I can become stronger by paying salaries. I have one billion employees!

Chapter 442 Air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines—of course we'll make those! LeEco phones? Those are just Orange Phone's lackeys!

Chen Yansen originally intended to enter the field of large and small home appliances; he was interested in any labor-intensive industry.

Zhou Jieyun chuckled and clinked glasses with Chen Yansen.

He knew perfectly well that if Chen Yansen really wanted to make air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines, he couldn't stop him. They were all competitors anyway; one more or one less wouldn't make a difference.

Having figured this out, Zhou Jieyun quickly calmed down and raised his glass to drink with Chen Yansen again.

After all, Chen Yansen was clear-headed and spoke fluently at this moment, so he was obviously not drunk enough.

As a native of Shandong and the host, he naturally wanted to keep Chen Yansen company and make sure he drank to his heart's content.

Half an hour later, Zhou Jieyun lay unconscious on the table.

Seeing this, his assistant smiled awkwardly at Chen Yansen and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm sorry, I'll take Mr. Zhou back first."

"Tell President Zhou that I have no objection to the cooperation. As for the visit to Haier, forget it. You should rest well this weekend," Chen Yansen said softly.

Should we just relax on weekends?

Zhou Jieyun's assistant couldn't help but smile wryly, and a different meaning appeared in his eyes as he looked at Chen Yansen.

After the two left, Chen Yansen, accompanied by security personnel, left the hotel, got into a car, and drove towards the hotel.

The next morning, as dawn was breaking.

Chen Yansen pulled Song Yuncheng to Shilaoren Beach, where they felt the sweet, salty sea breeze and watched the sun slowly rise above the horizon and finally hang steadily in the sky.

Seeing Chen Yansen gazing into the distance in a daze, Song Yuncheng gently leaned against him, a warm feeling welling up in her heart.

"Master, can Little Orange stay with you forever?"

Song Yuncheng asked silently in his heart.

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"Over 200 shared bikes have gone missing? Investigate!"

As soon as Wang Zihao arrived at the Yanjing branch, the head of the data department rushed over to report.

OFO determines whether a bike is lost based on two methods: first, by using its location system; second, by using a bike that remains stationary for an extended period without changing its location and is not in a normal parking area, which may flag the bike as an anomaly.
Secondly, it relies on big data analysis to analyze information such as the frequency of bicycle use, parking time, and the demand for bicycles in the area.

If a vehicle has not been used for an extended period and does not conform to the normal vehicle usage and parking patterns in that area, the system will mark it as abnormal and prompt maintenance personnel to conduct a secondary check.

Yesterday, as many as 200 vehicles in Yanjing were found to be acting strangely, compared to only a dozen or so on a normal day.

"Okay, Mr. Wang, the operations and maintenance personnel have started searching based on the location information," the data department manager nodded in response.

Because each shared bicycle is equipped with a GPS module, the staff quickly located the target in the river.

Dozens of bicycles were thrown into the river in each district.

"Damn! Which bastard did this? That's so damn nasty!"

Wang Zihao cursed loudly and, without hesitation, chose to call the police.

When the patrol station received the call and learned that the amount involved was as high as tens of thousands of yuan, and that it involved a subsidiary of Senlian Capital, they immediately took it seriously.

After a moment's thought, Wang Zihao came to three conclusions: either it was done by Ofo (the bike-sharing company), or by Didi (a ride-hailing company), or by a ride-hailing driver.

He knew perfectly well who OFO had a grudge against and whose interests it had infringed upon.

So he thought for a moment, then called the operations manager and asked him to find a few clever dispatchers to ask the staff of Ofo or Didi Bike.

If only OFO bikes are experiencing an increase in loss rate, it means that this is not the work of ride-hailing drivers; the culprits are either Chang Wei or Cheng Wei.

The inspection station is still reviewing the surveillance video of the intersection where the incident occurred. They will notify him once they have the results.

Not long after, the operations manager shared the news that more than 100 Ofo bikes had been stolen last night, and more than 200 Didi bikes were missing.

Of course, this information is not guaranteed, and if someone is lying, he will have difficulty verifying it.

Wang Zihao couldn't make a judgment, so he could only ask his colleagues in the operations and maintenance department to retrieve the car first.

It wasn't until 3 p.m. that the inspection station replied: there were five people in total, all wearing hats and masks, and driving a truck with fake license plates.

Ofo and Didi Bike also suffered losses.

Not Cheng Wei or Chang Wei?
Wang Zihao was slightly taken aback; this result was somewhat unexpected.

At the same time, Cheng Wei and Chang Wei were passionately hurling insults at each other on their phones.

"President Chang, where in Beijing are there no security cameras? Throwing Didi bikes into the river is a business tactic that I find utterly despicable," Cheng Wei said sarcastically.

"You little brat! Let me tell you, this has nothing to do with me! Don't bite people like a mad dog. More than a hundred of the yellow bikes have been stolen. Are you the one crying wolf?" Chang Wei retorted irritably, showing no mercy to him.

"You mean Wang Zihao did it?" Cheng Wei asked rhetorically.

"Go check it yourself! I'm not an inspector!" Chang Wei ignored him and hung up the phone.

On the other end, Cheng Wei was cursing and was about to call Wang Zihao when the patrol station called.

After listening to the inspector's description, Cheng Wei fell into deep thought: If it's not Chang Wei, and it's not Wang Zihao, then who could it be?
The three bike-sharing companies jointly called the police, forcing the inspection station to send more staff to follow the five people's route out of Beijing and search through surveillance videos. This was a lot of work, and there were no results in a short time.

