Robin Li walked back and forth a few steps: "Brother, to be honest, your idea has a great impact on me, and I don't have much experience. But in this way, if Manager Bai doesn't mind, you can stay in our company for a while
Let’s take some time to learn from each other and hope we can be of help.”
Liu Jian hurriedly said: "That's great. And Brother Li, see if you can second some experienced managers to build the framework there first. I'm not afraid of your jokes, Bai Wei is here
There is no problem with her ability to handle specific work, but she has no experience in this area before. She is groping in many places, which not only wastes money but also wastes time. You also know that our Internet company plagiarizes very quickly. I am worried about this.
If the idea is noticed by others and gets ahead of us, we will have to invest a hundred or even a thousand times more energy than before to compete for this market, which means the gain outweighs the loss."
Naturally, Robin Li would not refuse Liu Jian's request, and it had always been his wish to work more closely with Liu Jian. Soon he arranged for managers from several departments to be seconded to Taobao to help Bai Wei
Reorganize the company, divide departments, and allocate work.
After explaining all these things, Bai Wei took the people back to Taobao. Liu Jian didn't wait for a moment and asked her to start immediately. After finishing the processing, he asked her to come here to learn from the experience.
After Bai Wei and the staff were sent away, the office became quiet. Looking at Robin Li's joking eyes, Liu Jian gave a helpless smile.
"Brother Li really made you laugh." Liu Jian said.
Robin Li asked with a smile: "Brother, I think your relationship is not that simple!"
Robin Li has always been known for his keen observation, so he would naturally notice the little ambiguity between Liu Jian and Bai Wei.
Liu Jian did not deny it, and besides, it was not a shameful thing.
"I don't want to hide it from Brother Li. Bai Wei turned out to be my secretary. She has been with me for a long time and later we got together. She is highly educated, quick to respond, has a strong ability to accept new things, and is thoughtful and meticulous in her work. She is an indispensable person.
She has a lot of talents. I have long wanted her to take the leading role, but she is good at everything, but she is a bit lazy, and to put it bluntly, she does not seek to make progress. She wishes she could just stay at home every day and be a housewife." Liu Jian shook his head and said with a bitter smile.
Robin Li laughed and said: "That's because you have a lot of beauty, brother. But I can also see that, brother, you are very interested in her and want to cultivate her vigorously."
Liu Jian nodded and said: "I have long wanted to force her to take the lead alone. This is a good opportunity. I think she has this ability, but if there is no one to guide her, she will take some detours. Maybe some people say that she has to hone her skills.
It's better, but I don't think it's necessary. In such a rapidly developing society, if you train her, it means missing the opportunity, losing the market, and the gain outweighs the gain. My purpose is to make money, not to train people."
A very realistic view, and Robin Li was not surprised. From the first time he met Liu Jian, he found that Liu Jian was a very realistic person. To put it harshly, he couldn't afford to be early without benefit. Of course, Robin Li didn't
Antipathy, people who put all their thoughts and purposes on the surface are much better than those unpredictable partners.
Liu Jian told Robin Li from the first moment that the purpose of investing in Baidu was to make money. As long as he could see the benefits, he would not interfere with the company's specific business strategy. This can be said to be the basis for the cooperation between the two. Robin Li
He is a person who has a strong desire for control and does not like people around him to dictate. He also has his own plans for the development of the company. Because of this, he has always been conflicted about starting a company and seeking venture capital investment. Liu Jian does this very well.
Just as he promised, he did not interfere with anything except the use of the funds, which made Robin Li very satisfied.
So in addition to the cooperative relationship, the two people also have a good personal friendship.
These thoughts flashed by, and Robin Li asked: "Brother, I want to set up my own portal, what do you think?"
Liu Jian frowned. In his previous life, Robin Li had this idea and had a conflict with the Internet giants Sohu and Sina at that time. The search engines on these portals were also removed immediately, which caused very serious consequences.
. Later, Robin Li acquired hao123 and broke out without encountering encirclement and suppression. Unexpectedly, he would have this idea now.
