NIP Chapter 526 Appease
Chapter 526 Appease
Chapter 526 Appease
In early July, Zuo Hao, president of Phoenix Fund, once again visited Huang Zheng, the founder and CEO of Pinduoduo, an Internet e-commerce upstart.
The two met in a coffee shop under Pinduoduo's company in Shanghai to chat about Phoenix Fund's intention to invest.
The style of the Internet and venture capital circles likes to chat about work in coffee shops.This is a bit of a trend.Of course, a large part of it has to do with Internet elites who have returned to China to start businesses in the past decade or so.
In the case of giants in traditional industries, the emerging Internet field at that time did have many opportunities.The portal website of Internet 1.0, the e-commerce and video website of 2.0, and the social networking site of 3.0 era.
And now popular sharing, O2O, live broadcast, short video track.These eras have created a large number of rich people.
From the perspective of the timeline, the Internet giants that emerged after the global financial crisis in 2008 all have extraordinary abilities!Because giants such as BAT will not just sit back and watch just because you come up with a good business model.
From this point of view: Didi, Meituan, ByteDance, and Pinduoduo all have internal factors for success.Otherwise, it would have been killed by the competition of Internet giants.
Of course, Didi has been killed by Jing Gao's Phoenix Group.Meanwhile, Meituan is facing competition from Orange Food Delivery, a subsidiary of Phoenix Group.ByteDance also faces meager competition from Phoenix Group in news distribution and social networking.
In the afternoon, there were slightly fewer people in the ordinary coffee shop on the street, and the two sat at the small round table in the corner of the coffee shop and chatted.
Huang Zheng is 38 years old this year, slightly older than last year's Internet upstart, Didi's founder Cheng Wei, and Toutiao's Zhang Yimin, and one year younger than Meituan's Wang Xin.He dresses like an engineer, kind of bad.Not like the boss of a company with a valuation of more than $100 billion in the industry.
In January, Pinduoduo just received $1 million in financing from Red Bin Capital.As of July, Pinduoduo has more than 2.15 million users, and its industry valuation is as high as US$7 billion.
"Mr. Zuo, let me explain clearly! Pinduoduo is not short of funds until now. The reputation of your Phoenix Group in the industry is really..."
Zuo Hao is not a nice guy either.With Phoenix Fund's status in the domestic venture capital field, he has taken the initiative to find Pinduoduo twice, which can be said to be enough face.He asked bluntly, "What reputation?"
Huang Zheng paused for a moment, "Uh..., your boss Jing is too famous. I don't want the company I founded... to be restricted by too much capital."
Are you kidding me?
The three emerging giants in the Internet industry that have finally broken out of the siege are now being rubbed on the ground by the Phoenix Group with strong capital: Didi Zuo, Meituan is in a state of distress, and Toutiao is facing pressure from Baidu and Phoenix, and the capital is pessimistic about it .
It is said that because Wang Xin of Meituan said a few "blunt" words when contacting financing, Phoenix Group took over "Baidu Waimai" and restarted the food delivery war.Ele.me is struggling now, and Ali’s original intention of investing in Ele.me is to improve their "frigate group", not to compete for the first place in the industry.
As soon as the Phoenix Group made a move, domestic venture capitalists rushed to send money over!He is even more obedient than the king's loyal servants!International venture capitalists, including international venture capitalists who have been paying attention to the domestic Internet sector all the year round, have sent money to them.
Even if he has the support of big bosses and no lack of funds, how dare he speak harsh words at this time?
Zuo Hao immediately changed his face and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Huang, you can rest assured. I can tell you the truth. The business logic of our investment in Pinduoduo is very simple: to ensure payment channels in the e-commerce field. You know, we Bad relationship with Ali.
E-commerce is currently the largest application scenario for payment channels.Food delivery and shared travel are high-frequency and small-amount payment scenarios.Phoenix payment must have its own channels. "
Huang Zheng thought, this is the problem.First, Pinduoduo can be attributed to "social e-commerce" and "acquaintance e-commerce", and this requires the support of the Internet giant Tencent.Tencent has WeChat Pay under its name.
Second, Pinduoduo will definitely compete with Ali-based e-commerce in the future.However, there is still a difference in mode.It will not compete like Jingdong and Ali.He is actually not going to get involved in the grievances between Internet giants.
His company, he decides by himself!I don't want my future development direction to be restricted by capital.
"Mr. Zuo, let me think about it!"
"That's fine, I'll wait for your call." Zuo Hao stood up, shook hands with Huang Zheng, and left by car.
Grass!Huang Zheng's face darkened, he returned to the office, and started calling.
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The midsummer night is gradually approaching. In the bedroom on the second floor of Tomson Golf Villa No. 11, the stars are shining, and the moonlight is streaming on the two pots of orchids on the window sill.
Jing Gao hugged the two girls in his arms, and the thin quilt covered their beautiful ketone bodies. He wanted to smoke a cigarette afterward, especially since the little woman Ye Jing whispered in his ear just now: "Brother Jing, you are amazing!"
Deng Ran's bright and beautiful face was still stained with tears, and her resentment eased a lot. She stroked Jing Gao's fierce teeth marks, and said softly, "Brother Jing, does it still hurt?" To him, she felt very sad. Deep affection, but just can't help but want to bite him.
Jing Gao Gao said: "Xiao Ran, it's okay. I want to feel the pain in your heart."
Deng Ran's emotional eyes were red, and she apologized with tears, "Brother Jing, I'm sorry!" She felt quite guilty.She already knew that Brother Jing was suddenly facing business threats and couldn't spare time to accompany her.
