Chapter 514 I Join the Game Alone
Once the short video platform is really successful, Cheng Zhu will be able to provide traffic support to "Are You Hungry?" just like Penguin.
I’m ranked first in both the milk tea and QQ categories, and I’ve built a social platform. Do you think I’m qualified to participate in financing?
Admittedly, it remains unknown whether his short video platform will flop as soon as it goes online or whether it can really take off.
These days, there are so many platforms.
Moreover, people don’t pay much attention to short videos now. It can’t be said that they are highly valued.
But your F financing is in August, isn’t there still some time?
——Just wait and see.
When Zhang Xuhao left the office building, he was still holding the half-finished bottle of Coke in his hand.
The Coke is no longer cold.
Confused by Cheng Zhu, he got into the business car and habitually took a sip of Coke before putting it on the cup holder.
I just felt like I couldn't taste anything!
After returning to the hotel, Zhang Xuhao entered the room, untied the tie on his shirt, threw it on a chair, and then slumped on the sofa in an unruly manner.
As the founder of [Are You Hungry], he naturally has his own say regarding the F round of financing.
But unfortunately, the financial backers behind the scenes are too powerful.
"It's not that I can't make the decision, I just want to hear everyone's opinions!"
Brother Hao asked himself, he was a little nervous in Cheng Zhu's office just now.
Because everything Cheng Zhu can give is very practical!
[Are you hungry?] After all, we are students. We have been busy recently and are working hard with passion!
Zhang Xuhao can only sleep for a few hours every day. He forces himself and others to cheer up every day.
Isn’t it awesome like Penguin Dad? The traffic it can provide can be described as overwhelming, right?
But traffic is traffic after all, and it still needs to be converted.
There will be a series of work here.
But Cheng Zhu's situation is completely different. He really doesn't need to do anything else.
Once he joins, your market share in two categories will soar to the first place!
Save time, worry and effort
——It’s comfortable!
With this thought in mind, he decided to contact Zhang Tao of Dianping and the people from Red Mountain Capital first.
He felt that the two families would not have any objections, especially Brother Tao.
[Mi Tuan] and [Dianping] now feel like they are in a life-and-death battle and have officially entered the final round.
He definitely doesn't want Cheng Zhu to join [Rituan].
Sure enough, after he talked to Zhang Tao over the phone about the matter, he immediately said, "I will also fly to Hangzhou tomorrow and go with you to meet this Cheng Zhu."
In addition, he also suggested: "Call a video conference later and invite everyone from Hongshan and Penguin to discuss this matter together."
"I can personally tell you now that I think there is no problem."
On the other side, in Cheng Zhu's office.
Shen Qingning sat opposite him, watching him typing on his phone, his face serious and earnest, as if he was talking about something very important.
But in fact, Cheng Zhu was chatting with Yi Yi and Chen Jieyu.
After replying to the WeChat message, he frowned and put down his phone.
Then, the dog man raised his head and looked at Ningning and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you staring at me like that?"
"Nothing, I just feel a little curious about your real purpose." she said.
"What's your real purpose?" Cheng Zhu smiled. "My real purpose is to invest in [Are You Hungry], which is very important to me."
He explained: "First of all, judging from the current situation of [Ele.me], it is a sure win if we can enter the market during the F round of financing."
He was very clear about this.
Even if the development of events follows the trajectory of the previous life and [Are You Ele.me] really fails to recover, Cheng Zhu can still make a fortune when Alibaba acquires [Are You Ele.me] in full.
"Secondly, my short video platform will have a [Local Service] section in the future, and I need to reach in-depth cooperation with some platforms."
“It’s not just food delivery platforms like [Are you hungry], it also includes group buying platforms,” Cheng Zhu replied.
This surprised Shen Qingning even more: "So, you actually want to invest in [Dianping]?"
"No, I haven't thought about it yet." Cheng Zhu shook his head.
"Then you can't possibly invest in [Mi Tuan], right? There's no other choice for group buying, right?" Shen Qingning was puzzled.
"[Mi Tuan] Of course not. I chose Zhang Xuhao because I knew there was no chance of cooperation with Wang Xin." Cheng Zhu finished speaking, and added: "Well, I'm only telling you this from my heart."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingning looked at him.
Then, the tsundere girl replied: "I know, I won't tell anyone."
"I'm not afraid that you will tell others." Cheng Zhu shrugged indifferently.
He has become accustomed to the tsundere's bad behavior, so just don't take her response seriously.
He leaned back in his chair, looking very awkward, and said, "Wang Xin is very ambitious, and his attitude is even higher than Zhang Xuhao's."
