Chapter 777: Chapter 520 I Enter the Ga Alone_2
Ningning grew even more perplexed upon hearing this, “Then why don’t you go talk to Dianping? Haven’t they beco your only choice?”
“Because I’m not sure about Dianping’s current stance,” Cheng Zhu replied.
He had always intended to ntor Ningning, so he did not mind discussing various business strategies with her in detail.
After all, the two maintained a “Business is Business” understanding, and work was the only opportunity for them to interact comfortably at present.
“How did last year’s ‘ride-hailing war’ end?” he asked.
“Didi and Kuai Di rged, then they unified to fight against Uber,” Shen Qingning replied.
The ride-hailing war of 2014 was also one of the eight major battles in the internet sector.
At that ti, it was essentially Shuang Ma flexing their muscles, backed by Tencent and Alibaba.
In just four short months, the two sides burned through nearly 2 billion.
Then, at the beginning of 2015, both sides announced a rger and shook hands to make peace.
This was a battle that could not be fought; continued combat would lead to mutual detrint without any benefit to either party.
Moreover, with a formidable external adversary watching like a tiger eyeing its prey, no one wanted to see a world split into three parts.
The final result was that after the rger, Didi waged a costly battle against Uber, suffering losses of nearly ten billion, but ultimately achieved near-monopoly status in the dostic market, reigning supre.
Shen Qingning was undoubtedly much smarter than Shen Minglang.
With just a slight hint from Cheng Zhu, she was able to grasp the concept.
So, she imdiately followed up proactively, “What you an is… you think ituan and Dianping might also rge in the end?”
“There’s a strong possibility, and not a small one either,” Cheng Zhu answered.
This left Shen Qingning silent.
Cheng Zhu had always found Ningning’s business acuity to be sharp, partly due to her family upbringing, but also due to innate talent.
There are so many rich second-generation kids in China, which one hasn’t been influenced by their family?
Talent, sotis, is truly the most enigmatic.
Many people think talent is not that important, but that’s because they’ve never seen a true genius!
However, after only half a minute, the words spoken by Shen Qingning still managed to shock Cheng Zhu.
“I think it will be very difficult for ituan and Dianping to rge, and even if they really do decide to rge, the negotiation will be very tough,” she said, lifting her head, quite unexpectedly.
“Why?” Cheng Zhu looked at her with a hint of expectation, gesturing for her to continue.
The poised young lady t his gaze without flinching and said, “Because after the rger of Didi and Kuai Di, in reality, Tencent won.”
“But looking at the current situation, Alibaba’s ituan is very strong.”
“Given the lessons learned before, I think Alibaba’s attitude will be quite tentative.”
“Moreover, the shareholdings of Alibaba in ituan and Tencent in Dianping are different, with Tencent holding a higher percentage.”
“This will definitely make Alibaba more resistant to a rger!” Her train of thought grew clearer as she countered Cheng Zhu’s views.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhu’s naturally arched eyebrows involuntarily rose even further.
He began to stand, circling around Shen Qingning in astonishnt, clicking his tongue in amazent.
For soone with a god’s-eye view, making such comnts would be unremarkable.
But she was only a sophomore in college this year.
And the fact that she had even thought of the shareholding ratios amazed Cheng Zhu even more.
Furthermore, this also indirectly indicated that she had been paying attention to ituan and Dianping all along and had so understanding of their equity structures and other details.
Her rebuttals to Cheng Zhu’s viewpoints were reasoned and progressively structured.
She had thought of so of the most critical nodes as well.
This made Cheng Zhu feel that he had underestimated her.
After all, when he was a sophomore, he was still naïve.
Would an ordinary sophomore think about these things?
Shen Qingning watched him circle around her, continuously clicking his tongue, and couldn’t help but frown her beautiful brows.
“What are you doing?” the proud young woman’s voice was icy cold.
Cheng Zhu then repeated with a playful smile the words he had said to Zhang Xuhao, “A high-quality entrepreneurial partner is a lifeti asset.”
“It seems I’ve stumbled upon a treasure,” he said, gazing at Ning Bao.
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The sun was about to set when Zhang Xuhao finally ended the video conference.
The current outco of the eting was: it’s not out of the question.
Cheng Zhu was thinking of investing so money in Ele during its Series F funding round, that was acceptable.
But the point lay in those three words: so money.
One could join in but must not be greedy.
The figure left for you is not going to be that big.
Zhang Xuhao didn’t know what Cheng Zhu was thinking at the mont, nor did he know how much cash this young man had on hand.
To be honest, he didn’t really understand the QQ industry.
Although Youu Tea business was thriving, it was still in the expansion phase, just like his Ele, burning cash every day.
The only difference is that Ele is spending money in a knife fight with its arch-enemy, seeing who would live and who would die.
But Youu Tea, among the new forces of milk tea, was a leader by a wide margin, spending money only on expanding its business territory, striking fear in the “heroes” around.
Zhang Xuhao did know that the QQ-type businesses were incredibly profitable these days.
But he thought that no matter how profitable, it wouldn’t allow for too much cash to be ready by the end of August this year.
“Especially since he himself is going to launch a short video platform, which will burn a lot of cash.”
At this mont, Brother Hao felt this was a sure deal.
In his view, adding Cheng Zhu to the team was like giving wings to a tiger, making his Ele exceptionally fierce!
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