Chapter 1268 Confession at the press conference (4000 words, today
As the most prestigious hotel in the United States, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel is also a landmark building and urban heritage in New York, USA. Today, Jack Ma arranged the press conference in the Starlight Conference Hall on the 18th floor of the hotel.
This is a large conference hall that can accommodate 800 people at the same time. This hall was also positioned as the first stop of Alibaba Group's pre-IPO road show on the 8th, five days later.
When Xia Zekai, Jack Ma, Cai Chongxin and others came here, a variety of interview equipment, video equipment, and live broadcast equipment had been installed in the conference hall.
At the same time, media reporters or individual investors from all over the world also filled the entire hall. This made Xia Zekai think that the road show had officially begun.
"There are a lot of people today?" Xia Zekai sighed with emotion.
Lao Ma was also surprised. He did call a lot of media parties, but not that many.
He turned to look at his old partner Cai Chongxin beside him, and saw Lao Cai also shaking his head.
At this time, Zhang Yong stepped forward and said: "Dr. Ma, this is what I invited."
After hearing what Zhang Yong said, Ma Yun didn't ask any more questions.
With their arrival, everyone at the scene stopped talking, and hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at Xia Zekai, Jack Ma, Cai Chongxin and others.
Many people in the crowd pointed at Xia Zekai and Jack Ma and discussed in low voices. It was obvious that these people had recognized Xia Zekai and Jack Ma.
Xia Zekai looked at Ma Yun and asked, "Shall we start now?"
"Yeah." Ma Yun responded, and Xia Zekai walked directly to the center stage at the front of the Starlight Conference Hall.
There is a male translator beside him, who provides translation services to Xia Zekai at any time.
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At the same time, far away in China on the other side of the ocean, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.
It is exactly 12 hours away from the United States across the sea.
This was a less busy time. Many people had finished eating and showered early, took out their mobile phones and opened the Toutiao APP, found the video live broadcast section, and then opened the pinned live broadcast window.
The picture is still dark, but there are real-time reports with subtitles below. Through the subtitles, you can see that Xia Zekai, Jack Ma, Tsai Chongxin and others have just entered the venue.
This press conference, which is about the prelude to Alibaba Group’s road show before going public, will start at any time.
It is no exaggeration to say that at this time, hundreds of millions of people in China are following this press conference through televisions and speculative equipment. A small part of them are financial industry practitioners, and some are US stock investors. The largest group is from all walks of life.
young people.
There are many admirers of Xia Zekai and Jack Ma here. They all have their eyes on the TV or the Toutiao app, waiting for the press conference to start.
A comment area has been opened at the bottom of the black screen. At this time, the comments are scrolling like running water. It is impossible to see clearly what the content of the comments is without holding down the screen with your hand.
In the capital, Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo, Yang Bin, and Yu Shuping all gathered together. There was a square table between them, with wine and various ready-made delicacies on the table. They looked at the enlarged version of
On the live broadcast screen, several people were talking about it.
They are going to have a drink tonight to celebrate the success of Xia Zekai's press conference.
Yang Bin was still a little anxious. He looked at the screen and it was still black. He couldn't help but muttered a few words: "Why hasn't the press conference started yet?"
"It should be almost there. The final preparations may be being made over there. You can see in the text that Brother Xia and the others have entered the venue." Liang Rubo said.
Yu Shuping was about to say something when the black screen suddenly lit up, and then a radio wave picture and text flashed.
After a while, the radio wave graphics and text gradually became stable, and the signal was sent through the transmission cable on the other side of the ocean.
"Okay, okay, stop talking and listen to what Brother Xia has to say." Zhang Yiming said.
In Qicheng, Luo Xiyun was also waiting anxiously.
Afraid that Yatou, Tongtong and the others would disturb him at the critical moment, he put the five of them to sleep very early tonight.
Luo Xiyun was alone in the bedroom. There was a small portable square table in front of him. The table top was opened diagonally. It was usually used to place laptops, but today it was placed on a tablet.
