Chapter 616 The richest man’s connections are invincible

Author: Linjiangxian

Chapter 616 The richest man’s connections are invincible

Ji Qi glanced over there and found that he was also a yellow-skinned man. There was something strange in his eyes, and then he said confidently: "It is impossible for foreign capital to accompany Ctrip to fight to the end. As long as Ctrip shows a weak posture, it will run away when the time comes."

The fastest-growing companies are those foreign investment companies that hold the largest shares of Ctrip.”

Ji Qi could actually say such words, which surprised Lu Yiming, and then smiled and said: "It seems that you have grown a lot during this time. So the only way to get Ctrip back at the minimum cost is to first

Ctrip will be hammered to death.”

Ji Qi nodded slightly and said firmly: "Well, as long as Ctrip is annexed, Homeinns can dominate the entire online travel industry, so I will go all out in this battle and fight Ctrip to the end."

Expanding your business is nothing more than competing to see who can burn more money.

With a big backer like Lu Yiming, Ji Qi can be said to be full of confidence.

What's more, Lu Yiming had also helped him improve the business model of the express hotel before. Even if the competition was not about burning money but about service quality, Home Inns had the advantage, so Ji Qi didn't panic at all, and he didn't think he would lose.

foreign investment?

Foreign investment is nothing.

At this time, Yang Xiangdong held up his wine glass, walked over the crowd to Lu Yiming, and introduced his identity with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Lu, I am the managing director of Carlyle Investment Group, Carlyle's Asian acquisition fund.

I will be in charge of the business from now on, and I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with a young hero like you, Mr. Lu."

Although he harbored hostility in his heart, Yang Xiangdong was a decent man after all, so he would not just shout and kill him when he came up. The attitude of a street gangster was too unstructured.

As a double-majored student with an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University, Yang Xiangdong does not allow himself to be so out of style. He prefers to use financial means and business competition to defeat his opponents.

After all, for the upper class, being able to kill without blood is the real skill.

Lu Yiming also greeted him with a smile: "Hey, Mr. Yang is so polite. I heard that you have worked at Goldman Sachs Group for nearly ten years after graduation. You have also served as managing director, co-head of Asian private equity investment, and member of Goldman Sachs' Asian operating committee.

Now that he has been poached by the Carlyle Group with huge sums of money to lead all acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific region, he will definitely be able to achieve great success in the future."

The two of them chatted and laughed happily, and those who didn't know it thought they were good friends whom they hadn't seen for many years.

Yang Xiangdong is gentle and elegant, and his conversation makes people feel like spring breeze. Only his eyes reveal the cruelty and ferocity of a wolf.

As a complete rentier class in civilized society, Yang Xiangdong is a pure "carnivore" in the business field. Rather than being an investor, he is more like a hunter, specializing in hunting down those he considers valuable.

business company.

He is now attracted to Rujia.

"Mr. Lu, the online travel industry has just emerged. Ctrip is a pioneer in the industry, and Homeinns is a rising star. Instead of fighting to the death, it is better for both parties to cooperate and benefit from both sides. What do you think of this idea, Mr. Lu?"

When Lu Yiming heard this, he immediately understood. No wonder this guy came over to propose a toast. It turned out he was here to make peace.

He smiled slightly, but said bluntly: "I don't think it's very good."

Obviously, Lu Yiming does not intend to cooperate with Ctrip. The most important thing is that he is very unhappy with the American and Japanese forces behind Ctrip and does not want to collude with them.

And Yang Xiangdong felt very unhappy with Lu Yiming's attitude. After all, the two of them had fought for several rounds just now, both of them were gentle and smiling, but now Lu Yiming was straightforward, not even euphemistic, which made Yang Xiangdong feel very embarrassed.

In fact, from the bottom of his heart, he looked down on investors with "wild" backgrounds like Lu Yiming, but he was a shrewd investment agent, so he would never act out of emotion when profit was the priority.

So he still patiently persuaded: "Mr. Lu, maybe there was some misunderstanding between us because of the previous incident, but there is nothing that cannot be discussed in business matters. I hope that we can put aside our past grudges.

Making the most rational judgment is good for both of us."

Obviously, although the shareholders of Carlyle Investments are very unhappy with Lu Yiming, capitalists can put face aside for the sake of making money.

When Lu Yiming heard what he said, he immediately sneered: "You were able to refuse me to invest in Ctrip before, but now I can't refuse you to invest in Homeinn? Isn't this too much of a double standard?"

Seeing that the soft approach failed, Yang Xiangdong changed the topic and planned to be tough.

"Mr. Lu, please don't be arrogant. If Home Inns goes to war with Ctrip, both sides will most likely suffer losses in the end. Once the IPO fails and the road to listing is cut off, it will be doomed. You don't want your investment to be lost in the end, right?

"

First using inducements and then coercion, Yang Xiangdong's strategy was step by step and was impeccable.

As a lobbyist for capital, there is no doubt that he is extremely successful. Whenever he meets a normal investor, he can persuade him to stop and make peace.

It's a pity that he met Lu Yiming, a person who doesn't play by common sense.

Faced with Yang Xiangdong's threat, Lu Yiming not only did not get angry, but showed a somewhat mocking and disdainful expression: "Brother, think about it clearly, what do they call me? They call me the richest man! I can afford to lose money, so I don't know how good you are.

Can Lei Investment afford to lose money?"

Yang Xiangdong couldn't help but change his face slightly. It was obvious that Lu Yiming's words hit the point directly.

Losing money compared to the richest man? You may have some serious brain disease.

"So, are you determined to go against me? Can't we really turn our hostility into friendship?"

