At around four o'clock in the afternoon, at the invitation of Zhang Sanshi, Wen Liang rushed to the agreed teahouse.
Today is still Thursday, and we have to make up work on Saturday. There is no traffic jam on the road at this time, but as usual, Wen Liang is the last one to arrive.
It's not that I can't be punctual.
But since the earliest contact with Zhang Sanshi and other big guys in the investment circle, the relationship between the two parties has been that each has its own needs, so according to everyone's default business etiquette, generally whoever initiates the invitation will find a way to arrive early.
However, apart from the first financing negotiation, Wen Liang almost never took the initiative again.
I can't help it, I just hold it in my mouth like this.
Therefore, Wen Liang was the last one to arrive before the appointed time almost every time.
Following the waiter to one of the private rooms in the teahouse, Wen Liang saw the familiar face of Mapelly and raised his eyebrows: "Dr. Ma is still in the capital. Why didn't he say hello? He couldn't find anyone to eat at noon."
"Mr. Wen's words are so sad~" Shen Nanpeng immediately started cheering, "Haha."
Wen Liang sat down and curled his lips and said, "Mr. Shen, you are really heartless. I just called you before noon. You said you were busy. I thought I wouldn't be able to see you these days."
Shen Nanpeng laughed.
Several people sitting there burst into laughter.
In addition to Zhang Sanshi and Shen Nanpeng, two investment tycoons based in the capital, there were also Maperli and JD.com Liu, but Liu Chiping was not there.
Wen Liang took the initiative to bring up the teacup and said hello to Jingdong Liu: "Brother Dong, long time no see, please take care of me."
"Mr. De Wen, take care of us." Jingdong Liu was very polite and stood up.
Wen Liang stretched out his hand repeatedly and said, "Brother Dong, don't be so polite. We are all our own people. Our Chengzi Logistics can only develop thanks to JD.com's care."
Mapperly spoke before Jingdong Liu: "Why did you blow it first? Mr. Wen didn't show us the tricks behind the decline first?"
"Yes, yes, tell me about this." JD Liu agreed.
Zhang Sanshi was also full of curiosity and confusion.
Yesterday I was still in contact with the new senior management team and had a preliminary exchange of opinions, but there was no progress. In half a morning today, everything has changed!
That's why Shen Nanpeng was most puzzled: "This morning I asked someone to inquire about Director Wu, and I didn't leave until noon. Then I turned around and heard the news that Bolang and Weiluo were launching a comprehensive strategic cooperation. I was so confused. People are stupid."
Despite his gentle manner, he is also very good at swearing.
Facing four pairs of eyes, Wen Liang put down his tea cup and spread his hands: "By chance, both of us have the premise that we each have what we need. Working together is the most perfect solution. The biggest reason is that Director Wu was sent to Weilu by the state-owned assets." of."
"Director Wu took the initiative to work together, and our desktop operating system business line developed through Weiluo's channels, so Weiluo could achieve a higher degree of autonomy and control, and consolidate Weiluo's public reputation."
Shen Nanpeng was still puzzled: "That wouldn't be such an exaggeration to ask Mr. Tang to become CEO and COO of Weiluo. Just this news caused the share price of Weiluo Group to rise by more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars in one hour! You know the Hong Kong stock market tomorrow It’s only the beginning of the market!”
"There are many internal problems in Weiluo. Director Wu didn't want to delay, so he asked me for help." Wen Liang said frankly, "From my personal point of view, I hope that this change will allow Liu Baye to make a desperate move to detonate internal conflicts in Weilui and create chaos." It’ll be fine in a while.”
"It's hard to say, let's see how Liu Baye chooses. Goldman Sachs still bullies him too much for an old man." Wen Liang said casually. He is also very well-informed about normal relevant information.
Zhang Sanshi thought about it and said, "Probably not. There is no benefit to him from doing this. Apart from taking some of your Bo Lang's energy to let Goldman Sachs do things, and Wei Luo taking the opportunity to clean up the internal development, there is nothing. After all, he is not alone.
"
Wen Liang didn't care: "It doesn't matter."
At this point, none of the people sitting here are stupid. The cause and effect are already clear.
Although no one expected this development beforehand.
But that doesn’t stop everyone from accepting it.
