."

He is very popular now, but in the past few years, the contract was signed early, and he is considering setting up his own company next year, so the money in his hand cannot be easily used.

Fang Zhuo pondered: "Oh, so, when will your contract with the current company expire?"

"Early next year." Jay Chou said, "I plan to set up my own company."

"That's coming soon." Fang Zhuo throws out a second invitation, "I have some friendship with Sony Music, this is good, next year when your contract comes to my side, you can also make music, don't you still have Fang Wenshan and Yang Junrong ?"

He continued: "Yi Ke set up a music subsidiary, and you also come to hold shares. The team shares will be sold to you this year. After all, there is hope to win the championship this year. This is very rare. The money for buying shares will be deducted from the music company every year. ,How about it?"

Jay Chou hesitated.

"You don't need to decide now, you think about it, oh yes, there is a documentary about the team winning the championship last year, and there are scenes of you on the sidelines in it, I will send you a copy later." Fang Zhuo said understandingly.

"Do the minority shareholders of the team have exclusive seats in the arena? Can they practice together?" Jay Chou felt relieved.

"Of course, you can even give your opinion on the team lineup, but I won't accept it," Fang Zhuo said.

Jay Chou: "..."

He thought carefully about the feeling of watching the game from the sidelines, and also thought about Mr. Fang's excellent reputation for doing things, and said, "Brother Fang, let me think about it again. I have to discuss it with them."

Fang Zhuo smiled and said, "No problem, shall we watch this year's playoffs?"

Jay Chou cheered up: "Come on."

Fang Zhuo said: "Okay, I will reserve a seat for you later, let me say this first."

He hung up the phone, and he could already hear the opposite's attitude.

Well, it's okay, a small test with a sledgehammer, and the feeling is still there.

(End of this chapter)