302: Section 302

Previously, Shen Tian had never contacted Wang Mo so openly, fearing that many eyes would discover the connection between Hello Company and Junzi Group.

However, the day before this small internet conference, with the attention of the outside world already drawn elsewhere, Shen Tian no longer needed to hide anything.

Listening to Shen Tian’s words, Wang Mo slowly nodded.

“Once Hello Bike’s backend is officially integrated into these few applications, Double Ma won’t be able to make any more waves, even if he tries.”

“Still want to invest in Hello?”

Wang Mo smiled.

“He sure dreams big.”

Chapter 226: The Discussion Conference Begins, a Mysterious Guest Appears!

After muttering to himself, Wang Mo looked towards another direction on the coffee table.

“I just didn’t expect it.”

“They actually sent me an invitation as well.”

Wang Mo’s gaze rested on the invitation card nearby.

This time, Double Ma had also sent an invitation to Wang Mo. They were not worried that Wang Mo would become their competitor or also want to invest in Hello Company.

This was not because they trusted Wang Mo’s character and thought he wouldn’t imitate them, but because they knew that Wang Mo’s Junzi Group posed no threat to Hello Company.

Even if Wang Mo contacted Hello Company with the same offer as them, Hello Company wouldn’t take Junzi Group too seriously.

Because Junzi Group had nothing that could threaten Hello Company.

Currently, Penguin and Ali both had their own bike-sharing services entering the market, and they had already deployed in many cities, with preparations underway for more, establishing their presence.

If Hello refused them, they could completely and quickly deploy all their potential layouts and forcefully squeeze and invade Hello’s market, which Hello Bike could not accept.

But Junzi Group, because it currently had no preparations or deployments in the bike-sharing sector, could not make any threatening moves against Hello Company.

This was what General Manager Xiao Ma had previously called “commercial game deterrence.” He and General Manager Xiao Ma both had extremely high deterrence against Hello, but Junzi Group, having not entered the bike-sharing market or made any preparations, could not pose any threat to Hello Bike.

That’s why Double Ma invited Wang Mo without any reservations.

After all, even if Wang Mo now discovered the potential of bike-sharing and wanted to enter the market to get a share, he wouldn’t be able to.

At the same time, within Junzi Group, after all the procedures and preparations for acquiring Hello Bike were complete, time quickly arrived at the next day amidst widespread anticipation.

This discussion meeting concerning Hello Bike was arranged in Hangzhou.

In fact, such small-scale internet conferences almost always occurred when a new internet trend emerged, and the organizers were usually General Manager Xiao Ma or General Manager Xiao Ma.

They would bring other internet companies to discuss different internet trends. The frequency of these small internet conferences was actually quite high.

But in recent years, because almost all internet trends were captured by Junzi Group, and Double Ma himself was at odds with Junzi Group, in the past two years, apart from the annual Wu Town conference, other small internet trend discussion conferences had basically not been held.

Logically speaking, whether it was short videos or group-buying and food delivery, or sudden phenomenal applications like Pinduoduo King, there should have been specialized small internet meetings to discuss them.

But precisely because Double Ma did not get a slice of the pie in these areas, they tacitly avoided mentioning them.

This time, they finally found a trend that Junzi Group hadn’t discovered.

So, both of them held this discussion conference again.

As for their offline meeting with Shen Tian, they arranged it after this discussion conference.

However, at this moment, they hadn't realized that after this meeting, their agreed negotiation with Shen Tian regarding investment would directly come to nothing.

At this moment, outside the conference room of a top hotel in Hangzhou, many reporters had gathered.

This small internet conference, appearing after a long hiatus, naturally attracted many media outlets and reporters, not to mention that the main topic of discussion was the highly-watched bike-sharing industry.

Although the reporters at the entrance were from smaller media outlets and were not authorized to enter the venue, if they could gather some information beforehand, it would be enough for them to publish several reports.

“I didn’t expect that after all the competition in bike-sharing, it would still be Ali and Penguin standing at the end.”

“Before Junzi Group appeared, most internet competitions in Yan Country usually ended with the same few victors, going back and forth. Things only improved after Wang Mo appeared, but I didn’t expect it to go back to how it was now.”

“However, this time, General Manager Xiao Ma should finally be able to breathe a sigh of relief. After failing in so many trends, he finally caught one.”

“It’s a pity that the number of media spots in the main venue this time is very limited. If there were ten more, I would have been qualified to enter.”

“Quiet down, General Manager Xiao Ma and General Manager Xiao Ma are here.”

The rustling sounds of the reporters at the entrance quieted down, and everyone’s cameras were pointed at the two people who had just entered.

Some reporters also rushed forward to ask their questions.

“General Manager Xiao Ma, there are rumors that your private negotiation with the Hello boss is tonight. Is that true?”

“Outside rumors are not credible. Everyone should rely on official announcements.”

“Since you two are preparing to invest in Hello Company, why don’t you confirm the investment first and then hold the discussion conference, instead of holding the discussion conference beforehand?”

“Our preparation to invest in Hello is just a rumor, and your other questions are even more baseless.”

“Now Penguin Bike and Ali Bike have both stopped expanding. Is this related to your preparation to invest in Hello Company? After your investment, will Penguin Bike and Ali Bike be directly merged into Hello Bike?”

“No comment.”

After briefly responding to a few questions, Double Ma entered the conference room.

Afterward, other internet tycoons also appeared at the conference room entrance one after another.

However, after Double Ma appeared together, the discussions caused by these individuals quieted down significantly.

But this calmness did not last long.

Soon, a young figure appeared at the entrance of the conference room.

“General Manager Wang is here too!”

“It’s actually General Manager Wang of Junzi Group. Wasn’t it said that this discussion conference was only for companies related to bike-sharing? Why is General Manager Wang here too?”

“So, the mysterious guest mentioned in the previous list was him!”

Looking at the figure appearing at the entrance, many reporters were surprised because they had not received any prior news.

For this discussion conference, although a guest list had been leaked beforehand, it was incomplete and included a mysterious guest.

Previously, the outside world had speculated about who this mysterious guest might be.