Chapter 161: Ali was overturned after singing an opera

"Alan, help me check if Ali's payment system is still under the name of Ali International!
I know it's break time now, but it's urgent. Sorry, please mobilize all your connections to check!
I'll be waiting for your result here!"

Early morning in California, USA.

Anyone who is woken up at this time will be very angry.

What’s more, this person is the chairman of Yahoo in the United States, Jerry Yang.

Ali thought he did it without anyone noticing!

After all, unless you pay special attention, no one would believe that a company's management team could hide it from the company's largest shareholder.

The subsidiary's shares were secretly transferred.

This is the cleverness of the Ali Group’s board of directors, which has only four seats.

If two people attend the meeting, it exceeds the legal majority, and two people agree, it is equivalent to the agreement of the entire board of directors!
What’s more, there is SoftBank’s acquiescence and connivance.

In the past life, it was not until 2011, when the two sides were almost at odds, that Yahoo realized something was wrong. A payment company worth billions of dollars under the company had disappeared?
After checking again, I was shocked!
As early as June 2009, Ali's management secretly transferred the payment system to Zhejiang Alibaba Company without notifying the major shareholders.

Well, a new enterprise in which Mr. Ma personally holds 80% of the shares.

However, by the time they discovered this, it was already a done deal. Chinese laws and policies no longer allow foreigners or foreign companies to own shares in non-bank payment license companies in any form.

Yahoo also missed the favorable period to restore its voting rights.

According to the agreement, Yahoo invested in Ali with cash and Yahoo China for a total of US$10 billion.

As a recognition and compromise to the entrepreneurial team, Jerry Yang, despite opposition, agreed to "lend" one of the two board seats belonging to Yahoo to the Ali team free of charge.

The company also entrusted part of the voting rights of the 40% stake to the management team and signed an agreement that Mr. Ma's position would not be shaken within the specified period.

That is, before the contract expired in 2010, Yahoo actually had no control over Ali. Only by joining forces with SoftBank could Yahoo protect their respective interests from being infringed.

Now, cracks have appeared in this foundation of mutual trust.

Once confirmed, with billions of dollars at stake, no one will give up.

Even if Jerry Yang is willing, the investment institutions that hold stocks will still force him to come up with a solution.

There is a saying that goes: Existence is a trace!
Even a tax haven that claims to maintain absolute confidentiality cannot resist the power of capital.

Especially for a large multinational company!

When they lower their heads and try to reason with you, you'd better listen quietly!
If you cooperate well, you may be able to get a considerable amount of hush money.

Of course, if you feel you are stubborn enough, you may want to test the bottom line of a company with a market value of tens of billions of dollars.

Then they also know a little about modern technology.

For example, I’ll reward you with eight or ten industrial assembly line products.

biubiubiu~
Don't like listening?

What about this?

bang bang bang~
Boom boom boom!
Not yet?
Then you can only blame your home for not being decorated high enough, which makes it easy for mold to grow.

In short, as one of the top few in the American capital group, Yahoo is absolutely qualified to enjoy the most convenient and comfortable services.

It took less than half an hour, and I paid a very small price.

An American tourist stayed up late at night and walked on the beach to enjoy the breeze, when he accidentally picked up a copy of a share transfer contract.

Out of curiosity, the white man saw that there was no one around, so he immediately took out his camera to take some pictures of the beautiful scenery. Under the illumination of a strong flashlight, he recorded everything.

Just by coincidence, there was a car parked outside the beach that could provide satellite communication services.

A series of coincidences made the driver couldn't help but complain, "Damn it, I'm really crazy. I don't have time to hug a girl and shoot arrows and ride horses in the middle of the night.

Accompany you, a bastard, to the beach to enjoy the breeze!"

"I'm a bastard, a bastard who can bring you $1000!"

Throw a roll of $20 bills over and all complaints disappear.

"I love you, asshole!"

The driver smiled happily because of the delicious Franklin.

The man in the back row who was transmitting data was happier. He was given 5 by his employer, spent 2000 to bribe a supervisor, and spent an additional 2 dollars on persuasion and education.

