"Damn it, what Mr. Chen means, is it possible to build a super sports car?"
"Is it possible that the top racing event to participate in is the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race, or the ROC World Car Championship? Or the FIAGT Grand Prix? ”
“I used to sneer at it, because the vehicles used by domestically produced cars, let alone the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race or the FIAGT Grand Prix, were basically not Made in China, but now, with more than 600 horsepower and more than 700 Nm of torque, our Longguo Automobile may not be able to compete in international competitions.”
“I heard that building super sports cars is a loss. In the past, Ferrari had no choice but to sell itself to the Fiat Group because it lost too much money. Isn’t Mr. Chen afraid of losing money?”
“Longxing Group is now a big business, so how can it lose even if it loses? ”
As Chen Xing officially announced the type of the next pilot car, the whole Internet was talking about it. At this moment, the Weibo hot search list also showed the entry "Chen Xing wants to build a supercar" , to maximize the exposure as much as possible.
Many professional racing drivers saw the news and checked the final narration of Chen Xing’s press conference, and quickly sent private messages to recommend themselves.
You must know that whether it is cars or domestic drivers, they are basically invisible in events such as the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race and the FIAGT Grand Prix.
Why is this happening?
Are domestic drivers not good enough, or domestic cars not good?
The answer is undoubtedly that the car cannot do it.
Today, the field of fuel vehicles is dominated by German, Italian, Japanese and American cars. Other car companies provide free vehicles for competitions, so they will naturally give priority to domestic players.
Because there is better racing soil, there can be excellent racing drivers.
To sum up, it’s not that the people of Longguo don’t have racing talents, but that they don’t have the environment to discover and cultivate talents, because domestically produced cars are still at the level they were a few decades ago.
The deep city of Fukuoka.
International racing circuit.
Sitting in the stands in Shenzhen, Wang Fu, the CEO of BYD, always followed Chen Xing with his eyes. He never thought that one day, domestically produced cars would be able to surpass Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi in sales.
You must know that there was a time when "Longguo Automobile" was synonymous with being unpopular.
But you can’t blame others for being discriminatory. It’s really because there are a lot of patented technologies for important parts such as engines and gearboxes. The resulting patent barriers have restricted Longguo car companies everywhere, and they can’t produce comparable products at all. Mercedes-Benz and BMW cars.
Now…
engine?
Is the internal combustion engine a man’s romance?
Since everything is limited, just give up!
Permanent magnet synchronous motors and induction asynchronous motors can completely replace internal combustion engines, with more powerful power and full torque in an instant.
This is a bit like jumping into a corner. In the past, I desperately chased the internal combustion engine, but found that I couldn't catch up. I suddenly discovered that electric vehicles not only have a simple structure and no patent restrictions, but their performance is far behind that of fuel vehicles.
"Everyone, please exit in an orderly manner. We will see you at the next press conference. By then, I believe that our domestically produced cars and patented technology can definitely reach a higher level."
Chen Xing left At the track, wave and say hello to the crowd in the stands.
The scene was filled with constant applause to see Chen Xing off.
After walking about a hundred meters, Chen Xing came to a blue Pilot 001, opened the back seat door and sat on it, disappearing from the live broadcast camera and everyone's sight.
Standing at the entrance of the second-floor grandstand, Masik had mixed emotions. The sales volume and price of Pilot 001 were far lower than those of his Tesla.
Does he have a way out?
He has no way out.
Due to the "Betting Agreement" signed with Modu, once Tesla fails to meet the corresponding terms, Masik will have to repay tens of billions of debts.
“No, we can’t sit still and wait for death.”
Masik’s face was ugly. Looking at the number of people who had been determined on the LED screen of the conference that was still beating, he suddenly thought of something.
I saw him walking quickly against the current and quickly returned to his seat in the stands. When he saw BMW Group CEO Nagel, Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Olaf Wright, Audi Group CEO Dusmai, and Honda Group CEO Otaki Kazuki and Toyota Group CEO Nishikawa Takahiro didn't leave, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"President Nagel, President Olaf Leiter, President Dusmai." Masik did not say hello one by one, but glanced at the presidents of foreign companies and extended an invitation: "Everyone has come from afar, Why don't we sit down and have a meal together?"
