Ordinary Road 2010

"I always think that I am very lucky. I came here on the first stop after leaving the capital, met you, and experienced everything we just experienced with you."

"I assure you: Yangcheng, I will definitely come back!"

"The complete team roster before the handover is completed will leave a backup in my hands. If you want, we still have the opportunity to fight side by side!"

Lin Yi said that these were impromptu and sent out of feelings, but they were also sincere, and he did not think that he would let down the trust of these people.

Sure enough, those who listened to his speech were all excited, and the little girl who was crying in the corner just now raised her arms and shouted, "Long live whatever you want!"

The other crowd responded, "Long live whatever!" The voice resounded throughout the room.

The managers of each group present did not interrupt the scene, but thought that Lin Yi's words just now seemed to need to go back and report.

Lin Yi was the last person to bid farewell to Shi Jianrui. They shook hands and said, "I stay in each group because I hope that after experiencing the passion of your entrepreneurial team, I can see how their big companies play."

"I know."

Lin Yi still remembered that Shi Jianrui wanted to start his own business, and he didn't feel that he had done something to be sorry for him by staying.

The fate between the two probably ended here. At the moment of parting, Lin Yi told him "Come on", and Shi Jianrui said:

"Lin Yi, I believe you will succeed."

Chapter 343 This is not the end

Lin Yi only stayed in Yangcheng for one day, and went to find his high school roommate Zhang Xiaochuan that night. After all, it was thanks to his help when he came here.

Brother Yi didn't ask much after hearing what he said about the acquisition. Seeing that he was not in a good mood, he just drank some wine with him, and then the two chatted about some trivial matters in the past.

He went to Rongcheng the next day, and he would also go to Yuzhou, but Shao Yu had already prepared everything for him in advance there.

Lin Yi didn't make any impassioned impromptu speeches this time, but just conveyed the same meaning in Yangcheng to the teams in the two cities, so the parting emotions this time were not so sad.

Senior Sister and Jianguo, he also told them his decision, and neither of them questioned but carried out his proposition.

A few days later, when they reunited in the capital, they had brought back all the city managers except Shi Jianrui, and at the same time lost all rights to the casual food delivery network.

On this day at the end of June, each group sent invitations to familiar media and organized a large-scale press conference, claiming to announce a major strategic merger.

Lin Yi finally saw Wang Xing himself at the scene, who can only be described as ordinary in terms of appearance.

The two didn't have time to talk too much. After the event started, Lin Yi followed Wang Xing on the stage according to their arrangement, and then the two pretended to sign two contracts on the stage to exchange with each other.

This is ceremonial and the actual deal was done before today.

Well, the money has also arrived.

Then Lin Yi was invited off the stage. After all, this was the press conference of each group. Wang Xing sat in the C position on the stage, surrounded by Wang Huiwen and other core executives, talking about his self-created "T-shaped strategy".

Wang Xing is a student who loves to think and summarize. In fact, he also has a strong desire to express, but his status dictates that he must be cautious in his words and deeds in public. He once left tens of thousands of messages on Fanfou, which he founded.

The reason why Fanfou, the oldest pioneer of the domestic version of Twitter, has left behind many legends is that, in addition to Wang Xing, it also has a technical partner named Zhang Yiming.

Well, that Zhang Yiming, after parting ways with Wang Xing, founded Toutiao by himself, and made the famous short music video Douyin.

By the way, Cheng Wei, a taxi driver, was a friend of Wang Xing when he was working for Ma Jack in Factory A. It is said that he was encouraged by him to leave the job and start a business.

So, although Wang Xing is a person who doesn't like to socialize, if you draw a diagram of the relationship between the characters, you will find that the TMDs known as the second-generation three giants in the Internet world converge on him.

All in all, this is a very important person.

Sitting under the stage, Lin Yi watched Wang Xing talk freely, and noticed that he had an impressive cropped cut, revealing a shiny forehead, but his hairline was not as high as it was later.

Wang Xing got this hairstyle because he felt that a haircut was too expensive when he was studying in the United States, so he bought a clipper and tossed it by himself.

But don't get me wrong, Wang Xing is not a poor student who can't afford money.

His father was a well-known ten thousand yuan household in the 80s. Later, he invested 6 million yuan and partnered with others to establish one of the largest cement factories in southern Fujian.

In other words, behind the protracted and vigorous battle between yellow and blue in the food delivery industry in the future is the confrontation between the two rich second generations.

Lin Yi didn't care at all about what Wang Xing said on stage, or what bullshit questions those media reporters who had already checked out asked. He silently turned these thoughts in his mind.

Until he heard Wang Xing's announcement that Random Food Delivery.com would be renamed as Every Group Takeaway from now on, his heart beat hard.

