Chapter 648: Refusal, Chance Encounter (Two in One)
In this meeting, the two negotiated very smoothly.
After Lei Jun left satisfied. Liu Yun stayed in the business building for a while and walked out of the door.
As soon as he took a few steps, he looked at another office building in Zhongguancun, which was JD.com's office.
Judging from the information he obtained, at this moment, the "affectionate" Dong Ge has probably started the second round of financing.
In a year and a half, JD.com has burned almost all the money raised from Youyou and Tencent, and the company's valuation is also rising.
The JD stock in Liu Yun's hands, even if estimated from the most conservative point of view, has risen more than 3 times, of course he wants more.
"Old Liu, it's strange to say. Chen Zifeng on the side suddenly spoke.
"What's the blame?" he asked, turning his head.
"This is Zhongguancun, which is known as the IT holy land of China. Chen Zifeng explained.
Liu Yun looked around the surrounding environment, both domestic and foreign IT companies like to choose this location.
But Zhongguancun, known as the holy land, has not stepped out of the real sense of the giant company. Ali is in Hangzhou, Tencent is in Shencheng, and Youyou is in Ningjiang. ”
"Yoyo's offices are not only in Ningjiang, but also in Shanghai and Hangzhou. ”
"But after all, it was not in Yanjing, as well as Zhongguancun. ”
His words made Liu Yun suddenly think that even at another moment, it was Tencent and Ali who achieved the position of the Internet empire.
Baidu and JD.com, located in Zhongguancun, are more than a step behind after all.
Thinking of this, Liu Yun couldn't help but say in a joking tone: "An Internet company is about to build a network empire, which is an extremely difficult road. This is the imperial capital, maybe this luck has been sucked away from there, and there is not much left. ”
As he spoke, he pointed to the southeast direction of Zhongguancun, and everything was silent.
Chen Zifeng touched the sweat on his forehead, and said with some sighs: "Although I know that you are talking nonsense, I am so fucking reasonable." ”
The two were just about to get into the car when a somewhat unfamiliar voice came into Liu Yun's ears.
"Mr. Liu, I really didn't expect to see you here. ”
Liu Yun followed the voice and saw a somewhat familiar guy.
Isn't this Wang Xin, the founder of the school intranet?
Since the two had met on a plane more than a year ago, they immediately recognized the man.
Not long ago, Liu Yun also positioned him as a case of low emotional intelligence and pretending to fail.
"Mr. Wang, I am glad to meet, I am fortunate to be. Although he thought so in his heart, he still showed a smile on his face, without the slightest slight.
After hearing this, Wang Xin smiled bitterly: "Mr. Liu, I can't afford to be the president of the king in front of you." ”
Liu Yun smiled indifferently: "How old are you and me, then I'll call you Lao Wang." ”
Wang Xin was born in 1979, so he likes to advertise himself as a quasi-post-80s generation.
Although "Lao Wang ......" is not yet popular on the Internet, he still feels that it still sounds a little awkward, "Call me Xiao Wang." ”
He asked, "Is there something wrong with Mr. Liu coming to Zhongguancun?"
Liu Yun naturally glanced around, and replied: "Just take a look around, I don't know if there are suitable investment targets." ”
Wang Xin flashed his eyes and said with a smile: "I just set up another company called Meituan.com. ”
Liu Yun's heart moved, and he asked again: "What is this website for?" ”
Wang Xin replied: "It's just a small website, which is for users to order food online. ”
At this time, he definitely didn't expect that this seemingly humble food ordering website would develop into a giant in the industry.
"This is my third venture. Wang Xin hesitated for a few seconds and said, "Selling the school intranet is a very regrettable decision for me. ”
Liu Yun was silent, he wanted to say that if you didn't sell the school intranet, maybe the future development trajectory would also be deviated, and maybe the school intranet would not become a popular Renren network.
Even Renren.com, which still seems to be very popular today, will go down a cliff in just a few years.
These thoughts flashed through his mind, but there was no outlet after all.
"There is no regret medicine in this world, and such an experience can be regarded as accumulating experience. Liu Yun said.
