Reborn: Billionaire in College

The three-day conference brought together more than 1,000 politicians, Internet elites, and scholars from nearly 100 countries and regions, half of whom were foreign guests, and major groups also sent relevant persons in charge to attend the conference.

The conference has 8 major sections and 13 sub-forums, covering content including Internet governance, network security, Internet economy and culture, and Internet technology.

The opening ceremony is the most important thing!
Cameras from many Chinese and foreign media outlets have been set up, and some reporters are taking notes.

After the leader appeared and delivered his speech, the audience burst into warm applause.

The opening ceremony lasted until 12 noon.

Chen Pingjiang had a working lunch at noon with his inner circle.

Secretary Luo Wentao went out halfway and came back with a newspaper in his hand. "Mr. Chen, this morning's edition contains Mr. Ma's response to the dinner last night. You should take a look."

Chen Pingjiang was a little annoyed when he heard this.

It's just a meal, why hype it up like that?

After posting on Weibo, does it have to be published in the newspaper?
After taking the newspaper, Chen Pingjiang frowned.

The general meaning is that on the night when other Internet giants were drinking and chatting, Jack Ma had already returned to Hangzhou, dozens of kilometers away, because many guests wanted to go to Hangzhou to take a look, and he had to accompany them. Jack Ma, who has been committed to promoting Alibaba's global expansion and trying to build the eWTP Internet trade system, will not miss this opportunity to socialize with the world's technology giants, showcase Alibaba, and seek cooperation opportunities.

"This old Ma is as high-profile and unyielding as ever. No wonder he would..." Chen Pingjiang smiled and shook his head.

"In my opinion, if it really doesn't work, we should treat him to a meal tonight." Gao Songbin put down the lunch box and wiped his mouth.

Li Xi asked, "Mr. Chen, do you want to respond? It's not a good thing to always be led by the rhythm like this."

"No, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet in the next few days. We will have to meet and argue at so many forums."

At this point in the development, Chen Pingjiang was already filled with rage.

Although Ma is not a man who will take revenge for his words, he is too concerned about his reputation. Especially with his unyielding character, it is no wonder that he later criticized the bank at such a high-level meeting and was finally stabbed.

It is said that character determines destiny, and this is absolutely true.

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The forum started at 2 pm and was held in Hall , discussing the future development of the domestic Internet.

All the domestic Internet giants were present.

Interestingly, eight seats were arranged on the stage, and Chen Pingjiang, Lao Ma, Xiao Ma and others were invited as guests.

Among them, Chen Pingjiang sat firmly in the C position, with Lao Ma and Xiao Ma sitting on his left and right hands respectively.

When shaking hands and greeting each other, Chen Pingjiang just nodded at Dama with a forced smile as a greeting.

This made Old Ma look unhappy immediately.

At the beginning of the forum, the host, who wanted to join in the fun, raised the first question.

"What role do you think your company can play in promoting the domestic Internet industry?"

The bickering among the funny guys then began.

Ma raised the microphone and said slowly: "Alibaba should cultivate more JDs, because Alibaba's responsibility is to help those with ideals realize their dreams."

Ma Dazui's shot immediately caused the audience to cheer.

We are all part of the Internet industry. Who doesn’t know about yesterday’s dinner incident?

I didn't expect that I could see the big guys fighting each other today.

Before Pinxixi came out, Alibaba's direct competitor was JD.com.

The two businesses are increasingly overlapping.

Ten years ago, Alibaba’s strategy was to support small and medium-sized sellers, focusing on Taobao.

After Zhang Yong came, Alibaba began to vigorously promote Tmall Mall.

At the same time, JD.com also began to focus on logistics and warehousing, from selling home appliances and books to department stores.

The two groups are in a fierce competition online.

JD.com vigorously promoted 618, and Alibaba launched Double 11. In the end, Alibaba also launched 618 and JD.com also launched Double 11.

Although JD.com is not yet a match for Alibaba in terms of size, it is catching up very quickly, and Jack Ma has praised JD.com on more than one occasion.

But Dongzi is a person who refuses to give in. He took the microphone and responded bluntly: "Ali and JD.com are different. What we need to solve is the commercial cost and efficiency problems of domestic society. JD.com's business model is completely different from Ali. We have built our own logistics system to shorten the flow time of goods from factories to consumers and reduce logistics costs."

