Rebirth 2003: Dominate the Tech World

“Okay, now that we’ve finished talking about the company’s cultural reform, do you have anything else to add?”

“Uh~, we’ve asked a professional organization to interpret the rough stone in our Origin Building. It’s exactly as you expected, a top-grade jadeite glass. We’re going to put it up for auction tomorrow at Sanxitang. Do you want to go and watch it?” Lu Qi said.

“Well, what time does it start?”

“Ten o’clock tomorrow morning.”

Ye Yunzhou nodded, indicating that he would consider it.

“The loan for our Origin Building has been approved, a total of 50 million. Now our company has a very good credit rating in the bank, and many banks have come to us on their own initiative to provide unsecured loans, but the interest rate is higher.”

After Gu Xiaoou finished speaking, Ye Yunzhou nodded: “With 50 million, plus the funds from tomorrow’s rough stone auction, we are not short of money for the time being, so we don’t need to take out a loan for now.”

Gu Xiaoou nodded and noted Ye Yunzhou’s decision.

“By the way, there are no problems with the development of Jiaoyibao and Jianbao.com, right?”

Ye Yunzhou asked Li Mi and Sun Zhiyuan.

Sun Zhiyuan gestured with his hand to let Li Mi speak first.

“Jiaoyibao is growing very rapidly, and the number of users has exceeded an astonishing 8 million. In Xiaguo, there is no similar competitor. Especially since we launched the ‘full compensation’ service last week, the growth rate of user registration and use is even more amazing.”

Ye Yunzhou knew that “Jiaoyibao” launched a “full compensation” service last week, and made a promise of “if you dare to use it, I dare to compensate”, which greatly strengthened the confidence of consumers.

In addition, there are no competitors in China. The only “Alipay” that is considered as a competitor of “Jiaoyibao” is said to have not been completed. By the time “Alipay” goes online, “Jiaoyibao” may have occupied 90% of the market share in Daxia. In addition, there is also the Trojan virus “Shining” lurking in the network, and other payment software is out of the game.

Well, it is time to consider the overseas expansion of “Jiaoyibao”.

“Sun Zhiyuan, what about Jianbao.com?” Ye Yunzhou gestured to Sun Zhiyuan to start introducing.

“Jianbao.com is developing very fast. Currently, the number of registered users has exceeded 9 million. Of course, I have another good news to share with you. According to reliable information, the number of users of eBay has fallen below 10 million. We expect Jianbao.com to become the leader of C2C in Daxia by the end of August.” Sun Zhiyuan said with a smile.

Ye Yunzhou was shocked. The number of users of eBay actually fell so fast? Although Ye Yunzhou knew that eBay’s decline was also very fast under the siege of Taobao in the previous life, it took several years, but he did not expect that the current decline of eBay is faster than in the previous life.

“By the way, have you paid attention to Ali’s Taobao? How is their development?”

“We are always paying attention to it, because Ali Taobao not only copied our products, but also copied our marketing methods, so it is one of our more focused objects. However, Taobao is not developing well. Up to now, the number of registered users has not exceeded 100,000, which does not pose any threat to us.” Sun Zhiyuan continued.

Ye Yunzhou knew that the reason why Taobao was able to develop so fast in the future was because it launched the tool Alipay, which solved the cumbersome and security problems of the payment end. Now their Alipay has not been launched yet, and having 100,000 users is already a blessing from Mr. Ma’s charm.

“By the way, how is the response after our ‘Fetion’ is launched?”

Fetion is benchmarked against Ali’s Wangwang in the future, which is mainly for communication between buyers and sellers.

“The response is very good. At first we were not optimistic about this software, but we didn’t expect that after it was launched, it received wide acclaim from buyers and sellers.” Sun Zhiyuan said.

“Next, you can try to introduce some new features, such as transaction management, product recommendations, coupon issuance, etc. Our ultimate goal is to make it an integrated business communication platform.”

Several people immediately wrote down Ye Yunzhou’s suggestions. They all knew that every time he had a meeting with the boss, he would have some wild ideas, and these ideas were simply too precious.

In his previous life, Ye Yunzhou was a bit of a homebody, and online shopping had become an indispensable part of his life. He had studied the experience of using shopping websites on major platforms, as well as their architecture and logic, so the creative ideas that popped up from time to time were just the experience before his rebirth.

“Okay, Lu Qi stay, you guys go and get busy first.”

Other people filed out, and Ye Yunzhou then talked to Lu Qi about some issues about the company’s strategy and the “Cambrian Cloud” that Ye Yunzhou was more concerned about.

At present, the preparation of Cambrian Cloud is difficult, because Xiaguo is very short of talents in this area. Ye Yunzhou wants to poach talents from Amazon, but they don’t want to hire talents from Amazon.Willing to work in Xia Country, Xia Country is still a synonym for backwardness in the eyes of people in Western countries.

It seems that we can only come slowly, and we can’t become a big fat man in one bite.

After discussing some problems of the company with Lu Qi, Ye Yunzhou did not stay in the company for long. He returned home and began to consider formulating the corporate structure and charter of the new company Alphabet.

