“Mr. Cheng, think about it carefully. This is very tempting, but if you don’t agree, we will increase our investment in the Kyoto market, and you will really lose everything.”
Travis looked at him, his tone full of threats.
The money spent to acquire the equity of Bibi is far less than the money-burning war in the market, the results will be more, and the development speed will be faster.
Travis hopes to end the occupation as soon as possible, unify the market, and transform into a profit model.
To put it bluntly, even an international company is a bit trembling with such a money-burning situation. He wants to unify the industry quickly, merge his companies, then increase taxi prices, lower driver commissions, and harvest the market.
The industry ecology of the Internet is like this. If there is only one choice for you on the market, then you will be the one who sets the price.
What kind of early discounts are just bait for cutting leeks.
When I later met with Kuaishou CEO Chen Chuanxing, he said the same thing.
Travis fully demonstrated what prejudice and arrogance are. Although he said he was doing it for your own good, his actual meaning was very clear, surrender or die.
The way he looked at Chen Chuanxing was like looking at a country bumpkin, and the way he talked about the acquisition of equity was like giving alms to a beggar.
And this ghost guy’s evaluation of Chinese consumers has not changed. He is hypocritical and loves to take advantage. He is really trying to make money here while slandering and insulting them.
After the business meeting ended, the content was passed on in all directions.
Many people were stunned after hearing this and didn’t understand how this ghost guy could be so arrogant.
But there are also more people who feel helpless, because the market will not change because of this. Uber has indeed stepped into the threshold of victory, and Beep and Kuai are unable to fight back.
You can’t fight again and again, and it’s useless to be angry. This feeling makes people feel angry, but they are really useless.
“You can’t win by fighting hard. In fact, Travis is right in what he said. It will do no good to anyone if we continue to burn.”
“If this continues, the taxi-hailing industry will be monopolized by foreign companies.”
“Mr. Cheng, don’t listen to that Travis’ nonsense, fuck him!”
Cheng Wei scrolled through the messages on his phone and couldn’t help but smile bitterly when he looked at the group of people who were watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
If he doesn’t have as much money as others and his skills are not as good as others, what can he do with him?
At this time, Tencent’s investment manager Peng Sheng also called specifically and asked Cheng Wei if he wanted to go down. If so, he could make another investment.
But the addition is an addition, but everyone knows that the amount Tencent can offer will never be able to influence the outcome of the battle. They may be able to compete with Uber, but it will only make it harder for him to win.
If there is no key to breaking the situation, Uber will achieve a key victory in 2014, and other taxi-hailing software will die one after another.
Cheng Wei felt trapped in an endless darkness, and had a vague intention of retreating in his heart.
Night fell quickly, and Cheng Wei didn’t even return home. He sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his office, struggling repeatedly.
At this time, the LED advertising screen opposite the office building suddenly flashed, attracting his attention. He walked closer and found that the LED that originally said “Group Buying” suddenly changed and turned into “Didi Taxi, Efficient”. Reservation, quality service, one-click travel.”
Cheng Wei was stunned for a moment, rubbed his eyes, and moved his whole face to the window, when he heard WeChat notifications suddenly ringing behind him.
“What a fool! Teamfighting and Gao De are going to join forces and end it!”
“The dog is coming, the dog is coming!”
“Why so suddenly?”
“The wedding is about to end, do you want to take some time to do some fun?”
“No, it’s already the second half, and Travis is about to pop the champagne. It’s not wise to join a team at this time. Does he want to start from scratch? How could Uber give him a chance?”
“Even if Jiang Qin is a god, it is impossible for him to win at this time…”
Everyone was in a daze when they looked at tonight’s headline news.
Yes, this is already the second half of the ride-hailing circuit.
If Bibi and Kuaidi agree to merge into Uber, Uber will quickly sink and flourish in a territory without rivals.
If they don’t agree, Uber will increase investment, quickly end the battle, and end the group fight at this time, completely ignoring basic business logic.
But Cheng Wei’s feelings were different from theirs, not because of anything else but because of the name Didi.
He initially planned to make a taxi-hailing software, and the name he wanted most was this. However, after checking, he found out that this name had been registered half a year ago, and he couldn’t find anyone to buy it.
In other words, did Jiang Qin have this idea half a year before he wanted to make a taxi-hailing app?
If this is the case, then he must have thought very carefully before deciding to end the game, but Cheng Wei had no idea how a team could withstand Uber’s attack.