After Lu Chen left with his new assignment, Xia Zekai was just thinking about taking a rest in the office when the phone rang again.
Seeing the name 'Liang Rubo' flashing on the screen of his mobile phone, Xia Zekai thought in his mind that he would be a blind person today, forget about being deaf...
But how could reality allow him to be so willful.
"Ru Bo, is there any new pit stop?" Xia Zekai asked directly.
Liang Rubo was particularly happy and shouted: "Brother Xia, our 'taxi-hailing' module has been tested internally and is perfect. We are ready to put it into the market."
"Is it ready so soon?" Xia Zekai was particularly surprised when he heard that the 'taxi-hailing' module was completed.
Liang Rubo said: "It is not a very sophisticated technology in the first place. In addition, when we were building the platform in the early stage, we already had a lot of well-thought-out technical reserves. When developing the 'taxi-hailing' module, we can just use it directly."
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"Well, when will it be released?" Xia Zekai asked him.
Then he asked: "Are there enough funds?"
"Enough. We still have a lot of money from the last financing. According to the normal publicity scale, it will not be a problem to survive this year." Liang Rubo said.
"Okay, then let's follow the same old rules as before. Start promoting it in big cities like Beijing and Magic City, and then slowly push it down." Xia Zekai suggested.
Liang Rubo said "hmm" and said, "This has been planned. It's not a big problem."
"In addition, I plan to sponsor "Happy Camp" and "Avenue of Stars". Brother Xia, what do you think?" Liang Rubo said his plan.
This is a question Liang Rubo has been thinking about. In fact, he also has a program "If You Are the One" in his mind, which is broadcast every Monday. Sponsoring such a program has a high exposure rate.
But after a final discussion, Liang Rubo still chose "Happy Camp" and "Avenue of Stars."
"Isn't it cheap?" Xia Zekai asked him.
Liang Rubo smiled "haha" and said: "It's not cheap, it costs a lot of money. This should be our company's largest advertising expense this year, but the effect should be good."
"Yeah, just do your research. Now that you've come this far, keep working hard. If you're short of money, just let us know." Xia Zekai said.
"If it doesn't work, we can refinance. There are many people willing to give us money to spend," Xia Zekai said.
This is true.
"Brother Xia is right." Liang Rubo is not a pedantic person either. He has been following Xia Zekai for two years and has become much more flexible.
He also told Xia Zekai something: "Brother Xia, have you heard something?"
"What's the matter?" Xia Zekai almost gave him a roll of his eyes. You asked so abruptly. I didn't know what it was.
Liang Rubo smiled honestly, and then said: "There are rumors in the market that Alibaba will privatize and delist Alibaba's B2B business listed in Xiangjiang. The exact time has not been determined yet."
"Oh, this is what you are talking about. Sooner or later, Lao Ma will not be able to make any money. Besides, he has a bigger plan. Ru Bo, here is our chance to make money." Xia Zekai came like this without starting or ending.
One sentence.
This made Liang Rubo a little confused. Brother Xia's way of thinking about the problem was so strange that he didn't even understand what it meant.
"Brother Xia, how do you know?" Liang Rubo asked.
Xia Zekai said: "My guess is that the next time Alibaba is listed, the entire group will be listed. By then, the mall shares in our hands will be more valuable."
At this time, Xia Zekai gave Liang Rubo an unfathomable feeling. He subconsciously asked: "So, when Chairman Ma exchanged shares with us, Brother Xia always requested that the shares of Taobao Mall must be exchanged, not the shares of Alibaba's B2B business.
, is that because of this?”
In fact, the reason is really like this, but Xia Zekai can't admit it.
He said: "Nonsense, I just think Taobao Mall has more potential. I have to play some blind money-making game. Look at how many people are paying for it on the Hong Kong stock market?"
Liang Rubo was confused when he heard what he said. He didn't seem to understand, so he didn't think about it further. Finally, he said: "Brother Xia, if there is any new news, I will tell you again."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Zekai was still quite surprised. He never expected that Alibaba B2B would be delisted so soon. In other words, it won't be too long before Alibaba Mall is listed as a whole.
"What a pity!" Xia Zekai secretly thought that it was a pity that the shares in his hands were too small, only 2% of the shares of Alibaba Mall. It would be nice to have more.
But the problem is that Alibaba’s largest shares are in the hands of SoftBank of Japan and Yahoo of the United States. Those two companies are now giants, and he is powerless.
"I don't know what Lao Ma will do in the end?" Xia Zekai didn't worry about it for him.
He should take care of his own affairs first.
After waiting for another ten minutes, no one called him this time, and no one came to report on work. Xia Zekai lay on his chair and fell asleep in a daze.