Chang Wei originally planned to find a few people to drive around at night and throw hundreds of Didi Bikes and Ofo Bikes into the river to vent his anger.

But after receiving a call from the inspection station, he quickly called off the plan.

The following day, a truck that was very similar to the vehicle used in the crime appeared in Beihe.

Local inspectors cooperated with the investigation, but as soon as they arrived at the door to inquire, the person ran away.

run?
"Just run!" The inspector grinned, pulled out his walkie-talkie, and his colleagues downstairs cornered him.

It didn't take much effort to capture all five of them.

The matter is simple: these five people are all from Hebei and used to drive unlicensed taxis in Yanjing.

As the number of shared bikes has increased, their business has become increasingly bleak.

In fact, Didi Chuxing and Kuaidi Dache have taken away more business than bike-sharing companies.

However, the taxi companies were numerous and powerful, and most of them were state-owned enterprises, so they couldn't afford to offend them. Instead, they turned their attention to shared bicycles and launched an indiscriminate attack.

He thought he had done everything perfectly, but unfortunately, the number of cameras in 2013 was directly proportional to the economic growth rate, especially in the Yanjing area.

With over 500 shared bicycles involved, this constitutes intentional damage to public and private property with a significant amount involved. Now, even unlicensed taxis won't need to operate anymore; a minimum of three years' pay will secure them a stable job.

Three years later, you'll have an additional skill.

However, the actions of these five individuals inadvertently triggered a tense atmosphere among the three bike-sharing companies. Before the inspection station could issue a report, OFO, Didi, and Ofo launched another subsidy war.

This time, the scope has expanded from Yanjing (Beijing) to the entire North China region!

Regardless of whether you are a new or returning customer, you can get a free ride coupon every day, and you will also receive a cash bonus for riding.

The shady gray-market studios were overjoyed: many bosses hadn't even recouped their costs from the Little Golden Bull cheating software they bought last time, and Didi and Ofo had already canceled their subsidy programs.

This time, we're determined to make a killing!
To their annoyance, the red envelope giveaway was canceled the very next day.

This infuriated them, so they impersonated users and launched a vicious attack on Chang Wei and Cheng Wei on Weibo.

"Which event only lasts one day? If you can't handle it, get out! Just close down and go bankrupt!"

"This company is garbage. The bikes are old and difficult to ride, and there are even steel needles on the seat. Who knows if they carry viruses!"

Steel needle?

These words immediately terrified netizens.

While people won't completely give up using shared bikes, they've become more cautious and will check the seat before each use.

"You two idiots!"

Upon learning this, Wang Zihao muttered to himself.

OFO bikes, however, ignored the situation and continued to distribute random red envelopes to users, ranging from 50 cents to 80 cents. Although the amount was small, it gave users a reason to choose OFO bikes.

To date, OFO has deployed a total of 900,000 bicycles nationwide, accounting for 60% of the market share in terms of order volume.

Didi Bikes account for 30%.

Ofo bikes only make up 10% of the market.

OFO and Didi have both launched deposit-free policies, but Ofo still insists on the "use and get a refund" and "recharge deposit" model, which inevitably makes users worry.

In addition, due to cost considerations, Ofo deployed 40 bicycles, all of which were low-cost models.

In less than six months, the tires, chains, handlebars, and handlebars of these bicycles showed varying degrees of damage.

The repairman for Ofo bikes bluntly stated, "We can't finish repairing them! We simply can't finish!"

At the same time, car-sharing brands sprang up like mushrooms after rain, with seven or eight appearing overnight.

From south to north, from east to west, many car rental companies have simply bought fifty or sixty cars, developed a basic app, and launched their products online.

Firstly, they want to scam venture capitalists out of their money, and secondly, they want to scam users out of their deposits.

Venture capitalists typically only glance at a product before throwing money at it.

At this time, the sharing economy is booming, and venture capitalists are even more enthusiastic than entrepreneurs.

the other side.

The day after Chen Yansen returned to Xucheng, he received technical documents from Jia Yaoting, namely LeEco Youth Edition and LeEco Pro Edition, abbreviated as Le1 and LePro.

The former is priced at 999 yuan, making it a high-performance entry-level phone targeting young users and deeply integrating LeEco's ecosystem services such as video and music.

Purchase the device and receive a free 3-month LeTV VIP membership, allowing you to watch movies and TV shows like "Empresses in the Palace" for free.

The latter is priced at 1999 yuan, targeting the Xiaomi 2S and Meizu MX2, and comes with a free LeEco Bluetooth headset and a 6-month LeEco VIP membership.

The content includes schematics and PCB designs, BOM list, hardware interface definition documents, antenna design data, assembly drawings and exploded views, etc.

Hmm, here comes another troublemaker!

Chen Yansen believes his assessment of Jia Yaoting is quite accurate.

Since they are a major client of Orange Mobile Phone Factory and are willing to use the Aurora Future System, Mr. Chen was naturally happy to help.

He then sent all the information to Cao Dahua, asking him to arrange the production line debugging and production plan.

Even though the phones weren't in mass production yet, Jia Yaoting couldn't wait to announce LeEco's phone plans to users.

It uses the same production equipment and supply chain as Orange phones, and is equipped with fast charging, battery management, and camera algorithm technologies.

Jia Yaoting held a product launch event in Beijing without actually producing any products. He simply read from a PowerPoint presentation and got LeEco users across the country excited.

Suffocating for dreams!
However, in the eyes of competitors, LeEco phones are nothing more than special editions of Orange Technology, no different from 360 and NetEase phones.

They couldn't help but curse with a look of utter displeasure, "Another troublemaker!"

(End of this chapter)