Chapter 215 Beaten
"There are a lot of people paying attention to you online right now. This is both a pressure and an opportunity. I hope you can become a business card that reflects the company's brand value. Okay, let's talk about this first. If you encounter difficulties at work, communicate more with Mr. Liu."

The financing meeting ended quickly under Xie Jingxing's coercion and inducement. He talked individually with the seven senior executives of the highest decision-making group established by the new company.

Sorted by age, Xu Nuo is the youngest among them, so it is natural that he should be the last to be interviewed.

However, she controls the operation of the entire Ele.me + Dianping platform, and has the actual say as No. 5, second only to Zhang Xuhao, the former president of Dianping, who is also in charge of offline store comprehensive and corporate marketing, and Long Tao, the former co-founder of Dianping, who serves as secretary of the highest decision-making group.

No. 1 Zhang Tao needs no introduction, and No. 3 Liu Qiming is just a transition, and Xie Jingxing is reluctant to leave him out.

As long as Xu Nuo can support himself, he will become the representative of Xie Capital's interests in the company in the future.

Tencent promoted Liu Lin to the highest decision-making group, but he is of no use alone and can only grasp the company's business dynamics.

Zhang Tao is not Zhang Xuhao, and even less so Xie Jingxing. Sooner or later, he will make this outstanding executive who has hit the jackpot become his own person.

Xu Nuo calmed down and took the initiative to say goodbye and ended the conversation. The shout from Xie Jingxing in the public office area this morning had a great impact on her.

She was very lucky to have met a boss who was determined to take over the world. Even if she was pushed to a position, no one would dare to question her in a short period of time. She had enough space to perform until she was worthy of the position.

At the same time, Zhang Xuhao's lateness made Xie Jingxing see the messy office scene, which made her lose face and feel no pride. She couldn't even control such a small matter. She was still far from it.

"Mr. Xie, it's getting late. Let's have dinner together?"

As soon as Xu Nuo left, Zhang Tao pushed open the office door and invited him with a relaxed smile.

Xie Jing Xing glanced at his watch to check the time: "You choose the place, I'll treat you."

"We have a meeting later, let's go downstairs and have a bite to eat. I'll treat you this time, and I'll pick a good place for you next time." Zhang Tao was very considerate.

They have already talked about everything they needed to talk about in the past ten days. Asking for dinner was just a gesture, nothing serious.

A new round of financing led by CITIC Industry Fund has been finalized, with Xie Jingxing holding a total of 25.95% of the new company's shares, making him the largest shareholder.

He and Tencent each hold 17.5% of the shares and are the second largest shareholders, while Sequoia China is third with 11.5% of the shares.

The AB share structure was implemented, and he held 17.5% of the shares, all of which were Class A shares, with ten times the voting rights. Adding the voting rights of Class A shares held by co-founder Long Wei, the voting rights of 52.8% just exceeded half.

Xie Jingxing holds 12% of the voting rights for the 29% Class A shares through Yunhe Logistics, and 3.4% of the voting rights for Taihe Grapefruit Class B shares, totaling 32.4%.

Zhang Tao had indirectly cheated Zhang Xuhao when Ele.me was raising funds before, so looking at the current equity structure, he felt a bit like a fox mourning the loss of a rabbit.

Brother Xuhao died a heroic death, which is a lesson for the future. With the introduction of more rounds of financing in the future, it is difficult for his shares and voting rights not to be diluted, but it is hard to say about Xie Jingxing's voting rights.

Rather than being forced into a corner like Brother Xuhao, unable to even destroy himself and fight to the death, it is better to take advantage of the current majority of voting rights and sell at a high price to leave yourself a way out and some loyalty.

Mr. Xie, we will do whatever you said after the merger. We will cooperate sincerely to defeat Meituan first, and then we can decide whether the "new Da'e" is named Xie or Zhang.

