novelslam Chapter 731 Interview
Chapter 731 Interview
After the Spring Festival, the days have been cold for a long time, but the market atmosphere has begun to heat up early.
Kuaidi and Didi gradually exchanged markets while confronting each other but not having direct contact.
At present, the majority of people in Tianjin use Kuaidi Taxi, while Didi has taken most of the market in Jiangcheng and Yuzhou, and it seems that it is not suffering at all.
But at this moment, Kuaidi's final sniper attack on Didi officially began.
In the second half of 2014, they studied the development history of group-building and used the Tianjin market as a breakthrough point. In fact, they only had one goal, which was the Kyoto market that Didi firmly controlled.
Now, the time has come.
Chen Chuanxing decided to give all his strength and conquer Kyoto!
After the Kyoto market is eaten up, the third round of financing will make Kuaidi the largest taxi-hailing platform in the country. He can sit down with Cheng Wei to negotiate terms and how much money to give him to leave.
It was really fun to do business, Chen Chuanxing couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing his friends and businessmen languishing, seeing original capital being accumulated, and seeing people constantly coming to give money to his door, this hearty feeling made him feel extremely high.
However, they don't have much money left, so they have to be more cautious every step they take.
At this time, Bibi had already taken root in the Jinling market, but the speed was much slower than Kuai.
Cheng Wei felt very regretful about this situation.
At that time, he was so afraid of Jiang Qin that he hesitated for several months, and quickly entered the Jinmen market, but did not react immediately.
In his opinion, an iron-blooded tyrant like Jiang Qin would not leave behind his own back, and the radical Chen Chuanxing would definitely be taught a lesson. But the reality is that Didi has no ability to resist except sinking into the market.
This caused Bibi, which started later, to miss a good opportunity. Now, both market share and growth rate are far behind.
The competition in the Internet business war is speed, and the final market advantage will be turned into a capital advantage. With the stacking of real money, the winner will eventually take all.
Think about it, he was the one who single-handedly promoted the business alliance.
He found a pair of horses and invited the Liu family's father and daughter to act as matchmakers. However, because of a hesitation, Cheng Wei found that the fruits he cultivated were about to be eaten by others.
Yes, there are benefits to business alliances. Kuaidi and Bibi thus suppressed Didi and controlled the market rhythm.
But as Kuai becomes increasingly powerful, Bibi will also be sucked dry of its nutrients.
What made him even more desperate was that SoftBank's investment representative came again after the year. Cheng Wei got the news in advance and wanted to invite him to dinner, but he was politely rejected.
Capital will not settle for the second best, but will only choose the strongest one.
At the time of the Jingzhe, the weather was about to warm up, so the Kuaishou branch in Tianjin appeared in Kyoto and began to contact various online and offline advertising channels. The pop-up interface for promotional activities also passed the review.
"On March 15, Kuaidi officially entered the Kyoto market and plans to take Didi's share within two months."
"Two months? Don't be ridiculous, it took them three months to capture Jinmen."
Liu Qing looked at Cheng Wei: "The real time is not important. What is important is that SoftBank, Hillhouse, and Apple all believe in Chen Chuanxing."
Cheng Wei fell into silence.
"Cheng Wei, you should reflect on why you were so frightened by the toothless Didi that you slowed down. Three months in the taxi market is enough to determine the winner or lose. I don't know if you regret it now."
Cheng Wei clenched his fists, thinking that if the fast pace of the taxi could slow down the next step, he would never hesitate this time.
March is here in a blink of an eye, and a spring rain falls from the sky above the city.
The slightly gloomy sky was filled with water vapor, but the air seemed much clearer.
It has been several days since Jiang Qin returned to Shanghai from Jeju, and news about the group's entry into South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong have also begun to spread.
It seems that Tuan Tuan’s development focus this year has been on overseas markets, so it has lost interest in the taxi market.
When he thought of this, Cheng Wei felt even more stupid.
At this time, insiders within the taxi-hailing platform and people in the related industry chain have also begun to predict the success or failure of the taxi-hailing market. Without exception, everyone believes that the fast one will definitely win.
"Kuaida's decisive move before the year really established its first-mover advantage later this year. This can be written into textbooks as a classic case."
"So, Mr. Ma said that the second half of the year will determine the next year. This is indeed a truth."
"I heard that SoftBank has already prepared money for Kuaidi, and they seem to have been in contact with it a year ago."
"Actually, it's a pity, don't you think? He originally proposed the business alliance, but it's really just a wedding dress."
Discussions in the circle no longer mention Didi, but only compare Kuaidi and Beep. The meaning is actually very obvious.
Kuaidi and Bibi joined forces to overwhelm Didi in terms of market share, and Kuaidi used their advantages to become stronger, thus gaining a greater advantage. Chen Chuanxing deserved to win this war because he did not hesitate.
