Lin Yi only found out after receiving the invitation.

The Sino-US Internet Forum was originally created by Microsoft, and as one of the first Silicon Valley giants to enter China, Microsoft has been rooted in China for many years and has a wide range of contacts.

So I organized such an event with the Internet Society here, which is roughly equivalent to a regular exchange summit between the two countries.

In the past, the level was not very high, and it did not catch up with the so-called "World Internet Conference" in Wuzhen, and the participants in previous years were basically vice presidents of major companies.

But this year, the specifications of this forum have reached the sky, and as part of the chief elder's visit to the United States, he was accompanied by all domestic Internet giants.

For example, the two horse bosses who Lin Yi was still talking to Wang Xing about "the king doesn't see the king" all appeared honestly in the attaché this time.

If this kind of battle was purely to greet himself, Lin Yi felt that he would be a little embarrassed even if his face was big.

Lin Yi also unexpectedly found his father Li Robin in this team, although the "father's love" has disappeared, but they are still a family that loves each other to the outside world.

So he took the initiative to greet him: "I heard that the Xiongchang side was not attended by other people's representatives, and I thought it was strange." ”

Li Robin looked at him with a look that he had never seen before, as if to say why this guy was so self-aware, but only explained:

"I had something else to do, but I made adjustments at the last minute, and in the end I decided that it would be better for me to participate in person."

Lin Yi was not surprised by this statement, of course he should come in person if he could come this kind of opportunity, the reason is self-evident.

He also spotted an acquaintance in the crowd, so he pointed to it and asked:

"Why is Cheng Wei here?"

This time, Li Robin thought about it and said something very sincere to him: "Lin Yi, if you don't want to embarrass everyone, I hope you can talk to him." ”

Hey, everybody......

Lin Yi understood, it seemed that this was the purpose of calling himself.

Sure enough, Lin Yi's seat on this intercontinental flight happened to be next to Cheng Wei, and the latter took the initiative to talk during the trip:

"I think the two of us seem to have a lot of fate with the United States, and the most pleasant meeting I can think of before today was a chance encounter at the San Francisco airport almost a year ago."

"Lin Yi, I really hope that this trip can continue the tacit understanding we had last time, and leave something memorable for both parties."

To be honest, Lin Yi didn't expect Cheng Wei to be able to arrange this kind of itinerary to this extent, and he seemed to be quite powerful.

Even if it was just to complete the things promised to Liu Jianni, Lin Yi had to talk to him.

"Mr. Cheng, you know very well that the reason why we were able to be so harmonious last time was because we found a common language in scolding Kalanick, and secondly, because we had met for too short a time and didn't have time to quarrel."

"We've completely avoided all the previous differences, but when you want to talk to me about something else, I think you'll realize that the huge chasm between us has reappeared."

"Mr. Cheng, it's not the first time we've discussed this matter, since I decided to make a taxi app two years ago, this seems to be the umpteenth time you've tried to persuade me, and I think your answer to me should be the clearest."

As he said, Cheng Wei has dealt with Lin Yi a lot of times, so it's not surprising that he reacts to this.

"It's okay to talk, we don't have anywhere else to go on the plane."

Well, for the sake of the investors who stuffed the invitation letter on Wanli Travel before, and for the sake of Li Robin's face, Lin Yi decided to give him a flight time.

"Then at least the topics we talked about before don't have to be repeated, does Mr. Cheng have any fresh news or opinions to give me?"

"Really."

Cheng Wei didn't disappoint him, "Did you know that Uber's Kalanick spun off his subsidiary, and raised the financing target from $1.2 billion to $2.5 billion? ”

Lin Yi replied truthfully: "I really don't know this." ”

Cheng Wei asked: "Then why do you guess he raised the amount to 2.5 billion?" ”

Lin Yi felt that the pass he sold was boring, but he still replied: "It's nothing more than because Wanli Travel announced the financing of 1.2 billion first, so he set his target at 1.2 billion." ”

"Then Dudu Kuaidu announced another financing of 2.4 billion, so if you want to compete with Dudu in the region, 1.2 billion will not be enough, so he decided to add 2.5 billion to press you, of course, this money even Uber can not be raised in a while."

Cheng Wei was satisfied with his answer: "You see, in fact, you also realize that Lin Yi, no matter how much you attack Kalanick in your mouth, Uber still regards Dudu Kuaidu as the biggest competitor in the region." ”

"Sometimes the adversary is a mirror that we can use to see ourselves."

"Admit it, Lin Yi, you're already behind."

Lin Yi said as usual: "After last year's subsidy war, they all took taxis and lagged behind for a year, did Mr. Cheng admit this fact at that time?" ”

"It's useless to deny it."

Cheng Wei didn't know who he was talking about, and threw out another piece of news to himself, "Lin Yi, I didn't just go to the United States to participate in this summit this time. ”

"Although Liu Qing is not on this plane, she will fly to the United States at the same time and meet me in Seattle after the meeting."

"And then we'll visit Apple, Tesla, Airbnb and other high-tech innovators, and most importantly, we've talked to Lyft about investing in each other and working together to counter Uber's global influence, just waiting for me to sign up."

Lyft, at least between the two men, is Uber's biggest rival in the United States.

"I don't mind telling you in advance that Dudu will soon invest $100 million in Lyft, can Wanli Travel have the money to do such an arrangement now?"

"Of course, how much money to invest is not the key, the key is that in addition to Uber treating me as the biggest competitor in the region, I have also looked beyond the one-third of an acre of land that we have been entangled with in the past, and the pattern of our competition may be very different in the future."

"Lin Yi, I admit that you have been my most feared opponent for the past two years or so, and I have a strong premonition that the winner of this industry will be produced between the two of us."

"I think now is the time."

"Lin Yi, your withdrawal now is a decent result for everyone, and I won't discuss the question of what position to discuss with you."

"As long as you agree to the merger with Wanli Travel, if you want to take the money and leave, Liu Qing and I promise to convert all your shares into cash within a year, you know how much money it is, to be honest, I can't help but envy."

"If you're still bullish on the ride-hailing industry, you can choose to keep your shares, and you should be the largest individual shareholder after the merger, and you know it's going to go up in value."

Lin Yi didn't rush to calculate how much his shares were worth, but felt a little funny.

"The last time we met, Mr. Cheng promised to leave me a place on the board of directors, and this time there is only the option to take the money and leave?"

"This time and that time."

Cheng Wei adjusted his attire for a while, "Lin Yi, don't you think I have the ability to arrange you into this trip?" ”

"Thinking of our friendship in the past two years, I can reveal a little bit to you."

"If you still don't follow my advice today, then I won't be the one to persuade you next time."