Reborn: Billionaire in College

Old Ma really had no idea what to do with Chen Pingjiang's face.

This guy is sometimes a human and sometimes a ghost; sometimes he is shrewd and scary, and sometimes he is polite and harmless.

The most annoying thing is that they just banned Alibaba and Alipay more severely, but now they call Ma "Brother" affectionately.

Even though Lao Ma thinks he is thick-skinned, he is still far behind Chen Pingjiang.

As soon as Lao Ma saw this attitude, he knew that Chen Pingjiang was up to no good.

This isn't the first time I've dealt with this guy.

When he first entered the venue and greeted me in the morning, he called me "Lao Ma", but now he calls me "Brother Ma" affectionately.

I can change my face faster than turning the pages of a book.

Faced with Chen Pingjiang's "familiar" enthusiasm and "thick skin", Lao Ma was helpless.

If it were an ordinary person, Lao Ma would definitely put on airs and ignore him.

But facing Chen Pingjiang, he really couldn't be so tough.

Moreover, Chen Pingjiang is considered an "oddball" among the entrepreneurs he knows.

The reason for saying this is that other entrepreneurs will become mature and stable as they get older, and they will also maintain their status.

But Chen Pingjiang doesn't care about these things. Judging from his actions and words, he is the kind of person whose temper is difficult to understand.

He is mature and steady, different from young people, yet still has the youthful vigor and vitality. More importantly, he has a special personal charm and an outspoken character.

This kind of personality has a well-known appeal to young people.

Chinese entrepreneurs, even Robin Li and Pony Ma, are relatively low-key.

Lao Ma himself likes to say that he loves to attend parties in various occasions, and is considered a little outlier.

As a result, Chen Pingjiang is even more different.

"What advice does Director Chen have?"

Chen Pingjiang was not embarrassed at all when facing the stern-faced Old Ma. Instead, he became more enthusiastic: "Brother Ma, it's not been long since we last met. Why are you so unfamiliar with me?"

Brother Xiao Ma, who was standing nearby, was finding it funny. He was an introverted person and would have definitely turned around and left if he had been told that by Old Ma.

Only Chen Pingjiang seemed to be fine.

Lao Ma rolled his eyes: "Let's go to my suite."

When the three of them left the meeting room together, many envious glances were cast upon them.

Birds of a feather flock together. This is absolutely true. No one else is qualified to join us.

Cheng Wei and Lu Chuanwei were even more jealous.

Who doesn’t want to be one of the three? Only when you reach that status can you be considered a successful entrepreneur.

The so-called financial freedom is only the lowest level of pursuit; social status, fame, and rights are higher levels.

Arriving at the presidential suite where Lao Ma was staying, Chen Pingjiang smiled and joked, "How long do you plan to stay this time, Mr. Ma? The suite has already been booked."

Ma ignored him, turned around, took out a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator and handed it to the two men, then sat down and said, "I know why you came to me, but this was Masayoshi Son's idea, and we at Alibaba were just passive partners."

Chen Pingjiang waved his hand and said, "You misunderstood. We didn't come to you for this matter. I'm not worried about Masayoshi Son at all. This is just between the three of us. In China, he is a dragon and he has to be coiled."

Then he changed the subject: "Brother Ma, you should quit Didi and let Tencent take over."

Lao Ma: "..."

Chen Pingjiang was so direct that Xiao Ma was a little at a loss and smiled awkwardly at Lao Ma.

How presumptuous of you to just say it so bluntly without even giving some groundwork?
The fact that Lao Ma doesn't look down on you means he has a good temper.

In fact, Lao Ma really wanted to turn his face away.

"Mr. Chen, how many dishes are there? You are so drunk."

Once the conversation got down to business, Chen Pingjiang stopped joking and said seriously, "The price is negotiable. Tencent will pay a premium."

Old Ma took a deep look at Chen Pingjiang and Xiao Ma Ge, wondering how these two would become so close that they could almost be like one.

"I'm sorry, Alibaba has no plans to withdraw. Besides, Mr. Chen is so confident that AutoNavi and Didi can merge, and the new company will surely have a smooth future. Wouldn't it be stupid to withdraw now?"

Just as Xiao Ma Ge was about to open his mouth, Chen Pingjiang interrupted him, which made him a little touched.

After all, this is to help Tencent gain market share, and in fact has little to do with Chen Pingjiang's interests. He has to do this offensive thing just because of the previous promise.

"Lao Ma, don't be like this. Everything is business. If it's business, there must be a price. The reason why the deal can't be concluded is because the price is not high enough. Now everyone is in such a stalemate. Although other shareholders don't say it, they are definitely not happy about Alibaba and Softbank messing up the situation. In this situation, Alibaba should take a step back to make the shareholders harmonious."

"As long as Ali is willing to withdraw, I can still honor the conditions I promised you last time."

Not to mention the second largest shareholder like Alibaba, even if it is a small shareholder like Softbank, Chen Pingjiang has no right to drive others away. It is illegal.

The only way to get Ali to withdraw is to have a serious talk.

