Chapter 464 [Reasonable Suggestions]
Su Mingzhu lost a Porsche and only thought she lost a toy. But for Maqiao, the Mazda Efini RX-7 is already most of his wealth. Maqiao has two places to go, one is the website and the other is racing. In fact, in recent years, he has played underground racing less and less. After all, underground racing is illegal, and Maqiao has gradually passed the age of youthful impulse. His purpose of participating in racing is nothing more than to win money. The purpose of winning money is to subsidize the website. Although Aiche.com has a good reputation in the circle, it is always in a loss. It can be said that the money Maqiao earns is used to modify cars and is also to lose money on the website.
The review article for Ruichi brought him 200,000 yuan in income, but this 200,000 yuan was just a drop in the bucket for Aiche.com. After experiencing the life-and-death horror of underground racing, Maqiao was a little discouraged. He even began to want to end everything at hand and start over with a different environment.
When Maqiao went to pay the rent owed, he received a piece of news that someone had paid the rent he owed for him, and he paid the rent for next year. This meant a good thing for Maqiao, but he realized that this was definitely not a good thing, just like the review article that brought 200,000 yuan, which almost brought him life danger. It was not difficult to inquire about the person who paid the rent for him, because the other party did not intend to hide his identity.
Ma Qiao decided to go to Su Le in person. Since he met Su Le, he has always owe Su Le favors. Ma Qiao is a person who doesn't like to owe others favors. If Su Le retaliates against him for the review of the article, he will feel at ease. But Su Le not only did not revenge him, but helped him a lot one after another, which made Ma Qiao unable to bear it.
When Su Le heard that Ma Qiao came to find him, he met him happily.
Ma Qiao put a bank card in front of Su Le: "There is 210,000 yuan here, I only have so much. When I make money, I will definitely return it to you as soon as possible." He is poor and has a weak ambition. Ma Qiao feels that he has no confidence in speaking. Although he really wants to return the money to Su Le honestly, his current ability is simply impossible, but he will definitely return it. He doesn't want to owe Su Le such a big favor, especially since he has done something that he is sorry for the other party. The situation in front of him makes him feel a little guilty.
Su Le smiled and said, "The reason why I help you pay the rent is not that I want you to owe me some favors, nor that I have any purpose for you. I just want to make friends with you."
Ma Qiao said: "Friends do not need money to measure among friends. In fact, you have done a lot for me. I am very grateful, but I can't take your money."
Su Le said: "It is okay for friends to help when they are in trouble. I have known a little about the situation of Aiche.com. Do you want to listen to my suggestions?"
Ma Qiao said: "It is recommended to listen, and friends can do it, but you must take the money back first." He insisted on putting the bank card in Su Le's hand.
Su Ledao: "I have a very superficial understanding of the Internet. I have played online games, browsed web pages, and even talked about QQ in stocks. However, I have always been optimistic about the prospects of the Internet. And this review article made me fully realize the power of online public opinion."
Ma Qiao laughed a little unconsciously.
Su Ledao: "I want to invest in your car network!"
Ma Qiao looked at Su Le, looked at him for a while, and then laughed. He sat down opposite Su Le: "Why? I am worried that I will talk bad things about Ruichi in the future, so I might as well buy it?"
Su Ledao: "You are not the only one of the domestic auto websites, and Aiche.com is not the best one. I am not buying, but investing. I will not interfere with the operation of the website. If you lose money, I will pay with you. Don't forget to share one with me when you make money. This is called sharing of profits and risk. Am I considered a venture capital?"
Ma Qiao smiled and said, "Thinking about it, the risk is great. Aiche.com has never made any money since its establishment. What do you like about us?"
Su Le said: "I think you are a very reliable person and you drive a great car."
Maqiao said: "But you are not looking for a driver. You are looking for a partner. You are a businessman. You want to make money and always do business that loses money. Even if you have a big business, you can't help but lose!"
Su Le grinned and said, "I am not worried myself, but you are just indifferent. It seems that you have no confidence in Aiche.com."
Maqiao said: "I don't have confidence in Aiche.com."
"That's because I don't have confidence in me and doubt my motivation?"
Ma Qiao laughed, indeed a little suspicious, but he did not think that Su Le had malicious intentions towards him. If that were true, Su Le would not have stayed to guide them at that moment of life and death.
