After celebrating the New Year with Gu Caiwei, Lin Yi returned to the capital, and then shared the latest communication results with Lu Chuanwei of Kuaidu with several of his partners.
Li Moyan, Liu Jianni and Wang Kai were naturally very excited. Although Wanli Travel has maintained a leading market share during this period, it has not been able to get rid of the two tenacious competitors, Dudu and Kuadu.
In this case, not to mention the high cost of competition each paid, the key point is that as the company's leaders, they always maintain huge psychological pressure, fearing that they will wake up one morning and find that they have been overtaken.
Now we finally see the light!
Therefore, everyone was extremely concerned about this matter. However, Lin Yi and Lu Chuanwei had not agreed on a specific time before. In order to avoid leaving the impression of "I am anxious" and giving the other party the opportunity to temporarily increase the amount, Lin Yi did not take the initiative to urge the other party.
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This wait lasted several days.
The time point of "after New Year's Day" has passed anyway, so Lin Yi had to contact Lu Chuanwei to inquire about the progress of the matter.
The other party's reply was: "I am still communicating with Chen Weixing and Factory A."
At this time, Lin Yi and his friends were still relatively relaxed, because it takes time to negotiate such a big matter, which is easy to understand.
However, it went on for several days. During this period, there was no news from Lu Chuanwei, and not a single word came through.
Lin Yi has gradually begun to become anxious. This situation is extremely abnormal and means that there must be something different from what they originally agreed.
Liu Jianni comforted him and said, "Don't be impatient. The other party may be consuming our patience in order to gain more bargaining chips in the negotiation. There is nothing wrong with using some tricks for such a big deal."
She also speculated: "It may not be Lu Chuanwei's intention. If Kuadu and Factory A are interested in talking to us, it is already a wrestling match, and we have to sit still."
"But Lin Yi, you must hold our position firmly. What we give to Lu Chuanwei this time is already our bottom line. Other unimportant conditions can be easily negotiated, but the key terms cannot be compromised anymore."
From the perspective of negotiation, the current situation is understandable, and Liu Jianni's guess does not sound problematic.
However, Lin Yi had a particularly bad feeling in his heart that made him restless.
This is not something mysterious like telepathy. He knows that there must be something important that he has overlooked, and his experience in his previous life cannot help him in this matter.
"Can't wait any longer."
After wandering around the office countless times, he finally decided to give up the useless waiting and take the initiative.
Lin Yi immediately dialed Lu Chuanwei's number, but fortunately the other party did not refuse to answer.
"Mr. Lu, it's been a long time since the time we agreed on when we last met. You have to give me an explanation of how the things you promised are going, right?"
Lu Chuanwei's voice came from the opposite side: "Mr. Lin, I understand how you feel now. But you should be able to understand that this matter is not trivial. Even if I am the CEO of Kuaidu, it will not be settled with just one word."
This was the first time that Lu Chuanwei admitted in front of Lin Yi that his influence on the company was limited. Although this was something both parties knew, it made Lin Yi's worries even more serious.
"Mr. Lu, are Chen Weixing or Factory A dissatisfied with our conditions? I am happy to discuss it with them in person."
"Satellites can't help themselves either."
Lu Chuanwei's words simply made Lin Yi's heart skip a beat. He didn't explain in detail until he clicked, and then still emphasized:
"Lin Yi, please give me a little more time, and I will arrange for you to meet when the time is right."
The phone was on speakerphone, and several other partners were present to hear it. Liu Jianni immediately made a judgment.
"Although Lu Chuanwei's words were unclear, his tone is very problematic. You are right Lin Yi, there must be something going on over there, but he is unwilling to tell us what happened specifically."
At this time, Lin Yi calmed down a little. He sat down and recalled all the details of his meeting with Lu Chuanwei, trying to find clues.
But from beginning to end, I didn't think there was any flaw. Lu Chuanwei must have been sincere when he promised him.
No matter how far he can act, he is not an actor!
In just a few days, did Lu Chuanwei change his mind so easily, or did he also encounter some force majeure?
Lin Yi felt as if a huge black hole was spreading its boundless tentacles in front of him, gradually approaching, and about to envelope and submerge him, but he still didn't know what it was.
I originally thought that this acquisition would be as smooth as the Dahuangfeng taxi ride, and would become a milestone in the development of Wanli Travel...
Wait, Dahuangfeng!
When Lin thought about it, the black hole he was seeing now seemed to be the information black hole that Kuaidu had faced after he intercepted Hu Li Yongjin from Kuaidu!
Is this Lu Chuanwei's revenge on himself?
An idea flashed across Lin Yi's mind. He had a guess that he had to verify before he could confirm it.
"I'm going out for a while."
He grabbed a coat and walked out, leaving the remaining people a little confused.
Li Moyan looked at him a little worriedly, but did not catch up with him. The more tense the moment, the more he needed to stay calm.
"Jenny, you go with him."
Lin Yi personally came forward to talk to Lu Chuanwei about this matter. Among the remaining few, only Liu Jianni was an expert in capital operations. She should have been in charge of the merger.
Now was not the time to talk nonsense. Liu Jianni immediately followed her, then took a special car with Lin Yi and reported an address:
"Go to Shangdi Deshi Building."
This is the headquarters of Dudu Taxi in Jingcheng. Liu Jianni still doesn’t know why Lin Yi went there, but her doubts did not last long because the two companies are very close to each other and they are there in just a few clicks of the accelerator.
Lin Yi did not enter the building. He raised his head with difficulty outside the building, as if he was looking for something.
Liu Jianni did not speak or interrupt him rashly. Lin Yi was definitely not mentally disturbed. He should be having a brainstorm now.
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"found it!"
"What did you find?"
It wasn't until Lin Yi spoke first that Liu Jianni followed up and asked.
"The two offices next to each other are Cheng Wei's and Liu Qing's offices, and neither of them has the lights on."
Liu Jianni didn't know before that Lin Yi's knowledge of Dudu taxis actually included knowing where the offices of Cheng Wei and Liu Qing were.
But it’s already nighttime now, and it’s really obvious which office has the lights on and which one doesn’t. What does this mean?
Cheng Wei and Liu Qing are two bosses who both take taxis. Of course, they both travel frequently, and disappearing from the company at the same time is not a new thing in theory.
What, evening is not working time?
There are no non-working hours when starting a business.
Liu Jianni understood what Lin Yi meant. Since Cheng Wei and Liu Qing were not in the company, they must have gone to negotiate the merger with Kudu Taxi.
This inference has no logic.
Lin Yi didn't need any logic in the first place. He was not a policeman who needed evidence to solve the case. He just needed to verify his own ideas.
"No matter where Cheng Wei and Liu Qing are, they must be in contact with Kuadu Taxi. Lu Chuanwei lied to me!"
Lin Yi didn't feel angry when he said this. He had no enmity with Lu Chuanwei, so why did he cheat him?
It doesn't make sense.
Fortunately, now that he had thought of this step, Lin Yi did not intend to rely on his imagination to complete the whole story. He immediately called a car to pick up himself and Liu Jianni: