"Cheng Wei, there's bad news."
"Shencheng Taxi Company has refused to cooperate with us."
"Okay."
At the headquarters of Didi Taxi, Cheng Wei's good friend and the co-founder of Didi Taxi, Wu Rui, brought bad news to Cheng Wei.
"Why do you look like you don't care about this at all?"
Seeing that Cheng Wei didn't care, Wu Rui said anxiously, "Our competitors are much faster than us. I got the news that 'Fast' has already negotiated with a taxi company in Bei City. They are just waiting to sign the contract."
"Really?"
"You …"
Wu Rui was angered by Cheng Wei's attitude. "Cheng Wei, what's wrong with you? If you continue to be like this, we might as well break up."
"Uh … Wu Rui, sorry, I was thinking about something else."
Seeing that Wu Rui was angry, Cheng Wei quickly explained.
"Everything else is now a matter of urgency. What do you think we should do next?"
"Financing."
"Financing? Cheng Wei, do you think we can get financing in our current situation? "
Not to mention the scale.
Take a look at their Didi Hailing headquarters. They only rented an office of 100 square meters.
In such a situation, it would be strange if someone was willing to invest.
"I know, but did someone really contact us just now?"
"Who?"
"Huanyu Technologies."
"Pfft …"
Wu Rui almost choked. "Huanyu Technologies?"
"Yes."
"Are you kidding me? Huanyu Technologies is willing to invest in us?"
They had approached some investment companies before.
But a group of investment companies didn't even take a look at them.
Although they had a lot of connections, in the eyes of venture capitalists, they were really nothing.
On the one hand, these venture capitalists felt that their scale was too small.
On the other hand, they felt that the competition for taxis was too big. For example, in the competition for traditional taxis, they still had to rely on them to develop their business. Was it possible to compete with them in the future? In addition, they were also subject to a series of policy restrictions. This was not a product worth investing in.
Even these venture capitalists thought so. Would the giant in the technology world, Huanyu Technologies, be interested in their taxis?
"I also think I made a mistake, but Wu Rui, take a look. This is the fax they sent over."
Cheng Wei passed the fax to Wu Rui. "I checked their fax number. There's no mistake. It's from Huanyu Technologies."
"Damn, is this real?"
Wu Rui blinked his eyes in disbelief.
However, the information on the fax was clearly there.
"It should be true. Huanyu Technologies is such a big company. They wouldn't joke around for no reason."
Even though Cheng Wei couldn't believe it, he was still willing to look on the bright side. "Also, this fax number was sent by the headquarters of Huanyu Technologies. With their status, they wouldn't joke with us."
"Cheng Wei, give me some time to digest this."
After confirming that it was Huanyu Technologies, Wu Rui drank a few cups of tea and calmed down a little.
"Cheng Wei, what do you think Huanyu Technologies is trying to do?"
"They said that they're interested in our taxi-hailing business. They probably want to invest in us."
"That's not right. With Huanyu Technologies' size, if they think our taxi-hailing business is good, they can do it themselves. Why invest in us?"
"This … I don't know."
This was something that the two of them couldn't figure out.
It could be said that in the Internet and in the technology world, there was almost nothing that Huanyu Technologies couldn't do.
As long as Huanyu Technologies wanted to do it, all the other competitors would have to face a formidable foe.
As for a company like theirs, which wasn't considered a big deal, they were definitely cannon fodder.
"Don't think about it. It's useless to think about it. Huanyu Technologies' foresight isn't something that we can see."
"That's true."
"We'd better be prepared to get in touch with Huanyu Technologies. Whether they're real or not, it's not bad news for us. If they're really willing to invest in us, then we have hope. So, we'd better make some preparations in the next two days. "
"Okay."
Wu Rui nodded.
Even though the two of them were young, they knew that opportunities didn't always come around.
A few days later.
The Didi Taxi office welcomed a guest that Cheng Wei and Wu Rui didn't even dare to think about.
"Chen Yu, you're Chen Yu?"
Staring at Chen Yu, Cheng Wei and Wu Rui rubbed their eyes. They could hardly believe it.
The CEO of Huanyu Technologies, the founder of Chen Yu, actually appeared in front of them.
But why would such a big shot be here?
"What, am I not welcome?"
Looking at the two of them in disbelief, Chen Yu said with a smile.
"No, no, no, please, please, Boss Chen. We welcome you to Didi Taxi."
With the two of them welcoming them, Chen Yu and Zhang Jianming sat down.
After looking around the office, Cheng Wei and Wu Rui were a little embarrassed. They said awkwardly, "Boss Chen, Boss Zhang, the company's conditions are limited. Sorry for the inconvenience."
"No, I think the office environment is quite good."
Chen Yu waved his hand and said, "Seeing your office reminds me of the first office we rented at Shin Fung."
"Boss Chen, are you talking about the one in Chen Yi Plaza?"
Zhang Jianming said.
"Yes, how is it? Do we look alike?"
"Yes, we do."
Zhang Jianming also looked around and nodded.
Chen Yu and Zhang Jianming didn't put on airs at all, which made Cheng Wei and Wu Rui happy.
Cheng Wei quickly made a pot of tea for Chen Yu and said, "Boss Chen, have some tea."
"Thank you."
Chen Yu said politely, "President Cheng, speaking of which, we're from the same hometown."
"Yes, yes, yes, Boss Chen is from Gan City, Jiang Province, and Cheng Wei is from Rao City, Jiang Province. We're from the same hometown."
Wu Rui was smart and continued Chen Yu's words.
"Yes, as the saying goes, when people from the same hometown see each other, they'll cry."
"Boss Chen, you're absolutely right. Every time we see Huanyu Technologies, we keep encouraging ourselves. We keep telling ourselves that this is a company from our hometown, and we must set Huanyu Technologies as our goal. "
After the two sides said this, they became closer to each other.
Cheng Wei and Wu Rui were not as reserved as before.
Of course, they didn't come here to chat. After some pleasantries, Zhang Jianming said, "President Cheng, President Wu, I believe you've received our fax. We're quite interested in your company. However, we still have a few questions that we're not very clear about. We hope President Cheng and President Wu can help us answer them. "
"Boss Zhang, please ask."
Hearing Zhang Jianming's words, Cheng Wei and Wu Rui knew that business was coming.
Their answers would determine their life and death.
If they were satisfied with their answers, then Didi Taxi would be saved.
If they were not satisfied with their answers, then they were probably just here to go through the motions.
"First, we want to know how many users Didi Taxi currently has."
"Previously, Didi Taxi did a promotion for a period of time. The number of downloads on the passenger side has exceeded 50,000. However, we don't have many active users. Currently, we only have 5,000 active users. "
"5,000 is indeed a bit low. What about the drivers?"
"There are only about 1,000 registered drivers."
"What about the drivers who often use Didi Taxi?"
"This …"
Cheng Wei blushed, but he still revealed, "Only about 100."
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