After Li Yongjin and the others agreed, Lin Yi called two people.
One is the senior sister. Although Lin Yi has already explained the entire plan to her, she must be present at such a major occasion related to the future and destiny of the company.
The other one is Liu Jianni, whom Lin Yi invited to serve as the financial consultant for this acquisition.
The role of a financial advisor in a merger and acquisition case is not necessary, but this transaction was very hasty. Although Lin Yihe and his senior sister had experience in selling random food delivery websites to each group, they are still different from professionals.
Li Yongjin across from me used to be the CFO of tudou.com and is an expert in this field.
Although Lin Yi felt that he would not deliberately deceive him, otherwise he would easily lose his reputation in the world, but be careful and you cannot expect the other party to be too strict when doing business.
This invitation seemed very unexpected, but Liu Jianni came anyway because Lin Yi told her: "You won't let your work go in vain this time."
When Li Moyan and Liu Jianni arrived, Lin Yi and Li Yongjin had been chatting for a long time, but there were still a lot of details that needed to be confirmed and implemented.
So the three people from Wanli Travel, and the three people from Dahuangfeng Taxi, argued all night about this merger, and implemented Lin Yi's request to "deliver results on the spot."
When the sun rose again from the horizon the next day, everything had settled.
The legal affairs or lawyers of both parties will be busy with the next contract and other matters. Lin Yi, who stayed up all night, did not feel tired, but was in high spirits with excitement.
While everyone was resting, Liu Jianni came to Lin Yi with a cup of coffee. Only then did she have time to ask: "When do you plan to announce it?"
Lin Yi replied: "Let's wait until we completely take over Dahuangfeng Taxi Service."
Liu Jiani reminded: "This news can't be kept secret for long. As soon as Dudu and Kuaidu notice that Dahuang Feng is no longer in contact with them, they will immediately know that you have succeeded, and there is no guarantee that there are no informants from the other two companies in the company."
Lin Yi smiled and said: "I didn't intend to hide it from them. This is an important milestone in my journey of thousands of miles, and there will definitely be a huge press conference."
Seeing that he knew what he knew, Liu Jianni didn't say much more about it, but asked what she was most concerned about: "I'm not surprised that you can acquire Dahuang Peak. Looking at Li Yongjin's look, you can tell that they don't have much energy anymore. You
The higher the bid, the higher the price will be yours."
"But this amount should have almost spent all the funds on Wanli Travel's account. What are you going to do next, let me come in and do an A round?"
"Yes and no."
Lin Yi did not try to be mysterious and immediately explained: "I said I won't let Mr. Liu work in vain this time, so I will definitely let you in."
"But I also know that the current situation of Wanli Travel may not meet your investment requirements, so there is one more thing I have to do before that, which is to find a backer for myself."
"The reason why Dahuangfeng Taxi cannot raise funds is because Dudu and Kuadu are backed by two major manufacturers, and investors think they have no chance to compete."
"So if I can't do this, I will soon become the next Big Yellow Peak."
When he said this, Liu Jianni already understood the next plan, and she asked: "Are you confident that you can find it?"...
"Starting a business is inherently a risk. No one can be 100% sure. Anyone who says they will definitely make money must be committing fraud."
"All I can say is it's worth a try."
Having said that, Lin Yi certainly didn't have any confidence in reaching this point. He still had some calculations in his heart.
Liu Jianni said no more, picked up the coffee in her hand and took a sip. After refreshing herself, they returned to the negotiating table again.
…
A few days later, a press conference was held in Shanghai.
This time it was not through Liu Jianni’s relationship. Although she had her assistance, it was mainly prepared by Li Moyan. Wanli Travel already had some initial media relations.
Of course, the event started with the acquisition announced by Lin Yi.
information.
"Dear guests and friends from the media:
I am honored to announce to you that after our unremitting efforts, we finally impressed Mr. Li and his team from Dahuangfeng Taxi with our sincerity.
Just today, Wanli Travel and Dahuangfeng Taxi will officially merge, and the transportation capacity and users of both parties will be connected to each other.
Except for the Shanghai area, which is still operated under the Dahuangfeng Taxi brand, other areas are unified under the name of Wanli Travel.
Of course, our original intention and mission have not changed, and the teams from both parties will work together sincerely to provide users with more efficient and smarter travel services..."
Lin Yi was just like Wang Xing back then, and he was quarreling on the stage, but the media was well-informed and ignored this, and when it came time to ask questions, it was still true.
"Can you please disclose the transaction amount of Wanli Travel's acquisition of Dahuangfeng Taxi?"
Lin Yi said with a smile: "After negotiation between the two parties, it was agreed that the amount of this transaction will not be announced to the public for the time being."
This acquisition cost several million dollars. For the three partners of Dahuangfeng Taxi, excluding the one or two small investments they received in the early stages, there was basically not much money left.
This amount is not announced. For Li Yongjin and others who took the money and left, it may be because they do not want to reveal their wealth; for Lin Yi, it is mainly because they do not want to expose their financial strength in front of Dudu and Kuadu.
Of course, they must each know the approximate order of magnitude. After all, those two families have also been talking to Dahuang Feng for a long time.
Another reporter asked: "How will the teams of both parties be arranged after the merger? Will the main person in charge of Dahuangfeng Taxi Service work in the new company?"
Lin Yiyi expressed regret: "Wanli Travel has an open attitude and welcomes Mr. Li and his team to join us."
"However, Mr. Li did not agree to the invitation due to career planning. Wanli Travel expressed his respect and blessing for this."
"What I want to emphasize is that Mr. Li has always been the founder of Bumblebee Taxi. His spirit will always be with us and become a valuable asset to the company."
After these two key questions, the other ones are relatively less important. For example, someone else asked:
"What are the considerations behind retaining the Dahuangfeng taxi brand in Shanghai after the merger?"
Lin Yi answered very sincerely: "Dahuangfeng Taxi has a leading position in the Shencheng market and has a good reputation among users."
"We believe that these are the company's valuable intangible assets and should be preserved to the greatest extent. This is also a respect for the development history and core values of Dahuangfeng Taxi."
These are all bullshit. In fact, both Lin Yi and Li Yongjin know that it is only a matter of time before Wanli Travel fully digests the Dahuangfeng Taxi Service and changes its name.
The media took the travel expenses and went back to write the press release, but the impact of this incident had just begun to ferment.
It is said that some media who wanted to cause trouble specially contacted Dudu and Kuadu to ask their opinions on the acquisition of Dahuangfeng Taxi by Wanli Travel. The replies from the two companies were exactly the same:
No comment.
The media, which failed to get the big news, had to throw out this headline: "Wanli Travel swallows up Huangfeng with its small fortune, and taxi-hailing software enters the era of Three Kingdoms 2.0!"
As for Lin Yi, not long after the news was released, before he could make his next plan, he received an unexpected visitor.
"There is an investor who wants to meet you."
"Who?"
"She claims to be Liu Qing from Goldman Sachs Group."