Life at the Top

“Mr. Laine, 8861 caters to SMEs. When it comes to Sena or Terizone, their users are ordinary netizens. They are simply not the same target audience,” Wayne spoke.

Jasper chuckled and targeted Wayne’s straw man without hesitation.

“If your members know of 8861 and have gone online to use your website for business, Mr. Wayne, then who’s to say that these enterprise owners or senior executives are not also Terizone’s email subscribers, KK users, or Sena’s gamers?”

Wayne’s expression turned stern and he gestured as he spoke, “8861 is advantageous because it is irreplaceable.

“That is merely the result of being early movers in a market in which you are still gathering users. In reality, these so-called advantages are merely a facade.”

Jasper leaned back against his chair and looked at Wayne. “I heard that you’re a fan of fairytales, and that you like referring to each other as sirs and knights within the company.”

“Therefore, I’m sure that you’re no stranger to the battles between knights and dragons. It’s only a battle of skills when its a fight between people of similar strengths. Am I wrong?”

spoke, looking at Jasper seriously. “You also said that there’s problem with 8861. Could I ask what this might

business model,”

isn’t horrible, but there’s an innate problem with it. This model makes your website a platform instead of a channel, in which there’s no clear boundaries

and I paid your company’s membership fee so that I can partner with a machining company. Two years later, that company and I will already have experience partnering together, yes? So pray tell, why I would want to continue paying

your only source of income comes for membership fees. But after paying you once, your members will be able to find their own groups of suppliers

Wayne smiled wryly.

took him only 15 minutes

just for this opportunity. They had waited

not willing to invest

“I’m willing.”

reignited Wayne and Jose’s