Qiu Yongliang is a reporter from the Economic Daily. He came to the Uber Magic City headquarters early in the morning, which is also the headquarters of Uber China.
Recently, a venture capital firm located in Beijing suddenly publicly announced that it would acquire Uber China, which aroused the interest of financial reporters.
"Morning." Qiu Yongliang registered at the front desk and was taken to a small conference room. Later, Liu Zhen, the strategic director of Uber China, walked in wearing a dark blue shirt and trousers, a very smart style.
Liu Zhen is a native of Beijing. He lived in the United States when he was in high school. He graduated from the Renmin University of China and went to the University of California, Berkeley, to study at the Law School after his undergraduate degree.
The name of this university may seem a bit pheasant, but it is the world's top public university, an Ivy League institution, and has long been ranked among the top ten universities in the world.
After graduating, Liu Zhen worked as a lawyer in Silicon Valley for nearly ten years before joining Uber. On August 12, 2015, she made a public appearance as the head of strategy for Uber China and was known as the “first sister” of Uber China.
She has led the continuous development of Uber China and fought a subsidy war with Didi. Compared with Didi, which is valued at more than 20 billion US dollars, Uber China, which is valued at only 8 billion US dollars under her leadership, even has a smaller market share in some cities.
Get ahead.
This is a very powerful woman whose achievements are obvious to all.
Uber China does not have a CEO due to internal strife, and regional managers all report to its founder, Travis Kanick. However, the media usually regards Liu Zhen as the spokesperson of Uber China.
And because she is Lenovo’s president Liu’s niece, the battle between Uber China and Didi was nicknamed the “sisters war” by busybodies. Because Didi’s CEO, Liu Qing, who is responsible for daily affairs, is Liu Qing’s daughter.
Qiu Yongliang stood up and said hello, "Mr. Liu, hello."
"Hello. Please sit down, please sit down." Liu Zhen sat down with a smile and said neatly: "Let's get started."
Qiu Yongliang opened his voice recorder and notebook and said: "I'm very sorry, Mr. Liu, for taking the time to accept my interview despite your busy schedule." After asking several questions in a row, he said: "Mr. Liu, the venture capital Phoenix Fund in Zhongjing last week
It was announced that it would acquire Uber China, what do you think of this announcement?”
Liu Zhen smiled disdainfully, but restrained her emotions and said: "Mr. Kalanick, the founder of Uber, came to China not long ago, and all our executives held a meeting in Hangzhou. At the meeting
, we discuss how to solve the current problems of Uber China. Uber China will never be sold. We will continue to fight, continue to provide users with high-quality services, and continue to realize our dreams."
Qiu Yongliang closed his notebook, shook hands with Liu Zhen, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for accepting my interview."
That evening, the Economic Daily’s public accounts, Weibo, and Toutiao accounts released relevant interview information.
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Professor Zhao stayed in the No. 3 Hospital for 16 days after his heart surgery. Jing Gao and An Zhiwen made an appointment to take him home, and then went on a trip to Huangshan with Weiwei. The relationship was still a bit cold, and the rift had not been repaired.
On Monday afternoon, An Zhiwen came over to report to Jinggao. Zhaoshi Group's acquisition in France has been going very smoothly in the past two weeks. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and small brands have begun to be sold one by one, and subsequent negotiations have gone very smoothly.
Tell me about your feelings, brand history, and customer positioning? Isn’t the Euro delicious?
By the way, Jing Gao asked Yu Jiashi to pay attention to the French wineries in the Bordeaux area. If possible, he would buy a batch of wineries from him.
Beijing TV host Shu Xiaoya invited An Zhiwen to record a program in the morning to discuss clothing brands. The entry point is very provocative: Why can't top luxury brands appear in China? It can stimulate discussions among viewers and netizens.
