"Uncle, you flatter me." Ye Cheng was a little embarrassed.
To be honest, Ye Cheng said that in front of Zhao Yu because he wanted to act cool. The so-called ability to restrain his greed was entirely because Ye Cheng knew very well that the value of bitcoin had reached a high level.
Zhao Dongting smiled and said," Xiao Yu told me that you guys are planning to make something called a shared bicycle. Tell me about it. Xiao Yu didn't explain it to me too clearly."”
Ye Cheng smiled and explained seriously,"" Bike-sharing is a shared service that provides autonomous vehicles and bicycles on campus, subway stations, bus stations, residential areas, business districts, etc. It's a time-sharing rental model..."
"…Bike-sharing is roughly the same concept. Our goal is to solve the problem of people's last mile travel.”
Ye Cheng spoke for about ten minutes, and Zhao Dongting listened very seriously.
"Then how much do you charge?" Zhao Dongting thought for a moment and asked.
"It's very cheap. One yuan per hour.”Ye Cheng replied.
Zhao Dongting nodded. It was indeed very cheap.
"What about your profit points? Including the damage and maintenance costs of the vehicle, operating costs, and management fees of the vehicle, even if your shared bicycle could be spread across the country. The profits won't be too objective." Zhao Dongting frowned and asked.
"Uncle, from the beginning, I never thought about making a profit.”Ye Cheng said with a smile.
"Oh?"
This made Zhao Dongting a little puzzled. He did not think about making money in business.
Ye Cheng did not keep him in suspense and said,"Uncle, you know about AliPay, right?”
"I know."
Zhao Dongting nodded and became more and more puzzled. Weren't they talking about sharing bicycles? Why did he mention the word 'Alipay'? However, he also knew that Ye Cheng must have a reason for asking this.
"Then, what do you think of the future development prospects of AliPay?”Ye Cheng asked again.
"Very good." Zhao Dongting replied.
Ye Cheng didn't keep her in suspense and said,"Uncle, I think the future of AliPay is definitely beyond anyone's imagination. It's changing our daily spending habits, especially after the launch of Yu 'e Bao in June today. The annual interest rate can actually reach 6.0%, which is three or four times that of banks. I believe that more and more people will use AliPay as a means of saving money. Soon, AliPay will even threaten the status of banks.”
Although Ye Cheng still did not mention his shared bike, Zhao Dongting was very patient and listened very seriously.
Pausing for a moment, Ye Cheng continued." With such a large market, do you think Penguin, a company with the largest customer base in the country, will be tempted?"”
Zhao Dongting nodded. Money moved people's hearts. In the face of huge profits, even saints could not help it, let alone that greedy penguin.
" Penguin wants to take a bite out of the market, so of course, AliPay won't let it go. When bike-sharing spreads across the country, a large customer base will need some kind of payment method to pay for the rent. For Penguin, this was an entry point, but for AliPay, they didn't want Penguin to get it. Uncle, who would benefit from a fight between snipe and clam?”Ye Cheng asked with a smile.
Ye Cheng didn't plan to make bike-sharing a long-term business because he knew very well that the so-called sharing economy was just a concept that was hyped up. After the prosperity, it would be withered.
Therefore, from the beginning, sharing bicycles was only a short-term money-making method for Ye Cheng.
Zhao Dongting took a deep look at Ye Cheng, and his heart was in turmoil. From Zhao Yu's understanding, he no longer treated Ye Cheng as a university student.
But now, it seemed that he had still underestimated him. Heroes really came from young people.
"Xiao Cheng, are you interested in politics?”Zhao Dongting suddenly asked.
At this moment, he really had the heart to love talents. He could restrain his greed and have a long-term vision. In Zhao Dongting's opinion, it would be a pity if Ye Cheng did not go into politics.
Ye Cheng was stunned and speechless. He shook his head and smiled bitterly,"Uncle, compared to politics, I prefer business.”
Zhao Dongting smiled. He naturally knew some things about his son's roommates. They were young people after all.
"Xiao Cheng, if you change your mind before the age of thirty, you can come and look for me at any time.”Zhao Dongting did not continue to persuade him.
"Thank you, Uncle." Ye Cheng said seriously.”
Since Zhao Dongting could make such a promise, it meant that what he had said earlier was not just polite words, but sincere support. Regardless of whether or not others needed it, they needed to be grateful, not to mention Zhao Dongting's status.
"Then, what do you want me to help you with? Let's make it clear first, don't mention anything that violates our principles.”Zhao Dongting asked directly.
"Uncle, you can rest assured about this. It's actually nothing. In order to facilitate the management of shared bicycles, I hope to set aside parking areas for shared bicycles at subway entrances, bus stations, and other places. Also, the company needed to go through some procedures with the government. He hoped that they could be handled as soon as possible. There's nothing else." Ye Cheng said.
Zhao Dongting nodded." Indeed. If the bike-sharing industry develops as you say, there will be millions of people in Shanghai. The management needs to be standardized." Moreover, there were preferential treatment for college students to start their own businesses. There was no problem. What about tax holidays and loans?"
"It's fine if it's tax-free, but if it's a loan, the more the better.”Ye Cheng scratched his head.
The more they invested in the early stages of the shared bicycle, the more they could ask for money. If it wasn't for the fear of diluted shares of the dormitory, Ye Cheng would have invested 400 million.
"How much is your registered capital?" Zhao Dongting asked.
"Two hundred million." Ye Cheng replied.
Zhao Dongting thought for a moment and said," I can give you an interest-free loan of 500 million yuan for two years. However, there is one condition."”
"What condition?" Ye Cheng hurriedly said.
This was an interest-free loan of 500 million yuan. Originally, Ye City was only prepared to seize the market in Shanghai first before developing other markets. Now that they had 500 million yuan, they could completely attack the four major cities in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shen at the same time. As long as the four major cities were occupied, they would not give other bike-sharing companies a chance to survive.
"The manufacturing of the shared bicycles will be handed over to the local bicycle manufacturing company in Shanghai.”Zhao Dongting said.
Ye Cheng was stunned for a moment, then he gave a thumbs up and smiled,"I agree. Uncle is still the best.”
Zhao Dongting only smiled and did not say anything.
Ye City's shared bicycle territory was the entire country, and to complete the national launch, it would require at least ten million shared bicycles. This was an industrial chain worth tens of billions, and it was definitely a great political achievement.
Therefore, the older the ginger, the spicier. This 500 million interest-free loan not only helped Ye Cheng, but also helped him.
The two of them chatted for a while more before Ye Cheng and Zhao Yu returned to Aurora. As for why Zhao Yu didn't stay at home, according to Zhao Yu himself, it was because staying at home wasn't as comfortable as staying in the dormitory.
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