Chen Pingjiang didn't want to offend anyone unless he had no other choice.

Ma didn't reply, which made Chen Pingjiang feel that there was something going on. He continued, "Ali invested 6 million in Express Taxi, right? I'm in charge, Tencent's price is %, so I'll take it. This price is very sincere, right?"

At this moment, Lao Ma was also thinking in his mind.

After Renren and Tencent teamed up to play a trick of holding shares on behalf of others, Ma had already begun to think about quitting.

In Ma's view, the merger is an unstoppable trend. Once the merger is successful, Renren will directly become the sole major shareholder of the new company, with a shareholding ratio of more than 55%.

Alibaba's shareholding ratio will drop below 10%, and there is really no point in staying.

Rather than staying as a shareholder with no say, it is better to cash out and leave.

The only thing that Ma is reluctant to give up is Didi’s payment method. O2O is an important track, and even Ma doesn’t want to give up if there is a chance of success.

The conditions Chen Pingjiang has given so far are to lift the ban on Alibaba + maintain Alipay's payment status + US$12 billion in cash.

It really makes Lao Ma excited.

WeChat’s repeated bans made him anxious and angry.

He didn't want to continue to wade into muddy water.

“Isn’t 12 billion a little too little? The merger is imminent today. If I hold the shares for a while longer, I can get 30 billion.” Lao Ma said.

At this point, he had already made his own considerations.

Rather than staying and suffering, it is better to make some money and quit.

He had enough reasons to believe that if he did not step down, Chen Pingjiang would most likely make trouble for him.

Moreover, he had clearly reached an agreement with Chen Pingjiang last time, but Ma turned against him and followed SoftBank, which made him feel a little sorry for Chen Pingjiang. In fact, Ma knew that even if he wanted to stay, it would be impossible. Chen Pingjiang would never allow any unstable factors among the shareholders, and bringing Ma to the negotiations showed his attitude.

Pony Ma also said at this time: "30 billion is too exaggerated, and the risk is too great for Tencent. Although we are optimistic about the future development of the online car-hailing track, we don't want to take such a big risk. Alibaba should also leave some space for us."

Chen Pingjiang nodded: "Old Ma, you too, let's discuss it properly. 30 billion is too much, I'll add another 13 million, billion."

Lao Ma rolled his eyes and now he was called "Lao Ma" again.

"One price, 15 billion. I won't bother with that. But you, Chen Pingjiang, must come up with an agreement for me. It would be best if you announce a strategic partnership. WeChat and Weibo are never allowed to ban our Alibaba Group again, and any new company in the future is not allowed to kick out Alipay."

"Okay, I promise you, let's sign the agreement, forget about the strategic cooperation. The battle between Alipay and WeChat Pay is not over yet, isn't the strategic cooperation too ridiculous?"

Fortunately, things are going as Chen Pingjiang expected.

As long as the right conditions are given, Ali is willing to step down.

I am just an insignificant small shareholder. As long as I can make money, there is no difference between selling shares and cashing out after listing. Selling shares can also get the money earlier.

Ma is also unwilling to ruin his relationship with Renren and Tencent.

This is what a normal businessman thinks. It does no one good to stay put just to sue for a moment.

It’s just that Chen Pingjiang’s last sentence was a bit hurtful.

If possible, Lao Ma would not want to choose such an opponent.

But Alipay is his core interest, and he cannot just let WeChat Pay take away the market and do nothing about it.

The war must indeed be fought.

The cooperation is also limited to today.

Everyone was quite satisfied with the result.

Alibaba got the promise and 15 billion US dollars and made a fortune.

Although Tencent spent 15 billion US dollars, it also obtained almost 10% of the shares of the future new company. As long as the new company is successfully listed, the profit will at least double.

Now that Chen Pingjiang has a new loyal supporter, his control over the company has become more secure.

This also made Chen Pingjiang feel a little emotional.

Business wars do not necessarily have to be fought to the death; good results can also come from negotiations.

But, in the final analysis, you still have to have strong personal strength.

Otherwise, you can't get what you can't get on the battlefield, let alone at the negotiating table.

No matter which company you choose today, even if it is a major shareholder, it will not be able to make Ma take a step back.

"As the third pole of domestic Internet companies, sometimes commercial competition is commercial competition, but we can still have more cooperation, such as advertising, technical support, marketing and advertising services, investment, etc. Isn't it delicious when the meat is rotten in the pot?" Chen Pingjiang said with a smile: "There are not many conflicts of interest between us. There is no way to deal with WeChat payment. If you ask me, it is because of our appearance that your pressure has been reduced. Otherwise, the future supervision will be enough to make you drink a pot. Just think about it, the entire domestic online quick payment is controlled by Alipay, that's terrible."

"I'm not like them, Tencent, who argued with your WeChat and then turned around and asked for peace, making their core project a mess." Lao Ma said in a sarcastic tone.

This made Xiao Ma Ge look very embarrassed, which was exactly what he hated the most.

There are many people who say this outside, and even within Tencent.