Olav Wright, Dusmai and others looked at each other, and after exchanging glances, they nodded in response.
“It is better to obey orders than to be respectful.”
“Thanks for the invitation.”
Several people stood up one after another, waiting for the crowd in the stands to decrease, while the CEO of a domestic enterprise not far away listened to the general idea.
SAIC Group CEO Chen Hong keenly sensed something unusual, and quickly approached and said, "President Masik, do you still remember me?"
Maşik frowned, of course he knew Chen Hong, both of them are car companies in Shanghai, but when they came to get close to each other, he felt that Chen Hong must have evil intentions, and maybe he was a "spy" sent by Chen Xing to find out information.
Although he was unhappy and kept vigilant, he still smiled and pretended to be relaxed: "Of course, Mr. Chen of SAIC." What does President Ke think of Pilot 001?"
"Very good"
"Really?"
Masik has always been vigilant, and now he cannot easily trust the people of the Dragon Kingdom, because such people who come to chat with them out of nowhere must have ulterior motives.
Seeing that the other party was on guard, Chen Hong simply showed her cards and said: "I heard you guys talking about organizing a dinner party just now. I was very interested, so I wanted to ask if I could participate."
"Sorry."
Masik shrugged and did not give a reason for his refusal.
Chen Hong glanced around at the presidents of foreign companies and found that they were all staring at her. It was obvious that these people would attend this extremely important dinner next.
As soon as the pilot 001 press conference ended, Masik couldn’t wait to organize the dinner party. Even a fool could guess the content of the dinner party.
Because the performance and pricing of Linghang 001 are too abnormal, in order not to be eliminated, Chen Hong, who usually puts face first, lowered her body again and pleaded with a smeared tone: "Mr. Noemi Paz and I We have friendship, and we are on the same side."
When he said this, he deliberately lowered his voice, for fear that other business bosses would hear it.
Masik looked at Noemi Paz beside him, as if asking for his opinion.
Noemi Paz looked at Chen Hong, then at Xiang Masike, and finally nodded, acquiescing to their relationship.
SAIC Group and General Motors Group have in-depth cooperation, and the two have also established a joint venture, SAIC-GM.
Speaking of SAIC-GM, ordinary people may feel unfamiliar, because except for people in the automotive related field, who would be bored to check car companies, but if you want to report the brand of the car, then they are basically familiar with it. .
SAIC and General Motors launched a total of four models in Longguo, including the legendary Wuling Hongguang, Diaosi Sanbao Chevrolet, Yuhuang Emperor Cadillac, and Buick, which is known as a copycat Maybach.
Among the four vehicle brands here, except for Wuling, which has a third party, the other three are shared 50-50 between SAIC and General Motors.
What is the concept of 50/50 split?
This means that half of SAIC Group’s net profits will flow to the United States.
Although a large amount of money flows to the United States, this does not prevent SAIC Group from making a lot of money and becoming one of the top large companies in the country.
Because of the deep binding of interests, Noemi Paz and Chen Hong usually have team gatherings, and there is still a human relationship.
"Very welcome." Now that Noemi Paz came forward to vouch for it, Masik also let down his guard.
He also thought carefully about it. Chen Xing priced Pilot 001 in the range of 209,000 and 299,000, which offended all friendly car companies. Chen Hong should be a friend rather than an enemy.
“I feel honored.”
Chen Hong breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the conversation between the two was quiet, it attracted the attention of many people, including many car company CEOs.
The people who can sit here are basically old foxes. They know with their buttocks what Masik wants to do in organizing the game.
Zeng Hong, the CEO of Guangzhou Automobile Group, rolled his eyes slightly, stood up, walked to Masik, and said hello: "President Masik, Mr. Chen, you are well."
"Mr. Zeng?"
Chen Hong saw Zeng Hong approaching, and after a brief thought, he immediately understood what he meant, but he did not say it out loud because it was Ma Xike who was doing "Dong" now.
Inviting others without the consent of the host when the person who will organize the game is clear is a sign of low emotional intelligence.
