Reborn: Billionaire in College

Lu Chuanwei did not return to Hangzhou from Beijing, but flew directly to Dongjiang. He was still dizzy until he got off the plane.

He is currently the CEO of Kuaidi Dache and will soon be the co-CEO of the new company after the merger. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for him to come here just because he received a call from Chen Pingjiang?

There seemed to be two little people in my mind, talking to each other.

What are you afraid of?
We just came to meet each other, not to betray the country. Besides, Kuaidi Taxi is also a partner of AutoNavi to some extent.

In fact, Chen Pingjiang did not say it clearly on the phone. He just politely expressed his acquaintance and then invited Lu Chuanwei to have a cup of tea.

Lu Chuanwei ran over here as if possessed by some mysterious force.

It’s all because of expectations and desires, the desire to survive in a dead end.

Even if Chen Pingjiang invited me just because of other things, being able to meet Chen Pingjiang was something worth looking forward to.

I am still young. Even if this business venture fails, I will have new projects in the future. With Chen Pingjiang's protection, I will definitely not fail again.

After leaving the airport, Lu Chuanwei took out his mobile phone and subconsciously called a taxi on his own Kuaidi app.

As soon as he clicked the "OK" button, Lu Chuanwei hesitated. After thinking for a moment, he immediately pressed "Cancel".

After thinking about it, I opened Gaode Map and called a car.

After doing all this, Lu Chuanwei breathed a sigh of relief.

He now doesn't know how to face his fast colleagues who are far away in Hangzhou, and he doesn't know how to face those friends who built the empire with him.

Cheng Wei's words sounded nice and he would not fire anyone, but Lu Chuanwei knew in his heart that it was just a delaying tactic.

Once they have successfully grasped power, those who should be sidelined must be sidelined, and those who should be cleared out must be cleared out.

All the senior executives of Kuaile were not immune, and the best outcome was to take the money and leave.

Thinking back to the past two years, when we all stayed up late to work overtime in meetings and worked hard together, it is really sad to see that we ended up in such a situation.

Lu Chuanwei remembered the saying, "An incompetent general can tire out the entire army." Perhaps this is a true portrayal of himself now.

Thinking of this, Lu Chuanwei felt unwilling.

His management ability may not be worse than Cheng Wei's. This time Chun Chun was abandoned by Alibaba, and Didi has Liu Qing.

Lu Chuanwei compared Alibaba and Tencent and couldn't help but sigh that Pony Ma's investment is just investment, he never interferes too much and never thinks of controlling.

But Alibaba is different. In short, it is obsessed with making Kuaidi a younger brother and letting it serve the grand strategic ecological chain of Alipay.

This is the root cause of this failure.

Interestingly, fate played a small joke on Lu Chuanwei.

The car orders ordered from Gaode were eventually assigned to Kuaidi’s own platform.

Soon, a taxi arrived and Lu Chuanwei sat in the back seat.

"Master, why do you use so many mobile phones to take orders?" Seeing several mobile phones placed near the steering wheel with data cables densely coiled together, Lu Chuanwei asked with interest.

The middle-aged driver didn't look back, but just grinned: "Sometimes the orders from one company will be cut off, so I have to take orders from several companies at once. That's how it works now."

“Which platform do you like best?”

The driver thought for a moment and said, "For express delivery, the subsidies are slightly higher, but Amap still receives the most orders, but the price is slightly lower."

These words did give Lu Chuanwei a lot of comfort, but he didn't know if anyone would remember them in the near future.

"What about Didi? What do you think of this platform?"

"It's normal. Don't be fooled by the fact that I have so many mobile phones here. In fact, I don't drive Didi most of the time. It's very chaotic to operate so many platforms at the same time. But I heard that driving Uber in Shanghai can make a lot of money."

Lu Chuanwei laughed, feeling somewhat comforted. At least he had beaten Cheng Wei once here.

At this point in time, it is normal for a driver to be on several platforms.

There is no dominant platform that can restrain its drivers. In order to get higher profits, drivers naturally have to use several platforms at the same time. Not to mention other things, the subsidies are very considerable.

This actually reflects the chaos in the industry, and the phenomenon of order cancellation is very serious.

Some drivers, after accepting an order on platform A, find that there is an order on platform B with a higher price, so they will naturally cancel the order on platform A.

Both Kuaidi and Didi are well aware of this situation but can do nothing about it.

Everyone is facing the dilemma of insufficient transportation capacity.

The main transportation sources in this era are taxis in various cities. Private cars have begun to be used, but the number is still small.

Not at all like it was later.

Therefore, Lu Chuanwei himself also felt that the merger was a better outcome.

No one can defeat the opponent, and no one wants to continue fighting, so the only choice is to merge.

After chatting for a few sentences, Lu Chuanwei, who was worried, did not say anything else. During the process, he received calls from two vice presidents, both of whom were inquiring about the results of the negotiations.

Lu Chuanwei didn't say it clearly, but just said he would talk in detail when he returned to Hangzhou.

Those who have made it to the top are all shrewd people. They can judge a lot of things just by a few simple words and Lu Chuanwei's tone.

After Lu Chuanwei hung up the phone, he opened the notepad on his phone, carefully considered the wording, and slowly typed the first line.

"This merger is the largest unlisted company merger in China's Internet history, and the new company will be the fastest to become one of China's top ten Internet companies. It is a huge milestone for our two companies, all investors and shareholders, and the entire industry..."

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According to the address given by Chen Pingjiang, Lu Chuanwei came to the club on the 60th floor of Zifeng Building. However, he was surprised as soon as he entered the box.

Even if Lu Chuanwei was worried, he never expected to meet someone he shouldn't meet here.

"Mr. Tan, why are you here?"

The moment Lu Chuanwei blurted out the words, he was shocked inwardly.

Why is the head of Tiger Fund with Chen Pingjiang, waiting to meet him?
This is really ridiculous!
The reason why Kuaidi Dache was able to get money from Tiger Fund was because of Alibaba’s matchmaking.

To some extent, Tiger Fund is Alibaba's ally, and the two have a close relationship.

Tiger Fund owns 800 million Yahoo shares, and Yahoo holds 24% of Alibaba shares, which means Tiger Fund is also a shareholder of Alibaba. In addition, Tiger Fund just bought $2 million worth of Alibaba shares not long ago.

Tan Hainan smiled gently and said, "Of course I am waiting for you here."

It's a double entendre, and what shouldn't be said was not said.

Lu Chuanwei felt that his question was unnecessary. The fact that Tan Hainan appeared here was enough to prove that he had betrayed the country.

Of course, capital itself has no loyalty as long as it can gain greater benefits.

Lu Chuanwei turned his gaze to Chen Pingjiang, who was standing up with a smile on his face, and sighed in his heart, how young he is.

"Dexter, nice to meet you. Sit down and talk. Would you like tea or coffee?"

Lu Chuanwei was suddenly flattered. When he went to see Lao Ma, Lao Ma didn't even stand up to greet him. He didn't expect that today he would receive the courtesy of the No. 1 Internet person.

Chen Pingjiang has long been confirmed as the number one person in the Internet industry.

It is truly the first, not just in the country.

"Thank you Mr. Chen for the invitation. I'm very grateful. I'll just have some coffee."

While ordering a cup of coffee from the waiter next to him, Chen Pingjiang was also looking at Lu Chuanwei.

He had never met Cheng Wei, but after meeting Lu Chuanwei, he roughly analyzed the personalities and backgrounds of the two.

Lu Chuanwei has the air of a scholar, but Cheng Wei is different. Looking at his resume is enough to show that he has a bit of a bandit spirit. After all, Cheng Wei started as a salesperson and has worked his way up from one company to another, having held many positions, from Alibaba to being the deputy general manager of the B2C business unit of Alipay.

"I heard about the successful negotiation between KuaiDai Taxi and Didi Taxi. Congratulations, Dexter, on your promotion to the position of co-CEO of the new company." Chen Pingjiang said with a smile.

However, this smile seemed somewhat sarcastic in Lu Chuanwei's eyes.

"Mr. Chen, please stop laughing at me. The so-called co-CEO may fool outsiders, but don't you understand? It's just a high hat given to ensure a smooth handover and reassure people's hearts." Lu Chuanwei smiled bitterly.

Chen Pingjiang nodded without comment, and then asked: "What do you think of the domestic online car-hailing market?"

Lu Chuanwei pondered: "After the merger of Kuaidi and Didi, to some extent, they have become a threat to AutoNavi. The orders of the two companies combined have reached more than 80% of AutoNavi's daily orders. However, the first thing the new company after the merger has to deal with is Uber. After all, Uber has just entered China and is the easiest to attack. If we do nothing at this time and let it go for two years, I am afraid we will have to watch it grow stronger."

"If Uber can be successfully resolved, Cheng Wei will be able to form a situation where he and AutoNavi can fight but not break up in the future, and then the two companies can operate peacefully and steadily."

Tan Hainan, who had been silent for a while, nodded at this moment: "Dexter really has a keen eye."

"I don't deserve it!" Lu Chuanwei waved his hand. "Because I have thought about it countless times, what I would do if I was in charge of the new company. However, after defeating Uber, it is bound to enter a tug-of-war. Mr. Chen's AutoNavi has a huge traffic advantage. Even if it doesn't burn money, it will firmly hold the first position. What's the point of burning money? After defeating Uber, the new company is already strong enough but weak at the same time. Financing will become more and more difficult, and capital will be more tired."

