September 28th.

Two o'clock in the morning.

Zhang Xing was lying on the bed in the study, tossing and turning.

Finally got up from the bed, ran to the bathroom mirror, and splashed his haggard face with a little unwillingness with water

Not far away......

From next door, there was the voice of his wife scolding.

I couldn't hear what my wife was scolding, but in general, she was scolding me for not sleeping at night and going crazy......

Cool water splashed on his face, making him more sober.

However, the more sober I am, the more I have a feeling of unwillingness, which swells deep in my heart......

Followed by......

This unwilling emotion turned into a sense of despair that could not be breathless.

He didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit one thing. The dragon slayer boy who used to have great ambitions is now experiencing the most severe midlife crisis.

He was bald and impotent.

Ignoring his wife's scolding, he silently walked to the balcony and lit a cigarette.

In the early hours of the morning, the HD district of Yanjing City was slightly cold, and an indescribable sense of loneliness mixed with frustration welled up in my heart.

A long time ago, the [Campus Network] failed to start a business......

Later, [Weibo] was gradually kicked out of the core area, and finally cashed out and left.

Last year's [group buying war] was in full swing, and although it survived, in the end, it watched [Honeycomb Extreme Delivery] reach the top, and [Lainiao Takeaway] followed closely......

[Group buying] once became the most unnoticed part of Zhang Sheng's system, which looked particularly embarrassing......

Extinguishing the cigarette butt and looking into the distance, Zhang Xing kept thinking about how to go in the future, but after thinking for a long time, he could only come up with a very desperate answer.

Either......

Merge into [Honeycomb Pole Delivery], rotate the CEO with Chen Geng and others, or ......

Zhang Xing looked at the familiar numbers on his phone.

These numbers, since the beginning of 2012, have been contacting him in various ways and through various channels......

Either......

Like the previous entrepreneurial experience, once again sell yourself to capital, cash out and leave, and make billions......

But there is no doubt that neither option is suitable......

In the past, Zhang Xing defected to Ma Yunhua, Zheng Huateng, and even later to Zhang Sheng, and became a member of Zhang Sheng's system, in fact, its purpose is very simple

That is to use the power of capital to control the right to speak in the market, and then sit at the table......

But!

He suddenly smiled bitterly.

Who will allow themselves to be at the table with those who are actually at the table?

Zhang Sheng used to be a dragon slayer, and now he is already a dragon, and now [Honeycomb Extreme Delivery] is operating well, although it is not said to be lonely and defeated, but it is also a sideways push, [Lainiao Takeaway] and [Hungry Takeaway] are closely behind, repeatedly dominating, but it has never shaken its hegemony.

So......

With the advent of the 4G era, where is the future of your own [group buying]?

Time......

It's always so insufficient.

Zhang Xing lit a cigarette again and squatted on the balcony silently......

Watching the breakfast shop downstairs open, watching more and more people at the entrance of the street, and also looking at the white of the fish belly in the distance in the sky, and then, the noisy sound gradually sounded.

Zhang Xing's eyes were always confused.

There is no shortage of money in my pocket now, and if I sell [group buying] again, billions of yuan will be enough for my life.

But you say start a business again......

In a world where resources are becoming more and more concentrated, it is impossible to start a business again.

It was at this time......

His phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Brother Zhang......"

"Mr. Zhang!"

“……”

The call was made by Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng's voice made Zhang Xing briefly surprised, and then frightened.

He heard four words.

"Come to the company for tea."

“……”

……………………………………

6 a.m.

Zhang Xing, who had not yet eaten breakfast, dressed neatly and walked into [NC Entertainment].

From late July to the end of September.

Zhang Sheng disappeared for two months.

In the past two months, the outside world only knows that Zhang Sheng took Chen Mengting to the west, is integrating Huaxia's photovoltaic industry, and also brought his own [Semiconductor Research Institute] and a group of top talents to go there, but no one knows what Zhang Sheng is doing and what he is developing......

Even Zhang Xing didn't know what Zhang Sheng was doing in the past two months......

When he took the elevator to the fifth floor, the depression in Zhang Xing's heart became stronger and stronger.

In the takeaway system of [Honeycomb Extreme Delivery], the two sides have already fought billions of dollars in just two months.

What did Zhang Sheng suddenly call himself for?

Merger, acquisition, or ......

Countless complicated thoughts surfaced in Zhang Xing's mind......

When he arrived at the door, Zhang Xing stopped for a moment, and finally made up his mind to push the door in.

The door of the office opened, the fragrance of tea overflowed, Zhang Xing watched Zhang Sheng sit in the main seat, smiled lightly, and invited him to sit down.

I haven't seen him for two months, Zhang Sheng's appearance is a little darker, but the sense of oppression given to him is even stronger, and every movement seems to have an irresistible momentum.

