Chapter 450 Tick Tock, Kuai Di finally merge, Nebula Group sets sail!
The closure of slow broadcast can actually be regarded as a turning point in the development history of China’s Internet.
This means that after nearly two decades of brutal growth, the attitude of relevant departments towards the Internet industry is undergoing subtle changes, from complete laissez-faire before to limited intervention in supervision.
Purpose.
Of course, it is not to restrict the development of the Internet industry, on the contrary, but to eliminate some of the shortcomings derived from the Internet industry through timely intervention and supervision.
Play the role of rectifying the source.
Doing so may dampen the enthusiasm of some Internet industries in the short term, but in the long run it will be beneficial to the sustainable development of the Internet industry.
Any wild growth, if left unchecked, will inevitably harbor dirt and evil.
The official signal is actually very clear.
But it is a pity that in the original space and time, no matter whether it is the established giants such as Ahri, Tenda, and Qiandu, or the emerging giants such as Moutuan, Character Jump, Tick Tock, and Pin Xixi, they don't seem to understand.
Or pretending not to understand.
In the next few years, it was still crazy about involution, believing in the barbaric style of play of "traffic is king, capital is king, market is king", lacking the most basic sense of awe.
In the end, it can only be said that you are to blame for being slapped or stuck in a growth bottleneck.
Don’t blame others!
But in this life, Tengda, Ahli and others obviously still didn't understand.
On April 23, the day after Nanbo was seized, Dida and Kuaidi held a joint press conference, announcing that the two companies would undergo a strategic reorganization and merge into one company.
The new company after the merger will be named Tick.
This means that in this round of mergers, Tick-Tock is actually leading the way.
On the surface, KuaiDi is participating in the merger, but in reality it is equivalent to being merged by Didi.
This is why, before the regulatory measures for online ride-hailing are implemented, the uncle is unwilling to promote the merger of Kuaidi and Dida, because after the merger, Ali will completely lose control of the new company.
In Ali's business philosophy, without control, it means nothing.
This means that no matter whether the new Didi can rise again and compete with the rising Qingcheng Taxi, for Ahri, it is already a complete loser in this online taxi war.
Not only was Ahli upset, but after the news came out, there was also a lot of criticism on the Internet.
"Hey, it's merge again!
"
It is hard for netizens not to think of it. At the end of last year, in order to fight against Qingcheng Group, the two giants Ali and Tenda led the merger of Ali-Dianping and Nomi Dianping to establish the current Arnold Group.
Go back further.
Nomi Dianping is the merger of Nomi.com and Dacong Dianping.
Now the old trick is repeated.
“Let’s just integrate Tick Tock into the Arnold Group.”
Some netizens made a “kind” suggestion.
Regarding this, both Ahri and Tengda have actually thought about it, but in the end they gave up.
First of all, the Arnold Group is already complicated enough, with many factions, and it was hard to calm down. Now this is another commotion, and there is no telling what trouble will happen again.
At that time, it will not be that one plus one is greater than two, but one plus one is less than two.
Furthermore, in the last round of subsidy war, both Dida and Kuaidi conducted multiple rounds of financing, and the investors behind them were not just Tenda and Ali.
There are many other investment institutions.
These investment institutions may not be happy to see Dida be swallowed up by Arnold Group.
So it ended without any illness.
"Damn you, I thought that Tick and Kuai Di would merge, but I didn't expect that they would merge so soon." Most netizens were still very rude and expressed their feelings directly.
“If you can’t beat us, just stick together, there’s nothing wrong with us!
"
"This is called treating consumers like monkeys. In the first few months, Didi and Kuaidi were beaten to the point of crying and howling, but the next moment they became a family, and the only ones who were hurt were consumers like us."
"We have to give up on group gatherings. Wouldn't it be better to use orange to take a taxi?"
"It's just that neither Tick Tock nor Kuaidi is a good bird. Even if they merge, it will be like that."
Consumers still see it very clearly.
If Qingcheng Taxi did not exist, the previous market shares of Dida and Kuaidi would really merge, and they would truly dominate the world and manipulate consumers however they want.
