Zuo Hao walked out of the presidential suite anxiously. But the words had been spoken, the deed had been done, and he could not regret it. After thinking about it, I lit a cigarette at the entrance of the stairs and smoked it slowly.
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In the suite, Jing Gao took a cigarette from the cigarette case, threw it to Han Wenguang, lit it himself, and chatted: "Old Han, you did a good job with the Baidu Waimai acquisition this time."
Phoenix Fund had been in contact with Baidu for a period of time, and finally bought "Baidu Waimai", which had gradually fallen behind in the food delivery market, for US$820 million.
Baidu's new CEO Lu Qi, who took office at the beginning of this year, has been streamlining Baidu's product line recently and put forward the slogan "all in ai".
Under the attack of Meituan and Ele.me, Baidu Waimai is increasingly unable to achieve its goals. Sale is a foregone conclusion.
In fact, there are already claims on the market that “BAT” does not live up to its name. Baidu, as an Internet technology giant, has indeed behaved a bit in recent years. Of course, they are the world leader in the field of "unmanned driving".
Most of the domestic “autonomous driving” companies and teams are now produced by Baidu. But the problem is that this thing cannot be turned into profit in a short time!
It is normal for Baidu to be looked down upon, and this is even reflected in the huge gap between its stock price and Tencent and Alibaba.
If Phoenix Fund and Meituan had reached an agreement earlier, Jing Gao really had no idea of entering the "O2O" field. He just needs to find more payment access points for Phoenix Pay. Ele.me has long joined Alibaba’s team and blocked Phoenix Pay.
Meituan’s Wang Xing rejected Han Wenguang face to face and refused to accept Phoenix Fund’s investment. This also means that Meituan’s payment portal may not be open to Phoenix Pay. You know, Tencent has shares in Meituan.
Jinggao had to join the competition in the "o2o" field. According to the information collected by the secretarial team and the report of "Taichu Research Laboratory", the field of food delivery and local life is a very large payment scenario.
Phoenix Pay cannot lose this entrance, otherwise it will not be able to do anything in the payment field.
Han Wenguang's anxious mood became better. Baidu Waimai was originally going to be sold for US$1 billion, and he was able to negotiate US$820 million. This is a credit to him. Smoking a cigarette, he said: "Mr. Jing, I want to review Pinduoduo..."
Jing Gao waved his hand, leaned on the sofa, and interrupted him, "Old Han, it's not that I can't tolerate my subordinates making mistakes. Missing Pinduoduo is indeed a huge work mistake on your part. But you should think about why Zuo Hao did this Come to complain?"
As long as the struggle for power within the company does not affect normal work, he will not care. Who hasn’t been a little selfish?
However, the conflict between the first and second leaders of the subordinate company came to him, which made him very disgusted.
Han Wenguang was suddenly speechless and pursed his lips vigorously. He usually suppressed Zuo Hao too hard and gave him opportunities to seize. Moreover, even if he didn't usually suppress Zuo Hao, I guess Zuo Hao wouldn't miss this opportunity, right?
But this cannot be said in front of Mr. Jing.
Light a little ash from Jinggao. Obviously, Han Wenguang has become accustomed to dominating the Phoenix Fund with one hand. Even if he is not optimistic about Pinduoduo, he can definitely let Zuo Hao's team invest. Zuo Hao was also responsible for the losses. By doing this, he has damaged the interests of Phoenix Fund.
Han Wenguang lowered his head and was silent for a while. He already realized his ending and said, "Mr. Jing, I have betrayed your trust in me."
Jing Gao sighed softly, put out his cigarette, and said, "Old Han, it is fate that we work together. I am willing to give you another chance.
There are two positions, you choose one. First, Baidu Waimai will compete with Meituan in the future, and it will definitely be valued at 200 to 300 billion yuan. However, it takes long-term struggle and competition to reach this scale.
Second, there is a shortage of people at the Phoenix Group headquarters. In the future, there will definitely be an executive vice president to manage daily work. But you may also face competition from others. "
"Mr. Jing, thank you!" Han Wenguang was a little surprised. Logically speaking, if he made such a big mistake at work, he would definitely be dismissed. But the two places given by Jing Gao were obviously promising. I think so, he just made a mistake at work, and there was no other behavior such as corruption. It is reasonable for Mr. Jing to miss his old friendship.