Lin knew early on that this day would definitely come, which meant that the most important imprint they had ever existed in casually disappeared.

He paid attention to the senior sister and Jianguo sitting on both sides of him, and found that they all looked blank, so he made a joke in a low voice in order to liven up the atmosphere:

"Guess, is Zhang Xuhao smashing the screen impotently and furiously while watching the press conference from thousands of miles away?"

It didn't make them laugh, though.

……

After the press conference, Lin Yiben thought that his mission had been completed and he could leave, but was notified that Wang Xing planned to treat them to a meal.

Lin Yi and the others didn't care about delicious food, but they still agreed to it out of business etiquette.

Each group did not arrange any luxurious Manchu banquet, but arranged Lin Yi's seat next to Wang Xing.

At the table, Wang Xing asked: "I heard from the Yangcheng team that you made a promise there that you would definitely go back. What are you going to do next?"

Lin Yi just replied: "I will definitely abide by the agreement in the contract, and I will not compete with every group."

Yes, at first Wang Huiwen hoped that Lin Yi would stay for a period of time after the acquisition was completed, so that each group could take over the casual business smoothly, and he could offer a sincere and high bonus for this, but Lin Yi flatly refused.

When he heard the news, Wang Xing knew that Lin Yi was not safe, so he asked for an all-cash acquisition later, which did not surprise Wang Xing.

The acquisition contract between the two parties specifically stipulated that the three founders, Lin Yi, Li Moyan, and Li Jianguo, would not be allowed to compete with them in any industry that each group had already entered for a period of time.

The word "already" was added at Lin Yi's request. He was deeply impressed by Wang Xing's sentence "Every group has no boundaries".

If all the things that each regiment has done in the past, present and future are excluded, then I am afraid there will be nothing left for him to do.

Wang Xing asked: "Since you won't compete with us, are you still so secretive?"

Of course he is not a gossip person, but he does have a strong thirst for knowledge and likes to discuss with others the pros and cons of their respective business models. If you are interested, you can also help with details.

Lin Yi still kept silent: "You should know soon."

Wang Xing was a bit regretful, but he was a keen minded person, and immediately realized that Lin Yi didn't say that it was probably because he couldn't trust his own character, so he had some guesses in his heart.

He didn't continue to ask, but turned to a lighter topic: "Will the three of you still be together when you start a business next time?"

"Will do."

Lin glanced at Senior Sister and Jianguo, the two of them didn't pay attention to their whispered conversation with Wang Xing here, they were not interested in socializing with each group of people and just ate in silence, but they didn't eat much.

Seeing the worry in Lin's eyes, Wang Xing also realized that this moment might not be comfortable for them, so he said some words of comfort:

"We sold Xiaonei in October 06. That night we drank a lot of wine in a small restaurant next to Huaqing Jiayuan, wept bitterly, and then broke up for a short time."

"That day I left them what Churchill once said in a famous speech, and now I also give it to you."

"It's not the end, or even the beginning of the end, it's just the end of the beginning."

Chapter 344 Invincible life is a drunk

After Lin Yi had dinner with Wang Xing, he went to the bank with his senior sister and Jianguo before returning to school.

They went to the activity room in the basement, where a group of people had been waiting for them.

When Lin Yi and the others entered the door, they met several city managers they had brought back from various places, including Shao Yu, Wang Yuqi, Zhang Xun, and some team members who were already in the capital. There were a dozen of them in total.

These are the first team members who have started their business with them since last year. Except for Shao Yu and others, most of them are from Jingdian like them. Before this acquisition, they belonged to the casual core team.

They started from this basement, and now only this basement remains.

It’s not accurate to say that, they still got some other things, Lin put the box he took back from the bank on the table, lifted the lid and greeted them:

"Let's not talk about anything else, come and get the money first."

When this group of people saw the three of them entering the door, they all watched helplessly and waited for them to speak without saying a word, but when Lin Yi took out his hand, they all stood there in a daze.

Since they didn't move, Lin Yi called the names directly: "Come on, Shaoyu, come here first, hurry up and stop sticking there, the box is quite heavy."

Shao Yu walked over as he said, and Lin Yisai called for the next one after holding his hand, and quickly distributed the money in the box to one person and one bag.

I made an appointment with the bank in advance to withdraw the money today, otherwise the amount may not be withdrawn temporarily.

In addition, according to Lin Yi's request, they divided them into several parts. The package that Lin Yi distributed to everyone looked exactly the same on the outside, but in fact the weight inside was different.

The amount was negotiated by Lin Yi and the others in advance. It is inevitable that there will be relatives and estrangements. This group of people joins at different times, and there are also differences in ability. It is not fair to give them all the same amount.

