Born Again: A Journey of Love Rediscovered Novel Chapter 504

The trend of group buying in Kyoto spread quickly, coupled with the fact that community group buying is really overbearing, the almost complete ecological chain is simply impeccable.

As a result, the capital giants behind the group buying market are becoming increasingly restless.

The competition has reached the second half of the competition. Thousands of group buying websites are selling hard, and only less than ten are left.

They thought it was safe when they chose horses at the end of the field, but who knew that no matter which horse was chosen, a horse without a rider rushed to the front, barking at the market, and everyone looked at each other in disbelief. squeak.

Especially Alibaba, seeing that the group buying market is about to change hands, they are extremely anxious.

Why did they choose to hold hands at that time?

Because based on LaShou's online performance in the past six months, he really looks like an emperor!

He occupies two first-tier cities, and has the highest market share in the second- and third-tier cities in the entire north. If not, who can win?

The in-depth cooperation agreement they negotiated at that time required that Lashou.com must be integrated into Alibaba's ecological chain, and all decisions must be approved by Alibaba and cooperate with Alibaba's subsequent development strategy.

If LaShou wins, the entire group buying channel will become theirs. In this way, one e-commerce giant plus another group buying giant will control almost the entire domestic market.

In fact, LaShou performed well after signing with them.

It acquired five group-buying websites right out of the gate, and was far ahead in the entire industry. Even Dianping, which was supported by Tencent, could only lag behind when it first came out.

What's the result so far?

Shanghai was lost, Shenzhen was lost, and even my hometown was invaded.

Except for the market share in second- and third-tier cities, LaShou has almost no advantage at all.

The one that achieved this kind of success was a group buying website that came out of a school.

You want to say that the top management of Lashou.com are incompetent, but that’s not true, because Nuomi was also blocked in a corner by a gang of gangsters, and was beaten so hard that no one made a sound.

There is also Dianping, which came from behind. It is a long-established lifestyle service website, but they were kicked out when they returned to their hometown. Can you say that they are incompetent?

So in the final analysis, the ability to form a group is still too advanced.

After making this judgment, Ali definitely no longer wants to bet on Lashou.com, but hopes to get married with Pintuan.

On the morning of June 22, Lu Zhichuan, general manager of Alibaba’s investment department, rang John Qin’s phone and called five times in a row. His patience was almost gone before he got through.

"Mr. John, it's really difficult to call you, hahaha."

"you are?"

"Let me introduce myself. I am Lv Zhichuan, general manager of the investment department of Alibaba Group. Is Mr. John interested in chatting with me? Internet business is a vast blue ocean, but after all, a single tree cannot grow into a forest... "

Lu Zhichuan took the manuscript he had written earlier and rambled for a long time. Then he heard the voice on the other side suddenly lowered his voice, sounding like a thief.

"Mr. Lu, I'm about to take my final exam. Let's not talk about it for now. The invigilator is coming... Today, he is actually holding a bamboo pole. I am the star of study!"
Lu Zhichuan was stunned for a long time, and then he realized that the phone was hung up, but a text message was sent from the other side, saying that he was in the middle of an exam and he was really sorry.

To be honest, he was confused.

Especially the words "final exam" made him feel like his head was buzzing.

A college student? Yes, the boss of the group buying is still a college student. The information says, holy shit, can a college student turn the entire group buying market into this? LaShou.com is such a fucking waste!

At this moment, Lu Zhichuan's secretary opened his door: "Mr. Lu, Mr. Wu from LaShou.com has been waiting for you in the conference room for half an hour."

"I know, I'll go over after drinking this cup of tea."

"OK."

Lv Zhichuan picked up the teacup and drank the tea expressionlessly. He didn't get up until ten minutes later, came to the conference room, and met Wu Bo, the boss of Lashou.com, and his team.

People in the conference room exchanged greetings with each other and talked about recent business. Finally, Wu Bo explained his purpose of coming, which was to seek funding.

They decided to vigorously develop the market below the third-tier cities and also enter the second- and third-tier cities in the south.

Yes, they are indeed unable to defeat the group, but Nuomi is their old rival. Facing this website, they win more and lose less, and they are determined to win the southern market.

As for group building in first-tier cities, let Dianping do it on its own. Didn’t they just say it when they were dismissed? Either don’t do it, or do it in first-tier cities.

After hearing the LaShou team's adjustments to the later direction, Lu Zhichuan thought for a long time.

It seems that the group has no intention of cooperating. Otherwise, how could he give up a cooperation with just a final exam?

As for LaShou, he had personally signed the deal and had already invested several hundred million in it. Giving up now would be a waste of time...

Forget it, a lame horse is still a horse at the very least. What's more, Lashou is still the website with the highest market share in the second and third tier cities in the north. It is indeed not to the point of being regarded as rags.

Moreover, LaShou.com's later planning is indeed feasible and can be seen as a way out. What's more, Lu Zhichuan knows that Ali has a bigger trump card that can help LaShou.com come back to life.

"Mr. Wu, we will have a meeting to study the next round of capital injection."

