A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 793 It still has to be him

"You mean—Li's company contacted Ali?"

"Yes."

Xiao Fan was also quite confused at this moment.

Although she also understands that once a company grows large, the founder cannot be perfect in every aspect.

More often than not, a company's management is controlled by its senior executives, and the chairman is only consulted on major decisions.

That's exactly how she is now.

Although she now has to read a lot of internal company matters via email every day, most of the work is actually already handled by the senior executives, who give her a report, and if it's not a major issue, the report is very short.

Even so—

Happy Farm may not be a phenomenal hit now, but it's at least showing some signs of becoming a phenomenon.

If such a popular toy once appeared in your home and you didn't even know it—that can only mean that the company this person runs has some problems.

So, Xiao Fan said directly, "Li Mu told me personally that you rejected it. He thought of the coupons and immediately sent someone to contact you; your people initially accepted the proposal, but later, during a meeting, they came up with a different plan."

Coupons are possible, but you mean to share the expense with Weibo. It seems to be a 40/60 split, with you covering 60%. As you know, while Weibo currently has a lot of traffic, its internal monetization strategies are only so-so. Li Mu can't afford the remaining 40%, so we have to abandon that idea.

As for JD.com, it was a last resort. Li Mu considered Paipai, Joyo, and even other e-commerce platforms. He even had someone inquire with Suning after hearing they were planning an online mall. However, Paipai is owned by PONY, and their Weibo accounts are competitors. Joyo, backed by Amazon, gave lukewarm feedback on the Weibo suggestion and couldn't make a decision, saying it needed to be reported to higher authorities, which Li Mu felt was too time-consuming. Finally, after much deliberation, they considered JD.com. And because of insufficient funds, if it weren't for Robin's financing, the coupon plan might have been aborted.

Now, Ma Yun's gaze turned somewhat cold: "So, you mean—Weibo contacted us first? But we pushed them away ourselves?"

"Yes."

A few minutes later, Ma Yun picked up her phone: "I'll ask Li Ji what's going on."

OK.

Xiao Fan shrugged.

I was also wondering if I had inadvertently caused this situation in my management of Fanli.

If there is ————

That indicates that the company's management model has deviated from its intended direction.

This must be corrected.

Li Mu answered the phone quickly: "Hey? Hello, Jack, long time no see."

"Ha, Li Ji, Bingbing and I are together."

"Oh? She's arrived?"

"Yes, we were having tea. We were just chatting—"

moment.

Li Mu put down his teacup and said, "That's the situation. Our people couldn't reach an agreement with you, so we had no choice but to resort to this tactic."

"—Are you sure this is Sun Tongyu's idea?"

"Yes, it was his proposed plan for shared responsibility."

"—Okay, I got it. Li Ji, are you free in a couple of days? Let's talk about the coupons again?"

"Hmm—okay, then I'll come to Hangzhou to find you?"

"Ha, no need, I'll go to Yanjing to pay a visit."

"Haha, alright, then I'll be waiting for you."

The phone hangs up.

Li Mu placed his hand on the teacup, and after Li Yanhong refilled his teacup, he said, "What's going on? He only found out about this now?"

Li Yanhong smiled slightly: "Things are getting interesting."

"----Um."

"And what about this collaboration?"

Hearing this, Li Mu looked at Li Yanhong: "I'm rather optimistic, what about you?"

"This will somewhat restrict JD.com's growth."

"But we need Taobao to counterbalance Paipai. Although it's only been half a month, I think, with PONY's vision, it's such a good feature, how could he not copy it? Besides, this matter can be delayed until PONY's side launches it, and then it can be introduced to Taobao. At that time, we can also give Dong Ge an explanation."

Li Yanhong chuckled silently at Li Mu's words.

Yes.

How could I not copy?

Why should Happy Farm be spared?

"Li Ji, how about a bet?"

"What?"

"Bet on PONY's farm name."

"Okay, I'll bet QQ Farm."

Li Yanhong was speechless for a moment.

Because he also wanted to have this name.

So he waved his hand dismissively, "Never mind, forget I said anything."

"Haha~ But—at least we still have a month to a month and a half. Optimistically, it should be fine by the end of summer vacation."

"----well."

Li Yanhong let out a long sigh.

Then came the question: "If you were to take office as the new head of this department, could you make plagiarism the very first thing you do?"

