Chapter 441: Taking the heat out of the cauldron, Zhang Shuo is holding back his big move again!
The so-called burning fire will eventually dissipate.
On this side, Dida and Kuaidi are fighting fiercely, with each subsidy being more severe than the other. On the other side, news suddenly came out that the relevant departments in Yangcheng have interviewed Dida, Kuaidi, Qingcheng Taxi and other online ride-hailing companies.
Relevant companies are required to effectively perform the safety supervision responsibilities of the platform.
This undoubtedly poured cold water on the fire.
"Hey, are the officials ready to take action?" This is the subconscious reaction of many people.
"No!!"
"Yes, we haven't collected enough wool. These giants are willing to burn money, so why should the government intervene? Let them continue to burn, and they will not form a monopoly anyway."
“I couldn’t agree more!!!”
"Not to mention the shenanigans, online car-hailing itself also represents a progressive technology, right? At least it will be more convenient to take a taxi in the future, and it will no longer be the only option like taxis."
Because Qingcheng Taxi was also questioned, some people were worried that the government would suppress the online taxi industry.
"Yes, for new things on the Internet, relevant departments cannot just ban them. They still need to give online ride-hailing some room for growth and trial and error. Otherwise, it will be a disguised form of inaction."
Netizens are still very sharp.
At this stage, because there have been no safety incidents of any kind, Chinese people generally recognize and welcome online ride-hailing as a new thing.
There is no resistance.
Even taxi drivers who resisted before are now happily earning subsidies.
No one complained at all!!!
On the contrary, the interview in Yangcheng did not seem to be satisfactory to consumers, drivers, and online ride-hailing companies, and it did not gain support from public opinion as expected.
There are even rumors that the reason why Yangcheng came forward this time was obviously to negotiate with the major online ride-hailing platform, but in essence it was to support Qingcheng Taxi and relieve the business pressure of Qingcheng Taxi.
The reason given is——
"Years ago, it was revealed that Qingcheng Taxi Taxi would strengthen the review of registered drivers and strengthen platform supervision. Its attitude is exactly the same as that of Yangcheng today."
It's such a coincidence that it's hard not to make people think of it.
"It shouldn't be the case. I've never heard of the budding family engaging in such small tricks before. Like food delivery subsidies, shared bicycle subsidies, Qingcheng didn't end up in the end, and they all lived well in the end."
Many people still don't believe this rumor, which shows that Qingcheng still has a very strong reputation.
"Not necessarily. Qingcheng Taxi has been cornered. Maybe he acted without authorization behind the cute king's back?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out!"
"The Sprout Group has grown to the scale it is today. Even if King Meng is a once-in-a-century business wizard, he still can't manage it. It's only normal for the people below to deviate from their original intentions."
Netizens are suspicious and complain, and some are happy to add fuel to the flames.
The consequences were not just for competitors like Tick Tack and Kuai Di, but also for the likes of Xinjingbao, Scarlet Capital and other forces that could not deal with Sprout, or had grudges against Sprout.
Due to the sudden rise in public opinion, Qingcheng Group had to urgently come forward to refute the rumors.
Fortunately, however, follow-up news soon came out from Yangcheng, saying that this was just a routine interview with the relevant departments, and neither punishment nor any mandatory requirements were imposed.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief again.
A small-scale storm disappeared without a chance to break out.
It made some people very disappointed.
"I didn't believe it before, but the anticlimactic interview in Yangcheng made me even more convinced that I was trying to stand up for Qingcheng Group." Big Brother said to the uncle on the phone.
They cooperated so well with each other.
"Let's go ahead. This just proves one thing. In the field of online ride-hailing, consumers are on our side, and that's enough."
After experiencing the previous turmoil, how could the uncle be easily led into trouble by Big Brother?
For Zhang Shuo.
My current attitude is that if I can avoid provoking someone, I won’t take the initiative to do so.
“Can’t do it!!!”
………
Saturday, February 22nd.
In the pavilion of the small courtyard, Zhang Shuo, dressed in casual clothes, was playing chess with his second uncle.
"As you can see, it's not that simple to do something." There was no trace of frustration on Tang Yi's face, he was still so calm and calm.
no doubt.
This interview in Yangcheng is actually a test of the Lingnan Province’s plan to introduce relevant regulatory policies.
Although Tang Yi had already expressed his position years ago that Lingnan Province would serve as a vanguard in regulating online ride-hailing, it still needs to go through a series of actions such as investigation, demonstration, and testing, and it cannot be achieved overnight.
The results were not ideal.
"Does this mean that the implementation of Lingnan Province's policy on online car-hailing supervision will be delayed?" Zhang Shuo asked.
"Absolutely. I need an opportunity."
Tang Yi did not shy away from the fact that the implementation of any regulatory measures often requires an opportunity, and intervention needs to be done after the subject of supervision actually exposes the problem.
Only some warning can be given beforehand.
"Okay!"
Zhang Shuo is not so anxious. From a longer time point, it is indeed still early.
And he also has some new ideas about online car-hailing.
"It's good if you can figure it out."
Tang Yi took a deep look at Zhang Shuo. In his previous understanding, someone like Zhang Shuo who became famous early would inevitably have a trace of arrogance in his bones and would not easily accept setbacks.
But he didn't see such signs in Zhang Shuo.
It's really unbelievable.
………
It's Monday again in the blink of an eye.
On the Internet, in addition to the excitement of online ride-hailing, just yesterday, Samsung held a press conference for the new year and officially launched its flagship mobile phone - Samsung.
Unfortunately.
Compared with Maili mobile phones, Samsung's S series has become very outdated. Especially, until this year, Samsung still stubbornly used plastic casings, which really stretched the crotch.
It’s no wonder that as soon as the Samsung S5 was released, the president of H Factory Meiguo complained, “Samsung phones are still using cheap plastic and tragic designs. If you want to buy a product made of cheap plastic, then Samsung
The star is none other than you."
This triggered a war of words between the two sides.
The reason is also very simple. Factory H also released this year’s flagship mobile phone at almost the same time.
It's just a matter of fighting each other.
It is a pity that whether it is H Factory or Samsung, it is almost difficult to see them in the Chinese market. This war of words naturally did not cause much discussion on the Chinese Internet.
It also reflects from the side how lonely Factory H is today.
It was so beautiful back then, but now it is so miserable.
In fact, Samsung is not much better, especially in the high-end mobile phone market, it has obviously lost to Maili.
Even on a global scale, the sales ranking of high-end smartphones is Pingguo first, Maili second, and the former champion Sanxing has slipped to third place.
Moreover, in terms of brand recognition, Samsung mobile phones have obviously fallen behind in the high-end mobile phone market. Whether the Samsung S series is qualified to be called high-end is a question mark in the minds of many consumers.
But the overall strength of the three stars cannot be underestimated.
One thing is that Sanxing adopts a sea of machine strategy. In addition to the flagship brand S series, there are many other brands covering the high, middle and low-end markets, and the overall sales volume is still very good.
Erze Sanxing is not a pure smartphone manufacturer, it also has chip and other businesses.
It is both a terminal and a supplier.
At this point, even Pingguo is incomparable.
If Maili rises to the level of its parent company, Germination Group, it can barely compete with Sanxing. Whether it is chip foundry or chip design, it will be remarkable.
And it is developing rapidly!!!
………
After browsing the news, Zhang Shuo came to the small conference room next door.
At the meeting, Wu Sheyuan, the director of human resources, reported on the latest preparation progress of Jiangcheng Vocational and Technical College and Qingmiao Academy. "The offline headquarters of Qingmiao Academy is located in the Germination Industrial Park."
"However, Qingmiao Academy mainly adopts online teaching methods, and will regularly require senior executives and key personnel within the group, as well as hired lecturers from outside, to conduct online teaching and complete online learning."
After all, the Internet gene still exists in Mo Ya, and online teaching is the general trend.
There is no reason not to keep pace with the times.
