Chapter 428 A fierce counterattack from Ahri, using his own methods to retaliate!
"How are the merger negotiations between Alibaba-Dianping and Nomi Dianping going?"
Faced with the overwhelming threat, the uncle could only brace himself and was not prepared to give in. He put on a posture of fighting to the death with Mei Ya.
The mood is quite high.
The first thing to do is to promote the merger of Ali-Dianping and Nomi Dianping, so that it can compete with Qingcheng Group, a subsidiary of Sprout Group, in the local life services field.
"We are negotiating, but to be honest, the negotiation process is quite difficult." Ren Xiaoyao reported.
As Zhang Shuo predicted before, behind the merger of Ali Dianping and Nomi Dianping, the three giants Ali, Tengda, and Qiandu, who did not like each other, were forcibly merged together.
It would be surprising if the negotiations went smoothly.
First of all, in terms of equity allocation, Ali Dianping is wholly owned by Ali Group, while Nomi Dianping is jointly controlled by investment institutions such as Tenda, Qiandu and Scarlet Capital.
Once merged, given that the two companies are of comparable size, if there is a one-to-one share swap, then Ahri will definitely take control of the new company and become the largest shareholder of the new company.
Even the controlling shareholder.
To this end, both Tenda and Qiandu have clearly stated that they need to inject additional funds into the new company to balance the shares held by the three companies in the new company and ensure that the Ahri family is not dominated.
Then there is the naming of the new company.
What Ali means is to take the first two characters of the names of the two companies and name the new company Ali Nomi. This will also facilitate better acceptance by consumers and maintain the original brand value to the maximum extent.
But he was opposed by Tengda and Qiandu.
The reason is also very simple. With such a tendentious name like "Ali Nomi", it is easy for the outside world to leave the impression that the new company is still under the umbrella of Ali.
Of course Tengda and Qiandu are not willing.
These two points of controversy can once again prove how controlling Ahri is.
Even if they merge, they are still fighting Xiao Jiujiu.
The name of the new company is still a trivial matter. What really matters is the negotiation of what map navigation the new company should use, what payment software should be used, etc., which involve major interests of both parties.
That's even more of a mess.
Ahri, Tengda, and Qiandu, no one is willing to make concessions. The people involved in the negotiations are drooling and blushing every time they argue. They are just short of performing a full-scale martial arts show.
Negotiations also reached a deadlock.
"We can't just remain in a stalemate. Let's do this. In order to allow the negotiations to proceed smoothly, we can make some concessions appropriately without seeking control of the new company."
It was rare for the uncle to be generous, but he was forced to have no choice but to do so.
In the final analysis.
The main reason for the deadlock in the negotiations is Ahri's damn need for control.
As long as you make some concessions, it doesn't mean there is no progress.
"Boss, do your so-called concessions include the name of the new company, equity distribution, etc.?" As a subordinate, Ren Xiaoyao must ask clearly to avoid misunderstanding the boss's meaning.
That would be great fun.
"The new company does not need to have Ali in its name, and Tengda and Qiandu are also allowed to inject capital into the new company, but one thing is that the new company must give priority to using Zhifubao and must be ranked first in Caifutong. This is our bottom line."
The uncle is really willing to take the risk.
"Understood."
With the big boss's words, Ren Xiaoyao finally felt confident. With these two major concessions, Ahri had done his best, and subsequent negotiations should go much smoother.
"And one more thing."
The uncle thought over and over again and said in a deep voice: "Pin Xixi's success depends to a large extent on the deep cultivation of the sinking market. This is indeed a point that we have ignored before. In other words, it is a comprehensive brand development of Black Cat.
After the upgrade, we subconsciously gave up on such a sinking market and must be corrected."
I'll be a good boy!
It's really not easy for someone like me to admit his mistakes.
"In response to the sinking market, we can try to increase support for Juhuasuan and use Juhuasuan to compete with Pinxixi." Ren Xiaoyao is not an ordinary person, and he quickly proposed a solution.
Mobao itself started from the flea market, but as it grew bigger and bigger, it gradually forgot its original intention.
In this case, just regain your original intention.
"This is acceptable."
The uncle nodded happily, "If Jubao still can't push it forward, then Mo Bao will have to do it himself."
In a word.
Ahli will never do nothing for the fast-rising Pin Xixi.
"In addition to deeply cultivating the sinking market and filling the gaps, we must also strengthen the control of merchants. These merchants have made a lot of money with us. At critical moments, our stance must be firm. We cannot think about making money from both ends and trying to please both ends. I
So, you know what it means, right?" There was a deep meaning in the uncle's eyes.
"clear."
Ren Xiaoyao looked slightly stagnant and said hesitantly: "But, if you do this, will something happen?"