Um, unplanned expenses, two bangs.

If I give the driver another 1000, how much will the net profit be?

He is not very good at math and has no idea how to add numbers above three digits.

At this moment, in a transportation service company in the United States, the exclusive customer service manager looked at the transmitted information and also smiled.

This means that they not only provided a perfect service to their most valued customers, but also successfully received an order revenue worth millions of dollars.

Normally, this kind of service doesn't need to cost so much, but the customer's request is so urgent...

Qiantang, Ali's headquarters.

After listening to Liao Fan's personal account of what happened, several directors and executives fell into deep thought.

They tried to infer the accuracy of the incident by reviewing Lin Wenhui's tone, expression, and body movements.

Fortunately, Liao Fan was observant enough, and even in that state, he could still recall every subtle movement.

"The time is too short, there is no way to find out clearly."

Cai Chongxin has extensive personal connections, but when it comes to competition of this level, there is no way for them to be put to use in such a short period of time.

Fortunately, the two foreign directors found out some information from different sources through their own channels, but they were still unable to explain the logic behind the current situation.

"Jack, I'm curious. Temasek's stake in Ali is worth far more than $100 million. Why would he do this?"

SoftBank representatives tried to analyze the situation using the existing information, and ultimately could only focus on the Lijiaopo delegation.

After all, after eliminating almost all impossibilities, no matter how outrageous what remains, it represents a possibility.

After hearing his irresponsible speculation, the Yahoo representative shrugged and said, "This is normal. We do this to provide services to enterprises. Besides, the two companies are together."

"There are too few pheromones to provide perfect evidence!"

Cai Chongxin is more rational. “Besides, any speculation we make here is meaningless, Temasek is serious.

The president of their Huaxia region is waiting outside, and just now he sent us some disturbing information through other people."

After seeing the latest briefing, Cai Chongxin was very helpless. In this state of being completely in the dark, no matter what decision they made, there would be great risks.

Business misjudgments, especially those involving large operations worth hundreds of millions of dollars, can lead to unpredictable risks even if they are just a tiny mistake.

After passing the briefing to his colleagues, Cai Zhongxin was troubled. “What kind of interests could make Temasek pass such a reckless implementation plan to the president of their China region?”

After seeing this, Teacher Ma had no expression on his face.

Only those who were familiar with him knew what kind of terrible anger was hidden in his heart at that time.

"Cake seller! Is today April Fool's Day?"

The Yahoo representative took a quick glance and immediately flew into a rage, "How dare they! Jack, this is an enemy, a very insidious and cunning enemy!"

Zhang Yuan interrupted with a slight annoyance, "Boss Ma is thinking, please provide a quiet environment, okay?"

Anger was also accumulating in his heart!

He had read the briefing and found that the man was simply arrogant.

They are Ahri!

The largest giant in China, occupying 70% of the online shopping market!

An investment company thousands of miles away actually threatened them that if they fell out, it would openly sell off Ali's stock price in the Hong Kong market.

And the subsequent series of unspeakable consequences were blamed on Ahri.

Even if this company is called Temasek, and is the official investment group of Leeka, it cannot ignore Ali's dignity like this!
The SoftBank representative's concern was clearly visible. He swallowed and tried to stop it, but was powerless.

Because the man behind him, who was revered as the God of Investment in Jiaobenji, was hesitating at this moment.

Is it worth offending a company of Temasek's level for the sake of a small company?
It is hard for Sun Zhengyi to imagine whether this situation, if it happens, will have an irreversible negative impact on Ali's future.

Thinking of this horrifying scene, he had no choice but to call Yang Sang on the other side of the ocean.

Originally, he didn't want to disturb the other party's rest due to the time difference. Now, he had no choice but to ask Yahoo to mediate.

But before he could call, Jerry Yang called. As soon as he answered the phone, the message on the other end of the line shocked Sun Zhengyi.

The only thought left in my mind was, “How did he know?
Ruined! "

……

"The key to the matter lies in the attitude of the Magic City Hummingbird."

