The next day, in the morning of August, the sun was exceptionally scorching, and people with weak constitutions were prone to heatstroke if they were exposed to the sun for a long time.
In the conference room of Panda Takeaway Company in Nanshan Building, Wang Kaicheng said seriously: "According to reliable sources, Zhang Xuhao of Ele.me is negotiating an acquisition with Alibaba, and Sequoia Capital's shares have already been sold to Alibaba."
Chen Ze pinched the bridge of his nose with his fingers, thinking that Ele.me was still following the historical trajectory. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before Ele.me was sold to Malaysia. Right now, it was probably just that the price had not been agreed upon yet.
Chen Ze lowered his hand and slowly said, "This is both an opportunity and a challenge for us. There will inevitably be market fluctuations during their integration process, and we need to take advantage of this opportunity to seize more market share."
Wang Kaicheng nodded in agreement, "That's right, we need to launch some differentiated services, such as special delivery packages for refreshing drinks in hot weather."
Others in the meeting room also chimed in with their own discussion.
Yun Ruoxi raised her hand and said, "I think we can cooperate with Huierkang Beverage Company. Their chrysanthemum tea and winter melon tea drinks are very cheap, and we can use them to subsidize users during the high temperatures in summer."
Chen Ze nodded and instructed, "You can handle these issues yourselves. Once Ele.me is acquired by Malaysia, our enemy will be a large conglomerate with huge financial resources, so everyone must not let their guard down now."
After the meeting, everyone gradually returned to their work.
Wang Kaicheng began negotiating cooperation with various beverage companies.
Subsequently, Panda Takeaway launched a series of summer cooling-off activities, including low-priced delivery of refreshing drinks and free gifts such as sun umbrellas and cooling patches.
This move attracted a large number of new users to register and place orders, and Panda Takeaway's order volume soared, successfully expanding its influence amidst this industry upheaval.
Ele.me, of course, was equally determined and quickly launched a series of actions.
The very next day, they successfully found Wanglaoji herbal tea and other beverage companies and established close partnerships.
At this moment, Zhang Xuhao was sitting leisurely in his spacious and bright office, comfortably enjoying the cool air conditioning.
There were thick stacks of documents in front of him, but this did not affect his relaxed and carefree mood in the slightest.
He casually flipped through the documents in his hands, a contemptuous smile occasionally appearing on his lips.
He felt deep disdain and contempt for the various strategies employed by his competitor, Panda Takeout.
Just as Zhang Xuhao was lost in his thoughts, a crisp and rhythmic knock on the door broke the silence.
"Knock knock knock..."
"Come in!"
At Zhang Xuhao's command, the office door was slowly pushed open.
Immediately afterwards, a figure appeared at the door. This person had a rather peculiar appearance, a slightly thin build, and wore a pair of distinctive old Beijing shoes.
It turns out that this uninvited guest was none other than Jack Ma, the renowned chairman of Alibaba Group.
Big Brother Ma is known for his talkativeness. As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't help but tease Zhang Xuhao: "Haha, Chairman Zhang, you really know how to enjoy life!"
"Look at this sweltering heat, you're comfortably hiding in this cool office enjoying the air conditioning, unlike me, a poor soul, who has to brave the scorching sun and tirelessly come to your company to discuss business."
Zhang Xuhao got up and walked out, shook hands with Brother Ma, and said very politely, "Brother Ma, please don't make fun of me. I'm currently being cornered by Chen Ze from Panda Takeout, and I'm trying to figure out how to deal with them."
The two sat down at the coffee table, and the female secretary brought them two cups of coffee and placed them in front of them.
Big Brother Ma took a sip of coffee and then exclaimed, "This Chen Ze is something else. I heard that he's not even twenty years old yet, but he's already built a company worth over 20 billion. He's a real genius. I'd like to meet him sometime."
"Brother Ma, you don't know, I looked him up a while ago and found out that this guy is actually just an ordinary commoner from the city, with no background or connections. He's a complete self-made genius."
"He seems to have been blessed by the heavens, his journey has been like a cheat code, and now he has even climbed up to the Wang family in Beijing. He feels like a carbon copy of Liu Qiangdong."
Big Ma laughed and said, "Old Zhang, let's not talk about him. I'm here today mainly to discuss the acquisition of Ele.me with you, you see..."
“Brother Ma, I’ll say it again: although Ele.me’s market share has shrunk, we still have one-third of our most loyal users in first- and second-tier cities, so the price of seven billion is not high at all.”
Because Panda Takeout appeared earlier than expected, Zhang Xuhao's shares can only be sold for 7 billion now, whereas in his previous life, Ele.me sold for more than 9 billion.
Big Brother Ma shook his head. "Old Zhang, your price is too high. The situation has changed. Six billion is my bottom line."
Zhang Xuhao's expression changed. "Brother Ma, this is impossible. I absolutely will not agree to six billion."
The two sides reached a stalemate, and negotiations between Zhang Xuhao and Brother Ma came to an end.
Zhang Xuhao was conflicted. On the one hand, he was unwilling to sell at a low price, and on the other hand, he was afraid that what Brother Ma said might really be true.
Finally, Zhang Xuhao gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Ma, 6.5 billion, anything lower is out of the question."
After a moment's thought, Brother Ma said, "Alright, sixty-five billion it is."
Following the agreement reached by both parties, Zhang Xuhao and Da Ma signed a share transfer contract.
After the two successfully signed the contract, Zhang Xuhao smiled and asked in a relaxed tone, "Brother Ma, do you need my help to acquire the shares held by Grey Wolf Investment in one fell swoop?"
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