Force me to be reborn, right?

Chapter 513 This is too explosive

Cheng Zhu was a smart kid since he was young and understood: good friends share one quilt.

While he was replying to Zhang Xuhao, he also glanced at Shen Qingning with a smile.

This made the tsundere girl a little upset.

Sometimes, she would feel a little regretful about adding grapefruit tea.

Because this is a long-term [bond].

They say that business is business, but can these four words really erase everything?

Instead, Zhang Xuhao nodded repeatedly, thinking that what Cheng Zhu said was very good.

"A high-quality entrepreneurial partner is indeed a lifelong asset," he deeply agrees.

At the beginning, a few of them, as student soldiers, founded "Are You Hungry?" together, and the team continued to grow.

During this process, some people came in and some left.

There have been arguments and tears shed.

Much of the youthful ambition back then was later eroded by reality.

Of course, the fact that these student soldiers have come this far actually proves that there are many sincere people in the team.

People who start their own business for the first time are most likely to have conflicts with the people around them.

Because the lessons that reality teaches them are not just about how to do business, but also about how to get along internally.

Everyone needs to adapt to the change from friends to entrepreneurial partners.

Therefore, as a person who has experienced this, Zhang Xuhao even thought in his heart: "If they are really a couple, they may have to bear more responsibilities in the future."

After a brief greeting, everyone sat down on the sofa.

Cheng Zhu asked: "Or would you like to drink ice cola?"

"That's right." Zhang Xuhao nodded and still chose happy water.

Cheng Zhu walked to the freezer and took out two bottles of ice cola because he knew Shen Qingning wouldn't drink it.

After sitting down, they opened the bottle together and took a sip.

Cheng Zhu leaned on the armrest with one hand, holding the Coke bottle in the air, and said to Zhang Xuhao in a casual manner, "Mr. Zhang, you should want to know what Mr. Wang from Mi Tuan and I talked about, right?"

"Yes, I don't think there is any need to beat around the bush. After all, we already had a very open chat yesterday." Zhang Xuhao nodded.

When he first started his business, he was still very young and always liked to pretend to be profound and make himself look mature. When talking to people about things, he liked to lay the groundwork, talk about things in a vague way, and think of a set of rhetoric first, and then slowly introduce the main topic.
Later he realized that this was precisely one of the manifestations of your immaturity.

Brother Hao is now extremely busy with all kinds of things. If he meets his "former self" when talking about serious matters, he will feel annoyed. Instead, he prefers someone who is more direct like Cheng Zhu.

The young man holding the Coke bottle nodded slightly and told Wang Xin all the promises he made to Youcha.

Cheng Zhu was very sincere just telling the truth. Many people would exaggerate the conditions offered by others at this time.

But nowadays, we no longer have to compare prices and bargain when buying things. The high-end circle in this industry is too small, so there is no need for that.

When Zhang Xuhao heard that Wang Xin wanted to invest in Youcha during the financing phase to achieve a deep ties, alarm bells started ringing in his heart!

He had never thought of this and it was impossible for him to do it for the time being.

Nowadays, the food delivery war is in a white-hot stage. Everyone is burning money like crazy and calculating how long the enemy can last.

In this situation, how could [Are You Hungry] have the energy to spare?
After all, the opponent that [Are You Hungry] is fighting against is not [Mi Tuan], but just [Mi Tuan Takeout].

Part of the money he has raised now comes from [Dianping].

But looking at Wang Xin, he is now fighting [Dianping] with one hand and [Are You Hungry] with the other hand. He is taking a high-profile approach of fighting one against two, and he is still standing firm.

The people in the team are also experienced and there is room for some of them to manage the investment company.

[Are you hungry?] The student army here can't do that. The average age of everyone is only 26 or 27. Last year, the group was in chaos, with corruption and inaction. This year, after having a backer, everything has gotten better.

This wave of operations is truly a dimensionality reduction attack.

How can the market share in big cities that Zhang Xuhao is proud of compare to this kind of deep bundling?
If this were to happen, Yucha would be Mituan's biological son.

At this moment, the passionate Hao Ge felt that the ice cola in his hand was no longer fragrant.

