my return 2002

Chapter 365 Don't Violate My Bottom Line

In the afternoon, Jack Ma came to Modu.

Wave Building, Chairman's Office.

"I smell the fragrance of your tea from a long distance away. It seems that the tea is not bad today." Jack Ma was already familiar with this place, and he was not polite at all, and he sat directly at the door of Shen Lang after entering the door.

Shen Lang scolded with a smile: "That's right, I have to get some good tea when Mr. Ma is here, or else you'll call me stingy again."

"Haha, how come, who in the circle doesn't know Mr. Shen is the most generous." Jack Ma took the tea cup handed over by Shen Lang, took a sip, and replied with a smile.

Shen Lang shook his head: "Okay, don't put a high hat on me, just tell me if you have anything, you have always been a night owl and come to the house for nothing."

Only then did Jack Ma put down his teacup, and said seriously, "Jelson just came to see me this morning."

"Oh? He asked you to turn to the Android camp?" Shen Lang asked calmly.

Hearing the words, Jack Ma immediately said with righteousness and sternness: "That's right, I rejected him directly at that time. This Jelson also came to the mainland and didn't do any homework. Taobao is the first third-party software of the Star system. , How could I betray our covenant?"

Shen Lang complained secretly, it would be a pity if this guy didn't act.

"What kind of conditions does he offer?" Shen Lang watched Jack Ma's performance and asked unhurriedly.

Jack Ma has been carefully observing Shen Lang's face, but found no useful information, so he had to say.

"The conditions are good. Google is going to invest in Penguin recently. Jelson offered Ali the same investment amount as Penguin. You also know that Ali's life is not easy in the recent subprime mortgage crisis."

Faced with Jack Ma's cry of poverty, Shen Lang secretly slandered, saying that Ali's life was hard, he believed it. The subprime mortgage crisis caused a large number of foreign trade orders to shrink. Alibaba started out in foreign trade, and the impact was naturally not small. Jack Ma has already planned to lay off a large number of foreign trade personnel, and even the "China Iron Supply Army" plans to disband directly.

But to say that Ali is really short of Google's 1.5 million US dollars, Shen Lang doesn't believe it. Regarding Ali's size and Jack Ma's method of burning money, 1.5 million US dollars is enough for him to start the fire.

"Okay, don't cry about being poor with me. If you are really short of the 1.5 million dollars, I can vote. If not, you can just say it." Shen Lang curled his lips and looked at Jack Ma.

Jack Ma laughed for a while, and tentatively said cheekily: "It's not because Google, who has been taken advantage of, came to your door. 1.5 million US dollars is definitely nothing to you, but it is not a small amount of money to me, so I think, it can I can’t get an Android version of Taobao to fool Jelson, and when I get the money, I can’t let him.”

As soon as Shen Lang heard it, he understood what Jack Ma was up to, what was he trying to fool Jelson, he was planning to fool him together, it sounded so nice, but he just wanted to test his bottom line, Taobao joined Android Will the faction be banned?

"You should know that there must be only one winner in the mainland market between the Star system and the Android system." Shen Lang stared at Jack Ma with stern eyes, and his tone was chilling.

Jack Ma's face also became a little unnatural. After looking at Shen Lang for a while, he picked up the teacup, drank it down, and said slowly.

"Okay, then I'll just say it straight, I want to invest in Xingchen Technology!"

Shen Lang smiled, with sarcasm in his smile: "So, in the conditions that Jelson gave you, there is also a condition that you can invest in Google?"

The muscles on Jack Ma's face twitched. This is of course impossible, and with Google's market value, even if Ali wanted to invest, he would not be able to spend so much money.

"These are two different things. The star system is too powerful. It is hard to rest assured that it is only in your hands. There are definitely not a few people who think like me."

Jack Ma's tone seemed very sincere: "Mr. Shen, I don't need to say that you should understand the truth that good people help more than others, and you should understand that you should release some shares of Xingchen Technology, and everyone can work together to build the entire Xingchen system ecological chain with peace of mind. "

A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Shen Lang's mouth: "Then Ma always thinks how many shares I should release?"

"Not much, 20% is enough." Jack Ma sat up straight and said seriously.

Shen Lang snorted coldly: "So the horse is always threatening me?"