An Zhiwen went to Jing Gao to report his work in the afternoon. Jing Gao asked Xiao Qiao to give him Harper's Bazaar Su Mang's business card, and they would contact him later. To develop a fashion brand, the fashion industry at home and abroad must take it into consideration.
In the evening, An Zhiwen invited Jing Gao to have dinner at Professor Zhao's house at Professor Zhao's request.
Auntie Chunlan, the nanny, served the home-cooked dishes one by one, as well as the pork ribs and lotus seed soup that had been stewed all afternoon, and said hopefully: "Mr. Jing, please try it."
Jing Gao took a sip from the small white porcelain bowl and praised: "Aunt Chunlan, you make this soup very well."
Aunt Chunlan went to the kitchen to eat with a smile on her face.
Professor Zhao had been nursing for half a month, but his complexion was still not good. He groaned and picked up a thorn in the well and said: "Chinese football is terrible, why do you like football? You even chartered a plane to go to France to watch the game. If you have money,
What a slut."
Jing Gao was not polite and quarreled with Professor Zhao while eating fish, "Professor Zhao, what you said is wrong. Evergrande Group is developing so well because of football. It will soon be the number one real estate developer in the country. Why do you like football?
?Moreover, I am planning to charter a flight to Brazil to watch the Olympic Games in August."
Professor Zhao was furious. He couldn't say he didn't want to watch the Olympics, right? In peaceful times, the Olympics were a reflection of a country's national strength. It was related to national honor.
There are always some people on the Internet saying that the national system is not good. Olympic gold medals are not important, and the United States is all about amateur athletes participating in competitions and winning gold medals. Haha! Today’s netizens are not so easy to fool!
When you were ridiculed as the "sick man of East Asia" with 0 Olympic gold medals, did you not study and the scars healed and you forgot the pain?
Everyone knows the importance of national fitness campaigns. This is true everywhere. I’m afraid you didn’t know about the craze for qigong across the country back then? There was also the era of national square dancing. Have you never experienced it? This is different from the national system.
Is the gold medal a contradiction?
A stable man knows etiquette, and he knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing. I code every day, but I can't afford rent, food, or even a big sword. You tell me about national fitness? What nonsense.
Professor Zhao changed the subject again. Jing Gao and him bickered while eating and drinking. On the contrary, most of the rifts in the relationship were eliminated.
At the end, Professor Zhao sighed and said: "Well, you have to obey your old age. Xiaojing, help me do something and arrange a job for Liao Rong. I know you have many companies in your hands. After all, she has managed ten
It’s a pity that the Zhao Group, with hundreds of millions of assets, has wasted its talent.”
Jing Gao was a little surprised, but he didn't shirk the blame and nodded directly, "No problem."
An Zhiwen frowned secretly.
Professor Zhao took a sip of wine and said: "Xiao Liao is sorry for me, I have divorced her. Men cannot bear this kind of humiliation. I will never see her again.
She apologized to me on the phone. We have been married for many years. How can we be ruthless? What she did made me lose face. I will not speak to my old friends. You know the inside story, and so do I.
I’m not afraid you’ll laugh at me.”
Jing Gao said cheerfully: "Professor Zhao, I have a media company under my name. Its business involves movies, TV series, artist management, etc. It has just started and will become bigger in the future. I arranged for Liao Rong to join as the vice president."
Professor Zhao nodded.
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After finishing the drink, Jing Gao had just returned to his room 2001 when a call came in from Xia Rongxi.
After Xia Rongxi sold the shares of Henghu Pharmaceutical to the Phoenix Fund owned by Jing Gao, he took the funds to develop in Shanghai, specializing in finance and investment business.
"Mr. Jing, I haven't contacted you for a long time. Do you really want to acquire Uber China? You don't know yet, right? Uber China's shareholders are negotiating with Didi's shareholders about the merger, and the deal is about to be finalized."
"What?" Jing Gao was shocked. Of course he had seen the news about Liu Zhen's interview with Economic Daily this afternoon. Didn't he say that it would never be sold?
