122: Chapter 122 Anli Group, Ma Kun!

Half a month after Pinhaohuo was launched.

Anli Group headquarters, top-floor conference room.

This conference room was a full size larger than the one at Langchao Group, and outside the floor-to-ceiling windows lay the skyline of Hangzhou.

On the long table lay several freshly printed data reports, and the projector screen was frozen on the curve of merchant registrations for Douyin Mall over the past half-month.

Feng Haicang stood in front of the screen, holding the report in his hand, his tone steady.

"Over the past half-month, although Douyin Mall has continuously launched various campaigns, the results have been minimal."

"The number of merchant registrations hasn't seen significant growth, and there are only a few sporadic newly signed brand merchants, none of which are major brands in core categories."

He turned to the next page.

"Currently, Douyin Mall's revenue is still being propped up by their self-operated e-commerce and Livestream E-commerce."

"With just this volume, there's absolutely no way they can utilize that batch of logistics lines and warehousing from JD.com. The daily maintenance cost for those logistics lines is a significant expense; holding onto them means losing money every single day."

Feng Haicang closed the report.

"Sooner or later, they will have to spit out what they've swallowed."

Old Ma leaned back in the main seat, tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, and a cold sneer hung on the corner of his mouth.

Clearly, he had long since guessed the ending for Douyin Mall.

"Trying to fight me."

"He really doesn't know the power of Taobao and Anli Group."

"Does he really think Douyin Mall can threaten Taobao?"

He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

"Even if Qin Mo has JD.com's logistics lines and warehousing, Douyin Mall still cannot be a match for Taobao. This outcome was destined from the very beginning."

Several executives in the conference room laughed along.

Old Ma put down his teacup and turned his head to look at the seat beside him.

Sitting there was a young man of similar age to Qin Mo. Although young, the other Anli Group executives around him were respectful toward him.

Because this person...

...was Old Ma's son, Ma Kun.

The other party sat on the side of the long table near the window, with a copy of the same data report spread out in front of him, but he hadn't spoken a word.

His brows were slightly furrowed, and his expression wasn't as relaxed as the others in the conference room.

"Why aren't you happy?" Old Ma asked, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.

"You know, those cross-border deals overseas were all negotiated by you. After Qin Mo intercepted the logistics lines and warehousing halfway, Taobao had to pay quite a lot in breach-of-contract penalties."

"Now that Douyin Mall hasn't achieved any results with this batch of logistics lines, you should be happy."

Ma Kun raised his head.

He had studied abroad for many years. After graduating, he joined Anli Group's overseas department, and in those few years, he helped Taobao open up several cross-border markets.

Even before returning to the country this time...

...he had helped Taobao sign several heavyweight cross-border logistics contracts, but in the end, because the logistics lines and warehousing weren't secured, the deals failed.

But it was enough to prove his ability.

He had only officially returned to the country a few days ago.

Old Ma had already decided to hand over Anli Group to Ma Kun after he familiarized himself with it for a period. This meeting was the beginning of letting him fully engage with the group's core business.

The outside world had always said...

...that Ma Kun was the person with the most internet business acumen among the younger generation in Great Xia. Even before he returned to the country, some people were already comparing his name to Little Ma and Old Ma during their prime.

But in the last two years...

...his name was mentioned less and less on the internet. It wasn't because his ability had regressed, but because another person's name appeared too frequently.

Qin Mo.

Douyin, league of legends, crossfire.

One after another, every time he could stir up a huge wave on the internet. "Young business star" had now almost become Qin Mo's exclusive label.

And facing Old Ma's question...

...Ma Kun was silent for a moment before finally speaking.

"When I was overseas, I carefully reviewed all of Qin Mo's experiences from when he started his business until now."

He paused.

"This person has extraordinary business acumen and has almost never made a wrong decision."

"Whether it was entering the market through Short Video, crossing over to make games, or acting as an agent for crossfire, every step was taken at the most precise timing. It could even be said that every project he has done has been a success."