Because when Wen Liang and Wu Dong pursue the matter of decline, their pursuits are not in the same dimension at all, and there is no conflict of interest.
With the terms on paper, there is no problem in working together.
Just luck.
But luck is also part of strength.
Another person simply would not have the energy and resources to make Director Wu pay attention and be willing to carry out such cooperation.
So, Wen Liang took the initiative to change the topic: "If you have any matters, please just talk openly. I won't embarrass you if we can't talk about it."
"Hahaha, Mr. Wen is dressed up!" Mapperly pushed up his glasses and laughed.
Zhang Sanshi also laughed: "Mr. Wen is indeed not polite at all. The evil big capitalist has such strength, there is nothing he can do about it."
This is really true.
Just one Bolang Xiaocheng has already made it difficult for Zhang Sanshi and others together, and Bolang Xiaocheng is just the part of the current Bolang Group that has the least long-term stable value.
Having capital on hand and financing are two different things and cannot be confused.
Just as Bolang Group has always been short of large funds and has been financing, it can pay no less dividends. These two things cannot be confused.
To put it simply: financing is the company’s money, and dividends are personal money.
If Bolang Xiaocheng wants to go public, it must go through the established process of financing and initial public offering, and financing will help disperse the unilateral pressure of Bolang Group and unite more effective resources.
After joking for a while, Mapperly made a gesture: "Let Qiangdong do the talking."
Jingdong Liu looked at the crowd and said straight to the point: "Goldman Sachs may have given Ma Ali some promises. Ali is targeting U.S. stocks from the privatization of Hong Kong stocks and needs Goldman Sachs' support..."
"In short, Alibaba will take the initiative to launch great competition in multiple businesses, mainly cloud business, e-commerce market, online payment, and some minor ones."
Mapperli added from the side: "Qiangdong and I want to know if Bolang has any ideas for an alliance."
"Since Ali will come forward, we will definitely be involved." Wen Liang asked curiously, "How can you two still not be able to compete with Ali?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Liang reacted: "The alliance will reduce losses?"
Then Wen Liang expressed his attitude directly: "Of course I have no objection. If there is an opportunity, I can carve up Alibaba."
"This is not realistic." Mapperli was relatively simple and down-to-earth. "The alliance is mainly to reduce losses and losses. As you know, Mr. Wen, we are now mainly focusing on overseas markets, and the domestic market resources are slightly weak."
Wen Liang thought for a while and expressed his position again: "Okay, I will arrange for someone to come and connect you. You have the final say in the specific direction."
Mapperli was a little hesitant: "This..."
"That's not the case, Director Ma!"
"Alright alright."
The conversation between the two seemed like a charade, which made everyone present laugh.
Zhang Sanshi even deliberately teased Mapperli: "Pony has not recovered from the state of being a house god, and he still wants Mr. Wen to take command. Mr. Wen is almost going crazy with his work."
"Can't you say that I don't have the ability to ride a horse?" Wen Liang said dissatisfied.
Now he wishes that the whole world would think him a jerk and not get involved, as he doesn't want to be busy.
Wen Liang also figured out why Mapelli came to the capital.
Judging from the current information, Goldman Sachs has great support for Alibaba. Ma Ali not only wants to find something for Bolang in the current wave, but also wants to mess with major peers.
Needless to say more about JD.com.
The areas that involve White Goose are mainly instant messaging, digital media, and cloud.
There are many targets for Bolang, such as the unyielding AliyunOS project, cloud, digital media, e-commerce, logistics, mobile terminals, etc.
It basically belongs to the back garden targeting White Goose and Bolang.
Because White Goose is currently focusing on QQ and BTI in overseas markets, the overseas development of these two parts has brought new value growth to White Goose, and the gains have far exceeded expectations.
The most striking performance is: White Goose’s current market value has exceeded 800 billion Hong Kong dollars, far exceeding the previous market value of more than 500 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Therefore, White Goose may not necessarily have enough energy to deal with Ali, who has Goldman Sachs behind him, without suffering too much loss.
In the same way, JD.com, which is relatively lagging behind in capital operations, is even more difficult to deal with.
As for Bolang... the main focus now is to develop terminal business to form a large ecosystem. Once the application Internet ecology is damaged, it will not only affect the interests of the ecology itself but also the interests of the terminal business, and will also delay the pace of advancement.
