October 31st is the season of late autumn and early winter. In the afternoon the sky was slightly overcast and the wind was freezing. It seems like a winter rain is coming. On the campus of Aurora University, students wearing thick winter clothes can be seen everywhere.
Liu Ziyu, a junior at the School of Journalism, and her friend Gu Xixi from the Department of Materials Science walked out of the library arm in arm. When walking down the long steps, the eyes of the college students coming in and out were all fixed.
These two golden flowers, one tall and one petite, are very famous in Aurora University. Although the figures of the two beauties cannot be seen in their thick woolen coats, those two beautiful faces can really dazzle a man.
"Xiao Song!" Liu Ziyu immediately saw her boyfriend Song Yan waiting under the maple tree in front of the library, and immediately waved her little hands excitedly.
She has an ancient and beautiful appearance, and her facial features are like jade carvings, exquisite and flawless. He is 1.72 meters tall, wearing a light pink down jacket, and has a slender figure. I walked over with my friend, waved and said hello, and was approachable with restraint. He smiled and said, "Song Yan, isn't today Monday? How easy is it for your sophomore year at Dongda University?"
Song Yan is one year younger than them.
Song Yan is 1.8 meters tall, wearing a long windbreaker. He is tall and has long legs. He is handsome and has bright eyes, like Tony Leung's talking eyes. He is very outstanding. "No way? I came here on leave."
Liu Ziyu hugged her boyfriend's arm with a happy face and patted her boyfriend's waist, "Children who skip class are not well-behaved."
Song Yan just smiled, a very sunny smile, made a gesture as an invitation, and walked out of the school with the two girls. He didn't care about the hateful looks that came his way. He was half chatting and half explaining. road:"
After late October, the entire Chinese financial circle was focused on one thing: the conflict between Didi and Uber. You should all have seen the news. Shanghai is the financial center, and Uber is headquartered in Shanghai. So, here’s the news gathering.
I actually came here on the weekend to handle company matters. I purposely asked for leave to stay an extra day. According to rumors, Mr. Jing came to Shanghai yesterday to deal with Uber’s unfavorable financing issues. Hey! "
No matter how powerful Song Yan is, he is only a 19-year-old young man. He can't help but reveal some of his true emotions towards Jing Gao in front of his girlfriend Liu Ziyu and his close relationship Gu Xixi.
Gu Xixi asked: "Song Yan, who will win in this confrontation?"
She was quite curious about how things were going. News on the Internet is superficial. There is a heated debate online between supporters of Uber and Didi. Her family has assets of more than one billion. Based on her understanding of business competition, it is estimated that both parties have used trolls.
Song Yan smiled and said, "Xi Xi, the objective fact now is that Jing Gao has offended two major companies, Alibaba and Galaxy. Using foreign terms, these are two consortiums worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Who can resist such power? Live? Jinggao is basically certain to be doomed. It is a fact that Uber only raised less than 800 million US dollars some time ago. Capital is voting with its feet."
If he were in a higher position, he would definitely do better than Jing Gao.
Liu Ziyu smiled proudly and suddenly remembered something, "Oh, I have to call Han Jun. I can't go to the theater with her tonight. Xiao Song, where should we go to eat tonight?"
Gu Xixi smiled knowingly. Most of Song Yan's dissatisfaction with Mr. Jing comes from their mutual good friend Wang Hanjun. The princess of the HNA Group admired Mr. Jing so much that she felt that Song Yan was not even worthy of carrying Mr. Jing's shoes. This kind of contrast would make no one comfortable. What's more, Song Yan is indeed a very good boy with a competitive quality. If you have a Buddhist personality, how can your company thrive?
Song Yan said: "I sent a WeChat message to Lin Liuli and Rere. Rere has something to do and has to rehearse a play. Liuli has no plans for the evening. Let's go to eat Cantonese food together. I made a reservation at Tang Pavilion."
Liu Ziyu held the mobile phone and listened to the beeping sound coming from it when it was not connected, and said with a smile: "Okay.".
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Song Yan was not optimistic about Jing Gao and was still in a very superficial cognitive state. And this actually represents the views of certain classes in the Magic City.
They do not have access to the most core information, such as Uber and Didi’s current competition data on subsidies, data on trolls, their respective goals, scheduling, etc. Judgments can only be made based on the simplest logic.
