Once Ofo's overseas strategy was made public, it could be said to have stirred up waves with one stone, throwing another blockbuster into the already booming bike-sharing industry.
In particular, the scope of the action is so large that it covers cities in three mainstream developed countries as the starting point of its overseas strategy, which undoubtedly fully demonstrates the expansion ambitions of the small yellow car.
And with the help of overseas capital, the first overseas stop of the little yellow car is the legendary Silicon Valley!
To a certain extent, it can be regarded as the initial realization of Dai Wei's ambition. After all, his goal of starting a business is to compete with Google, a great company, and he has high ambitions to compete with it.
And the little yellow car traveled across the ocean to land in Silicon Valley, which can be regarded as shortening the distance between him and Google, well... it is the kind of distance on the physical level (funny).
Even so, this small strategy of Xiaohuangche is undoubtedly a good move, and it has given another push to shared bicycles, which were already on the cusp of the storm.
Especially at a certain level, shared bicycles are an innovation in the domestic Internet field, and the ability of small yellow bikes to take this opportunity to go abroad is undoubtedly a potential cultural export.
Although purely in terms of technical content, it does not seem to be such a great breakthrough and innovation, and it is also a direction that has never been imagined in overseas markets.
But again, it doesn’t matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.
No matter what it is, as long as it can be exported to the outside world, for some people, it is already a rare breakthrough.
How can we not write about such a "breakthrough" achievement without writing about it in detail?
Especially in the increasingly competitive bike-sharing industry, with such a killer move, Xiaohuang Bicycle is naturally full of energy and wants to take this opportunity to completely establish its position as the number one in the industry.
It would be great if we could turn our advantages into victory step by step.
To this end, Dai Weite approved a considerable amount of publicity expenses, and did his best to use various major channels to spread the news that the yellow car represented shared bicycles going abroad, and tried his best to exaggerate the epoch-making significance of this feat.
In an instant, a large number of press releases spread across the entire network. Among the many boastful press releases, shared bicycles were elevated to the level of "one of China's four new inventions".
It has to be said that this simple and crude propaganda method has an immediate effect.
After all, as the country has become increasingly powerful in recent years and has gradually become the world's second largest economy, the general public, who have been struggling for many years, urgently need an outlet to vent their emotions.
News such as winning glory for the country always makes the public feel proud, and the little yellow car that accurately touches the public's pain points will naturally benefit a lot under the subtle influence.
And a number of investment institutions that are also on the profit boat of the little yellow car naturally perform their respective duties and spare no effort to fuel and build momentum for it.
After all, as long as the little yellow car can take advantage of the trend and continue to expand and continue to cover its business territory, this investment can bring them a steady stream of income.
Among them, Zhou Dongsheng, who was the first to enter the game, was no exception. After hearing the news that Xiaohuangche released its overseas strategy, Zhou Dongsheng was a little surprised.
After all, in his previous life, he only watched helplessly as the little yellow carriage climbed up a tall building and entertained guests. He was one of the many spectators who watched the collapse of his building. Naturally, it was impossible for him to know all about its development.
I just vaguely remember that shared bicycles did become popular overseas for a while, but other than that, I don’t know any more details.
Now, as a person with vested interests, Zhou Dongsheng is naturally happy to hear this news.
At the same time, Zhou Dongsheng has also been secretly trying to figure out the timing of the window period. After all, for the two shared bicycle companies at hand, Zhou Dongsheng's goal from beginning to end is to realize cash.
Although I had some unrealistic fantasies, even top bosses like Tenda Ali failed to successfully merge the two companies together. It would undoubtedly be difficult for me to do it with my own meager strength.
Ascend to heaven.
Let’s not mention the anti-monopoly that is like the Sword of Damocles. Under the AB equity structure, Zhou Dongsheng, as an investor, occupies a large share of the investment.
But from beginning to end, Zhou Dongsheng had no intention of competing for the right to speak, and the two founders always maintained absolute control over the company's development.
Under this current mainstream equity structure, the vast majority of investors only have the power to make suggestions. Even if they vote, the founders generally hold the power of veto.
Although it is an unrealistic fantasy, I have to say that this is indeed a very challenging thing. The probability of success is very slim, but once you succeed, you will undoubtedly get a great sense of accomplishment... and benefits.
As for the benefits, they are all incidental, mainly for the sense of accomplishment, ahem.
