Ordinary Road 2010

He's one of those super rich guys that you want a dollar and give you a ten.

So Lin Yide showed a look as if he was stunned by the huge sum of money, and said gratefully: "Thank you very much for your generosity!"

Chapter 541 Liu Qing's Ambition

Lin Yi's trip to the island country ended quickly, because he had no one else to meet except Son.

After all, venture capital here is very inactive. In fact, the industrial structure of this country is very stable and has not changed much over the years.

When Lin Yi was flicking money here, the others were not idle either.

But this time it was not Liu Qing, whom he was thinking about, but Kalanick, who returned to the United States after giving up Uber China.

In June, Uber announced that it had completed the ... countless rounds of financing, with an astonishing amount of US$6 billion, and created a single financing record for a non-listed company.

The person who was taken advantage of this time was not Masayoshi Son, but a world-renowned big dog, "I am the richest in the world with a piece of cloth on my head", PIF from the Middle East.

One more thing, in SoftBank's $1000 billion Vision Fund, PIF has also made an indelible and important contribution, and it should lose money in a few years.

When Uber withdrew from the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, although it got some benefits through the exchange with Liu Qing, it seemed to be a decent departure, but it was actually a bit embarrassing.

As soon as the news came out, Kalanick became the most beautiful boy in the village again.

"Uber's financing environment is really enviable."

Lin Yi didn't know how many times he sighed with emotion about this question, so that the people around him were already immune when they heard this sentence.

Liu Jianni ignored him and talked about her own situation: "Our negotiation with SoftBank went relatively smoothly. The other party was really generous. They only asked for the quota, and basically had no objection to the valuation."

"With Sun Zhengyi's money as a base, our round of financing may be more successful than expected. In this way, we can at least guarantee the safety of our business for a long time."

"But I think, since Softbank can give us so much money, then Liu Qing will definitely not be stingy, and the financing amount of Xindudu must be higher than ours."

Lin nodded and said: "This is also expected. Although we are confronting her tit for tat, we must also seek truth from facts."

At this stage of the development of the industry, it is impossible for different investors to have wildly different valuations for the same company as in the early days.

If the valuation is reasonable, the amount of financing will also be reasonable.

Liu Jianni just gave him a reminder, it was expected management for Lin Yi, not complaining.

"In this case, let's finalize the intention here as soon as possible, and then go back to China to meet some other investors."

Lin Yi asked, "Do we need to go to America again?"

Liu Jianni thought for a while and replied: "I'll go there, you don't have to go. After so many rounds of financing in the taxi-hailing industry, international investors actually don't have much room to squeeze."

"Besides, Lin Yi, you don't seem to be quite used to your status. With your current wealth, you don't need to do everything yourself."

"The United States is a very realistic society, and they will definitely respect that."

As soon as Lin realized that what she reminded seemed to be a fact, he just said relaxedly: "As long as you don't dislike my English."

The two laughed for a while, and finally decided to focus on domestic investors in the next stage, to see if they could find a financial backer like PIF.

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When Lin Yi was talking about Uber's $35 billion, Liu Qing naturally noticed it too, but their focus was different.

"I didn't expect Kalanick to raise 35 billion US dollars, that is, he was lucky enough to meet PIF, otherwise he really couldn't afford this price."

"However, if this is the case, then we will be under a lot of pressure in this round of financing."

Liu Qing’s words made his subordinates a little confused: “After we merged with Uber, they have actually withdrawn from this market. Strictly speaking, the two parties are not competitors.”

"Our financing amount only needs to exceed [-] miles. Do we still need to compare with Uber?"

Liu Qing shook his head and said, "That's not how it works."

"Why did Uber give us the business in this region? That's because last year at this time, we got a one-time financing of 24 billion U.S. dollars."

“At that time, Dudu Kuaidu showed a financing ability that was no less than that of Uber, so Kalanick lost confidence in competing with us in this region.”

"Although he has withdrawn now, our goal this time is to establish an absolute industry advantage through the financing gap, and destroy the competitive confidence of Wanli Travel in one fell swoop like we did last year, forcing him to appear at the negotiating table according to our ideas superior."

"Of course, even if he resists, we still have enough ammunition to consume each other with him."

