"Of course it's the decision of Shunfeng's board of directors. I can't interfere in Shunfeng's operations and decision-making." Lu Fei waved his hand.

"That's good. Please tell Shunfeng for me. Now that they have put their hands into Uber's territory, don't blame me for invading Shunfeng's Chinese market." Kalanick chewed the beef.

"In fact, there is a way to avoid competition between you." Lu Fei said with a smile, "How about cross-holding shares between Shunfeng and Uber, and each joining the other's board of directors?"

"It's indeed a good idea."

Kalanick shook his head, "But unfortunately, Uber does not have this option. Shunfeng will either accept our recruitment or be killed by us. This is the intention of our management."

"I'll save this option for you. Maybe when Uber really enters the Chinese market and competes with Shunfeng, it will change this idea." Lu Fei raised his glass and said, "Cheers."

"cheers."

Kalanick was unimpressed, even dismissive.

While the wine glasses were clinking, the two people thought at the same time:

“This meal is really, really terrible!”

Others who had the same idea were Cheng Wei and Liu Qing.

At night, when I met Kalanick, I thought that the enemy of my enemy was my friend, but I never expected that Uber didn’t regard Didi as a friend at all, and it didn’t take Didi seriously at all.

Cheng Wei was restless and felt very uncomfortable.

Especially the way Kalanick looked at him was like looking at a taxi-hailing app that overestimated its capabilities.

"Ahem, we just made it very clear that as long as Uber and Didi join forces, Shunfeng has no chance of winning."

Liu Qing cleared her throat.

"Wrong, it's not that we join forces, it's that Didi can't win Shunfeng. Regardless of whether Uber has Didi or not, Shunfeng has only one result, and that is losing!" Kalanick raised his proud chin.

"I think you may have underestimated Shunfeng, and you have even underestimated Didi. I dare say that if Uber didn't have Didi..."

Cheng Wei felt slighted and insulted.

"So what if I don't?"

Kalanick smiled coldly, "At most, when we enter the Chinese market, we will only have one more competitor. But can you guarantee that Didi can survive the competition between Shunfeng and Uber?"

"..."

Cheng Wei and Liu Qing looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Didi cannot win Shunfeng, and it is also impossible to imagine the logic of Didi's survival. Didi's technology is not as good as Uber's, its capital is not as good as Uber's, and its market experience is not as good as Uber's. No matter how they deduce it, they cannot deduce how Didi can survive.

In the money-burning war between Uber and Shunfeng, they will not be killed like Shake.

"So Uber doesn't care whether there is Didi or not. I wasn't originally interested in Didi, but for the sake of Yuri and Goldman Sachs, Uber can give Didi a try."

Kalanick finished his meal and wiped his mouth.

Cheng Wei and Liu Qing glanced at Hebei. They thought it was just an ordinary investment, and Uber entered Didi. However, they did not expect that Uber actually wanted to directly absorb Didi and change it to Uber in China, or even

It is a subsidiary in the Asia-Pacific region, nothing more.

"Acquiring Didi? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Cheng Wei refused without thinking.

"Really impossible?"

Kalanick curled his lips contemptuously.

"I think you may have some misunderstanding about the 'cooperation' we are talking about." Liu Qing said with a straight face, "Even without Uber becoming a shareholder, Didi could still survive the competition with Shunfeng. On the contrary, Uber

Now that Shunfeng is attacking the European and American markets, don’t we need Didi to involve Shunfeng in China? In fact, Didi needs Uber, and Uber needs Didi even more, what do you think?”

"Since you are so resistant, okay, I will give you two more choices." Kalanick held out two fingers.

Either Uber can join Didi and hold 20% of the shares, or Uber can sit back and watch Didi and Shunfeng fight, causing both sides to lose, and then take the opportunity to enter the market and start a war head-on. By then——

Didi will inevitably be affected, accidentally injured, or even killed.

"20% is a bit too much, but if the conditions for Uber's development are suitable, you can be considered to lead the investment, and Yuri will follow the investment..."

Liu Qing couldn't help but feel still.

"That's wrong, it's not that Uber and Yuri will share 20% of the shares, but our family will share 20%." Kalanick laughed.

"What!!"

Cheng Wei resisted the urge to curse.

If Uber holds 20% of the shares, plus Yuri’s US$500 million worth of financing, it will account for at least 30% of Didi’s shares. As long as it works in tandem with other shareholders, there is no guarantee that it will not be like Lu Yun, and will be eliminated by Ali’s board of directors.

The fate of Daddy’s expulsion.

The control of Didi will naturally fall into the hands of Uber.

What is the difference between this and the "direct acquisition" just now!

"I know it's a bit much, but it doesn't matter. Uber can accept equity transfers from other shareholders, but the maximum is 5%."

Kalanick suddenly stood up, not giving them a chance to bargain, and only gave them a week to think about it.

Liu Qing and Cheng Wei watched his disappearing figure and finally realized that cooperating with Uber was not an act of collusion at all.

It’s completely like seeking skin from a tiger!

"Didn't we agree that it would be 40% of the equity?"

After the chairman's secretary got in the car, he turned to look at Kalanick: "Why did you suddenly change your words to 20%?"

"They rejected the direct acquisition, and they will definitely not agree to let Uber acquire 40% of the shares. It is better to take a step back."

Kalanick's face sank, "Provide funds to Didi and help us consume a little more tailwind, so that Uber can have more time to clean up the European and American battlefields and make full preparations to invade China."

"I understand. When Uber integrates the European and American markets, Shunfeng and Didi will both lose in the fight. We will bring hundreds of millions or billions of dollars to defeat them all under one roof."

The chairman’s secretary understood this.

When the time comes, Shunfeng can no longer hold it, and Didi will be even less able to hold it. If it proposes to acquire Didi, it will naturally be a matter of course.

Does Didi want Uber's money?

Haha, Uber wants Didi’s entire company!
Chapter completed!