Chapter 130: Close to the face and open up

"...I have always believed that most of what economists say is unreliable, but of course, what they say here is reliable."

There was friendly laughter from the audience, and on the stage, Mr. Ma was full of energy: "What I want to talk about today is mainly a revolution. Many people like us because Taobao brings them a lot of happiness in life; but there are also many people who hate us and say that Taobao has ruined their jobs."

"Just like the 100 million yuan bet between Jianlin and I, everyone is discussing who will win. In fact, many people in China today attribute their own failures to others. After all, it was others who ruined my job..."

Boss Ma maintained his usual excellent speaking level. Xie Jingxing couldn't help but turn his head to glance at Old Wang, who was a few seats away in the same row and had a simple smile on his face.

Thanks to the "Economic Person of the Year" award, he sat in the front row with Lao Liu, Lao Wang, and other award winners, including Wahaha Princess Zong Fuli, CAR Inc. CEO Lu Zhengyao, and many other small business tyrants.

Lao Liu sat firmly in the center, with his legs crossed and simultaneous interpretation headphones on, looking drowsy. He had a full aura and completely ignored the numerous cameras.

For a moment, Xie Jingxing was a little suspicious whether Teacher Ma was speaking Mandarin. He complained in his heart out of boredom and inadvertently made eye contact with Lu Zhengyao who was sitting next to him. They both smiled politely and looked away.

Before the opening ceremony, he was not able to strike up a conversation with Old Liu, who was always the center of attention. At the moment, there were reporters everywhere and it was inconvenient for him to speak.

"Mr. Ma's insights on the revolution in the Internet industry are worth pondering."

After a long period of holding their pee until lunch time was over, Lu Zhengyao said something dryly as a proactive greeting.

Xie Jingxing nodded slightly and said jokingly: "Mr. Ma also has some ideas about economic and financial revolution."

"Mr. Ma has something on his mind." Lu Zhengyao smiled knowingly.

Mr. Ma used the economist's jokes to warm up the atmosphere and engage in a verbal battle with the "First Financial News" Financial Summit. Secondly, there is no need to say much about the public opinion that e-commerce will revolutionize physical stores. In the past two years, as Taobao entered its take-off stage, negative public opinion has been clamoring.

The so-called big guys also have tempers, and Xie Jingxing is not the only one who is quarreling in the air.

The two chatted indifferently as they walked side by side into a small buffet-style restaurant specially prepared for important guests in the convention and exhibition center. The atmosphere was much more relaxed without any idle people, and people gathered in groups of three or four to chat enthusiastically.

"This fish fillet is delicious, don't you want to eat it?"

When we were queuing up to get our food, Lao Liu and Teacher Ma appeared out of nowhere. The latter recommended it in a familiar voice and put two fish fillets on the plate.

Xie Jingxing put on a smile on his face: "It's troublesome to eat if there are thorns."

"This is cod, with fewer bones."

Teacher Ma put two fish fillets on Lao Liu's plate and said, "We said we were worried about the fish bone getting stuck in your throat, but you are still very young."

"How many years have you been eating fish? Ginger is still spicy with age." Xie Jingxing looked lazy and regarded himself as a younger generation kid.

Teacher Ma tilted his head to Old Liu and said, "See? Young people nowadays are very good at what they do and won't take any loss at all."

Lu Zhengyao stood at the front serving food and thought to himself, "Are you willing to suffer a loss?" President Liu spoke up for his daughter and asked Alibaba and Tencent not to directly intervene in the competition with Didi and Kuaidi, while China Auto Rental was secretly preparing to join the game.

On the other hand, just as the two Ma brothers agreed to give face to General Liu, when news broke that Shenzhou Rent-A-Car was entering the online car-hailing market, Xie Jingxing quickly jumped out to lead Tencent and Alibaba to reach a tacit understanding and unified pace, keeping the intensity of burning money in a delicate range that could allow them to resume the battle at any time.

Everyone is smiling on the surface but acting stupid in their heart. Friends and enemies can be separated by just one thought. Whoever is willing to suffer a loss is an idiot.

"Is Xiao Xie feeling better now? A few days ago, Liu Qing called to ask if the Chinese medicine prescription her mother gave you was effective."

After finishing their meal, the four of them walked into a private small room, and Lao Liu finally spoke.