She was neither anxious nor impatient. After seeing the picture finally appear on the black screen, she felt relieved.
Seeing her husband Xia Zekai appear on the screen, Luo Xiyun couldn't help but miss him a little.
She was still thinking: "It's been five days since I left, and I don't know if he misses me?"
She was thinking wildly in her mind, and the next moment she suddenly heard something, and she was dumbfounded.
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Jack Ma, Tsai Chongxin and others in the Starlight Conference Hall on the 18th floor of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel did not expect that Xia Zekai would cause trouble at such a solemn press conference.
This is a global live broadcast. At this moment, conservatively speaking, hundreds of millions of people around the world are watching this press conference. How dare he show off his affection in front of hundreds of millions of people.
The time went forward two minutes. After Xia Zekai stepped on the stage, facing countless interview equipment and video equipment, he introduced himself in Chinese.
There is a real-time translator around him to translate what he said into English.
But after Xia Zekai finished the first paragraph, the translator suddenly froze and didn't know whether to continue speaking.
"Good morning everyone, I am Xia Zekai from Qicheng, China. I am very happy to meet you here. Today is the fifth day since I came to the United States. This is also the first time I have set foot on this land. It is a long way from home.
My home is thousands of miles away, and I miss my home very much."
"Before today's official press conference, I would like to borrow the live broadcast equipment to say to Luo Xiyun who is far away in Qicheng, China: Wife, I miss you!"
This is a scene that the audience at the scene and in front of all live broadcast platforms did not expect.
No one would think that Xia Zekai would express his longing for him on such a serious occasion, which felt a bit ridiculous.
However, only a few people think that what Xia Zekai did is not wrong. He is the 212th rich man on the Forbes list. He has the privilege to do what he wants, including the current confession of affection.
But when Jack Ma heard what Xia Zekai said, he covered his face. Tsai Chongxin, the vice chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba Group, didn't know what to say: "Jack, is this also part of Mr. Xia's press conference?"
What else could Ma Yun say? Xia Zekai had already finished speaking, and it was too late for him to stop him.
Without responding to Cai Chongxin's question, Ma Yun looked at Xia Zekai who had just made a fuss on the stage without changing his expression. If possible, Ma Yun really wanted to go back in time and kick Xia Zekai on his face.
But when Luo Xiyun in Qicheng heard Xia Zekai's words, "My wife, I miss you," she could no longer hold back her longing, covered her mouth, and began to sob softly.
Looking at Xia Zekai who was getting down to business on the screen, Luo Xiyun's eyes were full of happiness.
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On the stage in front of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Xia Zekai got down to business after a brief rest.
He introduced himself again: "I am Xia Zekai, the founder of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd., the founder of Jingtong Baby Food Chain Store, and I am also a partner of Alibaba Group. As an important shareholder of Alibaba Group, today
Standing here, I promise that all the cases and data I will talk about next are true and valid."
"I have been a shareholder and partner of Alibaba Group since 2011. Although it has only been a short two years, I believe that my understanding of Alibaba Group is no less than that of most people in Alibaba Group."
Xia Zekai said calmly on the stage, but many people at the scene thought he was bragging, but everyone maintained their own dignity and no one went up to expose him.
"In 2010, our company's online flagship store Jingtong Baby participated in the Taobao Double Eleven event that year. I still remember it clearly. This year, our store's single-day sales exceeded 15 million yuan.
Ranked among the top three on Taobao Double Eleven.”
"Before this, everyone must have never imagined that our company's annual sales in 2009 were only 50 million yuan. The single-day sales of Taobao's Double Eleven in 2010 was one-third of our annual sales in 2009."
"But in 2011, our company's 'Jingtong Baby Taobao Store' sold more than 50 million in a single day on Double Eleven that year, which was our sales in 2009 and our annual sales in 2010."
One-thirtieth of the amount."
"Last year, our company's achievements during Double Eleven had already reached the point where sales exceeded 200 million yuan in a single day, just in one day!"