The money is not too much. Compared with the 1600 million US dollars each group calls, it is already a huge sum of money for ordinary college students, which can guarantee that they will not have to reach out to their families until they graduate.

Although Lin Yi did not announce their personal differences, it is inevitable for them to communicate privately after they go back, and there will definitely be some people who are not convinced.

Dividing money can never satisfy everyone.

This is something to say later, now Lin Moji deliberately used this scene of large-scale distribution of money to dilute the sadness of being acquired these days, and they really felt a lot better after getting the money.

Then Lin Yi said on behalf of the three of them: "I know that everyone feels a little bit aggrieved these days. My senior sister, Jianguo, and I are in the same mood as you."

"But people always have to look forward. Just like I said when I brought you back, we have not failed, but just a periodic rest."

"During this period of time, you are our most trusted and reliable partners, and I can entrust my back to your brothers and sisters at any time."

"I won't say much else. Let's all go back and save the money. Then at night, the old place Ximen grills the wings. If you don't get drunk tonight, you won't go home!"

……

Originally, in order to liven up the atmosphere, Lin Yi said that he could bring his family with him at night, but he found that these guys were all alone when they came.

He intentionally laughed and scolded: "Didn't I ask you to bring your girlfriends here, wouldn't they all be bachelors?"

Zhang Xun replied with a smile: "Even if it wasn't originally, it took several months to go on a business trip before, and now it must be a bachelor."

These words silenced the scene again, Li Jianguo's expression darkened, and Zhang Xun realized that he seemed to have said something wrong and quickly closed his mouth.

Lin Yi finally realized that it was futile to try to make the atmosphere happy tonight.

The reason why this group of people got acquainted and got together is all because of the common cause of casual food delivery network, and it is impossible to skip this topic anyway. After all, what else can this group of original strangers do? What are we talking about?

So he personally poured a glass of wine into the glasses of everyone except the senior sister, then lifted the glass himself and said:

"The words of thanks have been said many times in the past few days, and I don't want to repeat them. I would like to respect everyone for this glass of wine today. Let us remember the feeling of this moment together."

"I promise, the next time I invite you to drink celebration wine!"

Everyone drank it in one gulp to save face, and everyone knew that the senior sister didn't drink, so I used tea instead of wine to meet everyone.

After this cup, the atmosphere was a little less dignified. Everyone talked and laughed while eating, and the topic naturally focused on the past of starting a business in the past.

Li Jianguo seemed to be planning to get himself drunk today, drinking cup after cup of stuffy wine, touching everyone, and then suddenly asked: "Lin Yi, do you still remember Zhang Qingyuan?"

Lin Yi's face was already flushed with alcohol, and he paused for a short time before realizing that he was talking about the delivery man who was hit by the school bus at the end of last year, and was forced to spend the New Year in the hospital because of this.

After the new year, the three of them went to the hospital to visit together, but Lin Yi and Li Moyan soon split up and went south. This matter was handed over to Li Jianguo, and then he didn't ask any more questions when he got busy.

"How is Zhang Qingyuan, is he recovering well?"

If there is any problem in recovery, Lin Yi and the others can give some financial support, it just so happens that they are not short of money now.

Li Jianguo shook his head while holding the cup: "No, he has fully recovered."

"Actually, he had already returned to school before, but he was still on crutches. He didn't recover until recently. The doctor said that he could move normally, so he came to me and said that he wanted to continue working as a delivery man."

He smiled bitterly: "I don't know how to tell him that the website is no longer ours, and now even this signboard is gone."

"Although those part-time delivery workers are still working, we all know that each group will not keep them for too long, and they will be replaced soon."

"Lin Yi, why do I feel that we have been busy chattering for almost a year, but in the end it seems to be nothing, nothing is left?"

Lin Yi thought for a while and replied confidently: "No, we definitely didn't leave anything behind, otherwise each group wouldn't buy us."

"Although he changed our signboard and will replace our delivery system later, he still needs our millions of users and so many cooperative merchants."

"Everything that goes by will leave traces, and everything that exists must have meaning."

"Jianguo, you should believe that what we have done in the past is by no means meaningless, and we will do more meaningful things in the future."

Li Jianguo shook his head, poured the cup into his mouth again and said, "Lin Yi, I feel like my youth is over."

This made Lin Yi laugh, how childish.

The real sign of the end of youth is not such a sad moment, but a certain ordinary time when you suddenly find that you can no longer remember what you yearned for when you were young.

Lin Yi was also a little drunk that night, because he seemed to vaguely see that the senior sister who had never touched alcohol in the previous two lives raised the glass in front of her and drank it down in one gulp.

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