Lin Yi spent this Spring Festival very differently from last year.
Last year, because the subsidy war was tense, he went home for a very short time and basically did not feel the atmosphere of this New Year.
This year, he has more time at home, but the pressure in his heart continues to increase, because last year the situation was tight but he had the advantage of traveling thousands of miles, but this year he is lagging behind others.
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Of course, although Lin Yi repeatedly emphasized the tension within the company, it was not to the extent that everything was turned upside down overnight, and the work had to be done slowly.
In January, in addition to the explosive news of merging Kuadu, Dudu also launched a new business called Dudu Taxi Enterprise Edition.
This is a to b business, targeting large group companies with many employees and a pile of reimbursement bills alone. It not only facilitates the company's collection of bills, but also saves workers who often travel on business the trouble of posting invoices.
Generally speaking, the proportion of this business is not high, and it has not created new demand. However, because it has solved practical problems and has been well received by users, Wanli Travel has decided to follow up.
This is the first time that Wanli Travel has lagged behind Dudu Taxi in terms of product iteration. Lin Yi thinks this trend is very noteworthy.
He made a request to CTO Wang Kai to release the enterprise version of Wanli Travel as soon as possible after the new year. At the same time, he also carefully formulated a product upgrade plan for the new year before the holidays.
Yes, you have to take vacations.
Lin naturally had to return to Lin'an during the Chinese New Year. Although Lin's parents and Lin's mother's new house had been bought, it had not yet been delivered, so they still lived in the old house.
Calculating his net worth, Lin Yi is now extremely wealthy, but since he has never traveled thousands of miles to cash out, he doesn't have much cash, and his family's life has not changed much for the time being.
If there was anything that particularly impressed him during the Spring Festival, it was when classmate Gu Caiwei appeared on the Spring Festival Gala.
As the most popular female singer this year, and having previously collaborated happily with CTV, she was given the time to sing a song by herself, which is quite a big deal.
Peng Yuchen really wanted her girl group to appear on stage, even if it was just to show their faces, but CTV seemed not to be too accepting of the group format, so in the end Gu Caiwei sang alone.
Other than that, there is nothing special about this Spring Festival.
However, after the festival, Lin Yi did not rush back to the capital immediately because there was another person who made an appointment with him in Lin'an.
"Long time no see, Lin Yi."
The two of them have indeed not seen each other for a long time. If you don’t count what they saw of each other from media reports and news, the last time they met was probably at the San Francisco Airport in the United States last year.
Cheng Wei's appearance has not changed much. He seems to be in a good mood and smiles when he speaks:
"The soil and water in Lin'an are very good. In fact, I have always liked this city since I worked in Factory A before starting my own business."
Cheng Wei is from the next door province of Gansu, not far from Zhijiang, and may have belonged to the same administrative division in some distant historical period.
"For Mr. Cheng, Lin'an is indeed a blessed land, especially Factory A."
Cheng Wei majored in administrative management at university. After graduation, it was not smooth at first. He sold insurance and did pedicures, but he failed to make a name for himself.
Later, he suddenly decided to join the Internet and went directly to the recruitment site of Factory A without submitting a resume, which was commonly known as "Ba Mian".
Maybe he felt that this personality was very consistent with the nature of the job, so he became a salesperson in the B2B division of Factory A.
Facts have proved that Factory A has enough reasons for Cheng Wei to be grateful. Not only did it save him from the trough of his life, but this time it agreed to merge Dudu with Kudu, which seems to be sending him to new glory.
Cheng Wei definitely didn't come here today to talk about Feng Shui. He said:
"In fact, after the news of the merger of Dudu and Kuaidu was announced, Liu Qing and I stayed in Lin'an throughout the Spring Festival."
"We sorted out the business relationship between the two companies, met with every middle-level and above cadre of the original Kuadu Taxi, and as I promised before, we did not fire anyone."
"After this holiday, I believe that both Dudu Dache and Kuadu Dache will be able to put aside their past grievances, truly integrate into each other, and become brothers in the trenches, both in terms of business and teamwork."