"No, it's just a suggestion." Jack Ma's eyes didn't budge at all.

"I can release the shares of Star System"

Jack Ma was overjoyed: "So you agreed?"

However, Shen Lang shook his head and said coldly: "But I will never accept the threat. If you really want to cooperate with Android, I will not stop you, but don't regret it when the time comes!"

Jack Ma's heart skipped a beat: "What do you want to do?"

"Didn't Mr. Ma be mentally prepared before he came? Why bother to ask questions knowingly!" Shen Lang said with a sneer.

Jack Ma defended: "Don't talk nonsense, when did I say that I want to cooperate with Android, don't mess around!"

"That's the best, Mr. Ma, everyone has a bottom line, don't use this to test me." Shen Lang went straight back to the desk after speaking, ignoring Jack Ma.

Jack Ma's face turned blue and then red. Since he succeeded in starting a business, it was the first time he was insulted like this in so many years.

He intended to say a few harsh words, but when he thought of Taobao's revenue of nearly 20 billion on the mobile terminal, Jack Ma finally endured it.

But today's experience also made Jack Ma more determined to get rid of his dependence on the star system.

When Jack Ma returned to Ali headquarters, Cai Chongxin rushed over immediately.

However, what he heard was the sound of crackling and smashing things in Jack Ma's office.

Cai Chongxin waited until the movement in the office stopped, then pushed open the door, and then quickly closed the door.

Looking at the messy ground, Cai Chongxin probably understood that the negotiation between Jack Ma and Shen Lang was not going well this time.

"So, Shen Lang is determined to break the wrist with Google?" Cai Chongxin asked in a low voice.

Jack Ma nodded, and suddenly sighed: "Lao Cai, I seem to have messed up things today, and I shouldn't threaten Shen Lang with this matter. This guy is also a donkey, and he doesn't give me any room to maneuver. Keep!"

"So, Shen Lang stated that if we develop an app based on the Android system, we will block Taobao?" Cai Chongxin asked.

Jack Ma nodded helplessly, remained silent for a while, and then said to Cai Chongxin: "Old Cai, what do you think of us making a mobile operating system?"

Cai Chongxin was taken aback: "Didn't you say yesterday that it's too late to do it now?"

"It is indeed a bit late, but it is better than nothing. We can't be controlled by others forever." Jack Ma has always been worried about what happened today.

Cai Chongxin frowned upon hearing this: "Since we are going to do it, why don't we do it more simply?"

"What do you mean?" Jack Ma looked at Cai Chongxin in shock.

Cai Chongxin calmly analyzed: "Although Taobao's annual revenue on the mobile terminal is close to 20 billion, all of this money has fallen into the pockets of merchants, and we don't actually have much profit. If this is the case, why are we tied up because of this? It’s impossible to be a mobile phone operating system without any rumors, what if Shen Lang threatens us again? Why don’t we cut off from the Xingchen system as soon as possible while the scale is not so large.”

"Switch directly to the Android camp, and take the opportunity to ask for some benefits from Jelson!"

Jack Ma did not expect Cai Chongxin, who had always been calm, to propose such a radical plan, but after thinking about it, he felt that it made sense.

"Okay, since he is unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous!" Jack Ma gritted his teeth.

A few days later, Jelson received the good news, and hurried from the hotel to Ali's headquarters.

Jack Ma and Cai Chongxin's ambiguous attitude yesterday is completely different, and they have clearly stated that they want to stand on Google's side.

This made Jelson overjoyed. He held Jack Ma's hand and praised it, and began to imagine the future prospects of the Android system.

However, the trick of painting big cakes is useful for others, but it is completely ineffective against Jack Ma. He is a master of cake painting. After some impassioned speeches, he began to seek benefits from Jelson.

Jack Ma's request also seems reasonable. Taobao's annual mobile revenue is close to 20 billion. It is unreasonable not to give some supplements. If you want people to follow you, you can't let them go bankrupt first, right?No compensation?

Jelson had no choice but to say that he would apply to the headquarters after returning to increase the amount of investment in Ali from 1.5 million US dollars to 2 million US dollars.

However, a mere [-] million U.S. dollars can't get into Jack Ma's eyes. He asked for [-] million U.S. dollars directly, and said: If you don't give it, I won't mess with you.

