To be honest, when Wang Chuanfu raised the issue of "shared cars", Zhou Dongsheng was somewhat caught off guard.
Could it be that at this point in time, Brother Boatman actually has ideas about car sharing? If he praises the prospects of this industry, is it possible that he will lead BYD into a ditch?
Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but think in a bad way, he had the urge to push the dominoes of history and witness the effect of the chain reaction...
Of course, this kind of thought only had a spark, and was instantly extinguished by Zhou Dongsheng's rationality.
Afterwards, Zhou Dongsheng thought about it for a while and felt that it made sense. After all, compared with the battery business of the bank, BYD's current focus can be said to be fully tilted towards the new energy vehicle business.
At the same time, the automobile business is undoubtedly the key to carrying Wang Chuanfu's ambitions.
If we just talk about battery cooperation, it seems that it is not worth Wang Chuanfu's big fight. Even if we take advantage of the sharing economy, power banks will always be power banks.
The essential difference between light industry and heavy industry will obviously not be shaken by subjective will.
The current concept of sharing economy is popular all over the country and has been favored by a large amount of capital. If taxis and homestays are the past of the sharing concept, then the popular shared bicycles may be the present of the sharing concept...
As for the future direction and outlook of the industry, it is also worth pondering. After all, if an industry has no future, it will undoubtedly be desperate.
Therefore, with the maturity of the concept of the sharing economy and the great success of shared bicycles, industry financing continues to reach new highs, which also gives everyone higher expectations and prospects for the future of the industry.
Among them, car sharing has become a track that many large investment institutions and entrepreneurs are optimistic about. An authoritative survey agency has made bold predictions about the future based on current analysis.
"The scale of the shared car market is unprecedentedly huge. The number of shared cars in China is likely to reach 600,000 by 2025, and the domestic demand for shared car travel will reach 37 million people in the future..."
"Correspondingly, the market size will reach 380 billion per year, and the related business brought by potential market demand will reach 1.8 trillion!"
Such a bold prediction has set a nearly trillion-yuan growth target for the market's future expectations. Such a huge piece of cake is enough to make many people salivate and even lose their minds...
Therefore, successive capitals are rushing to "land on the beach", intending to be the first to enter the market to squander the land. According to incomplete statistics alone, by the end of 2016, there had been more than 370 companies in China under the banner of "shared cars"
platform.
Among them, there are hundreds of companies that have begun operations. The four major first-tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are the first to bear the brunt. Pengcheng, a fertile land for entrepreneurship, has already given birth to pioneers of considerable size...
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As a local car company in Pengcheng and the leader of China's new energy vehicles, it is not surprising that Wang Chuanfu would pay attention to the trends in this industry.
It is natural to discuss this with Zhou Dongsheng. After all, Zhou Dongsheng is one of the beneficiaries of the rise of the sharing economy.
Even in the eyes of some people, he is the biggest beneficiary, bar none! Some people even assigned Zhou Dongsheng the title of "the biggest promoter behind the two shared bicycles".
At this time, this is undoubtedly a recognition of its investment ability and can also be understood as an "honor". However, when the bubble dissipates, this "honor" may also turn into infamy...
In the flash of lightning, Zhou Dongsheng's thoughts were whirling in his mind. After sorting out his thoughts, he couldn't help but cheer up. If he kept talking about this, he wouldn't be sleepy anymore.
Just as Wang Chuanfu expected, if a technical topic was really discussed, Zhou Dongsheng would definitely be out of his mind in less than half a second...
However, when it comes to this macroscopic future, that is Zhou Dongsheng's area of expertise.
The boatman may be an experienced pork-eating contestant, but he has never seen as many pigs as he has.
For this reason, Zhou Dongsheng coughed slightly and was about to start his eloquent speech, but he almost shouted, "Stand down, it's my turn to show off!"
"Wang Dong was so complimentary. I don't have a deep understanding of the sharing economy, but when it comes to shared cars, I personally have a theory: it is impossible for shared cars to gain a foothold in the market, and failure is inevitable.
The end result."
