Ordinary Road 2010

Chapter 587 Come on, hurt each other

In January, there were two things in the industry related to the travel of thousands of miles.

First of all, Robin Li invited back a big coffee named Lu Qi from the United States, who directly served as the president and COO of Xiongchang, and later became a director and vice chairman of the board of directors.

Lu Qi's last job before returning to China was the senior vice president of Microsoft, which is known as the highest position held by a mainland Chinese in the headquarters of a Silicon Valley technology company.

It is said that the reason why Lu Qi couldn't get along in Microsoft was that after Steve Ballmer retired, he competed with an Indian guy for the position of Microsoft CEO and lost.

In short, this is a star manager who has attracted the attention of the industry.

It can be seen from the appointment that Li Robin has high hopes for his arrival, and the outside world also has high expectations for the new atmosphere he can bring to Xiongchang.

This is an important signal that Xiongchang is actively seeking change.

Although Lin Yi is now close to Factory A, he also has a lot of cooperation with Xiong Factory, so he specially expressed his congratulations on this.

The second thing is that in January Mobike completed a D-round financing of more than 1 million US dollars, and Wanli Travel once again led the investment and continued to increase the proportion of equity.

The bike-sharing war is now in full swing. In terms of the degree of media attention, it is not inferior to the original taxi war. The financing is round after round, as if history is repeating itself.

It's just that Lin Yi didn't pay much attention to it, so he didn't care much about it.

Anyway, he just needs to pay attention to being able to stay safe from being dragged into the water when the shared bicycle overturns. For this reason, he has prepared a golden cicada escape plan.

Apart from these two things, Lin Yi's work is still relatively easy due to the routine of step by step.

until something else happens.

February 2th is Valentine's Day again. Since the merger of Wanli Chuxing and Tudu Taxi, a new player has suddenly entered the long-dormant taxi-hailing industry.

A few months doesn't seem like a long time, and Lin Yi will just digest the tuk-tuk taxis and Uber that he swallowed in one gulp.

But this is not the key point, the key point is that the shot this time is not a stranger.

It's Wang Xing.

Each taxi group announced its trial operation in Jianye and began to recruit drivers to receive orders. Although there was no fanfare, it still quickly attracted countless onlookers.

"Do you know about this?"

Lin Yi has a good relationship with Wang Xing, and the high-level executives who have traveled thousands of miles know that they were all tossing and turning between the Big Three to survive, and they often flirted there.

Later, although Lin Yi took the money from Factory A, he couldn't openly get too close to the traitor Wang Xing of Factory A, but he didn't completely get along with each other.

Just two or three months ago, they were chatting and laughing together in Wuzhen. At that time, there was Zhang Yiming, and they were dubbed the "New Big Three" by the media.

"Wang Xing is not very authentic. He called him a brother in person, but he gave me a knife when he turned around, and he didn't even say hello."

Lin Yi was very disgusted, but he was not angry because he was mentally prepared for this.

"Then what do we do?"

"Wait for me to call first and scold him."

As soon as Lin said he would do it, he made a phone call on the spot. He didn't rush to each regiment's office to scold Wang Xing because he probably wouldn't see him.

received.

"Brother Xing, what do you mean? Is it too impolite to come in casually after seeing the younger brother's territory without even saying hello?"

Wang Xing seemed to have been prepared for his questioning, and said following his words: "The door of your house is always open, and I just came in to have a look, don't worry too much."

"You know the style of each group, dare to try."

He said the door is wide open, referring to the fact that the ride-hailing industry has no real moat.

Moreover, the synergy between one city and another is not obvious, so the scale effect is not significant, which is very unfriendly to industry leaders.

This disadvantage is true for the current Lin Yi, and if Wang Xing can really steal the market share of Wanli Travel, it will also be true for him in the future.

From this point of view, taking a taxi is not a good business.

Then why did Wang Xing still grab it?

Because the valuation of the taxi-hailing industry is high, it is also the industry leader, and the valuation of each group buying and takeaway is only half of that of Wanli Travel!

He had a clue about this when he was in Wuzhen.

Lin Yi cursed inwardly, what kind of bullshit is it to try bravely, what you say is better than singing, isn't it just a matter of picking which piece of meat you want?

