After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 438 Tit for tat
On October 10, the National Day holiday was still going on and many large Internet companies were on holiday, leaving only a few staff on duty.

At 9:20 in the morning, the Zhongguancun streets, which should have been crowded with people, seemed a little deserted.

At the entrance of Xinhai Building, eight executives including Cheng Wei and Liu Qing came to the door and waited.

After all, inviting Lu Liang to serve as Didi's listing consultant was a decision unanimously approved by the board of directors.

Even though Liu Qing was extremely reluctant, she still had to give Lu Liang the respect he deserved.

Just like that night, Lu Liang had a very unpleasant conversation with Lao Liutou, which was full of sarcasm and malicious intent.

But Lu Liang would still respectfully address him as Mr. Liu. If he got angry and started swearing, it would be like a shrew scolding someone in public.

I just waited for a few minutes, but Lu Liang didn't show up.

Instead, Lei Jun from Xiaomi, Ma from Ali, and Zhou Hongwei from 360 came.

"Boss Lei, Boss Ma, Boss Zhou, why are you here?"

Cheng Wei and Liu Qing looked at each other, both confused.

Lei Jun smiled and said, "I've been on vacation these few days, so I've been idle. I haven't known the situation here for a long time, so it shouldn't be a problem to come and listen in, right?"

"What a coincidence, I thought so too."

Zhou Hongwei grinned, smiling, temporarily putting aside the conflict with Lei Jun, and looked like a spectator.

Even Lao Ma was happy: "You two, we really are in sync."

"Of course it doesn't matter." Cheng Wei smiled bitterly.

All three of them have invested in Didi, even though their combined stakes are less than 1%, they are still investors.

"Hello, Mr. Ma."

Liu Qing's eyes flashed with helplessness. She called her assistant and planned to take them to the reception room: "Mr. Lu hasn't arrived yet. Mr. Ma, why don't you go to the reception room and rest for a while."

As expected, the three brothers came here to eat melons.

They hold Class A shares which do not give them decision-making power, and they are in high positions with a lot of work to do every day. Under normal circumstances, they would not come to sit in.

Inviting Lu Liang to join Didi is an abnormal situation. Everyone has a gossipy heart.

If she was not the person involved, she would also find a way to come and see what was going on.

"It's okay, just wait together at the door."

As soon as Zhou Hongwei finished speaking, Lei Jun and Lao Ma nodded.

Since the reform and opening up, few people have taken action against the Liu family. This is the first collision between the new and old forces.

Even if they don't eat breakfast, they will eat the melon thoroughly as soon as possible.

Moreover, through the process and results of this incident, we can also evaluate the strength of Lu Liang and the Liu family.

If one party performs a little weaker, then perhaps we can gain more when discussing cooperation with them in the future.

At 9:30, while a few people were still chatting, a black Mercedes-Benz slowly drove into the park.

"What's the wind blowing today?"

Lu Liang opened the door and got out of the car. When he saw Zhou Malei and the other two, his expressions were exactly the same as those of Liu Cheng and the other two.

It’s understandable that Lao Ma came to take a look, but what does Lei Jun and Zhou Hongwei have to do with them?

"It's getting colder and the north wind is blowing. My skin is a little dry. I need to pay attention to moisturizing." Zhou Hongwei smiled.

Although he was very unhappy when Lu Liang refused to let him take over Tianxing Technology, as a businessman, there is no overnight grudge.

Ever since Auxiliary Panda went public and helped him earn more than a billion US dollars, he no longer hated Lu Liang, but instead fell in love with him.

The A-share market was closed for the recent National Day holiday, but the U.S. stock market was not. As of last night, Panda's share price reached US$7.26, with a market value of 139.39 billion.

Although the increase in the past few days has not been large, the intraday fluctuations have been large, trapping many retail investors at high levels.

The more retail investors are trapped, the more beneficial it is for shareholders holding original shares.

Because unless they are willing to cut their losses, they will keep adding to their positions, which will become the infrastructure of this stock.

Once the lock-up period is lifted, the stock price will become very resistant to declines, and perhaps there will be a market value of tens of billions left in the end.

The current profits and losses are only on paper. Only after the lock-up period has passed, will they become assets that can be cashed out at any time.

"It's really a bit cold recently, so don't just stand there, let's go inside and warm up."

Cheng Wei whispered to them that they came uninvited. Lu Liang couldn't help laughing and understood why they came.

A group of people came to the company's conference room and everyone took their seats in an orderly manner. Ma Leizhou could only sit aside.

Nearing ten o'clock, Shen Peng, Zhu Hu, and representatives from investors such as Softbank, Goldman Sachs, and IDG also arrived one after another.

Cheng Wei sat in the main seat, asked the secretary to start taking notes, made a few brief opening remarks, and then began to introduce Lu Liang.

Although they knew each other, the necessary procedures had to be followed. He smiled and applauded: "We welcome Mr. Lu to join the Didi family."

Lu Liang stood up with a smile on his face: "Everyone, we will work together from now on. If I have offended you, please forgive me."

