Reborn in 08, Public Enemy of Competitors

"Mr. Huang, do you remember the project I mentioned to you before?"

Shen Mo grinned and said, "If you trust me, don't rush to make a decision."

"Could you reveal a little about the project you mentioned?"

Huang Zheng's appetite was completely whetted, and his eyes were filled with anticipation.

Just as Shen Mo was about to speak, a commotion suddenly broke out in the room.

Jack Ma walked to the center of the hall amidst a throng of applause and a flurry of camera flashes.

Shen Mo stood on the outskirts of the crowd, smacked his lips. At this moment, Jack Ma was riding high, full of confidence and high spirits, almost to the point of being called "Dad."

After the incident, he became much more down-to-earth and low-key.

One should not be too arrogant, for arrogance makes one vulnerable to being punished.

Jack Ma stood on the stage, looked around, and said, "Welcome everyone to the first Alibaba Online Goods Trade Fair, which has been meticulously prepared by Alibaba."

"The purpose of this event is to better help foreign trade enterprises shift to domestic sales, especially small and medium-sized enterprises and factories."

"To connect them with major sellers on Taobao, Ali launched the CBBS model of 'online matching + offline connection'."

"To provide manufacturers, brand owners and Taobao sellers with an efficient offline transaction matching platform."

"..."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Shen Mo in the audience.

"Building on that, I have even more exciting news to announce: Alibaba will officially launch the 'Spring Thunder Initiative' targeting SMEs and factories! We will do our utmost to help domestic SMEs ride the wave of the internet and weather the storm!"

"Clap clap clap!"

In an instant, another round of applause erupted from the audience.

Zhong Xue pouted: "Isn't this exactly what YiTao GO is doing now?"

"How can something in the business world be considered plagiarism?"

Shen Mo waved his hand, "And it's also a good thing for YiTaoGO. The more merchants Taobao has, the more customers we'll have."

"President Shen is truly magnanimous."

Huang Zheng sighed and looked up.

Jack Ma is known for his passionate and eloquent speech. In the entire internet world, when it comes to speaking eloquence, he is second to none.

"To better implement the Spring Thunder Plan, we will be officially launching Alibaba's official shopping guide platform, Etao.com, today!"

"The plan is to invest 10 billion yuan over 3 years!"

"Any merchants and brands present who are interested in cooperation can connect with our team during the online goods trade fair."

Immediately afterward, under the curious gazes of the crowd, Wu Yongming strode confidently to Ma Yun's side and took the microphone.

"Thank you for the high regard shown by Mr. Ma and the Ali Group!"

"Our goal at Etao.com is to become the 'entry point to all online shopping and a 'one-stop shopping decision-making platform'."

"We will open all our resources to all brands and factories, and to all e-commerce websites!"

"We will launch numerous channels and activities, including super rebates, super savings, super discounts, super red envelopes, and super sales..."

"Etao's goal is to cover more than 90% of mainstream e-commerce products across the entire network within the next year, achieve a daily UV of over five million, and become the number one in the industry within three years. Etao has no shortage of money, traffic, or technology; the only thing it lacks is the time to start."

An uproar immediately erupted around them, with everyone implying that they wanted to challenge YiTao GO.

Shen Mo narrowed his eyes. "Damn it, Old Ma, I haven't even avenged the loss of Handshake.com yet, and you want to fight me?"

"Holy crap! They copied everything we could! They've got no shame whatsoever!"

Qin Feng immediately exploded.

"What shame does Ahri have left?"

Yuan Hua couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath, "Starting a shopping guide platform himself is like the referee playing the game himself!"

"that is!"

Lu Wenbin said, "The referees, referees, and players are all Ah Li's people. In the future, won't they be the ones to decide the flow of traffic and customers?"

Immediately, there was much discussion.

Huang Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Mo, only to find that there was no fear or unease on his face.

"Mr. Shen, it seems like Ali's YiTao is targeting your YiTao GO. Aren't you worried at all?"

"Why worry?"

Shen Mo curled his lip. What, are you suggesting we fight to the last moment and then commit suicide?

"If nothing unexpected happens, the YiTao team will definitely contact the merchants and brands you are cooperating with next."

Huang Zheng said in a serious tone, "We already have the Ali brand backing us. If they are willing to offer a lower commission rate and a larger traffic commitment, let alone small and medium-sized enterprises, even we at Ouku.com would probably find it hard to refuse."

Shen Mo countered, "Then, will Ouku.com choose to cooperate with YiTao?"

"Well..."

Huang Zheng hesitated for a moment, "We'll have to see what conditions and data YiTao can provide before making a decision."

"Mr. Huang, I can tell you right now that YiTao is definitely not as good as YiTao GO."

Shen Mo said with certainty.

Huang Zheng asked, puzzled, "How do you know?"

"First, although YiTao is backed by Ali, this is both its advantage and its disadvantage."

Shen Mo held up the first finger. "YiTao GO can fully utilize Tencent's resources for promotion and marketing, but do you think Tencent will allow YiTao's links to appear on channels like QQ and QQ Space?"

Zhong Xue added, "And then there's Baidu. Last year, Ali terminated all GG release contracts related to Baidu and replaced and blocked Baidu's search results with Yahoo's search engine. The conflict between the two sides is practically out in the open."

"Look, Mr. Huang."

Shen Mo clapped his hands. "Without Tencent and Baidu, can YiTao's link promotion and social sharing capabilities compare to YiTao GO?"

Huang Zheng nodded in agreement: "In this way, YiTao's traffic and user growth can almost only rely on Ali's own e-commerce business."

"That's not the most crucial point. The second issue is the data security and traffic channels for merchants."

Shen Mo held up a second finger. "Tell me, with so many shopping guide platforms available, why did Ali (Ali) bother creating YiTao?"

Huang Zheng immediately saw through it: "Jack Ma wants to control the external traffic entrance of Ali in his own hands."

"Yes, Jack Ma doesn't trust outsiders to control traffic entry points."

Shen Mo smiled. "Are you really comfortable handing over Ouku.com's data to YiTao? Aren't you worried that core data and the supply chain might be leaked to Ali? Aren't you worried that Ali might deliberately sabotage you?"

Then, meaningfully, he added, "Don't forget, Ali also has a B2C section and is investing heavily in building Taobao Mall."

"Yes, even if we build our own shopping guide platform, we are unwilling to join YiTao."

"In comparison, YiTaoGO, as an independent third-party shopping guide platform, is more reassuring."

Huang Zheng turned his gaze to the exhibitors present, "However, these factories and brands don't think that way."

"That's why we at Lingyun launched a brand new project to completely differentiate YiTao GO from YiTao."

Shen Mo revealed a confident smile.

Huang Zheng could no longer contain himself: "President Shen, stop beating around the bush, what project are you planning to do?"

Shen Mo asked mysteriously and reservedly, "Mr. Huang, do you think there's potential in combining fruits and vegetables with e-commerce?"