In the three months after graduation, Xie Qiao and Xu Lin went from being very satisfied with their ambitions to being severely beaten by society, finding jobs and becoming autistic.
It was another fruitless day, so the two made an appointment to meet at the Dingjian Pancake Main Store in Qinchuan.
Just when the two of them were comforting each other, Qin Chuan came over.
"How's it going? You two, have you found a job?"
Xie Qiao and Xu Lin both gave him big looks.
"Why don't you open the pot and lift it? Why are you so annoying?"
"That's right, if you can't speak, you don't have to speak."
Seeing that Xie Qiao was angry, Qin Chuan quickly tried to please him: "I didn't mean that. Didn't I say it before? If you really can't find a job, come and make pancakes at our Ding. The salary is guaranteed to be no less than outside, and it's also easy.
"
"Come on, we both graduated from Beijing Qing Dynasty and worked in a pancake shop. If we tell anyone, we won't make people laugh to death." Xu Lin complained.
Qin Chuan was not happy when he heard this: "What's wrong with the pancake shop? Besides, this is not an ordinary pancake shop. There are almost fifty chain stores. According to Lao Qin, I will open the chain when there are 100 stores.
Maybe it will be on the market by then.”
Seeing that Qin Chuan was anxious, Xie Qiao comforted him: "Qin Chuan, Xu Lin didn't mean to look down on the pancake shop. The key is that our majors are not the same as yours. If we go to your place to work, what will we do for you?"
Pancakes can be made by just one person, but you still have to pay us a high salary, which is not appropriate."
"Yeah, Qin Chuan, I didn't mean that. It's just that I can't get over that hurdle in my heart." Xu Lin first apologized to Qin Chuan, and then sighed.
"You said that Xie Qiao and I are graduates from prestigious schools. When we were doing internships, we thought that we might have no work experience and the work period was short, so those companies didn't like to recruit, thinking that it would be fine after graduation. But what happened? Only in the talent market can we
I found that prestigious universities are also divided into majors. In our literature department, there are very few corresponding positions, and the requirements are extremely high."
Xie Qiao was convinced: "Isn't that right? I have been looking for a job for three months. I leave early and come back late every day. Just taking the bus costs thousands of yuan. I have gone to twenty or thirty job fairs, large and small.
I haven’t found a suitable job yet. Reliable big companies look down on me, and unreliable small companies look down on me. It’s simply a vicious cycle.”
Xu Lin said in frustration: "I might as well go to Qianxi's place. Last time she said the company was short of people."
"Huh? That's not good." Xie Qiao always felt that it was too awkward for a classmate who had been his best friend for so many years to suddenly become a boss and an employee.
Xu Lin said helplessly: "I can't help it, I'm different from you. After all, you are a native of the capital, and your parents support you at home. I have to spend money on everything for food, clothing, housing and transportation here, and I really can't bear it anymore.
"
Seeing this, Qin Chuan rekindled his hope: "Why don't you thank Qiao and come be my assistant."
"Thank you." Xie Qiao rolled her eyes at Qin Chuan: "Forget it, I'd better go to the magazine my dad found and work as an editor. After all, it's an iron rice bowl."
Qin Chuan couldn't help but complain: "After all, you still despise my pancake shop. If Lao Qin asked you to be an assistant, you would definitely agree immediately."
Xu Lin patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder and joked: "Don't be dissatisfied with this. Lao Qin is some kind of high-tech company, an Internet unicorn. It just completed Series B financing two days ago, and its valuation is
Do you know how much it is? At US$5.8 billion, even Baidu, which has just been listed, is not as high as its valuation. It has been in the news so many times, can you compare with it?"
Qin Chuan was silent. Xie Qiao saw that he was a little depressed, so he comforted him: "Actually, you don't need to compare with Lao Qin. For people of the same age, who can achieve Lao Qin's achievements? You can just compare with ordinary people like us."
Bi, he is already very powerful. He is already worth over ten million at a young age. Your father didn't have that much money at your time, right?"
When Xie Qiao said this, Qin Chuan immediately came to life: "That's right. How can I compare myself to Old Qin? This guy is not a mortal."
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After Xu Lin and Xie Qiao said goodbye at the pancake shop, they called Xiao Qianxi directly. After a while of greetings, Xiao Qianxi took the initiative.
"If you are free now, please come over. We haven't seen each other for a long time. I happen to have a book signing in Beijing tomorrow. I will send you the address soon."
In the hotel room, Xu Lin saw a bunch of people busy and thought he had entered the set.
Xiao Qianxi saw Xu Lin's arrival in the makeup mirror and quickly waved to her.
"Xu Lin, please sit down for a while. I'll set your makeup and finish it soon."
"Qianxi, your current battle is a bit too big."
