Ordinary Road 2010

Kalanick was already yelling on the other side, all the kind of words that need to be silenced during a public screening.

While swearing, he scolded Lin Yi for being a villain, saying that Uber will always be strong and invincible, that they compete unfairly, and so on.

Lin Yi plucked his ears with his fingers, thinking he was farting.

"There is one more thing I want to remind. Based on my understanding of Liu Qing, if the brand of Tudu Taxi is difficult to maintain, she doesn't mind transferring all her business to Uber."

"Under the circumstances, do you really wish to be involved with her in this way?"

"If you really want Uber's good, I suggest you think carefully, Mr. Kalanick stupid."

Lin Yi simply hung up the video call.

Chapter 545

"A message from Uber."

Liu Qing instinctively had a premonition that something bad was going to happen, but being the top leader means taking responsibility, no one can replace her whether it's good news or bad news.

"Go ahead."

"Uber said it would support you no matter what, Jean. But they later emphasized that they did not authorize us to use the Uber brand to engage in businesses that were not involved in before the merger. The signature is Kalanick."

Liu Qing understood, it seemed that Lin Yi had gone to him.

Judging from the results, the two guys obviously did not agree, and Kalanick expressed his support for him at this time is still commendable.

But another problem is more difficult. Obviously, Uber has rejected them as a way out, and the backup plan that was previously mentioned at the goose factory Xiao Ma died before it was used.

Well, it doesn't seem to matter, because Brother Xiao Ma has already made his choice.

Liu Qing analyzed the pros and cons in her heart, and felt that although the news from Uber was not completely satisfactory, it was still acceptable, saving her time and energy in convincing Uber.

There are indeed many existing shareholders in the company, but there are some light ones and some heavy ones.

Liu Qing basically sorted them according to the closeness and importance of their relationship with him, and chose the order of visits.

Get your own stable support votes first, and then try to persuade those who are less sure.

She soon discovered that the situation this time might be even worse than she had expected. Among the major shareholders, except Uber, who was clearly on her side, Xiao Ma had already defected, and everyone else was vague.

This is a very dangerous signal.

Liu Qing constantly calculated the voting rights represented by the shareholders he could control, and found that he could never reach the safety line that would make him feel at ease.

So she had to find someone she didn't want to find.

Coincidentally, Lin Yi, who also fooled around, also found this place, so the two met directly in a strange scene.

"I really didn't expect that after I quit the company, I would see you two at my home in this way."

Compared with the strong hostility of those two people, Cheng Wei was the most relaxed.

Yes, although he was pulled down by Liu Qing, he is still the largest individual shareholder of the new company so far. Liu Qing promised to help him clear the stock in hand, but he has not had time to complete it.

That's one of the reasons Liu Qing's latest round of financing lasted so long.

"We are still exhausted, but you have become a wild crane?"

For Cheng Wei, Lin Yi had a much greater psychological advantage, not because the two had met after he was dismissed, but because it was only a few months since Cheng Wei was backstabbed by Liu Qing.

He can't be so forgetful, can he?

Cheng Wei smiled gently, his appearance now is very different from when Gui was the CEO of Dudu Kuaidu, he looks like an ordinary fat man in his thirties.

"When starting a business, all I could think about was work, and I couldn't fit anything else. After I slowed down, I found that there were many other things in my life, and I liked it after adapting for a while."

Liu Qing said, "Will, I'm relieved to see you in such a good condition. I envy you now that you have enough time to spend with your family."

"My children often ask me about Uncle Will during the video. They miss you very much. If there is a chance, they might as well get together again."

Cheng Wei didn't answer the topic, but opened his hands to the two of them and asked, "You two came here suddenly, and you came to see me at the same time, shouldn't it be for chatting and reminiscing about old times?"

It was Lin Yi who spoke first: "That's right, you should have heard about the hitchhiking incident recently. It seems that Liu Qing has lived up to your expectations and shamed the Tutu Taxi brand you founded."