Xia Rongxi of Jing Gao's "Hound" also made this judgment. He was trying to persuade Ouyang Wan to keep a distance from Jing Gao at the "Lanting Teahouse" run by Ouyang Wan. "Mr. Ouyang, the film and television industry is now shouting at Phoenix Film and Television. I am in it, and the feeling is really turbulent!"
Haotian Pictures, Huzhi Media, DreamWorks, Huayi and other film and television giants jointly launched a boycott. He, a newbie who had just entered the film and television industry, was so frightened that he shivered.
Classical music was playing in the private room of the teahouse, and sandalwood scented the air. The air conditioner was on. Ouyang Wan was wearing a goose-yellow tight sweater and sitting in front of the wooden table. The curves of her upper body were graceful and moving, showing off her beauty.
It was impossible for Ouyang Wan to tell Xia Rongxi that she had invested 120 million yuan in Uber a few days ago. This was all the funds she could raise in a short period of time. She is a layman in business. This advice was naturally given by her capable assistant Guo Pojun.
Because whether Uber acquires Didi or Didi acquires Uber, as long as it can get the admission ticket, there will be good profits in the end. Little shrimps like them don't need to worry about the attitude of the Ali family.
Ouyang Wan chuckled and drank tea gracefully, "Mr. "
Xia Rongxi said nonchalantly: "If you don't care for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth. Mr. Jing's ship is obviously going to sink. Why should I accompany him? Mr. Ouyang, I won't hide it from you. I recently had a conversation with Mr. Zhou from DreamWorks." Get on the line. Judging from the news from him, it is only a matter of time before Jing Gao is finished. Do you think the Alibaba team is only preparing for the current public opinion offensive and banning Alipay? There will be more later."
Ouyang Wan suppressed the surprise in her heart, took the teapot and poured herself tea, and said with a smile: "Mr. I called Jing Gao.
She was not really afraid that Jing Gao would lose the competition with Didi. Who would worry about a man they've only been around a few times? She is worried that Didi and Uber will have a real fight and the two companies will not merge in the end. Then she will cry to death!
It’s not like this kind of nonsense has never happened before in business history. Assuming that Didi has the advantage and wants to kill Uber and not merge with Uber, then she will go bankrupt.
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In the midst of the competition between Didi and Uber, all kinds of strange phenomena appear. If it were said that Song Yan was watching the party, he would take pleasure in others' misfortune. Xia Rongxi was an information party. After getting the inside information, he jumped directly.
When Ouyang Wan called Jing Gao, he was already on the plane bound for Shencheng at an altitude of thousands of miles. This is a private plane provided by a charter company, flying from Shanghai to Shenzhen.
"Ms. Ouyang?" Jing Gao looked at the number on his personal mobile phone, answered the call, and expressed curiosity with a smile.
Of course, the reason why he was so polite to Ouyang Wan was not because Ouyang Wan was particularly beautiful. Instead, Ouyang Wan invested 120 million yuan in Uber. He is not short of funds, but at this time, Ouyang Wan still has to pay favors.
Ouyang Wan smiled charmingly and said: "Mr. Jing, I heard that you are in Shanghai. Do you have time to come to my place for a cup of tea?"
Jing Gao said apologetically: "I'll be very busy recently. Let's wait until the busy period is over." He didn't say that he was not in the Magic City.
Ouyang Wan lowered her voice and asked in a tone that said we are one of our own: "Mr. Jing, are Uber and Didi going to fight to the death?"
Who is Jing Gao? As soon as he heard it, he understood that Ouyang Wan was worried about the safety of his funds. After thinking about it, he said: "We should go back."
On the phone, Ouyang Wan: "..."
Jing Gao exchanged a few words and hung up the phone with Ouyang Wan. There is no need to explain to her now. In the future, she will understand that Didi will be the loser in a fight to the death.
"Mr. Jing, drink some water." Jiang Zi brought a glass of warm water to Jing Gao.
Jinggao nodded and looked at the white clouds outside the plane window. All the doubts and disapproval at this moment are also a kind of spur and encouragement to him!
His character is so stubborn!
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It was after 6 o'clock at night when the plane landed in Shenzhen. Coming from the cold magical city to the deep city in the south, I instantly felt that the temperature was suitable.
Jinggao had already prepared. He went to the bathroom to take off his sweater and pants on the plane. Put on autumn clothes.