"The overall takeaway market has entered a stage of slow growth. In the second half of the year, we will focus on improving our internal distribution system... You are an expert in the group buying market, so I won't give you any advice. If you need any help, please let me know. I will fully support you."

After eating a bowl of 'pre-prepared wontons' at the chain restaurant downstairs in the company, Xie Jingxing's nose was sweating from the heat and he spoke briefly.

Zhang Tao nodded thoughtfully, "As for internal integration, I plan to rent an office building to set up a new headquarters office and integrate the middle and back-end departments on both sides. What do you think?"

"...Okay, we'll rent a building for a while, and then we'll try to buy a piece of land next year to build our own headquarters building."

Xie Jing Xing was stunned for a moment, then encouraged him seriously.

The middle-aged man in front of him had a square face and two thick and heavy eyebrows. He had always given him the impression of being an idealist, but he had unknowingly bowed to the investors.

Video websites, online travel, online ride-hailing, local life, capital is now coming to the fore and more and more forced intervention in the market, and the relationship between founders and investors is quietly becoming distorted.

Zhang Tao made changes either actively or passively, so has he changed?

On the way to the Shanghai Exhibition Center, Xie Jingxing was unable to figure out what he had done during this period of time. Song Anli sat in the passenger seat and ate bread silently to fill her stomach for dinner.

This was already a privilege for her to sleep in the same bed with Mr. Xie. Her assistant had never eaten in front of her. He was definitely a warrior who didn't eat, drink or sleep.

I had just finished eating half a piece of bread and opened the thermos to drink some water when my cell phone vibrated. It was a call from Yu Ying, the secretary in Chairman Xie Cheng's office.

"Hey?"

Xie Jingxing took the phone from Song Anli and motioned for her to continue eating.

A shy voice came from the other end of the phone: "Mr. Xie, the chairman is on a business trip in Beijing and would like to meet with you if it's convenient."

"When shall we meet?" Xie Jing Xing simply agreed.

Yu Ying said without hesitation: "Tonight, do you think you can come over tonight?"

"I'll be there before twelve o'clock at night." Xie Jingxing hung up the phone with a frown on his face.

Song Anli perked up: "How about we just go to the airport instead of watching the game?"

"No, it should be that there is a problem with the operation process of the acquisition of the emerging agricultural company in LN Province. It's not a big problem."

Xie Jingxing was still calm. It was just a acquisition of a multi-billion-dollar enterprise. No matter how many mistakes were made, it wouldn't cause much trouble.

The League of Legends LPL Summer League has started these days, and Prince Wang specifically asked Tencent Esports for help to arrange the first opening games of their two teams together.

The two agreed to watch the game in person to build momentum for the Panda Live platform which is scheduled to be launched later this month.

Xie Jingxing was still somewhat interested in this. Song Anli had done a great job in researching the Korean e-sports club and brought back two powerful Korean players, plus a talented Chinese midfielder who was poached from the second team of another veteran team.

He defeated Prince Wang twice in the spring league, and easily defeated his IG team 3:0 in the playoffs to get the runner-up.

As for the club that won the championship, I heard that the boss behind it is also a rich man. He spent a lot of money to build an all-star galactic battleship, and almost disbanded Prince Wang's team in the playoffs.

When Xie Jingxing arrived at the scene to watch the game, the camera kept focusing on him. Xiao Wang sat next to him, gritting his teeth and grumbling that he would go to Korea to recruit players tomorrow and would crush the damn Galaxy Battleship sooner or later!
One of them was wearing a suit, and the other was wearing a baseball cap and a T-shirt. The incongruous combination was whispering and chatting with each other, and the topics were very interesting.

Seeing that her team won again with a score of 2:0, Song Anli went backstage to praise the players. Xie Jingxing politely refused the popular female host who wanted to hit him with the ball.

Xiao Wang was left trembling with anger and cursing at the team manager. He hurried to the airport and flew to Beijing under the cover of night.