Soon after, with the signing of the contract, Tianxing Technology invested US$2 billion and held a % stake in Didi. As a representative of Tianxing Technology, Lu Liang joined the Didi board of directors and became one of the seven non-executive directors.

It is worth mentioning that of the 2% equity, 1.5% are Class B shares, which have 15% decision-making power.

In this regard, Lu Liang has 15% of the decision-making power, Cheng Wei has 38%, and Zhu Hu has 5%, and the three together have 58%.

Although it has not reached the absolute control line of 67%, it has exceeded the relative control line of 51%.

As long as the three of them agree and there is no opposition from more than half of the board of directors, any decision can be passed smoothly.

Liu Qing is an outsider after all, and Cheng Wei is the real owner of Didi, but no one supported him in the past.

At the same time, Cheng Wei called his assistant and handed Lu Liang a letter of appointment for the position of listing consultant, who would be fully responsible for all matters related to Didi's listing, with an annual salary of 800 million.

“This is the first time I’ve seen such a high annual salary.”

Lu Liang burst out laughing. Although he worked in several companies, his annual salary was only a symbolic 6 yuan.

After all, he doesn't rely on salary and has no money to distribute directly as dividends. If he wants to buy something, he buys it in the name of the company.

Liu Qing smiled brightly. Although she was still clapping, she had already taken the lead in attacking: "Boss Lu, this is something I specifically proposed to Boss Cheng."

"Thank you, Mr. Liu."

Lu Liang smiled and bowed to express his gratitude.

It would be a waste to refuse it, even if Liu Qing's subtext is that Didi will not be able to go public a year later, his shares will be bought back, and he will be kicked out of the board of directors.

But he is the boss of Tianxing after all, a wealthy man worth tens of billions, and he can't be allowed to work for nothing, so the eight million is for travel expenses.

"Mr. Lu deserves it. I think the price is too low."

Liu Qing's smile did not fade, and she suddenly attacked again: "Mr. Lu, you should be ready, why don't you tell us about your plan?"

If you can't get it, you will destroy it. There is a time in advance, which is when Lu Liang is about to succeed, or when there is a probability of success.

At present, we can still put pressure on Lu Liang by whether we can successfully assist Didi in its listing.

After Liu Qing finished speaking, representatives from Goldman Sachs and Uber spoke up one after another: "Mr. Lu, let's see if there is anything we can do to help."

Lu Liang smiled calmly. Before he could speak, Cheng Wei said, "Mr. Lu has just arrived and may not be familiar with the situation yet. Mr. Liu, should you hand over the progress of the last approval and the precautions?"

With Lu Liang's official joining, it also meant that he and Liu Qing had completely broken off relations, leaving no room for negotiation.

He must express his full support for Lu Liang and try his best to gain the support of neutral parties through Lu Liang's influence.

Cheng Wei is not a naive person. He can believe what Lu Liang said to him while they were taking a hot spring bath last night, but he cannot believe it completely.

This is a great opportunity to show his face and give him a chance to get through the shuffle and get some real support.

"Boss Liu, why are you so anxious? Even if you hang yourself, you still need to take a breath, right?"

Lu Liang narrowed his eyes, waved to Xu Jiawei, and asked him to hand over his work to Liu Qing.

"Mr. Lu, you're joking. I'm just worried that you don't have enough time."

Liu Qing smiled and waved to call her assistant, asking him to hand over to Xu Jiawei.

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, if it is soldiers against generals, the momentum will be slightly inferior.

Although quick talking is useless, how can she make her supporters believe her if she can't even talk?
Lu Liang also understood this. He smiled and said, "How long did it take for Panda to go public from the time it submitted its listing application?"

"When I first saw the offer letter, I wanted to ask Mr. Cheng if I could convert my annual salary into a monthly salary. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get enough."

The scene of the two people confronting each other made the three spectators on the side exclaim in excitement.

This trip was not in vain.

On the surface, it was a verbal battle between a man and a woman, but in reality it represented a challenge by the new force headed by Lu Liang to the old force headed by Liu Qing. It also involved the ownership of a company valued at US$500 billion.

I am so lucky to be able to watch the show on the front line.

Soon, the news spread to the outside world.

Tianxing Technology invested in Didi Chuxing, and Lu Liang joined the board of directors as a non-executive director.

"Liangzi, the conscience of the capital market, please increase the average order value."

"Mr. Lu, please open a service to select female drivers. It's too difficult for us girls."

"Mr. Lu, can you open a pre-employment training class? Don't let just anyone drive for Didi. It's simply treating the safety of passengers as a joke."

Inside the door to see the door, the layman to watch the fun.

Lu Liang’s Weibo and TikTok account suddenly turned into a wishing well.

Netizens don’t know, and don’t care, why Lu Liang invested in Didi.

They only know that Lu Liang joined Didi, so they hope he can change the way Didi operates now.

After all, Didi has 628 million drivers, representing 628 million families behind them. The number of customer orders is as high as 2000 million per day, which concerns the safety of million people.

(End of this chapter)