Ordinary Road 2010

Xu Yali's words cannot be said to be completely hypocritical.

She was really jealous that Peng Yuchen gave Gu Caiwei such a precious opportunity to appear on "Singer", because she always thought that her singing skills were not inferior to Gu Caiwei.

Although Peng Yuchen explained to her in private, because the program "Singer" can soar high notes, it is easy to get a good ranking, and this is Gu Caiwei's strength.

But Xu Yali still thinks that this is Peng Yuchen's preference for Gu Caiwei, not to mention that Ms. Gu Changge is very familiar with Peng Yuchen and An Ran, and it seems that she has a certain influence on them.

The previous title of "beautiful girl once in 5000 years" is nothing more than that, that is, Gu Caiwei can still take the opportunity to attract a wave of fans.

Xu Yali admitted in her heart that if she hyped up this title, she would probably be ridiculed by the whole network.

But for the opportunity of "Singer", Xu Yali felt that if she went, her performance would definitely not be worse than that of Gu Caiwei, so she should be the most popular in the group now.

But Xu Yali is a person who is very knowledgeable about current affairs. The fact is that Gu Caiwei is already popular, and she and her teammates have to rely on her popularity, otherwise they would not have the opportunity to participate in such an event.

So at the moment, she is the last thing she wants Gu Caiwei to have an accident.

Naturally, Gu Caiwei would not take her words seriously, having experienced Xu Yali's lesson, she did not intend to introduce Lin Yi to her teammates, and when she frowned thinking about the other party's intentions, Xiao Huya spoke again.

"Don't think that I'm threatening you. I really think about you. After all, you now represent the image of our GIVE ME FIVE. I know you don't want all of our efforts to go to waste."

"Caiwei, I know you are still concerned about that incident back then, I really don't know how to explain it to you, but I still want to say sorry to you."

"But everyone has debuted now, and they are teammates who support each other and work hard together. Mr. Peng has always taught us to love each other. I hope we can let go of the barriers and start again."

"I don't expect you to let go of the past completely, but with our friendship for so long, I hope we can get along as usual."

This is the first time that Xu Yali has brought up this matter in front of Gu Caiwei since she stabbed Gu Caiwei in the back last time.

Gu Caiwei is no longer the naive look she used to be, and she is not so easy to talk to, she is noncommittal about her overtures.

The next day, they participated in the recording of a program.

As the most popular member in the group, and it is because of her that she has the opportunity to participate in this show, although Gu Caiwei has worked hard to create opportunities for her teammates, she still inevitably became the focus of interviews.

The question the host asked her this time was: "Vivienne, who do you have the best relationship with in the group?"

After the host asked the question, he seemed to be holding back his laughter with malicious intentions, making the audience think that this was such a difficult question, but in fact, all trained artists can easily avoid the serious ones and fool them lightly.

Sure enough, only Gu Caiwei replied: "In fact, everyone's relationship is very good. I started getting along with them when I was training in Rongcheng. Everyone is very loving. We are very warm in the dormitory."

Originally, Pian Tang said that it was almost here, and the very experienced host would not continue to ask, insisting on telling her that she was ugly.

However, Gu Caiwei's eyes glanced at several of her teammates, and she found that Xu Yali's eyes were full of anticipation, and she even blinked when she looked over.

"It's Sandy!"

Gu Caiwei thought for a while and said, "If I had to choose one, I think I would choose Sandy, because she is the oldest and is especially good at taking care of others, making people feel very at ease like a sister."

The host is very professional, knowing that what Gu Caiwei said is to win the opportunity for the captain of this group to appear on the scene, so he naturally threw the topic to Sandy who is still in the circle.

Xu Yali's pupils dilated instantly, and a trace of sullenness flashed in her heart.

Gu Caiwei obviously saw the look in her hand, but she was unwilling to cooperate. This was a clear refusal to accept her kindness.

Is this his revenge?

Besides her, Peng Yuchen who was in the audience was also surprised.

Before she took the stage, she had instructed Gu Caiwei to create opportunities for Xu Yali as much as possible. Obviously, this was her second object of praise.

As for that Sandy, it's not that it's bad. Peng Yuchen appreciates the captain's obedience, but he is not as good as Xu Yali in terms of training qualifications.

Sandy's specialty is dancing, but in the current industry environment, Xu Yali, who sings well and has a better image, is more economically valuable.

And she knew that Sandy had undergone plastic surgery, although the extent was not large and the marks of the surgery were not obvious, it was enough to be a girl group, but such a face has no future in the film and television industry.

Before Gu Caiwei did not return to the team, when Xu Yali and the others were working alone, Peng Yuchen had arranged for her to speak out in advance, saying that she and Vivian were the closest sisters in the team.

Fans are always ignorant, many people noticed Vivian through her relationship, and then Ai Wu and Wu Di also became her fans.

There are also good people who gave them an exclusive name called "An'an Group" based on their stage names of Vivienne and Lilian.

Gu Caiwei's attack can't be regarded as a slap in the face on the spot, but she still has to try to find a way to make it round.

