"The company currently has less than fifty employees..."

After instinctively correcting the other party's statement, Pierre realized that the atmosphere in the conference room became a little weird. He quickly added with embarrassment. "Okay, the number of employees is not a big problem. I have thought about it carefully. Inviting Ms. Meg to serve as the company's CEO, and in the communication with Ms. Meg, the professional headhunter, also confirmed that Ms. Meg is interested in any career based on the Internet, so I don't think I need to pay too much at the beginning to get her to join the company..."

This was the first official meeting with Pierre. After sitting down, this young man who seemed a little restrained and cramped in his feelings, he was like a shy, shy and easily affected by the environment. If it weren't for knowing how much ebay would develop, Fu Zhengyi really couldn't believe that it was such a person who built the world's largest auction website and eventually turned the idea of ​​"collecting candy boxes to please your girlfriend" into a business empire worth 70 billion US dollars!

He tapped his finger on the table, and Fu Zhengyi slowed down his tone. "Pierre, you still haven't told me the price you need to pay to invite Ms. Meg to join!"

Pierre's hands on the table were clenched inadvertently, and he felt a little embarrassed. "Ah! Sorry! In order to invite Ms. Meg to join, I plan to give her an annual salary of 100,000 US dollars and a reward for stock options. According to the professional headhunter Mr. Benier, Ms. Meg hopes to obtain a five-year job contract to ensure the stability of her job..."

Seeing that the other party became more nervous, Fu Zhengyi got straight to the point. "Are you really sure you want to invite such a lady with extremely wonderful experience and rich experience to serve as the company's CEO?"

"Yes! I think Ms. Meg is perfect for this position!"

"Then my suggestion is to increase its annual salary and reduce its stock options expectations! Of course, if the other party insists, then execute it according to your previous promise. You don't need to have too much concerns about the funds!"

Unexpectedly, it would be so smooth. Pier was stunned for a moment before nodding quickly, looking surprised.

"By the way, I remember asking ebay to set up a branch in Europe and Japan as soon as possible. How is the current progress?"

Opening the notebook I kept at hand, Pierre flipped through a few pages and said, "There are currently less than 20,000 registered users in the European market, and the development of the Japanese market has not yet been included in the agenda. I originally planned to advance this matter after Ms. Meg took office..."

"For the development of the Japanese market, what methods and methods are you going to take, what kind of company structure and market promotion are you going to adopt? What is the budget? How do you plan to configure the personnel..."

Fu Zhengyi's series of problems surprised Xi Meiwen.

Ebay's development is a bit slow, far less powerful and outstanding than Yahu and Amazon. In her opinion, Boss does not show any particular concern for the company, so she only manages it as an ordinary project.

But the questions Fu Zhengyi asked now obviously meant that the company was very important in his mind. Otherwise, it would not have been so detailed that he even cared about the details of what kind of personnel to send to market development and how to carry out publicity!

It seems that the company needs to be improved...

Xi Meiwen thought so, and also recorded it in her work records.

After entering the conference room, I always seemed a little cramped, but the throwing of a lot of problems from Fu Zhengyi made Pierre relax. He closed the notebook in front of him and said. "The European market is not much different from the American market. Whether it is consumption habits or consumption concepts, it can be integrated with the American market very smoothly. However, the data collected by the Japanese market currently shows that the development is not very meaningful. The population there is only 126 million, the Internet cost is relatively high, and the interaction between consumers is relatively poor. Through the collected information, I don't think it is inappropriate to set up a branch now, because ebay's purpose is to "communicate and adjust idle resources", so my initial idea was to wait for the European market to stabilize. After Ms. Meg joins and expands the company's scale, she will intervene in this market about next year, send the company's most capable employees to go there, and open the market with extensive advertising and a large number of ground promotion personnel..."

"Pierre! Japan is an extremely narcissistic and xenophobic market. My requirement is not to wait for Ms. Meg to join, nor to send a large number of capable employees of the company! You just need to send people to establish branches, and then recruit a large number of local employees to develop. You just need to maintain the company's structure and leave the rest to those locals who claim to be "workaholics" to deal with it!"

Pier was stunned. "Ah? Recruiting local employees to open up the market?"

