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Chapter 265 Three Expresses and One Delivery? No, now it's two expresses and one delivery!
Headquarters of Yunsu Express in Shanghai.

Nie Tengyu sat in Liao Wei's office, observing Yunda's competitor up close for the first time. The competitor was in his thirties, probably a few years younger than him.

With a buzz cut and a round face, he resembles a slightly overweight Deng Chao, his brows furrowed in a smug, smiling expression.

"Mr. Liao, you're so lucky."

Although Nie Tengyu admitted defeat, he believed that Liao Wei had just gotten lucky and gotten involved with Chen Yansen of Senlian Capital.

He could provide money, resources, and business if needed. He believed that if their roles were reversed, he would definitely be better than Liao Wei.

Liao Wei chuckled to himself, thinking: This old man, the only thing he's still stubborn about is his mouth.

He said calmly, "President Nie, sometimes luck is also a part of strength. Mr. Chen chose me and Yunsu Express. What can you do if you're not satisfied?"

Nie Tengyu's face froze, speechless after being rebuked by Liao Wei. He couldn't help but curse inwardly: Damn it, a petty person who has gotten his way!
Liao Wei curled his lip in disdain, thinking to himself: You only see my glory days. I'm already old, and my boss is still forcing me to get an MBA. Do you know how hard it is for me?

What utterly ridiculous luck!
That's all about skill!
"I'm thinking of selling Yunda Express as a package. I wonder if Mr. Liao would be interested?"

Nie Tengyu took a deep breath and stared at Liao Wei as he spoke.

"Of course! Yunsu has a lot of experience in integrating express delivery company resources. President Nie has found the right person."

Liao Wei replied with a smile.

Although Yunda's strength cannot compare with that of Shentong and Yuantong, its scale is five or six times larger than Yunsu a year ago. It has 8000 service outlets and more than 70 transit centers nationwide, with more than 7000 directly affiliated employees and more than 10,000 couriers in its franchise outlets.

There were originally nearly 20,000 deliverymen, but during the delivery war, 40% of them chose to leave the company.

Once Yunsu acquires Yunda's freight resources and delivery capacity, it will become the undisputed leader among private express delivery companies.

Nie Tengyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Liao Wei agreed so readily. What he feared most was that Yunsu would refuse to acquire Yunda.

If they continue to fight like this, Yunsu will lose tens of millions more every month, but Yunda will be completely out of options.

As for Ma Liyun and Ali, he hadn't even considered them.

Senlian Capital has partnerships with Ali in the food delivery and ride-hailing industries. He doesn't believe that Ma Liyun would be willing to turn against Chen Yansen and inject billions of yuan into the three major express delivery companies.

Everyone here is a businessman, and they can all guess each other's little thoughts. Perhaps Ali will give some resources and traffic, but it is obviously unlikely that Ma Liyun will contribute both money and effort.

Subsequently, both parties reached an agreement that Yunsu would first assess and review Yunda's existing assets and business scale, and then discuss the specific acquisition price.

Although Nie Tengyu's bottom line was 16 billion, he knew in his heart that Yunda, whose business volume had shrunk by 60%, was worth at most 1-12 billion.

Besides, that bastard Liao Wei will definitely try to lower the price further.

An hour later, Liao Wei saw Nie Tengyu off from the headquarters building. Watching the other's departing figure, he couldn't help but sigh: Choosing the right boss is really important.

Back in his office, he picked up his phone and dialed Chen Yansen's number.

"Boss, Nie Tengyu from Yunda Express just came by. He wants to sell Yunda to Yunsu," Liao Wei reported briefly.

"How many parcels does Yunda currently handle daily?" Chen Yansen asked.

"Around 60 orders, plus we need to take in 1.8 Yunda employees. I've tested Nie Tengyu's bottom line on price, and I estimate it can be done for 6 to 8 million," Liao Wei replied.

"Okay, I understand. You're in charge of talking to him. I'll have Lao Gao send a batch of people over there for you later."

“Yes, boss,” Liao Wei replied.

After Chen Yansen finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

If he could spend billions to buy all three major express delivery companies (STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express) and end the price war ahead of schedule, he would naturally not object.

But Chen Dejun didn't think so. How could someone who was used to being the boss easily admit defeat?

That evening, he approached Ma Liyun and told her about Lai Haisong and Yu Weijiao's demands.

"You mean, Ali is going to give each of you three an investment of 5 million?"

Ma Liyun snorted coldly and asked incredulously.

“That’s right, we won’t take it for free; we can exchange it for shares,” Chen Dejun said matter-of-factly.

"I'll think about it," Ma Liyun said expressionlessly.