"I understand, but these two not-so-successful entrepreneurial experiences will lead to financing difficulties in my current venture, and many venture capital institutions are unwilling to believe me, even if they are willing investors, they will take the opportunity to lower their offers. Wang Xin's tone was helpless, and he quietly observed Liu Yun's expression as he spoke.
He hopes that this young Internet tycoon will be willing to contribute generously to invest in his small website.
It's a pity that Liu Yun's expression has been as flat as water, without any expression.
"Isn't he optimistic about my little website either?" he thought with some disappointment.
Because for a company with deep pockets like Yoyo, as long as an Internet company seems to have some potential for development, they don't mind injecting a sum of capital.
Investing in Meituan is different from investing in JD.com, the latter is a large amount of financing, while the former can only be regarded as a lottery scratch.
"Xiao Wang, I hope Meituan can be successful. Liu Yun smiled and patted Wang Xin on the shoulder, "I've taken a step ahead of time." ”
Wang Xin mentioned financing, hoping that Youyou would think about it, but Liu Yundi's answer disappointed him.
"What do you think of that guy just now? After walking away, Liu Yun suddenly asked Chen Zifeng beside him, "Can his third venture be successful?"
Chen Zifeng was a little curious why Liu Yun was interested in such an insignificant passer-by, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "In terms of speech and demeanor, there is a bit of a gap between him and the helmsman of JD.com. But after all, he also has entrepreneurial experience, perhaps a valuable experience, and there is a possibility of success in the third venture. ”
"But......" he said, "Old Liu, you should know each other, and he just expressed his desire to raise money, intentionally or unintentionally, but you obviously avoided the topic. ”
"Not any potential Internet company, I have to think about financing. Liu Yun replied very blandly.
At least at the time of his rebirth, Meituan has not been listed, and this is a company that has been losing money year after year, and the amount of this loss is getting higher and higher year by year.
Their cash-burning strategy is somewhat similar to JD.com's, exchanging losses for infrastructure, and subsidies for merchants to seize market share.
In the era of mobile Internet, the essence of competition between enterprises is actually the competition for user traffic, which is very similar to the route taken by the entertainment industry in the future, where traffic is king.
Traffic can bring economic benefits, bring exposure, and bring attention.
Thinking of this, Liu Yun replied leisurely: "The reason is very simple, I can't see the room for return under this model, and I need to burn money and burn money again." The difference between JD.com and it is that the former has risen, and the latter is still an empty shell. ”
"What's more, why should I invest in such a website with no future in sight, instead of building one myself?"
Chen Zifeng asked with some surprise: "You are actually interested in such a humble website?
Liu Yun said with a smile: "Where are the opportunities in the mobile Internet era. But I'm pretty sure of this person's character, and he doesn't want to be a pawn of any big company. He wanted financing, he wanted the independence of the company, he wanted to hold on to power.
Otherwise, he would not have started a business again and again, and with his ability, any large Internet company would rush to ask for it. ”
Chen Zifeng was a little abrupt: "I see, some people are like this, they just want to do it themselves, they want to be the boss of the company by themselves, and they don't want to spend any money to invite him." ”
Speaking of this, he added: "Lao Liu, I think you are also this kind of person." ”
Me?
Liu Yun smiled indifferently. Only he understands that he is not one of those people. It's just that in many cases, he forces himself to be such a person.
"Don't talk about that. He shook his head, "I just don't allow any company to threaten Yoyo Vacation and Qunar in the OTA market in the future." ”
Liu Yun's words came to an abrupt end here, and he didn't give any more explanation to Chen Zifeng, who was full of doubts.
He still remembers the dispute between Meituan and Alibaba, and he still remembers it vividly, and the final outcome was that Ali sold Meituan's shares and invested in Ele.me instead.
This can be regarded as an e-commerce battlefield for life services, and both Penguin and Ali were bound to win.
Meituan is different from Ele.me in that it is a comprehensive service-based e-commerce website.
In addition to ordering meals, there are also online orders for various life services such as hotel reservations, train tickets, and plane tickets.
As long as you can think of it, you can find it in Meituan.
It's not a pure OTA site, but in 2018, it surpassed Ctrip, the overlord of OTAs, in terms of hotel bookings, and even the same as Ctrip's combined websites.