Hearing this, Wu Bo raised the corners of his mouth, and the gloom in his eyes lightened slightly.

To be honest, Lashou.com has been in a mess over the past six months, and it is really difficult for him to open his mouth to ask for money.

When the group buying market was just established, he firmly occupied the top spot and was not too tough when negotiating with Alibaba. Even though he was eventually changed and merged into Alibaba, every word he said during the negotiations was resounding.

But less than half a year later, the situation turned out to be like this, and the guy who beat him to a bloody head was a college student group buying website that he had never liked.

Thinking of this, Wu Bo sighed subconsciously, and this action was accurately captured by Lu Zhichuan.

"Mr. Wu, don't worry too much. There is no permanent winner in business, and you don't have to worry too much about short-term losses."

Wu Bo was stunned for a moment: "What does Mr. Lu mean?"

Lu Zhichuan waved to his secretary and whispered something in her ear. He saw the wasp-waisted female secretary walking out of the conference room with long black stockings and brought back a stack of promotional brochures about Alipay.

Wu Bo took it and looked through it for a long time, his eyes gradually widening.

"Alipay has obtained a payment license last month and is currently in internal testing. It is expected to be launched soon. The future group buying market will definitely be dominated by mobile payments."

Lu Zhichuan raised his lips: "The state has very strict control over payment licenses. This is not only a technical barrier, but also a policy barrier. Do you think there is still a way to survive in group games? Do you have to rely on U-shield to continue doing business?"

Wu Bo frowned instantly, with a strange light in his eyes.

The mobile Internet has developed very rapidly in the past year, and their company is also working hard to develop apps. If Alipay can connect with LaShou, then there is really nothing to fear about group joining.

By that time, all the advantages accumulated by group joining will be lost due to changes in carriers. By then, the huge family fortune accumulated by group joining may directly become someone else's wedding dress!

"Mr. Lu, when will Alipay be launched?"

"They are not in the same business group as our investment department. I don't know their business progress yet. Let's do this. I will invite Mr. Pang over at noon and we will chat while eating."

"Okay, okay..."

"But Mr. Wu, don't take it lightly. As far as I know, Tencent and Baidu have also obtained payment licenses, so your biggest opponents are Dianping and Nuomi. You must be cautious in every next step."

After the meeting, Wu Bo and his team still felt like they were in a dream. They still couldn't calm down until they walked out of the investment department.

To be honest, from the Battle of Shanghai, to the Battle of Shencheng, and finally the Battle of Kyoto, people on LaShou.com will feel desperate whenever they hear the name of the group.

But they didn't expect that when they came to Hang City, they would encounter a huge wealth!

The mobile Internet market is close at hand, and with the protection of third-party payment platforms, even if LaShou loses the Kyoto market, it will be able to catch up in the future.

The most important thing is that there is no Internet giant behind the group buying, and his company does not have the qualifications to obtain a payment license. In other words, as soon as Alipay comes online, the group buying will almost collapse!

Damn it, isn’t this a shame?

At eleven o'clock at noon, Wu Bo received a call from Lu Zhichuan, rushed to the hotel without stopping, entered the box, and met Alipay CEO Pang Rui.

Pang Rui thought it was just a simple meal, but she didn't expect there would be a third person, so she looked a little surprised.

"Who is this?"

"Let me introduce you, this is Mr. Wu from LaShou.com."

Lu Zhichuan pulled Wu Bo and let the two get to know each other: "As you know, the group buying market is a very important part of our group's development plan, but the recent group buying market is really not peaceful."

Pang Rui nodded calmly: "Because of the group fight?"

"Yes, the entire group buying market has been disrupted by group buying. Lao Wu is also having a headache. He has been changing his development strategy recently. I told him not to worry. After all, our Alipay has obtained the payment permission."

Wu Bo also took advantage of the situation and answered: "Mr. Pang, Lashou.com is willing to go hand in hand with Alipay."

During the subsequent meal, Lv Zhichuan and Wu Bo kept talking about the implementation plan after the cooperation between Lashou.com and Alipay, as well as the mutual help and win-win situation between the two parties.

The general meaning is that Alipay can directly carry out precise promotion through LaShou's offline channels, and it is everywhere. Pang Rui also nodded repeatedly, showing interest, and even exchanged a drink with Wu Bo.

After the meal, Wu Bo seemed to have put his heart in his stomach. After saying goodbye, he returned to the hotel and felt that the wedding dress of the group was draped on him.

Lu Zhichuan and Pang Rui returned to the headquarters, but when they arrived at the entrance of the headquarters, Pang Rui suddenly stopped Lu Zhichuan.

"Does Mr. Lu know the boss of the group tour?"

"I know, there is a college student named John Qin, but no matter how I think about it, I feel something is wrong. Mr. Pang, do you think there are really college students who can do such a good job in business?"

Pang Rui nodded calmly: "Yes, John Qin."

Lu Zhichuan stopped and looked slightly stunned: "Mr. Pang knows him?"

"We met, on National Day two years ago. I thought he was a very capable businessman at first, but now I think he is scary."