What if I have some money as an online car-hailing driver?

Chapter 701 Give you face, you have to ask for it

The drivers were overjoyed and quickly edited the videos they had shot and posted them to platforms such as TikTok. As a result, they found that all videos and photos of Yang Chen failed to pass the review, while videos and photos of Wang Nianming could be uploaded normally.

"I just went to the strike rally and met Boss Yang of Xingchen Group and Prince Yida. These two wealthy men are so down-to-earth. Boss Yang promised to help us communicate with Qiandu Group and recall Baicai and run away. Boss Yang is a good man, really handsome and kind."

"No wonder there are no photos or videos of Boss Yang on the Internet. It turns out that all platforms have blocked his photos and videos. Weibo, Manshou, Hongshu, and Douyin all failed to pass the review. Boss Yang is really handsome and down-to-earth. He doesn't have the airs and sense of belonging of a rich man. He looks just like an ordinary person. And Boss Yang really drives an online car-hailing service. The rumors are true. Boss Yang said that he would ask Qiandu Group to recall Baicai Kuaipao. Millions of our drivers are saved."

"Rich people are really different from rich people. Boss Yang said that self-driving taxis can be launched, but now is not the right time. We should wait until the country achieves industrial upgrading and the economic situation improves, which can provide us with more job opportunities. Then it will be appropriate to launch the self-driving taxi. Not only can everyone get benefits and convenience, but it will not kill off millions of our drivers. Middle-aged men can't find jobs, and online ride-hailing and food delivery are our last hope. I hope that capital will not kill off us. I look forward to good news from Boss Yang and wish the Star System to become stronger."

……

Online taxi drivers rushed to forward these video texts, praising Yang Chen and Xingchen.

The official Weibo, Douyin and other accounts of Yang Chen and Xingchen companies soon became lively.

However, the comment section is extremely polarized.

The driver and some middle-aged people who were also having difficulty finding a job were thanking Yang Chen, but some people were blaming Yang Chen.

Praise the comments.

"Boss Yang is absolutely right. Now is not the right time to launch this kind of thing. We can't let millions of our drivers starve to death. Don't even mention joining the factory. My cousin joined the factory, but they specifically said those born before 86 were not allowed to join."

"I'm too old to work at 35, and too early to retire at 65. I can't just deduct the 30 years in between, right? We have to eat. Boss Yang is right. It's not that we don't allow capital to do it, but the timing is not right. At least we should wait until the economic situation improves before doing it."

"They are both rich people, why do they behave so differently? Boss Yang is so ambitious that he donates his scientific achievements to the country and the people. Some capitalists first competed with vegetable vendors for a few copper coins, and now they are trying to steal the jobs of drivers."

"I'm not a driver, but I think we should leave a way out for middle-aged people. Besides, Baicai Kuaipao is too rule-abiding. People who can go don't go. The traffic is already very congested, and now it's even more congested. Our country's roads are not suitable for driverless vehicles, because if they strictly follow the traffic rules, many road conditions are simply impossible to move. It's better to recall them as soon as possible and don't hinder our travel."

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Blame Yang Chen’s comments.

"I think what Boss Yang did this time was wrong. This should be left to the market to regulate, not human intervention. Baicai Kuaipao is indeed cheap. You can ride more than ten kilometers for just a few dollars. As for whether the price will increase in the future, that is a matter for the future. I am really enjoying the benefits now."

"What do you mean by 'treason' to some taxi drivers? You acted so arrogantly before, but don't you know what's going on? You don't go far, you don't go close, you don't go when shifts are changing, you can go a few kilometers further than the starting price, you don't use the meter at night and you cheat people, and now you're calling for dinner? Boss Yang shouldn't have helped them. Survival of the fittest is the law of nature, you shouldn't forcibly change the course of history."

"Artificial intelligence is the general trend. It's impossible that Mr. Yang, who has been engaged in high-tech, doesn't know this. But why do you still want to intervene? You don't want to take a few more orders to stop the progress of technology, do you?"

"I will support whoever gives me benefits, and whoever takes away my benefits is my enemy. Boss Yang, you are my enemy now."

……

At nine o'clock in the morning, Yang Chen called the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Information Security and other departments, asking them to send a representative to Qiandu Group to attend the meeting.

Yang Chen considered it carefully and decided that Qiandu Group must separate its driverless business and have the government become the major shareholder.

The current major shareholder of Qiandu Group is Defengjie, and Yang Chen has not been successful in acquiring the shares they hold.

The most important aspect of driverless technology is to fully control the conditions of every road in the country, which involves national security issues.