"In his plan, [MiTuan] is a combination of group shopping and food delivery, aiming to become one of the top Internet giants in China."
"Even Ali can't manipulate people like him."
“It is natural that they would not accept a milk tea and QQ product merchant like me, who thinks highly of himself and wants to take advantage of the opportunity to acquire shares during this critical period of the [takeaway war].”
"In his eyes, the platform will definitely be the father of merchants in the future. It's just that the current situation is special, so there are so many subsidies, and merchants are begging to move in one after another." Cheng Zhu said.
Shen Qingning was even more puzzled when she heard this: "Then why don't you go and talk to [Dianping]? Isn't it your only choice?"
"Because I'm not sure about [Dianping]'s current position," Cheng Zhu replied.
He had always intended to cultivate Ningning, so he didn't mind having a good chat with her about various business arrangements.
Anyway, the two of them have a tacit understanding of "doing business as business", and work is the only opportunity for them to get along with each other calmly at present.
“How did last year’s [online ride-hailing war] end?” he asked.
"[Didi] and [Kuaidi] have merged, and are now united in their efforts to deal with [Uber]," Shen Qingning replied.
The 2014 online ride-hailing war is also one of the eight major battles on the Internet.
The ones arm wrestling at that time were actually the two Mas, and standing behind them were Penguin and Ali.
In just four months, both sides burned through nearly 2 billion.
Then at the beginning of 2015, the two parties announced their merger and shook hands in peace.
This war cannot be fought. No one will gain anything by fighting it, and both sides will suffer.
What's more, there are foreign enemies eyeing us covetously, and no one wants to see a situation where the world is divided into three parts.
The final result was that after the merger, Didi fought against Uber and suffered a loss of nearly 10 billion yuan, and finally became the only dominant player in the domestic market, forming a near monopoly and dominating the industry.
Shen Qingning is undoubtedly much smarter than Shen Minglang.
Every time Cheng Zhu gave her a little guidance, she would figure it out.
So, she immediately took the initiative to ask: "Do you mean that you think [Mi Tuan] and [Dianping] may merge in the end?"
"There is such a possibility, and it is not small." Cheng Zhu replied.
This made Shen Qingning fall silent.
Cheng Zhu has always felt that Ningning has a keen business sense, which has something to do with her family's influence, but it is also inseparable from her talent!
There are so many super rich second-generations in China, which one has not been influenced by his family?
Talent is sometimes the most fucking unsolvable thing.
Many people think that talent is not that important, that’s because they have never seen an ultimate genius!
However, just half a minute later, Shen Qingning's words still frightened Cheng Zhu.
"I think it will be difficult to merge [MiTuan] and [Dianping]. Even if they really want to merge, it will be a difficult matter to discuss." She raised her head and said coldly.
"Why?" Cheng Zhu had a hint of expectation in his eyes and raised his hand to signal her to continue.
The cool girl met his gaze without showing any fear, and said, "Because after the merger of Didi and Kuaidi, it was actually Penguin that won."
“But judging from the current situation, Ali’s [Rice Group] is very strong.”
"Given the previous experience, I think Alibaba's attitude will be very uncertain."
"What's more, the proportions of Alibaba's shareholding in [MiTuan] and Penguin's shareholding in [Dianping] are different, and Penguin's shareholding is higher."
"This will definitely make Alibaba more resistant to the merger!" Her thoughts became clearer and clearer, refuting Cheng Zhu's point of view.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, which were naturally slightly raised.
He began to stand up, circling around Shen Qingning in great surprise, and was amazed.
For people with a God's perspective, it is certainly not surprising to say these words.
But she is only a sophomore this year.
And she even thought of the shareholding ratio, which surprised Cheng Zhu even more.
In addition, this also indirectly shows that she has actually been paying attention to [Mituan] and [Dianping], and has some understanding of their equity structure and some details.
Her rebuttal to Cheng Zhu's views can be said to be well-reasoned and progressive.
Some of the most critical nodes have also been thought of.
This made Cheng Zhu feel that he had underestimated her.
Anyway, he was still a silly boy when he was a sophomore in college.
Would most ordinary people think about these things in their sophomore year?
Shen Qingning watched him circling around her, clicking his tongue all the time, and couldn't help but frowned.
"What are you doing?" The arrogant girl asked in a cold voice.
Cheng Zhuze repeats with a grin what he and Zhang Xuhao said: "A good business partner is a lifetime treasure."
"I think I've found a treasure." He stared at Ning Bao and said.
Zhang Xuhao ended the video conference when the sun was about to set.
The current meeting result is: It’s not impossible.
It’s also possible for Cheng Zhu to invest some money in [Ele.me] during the F round of financing.
But the key lies in these three words: invest some money.