"The reason why we want to compare with Uber is because traveling thousands of miles is just a stumbling block for us, not our destination."

His subordinates understood, it seems that Liu Qing is not only satisfied with being the boss of the mainland market.

"But didn't we have an agreement with Uber to use their services directly outside the mainland?"

Liu Qing said indifferently: "We have many ways to circumvent such restrictions, such as establishing a new brand to be responsible for overseas business."

"In short, the current situation is only temporary. I believe that Kalanick will never think that there is such a simple agreement to sit back and relax. He is mentally prepared to continue to compete with us outside the mainland."

There is another reason Liu Qing didn't say, that is, the reason why Cheng Wei left the company quietly and without making a fuss was because she agreed to accept Uber's conditions as a stopgap measure.

Of course, Cheng Wei is a person who has already been eliminated, such a promise is even more non-binding, but this is also Liu Qing's original wish.

She doesn't think that the president of Xindudu will be her end point, and she should be worthy of a new name that only belongs to her.

If this brand-new company in his own hands becomes the world's number one taxi-hailing brand, then who cares who Cheng Wei is?

Even Cheng Wei himself would thank her.

"Jean, you are right."

This subordinate is very knowledgeable, but he still has to fulfill his obligations.

"However, the amount of 35 billion US dollars has far exceeded our existing financing intentions. According to the previous plan, even if the amount that has not yet been determined is added, it will not be reached."

"If we increase the financing target to $35 billion or more, we may need more time."

Liu Qing was very decisive: "Then spend more time."

"Raising funds is not the primary purpose of our financing this time, and it is worthwhile for us to wait a little longer for this."

"Don't forget that the round of Wanli Travel at the beginning of the year has reached 20 billion US dollars, and now it is also raising obstacles for us while financing."

"Since Uber took 35 billion, let's take 40 billion. This amount should be enough for Lin Yi to understand the gap between us."

Chapter 542 It's time to end her

This incident is actually an opportunity for Wanli Travel, because users spurn the tuk-tuk taxi, so there has been a substantial increase in a short period of time.

But Lin Yi and his friends were not complacent and gloated.

Nor was he angry.

For Liu Qing and people like her, anger is a futile emotion, and it can't hurt them at all.

Compared to scolding her mildly like last time, Lin Yi felt that she was too cheap, and he should be able to do more in his current position.

"I think it's about time."

None of the top management members of Wanli Travel opposed his proposal, although it seemed unsure to do so, Liu Jianni asked:

"Where are you going to start?"

"Liu Qing's Xindudu has merged twice, and the shareholding structure is indeed too complicated, but I think one thing is certain, that is, her most important shareholder must still be Goose Factory."

Lin Yi's judgment is well-founded. When Cheng Wei was still there, he had participated in the team building of Brother Ma of the Goose Factory in Wuzhen.

This is also the direct reason why Factory A switched to them for Wanli Travel.

After Dudu Kuaidu merged with Uber China, Uber's shareholding in the new company may exceed that of Goose Factory, but Lin Yi and Kalanick have no friendship, and the previous few encounters were not pleasant.

Moreover, Uber is far away in the United States. Since the day Kalanick gave up his business in China, he has not been a backer. Even if Silicon Valley still regards him as a favorite, he is not as good as a toe in China.

"It doesn't even matter how many shares the Goose Factory itself still holds, but its representativeness and directional significance are too strong."

Immediately, Lin Yi bought a plane ticket and flew to Pengcheng. This time, he didn't get rejected like he did when he was with Ma Jack.

"Lin Yi, is there anything urgent that you need to see me immediately?"

Brother Xiao Ma is really giving face, especially considering the unpleasant experience the two had in the United States last time, it is commendable to give this opportunity today.

This impromptu meeting must have affected his original itinerary today, so Lin Yi didn't waste time going in circles.

"You must have heard about what happened in the past few days. I am here today to discuss the ownership of the taxi industry."

Brother Xiaoma stretched out his hand to signal him to continue.

"First of all, I would like to explain the impact on the Tutu taxi app after the second case occurred."

"Although we can't see the background data, according to our monitoring of peers, its order data has fallen sharply in the past two days."

"Please note that the decline I just mentioned has excluded the impact of the free ride business that they claim to be offline indefinitely."

