At airports in the United States, especially in San Francisco, where there is a large concentration of Chinese, there is a man and a woman with two yellow faces, which is not an conspicuous combination.

And when two of these pairs appear in the same space at the same time, they almost immediately spot each other in the crowd and recognize each other.

A pair is naturally Lin Yi and Liu Jianni.

The other two also knew each other, but it was the first time they had encountered these two people openly and openly together.

It's Cheng Wei and Liu Qing.

Among the four people, the first to find each other were two men, that is, Lin Yi and Cheng Wei, but they hesitated at the same time and did not say hello at the first time.

On the contrary, after their respective partners Liu Jianni and Liu Qing saw each other, they greeted each other without any hesitation, and walked directly to each other without mind.

"Hi, Janie."

"Long time no see, Jean."

Jean is Liu Qing's English name, and apparently even if you don't consider the relationship between Wanli Travel and Dudu Taxi, the two have known each other before.

Since the two very professional ladies have set an example and reminisced about the old days like real old friends in this foreign country, Lin Yi and Cheng Wei did not twist, and shook hands together.

"When did you get here?"

Lin Yi didn't ask why Cheng Wei appeared in the United States, because this question was redundant, of course, for the same reason as them.

"Just here, what about you?"

"We've been here for a while and we're getting ready to go home."

Lin Yi didn't lie about his trip, and Cheng Wei didn't doubt it.

Now that Lin Yi and Liu Jianni have left, it means that their financing trip in the United States has been completed, and Cheng Wei is of course very curious and concerned about their results, but he will not ask.

Over there, Liu Jianni and Liu Qing also completed the greetings between the ladies, and the four of them came together to talk, and Lin Yi first expressed his congratulations:

"Congratulations, Boss Cheng, I have gained such a general as Mr. Liu, I was very surprised when I first saw the news."

"Of course, I also want to congratulate Mr. Liu for finding such a destination as taking a taxi, I haven't forgotten Mr. Liu's earnest teachings before, which can be regarded as setting an example and leaving a multinational company to do his best for the revitalization of the national industry."

Before Lin Yi and Liu Jianni went abroad, the news that Liu Qing joined Dudu took a taxi had already broken out, and it was not an accident to see him and Cheng Wei here.

However, Liu Qing, who was born in Goldman Sachs, is not CFO, but COO.

Cheng Weixin said I believe you are a ghost, obviously the last time they met to discuss the special car business, Lin Yi looked mysterious and knew the roots.

Liu Qing himself said without leaking: "Are these words burying me?" Jenny and I have known each other for many years and is one of the best investors I have ever known, and I don't even know how Boss Lin persuaded her. ”

Without Lin Yi opening her mouth, Liu Jianni replied by herself: "As an investor, there are too many projects to see, and I can't help but come out to try my hand, Lin Yi and their whole team have a special vitality that is very infectious to me, and it always reminds me of the feeling of being young." ”

"What about you, Jean?"

Liu Qing smiled slightly: "I also think that the team of Will is very loving, and the atmosphere is very good, but what impresses me the most is their persistence and persistence in their dreams, which makes people can't help but join them." ”

It is impossible for these two groups of people to get together and want to talk about something useful and honest, so they have to play so politely haha.

Lin Yi and Cheng Wei glanced at each other, and they already understood each other's common opinions:

When it comes to hypocrisy, they are really inferior to these two women.

Then the form between the four of them quickly evolved into Liu Jianni and Liu Qing chatting cordially and enthusiastically, while Lin Yi and Cheng Wei had a match.

"Have you ever experienced Uber's products and services in the United States?"

Cheng Wei finally thought of a topic that both sides could talk about, and the answer to this question should be taken for granted in his mind.

It is said that Cheng Wei himself does not even have a driver's license, and he will always only use his own app to go out after taking a taxi, which can be regarded as a product experience.

When he came back to the United States, whether it was to "learn from international advanced experience" or to "explore the enemy's situation", he absolutely could not miss the experience of Uber.

Well, but Lin Yi didn't.

"Jenny is very familiar with the United States, and she arranged the itinerary very well, so we didn't use Uber to hail a taxi, and it was not good for investors to see it."

Of course, this is just a statement, and investors will not stand at the gate and wait for them, and normally there is no chance to find out if they have arrived by Uber.

Cheng Wei was surprised that Lin Yi didn't go to test the opponent's product, you must know that he himself often uses a taxi from Wanli Travel, and then found that there is anything that is better than all of the taxis, so he will go back to Zhang Bo to discuss improvements.

He guessed in his heart whether Lin Yi was a little inflated because he temporarily occupied the first position in the industry, after all, this guy was young, if so, it would be good news for him.

"The way Uber is used in the United States is still different from that in China, because mobile payment here is not so developed, so they are bound to credit cards."

"However, compared with the traditional taxi mode, the advantages are still obvious, you can get out of the car and go, and you don't have to worry about things like change."

"In addition, we take high-end luxury cars, which cost more than ordinary taxis, which is a bit similar to our special car."

Cheng Wei shared some of his experience in using it, of course, he had reservations, and he didn't plan to communicate with Lin Yi.

The special car business they had pushed together before had actually come to fruition, and Lin Yi had already known about it from his senior sister, so they didn't talk about it on this occasion.

Lin Yi didn't use Uber because he underestimated the enemy?

Of course not.

Cheng Wei used Uber because he had just come into contact with Kalanick, and he didn't know much about this new opponent, and he hoped to accumulate a little bit for his future confrontations with the other party.

But for Lin Yi, he knows better about the development of Uber in the next few years than Kalanick himself now, and there is no need to try so hard.

There is another reason.

He didn't shy away from complaining: "That guy Kalanick is so annoying, I never want to see him a second time after seeing it once, and I decided to give up at the thought of using Uber to give him money." ”

Cheng Wei was not only surprised by this, but even Liu Jianni and Liu Qing on the other side were attracted over.

Although this is a private occasion, it is relatively rare for the founder of such a star startup to complain about being another founder of a competitor.

The surprise only lasted for a short while, and then he actually joined.

"That's right, that guy doesn't know where he got the energy, when he came over that day and said he was going to buy me, if I hadn't been good at English and worried about scolding him, I would have fucked and sprayed it a long time ago."

Liu Jianni and Liu Qing were a little crying and laughing, they found that their two bosses still had some things in common, such as a lot of resentment towards the arrogant and domineering Kalanick.

For example, they are all a little naïve.

When they complained about Kalanick together at the airport that day, it was probably the moment when Lin Yi and Cheng Wei were most like friends.