Yi Anguo chuckled softly and said, "Since that's the case, I can only express my regret and wish Mr. Jack Ma the best in achieving his goal.
"However, as far as I know, Yahoo's new CEO isn't so easy to talk to, is he? This Mr. Bartz has a very different personality from Yang Zhiyuan!
"Moreover, he has a particularly strong opinion of you personally, so I dare say that as long as Mr. Bartz is the CEO and decision-maker at Yahoo, you'll never be able to buy back Taobao's shares from them."
Yi Anguo couldn't understand Jack Ma's way of thinking or why he was unwilling to accept his investment in Taobao. But Yi Anguo felt he had extended an olive branch; since Jack Ma was unwilling to accept it, there was nothing more to be done. He had no intention of forcing the issue.
After the fruitless meeting with Jack Ma, Yi Anguo did indeed take his assistant, Zhou Mengdie, to tour West Lake and admire its so-called "Ten Scenes."