"That is to say, in just one hundred days, two major safety accidents occurred in a row, which has substantially affected the reputation of the Tutu Taxi brand."

"One side of the evidence is that after the incident, the number of visits and order transactions of our Wanli Travel has increased greatly, which has never happened when the subsidies of both parties are equal."

"Then there is only one explanation, that is, many ordinary netizens spontaneously boycotted tuk-tuk taxis out of a simple sense of justice."

"I'm not here today to show off that we have picked up a bargain from this tragedy, because there are still some users who simply uninstalled all taxi apps, which means that we have lost this part of users forever."

"Liu Qing, and the brand that is still called Tutu Taxi have even affected the public's trust in the entire taxi-hailing industry."

Brother Xiao Ma listened to these words calmly, and then asked: "Then what do you hope I can do when you come to me?"

Lin Yi said sternly: "I hope you can support me, or support Wanli Chuxing to eliminate the black sheep and restore the reputation of the taxi industry."

Brother Xiao Ma said: "Lin Yi, you should know that even before their merger, Goose Factory can't decide anything about Dudu Kuaidu alone, let alone after the merger, we are no longer her largest shareholder."

"you can."

Lin Yi's tone was firm, "How did Cheng Wei get kicked out?"

Brother Xiaoma stopped talking, it seems that Lin Yi wanted to give her a taste of what Liu Qing had done to Cheng Wei, and treat him in the same way.

He thought for a while and said: "There is one starting point in your suggestion that I agree with, that is, I don't want you to engage in unnecessary competition."

"You mentioned Will's departure just now. It's not because we have any relationship with Jean that can't be put on the table. It's purely because we don't want to see you continue to fight."

"You must know better than me that the taxi-hailing industry has only been developed for three or four years, and the cumulative financing amount has reached tens of billions of dollars."

"Lin Yi, you have to understand how many investors are behind Dudu Kuaidu, and the opinions of these people cannot be underestimated even by Goose Factory."

"Actually, in our opinion, the dispute in the ride-hailing industry should have ended at this time last year, but it was delayed for another year because of your stubbornness."

"What is the cost of this year?"

"Billions of dollars!"

"Such a price is still expensive even in my opinion, and it is unnecessary war, unnecessary war."

Brother Xiaoma is more polite when speaking, Lin Yi is very self-aware, and the "stubbornness" he refers to is himself.

Now is not the time to talk about this, Lin Yi immediately said: "I am definitely not here to fight for Cheng Wei."

"Pony, I ask you to think about it. You supported Liu Qing because she can do what you want her to do."

"But now Liu Qing, as well as the entire tuk-tuk taxi industry, have become the industry's burden and negative assets, why do you have any reason to cling to her?"

"In these two cases, although Wanli Travel was also affected by Chiyu and suffered some accidental injuries, some netizens think that our taxi-hailing software is not a good thing."

"However, there are also many netizens who are very appreciative of the security concept we have always expressed and adhered to with practical actions, and have voted with their feet to become our loyal users."

"You know very well that under the current situation, only Wanli Travel is still a clean asset, and no one is more suitable than us to clean up Liu Qing's mess."

"Pony, the outside world always thinks that they are members of the Goose Factory. Don't these two incidents affect your image?"

"If Goose Factory can set an example in this matter and punish netizens according to their wishes, you can expect Goose Factory's reputation to reach an unprecedented height."

This is an angle that Xiao Ma had never imagined.

He thought for a while, and asked another question: "Can you eat her?"

Lin Yi's eyes lit up, and he said confidently: "At this moment, at this moment, don't look at how beautiful Liu Qing was before. With her current reputation, is there any organization that dares to pay her in the short term?"

"The ride-hailing business is the segment with the best financial model and the strongest profitability. It must have been a pain in the ass after going offline this time, not counting the double loss of drivers and passengers."

This time, Xiao Ma paused for a longer time, and then said:

"The last time Liu Qing was able to pull Cheng Wei down, her supporters included not only the goose factory, but we couldn't do it alone."

This is not rejection.

Lin Yi was inspired: "I think anyone with a conscience would agree that Dudu should pay for what he has done."

"It's time to end Liu Qing's perverse actions!"