Although it is approaching the end of the year, neither Dudu nor Kuadu will be able to rewrite the industry structure before the year, but Lin Yi is still very busy during this period.
First, he went back to school.
Lin Yi has not given up his bachelor's degree, otherwise he will only be able to introduce himself as a high school diploma when going out in the future, but he has not attended a single class this semester.
He briefly discussed with the school and agreed to let him submit an application and be exempted from the exam. At the same time, Lin Yi attended an entrepreneurship forum organized by the school as a guest.
Lin Yiben originally thought about donating some money to the school for future convenience, but he doesn't have much cash on hand right now, and it would be a bit unworthy of his worth to donate too little.
Moreover, Professor Li Feifei had refused once before. He did not want to give the money to the school in a daze and then have it used inexplicably.
In short, Lin Yi gave up this idea for the time being, thinking that he should not be anxious about donating money and wait until he is truly prosperous before pretending to be cool.
The second is Wanli Travel’s own annual meeting.
Lin Yi specially allocated a budget to hold a grand annual meeting for Wanli Travel, at which he announced several news with high spirits.
First, Wanli Travel has successfully won the first place in the taxi-hailing software market share in the past month.
Second, Wanli Travel’s growth goal next year is to cover 400 cities across the country, serve 300 million users, and average daily orders of 10 million.
Regardless of whether the employees believed it or not, at least on the surface they all cheered with excitement.
Lin Yi was of course very calm, but the employees who had worked hard for so long needed encouragement and hope.
And he is not the kind of leader who just relies on words. In order to show his appreciation for the team, he prepared a generous year-end bonus for everyone.
Then, Lin Yi went to the Xiong Factory’s annual meeting.
Yes, at his initiative, Robin Li agreed to his request, and judging from the seating arrangement, he was treated with great courtesy.
Lin Yi visited the Bear Factory frequently during this period. Apart from Robin Li himself, the person he knew best was the person in charge of the lbs business department. This time he also sat next to him.
"You are here for an occasion like the annual meeting. I think you should just get a work badge and come to work at the Bear Factory. Do you know? There are rumors in the company asking if you are Robin's illegitimate son."
This person's tone was a bit sour. Of course, any illegitimate child was nonsense, but what he envied was that Xiong Factory recognized Lin Yi as the popular person in front of Robin recently.
You must know that with their character as family members, the support they have given to Wanli Travel in recent times has been a "special encounter" beyond the ordinary, and it can be said that they have spared no effort.
"I do think so."
Lin didn't feel dissatisfied at all. All the manifestations of close relationship with Xiong Chang, including appearing on such an occasion today, were the result of his active pursuit and deliberate effort.
So far, it has been relatively successful.
And his presence itself is a kind of evidence, so in his speech, Robin Li listed Wanli Travel as the number one in the taxi-hailing industry as the performance of Xiong Factory, and called it "the most indispensable partner of Xiong Factory's lbs020 strategy"
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No one found it strange.
"Hey, everyone in the company is guessing that they may want to acquire your Wanli Travel. Has Robin talked to you about this?"
The person who spoke was still the person in charge of the lbs business department. The illegitimate child was just teasing, but this was not just a casual comment. At least it seemed very possible within the Bear Factory.
For Lin Yi, relying on Xiong Factory was a last resort after Goose Factory and A Factory rejected him. Selling was certainly never an option.
No matter what Robin Li thinks, he will not change his attitude, but if he controls his relationship with Xiong Chang well, he should not let the other party have such thoughts.
There is no need to say this to the person in front of you.
"I think you just bought Nuomi yourself, so you are worried about buying Wanli Travel for Robin. If that happens, wouldn't you become my boss?"
Lin Yi
The thing I'm talking about is that Xiong Factory has just acquired all the shares of Nuomi from Chen Yizhou, and has completely taken over this second-tier group buying website.
What’s interesting is that based on Xiong Factory’s so-called “lbso2o” strategy, Nuomi’s internal structure is placed under the lbs division that was upgraded from Xiong Factory Map.
The taxi-hailing industry can also be regarded as o2o, and for now, Xiongchang Map is important for map positioning and traffic diversion for Wanli Travel, so if the two merge, they will really be placed in the lbs business unit.
Not to mention Lin Yi is a popular person in front of Robin Li, this guy is even more so.
"hey-hey!"
The other party smiled when he heard the sound, as if his thoughts had been seen through. He no longer dwelled on the topic of acquiring Wanli Travel, but asked:
"You are very eloquent in front of Robin. I heard that you once gave him advice on how to make takeaways?"
"That's right."
There was nothing to hide about this matter. Lin Yi gave the advice to Robin Li exactly.
The other party listened thoughtfully. He did not want to do things according to Lin Yi's suggestions, but in his mind he judged whether Robin Li would adopt Lin Yi's suggestions, so as to prepare for Xiong Factory's next strategy.
The survival rules of large companies are still very different from those of entrepreneurship.
There is a common myth among young people called "As long as I am strong personally and do well in business, I don't need to fawn over anyone."
This level of cognition limits oneself to death.
Those who are a little more flexible will admit that "what they do well is not as good as what their boss thinks they do" and strive to "manage upwards."
The person in charge thought about it in his mind, and then remembered that Lin Yi next to him continued to chat: "Since you came here today, it seems that Robin has promised you to continue to contribute money?"
The price of the taxi war has ranged from 100 million for Wanli Travel and Xiong Factory, to 200 million for Dudu and Goose Factory, to the latest price of 500 million for Kuadu and Factory A directly. Of course he knows about the increase in price.
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It's like a fucking auction.
Since Robin Li has admitted internally and externally that Wanli Travel is a member of the Xiong Factory, he naturally cannot sit idly by in this subsidy war.
No matter how it develops in the end, as long as the other two companies haven't let go, Xiong Factory has no choice but to stick to the end.
Otherwise, Wanli Travel will be a failure, but the outside world has generally regarded Wanli Travel as Xiong Factory’s agent in the taxi market. How will they view this decision?
Xiong Factory loses to AT, will they admit defeat and withdraw?
This is a view that Robin Li cannot afford no matter how much money he spends.
Seeing Lin Yi's confirmation nod, the person in charge of the lbs business department sighed with emotion: "With 500 million, Robin is really willing to spend money."
Strictly speaking, only half of it is from Xiong Factory, and the other half is from Wanli Travel. However, Wanli Travel's last round of financing was mainly money from Xiong Factory, so the inside and outside cannot be miscalculated.
In fact, Xiong Chang spent more money to acquire Nuomi, but after all, he was just a wage earner, while Lin Yi was the founder and major shareholder of Wanli Travel, so they were completely different.
Lin Yi did not say that Li Robin had actually hesitated. In the beginning, his attitude towards the subsidy war was relatively calm. He was already worried about the additional increase for the goose factory, and it became even more obvious after Factory A took action.
It’s not that Xiong Factory cannot afford this amount, but if this trend continues, it is likely that we will continue to increase the amount. So what will it be next time, 1 billion?
What about next time?
In any case, Lin Yi, who got the money from Robin Li, renewed his life.