For the pragmatic Chinese, price is the most powerful means of competition in the market. Didn’t you see that supermarkets are always crowded every time there is a sale? Therefore, the current situation is very good for Uber.
In turn, the situation was like an avalanche for Didi. There is indeed a group of people who have a premonition that disaster is coming.
The lobbyist Xie Shihuang found on the 13th was Mr. Tan Qintan, a very well-known boss in the financial circles of Shanghai. But Jing Gao flatly refused to meet or negotiate with people from Didi and Alibaba. I just launched a counterattack and you asked for a ceasefire?
Do you think I'm an idiot?
Apply what Eagle Sauce did in Syria to me? Why do you think it's so beautiful?
After Xie Shihuang reported to Mr. Ma and Cai Congxin on the phone in the afternoon, Mr. Ma personally made arrangements. He made a phone call, "Lao Guo, please do me a favor."
Fosun's President Guo Guangchang was still abroad at the moment. After receiving a call from President Ma, he immediately flew back and called Jing Gao at the same time.
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In mid-November, Shencheng was still like early autumn in the North, with white clouds, blue sky, and comfortable temperatures. Pedestrians in the streets are wearing autumn clothes and running for life.
After Ren Jiahui sent her daughter Rongrong to kindergarten, she drove a blue BMW around the city where she had lived for eight years.
She had poor academic performance in junior high school, so her second brother sent her to Singapore to attend high school and then college there. After returning to China, she had adapted to the southern climate and did not return to her hometown in the northeast. Instead, she worked and got married here.
During the divorce, her ex-husband Wei Liqun shared half of her property and paid for her daughter’s child support. Over the years, her second brother gave her the capital to start a business, plus she bought her own real estate and shops, so she didn't have to worry about food and clothing.
Ren Jiahui held the steering wheel, thoughts floating in her mind. At this time, a two-story bus with a new advertisement passed by. She took one look and was stunned.
The advertisement on the car is from Uber, and the printed slogan is: Free month for everyone, you take a taxi and I pay.
Ren Jiahui parked the car on the side of the road and called her friend An Yi. After the call was connected, she hurriedly asked worriedly: "Xiao Yi, is there something wrong with Uber? How can we do a free event?" This was a plan to kill everything. ?
An Yi is busy in the Uber office in Beijing. He was recently promoted again.
Uber's headquarters has transferred Zhang Yanqi, general manager of the Western Region, to the headquarters to take charge of safety affairs. This is an important task. Then Kang Xi, the general manager of the North District, was transferred to the West District to balance the internal factional issues. Mr. Kang had a deep talk with him before leaving, and he decided to stay in the capital and not follow him to Rongcheng.
Before he left, Mr. Kang promoted him to a position. The job level was U4, which belonged to the group leader level. The combined salary and bonuses amounted to an annual salary of about three to four hundred thousand.
"Sister Jiahui, we have a weird problem. Uber is in a great situation. Mr. Jing has gone crazy, so we will give it a month for free. Didi just waits to be killed by us. Our goal now is to make Didi The number of orders in Beijing has dropped to less than 100 orders per day."
Ren Jiahui felt relieved, it turned out that everything was fine. I hung up the phone and called up Jing Gao's cell phone number, but I couldn't click on the buttons on my Apple phone.
She knew very well that her second brother and nephew Ren Zhi were involved. Her surname is always "Ren". And she knew the rights and wrongs of this matter very well, and Jing Gao was not wrong.
I don’t know how this matter will end in the end.
Ren Jiahui looked at the blue sky with complicated emotions.
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While Ren Jiahui was "worried", Jing Gaozheng took Cao Danqing, Jiang Zi, Dong Youwei and others to Shencheng Airport.
Wei Chenjun and Wu Jingshu both went to Hong Kong Island. They have their jobs, their things to do. Li Yifeng is still negotiating with Tencent on behalf of Phoenix Fund. But since Uber launched Phoenix Pay on the 12th, Tencent’s attitude has been very friendly.
Jing Gao's attitude towards the "enemy" was very firm and he never hesitated. This is no longer his alone. The will of the entire Phoenix system is here. But Guo Guangchang's words still moved him, "
Mr. Jing, I am here to make peace. You can decide for yourself what the outcome will be. Any business can be negotiated. If we can get them to surrender voluntarily, there will be no need to engage in a 'pursuit battle'. "
The location of this negotiation was still the place where Jinggao met Mr. Guo on November 1: the Tomson Golf clubhouse.