Seeing that the little yellow car is gaining momentum, Zhou Dongsheng, as one of the earliest major shareholders to enter the game, naturally cannot sit idly by.
Zhou Dongsheng also didn't mind tilting the many publicity resources in his hands towards the little yellow car, adding another fuel to the raging fire.
Of course, this kind of thing cannot imitate the spirit of "getting out of bed and hiding oneself and fame" in this kind of thing. After all, only children who can cry have milk to drink.
The most important thing is not how much you give, but how much you give.
For this reason, Zhou Dongsheng went straight to the point and dialed Dai Wei's phone number.
Dai Wei on the other end of the phone was in high spirits at this time. When he saw the caller ID, he couldn't help laughing and spoke first as soon as the call was connected.
"Rare visitor, Director Jay, I wonder why magpies are visiting the capital even when it's snowing..."
This somewhat sinister tone made Zhou Dongsheng smile knowingly. After all, as a co-investor of Mobike and Xiaohuangche, Zhou Dongsheng is somewhat "biased".
This bowl of water was not flat, and Dai Wei had long complained about it. Now he was finally proud of it, and it was undoubtedly reasonable to take this opportunity to get angry.
Zhou Dongsheng naturally had no fault for this, after all, he was giving the gift sincerely this time.
"The magpies coming to my door on this snowy day have nothing to do with me. They are probably here to bring good news to Mr. Dai. After all, everyone knows that Mr. Dai has brought glory to the country. It is obvious that he can have such a natural phenomenon.
Mr. Dai is truly the chosen one..."
Zhou Dongsheng expressed his sincere congratulations, but his words sounded even more yin-yang and eccentric than Dai Wei. Obviously Zhou Dongsheng was also a fellow member of the yin-yang family who was well versed in the ways of the yin-yang family.
Before he could react, Zhou Dongsheng changed the topic and said with a smile: "So I'm here to express my congratulations to Mr. Dai, and I'll give you a small gift by the way."
"After all, such a good thing must be widely publicized, especially if Mr. Dai wants to implement the overseas strategy to the end, I can also be a matchmaker for Mr. Dai..."
Zhou Dongsheng said calmly, but the implication was clear. Although the development of shared bicycles is booming, the development of short videos is also not willing to give in.
As for Zhou Dongsheng's status as Douyin's strategic investor, Dai Wei is naturally well aware of it, and he has heard about Douyin's unique influence in overseas markets.
When it comes to going abroad and bringing glory to the country, short videos are obviously ahead of shared bicycles. Since shared bicycles can rise to the level of the "four new inventions"...
How can you get a spot with a short video?
Thinking of this, Dai Wei was also very happy. After all, this was a scarce publicity resource, and it met the needs of the little yellow cars.
In the face of interests, Dai Wei naturally chose to put aside his grudges with a smile, "That is naturally excellent. After all, the development of the little yellow car is good, and it is a good thing for Director Jay with no harm at all..."
"Of course, for Mr. Dai, that is an even happier event..." Zhou Dongsheng did not deny it and said with a smile.
At this point, the two parties also had a tacit understanding of each other, and then exchanged a few business words before hanging up the phone.
The purpose of Zhou Dongsheng's work has been achieved, and he has notified Dai Wei to take the credit in advance. Of course, Zhou Dongsheng does not need to waste any time on the rest.
All you need to do is to leave this matter to the people under your command, and then go out to communicate with Yang Luyu and create a bridge for both parties to complete a wave of resource exchange.
For today's rich and wealthy rickshaws, there is naturally an urgent need to convert a large amount of funds in hand into resources for the rapid development of rickshaws.
Among them, bicycle production alone takes up most of the funds, and the remaining funds naturally have to be spent wisely.
And traffic is undoubtedly one of them. Of course, domestic traffic is not scarce for small yellow cars, but overseas traffic is definitely a hard currency that can meet urgent needs.
The role reversal is also the same for Yang Luyu. Nowadays, both overseas musical.ly and domestic Douyin are developing very fast.
Its considerable platform traffic is enough to show that this business model has been fully verified by the market, and what needs to be done next is naturally to find a possibility for this business model to be monetized.
After all, "Everything in the world is for profit, and everything in the world is for profit" is an eternal truth, and whether it is an entrepreneur or an investor, the common goal of both parties is undoubtedly to make a profit.
If it's not for making money, what's the difference between doing charity, let alone charity...
