wavenovel Chapter 65 The Butterfly's Wings
Chapter 65 The Butterfly's Wings
At this point, Zhang Yong suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh right, you just started working here today, you haven't gotten to know everyone yet, have you?"
Lin Mu said, "I've long heard that Xiaoyaozi has many heroes under his command. I would be grateful if you could introduce me to them."
Zhang Yong nodded: "There's a tea party coming up, so let's have some tea while you introduce yourself and get to know everyone." He glanced at his watch and continued, "Around 3 p.m., our department will have a small meeting to formally discuss the renaming of Taobao Mall."
Lin Mu's eyes lit up. Many big names had emerged from the early Taobao Mall team, and he came here with the intention of making connections.
There's also the matter of Taobao Mall changing its name. You know, the name Tmall was actually chosen by Jack Ma. Now, he's also curious: if he were to choose the name, could Tmall still be called Tmall?
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At the tea party, a rectangular table was set with all sorts of snacks and drinks, the surroundings were cozy, and a ragdoll cat was strolling slowly on the ground.
In 2008, Alibaba's bureaucracy was not as severe as it would become later, and Taobao Mall had a small number of employees, all of whom were highly skilled and capable.
Zhang Yong implements a flat management structure, where everyone knows each other by name and gets along very well.
Everyone looked over with curiosity at Lin Mu, the newcomer.
Wang Jialei spoke first, saying enthusiastically, "Wild geese, I've been waiting for you for so long, and you've finally arrived!"
"Your job transfer caused quite a stir, hey, did you see that news article?"
"It's a news post predicting that the Youa website will definitely go bankrupt within three years. Tell me honestly, did you pay someone to promote this post?"
Lin Mu said, "Not at all. To be honest, I was actually tricked by Li Mingyuan."
Lin Mu was grateful to Wang Jialei. With Wang Jialei's goodwill as a foundation, he would feel much more comfortable integrating into the team.
Wang Jialei said, "Dayan, please introduce yourself. Where are you from? What are your hobbies? Why did you choose this flower name?"
Lin Mu stood up, coughed, cleared his throat, and introduced himself: "Hello everyone, my name is Lin Mu, and my nickname is Dayan."
"Why is it named after the wild goose? Because 'ducks are the first to know when the river warms in spring, and wild geese fly away when snow is coming in winter.' The meaning of this name is to stay one step ahead of the market, take action in advance, and remain astute."
A girl laughed and said, "Hey? Your nickname is interesting. Unlike me, all the good names have been taken, so I could only pick one randomly."
Lin Mu looked at the girl, who introduced herself: "Hello, my nickname is Leng Yue, my real name is Dai Shan. It's nice to meet you, and welcome to join our team."
Dai Shan, Leng Yue... Lin Mu searched his memory rapidly.
This person was a core member of the Double Eleven event planning team. He had seen her analysis posts on Alibaba's internal network. She was also a future big shot who later became one of the core founders of Alibaba's major promotion system.
Lin Mu continued his self-introduction: "I made a small, insignificant contribution by proposing the 'Buy One Item While You're Here' feature and participating deeply in its internal testing. I also wrote a post about it, which, unfortunately, gained some popularity on the intranet."
Another person exclaimed in realization, "Oh, so you wrote that post! Wait, you were the one who proposed this feature too?"
Lin Mu then looked at a man wearing glasses and a plaid shirt.
The man introduced himself: "My name is Jiang Peng, but you can call me by my nickname, Sanfeng."
Wow, that's something!
Sanfeng, a top technical expert within Alibaba, provided significant assistance in ensuring the stability of Taobao Mall's basic framework and the Double Eleven event system.
But this was not his greatest achievement. Later, he served as the CEO of Taobao and eventually became the deputy CTO of Alibaba Group.
His ability to serve as the Deputy CTO of Alibaba Group speaks volumes about his technical prowess.
Lin Mu said, "Brother Sanfeng, I've long admired your name. I've heard that your skills are exceptionally amazing."
Jiang Peng muttered to himself, "Awesome, that's an interesting term." He said modestly, "It's not that awesome, it's alright, just average, third in the world. By the way, Wang Jialei asked me to add the 'Buy One On the Go' feature as well. It's a pretty interesting feature, so please give me your feedback later."
Lin Mu said, "It's my duty."
Lin Mu continued, "Besides that, I have two small achievements in Taobao operations."
"One of them is Brother Li's shop. Its owner used to be a small factory owner who was almost bankrupt due to a backlog of goods. I used Baidu Tieba to operate it and made it the number one in the underwear category. Now the store's monthly sales are stable at 2 orders."
"The second is Spring Diary. Its owner was originally the old factory director of an old factory. I gave him a new idea, and together we created a completely new category."
"Currently, this product category can achieve a combined monthly sales volume of 5 units on Taobao and Alibaba, and it also sells well offline."
At this point, someone suddenly realized and said, "So you were the one who designed Brother Li's shop and Spring Season! You executed those two plans exceptionally well, truly amazing. Oh, by the way, let me introduce myself."
A middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, who looked particularly shrewd, said, "My name is Duan Meng, and my real name is Yang Mo."
Holy crap, it's Yang Mo!
This name was very familiar to Lin Mu, because he was his superior in his line of work in the future.
This guy is something else. He was the chief operations manager for the first Double Eleven shopping festival, established the first operational standards for brand merchants on Taobao Mall, promoted Uniqlo's entry into the platform, and achieved sales of over 1000 million during Double Eleven.
He later became the head of operations at Tmall, leading the nationwide promotion of the Tmall brand flagship store model.
Next, Lin Mu gradually got to know everyone.
Among this team of about 20 people is Wang Jialei, the future president of Tmall, and the second most capable president after Jiang Fan.
There is Leng Yue, a genius in marketing systems and a capable assistant in Alibaba's overseas markets.
We have Jiang Peng, a top-notch tech expert.
There is Duan Meng, a top genius in the same field as him, who will be his future top boss in his business line.
This small Tmall department is truly full of hidden talents!
Lin Mu couldn't help but drool. If he could persuade all these talented people to start a business with him, wouldn't that be like taking off?
Of course, Lin Mu also knew that this was a very naive idea. Good talent also needs an excellent platform to support it; the two complement each other.
After a while, Zhang Yong said, "Alright, everyone has rested enough and gotten to know each other. Now, let's officially begin the proposal to rename Taobao Mall."
He unconsciously lit a cigarette and said, "The independent domain name for Taobao Mall is tmall. We'll be making a deal around the homonym of the first letter 'T,' which sounds like 'sky.' What do you all think?"
"agree!"
"Pass!"
It was unanimously approved.
Zhang Yong said, "Let me make the first suggestion. How about Tianmao, the 'mao' in trade? What do you all think?"
Tianmao, meaning trade in the sky, sounds quite high-end, but soon, Leng Yue, whose real name is Dai Shan, a core member of the Double Eleven event planning team, raised objections: "The name Tianmao feels more like B2B, giving people the impression of a large market, which is not good."
She offered her suggestion: "How about calling it Tianpin? Pin means tasteful."
Lin Mu listened silently, carrying the answer from the future, without uttering a word. He was also curious about what names Taobao had considered before settling on Tmall.
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