Reborn: Billionaire in College

The meal lasted almost three hours, and it was very lively with people toasting each other and drinking.

All of his brothers were drunk and their faces were red. Chen Pingjiang was no exception. He drank almost a pound and a half of white wine and was drunk.

It had been a long time since he had drunk so much, even to the point of being drunk.

The people sitting here today all had generous portions, and everyone gave each other face, so naturally they drank a few more glasses.

Even though Chen Pingjiang didn't particularly care about forming small circles, he also believed that one should have more friends and fewer enemies.

"Mr. Chen, are you okay?" After the show, Lei Zi walked over quickly and asked.

"It's okay, I can barely stay awake."

"Can I have a word with you? There is a tea room on the fourth floor of the hotel. Let's go over there and have some tea and sober up."

Seeing that he was interested, Chen Pingjiang knew that Lei Zi had something to say, so he hesitated for a moment and nodded.

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At the same time, in a luxury suite of the hotel.

Jack Ma looked at the photos leaked on Weibo on his mobile phone and seemed a little jealous.

The photo showed the dinner party that Chen Pingjiang had just attended. The person who posted the photo was Zhou Hongyi, who was never afraid of trouble.

"It's really interesting that Zhou Hongyi and Ma Huateng are sitting at the same table. This Chen Pingjiang is quite capable."

Although he said this, Lao Ma still felt a little jealous that no one came to invite him.

Not only was he not invited to Chen Pingjiang's table, but he was also not invited to Li Yanhong's table. It seemed that everyone had forgotten about him.

What’s even more interesting is that someone @ed Jack Ma under this post, asking why he was not invited.

Ma Yun, who had nothing to do, replied inexplicably: "It is true that no one invited me. Of course, even if I was invited, I might not have the time, and I haven't thought about whether to attend or not."

The sour smell almost overflowed from the screen.

It seems that no matter how high their realm and thoughts are, they are just ordinary people.

At the same time, it also shows that Jack Ma still cares a little about this small matter of the dinner, otherwise there would be no need to respond.

Lao Ma grew up in Tongxiang, which is half of his hometown. More importantly, Alibaba is an important player in the World Internet Conference, but this was disrupted by a few tables of dinners by Internet companies.

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "I have never met Chen Pingjiang before, but I am very curious about him. How can a man in his twenties have such great personal charm to sit at the top among these old gangsters?"

Old Ma smiled and said, "We'll see you tomorrow."

He has never denied that Chen Pingjiang and his companies Orange Technology and Renren are Alibaba's strong rivals, and has made no secret of the fact that the two companies are competitors.

As the two largest Internet giants in the country, competition between the two companies is increasing.

Jack Ma said that we should respect our opponents, not hate them; Chen Pingjiang also said that the competition between the two sides is increasing, and healthy competition is a good thing. However, in the eyes of many people, Renren is unique and Alibaba’s opponent should be Tencent.

Not to mention that the market value of Renren alone is much larger than that of Alibaba. Moreover, Chen Pingjiang also owns several other super-large groups, and any one of them is about the same size as Alibaba.

At this Wuzhen Summit, Alibaba had the best position in the exhibition area. For ordinary Internet company leaders to attend the conference as guests is a symbol of entering the mainstream. Alibaba had four guests: Jack Ma, Jin Jianhang, Zhang Yong and Peng Lei.

However, there were as many as seven guests attending from various companies under Chen Pingjiang.

Lao Ma was in a bad mood because he was not considered as Chen Pingjiang's opponent either openly or secretly.

Especially in the past year, WeChat has risen even more fiercely, and WeChat Pay has even shown a tendency to compete with Alipay.

Its own flagship product was cut into like a hot knife through cheese, but Alibaba did not get any benefit at all in the projects where Chen Pingjiang had an advantage.

Whether it’s mobile phones, group buying, or social media.

Ali is losing ground!

Now Chen Pingjiang has developed new energy vehicles and is taking the lead in AI.

Once upon a time, Lao Ma looked down on Chen Pingjiang, then he looked at him at eye level, and now he needs to look up at him vaguely, which is so uncomfortable.

This time, because Jack Ma did not attend the dinner, Alibaba seemed to be somewhat sidelined in public opinion. It would be fine if the Internet giants had dinner in private, but it is obvious that the Internet company treated the dinner as an IP, even the menu had to be named after the company, and there were product placements everywhere. Alibaba, which should have been the host, suddenly lost its presence, and Jack Ma would naturally notice this matter - if no one asked, he might keep it to himself, but if someone asked, how could he miss the opportunity to bring up the topic?
After flipping through several photos of the party, Lao Ma put down his phone with a sour look on his face and said indifferently: "The Internet world is all about food, which goes against the original intention of the World Internet Conference."

Jin Jianhang quickly followed and said with a smile: "It is indeed a bad influence. The World Internet Conference is to be the Davos Forum of the Internet, a platform for the world's Internet and technology giants to exchange ideas and views, and a stage for technology giants to communicate and showcase innovations. It is expected to become the CES of the Internet. Now these people are eating and drinking behind closed doors. It would be fine if it was just that, but they deliberately let it out."

Peng Lei also said: "It was supposed to be a grand event, but netizens were paying attention to the dinner. It's like Baidu holding a conference and everyone was paying attention to Li Yanhong's good looks. It's inevitably a bit embarrassing and too high-profile."

Lao Ma nodded and said, "We still need to find a channel to respond tomorrow. I suggest that everyone should pay more attention to the sharing value of the World Internet Conference. We will receive the same signals as we express. Don't let others think that we Internet entrepreneurs only know how to eat and drink."

While Chen Pingjiang and Lei Zi were drinking tea, Jack Ma’s reply had quietly climbed to the top of the hot searches on Weibo.

Chen Pingjiang was unaware of all this.

The red-robed leader, who was the instigator of the incident, had drunk too much and had already returned to his room and fallen into a deep sleep.

It was not until Chen Pingjiang returned to the room that he saw a series of messages popping up on WeChat. Then he read Lao Ma's reply and couldn't help laughing.

I didn’t expect that even eating a meal could cause problems.

Strictly speaking, he was not the host. If people did not invite him, Lao Ma, was it Chen Pingjiang's fault?
As for Lei Jun and him having tea and chatting, they were talking about nothing more than learning from each other and achieving win-win cooperation, so Chen Pingjiang just smiled and laughed it off.

There is no win-win situation.

Strictly speaking, the two companies are in a competitive relationship, not only in mobile phones, but also in tablets, wearable devices and smart homes.

It’s just that the competition right now is misaligned.

But sooner or later, Xiaomi will no longer be able to bear the loneliness and will launch an attack on the mid-to-high-end market. By then, there will be no more laughter and chatter. (End of this chapter)