"I can't afford to order that. Nanshan Pizza Hut is messing with you—"

Under the amused gaze of the Baidu president, Li Mu leaned back on the sofa and said calmly, "JD.com's current traffic is more than enough. The next era is about express delivery and warehousing. So, we can't go head-to-head with these two now. If they want to come in—let them come in. Even if there's a price war, it'll be Paipai and Taobao fighting. But ultimately, Weibo will benefit. If they really start a price war and throw money at the internet, it will take our traffic pool to a whole new level. And then—Weibo will become increasingly valuable."

"Um."

Li Yanhong nodded.

indeed.

Within the framework set by Li Ji, Weibo, from the very beginning—

They were already in an invincible position.

Tsk.

As the two were chatting, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

Zhao Qian pushed open the door and said to the two men in English, "Sir, Deputy Director Sui is looking for you."

"Okay, let him in."

Zhao Qian nodded and closed the door, while Li Yanhong asked curiously, "What's going on with you two communicating entirely in English?"

"Pave a way for her future."

"----after?"

Li Yanhong was taken aback.

"Yeah, what will she do after I leave? So I'll train her first, and then when I'm gone, I'll send her straight to Xiao Fan's place."

Li Yanhong's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

My first reaction was, "Is it appropriate for you to openly poach someone's partner?"

But after a little thought, I understood.

Indeed, there's definitely a reason behind the position of administrative secretary.

The next leader will definitely not use the secretary of the former leader; this is an ironclad rule.

Ugh.

Thinking of this, he sighed inwardly.

Since ancient times, deep affection has been fleeting.

Then, Sui Kuan pushed open the door and walked in. He was taken aback when he saw Li Yanhong, then smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Li."

"Hello, Mr. Sui."

Li Yanhong knew the relationship between Li Mu and the new deputy director of the department, so he gave him the respectful title of "General Manager".

At this moment, Li Mu asked, "What's wrong?"

"Here, I've written a Google Ads campaign. It's about Wuliangye. Take a look. If Wuliangye Group is interested, the final deal for this project could be no less than 100 million."

"————?"

When Fatty Sui said those words, not only Li Mu, but even Li Yanhong was stunned.

What the heck?

How many?

"One hundred million?"

"Yes, Mr. Li. I'm friends with their general agent in Yanjing, and we've been discussing this matter these past few days. He even tried playing Happy Farm at my suggestion. The solution I proposed is also coupons, but instead of going through the store, we'll use a broad approach, targeting the Wishing Well. Right now, after completing the weekly tasks, the Wishing Well only sprays out random seeds, right? I'm thinking of putting Wuliangye coupons there. Users won't need to spend gold coins in the store; instead, they'll get random seeds, receive coupons, and then go directly to a Wuliangye flagship store with the barcode to redeem them. We'll sacrifice some profit to boost sales."

Currently, this plan is being prepared in two phases. The first is promotional activities in the Yanjing area. These promotions will be handled by the regional distributors themselves. The second is group-level promotional activities. These require group approval. Wuliangye has been competing with Moutai and Langjiu in recent years, and their investment in promotional activities (GG) has been increasing year by year—of course, their profit margins are also higher. Therefore, I'm thinking of starting with a small-scale pilot program in Yanjing. If sales are good, then asking them for 100 million yuan in GG fees over three years shouldn't be a problem.

"And once this path is successful, it won't just be Wuliangye anymore. Televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators—anyone who wants to make money can follow this path. So Wuliangye is just testing the waters. Once it's successful, I think it shouldn't be a problem for these manufacturing companies to make three to five hundred million yuan a year."

These words left both of them completely dumbfounded.

"No way—dude—you're pretty heartless."

Upon hearing this, Fatty Sui gave him a look that said, "Are you crazy?": "Of course not. Coupons are a matter between consumers and manufacturers. Am I supposed to help you for nothing? Why should I help you if you don't pay me?"

I don't care what others think.

At this moment, Li Yanhong's thoughts were exceptionally clear.

This guy, Li Ji—

He's a talented person.

It's not a derogatory term at all, but rather full of praise.

No wonder Li Ji values it so much.

Putting everything else aside, just the sheer ruthlessness of this person...

To call it heinous would be an insult to their conscience.

Li Yanhong sighed, and Li Mu also sighed.

This fat guy really is a naturally gifted individual, perfectly suited for taking bribes and demanding favors.

Honestly, he felt he had no conscience in making such a proposal.

It has to be him.