Winning the new financial era

Chapter 513 Planning for the future
Makarim looked at the mysterious Zhang Yida, and was curious about his so-called "bold idea".

"Don't you want to merge GoJek and Grab?" Makarim suddenly thought of something and blurted out.

Zhang Yida shook his head lightly, "Wrong, can this be called a bold idea? You underestimate my structure."

Makarim thought for a while, his eyes lit up: "Add RPay and GrabPay!"

"More than that!" Zhang Yida chuckled.

"Then add Buy Together!"

Zhang Yida stopped talking now, and just looked at Makarim silently.

Makarim felt that Zhang Yida's idea was too bold. The merger of so many companies would form a giant that would completely dominate Southeast Asia and be unrivaled.

"Mr. Zhang, your idea is a bit unrealistic. I don't need to say more about the biggest resistance, but you know where it is?"

Although he felt that the plan was amazing, Makarim felt that it would be very difficult to implement it.

"You mean Chen Bingyao's side?"

Zhang Yida laughed, looking confident.

Makarim nodded, "That's right, there was a middleman who took the lead in merging our two companies, and I agreed to meet with him at that time.

But Chen Bingyao refused, and said that he could beat us with only half of the purchase price. Why did he spend the whole money? "

Speaking of this, Makarim showed disdain.He is also a proud son of heaven. In terms of family background and prestigious school experience, he is no worse than Chen Bingyao.

Being so scorned by the other party, he swore at the time that he must step on Grab.

Zhang Yida had heard some of these news, and said with a smile: "It's just a momentary dispute, there's no need to take it to heart.

I believe Chen Bingyao also regretted it at this moment, because not only did he fail to defeat GoJek, but GoJek became stronger and stronger! "

Hearing Zhang Yida's praise, Makarim's face gradually softened, and he said calmly: "I have to say, Mr. Zhang, your idea is very beautiful, and even I was very moved when I heard it.

But after the merger, who is the primary and who is the secondary? "

Zhang Yida thought about this issue long ago, and said with a smile, "I heard that your family intends to let you enter politics?"

Makarim glanced at Zhang Yida calmly. He didn't know where Zhang Yida heard such secret news. Could it be that someone leaked the news?
He is still thinking now, which side should he choose between the thriving business empire and the family's political legacy?
"According to Mr. Zhang, I should go into politics and give up the right to manage the business to Chen Bingyao?"

Zhang Yida waved his hand, "That's not what I mean, I mean, before you go into politics, you can be the CEO of this new group.

After you enter the political arena, give up your position to Chen Bingyao. "

Makarim thought it sounded pretty good, and he spent more time as CEO than Chen Bingyao, which was a shame.

And before officially entering the political arena, he can improve his reputation through the status of the CEO of the No. [-] Internet Group in Southeast Asia.

As for financial interests, he now owns less than 10% of GoJek.

When merging into a new company, although the equity will be diluted, the value will not change, and maybe it will appreciate significantly due to the head effect.

Seeing the hesitation on Makarim's face, Zhang Yida strikes again while the iron is hot: "Once this new group is born, let's take a Chinese Internet company as an example.

It is equivalent to a collection of Ahri + Leech Financial Services + Didi + Meituan. The combined value of these four Chinese Internet companies is more than 4 billion US dollars.

The population of Southeast Asia is only half that of China, even if it is 3000 billion US dollars.

Are you familiar with these Chinese companies?Each has its own moat, forming a company is even more terrifying.

Most of the benefits generated by the Internet economy in Southeast Asia will be put into the belly of this new group.

Moreover, you two taxi-hailing apps don’t need to kill you anymore, you can directly start commercial monetization.

The saved financial resources can also be invested in other directions, such as financial technology, e-commerce, social entertainment and so on. "

Makarim shook his head, "Mr. Zhang, you are exaggerating too much. Southeast Asia's per capita GDP and Internet economy level are very different from those in China, and the company's valuation cannot be directly calculated based on population.

Moreover, each of the six main countries in Southeast Asia has its own culture, law, and religion, and it is impossible to achieve the level of Chinese Internet giants when integrated.