"At that time, everyone didn't want to fight anymore, and they also doubted whether they could beat Gaode."

Lu Chuanwei didn't hide anything.

He is very clear that although AutoNavi's market share seems to be being squeezed a little bit at the moment, it is actually facing the subsidy war between Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache and has no intention of taking any action.

Relying on Renren's capital pool, Cheng Wei would not be able to defeat Chen Pingjiang even if he tried his best. If he angered Chen Pingjiang, he would be besieged.

I won’t do business that is not worthwhile.

Chen Pingjiang looked at Lu Chuanwei with admiration, thinking that he was indeed quite capable, otherwise he wouldn't have achieved what he had today.

"Don't be discouraged. I believe that with your ability, you will appear in the financing market with new projects in no time. Then I will invest in you."

Lu Chuanwei forced a smile that was uglier than crying. "Mr. Chen, I am mentally strong. You don't need to comfort me. My failure this time is understandable. Didi can always get financing. I rely entirely on Alibaba. Apart from Alibaba, other capitals are not willing to invest in me."

Tan Hainan, who had been sitting next to him, looked at Lu Chuanwei with some sympathy, and at the same time looked deeply at Chen Pingjiang, shaking his head in his heart: "Silly child, I wonder how you will feel when you find out that Kuaidi and you are destined to end up together."

After Tiger Fund boarded Chen Pingjiang's ship and betrayed Alibaba, Tan Hainan carefully analyzed the financing history of express delivery and consulted many connections.

In the end, I could only smile helplessly.

Chen Pingjiang is a man with too many arms and too deep plans. Anyone who plays with him will be killed.

Originally, many things were planned by Alibaba and Tencent, but it turned out that they were all done by Chen Pingjiang.

There are new investors willing to invest in Didi, so why is the C round of financing in express delivery already weak? The two investors are both Alibaba’s relatives - SoftBank and their Tiger Fund?

Because Chen Pingjiang has been targeting Kuaidi Dache's financing since its C round, delaying the arrival of Kuaidi's funds.

If Lu Chuanwei knew what was going on behind this, he would probably be furious.

However, Tan Hainan would not say that Chen Pingjiang disguised himself very well and Tencent had been the one charging in the open. Besides, there was no evidence for such a thing. Besides, business wars are fought from the front to the back.

In fact, after Kuaidi Dache’s Series B financing, Alibaba was no longer able to lead the investment due to its large share of equity, so it had to help Kuaidi Dache attract other investors. But after searching around, no one was willing to invest, so it finally found SoftBank and Tiger Fund out of desperation.

Alibaba wants to continue to lead the investment, but Lu Chuanwei is unwilling to do so. If Alibaba increases its holdings further, Kuaidi Dache will inevitably be acquired by Alibaba.

Under the sniping of Tencent openly and Chen Pingjiang secretly, it is not that Kuaidi cannot obtain the D round of financing, but the process will be very long.

There is one thing that is the most outrageous.

After hearing this, Tan Hainan was also surprised for a long time.

John from New Horizon told Tan Hainan that when he was planning to invest in Kuaidi Dache, he had never received so many calls and been under so much pressure in a single day in his long investment career.

They called him through various channels, either threatening him or appealing to his emotions, to persuade him not to invest in Kuaidi Dache.

It can be seen from this that Chen Pingjiang's hands have reached so far that even if Kuaidi does not break up with Alibaba, it will be difficult for it to survive, and merger is still the ultimate solution.

Chen Pingjiang lit a cigarette for himself, and then asked Tan Hainan and Lu Chuanwei if they smoked. After they both waved their hands and said no, he continued, "As for me, I won't hide it from you. Dexter, in the future board of directors and shareholders' meeting, I hope you can stand on my side."

At this moment, Lu Chuanwei felt as if his butt was burned by a chair. He almost jumped up and looked at Chen Pingjiang with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

"Mr. Chen, you haven't finished eating Didi, have you?"

Lu Chuanwei's mind works very quickly.

It is not surprising that there is Chen Pingjiang on the side of Kuaidi, but it is well known that Alibaba and Renren have a bad relationship.

Ali will not be bought!
Without Alibaba's support, Chen Pingjiang now says he wants to deal with the board of directors and even the shareholders' meeting. This must mean that Didi has been riddled with holes.

Tencent must have sided with Chen Pingjiang and even other shareholders of Didi.

It is very likely that Cheng Wei and Wang Gang, the master and apprentice, have become brothers in distress.

Otherwise, where did Chen Pingjiang get so many votes? (End of this chapter)