On April 22, the Sohu website published an in-depth report on a domestic giant.
This report did not arouse much widespread response.
First, it talks about B2B business, which is 2B rather than 2C. This cannot arouse any emotion from consumers, and sporadic comments cannot bring about any movement.
Second, everyone knows that the C2C business is becoming more and more widely influential. The quality of its products has always been uneven... If it doesn't think you are poor, don't think it is bad.
Therefore, this is just an ordinary report using pseudonyms to expose industry insiders.
There have always been similar articles on the Internet, but not all of them can create a splash.
That night, when it was reposted to his circle of friends by Fang Zhuo, the head of Yike...
It has been more than a week since Fang Zhuo returned to Shanghai from Lin'an. He would talk about corporate culture and values almost every evening, and sometimes he would also combine it with small situations in actual work.
This makes Alibaba executives who are new to Moments have a habit of checking Moments at night.
Forget about others, this is Mr. Fang, the richest man in the Mainland!
Forget about Mr. Fang, there is also his interaction with his colleagues!
Forget about interactions, sometimes you can see Mr. Ma and him having a little fight with each other!
The circle of friends is really interesting...wait a minute, what is this?
After Jiang Fang finished dinner, he clicked on his phone. Before he could see the content, he felt strange. Normally, Mr. Fang’s friends would be full of likes. Why was it so quiet tonight?
When she took a closer look, her brows immediately wrinkled.
Bypass blacklist?
blacklist?
As the person in charge of anti-corruption appointed by the boss, Jiang Fang is extremely sensitive. He discovered two problems just by looking at the title. One is that he is not aware of the existence of the blacklist mechanism, and the other is that since this existing blacklist can be circumvented
Yes, there must be something going on.
She clicked on the link and read the content completely. Her mood became a little heavy. The report was very detailed and did not look like it was made out of nothing.
B2B, as the big brother of the group's business, has been a cash cow for a long time, and among the execution entities of this business, the supply chain is undoubtedly at the bottom of the box.
This situation now...
It is normal that I do not know the blacklist mechanism. After all, it is an internal processing of the business. But to what extent is this internal and external problem that has been bypassed?
Just one cockroach or the one that says "when you see one cockroach, there could be a thousand in the dark"?
What Jiang Fang cares about is not the quality of the product, but whether the way he handles this behavior is healthy, and, if he thinks the worst, is the grassroots team corrupt?
At 11 o'clock in the night, she refreshed Mr. Fang's circle of friends again and found that it was still deserted, completely different from the bustle of the previous few days.
Jiang Fang thought about it again and again. It was not convenient for other colleagues to express their opinions on this matter, and he needed to give his attitude.
The Integrity Department has always been a job that offends people, but this is what I do.
She made a thoughtful comment: "Let me see what's going on."
Mr. Fang never replied to such a sentence.
Jiang Fang made an impromptu call to his subordinates to arrange work. Before going to bed, he refreshed his circle of friends for the last time. Suddenly he scrolled forward and saw that the content in front of Mr. Fang also had likes from Wei Zhe.
As the person in charge of B2B, why didn’t he like, comment or take a stand when he saw such a question today?
Did he not see it? Or was it already being dealt with urgently? Jiang Fang was a little disappointed.
She put down the phone, and the last thought in her mind was that his silence might be a problem in itself.
The next day, when Jiang Fang woke up, she immediately checked Yi Xin's circle of friends.
Still quiet.
However, just when Jiang Fang started to inquire about the relevant situation, she discovered that the media was already abuzz with excitement.
There is nothing interesting to talk about when the head of Yike talks about Alibaba’s values and corporate culture. This is often seen when the company grows in size.
What is slightly special this time is the interaction between competing giants, but there is not much worth reporting.
However, when Mr. Fang's talking about it suddenly stopped, the level of fun suddenly increased significantly.
Isn’t this the richest man’s overturning?
Looking at Mr. Fang’s circle of friends, the last post was still talking about integrity, but the next post only has one word... The contrast between before and after is extremely obvious, and it’s so easy to slap him in the face!
Throughout Mr. Fang's history, moments like this are extremely rare.
It is also more communicable.
Who doesn’t like to see a car roll over...and it’s a big guy overturning a car!
No matter how serious the previous talk was, how funny it was when he stopped talking at the end.
This sense of humor became heavier as Jiang Fang saw the pieces of the screenshots put together.
There is no silence, no silence at all!
What she thought was the silence of Alibaba colleagues was just the silence of her own colleagues, and more because she had no friends and could not see the likes and ridicules from domestic business leaders!
Shanda Chen Tianqiao: Mr. Fang, your talk about corporate culture and values is not convincing/shake hands.
Sequoia China Shen Nanpeng: This...
Zhang Lei from Hillhouse Capital: As the scale of a company increases, it is inevitable that problems like this will arise. Investigate strictly!
