In January 2015, the entire technology industry was very lively.
One of the things that had the biggest relationship with Lin Yi was that he spent a lot of energy trying to stop it, but in the end he could only watch it happen. Naturally, Dudu Taxi and Kuadu Taxi officially announced their merger.
For Lin Yi, if there is any proof that his appearance had an impact on this matter, it may be that the two parties did not choose to announce the merger on Valentine's Day this time, but moved it to late January.
Judging from this time, they should have announced it immediately after negotiating the terms, and did not pick a date for this merger to make it a marketing event.
Lin Yi didn't know what the terms of the merger between Dudu and Kuaidu were negotiated, but judging from the fact that this process lasted for at least three weeks, even with the decrees of the two bosses Ma, I'm afraid this negotiation would never go smoothly.
As for the conditions he gave Lu Chuanwei, at most they were used as bargaining chips at the negotiation table with Dudu. Anyway, Wanli Travel never got a seat at that table.
Before Lin Yi and Liu Jianni left that day, Lu Chuanwei said to him with emotion, "If Kuaidu Taxi had acquired Dahuang Peak, I don't know if the result would have been different."
These words sound especially like Xiang Yu Wujiang's words when he committed suicide, "Heaven is going to destroy me, and it is not a crime of war." It is a forced restoration of respect.
Lin Yi wanted to say "no", but he still didn't do such a boring thing.
Although this incident happened suddenly and unexpectedly, causing Lu Chuanwei to feel waned, Lin Yi had not lost his fighting spirit.
He is still working hard on it.
Thinking of the sentence "bat is a god in the sky", the best way Lin Yi could come up with was to go back to Beijing and go to the Bear Factory to ask Robin Li for help.
To be fair, Xiong Chang and Robin Li have been very supportive of Wanli Travel so far, but he did not readily agree this time.
"Lin Yi, although I really want to help you with this matter, I can't interfere in the affairs of Factory A and Goose Factory. What do you want me to do?"
"I want an opportunity to propose to Majek the merger plan of Wanli Travel and Kudu Taxi. I promise it will be better than Dudu's."
Robin Li neither asked about his merger plan nor questioned how he would guarantee it. He just said with an embarrassed look:
"Lin Yi, in my capacity, how can I tell Ma Jack about this matter? I'm afraid this matter is not as easy as you think."
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"The problem that Wanli Travel is encountering now is indeed very difficult, but I think before taking a taxi, I almost succumbed to Wanli Travel for a whole year, but I was not far behind. Is there any other solution to this matter?
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Lin Yi knew that Robin Li had a rather tactful personality, so what he said was actually a clear rejection of Lin Yi's request.
Although it is regrettable, it is also expected.
Of course, Xiong Chang's support for Wanli Chuxing and Lin Yi is not unlimited, not to mention that in Li Robin's view, nothing will change even if he intervenes.
If there was a chance to meet Jack Chen, Lin Yi would be willing to go even if it meant humiliating himself, but Robin Li obviously didn't think so.
Lin Yixin complained that Robin Li's character was too meek and not generous enough.
That is to say, he was born early and had the right time to get a position in the Internet industry. If he had started a business now, he would have died eight hundred times.
No matter what, Robin Li was his sponsor after all, not his subordinate. Lin Yi couldn't force him to do things, and Wanli Travel couldn't find any other way to stop it, so the unwanted result still happened.
This isn't the end yet.
There were other major events in the industry in January, and to make matters worse, it was still not good news for Wanli Travel.
Uber, which just showed off its big face last month, made news again, announcing that it raised US$1.6 billion from Goldman Sachs Group through convertible bonds.
1.6 billion!
Lin Yi couldn't help complaining: "When Liu Qing was still at Goldman Sachs, he came over to fool us, saying that Goldman Sachs was willing to invest US$2 billion in the taxi-hailing industry to cultivate the market."
"It turns out that she wasn't just talking about it. Goldman Sachs really prepared this money, but it's a pity that it wasn't for us."
Several partners of Wanli Travel have felt that Lin Yi has been using more and more foul language recently, which may be a reflection of his mental condition.
"Uber raised US$1.8 billion in December last year and another US$1.6 billion in January this year, which means that their cash reserves have increased by US$3.4 billion in two months."
"He doesn't have to worry about money anymore, so how will he spend it next?"
"In addition to investing in this huge market, Kalanick could not have a better story to tell investors."
Considering the urgency of this matter, Lin Yi's words cannot be called a prophecy.
Although Uber is rich, its business is also huge. In fact, what makes him extremely nervous is that the last round of financing for Dudu and Kuadu was 700 million and 600 million respectively.
Although several months have passed, the three companies have not fought any major battles before, which means that the bulk of the money is now in the hands of Cheng Wei, which has obviously exceeded the US$800 million of Wanli Travel.
Thinking of this, he simply couldn't sleep at night. Recently, he had been discussing the next round of financing with Liu Jianni almost every day, trying desperately to come up with the response plan that Wanli Travel should take in every situation.
But Lin Yi was not the only frustrated person.
The situation in the entrepreneurial circle is changing too fast. Lin Yi’s friend, Per Tuan Wang Xing, also announced a US$700 million D round of financing this month.
Logically speaking, this should be good news, but things need to be looked at in combination.
At almost the same time, Zhang Xuhao, Lin Yi’s old rival when he was a food delivery website, and now still tenaciously fighting against every group, announced that Hungry? has completed an E-round financing worth US$350 million.
It sounds like it's only half of each group. Wouldn't that be a huge advantage?
That's not how the accounts are calculated, because each group's opponent is not just Hungry Me, its main business is group buying.
The last round of financing amount of both parties can be used as a reference. At that time, each group’s financing was 300 million U.S. dollars, while Hungry was only 80 million U.S. dollars.
Sure enough, another one of the two group buying companies, Dianping, appeared in the financing list of Hungry? The others are Goose Factory, Dog Factory, Red Mountain Capital, etc.
Anyone who knows a little bit about Jianghu's grudges can tell at a glance that they are all the main force of the Goose Factory Department.
In other words, the essence of this round of financing for Are You Hungry is that all the elites of the Goose Factory Group will be used to support every group of the A Factory Group in the takeout market.
Lin Yi didn't have much sympathy for Wang Xing. The only thing he felt particularly unhappy about was:
It's obvious that Goose Factory and A Factory are no longer dealing with each other, so why can they still reach an agreement on the merger between Dudu and Kuaidu!
This unscientific!
Is Liu Qianjin's energy really so unfathomable that she can make the two incompatible bosses hold their noses and shake hands to make peace, and personally carry her sedan chair?