On the evening of September 5th, according to Weibo V “Chuxiâ€, it was said that Baidu's glutinous rice along with Baidu’s takeaway will be packaged and sold to New American University (name of the public comment after the strategic cooperation with the US Mission), and the transaction is nearing completion. However, afterwards, Baidu responded to the media by saying that it was "a rumor," and that it has not yet responded to the new US presidential situation.
According to sources in the take-out industry, Baidu’s take-out has indeed had contact with the New American University, but the issue of price and Baidu’s shareholding did not match up. A person in the investment industry also said that the new U.S. Congress did have capital-related actions in the near future but did not disclose further details.
In fact, last month it was reported that Baidu's takeout and glutinous rice will be packaged and sold to New American University. However, at the time, Baidu Baidu and Baidu Deyi both denied that Baidu Demi had even issued a clarification announcement through the official microblog that the report was seriously inaccurate.
At the 2016 Baidu World Congress held last week, Zeng Liang, general manager of Baidu Jianmi, also emphasized the important role of Baidu Jianmi in the ecological construction of Baidu O2O, which complements Baidu and Baidu maps of mobile phones, and makes mobile Baidu recommend businesses and services. Information, Baidu maps help merchants to accurately deliver demand based on geographical location, and ultimately achieve closed-loop sales from service information to transactions through glutinous rice. At the same time, Zeng Liang also stated that the O2O market is still in a stage of sustained rapid growth, and Baidu Demi will continue to exert efforts in artificial intelligence and big data.
Yesterday, at the same time, there was news that Ali was selling his remaining shares of New American University at a low price, and the valuation of the sale of China Newgrand was also reduced. The industry generally believes that after restarting Alibaba's reputation and its hungry investment, Alibaba has turned from a strategic investment to direct participation. It is only a matter of time before it exits the new US. Whether this move has contributed to the unknown combination of the new US-Canada and Baidu. With the capital cold winter struggling, O2O market may stage a new round of reigns in the continued environment of corporate failure.
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