Don't cut leeks too easily.
But what is the situation now? The two Qingcheng men are defeated, and merging is a waste of time!
Credibility has been ruined.
"It can only be said that this is the last desperate struggle of capital. As consumers, we can no longer be stupid and must boycott unscrupulous companies like Didick."
"You are right, we must resist!
"
Last week, local governments announced that they would strengthen supervision of online ride-hailing services. This week, Didi and Kuaidi announced that they would merge. The provocation was so strong that even ordinary consumers could not stand it.
It is not surprising that this wave of operations by Tick Tock has caused a backlash in public opinion.
………
Binhai International Airport.
Zhang Shuo heard the news about the merger of Dida and Kuaidi while waiting for the flight. He was preparing to go to Shancheng to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Shancheng aviation engine industry base project.
Accompanying him were Gu Mingzhang and Guan Zai.
After the Nebula Group is registered and established, there is no doubt that Guan Zai is the natural candidate for the group president, and he will also continue to serve as the general manager of Nebula Technology.
Although Gu Mingzhang is in charge of the group's manufacturing business, he already serves as the president of Maili Group. It is impossible and he does not have the energy to continue to be in charge of Nebula Group.
Although Guan Zai's qualifications are somewhat shallow, he is even technically very capable.
Furthermore, the newly established Nebula Group has two core businesses. One is Nebula Technology, which is engaged in commercial aerospace, and the other is the newly formed aerospace engine sector.
The responsibilities of the Nebula Group headquarters are more of a central and coordinating role.
The overall structure is also light on headquarters and heavy on business sectors.
Therefore, serving as the president of Nebula Group will not bring much extra work to Guan Zai. On the contrary, he will take this opportunity to achieve a transition from the company.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although Nebula Group has just been established, it is also configured according to the standards of group subsidiaries.
"Chairman, after the merger of Dida and Kuaidi, will there be a new round of taxi subsidies?" While waiting for the flight, Gu Mingzhang took the initiative to chat about this topic.
Although the Internet is not a business that Gu Mingzhang is in charge of, talking about it can help bring him closer to his boss.
It is also a kind of workplace wisdom.
In contrast, Guan Zai lacks a little bit of this little wisdom, but it doesn't hurt.
"Probably not."
Giants like Tengda and Ali, including the investment institutions behind Didak, have a lot of money, but they are not stupid. They have been taught a hard lesson and will never stumble in the same place again.
Facts have proven that subsidies are effective, but they are bound to not last long.
It is also prone to backlash.
"This kind of merger actually doesn't make much sense. Unless the newly born Dida is fully aligned with Qingcheng Taxi, while cooperating with taxis, it will also make online ride-hailing drivers on-the-job."
This is obviously unrealistic.
First, compared with Qingcheng Taxi, in the first three months of the subsidy war, Dida and Kuaidi burned a huge amount of 3 to 4 billion in total, and their operating costs were N times that of Qingcheng Taxi.
It is destined to be impossible to get into the car as lightly as Qingcheng Taxi.
The most important thing is that the investment institutions behind Dida have always had a huge appetite and will never be satisfied with making slow money like Weibo's profits.
What they want is to push Tick to be listed and then cut leeks in the stock market.
It can be seen that Dida's current market share, coupled with the existence of Qingcheng Taxi, is destined to say that Dida cannot tell a good story in the capital market.
Today's merger is nothing more than a helpless move as the situation takes a turn for the worse.
future.
Only God knows whether the new tick-tock will cause any new problems.
………
At 11 o'clock in the morning, Zhang Shuo and his party landed in the mountain city.
Unexpectedly, Shancheng actually arranged for a city government adjutant to come to the airport to greet him in person, which made Zhang Shuo feel quite embarrassed, "This is so grand, I feel so flattered."
In terms of rank, Shancheng is on the same level as Magic City, and has a higher rank than Binhai City.
"Mr. Zhang finally came to the mountain city, it's right."
Zhang Shuo was polite, and the people he received were naturally in a happy mood, as were the people carrying them in sedan chairs.
