On January 7, another important figure passed away.
Compared to Paul Walker and Nelson Mandela who left before, Lin Yihui feels it is even more pity, because there is a teaching building named after him in the Jidian University where Lin Yi studied.
Shao Yifu once founded the famous Shaw Brothers Studios and TVB. In the golden age of Hong Kong films that countless people remember, this "Sixth Uncle" was also one of the most iconic figures.
That era is gone forever, and now that this man has passed away, it has become a symbol of the end.
Lin Yi didn't have time to express too much emotion because he was focused on traveling thousands of miles. As soon as he got the results that night, he sent a message to Robin Li to report the first week's data.
His attitude was very upright, and he completely treated Robin Li as his boss.
It was already late at night, and Lin Yiben thought that Robin Li would be able to see him the next morning. Unexpectedly, he received a call from Robin Li soon.
"Congratulations, Lin Yi. Judging from today's response, this event should be a great success."
The money spent today was half of the Xiong Factory, so Robin Li had actually received a report from his Xiong Factory wallet.
But for Lin Yi's "late night report", both his attitude and the results he submitted satisfied me.
Lin Yixin thought that Robin Li hadn't even taken a break at this point. Of course he wasn't waiting for news about Wanli's trip, but calling back so quickly showed how seriously he was taking it.
It’s not that easy to be the CEO of a big company.
"Actually, although we can't get first-hand information from Dudu Express and Dudu Express, based on the market conditions we observed, today's Wanli Travel data must have exceeded Kudu Express."
"As for both taking taxis, even if they don't directly surpass them, the gap between the two sides will at least be narrowed to a very limited level."
"The current growth trend is still very stable and rapid. It is not just one or a few cities. We are experiencing comprehensive growth in all cities, both on the driver side and on the passenger side. We have entered the fastest period since the launch of Wanli Travel."
"One thing goes off the other. Even if there is still a lot of room for growth on the passenger side, drivers' resources are limited. After traveling thousands of miles, it is impossible to travel to Dudu and Kuaidu, so we have this confidence."
"I predict that by the end of this event, Wanli Travel will be able to steadily surpass Dudu and Kuaidu, and regain the number one position in the industry as I promised."
Lin Yi's goal is uncompromising.
But he still didn't tell the truth to Robin Li. This war was definitely not going to end in two weeks as they originally planned.
Because Dudu and Kuaidu are not dead people, they will not just watch Wanli Travel going at a furious pace without being indifferent, not to mention that both Dudu took a taxi and just got 120 million US dollars.
Although Kuadu has not made an official announcement yet, Lin Yi knows that their round of financing is close to completion, not to mention that there is a wealthy Factory A behind them.
This was not Robin Li's first day out in the world. Of course he could think of such a simple truth, and he took the initiative to propose:
"It seems that the previous 50 million was consumed faster than expected? It doesn't matter. This just shows that the effect of the activity is better than we imagined."
"Don't worry, if it's not enough, you can add more."
Robin Li's statement at this time was still very relaxed. Lin Yiyi hoped that he could remain so calm and continue to support Wanli Travel.
He reminded: "Robin, this is not only a huge success for Wanli Travel, but also a new milestone for Xiongchang Wallet."
Robin Li must be in a good mood at the moment, so he smiled at Lin Yi's beautiful words.
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Wanli Travel made such a big move, and as direct competitors, Dudu Taxi and Kuaidu Taxi naturally noticed it immediately.
Affected by this, they also found that their order data had even declined, and it was easy to get feedback from the drivers:
The subsidy for traveling thousands of miles is high, so it’s natural to go with their order!
"We can't go on like this."
Not far from Lin Yi, Dudu took a taxi to his office in Zhongguancun, and the two of them were discussing countermeasures.
The speaker is Wang Gang, the former general manager of the Fubao Division of Factory A, whose nickname is "Lao Dan". Cheng Wei's old boss is now an angel investor and co-founder of Dudu Taxi.
This man had accumulated enough wealth over the years in Factory A, and he once purchased stocks from his colleagues internally. The scale of the purchase directly alarmed Majek himself.
After relying on the wealth of Factory A to gain freedom, he resigned from his old employer and decided to switch to a more relaxed career as an angel investor. His first project was an old subordinate whom he had promoted.
Wang Gang is really Cheng Wei's noble man.
However, after investing, I found that taxi-hailing was not an easy project, so I also did a lot of work in addition to paying for it.
Wang Gang was an indispensable figure in the early days of Dudu. Cheng Wei had worked with him for many years and was very familiar with each other, so he understood what he meant:
"Last month, the scale of Wanli Travel was still significantly behind ours, but as soon as this event started, it is rapidly approaching at a rate of one step a day."
"Their subsidy is really strong. The driver's side and the passenger's side add up to 20 yuan for each order. It's no wonder that users want to run away. If I drive a taxi, I will also use Wanli."
Wang Gang pointed out with certainty: "This money will not come from Wanli Travel. Even if they took 120 million US dollars before, they will not be able to support it for too long. It must still be funded by Xiong Factory. We can no longer hesitate. We must
Seek help from Goose Factory immediately."
When Factory A invested in Kudu Taxi and Goose Factory extended an olive branch to Dudu, it was he who urged Cheng Wei to take the money.
Cheng Wei is not an indecisive person. Since he has boarded the ship of Goose Factory, it is natural to turn to the leader when encountering difficulties.
"Actually, this subsidy plan for thousands of miles of travel is very similar to the taxi-hailing linkage payment plan that we have prepared with Goose Factory for a long time. It will be launched in a few days."
"It's just that I didn't expect Lin Yi to move so quickly and launch it before us. In the past two months, Wanli Travel has been rushing to Kaicheng. I thought his idea was to compete with us to sink the market. Now it seems to be a misunderstanding.
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Cheng Wei had a very strange feeling. The two companies were originally from the same industry and each had gone to a large factory. It was normal for the two companies to have creative collisions.
However, Xiong Factory originally did not put much effort into the third-party payment business. This time, it not only launched this new business at the end of the year, but also directly launched such a large-scale promotion.
He intuitively felt that this matter had something to do with Lin Yi.
If he was willing to communicate with Lin Yi, the latter might tell him that the scientific name for this feeling should be "luck is stolen".
This idea only stayed in Cheng Wei's mind for a moment. Whether it was premeditated or a pure coincidence, what they wanted to do now was to take advantage of the situation.
Cheng Wei and Wang Gang called Xiao Ma on the spot and reported to him the severe situation they were currently facing while taking taxis, and then got the answer they wanted.
Over the past week, with the explosion of data on thousands of miles of travel, some people within Taxi Taxi were also worried, so they immediately announced to their subordinates:
"Brother Xiao Ma promised that the Goose Factory would give us the greatest support. The funding originally promised us was 50 million. But since Wanli Travel is the first step, and it seems that the subsidy amount is not below this, the Goose Factory agreed to increase our budget.
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On January 10, Dudu Taxi and Gouchang Pay jointly announced that starting from that day, the "Xiaoju Travel, Please Take a Car" campaign will be launched. This campaign will cover 32 cities across the country.
During the event, each person will receive an instant discount of 10 yuan per order, limited to three orders per day; drivers will be rewarded 10 yuan per order, limited to 10 orders per day.
The key is that Dudu’s taxi subsidy policy applies equally to first- and second-tier cities, which means that their subsidy intensity is higher than that for thousands of miles of travel.
Both parties simultaneously announced in a high-profile manner: the total budget of this event is 200 million yuan.