The taxi-hailing market has also gone through a lot of ups and downs, and there are currently two companies left:
Didi, headquartered in Beijing, is founded by Cheng Wei, and its investors include 99, Temasek, DST, etc.;
Kuaidi, headquartered in Hangzhou, is founded by Lu Chuanwei, and its investors include Alibaba, SoftBank, Tiger Management, etc.
Both sides have invested over 1 billion in subsidies each, and there is still far from an end in sight.
"Other online ride-hailing companies have been completely destroyed by us. Didi and Kuaishou have a total market share of 98%. If the fight continues, I think it will be as endless as group buying. It is better to negotiate."
Cheng Weidao.
"You mean, you want to do what Mr. Lei did, merge first and then kick Lu Chuanwei out?"
"Yes, I need your and Mr. Lei's guidance."
"..."
Yao Yuan thought for a while and asked: "Who do you think has the advantage, you or Lu Chuanwei?"
"Of course it is me!"
Cheng Wei patted his chest without hesitation and said: "I have been working with you for so many years, and I have developed my skills at least. I know what investors want, and I also know Didi's positioning, which is to be a monopoly. If you don't do anything else,
think.
No matter what the track is now, no matter how much money is spent in the early stage, the only reason is these two words, monopoly!
My operations and marketing skills are definitely better than Lu Chuanwei’s, and I am also determined to go overseas. I believe those investors will choose me.”
"That's right!"
Lei Jun interjected: "At this point, those who hold the decision-making power are capital shareholders."
"Didi's shareholders naturally support you. The key is that you have to get Kuai's shareholders to support you and give up on Lu Chuanwei. Can you do this?"
Yao Yuan stared at him and asked.
"I can!"
Cheng Wei was like a child who had just graduated and finally had to prove himself. He was excited and nervous, and said: "As long as you can help us sit down and talk, I promise to give you the best results!"
Historically, Didi and Kuaidi did intend to negotiate peace.
So Bao Fan from China Renaissance Capital acted as a peacemaker and set up a bar in Shenzhen to invite Cheng Wei and Lu Chuanwei to drink. The night before, they only talked about feelings, not business.
The next day, Bao Fan issued an order. He was in charge of food and drink, and Cheng Wei and Lu Chuanwei were not allowed to leave until an agreement was reached.
In the end, the two reached an agreement, and the investors behind it also expressed their approval. Cheng Wei and Lu Chuanwei jointly served as co-CEOs of the merger of Didi and Kuaidi.
But this is different from Wang Xing being kicked away.
Lu Chuanwei quit on his own initiative, and he and Kuai's senior executives all cashed out and left.
Everyone has different personalities and pursuits. Wang Xing is ambitious, while Lu Chuanwei is relatively conservative. Of course, Cheng Wei's persuasive ability cannot be denied.
This guy has a very strong fighting spirit and has repeatedly overcome difficulties to bring Didi to where it is today.
"Then let me tell you!"
Yao Yuan agreed to Cheng Wei's request and casually posted a Weibo post: "The competition among taxi-hailing apps has become increasingly fierce recently. Being restless in spring can be very harmful to your health. Why not sit down and have a cup of tea?"
"Hey, thank you boss!"
Cheng Wei regained his playful smile, with thick eyebrows like Crayon Shin-chan.
After talking about the business, Liu Qiangdong couldn't help but interject, saying: "I have a happy event here, so I'd like to inform you in advance, uh, ahem... I'm going to propose to Xiaotian!"
"Oh, Qiangdong is still strong!"
"If your diamond ring is not 20 carats, do you know that your status will be reduced?"
"Don't be deceived into getting married. You won't care if your old house catches fire."
"Where can I ask for it? How can I ask for it? Are there men's football and women's football?"
"I have already planned it. I will take her to Australia and propose in public on a yacht... Then I will get the certificate and have a drink in the second half of the year. I will inform you in detail then."
Dongzi rarely showed a hint of shyness or shyness, and said to Yinyin: "Xiao Zhang, you know a lot about fashion. I will need your help when the time comes."
"No problem, no problem, I'll take care of it!"
