45: Section 45

“As a Pinduoduo user, let me say a few words. Actually, the things on Pinduoduo are really quite good, and most of them are much cheaper than on Taobao.”

More importantly,

This video was not released by Pinduoduo itself; it was just a screen recording by an ordinary user.

This video undoubtedly resonated with countless people.

Many people then realized that there are still some corners of the world where people are not doing so well.

And as more and more people saw this weibo hot search,

Pinduoduo's download volume in major app stores also surged wildly.

Thanks to this hot search,

Pinduoduo truly stood before the public for the first time!

Chapter 47: The Effect of the Hot Search, Old Ma's Shock!

At the same time,

Taobao Headquarters Building.

In a certain conference room.

“Mr. Ma, it has been confirmed that Pinduoduo has indeed been aggressively promoting in the Lower-Tier Market during this period.”

“Its target seems to be neither first- and second-tier cities nor young people.”

“And it’s been a month, but Pinduoduo still hasn’t launched any high-end goods or luxury items.”

“Currently, most of the products on Pinduoduo are various low-priced daily necessities and clothing.”

The Taobao Manager handed the document in his hand to Old Ma.

Although the entire Taobao department didn't take Pinduoduo seriously,

Some necessary work still had to be done.

Looking at the document in front of him, Old Ma immediately laughed.

“It seems that,”

“This so-called Pinduoduo never intended to compete with our Taobao.”

“It actually specializes in selling some inferior goods.”

“Isn’t this just picking up Taobao’s scraps?”

Listening to Old Ma’s voice,

The Taobao Manager also smiled.

“This person’s idea is quite good: since Taobao doesn’t have cheap goods, he specializes in this direction.”

“But he didn’t consider that because these products are already low in price, their profit is also very low.”

“Such low profits simply cannot support Pinduoduo’s self-operated logistics and warehouses.”

Old Ma nodded.

“I originally thought that with Douyin’s exaggerated user base, Pinduoduo would at least be able to last for a while.”

“But now it seems,”

“The time of Pinduoduo’s delisting might be even earlier than we imagined.”

Old Ma couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

“Alright.”

“Don’t worry about Pinduoduo anymore.”

“This thing won’t make any waves, let alone shake Taobao’s position.”

“It can’t attract the attention of young groups.”

“You may leave.”

“Yes.”

Just as the Taobao Manager nodded and prepared to leave Old Ma’s office,

Old Ma’s secretary knocked on his office door.

“Come in.”

The secretary slowly walked into Old Ma’s office.

“What is it?” Old Ma asked.

The secretary slowly took a deep breath.

“Mr. Ma,”

“Just now, a piece of news about Pinduoduo directly topped the weibo hot search.”

“It already has millions of likes.”

Hearing this,

Old Ma immediately frowned. He looked at the Taobao Manager, who hadn’t had time to leave, and asked,

“Didn’t you say that Pinduoduo’s target is the Lower-Tier Market in third- and fourth-tier cities and towns?”

“Why would they be on the hot search?”

“You should know,”

“Users in the Lower-Tier Market generally don’t pay much attention to weibo hot search.”

“Weibo users are basically residents of first- and second-tier cities and young people.”

“These people are basically all Taobao users.”

Facing Old Ma’s question, the Taobao Manager was also a bit confused.

But he thought of a possibility.

“Could it be?”

The Taobao Manager paused.

“Pinduoduo has started to advance into first- and second-tier cities and young users?”

“If it does that, it means Pinduoduo has officially declared war on Taobao.”

“It’s only been a month, how dare it?”

Listening to the Taobao Manager’s words, Old Ma looked at the secretary.

“What kind of hot search is it?”

The secretary opened his phone and showed them the title on the hot search.

A one-hundred-yuan television.

Looking at this hot search related to Pinduoduo,

Old Ma couldn't help but laugh.

“This is the hot search related to Pinduoduo?”

The secretary nodded.

“This one-hundred-yuan television is a Pinduoduo product.”

Seeing the secretary confirm, Old Ma’s smile deepened.

“I thought Pinduoduo bought a hot search for promotion.”

“But this is clearly a negative hot search.”

“A one-hundred-yuan television, it’s obviously a cheap and inferior product.”

“Letting this inferior product get on the hot search, isn’t that asking for criticism?”

“Even if a merchant wanted to list such a cheap television on Taobao, I would immediately refuse. This kind of thing would only lower the quality of Taobao’s products.”

As he laughed, Old Ma even teared up a bit.

He had thought Pinduoduo truly had some capability to directly top the hot search for promotion.

Now, looking at it,

Isn’t this just a joke?

“Alright, I know about this matter. You may leave.”

After Old Ma finished speaking to the secretary, he looked at the Taobao Manager.

“It seems that,”

“Our estimated time for Pinduoduo’s delisting needs to be moved up again.”

The Taobao Manager also nodded with a smile.