The National Day ended with the reluctance of the general public. On Saturday morning, white-collar workers in Beijing resumed their 996 life.
In Didi’s headquarters building, people were still coming and going. But Zhang Xiaofeng, who came for the interview, felt a little different.
What's the difference? Spiritual and spiritual. In the past, Didi’s employees acted like “industry bosses”, but this time, he felt a sense of low-key. Of course he knew the reason. Uber (China) is crazy about continuing its subsidy war during the National Day holiday. Market share continues to soar. Didi’s funds are expected to be almost burned out.
Zhang Xiaofeng registered at the front desk and sat upstairs for a while. Cheng Wei's secretary soon came out and informed him, "Editor Zhang, I'm very sorry. Mr. Cheng has a very important event today. Please understand. You can go to The company will do other material collection first.”
Zhang Xiaofeng is writing a book about shared travel, nominally co-authored by Cheng Wei and Liu Qing.
Zhang Xiaofeng smiled and said: "It's okay. Then there will be Secretary Laoding." Later, he was arranged to interview Didi's executives.
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At this time, Cheng Wei was in his office. Cheng Wei and Liu Qing were sitting together drinking tea. At about nine o'clock in the morning, the two people sat face to face on the sofa next to the coffee table, drinking Kung Fu tea and discussing Didi's future trend and strategy.
During this National Day holiday, the two took actions to "save" Didi. Cheng Wei went to Hangzhou to meet Mr. Ma, and Liu Qing went home to meet Mr. Liu. This is their last ditch effort. There is not much time left for Didi!
Jing Gao made an "official announcement" in Shanghai at the end of September and within a month maintained Didi's valuation of US$33.5 billion.
Therefore, Didi is facing tremendous pressure. This is all imposed on Didi by the capital side. Hopefully Didi will surrender to Uber within a month. Currently, all of Didi’s businesses are shrinking. Tighten your belt to survive the winter.
Cheng Weibai, who was fat and wearing glasses, sat on the spacious sofa and said bluntly: "Liu Qing, do you think we can reach an agreement with Jing Gao when we meet today?"
During the National Day holiday, he and his old friend Wang Gang went to Hangzhou to meet Teacher Ma. Teacher Ma’s real name is: Ma Jack Dad Ali Yun. Teacher Ma promised to help them get the best conditions.
Currently, Xie Shihuang, one of the Eighteen Arhats of Ali, has arrived in the capital. Moreover, through a friend's invitation, I have made an appointment with Jing Gao, the actual controller of Phoenix Fund, to have dinner at Xianghe Golf Club at noon today.
Xie Shihuang is the only person within the Alibaba Group who holds an Alibaba business license. Alibaba is the legal representative of many companies and his name is filled in. He is deeply trusted by Ma Yun. Currently, he and Ma Yun hold shares in companies such as Hangzhou Junhan. Use this as a platform to control various companies in the Alibaba Group.
It's very complicated to talk about here. How did Ma Yun control the huge Alibaba Group and its related companies with less than 9% of the shares? The secret lies in this series of shareholdings in companies such as Junhan and Junao.
Moreover, Xie Shihuang also used these companies as a platform to make external investments. Therefore, Xie Shihuang is fully qualified to negotiate with foreign parties as Ma Yun's representative.
As mentioned before, Alibaba has an internal investment department called Alibaba Capital. The boss is Cai Chongxin.
Ma Yun also has an investment platform: Yunfeng Fund. The general manager’s name is Li Ying. Yunfeng Fund is also well-known in the domestic investment community. Mainly invests in the Internet, consumer goods, and new energy.
Cheng Wei and Liu Qing had communicated basic information on the phone. Liu Qing was wearing autumn clothes, sitting on the sofa, looking a little tired, and said: "I think we should prepare for the worst! What if Jing Gao doesn't save face for Ali? Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!"
She went home this holiday to chat with her father. My father promised that Mr. Yang from Lenovo would personally come out to say hello and talk to Jing Gao. In business, there is no need to fight to the death, there is always room for negotiation.
Actually, it's useless. To put it bluntly, the leader in China's business world today is no longer her father. Lenovo is still a behemoth, but it is indeed in decline. If Jing Gao doesn't even sell Teacher Ma's face, then don't expect him to sell Mr. Yang's face. Mr. Yang’s weight is really not as good as Teacher Ma’s.