The Shencheng side is naturally much looser than the capital city. Wu Jingshu, Li Yifeng, and Wei Chenjun who came to pick them up drove the convoy directly in and waited at the airport.
"Mr. Jing, good evening."
"Mr. Jing, thank you for your hard work."
Jing Gao shook hands with Wu Jingshu, Li Yifeng, Wei Chenjun and others one by one, very calmly. But it is precisely because of this calmness that people feel the heavy pressure on his shoulders. Who doesn’t know the situation Phoenix Fund is facing now?
Jiang Zi, a mature and beautiful woman with a graceful figure, sweated on her forehead due to the heat, but she had no place to change clothes, so she could only endure it. She followed Jing Gao and looked at the 28-year-old Wu Jingshu with envy.
Wu Jingshu's ability to take charge of Jiuge Capital at this age is entirely due to Mr. Jing's trust. And she believed that she could also gain Mr. Jing's trust and then take charge of the party. Her financial level in the secretarial group is higher than Wu Jingshu's. But because Wu Jingshu was proficient in many foreign languages, he was selected by Mr. Qiao in May and led south by Mr. Jing.
The group of people got into the car, and a convoy of five cars slowly left Shencheng Airport and headed for Guanlan Golf Villa.
In the fleet's second luxury Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle, Wu Jingshu, as a senior executive of the Phoenix Department, reported the latest confrontation to Jing Gao: "Mr. Jing, according to the news from within the Didi company, Didi is collecting Uber black material.
These black materials mainly focus on violations, safety and other incidents. Yesterday afternoon, a safety incident occurred in Uber's online ride-hailing service. A driver in a third-tier city suffered from mental illness and caused a car accident while driving. Three cars collided, killing one and injuring five. He registered using his father's ID card to bypass our review mechanism. "
Both Uber and Didi each have "sources" in the other company. There are many things that cannot be hidden from the other party.
Jiang Zi's forehead was suddenly sweating again because the air conditioner in the car was much cooler. This... won't make Uber shut down for rectification, right? That's a big problem. This is really a leaky house and it rains all night!
Jing Gao was silent for a while, then exhaled and said: "Human life is at stake. As a platform party, we will compensate when it's time to compensate, and apologize when Xiao Qiao comes to apologize. Don't shirk responsibility. Let Liu Zhen handle it. She has rich experience. , is solely responsible for this matter.”
Wu Jing wrote: "Mr. Liu has already rushed over."
Igao nodded.
At this time, Jing Gao's personal cell phone rang. Jing Gao took out his mobile phone from his pocket, looked at the number on the screen, and answered the call, "Hello, Mr. An."
"Alas..." An Xiaoqian sighed deeply and said deeply apologetically: "Mr. Jing, I'm sorry. I failed to inform Mr. Ren of your thoughts in time, which caused you..."
Anyone who is not blind can see that Galaxy Group is suppressing Phoenix Fund. Haotian Pictures and Huzhi Media are both part of the Galaxy Group. He has a seat at the highest decision-making meeting of the Galaxy Group.
Jing Gao didn't mean to blame An Xiaoqian. An Xiaoqian, a well-known strong woman in Handong, is very reasonable when she says this. It was impossible for him to ask An Xiaoqian to sacrifice her own interests for his sake.
"Actually, Sister Zhang also asked me what I thought through Jiahui later, and I told her frankly. So, Mr. An, it's okay."
An Xiaoqian is a very smart woman, and she understands Jing Gao's subtext: This is determined by Mr. Ren's character.
She was afraid of Mr. Ren and dared not say anything. Where is Zhang Ting? Most likely, she was worried about Ren Zhi's thoughts. It was not easy to be a stepmother. Ren Jiahui must have been told by Jing Gao not to get involved in the men's affairs and did not go to Mr. Ren to make trouble.
An Xiaoqian sighed again and got down to business: "Mr. Jing, I have just learned that there was a tragic car accident at Uber. This is a very big crisis for you. Mr. Ren has someone in Beijing. Many friends. Do you want me to go talk to Mr. Ren?"
The implication is "Do you want to admit defeat?"
Jing Gao smiled and said sincerely: "Mr. An, thank you! But, no need."
An Xiaoqian said loyally: "Okay. This promise of mine is valid at any time. You can call me at any time if you change your mind."