Jing Gao gently stroked her hair, and said softly: "Xiao Ran, there is no need to say sorry between us. I am sorry to you too! I will occupy the best youthful time of your life, and I want you to accompany me for the rest of my life.
Don't you want to ask: What is your place in my heart?You are my first love!How can I be willing to leave you? "
He didn't take advantage of Deng Ran's guilt to gain some benefits from this relationship and force her to back down.In his heart, he liked and cherished her very much.
Excluding the girl he had a crush on in his life before he got the Shenhao card, the first time he fell in love was with Deng Ran.It's just that he was rather scumbag and told her clearly that he would not marry her.Therefore, this makes this beautiful girl very fragile.
Deng Ran's appearance and figure are not considered top-notch among his women.But money can't buy a good heart.This is the first love girl he once liked and still loves now.
At the same time, I felt a little guilty.
In fact, he had some time to finish his business affairs in the afternoon.But Xiao Xueyan called and chatted with him on the phone.
Two days ago, he and Xiao Xueyan broke through the last step when they were lingering in his courtyard in Nanguluo Lane, where the old campus of Chinese opera was located.Originally, both he and Xiao Xueyan just wanted to eat some fruits stored in the refrigerator such as strawberries, apples, peaches, bananas and so on.But he couldn't hold back in the end, and ate the fresh and beautiful girl.
The girl who tasted the taste of love for the first time was particularly obsessed. She held back for two days before calling him, and the hot words came up, "Brother Jing, I miss you, I miss everything about you." When she comes to Shanghai, he will take time to accompany her.
Therefore, he really has to restrain himself when it comes to women.It's either fast food or a beauty that requires less energy.
"Brother Jing..." Deng Ran whispered emotionally, hugging Jing Gao tightly.
Ye Jing leaned next to Jing Gao obediently and gently, turned over and looked at the watch on the bedside cabinet, "Brother Jing, it's almost nine o'clock in the evening. You have to go."
Jing Gao answered a phone call just now, as if he had made an appointment with someone for a very important dinner.She heard it all.
"Let's go together! I'll take you to the hotel. I'll ask Guan Guan to bring your clothes in."
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The refitted black Ford business car slowly drove away from No. 11 Tomson Golf Villa.There are slightly fewer vehicles in the streets at night.
The space in the car is very spacious, enough for Jing Gao, Deng Ran, and Ye Jing to eat together and replenish their exhausted energy.
Jing Gao didn't keep them in the villa for another night, and only Guan Guan lived on the second floor of the villa.But there are more people coming and going to report to him, which really affects their mood and feelings.Moreover, both of their clothes have been packed.
The hotel chose Sinan Mansion.
The three of them ate box lunches, but they were all Chinese food carefully prepared by the chefs.There are four lunch boxes on the small round table in the car.The driver drove very steadily, and the soup did not spill out.The three looked at each other and laughed.
Deng Ran was wearing exquisite glasses, a ponytail, and a pair of blue jeans and a white T-shirt.The simple and refreshing attire, coupled with her thin but very curvy body curves, is so beautiful that one can't help but think of the school beauty in her first love.
Jing Gao even recalled what she just said...
Deng Ran picked up a chopstick of mutton and fed it to Jing Gao, and said charmingly, "Brother Jing, I'll make it up for you!" She was in a good mood, and she still regained the vitality of a girl.She just graduated from college.
Jing Gao said with a smile: "This is not enough for me to lose!" He has spent huge sums of money on medical treatment in the top private hospital in Beijing, and pays attention to supplementation and maintenance in his daily life. "Tell me, what were the three of us laughing at just now?"
Deng Ran smiled like a flower, put down the lunch box, helped Jing Gao wipe the food from the corner of his mouth, and said arrogantly: "Brother Jing, I won't tell you."
Ye Jing smiled softly, and said softly: "Brother Jing, I must be laughing at you for seeing her fascinated. I just remembered that you paid us wages, laughing at you as a billionaire eating fast food in the car. And You should be smiling knowingly."
Brother Jing will pay her and Ranran a salary every month.500 million per month.When chatting with her, Ran Ran would sometimes laugh at herself that they were taken care of by Brother Jing.But in fact, she knew that this far exceeded the price on the market.
If Brother Jing had no feelings for them, he really just wanted to take care of the female teacher and the beautiful school belle for fun, and he didn't need to spend so much money.
Don't ask her how she knows!She is 26 years old this year, and she has been in the University of International Business and Economics, a university full of beauties, for almost 8 years.Moreover, he is still a teacher staying in school, so he knows a lot of things.
She was one of the most beautiful juniors in the literature department in two years, and it is said that when they broke up, they only got less than 500 million from the sponsor.
"Jingjing, yes!" Jing Gao supported Ye Jing's round and slender legs, and kissed her rewardingly.He likes beautiful, intelligent beauties.Holding Deng Ran's soft waist, "I'm in a good mood if you don't get angry with me anymore. This time it was my negligence."
"You live in the Sinan mansion first. I have asked Guan Guan to arrange someone to buy the villa. Later, Xiaoran has a place to work in Shanghai. Oh, Xiaoran, have you learned your driver's license? Go to Xiange from Pudong The club is a bit distant."
Deng Ran tenderly nestled into Jing Gao's arms, and said, "I've learned it! But I'm not good at driving, so I don't dare to go on the road. I practiced with the car you gave Sister Jing."
Jing Gao smiled, and said in her ear: "Xiao Ran, your driving skills were pretty good just now. The whole process is automatic. My experience as a passenger is very good."
"Brother Jing~" Deng Ran scoffed.
(End of this chapter)