Chapter 878
Cao Rong did not expect that this money-burning war would last for a whole month.
This protracted war was extremely crazy, and it burned 500 million yuan of Ba E-commerce in one month. You should know that Ba E-commerce has also cooperated with many companies and raised a batch of funds through advertising sponsorship. If these are included, the total should be 800 million yuan.
As for Alibaba, the investment should be more, about one billion.
However, Alibaba Bao has the support of SoftBank and Yahoo, and it can still be used for a mere billion.
Liu Chen is the only one who dominates e-commerce, and it is inevitable that he seems a little weak.
Fortunately, Cao Rong prepared for the future and left a backup fund for Ba E-commerce, which could maintain the normal operation of the company.
However, Ba E-commerce withdrew from the money-burning war ahead of schedule and stopped red envelope distribution, so the next e-commerce market will be divided by Alibaba Bao.
Of course, customers are just mothers. Alibaba is still paying subsidies, and the number of registered users is still increasing every day. At the point of opening up, Alibaba is very successful.
Cao Rong is also very clear that after temporarily withdrawing from the money-burning war, what they have to do is to retain their current customers and prevent all users who dominate e-commerce from going to Alibaba.
Liu Chen was not too surprised by such an ending. He just felt that he was still in a low position in his determination of Sun Ziyi and Ma Yun.
He asked Cao Rong to temporarily stop giving red envelopes. Since the company really can't stand it, there is no need to struggle to support it.
People all think that what Doubi E-commerce says is just a nicer word, but only Liu Chen himself knows that this temporary is really just a temporary one.
He started the layout a few months ago, otherwise he wouldn't have let Cao Rong go and do it with Alibao.
No matter what he does, he will not take risks without certainty.
Now we can only let Alibaba Bao show off first, and dominate e-commerce for a while.
During the dormant period, the loss of some users and the reduction of market share are within the affordable range.
Liu Chen temporarily turned his attention to geekbar, because the first batch of finished products of the drone have been released and can be sold online at any time.
He began to organize a promotional conference on DJI drones, hoping to make it more popular, and then a shot will start.
You should know that drones were still a brand new concept in 2005, even ahead of e-commerce. If you do a good job in publicity, DJI drones can directly soar into the sky and become a star enterprise in China and even the world.
In this regard, Liu Chen can be said to have done it himself. Except for the venue of the press conference, the subordinates were responsible for the invitation of some heavyweight guests to attend. He called each call at the same time.
Ba E-commerce is in turmoil now, and although it is not a shaky one, if no one saves it, the future will be worrying.
And this drone launch is an excellent opportunity.
As long as DJI drones can soar into the sky, the crisis Ba E-commerce is facing now can be resolved.
So Liu Chen did not dare to slack off at all. Alibaba Bao was really difficult to deal with, and he had to do his best.
Chang Qing and others have already contacted each other and will come to attend when the time comes, because the press conference will be scheduled on Saturday, and teachers are usually free. With Liu Chen's face, some people will come from where to add even if they turn off some activities.
The big guys in the academic world have already done it, and then they invite relevant government leaders to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which is not a problem for Liu Chen.
When Minister Zhang and his friends came to Jianghai to preside over the meeting, they greeted Jianghai and supported as much as possible.
In order to make the press conference more influential, Liu Chen felt that he should invite some stars to come.
And if you want to invite a big-name star, there is no need for those who are second- and third-tier.
However, the appearance fee for big-name stars is very expensive, so there is no big problem in normal times. However, recently, Liu Chen is very tight because of the e-commerce dominance.
At this time, his layout in the entertainment industry came in handy.
For example, Liu Yifei, a little bun, is now a popular pure jade girl idol, and is very popular. If she can be invited to attend the press conference, it will definitely have a very good effect.
Liu Chen is also very confident that he can invite Liu Yifei. After all, the relationship between the two is unusual.
He did it right away, so he took out his cell phone and called Xiao Baozi.
Unexpectedly, the phone could not be reached any time, and it kept prompting the other party to be on the phone, please dial it later.
Liu Chen thought for a while and probably the little girl was angry that she hadn't contacted her for so long, so she deliberately refused to answer her phone.
This possibility is very high. After all, the little bun is still small, so it is normal for some children to have a temper.
If things really were the same as I guessed, then if the phone was connected, I guess Xiao Baozi would not agree to help him.
So, there was nothing left. Liu Chen planned to go to see her in person at night. As long as he met, he would solve all difficulties and problems.
In short, the little bun should be done, and there is no big problem, but Liu Chen still feels that it is not enough. A little bun is not enough to support such a big scene, so he must find a more heavy person.
After thinking about it, the process came to Director Zhou.
As a benchmark figure in Chinese films, a man who performs nonsensical comedy to the extreme, Director Zhou’s influence is self-evident, which is more effective than any first-line star.
The problem is that Director Zhou rarely participates in commercial activities, so it is still very difficult to invite him.
Although he had a good relationship with him, Liu Chen didn't dare to give him a promise to invite him.
It would be impossible not to try it. Liu Chen called Director Zhou and roughly told him that he had a drone company to hold a press conference. He asked if the director was free this Saturday and came to the station to promote it.
Unexpectedly, Director Zhou agreed readily and made a decision not to mention money, which surprised Liu Chen.
However, Liu Chen will still pay the performance fee according to industry standards at that time. Feelings belong to feelings and money belongs to money. These are two different things.
On the phone, Director Zhou also asked Liu Chen if he had encountered any difficulties in e-commerce now. If necessary, he could help introduce several local wealthy people in Hong Kong. Many people are still very interested in e-commerce.
Liu Chen expressed his gratitude to Director Zhou for his relationship, and also showed that although Ba E-commerce has encountered some problems, he is still able to deal with it.
After hanging up Director Zhou's phone call, another call came in.
When Liu Chen saw that it was Cao Rong's number, he knew that there must be nothing good.
As expected, Cao Rong said: "Mr. Liu, you may not believe it. Just this morning, ten investment companies found me and indicated that they could invest in our e-commerce, so that we could continue to fight against Alibaba. Several foreign investment institutions expressed their desire to discuss the acquisition with us. I am really..."
Liu Chen could feel Cao Rong's collapse on the other side of the phone and comforted him: "It's okay, tell them we won't sell. These people knew that we were in trouble with e-commerce, so they wanted to take advantage of the situation and let them dream of doing it."
Chapter completed!