"Brother Xing, I don't care about your choice when it comes to business. But you have such a big appetite, aren't you afraid of breaking your teeth?"

There is only one sentence on the opposite side: "Every regiment is not afraid of fighting."

Lin Yi felt that these words sounded familiar. It seemed that Wang Huiwen had said something similar when he represented each group to acquire casual delivery.com.

Well, this is a new hatred and an old hatred.

"I know that every group is played, but Wanli Travel has not been a vegetarian for the past three years. You have actually witnessed the cruelty we have experienced. Are you ready?"

Wang Xing's answer is: "It's all about human effort."

Tian'er was chatted to death by him.

Lin Yi hung up the phone without saying a few words, and when it was over, he said with emotion: "Sure enough, businessmen and friends are temporary. I declare that the plastic friendship between me and Wang Xing has come to an end."

He still has time for jokes, and the others don't have it so easy.

Each regiment only opened one city, but they were not limited to one city, and if they really wanted to fight, it would be a mess.

No one wants to repeat the subsidy war of the previous three years.

What's more, Lin Yi promised investors that he would achieve profitability in 2017.

"There is no need to be so pessimistic. We don't want to fight another subsidy war, and the investors of each group certainly don't want to."

"Wang Xing's sneak attack could have been a little bigger, but he only chose one city, which shows that he doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes."

"He said that trying is not a lie. To put it bluntly, it is to test our reality and see if there is any bargain."

That's what I said, but you can't pin your hopes on the other party's restraint.

Liu Jianni reminded: "We always have to deal with each group's affairs, and the outside is watching."

"Do you believe that if we don't do anything, not only each regiment, but also the half-dead ones, Shenzhou, which are about to disappear, can be revived all of a sudden?"

Lin Yi naturally understands this reason, so he also agrees that Wang Xing should not make life easier.

"The money that should be spent still needs to be spent. Notify Jianye's city manager to cancel his profit assessment. Now his primary goal is to prevent the promotion and spread of each group's taxi."

"If he can't handle it, then pack up and leave. I will pick someone who can handle it and go to Jianye to replace him."

These are routine operations. What Lin Yi is slightly upset about is that his goal of making profits will be affected.

Fortunately, there is only one city.

It must also be controlled in one city. If it really spreads, Lin Yi's plan will be completely ruined, and the rhythm of the next few years will be disrupted.

"Wang Xing will indeed find trouble, but you can't always let him find trouble for others. As the saying goes, it's not rude to do it. Someone should take care of him."

"Let me think about it, what trouble can I cause Wang Xing?"

Chapter 588 The Arsonist Lin Yi

Lin Yi hasn't been to Xiongchang for a while.

This was not because he was estranged from his former benefactor, but because he had already experienced Ma Jack's mind.

That is to say, Xiongchang is obviously lagging behind in BAT, so he can still allow Lin Yi to continue to maintain a relatively close cooperation with Xiongchang.

Can Lin Yi flirt with Goose Factory?

He met with Wang Xing in Wuzhen before and was exposed by the media. Factory A didn't say anything, but he probably had some opinions in his heart.

Because after Wang Xing stabbed him backhand this time, Ma Jieke reacted immediately, and his words were a bit like "see who you handed over".

But this time when he came to the door, Lin Yi was aboveboard.

He not only informed in advance, but also fully communicated with Factory A, obtained the permission and authorization of the other party, and came here with an important mission.

Li Luobin didn't meet him alone, but brought his newly recruited assistant with him, and made a warm introduction for both parties.

"Dr. Lu Qi, the pride of the Chinese in Silicon Valley, a real genius, has been my friend for more than ten years."

"This is Lin Yi, the founder of Wanli Travel, the fastest rising super rookie in recent years, the key point is that he is born in the 90s, do you know?"

Lin Yi saw Lu Qi for the first time.

The other party looked very refined, with an academic temperament. Robin said that they had been friends for many years, it should be true, and they seemed to be able to play together.

"Dr. Lu, I have admired your name for a long time."

"Lin Yi, I heard about you when I was in the United States. Kalanick publicly said that he hates you the most among his opponents here, which may represent a kind of recognition."