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"The chairman went to the Bashang Grassland in Fengning, Chengde to see the scenery. He asked you to rest in Beijing for one night and drive there tomorrow morning." Song Anli received a text message from Yu Ying as soon as the plane landed.

Xie Jingxing was puzzled: "Old Xie asked me to drive there tomorrow morning?" "That's what the text message said. I'll talk to Secretary Yu to confirm it?" Song Anli couldn't figure out what the father and son were talking about.

Xie Jingxing sighed: "Did you tell me what time I should arrive?"

"There is no set time. Secretary Yu reminded everyone in Caoyuan Feng to wear more clothes and keep warm." Song Anli tried her best to figure out the deeper meaning.

Wear more clothes, in plain words, don't wear formal clothes, and drive there with a small entourage.

It takes five or six hours to drive from Beijing to Fengning Bashang Grassland. At this season, dandelions are blooming all over the mountains and fields, and there are wild flowers in the green grass and forests. It is a good place to go for a sightseeing tour.

But Old Xie is busier than him. He has looked through hundreds of awards and certificates in the office but cannot find even a primary school diploma. When will he have the leisure time to do this?
Yu Tong and Zhou Fenglan were met by the leaders of the Belt and Road Initiative, or within Yunhe Logistics...

Xie Jingxing thought of Xie Kai's performance yesterday and had a vague understanding. Since he was already here, he decided to make the best of it and rested in Beijing for half a night. The next morning, he got up early and went to a street stall to eat a bowl of mutton soup with sesame biscuits.

Without Song Anli, he set off alone, wearing a full set of windbreaker and driving the off-road vehicle transferred from the branch company.

Fortunately, it was not a weekend holiday and we were able to follow the navigation address all the way smoothly. At noon, we met Yu Ying at a farm house located on the hillside of the grassland scenic area.

"Mr. Xie, it's such a pity that the chairman has gone to the top of the mountain to view the sea of ​​clouds." She carefully moved half a body distance away, fearing that she would be slapped in the face in the next second.

Xie Jingxing turned his head and looked at a purebred Arabian horse tied next to the parking lot. It was brown without any stray hairs, 1.7 meters tall at the shoulders and had a slender body.

Yu Ying introduced: "This horse was a personal gift from the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Chairman last March. Its name is Sol. It has a bad temper and has hurt three trainers. It took half a year to train it before it would let anyone ride it."

"good."

Xie Jingxing came forward and gently rubbed the horse's nose with the back of his hand. The purebred Arabian horse sniffed his body odor docilely and lowered its head to rub his chest.

Yu Ying stood by with her hands clenched in fear, watching the eldest master, whose temperament became increasingly awe-inspiring, untie the rope with ease, climb onto the horse, and ride away.

The mountain road was winding and windy, and the purebred Arabian horses were not good at endurance. Xie Jingxing rode 'Sol' slowly and leisurely towards the top of the mountain.

Ten minutes later, the view suddenly became clear. The green grass on the top of the mountain was bent by the wind. In the distance, a sea of ​​clouds covered the sky. There were a few tents scattered in the wilderness, and horses in twos and threes were grazing leisurely under the control of their owners.

Thor neighed excitedly and raised his front hooves to jump up and down.

Xie Jingxing raised his hand to support his forehead and looked at the highest tent in the distance. He leaned forward slightly to loosen the reins, squeezed his legs together and tapped the horse's belly with his heels: "Go."

The purebred Arabian horse swung its hooves to stretch its shoulders and abdomen, first trotting and then faster and faster, its hooves rolling up grass clippings that fluttered in the wind.

Wherever it passed, there were bursts of exclamations. The brown horse and the black rider on its back merged into one, standing in an exaggerated and agile posture in front of the tent at the highest point of the mountain.

"Wash your hands and eat."

Old Xie was busy beside the barbecue grill, without even bringing a cook to help him. He looked like an easy-going and idle middle-aged uncle.