Lin Yi grinned. He knew Cheng Wei's purpose: "You didn't come here specifically to tell me this, right?"
"Don't get me wrong."
Cheng Wei clarified seriously, "I am telling you this without any intention of ridiculing or showing off. I just want to show that we will not treat Kuadu harshly after the merger."
"Actually, I haven't taken any adverse measures against Wanli Travel during this period because I have experienced many things during this merger process."
"Lin Yi, you should know that I actually admire you for many things. As the latest among us to start, you almost maintained the leading position in market share for a year last year."
"This time Liu Qing and I spent a lot of effort to merge Kuaidu before you. Is this considered a victory over you?"
"I don't think so, because only I know how much effort we have put in, and I increasingly feel that this consumption between us is meaningless."
"When we were negotiating in Pengcheng, you once chased you to the hotel lobby. Lu Chuanwei went down to see you. We all know this."
"He should have told you that the reason why he was able to merge with Dudu so quickly was because he got the nod from the boss of Factory A, Ma. But do you know why he nodded?"
This matter was indeed Lin Yi's doubt, so he did not interrupt and crossed his arms to continue listening.
"You know that Uber has received another $1.6 billion from Goldman Sachs. Liu Qing found out through her connections that Uber has made up its mind to promote it on a large scale in China. This matter is imminent."
"If several major players in our domestic market cannot unite and join forces now, they will suffer in the competition with Uber!"
"To be honest, Lin Yi, at the beginning, I only had eyes for your Wanli trip and the taxi ride from Kuaidu."
"But I found that my previous vision was too narrow."
"The world is so big, especially in the United States on the other side of the ocean. Uber's business model is more mature than ours, its development time is longer than ours, and its funds are stronger than ours. It has advantages everywhere."
"It's like a football match. We play back and forth for several rounds and it's the group stage. It's only the World Cup when Uber comes on the field."
"Lin Yi, I have seen your very early interviews. I know that you are actually a young man with ideals and attitude. I also remember that we were chatting and laughing at the San Francisco Airport last year and cherished each other."
"In this case, why don't we completely put aside our sectarian opinions, and let's join hands together to beat that arrogant American old man Kalanick to a pulp!"
Lin Yi smiled and asked, "Are you planning to persuade me to become Dudu's co-CEO?"
"I'm not kidding."
Cheng Wei looked serious, "There is no need to be honest between us. Lu Chuanwei's appointment as co-CEO is a transitional arrangement. It is mainly to allow other Kudu employees to feel at ease during the handover process. He will leave soon."
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"However, I want to state that Lu Chuanwei's final departure was his own choice. It does not mean that Liu Qing and I have no tolerance for others."
"On the contrary, we really hope to bring together all the knowledgeable people in this industry. The so-called brothers stay in the wall to resist their insults!"
"Let me tell you the truth, as long as you are willing to come over, there will definitely be a place for you on the board of directors. You can choose any of the positions below me."
"Do you still remember the first time we met, in Wang Xing's office, what I said to you at that time?"
"Merge Dreams."
"Lin Yi, you hadn't tried it at that time so you didn't believe in evil. Now after a year and a half of hard work, you should see it clearly."
"Liu Qing is actually opposed to me coming to you today, but I feel that as entrepreneurs, we really understand each other."
"I want to settle the matter between our two families, but not for myself, but for the sake of this career and this industry."
"I have another piece of news to share with you. Among the investors in the last round was Milner from dst. He told us that if we can integrate the domestic market, we are immediately willing to invest an additional US$1 billion."
"Lin Yi, my promise is still valid, what do you think?"
Although dst's US$1 billion sounds like a lot, Lin Yixin is as calm as ever. He especially remembers that when Liu Qing was still at Goldman Sachs, he was planning a pie of US$2 billion.
Lin Yi did not reply to Cheng Wei in the same long way. He just smiled and shook his head, as if to say that he was being sentimental: