Lu Sifang trembled when he heard this, spit out the food he had not yet swallowed, picked up a tablecloth and wiped his mouth, and said with a serious face.
"No matter what the boss asks, I am willing to do my best for the boss!"
This serious attitude even stunned Lu Sifang's subordinates. This licking... ah, this dedicated attitude is really a model for our generation to learn from.
Zhou Dongsheng nodded with satisfaction, and said with a bright smile on his face: "I wonder if you have used online car-hailing software recently? This online car-hailing software that has emerged recently is indeed very convenient..."
Lu Sifang was about to agree, but then he thought something was wrong. He asked himself to go on a business trip to the capital, and then talked about this online car-hailing software...
As a veteran who has been in the investment world for many years, Lu Sifang often pays attention to some industry information in the investment world and captures industry trends to ensure his investment sensitivity and ensure that he will not become abandoned by the times.
Abandoned son.
From the outside world, capital and investment seem to be lofty concepts. Covered in the mysterious veil of finance, it always makes people feel confused.
However, for Lu Sifang, even if he is moving gold bricks, he is still moving bricks and just working. After all, the gold bricks have nothing to do with them, so he often jokingly calls himself a "financial migrant worker."
In Lu Sifang's eyes, capital is just like people. Wherever there is benefit, they will swarm in.
Capable capital can act as a catalyst, allowing emerging industries to rise rapidly and eat meat in large quantities. Those who are incompetent will naturally have no choice but to follow others and eat soup.
In Lu Sifang's understanding, the biggest difference between the former and the latter is often not the amount of capital held, but the information gap.
The amount of capital determines the error tolerance rate, and the information gap is often the decisive factor in determining the success of investment.
Therefore, paying attention to industry news and maintaining information sensitivity are what Lu Sifang does every day. Even if he cannot obtain first-hand information, he must strive for second-hand and third-hand information.
You don’t need to run first, just running faster than some people is enough. If you can’t eat meat, you can drink soup. If you can’t drink soup, you can still smell it. Even if it’s not good enough, you can still become a catcher.
So when Zhou Dongsheng said this, Lu Sifang immediately thought of Didi Taxi, which had just completed a financing of US$3 billion not long ago!
However, in just three years, this Internet competitor to overseas Uber online car-hailing has already become a new Internet giant. It can be said that it is a small player in the online car-hailing industry.
In addition to its huge potential, its capital base cannot be underestimated. Behind it are not only the shadows of the two Internet giants Tenda and Alibaba, but also a number of large capital platforms.
What’s more, the daughter of the Liu family, who has a conscience for American imperialism, takes up the post of president!
The entire project was fully armed to the teeth from beginning to end. It is unique even in the investment community and can definitely be said to have the foundation of "the capital of an emperor".
There is also a gap between gold bricks and gold bricks. Let’s not mention the purity or not. The difference between moving bricks in rural credit cooperatives and moving bricks in the headquarters of the First Bank of the World is not even a tiny bit.
Therefore, Lu Sifang couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, looked at Zhou Dongsheng who was very interested, and couldn't help but ask: "Boss, you are not talking about... the Didi taxi project, are you?"
Zhou Dongsheng looked surprised, "Hey...how did you know I was going to say this?"
"Um...boss, Didi Dache just announced the news of raising US$3 billion in financing not long ago. Isn't it a bit too late to invest now? Why not choose a more suitable project..."
Lu Sifang organized his language and expressed his investment advice very implicitly and euphemistically with "it's too late." He never mentioned anything about things like "we can't afford it, and we don't even have the money to invest in it."
Zhou Dongsheng looked astonished, then burst into laughter, "You don't think I'm going to ask you to investigate Didi Taxi, do you? I, Zhou Dongsheng, am not a person who can't handle things clearly. Even if you have money, people may not be happy with this kind of project.
Take care of us."
Lu Sifang smiled sarcastically, it seemed that he had made a mistake.
Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile: "I'm just taking Didi Taxi as an example to discuss the business logic behind it."
"Perhaps the biggest difference between the rise of online car-hailing platforms and traditional taxis is that they use the convenience of the Internet to directly connect customers and vehicles with the help of the platform. The purpose is clear, so as to shorten the idle state of vehicles as much as possible and realize the utilization of resources.
The maximization of…”
Zhou Dongsheng casually said a few words about his superficial understanding, and then continued regardless of the reactions of Lu Sifang and others.
"The rise of online ride-hailing platforms seems to be the same as e-commerce. They are just re-doing traditional business on the Internet platform. But when I learned more about it, I discovered an interesting term..."
"That's the sharing economy."
"Sharing economy?" Lu Sifang asked slightly confused after hearing this.
"Yes, the online car-hailing platform is not just a single group of taxis. There are also black car drivers who run black cars, and some car owners who run a few rides in their spare time to subsidize gas expenses, not to mention private use of public cars to make money.
The private driver..."
"These large amounts of idle resources are the first element of the sharing economy. Online ride-hailing platforms integrate these idle resources and then share them with users."
"User needs are solved, drivers get rewards, and the platform, as a sharer, can also create value and get rewards."
"This is the sharing economy. I thought it was quite interesting when I first understood it. And according to this logic, food delivery may not be a kind of sharing of idle human resources..."
Zhou Dongsheng joked with a smile, and Lu Sifang and others couldn't help but also smile.
"Then when we work for the boss, does it count as sharing?" Someone followed Zhou Dongsheng's analogy and asked.
Before Zhou Dongsheng could answer, Lu Sifang was the first to react, shook his head and said: "No, the sharing economy is the use of idle resources. If you work part-time to deliver food after work, it is considered the use of idle resources..."
Zhou Dongsheng nodded with deep understanding. Children can be taught. He is indeed a professional. He can get it right with just a few clicks.
Then Zhou Dongsheng continued to follow this line of thinking and said: "After learning about the sharing economy, I am curious. Since the car is idle and can be shared, are there other idle resources that can be shared and utilized?"
"For example, a bicycle?"
"You can take a taxi directly for places that are far away, but if you are within a kilometer or two, taking a taxi is a bit wasteful. There are not many motorcycles nowadays, not to mention the starting price limit."
"But just walking on two legs will take a lot of time, especially for people who often commute to and from get off work. Sometimes, by accident, you may be late and get deducted for being late. I believe you on this. It’s something I’ve experienced.”
Lu Sifang and others couldn't help but nodded in agreement, but then they thought, no, you, a big boss, drive a luxury car to and from get off work, and you don't need to clock in to work, how can you possibly feel the hardship of being a worker?
The people under his command couldn't help but look at Lu Sifang. Why are you, a high-level migrant worker with an annual salary of one million, joining in the fun?
"If there is user demand, there will naturally be business opportunities. I didn't expect that when I checked, I actually found out that there is such a thing as shared bicycles..."
Zhou Dongsheng spoke eloquently and analyzed his investment intentions in a profound and simple way.
After all, cheating always needs to be done, not to mention that Xiaotou is not cheating!