Su Le said: "You and Xu Zhengying both say that our Ruichi's model design and technology platform are far behind the times. You are definitely better than me in understanding cars and grasping the world's most advanced car information. I believe that you must have vision compared to most people, including our Ruichi's executives. The reason why I invest in your website is to use your platform to understand the latest developments of domestic and foreign automobiles and master the latest technological trends."
Maqiao said: "You don't plan to sell Ruichi?"
Su Le said: "Why should I sell it? I don't hide it from you. My father left me a last word before his death. There are two things in our family's industry that cannot be sold. One is Longi, and the other is Ruichi. If I really sell Ruichi, my father will definitely not let me go."
Maqiao said: "I am not good at business. I think you are not much better than me. I heard that when doing business, you cannot talk about emotions and act voluntarily. As a bystander, I would like to talk about my own opinions. The current household compact car market is basically the world of joint venture cars. Several domestic brands that have market awareness also have a stable market share. Ruichi originally started late in this field, and it is difficult to catch up now. Moreover, with Ruichi's current reputation, if you want to reverse the status quo and reshape your image, it is better to start a new brand again and pay less."
Su Ledao: "It makes sense."
Maqiao said: "But Ruichi is not useless. The microcar market that you have gradually given up in the past two years is actually doing something."
Su Le said: "The sales of those small cars have dropped sharply. The domestic economic development has been in full swing recently. Who can buy such cars if you have money in your pocket?" Even he himself is not optimistic about the micro car market.
Maqiao said: "We are a website and pay more attention to automotive news. I don't know if you have ever heard of the adjustment and revitalization plan of the automotive industry?"
Su Le did not pay much attention to the country's policies and policies, so he seemed a little confused: "I haven't heard of it."
Maqiao said: "Let's put it this way, it's just that cars go to the countryside. It is a policy of helping farmers and strengthening farmers, and it is also an important measure to stimulate consumption and promote production. I heard that the senior management has been planning this matter and will be introduced recently."
Su Le said: "Can you be sure?"
Maqiao said: "The groundlessness may not be without cause. We are doing industrial news. And I have also heard of a proposal, which is probably the state that the purchase of micro-buses with displacement of 1.3 liters or less, as well as those who scrapped and exchanged for light trucks by three-wheeled cars or low-speed trains. The specific date has not been determined, and the specific amount has not been determined."
Su Le said: "It's a good thing! But can this be confirmed?"
Ma Qiao said: "So I can't be sure of internal news, but if this matter is passed and announced by the State Council, think about it, will it start a big ** of micro-car production be launched again?"
Su Le said: "Isn't this nonsense? Who doesn't take advantage of it? It suddenly stimulates the purchase market of microcars, and manufacturers must keep up."
Maqiao said: "In fact, major manufacturers are now focusing on the compact car and above automobile market. After experiencing fierce competition in the past few years, the market has gradually become saturated, and everyone's investment enthusiasm has gradually cooled down. Microcar production and sales are shrinking. If the country's policies are introduced, this market will surely explode. Ruichi itself started with microcars. Perhaps Ruichi's management felt that it was lagging behind the market, so he devoted himself to huge manpower and material resources to develop new products in the past two days, looking forward to transformation, but what we see is that your transformation is not successful and it costs so much.
At the end, the price was an immature product like Wind Speed I. Personally, instead of wasting time on new products that were destined to lose money, it would be better to take a gamble and devote all your energy to the improvement and development of microcars. The current microcar market is gradually getting colder, so there is not much progress in technology and types, and the speed of model changes is also quite slow. If you can seize this opportunity, design more types, quietly increase your production capacity, and prepare for the arrival of policies, once the country promulgates this policy, it is possible to produce microcars at full speed, and maybe a beautiful turnaround."
Su Le was fascinated by his hearing, but he also realized clearly that all what Ma Qiao said was based on the introduction of national policies. If the policy of going to the countryside failed in the middle, his efforts would be in vain. However, Su Le also understood that Ruichi must be retained. Instead of spending huge costs to develop new products for transformation, it is better to carry forward his strengths and improve on the original basis.
Maqiao said: "Of course, it's a different matter if you are going to give up Ruichi."
Su Le said: "I must keep the brand of Maqiao, Ruichi. Since Fengsu I is not successful, I will cut off all this series of brands. This is called a hero cutting off his arm. There are not many cars that have been launched on the market anyway. I will recycle them all, so let's say they are test cars." When he said this, the guy's expression seemed indescribable and cunning.
Chapter completed!