For Lin Yi, scandals are just a small episode in life, and the main theme is still the fierce competition in the taxi-hailing industry.
In the Deshi Building, which is not far from where Wanli Travel takes a taxi, two people were discussing this piece of gossip about him.
"What a pity."
Cheng Wei's tone was full of regret, "This period of negative news lasted too short. After Wanli Travel responded, the paparazzi disappeared. I thought they could be so powerful."
What he regretted was not that he had not dug out Lin Yi's privacy. Cheng Wei had naturally met Lin Yi and Li Moyan, and had subconsciously suspected their relationship, but that was not the focus of his attention.
What Cheng Wei expected was that this incident would turn into a scandal that would affect Wanli Travel's reputation and directly impact their normal business.
Apparently this didn't happen.
In the end, Lin Yi's "leg-sniffing controversy" was settled by both parties. If there is any side effect, it is that a large number of Gu Caiwei's fan groups have a bad impression of him and may travel thousands of miles out of anger.
But it doesn’t matter, because most of these fans are young students and are not the mainstream users of taxi-hailing software.
Cheng Wei had seriously considered before that if Lin Yi couldn't explain this matter, he would need to spend some public relations money to make it more intense.
Liu Qing still has a slightly different view on this matter.
It's not that she objected to Wanli Travel being aggravated. Not to mention that this matter was stirred up by the entertainment industry. If she could make sure that Lin Yi or Wanli Travel were brought into disrepute, she would certainly not be lenient.
However, this little turmoil at the moment is obviously not painful at the industry level, and it is difficult to cover up the traces of people traveling thousands of miles away, so the gain is not worth the loss.
We are almost now a big and well-known company, so we should try our best to get this thing called face.
Speaking of which, Liu Qingcai had an argument in person with Li Moyan, who was traveling thousands of miles away, but she didn't hold any grudge over it, and actually had some appreciation for it.
A subtle thought flashed through her mind. Cheng Wei, who came from a grassroots background, seemed to be too petty in his actions.
Liu Qing immediately suppressed this inappropriate thought and got to the point and said:
"We should not just commit suicide in the hope that something unexpected happens to the other party. We should do our best and win is just a natural result."
"After Uber cut its price by 30%, Wanli Travel quickly followed up. Although it cunningly used the shell of Dahuangfeng Taxi to cover up Chen Cang, there was essentially no difference, and facts proved that it was not stopped by the superiors."
"So we all have to get our express train business out as soon as possible. Zhang Bo should be ready, right?"
Liu Qing has been in Dudu for more than half a year. In addition to taking office alone, he negotiated a blockbuster financing of US$700 million and promoted the merger of Dudu and Kuaidu.
She has been advocating "formalization" and "professionalization" within the company. Specifically, she has recruited a group of "elites" from investment banks, consulting companies, etc. to form her own team.
Dudu's CTO Zhang Bo is very senior and reports directly to Cheng Wei, so she, as the president, has no control yet.
Cheng Wei affirmed: "We are all ready. This time we must create a blockbuster and make a serious turnaround, making everyone realize that traveling thousands of miles has become outdated."
Liu Qing is not so obsessed with this. As she has shown, she has always been a person with a strong sense of cooperation.
If Cheng Wei could convince Lin Yi last time, she would be happy to see it happen. Wouldn't it be good for everyone to make money together? Why do we have to compete?
It's useless to think too much. Now she and Cheng Wei have the same goal.
"Both Wanli Travel and Uber's current subsidies are very strong. If we want to open up the business as soon as possible after the launch of our express bus business, we must have greater investment."
"Considering that Wanli Travel's financial strength is not as good as ours, Uber has previously announced that it will invest US$1 billion in the region. In fact, we have an advantage in this regard, so there will be a lot of room for choice."
"If we hope to make a big splash this time, I suggest we just do it in one step and make it free of charge."
This tone was indeed quite serious, but Cheng Wei was not surprised. Obviously this was not the first time they discussed this matter, and it was a serious plan.
"I think it's okay. If you spend 1 billion yuan to increase the express business volume to millions in a short period of time, it will be completely worth it. What do you think?"
When Cheng Wei said this, he felt a little emotional. He had spent a whole winter in the capital trying to attract 10,000 drivers.
Half a year after the launch of the private car service, it only had 400,000 drivers. Although the positioning of the express bus business is very different, this attempt itself proves that taxi-hailing is no longer what it used to be.
Of course Liu Qing had no objection, and they perfected the plan.
In terms of cities, they have selected 12 key cities across the country, basically covering all major areas, and can be further expanded after they are rolled out.
In terms of time, they chose once or twice a week, that is, "Orange Monday, free express train rides for all". Each passenger has two free rides on the day for no more than 15 yuan, which is approximately equivalent to 10 yuan based on the unit price of the express train.
Kilometer distance basically meets commuting needs.
In addition, Monday is the first day after the weekend, and office workers generally feel irritable. If you get a free ride at this time, it will be easier to win their favor.
In short, this event has been widely welcomed since its launch. After all, no one dislikes free things.
Dudu Kuaidu prepared the event for one month, which is four weeks, but in fact it only took two weeks to achieve the goal, which is to increase the order volume to one million.
Lin Yi and the others noticed Cheng Wei's actions as soon as they came out, because Wanli Travel always regarded Dudu as his biggest competitor.
"It's completely free. Although it's only once a week, it's already a big deal. It seems that the current speed of spending money is still too slow."
Lin Yi sighed, Liu Jianni was much more pragmatic than him:
"We can also come up with a budget of one billion, but this will make the next round of financing more urgent, and you have to be prepared."
"What do you think, senior sister?"
Lin Yi asked her opinion out of habit.
Li Moyan answered clearly and coherently: "Everyone has begun to increase subsidies. It is actually a kind of coercion. We don't have much choice."
"But under the current circumstances, we can't spend money according to their ideas. I think we can do more exploration of our own in diversified businesses."
"After all, it has been more than half a year since we last launched our private car business. Except for the express train in front of us, everything else has stabilized."
Lin Yi understood what she meant and made a decision on the spot:
"I understand what you mean. We have to deal with Dudu's 1 billion. It's up to senior sister to decide how to use this money."
"How much more money is needed, we will find a way."