Liu Qing immediately interrupted: "Will, no one knows better than the two of us how we feel about the words "Tutu Taxi."

"We have experienced so many setbacks and sufferings, as well as so many cheers and joys, and we have gone through ups and downs to get to where we are today."

"I admit that what happened recently, in any case I have an unshirkable responsibility."

"But I am following the road we envisioned together, not only operating tuk-tuk taxis, but also planning to develop it."

"Will, do you remember our agreement?"

"I'm not going to hang on to the Uber brand for too long, I'm trying to move that business over and put the name we've fought for so long on in the open."

"And this person, he wants to completely destroy all of our entrepreneurial achievements, and wipe Tutu Taxi from the world."

Cheng Wei didn't express anything after hearing this, but Lin Yi laughed very bluntly: "If you really cherish the reputation of tuk-tuk taxis so much, this kind of thing won't happen twice in a row."

"It was just an accident."

Liu Qing didn't care about Lin Yi at all, and stared at Cheng Wei with burning eyes.

"Will, you know the best about the ride-hailing business. You created this product line at the beginning of the company."

"I'm not saying this to put the blame on you, but I want to say that you should be able to understand the essence of this matter better than those blindly excited ordinary people on the Internet."

"I'm also very sad. You know the general manager and vice president of customer service of the Shunfeng Car Division. They have already paid the price for this."

"If you give me a little more time, I will be able to digest Uber thoroughly, and then push our tuk tuk to a new level."

"As for him,"

Liu Qing tilted his head in Lin Yi's direction, "You know, if it wasn't for this accident, he wouldn't be qualified to be our opponent at all, and he wouldn't even have the chance to jump up and down like this now."

Lin Yi didn't care about Liu Qing's contempt, and after she stopped, she politely confirmed:

"Are you finished?"

Liu Qing had no expression on her face, she didn't seem to want to talk to him.

It doesn't matter, Lin Yi also turned to today's key person Cheng Wei: "I just ask you a question."

"I believe you haven't forgotten what Liu Qing did to you. I came here today just to ask you if you want her to have that taste too?"

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As the person concerned, hearing such words with her own ears, a stern look flashed in Liu Qing's eyes, but she endured it because of her strong emotional control ability.

"Will..."

She wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Cheng Wei himself who stretched out his hand. He said naively: "I haven't worked for such a long time, and I'm not used to hearing you quarreling."

"I understand your reason for coming here. I didn't expect that I, an idler who has left the field, will have a hot day again."

"Don't worry, you should at least allow me to think about such an important matter?"

"Drink tea, drink tea."

He pushed the previously brewed tea towards the two of them, Lin Yi stretched out his hand to take it and put it directly in front of him, while Liu Qing took a sip and held it in his hand.

Seeing this, Cheng Wei smiled and turned to Liu Qing: "Jean, do you know that I have always admired you very much."

"This kind of admiration didn't dissipate after I left the company. On the contrary, the more I think about it, the more I feel that you still have a lot of shining points that I ignored before."

"During the time I worked with you, I learned a lot, and it was one of the most valuable experiences I gained in this venture."

"One of the things that shocked me the most was the sentence you told me after the meeting that dismissed me that day."

"Jean, I have always kept this teaching in my heart, and I will return it to you intact today."

Cheng Wei's face finally showed a happy smile of revenge.

"No one is irreplaceable, including you."

Chapter 546 Conquering the Iron Throne

"What's the matter today?"

"do not know."

"Didn't you say that the publicity director of Wanli Travel is your good brother, and he was the first to get the news before, but you don't even know this time?"

"Ask, don't tell me, anyway, I will know in a while."

"Mysterious and mysterious..."

Smoking is sometimes a social skill. I don’t know why the gossip between women in TV dramas always happens in the bathroom. Anyway, most of the men exchange information in the smoking place.

