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At this moment, Ele.me had completely become the second-largest player in the takeaway delivery field, trailing only Meituan Takeaway.

According to current data flow analysis between the two parties, Ele.me ultimately held a 40% market share, while Meituan Takeaway held 60%.

This market share was already quite good for Ele.me.

After all, Ele.me, unlike Penguin Waimai, did not have such an exaggerated investment, and a 40% market share was already sufficient to keep the software profitable.

Therefore, after the burden in Ali Group's heart was lifted, their attention shifted to other areas.

Previously, the shared bike concept, which someone had noticed, was brought up again.

Three days after Penguin Waimai announced its latest daily active users.

Ali Group, inside a conference room.

“You all should be aware of the situation with shared bikes, right?”

“Currently, one-third of third and fourth-tier cities, and a small portion of first and second-tier cities, already have shared bikes.”

“We have also investigated the usage rate of shared bikes, and it is not low.”

“What do you all think about the potential of these shared bikes?”

Old Ma’s voice slowly echoed in the office.

After speaking, he scanned the others in the conference room.

Then he continued, “Shared bikes have only just begun to spread.”

“If we decide on this direction, we can quickly capture the so-called Hello Bike market.”

“After completely giving up on Penguin Waimai, Xiao Ma will likely also consider whether to make a move in this direction soon.”

“So, the main reason I called you here this time is to ask you all, in the field of shared bikes, should Ali enter the market?”

The main purpose of Old Ma’s meeting was to discuss whether to enter this brand-new field.

After all, shared bikes were a phenomenon that had never appeared globally before, and no one could predict the ultimate potential of these so-called shared bikes.

At the same time, because the company currently entering the shared bike market was a small one, they could quickly crush it, so a decision had to be made quickly to prevent other large companies from getting involved.

Currently, no one outside knew that the founder behind these shared bikes was still Wang Mo.

To prevent others from discovering the connection between shared bikes and Junzi Group, Wang Mo had made many arrangements, which was why others at this time thought it was a new opportunity discovered by a small company.

Listening to Old Ma’s question, many people in the room exchanged glances, their expressions serious, but no one spoke for a moment.

They were also somewhat unclear about this brand-new field.

If the previous group buying and takeaway fields still had Wang Mo's presence, allowing them to confidently enter them, then the current shared bike field was a truly, completely unpredictable new domain.

In the previous takeaway market, a large reason they could invest fully without reservation was because they trusted Wang Mo's vision and his grasp of market trends.

But so far, they had not found any connection between Wang Mo and these shared bikes.

“These shared bikes,” Vice President Qian’s voice finally rang out.

“Wang Mo of Junzi Group must have already noticed them.”

“But as of now, neither Wang Mo nor Junzi Group has made any moves.”

“This situation is very similar to when Penguin Waimai was developing the online cafeteria.”

“At that time, everyone was discussing Penguin’s online cafeteria, but Wang Mo didn’t care at all, because in his opinion, this online cafeteria would definitely fail, and the result was just as he said.”

“And Wang Mo’s reaction to shared bikes is very similar to that previous situation.”

“Many internet companies, including us, outside have already noticed shared bikes, and many venture capital firms have shown very high estimations for the shared bike sector, but Wang Mo has shown no reaction.”

Vice President Qian paused.

Then he looked at the others in the conference room.

“This is enough to show that, like the previous online cafeteria, Wang Mo does not favor this field and market called shared bikes; otherwise, he would have entered the game long ago.”

“My suggestion is to follow Wang Mo’s lead and not make any major moves for now.”

Hearing this, Old Ma couldn’t help but frown.

“Wang Mo merely hasn’t expressed his view on this field; it doesn’t mean he doesn’t favor this market.”

“Wang Mo had clearly spoken out about the previous online cafeteria, which is not the same as the current situation.”

“Furthermore,” Old Ma took a deep breath.

“A trend that Wang Mo favors will definitely succeed, but that doesn’t mean a trend he doesn’t favor will necessarily fail.”

“Perhaps Wang Mo simply doesn’t care for the shared bike market and field; it doesn’t mean this field has no market.”

After Old Ma finished speaking, Vice President Qian also nodded.

“That is indeed possible.”

Old Ma continued, “And currently, some other small manufacturers have already entered the market; we cannot be too slow.”

After hearing this, Vice President Qian was silent for a moment, then looked at Old Ma.

“Actually, President Ma,” he said, “I do have a better suggestion.”

A hint of interest appeared in Old Ma’s eyes.

“Speak.”

Vice President Qian took a deep breath.

“We don’t need to directly enter the shared bike field as Ali Group.”

“We can find a way to… acquire or invest in Hello Bike, the first to enter the shared bike market!”

Chapter 211: Refusal of Acquisition, Ali Prepares to Enter the Market!

Vice President Qian’s voice continued to echo in Ali Group’s conference room.

“The shared bike market is just emerging now, and the investment from various companies won’t be too much. Even if we completely acquire Hello Bike, it won’t cost too much of our budget.”

“This way, we can directly and completely dominate the shared bike sector.”

Listening to Vice President Qian’s suggestion, Old Ma’s eyes also showed a hint of thought.

But he quickly realized a problem.

“Would the founder of Hello Company be willing to sell Hello Bike to us?”

“You have to understand, the potential of this field has already shown a glimmer.”

“Some internet practitioners with ambition would certainly not be willing to sell their company when the potential of shared bikes has just begun to emerge.”

Listening to Old Ma’s voice, Vice President Qian simply smiled.

“They have no reason to refuse.”