Peng Yuchen knew in his heart that there was a gap between Gu Caiwei and Xu Yali, and he would not blame Gu Caiwei for this, after all, she is his top card now.

But she won't change her decision about who to support because of this.

As for Xu Yali, she still faces the camera with a smile on her face, and she also shows off her iconic little tiger teeth just right.

Just wait and see!

Chapter 433 CFO Inauguration

Liu Jianni did not report to the company until April.

Lin Yi welcomed her grandly, and Li Moyan and Wang Kai had already received the news. Since Liu Jianni was the investor representative in the last round, she was no stranger to most of the management team.

In addition, in order to show his importance, Lin Yi also specially sent an internal letter to all employees through the office system:

"Dear Colleagues:

I am honored to inform you that Wanli Travel has just invited a heavyweight talent to take up an important position in the company.

Ms. Liu Jianni started her career in the internationally renowned MBB consulting company, and later worked in the venture capital industry for many years. She is an excellent investor with outstanding achievements.

I have known Jenny for a long time, and we have always cooperated closely, which gave me great help on the way to start a business.In addition to her outstanding work ability, she is deeply impressed by her sincerity and reliability, and our relationship is also a teacher and a friend.

The joining of Jane this time is a great affirmation for Wanli Travel, and it all depends on the dedication and hard work of everyone in the past.

I have always believed that if Wanli Travel wants to become a world-class enterprise and a company with a long history, it must continue to attract world-class talents, and Jane is exactly the kind of talent we are looking for.

Drawing on her many years of experience and connections in the financial industry, Jane will serve as the CFO of Wanli Mobility, and continue to practice the mission of smart mobility with us..."

Liu Jianni didn't feel embarrassed because Lin Yi praised her fiercely in the letter, but she knew very well the truth that people must ask for courtesy, and it was time for her to repay this trust.

She directly skipped the boring politeness and entered the working state in a second. The first question was the core: "When will the subsidy be completely cancelled?"

Now that he is on his own, Lin Yi has no reservations: "The current efforts are very small compared to the peak period. According to the timetable we agreed with Dudu and Kuaidu, it will be completely canceled in mid-May, and the three companies will be at the same time. "

Liu Jianni asked again: "How long can the company's cash reserves last?"

These data are all he must keep in mind, Lin Yi replied: "Without the need to pay additional subsidies, it can only be used for the company's daily operating expenses, and it can still last until August."

Although this round of subsidy wars won the first place in the travel of thousands of miles, the corresponding expenditure on subsidies is also the largest.

Because he was relatively cautious and restrained in financing during the war, so the funds for Wanli Travel are not critical, at least they must be called an embarrassing situation.

"Too little!"

Liu Jianni immediately pointed out, "Even if it is a start-up company, it only has three or four months of money in the account, which is almost equivalent to going bankrupt at any time."

"And this is on the premise that everything is normal, the market situation is changing rapidly, and we don't even have an emergency account in case something goes wrong."

What she was referring to was not that Dudu and Kuaidu started the subsidy war again. If that happened, it would inevitably involve the hands of Goose Factory and A Factory. Correspondingly, Xiong Factory behind Wanli would not stand idly by.

"The last round of financing for Wanli Travel was completed in November last year, and it took almost half a year until May."

"Although the interval is not long, our performance in the past six months is obvious to all. The order scale has increased by dozens of times, and we have won the No.1 position in market share. I think we have the next step. round of financing conditions."

Lin Yi reminded: "This is the first round of financing after the subsidy war. Whether or not we can establish an industry advantage over Dudu and Kuaidu depends on this. This is the reason why I invited you, an expert. .”

Liu Jianni nodded to express her understanding, and then continued to talk about her plan.

"There are two situations. If the capital market recognizes our performance some time ago and can get a sufficiently satisfactory valuation, then of course we can directly conduct the B round of financing."

"If the money-burning battle some time ago made investors feel scruples, then considering the company's short-term financial security, we can first raise a limited-scale A2 round as a transition."

"Because you and Mo Yan have directly skipped the first two rounds of investment in general start-up companies, the A round of financing of Wanli Travel is equivalent to the C round of the other two companies. It can be said that it is very important in terms of control Stable."

The B round refers to the second round of financing, and the A2 round refers to the supplement of the first round of financing. This is just a convention, and there is no strict distinction.

If there is any difference, it mainly lies in whether there has been a significant increase in valuation compared with the previous round.

Based on the current situation of Wanli Travel, the B round of financing is not the 1 million US dollars last time. If it is the A2 round, the amount may not be much different or even less.

Lin Yi knew that the financing process of the ride-hailing industry would be very special, and he didn't care about the rounds that such conventional start-up companies went through.

"What's your suggestion?"

"Of course I hope to get directly into the B round, and before Dudu and Kuaidu."

Liu Jianni still has another purpose that she didn't mention. She knew that this was the first assignment Lin Yi gave her, to test whether she was worthy of the 5% management equity.

"However, I can't make a judgment in vain now. Financing is a systematic work. I need to configure a team and make some preparations."