Of course, Wen Liang also knew that if there was such an opportunity, Maperli and the others would definitely carve up Ali and would not hold back.
As for Zhang Sanshi and Shen Nanpeng, they can leverage a lot of resources and will certainly use their own methods to get involved.
They chose to side with Bolang, which will not prevent them from taking a stab at Ali at the right time.
Moreover, Zhang Sanshi and Shen Nanpeng also have their own personal interests.
Their identities are often quite complicated.
Sometimes he can be regarded as a high-level wage earner.
Sometimes I work for myself.
And Wen Liang was not surprised that Ali suddenly made a big move. Whether he was overwhelmed or expected, in short, he never thought that things would be simple since he came to the capital...
We didn't talk about anything serious after that.
It's all gossip.
There was an episode in the middle. Wen Liang was the first to receive a message, followed closely by Zhang Sanshi, Maperli was a step slower, and then Shen Nanpeng. As for Jingdong, Liu Cong heard it from the table first.
Not a big thing, not a small thing.
Liu Baye was asked to leave by the relevant units.
How to put it? In law, there are a series of crimes related to businessmen such as official crimes and economic crimes.
Weilai was state-owned before, then became state-controlled, and then almost privately owned. This can be managed.
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At around seven o'clock in the evening, Wen Liang picked up Tang Pu at the airport, who had just arrived from Yangcheng, and greeted Tang Pu at the Four Seasons Hotel where he was staying.
Tangpu is no longer what it used to be.
She no longer has the old slicked back hair, and her original naturally curly hair no longer looks so obvious with the support of refreshing styling.
He looks less old-fashioned than before, but when walking on the street, his aura is a hundred times stronger than usual.
A senior executive of a large group with more than 100,000 employees does not work for free.
Just like Chen Jiaxin, who originally had a feminine and soft name, now she has an aura of calmness and authority... She can travel all over the country to attend a series of high-profile people, and she can also pretend to be a bit decent.
Jiaxin was someone who came to Beijing to attend a meeting in March. She just attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Summit the day before yesterday...
Wen Liang and Tang Pu sat opposite each other at a table by the window in the hotel's Chinese restaurant, eating and drinking.
Didn't say much.
Mainly to fill the stomach.
There is no need to pay attention to each other.
In addition, the food is served very quickly, and the meal only takes 20 minutes, which takes a normal meal time.
Then the two of them walked into the suite where Wen Liang stayed.
Wen Liang sat down lazily, looked at Tang Pu, and asked, "Drink some wine?"
"That's okay." Tang Pu did everything he could. After his hair was neatly repaired, he even changed his habit of stroking his slicked back hair.
Wen Liang stood up and took out two cans of beer from the bar and threw one to Tang Pu: "I'm too lazy to bother, so just drink it."
"It's really easy to cope with it."
"You're not very good at drinking. You're wasting the good wine I collected everywhere."
"I didn't see anything special."
"I didn't take it in the car. I just picked up two bottles from Lao Miaotou's house last night."
"I feel like a fish in water in the capital."
"Laughing to death."
Tang Pu also shook his head and smiled. Every time Wen Liang comes to the capital, there are a lot of messy things waiting to be dealt with. There is no such thing as this word.
So Wen Liang actually doesn't like the capital.
He really can't like a city that makes him unable to relax.
Fortunately, Su Jian was not from the capital.
Otherwise, Su Jian and even Su Jian will hate Bo Xian.
Tang Pu opened the pull tab, took a sip of wine, and collapsed into a heap: "I have thought about it all this time and I still don't understand how you could have thought of arranging for me to wither."
"It stands to reason that the group is currently very short of senior management personnel, and there are not enough people to take charge of other businesses."
Wen Liang did not hesitate and said bluntly: "How do you think Aze is able to do his job on his own? Let's not talk about Aze, let's talk about Xiao Chen. He is also shouldering heavy responsibilities now. There are not many of us who can manage people, just the three of you.
.”
"Both of them have already practiced it. Now it's your turn. Since you have caught up with such an opportunity, it is natural for you to rise to the challenge."
"Leaving a big stall like Bolang and going to an unfamiliar group is equivalent to fighting against the odds. You will definitely be under a lot of pressure in the early stage, and you can't quit even if you carry the brand of Bolang. Your vitality, potential, and ability will be squeezed out.