Teacher Ma calmly assigned the task, "Perhaps it was our superiority that hurt him. After all, he is only 20 years old, and it is inevitable that he will act on impulse occasionally."

He did not blame Liao Fan for his on-the-spot performance. The company that Ali was interested in was still within the business coverage. Was it necessary to consider other people's opinions?

Before setting off, Taotao had considered the interests of Temasek. According to common sense, Temasek is both a shareholder of Ali and a shareholder of Hummingbird.

It should be clear that the latter has a stimulating effect on Ali's online shopping business.

Higher logistics and distribution efficiency, more people means better service, and most importantly, Ali does not need to bear too much loss and can be integrated into the existing system as soon as possible.

The ready-made market is enough for Hummingbird to develop happily. Ali Hummingbird, an invincible combination!
However, Temasek went against the norm and chose to refuse.

Mr. Ma was furious and gave two completely different solutions. "If we increase the offer price and lower the share requirement, can we reach an agreement?"

He hasn’t mentioned the second set yet!

After careful consideration, Liao Fan said affirmatively, "I think the chairman of Hummingbird has no sincerity in cooperation. They seem to be planning a bigger move and are not worried about Ali's countermeasures.

I can remember that when Mr. Temasek was criticizing us, he was calm and confident, as if everything was under his control.

Li Zehua would never know how hard these so-called successful people can work.

Even when they were speechless after being questioned, there were still people in Liao Fan's team who wrote down everything.

Even the action of slamming the door at the end seemed a little deliberate.

After listening to everything, Teacher Ma recalled the obvious evasive and resistant tone Yu Weilong used when he called Yuantong the second time.

I feel more confident.

So he stopped trying to compromise. After figuring it out, he directly issued an order, "Explore the operation model of Hummingbird's affiliated companies in an all-round way. We must know ourselves and the enemy, so that we can win every battle!
The importance of the Hummingbird platform cannot be overemphasized, but we must first understand why Hummingbird can feed so many people.

After the notice was sent out, the already merged Ali Research Institute was separated again, the original technical department remained unchanged, and the research institute immediately arranged for an analysis of the Chime website.

Draw out 50 million from the existing flexible budget and recruit personnel immediately.

Zhang Yuan, you have to do it in person. I want to see an exactly the same website in five days at most.

By the 15th at the latest, Ali's food delivery business must be launched in Qiantang to provide services."

Cai Zhongxin added, "We have to take a two-pronged approach and collect all the food delivery industry information in the market.

Immediately select suitable targets, conduct investment and mergers, and strive to form a siege on Qingyun Group in the shortest possible time."

Zhang Yuan wrote them down one by one, and reminded them, "The briefing mentioned that Qingyun has a field promotion team of over a thousand people, and it seems that they are learning the offline promotion model that we used to develop businesses with."

Teacher Ma nodded. "It just so happens that the expansion of the Iron Army has come to an end. It's time to get them moving. We should start competing in key cities. Wherever there is Chimo, there must be..."

For a while, Teacher Ma couldn’t think of a good name, so he looked to Cai Chongxin.

The latter thought for a while and said, "Let's call it Taodiandian. It's easy to understand and distinguish."

So, with just a few words, Ali's takeaway delivery strategy was decided.

I have to say that Li Zehua’s judgment is absolutely correct!
Ali is the biggest enemy of Qingyun Group!

I have eaten it and developed step by step by learning from Ahri.

At present, Qingyun’s business is temporarily limited to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Yanjing, and eastern Guangdong, and services are only provided in large cities.

As for Taotao, it has already completed its nationwide layout. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you know about e-commerce online shopping, you know Taotao.

To a certain extent, Taotao is even synonymous with e-commerce!
We have a sales team of over a thousand people!

At its peak, the Taotao Iron Army had 5,000 members, and they were an elite force that had been tempered through five years of hard work in the market.

Chimei Hummingbird raised $1 million in financing, but only received $ million in the early stage.