"Ha ha!"

The acquaintance between the two was quite pleasant. After a while, Li Robin asked:

"Lin Yi, I'm afraid you came here today not only to meet this new friend, you may as well just tell me if you have anything to say."

He had a negotiable expression, but Lin Yi still put it off: "I'm here today because I have something important to do."

"But before that, I would like to hear Dr. Lu's opinion on the next step of Xiongchang's development after taking office. Is it an honor for me?"

Lu Qi and Li Luobin looked at each other, then smiled and said, "Of course it's no problem."

"Actually, I communicated with Robin many times before returning to China. I was deeply worried about the current situation of Xiongchang. I thought that it would be impossible to completely solve Xiongchang's chronic problems for many years without pain."

"First of all, I think that we must resolutely restore Xiongchang's reputation and completely eliminate the bad influence of irresponsible medical advertisements."

"This is not only a moral burden, but also to restore users' confidence in us."

When talking about this, Li Luobin's expression became unnatural, but Lu Qi on the side continued to speak firmly:

"Having learned this lesson, I think Xiongchang should focus more on discovering its own talents and completely distinguish the main channel from the moat."

"Xiong Factory is a technology-driven company."

"This is the foundation of our existence, and it is different from the other two big companies with the same name, and its unique value and role in the domestic Internet ecology."

"To tell you the truth, Lin Yi, I admire you a lot, but I don't mean your agility in jumping back and forth between several major manufacturers in order to fight for taxis a few years ago."

"I appreciate even more the reason and composure you showed after you won this battle, and you didn't become blind and arrogant because of your momentary gain."

"You took the initiative to shrink the battle line, which is equivalent to squeezing your open palm into a fist. In my opinion, this is increasing rather than reducing your own strength."

Lin Yi expressed his gratitude to him for his compliment. Although Lu Qi is only the second in command of Xiongchang, he is fully qualified to evaluate Lin Yi's actions based on his status in the world.

But having said that, Lu Qi is certainly a genius, but he was able to carry out such drastic reforms in Xiongchang, which is inseparable from the unfavorable situation of Xiongchang after classmate Wei's turmoil.

Public opinion crisis, business lagging behind, stock price falling...

He is also in danger.

Seeing Lu Qi's ambitious and ready-to-do battle, Lin Yi, who knew the result, could only feel regretful in his heart.

Not to mention the future, right now I have to complete my mission first.

Lin Yi came to make trouble for Wang Xing!

Since Lu Qi's thinking is not far from what he expected, then Lin Yi can also talk about the things that Lin Yi discussed with Factory A.

"Since Dr. Lu is so honest, I won't hide it anymore."

"I came here today as an envoy, on behalf of Factory A and Zhang Xuhao from Are You Hungry, and proposed to you to merge the two food delivery businesses."

"The battle in the food delivery industry in the past two years is actually no less intense than the taxi-hailing industry I have personally experienced. Both of you have read Xiongchang's report on this point, and the details will only be clearer than me."

"It has to be said that in the past competition, each group has gained the upper hand. The current situation is that the combined market share of Xiongchang Food Delivery and Are You Hungry is not as good as that of each group."

"Under such circumstances, it is meaningless to continue to fight alone. It is better for everyone to join hands to fight against each regiment. It is still unclear who will win the battle."

After all, Lu Qi has just returned to China, and Li Luobin is more aware of the general trend of the industry, and it only takes a second to point out:

"Wang Xing just crossed the line with you. You don't want to pay the cost to fight against him, and you want to set a fire in his backyard. That's why you thought of us, right?"

Lin Yi smiled and did not refute.

This matter seems to have nothing to do with him. Of course, he has a conspiracy for being so enthusiastic about making contact, and there is nothing wrong with admitting it.

"I admit that I have selfish intentions, but this suggestion is a better choice for both of you. This is the basis for me to promote this matter. Otherwise, you don't need to listen to me at all."

"If you're willing, I can ask Zhang Xuhao from Are You Hungry to come and visit me in person to talk about the details of the cooperation between the two parties."

Lin Yi is full of confidence in this. He knows that this matter will inevitably happen, and his promotion is nothing more than speeding up the progress a little.