Jiang Fang just glanced at a few screenshots from different media and saw many well-known figures. Some were speechless like Mr. Fang, some were objectively helping to explain, and some... Mr. Ding of NetEase put that hahaha
Woolen cloth?
Her mood became bad.
As Zhang Lei said, it is inevitable to encounter such a problem, but how to deal with it?
Just as Jiang Fang was on her way to the company, she quickly saw more people shown in the screenshots of her circle of friends.
Those who know it, such as Zhong Suisui from Nongfu Spring, this is a company in Lin'an, and those who don't know it, such as Wang Yuexiang from Hongquan Group, based on other people's popular science, this is a real estate company in Shanghai.
There are also Zhou Zerong, Zhang Jindong, Wu Haijun, Shi Junhui, Ou Zongrong, Li Zhantong, Li Yongjun...
Some are engaged in electrical appliance chains, some are engaged in computers, some are engaged in medicine, and some are selling jelly, ceramics, cement, and textiles...
Jiang Fang read more and more, and felt a little confused. Why is Mr. Fang's circle of friends so complicated?!
Soon, without her having to look for them one by one, media people who agreed to notice this element began to compile screenshots of the statistics with great interest.
This became a report—"The World's No. 1 Circle of Friends"!
Mr. Fang has so many big friends in his circle of friends that he is easily ranked among the richest people in the world!
Have you been on Mr. Fang’s circle of friends today?
Jiang Fang took a breath. He couldn't see that there were already thousands of troops in this place...
But she only took a quick look before arriving at the company and immersed herself in the work
After a cursory investigation, the superficial situation is easy to find out.
B2B has indeed set up a black history order for fraudulent suppliers. As for whether there is collusion and intentional black signing...
Yes yes
The words Jiang Fang received were very cautious. Ni,
"This needs to be investigated, but even if it does happen, I am confident that it is an individual case and is controllable."
"Individual circumstances".
"controllable".
After a busy day, Chiang Kai-shek was deep in thought about this feedback. The profit motive for this "individual situation" was clear. It was nothing more than getting company commissions on one hand and monthly friends on the other.
Black business bribery, but is it controllable?
Jiang Fang considered that this matter needed to be communicated with Li Xuhui, the COO of B2B. He was the BOSS who directly managed this team and had played a key role in Operation Tornado for more than a year.
In the evening, as I continued to arrange work in the office, I suddenly received an easy message from Mr. Fang on my phone.
"You guys..."
Jiang Fang frowned, knowing what Mr. Fang was talking about. After thinking about it, he gave an answer: "Mr. Fang, we are starting the internal investigation process, and there will be a result soon."
Mr. Fang's reply became simple: "Yeah."
Jiang Fang arranged for people to go to the grassroots level to find out. After hesitating for a moment, he called Li Xuhui to inquire about the relevant situation.
"I saw Sohu's report. There may be, but this is definitely an individual case. Mr. Jiang, you also know that we grew by 30% last year and are expected to exceed 40% this year. There will always be surprises under this kind of growth.
Condition."
"We have always been resolute in our fight against illegal traders, otherwise we would not have removed all Putian suppliers."
"My brother and I both believe that setting up a blacklist is appropriate."
"Of course, since Sohu has reported it, we will also investigate the relevant situation."
"Mr. Jiang, you have to trust us."
Li Xuhui knew what kind of work Mr. Jiang did, so his tone was a little fierce.
Everyone knows what happened during the 2008 financial crisis, and B2B business grew against the trend in that situation. This is the hard work of the brothers. Even if there are individual cases, it should be understood and cannot be expanded.
What can be done without any flaws?
The growth of 30% or 40% is real, and the tens of thousands of new corporate customers are real.
Individual situations cannot be used to measure the whole.
Jiang Fang expressed his understanding calmly.
However, after hanging up the phone, she wrote on the document an exact quote from the Eagle King - "Brother and I both believe that setting up a blacklist is appropriate."
It is obvious that Brother De and Eagle King are aware of this. As for whether individual cases have been dealt with seriously, this still requires further investigation.
Jiang Fang was in a serious mood and had been working overtime to deploy the situation at night.
When she finished her day's work late at night, she couldn't help but open Yixin again on her way home and saw Mr. Fang's circle of friends.
Mr. Fang still updated the news tonight. He neither talked about values nor commented on Sohu’s reports. Instead, he quoted a poem.
——If life deceives you, don’t be sad or impatient.
Pushkin's famous "If Life Deceived You".
There was no fluctuation in Jiang Fang's heart, but he suddenly strengthened the opponent's general identity recognition. This is the leader of his competitors. If he suddenly said such a sentence at this time, I'm afraid
Fang is always laughing, right?
Why should he be sad and anxious? Jiang Fang coldly closed the circle of friends.
Sure enough, on the second day, the funniness of the richest man's overturning increased again.
—Mr. Fang sometimes makes mistakes.
- Wake up, Mr. Fang, Yike is the leader of the giants, look up, don’t look down!
—If XX deceived you, you should be happy.
