Ordinary Road 2010

Chapter 543 is at stake

Human sorrows and joys are not interlinked.

Liu Qing asked her executives to pay attention to appease her subordinates, because they work for this company, and they are likely to be accused and criticized.

They may also have doubts themselves: "Am I working for this kind of company as an accomplice, and should I feel guilty?"

Liu Qing would not have such unnecessary emotions.

Opening her social software, business partners and friends who usually interact with each other send condolences, "I feel sorry for Liu Qing" and "Come on Liu Qing", and the family members are even more concerned about her and tell her to pay attention to her body.

Those who didn't know saw it and thought it was the good man President Liu who was being bullied by Internet mobs who don't know right from wrong.

For those people, the death of an irrelevant, insignificant, young girl of 20 can't stir up a ripple in their hearts.

People live in such an environment for a long time, and they can't empathize with other people. It is also natural to have a deviation in understanding just like the differentiation of species.

Liu Qing is not a little girl who needs to be comforted.

She responded politely to all condolences, showing her usual unshakable will.

Liu Qing's eyes and ears are also very good, and he didn't relax his understanding of shareholders' movements because of the second murder case, so he soon received the news that Lin Yi was doing private activities.

This is no longer poaching, this is breaking her roots!

Liu Qing was able to replace Cheng Wei's position as she wished, because she played the game of capital perfectly, so she was also clear about her own shortcomings.

A half-way leader like her is more like a housekeeper, and her shareholding ratio in the company is not even comparable to that of Cheng Wei, who has been kicked out of the board of directors.

Liu Qing's position is unstable.

What is the key to this matter, even Lin Yi can easily think of it, Liu Qing who has personally demonstrated it will only know better than him.

So this guy also found Brother Ma.

"Jean, why are you here? The turmoil of the hitchhiker case should not be over yet, right?"

Liu Qing didn't pay attention to this at all, and asked straight to the point: "Pony, did Lin Yi come to look for you?"

Although her tone could not be called questioning, it was also a little aggressive, which was quite different from her usual tone to Liu Qing, who was all well-mannered.

Since she was so direct, Xiao Ma also said truthfully: "He did look for me."

Liu Qing asked again: "Did he suggest to you to replace me, but can the company really afford me to leave after Will is gone? Then who is qualified to take over this position?"

Brother Xiao Ma looked at her and said, "Lin Yi didn't intend to interfere with the personnel arrangement of the competitor. In fact, he offered to hope that the two companies would continue to merge."

"Jean, you know this is the goal that we, including you, have been trying to promote. We cannot refuse this proposal."

Liu Qingyi spoke sternly: "He is taking advantage of the fire!"

"Pony, listen to me, if he is really sincere to let Wanli Travel merge with the current Xindudu, I will definitely not object."

"However, judging from the comparison of the two companies, whether it is scale, market share or influence, we should be in the lead."

"Frankly speaking, the reason why he proposed the merger at this time is nothing more than to take advantage of this crisis of public opinion to raise the net worth of Wanli Travel, so as to gain the leading power with a small fortune."

"Pony, you know very well who the real winners are in this market, and I'm sure you won't be disturbed by the little setback in front of you."

Brother Xiao Ma didn't comment, but asked: "If you don't agree with this opinion, how do you plan to deal with the hitchhiking incident in front of you?"

"How to deal with it!"

Liu Qingqing said confidently, "The superiors have already interviewed us, no matter what opinions we have, we can correct them accordingly."

"An apology? A fine?"

"No problem, we will continue. We can cooperate indefinitely, and promise everyone that we will never go online again until we are satisfied with the rectification."

"But Pony, even if we completely lose the hitchhiking business from now on, it's not his turn to take advantage of me with the volume of traveling thousands of miles."

Brother Xiao Ma was unmoved: "Is the only thing you lose is the ride-hailing business?"

This question made Liu Qing pause for a moment, but she was prepared and said decisively after a little hesitation: "I can give up the brand of tutu taxi."