In August last year, Ahri sent a message to Baishi Express in order to prevent Moya from acquiring Baishi Express. As a result, he was sued by Moya for abusing its dominant market position.
Not long ago, Germination notified overseas semiconductor giant Gaotong for the same reason.
Ren Xiaoyao was really worried that if this matter was caught by Mei Ya and it made Mei Ya anxious, there might be another lawsuit.
"What trouble could happen?"
But the uncle is still as confident as ever, "This is normal business competition, who can say anything. If Pin Xixi really has the ability, he can learn from others, but he is afraid that he will not be able to learn from others."
"All right."
Although Ren Xiaoyao was still uneasy, he did not dare to refute.
I know the uncle is angry.
I thought it wouldn't be too late to discuss this matter in detail after the uncle's anger subsided.
There's no rush for this moment anyway.
The Double Eleven war has ended, and the next confrontation between the two sides will probably have to wait until next year.
"Boss, Ahri Dianping is really going to merge with Nomi Dianping. What will happen to Haode Map? I'm worried that Mei Ya will make a fuss about this matter." Ren Xiaoyao is still very shrewd.
Lu Qi could think of it, and so could Ren Xiaoyao.
"what is your opinion?"
The uncle also had a headache, and for the moment, he didn't have any good ideas.
"Can the new company also give consumers one more choice? For example, Qiandu Maps will be used by default, but consumers can also switch to Haode Maps in the settings if they wish."
Ren Xiaoyao's method is quite opportunistic.
"Can."
But the uncle nodded in approval, Ah Li needed it, and it was a reason that could be used to stop Mo Yao.
Just say you've been there.
But in this way, Ah Li and Mo Ya have completely broken up with each other.
"Boss, I'm worried that Weixin will not renew the contract with us after the three-year period expires." Ren Xiaoyao had obviously thought of this and had to take precautions.
"That's almost certain."
From the uncle's own perspective, he would not divert traffic to Ali anymore, but would hand Weixin's secondary e-commerce traffic entrance to its subsidiary Pinxixi Group.
"but……"
The uncle's eyes were deep, "Taking advantage of the merger of Ahri-Dianping and Nomi Dianping, we can take the opportunity to improve our relationship with Tenda. In the future, we may not be able to cooperate with Tenda in terms of traffic."
Although ICQ under Tenda is somewhat declining, it is more than enough to guide Ali.
"Cooperate with Tenda?"
Ren Xiaoyao was very surprised. As the uncle's direct descendant and the confidant of his confidants, he knew very well how much the uncle's hatred for Tengda was.
"Don't be so surprised."
But the uncle smiled and said, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
"Before the emergence of Bu Ya, the reason why we were mortal enemies with Tenda was not because we disliked each other, but just to compete for dominance in China's Internet industry."
To put it bluntly, the eldest brother cannot tolerate the second brother.
"Now, seeing that Moya is about to dominate China Internet, why should we compete with Tenda? What's more, Tenda has taken the initiative to divest itself of its e-commerce business, so there will be no business conflicts between us."
"Since there is no longer conflict at the root, cooperation can naturally be achieved."
"The boss is grand, but I am superficial."
Ren Xiaoyao admired the uncle's mind and his realism.
I also realized how much pressure Pin Xixi’s strong rise has put on the uncle, and he even said that he would dominate the Chinese Internet.
In the past, I would have refused to admit it even to death.
At least in the field of e-commerce, I thought Ali was invincible and no company could challenge Ali's status. However, Pinxixi happened.
Naturally, my mood is not as high as before.
From this, Ren Xiaoyao also realized that with Ali and Tengda "burying the hatchet", China Internet is about to usher in a new round of changes and re-establish each other's status in the world.
The three giants joining forces to fight against the sprout may be more than just words.
It really has to be like this.
From Ren Xiaoyao's perspective, I don't know whether I should be happy or sad.
Put aside two years ago.
Who would have thought that a start-up company could single-handedly overwhelm the Big Three?
Really scary!!!
………
As Ali relented, in the following period, negotiations on the merger of Ali-Dianping and Nomi Dianping immediately entered the fast lane, attracting attention from all parties.
Day, Friday.
On this day, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment routinely released the new mobile game "A Chinese Ghost Story". Although it was not as stunning as "Clash Royale", it was even suspected of being a bit of a dud.
But it undoubtedly caters to the needs of the martial arts mobile game market segment, and it still has its audience.
Furthermore, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment is currently the world's largest game company, and has already gathered a group of China's top game planners, artists, programmers and other talents under its leadership.
Even if Zhang Shuo just throws out a slightly rough planning plan, he can do it perfectly.
It often even exceeds Zhang Shuo's expectations.
Therefore, even if the creativity of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is only passable, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment can make it into a mobile game, especially in China, a market that is accustomed to poor performance.
