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Chapter 1430 We can also export our business model

Facing his friend's well-intentioned admonition, Zhang Qihang smiled and nodded: "I have a general understanding of the situation in Europe, but Fox, is your worth and wealth entirely reflected in the turnover of Sohu.com?"

Zhang Huli was stunned for a moment, then he thought: "Brother Zhang, you mean... the stock price?"

Sohu.com's annual turnover is certainly not small. With its outstanding performance in gaming, it is now far ahead of the other three major portals. As soon as Zhang Qihang talked about Sohu.com's situation, Zhang Huli reacted and knew what the other party was planning to do.

"Yes," Zhang Qihang said with a smile, "You are playing with the Internet. I call the car-sharing business based on smartphones and 3G technology 'Internet+', which allows Internet technology to move from online to offline and provide consumers with more possibilities."

"Internet+?"

The more Zhang Huli thought about it, the more he thought this statement was a good one. Just as he was thinking about what else the Internet could be combined with, Zhang Qihang continued, "Huli, you should have heard of black taxis, right?"

Zhang Huli hesitated, not quite sure what Zhang Qihang meant: "Brother Zhang, the black car you are talking about is..."

"It's the kind of people who use their own private cars to do secret work."

"You're talking about this black car. I thought you were talking about that black car," Zhang Huli breathed a sigh of relief: "Of course I know."

"Illegal taxis have always been the target of crackdowns by the transportation management department, but since they can exist, there must be a reason for their existence," Zhang Qihang said without beating around the bush. "The car-sharing I just mentioned gave me some inspiration. Fox, what do you think? Since illegal taxis have always existed, can we develop a 'ride-sharing' app so that car owners can earn some gas money while commuting to and from get off work every day?"

"Hitchhiking?"

Zhang Huli smacked his lips, and the next moment, his eyes lit up: "Is this also 'Internet+'?"

"That's right, this is Internet Plus," Zhang Qihang said. "Although the penetration rate of smartphones in China is not high at present, it is still quite high in first-tier cities, especially among car owners. The foundation for promoting ride-sharing has been laid."

After a pause, Zhang Qihang continued, "Considering the current development momentum of domestic smartphones, I estimate that within two to three years, the penetration rate of smartphones will reach 30% to 40%. Now is the right time to seize the market."

Zhang Huli nodded silently, his brain thinking quickly. After a moment, he frowned and said, "This project is indeed good. It should be welcomed by many working-class car owners, but... how to deal with it in terms of policy? Doing so will definitely have an impact on the traditional taxi industry.

In addition, if we do this, there will definitely be people who will take advantage of loopholes. Maybe someone will not take a ride during the commute, but will run all day like a taxi. However, he does not have the operating qualifications of a taxi, so a lot of problems will arise.”

  Zhang Qihang is Zhang Qihang, and he saw many problems at a glance. "There is definitely no policy in this regard in China at present, which means that there is a blank in this regard. I think whether the policy allows it depends on how we communicate with the higher authorities," Zhang Qihang said. "During this process, problems and even some minor conflicts will arise, which is normal and inevitable, but I think that the competent authorities can at least supervise the ride-sharing to a certain extent, which is better than the black cars that are not supervised by people, right?

After all, to some extent, what we are doing is equivalent to making illegal taxis move from underground to regular, which is always a good thing. Does it mean that illegal taxis will no longer exist if we do nothing?

Certainly not!

I think that instead of the current situation, it is better to give illegal taxis a chance and let them "become regularized". As for the impact on the taxi industry, let's try it first. If the impact on the taxi industry is not big, then we can ignore it for now. If the impact is indeed relatively large, then we can find ways to restrict it from the policy aspect, such as adopting a management method similar to that of taxis, and limiting the number of ride-sharing cars that can be registered in each city.

In short, I think it is better to control it than to let it go.”

  Ok?

Zhang Huli had never thought about the problem from this perspective, but after hearing what Zhang Qihang said, he felt that Zhang Qihang was right: Yes, don't illegal taxis exist at the moment? If they do exist, we can't just ignore them. We might as well standardize and manage them in this way.

Seeing that Zhang Huli was excited, Zhang Qihang continued, "Moreover, after we have gained some experience in China, we can also bring this software and this model to foreign countries. Isn't there a demand for carpooling abroad?

Fox, what's the point of just fluttering around in China? It would be awesome if we could bring our business model overseas and make money from foreigners! "

  In Zhang Qihang’s opinion, it’s just Uber, so what if it’s robbed?

By the way, if I remember correctly, Uber should have just appeared this year and the first version of the app will be launched next year, right?

Promote the software and this business model overseas?

"Swish..." Zhang Huli's eyes suddenly brightened, and his face turned red due to excitement and congestion - he was persuaded by Zhang Qihang.

Yes, don’t ordinary people abroad have the need to share a car with others?

Of course not. Anyone who needs to use a taxi is a potential "ride-sharing" customer.

What makes Zhang Huli even more excited is that before this, domestic Internet companies were all imitating and learning American Internet technology and business models. However, if ride-sharing can be promoted overseas, Sohu.com will become the first Chinese Internet company to promote the "Internet +" business model overseas. By that time, I can't guarantee that Sohu.com will be the leader in the domestic Internet industry, but it will definitely be among the top three giants!

Thinking of this, Zhang Huli's breathing began to become rapid. He nodded vigorously: "Brother Zhang, your idea is indeed very constructive... Let's think about it carefully." At this point, Zhang Huli reacted: "This is the second thing you want to tell me, right?"

Zhang Qihang laughed: "How is it? Am I nice enough?"

"Enough! That's enough!"

Zhang Fox raised his thumb, showing sincere admiration: "Brother Zhang, I won't say anything else. Anyway, just tell me what you need."

(End of this chapter)