"Now we actually have two apps as entrances, although after the merger we did not promote Uber, and have been using Uber to guide traffic for tuk-tuk taxis."

"My original plan was to shut down Uber at an appropriate time in the future and unify it under the brand of tuk-tuk."

"But the two apps are actually mutual backups. I know you think that the reputation of tutu taxis is already bad, so we can use Uber."

"The main businesses of both sides overlap, and many places have been brought under unified management at the time of the merger, and there are no technical obstacles."

"As for those secondary product lines that Uber did not originally include, they can be taken out and operated independently, even if they are cut off directly, it will not hurt."

Brother Xiaoma patiently listened to her finish the plan, shook his head in disappointment, sighed, and said to her slowly:

"Jean, you are an independent company. Neither I nor Goose Factory can make a promise. I think you should try to convince other shareholders."

Liu Qing had been relatively calm before, because she felt that she had already anticipated the possible situations and solutions.

Until Brother Xiao Ma said these words, he didn't seem to express his attitude, but asked her to find someone else...

This is already evident.

Liu Qing's heart was finally shaken for the first time: "We have cooperated for such a long time, since Cheng Wei was still around, every time we encountered difficulties, Goose Factory spared no effort to support us."

"In my heart, this is a very cherished relationship and fate, and I hope that our mutual support can last forever."

"Pony, you trust me, I haven't lost yet."

After Liu Qing finished speaking, she looked at him with hope, as if she was very sincere.

Brother Xiaoma's words just now meant to end the meeting. He didn't want to say any more, but since Liu Qing played the emotional card, he had to deal with it a few more words.

"It's not about winning or losing."

"Jean, what you just said is not a solution, at best it is a trick for you and your people to get out."

"What is this, the golden cicada in the 36 plan escapes its shell?"

"You treat everyone else as fools, thinking that if you change your vest, everyone will not recognize you. Isn't that an insult to everyone's IQ?"

"Let's take a step back, even if you can escape unscathed, can Kalanick allow you to carry such a burden and use his Uber shell to resurrect the dead?"

Liu Qing struggled: "As the price for this mistake, isn't it enough for us to use the Dudu taxi app that has been in operation for four years to save our lives? Even if we are wrong, we are not guilty of death, right?"

"You don't deserve to die. Does that 20-year-old girl deserve to die?"

Liu Qing was speechless, not because she was troubled by this simple question.

Facing other people's questioning, she could come up with countless reasons to explain, but she didn't expect that these words would come out of Xiao Ma's mouth.

She always thought that they were the same kind of person.

"Jean, for the sake of our friendship, let me remind you."

"My biggest experience over the years is that if we stand in our position, once we lose our sense of awe and empathy, it will be at stake."

"That's all I have to say, you can do it yourself."

Chapter 544 You have lost

"What do you say, Brother Ma?"

Facing the subordinate's question, Liu Qing just shook her head with a sullen face. After she got into the car, she closed her eyes and thought for a while, and what Brother Ma said just now flashed in her mind.

It was just a flash.

Liu Qing is not someone who gives up easily. After adjusting her mood, she immediately said, "Let's go, let's find the next investor."

Brother Xiao Ma's change of attitude was a major blow to Liu Qing, but she still didn't believe that Lin Yi could turn his back on customers in his own shareholders' meeting and turn the clouds upside down.

Underestimate me too much!

Liu Qing soon discovered that Lin Yi started this matter earlier than himself, so he always followed behind him, and it was often the shareholders who saw him first.

So where is Lin Yi now?

He's looking for an Uber.

Lin Yi and Kalanick met only once, and that was more than two years ago, when this arrogant guy traveled thousands of miles aggressively, threatening to take at least 40% of his shares.

He gave nothing.

Later, the two had a war of words in the air, and spent a year or so crazily burning money as a competition, and now they face each other again, which feels somewhat like a world away.

It's a pity that the two of them have no leisure time, and they can't develop any literary feelings for each other.

It is not accurate to say face-to-face, because Kalanick has already returned to the United States, and Lin Yi does not plan to fly all the way to meet him, so they just face each other via video link.

