Chapter 121: Alliance under the City
As for the food in Sijiu City, there is a saying of ‘two grills on the first floor, three restaurants on the first floor and four smooth dishes’.
The first floor is Hongbin Building.
In the old days of Jinmen, it was the head of the "Nine Buildings". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, ZL appointed him to Beijing. Mr. Guo wrote inscriptions and presented poems.
“When the wild geese come, the wind brings warmth, and all the guests and friends are encouraged to have extra meals. The red flag on the roof of the building is as red as fire, and a hero is never afraid of difficulties.”
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, an all-sheep feast greatly satisfied the old lady Cixi, and later it became an intangible cultural heritage.
Second roasting, barbecue season, barbecue season.
Three xuan refers to Liangyixuan, Tonghexuan and Tongyixuan. The three xuanxuan in Sijiu City stand side by side, which is a legend.
Four smooths, one coming from east to west, and another coming from south, are talking about these four smooths.
They are Dong Lai Shun, Xi Lai Shun, Nan Lai Shun and You Yi Shun.
Among them, the three "East, West, South" are older and are also called Lao Sanshun. Youyi Shunze is a rising star with more innovative dishes.
During the year Xu Liang was in the capital, he basically visited all of these restaurants.
A time-honored brand that has been passed down for hundreds of years and tastes really good.
Come to Donglaishun main store on Wangfujing Street.
As soon as we entered, accompanied by the warm heating, a waiter wearing a cheongsam greeted us.
"Sir, have you made your reservation?"
"I have a friend in Box 3."
"Please come with me."
The waiter took He walked inside and passed by the hall. He could see that the seats were almost full.
People of all kinds were simmering mutton and talking loudly, with the noisy voices of children in the middle. It was bustling and lively, and business was booming.
"Sir, this is box number three."
"Thank you."
Xu Liang knocked on the door, opened the door and walked in.
Facing him was Xiong Xiaoge, and on his left sat a person Xu Liang was already very familiar with.
Li Yanhong.
Although I have never met him in person in this life, there are too many photos of him on the Internet in my previous life.
After he successfully started his business, he attended a post-investment business gathering organized by venture capital firms. At that time, Lao Li served as a guest on the stage to share his entrepreneurial experience.
At that time, he was really surrounded by stars, shining brightly, and exuding the majesty and domineering power of a billionaire.
Xu Liang himself stood in the audience like a follower, inconspicuous.
In this life, the two sides have become equals, and it will be the other way around in the future.
To the right of Xiong Xiaoge, sat a middle-aged man with a slightly high hairline, wearing a dark blue suit and a black round-neck T-shirt.
After Xu Liang looked at it briefly, he didn’t recognize it.
Seeing him come in, Xiong Xiaoge quickly stood up and greeted him.
The other two people also stood up.
Three pairs of eyes looked towards Xu Liang.
"Brother Xu, you are finally here."
Xiong Xiaoge greeted him with a smile.
"I shouldn't be late."
"Of course not, we were here early." After a pause, "Come, let me introduce you."
"This The bit is Li Yanhong from Bai Du.”
Looking at this much younger and very familiar face, Xu Liang stretched out his hand.
"Mr. Li, I have admired you for a long time."
Holding the other party's hand, Li Yanhong still had a trace of surprise on her face.
Although I had already known some information about Xu Liang from Xiong Xiaoge, after the two parties actually met, they were still surprised by each other's youth.
Really too young.
"Mr. Xu, you are so polite. I didn't expect you to be so young."
This was his most intuitive feeling at the moment.
"Young? Mr. Li doesn't seem to be much older than me."
"Haha, in three or four years, I will be one step ahead of Mr. Xu."
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There was envy in his tone.
Regardless of any industry, youth is the greatest capital. It means you have enough time to try and make mistakes and succeed.
After a few brief exchanges, Xiong Xiaoge made the final introduction.
“This is Fu Jixun, the head of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Greater China.”
Xu Liang suddenly realized that when he was financing in his previous life, he had heard of Fu Jixun’s name, but he had never seen it. myself.
"Mr. Fu, nice to meet you."
"Mr. Xu is really only eighteen years old?" Fu Jixun couldn't help but ask.
“I’ll be nineteen in two months.”
“It’s unbelievable. When I was eighteen years old, I was still in high school in Singapore, working hard to get into college every day. And Mr. Xu He has already established his own business.”
“Thank you, Mr. Fu.”
After saying hello, Xiong Xiaoge greeted everyone to sit down.
"Brother Xu, we have ordered a lot of food. You can see what else is available and add more yourself. You're welcome." Xiong Xiaoge greeted.
"Then I won't be polite."
Xu Liang turned around and added ten plates of mutton for himself.
"I'm not picky about food, but I eat a little too much. Don't laugh at me, three brothers."
"People are iron, rice is steel, what's so funny about this "Yes." Xiong Xiaoge said with a smile, "Come on, the water is boiling, let's eat first"
With him taking the lead, several people moved their chopsticks one after another.
The mutton in Donglaishun is very thin, and it will be cooked just by adding it and rinsing it.
Xu Liang didn't care about anyone else, tied it up himself, dipped it in the sauce, and enjoyed eating it.
After a while, the mutton in front of me was gone.
Took a piece of paper and wiped his mouth.
"Young people are not good at this. They digest and absorb quickly and are always hungry, which makes the three brothers laugh." It’s no surprise. Li Yanhong and Fu Jixun felt strange.
They couldn't finish the meat in three meals. Xu Liang only took less than a quarter of an hour.
This is not eating too much, this is gluttony.
