The richest man started taking advantage of loopholes after joining Alibaba.

Hangzhou, Xixi Campus. Alibaba Headquarters.

Building 1, top-floor strategic conference room.

This is Alibaba's highest decision-making center and the birthplace of countless business legends.

At this moment, the curtains were drawn, and a financial statement marked in red was displayed on the huge projection screen.

[Ele.me Acquisition Case Evaluation Report]

The air was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood, but it couldn't mask the tense atmosphere that was about to erupt.

Seven or eight people were sitting around the round table.

Mr. Ma sat in the main seat, turning the string of Buddhist beads he had been playing with for who knows how many years, and closed his eyes to rest.

Joseph Tsai sat on the left, his brow furrowed.

Lin Che, as the sole "external strategic advisor," sat to Ma's right.

"I object."

The speaker was Alibaba's CEO, Daniel Zhang.

He pushed up his glasses, his tone calm yet sharp.

"Ele.me's current losses are a bottomless pit, burning through hundreds of millions every month, and its management is chaotic; it's a complete mess."

"We already have 'Koubei.com'."

Xiaoyaozi pointed to another chart on the screen.

"With its reputation growing rapidly, why spend $95 billion to buy a competitor? This is not only a waste of resources, but it will also lead to internal competition."

These words drew nods of agreement from the several executives present.

In their view, spending a huge sum of money to buy a loss-making company is indeed not worthwhile.

The meeting room reached a stalemate.

All eyes eventually focused on the man whose eyes remained closed.

Mr. Ma did not speak.

The prayer beads in his hand suddenly stopped.

"Lin Che".

Mr. Ma opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping over everyone else and landing directly on Lin Che.

What do you think?

This question thrust Lin Che into the spotlight.

As the owner of Weiguang Flash Delivery, he has a special status in this company.

It is both Ele.me's largest creditor and an important ally in Alibaba's O2O strategy.

Lin Che put down his teacup.

The porcelain cup collided with the table, making a soft sound.

"bite."

The sound wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the noisy conference room.

"Mr. Zhang is right."

Lin Che stood up.

He walked up to the huge map of Chinese business.

"From a financial perspective, Ele.me is a junk asset."

"Burning money, incurring losses, and a haphazard team."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyaozi revealed a satisfied expression.

But Lin Che suddenly changed the subject.

"but."

He reached out and picked up a blue flag from the pile of magnetic chess pieces.

"If you don't buy it."

"Who will get this chess piece?"

Lin Che's hand hovered in mid-air.

Then, it suddenly moved to the south of the territory.

Shenzhen. Tencent Headquarters.

"Wang Xing is currently engaged in a heated negotiation with Tencent. If Alibaba rejects Zhang Xuhao, Ele.me, having exhausted all other options, will have no choice but to turn to Tencent or Baidu."

"Once Tencent takes over Ele.me."

Lin Che slammed the blue flag heavily onto Tencent's map.

Snapped!

"Plus Meituan."

"Tencent controls 80% of the food delivery market."

He turned around abruptly, his gaze sharp as a knife, staring directly at everyone present.

"At that time, Koubei.com will not be facing a competitor."

"It's a joint strangulation by two giants."

"This is not just about buying a company."

Lin Che's voice rose, carrying a suffocating sense of strategic pressure.

"This is buying the enemy's arsenal."

"The best defense is to buy this gun and lock it in your closet."

Even if it's a broken gun.

"Victory is achieved as long as it is not in the hands of the enemy."

Dead silence.

A long period of deathly silence.

Lin Che's words went beyond the logic of financial accounting and rose to a strategic level of life and death.

Xiaoyaozi's expression changed.

He realized that he was calculating accounts, while Lin Che was calculating fate.

The Buddhist prayer beads in Mr. Ma's hand began to spin again.

The speed is getting faster and faster.

That was a signal that he was thinking at high speed.

a long time.

"Smack."

Mr. Ma slammed the Buddhist prayer beads on the table.

"purchase."