"Lin, I heard that you have something very urgent to see me? Now you can say it."

Kalanick still looks like a nostril, but the professional attitude is still good.

Although both sides were very rude when they scolded each other before, it doesn't affect the fact that they can continue to sit down and discuss business now.

Lin Yi didn't bother to talk nonsense with him: "You should have heard about what happened recently, right?"

Kalanick crossed his hands and nodded, "If you're talking about the recent safety incident that embarrassed Jean, yes, I've heard of it."

"I regret this. As a pioneer in this industry, we have a lot of safety experience to share, and we are very happy to share it with all like-minded friends, whether it is Jean or you."

Lin Yi interrupted bluntly: "You'd better keep talking to Liu Qing about this."

Kalanick was very dissatisfied with Lin Yi's attitude, but he still asked patiently: "If it's not for this reason, then what do you want to talk to me about?"

Lin said bluntly: "I am promoting the merger of Wanli Travel and Liu Qing's Xindudu. You are now her largest shareholder. I hope you can support this merger."

Kalanick was not surprised by this. Lin Yi found him here after searching a circle of shareholders. As long as he is not deaf or dumb, he should have known.

The Yankee was as direct as ever: "Why should I support you, or what conditions can you give me?"

"I can't give you any conditions."

Lin Yi took it for granted, "You should know that although this incident happened on the other side of the ocean is in the ride-hailing business of tuk-tuk taxis, Liu Qing's company operates your Uber-named app."

"I believe you haven't forgotten, because you also issued a special statement to separate the relationship."

"Clearly, you are aware that any association of Uber's name with this type of incident will only damage your reputation."

"Since you have done this, you should also understand how dangerous it was to let people like Liu Qing continue to use the Uber brand when it merged with Dudu Kuaidu."

"Now it proves that not only did it fail to save your Uber's face, but it may be dragged down at any time."

"If I merge it now, your business in this region, except for the last remaining equity relationship, will really be blown by the wind."

"I'm helping you."

Of course Kalanick would not say thank you to Lin Yi, nor did he intend to discuss whether his previous merger with Liu Qing was right or wrong.

"As far as I know, before this accident, there was still a very significant gap between your company and Jean. I doubt whether this incident has had such a big impact on her. Are you really capable of merging her?"

Lin Yi said confidently: "I have already received quite a lot of support from shareholders. If you have any questions about this, you can communicate with them."

Kalanick found that Lin Yi's state was very different from when they first met.

"Of course I will seek evidence. Lin, I have to remind you that we can consider the matter you mentioned, but the premise is that the interests of Uber must be guaranteed."

Lin Yi asked indifferently: "How about a guarantee?"

Kalanick said solemnly: "Lin, at least all the promises Jean made to me during the last merger, including that you are not allowed to enter any market outside the mainland, you must abide by these."

Lin Yi said with a smile: "What promise did Liu Qing make to you? You go to her. I have no intention of asking them one by one, nor will I take these things seriously."

Kalanick finally flew into a rage: "Lin, you really don't have the slightest commercial spirit. If you have such an attitude, Uber can't promise you anything!"

"Who to scare?"

Lin Yi was not afraid of Uber two years ago when he was staring at him like a tiger, and today he is even less afraid of this paper tiger that has retracted its claws.

"Kalanick, you are very clear that a large number of shareholders have supported my plan. My overthrow of Liu Qing is very likely to succeed. This is the basis of our negotiations here today."

"I also want to tell you that the reason why I am so confident is that even without your support, I still want to do this, and I can still do it."

"The agreements between you and Liu Qing were originally playing games. If it was really possible, Cheng Wei would not have left."

"But ask yourself, even if she is the winner between me and Liu Qing, will she carry out your so-called promise without compromise?"

"Do not make jokes!"

"You have already lost here, is this fact so difficult to admit?"

"So put away your disgusting face, just because I came to you today does not mean that you are qualified to be the arbitrator of this dispute between Liu Qing and me. At best, you can only choose who you lose to in the end. That's all!"