Zhou Dongsheng said categorically, and his confident and determined tone made everyone in the conference room turn their attention to him. At the same time, a question mark emerged in his heart, why?
Wang Chuanfu looked as usual and said with great interest: "Oh? It's also a sharing economy. Chairman Jay Chou invested in shared bicycles, and also spent a lot of money to acquire a company to enter the power bank industry. Why is it that when it comes to cars, he is not optimistic about it?
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"If the original intention of something is wrong, then the result will obviously not be much better. The car-sharing project seems to be very full in ideal conditions, but in reality it is very skinny."
"It's just that everyone subconsciously ignores this point when it is covered with gorgeous capital. However, with a little more scrutiny, it is not difficult to find that there are too many unreasonable aspects in the car sharing model..."
Seeing Zhou Dongsheng in high spirits and rebuking Fang Qiu with great energy, the smile in Wang Chuanfu's eyes became even stronger, and he seemed to be able to see some shadows of himself when he was young.
In comparison, when I was young, I was much more arrogant than Zhou Dongsheng. After all, Wang Chuanfu threatened to be a gravedigger of fuel vehicles and aspire to be the world's number one in 2025...
Therefore, when it comes to bragging, Wang Chuanfu is definitely an experienced veteran, so watching Zhou Dongsheng talk eloquently makes him feel more cordial.
"Oh? For example..." He even took the initiative to pass the message, pretending to be attentive and wanting to hear Zhou Dongsheng's thoughts.
"Unlike bicycles and power banks, the former is an asset-light business, while cars are an asset-heavy business, and the operating costs are quite high. They are not at the same level as the former."
"Even if you rely on the platform to continue to burn money to survive, the speed of burning money is probably faster than burning cars. In the end, you will only be fishing for nothing. Once the capital ebbs, shared cars will inevitably be the naked swimmers."
"The former may still have the opportunity to achieve profitability by seizing the trend and turn losses into profits. However, it is too difficult for shared cars to achieve profitability in a short period of time."
Zhou Dongsheng said categorically that there was no way that all of this was a fact that he had witnessed with his own eyes, and it was difficult not to be confident in stating a fact that was bound to happen.
As for the so-called controversy, it will not disappear even when the dust has settled. Even now, there are still people arguing about whether the earth is round or square, especially those who support the latter.
"The current mainstream argument supporting shared cars is nothing more than the belief that the market trend in the next ten years will shift from owning cars to using cars, which will make shared cars a mainstream solution for future urban travel..."
"However, in my opinion, the real future should be new energy vehicles, not so-called shared cars."
At the end of his words, Zhou Dongsheng did not forget to add a meaningful sentence, which made Wang Chuanfu reveal a harmless smile on his face.
Wang Chuanfu clapped his hands in appreciation, and said with some emotion: "It's true that meeting someone is worse than being famous. Director Jay Chou's reputation is well-deserved. This insight is indeed profound."
"Actually, there has been a shared car company in Pengcheng for a long time. They want to establish a strategic partnership with us and work together to promote new energy vehicles. However, my personal view is similar to that of Jay Chou and I don't think that sharing
Cars can be the future trend..."
"It is even more unlikely that new energy vehicles will be the future, so I did not agree to this cooperation. At that time, my old friends did not understand. After all, being able to sell cars and promote BYD's reputation can be said to serve multiple purposes...
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"Now after seeing Chairman Jay Chou's insights, I think they will have a deeper understanding of this issue."
Wang Chuanfu said lightly, and other people in the conference room couldn't help but nodded when they heard this, and agreed with a smile: "That's right, I haven't thought of it on such a deep level before, thank you Director Jay for explaining
Confused!"
"Yes, yes, thank you very much, Director Jay, for clearing up the confusion!"
Zhou Dongsheng waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, this is just my family's opinion, and it is foreseeable that it will take several years to see the final result come out."
"It will naturally take time for the market's enthusiasm to recede and return to rationality, and the real truth will naturally stand the test of time. I believe that Jay Chou's opinions can withstand the test of time..." Wang Chuanfu said cheerfully.
