150. Contradictions
The two of them stayed warm for a while, and Guan Huang took his leave, after all, there were still a lot of things to be busy.
Yu Shan's mother and the baby are still waiting at home, and Guan Huang can't do anything about the KFC of the hotel no matter how much he is.
As Zhang Taijie expected, Kuaidi took action soon, and the subsidy war entered a new stage of burning money.
Money burns, markets are shocked, capital is in turmoil.
The media focused, the bigwigs paid attention, and the netizens carnivaled.
On October 15 alone, Meituan's various coupon subsidies amounted to 4140720 yuan, Didi's "free ride" activity subsidized 1015236 yuan, and Kuaidi taxi sent out nearly 2 million red envelopes.
Superman's data was not disclosed, and according to authoritative media predictions, the subsidy could exceed five million.
Of course, compared with the direct of the other three, Superman's subsidies are more refined, not only burning money to subsidize new customers, but also paying more attention to the construction of the user system.
One of the key steps is the pre-top-up campaign.
The more you top up, the bigger the discount.
However, in the eyes of the outside world, the form is ever-changing, and the essence of subsidies has never changed.
Some people even criticized Guan Huang for being timid in the face of competition, not acting fiercely enough, and not counterattacking enough.
is the so-called martial arts in the world, only fast is not broken.
To start a business on the Internet, just burn money.
It's useless to think too much, just do it.
Superman has too many superfluous movements, and he looks very bloated.
Then someone led the topic to the governance structure of Superman's company, Wu Xiaofeng, who had invested in Superman and withdrew afterwards, told the media,
"As a subversive, Guan Huang is too ambitious, does not grasp the prioritization of strategy, and lacks a COO and CFO who can balance him. There is no COO, so that the company has no KPI, no CFO, so that the funds can be mobilized at will. This is a very taboo thing, in the short term, it may cause a crisis, and in the long term, it may ruin the company. ”
Of course, because Wu Xiaofeng is not well-known and was a gentleman before, this comment did not cause any turmoil.
Only a few media outlets in the province reported on it.
Guan Huang didn't even respond.
It's not that they look down on each other, but all their thoughts are on the management of the company.
Previously, he predicted that Superman's cash flow could last for a year, and according to the current situation, it would be good to last for six months.
The pressure on the funds suddenly increased dramatically!
You know, the rate of burning money is not growing in percentage, but doubling exponentially, and according to the current momentum, 500 million in October may not be enough.
Know that one of the illusions of war is that victory is imminent.
As the competition heats up, everyone's tolerance and proficiency in burning money are deepening.
Before the subsidy of one million a day, I was already frightened.
Now the subsidy is 10 million a day, as if no one is fine.
At the beginning of burning money, I was still cautious, hoping to use all the money to the best of my ability.
In the middle and late stages, the eyes are red, and it doesn't matter if you waste it or not.
The four King Kongs, including Superman, began to frequently contact venture capital.
Financing conditions change day by day.
Since you have a request for others, don't blame others for opening your mouth.
Guan Huang has always adhered to the bottom line, what is the right of veto, investor priority protection clauses, etc., other companies have surrendered.
It's more important to win than to lose control of the company.
"Mr. Guan, this is our latest condition", Wu Fan of Huasheng Capital gave a new financing offer.
"$8 billion valuation, 10% stake, one board seat, Class A shares, next round of first refusal."
Guan Huang didn't directly refuse, "Okay, I'll contact you later." ”
Seeing this, Wu Fan persuaded, "Mr. Guan, say a digression." ”
"Hmm."
"You have a lot of trust in your abilities, no one is going to challenge your position, and besides, giving up a board seat doesn't affect the big picture, even if you want to take control of the company, you have to get through this round first."
"Thank you", Guan Huang understood what the other party meant.
At the moment when the war is burning, you can compromise once, and wait until Superman dominates the market, and then you can have the final say in refinancing.
As soon as Wu Fan saw Guan Huang, he knew that he couldn't talk, so he shook his head and stopped talking.
The other party is still too young to know the danger of capital.
It can be said that the rejection of Huasheng basically rejects all goodwill.
The VC world is so big.
A lot of the time, it's a matter of feeling.
A VC rejection can have a ripple effect.
Huasheng did not invest, is it because some problems were found?
Shall we also be cautious and hang first?
Wait until the dawn of Superman or the decline has already appeared, and then make a decision?
"Then we'll have a date later."
"There will be a date later."
Wu Fan got up, "Mr. Guan, if you change your mind, remember to call me, the door to cooperation will always be open for you." ”
It's just that at that time, it won't be the condition in front of you.
Guan Huang stretched out his hand and shook it with him, "Okay." ”
Wu Fan sent a message to Qian Gui as he walked out.
"It's yellow."
"Okay, he is looking for his own death, no wonder others", Qian Gui replied excitedly.
Even if you are a monkey, you will not be able to climb my Five Finger Mountain.
Thinking of the humiliation he had received, a trace of hideousness flashed on Qian Gui's face.
Wu Fan is a pity, if it can be negotiated, it will be a great achievement.
"Speaking of which, I have always understood why he did not accept our terms, the formatted investment terms, which are used by all startups."
Qian Gui replied: "This kind of person is extremely self-conscious, wants to eliminate all uncertainties, and manifests himself in work and life, which is paranoia." ”
Wu Fan walked out of the Superman office building, and simply took out the phone and called, "Senior brother, what you said before is right, Guan Huang thinks too highly of himself, thinking that Superman Company has the chance to win, and he doesn't want to think about it, how big can he be without capital support?" ”
Qian Gui: "It is forgivable for sins to be done by heaven, but people cannot live for sin." ”
Wu Fan sighed: "This person is too lonely, he only pays attention to immediate interests, even if he can find money, he may not be successful." ”
Qian Gui "hummed" for a moment, "I was born with mud legs, I haven't seen the world, I deserve to ask for food with a golden bowl." ”
Wu Fan thought to himself, "It seems that the rumors last time are true, the senior brother was slapped a few times, otherwise there would not be such a deep hatred", and said in his mouth, "Guan Huang's ability is good, but the pattern is too small, and he doesn't have the mind to accept all rivers." ”
Qian Gui smiled, "Haha, in two days, I will come to the door in person and give him a new contract, and then see if he will know the current affairs as Junjie." ”
Wu Fan also said, "Time is on our side, wait and see when he can't hold on." ”
The current Superman is still the leader of the market.
The takeaway market beats Meituan and Ele.me.
The taxi-hailing business swept fast and Didi.
There is a proud capital.
Change a company, reject the goodwill of capital, and capital will not look at you more.
Of course, the temporary lead is not enough for Superman to become a chess player.
If Guan Huang insists on not financing, he may hand over the good situation to others.