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Tang Pu put down the bottle and muttered: "Aren't you afraid that I really can't do it well? The situation of decline is very complicated from the outside, let alone the more complicated relationships and entanglements on the inside. Maybe I will fall into it.
"
"It doesn't affect anything, just mess around!"
Seeing that Tang Pu was still waiting to say anything, Wen Liang made a gesture: "Everyone has unlimited potential, and a Pei County can pacify a country."
"Many people just lack a stage. You have already experienced the big stage of Bolang. To me, dealing with decline is just a waste of time. It is just to experience the impact of different corporate atmospheres and better understand the management philosophy."
"I never believe that anyone is born great. I only believe in hard work and opportunities. It is no exaggeration to say that if you and Zhao Mingjie didn't go to dinner with me and Xiao Chen two years ago, you would be just a Chinese worker now.
senior student."
"He's just Mr. Bolang Wen's former roommate."
"You will only face countless people pointing fingers. People will only say that they are all in the same dormitory and both go to college. How can the gap be so big?"
"If a piece of gold wants to shine, it depends on whether humans are willing to do it. If you step on it, it will never see the light of day. Gold can wait, but people can't."
"My principle is very simple. When I get the opportunity, I will arrange for you to go on it. You can do it first and then I will tell you whether it is OK or not! If not, I will take care of it!"
"What other criticisms are there now?"
Tang Pu shrugged helplessly: "I have known you for at least ten lifetimes of cultivating your virtues, but I have spent eight lifetimes of bad luck knowing you."
Wen Liang just looked at Tang Pu with disdain: "Needless to say, your ancestral grave must have been touched."
At the end, Wen Liang said a few more words: "Get rid of Weiluo and work hard, clear up the internal problems of Weiluo. This is also to help us clear the mines, complete the new computer product line of cooperation, and urge Weiluo to accelerate the construction of supercomputer and accelerate development.
technology."
"As for the name change with Weiluo, don't get involved and let Director Wu and others decide."
"Don't buy a house, just stay in a hotel, show your attitude, and resign when things are on track, so as not to be tainted by too many sluggish things."
Tang Pu responded seriously: "I understand, thank you, Mr. Wen."
Wen Liang said angrily: "Thank you, don't really drown in this small pond of decline. You also know that the group is short of senior executives, especially generalists. Put some pressure on yourself."
"I know, I know." Tang Pu smiled cheerfully.
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In the middle of the night, Tang Pu returned to his room.
We chatted a lot about business.
I also talked about some trivial matters.
For example, in Tang Pu's personal life, as Li Ze mentioned before, the person Tang Pu was talking about was not suitable for him, and they broke up peacefully after a few months of tossing.
In fact, it doesn't matter if there is peace or not, the relationship is broken, it's easy to get together and break up, but it's not good to spend money.
Although Tang Pu is not a rich second generation, no one needs to teach you such tricks.
There won't be any scandal.
Tang Pu himself has no idea of talking about it again for the time being. He is thinking about settling the matter of decline. By then, he will probably be able to balance life and work.
Of course, it is inevitable to mention other friends.
Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhao are still flirting when they should be wandering, Xiao Chen is still flirting when they should be flirting, and he still has his own opinions when he is supposed to be.
Only Li Ze's personal life has changed slightly. His fiancée is pregnant... Wen Liang mentioned that it was time to get married in late June. It can only be said that Li Ze did not delay at all.
Li Ze plans to hold a wedding around the beginning of next month.
The exact date is not yet certain. Firstly, it is foreseeable that October will be busy, and secondly, it must be in accordance with the horoscope.
Anyway, I don’t plan to make a big deal out of it. Please just ask everyone within the small circle to do that. It won’t be a bother...
…
Just after seeing Tang Pu off, Wen Liang didn't even look back and took a seat when he received new news.
We just talked with Mapperli and the others in the afternoon. Wen Liang originally thought that Alibaba was a key focus of Goldman Sachs. After all, he dared to challenge many parties on his own and covered a very large area, so he needed strong backup support.
Unexpectedly, Goldman Sachs would focus on a completely different direction.
Wen Liang raised his eyes slightly: "It's a bit interesting."
After pondering for a while, he still put away his phone and made no external contact, but his expression was quite playful...