Who can guarantee that a company dominated by foreign capital will not leak this information?

Suppose that the specific conditions of every road and every building in our country are controlled by foreign countries, and once a conflict occurs, we will have no secrets at all. How terrible would that be?

Therefore, Yang Chen not only wants Qiandu Group to recall Baicai Kuaipao today, but also wants Qiandu Group to split the unmanned driving business, and make it clear that the information server must be placed in Longguo. This matter is related to the safety of 14 billion Longguo people and must be done.

In response to netizens’ comments, Yang Chen personally posted a Weibo post.

"Artificial intelligence should be developed, but it should not be used to compete for ordinary people's job opportunities for the time being. For example, driverless technology should be used in private cars as an auxiliary function, and driverless cars should not be developed separately for online ride-hailing. Many people follow the lead for a few dollars of discounts. Do you know that if the government did not pressure the use of robots, 99% of factory assembly lines would not require human labor at all, and they could completely replace human labor with robots that are cheaper and more efficient. Robots will not complain about not being paid overtime, and robots will not ask for various benefits such as five insurances and one housing fund. In the event of a work-related injury, the cost of repairing or replacing a robot is less than the compensation for a real person. Too many. Programs like screwing are too easy to design, and hundreds of millions of people will lose their jobs. The assembly lines in our Xingchen Auto workshop are all robots, and only a small number of operators are needed to look at the computers. Do you also want to replace the assembly lines of mobile phones and other products with robots? I am sure that many of those who say that you will support whoever gives you a discount are ordinary workers, because high-end workers have their own cars. If we liberalize driverless online ride-hailing, do we also have to liberalize assembly line robots? So, what will the hundreds of millions of workers eat? Not only assembly lines, express delivery, take-out, chefs, tailors, and even doctors, my company can now design robots Replace human labor. Yes, doctors in certain departments can also be replaced by robots, and they may even be better than real people. Taking X-rays, doing blood tests, and prescribing medicines in the system based on the reports, are these three steps difficult to design? Moreover, robots will not treat patients like their grandsons, and patients do not need to be servile to robots, let alone red envelopes, because the programs are dead. Robot doctors will be more standardized and strict. Do you think patients will like robot doctors more? Even painting, comics, online writers, etc. can now be done with AI. If we blindly pursue so-called technology, 90% of the people in our country will have no job opportunities. The times are eliminating you, and I am just slowing down the process. Just a little. I don't ask ordinary people to have a high level of consciousness to support me, but you just don't boo me. I have already arrived at the headquarters of Qiandu Group, and will hold a high-level and shareholders' meeting soon. I will tell you all the results. Do what you need to do, don't spend all day on the Internet. Cherish the time you still have a job now, maybe one day I can't stop you, and you will have to take to the streets. However, I can guarantee that the online car-hailing and food delivery industries will always be the last guarantee for middle-aged people, and I will acquire a courier company later. Between the ages of 35 and 65, you have to live, right? "After this Weibo was posted, it was quickly pushed to the hot search list by netizens.

"I apologize to Boss Yang. I was indeed a little ignorant. I forgot what level of person I was just for a few dollars of discount. If all factories really use robots, we really can't survive."

"In fact, Longwei Group's CEO Ren has long said that if ordinary people don't work hard, they won't even have the opportunity to work in the future. Artificial intelligence will do better than humans. Those who keep saying that studying is not the only way out should wake up. In another 20 years, see if you can survive without studying. The government can't suppress technology forever and prevent progress. Once the government allows the application of artificial intelligence, it will really be like what Boss Yang said, many industries will no longer need human labor, and you really don't deserve to live if you don't study well. Alas..."

"It's because Boss Yang has a big enough vision. I hope Boss Yang can really stick to the bottom line and ensure that the three industries of online car-hailing, food delivery, and express delivery are not replaced by artificial intelligence, leaving us with the last guarantee. I have been unemployed for half a year. When looking for a job, some people think that I am too old to survive the young people, or that the salary I want is too high and not as cost-effective as that of fresh graduates. Haha... If I hadn't received the N+1 compensation, I would not be able to bear it now. If I can't find a job before the end of the month, I can only drive online car-hailing."

"You are just making alarmist remarks. Don't make excuses for yourself. If you make a mistake, you must admit it. If you are beaten, you must stand up straight. It's not good for such a big boss to make such excuses on a public platform. I don't understand artificial intelligence, but I don't understand the Chinese people. They will never let go of any opportunity to make money. So, what you said about the government forcing us not to use robots is pure nonsense."

"Hehe... According to what you said, artificial intelligence can do everything, so what is the use of humans? I don't believe that humans will invent technology that can replace humans. If I were a researcher, I would not develop such technology."

