Chapter 5: Daydreamers

Life will not always wait for you to pack up your mood, it is like a tireless and never-ending river, rushing forward as always.

Although the merger of Wanli Travel is considered to be the end of the taxi war, it does not mean that they will be at ease after that.

"Who wants to see me?"

"Lao Zhu of Lancang River Venture Capital also communicated with him when he merged with Dudu before, because he invested in Dudu's A round."

Lin Yi thought of this person, who is also an investor with a relatively well-known reputation in the venture capital circle in recent years.

His company was originally not a time-honored brand in the venture capital industry, but in recent years, several star unicorns have been voted for one after another, so the exposure is relatively high.

For this reason, he has also appeared in some high-profile industry events, and his status has risen with the tide.

Such a person came to visit in person, and Lin Yi still had to meet him.

"Mr. Zhu, I have admired my name for a long time."

"Oh, if you want to call it that, you'll see the outside, we're not outsiders now, so I'll call you Lin Yi on my own initiative. Jenny, we are old friends, if you don't dislike her, follow her and call Lao Zhu. ”

He wasn't talking about outsiders, but about the early investor in Dudu Taxi, who had become a shareholder of Wanli Travel after the merger.

Of course, Lin Yi would not refuse people thousands of miles away, he quipped: "Of course I know that you are old friends, when I started my first business, Jenny gave me 300,000 yuan as a judge, and then turned around and made a phone call to report the news, that's for you, right?" ”

Liu Jianni also added: "What's more, Wanli Travel has been fighting Dudu taxi for three years, Lao Zhu has made a huge contribution, and you were also present when he merged with Kuaidu Taxi, right?" ”

Lao Zhu's two classic investment examples are Zhang Xuhao, who is hungry, and Cheng Wei, who takes a taxi, which happens to be Lin Yi's competitors.

Of course, they didn't want to settle old accounts when they turned out these old things, Lin Yi, Zhang Xuhao and Cheng Wei have all changed from time to time now, not to mention that he is the one who paid for it.

In this industry, you can't hold too much grudges, and you must be good at adapting to the new environment.

"It's called not fighting, not knowing each other!"

Lao Zhu didn't panic at all, and joked, "Hey Lin Yi, if you mind in your heart, I will punish myself for three cups at night to make amends to you." ”

Lin waved his hand again and again: "I can't make it ......"

A few people greeted each other a little, and the relationship was continued, and the atmosphere at the scene seemed to be very harmonious, but Lao Zhu didn't come alone.

The foreplay was almost over, and he pulled another little brother behind him and enthusiastically introduced it:

"This is Dai Wei, a top student of P Da Guanghua, who used to be the president of the student union, absolutely excellent, and is now the founder and CEO of Little Yellow Car."

Dai Wei's appearance is Zhouzheng, except for some bookish anger, he looks like a more trustworthy person.

"Mr. Lin ......"

"It's good to call me Lin Yi."

Lin Yi behaved very kindly, not only took the initiative to shake hands with the other party, but also proposed that they could adopt a closer name to each other.

This is a good signal, Dai Wei seems to have little experience so he is a little nervous, Lao Zhu has already said in his place:

"Yes, yes, just be a little bit, you should be considered peers, right?"

Dai Wei seemed to have done some homework, and he said: "I have watched Lin Yi's interview, and I am three years older than him, so I am ashamed. ”

Lin Yi thought his last two words were funny.

Lin Yi said: "This is the real pillar of talent, P University was a dream school that I couldn't even think of, not to mention the famous glory." ”

This topic made Dai Wei's expression slightly uncomfortable, but no one else noticed.

Liu Jianni had already beckoned: "We all already know each other, so sit down and talk, just now I said that if you are not an outsider, just be casual." ”

So a few people sat down on both sides, and today's meeting can be regarded as the main topic.

In fact, Lin Yi had already known the other party's intention from Liu Jianni before this, but as the master, he should still speak.

"Lao Zhu brought Dai Wei over today, shouldn't it be for the sake of stringing around?"

"I'll just say Lin Yi, you should have noticed the recent market pursuit of shared bicycles, as a giant in the field of travel now, I think you will not sit idly by."

He patted the little brother beside him: "Dai Wei and his little yellow car are now on the fast lane, and there must be a lot of room for cooperation with Wanli Travel, so I brought him over to talk." ”

"Come to Dai Wei, you introduce yourself."

Dai Wei was the president of the student union in Guanghua, and he could handle such a small scene, he received the signal and began to talk eloquently, with a very good expression and tone.

"The story of the little yellow car starts with me. After graduating from my bachelor's degree in 2013, I took a gap year to teach in Plateau Province, where I changed many of my life ideas and goals. ”

"After I came back, I was still enthusiastic about participating in public welfare undertakings, until a very respectful senior brother P woke me up."

"He said that you are an ordinary poor student, how much can you do all year round, why don't you do some business and then help others?"

"So I decided to start my own business."

"I'm a cyclist myself, so I turned my brain to the bikes that are ubiquitous on campus and explored the bike-sharing path with a few companions."

"Fortunately, our dream has received the attention and support of venture capital institutions, including Lancang River Venture Capital, and it has developed more quickly and vigorously than we imagined at the beginning."

"If the little yellow car can further get the help of Wanli Travel, I believe that this dream will be able to go further, more determined and more steadfast."

Lin Yi was actually not too interested in the touching deeds of this young man who was three years older than himself, not to mention that he was not an "ordinary poor student".

He exchanged glances with Liu Jianni beside him, and the latter asked, "Dai Wei, in business, we need to know more about the business plan of the little yellow car, especially your profitability. ”

"We can make a profit!"

Dai Wei looked very confident, "After the little yellow car got the financing, it has been rolled out on the campuses of major universities, although it is high frequency and low price, but the cash flow is also very considerable." ”

"In fact, our model has run through, and it has been tested that it can be profitable, and the next step is to increase the scale of investment."

This time it was Lin Yi's question: "Have you ever considered that this business model will change a lot when you enter the city?" ”

Dai Wei was confident: "Of course, although the scope will be expanded, the business logic is the same, and outside users should have stronger payment ability." ”

Lin Yi was noncommittal.

Later, Dai Wei also made a lot of introductions, but Lin Yi didn't listen attentively, and politely sent the two of them away after the meeting.