"After the end of the subsidy war, I think Wanli travel needs a large-scale promotion. Our current market position and leading advantages should be known to more people."

"It is worth noting that the structure of the industry has actually changed after this war. If we don't take the initiative to speak up for Wanli Travel, it means that we will take the initiative to hand over the right of interpretation to Dudu and Kuaidu. This is absolutely wrong. allowed to happen."

"It's not that I don't trust the characters of those two companies, but there are always scammers in the mall. According to the situation that Lin Yi introduced to me before, I don't think it's too much to be careful."

"At the same time, this is also a sales promotion. Investors are actually very sensitive to public opinion, and leaving an impression in their minds will be very helpful for our subsequent work."

"Of course other business matters are up to you. I will only provide opinions. I hope that while preparing for this round of public opinion, we can come up with more stories worth telling to investors."

"After that, I will start to inquire in the market, that is, to release the news of Wanli Travel's next round of financing and collect feedback from investors."

Lin Yi had no objection to this, and accepted everything: "You raise the team yourself, whether you find it through your contacts, or go to the market to recruit."

"In terms of cost, I know that finance is more expensive, so I won't give you any special instructions. Now you are also one of the owners of the company, and I believe you know it well."

"In terms of PR, you have contacts. The senior sister has been in charge of the company before. I think you can report directly to you like the IR department."

IR stands for Investor Relations.

Liu Jianni said: "I will cooperate with Mo Yan. It just so happens that I have a good idea, but I can only implement it after discussing it with her."

"But before that, I thought of another thing. During the last round of financing, Wanli Travel signed a performance-to-performance bet with Xiongchang."

"It's almost time now, we should do a better understanding, so that we can easily go into battle and prepare for the next round of financing."

Chapter 434 Schrödinger's No.1

The exposure rate of the ride-hailing industry has been high this year.

The lively subsidy war not long ago has since become a hot event that the whole name pays attention to. Although the subsidy rate is not as good as before, it seems that it is only a matter of time before it is cancelled.

However, the media has not easily let go of this issue. All kinds of relevant and irrelevant so-called experts and scholars, as well as media commentators have popped up to comment on it.

In this process, Wanli Chuxing, Tutu Taxi and Kuaidu Taxi have all participated directly or indirectly. As for BAT, they will certainly not respond in a self-deprecating manner.

Lin Yi soon discovered that Liu Jianni's suggestion came very timely, because Dudu and Kuaidu were already paving the way for their respective industry status after the subsidy war.

For example, the earliest Kuaidu, Chen Weixing, revealed the news that the number of registered users had exceeded 3 million in an interview at the end of March.

In fact, it is very easy to register users of taxi-hailing software. The three companies all adopt the simplest registration method, that is, as long as they have a mobile phone number, they can place an order.

Over [-] million users sounds like a lot, but Wanli Chuxing and Tutu Taxi will only be more than it will not be less than it.

Of course, many overlap.

Then in April, Cheng Wei announced in a media report that the tuk-tuk taxi service had entered 4 cities across the country.

Before the start of the subsidy war, among the three companies, the most active one was the travel of thousands of miles. Lin Yi completed the stationing in 13 cities before the end of 50.

The layout of Dudu and Kuaidu are slightly different, and the coverage during the subsidy war is also different. The former has 32 cities and the latter has 40.

After the subsidy started, Lin Yi's pace slowed down instead, because Wanli Travel has covered major large and medium-sized cities across the country.

The rest can be collectively referred to as "sinking markets", which are only statistically significant and have no effect on the actual situation of the three companies.

However, in just a few months, Lin Yi expressed doubts that Dudu could make such a big expansion in coverage while coping with the subsidy war.

In short, start-up companies are bragging to the outside world, so you must listen to it at a discount.

After discussing with Liu Jianni, Lin Yi invited a third-party research agency in the name of Wanli Travel and Xiongchang to issue an industry report on the current share of the taxi-hailing market.

The results are, of course, self-evident.

In terms of the most critical market share indicator, Wanli Travel beats Dudu Taxi by 10 percentage points. As for Kuaidu, it is less than half of either of the top two companies, which has clearly widened the gap.

One of the most obvious evidences is that, according to the independent survey of several key cities listed in the report, as a brand developed with the support of Factory A and headquartered in Lin’an, Kuaidu’s market share in this city has already been lost by Wanli Chuxing Exceed.

With the release of this report, Wanli Travel has promoted the No. 1 taxi-hailing market in a very high-profile manner in various internal and external notifications and publicity drafts.

Also announced at the same time: the number of registered users of Wanli Travel exceeds 1 million, the number of registered drivers exceeds 100 million, and the average daily order has exceeded 500 million, making it the largest daily order trading platform on the mobile Internet.

With these data as support, it seems that the report is not so dry, and the conclusion is more authentic and credible.

In fact, as early as the end of last year, Lin Yi and Li Luobin announced it at their respective annual meetings, but at that time the subsidy war had not yet ended, and it was obviously only a phased result.

As for this time, it is somewhat final.