Don’t think that only the Dragon Kingdom has humanities and sophistication. Every country in the world has humanities and sophistication. This is a tacit understanding that one can learn from others without a teacher.
"Zeng Hong..."
Masik also knew his purpose, and he looked at several CEOs of Japanese companies.
However, Honda Group CEO Otaki Kazuki and Toyota Group CEO Nishikawa Takahiro both shook their heads because they no longer have any cooperation with GAC Group.
If there is no binding interest, why should someone act as your guide?
"Sorry..." Before Masik could finish speaking, Zeng Hong interrupted him directly and argued for himself: "Chen Xing's move has dug up the roots of our car company. There is an old Chinese saying that when everyone adds firewood, the flames will rise."
"This..." Masik looked at Chen Hong, wanting to hear his opinion.
As an old fox in the business world, Chen Hong naturally understood what he meant and expressed her own point of view: "It is true. The pricing of Pilot 001 is to shuffle all car companies. One more person means one more "That makes sense."
Masik nodded.
Although the pricing of Linghang 001 at RMB 209,000 and RMB 299,000 is conducive to stimulating national consumption, it also offends friendly businessmen.
Originally, when they sell a car, the net profit is 30% or even 40%. Once they are really messed up by Pilot 001, they will be very impressive if they can maintain no loss, let alone net profit.
......
"What are those people doing? Something feels wrong." Rebus, who was sitting in the front row, looked at Ren Guofei and reminded him to look behind.
Ren Guofei turned his head and glanced, then withdrew his gaze and said: "They must be plotting some big move. I need to give Chen Xing a warning."
The pricing of Linghang 001 has already touched other friendly car companies. It doesn't take much thinking to know that there will definitely be no good thing happening if they get together.
Rebus touched his chin, thought of something, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that they are anxious, but they just don't know how to play their cards."
The rice he once released 1 mobile phone, the price of 1,999 yuan made his friends angry. Many CEOs of copycat phone companies even yelled at him, and some even wanted to threaten him.
But this is normal. Destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents.
The 3,999 yuan counterfeit smartphone is selling well. If you spend all 1,999 yuan on it, isn’t this cutting off people’s financial opportunities?
“You have experience, here’s a tip.”
Ren Guofei smiled and said.
"What else can I do? The most I can do is let that boy Chen Xing avoid the limelight and go out as little as possible." Rebus teased with a hint of seriousness, which made Ren Guofei think carefully. stand up.
This world is not as simple as it appears. Behind anyone's success, there are often corpses at their feet.
For the sake of the trillion-dollar automobile market, it is really normal to create some accidents, such as car accidents.
"Call and say something." Ren Guofei took out his mobile phone.
"Let me do it. I am more experienced in talking about these things." Rebus stopped him and took out the mobile phone in his pocket.
Luo Hao, Duan Yongping, Chen Yong and other mobile phone manufacturer CEOs all looked serious. They did not want anything to happen to Chen Xing.
After all, the current Longxing Group is closely related to them. Once the Longxing Group changes its coach, I really don’t know what will happen.
Wang Fu, who has a very good ear, listened roughly to the conversation between both parties, but neither party could join in, because BYD is a purely domestic independent research and development route, and he wanted to participate in Masik's dinner but had no guide. I would like to establish a relationship with Ren Guofei and Rebus, but we usually don’t communicate much with them.
“Alas!”
He sighed and had no choice but to leave first.
At the same time.
other side.
Shenzhen International Racing Circuit.
Underground garage.
After Chen Xing got out of the car, he first thanked the staff of the Shenzhen International Speedway, and then sat back in the driver's seat of his customized Pilot 001.
"Xiaolong Assistant, WeChat video call Yao Nana."
【Call for you. 】
After a short wait, the WeChat video call was connected.
"President."
"How are the sales?" Chen Xing was driving the vehicle while talking to Yao Nana on the phone.
"It is still growing steadily. 220,000 vehicles have been sold so far, and I expect it to reach 1.7 million vehicles this month." Yao Nana said with excitement in her voice. This is an unprecedented sales record.