Xu Lin's voice was a little weak. At first, she thought that Qianxi Entertainment had just been established and was probably a grassroots team. She should have a place here, but today's battle was more grand than she had seen many Hong Kong and Taiwan stars.
It's just a book signing event.
Xiao Qianxi smiled: "The main reason is the release of the first new album. The sales volume will determine my position in the music industry in the future. I must be fully prepared. These are the teams from Hong Kong and they have spent a lot of thought to recruit them."
Arrived."
In 2005, the commercialization of the mainland entertainment market was still far behind Hong Kong. Especially in terms of packaging artists, the mainland was basically still in the grass-roots stage.
Xu Lin was even more stunned when he heard this: "Doesn't this cost a lot of money?"
Xiao Qianxi saw Xu Lin's uneasiness, so she didn't tell her that Qianxi Entertainment had burned more than 20 million from its establishment to the time she released her first album.
"By the way, have you found a job recently?"
Xu Lin hesitated for a moment: "Qianxi, actually I came here this time just to ask if your company is still short of people. Salary doesn't matter..."
"What's missing? We happen to be missing a Xuanfa who is specifically responsible for fan operations. He is responsible for managing Tieba and fan QQ groups. You must be able to do this easily."
While talking, Xiao Qianxi had already finished setting her makeup.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this moment, Xu Lin realized that Xiao Qianxi's temperament was completely different from before. If the previous Xiao Qianxi was still a narcissus in bud, reserved and gentle
, at this time, she is like a rose blooming in the wilderness, intellectual and mature.
"What's wrong? I don't recognize you anymore?"
Xu Lin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You have changed a bit too much, and you didn't realize it for a while."
"No way, this is the look designed by the team, and it is more in line with the theme of my album." Xiao Qianxi said, holding Xu Lin's hand: "How about it, have you thought about it, do you want to help me."
"Of course it's no problem, then when will I go to work?"
"What's the rush? You haven't even discussed the benefits yet."
"Hey, can you still trick me..."
After taking the makeup photos, the styling team also left Xiao Qianxi's room.
Xu Lin looked at the cold room that was bustling with activity ten minutes ago, but now she and Xiao Qianxi were the only ones left, and felt a little emotional for a moment.
"Why don't you feel a little lonely?"
Xiao Qianxi handed Xu Lin a bottle of beer and opened a can himself.
Xu Lin nodded: "There is a bit of a gap."
"This is the real situation of celebrities. Even though the stage is shining brightly, there is actually no one behind who can speak." Xiao Qianxi said and touched Xu Lin.
"So, I'm really happy that you can come. We can talk together after work in the future."
Xu Lin hesitated for a while and asked cautiously: "You and Lao Qin..."
Xiao Qianxi laughed out loud: "Look where you are thinking. Although he and I are busy recently, we still spend a few days together every month and our relationship is very good."
"I was shocked. Your appearance of seeing through the world made me very nervous." Xu Lin patted his chest.
The next day, Xiao Qianxi's autograph session was held at a video store in Wangfujing Commercial Street. Many fans came to the scene, most of whom were fans she had accumulated from "Happy Girls".
Xu Lin offered to help maintain order at the scene. By the time the autograph session ended, he was already exhausted.
"Qianxi, I'm completely impressed. How did you manage to sign so many albums and still smile all the time?"
Xiao Qianxi shook her sore wrist: "These fans have spent money and time to support me. I must show my best side to them."
After saying that, Xiao Qianxi snapped her fingers at Xu Lin: "Let's go, I'll take you somewhere."
The nanny car drove out of the hotel's underground garage and drove all the way to Xicheng District.
Finally stopped in front of a villa.
After getting off the car, Xu Lin swallowed: "Qianxi, you couldn't tell me that this villa belongs to you, right?"
"He bought it. It's not bad."
"It's not just good, it's so heroic!" After Xu Lin walked into the villa, she had an unreal feeling. At first, she just said it casually and didn't take it seriously at all. As a result, Qin Hao had paid so quickly.
Her actions were just like buying cabbage in the supermarket.
Is this the world of rich people?
"Good guy, how much does it cost to buy such a big villa with a swimming pool in the front and back gardens?"
"Almost 20 million." Xiao Qianxi suddenly said to Xu Lin mysteriously: "Do you know who the previous owner of this villa was?"
"Who? Do I know him?"
"certainly."
Xu Lin frowned and thought for a long time: "Could it be from Yang Cheng's family?"
"Clever, you guessed it right. This villa was auctioned by Yang Cheng's family. Otherwise, such a good villa in this location would cost more than this."
Xu Lin's eyes widened: "I just made a casual guess, is it true?"
"So, Yang Cheng and his family have no chance of turning around?"