Ma was not to be outdone: "Alibaba's business model is to help small businesses grow, not to sell or deliver goods directly."

Seeing the two sides fighting so hard, Chen Pingjiang took a sip of water to moisten his throat and thought it was very interesting.

History has not changed much. I have seen related reports on the Internet in my previous life. This is how the two of them quarreled at the meeting.

The same is true this time.

Liu Qiangdong: "The problem of counterfeit goods on Taobao has been around for a long time, right? I have criticized it on more than one occasion, and I still hold the same attitude today. I suggest using electronic invoices and electronic business registration to combat counterfeit goods. Personally, I believe that the problem of counterfeit goods has seriously affected consumers' confidence in online shopping and is the biggest bottleneck in the development of the e-commerce industry. Companies that sell counterfeit goods online are often large, organized companies with a scale of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. If we don't take strong measures against counterfeit goods, who will dare to buy things online in the long run?"

There was a sudden burst of applause from the audience.

The crowd of onlookers didn't mind the trouble at all, and it made Old Ma's face turn green.

The problem of counterfeit goods has always been a hurdle that Taobao cannot avoid. "Humph, those who say there are many counterfeit goods on Taobao have basically never bought anything on Taobao. We have been able to effectively combat counterfeit goods through the ecosystem and big data technology. Besides, is the problem of counterfeit goods a problem unique to Taobao? It is caused by a combination of factors such as technology, society, education, and culture. The so-called counterfeit groups you mentioned may exist, but they definitely dare not come to Taobao because we can quickly find out who is selling counterfeit goods and cooperate with the police to combat them."

Seeing that the argument was becoming more and more intense, the host had to come out to smooth things over.

To be honest, such a fierce confrontation would hardly be seen 20 years later. Only in this era can we see such a wonderful scene.

Twenty years later, the era of fierce competition in the Internet industry has passed, and more emphasis is placed on win-win situations. All groups have also begun to shrink their defenses, and the power map has been basically divided.

What is strange is that in such a relaxing occasion, no one challenged Chen Pingjiang.

But if you think about it a little more carefully, you will understand it.

It has always been Chen Pingjiang who bullies others, and no one can bully Chen Pingjiang.

When it came time for the audience and reporters to ask questions, someone finally asked Chen Pingjiang a question that could not be avoided.

"Mr. Chen, I admire your ability and character very much, but I am also uneasy about your current expansion of power. You seem to be tireless and keep running. Starting from the Internet, you created Renren, Weibo, and WeChat, and then started to make mobile phones, tablets, and wearable devices. Renrengou has also been listed, and chips have been mass-produced. Recently, we have seen you build cars, big data, AI, and rockets. At the same time, Renren itself is also very strong in the game business. You have invested in a series of emerging companies such as DJI, and groups such as Tencent and JD on the stage have also cooperated with you a lot. I have two questions. First, the companies under your name are constantly expanding. Relying on the advantages of resources and funds, you can easily dominate a new industrial route. As long as you enter that track, the original companies in that track will face a reshuffle. Do you realize that this is inappropriate? Have you ever thought about restraining your abilities and ambitions? Second, if you use Chen Pingjiang as the code name, you can almost call it a consortium. It has a monopoly advantage in many fields. Will it become..."

The questioner, who was not sure whether she was from a company or a fan, was a middle-aged woman. The moment she asked the question, the whole audience fell silent.

The audience shouted in their hearts, "Too fierce!"

Even the host was a little surprised and quickly glanced at Chen Pingjiang's face, because this question was too sharp.

The happiest person was Lao Ma, who was looking forward to Chen Pingjiang's answer with a smile on his face.

Chen Pingjiang would never believe that this question was prepared by the other party at the last minute, but he was too lazy to find out who was behind it.

This issue is actually not a new topic. There have always been such calls on the Internet, but Chen Pingjiang has never responded.

This question is also difficult to answer. If the answer is slightly off, it will ruin Chen Pingjiang's popularity and give people the impression that he is right.

This is also a very sensitive topic. After all, some objective facts do exist. If Chen Pingjiang tells lies with open eyes, people will think that he is insincere.