When Xia Zekai talked about this set of data, everyone under the stage slowed down their breathing and listened carefully as Xia Zekai on the stage slowly stated the development history of 'Jingtong Baby'.
'Jingtong Baby' is developing step by step along with Taobao's 'Double Eleven', a special shopping festival.
The hundreds of news media reporters present had done enough research on the 'Alibaba Group' before coming, and they all knew what this 'Taobao Double Eleven' was. It was precisely because of this that when they heard Xia Zekai talk about their company
The single-day sales of our factory stores on 'Taobao Double Eleven' increased from 15 million to 50 million, and then to 200 million. This process only took 3 years. All the people present were impressed.
Was shocked.
However this is not over yet.
Xia Zekai looked around and saw that everyone belonging to Alibaba was getting excited. Lao Ma himself was also so excited that he didn't know what to say.
Xia Zekai continued: "However, everyone may not know that just before we came to the United States, the new company 'Xiaoai Technology Co., Ltd.' jointly established by me and several other shareholders, its Tmall flagship store on Alibaba Online
The store's first product, 'Xiao Ai Classmate', was sold on August 25, and its single-day sales exceeded 900,000 units. On the morning of the 26th, this figure had exceeded 1 million units, creating a single-day sales of nearly 600 million yuan.
market sales.”
This calculation is a little unclear, but no one present today cares about the slightest difference with him, and no one is the one who spoils the fun.
Although these media parties are not professional investors, they still understand what it means for a product to sell nearly 1 million units in a single day on Tmall flagship store, with sales approaching 600 million yuan.
"This is a miracle!"
After hearing the data revealed by Xia Zekai, many local American media reporters present at the scene could not believe the authenticity of what Xia Zekai said.
As far as they know, their country's Wal-Mart supermarket chain is also the largest supermarket chain in the world. It has more than 10,000 stores around the world, employs more than 2 million people worldwide, and has a daily revenue of just over 500 million.
RMB is less than 600 million yuan.
In other words, the total revenue of Wal-Mart's more than 10,000 stores worldwide in a single day is only equivalent to the sales of Xiaoai Technology in a single day.
That guy on the stage right now, how dare he open his mouth?
Does he really know what it means to have sales exceeding 600 million yuan in a single day?
After Xia Zekai took the initiative to reveal this data, everyone watching the live broadcast of the press conference through the Toutiao APP in front of the TV or mobile phone at this moment was shocked.
In particular, most people in China have never calculated this amount. After Xia Zekai took the initiative to reveal this data, they really noticed that this 'Xiao Ai' is really a money-making tool.
To say it makes money every day is to despise it.
But rational people also know that this data is actually the result of various coincidences, coupled with more than a month of advance warm-up and pre-sale orders.
Without these prerequisites, it might be possible to create sales of more than 100,000 units in a day, but it will definitely not be as exaggerated as the current "million units" in a single day.
Lao Ma, who was off the stage, was listening to Xia Zekai standing on the stage talking. He suddenly realized a problem. He had not invested in 'Xiao Ai Technology' yet. Xia Zekai was using this stage to make money from 'Xiao Ai Technology'.
With such incredible capabilities, haven’t they already attracted the attention of investors from all over the world?
He has reason to believe that there are many giant-level capital parties here, so what is the attitude of these people towards ‘Xiaoai Technology Co., Ltd.’?
Thinking of this, Lao Ma suddenly felt regretful. He regretted that when Xia Zekai proposed the '5 times premium', he was still hesitating whether Xia Zekai should sway him again instead of readily agreeing to Xia Zekai's request. But if he buys shares now,
Is there still talk about a 5 times premium?
The entire press conference was indeed a bit skewed after Xia Zekai revealed several sets of data. However, Xia Zekai did not go too far. He focused on Alibaba and Tmall Taobao from beginning to end.
Except for the show of affection towards his wife at the beginning, Lao Ma couldn't fault Xia Zekai's performance for the rest of the time.
