After Cao Mang left.

Lao Ma drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

I have been out for so many years, and this is the first time I have been threatened.

Or was he threatened by a young man who was more than ten years younger than himself?

I feel bad in my heart.

"Tell your boss to charge it to my account." Lao Ma said to the tea sommelier after putting down the tea cup.

"Okay, Mr. Ma," the tea artist lady replied.

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From the time he left the tea room and returned to Ali, Laoma had always had a dark face. Many employees tried to hide away when they saw his appearance. Seeing that the boss's face was so dark, if he didn't hide away, he was not looking for scolding.

When Lao Ma returned to the office, he sat on a chair, closed his eyes and put his hands on his abdomen, thinking about the problems Cao Mang had brought to him.

If you continue to be a certain treasure, it is equivalent to starting a war with Qilin. Let’s not talk about whether you can win or not. Even if you want to draw with the opponent, it will be difficult. The price you need to pay is too high.

Nowadays, Alibaba only has tens of millions of funds left in its account, which is enough for development if there are no opponents. However, facing an opponent like Qilin, this small amount of money will not even make a splash if it is thrown into the water.

"Dong dong dong" While Lao Ma was still deep in thought, his wife stood at the door and knocked several times.

"Why are you here?" Lao Ma asked when he opened his eyes and saw his wife.

"I just heard people outside saying that your face was dark when you came back, so I came here to see you." Zhang Ying said with a smile.

"I came just in time, I want to hear your opinion." Lao Ma said, looking for his wife when he was in trouble.

Behind every successful man, there is always a woman, and Zhang Ying is the woman behind Lao Ma.

"Did you just go to see Qilin's boss today? Did something happen during that time?" Zhang Ying asked.

"A young man in his twenties threatened me and asked me to make a choice." Lao Ma said with a bitter smile.

"Threatening you? Could it be that someone caught you looking for a mistress?" Zhang Ying said jokingly.

"The other party also wants to do B2C and wants me to join their company." Lao Ma also knew that his wife was joking, so he simply said.

"This young man is not simple. It's troublesome to have such an opponent." Zhang Ying finally understood why Lao Ma's face was so dark.

"The problem is that I have no chance of winning at all." Lao Ma shook his head and said.

"What's the problem?" Zhang Ying asked.

"On the shareholders." Lao Ma replied.

"Shareholders?" Although the two couples have known each other for many years, Zhang Ying was a little confused by Lao Ma's answer.

"Because Son is from Neon Country." Lao Ma said.

"What does this have to do with Sun Zhengyi being from Neon China?" Zhang Ying asked in confusion.

"If Masayoshi Son was not from Neon Country, maybe we still have hope, but because of Masayoshi Son, we have no chance of winning at all. The most powerful weapon in the opponent's hand is not Kirin Universe but public opinion." Lao Ma replied.

As a person born in the 1970s, Zhang Ying understood immediately. She did not expect that Sun Zhengyi's nationality would be Alibaba's weakness. If it were shareholders of other nationalities, the problem might not be so serious.

"I didn't expect this to be the reason. It makes us want to fight back, but we can't even fight back." Zhang Ying also said with a wry smile.

If the other party plays the public opinion card, not only will Ali not be able to fight back, he will also have to suffer the loss.

If you speak for the Neon people and explain to the general public that the other party is just a shareholder of Alibaba, Alibaba will definitely die faster and the people will not listen to your explanation.

Between a purely Chinese company and a neon-national company, under the manipulation of public opinion by thoughtful people, you don’t have to think twice to know who everyone will choose.

"This young man's methods are far more powerful than we imagined. This is the first time I have encountered such a monster in so many years of business." Lao Ma said.

"Then what is the other option given by the other party?" Zhang Ying asked.

"Ask our team to join them. I will be responsible for the B2C part. We can get 20% of the shares and the other party will invest US$200 million in the initial phase." Lao Ma replied.

"It seems like a good choice. What are your plans?" Zhang Ying asked.

In Zhang Ying's opinion, the conditions offered by the other party were indeed good. The biggest problem was how to deal with Ali. Reason told her that Ali would definitely lose if she fought with the other party.

"I don't know, I'm still thinking." Lao Ma shook his head and said.

I have never met the other party before, so why did I come to the door at this time, but the other party asked me to be the person in charge of B2C, and the other party seemed to trust me and believed that I could do a good job in the B2C project.

If the other party doesn't believe in you, it's impossible for you to let yourself do the trading, and it's impossible for you to give 20% of the shares.

There were too many things here that he couldn't figure out.

Suddenly I came out to follow you personally. I opened a new company and gave you shares and you became the boss.

If the other party is just an ordinary person, maybe the other party is a liar, but if the other party is a person with status, no one can figure it out.

"Is it possible for the other party to invest in Alibaba?" Zhang Ying asked after thinking for five seconds.

"I mentioned it to him, but he was rejected." Lao Ma replied.

"What's the reason?" Zhang Ying asked.

"He said he would make money from Chinese people in China but distribute the profits to foreigners. He was unwilling to do such a thing." Lao Ma said with a smile.

In the past, Lao Ma only thought about making his business bigger and bigger, and had never considered such a problem. After all, when he needed money, he encountered difficulties in finding financing.

But when he heard what Cao Mang said, he couldn't help but agree with what he said. Why should he make money from Chinese people in China and then distribute the profits to foreigners in the end? This is not a typical case of taking the bottom of one's bowl and turning one's back on one's bowl.

No bloody Chinese would do this.

But Ali had no choice. If it weren't for the investment from these foreigners, Ali might not even have a chance to appear.

"I think what this young man said is right. Maybe we can consider joining them. However, no matter what decision you make, I will support you." Zhang Ying said after thinking about it. After that, she left the office and went to Lao Ma.

Leave some space for him to think about it.

Cao Mang's words inadvertently ignited her patriotic feelings.

If you don't have a choice, forget it. Now that you have a choice, why not try to change it?

In fact, Zhang Ying has already seen the results of the two choices, but she just wants Lao Ma to make this decision.

Cao Mang's real weapon is not public opinion but righteousness. Since ancient times, whoever stands on the side of righteousness is destined to be the winner, because this is China, not abroad.

Lao Ma watched Zhang Ying leave and shook his head helplessly. It seemed that his wife already had a choice in her mind.

"It seems I have no choice. The young man has learned the Analects of Confucius well." Lao Ma praised with a smile.

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Please note that although Confucius advocated "benevolence" and advocated being a "gentleman", Confucius never said that a benevolent gentleman cannot have double standards, and the Analects records a story about Confucius being laughed at for his double standards.

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Confucius is also the representative of the coward family, and the coward family is best at using righteousness.
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