This result was within Lin Yi's expectation, not because he consciously decided on the orange bicycle, but because he had more choices than his opponent.
If you don't agree, then find another one.
For the shared bicycle industry, Wanli Travel’s investment not only represents financial support, promotion of publicity and introduction of traffic.
Because everyone expects that this dominant player in the travel field will not miss the feast of shared bicycles, and will even play a leading role in it.
Then if the money is not obtained by oneself, it will definitely be obtained by a competitor, which is something that relatively weak players are not willing to face.
In any case, Mobike accepted his conditions, and Lin Yi had no regrets.
The rest of the matter went smoothly, and both parties soon announced that Wanli Travel would invest US$100 million in Mobike to become the other party's largest shareholder.
This is the largest investment in the history of the shared bicycle industry, making Mobike the most anticipated leader in the industry.
In fact, Mobike has many problems. For example, its early models were too expensive, and the cost was an order of magnitude higher than that of small yellow bikes, which seriously affected the launch speed.
However, Lin Yi kept his word and did not interfere with these business details. They would learn war by themselves.
Anyway, they will become more and more alike.
As the winner of the taxi-hailing war that cost tens of billions, no one knows better than Lin Yi that the result of this war of attrition is "homogenization."
In short, Lin Yi sent the other party away after giving him US$100 million and ordering the integration of Mobike into the Wanli Travel app.
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As the saying goes, wealth that does not return to its hometown is like walking in brocade at night.
After making a casual bet in the bike-sharing industry, Lin Yizheng returned to Lin'an.
At the beginning of September, the G20 Summit was just held here, which is the most important international conference hosted by this city in recent years.
Of course, it is also a watershed for local housing prices. The next time real estate agents encounter such a major subject that can be speculated for several years, they will have to wait until the Asian Games.
Lin Yi is not here to attend this summit.
At the beginning of this year, he took US$2 billion from Factory A, which was the key support for Wanli Travel to survive the most difficult period.
At that time, there was matchmaking and coordination within the province, and Lin Yi agreed to establish a southern headquarters in the Future Science and Technology City.
Lingnan people may have their own opinions on whether Lin'an's geographical location is considered "south".
However, no matter what the name is, it does not affect the core of the package of jobs, taxes and other conditions promised by Wanli Travel to the local area.
This matter was not implemented just now, otherwise it would appear that Lin Yi was too ignorant.
After Lin Yi negotiated with Factory A, arrangements were made even before the money arrived. This southern headquarters has been in operation for more than half a year and is the city with the highest concentration of Wanli Travel employees outside the capital.
It’s just that the competition between Wanli Travel and Tuk-Tuk Taxi has reached a critical moment, so it didn’t make a big deal about it.
Now that the victory of the taxi-hailing war has been decided, the local government has promptly asked whether to hold a replacement unveiling ceremony. After all, Wanli Travel can be considered a star company.
Lin Yi will naturally not refuse, and there will be many opportunities to deal with him in the future.
If I am a bit selfish, Lin'an is my hometown after all, and I might be able to make good connections there one day.
What made Lin Yi a little dumbfounded was that the other party quite praised him.
The leaders who came to attend the ceremony told him privately that if Wanli Travel could continue to expand in Lin'an, they could consider granting him a piece of land to build a building of his own.
Lin Yi has no hobby of building buildings, not to mention that they don't have a self-built headquarters building in the capital yet.
Commercial land is worthless.
However, if a large factory that can provide a large number of jobs settles here, the price of surrounding residential land will immediately change.
Lin Yi also did not honestly explain that his next plan for Wanli Travel was not to go all out with money and money, but to cut back on food and clothing and transform to make profits.
So he just muttered haha and got over it.
A collateral impact of this incident was that local TV stations reported on it, with the title "Wanli Travel Southern Headquarters settled in Chengxi Future Technology City, and the founder personally attended the unveiling."
Ms. Yu Xiujuan was very proud of this.
"Hey, hey, hey, he's out, he's out. Lin Yi looks handsome in this suit today. You can wear more of it in the future. You should be the boss and stop looking sloppy every day."
Lin Yi seriously doubted that even if he slicked back his hair every day in suits and ties outside, she would still find her disgusting and slovenly when he got home.
Lin Yi returned home to his old house this time. Because he had not notified him in advance and it was not the New Year, he did not invite his relatives to come and get together.
However, Yu Xiujuan still talked about the changes in her family at the dinner table.
It may not be worth mentioning compared to Lin Yi's earth-shaking changes in the past few years, but this is what they can feel around them.
"Xiaoqian is still in college, but Xiaohui is now successful. I heard that the company promoted him to sales director some time ago, and invited us to a big hotel for dinner, and even gave me and your dad a toast..."
Lin Yi's cousin Cheng Zihui was originally a smart person. In his previous life, he had no worries about money by selling houses, but his foundation was too shallow and he was unable to move up.
This time with Lin Yi, although Cheng Zihui knew his relatives very well and was usually very measured, he just became closer to Lin's parents.
But just the fact that he is "the cousin of Boss Lin who has traveled thousands of miles" is enough for him to enter a completely different social level.
Sales director won't be his end.
Lin Yi did not prohibit his relatives from using his banner outside. As long as they were not committing crimes or violating laws and disciplines, he would not mind making things easier for them.
After all, seeing the people around you getting better and better is also the meaning of struggle.
Speaking of my cousin, after Lin Yi sold Suiyi Takeaway.com in 2013, the house he helped Lin’s parents to buy had already been delivered and decorated.
But Lin's parents were unwilling to move there, saying they didn't want to let go of their old neighbors.
Lin Yi casually planned that if this was the case, he could buy another set nearby, and when they wanted to come back for a visit, they could just stroll there.
Ms. Yu Xiujuan gave him a disdainful look: "You spend a lot of money, right?"
She began to scold: "Also, when you have money, don't just buy a house, which will make you look petty. You also need to be more particular about food and clothing."
Lin Yi retorted: "You are still telling me that you are not even willing to throw out half a plate of leftovers, and you have to bring them out the next day to heat them up."
Ms. Yu Xiujuan was not dissatisfied with his back talk: "Your father and I were eating leftovers at home, and no one could see outside."
"But you are different. Look at all the people coming and going now. Leaders as big as those on TV are here. Don't let people think you are shabby. Make more friends, you know..."
Lin's father and Lin's mother had never made friends with any dignitaries in their lives, but now they were imparting experience to their son, paradoxically.
Lin Yi didn't find it ridiculous. While eating the meal cooked by Ms. Yu Xiujuan, he felt something warm flowing in his stomach.