Rebirth of wealth and freedom starts from the World Cup

After a long two-hour screening, Zhao Zixuan finally set his sights on a man with a simple and honest appearance among many candidates.

His name is Li Shaojin, a Tai Chi master born in the 80s, born in a peasant family, his parents are honest farmers. Because there are many children in the family, the family has always been quite poor.

Li Shaojin had a dream since he was a child: to learn martial arts, venture into the martial arts world, and then make a lot of money with his own abilities!

Li Shaojin began his martial arts journey at the age of eight. In his own courtyard, he practiced Tai Chi day after day, year after year.

Between the two sycamore trees in the yard, there was a strong cable with a heavy sandbag hanging on it. This sandbag became his daily boxing object, and the cable was thus strangled into the tree trunk and almost tightly wrapped by the bark.

At the age of thirteen, Li Shaojin had already become a well-known martial arts master in the village.

Later, he became an apprentice and learned martial arts, and his Tai Chi skills improved by leaps and bounds.

In 1998, he shined at the 65th Tai Chi Annual Conference in the famous martial arts hometown, winning the Push Hands KG Championship and the first prize in Tai Chi.

In the following years, Li Shaojin won great results in various martial arts competitions, and the championship title was almost in his pocket.

However, despite his fame, his life did not change much. He still lived in poverty, relying on competition prize money and a meager living allowance to make ends meet.

In 2006, Li Shaojin got married and started a family, but his life after marriage did not become more affluent.

For the sake of his family, he had to embark on a journey of struggle. He went to big cities such as the Imperial Capital and the Magic Capital to make a living, but because of his simple and honest character and poor social skills, he encountered obstacles everywhere.

He once applied for a job as a martial arts instructor, but was ostracized by his colleagues;

He once thought about being a bodyguard for wealthy people, but many bosses did not know Tai Chi and questioned his ability.

Some bosses even laughed at his martial arts as fancy moves. In the most difficult times, he had to settle for a security job with a monthly salary of only 2000 yuan.

Just when Li Shaojin felt that the road ahead was bleak, frustrated and helpless, fate finally opened a window for him.

In 2009, by chance, he met the noble man of his life - Ma Ge, the founder and top leader of Alibaba Group.

Lao Ma loves Tai Chi and has been looking for a highly skilled Tai Chi teacher.

After many rounds of screening, he finally found Li Shaojin's master. After practicing Chen-style Tai Chi for a few times, Lao Ma was deeply attracted and took the initiative to become his apprentice.

During his interactions with his master, Lao Ma met Li Shaojin and took a liking to him.

Finally, after Lao Ma's strong invitation, Li Shaojin agreed to become his personal bodyguard and worked for several years.

From then on, Li Shaojin's life trajectory changed dramatically.

Li Shaojin, born in the 80s, is just years old this year. He is at the prime of his life and has rich experience in protecting big bosses. Such a talent is exactly the bodyguard that Zhao Zixuan has been dreaming of.

After Zhao Zixuan selected Li Shaojin, he immediately ordered RH to complete the entry procedures for him.

Also selected were twenty bodyguards in their thirties who were agile and had clean resumes.

They were all retained to enter a probation period. After three months, the outstanding bodyguards would stay to continue working, while the unqualified ones would be eliminated.

Four p.m.

Zhao Zixuan welcomed two emerging entrepreneurs - Huang Zheng and Chen Sanshi - in the VIP reception room of Heguang Technology.

Huang Zheng is not yet at the peak of his career. His only fame comes from an event that shocked the industry in 2006.

At that time, BBK's founder, Mr. Duan, won the honor of having lunch with Warren Buffett at a sky-high price of $62. What's even more shocking is that he shared this rare opportunity with Huang Zheng.

From that moment on, Huang Zheng's life seemed to be on the rise and he embarked on a glorious entrepreneurial journey.

He first worked as a senior engineer at Google for four years. After leaving, his choice was similar to that of JD.com's Daqiangzi - he started his career selling mobile phones at a small counter stall in Zhongguancun. After continuous learning and hard work, he founded Ouku.com, an e-commerce website focusing on small home appliances sales.

Boss Duan also gave Huang Zheng all the support he could to start his own business. He not only injected funds into Ouku.com, but also gave BBK products to Huang Zheng's website for sale.

even.

The domain name contact person of Ouku.com all left Boss Duan’s company landline number.

Under the leadership of Huang Zheng and with the strong support of Boss Duan, Ouku.com has become one of the top three mobile phone e-commerce websites in just three years.

however.

