Fake Husband of the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 419: Jack Ma and others see the light of day again

Chapter 419: 419: Jack Ma and others see the light of day again

In the capital circles, when some bask in success, there will be others who face disappointment.

Among them, Jack Ma and the entire Ali system behind him faced intangible pressure due to being ostracized by domestic capital.

Even after several CEO changes, they were unable to lift the group out of the mire.

There had to be a reason for this.

In fact, there were many tycoons like Jack Ma who took domestic assets overseas for investment, expecting to please foreign capital and secure more international investment resources. However, the winds changed abruptly, and instead, it was the overseas capital that had to please domestic interests!

Who could have anticipated this?

At the time they longed for the international stage, trying to squeeze into another society’s elite circles, they realized that the domestic social circle was actually the pinnacle of high society!

Those peers they had once looked down upon, now comfortably nestled domestically, had become honored guests in social events.

Following the nation’s rise, the first and second-tier wealthy elite of Hong Kong Capital, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, and other capital circles had risen!

Turning around, people like Jack Ma realized that their own plot of land had been claimed by others.

It seemed as though they no longer had a stage at home.

These past two years, with the birth of transport and logistics projects, e-commerce should have been poised for a second boom. However, it seemed like Ali’s Taobao and Tmall were targeted.

All the goods from their platforms seemed to hit a procedural snag at the transportation hubs managed by Wang Jianlin’s transportation centers.

This resulted in other people’s goods being able to reach countries worldwide on the same day, while Ali’s products, supposedly due to queuing, were delayed by a day or two.

The consequence was that the international customers, whose numbers should have surged, began to complain and uninstall membership apps like Taobao and Tmall in droves.

Even the upper echelons of Ali, though clueless, saw the pattern.

Because compared to other domestic e-commerce portals, they didn’t face such problems.

The only explanation was that the mistakes made by Ali in the past had not been forgiven.

Jack Ma knew this was related to him.

Thus, for these years, he had been tirelessly looking for solutions for himself and the group.

So, he approached Wang Jianlin.

Previously, Wang Jianlin had always avoided meeting him, but now, with the bulk of the group’s business handed over to Wang, Jianlin could no longer dodge after retiring.

Seeing Jack Ma at his door, he had no choice but to receive him.

And he revealed the reason behind the targeting of Ali logistics by the transportation center, "No one specifically called you out, but I made an educated guess from a remark Elder Gu made to the Dongguang system."

Jack Ma asked, "What remark?"

Wang Jianlin answered, "Elder Gu had early on instructed and warned all the high-level officials of Dongguang’s domain, anyone daring to indulge foreigners with their sense of superiority should step down from their position!"

Jack Ma narrowed his eyes.

Wang Jianlin sighed, "So, towards your group that’s friendly with overseas interests, I dare not get too close."

Jack Ma chuckled bitterly, "But do you realize how much this blockade has impacted Ali? This should have been a strategic opportunity for global expansion, but with your blockade, our growth potential has been cut by several times!"

"I also need to show some attitude to those above," said Wang Jianlin. "You know that our family was able to rise thanks to meeting a noble person. Now that the company is thriving, if it were you, you would be even more ruthless than me."

Jack Ma sighed, "Over the past few years, I’ve continuously taken hits and complied with the high-level ban on not continuing to venture into the internet business. Now, seven or eight years have passed, and this time I’ve come to ask for your help."

Wang Jianlin frowned, "You think too highly of me; I can’t help you. After all, it’s not just you Old Ma who’s being targeted, but the entire internet circle. Look at Qiangdong; he also got hit, and only Mr. Ma managed to duck and cover to survive this disaster."

"I know I’ve indeed made mistakes in the past, but I’ve been reflecting on them for years. I want you to speak to the Gu Family on my behalf," Jack Ma earnestly said. "For the Gu Family, if they want to get involved, it would be a matter of just saying the word!"

Aside from the group being ostracized, Jack Ma’s own situation was also poor.

He moved to Japan, hoping to find a bigger investment platform with the help of Little Sun.

However, Eagle’s Utopia Capital collapsed, and Angsa’s power rose, seizing control from Touguo and Little Sun, with their behind-the-scenes bosses shifting from the power of The Big Three of Eagle to capital under Pei Li’s control!

That is to say, Dragon Nation had become the daddy behind Touguo and Little Sun!

This meant that even Jack Ma’s reliable friend, the CEO of SoftBank, had to watch for Dragon Nation’s expressions.

Moreover, Jack Ma, who always loved martial arts, was ostracized domestically and had no access to buy any Elixirs from the Pill Association.

This resulted in him having to purchase martial artist elixirs at high prices from the black market, and he couldn’t get many scarce elixirs, like the high-end Innate Breakthrough Pills.

While all major capital circles in the country are brimming with vigour for a bright future, this early batch of internet circles seems to have been neglected.

That was why Jack Ma was in such a hurry.

He felt that if he didn’t strive to review and admit his mistakes to those above, his group of people would likely be completely done for!

In the past two years, Jack Ma had grown increasingly anxious.

First, he found Xu Xing to help, but Xu Xing, being of little influence, dared not speak up for him in such matters.

Jack Ma could only turn to the recently flourishing Wang Jianlin.

Among their early circle of friends, who was doing the best? That would definitely be Wang Jianlin!

Not only was he linked to Pei Li working on the transportation trade center project, but his family also participated in the development of the entire New City real estate. In just a few years, the family business grew from over forty billion to currently owning over four hundred billion in assets, making them a capital magnate!

Moreover, Wang Jianlin was still a high-level practitioner at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and it was no exaggeration to say he had jumped beyond the category of a businessman and belonged to the ranks of this world’s top powerhouses.

Jack Ma earnestly looked at Wang Jianlin, pleading, "Old Wang, please speak on my behalf, I beg for leniency from those above!"

As he spoke, he placed a box on the table, "This is a little token of our respect to those above."

Inside were 20 Low-grade Spirit Stones.

With Jack Ma’s connections, it was impossible to gather so many Spirit Stones. It was likely that behind him, the entire Ali system and other internet capital groups had exerted great effort.

Of course, Old Wang wouldn’t just take these Spirit Stones for himself; he turned around and gave them to Lin Qin, who had become the state-owned Big Housekeeper.

Lin Qin didn’t see Jack Ma’s situation as a big deal and let the secretary take these Spirit Stones to the people at the state-operated courtyard, along with a message.

State-operated senior management certainly had to give face to Lin Qin, especially since they had just recently shared the profits from the New City project with Yu Yue.

Even without this relationship, they had to show respect to Elder Madam Gu.

Therefore, the non-compete orders against Jack Ma, Liu Qiangdong, and these other former capital magnates had been lifted.

Seeing the light of day again, Jack Ma, Liu Qiangdong, and others could not help but shed tears during a banquet for Old Wang, repeatedly toasting him with deep gratitude.