Chapter 460: Opening the Big Hadron's E-commerce Dream
May 10, 2003, a day that changed the landscape of the Internet, can be called an important moment that changed business history——
Taobao is online!
Under Ma Feng's operation, the development of the entire Taobao project was kept top secret and kept completely confidential. Therefore, after his company's employees were selected into the development team, they quietly left their homes and moved to an apartment in the lakeside garden.
Office.
"Today is the day Taobao officially launches," Ma Feng raised his wine glass, "Today I just want to say something to wish Taobao a smooth journey."
"Dry!"
The Taobao team raised their glasses together and drained the wine.
"No, I have a second sentence..." Ma Feng suddenly thought of something again. When he mixed it up like this, the whole team burst into laughter.
"Don't laugh, everyone," Ma Feng said solemnly, "Actually, I have long wanted to say that danger also means opportunity, but the Taobao opportunity was not thought up by me, but by another person. I don't need to say it, everyone knows it.
Who is he? Yes, there is no one business boss I respect the most. It can be said that he is also the father of Taobao!"
Everyone in the Taobao development team was silent.
On this day, many people know about Taobao, through Pengbo Media’s games, through Sina.com, Pengbo.com, and Pengbo TV...
Countless people have opened this page of a simple shopping website. There is a sentence written on Taobao: "To commemorate the people who worked hard during the SARS period, and to pay tribute to the father of Taobao - Peng Bo."
Ma Feng didn't know whether Peng Bo was willing to be this father. Peng Bo only felt that he had been sneezing these past few days, and it seemed that many people were talking about him.
Recently, Pengbo Media conducted an online interview, and a girl was very down-to-earth and generous.
"Are you Sima Baishan?" This is Peng Bo's nickname in Fantasy Westward Journey.
Oh, he smiled, he remembered, this is a girl from Suzhou, he, the girl, and a certain boss of a Guangzhou company, a leader of Shanghai and Shanghai government agencies, the senior director of Shanhai tertiary hospital, the master tutor and disciples of Heilongjiang 985...
They met in the community and played games all day long.
The girl is about to graduate from college. When she met her future boss for a job interview, she was calm and relaxed, and she didn't feel nervous at all.
"Why are you not nervous at all when you meet Mr. Peng?" The human resources director was puzzled.
"Imagine that we are all playing games together, so I can't get nervous at all," the girl said with a smile.
This is the real world and the virtual world. The two worlds have always been connected in a special way.
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In 2003, many long stories had yet to emerge.
For example, in the later war between Dong and Bao, it would be boring for one family to become bigger now. Peng Bo wanted to play a balancing act and let Da Qiangzi and Ma Feng have a good fight.
Summer is approaching in Beijing, and the dusty Zhongguancun has built the largest computer store in Asia; this year, Motorola sold 170 million flip phones; and, just a few months after the Beijing Metro No. 13 opened, Huilongguan began to gather huge crowds.
Flow of people.
Just this summer, Liu Dongqiang once thought that he was "dead".
The first case of SARS was reported from the capital, and the whole city was panicked. Liu Dongqiang, who was setting up a counter in Zhongguancun, suddenly discovered that no one came here to shop.
Not only customers, but also promoters were afraid of standing at the counter, and some employees wanted to leave Beijing and go home. Liu Gongdong had to close all 12 counters and gather the remaining employees in one office.
Bang bang bang——
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," Brother Da Qiangzi, who had his legs on the table and was thinking about life, was still domineering.
"If you don't want to do it, get out of here. You are my Liu Dongqiang's brother who shares the same fate. The one who shrinks when encountering difficulties is definitely not my brother..." He gritted his teeth when he said the word "brother", but when he raised his head, the face in front of him was like a spring breeze.
"Mr. Peng," Liu Dongqiang immediately jumped up from his chair, "Why are you here? When did you come to the capital? At this time, you have to be careful."
"I came by car, it's okay," Peng Bo handed the mask to Chen Feng behind him, "I wanted to see you when I got here, are you okay?"
"I'm okay, okay," Liu Dongqiang wanted to call someone to make tea, but after shouting, he remembered that everyone had run away, "Mr. Peng, what kind of tea do you want to drink?"
"Coffee bar." Peng Bo said casually. He looked at the banner hanging on the wall, and he had the courage to point out Jiangshan. But now it is not him who points out Jiangshan, but Jiangshan who wants to point out the Great Qiangzi.
"I don't have coffee here, but it doesn't matter, I'll go out and buy it..." Da Qiangzi glanced at Peng Bo and saw that he had no intention of stopping him, so he immediately went out and hurried away.
Chen Feng didn't dare to sit down, so he stood behind Peng Bo, where Ma Feng was. He could lift it clearly. The guy had always been a big boss, but Peng Bo gave him a hand without saying anything.
But what does this young man rely on?
When Liu Qiangdong hurried back, holding a cup of Starbucks coffee, sweating profusely and panting, Chen Feng still didn't understand that there were so many people like this in the country, and when he met Mr. Peng, the number of people who took the initiative to show courtesy was also overwhelming.
Already.
"Have the funds been paid yet?" Peng Bo asked after taking a sip of coffee.
"No problem," Da Qiangzi patted his chest boldly. From when he met this big boss at Peng Bo's lecture, the big boss specially gave him his business card, to when his grandmother, who loved him the most, passed away, Peng Bo specially gave him his business card.
He sent the administrative director over to express his condolences, and later on, he kept introducing himself to various business tycoons and people from various investment banks...
Da Qiangzi couldn't imagine why Peng Bo was so kind to him.
"Have you ever thought about changing careers?"
Changing careers? Da Qiangzi was stunned.
Before the SARS epidemic, his business was going smoothly. His multimedia company was established in 1998 and mainly sold optical and magnetic products such as CDs and recorders on a consignment basis.
Within a few years, they have become the largest agent in the country in this field. This spring, he also plans to open 500 counters, with the goal of becoming the "Gome" of the electronics industry.
However, SARS changed everything. In just 21 days, his multimedia company lost more than 8 million yuan, and the company's total account balance was less than 30 million yuan.
However, Da Qiangzi is a focused person. Apart from his own business, he doesn't care much about many things and doesn't know much about them.
"How to change careers?" Da Qiangzi also took a sip of coffee. Well, it tasted quite bad.
"Internet." Peng Bo threw out three words.
"internet?"
At this time, Liu Qiangdong, an "Internet illiterate" who had never even used QQ or email, did not feel enlightened. He had never thought that he would have a relationship with the Internet before.
"Since we can't meet in person to trade, why don't we do it through the Internet, such as posting online?" Peng Bo continued to inspire him, "For example, setting up an online sales platform..."
"Online sales?"
The big Qiangzi is too honest and honest, so it is better to fool Ma Feng and teach the disciples according to their aptitude. Peng Bo looked at the big Qiangzi, and the big Qiangzi couldn't help but drag the chair closer.
"Can you buy me another cup of coffee? Brother?" Peng Bo said with a smile. He didn't know whether he and the Great Qiangzi were in the same boat now.