Liu Jian hesitated for a moment and then advised: "Brother Li, although we have occupied 80% of the market in search, the time is too short, there are still very few Internet users, and they have not formed a habit. I think the focus now is to make them develop
The key is the habit of asking Baidu when everything is uncertain. Even if we conflict with these portal giants, we will not lose customers. Otherwise, if we set up portals now, they will definitely regard us as enemies and immediately
Cancel our search engine and look for cooperation with Yahoo. After all, they are already an established company and do not want us to get a piece of the cake. Moreover, compared to their deep-rooted customer flow, our time to enter the market is too short. Not only will we not get any
If you agree with it, you will still suffer a huge impact, and some losses will outweigh the gains."
Robin Li frowned. This was something he had planned for a long time. Without the portal, there would be no way to liquidate the company's specific value, and it would be difficult to raise funds to go public. This would leave a big gap in the funds needed for the company's future development.
It hindered his series of development plans.
Of course, Robin Li had not yet been stunned by success, and at the same time he also needed someone to give him advice, so he expressed his concerns.
"Brother Li, I don't think it's a good time to go public now. It's the cold winter of the Internet market now. Technology stocks in the United States are not as popular as in previous years. If we go public at this time, the amount of financing will not be too much. It's not as good as
We will use the existing funds to do what we can. If there is really a funding gap, I can continue to raise funds. I still say the same thing, I am responsible for investing the money, and I will leave the rest to you, waiting for the day when I make money." Liu
Jian explained again to dispel Robin Li's concerns.
Sure enough, after receiving Liu Jian's promise, Robin Li was no longer so eager to seek listing financing. Although he did not agree with Liu Jian's opinion in person, he still gave Liu Jian a promise that he was considering, which made Liu Jian very satisfied.
"Brother, you are really talented. Otherwise, you can come to the company and help me. With you at the helm, I believe Baidu will develop even better!" Robin Li said with emotion. He was satisfied with Liu Jian's non-intervention, and also
I fully agree with Liu Jian's ability and feel it is a pity that it was wasted.
Liu Jian hurriedly laughed and said: "Brother Li, please don't make it difficult for me. After all, I am also a lazy person. You see, all my investments were handed over to others for management, so I should
Guess I am a person who doesn’t want to be tied down by work. I like making money, but I don’t like going to work every day. For me, teasing little beauties every day and enjoying life is the true meaning.”
Robin Li shook his head helplessly, pointed at Liu Jian and said: "You are a twenty-year-old person with a fifty-year-old mentality, but you are really open-minded. Tell me, what good projects do you have?"
Robin Li was not inquiring about business secrets, but he felt that Liu Jian was not a man who could live with his time, and he must have a purpose in coming to the capital.
Liu Jian smiled and said: "I'm just passing by this time, I'm going to Taiwan in a few days!"
Robin Li said in surprise: "Taiwan, why is the Liu Group's business going abroad?"
You must know that at this time, many companies were still trapped in one province and one city. Companies like Liu's Group that wanted to expand across the country were rare, and even fewer developed their business abroad, so he was particularly surprised.
"It's just a trip. Brother Li, you also know about Hengkelon Supermarket Company. The domestic market needs to be consolidated now, and Southeast Asia has similar living habits to us. If we don't take action earlier, wait until the local retail group stands.
If we get up, we will lose a key step in getting closer to those international retail giants. We can't always establish the battlefield on our own land. We plan to ignite the flames of war and push the battlefield forward." Liu Jian said with great momentum.
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Robin Li worriedly said: "But the competition will intensify, and you will directly face foreign retail giants."
"Sooner or later, we can't just focus on the domestic market. If we want to become bigger and stronger, we must not be afraid of competition. And this is just the beginning. I hope that Baidu and Taobao can go abroad in the future and become a true player like Yahoo and Microsoft."
A giant company!" Liu Jiandao.
Robin Li was also excited by what Liu Jian said, and secretly lamented that while he was focusing on the little profit in front of him, Liu Jian was already looking abroad. No wonder he adopted a hands-off attitude towards Baidu and Taobao.
Liu Jian was not thinking about a battlefield, but a battle. His starting point and vision were too high.