Thor licked Xie Jingxing's palm contentedly and went to find a puddle to drink water. He grabbed a skewer of roasted lamb but before he put it in his mouth, his butt accidentally collided with a size 42 big foot.

First, he traveled late at night, then drove for half a day without sleeping for a few hours, and finally, he pretended to be cool by galloping on horseback.

No matter how strong the kidneys were, it would be hard to support them. All the trouble was probably just for this kick. Xie Jingxing fell to the ground like a pile of broken wood.

"Who taught you not to wash your hands before eating?" I heard Lao Xie's voice in my ears.

Xie Jingxing turned over and blew away the ash on the surface of the skewer in his hand, raised his face and said calmly: "My mother taught me not to waste food since I was a child."

"What is the difference between fresh food retail supermarkets and traditional fresh food e-commerce?" Old Xie asked condescendingly with his hands on his hips.

“Traditional fresh food e-commerce companies purchase products from the place of origin and centralize warehouses, and deliver them directly online, which results in lower operating costs.”

Xie Jingxing observed Chairman Xie Cheng's expression and wisely did not stand up but sat up with his legs bent: "The new fresh food retail supermarket warehouse-store integrated business model is asset-heavy. Offline stores are warehouses that provide door-to-door delivery services."

“What’s the difference between community fresh food group buying and traditional fresh food e-commerce?” Old Xie did not comment.

Xie Jingxing laughed: "Community fresh food group buying consumes more traffic, adopts a low-price + offline community interactive business model, the platform collects consumer demand in the middle, places centralized orders with suppliers and provides delivery services. Use the Internet to solve the opaque price of agricultural product procurement and marketing, promote the quality of large-scale mass production of agricultural products, and reduce the cost of goods sales channels."

"You have reduced the operating costs of your platform to the lowest possible level, and you have used a lot of money to advertise and attract traffic. You beat up the old men and women in the vegetable market, and put dog chains on the old farmers in the fields. Now I have to look at your face when I want to eat a leaf of vegetable. This business is successful, right?"

Old Xie's face was as deep as if it had been carved by a knife or an axe, and he asked word by word.

Xie Jingxing had nothing to say. This was indeed the essence, but it was also true that consumers' shopping costs were reduced, producers' incomes were increased, and agricultural industrialization was helped.

How to supervise the people's livelihood, economic and social problems that may arise in this process is not something he considers, and he is not the only one doing this business.

"How big is the domestic fresh food market?" Old Xie broke the silence.

"Four trillion."

“What percentage of basic food and vegetable categories does it account for?”

"30-40%."

Xie Jingxing answered fluently. Old Xie was so angry that his mouth corners trembled. He took a deep breath and asked in a low voice: "Did you read the financial statements of Yunhe Logistics carefully? Did you read every word carefully?"

"..."

Xie Jingxing was suddenly stunned, his scalp was numb and his Adam's apple was moving. He sat up straight unconsciously, and goose bumps appeared on the skin of his arms.

At present, most of the external bidding and procurement of military logistics are organized by the winning social enterprises or units, and the products are transported centrally to local logistics system warehouses or even army units.

In short, most purchases are delivered to the door, and some of Yunhe Logistics' bulk cargo transportation fleets are specially responsible for related business. The transportation process is a legal secret, and the fleet cannot even install GPS navigation.

Xie Jingxing could only get a glimpse of the financial statements. The head of his department was Xie's confidant and was reserved when reporting on his work.

"Just after the New Year holiday, we mobilized thousands of high-quality frontline workers from all over the country in three days. With complete equipment, sufficient logistics and high morale, we defeated local competitors in one month."

Old Xie squatted down and said in a complicated tone: "Control the Internet traffic, sink into the street communities, and sell food and vegetables to every household according to the house number and deliver them to their door."

"I heard that Ele.me divides the battle zones according to the market, with commanders and political commissars."

He stared at his son's young face and finally asked: "Xie Jingxing, what are you going to do? What do you want to do?"

(End of this chapter)