We must know that Wuling Hongguang, known as the national sacred car, only sold 1.6 million units in a year. Pilot 001 sold 220,000 units in less than an hour and a half. It takes one month to catch up and one year. It's absolutely possible.
This is not to blame for people’s frantic buying. The main reason is that the configuration of Linghang 001 is so fragrant.
The standard version can accelerate from 0 to 100 mph in 2.81 seconds, has ample battery life, fast charging, and most importantly, is extremely smart. Who can resist this?
Which man can refuse to spend 200,000 yuan on a new car worth one million yuan?
“There are 220,000 vehicles, with a net profit of 30,000 yuan. If it can be delivered smoothly, it will be a net profit of 6.6 billion. If insurance proceeds are included, it is estimated to reach 8 billion.”
Chen Xing silently calculated in his heart.
Because all the cars are made in China and the technology is in-house, even if the Pilot 001 is sold for 209,000 yuan, it still makes a profit of 30,000 yuan, which is something that joint ventures cannot match.
Furthermore, Longxing Group has also reached business cooperation with domestic insurance companies, and they are responsible for operating the insurance business, of which 50% of the net profits need to be given to Longxing Group, Kunpeng Company and Rice Company.
Originally, insurance companies such as Life Insurance, Ping An, and Pacific Ocean wanted to negotiate terms and reduce the commission ratio to about 30%. However, Chen Xing only used one sentence to make them obey. That sentence was: "If you are not willing to cooperate, then we will engage in the vehicle insurance business ourselves, which will only cost tens of billions more."
Then there are other companies. These insurance companies may sneer, but this is the top of the Dragon Kingdom pyramid. The three technology companies can definitely do it with tens of billions.
Do insurance company CEOs have a choice?
They had no choice.
If they are really defeated, then Chen Xing will just spend tens of billions to gradually improve the vehicle insurance claims process, related rights and interests, and open local branches.
Fortunately, it went well together.
Chen Xing doesn’t really want to start an insurance company, because people who work in insurance have very strong local connections, and you may not be able to get in if you have money.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake, and you don’t need to be offended at all.
"I will go back to the company now, and you continue to increase the hype." After thinking about it, Chen Xing gave instructions to Yao Nana.
“Okay, I will continue to contact the official operation teams of Weibo and Douyin.”
“Then hang up the phone first.”
“Okay.”
The video phone was turned off, and the Yao Nana video box on the central control screen disappeared. Chen Xing continued: "Send a message to Lan Junyi and Dong Shaopeng. The content is to be accelerated and production is overloaded."
[Already sent in bulk. 】
The moment Lan Junyi and Dong Shaopeng who were far away at the Longxing base received the WeChat message, while replying to Chen Xing, they immediately began to urge the production plants under their jurisdiction and prepare the sales outlets below to welcome customers. preparation.
They thought about the sales of Linghang 001 cars, but they didn't expect it would be so crazy. They ordered 180,000 units in one hour. If this takes a month, how about a million units?
It is no exaggeration to say that factories in the north and south are working hard to cope with the next wave of vehicle deliveries.
(I want to climb up step by step)
(Waiting for the sun to look at its face quietly)
(Small sky has big dreams)
The phone rang, and Chen Xing looked at the eye control screen. It was Rebus calling.
“Answer.”
After the words fell, Linghang 001's intelligent assistant answered the call.
"Hey Brother Chen, are you free?" Rebus' slightly boyish voice came out.
"Driving back to the company, what can I do for Brother Lei?"
Chen Xing asked.
“It’s not a big deal, it’s just that the price of Pilot 001 is too low, which has already affected the interests of many friendly car companies. Just now I saw what kind of dinner party Masik was organizing, what do you have to do these days? Be careful and try to go out as little as possible."
Rebus said with a hint of worry.
Now that Chen Xing’s Longxing Group is the backbone of Rice Company, Kunpeng Company, and semiconductor industry chain companies, there cannot be any surprises.
"Dinner? Interesting."
Chen Xing smiled.
He had actually expected that foreign car companies would unite to resist the impact of Pilot 001.
But does it work?
The patent fees for fuel vehicles are too much!
And the engine is very delicate, several times the price of the motor.