After a few minutes, Han Wenguang exhaled dejectedly and said: "Mr. Jing, let me go to the group headquarters. I am old and have no energy to fight. I should still be able to shine at the headquarters."
Jing Gao actually hopes that Han Wenguang will go to "Baidu Takeout". But he could only respect his choice and said, "Okay. I'll let Mr. Guan arrange the transfer." He stood up, shook hands with him, and patted him on the shoulder.
He knew very well that another "old friend" was left behind.
For example, Xiao Qiao, who failed at Uber and was eventually transferred to Weibo as a director and vice president.
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Jing Gao sent Han Wenguang to the door, and Dong Youwei went to call Zuo Hao in.
Zuo Hao sat on the sofa opposite Jing Gao, with his back straight. In his heart, he was still very afraid of Jing Gao. He came to complain because he was fed up with Han Wenguang's arrogance and decided to fight to the death. But when he was in front of Jing Gao, he still felt a little scared unconsciously.
Jing Gao felt a little emotional. He threw away the half-smoked cigarette. Drinking the Coke that Nie Yunxi poured for him, he asked bluntly: "Zuo Hao, you just mentioned your shortcomings in investment. Please tell me." , how can we avoid the impact of this shortcoming on Phoenix Fund."
Zuo Hao already had a draft in his mind and said without hesitation: "The Phoenix Fund is currently divided into six investment directions. I personally still want to be responsible for venture capital. Investments of more than US$100 million will be discussed by six investment general managers. More than A large investment of US$500 million is submitted to the Strategic Investment Committee for a vote.”
Jing Gao took a deep look at Zuo Hao and had a slightly better impression of this forty-two-year-old middle-aged man. He said with great interest: "Lao Zuo, I remember you said during the interview that your advantage is that I am familiar with the venture capital circles in Beijing and Shanghai. How do you keep in touch with these entrepreneurs?"
The sound of "Lao Zuo" made Zuo Hao feel slightly relieved, and he quickly said: "Mr. Jing, entrepreneurs are divided into circles based on their status. Moreover, there are usually some places where they often gather.
Many venture capital angels will have a fixed office location. Moreover, we will also fund some coffee shops and bookstores, and talk to some people who are willing to start their own businesses. There are them both in Zhongguancun in the capital and in the Magic City.
Now that social networks are so developed, it is easy to find people to chat with if you have a good idea. I am somewhat famous in this circle, and now I have opened a cafe in Beijing and Shanghai in the name of our Phoenix Fund, gathering young people from all over the country who are interested in starting a business. "
"I'll go take a look when I have time. It sounds like a world."
"We welcome Mr. Jing to guide the work."
Jing Gao smiled and shook his head, "Lao Zuo, don't do this! Let's do this. The Phoenix Fund is currently under the jurisdiction of General Cao. She is also the vice chairman of the Phoenix Group's Strategic Investment Committee. She is also the president of the Phoenix Fund.
The daily affairs of Phoenix Fund are currently your responsibility. I hope you can make achievements. Our Phoenix rule is to use merit to get promoted. "
Zuo Hao was happy in his heart and expressed his stance: "Mr. Jing, I will definitely not disappoint your expectations."
Jing Gao smiled and nodded, shaking hands with him and saying goodbye.
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Dong Youwei sent Zuo Hao out. Nie Yunxi was wearing a dark shirt and high-waisted wide-leg pants. A beautiful and elegant young woman with a graceful figure. She walked over from Jing Gao and made her observation suggestion, "Mr. Jing, although you let Mr. Cao take on the concurrent role, this will still encourage the culture of subordinates overcoming superiors within the Phoenix Group."
This is what Jing Gao asked her just now. He also wanted to hear Nie Yunxi's evaluation of these two subordinates.
Jing Gao rubbed his forehead and said with a helpless smile: "Professor Nie, please tell me whether you encourage or not! Under the current circumstances, I need the Phoenix Group to be active and proactive. Old Han is too stable and suppresses the Phoenix Fund. of vitality.
On Zuo Hao's side, either mules or horses came out for a stroll. If the level is not good enough, Phoenix Fund will have to find someone else to take charge.
I just solved a problem, and now I still have to worry about the candidates for Baidu Waimai. Hi! "
Nie Yunxi smiled softly, "The selection and training of talents are inherently difficult problems. Don't be too impatient."
Jing Gao nodded, "That's right. You all have a day off in the afternoon and evening. I've been very busy these two days. I need to take a good rest today."
