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Chapter 932 Xiao Shen Investment Company Opens

Ma Laodaodao: "I have a good investment direction. I wonder if you are interested?"

"Tell me about it," Zhang Xiao said with a smile.

"Urban traffic!" Ma Laodaodao: "As people's living standards are getting higher and higher, the number of private cars is also increasing, resulting in frequent traffic jams and making it difficult for people to travel."

"If we could have an online software that turns a private car into a taxi when traveling, and take one or two guests with the same or similar destinations together, wouldn't this problem be solved very well?"

Isn’t this the online ride-hailing service from the previous life?

Zhang Xiao immediately understood what Boss Ma meant and said, "Do you have a goal?"

Boss Ma nodded and said: "Shunfeng Express Network Company, although this company has not been established for a long time, less than two years, it already has more than three million online ride-hailing vehicles across the country, and its development prospects are very good."

“Some time ago, the boss of Shunfeng Express came to see me and we chatted for a long time. I think this online ride-hailing model is pretty good.”

Zhang Xiao pondered for a moment and said: "Boss Ma, are you investing in this Shunfeng Express to make money or to help solve traffic problems?"

Ma Laodaodao: "The most important thing is to make money. If it can also solve the problem of urban traffic congestion, that would be even better."

Zhang Xiao asked again: "Is this company profitable now?"

"Not yet!" Boss Ma shook his head and said: "We are still losing money now, but when the number of online ride-hailing services is enough, profits will be possible sooner or later. What do you think? Are you interested?"

Zhang Xiao shrugged and said, "Sorry, I'm not very interested."

"Why?" Boss Ma asked puzzledly.

Zhang Xiao said: "I think this online ride-hailing model still has many problems that need to be solved."

"The first is the qualification review of drivers and online ride-hailing services. You just said that Shunfeng Express has more than three million online ride-hailing services. Then I have to ask, have they carefully reviewed these cars and drivers?"

"Or are you saying that as long as the driver applies, Shunfeng Express will let them pass?"

“Has the company set a clear standard?”

Hearing these questions from Zhang Xiao, Boss Ma frowned and said, "There are standards, but to be honest, the standards for entering the industry are not very high."

Zhang Xiao said: "Then I have a second question, how to ensure the safety of passengers?"

"There's not much in the city center, but once you go to the suburbs, you can guarantee that the driver will not be motivated by money or sex, right?"

Boss Ma thought for a while and said: "The issues of qualification review and passenger safety can definitely be solved as long as we study and think carefully."

Zhang Xiao said: "That will require more costs and manpower investment, which will inevitably affect the company's profitability."

"You must know that your opponents are professional taxis. If you want to steal market share from them, the price must be cheaper than taxis."

"Low price, high investment, how to make a profit?"

Zhang Xiao remembers very clearly that in his previous life, none of the promising online ride-hailing companies finally made a profit, and all of them were selling money.

Although the most impressive company among them has a market value of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars, it has never made a profit from the beginning to the end. In the worst year, it even lost more than 10 billion U.S. dollars.

Therefore, Zhang Xiao has no interest in this kind of industry where the money and effort are not appreciated.

After listening to Zhang Xiao's words, Boss Ma said with a wry smile: "I'm obviously here to invest in you, why do I feel like I'm about to be convinced by you?"

Zhang Xiao said: "Actually, there is another biggest problem that I haven't mentioned yet?"

Boss Ma is also a shrewd person. He immediately understood what Zhang Xiao meant and said: "You are talking about competitors!"

"That's right." Zhang Xiao nodded and said: "The threshold for the online ride-hailing industry is not high, and it is easy to attract strong competitors, especially those who provide online navigation. They have huge inherent advantages.

"

"Chen Kezhi just needs to click on his location and destination on the online map, and everything will be settled."

"It is definitely not an easy task for Shunfeng Express Network to win against these strong competitors."

"Of course, if it's just a short-term investment, you can definitely make a lot of money by buying the shares as soon as Shunfeng Express goes public."

"But if we regard it as a long-term profitable project, frankly speaking, I'm not too optimistic about it."

After listening to Zhang Xiao's words, Boss Ma became completely quiet.

He pondered for a while, then took a long breath, looked at Zhang Xiao and said: "Mr. Zhang, you are really a business wizard. I just told you about online ride-hailing, and you immediately said

You can think of so many problems, no wonder you can become the richest man in the world, you are really amazing."

