Chapter 703: I will rule the market

Chapter 703 I will rule the market

Kyoto, Guomao Hotel, the deep night under the spring sun is already charming, and coupled with thousands of street lights and continuous sparks, it looks even more dazzling.

A table of exquisite Western food was set up in Travis's suite to entertain his friend Peter Fenton, who had come all the way from Silicon Valley.

“You haven’t been back for a long time?”

“I will go back when the market stabilizes.”

“Is business good here?”

Travis opened a bottle of whiskey and walked over with a bright smile: "To me, the Chinese market is like a toy made of gold. It is very shiny, but... I can only play with it."

Fenton picked up his glass and smiled: "It seems that the real Chinese market is far less dangerous than the rumors."

"certainly."

Travis toasted: "Great people usually like to find reasons for failure, such as Amazon, eBay and Gaopeng. They always feel that they lose face after being driven away, so they have to describe the market as more dangerous."

Fenton put down his glass: “But I have always thought that Chinese consumers exclude Americans.”

Trot narrowed his eyes: "Just keep talking, don't curse!"

“All yellow people are like this.”

"Why?"

“A platform that works **** marketing, but you can’t even see Uber’s taillights.”

Trotter said with a serious expression: "Sir, I have seen such data fluctuations before."

“Mr.Cheng and Mr.Chen just called. I’m afraid they won’t be able to attend your dinner.”

Travis raised his head: "Miss Anna, what's the matter?"

’s data performance was like this during its period from prosperity to decline.”

Fenton grinned widely: "It sounds like you are very disdainful of your opponent?"

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Anna, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked out the window after hearing this: "Mr. Peter, it says Didi Taxi, low-carbon travel, which is also one of the advertisements."

The two of them picked up their wine glasses and just took a sip when they heard the sound of the door opening coming from the suite. Travis's female secretary walked in and smiled at Fenton.

Travis glanced at it: "Spring Festival effect?"

He frowned slightly, showing a thoughtful expression, and finally couldn't help but let out a sigh and sat up straight again.

After the two of them got in the car, Fenton looked at the surrounding street scene along the road and was attracted by the word "Didi" that could be seen everywhere.

Travis glanced at him: "You must be drunk."

“CEO of Kuaidi and Bibi, China’s local taxi-hailing platform.”

After hearing this, Travis also looked out the window and found that there seemed to be a lot of cars with "Didi Travel" written on them on the street, with different styles and brands, traveling in all directions on the roads.

Trotter opened the data sheet in his hand: "In recent times, the number of Uber orders has continued to decrease, and other data has also shown an overall decline."

“Uber has only two competitors in China: Bibi and Dikuai? Why do I always see this Didi? Ube has fewer ads than him.”

 Travis was cutting the steak: "If you have time, you can stay a few more days to see how Uber wins. I think the time is almost up. I will conquer this continent again like my ancestors."

“Uber’s rival?”

“Weakness is the original sin. I gave them a choice to merge into Uber and cash out. Although they promised, they kept delaying. Chinese businessmen really have no integrity at all.”

Fenton nodded: "It sounds grand. I like grand performances."

“Hey, this sentence seems to be in Chinese. It seems that you are Chinese. I have always been interested in Chinese culture. Can I know your Chinese name?”

“Anna, what’s written on that car?”

Fenton held the wine glass and thought for a moment: "Who is Mr. Cheng? Who is Mr. Chen?"

“Mr. Travis, I have something to report.”

"What's wrong?"

Subsequently, after a Western meal, Travis planned to take Fenton to his China headquarters to have a look, so he asked Anna to call a car.

Travis laughed instantly: "Trot, this is the funniest joke I've ever heard. You should have saved it for April Fool's Day."

“No, it’s been a long time since the Spring Festival, and it’s been a month since we resumed work. This is not right, especially the overall decline in daily activity, frequency and new user registration rate. It cannot be regarded as an ordinary fluctuation. There must be a reason.”

“Nowadays, the management of urban road traffic is under the sole control of the local transportation committee. The operation of illegal vehicles is prohibited. The original intention is to maintain social order. So if Didi’s behavior does not endanger urban management, what should be done?”

“The most critical thing is that Didi’s current operating rules are to reward drivers based on the amount of orders, rather than direct transactions between passengers and drivers. This loophole is exploited.”

