Chapter 103: Gearing Up
After initialing the agreement, Blackshirt Capital and Zhenke Fund did not dare to delay, and completed the due diligence and payment in a few days.
The efficiency is very high, which is also what Zhang Yida specially requires. Now is the moment of racing against time, and he is too impressed by the meat grinder of shared bicycles in later generations, and he must make Huimin Bicycle grow up as quickly as possible.
After the investigation was completed, the two institutions quickly made a payment of 25 million US dollars, and the other 25 million yuan had to take time to schedule, and the payment would probably be completed within half a month.
25 million US dollars is equivalent to 153.5 million yuan, and after the money arrived, Zhang Yida immediately paid 100 million yuan to the Fujita factory to let them make another 100,000 bicycles.
The other more than 50 million were used to recruit troops, set up three operation sub-centers in Modu, Pengcheng and Yangcheng, and recruit offline dispatcher teams.
The R&D team of the headquarters has also optimized the product according to the user feedback collected since the launch of the bicycle, including software and hardware such as APP and smart lock.
As for the popularity of advertising, there is no need to invest too much energy for the time being.
As soon as Huimin Bicycle was launched, it became an Internet celebrity product, with its own traffic. Coupled with the aura blessing of Zhang Yida's young entrepreneurial leader, the topic is very high on the Internet, and netizens are very concerned about Huimin Bicycle.
So you don't need to do much advertising, just put the bike in a step-by-step manner.
Huimin Bicycle is like a machine running at high speed, and all the goals are concentrated on one point, that is, to seize market share.
Huimin Bicycle now rents an entire floor in the office, which is more than 1,000 square meters.
The whole company is in full swing, with a steady stream of people coming in and out.
This is recruiting people, considering the next hot situation of shared bicycles, Zhang Yida has already started recruiting in advance.
In the previous life, FOF was expanding too fast, understaffed, rushing to recruit people, and making a mess. If you scale too fast and don't have enough team management skills, it's a disaster.
Huimin bicycle.
Inside Zhang Yida's office.
An ordinary-looking young man in his thirties stood in front of Zhang Yida's desk and reported in a low voice:
"Mr. Zhang, according to the information we have collected so far, there are already several companies that are in contact with major bicycle manufacturers.
However, they are still in the contact stage and have not placed orders. At present, there are no strong competitors in the market. ”
Zhang Yida glanced at the man with a smile and praised:
"Mr. Hou, you did a good job. Next, your business intelligence department continued to keep an eye on the major bicycle manufacturers, and reported to me in a timely manner. ”
"Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang. The bike manufacturer has received orders for other bike-sharing bikes, and the mole will notify me as soon as possible. ”
The young man said confidently.
His name is Hou Jiaji, and he turned out to be the business director of a multinational commercial competitive intelligence company, and was hired by Zhang Yida with a high salary to manage the company's business intelligence department.
Compared with the various thrills of the previous company, Huimin Bicycle's means of detecting competitors are too pediatric. In foreign countries, the business he has undertaken is basically about patents and technologies, and the kind of game between large companies is a bit small compared to Huimin.
But he's still quite content, although the business is not very sexy, but there is a lot of money, and it is safe.
Zhang Yida asked Hou Jiaji to join the company for many purposes. The first is to listen to the news of the followers, who is going to enter the bike-sharing industry, and Huimin should prepare and layout in advance.
In addition, Hou Jiaji will also be responsible for exploring the business progress of various bike-sharing companies and cooperating with Huimin to make various responses.
Huimin Bicycle needs to raise a round of capital in three months, and the market size will be doubled, which is an internal work. External intelligence investigation cannot be relaxed, Zhang Yida is very cautious, this time he really will not give any chance to competitors.
If there are strong competitors and the pace of financing and market expansion are faster than those of Huimin, Huimin will have to start other preparations as soon as possible.
Waving his hand to let Hou Jiaji step back, Zhang Yida began to consider the operation of Huimin Bicycle, and the data doubled in three months, and it was not something that could be done by casually patting his head.
But the stakes are so high that Zhang Yida can only put down the business of several other companies temporarily, and his main energy is devoted to Huimin Bicycle.
……
Dai Wei saw Zhang Yida launch a Huimin bicycle on the Internet, frowned, and said secretly:
"It's a great idea! Why didn't I think of it before?"
Seeing Dai Wei looking at his mobile phone in a daze, several partners also came over to take a look, and said with emotion:
"This project has a future! 20,000 bicycles have been laid in the capital of Guangjing, so the whole country does not have to put millions of bicycles. This volume is good enough to be listed!"
"It's definitely enough to go public! It's another big business of tens of billions, this Senior Brother Zhang is amazing!"
"What's the use of envying others? We have to take action, our cycling projects are not bad, and we can also get money!"
