Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!

Reverse Tiangang!

Bao Fan suddenly got hit by Cheng Zhu with a Reverse Tiangang!

——The other party rejected your invitation and wants to be your client instead.

Bao Fan envisioned a collaboration model as a big boss and his little brother, where in the future, I'll help you out a lot.

Cheng Zhu's idea of the collaboration model was an employment relationship.

These are two completely different things.

Indeed, if he really took Cheng Zhu as a disciple, he would definitely send Huaxing Capital's people as consultants in the future.

But these are two different things by nature!

For Boss Bao, at this moment, Cheng Zhu does not have the pure business cooperation qualifications to talk to him!

This can already be considered as a typical case of refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit.

Goodness, at that drinking party, I nudged your cup up so that its rim was level with mine and said, "Hey, I've got your back."

And then, when you clinked glasses with me, you said, "Haha, looking forward to working together" right!

What's even more annoying is that this kid actually emphasized the high salary recruitment, in a tone that was obviously joking and teasing!

——You've turned the world upside down!

This made the phone line fall into a brief silence.

Boss Bao was struck silent by Little Cheng.

After several seconds, he finally said, "Haha, Little Cheng, well, I must look forward to that day."

His words had implications.

As a result, the other side replied:

"It won't be too long."

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This time, Boss Bao couldn't say he saw a spirit he hadn't seen before last time.

What he saw was "young and arrogant"!

Especially those last four words—won't be too long!

Since the conversation fell apart, the call didn't last too long.

"Young people, it's good to have ideas."

"But having too many ideas might not be."

Bao Fan sat in his Maybach, gazing intently out the window.

He actually spent a little time researching Cheng Zhu's past.

He thought that in some aspects, Cheng Zhu shared some similar attributes with Wang Xin.

Wang Xin has a strong aura of a hero, willing to do anything to achieve his business goals, really daring to do anything!

Boss Bao felt Cheng Zhu was the same.

So when he saw that the QQ industry was profitable, he dared to plunge in right after high school graduation, regardless of others' views.

Even when his identity as a QQ tycoon was exposed online and known nationwide, did people learn you, kid, went to sell QQ underwear right after high school?

But looking at his calm demeanor in front of the media, there wasn't a trace of the usual awkwardness seen in young people!

What is a typical boy his age like?

A teacher asking him to go on stage would make him panic, asking him to sing a few notes at a karaoke would make him shy, and haggling over prices would be embarrassing...

But looking at Cheng Zhu?

He wasn't like this only after he got money; he was like this even when he had no money.

"However, he is very different from Wang Xin in many ways," Bao Fan thought.

Wang Xin, nine startups, all based on what was popular abroad, he brought into China.

Or when he saw someone finding a new opportunity, he would dive in.

Ah, no wonder he switched over to Tencent, it really fits!

Wang Xin relies more on his business ability, his business techniques, his business experience...

Cheng Zhu doesn't, he can accurately find the emerging industries, or rather lead the market. Whatever he does becomes the new opportunity!

QQ e-commerce is like this, high-end social media tea is also like this.

In Bao Fan's mind, the current Cheng Zhu certainly can't be compared to Wang Xin at this stage.

But at the same age, he thinks Wang Xin isn't even in Cheng Zhu's league!

Therefore, he truly admired Cheng Zhu's talents.

Despite being rejected by Cheng Zhu like this, Bao Fan felt not only anger but even a bit of disappointment!

But what kind of person is Boss Bao?

His style has always been quite arrogant.

Otherwise, he wouldn't say, "From the first day Huaxing was established, we were quite impressive. This is my personality; I'm not short of this meal. If you want to cooperate, we cooperate, and being happy while working together is essential. Not only forming a partnership in business, after business is done, everyone remains friends, that's true cooperation."

And today, Cheng Zhu made him...

——very unhappy!

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On the other side.

Zhang Xuhao: "Awesome!!"

In the past week, Eleme and Meituan have been battling back and forth in the lower-tier markets!

It's important to know, tier-three and four cities are Wang Xin's strongholds, even during the group-buying wars, he had already firmly grasped these cities!

Although it's currently a tie with Meituan, Brother Hao and Eleme internally don't think so.

"Round up, and we won!"

This can't be said to be average age of a twenty-something team using the method of mental victory.

Eleme is indeed penetrating the lower-tier markets now.

It's just that temporarily they can't take a bite out of Meituan's market share in a short amount of time.

And for a young team, having hope could be a terrifying thing!

Previously being suppressed by Meituan, Eleme's internal issues began to surface.

A bunch of young people certainly couldn't outplay this old fox.

