No matter who this guy is, he still needs to meet.
Lin Yi paid the greatest attention to Kalanick's uninvited visit this time. He, Liu Jiani, and his senior sister came forward to receive this rising entrepreneurial star in Silicon Valley.
Kalanick is not tall, and when Lin shook hands he found that he was shorter than him, and he was not tall and powerful.
Moreover, this guy who wasted his time in his early years is already 37 years old this year. Standing next to the 20-year-old Lin Yi is the visual effect of two generations.
His eyes lit up when he saw Li Moyan. This little gesture made Lin Yi and the others have a bad first impression of him. Fortunately, the guy didn't do anything rude.
Kalanick obviously still remembered what he was here for. After the two groups got to know each other briefly, he said loudly:
"Lin, you and your partners, these two beautiful ladies Li and Liu, look much younger than I thought. This really surprises me."
"My team told me that the taxi-hailing software company you founded has just experienced a period of extremely rapid growth and is now number one in the country. I should congratulate you."
"I am very pleased to find that the business model pioneered by Uber can be widely disseminated and promoted in this country."
"This is really an amazing achievement, and I really admire you for being able to perform such an outstanding job at this age."
"But I want to say that you should have paid attention to the news that Uber released a few months ago."
"We will come in person with many years of operating experience and an invincible team in major cities around the world. The era of you and your competitors playing house on this isolated island is over."
“I am here today to give you an opportunity to join Uber’s global rocket team that is launching into space.”
"Believe me, children, choosing Uber now will be the same as choosing to imitate Uber's entrepreneurial path. It will be the most correct decision in your life."
Almost every sentence he says begins with "I".
After he praised the young people here, he called them "children" very casually.
He had obviously made an acquisition proposal just now, but compared to Wang Huiwen, who originally wanted to acquire Suishiwa.com, this person's attitude could no longer be described as "condescending".
Although Liu Jianni, who served as the translator, took the initiative to modify Kalanick's words out of politeness, Lin Yi still felt the other party's arrogance.
Not to mention that he can understand it all the time, even if he has never learned a word of English, you can clearly feel how arrogant he is just from the other person's tone and body language.
What a Kalanick, if I hadn't been sitting across from him, just by listening to the voice, I would have thought that this guy's eyes would be on his forehead.
The three people here have different reactions.
In addition to fulfilling her duties as a translator, Liu Jiani did not show much emotion or anger on her expression and maintained professional restraint, while the senior sister frowned more and more as she listened.
Lin Yi was not too angry. From the moment this guy arranged to meet at this time, he knew what the other person was going to fart.
"Mr. Kalanick, I must emphasize that Wanli Travel has never intended to become part of another company or a subsidiary, whether it is Uber or anything else."
Kalanick spread his hands and said: "Lin, don't be so absolute. As far as I know, your company is very dependent on a Chinese search engine giant."
"The latest market value of this company listed in the United States is still several times that of Uber, but you should look at the world from a dynamic perspective. It won't be long before Uber will unstoppably surpass it."
"In this case, why not listen to our plan with an open mind?"
Of course he was talking about the Bear Factory.
Although Lin Yi knows that Xiong Factory will encounter its own bottleneck in the next few years, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Xiong Factory cannot be named together with AT, it is not something that other companies can touch casually.
I really don’t know where this guy got the courage to look down on Xiong Factory?
Kalanick didn't wait for Lin Yi to answer. He sat in his seat with his legs crossed and continued speaking in a very relaxed posture:
"Lin, I propose that Uber acquire your company and make you part of Uber's global operating network."
"Out of respect for the local market and the reward for your hard work in starting a business, I can allow you to retain part of the equity, but Uber must hold at least 40% of the equity and guarantee to become the largest single shareholder."
“In terms of business, you need to use the Uber brand and carry out in-depth integration, so that your users can easily use Uber’s services in major countries and major cities around the world. I believe this is a great development for users.
Great convenience.”
"In terms of team, I will continue to add several global elites to you to form a new Uber local management team."
"If this market performs strongly enough in the future, I am willing to reserve the opportunity for you to join Uber's global board of directors."
He even managed to draw a pancake skillfully at the end. I really don’t know whether to say that he is extremely confident or that he has some serious illness.
Lin Yi had no intention of bargaining with this guy.
Because this thing cannot be called a "plan" at all, and there is no need to discuss it. The purpose of today's meeting is mainly to meet this person who will be dealing with for a long time in the future.
Although he had expected it, Lin Yi was still surprised by the opponent's performance.
He turned to Liu Jianni and asked: "Has this guy always been so incomprehensible to people?"
The well-informed Liu Jianni also felt that this was outrageous. She answered the question inappropriately: "Perhaps I am spoiled by my American colleagues, Lin Yi. I guarantee that we are not going to meet this kind of idiot when we go to the United States."
Both sentences were said in Chinese, but Kalanick also brought his own translator. Obviously now he should know that the other party did not take his "sincerity" seriously.
There was no quarrel between the two parties, and Lin Yi firmly rejected his proposal:
"Mr. Kalanick, I don't think your proposal is acceptable for thousands of miles of travel, or worth exploring."
"Wanli Travel may have borrowed some of Uber's experience and business model, but we are two completely different companies. There is no need or possibility to merge."
"Finally, I would like to say that if Uber is willing to join the competition of local taxi-hailing software, we are very welcome, and we are willing to work with you to promote the prosperity of the taxi-hailing market and create value for customers."
"e to China!"
Lin Yi's attitude was very calm. Kalanick saw that this decision could not be changed, but before leaving, he added:
"Lin, I'm sorry that you made such a decision, but I'm not doing it for Uber but for yourself. You will regret it soon."
Then he left arrogantly. Lin Yi looked at this guy's back and complained:
"I heard Kalanick once said that a founder and CEO must be a bastard to succeed. Regardless of whether this is true or not, his evaluation of himself is quite appropriate."
At this time, the senior sister who never talks about people behind their backs also added: "Compared to him, the Zhang Xuhao we met before is considered civilized and polite."
Lin Yi summed it up with one sentence: "After all, when it comes to being arrogant and unreasonable, you have to look at foreigners."