Only then did Jelson come to his senses. It turned out that this seemingly friendly guy in front of him was actually so difficult, so he had no choice but to agree to apply to the headquarters as much as possible.

"And we lost nearly ten million users. I hope that Taobao and Alipay apps can be directly embedded into the program like Google's own components in the future." Jack Ma didn't stop there, but continued to make requests.

When Jason heard that his head was getting bigger, he suddenly had a sense of déjà vu that he had been robbed.

"I'm afraid this is not possible. You should know that the Android system is completely open source and does not include any third-party software except for Google's own components."

Jack Ma stared at Jelson dissatisfied: "But Google has already invested in Ali, and it can be regarded as a family, just two more apps."

"This really doesn't work. It violates our principle of complete openness and freedom. Other software and hardware manufacturers will not agree. You should know that the Android camp is a huge alliance. We are formed by more than 200 software and hardware manufacturers. , if everyone asks for this, how bloated will the Android system become?" Jelson finally did not lose his head, and firmly expressed his rejection.

Of course, Jack Ma knew that it was impossible for Jelson to agree. The reason why he made such a high request was just to pave the way for the next request.

"Then at least we need to help Taobao pre-install the software for Android phones in the mainland. Of course, we can pay for this!"

Jelson thought for a moment: "This can be discussed with the mobile phone manufacturer."

Making money is also a benefit for mobile phone manufacturers.

After negotiating the two most important conditions, both of them were happy. Jelson followed the same pattern and held a press conference with Ali, announcing that the two parties had reached a cooperation. Even for this reason, Ali did not hesitate to withdraw from the star system. Proof that Android is the best mobile operating system.

At the press conference, Jack Ma's expression was a bit unnatural. He knew that after this press conference, Ali and Inspur Group were completely on the opposite side.

For Shen Lang, Jack Ma was actually a little bit jealous, not to mention anything else, just the other party's gaze made him who has always been known for his outstanding overall situation have lingering fears.

In Jack Ma's impression, Shen Lang seemed to be on the fastest and correct route every step of the way, and this alone made him feel inferior.

On the other side, Shen Lang was watching the video of the press conference through the Internet.

After seeing half of Shen Lang, he closed the web page, picked up the phone, and called He Xiaopeng.

"Remove the Taobao APP from the App Store, and issue an announcement to remind all users of the Star System that Ali unilaterally announced the termination of cooperation with Star Technology. In order to ensure the safety of their property, they will be given three days to transfer out Cash in Alipay."

He Xiaopeng was a little worried: "Will there be any legal risks in doing so?"

Shen Lang sneered and said: "The big deal is just a lawsuit. Besides, we just remind users that Alipay will not be available in the Xingchen system in the future. We are exercising the most basic obligation of notification. Even if we go to court, the chance of losing is very small."

Ali is different from Penguin. Penguin has never been involved with the Star system from the very beginning. Even joining the Android camp was just a routine operation and did not cause much disturbance.

However, Taobao, as the first third-party software of the star system, has a certain number of users, and it also has a certain symbolic meaning among software manufacturers. Ali's "betrayal" undoubtedly greatly boosted the arrogance of the Android system.

This matter quickly formed a certain range of discussions on the Internet. One side is a multinational Internet giant, which has the support of many international big-name software and hardware manufacturers, and the other is a mainland Internet giant, which occupies more than 45% of the mainland mobile phone operating market. Big melons, netizens have always watched the excitement and don't think it's a big deal.

"It seems that the Xingchen system has encountered a strong enemy this time. Android is coming very aggressively. Just after entering the arena, it has taken down the two giants of Penguin and Ali one after another. I don't know if Shen Lang can handle it."

"This is a good show. I don't know how Shen Lang will fight back. I have already followed Shen Lang's YY Weibo and wait to eat melons."

At this time, a message reminding Alipay users to refund was spread on the Internet, which immediately aroused the enthusiasm of many netizens.

"Haha, I knew that Shen Lang wasn't the kind of person who suffered a loss and kept silent. Here comes the counterattack!"

"You did a good job, revenge won't last overnight, haha, let's see how Jack Ma responds."

(End of this chapter)