Chapter 303: One Hundred Million Bet

This time in 2012, the th China Economic Person of the Year awards ceremony was held.

This means it has been going on for thirteen years.

The life of this program is actually already on the countdown.

Well, next year will be the last one.

As for the reason for the suspension, it was because the director of this program and channel was taken away by the Man in the Hat the year after last.

The reason for taking it away is also very simple

——It means harvesting rice.
Also affected by this "rice-collecting" event was another male host on the stage.

The main thing is that this program is more or less inextricably linked to the bosses of top companies.

After all, personal relationships can be established both in front of and behind the scenes!
While he talks to me eloquently on stage, we can also maintain a good relationship in private.

It is obvious that this program was stopped, and the relevant director and host were in trouble. I am sure there must be a lot of twists and turns behind the scenes.

Just kidding, these are all ready-made channels and resources!
If something comes out from between someone's fingers, it can kill many people. It would be strange if nothing happens in this situation!
But then again.

The content of the session that Yang Xiao attended was still very exciting.

At the beginning, the two heavyweight official leaders on the stage, announcing the two business leaders who won the awards, were very impressive.

Seeing the VCR documentary and various data playing on the stage, even Yang Xiao and Junzi in the audience were amazed.

"Damn it, China deserves to be called the infrastructure maniac. These data are simply shocking. Not only does it feed the Chinese people, but it also has such good export results abroad."

"Yes, after all, the infrastructure industry is the cornerstone of our country, so it is normal to have such results. As far as I know, both companies have suffered anti-dumping lawsuits abroad."

The two annual economic figures that Yang Xiao and Junzi were discussing at this time were both industrial giants that were among the Fortune 500.

A company called [Sany Group] that sells concrete equipment, its main business is excavators!

For ten consecutive years, it has held the top spot in the domestic market.

Why did he win the award?

Because last year, it ranked among the top 215.84 global listed companies by market value with a market value of US$500 billion, and it was the only Chinese engineering machinery company on the list!
Win glory for the country!

However, this is not all. He also acquired a German company, Putzmeister, this year. This major move also made him famous internationally.

The most exaggerated thing is that they did something extremely awesome in July this year.

Sue Obama!
By the way, let's take America's Foreign Investment Commission to court!

The reason is that the wind power project invested by Sany Group in Oregon was stopped by this black boss.

This was a major event that caused an international sensation and attracted a lot of public attention in China.

There is no conclusion yet.

This matter will not have any results until 2014.

The result was that we won the case, which made our people proud!

Of course, regardless of the subsequent results, the current prosecution of the other party’s president is an active and constructive international event.

It is understandable that the head of [Sany Group] won the award.

The Economic Figures of the Year are usually announced in pairs and appear together.

Another company that won the award at the same time was China Building Materials Group.

You can tell its importance just by listening to the name.

What's more, this year, China's infrastructure is still taking off, and its prosperity can only be described as boundless.

At this moment, any domestic Internet company would be crushed by such an industrial company.

The next two are Hu Wenming, chairman of China Shipbuilding Corporation, and Yu Liang, the current president of Vanke.

Shipping companies build ships and sell them internationally, and they have an impressive track record.

The main reason why Vanke's Yu Liang was able to win the award this time was because their chairman Wang Shi asked for it.

Wang Shi has won awards before.

I think he intended to give it to Yu Liang this time.

After all, this award is based on the "Person of the Year".

But more importantly, it depends on the company they are in!

There are individual companies that are all state-owned.

After all, although some people won awards as chairmen, they are not even founders. Their contributions to the development of the company are not that great, and their awards are somewhat lacking in value.

Lenovo is also using the same trick as Vanke.

Lenovo also had a place in this award, but the award was given to Mr. Liu’s successor, Mr. Yang.

By the way, there is a little episode here.

In the middle of the program, another VCR was played.

There are several awesome people in the VCR.

There were scenes of people like the former president of Italy, the chairman of America Obama's Council of Economic Advisors, the chairman of Ford Group, the vice president of Spain, and the mayor of Lithuania sending their congratulations and condolences in the VCR, which seemed to be trying to elevate the quality of the program.

Junzi, who was standing by, said, "I heard Obama also likes to put on a show. He often appears on TV shows in America, including talk shows. I just wonder if CCTV can invite him in the next two years."

After hearing this, Yang Xiao couldn't help but complain in his heart: "What's the use? The program is so large, but it still can't be carried out."

But on the surface, he still said:
"I'm afraid that's difficult. Mr. Lei, haven't you noticed that this program is getting more and more high-profile?"

"Isn't it better to be more high-profile? It shows that these companies are powerful and CCTV is willing to promote them."

"But, among the entrepreneurs who are truly running a business, how many of them are willing to be so high-profile? Except for Mr. Ma?"

