At this moment, even Zhao Ye was shocked by the madness of the internet bubble.

He had experienced these things in his previous life, but at that time he was just a university teacher with a limited perspective and little understanding of the dot-com bubble. However, the dot-com bubble back then was definitely not as crazy as it is now.

Zhao Ye frowned slightly and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "The market value of Wujiang Portal has actually soared to 500 billion US dollars, it's unbelievable! And the craziest thing is that in just the past six months, the website's market value has increased by 300 billion US dollars, that's truly terrifying!"

He paused, then sighed, "Once the bubble bursts, it will be like an avalanche, and the entire industry will suffer a huge blow..."

"The next two years will definitely be a tough one for the internet industry."

While organizing the documents, Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Chairman Zhao, it's their hardship that's tough. Our company still has a lot of funds in its account, enough to maintain normal operations!"

"Mm." Zhao Ye nodded with a smile.

"Chairman Zhao, our group hasn't developed a travel website yet. There are quite a few such websites on the internet, such as Ctrip, Priceline, TripAdvisor, etc. When the internet winter comes, we can take the opportunity to acquire them!"

"Yes, that's right, I had the same idea. By the way, since the group company is preparing to enter the tourism industry, the domestic transportation conditions must be improved again. Please inform Shi Yuanzhou and ask Wujiang Transportation Company to increase its investment in this area."

"Okay, Chairman Zhao."

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As the saying goes, "If you want to get rich, build roads first."

China attaches great importance to the construction of transportation infrastructure.

Wujiang Group has also been investing in highways and subways, which not only makes money but also accelerates domestic transportation construction.

The government has surplus funds that can be invested in other areas, such as accelerating the research and development of high-speed rail and subways, the construction of national highways, bridges, and tunnels...

Currently, the gap between the rich and poor in China remains quite significant.

Not many people can afford cars, which is equivalent to the level in 2004. Among them, there are 13.65 million private cars, of which 6 million are sedans.

In addition, domestic trains are relatively slow and the number of trains is limited, so long-distance and short-distance buses still have a huge market.

Around 10 a.m. the next day.

Zhao Ye and his entourage appeared at the Tiangong Mercedes-Benz factory to inspect the situation.

Tiangong Mercedes-Benz factory mainly produces Mercedes-Benz cars, Mercedes-Benz trucks and Mercedes-Benz buses, with an annual output of up to 5 million vehicles.

Its largest user is Wujiang Group.

Lalamove Logistics, a subsidiary of Wujiang Group, has purchased 400,000 Mercedes-Benz trucks to date.

Mercedes-Benz trucks bearing the "Lalamove" logo can be seen everywhere in cities across the country, shuttling through the streets and alleys.

E-commerce logistics, same-city/intercity freight, moving, less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping, car rental and sales, etc. are all within Lalamove's business scope.

Unlike its previous existence where Lalamove integrated social transportation resources through a sharing model to build a massive transportation capacity reserve, this Lalamove relies entirely on the immense financial resources provided by the Wujiang Group for its development.

All truck drivers are full-time employees of Lalamove.

In order to recruit more truck drivers, Lalamove has even built Lalamove Truck Training Schools in every city to teach people how to drive trucks.

"Chairman Zhao, Mercedes-Benz trucks can be broadly categorized into six series: Actros, Atagoo, AXO, Econic, Unimog, and Zetros."

What we are seeing now is the Actros truck production line.

At this moment, the factory manager pointed to the current production line and introduced it to Zhao Ye.

"The Actros is one of the more common Mercedes-Benz trucks in China. It uses a two-axle fixed chassis and has a payload capacity of 3 to 5 tons. This series is powered by a turbocharged, water-cooled diesel engine manufactured by Mercedes-Benz, with a power output of 150 to 326 horsepower!"

Zhao Ye nodded, then asked, "How many of these cars have been sold in China so far?"

Without hesitation, the person in charge replied, "550,000 vehicles. However, nearly 300,000 Actros were bought by Lalamove."

Zhao Ye took a look at the Mercedes Actros. It was very beautiful in appearance. The front of the vehicle was divided into several distinct sections by straight lines. The full lines looked powerful and full of masculinity.

"Let's go take a look at the Mercedes-Benz bus," Zhao Ye said to the group.

The better Mercedes-Benz buses sell, the more beneficial it will be for domestic tourists to travel in the future.

Before long, everyone arrived at another large workshop.

According to the factory manager, Mercedes-Benz offers several types of buses, with the most popular being the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, a light passenger vehicle with 17 seats.

The Mercedes bus has more than twenty seats.

However, Mercedes-Benz buses are relatively expensive, resulting in relatively low sales in China.

Moreover, there are other cheaper buses available in the country, and many bus companies naturally choose the cheaper buses in order to save costs.

After learning about it, Zhao Ye understood very well.

"Chairman Zhao, shall we take a tour of the Mercedes-Benz car production line next?" the factory manager asked.

"good."

Zhao Ye spent the entire morning at the Tiangong Mercedes-Benz factory.

Back at the group company in the afternoon, Zhao Ye planned to have Tiangong Technology Company launch a high-quality, low-priced bus.

Mercedes-Benz buses are of high quality, but they are too expensive for me to afford.

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