You can enter the market, but don't be greedy.
The amount left for you is not that high.
For the time being, Zhang Xuhao didn’t know what Cheng Zhu was thinking, nor did he know how much cash this young man had.
To be honest, he doesn't know much about the QQ industry.
Although the Youcha business is booming right now, it is still in the expansion stage after all. Just like his "Are You Hungry?", it is burning money every day.
The only difference is that when [Are You Hungry] spends money, it is fighting a bayonet with its mortal enemy to see who will die or I will live.
However, Youzu Tea is leading the new forces in milk tea industry by a huge margin. It is spending money only to expand its business territory, killing its competitors in droves and standing out from the crowd.
Zhang Xuhao knew that QQ-related businesses were extremely profitable these days.
But he felt that no matter how huge the profits were, he would not be able to come up with too much cash by the end of August this year.
"What's more, he also wants to develop a short video platform, which will be very expensive."
At this moment, Brother Hao felt that this wave was stable.
In his opinion, with the addition of Cheng Zhu, his [Are You Hungry] is like a tiger with wings, it is so powerful!
The passionate Hao Ge took out a bottle of ice cola from the hotel's freezer.
After taking a big sip, he let out a sound: "Ha~"
“This is the right taste!”
But at this moment, he had no idea that the seemingly prosperous situation was actually full of undercurrents!
Wang Xin, a veteran entrepreneur, has been doing his own tricks behind the scenes!
He is messing around [commenting] Zhang Tao’s Taoism!
[Comment] In the office building, Zhang Tao looked out the floor-to-ceiling window after finishing the video conference.
The sun is about to set at this moment, and you can see a beautiful sunset.
The video conference just now seemed harmonious, but in fact, everyone had their own ulterior motives.
At the beginning of this year, Zhang Tao attached great importance to "Are You Hungry?"
There was no way. [Mi Tuan] suddenly went to order takeout. How could he not panic?
But the situation of Dianping is different from that of Mituan. The latter has more advantages in doing its own takeout. When they take the route of 'surrounding the cities from the countryside', the people under them can still be used when they enter the takeout market.
This makes it inevitable for Dianping to invest in Ele.me, leaving it with no choice.
However, Zhang Tao is now confused.
The reason is very simple. Lao Wang from [Mi Tuan] recently took the initiative to find him and talk to him about the merger!
It’s hard not to be moved!
From both of their perspectives, the merger is a win-win option.
What good will it do if everyone continues to fight like this?
A lose-lose situation is inevitable.
Both sides were indeed very tired after walking out of the corpses of the [Thousand Regiments War].
Now look at Didi and Kuaidi after their merger. It seems like they have a monopoly in the industry. They are the only one in the market and they are so happy!
If Miduan and Dianping can really merge, it will mean that they will have the sole dominant position in the group buying field.
In this case, it's time to start swinging the sickle and making money!
In the past few years, I have been giving concessions to merchants and customers, and I'm so exhausted from spending so much money that my head hurts!
After the merger, we let the merchants and customers spit out what they have consumed.
When we are the only dominant player, don’t we have the final say on everything?
——My rules are rules!
Therefore, the fact that "Lao Wang next door" came to my house on his own initiative really upset my brother Tao.
Once merged with Mi Tuan, who the hell will care about "Are you hungry?" and who the hell will care about Zhang Xuhao?
Xiaohao, you'd better get out of here.
Including the video conference just now, and the importance shown on pomelo tea, it was purely because Zhang Tao didn't want Mi Tuan to recruit Cheng Zhu under his command.
Just kidding, everyone is talking about merger now. Before the merger, Mi Tuan must not be allowed to continue to grow.
Otherwise, it will be more difficult to negotiate and to fight for your own interests.
"Wang Xin wants him to get six and I want four, haha." Zhang Tao looked at the sunset outside the window with a sneer on his face.
"Dream on!"
This was a result he could not accept. He even felt that Lao Wang was overestimating his own abilities.
In the current situation, Alibaba has kind of ignored you. Seeing that you've become fat, they want to slaughter you. Do you still want to get six from me?
You are such a fucking idiot!
Brother Tao felt that it was reasonable for him to take Liuhe. If Lao Wang was sensible, this 6:4 merger model would be great.
For Zhang Tao, among all the people involved, the only variable now is the attitude of Penguin Dad.
The trend has already begun, and no one can stop it.
The future direction actually depends mainly on the penguin's thoughts and how the penguin sees it.
But
Is this really the only variable?
In the current situation, there is a new and inconspicuous entrant.
(ps: Asking for monthly votes, the number of words today is a little less, I will write more tomorrow.)
(End of this chapter)
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