Yu Jie smoked cigarettes all night and didn't think about the way forward.
To be honest, Lin Jun is indeed very capable. Half of the reason why their plan can be realized so quickly is because of the 20 million Yunmeng invested, and half of the reason is because this guy does it as he says without any delay. Behavioral style.
Whether it was the courage to talk about a large order of hundreds of millions with 20 million, or the method of making several domestic bicycle manufacturers break their heads on price by relying on the virtual and real pie-making skills, it was he and Zhang Tao who could not do anything no matter what. You can't learn it.
Being able to make modern bicycle products well has exhausted all the energy of their team.
However, there was one question that this executive who came from Yunmeng Investment never answered him directly.
What should users do if they want to withdraw their deposit
What should I do if the manufacturer presses for payment
What if the bank doesn’t cooperate
If any problem is not handled well, it is a bomb that may explode at any time.
He even had a vague premonition in his heart that not only had their project been transformed beyond recognition by this guy, but it had also been placed on a steel wire. If he was not careful, there would be an abyss beneath his feet.
"This is so exciting."
After extinguishing the cigarette in his hand, Yu Jie sat in front of the computer and sighed. He looked out the window at the increasingly pale sky, not feeling sleepy at all.
His eyes drifted to the clock hanging on the wall of his office.
It's six fifty in the morning.
There are still ten minutes left before the morning rush hour of Line 2, and the minimum driving interval will be shortened to 5 minutes. By then, a large number of commuters will appear at the entrance and exit of the subway.
Today is the first day that Modern Cycling APP is launched on major software markets.
Starting three days ago, they have successively delivered Modern Bicycle products to the preset parking spots.
Will this project be successful?…
It all depends on today’s morning rush hour traffic performance!
Yu Jie clenched his fists. As a materialist, this was the first time for him to pray so devoutly.
Don't make any mistakes...
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Li Du is a reporter who works for the Changjiang Financial Daily.
Just hearing the name of this newspaper, most people will feel unfamiliar and think that this must be that little-known newspaper.
And this is indeed the case.
In today's Internet era, the sales volume of traditional paper media can be said to be declining, and it is getting worse day by day.
However, this does not affect reporters from financial newspapers.
After all, the customers they mainly serve are not ordinary people, but are usually investment institutions and financial institutions. No matter how developed the current media technology is and how wide the channels for information dissemination are, someone must do the in-depth investigation of the industrial chain.
As usual, he bought a bowl of hot dry noodles at the exit of the subway station. Li Du walked towards the unit while thinking about the "Analysis of the Operational Situation of Lingfeng Real Estate" that he had not finished last night.
However, at this moment, he suddenly discovered that the entrance and exit of the subway station seemed a little different from usual
I saw orange bicycles parked neatly in an open space less than ten meters away from the subway station.
From time to time, after someone comes out of the subway station, he takes out his mobile phone and walks up to scan the QR code. Then he only hears three long beeps of "Didi-di-di". The person who successfully scanned the QR code to unlock the phone gets on his bicycle and rides away.
Surprised by this novel scene, Li Du couldn't help but walked forward, stopped a middle-aged uncle who was scanning a QR code with his mobile phone, and spoke in a polite tone.
"Brother... what are you scanning?"
The middle-aged man looked at Li Du strangely and replied.
"Sharing bikes? Don't you know?"
"Bike sharing?"
Li Du was slightly stunned.
In my impression, when I came out of the subway station, I seemed to have seen this word on the billboard. It's just that at that time, he was thinking about work and didn't pay much attention to it. Now it seems that he is ignorant.
Seeing that Li Du didn't understand, the elder brother smiled and said.
"Yes, this thing is quite convenient to use. You can download an APP called Modern Bicycle and scan the code to unlock it. And the price is not very expensive. I paid a deposit of 299 and can ride it for free for three months!"
Upon hearing the deposit, Li Du immediately widened his glasses and said with a look of disbelief.
"Deposit 299? Can you buy a bicycle with this?"
His bicycle only cost two hundred yuan, and it had been used for six years. The chain occasionally fell off, but basically there were no major failures. The deposit for renting a car actually required 299. No matter how he looked, he didn't see that the car could be sold for 299.