Zhang Xiao smiled and said: "Don't praise me so much, I'm not as powerful as you say."

If it wasn't from the previous life, at Zhang Xiao's level, how could he have thought of these things? It's all because he has experienced it, so he knows it.

Boss Ma continued: "Then which industries are you more optimistic about?"

Zhang Xiao thought for a while and said: "Medicine, communications, new materials, artificial intelligence and other industries will definitely be good in the future."

Boss Ma smiled when he heard this and said: "These are high-tech fields, which not only require massive R&D costs, but also tens of thousands of scientific research talents. You are not short of money, but where are you going to find so many people?"

?”

Zhang Xiao glanced around and whispered: "Let me tell you a secret. I just had a phone call with Mr. Zhuang the day before yesterday. We are planning to set up a high-tech R&D company, focusing on chips, 6G communications, operating systems and driverless technology.

wait."

"I have money and he has people, so we can complement each other."

Boss Ma's eyes widened and he exclaimed: "You... you are trying to make a big deal!"

Zhang Xiao smiled and said: "Although China has developed rapidly in recent years, in the high-tech field, the lighthouse country still has more advantages. Our goal is to surpass them and help China lead the future of science and technology."

Boss Ma gave a thumbs up and asked: "Then how much are you prepared to invest?"

Zhang Xiao said: "Mr. Zhuang used technology, talents and 50 billion US dollars to fight for 40%. I invested 150 billion US dollars, accounting for 40% of the shares, and the other 20% was used for scientific research.

A reward for talent.”

"After Xiaoshen Investment Company opened, its first big project was this technology company."

Ma Laodaodao: "One hundred and fifty billion US dollars only accounts for 40%. Don't you think it's a loss?"

"It's not a loss." Zhang Xiao shrugged and said: "One of our company's projects is the research and development of 3NM lithography machines and chips. Once successful, it will bring me at least 50 billion US dollars in revenue within ten years.

.”

"What other technology patents can generate annual revenue of not less than 10 billion US dollars? In the future, they can not only make money, but also help China reach the peak of science and technology. This is the best of both worlds. I will definitely do it."

Boss Ma was a little moved and asked: "Do you still want investors? Can I participate?"

Zhang Xiao said: "You have to ask Mr. Zhuang about this. I will not participate in the management."

"Then forget it!" Ma Laodao said: "Mr. Zhuang looks down on me. I am not the same person."

Zhang Xiao was stunned and asked: "Is there a conflict between you two?"

"There is no contradiction, it's just that the paths chosen are different." Boss Ma explained.

Zhang Xiao immediately understood what he meant.

Boss Ma is an Internet tycoon who makes a lot of money and is very popular. He can be called a businessman in the new era.

Mr. Zhuang is engaged in the high-tech industry, and he takes things one step at a time, accumulating more and gaining less. In addition, he usually does not like to participate in social occasions, so he is a businessman in the traditional sense.

The two are indeed not the same person.

Relatively speaking, Zhang Xiao still prefers traditional businessmen like Mr. Zhuang. The reason is very simple. China can live without ants, but it must not live without Mr. Zhuang's company.

The reason why Mr. Zhuang is willing to cooperate with Zhang Xiao instead of with a new-age businessman like Mr. Ma is probably because Zhang Xiao is not particularly keen on money and is not the kind of person who is only interested in profit.

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After the banquet, Zhang Xiao and Yang Mi returned with several boxes of good wine.

The news that Ray Cole, CEO of Caiyun Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Azabi Consortium, acquired Soli Cinemas for 1.8 billion, quickly spread throughout the industry and caused a sensation in the entertainment industry.

You must know that Caiyun Entertainment has made frequent moves in the past two years. First, it acquired three medium-sized entertainment companies and two top special effects companies, then bought a private TV station, invested in many film and television works, and now it has acquired Soli Cinemas.

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The integration of these resources is enough to rank among the top three in China's entertainment industry.

Moreover, Caiyun Entertainment Company followed a similar route to Qingtian Entertainment Company, without any shortcomings. On the third day after taking over Suoli Cinema, Caiyun Company once again did something that caused a sensation in China.

Recor bought Yang Mi’s original company, Jiaxing Media, for 2.6 billion.