Dai Wei also dispelled his thoughts, and said to everyone with a smile:
"Yes, we have a good cycling tour. One step at a time, we can also make a small and beautiful company.
Let's do it together!"
That being said, Dai Wei was inevitably a little sour in his heart. It would be nice if the bike-sharing project was my own!
and Zhang Yida, who told him that he was a bicycle enthusiast, and how good it would be to join me to start a business together.
You have so many companies, can you manage it? I have been focusing on the bicycle industry, and I am also an expert.
The bike-sharing project will not be bad if you play it in your own hands.
Dai Wei could only sigh two sentences in his heart, and now he was asked to do a shared bicycle, he would definitely not go.
The cycling tourism project has a good upward momentum, so I will not rush to do the shared bicycle. In the final analysis, it's still a penny that is hard to beat a hero! If you have tens of millions, you can do it yourself!
Why don't you find a family and ask for millions? Build 2,000 cars first?
I'll do a good job of cycling first!
At the critical moment, Dai Wei's indecisive side was reflected again. Not only are they greedy for the prospect of shared bicycles, but they are reluctant to give up some of the current cycling projects.
……
A café in the capital.
A tall 40-year-old middle-aged man and a woman in her 30s were talking over coffee.
"Weiwei, there was a Huimin bicycle in the capital recently, do you know?" the middle-aged man said with a glance at the woman.
"Huimin bicycle, it's the shared bicycle, right? Zhang Yida is quite discerning, and has made a star project. Fu Weiwei smiled softly and said unhurriedly.
The middle-aged man is Li Bing, the chairman of Yiju.com, a U.S.-listed company, and an angel investor. At the May Fourth party, he also had a relationship with Zhang Yida, and he was also an alumnus of Beijing University.
Li Bing glanced at Fu Weiwei, and then said:
"Since you think the bike-sharing project has a good future, are you interested in giving it a try?"
Although he is an alumnus with Zhang Yida, the shopping mall is like a battlefield, and Li Bing has no psychological burden at all to compete with Zhang Yida.
"I've always been a news mediar, and I'm afraid I can't do a shared bicycle. ”
Fu Weiwei shook her head again and again, she has been working as a journalist since graduating from the Department of Journalism of Zhejiang University in 04, and it has been 10 years now. When she was suddenly asked to work for a bicycle company, she felt that she might not be able to do it.
Li Bing smiled helplessly at first, then looked at Fu Weiwei and said:
"Vivi, you've done a great job at your automotive media company. Are you still afraid that you won't be able to do a good bicycle company?
And I will also help you in the back, and I will provide the funds and resources. ”
Fu Weiwei glanced at Li Bing deeply and began to think about it.
Li Bing, as a boss of a listed company, has him behind to provide funds and resources, should he try it?
The prospects for this bike-sharing are much more promising than the car media company he currently runs.
Fu Weiwei looked at Li Bing and asked:
"I have a question? Why did you choose me to do the bike-sharing, in fact, you can do it yourself?"
Li Bing smiled dumbly, pursed his lips, and then said:
"I'm going to join forces with Dongge, Penguin, and other bigwigs to start an electric car company.
You know Tesla, and our goal is to compete with and surpass it.
The West is too far ahead of us in fuel vehicle technology to catch up at all. Our opportunity to overtake in corners is on the electric car.
You know how much I love cars. So I'm going to put all my energy into electric vehicles.
The bike-sharing project can only be handed over to you.
As for why you were chosen?
First, because we are friends and know the roots.
Second, you have worked as a journalist and run a company, and I trust your ability.
Third, female entrepreneurs, and beautiful entrepreneurs, this is a very gimmick!
Li Bing explained the situation very clearly and sincerely. Fu Weiwei didn't hesitate anymore and said:
"I can promise you to make this shared bike, and I will do my best to make it a good one.
After a pause, he looked at Li Bing with a smile and said:
"If you do something wrong, don't blame me!"
Li Bing rubbed his temples and said:
"You have to have confidence in yourself, Zhang Yida is a student, and he has made shared bicycles.
In terms of social experience and management level, where are you worse than him?
Believe in yourself, you can do it!"
Fu Weiwei nodded noncommittally and said:
"Okay then, what are we going to do now?"
Li Bing's fingers tapped the table a few times, considered for a few seconds, and then said:
"Recruit a team and start R&D. Make the product as fast as possible.
On the side of the bicycle, when the style is determined, immediately place an order with the foundry.
We are currently lagging behind Huimin Bicycle and must catch up. Otherwise, the gap will only widen!"
In this way, after the two negotiated, Li Bing invested 10 million yuan and founded a technology company called "Baimo Bicycle" together.
Began to recruit technical engineers and developed its own shared bicycle.