Reborn in 08, Public Enemy of Competitors

The next day, at the startup park.

Du Zhou followed Du Manqing to room 308 and met Shen Mo.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, he got straight to the point, "Mr. Shen, I've made up my mind. 70% it is."

"Mr. Du, thank you for your vote of confidence."

Shen Mo smiled and said, "I guarantee that choosing EasyTao GO will be the wisest decision you make this year."

Du Zhou extended his hand, "Wishing us a pleasant collaboration!"

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

Shen Mo grasped his hand and gave Zhong Xue a wink.

Zhong Xuexin understood and took out the plan she had prepared in advance. Then, the two parties confirmed a series of details, such as product selection, launch time, after-sales service, payment period and security deposit.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense when the topic of margin came up.

Shen Mo refused to budge an inch, sticking firmly to his bottom line of 35.

After all, the commission that Ali's mother returns to the platform has a payment period.

Before Ali settles the payment, the rebates given to users are basically paid in advance by YiTaoGO itself.

The estimated order volume for this brand group is very large. Without a deposit, if there are any problems with the quality of the products, it will seriously damage the user experience and may even involve refund and compensation issues.

Seeing Shen Mo's firm stance, Du Zhou had no choice but to compromise.

"Okay, 350,000 it is. The event will be on September 26th. I'll leave everything else to you."

"Don't worry, I'll arrange everything."

Shen Mo smiled and said, "If you are satisfied with the results of this brand group, YiTaoGO will also organize a 'National Day themed group' during the National Day holiday. We can cooperate again then."

"I will think about it carefully."

Du Zhou and Du Manqing exchanged a glance.

"Of course, before that, you need to set up your Taobao store as soon as possible."

Shen Mo added, "If you need operational or technical assistance, we would be happy to provide it."

"Manqing knows more about Taobao stores than I do, so I plan to hand over the entire management of the store to her."

Du Zhou readily agreed, saying, "You young people understand e-commerce and the internet, so communication will be easy for you. I won't interfere."

"no problem."

Shen Mo glanced at his watch. "We've finished discussing business. I'll treat you to lunch today. It's a rare treat for Uncle Du to come all the way to Hangzhou, so let me do my best to be a good host. Let's have a good drink together."

"OK!"

Du Zhou readily agreed.

Du Manqing gently tugged at him and whispered, "Dad, drink less. If you get drunk, I won't be able to lift you up."

Du Zhou waved his hand and said, "One's drinking manners reflect one's character, and one's drinking style reflects one's personality. When it comes to interacting with people, shaking hands ten times is not as effective as having a drink together."

………………

To everyone's surprise, after a drinking session, Shen Mo was still not drunk, but Du Zhou collapsed first.

"Next time you come to Wenzhou, I'll treat you to a meal and make sure you're well taken care of."

"Thank you, Uncle Du. Let me toast you again."

"good!"

Du Zhou blushed and grabbed Shen Mo's shoulder, acting all warm and friendly, calling him brother.

"From now on, we'll address each other separately. You'll call me Uncle, and I... I'll call you Brother."

"Come here, Manqing, call you Uncle Shen... Uncle Shen..."

"dad!"

Du Manqing blushed with embarrassment. Fortunately, Zhong Xue and the others were eating next door, so there were no outsiders here.

"Ahem, Uncle Du, you're drunk. I think we should call it a day."

Shen Mo steadied the staggering Du Zhou.

Du Manqing also stepped forward to help, and with great effort, she finally got Du Zhou back to his hotel bedroom.

Shen Mo looked at Du Zhou, who was sprawled out on the bed, and wiped away his sweat.

"Your dad's drinking capacity is just like his business acumen; he's really willing to go all out."

"My mom always says that too."

Du Manqing sighed helplessly: "This is a headache."

Shen Mo joked, "Your dad calls me 'brother,' so if we're going by seniority, should I call you 'niece' from now on?"

"You dare!"

Du Manqing glared at him, but her ears turned red.

"Okay, okay, I wouldn't dare."

"I'm leaving now. Call me later if you need anything."

Shen Mo made a phone gesture, then hailed a taxi, returned to his dorm, and fell asleep immediately.

When I woke up, it was already past three in the afternoon.

After washing his face, he went to room 308, looking refreshed, and gathered everyone together for a meeting.

"The brand group buying event on the 26th is crucial to whether YiTaoGO can continue to lead the pack among numerous shopping guide e-commerce platforms!"

"Let me make this clear upfront: whoever messes up will have their bonus deducted."

"Don't worry, Brother Mo!"

Everyone straightened their backs.

"Brother Mo, I'll give you the demo prototype of the brand team this afternoon. I still need to adjust and optimize the floor and push logic."

