Chapter 53: Shameless for Face
A neutral city was chosen for the merger negotiations.
Under Lao Zhu's thread, the meeting was held, and the final place he chose was a hotel in Pengcheng.
The personnel present at the scene were not complicated, there were still Lao Zhu and Dai Wei on the opposite side, and the goose factory did not come forward directly, while Lin Yi took Hu Weiwei and Wang Xiaofeng with them.
When these two people received the news from Lin Yi's side, they didn't agree with it immediately, but they didn't object.
In general, Hu Weiwei and Wang Xiaofeng are ready to act at the opportunity with a more flexible attitude, and they do not have the idea of "you have to live and die".
Nor can it be said that they are not committed to their cause.
Hu Weiwei was originally a layman, Wang Xiaofeng used to be just a manager, but he entered the bicycle sharing industry until now, and the harvest of one year is enough for him to eat for a lifetime.
Lin Yi didn't specifically communicate with Li Bing, but most of these two were angry before they came, and they should have gotten the other party's permission.
He just specifically explained to Majack that mergers are not uncommon in the industry, so the latter did not object.
In short, when negotiating, Lin Yi was basically talking on this side.
On the other side, Lao Zhu is talking, and Dai Wei occasionally makes a little addition, it is worth mentioning that his attitude towards Lin Yi today is indeed very different, and it seems that he has to be mentioned.
At first, they talked relatively smoothly.
Because the two parties of Xiaohuangche and mobike have been proposed to merge more than once when they kept financing and burning money, and they have also been mentally prepared.
Therefore, although the models of the two companies are completely different, after all, there is no essential difference in business models, so they can hit it off in many details.
This development was originally exciting for both sides, but soon great disagreements emerged.
"After the merger of the two companies, Wanli Travel will become the largest shareholder, and the chairmanship should be appointed by us, and at least one board seat will be reserved for the goose factory."
Lin Yi's request is not too much, just now they have preliminarily negotiated a 1:1 merger between the two parties, so that after the merger, Wanli Travel's shareholding ratio will still exceed 20%.
Before the merger, the chairman of mobike was still Li Bing, which had long been a virtual existence. And the goose factory on the side of the little yellow car didn't interfere too much with them, so it was Dai Wei himself.
For Lao Zhu and the investors he represents, the board seat is not the primary concern for them, because they cannot be allocated to their heads.
But Dai Wei is different.
"No way!"
He almost subconsciously objected, and spoke out before he could figure out the reason, and this behavior was warned by Lao Zhu's eyes.
Dai Wei had a situation when he talked to Lin Yi about investment last time, so this time Lao Zhu specially reminded him that he must pay attention to his attitude.
Because Lin Yi can veto the merger with one vote, if the matter can't be discussed, it can be talked about slowly, but if he offends people, it will be completely yellow.
Dai Wei originally listened to it, and Lin Yi couldn't find anything wrong with his attitude today.
However, when he heard that Lin Yi, or the person designated by Lin Yi, was going to sit in the position of chairman, he still instinctively felt that it was inappropriate.
The atmosphere was a little stagnant, and he had already figured it out.
The meeting between Dai Wei and Lin Yi is not a release of suspicion, at least it is polite, and there is nothing abnormal in the first place.
But he still clearly felt that Lin Yi had a perfunctory attitude towards himself.
That represents disapproval.
Dai Wei's background is very good, he may be a proud and sensitive young man, but he is definitely not stupid.
He still remembered Lao Zhu's reminder before he came, so he didn't show any impoliteness, nor did he talk about Lin Yi's attitude.
"I'm all for the merger, but after the merger, I hope that our new company will still be run by ourselves, not by the investors."
Dai Wei did not directly say that he would serve as the chairman, but he could see that Hu Weiwei and Wang Xiaofeng on the other side had no obsession with this.
What's more, even if they have any ideas, Dai Wei feels that his conditions are completely enough to defeat them and win the position of chairman.
"No, it's not negotiable."
Although Lin Yi's tone was flat, the opinions he gave were unquestionable.
Dai Wei was right.
To put it bluntly, Lin Yi has never trusted him, if he can work honestly, according to what was discussed before, Lin Yi will not object to staying as CEO.
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But if he wants to do anything if he has to make an inch, there is no door.
Dai Wei's heart sank after hearing this, and he became even more worried.
Xiao Huangche has raised seven or eight rounds of financing in the past two years, and his equity is very diluted, and it will not be easy for him to maintain control after the merger.
This is also thanks to the dispersion of control on the mobike side, and Hu Weiwei and Wang Xiaofeng cannot form a strong competition with him.
So his opponent became Lin Yi.
Lao Zhu saw his nervousness about this issue, so he made a round and said: "It's better to be like this, there are many differences between the little yellow car and the mobike after all, and I'm afraid it won't be smooth sailing when running in." ”
"In order to ensure their respective rights, the two sides each reserve a veto power, of which the small yellow car is exercised by Dai Wei, and the mobike is exercised by Wanli Travel."
"As for the chairmanship, it can be decided by a vote of shareholders."
Lao Zhu gave Lin Yi a color, which meant that he would support him in the matter of the chairman, so that both parties would have an explanation.
Dai Wei didn't say anything.
He knows that it is difficult for him to get more support from investors than Lin Yi, but with a veto in hand, at least the CEO should be able to sit firmly.
However, Lin Yi directly refused: "I don't want to play with you and play a game that vetoes each other." As we have just discussed, the veto power of both sides will be nullified at the same time, and there is no need to waste time repeatedly. ”
"I'm still saying that, this matter is not negotiable."
Although the general meeting of shareholders is the highest authority of the company, it is usually very rare to deal with things at this level.
Therefore, the most direct embodiment of the company's management authority is the board of directors, and Lin Yi does not intend to give in.
He had thought about it before, Dai Wei would only play the role of a tool man at most, and if he was not obedient, he would stand aside.
Lin Yi believes that in the board of directors after the merger, Dai Wei will not be able to turn the sky around.
It may be that the three words "playing family" made Dai Wei feel offended, or it may be that Lin Yi's attitude angered him, in short, he suddenly changed color after hearing it.
In Dai Wei's view, Lin has been given enough face today, but the latter has made no secret of his intention to marginalize him, which is absolutely unacceptable.
He will never let go of the little yellow car!
Dai Weiteng stood up and said sonorously: "I think this merger should be based on the premise of mutual respect between the two sides, rather than unilateral annexation by whom." ”
"Little yellow cars and mobikes have been working the track of shared bicycles for a long time, not to make wedding clothes for thousands of miles of travel!"
He also wanted to pick up Hu Weiwei and Wang Xiaofeng, who wanted to carry the mobike, but the latter two knew very well which side they were, so they didn't say a word.
They had already accepted that after the merger of the two companies, whether it was Dai Wei's words or Lin Yi's words, they would inevitably end up marginalized.
Now it seems that there are still variables?
Dai Wei only sneered when he saw their reaction, and felt that such an unambitious opponent was really ashamed, so he didn't take them to heart and turned around and left.
Only Lao Zhu was left sitting there messily.
As for Lin Yi, he is introspecting: Is Lao Tzu too fucking good-tempered?