When he felt a soreness in his back, he woke up and it was already past four in the afternoon.
The office door was still closed. Xia Zekai stood up from his chair and stretched. The day was almost over.
Before getting off work, Lu Chen brought him two packages of things.
He said to Xia Zekai: "Boss, these are the strange-flavored melon seeds and peanuts that our R&D center has previously studied. They are mainly snacks developed for teenagers. How do you like them?"
When Xia Zekai heard what he said, he carefully twisted a few grains and tasted them. After putting them in his mouth and biting them into pieces, there was a faint milky aroma and a chocolate taste, which was a bit too sweet.
In addition, the peanuts are not very crispy and feel a bit moist.
He told all the results of his tasting. Lu Chen nodded and wrote them down one by one. He said: "There are some problems that have not been solved yet. I told them to quickly find a way to solve them and produce a batch of them."
When the finished product comes, take it to the market for users to taste it and look for problems.”
"Well, your idea is good. Let the market test it and it will be clear what the problems are."
"Yes, that's what I mean." Lu Chen said.
He continued: "I have also arranged the tasks assigned to me by my boss in the morning, submitted an emergency purchase order, and first bought a batch of original dried fruits for them to study."
"If you need my signature, just bring it over to me to sign." Xia Zekai added.
After Lu Chen left, Xia Zekai stood in the office for a while. In front of the glass window, he saw someone walking outside the company. They were people coming off the day shift.
The day is over again.
Xia Zekai didn't waste any time, picked up his briefcase and walked out.
Wang Yi and Cui Xiaofeng had already driven over and were waiting downstairs.
After Xia Zekai came out of the office building, he opened the back door and got in the car.
"Xiao Wang, don't go home now. Find a quiet place for me to relax." Xia Zekai's tone was a little tired.
Wang Yi heard this, nodded slightly, and drove out of the company. He turned the steering wheel directly to the right. There was a botanical garden to be developed over there, and few people usually went there to play.
Xia Zekai lay quietly in the car for more than half an hour before getting down and walking around.
He also spoke to Wang Yi and Cui Xiaofeng from time to time, but most of the time, the two just listened and did not talk to each other.
It was getting dark, and Xia Zekai's cell phone rang. It was his wife Luo Xiyun calling, asking if he would go home for dinner today.
It was already past six o'clock. Usually, Xia Zekai would have already arrived home at this time.
Even if he has other entertainment and cannot go back, he will still call home.
But Luo Xiyun didn't see anyone today and didn't receive a call, so he felt a little worried.
Xia Zekai calmed down his expression and put a smile on his face. He said with a smile: "We are already on the way back. You guys eat first."
"Okay, don't worry, pay attention to safety." Luo Xiyun said.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Zekai smiled even brighter, as if he was not the one who was tired just now.
He told Wang Yi and Cui Xiaofeng, "Let's go home."
When he returned to the Ziyu Garden Community, it was already past seven in the evening. Wang Yi put his car in the underground parking lot, tidied his clothes, and then got into the elevator and went upstairs.
When the door opened, Luo Xiyun was mopping the floor with a mop.
Yatou and Tongtong had already eaten and went to play.
Seeing his wife bending over her busy work, Xia Zekai felt a little guilty.
He had just been so busy with himself that he had forgotten that there was a busy woman waiting at home.
Luo Xiyun heard the door opening behind him and turned around. When he saw him, he asked him, "Have you eaten yet?"
"Nowhere. I'm so hungry. Is there any food?" Xia Zekai touched his stomach.
I haven't eaten since lunch, and I'm really hungry now.
Luo Xiyun rolled her eyes at him and said, "Yes, wait until I warm it up for you."
"I'll heat it up!" Xia Zekai said, but before he started taking action, Luo Xiyun had already put the mop aside against the wall and entered the kitchen.
Xia Zekai was helpless. He went to wash his hands, sat on the sofa, and waited peacefully like a noble man in an official's family.
A few minutes later, Luo Xiyun brought out the food. Xia Zekai glanced at it and saw that it was still hard food, so he quickly started eating with chopsticks.
Luo Xiyun also asked him: "Why are you coming back so late today? You must be very busy."
"It's not bad. The main reason is that the company plans to develop diversified development. There are many things going on and the future is uncertain. But this time investment is inevitable, so I'm a little unsure."
After hearing this, Luo Xiyun suddenly felt distressed. She sat next to Xia Zekai, reached out and held his hand holding the buns, and said in a gentle voice: "Zekai, forget it if you are tired, our family already has a lot of money.
You have put in a lot of effort, no matter how bad you are, you will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life."
"Look what you said, I'm fine!" Xia Zekai said lightly.