Chen Bo took the initiative to speak.

Shen Mo smiled, his heart filled with confidence.

A shirt priced at 105 yuan, with a rebate of 94.5 yuan, brings the final price down to just 10.5 yuan!

A dress priced at 125 yuan, with a rebate of 112.5 yuan, the final price is only 12.5 yuan!

Perhaps in a decade or two, this won't seem like much in the highly competitive e-commerce environment.

But in 2008, the incredibly low price of 90% was enough to drive users completely crazy, prompting them to scramble to buy.

………………

Over the next few days, everyone worked diligently to advance all the preparations.

During this period, YiTaoGO also rapidly expanded through group buying, one-yuan flash sales, and free shipping promotions.

The number of new users is skyrocketing every day, growing like weeds.

On September 20, YiTaoGO saw a daily increase of 101,000 new customers!

On September 21, YiTaoGO saw a daily increase of 101,000 new customers!

On September 22, YiTaoGO saw a daily increase of 101,000 new customers!

YiTaoGO's cumulative registered users have surged to 60, with daily active users remaining stable at around 4!

The daily order volume is approximately 4200 orders!

The highest single-day sales reached 300,000, just one step away from the goal of earning 10 million a month.

However, just when things were looking up, an unexpected yet predictable piece of bad news arrived.

"What did you say? Say it again!"

Shen Mo suddenly stood up, his brows furrowed.

"Our YiTaoGO link has been completely blocked by Tencent."

Zhong Xue's face showed a hint of tension, "Now users simply cannot access YiTao GO through QQ."

"Have you coordinated with Tencent yet?"

"We've communicated with them repeatedly, but they insist that our link poses a risk of information leakage and account theft."

Blanch!

Shen Mo's expression was solemn. With Ali in front and Penguin behind, two giants were serving him! This was quite a blessing!

"Boss, what should we do now?"

Zhong Xue said, "More than 70% of our new customers come from QQ. If this problem can't be solved, the increase in new customers will at most stay around 10,000 to 20,000. Moreover, the attitudes of Renren and Baidu are still unclear, and they might also block us."

Shen Mo frowned. The price-cutting links on YiTaoGO were indeed like an electronic psoriasis, stubbornly clinging to various social media platforms.

Although we had discussed that Ma Huateng would take action, we didn't expect him to be so domineering and direct, banning the app just like that.

Walking briskly to room 308, I saw Xu Kun, Lu Wenbin, and the others looking like defeated roosters.

"Brother Mo, what should we do now?"

Yuan Hua said somewhat flusteredly, "The brand group meeting is about to start, and if we can't post the sharing link on QQ..."

"What's the panic! Let's play guerrilla warfare with Tencent by switching IPs and domains. We'll keep at it for as long as it takes!"

Shen Mo gently tapped the table with his hand.

"That's all we can do."

Xu Kun and the others nodded and immediately did as instructed.

Shen Mo stroked his chin, his brows furrowed. He knew better than anyone that guerrilla warfare was ultimately a stopgap measure, treating the symptoms but not the root cause.

The real solution to fundamentally break through Tencent's blockade is the method Ali used to deal with WeChat.

Taobao password!

Convert the link into a string of text characters, such as "Copy this text ￥ABC123￥ and open YiTao GO to participate in group buying".

Users send plain text, not links, on social media platforms, making it difficult for even Tencent to block them.

Ali (Ali) used "Taobao passwords" to help Taobao reconnect with the WeChat ecosystem.

The problem is that online shopping is now done on computers, not mobile phones.

Such a smooth workflow of "copying the password - opening the app - automatically redirecting" is hard to achieve on a PC these days.

Thinking of this, Shen Mo slammed his hand on the table and explained the "Taobao password" method in detail, with slight modifications.

"Boss, even if we generate this kind of text code, how will users recognize it on their computers?"

Zhong Xue asked the question that everyone present wanted to ask.

"Add a 'Code Redemption' entry point to the webpage, allowing users to manually paste the code..."

Shen Mo looked around and said, "Since there's no automatic redirection, we'll build a bridge manually and through the page guidance. As long as the rebates and discounts are enough, users will be willing to click even if it means typing one more keystroke."

The group looked at each other, their eyes lighting up again.

"Damn it!"

Shen Mo muttered under his breath, "For now, we can only endure it. Once our daily active users reach another level and attract the attention of institutions like IDG and Today Capital, we can try to find connections then."

Zhong Xue secretly glanced at him; this was the first time she had ever seen him so silent.

Gone was his usual composure and confidence; a hint of helplessness lingered in his eyes.

Just then, the office phone suddenly rang.

Yuan Hua reached out and took it. "Hello, this is YiTao GO. May I ask who you are... Penguin!?"