Chapter 559 Take a Didi Taxi!
Many years ago...
Chen Shoumin sat on a chair in the Yangcheng Research Institute, staring at the roads in the distance...
That year, GPS in China was not yet popular.
The two GPS modules purchased by the institute made Chen Shoumin feel very novel. Later, the subject was the research and development of GPS-related projects. Gradually, Chen Shoumin looked at the road in the distance and came up with the idea of making navigation.
Many years later.
Chen Shoumin watched the Internet become more and more developed, and watched the three major Internet capital companies [Tengji], [Soudu], and [Jiahu] in full swing.
He realized that his "Zhongde Map" would also begin to seek transformation.
And the direction of transformation is probably APP...
But!
Map navigation is really a bit useless.
You say use it...
Basically all drivers who drive long distances can use it.
But do you think this thing is profitable?
I searched my mind...
Except for selling navigation, I really can't find a profitable point.
It is a necessity, but it is also an existence that cannot see benefits in the short term, and capital is not optimistic and does not value it.
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Chen Shoumin is 1.9 meters tall, but he doesn't look like Li Kui. Instead, he looks gentle and tall and thin like a stick.
His office is the messiest office Zhang Sheng has ever seen.
It is filled with messy books, including business books, Buddhist books, philosophy books, science books...
He was very excited when he saw Zhang Sheng.
He immediately asked Zhang Sheng to sit down. Before Zhang Sheng could speak, he quickly explained the current market share of [Zhongde Map] to Zhang Sheng. As if to prove his own value, he even immediately took out the 8 million users of [Zhongde Map] in 2010 from the drawer and claimed that investing in [Zhongde Map] was the most accurate choice in Zhang Sheng's life...
Chen Shoumin, with saliva flying all over his body, talked a lot. Zhang Sheng, who was sitting opposite him, just nodded silently. For the first time in his life, he felt that he was at a disadvantage in the field of negotiation that he was good at.
Well, he couldn't get a word in at all!
The whole office was filled with Chen Shoumin's "passionate" speeches. He was so excited that he even wanted to take a tweeter and hit Zhang Sheng on the head.
After Chen Shoumin had been talking for about an hour, Zhang Sheng finally found the opportunity to speak: "Mr. Chen, don't get excited. I can feel your sincerity... I am also optimistic about the future of [Zhongde Map]..."
"I know that a young talent like Mr. Zhang definitely knows the value of our [Zhongde Map]. It is no exaggeration to say that our [Zhongde Map] is definitely your future strategic standard. For example, your [Fengchao Jisong], the deliverymen have to use our [Zhongde Map], right? For example, we..." After seeing Zhang Sheng nod, Chen Shoumin became even more excited and tried to talk to Zhang Sheng about the importance of [Zhongde Map].
But Zhang Sheng stopped him immediately: "Mr. Chen, how much do you plan to sell it for?"
"Didn't you say 1.5 billion?" Chen Shoumin took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and poured tea for Zhang Sheng while his heart was beating.
Damn!
1.5 billion RMB!
Since Chen Shoumin founded [Zhongde Map], the most profit in a year is about 20 million.
This is the highlight of the cooperation with various companies!
1.5 billion came in all at once, how could Chen Shoumin's calves not tremble?
"It's 1.5 billion, but, as far as I know, the total valuation of [Zhongde Map] is about 1 billion..." Zhang Sheng took a sip of tea slowly and looked at Chen Shoumin.
"But our potential commercial value is definitely more than 1 billion. Look at our number of users. We still have so many drivers. Mr. Zhang, have you seen our national data? We currently have 8 million users nationwide..."
"But more than half of the 8 million users have been taken away by [Soudu Map]. I have investigated the number of active users, and it is about a pitiful 1 million. Moreover, [Zhongde Map] has not updated its version since the beginning of this year. [Zhongde Map] is currently in an awkward funding gap period. Since the beginning of this year, you have been looking for capital investment..." Zhang Sheng pushed his glasses and continued to respond to Chen Shoumin's words slowly.
"Mr. Zhang, you can't calculate it this way. Our [Zhongde Map] is one of the few companies in China that has the "double-A" qualifications of national Class A navigation electronic map surveying and Class A aerial photography. Some potential value cannot be measured by valuation alone... Mr. Zhang, if you are not optimistic, we can sign a bet agreement!" Chen Shoumin became anxious when he heard this. Without saying a word, he lowered his head and continued to turn over a series of certificates in the drawer. He continued to talk to Zhang Sheng with saliva flying.
The spit almost hit Zhang Sheng's face. Zhang Sheng could no longer remain calm and stood up instinctively: "I will not break my promise of 1.5 billion investment, but the acquisition will be in stages. As for the bet agreement, I will not sign it. If you are willing to continue to work in this industry, I hope you can continue to serve as the CEO of [Zhongde Map] and maintain the status quo..."