"That's true, but it's inconvenient to buy and park it yourself. You have to find a railing to lock it, and you can't take it into the subway station, so you can ride the section from home to the subway station. You still have to worry about being caught. The naughty kid with cheap hands is relieved. It’s not like this thing. You can just find a place where it’s not in the way and stop it. It’s nothing to do with me if it’s stolen.”
As he said that, the elder brother smiled sheepishly and continued.
"Anyway, it's just a situation like this. I think it's quite convenient anyway. If you're interested, you can find out more online. I have to go to work, so I won't tell you."
After saying goodbye, the elder brother got on the car and left.
Li Du didn't stop him. After all, it was not good to delay others from going to work. But he didn't ask any questions, and his curiosity about this shared bicycle became more and more intense.
"Is this thing really that useful?"
Out of curiosity, he put the hot dry noodles into the car basket, turned on his mobile phone and used data to download the modern cycling APP.
The interface of the APP is very clean. The main page is a map with location, which can search for nearby modern bicycles. The plus sign in the upper right corner is the button to scan the QR code.
Li Du registered an account with his mobile phone number and soon saw the recharge option.
Currently, the Modern Bicycle APP provides two levels of deposits to choose from, corresponding to different charging modes.
If you pay a deposit of 99 yuan, you need to purchase an additional monthly card, or pay the rent at 50 cents per half hour. And if you choose the 299 deposit like the big brother, you will be given a three-month monthly pass directly, and you can ride for free within three months. The only restriction is that you can only withdraw it after three months of deposit.
I believe that anyone who needs subway travel will choose the latter.
After all, 299 is not a particularly big number. Even students can afford it, and the deposit will be refunded after three months. Who doesn’t love the bargain
But that is to say, if the vast majority of users choose the 299 yuan deposit, Modern Bicycle will directly give up three months of profits...
What's the point of doing this
As a financial reporter, Li Du unconsciously thought about this problem from the perspective of an operator, but he was puzzled.
At this time, his eyes unconsciously fell on the entrance and exit of the subway station.
I saw an endless stream of people coming and going there. Although not everyone came over to scan the code to unlock these little yellow cars, most people cast curious glances here.
Needless to say, they are all potential customer groups.
If they wait and see for a few days at most, once they discover that this thing can greatly shorten their commuting time, I believe that at least half of the people will join the army of people who scan the code to unlock it.
At this moment, a piece of data suddenly appeared in Li Du's mind.
It is said that the average daily peak flow of people on Jiangcheng Metro Line 2 has exceeded one million people...
If all these people become Modern Bike customers.
For a moment, Li Du held his breath.
As a financial reporter, he has understood the business model of modern bicycles, and his eyes have become brighter!
High!
There must be an expert behind this project!
Smelling the big news, he didn't bother to calculate which deposit would be more cost-effective. He directly chose the 299 package, got on his bike and hurried to the downstairs of the company.
He almost ran into the office. When he arrived at the editor's desk, he threw down the hot dry noodles and looked at his boss with excitement and said.
"Editor Wu! Big news!"
Taken aback by Xiao Li's expression, Editor Wu, who was sitting behind his desk, was slightly stunned for a moment, then coughed slightly and spoke after he recovered.
"Calm down first and speak slowly... What discovery surprised you like this?"
"Bike sharing!" Li Du put his hands on the table and said excitedly, "I have a report now. Although it is still in my mind, I have already figured out how to write it... I would like to apply to you. Check out tomorrow’s headline panel! This discovery is definitely more worthy of being on the headlines than those gossips from Lingfeng Real Estate!”
"Sharing bicycles?" Editor-in-chief Wu Xun pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, looking at his best reporter with a stunned expression, and said doubtfully, "I seem to have seen this thing in the circle of friends... But Does this have anything to do with our financial panel?”
Naturally, what Financial Daily reports should be financial news, and this shared bicycle should be placed in the social news basket no matter how you look at it. It doesn’t fit well with the style of the Changjiang Financial Daily.
Even if this project is really promising, if it must be reported, why should we wait until the project receives Series C or even Series D financing
It would be so embarrassing if they had written the report, but the modern bicycle became obsolete within two days.
It's not like this has never happened.
After all, no matter how good a business idea is, it may fail if not managed properly.
"Of course! Behind this bicycle is not just a bicycle. It is no exaggeration to say that there may even be a blue ocean market worth tens of billions hidden behind it," Li Du said with excitement, "I even dare to say, It will be the hottest concept next year!”
“The entire financial world will go crazy because of these bikes!”