Cheng Wei smiled and said: "Liu Qing, you are still too pessimistic. My view is still relatively optimistic. Teacher Ma personally talked to me and Lao Wang for half an hour. His position was also very clear. I believe Mr. Xie should have made arrangements. In fact, We don’t ask for much.”
Liu Qing finally cheered up a little, "Yeah."
What is the best situation for Didi now? It is still acquired and controlled by Uber, but their senior management team continues to operate the Didi brand in big cities.
If we take another step back, Didi’s brand will disappear. All personnel will be retained and it will operate as a business unit within Uber. This is what Didi did when it annexed Kuaishou.
The worst outcome is that they take the stock and leave. Didi disappears. Everyone eventually fell out of sync with Uber’s culture.
While the two were chatting, Xie Shihuang's call came in, "Xiao Cheng, come here."
"Okay, Mr. Xie."
Cheng Wei and Liu Qing tidied up a bit and immediately set off in the car.
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After Jing Gao returned to the capital, he and Wei Wei naturally lived in the courtyard. Weiwei is now in the first semester of her senior year, and the school will not take care of renting an apartment off campus at all.
Weiwei's high-speed train arrives in Beijing in the evening. He came out of Su Mei's place, took a shower, and went to pick up Weiwei.
He received a call from Shen Jinyuan in the evening, saying that Alibaba's Xie Shihuang came to the capital on behalf of Mr. Ma and wanted to meet with him to discuss the merger of Uber and Didi.
"Old Shen, you can do it. You have a lot of connections." Jing Gao joked with a smile.
The split and merger of Zhao Group have been largely completed. The equity swap procedures with Xia Shang Textile and Phoenix Film and Television have been completed. After the Zhao Group's business is divested, it will be renamed Xia Shang Cultural Tourism Company. Held by Shen Jinyuan.
Shen Jinyuan chuckled and said, "This is your power, Mr. Jijing. Otherwise, none of these gangsters would know me, Old Shen."
Jing Gao smiled and said: "Old Shen, you are so humble. Can you tell me your opinion on this matter?"
Shen Jinyuan touched his half-bald head and said, "Mr. Jing, you are trying to test me. Let me tell you straight. Mr. Jing, no matter how you plan to acquire Didi, meet Xie Shihuang and change your mind." It’s always a good idea to leave a business card so that you can directly contact the Alibaba department in the future. When doing business in China, you will eventually have to meet with Erma.”
Jing Gao thought for a moment, Alipay and WeChat Pay are indeed a business barrier! Said: "Okay, let's meet!"
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Early the next morning, Jing Gao drove his still somewhat lazy and beautiful girlfriend to the gate of Jiaxin High School.
"Meng Weiwei, you are really going to be late." Jing Gao stopped the Audi A8, gently helped Weiwei take off her seat belt, and then leaned over to kiss her.
Li Mengwei glanced at the charming Bai Jinggao, looked up at Jinggao, and said in a clear voice: "That's all your fault."
Jing Gao chuckled. A little farewell is better than a wedding. He tormented Weiwei a bit hard yesterday.
The two sat in the car for a while, then Jing Gao got out of the car and watched Li Mengwei walk into the campus. I couldn't help but think of Weiwei's charming look when she half-squinted her eyes towards the morning sun this morning. A smile flashed across his lips.
Some people say that home is a man’s haven. This statement is actually only half true. Women are men’s harbor!
Jing Gao drove to Xianghe Golf Club. About nine o'clock in the morning. Du Zhijie, the manager of Xianghe Golf Club, came up to him, bowed slightly, shook hands with Jing Gao, and said politely: "Mr. Jing, hello, welcome."
Since Xie Shihuang set the meeting place here, of course everything has been arranged for "access control".
The actual controller of Phoenix Fund certainly deserves Du Zhijie to receive this treatment in person.
Jing Gao smiled and shook hands with Du Zhijie.
"Mr. Jing, please!"
Jing Gao nodded and looked at the surrounding environment. In the distant Xiangshan Mountain, in the late autumn sunshine in the morning, the maple leaves are like fire.
Walk into the clubhouse of Xianghe Golf Club. This is Jinggao's second time here. The first time I came here was to meet Fan Yang and Huang Mingyuan. At that time, Fan Yang wanted to join forces with him to deal with Zhao Canglong, but he refused.
Xie Shihuang is in the "Jiangnan Pavilion" on the third floor of the club. When Jinggao arrived, he was leisurely drinking morning tea.