At this time, in the Tuan Tuan (Kyoto) branch, Ye Ziqing was dealing with matters that needed to be dealt with at the beginning of the new year, working overtime until late at night.
Yao Shengdong passed by Ye Ziqing's office and found that the lights inside were still on, so he couldn't help but shout outside.
"Mr. Ye, why don't you get off work?"
"The work is not finished yet. Mr. Yao should leave first. I have to be busy for a while."
Yao Shengdong pushed the door and walked in: "How should Didi defend its market? Didn't the boss tell us? Kuaidi is coming. I heard that the two large screens in Sanlitun have been reserved by them for three months."
Yao Shengdong is an old man in the Kyoto branch. He is mainly responsible for group buying and supply chain business, while Ye Ziqing is responsible for takeout and taxi business.
Although the two people have different divisions of labor, because the business is related, many messages are shared.
If outsiders don't know, it's understandable, but he knows that Didi has let the market go in Jinmen, otherwise Kuaidi wouldn't have eaten up the market so quickly.
Now that they are about to hit the door, why don't you move?
"The boss doesn't let me move, saying whoever moves will be unlucky."
"Ah?"
"He also said that in the current situation, the weak will be sympathized."
Under the night of the same time and space, Cheng Wei began to gather parties and socialize everywhere.
For example, the leaders of the Shanghai Transportation Committee and the Kyoto Transportation Committee should basically be taken care of. Maybe one day this will become a real help. After all, who can predict the future?
But the laughter on the wine table cannot dispel the depression of reality. Kuaidi has already entered the Kyoto market.
Bibi has also studied a set of countermeasures for this, that is, to abandon the Jinling market and directly grab the Shanghai market, and cooperate with Uber.
But even the fastest ones need time. Although Cheng Wei is reluctant to admit it, he knows very well that they can't catch up.
However, just when the spring equinox was about to come, Cheng Wei, who had just finished the wine party, suddenly received a message from Liu Qing.
Kuaidi was ordered to rectify and fined three million yuan by the Market Supervision Bureau for violating market regulations. At present, Kuaidi CEO Chen Chuanxing has been interviewed.
After seeing this message, Cheng Wei sobered up in an instant and became energetic.
Damn, what the hell is going on?
Cheng Wei immediately contacted Liu Qing and several executives of the company, and went to the company quickly under the dark moon and high wind.
At this time, Chen Chuanxing, who was being interviewed, was also confused and dumbfounded.
Their action in Kyoto was just about to begin, but the rhythm was completely disrupted by such a coincidence.
The big guys who got the news looked at each other in surprise when they heard that Kuaidi was being interviewed for rectification.
"Oh my god, Bibi is so lucky!"
"No, why was it interviewed for rectification?"
"It is said that the market department randomly checked Kuaidi drivers and found that some drivers did not even have basic registration procedures. Some of them canceled orders after receiving orders and ran illegal taxis. There were also vehicles that did not match the registration information. The most amazing thing was that they caught a drunk driver."
"Isn't this too coincidental?"
"This is a warning to others. After all, private car operations are not legal, and Kuaidi has been too high-profile during this period."
"This is really God's blessing. Now Bibi's opportunity has come. I don't know if they can seize it."
In fact, Bibi, who had missed the perfect opportunity due to hesitation, did seize the opportunity and began to rapidly promote business since Kuaidi was interviewed.
They have done this market in Shanghai before and have experience. When Kuaidi is undergoing rectification and review, they can completely surpass Kuaidi's current market share.
God will not disappoint a man of ambition.
So in March, Bibi began to make regional targeted subsidies.
Opportunities are not always available.
So in late March, Cheng Wei personally went to Shanghai to take charge, and his offensive approach was exactly the same as Kuaidi's.
To be honest, he was under a lot of pressure, because everyone knew that Pintuan's headquarters was in Shanghai, which was the best of the best.
On Saturday morning, posts about driver recruitment began to appear on various channels, and Chen Chuanxing became the one who couldn't sleep.
Faced with this rapidly changing situation, everyone who was watching the market exclaimed that it was exciting, thinking that this business war was almost as exciting as competitive sports.
But as the business progressed, Cheng Wei began to notice something was wrong.
In the taxi industry, the first thing to grab is drivers, so Bibi must provide drivers with sufficiently favorable subsidies, at least higher than Didi, which is the basic idea of burning money.
But Didi can also burn money to defend the market, increase subsidies, and compete with Bibi.
But when Bibi started to advertise on a large scale in Shanghai, Didi did not take any action, not even offering discounts.
It was not until the second weekend when Bibi started to officially operate in Shanghai that a letter of interview from the Market Supervision Bureau was placed on Cheng Wei's desk.