Chapter 180: Setting up a 200 billion game
"Is something wrong?"

Xie Jingxing packed up his lesson plan and took a quick look at the woman in front of him. Her good skin condition set off her pair of almond-shaped eyes, which made her look intellectual and gentle.

No wonder Li Bin praised her as the chosen one. Dai Wei got into a mess and lost his reputation, but she was not involved at all and left the scene in a low-key manner.

"Hello, Mr. Xie. My name is Hu Weiwei. I am currently starting an automotive media company. We are currently doing a special report on the online car-hailing industry, and you are definitely the best person to interview."

Hu Weiwei introduced herself with a smile.

Xie Jingxing made an appointment with Cui Aliu for lunch, raised his wrist to look at the watch: "Let's talk while we walk."

There is nothing wrong with Hu Weiwei. The invitation for an interview is just an excuse. The real thing is to just chat about something to make a good impression.

Since it doesn't look like something that can be solved by just a few sweet words from a young and energetic person, you have to come up with something substantial and have something to say.

"I went to an auto show in Las Vegas last year, and the concepts of future automotive technology development there had a great impact on me."

Her mind raced: "It probably means that in the future, cars will become smart interactive spaces like mobile phones, and personal transportation will definitely change."

"I think online ride-hailing has proven this point. For example, when I went to a press conference before, I had to wait for a long time on the street after the event to get a taxi. Now I can just place an order on my phone."

"Mr. Xie, do you think there will be any other changes in personal travel in the future?"

Hu Weiwei spoke slowly and seemed a bit silly. Xie Jingxing said bluntly: "Transplant the sharing concept to bicycles to connect with urban travel areas that online ride-hailing services cannot cover."

"Hutong alleys, residential areas, or traffic jams and close-range traffic."

As they walked out of the teaching building side by side, he concluded: "The last mile of transportation fills the gap between walking and driving."

"You reminded me of another means of transportation, raindrops."

Hu Weiwei's eyes suddenly lit up, and she explained to herself, "It's actually a tricycle with a glass cover. It's very popular in Beijing in the past two years. Middle-aged and elderly people like to use it. You can see it everywhere in schools and vegetable markets. It's convenient and cheap."

"Almost. If you add the concept of sharing to this kind of thing, you don't need to carry it from home to the destination. You can borrow it anytime when you are walking on the street, and return it anywhere after use."

Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows and nodded in agreement.

He had heard a lot of gossip about this woman, all kinds of things, but no matter what, she could get help from several men at the same time, so her IQ was still online and she could grasp the key points.

Convenient and cheap - but one thing that is missing is that this is another mobile payment port that covers the public basics.

"The product logic of selling services for free seems to make it difficult to make a profit," Hu Weiwei said thoughtfully.

Xie Jingxing disagreed: "Assuming that a bicycle costs 300 yuan, bicycles cost million yuan. If we lose money, we can just consider it as charity."

Hu Weiwei was speechless. She didn't expect that they could come up with a feasible entrepreneurial project in just a few words.

As a reporter, she has been to many cities. In fact, there are public bicycle rental services in some economically developed cities, which are generally fixed to bus stops.

Renting by swiping a citizen card or credit card does not provide the convenience of borrowing and returning at any time. In her opinion, this kind of public infrastructure should probably require public financial subsidies.

If we take it alone as a startup project and add the Internet to it, can it improve operational efficiency and reduce costs? Can it really be profitable?

"If you have an idea, try to do it. I will vote for you."

Walking to the parking lot, Xie Jingxing said one last thing before getting in the car. He was happy to have some fun with Tencent and Alibaba, and to make some money at the same time. Li Bin had pulled Hu Weiwei to hype up the business for three years and cashed out 20 billion. Now that Hu Weiwei had offered herself to him, it would be a waste if he didn't stir-fry her.

Moreover, he had discussed the concept of "shared bicycles" with a student who wanted to start a business when he visited Peking University a few years ago.

