Didi CEO Liu Qing walked into the office floor on high heels, and people kept saying hello along the way.
"Good morning, Mr. Liu."
"Hello, Mr. Liu."
This is how it is in the workplace. Small employees may not take the initiative to say hello when they meet the boss of the company on the road. But after arriving on the same floor, there is not much difference in the hierarchy in the company, but they need to say hello and say hello.
Liu Qing's experience in Didi is quite legendary. She received a master's degree from Harvard in 2002 and immediately started working at Goldman Sachs after graduation. Large international investment banks usually recruit graduates with backgrounds.
So, don’t be fooled by chicken soup articles anymore. A person’s ability to get into Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley has a lot to do with his or her own efforts, but more importantly, the decisive factor is his or her background.
What do public figures like to say the most? All foreign workplaces are fair, and foreigners never compete with each other. Haha!
Liu Qing is the daughter of Mr. Liu, who is recognized as the first generation leader in the Chinese business community. Her entry into Goldman Sachs Asia was a smooth process. Her subsequent promotions were also natural.
In 2014, Liu Qing, who had become the managing director of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific, had dinner with the already famous Didi founder Cheng Wei for the third time in Beijing: Goldman Sachs wanted to invest in Didi, but was still rejected.
The real reason, of course, is not that Mr. Cheng is stupid. It is that Liu Qing is arranging the merger of Didi and Kuai. A round of angel investment is definitely not worthy of successive visits from the Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific.
Liu Qing said: "If we are not allowed to invest in Didi, then I will work for you." Then he joined Didi.
Of course, anyone with a little experience will understand that a normal resignation handover takes a month, let alone a high-ranking boss. Liu Qing did not leave Didi that quickly. It can be done in one sentence, that is.
But no matter what, this is still a very legendary experience! Because the senior executives of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific went to serve as senior executives of a start-up company, which is really not something ordinary people can do. This is the same as Cai Chongxin's annual salary of several million US dollars back then.
No, it makes sense to go to Ma Yun and get a salary of 500 yuan.
But, who wants to believe this: the story of a wise minister defecting to the Ming Lord, who is the fool? The real joining process is like this.
After the two met, Liu Qing said the above words out of anger. When Mr. Cheng went back, he held a board meeting and said that he wanted to recruit Liu Qing. Then, he and Liu Qing chatted for a week. Mr. Cheng said to her: half of Didi’s salary.
It's yours, the rest is ours.
Then I called seven or eight Didi executives, and the group went out for a walk. We flew to Xining first, and planned to drive to Laha for two or three days. Then, during this journey, at the foot of the Himalayas, Cheng Wei and Liu Qing
Talked all night long.
Liu Qing cried that night, and then decided to resign and wrote to the executives of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific. He returned to the capital and joined Didi. Then he lived up to expectations, made great contributions to Didi's financing, and served as Didi's president.
Therefore, you should read less chicken soup articles!
Why are successful people so keen on telling these stories? First, show off! The thing I regret most in my life is founding Alibaba. Hey. Second, who will tell you the real secret of a company’s success?
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"morning!"
Liu Qing placed the handbag on the assistant's workbench outside the office and ordered: "Ada, help me make an appointment with Mr. Kalanick from Uber. I need to communicate with him about the merger with Uber China.
In addition, notify the heads of various departments to hold a video conference, and we will continue to increase subsidies and put enough pressure on Uber China to force them to sue for peace."
"Okay, Mr. Liu." Assistant Ada responded quickly.
Liu Qing walked to her office, turned on her computer, and was getting ready to work when her personal cell phone suddenly rang. It was a call from one of her friends.
"Jean, are you at work?"
"Um."
"I have definite news. Uber China has been acquired by an investment institution in Beijing called Phoenix Fund. They are preparing a media conference here in Shanghai, and it is expected to be announced at 11 o'clock this morning. Their official website and official Weibo
It’s already hanging out.”
Liu Qing was stunned, Phoenix Fund? Is there such a person in the Asian venture capital circle? Although she left Goldman Sachs, she was solely responsible for Didi’s financing. How could she buy Uber China, a company worth US$7 billion?
Membership nameless?
"Okay, thank you. I'll treat you to tea when you come to the capital another day." Liu Qing hung up the phone and started to inquire.
She had a hunch that she might have met her opponent!
At the same time, various gossips about the change of ownership of Uber China were spreading rapidly as the public relations team of Phoenix Fund called the media in Shanghai to invite them to attend a press conference.
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Qiu Yongliang, a reporter at the Economic Daily's Magic City reporter station, is 34 years old. Not long after he went to work on Monday morning, he called the editor-in-chief in the office, "Xiaoqiu, go to the International Convention Center. At 11 a.m., Phoenix
The fund will hold a press conference to acquire Uber (China) there.”
Qiu Yongliang said in surprise: "Is this a temporary mission?"
The editor-in-chief said angrily: "Yes."
Qiu Yongliang questioned: "Isn't it fake news?" Their Economic Daily is a newspaper affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences. Although it has insufficient traffic in the new media era, its authority is definitely sufficient. Nowadays, public accounts and self-media
Who dares to believe press releases?
The editor-in-chief picked up the tea cup and drank water, and said depressedly: "It's true. The economic circle here in Shanghai has basically confirmed this. The Phoenix Fund invited various online media. But we need to get this news first-hand.
reports.”
The Economic Daily is a newspaper that specializes in reporting on the domestic economy. It would be a joke if it couldn't get first-hand information on such a big news as Uber (China) being acquired.
"Okay." Qiu Yongliang understood, and went out to pack his things neatly and headed straight to the International Conference Center on the Huangpu River. On the way, he called the head of strategy of Uber (China), who is also the person in charge of media and government public relations.
Liu Zhen sent a WeChat message.
Of course, the WeChat account he contacted was not managed by Liu Zhen personally, but the account used by her team responsible for communicating with the media.
Later, information came back: Uber China had no knowledge of this.
Qiu Yongliang was even more confused. Big news! This acquisition was kept confidential! Not even the company's executives knew about it.
He also interviewed Mr. Liu Zhen in person a few days ago. Mr. Liu categorically said that Uber (China) would not sell it. Moreover, he was quite disdainful of Phoenix Fund. Now it’s a slap in the face!
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Similar to Qiu Yongliang, most of the media in Magic City received news from the circle and rushed to the Magic City International Conference Center quickly. Although they did not receive an invitation, they did not believe that Phoenix Fund dared to turn them away.
Also, when the TV stations, online video media, and the Phoenix Fund held a temporary press conference after hearing the news, they definitely couldn't send a letter directly to the authoritative media. That would be a scam. They basically sent it to the online media.
And the news spread immediately.
When Qiao Shuang, the president of Phoenix Fund and the chairman of Uber (China), walked into the conference room on the third floor with a group of assistants and team, bursts of white light shone.
Jing Gao was sitting in the media gallery in the conference room, with his press card hanging around his neck, watching this scene.
