From Taobao intern to the father of Pinduoduo

Chapter 87 Chinese New Year

Three days later,

The exhibition has ended.

Lin Mu summarized the overall benefits brought by this exhibition.

Firstly, almost all of the offline stock was sold out, and a lot of orders were also received online, with a total turnover of 30 yuan across 56 stores.

Secondly, we acquired customers online. Across multiple stores, we gained a total of over 10000 new followers.

These 10000+ followers are highly valuable, representing targeted customers with a strong willingness to pay. Many of them can be converted into stable paying users in the future.

This is beneficial to businesses.

For Tmall, this exhibition was also a huge success.

Over the course of the three-day exhibition, hundreds of thousands of people passed by, which translates to hundreds of thousands of impressions.

Furthermore, the incident was featured on Hangzhou TV, with reporters coming to interview and report on it, thus gaining further exposure in official media.

Even Zhang Yong came over to praise him, saying, "Dayan, you did a great job organizing this event; it should become a regular event in the future."

"We can hold events during holidays such as Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Day, and National Day. It's not just limited to Hangzhou; it can be replicated and promoted in other cities as well, making it highly feasible."

"If you have some free time, write a guide post, then hold a meeting for everyone and give an experience sharing report."

"Okay, I'll write it when I get back."

Lin Mu responded.

"Oh, right," Zhang Yong called out to him, "Go to Jia Lei's place later to pick up a gift box. It's almost Chinese New Year, and they're giving out gift boxes. Everyone gets one."

"Ah, yes, it's almost Chinese New Year," Lin Mu sighed. A year had passed since his rebirth, and he hadn't been home to see his parents or his hometown from 20 years ago for a long time.

In the Tmall project department, Wang Jialei was distributing gift boxes to everyone. She said, "Everyone gets one. If you didn't get one, remember to come here to collect it."

Lin Mu watched as the New Year gift boxes were being distributed and couldn't help but think to himself: It's okay to take fewer, but I dare not take more, otherwise I'll lose my job.

Upon seeing Lin Mu approach, Wang Jialei said, "Dayan, Happy New Year in advance! This is your gift box."

Thanks, and Happy New Year to you too.

Lin Mu took the gift box, returned to his workstation, and opened it to find some snacks and desserts inside.

In addition, there were six red envelopes inside, and each one contained real money. These were special red envelopes distributed by Alibaba's Taobao department during the Chinese New Year, each containing 600 yuan.

……

on the way home.

Lin Mu's hometown is not in Hangzhou, but in a small city under Fucheng.

His parents were an ordinary working-class family. Although their economic conditions were average, they never lacked the love he received from them.

In later years, Lin Mu became a senior executive at Alibaba, and many times he pondered in the dead of night why he was able to achieve success.

He thought that the love his parents gave him was probably the key factor, because he knew that his parents loved him deeply, so even if he failed, it wouldn't be terrible, because someone would be there to protect his future.

So he adopted the mindset that it wouldn't matter if he failed, and kept moving forward, eventually achieving quite good results.

Lin Mu snapped out of his reverie and gazed at the scenery outside the window: sputtering tricycles whizzed by, young people with flamboyant, "emo" hairstyles were everywhere, DVD shops lined the dusty streets, selfie booths were ubiquitous, and every apartment building had security bars on its windows. It was clearly a scene of a backward small county town, yet Lin Mu stared intently, for this was his hometown.

His heart seemed to be touched, and he couldn't help but recall the past: the first time he went to the DVD store to rent DVDs, the silly girl in "Magic Phone," "Spring Bright Pigsy," and also "The Seven Fairies" and "Chinese Paladin"; stealing money from his parents to sneak into the internet cafe, being chased and beaten after being discovered; sneaking into the arcade to play, being bullied by the older kids there... Ah, childhood was always chaotic, but he missed that silly little kid. He had so much to say to that child, but in the end, all that remained was a helpless sigh.

After a moment of deep contemplation, Lin Mu arrived at his destination.

Under a large willow tree, my father was playing chess with an old man, chatting idly with those around him. Someone asked, "Is your son coming home this year?"

The father replied with a smile, "Yes, I'm back."

Someone said, "That child always had good grades and was very bright. Where does he work now?"

As the father devoured one of the opponent's horses, he chuckled and replied, "Not bad, not bad."

Another older woman, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan, said, "Oh my, you don't know, do you? The Lin family has really made something of themselves now. Their son works at Taobao, which is a big company."

The man asked, puzzled, "Taobao? What's that? Is it for antique shops?"

"Oh—" the older woman said, gently fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan, "You're so out of touch. You know online shopping, right? The internet is high-tech! People there earn over ten thousand a month now! This year's year-end bonus was a full 12 months' salary."

"12 months?" Everyone gasped. "That's 12!"

The old woman paused in fanning herself, then pointed at Lin Mu and said, "Old Lin, isn't that your son?"

Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to him. Lin Mu's lips unconsciously curled upwards, almost forming the Nike logo. This could be described as the exhilarating feeling of showing off in front of others, but what Lin Mu felt most was the pride his parents could have in him, which was one of the reasons he kept striving.

Lin Mu walked over carrying large and small bags, wanting to hug his father, but suddenly stopped, feeling a little embarrassed, and said instead, "Dad, you've gone completely bald."

His father helped him carry the bags and said, "I'm getting old. Your mother has been talking about you coming back since last night, and she's prepared lots of good food for you."

As Lin Mu walked, he said, "I miss my mom's braised fish."

The father asked, "Are you working hard?"

Lin Mu patted his belly and said, "I've gained quite a bit of weight recently."

When Lin Mu returned home, his mother had just brought out a plate of braised fish from the kitchen.

The braised fish was pan-fried until golden brown and crispy, topped with sweet and sour sauce, which made Lin Mu's mouth water.

He first flew business class to Fucheng, then took a bus from Fucheng to a port, and finally the bus boarded a ferry to reach the small city of Pingtan. The journey was quite tiring for him, and he didn't get to eat much.

Upon seeing Lin Mu return, his mother beamed and said, "Son, you've gained quite a bit of weight."

Lin Mu opened his arms and said, "Mom, give me a hug. I love you."

From a young age, Lin Mu was someone who knew how to be affectionate with his parents. However, while he could naturally express his love to his mother with affectionate hugs and cuddles, he couldn't bring himself to do it with his father. This wasn't because he didn't love his father enough, but rather because he subconsciously didn't want to show weakness in front of someone of the same sex.

As Lin Mu and his mother embraced, his father watched with a beaming smile. Perhaps, this was the happiest moment for a man.