He suddenly realized that he was not qualified to make the same promise as [Mi Tuan].

He needs to contact Zhou Tao of [Dianping] and even ask the big financial sponsor behind it, Penguin.

Therefore, he couldn't actually do anything today.

This made Zhang Xuhao at a loss for words for a moment. He could only repeat the same thing over and over again, bringing the topic back to the market share of first- and second-tier cities.

He also began to paint a rosy picture for Cheng Zhu, saying: "In fact, this kind of cooperation model will also be adopted by [Ele.me] in the future."

However, his ability to draw cakes is obviously not as sophisticated as that of the entrepreneurs born in the 70s.

If his and Wang Xin's roles were reversed, Wang Xin would probably say right away: "Raising funds and investing? That's what we're thinking!"

As to whether there is such a plan at the moment, it is not important.

Plans can't keep up with changes!

At this moment, the passion in Brother Hao's heart was half extinguished.

He himself felt unsure.

You know, for the three major food delivery platforms today, everyone has a consensus: taking over pomelo tea is equivalent to taking over half of the milk tea market!
This category plays a vital role in the takeout industry, as can be seen from the background data. Moreover, the number of people ordering milk tea takeout is increasing every month!

Can you recall, did you drink milk tea and coffee so frequently in the past?
Of course, there was no such thing before the rise of takeout.

What's more, new tea brands like this have to take the traffic route.

We often come up with some tricks like joint ventures, which can also bring off-site traffic to everyone's platform.

Cheng Zhu himself would not be so arrogant as to think that "Pomelo tea is the key to the victory or defeat of the [Takeaway War]!"

"But it is definitely a place that must be fought for by military strategists and is one of the most important cities!"

Moreover, he himself is a reborn person who has a bird's-eye view of the overall situation.

What’s interesting is that during the conversation between the three people, Cheng Zhu’s cell phone suddenly rang.

The caller was Gong Zhenbin, the person in charge of Baidu Takeout.

Cheng Zhu had kept his cell phone on the coffee table. At this moment, Zhang Xuhao just took a glance and saw the name of the caller, and then he was speechless.

"Damn, they're very efficient!"

Baidu Takeout was launched in 14, and positioned itself as targeting the white-collar market.

It is obvious that the three major food delivery platforms all took different paths at the beginning, which is indeed beneficial to everyone during their development period.

Just in May of this year, that is, last month, Baidu Takeout announced that its market share in the white-collar market has reached first place in the industry!

As we all know, white-collar workers are an important consumer group of milk tea and coffee!

Therefore, Baidu Takeout currently seems to be a good match for Yuzu tea.

It has to be said that what kind of boss you have, what kind of company you have.

Cheng Zhu thought she was the most versatile type of woman, but she didn't expect the company to be so bad.

At this moment, he did not avoid it and answered the call from Baidu directly in front of Brother Hao.

"Hello, Mr. Gong." He said enthusiastically.

Zhang Xuhao just listened to him and Gong Zhenbin having a pleasant conversation.

He picked up the iced Coke in his hand, took a sip, and thought: "Why is there so little gas in this Coke!"

It tastes bad!

The only words that made him feel relieved were that Cheng Zhu and Gong Zhenbin said they had something to do tomorrow and couldn't meet.

After the call ended, Zhang Xuhao showed a smile without revealing his expression and said, "The competition for entering Yuzu Tea is indeed very fierce."

He had no idea that Cheng Zhu had never considered Baidu Takeout.

At this moment, although this bastard has never considered Baidu in his heart, he is still continuing to put pressure on Zhang Xuhao.

"I heard Baidu CEO Li said some time ago: Baidu Nuomi is the most important part of Baidu at present, and we will gather the energy of the whole company to do this well."

"Mr. Li also said that he took a look and found that Baidu still has more than 500 billion in cash. He plans to use 200 billion first to make Baidu Nuomi a success, and plans to build it into a billion-level platform within three years." Cheng Zhu stared at Zhang Xuhao and said.

After hearing this, Hao Ge actually regarded Mi Tuan as his rival, but he still had to show respect: "After all, it is Baidu in BAT, one of the three Internet giants. Mr. Li must be confident."