Lu Yiming said simply: "No."

Yang Xiangdong asked: "Why?"

"Because my legs and feet are weak and I can't kneel down."

"Hey, Mr. Lu, it seems that you have too deep prejudice against our Carlyle investment."

"prejudice?"

Lu Yiming laughed out loud again: "If you want to talk about prejudices, it's because you have deep prejudices against the country. You imagine that the Xia Kingdom is still the same poor and weak country a hundred years ago, and could not fight back when attacked or scolded. Unfortunately, times have changed.

Yes, we also have the right to say no."

Seeing that the persuasion failed, Yang Xiangdong said nothing more and turned to leave. There was no expression on his face, and no one could guess his thoughts.

Yu Jiayi didn't dare to breathe at the side. It wasn't until Yang Xiangdong left that she couldn't help but step forward and ask Lu Yiming: "Mr. Lu, will this offend anyone?"

The Carlyle Group is an international giant, and she instinctively believes from the bottom of her heart that she cannot offend it.

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "What can't be offended? Foreign investors are all cheap. If you act gentle, humble and polite, they will only think you are easy to bully, and then they will take advantage of you. But if you act like a barbarian, you are still very powerful.

, then they won’t dare to provoke you.”

"I see!"

Yu Jiayi suddenly realized.

Then Lu Yiming said to her: "What's more, when I shorted U.S. stocks, I already offended the Carlyle Group, and it's not worse than today. So, it's like having lice but not itching, and having debts is not a worry."

Ji Qi came over and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu is so domineering! Carlyle Group should have given up on this idea now. Let me tell you, these people are really double-standard dogs. Before you had to invest in Ctrip

They didn't agree when we were there, and now we reject their investment and say it's our problem, and they tell us both the pros and cons."

Lu Yiming said calmly: "That's how they are. After all, they were still monkeys a thousand years ago, and they still behave like animals. In their minds, they can only think about whether they can beat them or beg for mercy if they can't. They don't think about anything else at all."

"Haha, Mr. Lu is still very powerful. He can see through it at a glance. Now I have no worries at all. I must fight to the death with Ctrip!"

"come on."

In the next few hours, many people put forward their opinions and views on tourism-related industries. However, after Lu Yiming helped Ji Qi solve the problem, he took Yu Jiayi and ran away. He felt that it was better to waste time on such things.

, might as well go home and lie on the sofa and watch a few more episodes of soap operas.

Lu Yiming's departure did not cause much commotion, and the event ended in a relaxed and warm atmosphere.

A few days later, Yang Xiangdong participated in a program. The host asked Yang Xiangdong: "I heard that Mr. Yang, you have led many private equity investment cases in Asia, including Goldman Sachs' investment in the National Bank of China and Xiaguo Netcom. And.

Recently, Ctrip, a company invested by the Carlyle Group, has suffered a commercial attack. What do you think of this?"

Yang Xiangdong said seriously: "Ctrip and Homein are both excellent Xiaguo companies. Both companies have a bright future. I originally planned to promote cooperation between Homein and Ctrip. After all, in the emerging field of online travel,

, instead of fighting individually, it is better for everyone to join forces and move forward hand in hand."

At this point, Yang Xiangdong deliberately showed an expression of deep regret and said: "It's just a pity that my proposal was rejected by the richest man Lu."

He said it so sincerely that when the audience who didn't know the truth heard this argument, they felt that Lu Yiming was a little ignorant.

The host asked: "Why did the richest man Lu reject your proposal? Isn't this a win-win situation?"

Yang Xiangdong said with emotion: "The richest man, Lu, was too emotional in this matter and acted irrationally. Maybe it was his continuous success that made him become arrogant. In short, he didn't appreciate my good advice."

The host looked at the information in his hand and said: "There are rumors from the outside that there is a huge conflict within the four gentlemen of Ctrip. As one of the founders, Ji Qi was squeezed out of Ctrip by the other three companies. Ji Qicai cooperated with the richest man Lu to establish Homeinn. Is there anyone?

Is this the case?"

Yang Xiangdong denied it flatly: "It doesn't exist. This is just slander. We attach great importance to the interests of our partners. The interests of the founders are naturally our top priority. How could we drive away the founders? Speaking of Ji

In short, everyone knows that the reason why he chose to leave Ctrip to establish Homeinn was because of the planning of the richest man Lu. I have every reason to suspect that the rumor of discord among the four gentlemen of Ctrip was also spread by someone sent by him."

"The richest man Lu wanted to invest in Ctrip at the beginning, but after our research we found that his motives for investing in Ctrip were impure. For the healthy development of Ctrip, we had to reluctantly reject the investment from the richest man Lu. I guess this is it.

At that time, Lu's richest man had a grudge against Ctrip. He not only spread rumors that Ctrip's four gentlemen were at odds with each other, but also founded Homeinn to compete with Ctrip..."

In Yang Xiangdong's description, Lu Yiming has completely become a villain. If he fails to invest, he will poach people and then retaliate. He is so sinister and vicious that he doesn't look like a good person.

In Lujia Garden, after breakfast, Lu Yiming looked at the newspaper and said with emotion: "While smearing me, he also took advantage of the opportunity to promote Ctrip. It seems that Yang Xiangdong is quite capable."

Most people's attention is focused on eating melons, but they don't know that eating melons is exactly what Yang Xiangdong wants. Because there is discussion, there is a topic, and the topic means the beginning of Ctrip's name.

Be remembered by more people.

It must be said that fighting against masters greatly aroused Lu Yiming's fighting spirit.
To be continued...