Handong, Jingzhou. In An Xiaoqian's office in the Haiyi Group headquarters building, bright lights illuminate the luxurious and spacious office as if it were daytime.
After hanging up the phone, An Xiaoqian walked slowly to the glass window, feeling complicated and unspeakable. From her point of view, she would rather see Jing Gao take the initiative to lower his head and reconcile with Mr. Ren. But she knew the inside story well and knew that Jing Gao was not wrong.
This car accident happened so unluckily.
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When Jing Gao came to Shenzhen in August, he asked Guan Guan to buy two villas in Guanlan Golf Villa. I happened to stay here when I came to Shencheng this time. He also has a house at No. 1 Shenwan, but it is more convenient to live in a villa.
The motorcade arrived at the door of the villa. Jing Gao said to the people in the Mercedes-Benz business car: "Let's take a ten-minute break and deal with personal matters. We will find a place on the second floor of the villa to have a small meeting later. Let's eat and chat."
"Okay, Mr. Jing."
Zhongrun Company has a branch in Shenzhen. The villa is naturally taken care of by someone. Chefs and servants are available.
After the bodyguards inspected a small living room on the second floor facing the golf course, Jing Gao, Wu Jingshu, Li Yifeng, and Wei Chenjun sat around the sofa and coffee table.
Jiang Zi and Dong Youwei brought a stool over to serve as record-keepers of the meeting.
Jing Gao only ordered a small portion of braised pork ribs with rice for dinner, and said slowly: "Wu Jingshu knows that Lao Li and Mr. Wei don't know that after the break with Ali on October 17, we didn't do nothing.
Guan Yujia stayed in the capital mainly to coordinate and be responsible for related affairs. The trolls who fought against Ali online were arranged by her side. Currently, the areas where online public opinion attacks our Phoenix Fund the most are foreign investment and data security.
In fact, I received news yesterday morning that the shareholder change of Phoenix Fund has been completed. The shares of Phoenix Fund held by Jiuge Capital are held by me, Guan Yujia, and Cao Danqing respectively. Therefore, we are now a pure private enterprise. "
Li Yifeng is fat and smiles like Maitreya Buddha. He said worriedly: "Mr. Jing, isn't it possible for Phoenix Fund to directly inject capital into Uber in the future?"
The injection of funds must be legal. Jiuge Capital has a lot of funds. But it is impossible for Jinggao and the others to come up with billions of dollars.
Jing Gao said calmly: "It's okay. The loans needed by Uber can be borrowed from the Bank of East Asia and Dayou Bank. We have enough ammunition to fight the subsidy war. The second is the issue of data security. Our data center will be closely related to other high-end banks. Technology companies are also located in Guizhou Province. Uber is already doing the data center migration. Regardless of labor costs and financial costs, it is just to grab time."
Wu Jingshu had an ordinary appearance, wearing professional attire, a white shirt, and black trousers. He was holding a bowl of noodles and eating, and asked directly: "Mr. Jing, when will we launch a counterattack online? The current public opinion is really unfavorable to us. "
She kept these words in her heart. Now that Uber has solved the key problems Didi attacked, why is it still holding back?
Jiang Zi and Dong Youwei both stopped writing and looked over. The news about them is next level. Don't know this yet.
Jing Gao wiped his mouth, put away the lunch box, and sighed: "This is actually a method similar to a conspiracy. What Didi wants to destroy is not our public image. In the Internet age, the public's memory is actually very short.
Li Jiacheng did so many dirty things. Isn't it because he donated a piece to Shantou University that people have always spoken for him.
Therefore, what Didi really wants to damage is our impression among regulatory authorities. Think about it, if this impression is formed, can it be reversed overnight? It takes a lot of work. And Didi is pushing the regulatory authorities to merge the two companies. Who will take the lead in such a merger? "
He couldn't speak, but he could still hear some fragmentary news. Professor Wei, Professor Zhao, as well as the presidents and professors of Jingxin University are still very concerned about him.
This news was told to him by Professor Zhao. He is an old professor at Beijing University of Technology. This university is the biological son of the capital city.
Wei Chenjun said in confusion: "How can Didi promote it? Merger or merger is a business matter." She is a very charming thirty-year-old beautiful young woman, with a slender, plump figure, bright and sexy. Just eat an apple for dinner. At this time, wearing autumn clothes, sitting on the sofa and asked.