"Especially the last sentence." Wang Chuanfu did not forget to add a wisecrack at the end.
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of good-natured laughter in the conference room, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.
After a pleasant conversation, we checked each other's eyes and realized that we were all on the same journey, so cooperation became more natural.
After all, compared to the asset-heavy business of cars, the asset-light business of power banks is obviously not a big project worthy of serious preparation for the two of them.
Especially in the BYD annual financial report that was just released not long ago, in the 2016 revenue, BYD not only had a market value of 100 billion, but its revenue also exceeded the 100 billion mark, and its net profit also exceeded 5 billion...
For such a real industrial behemoth, the basic synchronization of market value and revenue is enough to prove its gold content. There is indeed no discount at all, and it is all dry goods without moisture.
Although the battery business is its old line of work, it is basically at the bottom of BYD's current business structure. Taking over this business is just the icing on the cake.
Even so, Wang Chuanfu still smiled and stretched out his hand, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation in advance. Being able to cooperate with a young and energetic young man like Jay Chou is also a good thing for us..." The words
Every moment is full of appreciation for the younger generations.
Zhou Dongsheng also took the initiative to extend his hands, "With the help of BYD's huge production capacity, I believe that the speed at which our street electric products will occupy the market will make our peers stunned..."
The two leading brothers looked at each other, smiled, and shook hands. This cooperation was basically a done deal.
However, judging from the performance of both parties, this cooperation seems to be an incidental purpose, and there is a hint of "the drunkard's intention is not to drink" between them.
"Then next, let's invite Chairman Jay Chou and others to inspect our BYD factory..." Wang Chuanfu stood up on his own initiative and extended his hand as a false invitation.
"Then we are disrespectful. We just take this opportunity to open our eyes. This industrial assembly line is undoubtedly the ultimate romance for men!" Zhou Dongsheng agreed with a smile.
Then the group put on their safety helmets and began to shuttle inside the BYD factory. Zhou Dongsheng was really in awe. The beauty of industry and machinery was indeed pleasing to the eye.
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The next day, the news of the strategic cooperation between Jiedian and BYD was officially made public. At the same time, Jiedian threatened to put more than 5 million charging cabinets on the market within the next six months to meet market demand...
This external announcement not only opened up the track for famous brands, but also greatly boosted market confidence, especially for many users, who can also pay deposits and use power banks without any psychological burden.
After all, regardless of whether it is Dongsheng Group represented by Zhou Dongsheng or BYD, both are well-known large companies. So much trouble is put into creating a shared power bank project, and it is not just to defraud this mere 99 yuan deposit, right?
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In fact, with the popularity of the sharing economy, this concept has gradually become everyone's consensus. After all, this is human nature.
However, just as the market is anti-human, the reality is often unexpected. I really can’t get back the 99 yuan deposit (funny).
Ahem, after coming all the way to Pengcheng, Zhou Dongsheng's southern tour was naturally not just to visit Brother Boatman. There was another project invested by Zhou Dongsheng in this three-acre land in Pengcheng.
Hi tea!
As one of the most popular social occasions among young people at the moment, milk tea shops are undoubtedly a natural place for the status of shared power banks, and they are also the soil for their rapid development.
Zhou Dongsheng only found out about the cooperation between Heytea and Monster Charge only belatedly. Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but be surprised by the keen sense of the latter's entrepreneurial team and their ability to accurately grasp market demand. No wonder they became the first company to be listed on the market.
share.
For this reason, Zhou Dongsheng is also happy to "raise a tiger for trouble", although judging from the distance and distance, Jiedian who completed the acquisition should be his biological son, while Monster Charge, which was invested by the angel, is his godson...
However, the money should not go to outsiders. Instead of meaningless internal friction, it is better to focus on differentiated competition, divide the forces into two groups to occupy the market, and wait until the time is right to stage a decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City.
No matter who wins or loses, it will not affect Dongsheng Group's ability to enjoy the benefits. Unknowingly, Zhou Dongsheng felt that he had touched the true meaning of "the way to raise Gu".
Born in sorrow and died in happiness, there will be no progress without competition.