There is no doubt that after years of development, the various groups under Chen Pingjiang have long become giants in various fields, and have been almost smooth sailing all the way, which indeed creates an image of a behemoth and suspected "monopoly".

Countless pairs of eyes were focused on Chen Pingjiang's face, hoping to hear his answer.

After a while, Chen Pingjiang smiled and said, "You are not the first to say this, and you will not be the last. I have seen more exaggerated ones. The original text roughly said that after I, Chen Pingjiang, controlled the discourse power of social networks, I relied on the necessary facilities to infiltrate many related industries and gain advantages. Some people also say that I, Chen Pingjiang, am like a thousand-year-old tree demon, whose roots have gone deep and wide, and whose branches and leaves are so dense that they cover the entire industry, blocking the sunlight that other plants rely on for survival, and spreading my seeds to other walks of life."

"I am very open to such arguments and opinions. I think this just proves that my employees and I have done a good job over the years. For the time being, let's just regard this as a compliment to our efforts over the years."

After a chuckle, Chen Pingjiang straightened his expression.

"In fact, if you do some research, you will find that most of the time, the shareholders of Renren, Orange Technology, Renrengou and other companies are not a group of people. It's just that I am the core figure. And I, Chen Pingjiang, have never been willing to monopolize, and the companies under my name have never engaged in monopolistic behavior. Most of the time, I am driving the development of the industry. For example, mobile phones, chips, new energy vehicles, commercial rockets, etc."

"I have never thought about competing with domestic companies. My goal has always been to compete with multinational giants. It was, is and will be in the future."

"In fact, there are many companies competing with us, but we were lucky enough to succeed in many fields. I would like to make my position clear here. I personally welcome competition and firmly oppose monopoly. If there is any, I am willing to be punished. In fact, I, Chen Pingjiang, still stick to the seven words of 'do what you should do and don't do what you shouldn't do' in many cases. There is no commercial aerospace in China, and I am willing to do it, even if it means losses. No one is making chips, but I am willing to try. Many companies are doing online lending, but have you seen me doing it? Before Orange Technology made mobile phones, the domestic mobile phone market was dominated by Samsung and Apple."

"If it was really for money, I could have gone into online lending, a mature track, but we always go into industries that no one pays attention to or no one is doing."

Chen Pingjiang's words came from the bottom of his heart, but as for how many people listened to him and believed him, that was not something he could control.

It is foreseeable that for a considerable period of time in the future, the word "monopoly" will inevitably hang on Chen Pingjiang's head for a long time, whether he likes it or not.

Chen Pingjiang answered very frankly today.

In fact, apart from Renren's dominance in social networking, other tracks cannot be called monopolies at all.

There are Samsung and Apple in the mobile phone industry, not to mention car manufacturing, Musk is still eyeing it covetously.

At least Chen Pingjiang felt that he had nothing to regret, and that was enough.

First, we don’t lend money, and second, we don’t sell vegetables. We don’t cash out or harvest, and we always think about supporting industries and doing some industries that no one else does.

As expected, the conversations at the forum ended up making the news.

The topic of whether Chen Pingjiang is monopolizing the market has been frequently raised.

Chen Pingjiang neither stopped nor explained.

Because this topic cannot be explained clearly and cannot be stopped.

Will stay with Chen Pingjiang for quite some time.

"Mr. Chen, don't take today's meeting to heart. Controversy is the hallmark of the health of the industry, and it also provides more impetus for you. The leaders are aware of everything you do, and I hope you will keep up the good work."

What Chen Pingjiang didn't expect was that after the meeting, the big leader's secretary found him privately and said these words.

Only then did his somewhat uneasy heart feel a little relieved.

Look up and be without shame to the heaven, look down and be without shame to the earth, act without shame to others, and be without shame to your heart.

that is it.

The three-day Wuzhen Summit ended, and by the time Chen Pingjiang left, discussions on the Internet were already in full swing.

Chen Pingjiang rejected all speculations and interviews from the outside world and planned to disappear for a while.

"Instead of being unable to stop suspicion and gossip, it is better to settle down and do things steadily. Try to finish what you want to do as soon as possible, and then you can retire peacefully." (End of this chapter)