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Qiandu Group.

Mr. Li organized the group's senior management and notified the shareholders to send representatives to attend the meeting. If they could not come in person, they could participate in the meeting via video.

The meeting officially started at three o'clock in the afternoon. Those who could come came, and those who could not come made time to participate via video.

After some insignificant greetings, Yang Chen got straight to the point.

"I basically don't interfere with the management and operation of other people's companies that I invest in. I just need to receive dividends on time. But this time I had to intervene. Technological progress is a good thing. The driverless technology developed by the group can be cooperated with car companies. It should not build online ride-hailing cars to block the few roads for middle-aged people. Everyone knows how bad the economic situation is now. The unemployment rate is high. If you cut off the roads for millions of drivers, how will the families behind so many people live? Enterprises have enjoyed various welfare policies in the process of development from small to large, and they should bear certain social responsibilities. This is not bragging, nor is it moral kidnapping, but a fact and necessity. Many companies have driverless technology, so why haven't they thought of building online ride-hailing cars to compete for the benefits of the online ride-hailing market?"

At this time, Lucas, a representative of the major shareholder DFJ, immediately retorted: "When we run a business and make investments, profit is our primary consideration. Social responsibility is not our primary responsibility."

"That's the theory of your capitalist countries. In our socialist countries, enterprises must assume social responsibilities. Many companies in our country are operating even when they lose money. Why? Because those companies are related to the people's food, clothing, housing, transportation and infrastructure, and they have to operate even if they suffer huge losses every year. You capitalist countries will definitely not do this. You don't do business that loses money, and you make a profit from business that originally lost money. This is Longguo, don't use your methods on us. Qiandu Group is a Longguo company, and it should follow the rules of our country." Yang Chen retorted.

Lucas was silent for a moment and then said, "I don't care. We invested in Qiandu Group to make money. Otherwise, why would we invest? We are the major shareholders, and the company must adopt our opinions."

The other shareholders and executives didn't say anything, including Director Li. They just watched Yang Chen and De Feng Jie represent solo.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Mr. Lucas, I don’t want to say anything too harsh. I’m giving you face, you have to take it. If you don’t have shame, I wouldn’t be sitting here and wasting my breath on you.”

Lucas was furious, and his anger could be seen through the screen.

Director Li quickly interrupted, "If you have something to say, please talk in a nice way. Don't get angry. We are family. There is no need to act like this."

"How can he and I be considered as close? Director Li, please don't talk nonsense. Lucas, I need you to tell me something now. Do you agree to temporarily give up the cabbage delivery and run away, or do you disagree?"

"I can tell you very confidently that I don't agree! We are just trying to make money, and no one can stop us from making money legally!" Lucas said angrily.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Well! What you said is so right. You have to make money legally. If driverless cars are illegal, they can't make money. According to netizens, there are often accidents where two cars of Baicai Kuaipao are blocking traffic. People's driving habits are not standardized, but the procedures of Baicai Kuaipao are too rigid and standardized, which leads to many vehicle collisions. From a legal point of view, the driver bears the main responsibility for driving irregularly, but from a moral and ethical point of view, human rights are above all else. Baicai Kuaipao has brought serious traffic hazards to the people of Beijing. I will propose to the relevant departments to ban Baicai Kuaipao from the road!"

As soon as this was said, shareholders and executives started to discuss it enthusiastically.

Director Li also quickly said, "Boss Yang, don't be like this. You invested so much money in our company, isn't it to make money? Why do you want to make everyone suffer heavy losses?"

"Haha... Mr. Li may have misunderstood. I am not against this technology, but I am against its commercial use now. Moreover, when it comes to issues such as traffic safety, the Qiandu Group, which has foreign capital as the major shareholder, should not lead this business. A new company should be established with the state holding absolute control, and Qiandu and other investors will divide up the remaining shares. Only in this way can they be responsible for the safety of 14 billion Dragon people. Moreover, this also involves issues such as the security of national roads and building information. Who can rest assured to hand over this information to a company with foreign capital as the major shareholder? If the information is leaked, our country will have no secrets at all. Hostile forces can accurately control the data of each street. How terrible it is. Mr. Li, do you think I am right?" Yang Chen said.

Mr. Li was silent.

Yang Chen smiled and said: “Before I came here, I called the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Information Technology, the Ministry of Transport, etc., and asked them to send representatives over. They are in the lounge now. Director Li, please ask your secretary to invite them over.”

Everyone was shocked again. It seemed that Yang Chen was well prepared and was determined to get this done today.