The cool afternoon sun shines in front of the Tomson Golf Club. The golf course in the distance is open for business. Rich people and caddies are playing golf or talking about business. In the villa area on the southeast side, buildings are located among the woods.
Mr. Guo of Fosun and Zhou Mingyang, chairman of Mingyuan Group, were waiting at the door of the club in advance. Full of face. This scene is expected to be spread throughout Shengtan Beach tonight. Who are these two influential tycoons welcoming?
Later, I saw Jing Gao's motorcade approaching slowly. Assistant Dong Youwei got out of the car first and helped Jing Gao open the door.
Seeing these two people waiting at the door, Jing Gao quickly walked forward in two steps, and everyone carried the sedan chair. He shook hands with the two of them and said humbly: "I don't dare to bother you, please wait for me at the door."
Guo Guangchang was fifty years old and had very little hair, almost semi-bald. He was thin and wore a pair of glasses. He said with a smile: "As the host, I always come down to greet the well. The young people are to be feared!"
Zhou Mingyang, the chairman of Mingyuan Group, was 44 years old. He was tall, handsome, sharp, and smiled congenially. He said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Mr. Jing, I have something private to ask of you. I dare not not come."
Brother Dong said in an interview at that time: It took me thirty years to sit down with the big guys to drink coffee and discuss cooperation.
At this time, in the eyes of Guo Guangchang and Zhou Mingyang, Jing Gao was qualified to be on an equal footing with them. It took Jinggao two weeks. In the meeting on the 1st, both of them were not optimistic about Jing Gao.
Jing Gao also laughed, but did not agree to anything.
The three people exchanged pleasantries at the door. Guo Guangchang made a gesture to invite: "Mr. Jing, please."
The manager and waiter of the club led the way, followed by Cao Danqing, Jiang Zi, and Dong Youwei. The group of people went directly to the banquet hall No. 1 on the third floor. Several people waiting in the luxurious living room stood up one after another.
"Mr. Jing." Xie Shihuang showed a polite but awkward smile. Cheng Wei, Liu Qing, and Ren Zhi were all there. The three of them were not qualified to greet Jing Gao on this occasion and in this atmosphere.
Jing Gao nodded gently, his expression calm.
Guo Guangchang smiled and told the manager of the club, "Lao Niu, please bring some drinks and tea. Let's talk about things."
The No. 1 banquet hall is divided into dining room, living room, resting area, viewing area, terrace and other areas. Beautifully furnished. Guo Guangchang took everyone to sit in the viewing area in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass windows. He relaxed the atmosphere with a few pleasantries and said: "
Everyone knows that I love Tai Chi. Tai Chi is about the transformation and balance of yin and yang. There is a concept in Chinese culture called: harmony. Both Taoism and Confucianism teach it. And being a person, doing things, and playing chess are often the most difficult. I hope you will value peace today.
Next, you talk. Lao Zhou and I sat next to each other. "
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Guo Guangchang and Zhou Mingyang sat in the rest area not far away. The two whispered. On the coffee table in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Jing Gao took a leisurely sip of warm tea. Cao Danqing was the only one by his side at the moment. She is the Vice President of Phoenix Fund.
When Xie Shihuang saw Lu Jing's posture, he sighed in his heart. The situation was stronger than the others, so he had to bow his head. He took the initiative and said: "Mr. Jing, I wonder what terms you are willing to pay for Didi? We at Alibaba are willing to withdraw."
During the meeting at Xianghe Golf Club on October 8, Xie Shihuang’s performance was actually very normal. There is no arrogance, cruel words, hatred and other behaviors like the villains in online articles. He even had a good chat with Jing Gao at one point.
But there is something inside that cannot be concealed.
At that time, when Jing Gao arrived at Xianghe Golf Club, he was leisurely drinking morning tea in the "Jiangnan Pavilion" on the third floor of the club. Compare this to the treatment Jing Gao received today!
Moreover, Xie Shihuang proposed to retain the teams of Cheng Wei and Liu Qing in the new Uber and requested to occupy two seats on the board of directors. This is a setting that contains evil intentions. After Jing Gao refused, he clearly told Jing Gao that Teacher Ma cared about Didi very much.
What do you mean?
To put it bluntly, in October, Jing Gao and Phoenix Fund were nothing in front of the core figures of Alibaba!