Cheng Wei’s eyes widened after hearing this: “In other words, if we also follow Didi’s bonus model, we can also operate private cars?!”

The expert invited by Bibi nodded: "Yes, as long as the local transportation committee allows it."

“Then I’ll go to the Transportation Commission right away!”

After getting this answer, Cheng Wei quickly left the company, and with full of questions and new hope, he found Director Chen, who was in charge of road operations.

Director Chen just had dinner with Cheng Wei two years ago and was too embarrassed to see him when he came to visit: "Mr. Cheng, what do you want to see me for?"

“Director Chen, I found that Didi seems to hire private cars to carry passengers. Can we do it at DiDi?”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Cheng, this doesn’t work.”

"Why?"

Director Chen pursed his lips and said, "Didi got the approval last month, but you didn't."

Cheng Wei frowned: "Isn't it a matter of your words whether to approve or not, Director?"

“But what reason do I have to approve it? I didn’t make the regulations for road operation. I don’t have the right.”

“Then why did you approve Didi’s operation?”

Director Chen smacked his lips: "Mr. Cheng, Didi is not doing road operations, he is doing charity activities."

Cheng Wei felt numb after hearing this. He thought, "Just lie to me. Damn it. The taxi war has been going on for a **** year. Everyone knows that they are fighting in the market. But here in Didi, it has become a charity event?"

“Director Chen, I don’t know much about reading, so I don’t quite understand why this Didi is a public welfare activity?”

"You know, international public opinion is constantly accusing our country of excessive carbon emissions, and has repeatedly criticized China for its unscrupulous pursuit of development. Some countries in Europe and the United States are protesting on the streets, and the United Nations has repeatedly stated that China needs to reduce carbon emissions. This is very important. It’s damaging to our international image.”

Director Chen sighed: "This year, the green indicators for energy conservation and emission reduction have come out again. They are twice as high as last year. Municipal leaders are very worried about how to achieve results in energy conservation and emission reduction."

Cheng Wei opened his mouth: "So Didi saves energy and reduces emissions?"

“Did Didi launch a carpooling function? It probably allows four people to sit with me on my way to work. In this way, four people don’t have to drive. This is energy saving and emission reduction!”

“Then we can also beep. I will do it immediately when I get back. We also say that we save energy and reduce emissions!”

Director Chen waved his hand: "Just talking is not enough. We are not fools."

Cheng Wei had a question mark on his face: "Didi said that he saves energy and reduces emissions, so it means saving energy and reducing emissions, but why can't we say that?"

"Mr. Cheng, I have eaten a lot of your food. There are some things that I shouldn't show you, but since you asked, I can only show you. Didi's energy saving and emission reduction are not their own words. "

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Director Chen opened his drawer and took out a sheepskin document bag.

Cheng Wei had seen this document bag the last time he came here. It was printed with the logo of the Linchuan Municipal Government.

Director Chen reached out and took out a piece of paper from the document bag and placed it in front of Cheng Wei. It was a copy of the certificate.

At the end of February this year, Didi won the 2013 Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Science and Technology Innovation Award. The awarding unit was China Environment News and the Ministry of Ecology and Environmental Protection, and the recommending unit was Linchuan Municipal Government.

Seeing this, Cheng Wei suddenly understood.

The platform's hiring of private cars to carry passengers is a gray industry, but it can greatly increase urban employment, even ease the pressure on urban traffic and reduce the burden on the transportation department.

·The attitude of local transportation committees towards the hiring of private cars by platforms has always been ambiguous.

This thing is very good. It promotes economic development and is also helpful to per capita income. But the problem is that there was a previous document that stipulated that private cars cannot carry passengers. What should we do?

I really want to turn a blind eye, but I have to have a reason and a name.

Jiang Qin’s medal certificate directly sent the title into their hands. Everyone is doing it for environmental protection.

“What Didi gives to drivers is not a share of order receipts, but a low-carbon bonus.”

Director Chen added: "You can understand that Didi is a large public welfare organization that has gathered a large group of environmental enthusiasts and made outstanding contributions to reducing vehicle use."

“How...how can there be such logic?”

“You can also run for the election. Let’s do this. I will communicate with the city leaders and recommend you to run for the election. You can win the award in March next year.”

Cheng Wei opened his mouth: "In March next year, Didi will take over the entire market!"

Director Chen was stunned for a moment, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes: "What market do you mean? We are talking about environmental protection."

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