Chapter 886: Domestic Side Story 3: Alibaba, and Foreign Capital

Hong Kong,

Central Plaza.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at Hong Sheng.

"Ling ling ling~~~~"

The desk phone rang.

"Mr. Guan, I am Jack Ma, from Hangzhou, the Zhejiang investment delegation last time..."

"Oh, it's Little Ma... I remember you, the one who looks a bit unique..."

"…………"

Jack Ma was directly silenced.

"Cough cough... Mr. Guan, last time I talked to you about a website concept; at that time, you said if I lacked money, I could ask you for investment..."

"Investment, no problem..."

"Ah~~ Thank you, Mr. Guan. When are you free? I'll come to visit you and report my project to you?"

"Anytime, anyway, I'm quite bored right now..."

"…………"

Jack Ma felt Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was showing off, but he couldn't find evidence.

"Okay, I'll fly to Hong Kong today and visit you, Mr. Guan, tomorrow!"

"Come... by the way, I'll treat you to pork tripe chicken; I've taken a liking to pork tripe chicken recently, Little Ma also said it was delicious last time~~"

"…………"

Jack Ma: The one he's talking about should be Ma Huateng, right?

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Hangzhou,

After hanging up the phone,

Jack Ma looked at the Eighteen Arhats.

The Eighteen Arhats looked at Jack Ma with burning eyes, full of expectation.

"How is it?"

"Did the other party agree?"

"Brother Ma, why are you silent?"

Jack Ma was serious for 3 seconds, and finally laughed happily, waving his arms: "Haha~~~ Mr. Guan agreed! We'll set off today! Visit Mr. Guan tomorrow!"

"Really?"

"That's great!"

The Eighteen Arhats all cheered!

"By the way, who among you eats pork tripe chicken?"

"Ah?"

Just at this moment, ling ling ling~~~~~

The office phone rang.

It was Lin Xiaru (from Taiwan), the Asia-Pacific head of Goldman Sachs' private equity department.

"Mr. Ma... when, make an appointment? We at Goldman Sachs helped you find Transpac Capital from Singapore, Investor AB from Sweden, and the Singapore Government Technology Development Fund..."

"Make an appointment to come to Singapore to talk."

Who was Lin Xiaru?

She was educated in the US. She and Joe Tsai met on a flight from Taipei to New York. At that time, Joe Tsai was returning to Yale, and Lin Xiaru was returning to Harvard. Their seats were next to each other, and thus they became acquainted.

Later, when Joe Tsai was looking for investment for Alibaba, because the negotiation with the Pan-Asia Capital Management Company didn't go smoothly, he called Lin Xiaru. Lin Xiaru was very interested in the Alibaba project, which eventually facilitated Goldman Sachs' investment negotiation with Alibaba.

As for her personal inclination—well, it's the kind that those who understand, understand.

Jack Ma thought for a while.

He decided to use a tiger's skin as a banner.

"Ms. Lin, I'm going to Hong Kong tomorrow to visit Mr. Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, Chairman of Five-Star Group, to discuss investing in Alibaba. How about I go to Singapore a week later?"

"What?"

Lin Xiaru on the other side of the phone was startled.

As the head of Goldman Sachs' Asia-Pacific region, it was impossible for her not to know about Five-Star Group and Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, not to mention that she was also working in Hong Kong.

"Why do you want to find him? He only has influence in the Hong Kong region; don't you want to go public in the US?"

Jack Ma's mouth curled up.

She was anxious!

Before, the conditions were harsh, and she wouldn't loosen her mouth no matter what.

Sure enough, going to Hong Kong was the right choice.

Jack Ma continued to use his big move: "Ms. Lin, you might not know, but I have met Mr. Guan before when I followed the Zhejiang investment delegation to Hong Kong, and we chatted together; he is very interested in my cooperation concept."

What?!

Lin Xiaru was even more anxious.

It's over, the fish is about to slip off the hook.

However, she knew she couldn't be anxious, so she continued in a calm tone: "Compare goods with three shops, but Goldman Sachs has a wide resource network globally, which can help Alibaba quickly connect to the world's top commercial channels. Once you choose us, whether it's technology introduction or finding partners to expand into overseas markets, Goldman Sachs can pull strings for you, which is not something a company in Hong Kong can easily do..."

Jack Ma raised the corners of his mouth: "Ms. Lin, I have felt your sincerity. How about this, after my negotiation in Hong Kong ends, we will talk in detail..."

The delay tactic!

……

Soon, a plane took off from Hangzhou, heading to Hong Kong.

After arriving in Hong Kong, the Jack Ma team started practicing the negotiation process in the hotel, imagining various tricky questions from Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu.

……

A new day.

Jack Ma and the others, dressed in crisp suits, arrived at Central Plaza.

Showing their business cards.

Soon, they were taken to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's office on the top floor.

Upon entering, they saw a huge aquarium and a spacious office.

Jack Ma's heart was burning: This is top-tier, in the future, I also want such a big office and such a big fish tank.

"Yo~~~ Little Ma, long time no see."

"Mr. Guan!"

"Sit!"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu sat on the sofa, and Jack Ma sat cautiously on the edge.

Drinking tea, chatting about daily life.

"The last time I saw you seems to be in '96, it's been three years."

"Yes, Mr. Guan, I still remember that it was at Five-Star Supermarket that I first met you, Mr. Guan..."

The most impressive thing was Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's words, "I'm not interested in money," feeling his luck was stolen.

After chatting about daily life,

Jack Ma started to formally introduce his Alibaba:

"Mr. Guan, since our Alibaba website went online in February this year, the development momentum has been quite good. By July, the number of members had reached 38,000; in September, it grew to 80,000..."

"Our goal is to let small and medium-sized enterprises display product information through our platform, attract buyers from home and abroad, and obtain orders; it can be considered the first in the country, and also the only one at present."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu heard this and looked at Jack Ma.

This Big Ma was indeed quite good at bluffing.

If he remembered correctly, Eachnet was founded in August.

Eachnet also did quite big, and for a period of time, it was on par with Alibaba. ===== CHAPTER 887 =====