Chapter 755: Chapter 755: Jiang Xu, You’re Really Not Being Human

“Heh heh,” Jiang Xu remained noncommittal, “there are always more solutions than difficulties, for example, I give the money to my fiancée and let her make the investment.”

“That way, it has nothing to do with me, right?”

Jack Ma was angry.

He thought Jiang Xu was really ungrateful.

However, even so, that wasn’t going to make Jack Ma back down.

Ali was now the absolute leader in the e-commerce field.

Even if Jiang Xu invested a large sum of money, he couldn’t really shake its dominant position.

So Jack Ma was very assertive, “Impossible, even if you do that, I will not give up the short video market!”

“Is that so?” Jiang Xu smiled, “Does President Ma think that since Ali is now the leading company, I can do nothing about it?”

Jack Ma snorted.

His implication was clear.

Jiang Xu, “President Ma, are you forgetting something important?”

Jack Ma, “Hmm?”

Jiang Xu, “Don’t forget, in the domestic mobile market, Mei Zhu phones have taken over more than ninety percent of the market share.”

Jack Ma, “Hmm, what are you trying to say?”

Jiang Xu, “Suppose I prevent every Mei Zhu phone from having Tao Bao pre-installed.”

“The app store bans the download of all Ali-affiliated software. What do you think would happen over time?”

Jack Ma’s face changed drastically.

He never expected Jiang Xu, this underdog, to come up with such a cunning and ruthless tactic.

Before he could speak, Jiang Xu continued, “There are alternatives to Tao Bao on the market.”

“If Ali’s software were to be entirely blacklisted, President Ma knows the consequences quite well.”

Jack Ma was grinding his teeth.

This guy was just too much.

But even so, he had no intention of giving in.

He said coldly, “You’re oversimplifying things. Zhi Bao has now become the payment tool most people are accustomed to.”

“If you do this, you’re going against users nationwide.”

“Worst case, I will invest in a mobile manufacturer too. Mr. Jiang, you should think carefully about the consequences.”

He was no pushover, not someone to be intimidated by a few words from Jiang Xu.

“As for payments, Weixin has been coveting that for a long while,” Jiang Xu said with a smile, “Once Zhi Bao cannot be used, President Ma, guess who would be the happiest and quickest to act?”

Jack Ma’s expression turned grave in an instant.

That strike hit Jack Ma’s Achilles’ heel.

Zhi Bao was his moat.

If Weixin replaced it, the trouble would be huge.

Jack Ma suddenly found himself between a rock and a hard place.

Jiang Xu continued to entice earnestly, “President Ma, investing in the short video field isn’t necessarily guaranteed to succeed.”

“I think you should concentrate on running the e-commerce business.”

“Crossing industries is hard. How about we both take a step back?”

Jack Ma fell silent.

It was about three or four minutes.

“Hahahahaha.”

Jack Ma suddenly burst out laughing, “Mr. Jiang, I was just joking with you; I don’t have the energy to work on other areas right now.”

Jiang Xu, “I also thought President Ma was joking.”

After chatting about some trivial matters, they ended the call.

Jack Ma immediately ordered the cancellation of the short video investment plan.

But he would not announce it immediately.

If anyone asked, he would say they were still preparing.

As for when it would be released?

Sorry, that’s a business secret. No comment.

Jiang Xu was in a good mood.

With just his persuasive tongue, he had resolved a tough competitor.

This meant he saved himself the expenditure of several tens of billions.

His own mouth was truly powerful.

Next, there were two other formidable competitors.

As for Qi E, Jiang Xu didn’t consider persuading them; it was unrealistic.

Many of their businesses overlapped with Jiang Xu’s.

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The other side won’t agree to it.

But as for Lan Du, it’s still worth a try.

Thinking this, Jiang Xu called Lan Du’s Chairman Li.

However, this guy was quite tough.

Jiang Xu spoke with him for half an hour, but he still wouldn’t agree.

Having no choice, Jiang Xu could only give up.

Yet he wasn’t particularly worried.

If those three companies joined forces, Jiang Xu would indeed have a headache, even become worn out dealing with them.

But if it were only two companies, then the situation would be entirely different.

Jiang Xu’s eyes flashed, and he had an idea.

He called Ally over.

“Boss, what do you need?”

When Jiang Xu saw Ally, a gentle smile appeared on his face: “Come, sit down and we’ll talk.”

Ally’s face was full of question marks.

She always felt that something was off with Jiang Xu’s expression today.

It was like—how the big bad wolf looked at Pleasant Goat.

A shiver ran down her spine.

Could the boss be thinking of selling me off?

Jiang Xu had no idea what was going through Ally’s mind.

He personally made tea and poured her a cup: “Drink some tea.”

“Th… Thank you, boss.” Ally picked up the tea with a sense of being flattered yet unsettled.

But she was also somewhat nervous.

The boss’s behavior was so strange today.

She always felt he was up to no good.

Ally nervously drank the tea.

Finally, she couldn’t hold back any longer and asked, “Boss, did you call me here to assign a task to me?”

“Mm, there is something.” Jiang Xu nodded: “Hire two more assistants to help you with some of the daily tasks.”

“Also, I want you to take on the role of President of Kuaiyin as well.”

“Ah? That’s it?” Ally was dumbfounded.

And then she heaved a huge sigh of relief.

Jiang Xu had been all smiles and even made tea for her.

Ally thought he was going to ask her to do something life-threatening.

“There’s one more thing,” Jiang Xu said seriously: “From now on, all of Kuaiyin’s planning and direction must be presented as your own achievement. Don’t involve me.”

Ally didn’t understand at all.

But as a qualified subordinate, she was clear that she just needed to carry out the tasks given by her superior.

Never ask why.

Jiang Xu watched Ally’s retreating figure, touching his chin and chuckling to himself.

Ally suddenly shuddered.

She always felt something was weird.

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Penguin and Lan Du still operated very efficiently.

Just two days after announcing their move into the short video sector, they pushed out their products.

Penguin’s was called—Xiao Bai Video.

Lan Du’s was called—Xiao Lan Video.

Jiang Xu downloaded them the moment they were available to try.

Well, how should I put it.

As major internet companies, creating an app is naturally a piece of cake for them.

The smoothness and such were also not bad.

But they were no match for Kuaiyin.

You see, Kuaiyin was something Jiang Xu had honed for a long time and had integrated big data into.

It was like comparing a child born after a full-term pregnancy with a premature baby; the difference was huge.

Moreover, the content inside was sparse.

According to Jiang Xu’s guess, if they wanted to retain users in the early stage, then the only way…

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