The other party later sent him a business plan but has been keeping it under wraps without any action. If Hu Weiwei wants to play, he will be the one to set up this game with a capital of tens of billions.

It happened that a conference was being held in Beijing during this period, so Neil Shen, Pony Ma and others all went there wearing gradient blue photos and pretending to be good students. Whether the venture capital circle in East China is in chaos or not, Xiao Xie has the final say!
Hu Weiwei watched Xie Jingxing leave in a leisurely manner. She had the illusion that a pie fell from the sky and landed precisely in her arms. If she caught it, she would be a pie in the sky, and if she couldn't, she would be crushed to death.

She stood there for a long time, took a deep breath, her fingertips trembling with excitement as she took out her phone and sent two messages:
[Mr. Li, is it convenient for us to arrange a time to meet? I have a startup project. ]

[Tengjiao, we have new ideas for our bicycle project! ]

While Hu Weiwei was communicating with the two men, Xie Jingxing also saw another woman.

Near Lujiazui, there is a Chinese restaurant located on the river beach. The outdoor area is covered with green vines and the sound of ships’ horns can be heard in the thin cool mist.

Cui Aliu changed out of her suit jacket and put on a beige coat. Her long hair flowed naturally over her shoulders. She covered her red lips with her hands and smiled softly, "Doesn't this look more like a date?"

"Old Gu really used me to the fullest." Xie Jingxing was helpless.

Cui Aliu coaxed him and said, "You are our chief marketing officer. I will give you a raise next year."

"Come on, you might as well explain it to Concubine Pei."

Xie Jingxing tilted his head and smiled. The people at several tables in the restaurant who were blatantly filming them with their phones stopped. Sometimes smiling is not only a courtesy, but also a warning.

During lunch time on weekdays, many financial migrant workers from Lujiazui come here to eat. There is a 120% chance that they will recognize him. Tomorrow morning, the two of them will be on the hot search list, adding fuel to Gu Zhengwen's marketing plan for the founder of the damn stir-fry goddess.

During the time that Pei Fei and Cui A Liu were together in Yunnan, they became just best friends. She didn't dare to ask him about the romantic scandal, but she would definitely dare to torture her best friend.

"For the B round of financing and the launch of our own online APP, all aspects really require promotion and hype. I apologize to her." Cui A Liu sighed in embarrassment.

The 'Yinshanbudu' brand raised 1 million in its Series A round with a valuation of 2500 million, with Taihe leading the investment and holding 15% of the shares, and Juntai Direct Investment holding 10% of the shares.

This money has been spent long ago and the cash flow is supported by loans. The reason why the B round of financing has not been started until now is because there was a problem with Juntai Direct Investment.

At the beginning, Sun Tao, the manager of Juntai Direct Investment, valued the upstream supply chain business and did his best to coordinate and bring in Taihe to lead the investment.

As a result, after Cui Aliu got the money, he directly split out two sub-brands with the support of Xie Jingxing. He did a good job in "Yinshan Tea Language", which focused on the raw material supply chain business, but he also devoted a lot of energy to the "Budu" direct stores, which focused on brand value.

As of now, 'Yinshan Tea Language' accounts for 75% of the revenue, 'Budu' accounts for 20% of the revenue, and the rest are other items.

The marketing budget is split equally between the two sub-brands, which makes Sun Tao unhappy. He said that if the revenue share of raw material supply is less than 50%, Juntai Direct Investment will not invest in the B round.

He held the anti-dilution clause in his hand and voluntarily gave up his share of the follow-up investment. Taihe wanted to take over, but Cui Aliu didn't want to.

She wanted to introduce a venture capital firm that was willing to match the high valuation given by Xie Jingxing to dilute Taihe's shareholding ratio, and she has been trying to do so since she returned from the Maldives.

"Imitations of the 'Answer Your Problems' milk tea have already appeared on the market, and we can't delay the financing any longer."

After finishing lunch and filling his stomach, Xie Jingxing made a conclusion.

(End of this chapter)