Besides, Sea Group and Lazada will not sit still and will definitely compete with us for the market. "

Hearing what the other party said, Zhang Yida knew something was going on.

Penguin wanted to plant mines for himself, or sow discord, but he couldn't let them succeed.

If GoJek withdraws from RPay, it will inevitably cause serious damage to the latter, and it is very likely that it will slip from the first echelon to the second echelon.

Today, GrabPay and RPay have the highest market share in Southeast Asia. Depending on their respective payment scenarios, the market is very stable.

If the two companies are in conflict, AirPay, which ranks third, will be the biggest beneficiary.

"China's Ali and Penguin have been standing for 20 years, and several Internet companies at the same time have fallen behind.

Makarim, if the Internet super ship we want to build develops, its status in Southeast Asia will be higher and more stable than that of Ahri and Penguin in China.

When you go into politics, the equity can also be passed on as a family asset. "

Zhang Yida paused, and then said: "It is no exaggeration to say that if GoJek and Grab continue to fight like this, it is hard to say what the future will be like.

Uber, Lyft, Ola, Didi, none of the taxi-hailing apps can make a profit.

However, e-commerce and financial technology extended from mobile payment are different. These are all successful models that have successfully passed the market test, can make money, and can exist for a long time. "

Zhang Yida didn't speak very well, so he almost said that this industry is doomed to lose money.

But Makarim is not unhappy, because what Zhang Yida said is true, and the travel platform is notoriously difficult to make a profit, and the whole world is exploring.

And I may enter the political arena in the next one or two years, and it is really time to make a long-term plan for the assets I own.

You can't waste the career territory you have laid down just because you are in politics.

If you want to be an official, you must not lose your business career, and you must grasp both political and business interests.

Form a giant company, form the Matthew effect, eat most of the Internet market in Southeast Asia, make the equity in hand more valuable, and pass it on in the long run.

It sounds like a good plan, and it can also serve as the CEO of this giant company for one term.

Everything is so perfect, but the key is can it really be realized?

Makarim asked Zhang Yida: "Mr. Zhang, are you sure you can convince Chen Bingyao?"

Makarim's eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to confirm the authenticity.

He had thought that there was another possibility for Zhang Yida to make such a big deal: disturbing Huang Penguin's shareholding.

It sounds absurd, but in theory there is such a motive.After all, disturbing Penguin's shareholding is very beneficial to Ruixiang.

The business society is cruel and ruthless, and Makarim has to guard against it.

Zhang Yida had never communicated with Chen Bingyao at all, so he had a grasp of the hammer.

He told Makarim that he just wanted to stabilize the other party, and he went to talk to Chen Bingyao himself.

Of course it would be best if we can talk about it, but if we can't talk about it, the situation won't get any worse.

After weighing the effort and reward, Zhang Yida decided to play He Zong Lian Heng again.

Although he didn't know much about it, Zhang Yida's face was full of confidence, and he looked calm, trying to send some signals to Makarim.

"He's an ambitious man who will be tempted."

Makarim is not stupid, he thought for a while and said, "Mr. Zhang, I can wait for you for a week.

In more than a week, I accepted Penguin's investment. "

Zhang Yida frowned, "One week is too short, how can a transaction worth tens of billions of dollars be so careless?"

Makarim said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang is definitely not an ordinary person to have such a big career. I believe in your ability!"

"Not only Chen Bingyao, but also a group of shareholders who bought together, I need to communicate.

A week is too short, at least a month! "

Makarim felt that one month was too long, and some accidents were prone to happen, which caused the penguin's transactions to drop.

At that time, the merger plan has not been successful, so he is really a complete villain.

"Half a month, it can't be longer."

Zhang Yida wanted to continue bargaining, but seeing Makarim's firm gaze, he seemed unwilling to let go.

"Okay, just half a month!"

The main target is still Chen Bingyao, if half a month fails to convince the other party, Zhang Yida believes that even if given half a year, the result will still be the same.

(End of this chapter)