The customized motorcycle is an electric yellow bike with a takeout box installed on the back.
This simple electric yellow bike is actually the culmination of Tiangong Technology's technological achievements in the field of electric vehicles.
It's important to remember that this was 2005, and major automakers around the world weren't prioritizing the development of electric vehicles. However, Tiangong Technology was different; it had been focusing on developing electric vehicles since the 1990s.
Zhao Ye was well aware of the development potential of electric vehicles, so he instructed Tiangong Technology to invest a lot of manpower and resources in tackling electric vehicle technology. He even merged Wujiang Group's battery business into Tiangong Technology, hoping to accelerate the research and development of electric vehicles.
It will be extremely difficult for Tiangong Technology to catch up with European, American, Japanese and Korean automakers in the field of gasoline vehicles. Since that is the case, why not switch tracks and start with electric vehicles to achieve a leapfrog development!
In recent years, Tiangong Technology has also made some achievements, developing not only electric motorcycles but also electric cars. However, the electric cars have poor range and do not meet the requirements for commercialization, and are still under development.
However, electric motorcycles can be applied commercially.
"Chairman Zhao, the electric yellow bike has a range of 80 kilometers and comes with two spare batteries that can be swapped, which basically meets the requirements of food delivery riders!" Zheng Lihui said. "Tiangong Technology plans to launch electric motorcycles with even longer range after the electric yellow bikes are on the market, to meet people's daily driving needs."
Zhao Ye nodded in agreement, then asked, "What is the production cost of the yellow bike?"
"Around 2,000 yuan. If we produce on a large scale, the cost can be reduced. However, if we're selling it to the public, the starting price will be at least 4,000 yuan!"
Tiangong Technology's first electric motorcycle has to be priced higher.
However, it is relatively inexpensive compared to gasoline-powered motorcycles.
Motorcycles often cost seven or eight thousand yuan, and that's for relatively average quality; good motorcycles cost at least ten thousand. Electric bikes, on the other hand, are cheaper and very competitive.
Zhao Ye instructed, "Notify Tiangong Technology to produce yellow bikes for Meituan Waimai as soon as possible, at least 1 million bikes!"
Zheng Lihui was stunned upon hearing this, his face full of astonishment. "Chairman Zhao, isn't one million electric vehicles too many?"
"Not many. I estimate we have several million food delivery riders. If we produce more electric bikes, we can simply replace them when they break down..."
After Zhao Ye finished speaking, he smiled faintly. In fact, 1 million is not much at all. In his previous life, there were more than 10 million food delivery workers. This is nothing.
However, these words were clearly unexpected by Zheng Lihui, who couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. He found it hard to imagine that there would be millions of food delivery riders.
Zhao Ye then asked, "Mr. Zheng, how many delivery riders have you recruited so far?"
"Currently, we are mainly focusing on first-, second-, and third-tier cities, and we have more than 100,000 riders undergoing intensive training and ready to serve at any time."
"Is the Meituan Waimai app almost ready for completion?"
"Yes, Chairman Zhao, there are only some minor bugs being fixed."
How many merchants are willing to join Meituan Waimai now?
"There are about 65,000 merchants. Because Meituan Waimai is a product of Wujiang Group, our visits to discuss cooperation have been quite smooth. In fact, some merchants have even come to us on their own initiative to seek cooperation before we've even approached them," Zheng Lihui said with a smile.
"We must keep up the good work! I hope that when the Meituan Waimai app is launched, users in cities of all sizes will be able to use Meituan Waimai to buy their favorite takeout!" Zhao Ye took a sip of water and made the request.
Zheng Lihui gave a wry smile, immediately feeling immense pressure and a heavy workload.
"Yes, Chairman Zhao!"
Zheng Lihui decided that as soon as he left the boss's office, he would instruct the human resources department to increase the recruitment efforts.
"Mr. Zheng, will Meituan Waimai be able to go public on January 1st, 2006? New Year, new beginnings! We're giving everyone a special treat: anyone who orders food through Meituan Waimai will receive a 15 RMB subsidy!"
"No problem, Chairman Zhao!"
A little while later, Zheng Lihui came out of Zhao Ye's office and immediately took out his phone to call the human resources director, telling him to hurry up and recruit people.
Meituan Waimai's aggressive expansion is undeniable. Since the end of November, its name has been circulating among investment firms, internet companies, and merchants. Even though its app hasn't launched yet, it has already become a hot topic of discussion…
"Wujiang Group is making another big move. You know Meituan Waimai app, right? Wujiang Group is going to enter the food delivery industry!"
"Internet + food delivery? Wow, I think that's a lot of potential, especially now that so many people use smartphones. Everyone can order food delivery anytime with their phones, which is super convenient."
"A new entrepreneurial opportunity has arrived, absolutely! Brothers, the chance has come, if you don't give it your all, you'll regret it later!"
"..."
In a short time, many people started their own businesses and developed food delivery apps.
Major investment companies are also very willing to invest in these companies.
Zhao Ye felt somewhat helpless about this.
Many people are watching Wujiang Group's every move closely. Meituan Waimai's expansion of merchants and recruitment of delivery riders are impossible to hide. With just a little investigation, others will know what you're up to.
Fortunately, Meituan Waimai had a first-mover advantage and a large scale from the beginning, which is difficult for other food delivery companies to match.
Furthermore, Meituan Waimai's major backer is Wujiang Group, whose software can drive traffic to Meituan Waimai.
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