"Yes! Arrange people in the past to establish the human resources department first, and then recruit employees and managers who are interested in the Internet, are willing to work overtime and do not need to receive overtime pay, so that locals who are familiar with the local environment can operate the company, which is both trouble and money-saving. And I believe that this kind of operation will develop much smoother than sending a large number of employees in the past!"

"Yes, but this is not suitable..."

"To establish a branch in Japan, you only need to send a financial director and a management supervisor, go and do it!"

Seeing that Fu Zhengyi was not like joking, Pierre couldn't help but turn his gaze for help on Xi Meiwen.

"Pierre, don't have any doubts. The boss's request is the final decision. I will arrange personnel to follow up in the future. The company will try its best to provide any resources and support needed!"

After receiving Xi Meiwen's affirmation, Pierre felt relieved because what he feared most was to meet a boss who didn't understand the market but still liked to give orders randomly.

"Okay, after I went back, I started to establish a Japanese branch. In addition, the company has encountered some troubles in its current development. The seller's mailing fee remains high, and the delivery time of the items cannot satisfy the buyer. Therefore, the company hopes to establish some transportation transfer stations in various states to solve the problem of the time when the seller's items are delivered to the buyer..."

logistics?

This is a problem that bothers all Internet companies that want to expand their market.

Especially here, labor is expensive and transportation costs are very high. Judging from eBay's current situation, as long as the company has not been listed, there is no possibility of building a self-built logistics system.

Since it cannot be solved directly, it can only be to seek help from the outside world. Thinking of the need to meet Amazon's Bezos in a while, Fu Zhengyi said. "Pierre, then you will go and meet someone with me. His company is located in Seattle and it runs online book sales..."

Pierre screamed in surprise. "Bezos? Bezos of Amazon?"

Fu Zhengyi was a little surprised when the other party reacted so much. "Do you know him?"

"Oh, where is I qualified to know him? I know this company. I saw on the Internet that his company will be listed next month. This is a company with great development prospects. Its development speed can only be described as a miracle..."

Pier was so excited that he talked endlessly about some details about Amazon's development, which made Fu Zhengyi a little confused and turned his attention to Xi Meiwen.

Xi Meiwen spread her hands and gave her a helpless expression, which obviously meant that she did not tell Pier about Amazon.

So after Pierre finished speaking, Fu Zhengyi asked. "What do you think about Yahu Company?"

"Yahu? Oh my God! Although Yahu's success was accidental at the beginning, Chief Yang's keen judgment of Internet companies is one of the reasons for his success! I went to the headquarters of Yahu Company three months ago, but unfortunately I was unable to meet Chief Yang and David, which is a pity..."

Hearing this, Fu Zhengyi understood that the young man who had just turned 30 years old still maintained his passion for the beginning of his business, and he must have admired the past experiences of successful people. So after looking at the time, he smiled and said, "[FL North American Venture Capital Company] also owns Amazon's equity. After meeting, I suggest you communicate with the logistics issue privately. Sooner or later, the two companies need to set up their own logistics systems and communicate with each other earlier, so as to avoid the cost of repeated construction!"

"That's great! If ebay can take advantage of the Amazon listing hitchhiking, it will surely make breakthrough progress in its own development. Moreover, the sharing of logistics systems between the two parties will not only bring about cost reductions, but also increase the revenue of the two companies. If cooperation can be achieved, ebay will save millions of dollars in preliminary research expenses and large expenses for setting up logistics systems in the future..."

Fu Zhengyi listened quietly, and at the same time he was analyzing the personality and work attitude of the ebay founder Pierre in front of him. Finally, he found that Pierre, who was just thirty years old but had a beard, was really shy, but when talking about things related to his work, he would become particularly talkative and emotional, and he was considered a standard workaholic.

Seeing that Fu Zhengyi had been listening carefully, Xi Meiwen knew clearly that as long as Pierre was given time, he could talk for several hours. So when the time was almost time, he had to interrupt and said that the appointment with Bezos was approaching and he needed to set off now.

When he got into the car, Fu Zhengyi saw that Pier was a little nervous and said, "If Bezos is willing to reach a strategic cooperation with ebay, it will probably be helpful for passing the tickets and listing..."

Fu Zhengyi's comfort did not make Pierre relieved, but instead smiled bitterly. "Amazon is developing much faster, and I'm very worried that he will look down on small companies like ebay at all. Moreover, I heard that Bezos is very strong. Once he thinks it is not possible, he will never compromise..."
Chapter completed!