Zhang Lanling has a clear understanding of his situation, and when he was coldly treated, he had already anticipated the next development.

First, reduce the heat, cold treatment, and after a while, when no one pays attention, the real killer will hit.

Of course, he will not sit still, he has not seen any storms and waves in his decades of academic career, and although the current situation is dangerous, it is not without a solution.

However, the most important thing for the moment is to confirm the attitude of the allies.

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Superman has a huge amount of money in hand and has started a new round of expansion.

Relying on a huge user base, it has continuously squeezed into various market segments, and the scale of users and orders have increased steadily.

The daily order volume exceeded 20 million, and it is one of the largest trading platforms in the world in terms of single volume.

As far as the eye can see, there is not a single competitor that gives it a headache.

This is something that even the most powerful companies will envy, and companies like Apple, Amazon, Alibaba, and Tencent all have rivals that they can't get rid of.

With a valuation of more than $50 billion, it surpassed Uber, an iconic company in the sharing economy, to become the most expensive startup in the world.

(Uber's valuation has shrunk dramatically because of the Waterloo in the Chinese market and the brutal infighting between the CEO and benchmark capital.) ）

(According to foreign media reports, some investors are now only willing to pay 85% of their previous money to buy Uber shares in the secondary market.) According to this projection, Uber's valuation will fall to about $45 billion, down from $60 billion when its last funding round closed last year. ）

Superman's list of investors is filled with top companies and top investment institutions, some of which are rivals with each other.

Other startups, even if they have reached the scale of tens of billions of dollars, have to struggle with which side to choose between Alibaba and Tencent.

But Alibaba and Tencent are also shareholders of Superman.

And, for now, it seems that at least in this company, the two shareholders are on good terms.

All of this says one thing: in the eyes of the big investors, Superman is already a winner.

The winner deserves to double the bet.

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However, before Guan Huang could enjoy the afterglow of victory, he got multiple messages.

"Are you saying Meituan is interested in entering the ride-hailing space?"

Zhang Taijie: "It's not just him, but also Shenzhou special car." ”

Guan Huang smiled: "It seems that everyone has taken a fancy to this piece of fat." ”

Zhang Taijie: "The wealth is moving, and it's no wonder that we can't help but see our valuation rising slowly." ”

Guan Huang asked, "What are they going to do?" ”

Zhang Taijie: "Shenzhou chose the heavy-duty B2C car model, first did car rental, became the first in the industry, and then entered the special car, owned the special car, and hired a driver. ”

Guan Huang nodded, it was a national chain taxi company, "What about Meituan?" ”

Zhang Taijie: "Meituan has the same model as ours, but the marketing is different, it is said that Meituan is going to hold a campaign: as long as there are more than a number of voters, Meituan will take a taxi into a certain city. ”

Guan Huang smiled, "What, this is to create a posture of "the world has been suffering for a long time"? ”

Zhang Taijie sighed: "Sometimes, the reason for the existence of the second place is not what the second place is like, but that there are always people who don't like the first place." ”

Guan Huang: "It's a good thing that we have changed from an innovator to a challenged. ”

Superman emerged as an innovator to solve the dissatisfaction of drivers and passengers in the past in the process of providing mobility services, and still survive the cruel competition.

However, new grievances have gradually been created.

It may be seen as another object that needs to be subverted.

Zhang Taijie nodded: "Well, that's the case." ”

Guan Huang: "The online car-hailing market is constantly entering the market, essentially because the industry is in the early stage of development, and e-commerce and search have all gone through this stage - countless people want to do it. ”

Zhang Taijie agrees with this judgment.

No matter how brutal the competition is, as long as it is profitable, there will be no shortage of opponents.

The reason is that there is too much money, and capital wants to find a place to increase its value, and never cares about the impact or right or wrong.

Guan Huang continued: "Actually, if you think about it in another direction, Meituan and Shenzhou have entered because they are not confident in their main business. If you have confidence in your main business, there is no need to act rashly, and people's hearts are anxious. ”

Zhang Taijie: "I can't see others well." ”

Guan Huang: "Of course, we ourselves must also be vigilant and reflective, tell me, what are our advantages?" ”

"Huh?"

"Where are the barriers?"

Zhang Taijie groaned: "It lies in the design and technical ability of the trading market, which is an all-round competition that includes technology, capital, efficiency, etc. ”

Guan Huang agreed: "Behind the online car-hailing is the platform capability, similar to Taobao, the service and asset operation ability is very important, the next step, our main smart transportation business, need to deal with the government, marketing, brand, policy, these need to be strengthened." ”

Zhang Taijie was thoughtful.

Guan Huang: "A truly great company welcomes competition, and we want to welcome new entrants, including Meituan, because the entry of new competitors may bring new ways to play, and it will also make us re-awe of the power of users." ”

Zhang Taijie: "We have always put the user first. ”

Guan Huang shook his head, "It's useless to talk about this thing, there must be external stimulation." ”

Now there is a vague accusation of Superman's "monopoly", the essence of which is dissatisfaction with the quality of service.

Zhang Taijie did not speak.

Guan Huang: "Although it is inevitable that the dragon slayer will eventually become a dragon, I hope that this day will be as late as possible, and the company's culture is not just a slogan." ”

Zhang Taijie "um" for a moment.

Guan Huang stood up and paced back and forth in the office, "I have been thinking about it recently, the new Internet economy has brought convenience to users, and new business formats such as payment, takeaway, and e-commerce have created huge social value. ”

No one can deny this.

"However, when the market is gradually saturated and various segments gradually form an industry oligopoly pattern, some super enterprises have gradually become a new generation of information infrastructure."

There is indeed a tendency to do so.

Super corporations, super oligarchs.

"The power and influence of these companies has gone far beyond the boundaries of ordinary enterprises, and if you don't look at yourself with a new mindset, it's only a matter of time before you backfire."

Zhang Taijie's expression was solemn.

Today would have been a great day.

Although there are one or two challengers, it won't affect anything for the time being. I didn't expect the boss to say such a thing.

Of course, although he did not understand, out of trust in the leadership, he did not say anything.

The main goal of the company should be the pursuit of profits.

Public interest, social responsibility, at best, is incidental.

How can priorities be reversed?

Is it necessary for a company to have heavy social obligations?