That would be even more unique.
The most important thing is that under the guidance of Zhang Shuo, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has formed a corporate culture from top to bottom that focuses on technology research and development, originality, and game experience.
Under the influence of this kind of culture, it is obviously more able to stimulate employees' creative thinking.
In addition to Zhang Shuo's surprise, in the past year, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has basically maintained the rhythm of launching at least one "non-definition" mobile game every month, and its market performance has also been pretty good.
It can be seen that Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment itself is also growing.
Zhang Shuo’s biggest expectation for Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment is that before the dry information in his mind is drained out, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment can continue to maintain its dominance in the industry with its own originality.
To prevent him from being squeezed dry, the bluebirds will overturn after a while of mutual entertainment.
That would be so embarrassing!
In the office, Zhang Shuo was listening to Lu Kai's report.
"Chairman, although we have set very stringent loan conditions, we still cannot stop the enthusiasm of these banks. We have received a total of nearly 10 billion loan invitations." Lu Kai was also very helpless.
"so much?"
Zhang Shuo was also a little surprised. He originally expected that a loan of 3 to 5 billion would be enough.
"I can't help it. It's probably during this period that Pin Xixi's performance was too dazzling, which made the bank have more confidence in us, and naturally they were willing to lend." Lu Kai explained.
"Ten billion is ten billion, just accept it all."
Zhang Shuo is still very confident in his ability to spend money.
It’s not a loss anyway!
………
While Zhang Shuo was worrying about how to spend money, the aftermath of the Double Eleven war was still continuing.
The Double Eleven promotion is over, but with the total sales of nearly 50 billion across the entire network, hundreds of millions of packages have to be shipped out of the warehouse and sent to all parts of the country in a very short time.
This will be an extreme pressure for any express delivery company.
Qingfeng Logistics is undoubtedly the best performing company among them.
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It will be reached every day.
For those coastal cities, although Qingfeng Logistics has not built logistics parks, it has also leased or built its own warehouses to ensure that relevant goods can be delivered within a week.
future.
Qingfeng Logistics will also strengthen the construction of warehousing capabilities, planning no less than six modern logistics parks and nearly a hundred modern logistics warehouses to jointly build a modern logistics network.
On the same day, Qingfeng Logistics announced in a high-profile manner that all express packages generated during the Double Eleven period, except for Mango cars that adopted a pre-sale mechanism, would be delivered.
In comparison, the performance of Benniao Network can only be described as terrible.
A week has passed, and more than one-third of Mobao consumers still said that they have not received Double Eleven packages, and some of the packages have just left the warehouse and will not be received until the year of the monkey.
And even the delivered packages are piled up randomly at temporary express collection points in the community.
It is simply incomparable to Qingfeng Logistics’ door-to-door delivery.
"The Stupid Network really lives up to its name, it's as slow as a pig."
"Who still remembers the disdain for Qingfeng Logistics when Benniao Network was first established? Now it's a slap in the face. Facts have proved that taking shortcuts will not work after all."
"It's necessary. If you go out and mess around, you will have to pay it back sooner or later."
"Ali wants to realize its so-called logistics network by controlling the three links and one link. These express companies are not vegetarian, and they all have their own little ones."
“Is it possible that Benniao Network will follow the example of Qingfeng Logistics in the future?”
"impossible!"
"With Ahri's arrogance and desire for control, he will only continue to squeeze the three links and one link, and forget about building his own logistics."
"So let's switch to Pin Xixi, it's too late!"
Such a comparison, invisibly, adds a lot of points to Pinxixi. As a result, in the eyes of Chinese consumers, Pinxixi is enough to challenge the existence of Mobao, and its brand awareness has skyrocketed.
This is the biggest gain from Pinxixi.
Through "touching porcelain", Ahri has established a firm foothold in the hearts of consumers in a very short period of time.
Pinxixi also generously announced that before and after the Double Eleven shopping festival, in less than half a month, Pinxixi added more than 70 million registered users, doubling the number.
The number of users also surpassed Jingdong in one fell swoop, firmly establishing itself as the runner-up in Chinese e-commerce.
Next step.
It's time to officially challenge Ahri.
Although it is said that with Ahri's accumulated experience over more than ten years, it is really difficult for Pin Xixi to surpass Ahri, but at least they can continue to close the gap between them.
As long as he can be evenly matched with Ah Li, then Pin Xixi will be considered a winner.
And this is what Ahri is most afraid of.
………
Ahri Headquarters.
"We can't let Pin Xixi show off like this anymore. We have to fight back." Faced with Pin Xixi's repeated "provocations", the uncle couldn't stand it anymore and went to Ren Xiaoyao to discuss countermeasures.
