Although he later called repeatedly and said that he was still trying to do Tong Daiwei's work and would continue to contact Wanli Travel, the experienced Liu Jianni pointed out to the point:
"They must be hooking up with other investors and using us as a backup."
Lin Yi said easily: "He uses us as a spare tire, and it depends on whether we are willing to continue to take over his business."
"In this market, no matter whether the shared bicycles are red, orange, yellow, green, blue or purple, even if I invest in a Hulu Brother, I will not consider the small yellow bike again."
Are you worried about having nowhere to spend money if you have money?
Liu Jianni was very competent and immediately found him another competitor with comparable strength on the track, and they also came with two people.
This time it's orange.
"Mr. Lin, I have admired you for a long time. I am Hu Weiwei from Mobike. You are younger and more handsome than what you see in the media."
"Wang Xiaofeng, CEO of Mobike."
The pair were obviously more enthusiastic, and they still shook hands with Lin Yi when they shook hands.
Lin Yi didn't care about this false reputation, but it seemed that compared with someone's attitude, the performance of these two people should be normal.
"Call me Lin Yi."
"Then we would be disrespectful. If Lin Yi doesn't blame me for trying to get close, we seem to be half fellow villagers."
Hu Weiwei is also from Zhijiang. Her hometown is Dongyang, where the famous Hengdian Film and Television City is located in this small county-level city.
But she said that most of the fellow villagers didn’t discuss it from here.
"I went to college in Lin'an. It's my second hometown. Maybe we met on the street when we were strangers."
Hu Weiwei studied at Zhijiang University City College. To the uninitiated, she might think she is a top academic, but in fact it is an affiliated independent college.
The relationship between it and "big" is roughly equivalent to "P big" and "P big bluebird".
This kind of coquettish behavior is not unique to Zhida. If outsiders misunderstand it and don't mention it, it cannot be fooled by local people, so she did not emphasize it deliberately.
The two of them made friends for a while, and then another person named Wang Xiaofeng introduced himself: "I have a history with our thousands of miles of travel."
"Before coming to Mobike, I was the general manager of Uber in Shanghai, but I left in 2014 and did not catch up with Kalanick when he was spending money and fighting."
The world is so small.
Lin Yi was also very generous: "Then thank you for your mercy."
The two parties chatted politely for a while before getting down to business. Lin Yi asked them to introduce the origin and development of Mobike.
The first person to speak was Hu Weiwei: "To tell you the truth, I worked as a reporter for ten years after graduation, mainly in the automotive field, so I am quite familiar with Li Bing from Yiche."
"Later, I accidentally proposed the idea of shared bicycles to him. Although he was optimistic about it, he didn't want to do it himself. He asked me to implement it and only gave him an angel investment. I just rushed to the market and became a monk halfway."
"Fortunately, the direction of shared bicycles has been recognized by investors, and we received financing last year."
"As the company expanded, I felt that my management experience was limited. At this time, Xiaofeng joined our team and took on the position of CEO."
When she was introduced here, Wang Xiaofeng gave a timely greeting.
Lin Yi roughly understood based on his own experience that the relationship between them was roughly equivalent to the relationship between Chen Weixing and Lu Chuanwei back then.
"Bicycle sharing has received greater attention this year. In fact, we have done two rounds of financing in a row last month."
"But we rushed over immediately after hearing the news about Wanli Travel, because no one will ignore your influence in the travel field, and we are deeply honored to receive this invitation."
"If we can join forces with Wanli Travel, I believe it will be a great boost for both of us."
Hu Weiwei introduced the basic situation and then handed over the right to speak to Wang Xiaofeng, who was responsible for the company's business part.
Obviously, the Mobike team has three key roles.
Hu Weiwei is considered the founder.
Wang Xiaofeng is the CEO. From an internal level and business management level, he is now the top decision-maker and actual person in charge.
There is another person who did not show up today but holds the key position of chairman of Mobike, Hu Weiwei’s nobleman Li Bing.
It sounds a bit complicated for a start-up company, but it seems not as clear and concise as Dai Wei's words from the little yellow car.
Lin Yi didn't need to dwell on that. He simply stated the exact same conditions he had provided to the little yellow car before.
"We can offer $100 million."
This sentence made both Hu Weiwei and Wang Xiaofeng's eyes light up, but they knew he would have something to say, so they continued to listen quietly.
"We have two requirements. The first point is that Wanli Travel will send you a financial director. The use of large amounts of funds requires permission."
The two people looked at each other, and Wang Xiaofeng answered: "No problem, but you cannot interfere with the company's normal business operations. This must be implemented in the contract."
Lin Yi expressed his approval and then extended a second finger.
"Secondly, we require the dispatch of a director who has the sole right to veto on major matters that should be discussed by the board of directors."
Hu Weiwei replied: "We need to discuss this matter."
It seems that they need off-site guidance, which may represent the degree of control the two people here have over the company.
Lin Yi decided to put more pressure on them: "I can lend you a conference room, but you must give us an answer before leaving today."
The two solemnly agreed.
While Hu Weiwei and Wang Xiaofeng were having a small meeting and cautiously making phone calls, Lin Yi and Liu Jianni, who were waiting on the other side, were also discussing the team they met today.
"It seems that Li Bing's position in the team is still very important, and he played a key role in Mobike's early financing."
Li Bing debuted very early, but not many people know about his initial entrepreneurial experience, and he is different from the big guys like BAT.
But the project he is currently working on has become quite famous in the future, and he is the most vocal among the so-called "new car-making forces".
Lin Yi told the truth: "I actually don't care about the division of labor between the three of them, and even if I want this or that, I really don't intend to get involved in the bike sharing thing."
Liu Jianni thought to herself that Lin Yi was really not optimistic about this industry.
"Then why did you choose this team? If you compare it from the perspective of a founder, Dai Wei from Little Yellow Car seems to be far superior to Hu Weiwei."
Lin Yi said seriously: "Hu Weiwei's background is average, and Mobike's management rights seem to be scattered. These are not things I care about."
"Dai Wei has a good background and a good family background. That's why he has such a bad temper and dares to explode in front of others."
"Jenny, I don't want these things because I want to do anything in this industry, but just to stop them from doing whatever they want."