There's no way, he was once a figure on par with the financial backer behind him.

Let alone Brother Hao, even the current Wang Xin is just a younger brother in front of Baidu. He has 500 billion in cash in his account, which is amazing!
At this moment, Brother Hao probably hasn’t thought that if he can continue on the normal track, he will be able to acquire Baidu Takeout one day and swallow it up directly!

The most important thing is that it doesn’t cost a lot of money.

Shen Qingning sat aside, listening to this bastard's constant pressure, and for a moment she was unsure of what he was really thinking.

"Cheng Zhu said before that he would not consider Baidu Waimai at all."

“I don’t know why.”

"But now he keeps putting pressure on Zhang Xuhao, which makes me think that he is more interested in [Are You Hungry]!" Such speculation arose in the mind of the cold girl.

She looked up at Zhang Xuhao and saw that he was drinking Coke tactically again.

"Why isn't it cold anymore?" thought Brother Hao anxiously.

The taste is even worse!

He put down the Coke and looked at Cheng Zhu: "Mr. Cheng, do you have anything to do tomorrow?"

He was planning to make another appointment with Cheng Zhu. They didn't have to meet in person, they could have a video conference or something, so he asked about his plans for the next few days.

In Zhang Xuhao's heart, he knew that there would be no result today.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Zhu said, "I have nothing to do tomorrow. I gave Mr. Zhang one more day. To be honest, Baidu ranks the lowest in my mind."

Just one sentence shocked Brother Hao greatly!

Fortunately, he is no longer as immature as he was a few years ago, and on the surface he is doing well.

He immediately said, "Indeed, I will definitely have an internal meeting today, and then I will also have a talk with Mr. Zhang from [Dianping]. I will also go to talk to Penguin today."

Mi Tuan’s methods were too cruel, so he had to bring out the penguin Buddha.

In his opinion, Cheng Zhu's willingness to make time to talk to him was already a hint!

Zhang Xuhao immediately expressed his sincerity: "We will discuss the in-depth cooperation model that [Mi Tuan] mentioned today, and I will also discuss it with [Dianping]."

As a result, Cheng Zhu said, "No, we don't need this."

After saying that, he glanced at Ning Ning and said, "Right?"

The cold girl couldn't help but pursed her lips slightly. As cold and arrogant as she was, she couldn't help but think in her heart: "You're right!"

You didn't tell me in advance!

"Do you think I will agree with everything you say?" She couldn't help but mutter to herself.

This time, Brother Hao really couldn't bear it anymore.

He felt that he had been tricked by Cheng Zhu!

What the hell, what the hell is this guy trying to do!
He suddenly couldn't keep up with the young man's train of thought and couldn't figure out what this person was trying to do or what he wanted.

"Mr. Cheng, what do you think?" Brother Hao was so damn curious.

Cheng Zhu looked at Zhang Xuhao and asked, "Are You Hungry? It should be about to start its F round of financing, right? Can we talk about this?"

"It's okay. It's not a secret. We are indeed going to start preparing for this. The plan is to start in mid-to-late August, or early September at the latest," Zhang Xuhao replied.

He must want to show Cheng Zhu the financial strength of his platform.

"The $3.5 million at the beginning of this year is just the beginning. We all know that the competition in the food delivery industry this time is likely to be even bloodier than the previous "Thousands of Groups War"."

This is equivalent to secretly telling Cheng Zhu that 3.5 million US dollars is just a small amount, and the next round of financing will definitely be a much larger amount!

You have to know that only half a year has passed since we received 3.5 million US dollars.

It can be seen that the speed at which the "Takeaway War" burns money is indeed fierce.

Cheng Zhu nodded slightly, but his next words shocked the two people present.

Shen Qingning's beautiful eyes widened slightly, and Zhang Xuhao felt a little scalp tingling. He felt something more from Cheng Zhu, and no longer simply felt that this was a young man with whom he was quite congenial.

Because what he said was: "I hope Mr. Zhang can give me a chance during the F round of financing."

I don't want your money.

I want to invest some money in you!
It just exploded!
Zhang Xuhao was still a little dazed when he left.