Okay, what now?
Jing Gao glanced at Xie Shihuang, who was neither humble nor arrogant, and simply asked indifferently: "Mr. Xie, Alibaba's suppression of my companies has not been removed yet. Now you are telling me lightly that Alibaba is willing to withdraw from Didi. Do you think it's appropriate?" ?”
Xie Shihuang was a little embarrassed when he asked. Teacher Ma’s idea was just to discuss the Didi business. For the rest, if both sides fight like this, they will still have to face difficulties in the future. This leads to a question: Why should Jing Gao allow Alibaba to exit Didi in an honorable manner?
Liu Qing's personality is still very strong. According to the pre-arranged discussion, she came to flatter herself and said: "Mr. Jing, Didi is not without the ability to fight back. Some shareholders of Uber also sold their shares to us. We I hold about 8% of the shares."
Jing Gao's dislike of Liu Qing is not strong, after all, it has not happened yet: in the face of human life, the whole Internet is flooded with such nonsense as "Liu Qing, come on". This is just a person at the specific implementation level. In this confrontation, the pressure he faced basically came from Ali and Galaxy.
Jing Gao remained unmoved and said: "Your Didi management team plus Alibaba's shares in Didi are less than 20%. And Phoenix Fund owns nearly 80% of Uber's shares. If you tell me this, it's scary. I?"
Cao Danqing had been sitting next to Jing Gao, elegant and charming. At this time, he said sharply: "I have heard about Didi for a long time, Mr. Liu is a top student at Harvard. It is really better to see once than to hear once. Is this your level?"
Liu Qing immediately clenched his fist tightly with the mocking right hand.
Because people with normal IQs understand two things: First, Uber now has the advantage. Who are you scaring? Second, Uber’s controlling stake is verifiable. Phoenix Fund holds nearly 80% of the equity, and you use 8% of the equity to make an argument.
Be sick!
Her bluff was called during the “negotiations.”
Xie Shihuang sighed and continued to test: "Mr. Jing, we still hope to reach an agreement to stop losses. It's okay for Xiaocheng and Xiaoliu to withdraw with the core team. In this way, the blockade of Xia Shang Culture and Tourism, we Ali Can be removed as good faith.”
As he said that, he looked at Ren Zhi.
Ren Zhi was sitting on the sofa. He was of medium height and fair. He was wearing a light-colored sweater. He took off his coat and put it aside, showing the elegance and smartness of a young man. He frowned and said: "
Our Galaxy Group will also lift the blockade on Phoenix Films. Mr. Jing, let me remind you that I hope you will not bring personal grudges into business. "It's very low-key. Business is business.
Jing Gao suddenly felt like laughing. I really want to laugh!
These people in front of me really don't know what to say. Since October 17, he has basically not slept well. It's like a lump in the throat, like facing an abyss, like walking on thin ice. Use all your strength to resist the pressure of Ali and Yinhe.
As a result, these people were conducting business negotiations with him here strictly. There are those who test the bottom line, there are those who bluff, there are those who think too highly of themselves.
How many fucks do you count? The sufferings and sins I have endured this month should be eaten, so why should I eat them in vain?
Playing wildly in the grass.
Jing Gao was too lazy to care about this little kid Ren Zhi, and said to Xie Shihuang: "Xie Shihuang, let me ask you something. You told me that Ma Yun was very concerned about Didi. , what did he say?”
Call him by his first name!
Xie Shihuang's eyelids twitched, and he suppressed his anger and said: "Online ride-hailing belongs to the field of mobile Internet. Teacher Ma is very concerned about this..."
Jing Gao raised the palm of his right hand forcefully and interrupted him, "Xie Shihuang, you have a message for Ma Yun, and your Mr. Cai Congxin. It's up to you to decide when the war will start. But, I have the final say when it ends!”
After saying that, he stood up and pointed at Ren Zhi opposite him. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with this little brat. But the subtext is clear!
Just like that day at the door of Ren's villa in Xiangshan, Ren Zhi warned him in an understatement, and then ignored him and went back to the house by himself.
Jing Gao tit for tat, led Cao Danqing out of the living room. Guo Guangchang did not move. He and Zhou Mingyang sat not far away and heard the conversation. Zhou Mingyang got up and chased Jing Gao. He had something to talk to Jing Gao.
Outside the small building of the clubhouse, a biting north wind howled past and broke the dead branches of an old tree.