Ctrip refers to Ctrip, Qunar, Tongcheng and eLong.
Of course, in this time and space, at least on the PC side, Yoyo has strangled Ctrip and acquired Qunar.com, but this does not mean that after the opening of the mobile Internet era, in the context of a major reshuffle, it is not impossible for these former opponents to achieve a Jedi reversal.
At least for now, he wasn't far from letting his guard down.
"Isn't I digging into my own corner by supporting Meituan? What I need is not support, but stifling it. When Liu Yun smiled and turned to say goodbye, he had already made up his mind in his heart.
It was almost noon at the moment, and the two of them found a fairly high-end restaurant in Zhongguancun.
After Liu Yun sat down, he put aside the Meituan matter for the time being, thinking about Lei Jun and how to take down OPPO.
This idea has been in his mind for a long time, and the output of the mobile phone processing factory in Lu Province can no longer keep up with the market demand. Yoyo urgently needs to open up a new battlefield.
In the previous life, OPPO and VIVO were famous all over the country for their self-produced and self-sold models. At that time, the shipments of these two mobile phone brands were a very significant amount.
"After we go back, make an acquisition plan as soon as possible, you contact Lei Jun, understand?" Liu Yun said after thinking about it, "I'll try not to show up." ”
"Yes, no problem. Chen Zifeng also nodded seriously.
There are important things, and the things of the food ordering website will be put aside first. Now we must seize the opportunity to take down the OPPO factory first.
Liu Yun knows this even better. He wants to take advantage of the fact that OPPO is still in an embarrassing stage and take advantage of the situation.
If their mobile phone product is successful in the market, it will be several times more difficult to get their hands on it.
"Old Liu, look over there!" Chen Zifeng suddenly touched Liu Yun and pointed to the corridor in the distance.
Penguin's Little Pony? and JD.com's Liu Qidong?
After Liu Yun saw it, he was also slightly stunned, this is where the end of the world does not meet, right?
"Remember what I told you a while ago. Chen Zifeng hurriedly added a few more words, "During this time, JD.com is preparing for the second round of financing, and it is done quietly without notifying us." ”
"They have the right not to notify, after all, it wasn't included in the original agreement. In fact, Liu Yun really regretted it a little, but how could he think of all aspects when he raised funds at the beginning.
What's more, this Dongge is also an old fox in the mall.
"Now that we see it, should we go and say hello?" Liu Yun said with a sudden smile.
"Good idea. Chen Zifeng also smiled.
At noon, there weren't many people in the restaurant.
When the two entered the private room through the hallway, the door was also ajar and not completely closed.
"You sit here, I'll just go over. Liu Yun smiled and patted Chen Zifeng's shoulder, and walked over with a wine bottle and glass.
As he walked up the stairs, he heard bursts of laughter from above.
Because there was only one room in the upstairs room, he knew the source of the laughter.
It's just a second financing, and even if the negotiations go well, there's no need to laugh so presumptuously.
Liu Yun walked up the stairs and stepped into the corridor, and a voice came from the private room with the door ajar.
"Mr. Ma, come and I will respect you!" Dong Ge's voice came out, obviously in a good mood.
The sound was similar to laughter, and it was evident that the laughter was also made by him.
"Mr. Liu. Brother Xiao Ma also seemed to be a little drunk, so he spoke with less scruples, "I treat you as a brother, do you treat me as a brother?"
"Brother, of course Mr. Ma is my brother Liu. Liu Qidong vowed to keep it.
"Since it's a brother, isn't it okay for us to have a little more JD shares in Tencent than Yoyo?" As he spoke, Brother Xiao Ma stretched out his finger and gestured, "Just a little more, even if it's 0.01%." ”
These words reached Liu Yun's ears very clearly, and he couldn't help touching his chin and said secretly: Brother Xiao Ma is not really drunk, but just saying some real psychological thoughts in the name of drunkenness.
"I'll think about it when I go back, and I promise to give you a satisfactory answer. Liu Qidong started Tai Chi. He felt that as long as he survived the meal, he would be fine.
Suddenly, a sentence came from outside the door: "Mr. Ma, of course you can't say this." ”