When there was no way out, internal issues would keep growing, sometimes leaving management helpless.

But things are different now!

"Passion!"

"Battle! Thrilling!"

Don't forget, this company's corporate culture has always been quite unconventional, emphasizing a feverish passion.

The current situation is a bit like when everyone plays a game, initially blaming each other, the top lane blames the jungle for not ganking, the AD lane blames the mid for not roaming...

The chatbox is filled with mutual insults.

Yet somehow after winning a team fight, the vibe suddenly changes.

"Push! Push!"

"I'll tank the tower!"

Unity always comes easier when you're winning.

Zhang Xuhao was sitting in the conference room, listening to the data being reported.

"In the past five days, we spent a total of 143 million on subsidies in tier-three and tier-four cities."

"Market share in the lower-tier markets increased by 1.6%."

"In tier-one and tier-two cities, the level of subsidies remained the same as before, amounting to 74 million."

"Market share increased by 2.7%, mainly capturing Baidu's white-collar market."

Two full billion RMB was burned in just five days!

The returns weren't particularly impressive.

But everyone knew deep down that's because they didn't have a solid foothold in the lower-tier markets.

Things will get better later on!

The next five days, the five days after that, the five days after that... things will definitely change!

Zhang Xuhao, sitting in his chair, spoke with more passion than usual.

"I think these numbers are really impressive!"

"With this level of spending, our goal remains the same as before, to burn 150 million USD just on subsidies by August!"

"Meituan won't last much longer, now is the time not to hold back!"

As for Zhang Tao, while his spending isn't as reckless as Zhang Xuhao's, it's not to be underestimated.

Plus, Zhang Tao's approach is more meticulous in strategy than Zhang Xuhao's.

This has left Wang Xin quite unhappy recently.

His current mood is just as bad as when Alibaba asked him to make Alipay the sole third-party payment channel!

Now he feels like he's lost both the chicken and the rice while trying to steal a chicken.

These past days, Wang Xin has been navigating between various forces.

He's met with Tencent, met with people from Alibaba, and mostly spent time with Red Mountain Capital and Bao Fan.

Initially, Tencent accepted the letter of allegiance he submitted.

But now that Meituan is losing ground, Tencent is holding a wait-and-see attitude.

Moreover, the companies in which Tencent invests usually have a lot of autonomy.

With both Zhang Tao and Zhang Xuhao determined to bring down Wang Xin, even Tencent Daddy is caught in a dilemma.

And Alibaba's stance is naturally colder than before.

How much money Meituan has left in its account might be unknown to others, but how could Alibaba not know?

Alibaba had calculated everything clearly a long time ago, even down to how long they could last.

"Want money?" Alibaba sneered.

"Easy, just do what I instructed before and set Alipay as the only third-party payment channel."

"And in the next round of financing, Alibaba's shareholding must reach at least 20%!"

Alibaba's stake in Meituan has never been as high as Tencent's in Dianping.

This has always been a sore spot for Alibaba.

"It's absurd how much control this company wants over its subordinates."

"Not to mention your rebellious nature, right Wang Xin?"

"Then it's time to hit you while they can!"

This left Wang Xin frustrated every day, causing his already sparse hair to fall out even more.

——Truly bald-inducing!

Just this afternoon, he had a phone call with Bao Fan.

Listening to the words of Cheng Zhu as described by Bao Fan, Wang Xin frowned and frequently used a phrase: "Ungrateful!"

"And hired Huaxing Capital as an advisor?"

Huaxing Capital is mainly focused on the internet industry.

"And you think your short video platform is worthy?"

"If his words got out, it would shock everyone in the circle!" Wang Xin said on the phone.

"Such a young age, speaking with so much arrogance!"

Wang Xin couldn't recall anyone else being so audacious before even turning 20!

But Cheng Zhu didn't want to join them, so he might cause trouble later.

This kid is unusually clever, capable of predicting every move as if he could see through human nature.

This caused Old Wang another headache.

On the phone, Bao Fan didn't forget to remind him: "Don't let what I told you get out."

"Got it, I understand." Wang Xin nodded.

If the conversation between Cheng Zhu and Bao Fan got out, it would definitely cause uproar, sparking heated discussions in the business and investment circles.

However, given the current chaotic situation, right at the crucial point of a merger, it might not benefit their side.

Being experienced, how could Old Wang not know this?

However, the conversation between Cheng Zhu and Bao Fan still... leaked out.

The reason is simple.

Cheng Zhu: "Heh, I leaked it!"

And his short video platform is also welcoming the three-day countdown to launch!

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