Not to mention, given the current scale of Sprout Group, this kind of reception standard is actually not excessive for Zhang Shuo.
If it were any other company, would it be possible to invest 20 billion yuan just by opening its mouth?
Don’t even think about it!
After leaving the airport, Zhang Shuo attended the reception luncheon hosted by the chief official of Shancheng City Palace.
The specifications have been improved a bit further.
Of course, usually on such occasions, eating and other matters are actually secondary. The main thing is to use the opportunity of meeting to talk about investment and cooperation.
Finalize some major cooperation directions.
As Gu Mingzhang said before, on many matters, Zhang Shuo personally contacted the top management of Shancheng and was able to make decisions on the spot. The effect he played was beyond the reach of the people below.
"Mr. Zhang, I heard that Nebula Group has joined forces with Dream Fund to complete the acquisition of Mada Qiqi?" Chief Shancheng took the initiative to open the topic.
Perhaps in the eyes of companies in beautiful countries or Europe and Rome, Mada Qiqi is useless.
Not even comparable to tasteless.
But in China, in mountain cities, Mada Qiqi is undoubtedly a treasure.
Therefore, it seems to be given special attention.
What's more, in the eyes of Shancheng, Mada Qiqi is the fundamental reason for the establishment of the Shancheng Aviation Engine Industrial Base. The acquisition of Mada Qiqi is even directly related to the success or failure of the base.
Naturally, I paid special attention to it.
Although, in the past few years, Meiya has proven to the outside world more than once that every investment commitment made by Meiya will not be a blank check.
The amount of investment finally implemented was only a little more.
Therefore, there is basically no need for Yamashiro to worry that the industrial base plan proposed by Nebula Aero Engine Co., Ltd. is a scam, or ultimately just a scaled-down investment project.
But you still have to ask.
"Yes, the acquisition agreement has been signed. The next step is to actually implement the acquisition, and at the same time plan to transfer Mada Qiqi's personnel, equipment, etc. to the Shancheng aviation engine industry base as soon as possible."
Zhang Shuo is also outspoken.
The implication is that the digestion speed of Mada Qiqi completely depends on the construction speed of the industrial base.
"Of course, even if the factor of Mada Qiqi is excluded, the determination of the Sprout Group to enter the aero-engine field is unwavering. Regarding the specific implementation of the aero-engine industrial base project, an investment of 20 billion has been included in the Sprout Group.
The annual budget will never be broken.”
Zhang Shuo also understood Shancheng's concerns and took advantage of the situation to give him reassurance.
"That would be great!"
The chief officer of Shancheng City was really excited and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, rest assured that the Shancheng City Government has included the aviation industry base project as a key promotion project for this year. A special project docking group is currently being established to provide one-on-one support for the project."
Project services are available at any time.”
This is naturally a return of favor.
"thanks, thanks!"
Zhang Shuo is also very excited. With such a commitment, he believes that in the next year, the aerospace engine industry base project will be promoted with the green light, saving a lot of trouble.
"As for Germination, if you have any other requests, feel free to put them forward." The chief officer of Shancheng was full of sincerity.
"It's not that there are too many requirements."
Of course, Zhang Shuo was not uninterested, and said with a smile: "Just one thing, although the Shancheng Aviation Engine Industrial Base is led by Nebula Group, we still hope that we can take this opportunity to introduce more supporting facilities from the upstream and downstream of the industry chain.
enterprises, forming a large industrial cluster."
Manufacturing has never been about one or a few companies working alone.
A large number of industrial supporting facilities are involved.
This is why, as the only industrial power in the world with a full range of industries, China plays an irreplaceable strategic role in the global market.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Because industry is all about supporting facilities, especially in the context of globalization.
Related supporting facilities are even more important.
"It's natural."
The mayor of Shancheng was even more pleased and said with a smile: "In fact, the city government is already working on formulating relevant policy support, issuing preferential policies, and actively attracting more companies to settle in."
"To be fair to Mr. Zhang, we have been in contact with COMAC recently."