At this time, Huang Zheng made a puzzling decision - he sold Oku.com to Guo Quji, a former Google colleague. Although the specific purchase price was not disclosed, the industry generally estimated that the transaction amount may be in the tens of millions of dollars.

After selling the website, Huang Zheng did not stop there. He founded e-commerce and gaming companies, all of which were huge successes.

However, excessive fatigue also took a toll on his body.

In desperation, he chose to go home and recuperate for a while, and this rest lasted for nine months.

This year, Huang Zheng returned to the business world and began to take over the company's management affairs again.

Relying on his social connections, he launched a group buying project called "Pin Hao Huo". This project started with low-priced fruits, and due to its extremely competitive prices, Pin Hao Huo quickly attracted a large number of users.

In just one month, the platform's average daily order volume exceeded 10,000. In June, thanks to the hot sales of lychee group purchases, the average daily order volume soared to 200,000.

After his initial success, Huang Zheng gathered more than 20 elites from a business department of the company and began preparing for a new project - Pinduoduo.

This project was officially launched in September, marking the beginning of a new entrepreneurial journey for Huang Zheng.

In order to develop and expand Pinduoduo's business, Huang Zheng, with great ambition, took the initiative to contact Heguang Technology and seek strategic cooperation between the two parties.

In the VIP reception room, Huang Zheng and Chen Sanshi talked nonstop for more than ten minutes until they were thirsty, and then Zhao Zixuan quietly interrupted them.

"Why didn't Mr. Huang seek cooperation with Tencent? As far as I know, Pony Ma has always wanted to enter the e-commerce field and compete with Alibaba."

Accompanied by his "chief assistant" Huang Yingying and his junior secretary Liu Yue, Zhao Zixuan sat on a soft leather sofa, his eyes sharp as he asked a question in his mind to Huang Zheng and Chen Sanshi sitting opposite him.

Huang Zheng glanced at the two beauties beside Zhao Zixuan from time to time. He smiled slightly, with a glimmer of wisdom in his eyes: "Last year, Tengxun invested in JD.com. Although the two have a bright future together, the difference in business model means that they cannot pose a real threat to Taobao for the time being." Chen Sanshi took over the conversation, revealing his expectations for the future in his voice: "Our Pinduoduo is a new social e-commerce model, with low prices and group buying as its core strategies, and its user base is highly overlapped with Taobao's."

"If we can integrate Heguang Technology's capital and short video traffic into our business model, it will undoubtedly be a win-win cooperation for both Pinduoduo and your company..."

As they spoke, Huang Zheng and Chen Sanshi's eyes were shining with longing and expectation for the future.

In this ever-changing business battlefield, every decision may set off a business wave and reshape the Internet's business landscape.

The soul of Pinduoduo lies in its unique "low-priced goods, social e-commerce" model. It cleverly integrates the concept of "group shopping" into the e-commerce platform, making shopping no longer a lonely behavior, but a joyful social activity.

Users can freely choose their favorite products and invite friends, family, and colleagues to participate in group purchases to enjoy lower prices together.

It is this unique business model that has attracted many users to Pinduoduo and made it their first choice for shopping.

However, the charm of Pinduoduo goes far beyond this. It is not a traditional B2C or C2C model like Taobao and JD.com, but a pioneering C2M model.

The so-called C2M, which is the abbreviation of "Customer to Manufacturer", is a new model in which the platform and manufacturers work closely together to jointly organize production and sales.

Under this model, Pinduoduo collects and integrates users' consumption information through the Internet, deeply analyzes their needs, and then feeds this valuable data back to manufacturers to generate personalized orders.

Compared with the traditional sales model, the C2M model skips the cumbersome intermediate links, such as brand owners, agents, and final sales terminals, thereby greatly reducing intermediate costs.

This is also an important reason why Pinduoduo's product prices are more affordable than those on Taobao and JD.com.

However, this has also become a pain point that Pinduoduo has been criticized by users. Because it cooperates directly with manufacturers, the quality of products and after-sales service are often difficult to compare with e-commerce giants such as JD.com and Tmall.

"Cooperation, of course. But I have one condition, that is, I must invest in Pinduoduo, and the shareholding cannot be less than 30%."

Zhao Zixuan made a huge request and almost angered Huang Zheng and Chen Sanshi when he mentioned the conditions.

Huang Yingying and Liu Yue did not expect that Zhao Zixuan would ask for a sky-high price right from the start. They couldn't help but wonder what was so special about this so-called Pinduoduo that it was worthy of their boss's attention.

The two sides chatted for a long time, but Zhao Zixuan showed no sign of giving in.