Basically, Tencent has become Renren's little brother...

Chen Pingjiang rolled his eyes. This old Ma was really a worry. He was even childishly trying to sow discord.

"I don't agree with this. Weilian is doing well now, and Momo has been played to death. It is dominating the stranger social networking field. My brother Xiao Ma is wise. Besides, your Laiwang has not been successful either. When you were live streaming, I went to check it out every day."

These words made Lao Ma blush immediately, and he was talking about something that was not relevant.

The fact that he failed to make progress in socializing will always be a pain in his heart.

"Besides, I have also made up for Tencent in other places. We are the model of successful cooperation. Chinese companies don't fight against Chinese companies. If they want to fight, they go overseas to occupy territory."

Lao Ma sneered, "I haven't seen you guys do well in overseas business, but you want to do everything. Let me count how much you have done, social networking, games, taxis, catering, mobile phones, chips, pads, semiconductors, AI, cars... I can't even count them with my ten fingers, and there are many more that I can't think of right now. Chen Pingjiang, you don't really want to be a chaebol, do you? Can I ask, what else do you plan to do in the future? Do we have to stay away from whatever you do?"

What Lao Ma said was quite offensive, and even Xiao Ma next to him gave him a thoughtful look.

Chen Pingjiang sneered: "Not many, maybe only a few projects in the future. At least we haven't done e-commerce yet."

Old Ma continued, "There are some voices from the outside world right now. With your intelligence, Chen Pingjiang, you can't fail to hear them, right? People are saying that no matter what industry you are in, you may have to come across someone in the end. Even if you don't, you will come across someone who left your company."

"Really? Am I that capable?" Chen Pingjiang laughed. "With great ability comes great responsibility. I think this is quite true. Old Ma, don't blame me. Don't you want to do it? You just can't do what we can do. If you are given a chance, you will still do it. Otherwise, why are you making mobile phones and going into social networking?"

The old horse was choked.

"Social networking, catering and gaming are my starting points. I started doing mobile phones because none of you guys did. If it weren't for me, Chen Pingjiang, the domestic high-end mobile phone market would be slaughtered by Apple and Samsung. Why don't you do chips and semiconductors when Alibaba is so powerful? I proposed AI, and Alibaba has been doing quite well recently. We were the first to develop smart speakers, and you just follow behind and copy them."

Chen Pingjiang really couldn't stand being accused of something by Lao Ma.

Now that I'm talking about it today, I might as well just get to the point.

"If I, Chen Pingjiang, wanted to make money, I would have directly attacked your old nest and set up a sharing e-commerce website. Even if I started from scratch, I could surpass you within five years. Do you believe it? What I have done are things that are not available in China or are relatively underdeveloped. If you have the ability, why don't you make a big AI model? You can't make it, but you don't let others do it. Are you going to watch us fall behind other countries?"

Old Ma and Chen Pingjiang were bickering like children, which made Little Ma laugh. He actually agreed with what Chen Pingjiang said.

Although Chen Pingjiang has done a lot, many of his projects were completed earlier than those in foreign countries, and he even faced other domestic companies, many of which were physical high-tech. It is indeed inappropriate to label Chen Pingjiang.

Xiao Ma Ge has long taken WeChat’s defeat lightly.

WeChat came out earlier, which shows Chen Pingjiang's vision and his good performance in overtaking others.

If you can't do it, you can't do it. There's nothing shameful about it. But it's a bit too much to blame others for your inability to do it...

"I admit that I can't do social networking at Alibaba, but I really don't believe that you can surpass Taobao and Tmall in five years if you start e-commerce from scratch. I admit that you, Chen Pingjiang, are capable and claim to be undefeated, but even if I give you ten years, you can't surpass me in e-commerce." Ma snorted coldly. What a joke, do you think I'm just a freeloader at Alibaba? You want to beat me in e-commerce? Dream on!
Taobao has been around for many years, and Tmall is also doing well now. The Double 11 sales are getting higher every year, and everything is thriving.

Although JD.com is making rapid progress, it still cannot pose a threat to Alibaba.

"Okay, Lao Ma, remember what you said today, you will know in a few years."

Lao Ma did change China to some extent, but things went too smoothly in the later period and he became too proud.

"Hey, hey, say less. Aren't you afraid that others will laugh at you if it gets out? Work is work, and personal relationships are personal relationships." Seeing that things were getting a little out of control, Brother Xiao Ma had to come out to smooth things over.

After everyone was silent for a moment, Lao Ma asked leisurely, "You are not really planning to do e-commerce, are you?"

No matter what people say or do, if Chen Pingjiang is really provoked to do e-commerce, it will definitely cause him a headache.

Chen Pingjiang said unhappily: "I don't do e-commerce, but don't think that your Alibaba Taotian Group will be able to rest easy in the future."

Chen Pingjiang had planted the seeds.

It depends on whether Huang Zheng can live up to his expectations in the future.

But no matter what, Chen Pingjiang would not touch PDD.

In the future, it will be another story of a dragon-slayer who becomes a dragon. (End of this chapter)