He looked up at Old Ma.

"I don't believe such a person would make a misjudgment regarding the logistics lines and warehousing."

The smile on Old Ma's face faded slightly.

He knew that his son's business intuition rarely went wrong. When negotiating cross-border contracts overseas, several deals were tough nuts that everyone thought couldn't be negotiated, yet he managed to crack them anyway.

"Then what do you think?"

Old Ma asked.

Ma Kun turned his head and looked at Feng Haicang, who was standing in front of the screen.

"Uncle Feng, can you show me the market share and volume changes of all e-commerce platforms on the market over the past few months?"

His tone was polite, but Feng Haicang's posture was even lower than it had been during his report just now.

He was a Vice President of Anli Group and held a high and powerful position within the group, but he knew very well that the young man in front of him was the future controller of Anli Group.

"I'll arrange it immediately." Feng Haicang took out his phone and sent a message to his assistant.

Old Ma leaned back in his chair, watching his son.

"You think that after Qin Mo secured this logistics system, he didn't use it himself? It's possible he collaborated with other e-commerce platforms?"

Ma Kun nodded.

"Regardless of what e-commerce platform it is, as long as they get this level of logistics system and warehousing, their market share could expand rapidly in a short period."

"If Qin Mo didn't use the logistics lines for his own Douyin Mall, then this batch of logistics lines must have another destination."

Not long after.

Feng Haicang's assistant brought a tablet into the conference room, which contained the data reports Ma Kun had requested.

Ma Kun took the tablet and swiped his finger across the screen a few times.

In the Great Xia e-commerce market, besides Taobao and JD.com occupying the vast majority of market share, there were some other small and medium-sized e-commerce platforms.

Suning.com, Dangdang, Vipshop, Jumei Youpin—these platforms all had their own unique ecological niches, so although their scale was far from that of Taobao and JD.com, they were still able to survive well in the cracks.

Ma Kun flipped through the data page by page, and no one in the conference room spoke.

Old Ma held his teacup, Feng Haicang stood in front of the projector screen, and the several executives also quieted down, waiting for Ma Kun's conclusion.

...

Half an hour later.

Ma Kun raised his head and placed the tablet on the table. Old Ma asked, "How is it?"

Ma Kun shook his head.

"The logistics data for these platforms hasn't changed at all. Delivery timeliness, warehousing scale, and coverage area are all the same as before. None of them have had significant changes in the last few months."

"The logistics lines and warehousing that Qin Mo acquired were not used by other platforms."

Old Ma breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back into his chair.

"In that case, didn't you suspect wrongly?"

"Maybe Qin Mo just miscalculated. He didn't expect Douyin Mall to be completely defenseless against Taobao. He spent a huge amount of money to buy this batch of logistics lines, only to find he couldn't use them at all."

Ma Kun didn't answer his father's words immediately.

He was silent for a moment, wondering what he was thinking about.

After a while, he raised his head again and looked at Feng Haicang.

"Uncle Feng, besides these conventional e-commerce platforms, are there any other types of internet platforms that would need to use such a massive logistics system and warehousing?"

"It doesn't necessarily have to be an e-commerce shopping platform."

Feng Haicang thought about it for a while.

"I'm not sure about that. We haven't paid attention to it, but I can send someone to check."

Ma Kun nodded and finally took a look at Old Ma.

Old Ma also stood up directly and greeted everyone.

"Alright, let's stop here for today."

Everyone left the conference room one after another. When only Ma Kun was left, he took out his phone, opened Douyin, and casually scrolled through the content on it.

The next moment.

A sound rang out from Douyin.

"Special grade strawberries, buy them and you earn..."

However, Ma Kun just glanced at it and swiped away because it was just a livestream room for helping farmers, not an advertisement. Based on his user profile, he would never be able to swipe to see certain specific content on Douyin.

While scrolling through Douyin, Ma Kun muttered to himself.

"Qin Mo, what exactly are you doing?"

"Did you really miscalculate this time?"

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