The serious Mr. Fang is not funny, the overturned Mr. Fang starts to be funny, and suddenly the artistic Mr. Fang is even funnier!
The reputation of the richest man in the Mainland has always been a bonus, and the influence of the richest man in the Mainland has been proven repeatedly in the past.
This time it was mixed with the novelty of "the world's best circle of friends", and the media consciously spread it.
Things started to get worse.
However, Mr. Fang didn't seem to want to get to the bottom of it. During the day, he went downstairs with Yike executives and was met by a reporter. When he was asked relevant questions, he not only did not chase after him, but helped to explain.
"Enterprise development will always encounter problems of one kind or another. Just deal with them correctly. In fact, it is not a big deal and you don't need to pay too much attention to it."
Mr. Fang's simple answer does not constitute a report, but his attitude is expressed.
However, Mr. Fang from "It's Not a Big Deal" suddenly extended his tentacles to Jiang Fang's Office of the Integrity Department on April 25.
Mr. Fang’s secretary Liu Zonghong came to visit out of nowhere.
Jiang Fang saw the secretary next to Mr. Fang last time. He had no sense of presence at the time, but it was said that he was someone who had been with Mr. Fang for a long time. What did he want to do when he suddenly came to visit at this moment?
Liu Zonghong drank a cup of tea, his expression and words were a little awkward.
Jiang Fang was busy, and after a few pleasantries he became impatient and said directly: "Mr. Liu, what's the reason for your coming here today?"
Liu Zonghong took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and stated the purpose of his trip: "Mr. Jiang, Mr. Fang feels that the last gift letter was not very well written. I will take it back and write a new one."
Jiang Fang was stunned.
Liu Zonghong's face lost all emotion, and his heart also felt...
"What?" Jiang Fang was stunned for several seconds, unable to believe his ears, "What did you say?"
Do you still want the words back??
She subconsciously looked at the eight big characters hanging on the wall, and suddenly understood the meaning of this trip - Six Meridians Divine Sword, its name is well-deserved, farewell, its name is well-deserved...
Jiang Fang's face was ashen and he asked word for word: "Is this what Mr. Fang meant? He, he..."
This is tantamount to humiliation!
Liu Zonghong showed off his personality, but with a smile on his face: "Fang always feels that he can write better. I will come back and write again next time. Otherwise, take it down?"
The words were somewhat euphemistic, but the meaning was clear and unmistakable.
Jiang Fang only said one word: "Okay."
If someone gives you a word that you no longer want to give to you, can you still keep it?
Remove the word "gift".
Not to mention Jiang Fang, not even Liu Zonghong, who has been with Mr. Fang in these years, has ever seen this scene.
While he was waiting to pick up the words, he felt extremely embarrassed and wanted to get rid of himself for talking too much in the office before.
"Mr. Jiang, I'm going back then." Liu Zonghong hugged the plaque.
Jiang Fang did not answer.
Liu Zonghong silently walked out of the office holding the gift letter from his boss.
After walking out of the office, the eight characters came into the eyes of other employees at the headquarters.
There was no expression on Liu Zonghong's face, he just brought the well-known Six Meridians Divine Sword from a rival company to the market.
The beating he was worried about didn't happen. No one scolded him or beat him.
"Let's go, let's go!"
Liu Zonghong put the plaque on the car and urged the driver to drive quickly.
Walk quickly, walk quickly, is this something that humans can do...
Drive, drive quickly!
There was so much praise before, but now there is so much... disapproval.
Jiang Fang was still stunned in the office, feeling ridiculous, funny, helpless, and angry.
At this time, the phone rang, and the name of the caller made her quickly put away her emotions.
"Is there such a thing as a blacklist?" Ma Chen went straight to the point and asked him about specific business conditions that he didn't need to know before.
"Yes." Jiang Fang answered affirmatively.
"How to circumvent the blacklist by working together inside and outside?" Ma Ren asked again.
Jiang Fang thought about the investigation that had not yet yielded results, and thought about the conclusive report content of Sohu. After a few seconds of silence, he replied: "Maybe, we are still investigating."
"Follow it to the end." Ma Chen gave his attitude.
At this time, Jiang Fang gave his own opinion on the outbreak of the incident: "Mr. Fang may have deliberately caused..."
Ma Dan interrupted: "Is there any problem internally?
Don't worry about others for now. Do you have any problems yourself?
Jiang Fang could only reply: "This requires investigation."
"Get to the bottom of it." Ma Chen gave his attitude again, this time with additional schedules, "I will go back from Tokyo the day after tomorrow."
call ended.
Jiang Fang put down the phone and suddenly noticed something else. The call seemed not to his brother and Eagle King, but to him directly.
She pondered for a moment and looked at the wall that was empty but now had a plaque hanging on it, and felt that her heart suddenly became heavy.
The Six Meridians Divine Sword, its reputation is well-deserved, its reputation is well-deserved...
Okay, okay, hey, Mr. Fang really deserves his reputation.