When the battle between Wanli travel and Dudu taxis is in full swing, so much so that the programmers under Cheng Wei are risking their lives, what is Kuaidu doing?
As the last major player in the industry who has no end, this problem is not only faced by Lin Yi and Cheng Wei, but also by various media.
"Recently, many reporters want to interview us and ask us what we think of the subsidy war in the taxi industry and what plans Kuadu Taxi has!"
The person who spoke was Chen Weixing, and the other person was naturally CEO Lu Chuanwei.
His tone was very anxious, and he couldn't help but be in such a mood. After Wanli and Dudu opened subsidies one after another, there were obvious signs of loss of Kuadu's drivers and passengers.
Even if you don't take into account the decline in data, it is enough to be nervous to see that those two companies are making rapid progress and not keeping up with such growth.
Lu Chuanwei tried to comfort him: "Factory A has promised to give us greater support, but it is not fully ready for a while. As long as Zhi Fubao is in place, we can follow up immediately."
Lin Yi has been preparing for this subsidy activity jointly with Xiong Factory for two months. Of course, there are many conditions that are not necessary for the activity itself, but it does not mean that as long as the decision is made today, it will be launched tomorrow.
Dudu is a good example. They had been preparing with Goose Factory for a long time, and immediately decided to speed up the progress after launching Wanli on New Year's Day, but they still had to wait until January 10th to follow up.
Kuaidu was even more unprepared.
When Wanli Travel first started, they waited and watched for a few days, and after some research they decided to follow up. Then during the process of implementing the plan with Factory A, they encountered Dudu's official announcement, and then made adjustments again.
Specifically, it means increasing the intensity.
Fortunately, Jack Ma from Factory A was very generous and promised without saying a word that his support for Kuadu would be no less than that of Goose Factory for Dudu, thus saving a lot of time for disputes and wrangling.
With the words of the big boss, this event is being implemented within Factory A to the greatest extent, and Kuaidu seems to be cooperating.
Between these two people, it was actually Chen Weixing who had previously contacted Factory A, and it was he who negotiated this strategic investment.
"Of course I trust what Mr. Ma said, but I think there is so much news out there now, why not let the news out about our successful financing first, to at least relieve the pressure on public opinion."
"Otherwise, if we keep silent to the outside world, there is no guarantee that some people internally will not have ideas. I'm afraid it will affect the stability of the team."
Chen Weixing is also responsible for media and public relations. He likes to be interviewed and enjoys the feeling of talking in front of the camera.
The amazing thing is that he is also very confident in his appearance.
The much older Lu Chuanwei is exactly the opposite. This professional manager who returned from Silicon Valley is extremely low-key and rarely appears in public.
"I don't think it's necessary. Although we also received US$120 million, we have fallen behind Wanli and Dudu in terms of time, just like this subsidy war."
"If we announce this news now, it will not directly help the company. On the contrary, it seems a little impatient and disorganized. It is better to wait until Zhi Fubao is ready and announce it together. This is our counterattack against Wanli and Dudu."
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"As for the team, our cooperation with Factory A has been communicated to the core members in advance. As long as they are aware of it, the company will not be in chaos."
Chen Weixing frowned when he heard the word "impatient".
He and Lu Chuanwei have very different personalities, and they disagree on many things. However, after all, he hired the CEO back and is now the company's largest shareholder, so he respects the other's decisions most of the time.
So Chen Weixing stopped insisting and just cursed: "Damn, where did this Wanli Travel come from? We have been competing with Tuk-Tuk taxis for so long, and we actually let him take advantage of Dahuang Peak!"
Wanli Travel's momentum today was mainly created during this subsidy war, and has little to do with Dahuangfeng Taxi.
But if I hadn’t captured the rhubarb in the first place,
If Feng takes a taxi, it’s hard to say whether Xiong Factory is still willing to invest thousands of miles to travel and has given an unprecedented US$100 million.
These two have been in the industry for so long, so they understand it very well.
Lu Chuanwei knew in his heart that Chen Weixing was complaining that he was not doing things well, so that he left a big enemy for Kuadu Taxi today, because he had handled the acquisition of Dahuang Peak by himself.
And before Lin Yiheng intervened, Kuadu Taxi had already surpassed Dudu Taxi, and was almost on the verge of negotiating a merger with the Dahuangfeng team.
Although the final result was unexpected, Lu Chuanwei did not think that he had made any mistakes in this matter. After all, there was no sign that Li Yongjin might switch to Wanli Travel.
In any case, missing Dahuang Peak gave Lin a chance. This is an undeniable fact.
Although after the incident, Kuadu Taxi immediately decided to go north to the capital, directly to the home of Dudu and Wan Li, and for this purpose he spent a large amount of money that was originally intended to be used on Dahuang Feng.
But just as Lin Yi had predicted, the two families were waiting for work, and their status was difficult to shake.
Lu Chuanwei did not pick a fight with Chen Weixing, but commented on his own: "Lin Yi, who travels thousands of miles, is still very impressive. From the subsidy war he initiated on his own initiative, we can see that he is very organized."
"I noticed that the server overload problem occurred soon after Dudu followed up, but Wanli Travel has always been very stable, indicating that he had foreseen it."
"This time it was not a mistake on his part, but a well-prepared victory."
"And I heard that Lin Yi is less than twenty years old and is only in his sophomore year of college this year. He is already a serious problem for us and Cheng Wei."
Of course, Kuadu has not been idle watching movies during this period. Lu Chuanwei has always been carefully observing the industry. After discovering the pitfalls Dudu stepped into, he immediately made preparations to prevent Kuadu from making the same mistakes as him.
Lu Chuanwei was just talking about the matter based on his feelings. Unexpectedly, Chen Weixing felt a little uncomfortable when he heard it.
Because he is usually proud that he is the president of Zhijiang University Entrepreneurship Association, and that he successfully started a business and made his first pot of gold while studying.
Kuadu Taxi is already his second venture. He specifically gave up his position as the largest shareholder in order to introduce Lu Chuanwei, but he is still lagging behind Wanli Travel.
Lu Chuanwei pointed out Lin Yi's age, and he felt that he was understood.
However, Chen Weixing also knew that he might be overly concerned. Lu Chuanwei was not the kind of person who liked yin and yang, so he just said disdainfully:
"Hmph, Kuadu hasn't lost yet, we'll see!"
No matter what the two bosses of Kuadu Taxi have in mind, they are now partners who rely on each other.
And the thigh they were looking forward to did not disappoint them, so on January 20, Kuadu Taxi finally announced two important news:
First, the company has completed Series C financing with a total amount of US$120 million.
Second, the company will cooperate with Zhifubao from now on to launch large-scale taxi subsidy activities in 40 cities across the country, with a total budget of 500 million yuan!