"Oh? That's great."
Zhang Shuo's eyes also lit up. He certainly knew the size and value of COMAC. If Nebula Group could reach a strategic cooperation with COMAC, it would undoubtedly be even more powerful.
It's just that before, COMAC didn't express its position, and it was difficult for Suiya to take the initiative to contact us.
But right now.
It would be great if Shancheng could play a matchmaking role in the middle.
It can be seen from this.
For this meeting, Shancheng did a lot of homework.
Next, the two parties also had a conversation about the location of Nebula Group's headquarters, Mango Auto's entry into the mountain city market, and even the construction of a Mango Auto super factory in the mountain city.
Zhang Shuo gave whatever promise he could make on the spot.
For some things that could not be given, such as the matter of the Mango Automobile Super Factory, Zhang Shuo naturally passed by without agreeing or rejecting.
You know, as the Mango M1 continues to sell well, not only mountain cities, but also cities like Binhai City, Jiangxia and other cities have already set their sights on the second Mango Automobile Super Factory project.
By then, it will probably be another battle between dragons and tigers.
From Zhang Shuo's point of view, he actually prefers Binhai City. After all, it has the advantage of a port.
Of course.
When the time is right in the future, Mango Group will definitely build a super factory in the inland, specifically to serve China's local market, and it will basically not involve port issues.
But that was several years later.
………
After having lunch with Shancheng, Zhang Shuo returned to the hotel where he was staying and took the time to relax for an hour. In the afternoon, he visited Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, Sprout Group Shancheng Company and other branches without stopping.
He even took the time to attend the donation ceremony of Chunmiao Fund to Shancheng University.
The itinerary is very full.
The next morning, I had to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the aviation industrial park project.
Naturally, it was quite busy again.
In the afternoon of that day, Zhang Shuo stayed behind to deal with the aftermath and set off back to Binhai City first, ending his two-day trip to the mountain city.
Relevant news naturally spread quickly on the Internet.
"Awesome, is Germination going to expand into a new business territory? It used to be about making mobile phones and cars, but now it's starting to make aero engines?!
"
"Who said that Sprout will only get involved in the Internet industry and not engage in industry?"
"This does not mean we are not engaged in industry. We are going to rush forward in the industrial field. Don't forget, a long time ago, Moya also registered a company called Nebula Technology, which was involved in commercial aerospace."
"Okay, I would like to call it the budding universe, isn't it too much?"
"Well, this is still a bit exaggerated. Sprout's aero-engine development should be related to commercial aerospace, otherwise, it would not belong to the Nebula Group."
There are still many smart people on the Internet.
"That's pretty awesome. Mei Ya is so arrogant. He easily hit two hundred small targets."
"A powerful force returns to a powerful force. The question is, where will the technical reserves come from? Aviation engines should be a very, very professional field, right? It's hard to imagine what a new company can do."
"You should have a back-up plan. Sprout never fights an uncertain battle."
Nebula Group and Dream Fund's acquisition of Madea Qiqi, considering the international impact, is still highly confidential so far.
Naturally, people on the Internet don’t know about this.
Although netizens did not know the inside story, out of their trust in Meiya, they still vaguely guessed that Meiya must have other actions behind this.
The most reliable guess is to cooperate with some domestic companies and obtain technology authorization.
Just like the previous cooperation with China Aerospace.
“Looking at the past two years, Moya’s continuous development in the manufacturing field, and comparing it with so-called giants like Ali and Tenda, and thinking about the previous taxi-hailing war, it’s really hard to describe.”
"you do not say!
"
"Forget it, today's three giants are no longer worthy of being compared with Meiya. Even Qinghe Group, a subsidiary of Meiya, can beat any of the three giants."
"You deserve to be allowed to make money!
"
In the past month or two, whether it is Qingcheng Taxi's counterattack or Pingguo's ridicule, it has been repeatedly proved that the current sprout group has terrible national support in China.
Definitely a biological one!
………
On the other side, as soon as Zhang Shuo returned to Binhai City, he was called to have tea by his second uncle.