After the meeting, Liu Zhi left Tencent headquarters. As a result, while in the car, he received a call from a friend. According to that friend, he was a friend who asked him to help him organize a game, and the person who organized the game was
It's Su Wang.
"Okay, I will come to keep the appointment."
After pondering for a moment, Liu Zhi finally refused because he was also full of curiosity about this legendary Su Wang who suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
And at his level, he is not afraid of being gossiped about behind his back or meeting his competitors in private. The reason is very simple. He is already bound to Tencent's warship. His wealth is tied to the company, and he cannot betray the company.
interests.
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Shenzhen, Xiaonanguo Dead Club.
"Mr. Su, you are young and promising."
"Mr. Liu, I have long admired your name!"
"Okay, you two, stop flattering each other. I guess you both have heard this many times. Let's be more practical. Lao Liu, I'm going to kill you hard this time.
"
"You, Mr. Yao, are so rich, yet you want to exploit me as a part-time worker?"
Liu Zhi glanced at the man who came with Su Wang. This man was also his good friend and the matchmaker this time, Yao Jinbo, the boss of 40 Tongcheng.
Su Wang would contact Yao Jinbo because he knew that Yao Jinbo had a very good relationship with Tencent. In his previous life, 40.com also received a huge investment from Tencent, directly accounting for more than 11% of the shares.
For Yao Jinbo, Tencent has huge traffic, but Suwang cannot be underestimated. Not to mention the traffic of Kaixin.com and Fanfou.com, the users of the Sutang video platform launched by Sutang Technology
The volume is also growing rapidly, and establishing a good relationship with Su Wang will be conducive to the promotion of 58.
Therefore, this time, Su Wang found him and asked him to lead the way. Yao Jinbo was very happy. Although he didn't know what Su Wang wanted to discuss with Liu Zhi, he would not annoy Mr. Ma by joining the lead.
With Yao Jinbo's joke, Su Wang and Liu Zhi stopped being polite to each other. The three of them took a sauna, and then Su Wang and Liu Zhi chose to lie down and rest. As for Yao Jinbo, he said
My body was a little tired and I wanted to go find someone to rub my back before walking away.
"Mr. Liu, let me get straight to the point. I am here this time to discuss Dianping with Mr. Liu."
Yao Jinbo left, and Su Wang didn't hold back anymore. He knew very well that Liu Zhi was the head of Tencent's investment department and the head of Tencent's e-commerce section, and Dianping's investment was facilitated by him.
"Dianping? I don't understand what Mr. Su means by this?"
Liu Zhi was not surprised that Su Wang mentioned Dianping, because the current intersection between him and Su Wang, or in other words, Tencent and Su Wang, comes from Dianping.
"Mr. Liu should also see the current situation. With the decline of Koubei.com, only Meituan and Dianping are left in the o2o market. According to statistics from a third-party data analysis agency, Meituan is currently the
It occupies 50% of the market, Dianping occupies 30% of the market, and other software occupies 20%.”
"This data is not accurate." Liu Zhi said, "According to our analysis, the current domestic o2o market has only opened about half, and half of the market has not yet opened. So to be precise, Mr. Su's current
Meituan probably only accounts for 25% of the country’s market.”
Hearing what Liu Zhi said, Su Wang smiled. Liu Zhi was right. From a national market perspective, this was indeed the case. He also understood what Liu Zhi meant by saying this. This meant that Meituan was not yet ready.
Even if it is considered the overlord, it is still unknown who will lose and who will win in the future market competition.
"Indeed, the national market is still very big, but has Mr. Liu ever calculated an account? Based on the current competition between your two companies and mine, once we capture the entire national market, I am afraid that the money we will burn will exceed tens of billions.
Well, this is not a small amount." Su Wang replied in agreement.
"Mr. Su, you shouldn't say this to me. You should talk to Zhang Tao of Dianping. I am only representing Tencent as a strategic investment. Zhang Tao is still responsible for the specific operation of Dianping."
Liu Zhi was a little confused. If Su Wang wanted to compete with Dianping in a less aggressive and money-burning way, he should talk to Zhang Tao, and he believed that Zhang Tao would also be happy to see the result.
"Mr. Liu, to be honest, Mr. Zhang and I had already met and talked before coming here, and we also discussed this issue. But to be honest, if we are competitors, no one can guarantee that the other will not do anything, so I and
Mr. Zhang made a suggestion, that is, the two companies should merge, so that competition can be reduced and energy can be allocated to occupy the market more quickly."
"Zhang Tao agreed to the merger?"
Liu Zhi's expression became serious. As Tencent is the second largest shareholder of Dianping, Zhang Tao did not discuss such a big matter with him. This is a very serious signal.
"Mr. Zhang and I actually have the same idea. If this continues, no matter which side wins, it will be a miserable victory. There is no such necessity. Merger is the best choice. I know that Tencent has a lot of shares in Dianping.
I can purchase these shares according to their market value, and I think your company will not lose money on this investment."
Dianping’s valuation has increased a lot from its pre-financing valuation to now. This means that if Su Wang wants to acquire the shares held by Tencent, it will have to pay a premium of nearly twice. Tencent’s success in such a short period of time
Being able to make so much profit within a short period of time is considered a very successful investment.
"Mr. Su, do you think we are short of money?"
Liu Zhi had a straight face, because Su Wang's words made him very unhappy. Since they became Internet giants, they usually only acquire other people's companies and other people's shares. When will it be someone else's turn to acquire the companies held by Tencent?
shares.
"Tencent is very wealthy, and no one in the Internet industry knows that, so I have another suggestion, which is to merge Meituan and Dianping. The shares of Dianping held by your company can also be converted into shares of the new company after the merger.
And you also enjoy certain premium rights.”
Su Wang revealed his ultimate goal, which was also the best solution.
"Buy shares in the new company after the merger?"
Liu Zhi hesitated for a moment. To be honest, he was really excited about this idea, because even after the merger, he believed that the new company would need to continue financing, so he could increase his shares through capital increase.
"Mr. Su's proposal makes me very excited, but I can't reply to you yet. This matter is not something I can decide alone."
"Of course I know this. I can wait for Mr. Liu to give me an answer."
Su Wang nodded. No matter how powerful Liu Zhi is, he can only be regarded as a senior manager at present. Merger and acquisition decisions involving huge amounts are still decided by the board of directors.
"By the way, I'm currently working on a mobile acquaintance phone communication software called WeChat. Your company is a leader in the field of instant messaging and has a lot of experience. I wonder if I have the honor to visit it."
Sensing Liu Zhi's heartbeat, Su Wang took the opportunity to reveal another purpose. In fact, in his opinion, this purpose was more important than Tencent's agreement to merge with Meituan and Dianping.