Meg Whitman said dissatisfiedly: "We are making it free in Xiaguo, so should we make it free in the United States? There will definitely be users making trouble and causing unnecessary losses to the company. Another point,

I don’t agree with the feasibility of the free business model. If you also studied MBA at Harvard Business School, then you should still remember one of the most important business principles of the business school - there is no free lunch in the world, and users can only enjoy high-quality services by paying.

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At the end of the sentence, Meg Whitman seemed confident again: "I believe that eBay will be able to conquer Xia's e-commerce users with the best service."

Shao Yibo was very helpless. He even had a bad feeling that Yibei would definitely fall into trouble.

After all, the word "free" is very easy to use in the Xia Kingdom. Who can resist the temptation of free prostitution?

Soon, eBay and Taobao started a comprehensive tit-for-tat confrontation on all issues.

In the large conference room at the Alibaba Group headquarters, facing a group of Alibaba executives in front of him, Lu Yiming said with a serious face: "In terms of fame and strength, we are far behind eBay, so don't think too much at this stage, let's concentrate

Just touch porcelain."

To put it bluntly, this trick is just to gain popularity.

To increase the popularity of eBay through frequent publicity, newspapers and media across the country are now promoting the "ant-elephant dispute" between Taobao and eBay.

Although most people are not optimistic about Taobao, it is because of this that the word Taobao has begun to be known to everyone.

This is more effective than any advertisement. After all, many ordinary people now chat about news related to Taobao and eBay after dinner. They are all waiting to see the jokes of Lu Yiming, the richest man in Asia.

Over time, Taobao has become a company that everyone is familiar with. At least when the word "Taobao" is mentioned, everyone can instantly understand: "Oh, our Xia country does have a company called Taobao."

Jack Ma felt a little sorry and said: "Mr. Lu, there is no need for you to bet your reputation on us. If we really lose, how ugly will it be for you?"

Lu Yiming glanced at him and said, "Bah, bah, bah, these words are very unlucky. Don't say them again."

Jack Ma was speechless: "Mr. Lu, I said before that I would find someone to look at Feng Shui, but you still said that I am feudal and superstitious..."

Lu Yiming argued: "Can this be the same? It costs money to hire someone to do Feng Shui, but it doesn't cost money to say auspicious words."

Majek: “…”

Lu Yiming knocked on the multimedia curtain and said, "Ahem, let's get down to business. Have you finished the homepage I asked you to make? That's it, put it on."

Several Taobao programmers looked at Jack Ma and Lu Yiming with confused expressions.

"Mr. Ma, Mr. Lu, do we really want to use this as the homepage?"

Compared to eBay's page, which is simple, elegant and clean, at Lu Yiming's request, Taobao's page directly chose to be festive, lively and messy, looking like a small advertisement on the street.

Lu Yiming said: "Just use this, red is so festive. This design is more in line with the shopping temperament of our Xia people, and it is to give users a feeling of celebrating the New Year."

Lu Yiming has been using Taobao's shopping page for twenty years. Naturally, he is very familiar with it, so he made the decision directly.

Jack Ma gave a thumbs up and said to Lu Yiming: "Mr. Lu has good taste. I also think that the shopping page is designed like this. Users will definitely like it. And vulgarity has its own benefits, as Mr. Lu said,

E-commerce platforms should be open to the broadest masses of the people, so we have to provide what the masses like. Only when they are satisfied can we make money."

Several programmers looked at Jackma with something wrong in their eyes.

This boss, for the sake of money, can say such unconscionable things, it’s incredible!

As men in science and engineering, they admire the Nordic style of simplicity and like cleanliness and simplicity. However, the interface that Taobao has finalized is the opposite of them in every aspect. It can be said that it feels uncomfortable to look at it more than once.

There is no way, who makes them the boss?

Lu Yiming stopped giving people a chance to discuss the interface, and then asked: "Do you know who makes the most money in this world?"

If this issue were asked twenty years later, Jackma could have held a press conference and talked for two hours. But now, he still doesn’t know what big data statistics are, and he doesn’t know what a sinking market is.

Therefore, when faced with Lu Yiming's question, he felt very confused.

"Whose?"

Lu Yiming said seriously: "In terms of spending power, girls are ranked first, young women are second, children are third, old people are fourth, pets are fifth, and men are sixth."

It was the first time for the people present to hear this theory, and they were immediately in an uproar. But after thinking about it carefully, it really makes sense.

Not to mention how extravagant and lustful the rich man is, after all, that money is not what he can earn.

Among ordinary people, young women are most willing to consume, followed by mothers and children.

"If Taobao wants to develop, it must position itself accurately. You must understand which customers you must please."

This is a page of true biography and thousands of volumes of family history.

Jack Ma, who was "taught" by Lu Yiming, felt like he was seeing the sun from the clouds. He suddenly became enlightened and lost most of his confusion. At the same time, he also admired Lu Yiming more and more. He said bluntly: "Mr. Lu is indeed a business genius.
Chapter completed!