Yin Yin's eyes were bright, they were the eyes of Yu who smelled the melon.
The atmosphere suddenly became joyful, and everyone was having fun eating and drinking. Yu Jiajia even proposed to find some celebrities to add to the fun, but Yinyin refused.
Until late at night.
A group of big guys just left the courtyard, walked out of this inconspicuous shabby alley, and took their cars to get out of the way.
Those who came into contact with the Internet after 2000 were better off. Lei Jun and Zhou Hongyi, the trendsetters of the 1990s, felt a lot while sitting in the car.
At that time, it was a kind of disorderly barbarism, with heroes rising together and grassroots growing. An Internet legend could pop up at any time, and then disappear again overnight.
Now it is an orderly barbarism. 9BAT has slowly retreated from the stage to the background and become the rule maker. Almost all products must belong to their ecological circle.
Just like Yao Yuan has released a signal, Kuai will naturally understand it. The next step is for the two parties to negotiate, and if everything goes well, they will merge.
"merge……"
Lei Jun shook his head and actually didn't like this rough model, but he didn't nag anything. He himself was the beneficiary.
………………
April 19, Grand Theater of Hong Kong Cultural Center.
The 34th Academy Awards is held!
The Academy Awards were founded in 1982. As Hong Kong films entered the golden age, their influence spread to all of Asia. By the way, the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Actress is a very awesome honor.
The Golden Statue, Golden Horse, and Golden Rooster are known as the highest awards in the Chinese film industry, but one of them is enjoying themselves behind closed doors, one is playing himself to death, and the other is always half dead.
This top prize is like a joke.
Miriam Yeung, Jordan Chan, and Lam Jiadong were the hosts, and big names such as Jiang Zhiqiang, Zhang Jiazhen, Er Dongsheng, Tsui Hark, Peter Chan, and Hui Anhua were all present.
People in the Hong Kong entertainment industry are panicking. 99 is not only banned in the mainland, but also in Hong Kong Island, it is acquiring related resources, whether it is film, television or music, directly killing it at the source.
Those who were called did not dare to come, and those who were not called did not dare not to come. The stars are still shining brightly.
Zhang Jiazhen sat below and asked quietly: "Did you sell "Monster Hunting"?"
"It was given away!"
Jiang Zhiqiang was calm and composed, already lying down, and said: "There are also five theaters in the mainland and five theaters in Hong Kong, which can be regarded as my ransom money."
"you……"
The Zhang family was so shocked that they didn't speak for a long time and could only shake their heads.
He didn't have the shame to say anything to Jiang Zhiqiang, so he came all the way to support him today just to show his attitude.
The atmosphere in the venue was clearly divided into two groups. One group of Hong Kong stars were full of unwillingness and fawning; the other group of mainland stars were a bit embarrassed. Huang Bo, for example, was restless.
He already knew the result, and he was not happy. Instead, he felt anxious that a small person like himself had fallen into such a big whirlpool.
"The winner for Best Actress is Hao Lei, "Dear"!"
"Whoosh!"
Amidst the applause, Hao Lei took the stage and received the trophy from award-presenting guest Tony Leung Ka Fai.
This is already the third award for "Dear". The first two are Best Supporting Actor - Zhang Yi, and Best Supporting Female - Yan Bingyan.
After Hao Lei came down, the atmosphere suddenly became tense. Award-presenting guests Tsui Hark and Carina Lau came on stage and stood on the stage dryly telling jokes without anyone listening.
Immediately afterwards, Tsui Hark opened the envelope, and Carina Lau read:
"The winner of the 34th Academy Awards for Best Actor is Huang Bo, "Dear"!"
"Whoosh!"
The applause was louder than before, and almost all Hong Kong stars clapped their hands hard, as if venting their anger and witnessing with their own eyes that their era had passed.
Huang Bo took the stage and took the trophy.
The Best Actor Award, which had been holding on for more than 30 years and was regarded as the last fig leaf and the last banner of Hong Kong films, was finally torn down.
(No more...
This summer has been very hot for a long time. It was still very hot in the Northeast in September.)