Uber is different from SoftBank and Apple. The latter two are financing and entering the market with a purpose, while Liu Qing, the former, naturally talks nice to the outside world.
Acquisition of foreign capital enhances our country's prestige.
The actual situation is actually a compromise cooperation.
In the past year, the two parties' online ride-hailing fields have burned almost five to six billion US dollars.
One is a dragon crossing the river, and the other is a local snake. No one can do anything about the other. The consumption is too high, and the investors have opinions. After all, they are all their own.
How can there be internal friction and let the Chinese take advantage?
That’s why the two parties reached a cooperation through Liu Qing to share the big cake of China’s online ride-hailing market.
All of Uber (China)'s businesses were merged into Didi, replacing 12.5% of Didi's shares.
In the future, Didi plans to go overseas and enter Southeast Asia, and Uber can also help enter the market, and together we can grow bigger and stronger and dominate the global ride-hailing market.
It is precisely because of this merger that Didi's valuation increased from US$15 billion to US$20 billion.
Compared with SoftBank and Apple, two companies with ulterior motives, Uber purely wants to make money and occupy the market, so it can barely be considered a better breakthrough.
Because his purpose is relatively pure.
So a few people discussed and decided to let Chen Wei go find out what Uber was saying. If that didn't work, then let Lu Beifeng come forward to negotiate.
Both of them knew that Lu Beifeng had always had his own unique method of dealing with people on Wall Street.
There are many domestic companies that go overseas, and most of them fail, but only Lubei wind energy can always take advantage of Western countries.
Otherwise, Golden Retriever wouldn't always call him a thief.
While discussing some details, Chen Wei went out to answer a phone call for about five minutes. When he came back, he looked at Lu Beifeng with a face full of resentment.
Lu Beifeng was confused and asked: "What?"
Brother Ma also looked curious. Didn't we have a good chat just now, could something happen again?
Chen Wei sat on a chair and said in a low voice: "Liu Qing called me just now and asked where I was, so I just fooled him.
At the same time, he also told me that at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, the three major departments of national security, city supervision and security will jointly station in Didi to carry out a comprehensive network security review."
When Xiao Ma heard this, he couldn't help but look at Lu Beifeng, a trace of fear and fear flashed in his eyes.
It seems that he still underestimated Lu Beifeng's official strength and influence.
Any one of these three weighted departments is the Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of private enterprises.
It is a first for Didi to convene three companies at the same time. Most companies do not have this honor.
"You don't think it was me who instigated it, right?"
"If I, Lu Beifeng, were so capable, would I still need to sit here and discuss with you?"
Lu Beifeng laughed angrily.
He said he would not take the blame.
"So, it seems so."
Xiao Ma and Chen Wei looked at each other and laughed a few times to ease the awkward atmosphere.
What Lu Beifeng said is indeed reasonable. If he was really that capable, he wouldn't need to join forces vertically and horizontally. Why waste all that effort? He could just take it by force.
"If it weren't for the north wind, then there's only one possibility left..."
Brother Ma touched his beardless chin with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
He was older and well-informed. In a short period of time, based on the clues that a few people had, and in a few words, he gradually sorted out the context of the whole thing.
If Lu Beifeng's fault is excluded, then there is only one truth.
Didi has long been targeted by the authorities, and what he does behind the scenes is as invisible as a cockroach under the sun.
But it is difficult for the government to intervene directly in the affairs of private enterprises, so they have been waiting.
Maybe he was waiting for Didi to step back from the brink and find his way back, or maybe he was waiting for someone to expose the matter and be forced to intervene in the investigation under the pressure of public opinion.
Lu Beifeng's vanguard general, Fatty Half-Immortal, was the trigger of this incident, because he made public the matter involving Didi's leakage of national information security.
Therefore, less than five hours after the video was released, the three major authorities jointly entered Didi.
If this had not been discussed in advance, the official actions would not have been so swift.
When three major departments enter a company, it will take several days just to discuss and go through the process.
If there is no evidence in hand, it will have a great impact on the social credibility of the company.
Didi is not a small business. The valuation of the C round of financing is as high as 20 billion US dollars and nearly 130 billion soft sister coins. By the end of the D round, the valuation will only be higher.
Chen Wei was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat when he heard Xiao Ma's guess. According to this theory, the day when the US stock market is listed is the day of Didi's death?
"I agree with Brother Ma's guess."
Lu Beifeng pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "After all, a few decades ago, there was a saying in China that no one in the world understands..."
"Didi was able to obtain the first Class-A map surveying qualification certificate in China as a private enterprise. It should have been investigated by the authorities, whether overtly or covertly."
"Road information security is very important for a big country with autonomy."
Chen Wei was a little panicked: "What should we do?"
"But Mr. Chen, you don't need to be too nervous. Success and failure are completely different concepts. This joint invasion should be more of a warning than a direct measure."
Lu Beifeng thought for a while and continued: "This is good news for us. We can take this opportunity to clear out some idle people on the board of directors. At the same time, Liu Qing will not notice anything unusual about this matter. Officials will intervene in the investigation and will always give
They save face."
"I see."
Chen Wei nodded in agreement and knew who the Xianza people Lu Beifeng was talking about.
There are five seats on Didi's board of directors, and he, Liu Qing, and the company's employee representatives occupy three. There are two others, one is a former army general from the beautiful country, and the other is a senior analyst on Wall Street.
Employee representatives are neutral.
He usually fights one against three.
So it's not that he wants to mess it up, but that as long as the proposed plan doesn't allow it, it won't be passed.
Although the chairman has a veto power, he has rarely used it.
Because vetoing it does not mean that the decision he made can be passed, it will only hurt Liu Qing.
Chen Wei looked at Lu Beifeng and Xiao Ma. He was most confident that by clearing out the former army generals, a seat on the board of directors would definitely be vacant.
He hopes that one of the two can send a representative to the board of directors to help him.
At least in the structure of the board of directors, Liu Qing can be evenly matched with Liu Qing, instead of being purely one-sided.
Brother Xiao Ma looked at Lu Beifeng and asked for his opinion.
Lu Beifeng shrugged and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao Ma, just go and make arrangements. I can't come forward yet."
Brother Ma nodded. He was not polite: "Well, I will send someone there."
"Okay, you two, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Chen Wei left in a hurry and returned to Didi headquarters in Beijing, preparing to welcome the arrival of the three major departments.
We came and left in a hurry. Wearing masks and scarves the whole time, we didn't even have a bodyguard or assistant around us. We took a taxi directly to the airport.
After Chen Wei left, Lu Beifeng and Xiao Ma were the only ones left in the hotel box.
Lu Beifeng looked at Brother Ma, remembering something, and his smile gradually became meaningful.
Brother Ma was very embarrassed, rolled his eyes, and said angrily: "If you have something to say, I have to leave if it doesn't matter."
Lu Beifeng coughed a few times and looked extremely serious: "Brother Ma, I heard that our niece Manlin is only three years older than me. I want to bring her out to meet her someday when I have time. Maybe we can have a kiss."