Jing Gaodao: "Both of us have a large amount of investment from state-owned financial enterprises. This is the internal driving force. I asked Mr. Wei to come over, just to ask Mr. Wei to act as a third party to take over Didi's exit shares. I believe it is not only I’m thinking about Didi’s shareholders. I’m afraid Alibaba is also talking to the shareholders behind me.”
Wei Chenjun nodded.
Jing Gao looked around the crowd and continued: "Didn't Alibaba ban Alipay? Cao Danqing has recently been introduced by Shen Jinyuan to contact companies with payment licenses. I gave them a price they couldn't refuse. The delivery procedures will be completed in the near future. will be done.
So, Lao Li, I need you to visit Tencent as my personal representative tomorrow and talk to them about payment channels. "
Li Yifeng agreed: "Okay, Mr. Jing." Then asked his question, "Do this...?"
Jing Gaodao: "In the eyes of the outside world, after Alibaba banned Alipay for us, we have to stabilize our basic base. At the very least, we must form an alliance with Tencent. Otherwise, we will be finished."
Alipay and WeChat are not the only payment methods on the market. But these two are the most popular.
"With the business resources Alibaba has, they might be able to get Tencent to choke us. Go and talk about it and stabilize Tencent. Our own payment tool will be online soon. Although it will be disliked by users, we have A sword is better than no sword at all.
The real key to this confrontation is whether I can report the situation at Uber to the top. The question is whether we can persuade the state-owned shareholders behind Didi to sell their shares.
Therefore, I will meet with Vanke Wang Shitou tomorrow. I need his political resources. But we have to do our internal things first. Wu Jingshu, your current task is to stabilize our state-owned enterprise shareholders. Guan Guan called before, but now you are visiting. If someone wants to exit, the equity can only be sold to us. Purchase at a high price.
President Wei, please prepare the funding channel. I will be able to legally transfer 50 billion U.S. dollars at any time. Let everyone perform their duties. "
"Okay, Mr. Jing."
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Early the next morning, Li Yifeng began to contact Tencent and prepared to visit. Jing Gao drove to Vanke's villa seventeen miles away to meet Wang Shitou. This is the itinerary he has booked long ago.
Waves of waves hit the rocks in the sea.
Still in the villa before leaving Shencheng, Jing Gao and Wang Shitou, whom he hadn't seen for a while, were sitting in the viewing living room on the second floor chatting. Last time I turned on the air conditioner and enjoyed the sea view. This will sit directly in something akin to early fall sunshine.
Wang Shitou has a gray beard and hair, and the Baowan dispute has not yet come to an end. He has also been busy recently. Of course, with Jing Gao's support, he is basically under no pressure.
"Boss Jing, to be honest, it would be much faster for you to go to Mr. Yun of Poly for this matter than to go to me. They have many ways."
Jing Gao drank an ice-cold Coke and said calmly: "Mr. Wang, my foundation is shallow, and if I get close to them, I will easily have problems in the future. I still trust you, Mr. Wang. I just need to spread the word and have a fair competition." The environment is fine. Uber is not a company that violates laws and regulations."
There is a very strange point in the Baowan dispute. China Resources eventually transferred its shares in Vanke to Shenzhen Metro. According to normal financial logic, China Resources can continue to hold it. Because the shares of Shenzhen Metro Connection were given by Evergrande. But China Resources is clearing its positions. In later interviews, China Resources kept this secret.
Therefore, don’t underestimate Wang Shitou’s influence.
Wang Shitou nodded and said: "Okay, let me give it a try. Let me tell you, car accidents are actually very difficult. Although accidents will always happen to those engaged in transportation, people must be responsible. There is also a rectification plan. Of course. , you, Uber, as a platform, have a lighter responsibility. The key is to gain public opinion."
He is now an ally with Jing Gao. That's very clear.
Jing Gaodao: "Mr. Wang, you said last time that you would resign as chairman of Vanke after the Baowan dispute. Xia Shang Real Estate under my name is in urgent need of consultants like Mr. Wang. I am willing to offer an annual salary of 100 million to hire them." Mr. Wang. The length of the contract is up to Mr. Wang’s wishes.”
Wang Shitou looked at Jing Gao seriously, then laughed, "You kid! Let's go." He raised his teacup.
Jing held his ice-cold Coke high.
On the not-so-distant coastline, the waves ebb and flow. But the rock in the water still stood.