Huang Zheng resisted the urge to just walk away and tried to bargain: "Mr. Zhao, you may not understand that although I am the helmsman of Pinduoduo, the company is not owned by me alone. Even if I agree to you, other shareholders may not agree."

Zhao Zixuan glanced at them calmly, with a hint of smile on his face: "I understand. You have Mr. Duan from BBK behind you, and I know his name well. So, how much did he invest in you in the angel round? I can give you double the funds."

Huang Zheng shook his head resolutely, his voice low and firm: "This is not a matter of money. If you are really optimistic about the future of Pinduoduo, I can promise that in the future A round of financing, if the conditions are the same, we will give priority to your funds."

Zhao Zixuan raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of interest in his eyes: "Oh? When do you plan to start Pinduoduo's Series A financing?"

Huang Zheng shook his head again and said seriously: "There is no specific financing plan at present. But once Heguang Technology agrees to our cooperation plan, the A round of financing can be put on the agenda immediately."

Zhao Zixuan was silent for a moment, and finally spoke: "Then let's discuss cooperation in detail after Pinduoduo completes its Series A financing."

He is definitely not the kind of person who would easily do things for others.

Although we know that Pinduoduo's potential is unlimited, if we cannot obtain the corresponding chips and returns, all potential value will become meaningless.

Moreover, Pinduoduo’s reputation is not very good, even though its future market value once exceeded that of the domestic e-commerce giant Alibaba…

"Mr. Zhao..."

Huang Zheng tried to persuade him again.

But Zhao Zixuan gently waved his hand and interrupted him: "For me, investment is first and foremost about investing in people. I must say that I am very optimistic about you, Mr. Huang, and I firmly believe that you have the ability to accomplish great things."

"But then again, business is a one-size-fits-all matter. I always put profit first. You may as well go back and think carefully about the conditions I proposed."

"You should know that we at Heguang Technology also have our own e-commerce platform. Although it is still in its infancy, its development momentum is steady. Even without the cooperation with Pinduoduo, I believe our e-commerce platform can still occupy a place in the market."

Having said that, how could Huang Zheng not know what Zhao Zixuan meant.

He is obviously waiting for a good price!
"Boss Zhao, it's not that I don't want to cooperate, it's just that 30% of the shares is really too much..."

There was a hint of helplessness and bitterness in Huang Zheng's words.

At this moment, Chen Sanshi suddenly played the villain, but his voice was firm and wise: "Old Huang, I think a forced melon is not sweet. Since they don't mean it, let's not force it."

"Taobao and WeChat are at loggerheads right now, and have already reached the stage of blocking each other. We can take this opportunity to discuss cooperation with Teng Xun. With the support of WeChat's traffic, Pinduoduo may be able to soar to the sky."

Hearing this, Huang Zheng wanted to play the good cop. He just opened his mouth and said, "Boss Zhao, I really want to cooperate with you..."

However, Zhao Zixuan was sitting on the Diaoyutai and interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Mr. Huang, my position is very clear. Either you give me 30% of the shares, or wait until Pinduoduo's A round of financing. I have other things to do, so I have to leave first. You guys can do whatever you want."

After saying that, he stood up and calmly left the meeting room with his "chief assistant" and secretary.

What should be said has been said, and what should not be said has also been made clear.

Everything that happens next depends on their choice.

To be honest, Zhao Zixuan is not afraid of Huang Zheng cooperating with Pony Ma. Although Pinduoduo's business model looks complicated on the surface, it is actually just a copy of Taobao in its early days, with low-price competition as its core and buyer-first service tenet.

If it weren't for Ma's arrogance that made Pinduoduo successful, Huang Zheng would actually have no chance at all.

Although Zhao Zixuan is not a leader in the e-commerce industry, he has quite a lot of insights into this field. If he wants to get involved in it, he only needs to make slight adjustments to his own e-commerce platform and he can easily imitate Pinduoduo's routine.

However, such practices will undoubtedly damage the brand image and market reputation of Heguang Technology.

So after weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Zixuan is more inclined to rely on Huang Zheng's power to promote the development of Pinduoduo.

He knew very well that if he rashly entered this field, Heguang Technology might bear the bad reputation of being a fake e-commerce platform, and then he would be pointed at and poked at by thousands of netizens and keyboard warriors...

That was not the situation he wanted to see.

Therefore, he would rather cooperate with Huang Zheng to achieve a win-win situation under the premise of reaching an agreement on the terms, and both parties should work together to expand the market in order to maintain the good image and reputation of Heguang Technology. (End of this chapter)