Xiao Qianxi said noncommittally: "It's probably out of the question. I heard him say some time ago that Yang Cheng lost more than two million yuan in starting a business. The apartment he bought before was also seized. Now he and his mother are renting a house near the Fourth Ring Road.
I have a private house to live in, and I still have a lot of debts on my back."
"So miserable?" Xu Lin was surprised.
"Okay, it's been a tiring day today. I'll show you a room, take a shower and rest early."
"Oh, okay."
Early the next morning, Xu Lin borrowed a car from Xiao Qianxi and didn't come back until noon. Xiao Qianxi almost didn't recognize him when he first entered the house.
"Xu Lin, what's going on with you?"
Xu Lin scratched his head: "I'm going to work in your company soon. We will definitely have contact. If I dress like a man, I will be misunderstood easily."
"Actually, you don't need to do this. Just ask the company to issue a statement..."
"It's not necessary. Why waste company resources when I can solve it by changing my look."
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In the blink of an eye, New Year's Day of 2006 is approaching, and the pattern of the mainland's Internet industry is also quietly changing.
Before 2000, most netizens didn't know much about surfing the Internet. It was really difficult for them to remember complicated domain names and URLs. Therefore, the three major portals came into being and quickly became the mainstream of the market.
However, with the birth of various Chinese search plug-ins, especially Baidu, after 2000, the three major portals no longer have their previous dominance.
And as the number of mainland Internet users exceeds 140 million, the needs of netizens have gradually become diversified: entertainment, consumption, and instant messaging have gradually become the mainstream of the market.
In terms of entertainment, online games are the mainstay. The leader is undoubtedly Shanda, followed by NetEase.
As for instant messaging, it is naturally the world of penguins.
In the consumer field, Tesco and Taobao have left their competitors far behind, creating a situation where two tigers are competing against each other.
The advantage of Tesco is that its business model is mature, it has been profitable for three consecutive years, and it has built warehousing and logistics centers in twelve important hub cities.
The advantage of Taobao is that the products are rich enough and all-inclusive, and the asset-light model allows Taobao to maintain rapid development without having to consider supporting issues such as warehousing and logistics. Of course, it has been criticized by netizens for this, with threats of counterfeiting and long delivery times.
Long wait problem.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Since receiving US$1.16 billion in Series B financing last year, Qin Hao has once again accelerated the pace of building warehousing and logistics centers, while actively exploring third- and fourth-tier markets.
At first, the newly opened third- and fourth-tier markets did not perform well. On the one hand, the economic foundation was not as good as that of first- and second-tier cities, and those who own computers are already considered high-income families. On the other hand, the road construction between the third- and fourth-tier markets was not as good as that of first- and second-tier cities.
, the time of logistics transportation is greatly increased.
Many investors advised Qin Hao to wait a while. After all, the market in first- and second-tier cities has not yet been fully developed. He can wait until the supporting facilities in third- and fourth-tier cities are completed before investing.
However, Qin Hao's attitude was very firm.
“When you wait until all the conditions are met before you invest, you will end up with scraps.”
"What's more, what we have to do now is not only to develop the market, but more importantly, to seize users. At this point, Taobao is already ahead of Tesco. Once it is left behind, if we want to catch up in the future, we will have to pay
Now the price is ten times or even a hundred times."
"The Internet is a winner-takes-all world, one step at a time, one step at a time."
In the end, Qin Hao defied public opinion and spent another US$500 million to build a warehousing and logistics center.
With the second batch of warehousing and logistics centers put into use, Tesco's sales in third- and fourth-tier cities have also skyrocketed, and costs have been greatly reduced.
On the contrary, Taobao originally had no competitors in third- and fourth-tier cities. After Tesco entered the market, its sales dropped like an avalanche.
Jack Ma is helpless about this, because Taobao's asset-light model means that they cannot set up offices in every city, while Tesco's offline stores can build a bridge of communication with users.
At first, Jack Ma also tried to learn from Tesco's model of setting up offline stores, but he soon discovered that this model could not be learned from Taobao. In addition to burning money, the reason why Tesco's offline store model is so effective
, because Tesco first purchases from manufacturers and then sells them to users. If there are any quality problems with the products, Tesco can directly trace them back to the manufacturers.
But Taobao is not good. To put it bluntly, it does not sell goods at all. It just opens a shopping mall. When users buy things, they directly contact the merchants. If users are not satisfied with the products, they can only communicate with the merchants and have no decision-making power at all.
Setting up offline stores but being unable to solve problems for users will not only fail to bring revenue to Taobao, but will also cause dissatisfaction among users. It took me a long time to respond to you, but you are simply incapable of helping me solve the after-sales problem?
Punish merchants severely? Don't make trouble. Now Taobao is begging merchants to open stores online. If you punish merchants, isn't it driving the God of Wealth away?