</> This letter of intent for cooperation comes from the domestic SF Express. The specific content is that it hopes to introduce drone express technology into the country and use Xiangjiang City as a pilot to complete the laying of a drone logistics network. .
To be honest, after reading this document, Jiang Chen's expression was very strange.
The concept of "drone + express delivery" has been proposed a long time ago, and it is not the first one created by Futureman Group.
Back in June 2013, US companies tested drone networks in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
. The drone used can carry 2 kilograms and fly 9.7 kilometers. After completing the preliminary planning of the drone network, the company's next step is to plan to establish a massive international drone transportation network and a global supply system for drone accessories. At the same time, there are also plans to establish charging base stations so that drones can land for charging along the way.
In September of the same year, the delivery drone independently developed by SF Express in China completed internal testing and was put into trial operation in some areas. This kind of drone uses an eight-rotor, flying at a height of about 100 meters, and has a built-in GPS navigation system. The destination and route can be preset by the staff. The drone will automatically reach the destination with an error controlled within 2 meters.
However, neither SF Express nor SF Express has been able to promote drone logistics to a large scale. The former's drones seem to be only suitable for use in poor countries in the third world, while the latter's drones are only suitable for use in poor mountainous areas in China.
Although drone logistics can significantly improve distribution efficiency and reduce labor costs. However, it is subject to many shortcomings such as bad weather and the inability to avoid human damage during flight, so the concept of "drone + express delivery" has never been realized.
Penglai City is probably the only modern city in the world that has realized drone logistics. However, the reason why this can be achieved is partly due to the advancement of drone technology, but the more critical factor lies in the efficiency of public security in Penglai City.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the news from a while ago: “A young man in Guangzhou used a drone to deliver mooncake coupons to his girlfriend, but was shot down and robbed by square dancing ladies. When the young man found out that he had been “hijacked”, he quickly ran to find the ladies. To compensate, the aunt not only denied shooting down the drone, but also said that she was almost injured by the drone... "
Not to mention that the management of drones has always been in a gray area in terms of policy, but in terms of public sentiment, there seems to be no room for drone logistics to become bigger and stronger. About SF Express, it wants to introduce Bate series drones from Future Heavy Industries to complete the laying of a drone logistics network in China. To be honest, Jiang Chen was not optimistic about their decision.
However, their offer was hard for Jiang Chen to refuse.
For the completion of the laying of the drone logistics network in Xiangjiang City, SF Express’s quotation is US$450 million. Jiang Chen made some calculations and found that 500 drone terminals should be able to cover all areas of Xiangjiang City. To meet the delivery needs of Xiangjiang City, about 50,000 drones would be enough.
According to the production cost of the Bate-3 drone, one is just over US$3,000. Compared with the company's US$5,000 drone, it has every advantage in terms of technology and price.
If we plan carefully, the cost of establishing this drone logistics network for SF Express in Hong Kong will not exceed US$200 million. Compared to its quoted price of $450 million, this is almost a 125% profit!
Moreover, if Xiangjiang City, as a pilot city, proves the feasibility of promoting the drone logistics network to the mainland, SF Express's next step will undoubtedly be to expand the drone logistics network to Shenzhen, then the entire Guangzhou, and then...
Think about it, how many cities are there in the entire country of China? How many express delivery companies are there
Such a huge market is simply an inexhaustible gold mine!
"Your expression tells me that you are very interested." Looking at Jiang Chen's expression, Xia Shiyu pursed her lips and smiled.
"Yes, this market is worth more than 100 billion. I don't think any company would be uninterested." Jiang Chen nodded from time to time while looking through the documents in his hand.
To be honest, although he didn't understand the details of the cooperation very well, he could see the prospects of the entire market very clearly in an instant. There are 283 prefecture-level cities, 374 county-level cities, and more than ten express delivery companies in China. Even if each city only earns an average of US$500 million, the scale of this market is already terrifying.
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"I am also very optimistic about this agreement. No matter whether SF Express's pilot operation in Xiangjiang City is successful or not, there is no risk for us. However, I do not agree with their proposal for the time being."
"Why?" Jiang Chen looked at Xia Shiyu with interest.
He knew that she must have some reason for doing this.
"Although the price offered by SF Express is very attractive, since we master the core technology and have relatively abundant funds, why don't we do this drone logistics ourselves?"
Why not do it yourself
Future People Group controls re, a huge virtual reality shopping platform, and integrates several e-commerce companies. The daily trading volume on RE has reached a quite terrifying figure. With such a huge resource advantage, Futureman Group can fully develop offline delivery business on this basis.
For users on re, Futureman Group delivers "free shipping" uniformly!
The use of drone delivery technology will reduce the labor costs of Futureman Group to a great extent. SF Express needs to pay salaries to 400,000 employees, but for Futureren Group, this number can be reduced to less than 50,000.
In terms of operating costs, Futureman Group first has an advantage.
After hearing Xia Shiyu's words, Jiang Chen thought seriously for a moment.
"Are you doing your own logistics? Does our company have any management experience in this area?"
"We don't need to start from scratch. My suggestion is to acquire an existing logistics company, integrate its management team, and then reorganize its business. In the process of cargo sorting, transportation, and dispatch, our head office will send people Responsible for redesigning and copying the model of Penglai City. If the trial run proves feasible, we will fully promote it in the mainland and further promote it to the world!"
Before this, Xia Shiyu had obviously made certain plans for this "drone + logistics" layout, so she was very confident when explaining it to Jiang Chen.
And her words really moved Jiang Chen's heart.
How can you make money by taking over the entire industry chain by providing services for others
"What about risks?" Jiang Chen asked the last question he was concerned about.
"It will take about US$3 billion to complete the acquisition. Then we will gradually cancel the local agency rights, shift the franchise model to offline direct sales, and establish our own delivery outlets in major cities. This work will require an investment of about US$1 billion. Based on Xiangjiang The city serves as a drone logistics pilot at a cost of US$200 million.”
Calculated in this way, the cost of the entire project is about US$4 billion. With the financial resources of Futureman Group, it can completely withstand this risk.
"Very good, I'll leave that to you!" Jiang Chen smiled and pointed at the document in his hand.
Now that we have decided to engage in drone logistics ourselves, there is no need to read SF Express's letter of intent for cooperation.
Xia Shiyu smiled slightly and gently lifted her hair from her ears.
"I will handle it."
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(Okay, I will never buy random games online again. The fourth update broke out and I was rolling on the floor asking for monthly tickets qaq) (.)