To be frank, although Ali raised more than $80 billion to buy back Yahoo's shares, he could still afford a mere $15 billion.

But Cainiao Network, which he planned, is just an extension service of the express delivery industry. Why should Ali pay for it? If he agrees to Chen Dejun's request, will Wang Wei of SF Express, Liao Wei of Yunsu, and others also use this as an excuse to ask Ali for money?
Therefore, Ma Liyun's idea was simple: either accept the cooperation or get out!
In his view, after the business volume of STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express has shrunk significantly, it is less than half of Yunsu's. Whether or not the STO Express and ZTO Express have joined, it will not have a big impact on Cainiao.

After thinking it through, Ma Liyun casually replied with a few words and dismissed Chen Dejun.

Chen Dejun, who had been in the business world for decades, was ashen-faced after hanging up the phone. He was well aware of Ma Liyun's perfunctory attitude.

Cooperation is fine, but no money!
Horse picking its nose!
Chen Dejun couldn't hold back and cursed out loud.

Yu Weijiao and Lai Haisong exchanged glances, their hearts sinking, and they immediately realized that the talks had broken down.

Nie Tengyu was right; Ma Liyun had no intention of contributing any money.

Even when they jointly established Cainiao Network according to the other party's wishes, Zhongtong and Yuantong would have to pay another sum of money.

Lai Haisong immediately deflated, and began to consider whether he should contact Yunsu or Senlian Capital as soon as possible.

The other party is not afraid of losses, but he has long been unable to withstand them.

Can Yunsu acquire all three major express delivery companies (STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express)?

Lai Haisong thought it was unlikely. He thought to himself that he should try to reach an acquisition agreement with Yunsu before Chen Dejun and Yu Weijiao could.

Otherwise, if Yunsu is picky and only willing to acquire two or three companies, and it takes a few more months, I'm afraid no one will want to buy them.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Yu, I have an appointment with an investor. You can continue your discussion. I'll take my leave now."

Lai Haisong's eyes darted around, and he casually made up an excuse.

Chen Dejun waved his hand and didn't say anything.

He had contacted almost all the domestic investment institutions that were interested in the express delivery industry, but after hearing that Shentong was losing 2-3 million yuan every month, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​investing.

Venture capital firms need to make money, and the core source of income for investment managers is a percentage of investment returns.

No one wants to invest in a company that is consistently losing money and has no hope of making a profit.

Unless it's a blue ocean market or an industry with sufficiently large market potential!
Does the express delivery industry count?
Obviously not!

Two days later, Chen Dejun was still at a loss, so he flew to Australia, intending to fool foreigners.

As soon as he landed, he received a call from Yu Weijiao: "President Chen, Nie Tengyu sold Yunda to Yunsu for 7.6 million."

Chen Dejun sighed slightly and replied dryly, "If you want to sell, I won't stop you."

"I'm not as cowardly as Nie Tengyu!" Yu Weijiao said disdainfully.

Of the four, he was the one who kept his true intentions hidden the deepest. Half a month ago, he had already hooked up with an investment company in the United States, planning to raise 1.5 million US dollars. Once he had this money, Yuantong Express would be able to continue to survive.

It's possible that Yunsu Express will end the price war after acquiring Yunda and defeating Shentong and Zhongtong.

After all, the three major express delivery companies (STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunsu Express) suffered heavy losses, while Yunsu Express suffered even greater losses.

Moreover, China Merchants Bank, Huake, and Huaxin jointly invested US$18 billion, which was intended for Yunsu to use to buy aircraft and land to build an operations center. They would never allow Yunsu to continue losing money.

He didn't intend to defeat Yunsu Express, but Yuantong only needed to be one step ahead of Shentong and Zhongtong.

What he and Chen Dejun didn't expect was that Lai Haisong of Zhongtong Express had already found Liao Wei.

"Mr. Lai, you didn't contact me, could it be that you also want to sell the company?"

Liao Wei couldn't contain his smile. In just one year, two former industry leaders had already submitted to him, and he was already ecstatic.

First, acquire Yunda; then, buy Zhongtong!
Half of the three major express delivery companies (STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express) were rendered useless in an instant, and the remaining two, STO Express and YTO Express, were not a threat.

"Mr. Liao, you're joking. I'm not here to sell the company, am I supposed to invite you for tea?" Lai Haisong said irritably.

Half of its franchise outlets have been completed, and at least another 20% will need to be completed once the contract expires.

The deliverymen below him cursed all day long, wishing they could dig up his ancestral graves. What could Lai Haisong do as the company's valuation continued to shrink?

Without securing funding, they can only sit and wait to die.

"Mr. Lai loves to joke, but let's not rush to drink tea, let's talk business first."

Liao Wei said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)