Xie Jingxing glanced at Mr. Ma who was concentrating on eating: "Thank you, Uncle Liu, it's not a big deal if you have a cold." "Liu Qing is not mature enough in his work. I'm sorry to cause you trouble when working for you." Mr. Liu spoke like a retired old man playing chess in the park.

Xie Jing Xing had no choice but to passively fight back, calmly saying, "Uncle Liu, please don't say that. Sister Qing is very meticulous in her work. We are very compatible with each other, whether it's work or anything else."

"Cough cough cough."

Teacher Ma frowned and explained, "It was stuck by a fish bone."

"...This fish has bones and it's quite troublesome to eat." Lu Zhengyao spat out the whole piece of unchewed fish in his mouth in disgust to express his agreement.

Mr. Liu put his left hand on the armrest of the chair and flicked his five fingers: "Liu Qing also said at home that he benefited a lot from the self-driving tour with Mr. Xie. It seems that the cold was not in vain."

"I have some understanding that self-driving travel is similar to starting a business, and it is hard and difficult every step of the way."

Xie Jing Xing sighed: "To be honest, I was very nervous all the way. Fortunately, I got home safely. If it was Sister Qing who caught a cold, I wouldn't have the face to sit here and have dinner with President Liu today."

"Speaking of which, you should give Lao Lu a heads-up before traveling to Tibet. They have a reliable market coverage in the snowy areas and can arrange vehicles and provide guaranteed logistics." Teacher Ma stepped forward to take sides.

Although it was Old Liu who started the fight first, Xie Jingxing took advantage of his young age to say whatever he wanted, and he clearly had the upper hand in the verbal battle.

Lu Zhengyao took over the conversation and said modestly: "It's just a small business. The traditional car rental business in the snow area is driven by the tourism market. In fact, the sharing economy model is easier to do. Online car-hailing platforms can cut in at any time."

"I actually talked to Sister Liu Qing about this. The most common and most useful car we saw on our self-driving trip to Tibet was Wuling Hongguang, which was reflected in the rescue and maintenance of vehicles."

Xie Jingxing added thoughtfully, "Luxury cars are reluctant to drive on broken roads. If they break down, you can only call for vehicle rescue and wait for a long time. Wuling Hongguang is not a pain to drive. You can find parts at any roadside auto repair shop. The manufacturer has the largest number of 4S stores and the fastest vehicle rescue speed."

"From this perspective, there are barriers to high-end market demand for traditional business travel car rental business, but for mid- and low-end business travel business, Didi can indeed combine airplanes and trains to provide more competitive combined transportation solutions."

Xie Jingxing spoke eloquently, and Teacher Ma, who had just completed the task of launching a discussion, was speechless. The child in front of him was invincible.

China Auto Rental will soon launch its online car-hailing business. We had dinner together today and wanted to say hello to each other, but he just grinned and said to me - I want to launch a counterattack and go to your hometown.

A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. It is indeed very reasonable for all the people in the circle who have come into contact with him to say that he is abnormal. If he had any respect for Mount Tai, he would not have behaved like this from beginning to end today.

"Da da da."

Lao Liu knocked on the stainless steel plate with chopsticks to break the frozen atmosphere, and stared intently at the fish bone stuck on the chopsticks.

Lu Zhengyao came back to his senses, cleared his throat and said, "The idea is fine, so we also plan to enter the online car-hailing field to feed back the idle resources in the traditional car rental market. To be honest with Mr. Xie, we now have tens of thousands of cars sitting at home and burning money every day. I am envious of Didi's light asset operation."

"Your words about tens of thousands of idle vehicles are enough to give Liu Qing a headache for half a month. Just hearing it makes my liver hurt."

Xie Jingxing laughed with a gloating look, shutting out all the talk about making money through harmony.

Jack Ma was in a good mood and felt relaxed all over. It was not that he did not give face to Old Liu, but that the young and ignorant man wanted to beat the old master to death with his random punches.

Xie Jingxing also had a clear idea. Old Liu put him on the spot for the "Economic Person of the Year" award and criticized him. He also took advantage of his seniority and tried to sow discord between Didi and Kuaidi.

It's not okay for an old car to run slowly on the road and try to get into position slowly. There must be a new car speeding along to be worthy of the best road conditions.

　Sorry, not enough words today.

　
(End of this chapter)