"Well, you have a point. In our country, we have always been used to 'making a lot of money quietly'."

Lei Jun heard that Yang Xiao was right. Then he thought of something and laughed, "Haha, apart from Mr. Ma, Mr. Yang, you are not much more low-key than him."

Hearing this, Yang Xiao also smiled and looked at the soldier in front of him:
"Haha, I don't care. Besides, in front of Mr. Lei, I can only say it's mutual."

"Each other? Hahaha."

Junzi also smiled knowingly.

Yes, is his military skill worse than anyone else's?

When it comes to high-profile hype, he, Yang Xiao, and Lao Ma are the best in the audience.

Everyone else was crushed!
At this time, on the stage, after Yu Liang and the other person introduced themselves, there was a song and dance performance.

This song and dance program is also very mainstream, and its name is - "The Choice of Industry".

It sounds so ugly!
Fortunately, after the ears and eyes were contaminated, a highlight came.

As usual, the first person to appear is the award presenter.

However, looking at the lineup of award presenters alone, one of them is the vice chairman of our China Banking Regulatory Commission.

The other one was even more powerful. Yang Xiao was shocked and couldn't help but complain again:

"Wow, Zoellick, they even invited the former president of the World Bank to present the awards? Damn, these foreigners really like being on the show, how could they be invited by CCTV?"

"Haha, they are different from some of our old-fashioned people. They like to speak out on social platforms. Some foreigners come to our Chinese social platforms and suddenly gain hundreds of thousands of followers. They are very happy. This is more than the fans on their other social platforms combined."

Lei Jun also knows that foreigners like to be in the spotlight, and commented.

The former president of the World Bank on the stage began to speak in English, and then the host relayed this sentence - "The economy is ultimately about people and serves people. This is called people-oriented."

"This speech is interesting. It should be about Lao Ma, right?" Hearing this, Yang Xiao started discussing with Junzi again.

"Yes, this is the third time that Lao Ma has won the award."

"Yes, the first time was in 2004, and the second time was in 2009. At that time, the program team arranged for him to speak on stage with your senior brother Ma Huateng."

"I know that the two of them were confronting each other openly and covertly at the time."

Soon, the speech ended and the VCR played, and it was indeed Lao Ma.

The other person was Wang Jianlin, the spokesperson for "One Small Goal". The latter has also won this honor many times. After the two appeared on stage, they were both chatting and laughing.

Then, as soon as Lao Ma appeared on the stage, he was dissed by the host.

Because Lao Wang next to him was wearing a suit and tie, looking very business-like and formal, while he was dressed very casually today!
The two are in stark contrast!

The first two times, he was in suits and tie, but now he just went on stage in casual clothes with a scarf around his neck, just like a passerby buying groceries!
What's the matter? This is just being willful!
Even the host used the words "my eyes suddenly brightened up" to describe Lao Ma.

Well, he is worthy of being a host, his emotional intelligence is really high.

I should really tell the truth - "Old Ma, you really like to show off!"

There's nothing I can do about it, this is Lao Ma's temperament.

As the saying goes, when the wind is high, the horse gallops fast. Ali is now at the peak of his career and he has become more and more casual.

Lao Wang on the stage will be the richest man on the Hurun Rich List next year.

Lao Ma will be the richest man next year.

To be honest, they were all blind predictions. A few people just changed their sitting positions.

The reason why Ma is the richest man is because of Alibaba’s listing, and Hurun just cooperates with him to let Ma continue to show off.

In the eyes of truly wealthy people, anyone can be the richest man.

As long as it's not them, that's fine!

The host on the stage also knew that the program was being recorded and wanted to entertain everyone, so he started to tease Lao Wang and asked him to comment on Lao Ma.

Lao Wang: “He is so fashionable.”

Host: "It's so fashionable that you can't stand it."

Lao Wang: "Yes, I didn't expect that he would wear this."

The audience also laughed at the atmosphere.

Lao Ma replied: "Do you think it's wrong for me to wear this?"

Lao Wang laughed awkwardly and said, "Nothing is wrong."

Lao Ma held the microphone in one hand and the trophy issued by CCTV in the other, and began to show off:
"In fact, the purpose of all our efforts is to be ourselves. I feel that I don't look like myself in a suit, but I look like myself in this, so I just be myself."

Lao Wang next to him was speechless. Why don’t you say hello to me before you show off?

However, Lao Wang has a high EQ and praised: "This is in line with Lao Ma's character. He is always unexpected."

The subtext is that he really likes to show off, and now it is even more exaggerated, he shows off regardless of the occasion!
Yang Xiao also laughed when he heard what Lao Ma said. He was too familiar with this style of continuous pretense.

Later, Lao Ma would say the shocking words in front of Xiao Sa: "I am not interested in money."