"Brother Xu, there is a saying that 'it's better to resolve enemies than to end them'. It's time to resolve the misunderstanding between Bing Ying and Baidu. It's not good for both parties to keep making trouble like this, what do you think?"
< br>After seeing that the atmosphere was about the same, Xiong Xiaoge got to the point.
Li Yanhong and Fu Jixun also followed and looked at Xu Liang.
The latter's attitude is related to their vital interests.
Seeing the expressions of the three people, Xu Liang smiled.
"We never wanted to compete with Baidu. After all, Bing is mainly an independent search engine, while Baidu targets the enterprise market, and there is no business conflict at all.
As a result, Mr. Li made a fuss out of a molehill , If you insist on going against us, we have no choice but to fight back."
Li Yanhong couldn't help but said: "If Bing doesn't do the enterprise market, what's going on with Sina, NetEase, TOM and China.com. ? These companies have obviously initialed cooperation agreements with us.
The results are all ruined by your free strategy."
"Even if we don't do it for free, they will still. Choose us." Xu Liang said calmly.
"That's not necessarily the case."
Li Yanhong was obviously dissatisfied.
“Yanhong, Hongmeng has spent millions on advertising on each portal this year. In comparison, the total of Baidu does not exceed 500,000. If it were me, I would also choose Bi We should be a search service provider,” Xiong Xiaoge said.
Hearing what he said, Li Yanhong suddenly came back to her senses.
In this era where the Internet winter is getting colder and colder, the boss is the one who gives money.
Baidu does not have the cash cow of Hongmeng Games. The financing is used to recruit people and buy servers. How can there be any extra money for marketing?
Looking at Li Yanhong who was speechless, Xu Liang smiled and said: "We Bing have no interest in the enterprise market and can give this piece to Baidu. However, as a condition, Baidu cannot enter the independent search engine. Domain.
Otherwise.
We will fight to the death.”
Xu Liang’s firm and persistent tone made the three people’s brows jump.
Li Yanhong instinctively hated any restrictions on Bai Du, and was about to refute.
For fear of a stalemate, Fu Jixun rushed to the front and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, from now on Baidu and Bing will go their own way without interfering with each other."
Xu Liang nodded slightly and looked to the opposite side.
"Mr. Li, what do you think?"
Li Yanhong glanced around and saw the solemn expressions on Fu Jixun and Xiong Xiaoge's expressions, and swallowed what she said. If all investors are offended, Baidu's reputation will be tarnished.
Who will dare to invest in them in the future?
“Okay.”
Li Yanhong nodded with difficulty.
Seeing that the alliance under the city was finally reached, Fu Jixun and Xiong Xiaoge breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
They absolutely do not want to see Baidu and Bingying continue to cause trouble and waste precious funds on it.
"Haha, is this right? Bing and Bai Du, if you work together, you will both benefit, and if you divide, you will lose. Only if you cooperate can you continue to develop in your respective fields, otherwise it will only give opportunities to latecomers.
Don’t forget, you are not alone in China’s Internet search industry. There are countless search companies from abroad, especially in Silicon Valley, that are coveting the Chinese market.
If you want to compete with them, you must know how to fight against foreigners. You must first settle down," Xiong Xiaoge warned.
Xu Liang nodded, "We will only be an independent search engine, there is no doubt about it."
The three of them looked at Li Yanhong.
The latter affirmed: "We mainly focus on the enterprise market."
"Haha, that's right. Once the misunderstanding is resolved, everyone will become friends. Come, let's have a drink." Xiong Xiaoge suggested .
"Cheers."
Everyone took a sip of the wine in their glasses.
"Mr. Xu, now that Hongmeng is developing so well, have you ever considered financing?" Fu Jixun asked.
"Haha, old man, I have asked Mr. Xu this question countless times, and he has been rejected countless times." Xiong Xiaoge said with a smile.
"Really?"
Looking at Xu Liang with questioning eyes.
“Hongmeng is not large now, and the money we earn is enough for current development. When we need financing for rapid development, we will definitely find you two.”
“That’s what Mr. Xu said Have you already had a financing plan?" Fu Jixun asked.
“We don’t have any plans, but I believe that as the company develops, we will soon have one.”
Although Hongmeng Games’ revenue is sufficient for the company’s current development, once it expands internationally, investment and mergers will be easy. When it reaches hundreds of millions of dollars, Hongmeng’s revenue may not be enough.
Furthermore, for the opportunity on September 11 this year, he also wants to raise a sum of money for Hongmeng.
Fu Jixun's eyes lit up, "When?"
"No surprise, it will be this year. As for the specific time, I will inform you two again."
Xiong Xiaoge regretted that he would not have brought Fu Jixun here if he had known it earlier. He had taken away many opportunities to invest in Hongmeng.
However, this idea was abandoned by him in a flash.
Hongmeng Financing will definitely not give all its shares to IDG. In the future, if there is a good cooperation with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, both parties can join forces to lower the price of Hongmeng.
"Brother Xu, have we made an agreement? Hongmeng Financing must notify us." Xiong Xiaoge said.
“Don’t worry, brother, I will definitely notify you two.”
Xu Liang smiled.
This time he will definitely control these two and dig some holes for them.
Li Yanhong looked at the scene in front of her with secret envy.
When Baidu was raising money, he begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother, and he finally got investment. Now, IDG and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers are begging Hongmeng for financing, but they still ignore them.
This huge contrast made him fully realize the importance of cash flow and profitability.
Secretly made up his mind.
“We must develop the enterprise market.”
The guests and hosts had a great meal, and the meal ended at half past nine.
After declining Xiong Xiaoge’s proposal to go to KTV to be cool, Xu Liang went home.
(End of this chapter)