The atmosphere was heavy and tense in the spacious and bright conference room at Tencent's headquarters.
President Zhang Zhidong was standing in front of the large screen, analyzing the current market situation with a serious expression.
"Colleagues, based on my observation and research, Alibaba's acquisition of Ele.me is of great significance. Through this acquisition, Alibaba will obtain massive amounts of consumer user information data."
"These valuable data resources can help Alibaba further optimize its retail business and significantly increase the frequency and coverage of Alipay usage."
Zhang Zhidong's voice was steady and powerful, and everyone present listened attentively.
Sitting to Xiao Ma's right, Chen Yidan nodded slightly, indicating her agreement with Zhang Zhidong's point of view. After a moment's thought, she solemnly offered her suggestion:
“Mr. Zhang is right. I think we have an urgent need to acquire a competitive food delivery product in order to resist Alibaba’s strong impact on our electronic payment market share.”
Little Ma sat quietly at the head of the conference table, his deep eyes slowly sweeping over everyone present, before he spoke with a serious expression:
"However, there are only two food delivery companies on the market at present. One of them has been acquired by Alibaba, and the other is Panda Takeaway. According to preliminary investigations, Panda Takeaway is a force to be reckoned with."
"It is understood that it has been engaged in a fierce price war with Ele.me for a year. Surprisingly, they have not yet conducted any round of financing, which proves that the company is not short of money."
Upon hearing this, the attendees began to whisper and murmur among themselves.
At this point, Zhang Zhidong spoke again: "Chairman, although Panda Takeaway seems powerful, it will likely suffer a severe blow if it doesn't collapse completely when facing a giant like Alibaba with its large scale and abundant funds."
"Therefore, as long as we explain the pros and cons to them and reason with them, even if we ultimately fail to complete the acquisition, we should be able to secure the opportunity to engage in in-depth cooperation with them."
Little Ma looked at everyone present and asked, "Who among you will go and negotiate with Chen Ze of Panda Takeout?"
Chen Yidan smiled and said, "Chairman, I think you are the most suitable to go. I have also looked up Chen Ze's information. He is from Guangcheng and is only 19 years old this year. He is a student at the same school as you, so he is your junior."
After listening to Chen Yidan's words, Brother Ma pondered for a moment and then said, "In that case, I'll go and try it myself."
Three days later, Pony Ma arrived at Panda Takeaway's office building.
In his office, Chen Ze looked at Ele.me's recent activity report and found that they hadn't made any major moves.
He racked his brains trying to figure out why the other person was so quiet, which was illogical. Could it be a sign that a storm was brewing?
Just then, the internal phone on his desk rang, and he immediately pressed the speakerphone button.
The receptionist Xiaomei's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Chairman, Chairman Ma from Tencent is visiting. Should we have them go to the VIP reception room or your office?"
Chen Ze instructed, "Bring him to my office."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
When the billionaire arrived, Chen Ze immediately straightened his suit and his appearance.
Soon, Xiao Mei pushed open the office door and led Xiao Ma and the others in.
Upon seeing Little Ma enter, Chen Ze politely stood up to greet him and shook hands with him in a friendly manner.
"Oh my! Mr. Ma, I am truly flattered by your presence. If you had told me in advance, I would have definitely come downstairs to personally greet you, my distinguished guest."
Chen Ze said with a beaming smile, his tone full of respect and enthusiasm.
Little Ma looked the energetic and vibrant young man in front of him up and down with great interest, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
"Haha, we're all from Guangdong province, so we don't need all that fancy formalities. I came here specifically because there's something very important I need to talk to you about."
Chen Ze naturally understood the other party's purpose in coming, but he didn't immediately point it out. Instead, he smiled and politely gestured for Little Ma to proceed.
"Mr. Ma, please have a seat here. Let's sit down first, and then we can talk in detail." After saying that, he led Brother Ma to the coffee table in the living room.
Immediately afterwards, the two settled down on the sofa in front of the coffee table.
At this moment, Secretary Shen quickly picked up the kettle and began boiling water to prepare tea for this distinguished guest.
As soon as Brother Ma sat down, he didn't even bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point: "Xiao Chen, I heard you're also a student from Shenzhen University?"
Chen Ze nodded without hesitation and answered truthfully, "That's right, Chairman Ma. But unfortunately, I haven't graduated yet. Because my business affairs are currently too busy, I have to ask Principal Li for help to apply for a leave of absence so that I can devote myself to starting my business."
"Xiao Chen, I'm also a graduate of Shenzhen University. You should call me senior." With just one sentence, Brother Ma brought the two closer.
Chen Ze chuckled: "Senior, the principal actually mentioned you to me. He said you are very outstanding in entrepreneurship, while I have only been running my own business for a short time and there are still many things I don't understand. I hope you can give me more guidance in the future."
"Junior, don't underestimate yourself. You are the second most outstanding self-made genius I have ever seen."
Chen Ze asked curiously, "The first one is...?"
Pony Ma chuckled: "The first one is that guy from JD.com!"
Chen Ze smiled and shook his head, "I'm still a ways off from that big shot, but I believe I'll catch up with him sooner or later."
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