This week definitely the hardest but most exciting week for me in China. Lots of thing are happened quickly. It's just like a TV series ~ 24. Every minutes somethings are going to happen on you. You really couldn't stand stood still.
From monday, the press release the rumor that Yahoo! pay 1billion for 40% stake in Alibaba. It's really shocked to me at the first beginning. We all puzzle what's going to happen in next. What's the future for the ecommerce in China? Lots of question come from my mind...
On Wednesday, i got the confirmation from management that the deal is real. We're going to prepare something internally. All HR hiring and PR news are being stopped.
The official announcement had been made on Thursday. Before the press release, i meet with Dan R. (COO of yahoo) and Jack Ma (CEO of Alibaba) in the management meeting. He uncovered all stories behind the scene. Finally i knew what will be happened. At that time, my mind is quite stable and get used to this fast changing world. I kept saying to myself that i need to be professional, keep calm. Otherwise my team will be in chaos, i need to keep them stable and it's my responsibility. I really felt being a manager is very hard at that moment. After the press conference, they held the all-hands meeting in yahoo china and 1pai to message all employees to stay in the new company. My first impression to Jack Ma is that he's quite talkative and presentable. That's the element for every successful CEO, right? I think some of employees get touched with his speech and may plan to stay. To me, i still haven't decided...^_^"
On Friday, i have recieved a letter from yahoo headquarter. It's really another surprise to me that i recived a nomination for the 2005 Yahoo! Super Star Award worldwide. I can't imagine that i am being a candidate for this award. I need to thanks those peoples who nominate me and give me a chance to grow (especially Jonathan Sun and Fiona). I don't expect to get anything from this award but that's already a very good recognization for my previous job. Thanks all of you!
Back to the real works again, we will have to setup the transition team within 1pai to handle the integration with taobao. I am being a technical representive in the team. That's lots of work in the weekend too. Although i still have lots of works to do, i spent a whole afternoon to discuss with teamates one by one and knew what they felt and worried. Someone is afraid of losing the job and some worried about the salary...etc. All i can do is give them a positive prospection and cheer them. Some of my friends said that i am not suitable for the manager because i am too cared about the employees. I admitted that it's true that i don't want to fire any peoples under me because i think they're really good employees. Otherwise he can't be my teamates at the first beginning...but things going to happened is really out of my control... i don't know what to say.
That's really enough for this week. Two years ago, i start to write up the proposal for setting up 1pai here. Today yahoo sold 1pai to Alibaba. That's really tough time. From another angle, i really learn a lot from setting up company and being acquired.
