Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 380: Sharing the Future
Upon hearing this, Lu Sifang's body trembled, and he spat out the food in his mouth. He picked up the tablecloth to wipe his mouth and said with a serious face.
"Boss, just give me your orders. I am willing to serve you at my whim!"
Even Lu Sifang's men were stunned by his serious attitude. This... bah, this professional attitude is really a role model for our generation to learn from.
Zhou Dongsheng nodded in satisfaction, with a bright smile on his face, and said, "I wonder if you have used online car-hailing software recently? This recently popular online car-hailing software is indeed very convenient..."
Lu Sifang was about to agree, but then he thought something was wrong. He was asked to go on a business trip to Beijing, and he talked about this online car-hailing app...
As a veteran who has been working in the investment world for many years, Lu Sifang always pays attention to some industry information in the investment world and captures industry trends to ensure his investment sensitivity and make sure he will not become a discarded pawn abandoned by the trend of the times.
From the outside, capital and investment seem to be very lofty concepts. Shrouded in the mysterious veil of finance, they always make people feel confused.
However, for Lu Sifang, even if it is moving gold bricks, it is still moving bricks, and it is just working. After all, these gold bricks have nothing to do with them, so he often jokingly calls himself a "financial migrant worker."
In Lu Sifang's eyes, capital is just like people. They will flock to wherever there are benefits.
Capital with capabilities can act as a catalyst, allowing emerging industries to rise rapidly so that they can reap the rewards. Capital without capabilities can only follow behind others and reap the rewards.
In Lu Sifang's understanding, the biggest difference between the former and the latter is often not the amount of capital held, but the information gap.
The amount of capital determines the size of the tolerance rate, and information asymmetry is often the decisive factor in determining the success of an investment.
Therefore, paying attention to industry information and maintaining information sensitivity is what Lu Sifang has to do every day. Even if he cannot get first-hand information , he will strive for second-hand and third-hand information.
You don't need to be the first, as long as you run faster than some people, it's enough. If you can't eat the meat, you can drink the soup. If you can't drink the soup, you can still smell the fragrance. If worst comes to worst, you can still be the one to take over.
So when Zhou Dongsheng said this, Lu Sifang immediately thought of Didi Chuxing, which had just completed a US$3 billion financing not long ago!
However, in just three years, this Internet competitor to overseas Uber's online ride-hailing service has already become a new Internet giant, and it can be said that it is far superior to other online ride-hailing services.
In addition to its huge potential, its capital base should not be underestimated. Behind it are not only the shadows of two Internet giants, Tencent and Alibaba, but also a number of big capital platforms.
What’s more, the daughter of the Liu family, who has a conscience in the United States, is appointed as the president!
The entire project is armed to the teeth from beginning to end. It is unique even in the investment world and can definitely be said to have the foundation of "the talents of an emperor".
There is a difference between these gold bricks. Let's not talk about their purity for now. The difference between moving bricks in a rural credit cooperative and moving bricks at the headquarters of the world's first bank is not small.
Therefore, Lu Sifang couldn't help swallowing his saliva, looking at the excited Zhou Dongsheng, and asked: "Boss, you are not talking about... the Didi Taxi project, right?"
Zhou Dongsheng looked surprised, "Huh...how did you know I was going to say that?"
"Um... Boss, Didi Taxi just announced that it had raised 3 billion US dollars. Isn't it a bit too late to invest now? Why not choose a more suitable project..."
Lu Sifang organized his words and very subtly and tactfully expressed his investment advice with the word "it's too late". He never mentioned anything like we can't afford it and we have no money to invest even if we sell everything we have.
Zhou Dongsheng was stunned, then laughed. "You don't think I want you to investigate Didi Taxi, do you? I am not a person who doesn't know what's going on. For a project like this, even if we have money, they may not be willing to work with us."
Lu Sifang smiled awkwardly, it seemed that he had misunderstood.
Zhou Dongsheng smiled and said: "I just used Didi Taxi as an example to discuss the business logic behind it."
"The biggest is perhaps that they use the convenience of the Internet to directly connect customers and vehicles, with a clear purpose, thus shortening the idle state of vehicles as much as possible and maximizing resource utilization..."
Zhou Dongsheng casually said a few words about his shallow understanding, and then continued without paying attention to the reactions of Lu Sifang and others.
"The rise of online ride-hailing platforms seems to be just like e-commerce, which is just putting traditional businesses on the Internet platform and doing it again. But when I learned a little bit about it, I found an interesting term... "
“That’s the sharing economy.”
"Sharing economy?" Lu Sifang asked with a little confusion.
"Yes, the online car-hailing platform does not only have taxi drivers, but also black car drivers, some car owners who have nothing better to do and take a few orders to subsidize their gas expenses, not to mention the drivers who use the public vehicles for personal purposes and enrich themselves..."
"These large amounts of idle resources are the first element of the sharing economy. Online ride-hailing platforms integrate these idle resources and then share them with users."
"User needs are met, drivers are rewarded, and the platform, as a sharer, can also create value and gain rewards."
"This is the sharing economy. I found it quite interesting when I first learned about it. And according to this logic, food delivery is also a way of sharing idle human resources..."
Zhou Dongsheng joked with a smile, and Lu Sifang and others couldn't help but smile as well.
"Then if we work for a boss, does that also count as sharing?" Someone followed Zhou Dongsheng's words and made an analogy.
Before Zhou Dongsheng could answer, Lu Sifang was the first to react. He shook his head and said, "No, the sharing economy is the utilization of idle resources. If you work part-time as a deliveryman after work, it can be considered the utilization of idle resources..."
Zhou Dongsheng nodded in agreement. This young boy is teachable. He is indeed a professional and can understand things quickly.
Zhou Dongsheng then continued along this line of thought and said: "After learning about the sharing economy, I am curious. Since cars can be shared when they are idle, are there other idle resources that can be shared and utilized?"
"Like, a bicycle?"
"If you go to a far place, you can just take a taxi, but if you go within one or two kilometers, it's a bit of a waste. There aren't many motorcycle taxis nowadays, not to mention the starting price."
"But if you just walk, it will take a lot of time, especially for people who commute to work . Sometimes you may be late and have to pay the fine just because of this little time. I believe you have experienced this."
Lu Sifang and others couldn't help but nodded in agreement, but then they thought, that's not right, you are a big boss who drives a luxury car to and from get off work, and you don't need to punch in, so how can you understand the hardships of working people?
His subordinates couldn't help but look at Lu Sifang again. Why are you, a senior worker with an annual salary of one million, joining in the fun?
"Where there is user demand, there will naturally be business opportunities. I didn't expect that when I checked, I actually found something called shared bicycles..."
Zhou Dongsheng spoke leisurely and analyzed his investment intentions in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.
After all, if you want to cheat, you always need to act a little, not to mention that Xiaotou is not a cheat!