He sat down obediently, looking at this young man who was much younger than himself, and his heart was extremely complicated.

"[Group buying] has now entered a bottleneck period......"

"Yes."

"Have you ever wondered what to do next?"

"Mr. Zhang, you should know that our current [group buying] has no sense of existence under your system, and it also has no sense of existence in the market share...... But the operation has always been good, there are certain loyal customers, the coverage and order rate in the second and third-tier cities, and even some areas have more advantages than [Honeycomb Extreme Delivery]......" Zhang Xing stared at Zhang Sheng, and said very seriously the power of his [group buying], striving for a glimmer of life for [group buying], even if it is a merger and re-elected CEO, he must always have a share and the right to speak.

"Yes." Zhang Sheng nodded nondeniably and made Zhang Xing a cup of tea.

Zhang Xing took a sip of tea, only to feel the fragrance overflowing, and then keenly realized that Zhang Sheng had soaked the best [Da Hong Pao] for himself.

At this moment, I was at a loss in my heart, and I felt slightly flattered.

He knows Zhang Sheng's character very well, unless he makes a big decision, otherwise, if he is willing to make good tea in the real sense, it must be a big deal.

Either it's a big deal......

Either it's a treat and a decapitation......

So!

Which will you be?

"Mr. Zhang, didn't just invite me to tea today?" Zhang Xing raised his head, no longer guessing anything in his heart, but smashed Huanglong directly.

"Do you remember what I told you?"

"What?"

"I'll let you sit at ......the table," Zhang Sheng stared at Zhang Xing.

"Huh?" Zhang Xing only felt a sharp look, as if mixed with the power that penetrated everything, and stabbed fiercely.

"[Group buying] no longer has any advantages in competing in the takeaway industry, [group buying] can be a platform, a comprehensive platform integrating tourism, ordering, reviews, ticketing systems, and merchant systems......" Zhang Sheng narrowed his eyes.

"Like Groupon, the founder of the group buying industry?" When Zhang Xing heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then frowned deeply.

After the launch of the global group buying field in 2011 with a series of news such as the IPO and the news of debt, the topic of "Groupon" and "group buying" has become less and less.

At this moment, from 2011 to 2012, after Zhang Sheng, who had been cut for thousands of dollars, pulled out all the fields of [takeaway], [sharing], and [new energy] at once, all the attention of capital was diverted by Zhang Sheng and rushed into these tracks, while the field of [group buying] became weaker and weaker.

When Zhang Xing heard [group buying] from Zhang Sheng's mouth again, Zhang Xing was in a trance for a while......

"The failure of [Groupon] is that the pace is too fast, the era of 4G Internet has not come, just want to do things in the 4G era, any user group needs an acceptance process......"

"Then ...... now" Zhang Xing's mind turned quickly, and he touched something in an instant, and then stared at Zhang Sheng.

"Yes, now the ticketing system and the comprehensive field system have no capital to settle in, and your [group buying] just happens to enter the ......" Zhang Sheng narrowed his eyes: "We are a platform, and the thinking of doing a platform should spread outward, taking advantage of the fact that [Jiahu] and [Tengji], or [Search] They have not really focused on the field of [comprehensive group buying], as long as you take a step forward, you can do it at the table and play with them!" ”

“……”

Zhang Xing fell into deep thought.

It's an era of huge traffic!

The first block is food and beverage services, and the second block is movie ticketing.

In fact, the catering sector has already been carved up by [Honeycomb Extreme Delivery], [Hungry Takeaway], and [Lainiao Takeaway], and the rest can only survive in the cracks, and it is extremely difficult to break through.

In a sense, it's close to saturation!

However, the ticket is still a new track, although many websites are competing, but the eyes of big capital have always been attracted by [catering] and [sharing].

With tens of billions of dollars invested in the market, it is impossible for everyone to stop anymore, and at this juncture, it is impossible for them to rashly open up new markets.

Today's movie tickets are roughly divided into three major blocks.

Self-built cinema line: Mainly offline shopping malls sell tickets and open members, led by Wanda Cinema Line and Maoku Cinema Line......

Traditional vertical ticketing websites: the newly emerging [Maimai Ticketing Network] and [Carrying Ticket Network] were awesome when they opened the site, but now there is no traffic, and their projects are too single.

The third is their group ticketing website......

"How?" After being silent for a long time, Zhang Xing raised his head violently.

“……”

Zhang Sheng didn't respond, but glanced out the window with a smile, and after a long time, turned his head, poured Zhang Xing the last cup of tea, and carefully put the tea into the drawer.

Then, picked up the phone.

"Hey, Mr. Shen, do we still have the cheapest crushed tea?"

“……”

"Just don't get moldy......"

“……”

(End of chapter)