A middle-aged reporter with a big belly put out his cigarette butt, and when he returned to the room, he found that his young apprentice had already grabbed a seat and set up the machine.

"Master, do you think there is any news about traveling thousands of miles today?"

"How do I know?"

The middle-aged reporter didn't get the news in advance, so he couldn't pretend to be aggressive in front of his young apprentice who had just entered the industry, so his tone was not very pleasant.

It took him a while to smoke a cigarette, and now almost everyone has arrived. The management of Wanli Travel, headed by Lin Yi, appeared on the stage in unison.

Even journalists who didn't pay much attention to or know much about the taxi-hailing industry or this company can recognize them as long as they have done their homework before coming here.

"The battle is not small."

A host walked out of the stage to control the order of the scene, and then said:

"Today, I invite friends from the media to come here because there are two important things to announce to the public. First, we invite the company's CFO, Ms. Liu Jianni."

Liu Jianni took the microphone and said bluntly: "I am honored to report to you that the company has completed the latest round of financing of US$20 billion."

"As always, we thank all investors for their support, especially Factory A, which continued to lead this round of financing..."

When the people in the audience heard the keywords of $20 billion, they didn't pay attention to the clichés behind her.

"Another 20 billion!"

The young reporter seemed very surprised when he heard the amount. The middle-aged reporter felt that his reaction was startled, and commented that he had experienced the world:

"Two billion is not too much. When Uber raised US$20 billion not long ago, Dudu's Liu Qing once publicly commented that it was no more than that, implying that their next round of financing may be more than that."

The little reporter said excitedly: "But Wanli Travel's last round of financing was at the beginning of this year, which means that since 2016, the company's financing amount has reached 40 billion U.S. dollars!"

After his reminder, it seems to be true, but the middle-aged reporter quickly realized, when is it my turn to teach me a lesson?

"Do your job well. What you should consider is whether you can get valuable news if you interview the other side about this matter."

With his tone like a little reporter, he didn't dare to refute anymore, as if he was being educated.

After Liu Jianni announced the news on stage, she didn't give the media a chance to ask questions, and directly returned the microphone to the host.

The media in the audience were also very patient. They still remembered that there were two things to announce at the beginning. Generally speaking, the second thing is always more important than the first.

At the same time, they are also curious. The financing of 20 billion US dollars is indeed good news, and it is worth talking about it, but what else is more important?

The second news was announced by Lin Yilai. He didn't pretend to be a joke, but what he said in a calm tone caused an uproar in the audience.

"We announced that Wanli Travel has reached an agreement with New Dudu, and the two companies will merge from now on. This merger has received extensive support from Dudu shareholders, especially Goose Factory has contributed a lot to it..."

"Fuck!"

The financial media, who have some knowledge of the trend of the taxi-hailing industry and even the entire Internet industry in the past two years, will not be surprised by the merger itself.

But the problem is, there are no signs.

And according to the power comparison between the two companies, if Liu Qing was sitting on the stage today and announced the merger of Wanli Travel, they would not be so surprised.

What qualifications does Wanli Travel have to merge with each other?

Liu Qing didn't show up today, nor did any of her subordinates show up. If Lin Yi didn't tell the news himself in full view, many people would probably laugh it off as a rumor.

"Great!"

Compared to other people's surprises, the young reporter simply expressed his surprise and attracted the attention of several colleagues around him.

His master asked angrily, "Why are you happy?"

The little reporter replied excitedly: "Didn't you hear what he said? After the merger, the users and data of the original Tutu Taxi and Uber apps will be unified into Wanli Travel, and then these two apps will stop operating after a period of time. "

"The previous big defeat of Dudu Taxi and Liu Qingkong is the punishment of public opinion on them, the glory of our media people, and the sanction of justice!"

Of course the others knew what he was talking about. It was only a few days after the incident of the ride, but how can such a company be brought down by the death of two people?

Middle-aged journalists can judge by experience, which is impossible.