Ever since Jiaxing Media teamed up with other companies to sell Yang Mi, the two companies have never cooperated again. Even if they met on some occasions, Yang Mi would never talk to anyone from Jiaxing.

Jiaxing Media's development has been very poor in recent years, and the ratings of their idol dramas are not very good either.

Later, they entered the film industry and invested in three movies in succession, all of which failed, making their life very difficult.

Fortunately, Jiaxing Media has a relatively strong foundation and has cultivated some very popular young talents. Otherwise, Jiaxing would have closed down long ago.

This time Recor acquired Jiaxing for only 2.6 billion, which shows how poor Jiaxing's development is.

"Caiyun Entertainment is really awesome. It spent more than 200 billion in less than two years."

"What's going on with Jiaxing Media? It's too worthless!"

"Since Sister Mimi left, Jiaxing has been going downhill. It is normal to get such a result."

"Sister Mimi should feel a little melancholy. After all, Jiaxing Media was established thanks to her."

"From the day Jiaxing and their artists betrayed Sister Mimi, they no longer have any love, and they are so miserable!"

"If you ask me, Jiaxing Media is to blame for itself. If they had not wronged Sister Mimi, and given Qingtian's strength and left a little bit for them, it would be enough for them to eat. Where would they be today?"

"Caiyun Entertainment has made such a big fuss. It seems that they are preparing for a big fight!"

“···”

Countless netizens on the Internet are discussing it.

While eating, Reba looked at Yang Mi worriedly and asked, "Sister, are you okay?"

Yang Mi was stunned and said with a smile: "Are you talking about Jiaxing?"

"Yes!" Reba said: "No matter what, Jiaxing was founded by you, but now it has become history, you..."

Before she finished speaking, Yang Mi interrupted: "Reba, don't believe the analysis of some netizens. It's true that I founded Jiaxing, but since they cooperated with Suo Li to wrongly accuse me, the relationship in the past has

It’s gone, otherwise, I wouldn’t have stopped helping Jiaxing all these years.”

Reba nodded and said, "As long as you're fine."

Yang Mi said: "Compared to Jiaxing, I am quite interested in the menacing Caiyun Entertainment Company."

After speaking, he looked at Zhang Xiao and said: "Husband, please have someone compile a briefing on the Azabi Consortium. I want to take a look."

"No problem!" Zhang Xiao, who was playing on his mobile phone, raised his head and replied when he heard Yang Mi suddenly calling him.

Reba said: "Sister, do you think Caiyun Entertainment will become our Qingtian competitor?"

Yang Mi hummed and said, "It's very possible."

Zhang Xiao said while playing with his mobile phone: "Actually, there is no need to worry too much. As long as Qingtian Company always follows the line of quality first and develops step by step, no company can defeat us."

"I understand." Yang Mi nodded and said, "However, knowing yourself and your enemy will help you survive a hundred battles. You still need to understand what you need to understand."

Zhang Xiao smiled and said: "That's right, you two, Xiao Shen Investment Company will open tomorrow. I need to go there. Do you want to go?"

Yang Mi said: "For such a big thing, of course we are going."

"It's necessary." Reba said.

"Okay." Zhang Xiao said, "Then we will set off at ten o'clock tomorrow morning and hold the opening ceremony at twelve o'clock."

Yang Mi asked: "Who did you invite this time?"

"No one was invited." Zhang Xiao said, "I think it's better to keep a low profile."

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However, what Zhang Xiao didn't expect was that the word low-key had nothing to do with it.

The opening of Xiao Shen Investment Company the next day not only attracted the attention of more than 200 media, but also bigwigs from the business and entertainment circles came uninvited to congratulate Zhang Xiao.

"Holy shit, Xiao Shen is so proud, even the second horse is here."

"Aren't these Wang Lin and his son? It's rare to see them in the same frame."

"Brother Long, Brother Jie, Brother Jin, and Brother Qian, these four big names are here too."

"Oh, isn't that Mr. Zhuang? He who never participates in any events actually came to support Xiao Shen. It's so embarrassing."

"Xiao Shen is so powerful that even Mr. Zhuang can find him."

"You know what the heck, Xiao Shen didn't send invitations to anyone at all. These people came uninvited."

"Damn it, you can attract so many big names without sending invitations. That's awesome."

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The reporters at the scene were talking a lot.

(End of chapter)