"Jiangcheng Vocational and Technical College has completed site selection and project feasibility report analysis, and the total project investment is expected to be around 7.5 billion. The annual operating expenses will depend on subsequent enrollment."
With the current strength of Sprout Group, tuition fees can certainly be waived.
But you can't do that.
If we really do this, Mo Ya will be happy, but it will destroy the rules of the entire vocational education system, which may not be a good thing for the development of China's vocational education.
On the contrary, it may cause some private capital to withdraw.
Therefore, when Jiangcheng Vocational and Technical College, which is under preparation, is officially put into operation in the future, various scholarships and grants can be established internally, but tuition fees cannot be waived.
This is the rule!!!
"The construction funds of Jiangcheng Vocational and Technical College, including subsequent operating expenses, are borne by the group headquarters. The management authority of the college is handed over to the Talent Center, which is regarded as an organization directly under the Talent Center."
Zhang Shuo also quickly came to a conclusion.
"good!"
Wu Sheyuan was a little excited. This was a great trust in him.
………
After the meeting, Zhang Shuo called Lu Qi to the office alone and asked with a smile, "Is the contract progress between Qingcheng Taxi and the taxi company still satisfactory?"
“The progress is very good.”
Lu Qi was slightly surprised. He didn't understand why Zhang Shuo, a big boss, suddenly became so interested in Qingcheng Taxi Taxi recently. He almost "doesn't care about everything".
Keep an eye on the latest progress from time to time.
This is actually very abnormal.
Qingcheng taxi-hailing is just a sub-business of Qingcheng Group. After Lu Qi resigned as chairman of Qingcheng Group not long ago, it stands to reason that even he does not need to be involved in such matters.
At Pei Weiping's level, it reaches the top.
This is normal for a boss who loves to worry, but Zhang Shuo is obviously not this type.
That's very strange.
Thinking back to the interview in Yangcheng last week, Lu Qi always felt that everything about this matter was weird.
Fortunately, he is thoughtful.
Because he realized that the big boss was very concerned about this matter, even though this matter did not actually require Lu Qi's level of concern, he still kept an eye on the progress of the matter.
Make sure you can answer fluently when the big boss asks.
This is called professionalism!
"That's it..."
Although Zhang Shuo's so-called concern was actually just to open up the topic, he took advantage of the situation and said, "I have new ideas about the next step of Qingcheng Taxi."
"Please speak!"
Lu Qi admired the big boss's unconstrained style.
"Now that we have signed a cooperation agreement with the taxi company, can we go one step further? For example, split Qingcheng Taxi from Qingcheng Group and then introduce a group of strategic partners."
Zhang Shuo did not just have a sudden idea, but had been thinking about this issue.
"Chairman, are the strategic partners you refer to these taxi companies trying to deeply bind each other through the establishment of joint companies and joint operations?"
Lu Qi is not stupid at all, he is very clear at all.
"That's right!"
Zhang Shuo nodded, "Pure service cooperation is not reliable. When Didi and KuaiDi end the subsidies, they will probably compete with Qingcheng Taxi for this piece of fat."
"Uh, this isn't really a piece of fat, is it?"
Lu Qi subconsciously raised objections, "The main force of online car-hailing is the newly registered online car-hailing drivers. Although there are many taxi drivers, they are actually unmatched by the group of online car-hailing drivers."
"It's not about the number of drivers."
Zhang Shuo shook his head, "But in terms of supervision, compared with private cars, taxis naturally have more trust from passengers and regulatory authorities, and are the most conducive to supervision. This is the most important thing."
"Supervision……"
Lu Qi couldn't help but think of the interview in Yangcheng last week. "What the chairman means is that in the future, the government will implement stricter supervision on the online ride-hailing industry?"
"It's almost predictable."
Zhang Shuo nodded calmly, "You don't need me to tell you how many problems were found before Qingcheng Taxi re-examined the information of registered online ride-hailing drivers?"
"There are many questions, some of which are even outrageous."
Even if the registration information is fake, some registered online ride-hailing drivers are simply not clear about it.