And with common interests as the driving force, all actions will naturally be reasonable, no matter whether it is Yang Luyu, Dai Wei, or Zhou Dongsheng, the investor who made the connection.
All three parties can benefit from this cooperation, and this matter will naturally fall into place.
With the arrival of 2017, it also means that the new year is approaching. Although the weather is cold, there seems to be a hint of the new year in the air.
The most obvious change is that most of the work arrangements have become "Let's wait until after the New Year".
No matter what happens, go home to celebrate the New Year. The Chinese New Year is of great significance to the general public.
After all, for many people, the only way to enjoy the reunion of the whole family is during the Chinese New Year.
For Zhou Dongsheng, after living happily outside for so long, it is time to go home. After all, his old mother is still here, and he has been getting calls every three days to urge him.
As the hands-off shopkeeper, there was nothing important to bother Zhou Dongsheng now, so Zhou Dongsheng simply asked Li Jiana to book a flight and prepare to go home immediately for the New Year.
As an assistant, Li Jiana naturally drove Zhou Dongsheng to the airport.
"You should also go home and take a look this year. Don't let the elderly at home worry..." Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile.
"Okay Chairman, by the way, I have prepared a gift for my aunt, please bring it with me..." Li Jiana smiled gently, and then took out a gift box from the trunk. She didn't know when it was prepared.
"Okay, if you're interested, go back. If the company doesn't have anything important to do, don't bother me. We'll talk about it after the New Year." Zhou Dongsheng waved his hand, turned around and walked back to the airport.
Inwardly, he couldn't help but muttered that the romantic debt seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and then he shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
………
Although the New Year is approaching, it is about to usher in a scene that overseas media love to see: factories are shut down, stores are closed, the stock market cannot be traded, and the economy has fallen into a large-scale shutdown, ushering in a comprehensive Great Depression.
However, capital never sleeps, and there is no such thing as a New Year for the capital market, especially for the virtual currency market that trades 24 hours a day.
It is worth mentioning that after crossing over from 2016 to 2017, the Bitcoin market also completed an unprecedented breakthrough.
On an insignificant morning, the market value of Bitcoin reached US$1,000 for the first time, breaking the curse of being unable to exceed US$1,000 in one fell swoop. The market's differences seemed to have reached a consensus at this moment, and the market value of Bitcoin rose accordingly.
However, before investors could cheer, several major virtual currency trading institutions released blockbuster news.
In order to further curb speculation and prevent violent price fluctuations, each platform will start charging transaction service fees from 12:00 noon on January 24. The service fees are charged at a fixed rate of 0.2% of the transaction amount, and the active transaction and passive transaction rates are
Consistent.
There is no doubt that for Bitcoin, which has always boasted of being decentralized and based on this, this wave of joint intervention from several major institutions is undoubtedly a major bad news.
After all, charging handling fees may be just the beginning. Who knows whether it will become more severe in the future?
For a time, panic spread in the market in an instant. For virtual currencies that are traded 24 hours a day and have no limit on the rise or fall, in addition to having no upper limit on the rise, it also means that there is no lower limit on the fall!
Three years ago, Bitcoin's highest market capitalization record of $955.85 was also reached at the end of 2013. Then after entering 2014, it began to plummet, falling to $771.4 in January!
Although it was once raised to 832.58 US dollars in February, it was obviously done intentionally, just to increase shipments. After the liquidation, the market value of Bitcoin plummeted, and it could no longer support itself.
Although the three-year period has arrived, investors in the market may have changed one after another, but almost the same script has been staged again, which undoubtedly greatly contributed to the panic in the market.
Being able to break through the $1,000 threshold may have met the psychological expectations of some investors, and they took this opportunity to start shipping in line with the trend.
In a dark decentralized trading market, a gunshot was fired, and all parties immediately started to rush away in unison. For a while, it looked like a stampede escape.
The market value of US$1,000 seems to be just a flash in the pan. The curve on the market is leaking like a column, and there are signs of diving towards the number 9. Many investors are frightened and quickly follow the shipment to stop losses.
Lu Sifang, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, was still in a nightclub indulging in the joy of flirting with the people from across the ocean, when an untimely vibration in his pocket disturbed his interest.
After taking out his mobile phone and casually looking at the message, Lu Sifang suddenly trembled. He almost sobered up from the wine and almost withered. How could he care about the things that were so difficult to extricate himself from...