Then, the host began to lead the topic to Lao Wang by using the issue of clothing.

The main reason why Lao Wang was able to win the award again this time was that he made a big splash internationally.

Wanda acquired AMC Theaters in America for US$31 billion, making Wanda Film and Television the world's largest cinema operator.

All of a sudden, it gained nearly 10% of the global market share.

Horror!
The clothing issue that Lao Wang talked about was completely the opposite, and even had a hint of irony.

He said that when America acquired AMC, these little kids were used to wearing T-shirts and slippers.

As a result, when Lao Wang went there, everyone was standing in suits to greet him, expressing their warm welcome and respect.

"Damn it. Another pretentious plot from an online novel."

Yang Xiao, who was in the audience, couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard Lao Wang and the host bragging.

But now that it comes from the big boss's mouth, it feels so damn natural.

Junzi didn't quite hear what you said, so he asked, "Boss Yang, what internet article did you say? Why didn't I understand?"

"Oh, nothing."

After Yang Xiao said something perfunctorily, he silently added in his heart, "According to your pretentious numerical ability, you are also an ancestor-level existence in online literature."

There were constant jokes on the stage at this time.

A video clip of the two people when they were young was played separately.

Everyone has seen Lao Ma’s information, which is about the embarrassing moment when he was rejected when selling door-to-door.

In comparison, Lao Wang is much more glorious.

One of the photos in the VCR is a posed photo of Lao Wang when he was serving in the army.

The host immediately asked a question and asked Lao Ma to comment on it.

Lao Ma immediately said, "It's obvious that Lao Wang was born into a wealthy family. He had a watch 20 or 30 years ago."

"Ha ha ha ha."

There was another burst of laughter from the audience.

I have to say that Lao Wang has a very high EQ. He immediately resolved Lao Ma's difficulties with both defense and defense.

"I was already a cadre at that time, so I could afford a watch. Besides, it was a domestically made watch, which wasn't expensive."

Well, once the shield of domestic production comes out, there is nothing Ma can do.

The host also helped to change the topic, asking people to comment on Lao Wang's eyes, and even praised Lao Wang on his own - what a focused look!

Then, after some teasing.

Two more guests appeared on the stage and started giving questions to the two people. It was time for a test.

The title is also very interesting - "Can e-commerce replace traditional store operations?"

Seeing this scene, even Yang Xiao and Junzi couldn't help but smile at each other.

CCTV really understands ratings.

Knowing that these two are both kings of forcing, a peak showdown between the kings of forcing is specially arranged. When the program is broadcast, the ratings will definitely be great.

On the stage, after the guest asked a question, he asked Lao Wang and Lao Ma to each choose a position and start a discussion.

In this position, there is no need to make a choice.

Lao Ma is an e-commerce businessman, so he naturally stands on the side of e-commerce.

Lao Wang represented the traditional industry and offered his high EQ opinion: "I think both companies can survive. And only Jack Ma can do it, because currently in China's e-commerce, only Jack Ma can make a profit, and he accounts for more than 95% of the market share.
However, no matter how great Jack Ma is, I don’t think that traditional retail channels will die with the advent of e-commerce.

Because the national market share of e-commerce is still very small.”

Lao Wang's powerful speech immediately caused the audience to start applauding.

However, before Lao Ma could say anything, the host said:
"Faced with the opponent's aggressiveness, there are generally two ways in the martial arts world: one is to be patient, and the other is to be cruel. Which way do you choose, Mr. Wang?"

Lao Wang smiled innocently: "I choose cruelty."

Host: "Okay, Mr. Ma, now someone is going to come to you with a cruel attitude. How will you deal with such cruelty? Do you think e-commerce will still win over traditional retail?"

Lao Ma smiled, also with high emotional intelligence: "E-commerce is indeed impossible to completely replace the retail industry, but it will basically replace the retail industry."

This repetitive counterattack also won applause from the audience.

Yes, Lao Ma’s attitude is that of an invader. He fully believes that e-commerce will dominate the world in the future.

This attitude directly made Lao Wang anxious, and he actually revealed a shocking piece of information on the spot!
"In fact, I have discussed this issue with Mr. Ma in private a long time ago. We discussed and learned from each other, and we also had a debate. Mr. Ma and I also have a bet, and I will talk about it in public today.

In 2022, ten years from now, if e-commerce accounts for 50% of the entire retail market in China, I will give him million yuan. If it fails to reach that level, he will give me million yuan! "

After hearing the shocking news revealed by Lao Wang on the stage, the crowd below the stage was once again in an uproar.

At the same time, applaud vigorously!

The people from the CCTV program crew are so happy that their faces are about to break from laughing!

Good guy!
A sky-high bet!

The show is worth watching!

(End of this chapter)