As the night of Yanjing summer fell, the sky changed from azure blue to dark blue, and finally merged into the embrace of the night. The heat in the air gradually dissipated, and the breeze blew gently, bringing a hint of coolness.

Ye Yunzhou’s father and mother took the vegetables they had just bought at the vegetable market and went to the kitchen together to prepare dinner tonight.

Ye Yunzhou walked out of the study and came to the kitchen, just in time to see his parents busy.

“Mom and Dad, why don’t we hire a chef so you don’t have to come back to cook every day.”

Ye Yunzhou’s mother rolled her eyes at Ye Yunzhou and said, “Why spend that money? Wait until you make enough money in the future. You are still in the start-up period now, so save as much as you can.”

“It doesn’t cost much to hire a chef. Don’t we still have more than 300 million on that card?” Ye Yunzhou muttered, but seeing his mother’s insistence, he didn’t continue.

“By the way, Mom and Dad, have the office computers been debugged?”

“It’s been debugged, and the company logo and door are done today. Now you can start business after you recruit people.” Ye Yunzhou’s father said while picking vegetables.

“Mom and Dad, the rough stone in our Origin Building will be auctioned at the auction house tomorrow. Do you want to go and have a look?”

After Ye Yunzhou finished speaking, his mother’s eyes lit up, and it was obvious that she was very interested.

“Okay, let’s go and have a look tomorrow. I haven’t been to an auction yet. I’ve only seen it in movies and TV shows before. Let’s go and experience it tomorrow.”

After Ye Yunzhou’s mother finished speaking, his father nodded and said he wanted to go.

The next morning, after breakfast, the family took a taxi to Sanxitang Auction House.

The morning sun gently sprinkled on every corner of Yanjing, indicating that this would be an extraordinary day.

Sanxitang Auction House, a palace that carries the history of countless precious artwork transactions, may usher in its most eye-catching moment today.

At 9:30 in the morning, guests have arrived one after another. They are dressed in formal clothes, holding gold-plated invitations, and their faces are full of expectation and excitement.

In the auction hall, the lights are soft and solemn, and every inch of space reveals the charm of the interweaving of classics and modernity. On the central display stand is Ye Yunzhou’s jade glass raw stone, surrounded by soft lights and covered with red silk, like a queen who is about to appear, waiting for her own glorious moment.

At ten o’clock, the auction officially began with the loud and magnetic voice of the host, Mr. Zhang.

He first extended a sincere welcome to the guests present, and briefly introduced the history of the auction house and today’s special auction item – the jadeite rough stone from the deep forest of Myanmar, which has been naturally nurtured for tens of millions of years.

Mr. Ye’s introduction was fascinating, and the guests were full of infinite reverie about this rough stone.

As the red silk was slowly unveiled, a touch of emerald green instantly illuminated the entire auction hall, as if the entire space was filled with this vibrant green.

The guests exclaimed in amazement, some widened their eyes, and some gently covered their mouths, fearing that they would miss any details. This jadeite rough stone has a warm color and delicate texture, exuding an indescribable nobleness, which makes people unforgettable at first sight.

“Son, is this the rough stone you won by betting with others?”

Ye Yunzhou’s mother was very surprised. She didn’t expect her son to win such a rough stone by just making a bet with others.

“Well, it’s the stone that was dragged from Lincheng by a truck.”

“……”

The auction entered the formal bidding stage, and the starting price was set at 50 million. This price immediately attracted several rounds of fierce bidding. The bidding sounded one after another, and the atmosphere was tense and heated.

Several collectors and jewelers from home and abroad frequently raised their cards, and their eyes revealed their determination to get this rough stone.

As time went by, the price soared like a wild horse, and every increase in price made people’s heart beat faster.

Just when the price was about to break the 100 million mark, there was a brief silence in the auction hall.

The guests seemed to be waiting to see if there was any buyer willing to continue to increase the price and take this rough stone into their pockets.

At this moment, a middle-aged man sitting in the front row slowly raised the number plate in his hand, his eyes were firm and deep, as if he had already made a decision. He quoted a staggering price: “100 million!”

“Son, can you sell a stone for 100 million?” Ye Yunzhou’s father looked at him in disbelief.On-site quotation.

“Dad, this rough stone is not an ordinary rough stone. It is the world’s top glass jadeite.”

As the quotation was made, the whole audience was in an uproar, and everyone’s eyes were focused on the middle-aged man.

However, just when everyone thought that the rough stone was about to be settled, a telephone commission suddenly sounded: “One hundred and five million!” The atmosphere was ignited again, and the guests began to discuss and guess the final direction of the bidding.

However, the middle-aged man did not back down. He raised the number plate again and said in a steady and powerful voice: “One hundred and ten million!” This time, his words were full of unquestionable firmness.

The whole audience fell silent again, and then thunderous applause broke out. The host, Mr. Zhang, excitedly announced: “Deal! Congratulations to this gentleman for successfully bidding for this precious rough jadeite!”

As the applause rang out, the middle-aged man smiled and walked to the front desk to complete the transaction procedures with the staff. After a morning of fierce bidding, this rough jadeite finally found its new owner at a sky-high price of 110 million.