While it's true that good wine needs no bush, who in our country knows what your X Shopping is?
Tang Jiatong felt she still had to try and persuade him.
She quickly organized her thoughts and said, "Mr. Austin, X Shopping is indeed well-known internationally, but it doesn't have such high recognition in our country..."
"Tang!" Austin interrupted her angrily, "I kept you because Cen Xiucheng highly recommended you, saying you were very capable! But you must understand, your job is to assist me! I don't need a subordinate who constantly opposes me! What I say goes here! Your job is to listen to me!"
Tang Jiatong's expression fell. She finally said, "Alright."
The next day, X Shopping officially launched.
However, their launch was so quiet that hardly anyone noticed.
Of course, Taoxun, which had been closely watching X Company, did notice.
Ye Zhi convened a meeting with everyone to prepare to deal with X Company.
"Are there any movements from X Company yet?" Ye Zhi asked.
"Uh..." Feng Jie looked troubled and confused, "There don't seem to be any movements..."
Ye Zhi blinked, "They didn't even run any advertisements?"
"No," Feng Jie replied. "And I just tried their new interface. The style of the shopping website is very similar to the international version of X Shopping, and they've also disabled Taoxun Pay as a payment method."
Ye Zhi: ...
She really couldn't understand X Company's actions.
Perhaps they were adopting a very new promotional method, using this strange approach to generate online discussion and build momentum to gain recognition?
"Is there any discussion about X Shopping online?" Ye Zhi asked.
"There are only a few scattered posts across the entire internet, mentioning that Qianbai has been revamped again, and that the new interface is ugly and the user experience is weird. But no one is replying, and the buzz is very, very low," Feng Jie reported truthfully.
Ye Zhi was now completely speechless. She suddenly thought of a description: they had flopped without making a sound.
How could X Shopping still be so quiet at this point?
"Ms. Ye, should we continue with the promotional offers we prepared for our shopping website?" Feng Jie asked.
"Continue," Ye Zhi replied, regaining her composure. "No matter what X Company's intentions are, our plan will not change."
"Alright," Feng Jie agreed.
After the meeting, Taoxun immediately took action.
Taoxun's shopping website launched a new "Shopping Week" event, during which Taoxun users could receive coupons of varying amounts. Additionally, there was a lucky draw for purchases exceeding a certain amount, with prizes including popular electronics and cosmetics.
Although Taoxun's event seemed to come out of nowhere, users wouldn't question the reason. Many began to claim their coupons and fell back into impulse buying.
Taoxun's activity naturally caught Tang Jiatong's attention.
She was now even more worried. Seeing Taoxun launch a series of powerful counter-attacks, yet X Shopping remained completely unresponsive, she wondered what they should do.
After much thought, Tang Jiatong decided to try persuading Austin again.
She gathered all sorts of information on X Shopping's performance since its launch, including transaction volume, website discussion, page views, and more. Then, she presented these data to Austin.
After reviewing the data, Austin asked in confusion, "Tang, what do you mean by this?"
"Mr. Austin, times have changed. Even good wine needs a good advertisement," Tang Jiatong sighed and tried to persuade him. "Currently, X Shopping has not conducted any publicity, and all the data is extremely dismal. If this continues, our website will only get worse, and we won't even be able to compete with smaller shopping websites!"
"Hahaha, Tang, I think you're overthinking it!" Austin laughed heartily and said dismissively, "How long has X Shopping been online? It's normal for a newly launched website to have poor data! Don't worry, Tang. As long as we continue at this pace, protect our advantages, and win over users with service, in half a year... no, just three months, our user base will explode!"
"Mr. Austin, you keep saying you want to win over users with service, but you're not even willing to adapt to local customs! Even our existing users are leaving because they can't get used to the new interface!" Tang Jiatong said with some anger. "With your current approach, how can you possibly impress users?! Forget half a year, I don't think you'll achieve your desired results even in one or two years!"
"Shut up!" Austin roared. "Tang! I initially wanted to keep you so you could see I was right! I will replicate my experience again, and my approach will eventually succeed! But now, you're constantly opposing me and you don't deserve to stay at X Shopping at all! You're fired!"
"Wh-what..." Tang Jiatong's eyes widened in disbelief. She had expected to argue with Austin, and she knew he would be angry, but she never imagined he would be so furious that he would fire her on the spot!
"Don't worry, I will provide you with adequate compensation according to the contract. You don't need to come in tomorrow!" Austin said indifferently.
Tang Jiatong felt a surge of despair. She had been so dedicated because Qianbai had valued her efforts, and she didn't want Qianbai to decline again. On the other hand, she had an idolized view of X Shopping and genuinely wanted to collaborate with the people there to build an empire.
But now, she suddenly felt that her efforts were a joke.
At this moment, all her past grievances and frustrations transformed into anger.
"You idiot!" Tang Jiatong directly gave Austin the middle finger.
Austin stared at her, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"Damn it! I'm just waiting to see you guys, like those other foreign companies, get kicked out of our country because you can't adapt!" Tang Jiatong angrily uttered these words, turned, and left, preparing to handle her resignation with flair.
Although being fired annoyed her, cursing out her idiotic boss to his face was incredibly satisfying, making her feel completely invigorated!
She finally understood why those few domestic foreign companies had all failed and withdrawn one by one. It turned out that the arrogance embedded in Westerners was inherited!
However...
Now that she was suddenly unemployed, where should she go next? Thinking of this, Tang Jiatong began to worry. She was feeling a bit frustrated and suddenly wished she could find a company with fewer complications to retire in.