"Okay, but I can't give you all the shares. I want to keep 20% for myself! Otherwise, my team and I will just become your employees..."
"Okay, as for the details, you can talk to my lawyer. However, I hope that after my first round of investment, I hope to see the voice package upgrade of your [Zhongde Map]. At the same time, I hope to see More detailed mapping!"
"no problem."
"besides!"
"what else?"
"When the first round of acquisition projects are completed, no matter who asks the outside world, you have to say 1.5 billion!"
"no problem!"
"Well, and..."
"You say!"
"You have to take out all the 8 million user data of [Zhongde Map] and find a way to revitalize it!"
"Ah, this..."
"Do you want to take 1.5 billion?"
"I……"
"Every time you complete a goal, I will give you an injection of capital."
"..."
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The sun sets.
Zhang Sheng took several people from [Bird's Nest Law Firm] and walked out of [Zhongde Map] Company.
After getting in the car, Zhang Sheng raised his head and glanced at the sunset, silently looking at the beautiful orange color under the afterglow of the setting sun.
After reading it, he glanced towards the roadside again.
He saw a long queue waiting in front of the [Samsung] mobile phone store.
Countless people lined up to buy the new [Samsung S5940] mobile phone.
However, the long queue was not so harmonious.
Through the car window, Zhang Sheng could still hear [WeChat] shouting at the top of his lungs, pretending [WeChat] to send traffic and other activities!
And Zhang Sheng's [WeChat] local promotion team is also desperately trying to attract customers. For every customer who buys a [Samsung S5940] mobile phone, a group of local promotion staff rush forward to teach them to download [WeChat].
"Master, stop for a moment."
"This gang is fighting again. This is the third time this month."
"..."
The taxi driver stopped.
Then, he saw a group of people getting into a melee in the distance and shook his head.
That was when local promoters from [WeChat] and [WeChat] had a verbal conflict, and at one point the two sides even pulled their collars.
When the taxi driver saw this scene, he was already surprised.
The local promotion battle between Yangcheng’s [WeChat] and [WeChat] did not end because of [WeChat]’s astonishing number of users, but became more intense.
"Some time ago, in May, [WeChat] had always been at the upper hand, but in June, [WeChat] had a group of fighting experts in the promotion team from many places, specializing in the lower three lanes... and they all had lawyers. If you win the battle, you will occupy the land, but if you lose the battle, you will directly ask the lawyer to take action... It is simply a lack of martial ethics..."
The driver watched for a while, and after seeing that [WeChat] had the upper hand again in this customer tug-of-war, he couldn't help but muttered a few words.
After reading this, Zhang Sheng nodded, his eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he motioned to the driver to continue driving.
When the car drove to an office building in Yangcheng, it stopped.
Zhang Sheng tidied his clothes and then walked into the office building.
As soon as he walked into the door of the office building, Zhang Sheng heard someone raising their arms and shouting at the top of their lungs.
[The ambition is to eat the meat of Huns when they are hungry, and laugh about drinking the blood of Huns when they are thirsty. Waiting to start over and clean up the old mountains and rivers! 】
Zhang Sheng saw the person coming clearly.
That person was Hu Guozhu. At this moment, he was waving his fists and shouting slogans, and the whole hall looked excited.
After he finished shouting, he immediately asked the staff members wearing [Honeycomb Jishu] uniforms to ride on electric bicycles and left the office building in groups.
When he saw Zhang Sheng, Hu Guozhu walked over excitedly.
Immediately report to Zhang Sheng how he took [WeChat]’s local promotion staff to start a war with [WeChat] during this period...
They fought nearly thirty times, big and small!
Missing arms and legs is impossible in today's civilized society, but bruises and swollen faces are common.
“When I came to Yangcheng, there was almost no foothold for our [WeChat] in this area of Yangcheng. Our [Honeycomb Ji Delivery] customers were almost robbed by [Lainiao Takeaway] and other food delivery apps. However, After I came, I cultivated a group of "wolf-like" teams, and we have regained one-fifth of the lost territory. However, Yangcheng is the territory of [Tengji Technology] after all, and we cannot win all of a sudden. We need time to defeat them..." Hu Guozhu reported a series of situations to Zhang Sheng excitedly.
Zhang Sheng did not say anything, but brought Hu Guozhu into the office.
When Hu Guozhu just sat down, Zhang Sheng handed a mobile phone to Hu Guozhu.
"Brother Hu... I asked Mr. Xu from [Shengteng Technology] to help upgrade your taxi app to make it more suitable for our APP. You can see how it goes first..."
"Ah?" Hu Guozhu was stunned at first, then nodded quickly, picked up his [Apple 4S] phone, and opened a taxi-hailing APP called [Didi]...