"The problem is that when we speak out at this time, no matter what we say, we are adding heat to Pin Xixi. The best way is to treat it coldly and ignore it."
"This way, Pin Xixi won't be able to continue to quarrel with us."
Ren Xiaoyao also has his share of hardships, and now public opinion is completely in favor of Pin Xixi. In the eyes of more radical netizens, Ahri is about to become an evil dragon that needs to be defeated.
In this case, the more Ahri defends himself, the more he will be ridiculed.
It's better to remain silent.
"If you don't know how to speak, you can find someone else to speak on your behalf." The uncle couldn't swallow this breath, "Zhang Shuo always said that we were cutting leeks, so what does Xixi's operation mean?!"
"Okay, I'll handle this."
Faced with Pin Xixi's confrontation, how can Ren Xiaoyao feel comfortable?
………
Two days later, just as Pinxixi continued to announce its results, another voice suddenly appeared on the Internet, saying that Pinxixiguang’s subsidies during the Double Eleven period were as high as 1.5 billion.
Including various marketing expenses, the total expenditure exceeds 1.6 billion.
Coupled with the subsequent massive investment in logistics parks and modern warehousing, the 8 billion in funds obtained from Xixi's Series A financing will not be able to sustain it for long, and the capital chain will soon be broken.
He also kept hinting that Pin Xixi was losing money and making a profit.
He also asserted that Pinxixi simply cannot afford a second round of such a full-reduction subsidy war, and will have to learn from Ahri when it comes to Double Eleven next year.
"To put it bluntly, Pin Xixi's operation is also burning money to attract traffic and attract new customers. It is not fundamentally different from Nomi Dianping's food delivery subsidies and bicycle sharing subsidies."
"If Nomi Dianping is cutting leeks, isn't Pin Xixi also cutting leeks?"
These remarks were very cunning. They directly returned all the "dirty water" that Zhang Shuo had poured on Ahli and Nomidian to Pin Xixi.
It can be said that he uses his way to repay his body.
Similar to the self-media articles, there are also diss comments from Yishui.
"You're absolutely right. Does this count as being both responsible and established?"
"Haha, the cute king just stood on the moral high ground to criticize his competitors, and then turned around and tried similar tricks on Pin Xixi. This move is really clever (dog head)~~~"
"Pin Xixi, can you give us consumers a reasonable explanation?"
The neat comments were obviously premeditated.
Because this argument is very confusing, it has indeed aroused the emotions of many netizens, who began to wonder whether Pin Xixi was also cutting leeks.
"Is it possible that the character of the cute king is about to collapse?"
"If that's really the case, it would be too abominable."
Don’t expect that all netizens have sharp eyes and can think independently, analyze independently, and see through the evil intentions behind the rhetoric of self-media.
In fact, most people are easily swayed by emotions on the Internet.
But fortunately, the undefeated reputation Zhang Shuo has established is not so easy to shake. Even if most netizens were shaken or confused, they did not directly attack Zhang Shuo.
"Let the bullets fly first, then squat down and explain to Xixi!"
From the bottom of our hearts, everyone is still more willing to believe that as the conscience of China’s corporate and capital circles, Suya will not engage in cutting leeks, otherwise it would be too disgusting.
But no matter what, this operation still gave Pin Xixi a wake-up call.
In one fell swoop, Pin Xixi’s highlight moment was ended.
It would be wonderful if Pin Xixi responded inappropriately and was unable to handle this public opinion crisis well, and might even suffer backlash from public opinion and fall from the clouds in one fell swoop.
………
“Well done!”
The uncle who has been paying attention to the public opinion on the Internet is undoubtedly the most excited at this moment. He feels very happy that a great revenge has been avenged, and finally let out a fierce breath.
"So, when faced with the bud, we must take action decisively in the future."
The uncle has obviously gained some confidence again.
"yes."
Ren Xiaoyao was also in a good mood and said with a smile: "It's only strange that Zhang Shuo has set up his people so perfectly that he can easily find the point of attack."
The more perfect the persona is, the easier it is to overturn.
Just like a certain actor-principal who maintains a philanthropic persona and makes countless bad movies, he is very clever in blocking the leek. Once he encounters a big obstacle, his secret will be exposed easily.
It can be said that the true colors are revealed.
"We have to increase our efforts. Even if we can't take advantage of this opportunity to make Zhang Shuo miserable, we still have to give Zhang Shuo and Pin Xixi some color to see, so that they can behave with their tail between their legs in the future and stop being so high-profile.
"
The uncle had completely forgotten that he himself was more high-profile than Zhang Shuo.
"clear!"
As a smart person as Ren Xiaoyao, of course he would not expose his boss's shortcomings to his face.
Just laugh and agree!
………
Pinxixi Group's response was also not slow. That night, it issued a highly targeted announcement.