One word.

A hammer is fixed.

"Lin Che is right."

Mr. Ma stood up, and an astonishing aura emanated from his slender frame.

"Alibaba doesn't lack money. What it lacks is absolute control in this battlefield."

"Joe".

"Go and talk to them."

"A full acquisition, I want Ele.me to be completely owned by Ma."

Joseph Tsai nodded and closed his notebook.

"clear."

End of the meeting.

The crowd dispersed.

Lin Che stayed until the very end.

Mr. Ma walked to the window and looked at the Xixi Wetland outside.

"Lin Che".

"You helped me make a very difficult decision today."

Mr. Ma did not turn around, and his voice was somewhat ethereal.

"In return."

"The logistics integration after the acquisition of Ele.me will be handled by you."

"Weiguang Flash Delivery will become Alibaba Local Life's sole strategic logistics partner."

This is an exorbitant "consulting fee".

This means that Weiguang not only monopolized Meituan's transportation capacity, but now it has also completely monopolized the transportation capacity of the Alibaba system.

A slight smile appeared on Lin Che's lips.

He walked up behind Mr. Ma.

He bowed slightly.

"Thank you, Mr. Ma."

"but……"

Lin Che raised his head, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

"Although we've bought this gun."

"But the person on the other side is probably going to do something desperate."

……

Beijing. Wangjing.

Meituan headquarters.

Wang Xing has just received that top-secret message from the investment community.

Alibaba has initiated the process of acquiring Ele.me for a total price of US$95 billion.

"Snapped!"

Wang Xing's Kindle was slammed to the ground.

The screen is cracked.

"Lin Che..."

Wang Xing gritted his teeth, his cheeks puffed out, like a lone wolf driven to the brink of despair.

"It's you."

"It must be you."

He knew all too well how indecisive Ali was.

If no one had given him a push, Jack Ma would never have spent so much money to create such a mess at this time.

Lin Che is cutting off his escape route.

With Alibaba's Ele.me and the delivery capacity support from Weiguang, Meituan will face unprecedented pressure in the food delivery market.

"Mr. Wang, what should we do?"

Co-founder Wang Huiwen stood to the side, his face grave.

"Alibaba is trying to encircle and suppress us."

Wang Xing took a deep breath.

He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the gray sky over Beijing.

That was the calm before the storm.

"Since they don't want me to live."

Wang Xing took off his glasses and wiped the lenses.

As he put them back on, a resolute glint flashed in his eyes.

"Then I'll change my way of living."

"Prepare the car."

"Where to?"

"Shanghai."

Wang Xing's voice was as cold as ice.

"Go find Zhang Tao."

"besides……"

He paused, then squeezed out two words through gritted teeth.

Tencent.

Since Ali has cut off my supplies, I'll go and join your mortal enemy.

Not only do they need to seek refuge.

I'm going to create a behemoth that will make everyone tremble.

Meituan + Dianping.

This will be the largest merger in the history of the Chinese Internet.

This was also Wang Xing's most ruthless counterattack against Lin Che and Alibaba.

……

Hangzhou. Weiguang Building.

Lin Che stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, watching the neon lights outside gradually illuminate.

My phone vibrated.

A news pop-up appeared on his screen half a month earlier than it had ever appeared before.

[It is rumored that Meituan and Dianping are in merger talks, with Tencent becoming the largest shareholder of the new company.]

Lin Che smiled.

He raised his wine glass and clinked it against the air.

The glass made a crisp ringing sound.

"finally."

"You've been forced to take this step."

This is exactly the result he wanted.

Two major camps have been fully formed.

Alibaba Group (Ele.me + Koubei) VS Tencent Group (Meituan + Dianping).

And a faint light.

As the only and irreplaceable transportation infrastructure.

It will be sandwiched between these two behemoths.

He is successful in all endeavors.

They can profit from both ends.

"Is the war over?"

Lin Che took a sip of red wine, his eyes filled with amusement.

"No."

"A real world war."

"This is just the beginning."