【Are You Hungry】 is now a hot commodity in the capital market. Even RedMountain Capital and Penguin Capital have invested heavily in it, and other venture capital institutions are trying their best to join in.

The student entrepreneurial projects that were once inconspicuous had to rely on the [College Student Entrepreneurship Competition] to attract attention and make money. Now they have become top projects in the eyes of capital.

Even the CEO of Baidu has directly stated that he will spend 200 billion to develop O2O, and firmly believes that this is a billion project in the future. How could the capital market not be instantly hot?

You know, now the three Internet giants [BAT] are all in the game.

In fact, each subsequent round of financing will be a bit like the three giants showing off their respective abilities and forming cliques.

In this situation, Cheng Zhu actually seems very insignificant.

Not to mention him, it would be great if a capital tycoon like Yue Dongyi could squeeze in!
If this word gets out, it will give people a sense of overestimating one's own abilities and will only add to the joke.

This is not a project you are qualified to touch!

Your wealth is naturally unique among those born after 95.

But compared with those capital tycoons, they are nothing!

But, is it really true that Cheng Zhu has no energy at all?
Does he really provide little help to the food delivery platform?

He took a sip of his iced cola and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang should know that I didn't make my fortune by selling milk tea. I'm a QQ product."

Shen Qingning listened to him suddenly talking about these things and couldn't help but lower her eyes slightly, acting as a beautiful background board without saying a word.

"My business in the QQ category is unique in the country." Cheng Zhu is quite proud.

——I made a little money, Tietie.

Seeing that Zhang Xuhao was listening very seriously, he continued, "I can directly state that Yuzu Tea will be exclusively available, and Mingcha will also be exclusively available. In this way, Are You Hungry? will occupy more than just half of the milk tea market."

"With Mingcha, [Are You Hungry] will also get a boost when it expands into small and medium-sized cities, right?"

"Moreover, I think both Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wang have focused too much on the catering industry in the takeaway market."

"In the QQ field, you really don't want to consider it?" This is another trump card of Cheng Zhu!
Nowadays, the main focus of food delivery platforms is indeed on catering.

You may have noticed that even the small shops in the community have started providing takeout services.

In the past, everyone seemed to just think about ordering takeout for meals, and even this platform was called [Are You Hungry?].

But later, after the market share of the catering market was almost divided, everyone began to compete for [local life services].

Pharmacies, supermarkets, hardware stores, liquor stores...what can't do takeout?
Open your mind!

"The number of unmanned delivery stores that we [insist on visiting] will definitely exceed a thousand this year! They will cover all parts of the country!" Cheng Zhu said confidently.

"The store has a wide range of products, including birth control products such as condoms, QQ products, etc."

"In fact, the customer groups that can be served are definitely not small," he said.

After hearing this, Zhang Xuhao was really speechless.

It just so happens that [Are You Hungry] is now cooperating with some large supermarkets. The original intention was to allow customers to order snacks, but judging from the data, things like condoms are selling really damn well!

Who says these things are not in line with the name of the platform [Are You Hungry]?

Are you kidding? When you do something like this, do you dare to say that you are not hungry?

The passionate Hao brother now feels his head is buzzing.

The main reason was that Cheng Zhu had been laying the groundwork for too long and had exerted pressure too many times.

The final turn was too sharp and it was difficult to drift!
The following combination of punches also made people's brains confused.

But if you think about it carefully, the help he can provide to the food delivery platform is really direct.
If Penguin invests in the company, it will provide tremendous social traffic support and third-party payment channels.

Cheng Zhu's answer is very simple: I will help you become the best in the two categories! Okay?
Very straightforward, very rough, and very intuitive!

Shen Qingning was listening on the side, she only felt the other party's great ambition!
She was no longer sure what Cheng Zhu was going to do in the future or what he was thinking.

But she felt that the word "ambitious" was already written on this man's face.

For some reason, she was quite moved.

Cheng Zhu put down the Coke in his hand and threw out the last card.

"Next month, my short video platform will be officially launched."

(ps: Asking for monthly tickets at the end of the month.

I mean, there are tens of thousands of readers who subscribe to it 24 hours a day, but no class representative mentioned it in front of me and asked me to visit this card. I am so disappointed.
(End of this chapter)