Chapter 836: Chapter 542: Both an Honor and a Cage!
“Sure, I actually kind of want to chat with him. How about… you co to Shanghai?” Zhang Xuhao asked.
Cheng Zhu replied, “I can co, but it can’t be just the two of us arranging a eting and then inviting him to dinner.”
“Why not?”
“Because I need you to inadvertently reveal during a casual chat at dinner that I think a [diator] will soon erge to facilitate a rger between [ituan] and [Dianping].” Cheng Zhu squinted.
He always felt that when acting all insightful, it was better to speak through soone else’s mouth rather than doing it himself.
Xuhao had brought Ele to its current level; he was naturally not a fool.
He quickly understood Cheng Zhu’s intention.
“But it’s all just your speculation; are you really that certain?” he asked.
“Not certain, I just want to bring up the worst-case scenario because this direction of developnt is most detrintal to our Ele.” Cheng Zhu said.
He continued, “If things don’t develop this way, then it’s not too serious, it’s okay.”
Xuhao understood.
If the situation does develop into the terrible scenario Cheng Zhu predicted, having ntioned it in advance will serve a great purpose! Zhang Tao will actively co to discuss, and there will be sothing to talk about!
If things don’t develop this way, there’s no loss either.
At worst, it might damage Cheng Zhu’s prior image as soone who ‘predicts with uncanny accuracy.’
This made Xuhao feel that Cheng Zhu was thinking very ticulously, and it was a great strategy, a brilliant move!
“Reliable!”
Little did they know, Cheng Zhu, being a reborn, actually could predict with uncanny accuracy! He truly felt 100% sure!
But he didn’t want to show this side in front of Xuhao, didn’t want to admit it.
Because… it would make people feel afraid!
Once, twice, three tis… he sees through everything, wouldn’t people be scared?
The fear of the unknown would grow in one’s heart.
Anyway, if Cheng Zhu encountered such a person himself, he would be a bit alard.
He didn’t want Brother Hao’s passionate spirit to think he was terrifying.
The two still had long-term collaboration ahead.
Therefore, he would rather not act so arrogantly, letting him mistakenly believe this move was just an extra layer of insurance.
He might even think, “Learned sothing, this trick is useful!”
Of course, for Cheng Zhu, it was truly exhausting to hold back as a master mind.
“I’m definitely coming to Shanghai, but certainly not in the near future.” Cheng Zhu said.
After the call ended, Cheng Zhu looked out the window.
He suddenly thought, “It’s been a while since I visited the saucy fox in Shanghai.”
Now, the interactions with Hu Yan seed to have returned to their previous state, where the two were chatting flirtatiously online like an online romance.
In a strict sense, when he first went to Shanghai to et Hu Yan, it was kind of like an offline eting between an online couple, and both were very satisfied, spending a night where they couldn’t get off the bed.
However, Cheng Zhu and Hu Yan had not confird any relationship, they only chatted in ways that were more exaggerated than online couples.
At offline etings, discovering that his artwork was always fantasizing about him, always casting him as the male lead.
Well then, shouldn’t you be thoroughly taught a lesson?
During this ti, Hu Yan would occasionally send him self-portraits.
In addition, as the Chief Experience Officer of [Persistent Visit] on QQ, she would also send Cheng Zhu experience videos and feedback summaries after use.
Cheng Zhu even made so technical adjustnts to [Little Seal] because of her feedback.
“Next ti I’m in Shanghai, I should visit her.” Cheng Zhu thought.
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Xuhao was very efficient; the next day, he arranged for a al with Zhang Tao.
Zhang Tao was currently overwheld, facing the aggressive ituan, being ground into the dirt, and burning money daily until it hurt.
He truly felt Wang Xin wanted to ruin him, wanted him dead!
The current intense money-burning scenario gave him a sense of relentless conflict.
“The finale ca too abruptly, I wasn’t ntally prepared!” Zhang Tao said helplessly.
He never imagined that Wang Xin, who had discussed rger plans with him a few months ago, would suddenly act like a mad dog, insisting on a ‘one of us must die’ routine!
“Damn, the initial disagreent was because you wanted six, leaving with four! Why’s that fair?”
“I have Tencent’s strong support, your backing isn’t as solid as mine, six for is more reasonable!”
“We could’ve continued negotiating slowly.”
“Why suddenly change your mind, abandoning any idea of a rger?” Zhang Tao couldn’t understand.
With Tencent Daddy backing him, he wasn’t worried.
He lacked neither funding nor traffic support.
“Death is definitely not in the cards.”
“But a mutually destructive outco benefits no one.”
“The group buying prospects were overrated initially.”
“If we keep burning through money like this, everyone will bust! Nobody makes money! Everyone loses!”
During this ti, Zhang Tao was also gradually getting riled up.
Damn, do they really think I’m a pushover?
While dining with Xuhao, Zhang Tao appeared troubled.
“Do you think Wang Xin is crazy?” he cursed angrily.
“Why are competitors called competitors? Because sotis, to avoid mutual destruction, folks should make peace!”
“Our ultimate goal in business is making money, right?”
“He also ca to you, chatted with you about rging, right?”
“Clearly, this was sothing he initiated, and now he changes his tune just like that!” Zhang Tao cursed while drinking.
He was genuinely pained by the money-burning lately.
Xuhao clinked glasses with him, offering so comfort.
Then, changing the subject, he said, “What if there’s a diator, soone who actively promotes the rger of [Dianping] and [ituan]?”
“Hmm?” Zhang Tao looked up, bewildered.
This was quite an unexpected turn!
With Wang Xin’s stance, rging was a distant prospect!
People were already frenziedly burning money; who’d be naive enough to jump in now, telling Wang Xin to stop burning and walk away, let’s retreat and shake hands?
Isn’t this pure clown behavior?
Moreover, who has such power?
Penguin and Alibaba’s relationship wouldn’t allow such a thing.
Then who else?
Xuhao looked at him with a signature honest smile, saying, “I feel it’s unbelievable too, this is what Cheng Zhu ntioned on the phone the other day.”
Zhang Tao heard this, chuckled lightly, and said:
“Ha, hilarious.”
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