It can be said to be a mess.
"So, with the rapid expansion of the online ride-hailing market, especially the balloon-like expansion of companies like Dida and KuaiDi through subsidies, once supervision cannot keep up, problems are almost inevitable," Zhang Shuo said.
"Chairman, you are right."
After thinking about it carefully, Lu Qi was also slightly startled and broke into a cold sweat.
"So, in my opinion, the combination of taxi and online ride-hailing platforms is the right track for the future development of online ride-hailing. Qingcheng Taxi has already taken the lead, and it is natural to further consolidate its advantages."
Zhang Shuo brought the topic back to strategic cooperation with taxi companies.
"It is not difficult to spin off Qingcheng Taxi. There is a dedicated subsidiary responsible for the operation. The difficulty is that there are so many Chinese taxi companies with different sizes. If it is just a pure shareholding, the equity will be too dispersed.
, it seems that it cannot achieve the goal of strategic cooperation.”
Lu Qi's implication was that Zhang Shuo's idea was good, but the operation was too difficult.
"Then isn't there any solution?"
Zhang Shuo is not the kind of person who will be intimidated by temporary difficulties. Now that he has determined the correct development trajectory, he must have the courage to "go all the way to the dark side".
"let me see"
Lu Qi realized that it was his turn to show his value.
"Chairman, do you think this will work? Since there are too many taxi companies and they are too complex, we might as well discuss cooperation directly with the local transportation department on a city-by-city basis."
"Or be bolder and directly connect provinces and introduce strategic investors."
"While introducing supervision at the top level, at the specific operational level, that is, with taxi companies, we still maintain the current service contract model."
Lu Qi quickly thought of a solution.
The so-called competent authorities, especially at the provincial level, basically have various investment companies under them. Even if it is not feasible, they can also let the urban investment or provincial investment invest on their behalf.
Anyway, there are many ways.
In this way, at a large strategic level, Qingcheng Taxi is tied to China's taxi industry and consciously accepts the supervision of the entire industry.
"This is a good idea."
Zhang Shuo appreciated it very much, "Then let's start talking about Lingnan Province."
"good!!!"
Of course, Lu Qi understood it and immediately said, "Chairman, there is another question. After all, online car-hailing is a new business. I'm afraid it won't work just by taxis."
"You're right to remind me."
Zhang Shuo smiled and nodded, "A new thing like online taxi-hailing should not only take care of the interests of the taxi community, but also encourage new entrants and stimulate employment to a certain extent."
"We must leave enough living space for newly registered online ride-hailing drivers."
"My suggestion is to stick to the previous principles and focus on recruiting full-time online ride-hailing drivers as regular employees, paying social security, and bringing them under the company's supervision."
Thus.
Qingcheng Taxi cannot be said to have become a vassal or even a puppet of the taxi industry.
Balance is the way to go!!!
"In terms of introducing strategic investment, in addition to relevant investment companies at the provincial level, we can also negotiate with BYD and Mango Group to introduce these two strategic partners."
Zhang Shuo's idea is to have BYD provide ordinary online car-hailing services, while Mango Group provides similar private car services to target the high-end market.
In this way, the application scenarios of new energy vehicles can also be broadened.
"clear!!!"
Lu Qi had to admit that this was also a very brilliant idea.
In this way, Qingcheng Taxi-hailing after the split will not only have brand and traffic support from the parent company Qingcheng Group, but also have comprehensive cooperation from taxi companies, as well as car supply from BYD and Mango.
It almost forms a complete closed loop.
Faced with such a new giant, even if Tick Tock and Kuai Di merged according to the trajectory of the original time and space, and then merged with Youbu, they would not be able to pose a threat to Qingcheng Taxi.
It is bound to reshape the entire online ride-hailing market.
Tick-tock and Kuaidi, with the support of Tengda and Ahli, are still burning money like crazy. Little did they know that behind this, Zhang Shuo had already resorted to a plan to drain the firepower.
We will fundamentally prevent the occurrence of freaks like the original time and space tick.