Rebirth begins with e-commerce

On the evening of September 17th.

Luo Xiu and Guan Shiyu set off from Yangcheng and boarded a flight to New York.

After more than ten hours of flying, when we got there, it was still the night of the 17th.

It seemed as if these ten hours had disappeared into thin air.

The two spent a day and a half to overcome the jet lag, and on the morning of the 19th, they headed to the New York Stock Exchange on their own.

Luo Xiu saw a large number of reporters and spectators gathered on the street.

Most of the people who got up so early to come and watch were obviously local Chinese.

The largest number of reporters at the scene were domestic media reporters. It is said that Ali invited more than 130 domestic reporters to report, and the lineup was unprecedentedly strong.

In addition to domestic reporters, the rest are mainly reporters from the United States and Japan.

Needless to say, the United States is home to China after all. Japanese reporters are so active mainly because Alibaba’s major shareholder is SoftBank.

Ali's team had already arrived, and they were all dressed relatively casually, without a tie, just wearing a suit jacket.

Normally, when attending such an occasion, you usually follow the dress code.

At the very least, a suit, leather shoes, and tie are a must.

Luo Xiu usually doesn't like to wear a tie because it feels like a stranglehold. Today, in order to give Lao Ma some face, he rarely wears a tie.

As a result, the host was dressed casually, but the guests were dressed so formally, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

It's like a girl attending her best friend's wedding, and she ends up dressed more grandly than the bride.

But Luo Xiu has always been very thick-skinned and doesn't care about these things.

Moreover, Lao Ma is dressed casually, which further shows that he has this self-confidence and does not need to rely on external things for support. He can do whatever he feels comfortable with.

Luo Xiu walked over, shook hands with a few acquaintances, and then stood aside with his girlfriend.

He knew that he was here to stand on the platform, so he just had to be a mascot.

Guan Shiyu is like a curious child, observing how others do it, and seems to be really preparing for the listing of his company in the future.

After a while, she slapped Luo Xiu with her hand, "Why don't you go over and be interviewed by reporters?"

"I will come over here to be a mascot and help them improve their overall appearance." Luo Xiu said shamelessly.

"So, if Lao Ma invites you over, it will be quite useful!" Guan Shiyu was already familiar with his shamelessness.

"Of course, my face can at least help his stock price rise several yuan."

"The credit is so great, why don't you let me give you some equity?"

Luo Xiu said righteously: "How can the friendship between me and Lao Ma be measured by money?"

At this time, there was a commotion outside the crowd, and many reporters turned around and gathered around.

Luo Xiu looked through the cracks in the crowd and saw that it was Masayoshi Son of SoftBank.

As Alibaba's largest shareholder, it can be seen that he is very proud and glowing at this time.

Luo Xiu couldn't help but curse in his heart: "Gan, I just have the need to attend, so why should I come here to join in the fun? There's no money for me."

However, as soon as he finished cursing, he saw Son Zhengyi walking towards him.

Luo Xiu thought to himself, can this person hear his own voice or something?

"You must be Mr. Luo from Pinru Group. Nice to meet you?"

Although Luo Xiu's English is average, it has improved a lot in the past few years. This kind of simple conversation is no problem at all.

He didn't need to wait for translation, so he stretched out his hand to shake the other person's hand and exchanged a few simple greetings.

Luo Xiu also heard from his words that the president of SoftBank seemed to be quite interested in him.

As expected of an internationally renowned investor, even if he is harvesting the fat meat of Alibaba, he still does not forget to look for the next prey.

And Luo Xiu has too many projects that he is interested in.

Luo Xiu is also interested in him.

Of course, this is not sexual interest between men.

But he holds so much equity in Uber and is eager to find a successor.

In the original history, Son Zhengyi invested in Uber in early 2018 and obtained 16.3% of the shares at a high price of US$7.7 billion.

Now it is entirely possible for Luo Xiu to let the other party take over most of his original shares in Uber at a lower price.

The smiles on the faces of the two people, each with their own little plans in mind, became more cordial.

…

After a while, everyone, led by the staff, entered the trading floor and waited for the market bell to ring.

At nine-thirty, Alibaba did not arrange for senior executives to come on stage like other companies, but instead gave this highlight opportunity to its eight customer representatives.

Among them are heavy online shopping users, courier boys, online shop owners, shopping girls...

Everyone has an inspirational story.

The courier brother told the media how he relied on hard work and handed out business cards door to door every day so that everyone could find him as soon as possible when they needed to send mail. In the end, he earned millions by collecting express delivery and bought several cars in the imperial capital.

All these people have changed their lives through Alibaba's platform.

At this time, Luo Xiu stood nearby, looking at these people and things, filled with emotions.

Perhaps the greatest sense of accomplishment in running a business is that countless people's lives have changed because of you.

No one knows Lao Ma's mood at this time.

Luo Xiu tried to let himself be the old horse. What came to mind was what Hanamichi Sakuragi said to coach Anzai: When was your most glorious moment? Was it when you were in the national team? For me, it is now.

…

"There are too many people here, shall we go to the second floor?"

Luo Xiu took Guan Shiyu's hand and went up to the second floor to watch the fun.

After all, this is not the listing of your own company, so it’s better not to feel so involved.

Now the relationship between Luo Xiu and Ali is both important partners and competitors.

The future will become more and more competitive, and it is destined to become the biggest rival of the entire Pinru Group.

However, the future opponent does not affect Luo Xiu's attitude towards admiring and learning from him at this time.

Opponents are not meant to be completely denied, but rather to respect the opponent, learn good qualities from the opponent, and avoid the mistakes made by the opponent.

"Will we ring the bell here in the future?" Guan Shiyu turned to look at Luo Xiu.

"Not necessarily. We have so many cards in our hands and we still have to think carefully about how to play. We are different from them. Our cards are better."

"Then how did you feel after seeing them go public?"

Luo Xiu thought for a while, "I feel so tired, even more tired than holding a wedding. Let's not do it."

"So, do you think weddings are a tiring thing for you?"

Guan Shiyu looked at Luo Xiu with a smile.

"You will definitely be tired, but no matter how tired you are, you still have to do it, for..." Luo Xiu deliberately did not finish his sentence.

"You don't have to force yourself to do unhappy things for me."

"Who said it's for you? What I want to say is to get my share of the money back."

Luo Xiu felt heartbroken when he thought of the money he had lost in his previous life.