Wanli Chuxing currently only has taxi business line, and preparing a private car division is a major project. Senior sister Lin Yirang also serves as the general manager of this division.
Although her management tasks as COO are already very heavy, it is common to wear multiple hats when starting a business.
As for Lin Yi, he was organizing the second series of contacts as he had said before, and Cheng Wei, who was taking a Tuk-Tuk taxi, appeared in his office.
It's not far, because Dudu just moved from Zhongguancun to Deshi Building in Shangdi at the beginning of the year, and the straight-line distance from Wanli Travel is only one or two kilometers.
After sitting down, Lin looked around and commented: "The new office environment looks very good, much better than the original one."
In fact, Lin Yi has never been to Dudu’s previous office in Zhongguancun, but I heard that it was rented in a basement to save money.
Cheng Wei didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't interrupt his greetings.
"It is true that the environment there was not very good before. After all, we only had 800,000 yuan when we started. It was only after we received the latest round of financing of 120 million US dollars that we dared to slightly improve the office conditions. Otherwise, outsiders would look too shabby.
"
When he said this, he laughed at himself:
"Of the 800,000 yuan, only 100,000 yuan belongs to me, and the other 700,000 yuan came from my old boss, Lao Dan."
"It's not like you. When you started your first business, you sold it to Wang Xing for US$20 million. When you started your second business, you spent 10 million without looking for investors."
Cheng Wei's tone at this moment was a little cold, as if he was lamenting that Lin Yi was younger and more promising than himself, but Lin Yi would not think that he had lost his fighting spirit.
Sure enough, his mood was gone as soon as it was released.
"I believe Mr. Lin didn't come here specifically to help me see the decoration of the office, or came to Dudu to congratulate us on our move, right?"
Lin Yi didn't sell it: "I brought a proposal. I wonder if Mr. Cheng will join hands with us to fight for the special car business from the regulatory authorities?"
"Private car?"
Of course, Cheng Wei didn't know what he meant. As an opponent who had personally competed with Shake Dache, he had a more direct experience than Lin Yi.
The online ride-hailing industry has been subject to regulatory constraints since its birth, and Dudu and Cheng Wei are relatively bold.
He mentally considered the purpose of Lin Yi's suggestion. After thinking about it, it was a beneficial and harmless thing for Tuk-Tuk taxis, but he did not agree rashly.
"What kind of cooperation method?"
Lin Yi said: "If Mr. Cheng agrees, I plan to bring Kuadu Taxi together. The three of us together can basically represent all practitioners in this industry."
"Let's apply to the regulatory authorities together, even if it's just a pilot. Being able to implement the private car service is a great thing to increase transportation capacity and promote the long-term development of the online ride-hailing industry. You should understand."
Cheng Wei thought about it for a while, and if he pulled Kuadu, he would not be afraid of Lin Yi's little moves, otherwise the two families would definitely join forces to resist, so he happily agreed.
The two discussed some details and agreed that Lin Yi would persuade Kuadu.
After the matter was basically settled, before leaving, Lin Yi asked another irrelevant question: "I heard that you have a good relationship with Liu Qing from Goldman Sachs?"
Cheng Wei was shocked, Lin Yi was a bit too smart and he actually knew everything before Liu Qing agreed.
Or did Liu Qing tell him?
Although there were a lot of speculations in an instant, he still replied calmly: "We've only met a few times. I don't believe she hasn't been looking for you or Kuaidu."
Lin Yi didn't want to play any stratagem to alienate Cheng Wei or deliberately put eye drops on him, he just thought of it so he stopped by to ask about the progress of the matter.
He had gotten the answer he wanted, so he said goodbye and left.
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Lin Yi got Cheng Wei's permission and hurried to Lin'an. Instead of going home, he went to Kuadu to take a taxi.
In the previous tripartite meeting convened by Cheng Wei to mediate the subsidy war, Lin Yi left the contact information of Lu Chuanwei and Chen Weixing, but this time he only made an appointment with Lu Chuanwei.
CEO to CEO, very reasonable.
Lin Yi was not as familiar with Kuadu as Dudu and Cheng Wei, so he went straight to the point and stated his purpose.
Lu Chuanwei was very interested in his proposal, because in the taxi market, he fell to third place instead of advancing. As an airborne CEO, he was still under great pressure.
If the private car market is opened, it will at least give him a chance to reshuffle the cards.
Lu Chuanwei has a cautious character. He had a detailed chat with Lin Yi and confirmed that the purpose of Wanli Travel was indeed to expand the base of the entire industry and that he did not harbor any evil intentions.
At this moment, the door to his office rang twice, and before he could respond, he was pushed open, and a familiar voice came from outside the door:
"Old Lu..."
The person who came in only called his name and found that there were other people in the office, so he did not continue what he originally wanted to say.
They recognized each other immediately.
In Kuadu Taxi's office, the one who dared to push open the CEO's door so brazenly was naturally the other boss, Chen Weixing.
It seemed that he didn't know that Lin Yi was coming, but he had no reason to retreat directly, so he simply came over, sat down and asked:
"I wonder if Mr. Lin has any advice when he comes to Kuadu today?"
Lin Yi originally had no plans to meet Chen Weixing today, but it didn't matter if he did. After thinking about it, it seemed like there was still an opportunity.
"I'm here to talk to Mr. Lu about some cooperation between the two families."
He simply replied, so Lu Chuanwei explained to his partner Lin Yi's proposal about a special car, and finally added:
"I think this is a good thing for everyone and we can cooperate."
After hearing this, Chen Weixing did not put forward any opinions, but said to Lin Yi: "Mr. Lin and your Wanli Travel are really concerned about the development of the industry."
Lin Yi felt that this sentence seemed to have a different flavor, but he did not pay attention to it, but brought up another thing:
"Mr. Lu, I wonder how you think about Liu Qing's proposal?"
Lin Yi said this on purpose.
He knew that Liu Qing had met Dudu and Kuadu. The essence of the industry integration proposed by that woman was a merger. For Kuadu Taxi, which is currently at a disadvantage, the result would of course be a merger.
Chen Weixing, who was standing next to him, changed his expression and immediately said: "Mr. Lin, we think this matter is nothing to discuss. Kuadu Taxi has not reached that point yet."
Lin Yi didn't seem to insist, he just mentioned it, and after noticing Chen Weixing's attitude, he stood up and prepared to leave.
"In this case, I hope we can cooperate happily."
Lu Chuanwei thought he was talking about the special car. After all, the two of them had been talking about this matter just now, so they didn't notice anything went wrong.
But Chen Weixing was murmuring in his heart: Could it be that they were talking about the merger before I came in?