On Ali's account, there are more than 10 billion yuan of funds that can be mobilized at any time. The deposits and payments left by those merchants can be put into the battlefield at any time!

The only advantage of the Hummingbird is probably the 10,000 new recruits. However, considering Ahri's size, it will take less than two months.

A considerable number of these people will change jobs and leave!
No one has trouble with money.

"Competition and poaching are carried out at the same time! We must also completely cut off its chances of turning things around.

Yuantong Yunda, contact them again and tell them that Ali can acquire the shares held by Hummingbird at a premium.

Although Cainiao Network cannot give so many shares, we will definitely succeed!
What's the point of getting more shares for the losers? They are just a piece of waste paper.

As for Huitong, Lin Shaofeng, you should discuss with EMI CEO Zhou and try to acquire it quickly. Once the shares are acquired, immediately arrange for Huitong's business to be transferred to Cainiao Network."

Teacher Ma arranged the tasks calmly and smiled, "Actually, this is a good thing.

The Hummingbird Model has been proven to be an equally successful shortcut, and when combined with the food delivery business, it can grow rapidly.

Once we intervene, it will greatly boost market confidence and provide great help for the future listing of the company’s main business.”

Cai Zhongxin wrote and drew on the paper, rarely looking up, "But the model needs to be slightly changed, and we also need to prevent new disruptors."

Although Ali has core competitiveness, it does not represent the market and there is no room for other companies to survive.

After all, Taotao’s order volume is not 100%, and online shopping express parcels do not account for 100% of national logistics transportation.

Now it has been proven that food delivery and express delivery can be compatible at the same time. I believe that once Tenda, Qiandu, and even the three major portals see Ali’s success, they will surely follow suit!

"The company in the core area is directly operating, and it is temporarily unable to take care of other regions. We should relax restrictions and directly learn from Taotao to recruit merchants to join us, and complete the national layout in the shortest time!"

Cai Zhongxin is very familiar with capital operation, which seems to be integrated into his genes and is innate.

"This will not only save a lot of money and time, but also create economies of scale before competitors react.

The most important thing is that we can avoid bearing heavy burdens on grassroots employees. After all, we are a technology company, not a labor-intensive enterprise.

This must be done, otherwise there is no way to explain to investors why Ali is so efficient and employs so many people. "

From the perspective of financial health and revenue, this is an impeccable plan and is very feasible.

Hearing everyone nodding their heads, the Yahoo representative shouted loudly, cheering for the company to find a new track.

But Cai Zhongxin quickly smiled bitterly and said, "There is gain and loss. This will inevitably intensify the conflict with Temasek and force the latter to ..."

Before he finished speaking, Mr. Ma waved his hand and said, "Let it go. As a shareholder of Ali, if you don't consider the strategic development of Ali, it's better to end this cooperation as soon as possible.

What it wants to do is its business, and the direction of Ahri's development does not need to be dictated by such short-sighted partners."

Everyone looked at each other and finally compromised on a new track and new profit point.

Afterwards, Wu Yibin, President of Temasek China, who had been waiting for a long time, was invited in.

As if sensing the heavy atmosphere of uneasiness in the air, Wu Yibin was in great pain, and the message revealed was very obvious.

He looked at Cai Zhongxin, but the latter avoided his gaze.

"Is there no possibility of recovery?"

All I got was silence.

A moment later, Zhang Yuan stood up and coughed, and was about to inform Wu Yibin of Ali's decision.

He suddenly discovered that the look in the eyes of this familiar friend in front of him changed from sadness to horror.

At this moment, it seemed as if he was the arranged prey.

The next second, Wu Yibin sneered, "In this case, I don't need to care about Mr. Ma's face!

On behalf of all Alibaba shareholders, I would like to ask Mr. Ma whether the transfer of the payment system from Ali International to Zhejiang Alibaba has resulted in improper transfer of benefits and is it against company procedures.

He turned to the confused Yahoo representative and quickly repeated it in English, and the latter was stunned.

"Jack Ma, is what he said true?!"

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