With the same performance, the cost of new energy vehicles is 50% lower than that of fuel vehicles, or even more. This is not an exaggeration.
“The bosses of friendly car companies such as SAIC Group, Changan Group, and SAIC Group have all come over. Anyway, you are right to be careful. You should understand the principle of a dog jumping over a wall in a hurry.”
Leib Si continued.
If you cut off other people's financial opportunities, they may be able to do anything.
When he released the 1,999 yuan rice 1 mobile phone, he received death threat letters more than once. The iron door of his home was even splashed with red paint. This scared him so much that he did not dare to go home for half a month. Always stay in the company.
As good money drives out bad money, he gradually emerges from the shadows.
"I know, I will try to be careful during this period." Chen Xing didn't take it to heart, or it could be said that he had already made up his mind.
Not to mention that Chen Xing, Chen Yapeng and Liang Ruolan's family have all settled in Longxing Base. As far as Zhao Chenguang's secret power is concerned, he really doesn't know who dares to touch him in Shenzhen City.
You know, Zhao Chenguang is a chief specializing in intelligence, and no disturbance in the Dragon Kingdom can escape his eyes.
Ten thousand steps back, if Zhao Chenguang is unreliable, then there is the old chief Wang Shan. As long as Chen Xing does not deliberately seek death, no one can touch him in Shenzhen.
Four words.
Be confident!
……
Shenzhen star hotel.
VIP box.
Tesla CEO Masik sat in the main seat, and other group presidents, such as BMW Group CEO Nagel, Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Olaf Wright, Audi Group CEO Dusmai, Honda Group CEO Otaki Kazuki and Toyota Group CEO Nishikawa Takata were already seated.
On the edge, there are CEOs of Dragon Country car companies such as Chen Hong, CEO of SAIC Motor, Zeng Hong, CEO of Guangzhou Automobile Group, Tang Ruiyang, CEO of Changan Group.
As the dishes were served one after another, the door to the private room was closed by the waiter. Masik did not move his chopsticks in a hurry, but went straight to the topic and said:
"The price of Pilot 001 is too low. Chen Xing made it clear that he just wanted to set the price." What strategies do you have to deal with the war?”
“I have a question.” Nagel, CEO of BMW Group, did not say any strategies, but wanted to ask Masik.
“What?”
Masik listened carefully.
“A car worth 209,000 yuan, with a performance of 2.81 seconds, a car structure strength of 2000 MPa, and equipped with a 120-degree battery and self-repairing tires, is this really profitable?”
Nagel’s words aroused everyone’s thirst for knowledge. Except for Masik, which specializes in trams, everyone else here is a fuel vehicle manufacturer.
Putting this kind of configuration in a fuel vehicle would be impossible if you don’t have millions.
"There must be some. Linghang 001 is a highly self-developed vehicle, and the battery pack is the most expensive part of a new energy vehicle. Longxing Group is a supplier of battery packs. I estimate there will be a profit of about 10,000." Masik answered.
“If he hadn’t sold it at a loss, we wouldn’t have been able to fight a price war. I can’t lower the price of Maybach to 200,000.” Olaf Leiter, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group, chose to give up.
The CEOs of other manufacturers looked at each other, thinking the same thing.
The original purpose of the price war is to lose-lose both sides, to see who's capital chain is broken first.
But now you say that there is still money to be made for 209,000 yuan. One car company can withstand this type of price war?
Both sides are losing money, this is a price war.
Nagel, Olaf Wright, Dusmai, Otaki Kazuki, Nishikawa Takahiro, as well as Chen Hong, Zeng Hong and other car company leaders all looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
A price war cannot be fought, because people may not lose money at all.
But if you want to compete openly and openly, you have to spend at least a million-level luxury car configuration. How can they be willing to destroy their brand?
“There is no solution.”
Chen Hong was secretly upset.
Chen Xing set the price so low that they were unable to fight back.
When everyone was at a loss what to do, Masik suddenly spoke, scanning the audience and saying: "In addition to fighting a price war with them, we can also take up legal weapons, because the pricing of Pilot 001 may be in the category of monopoly."
(End of this chapter)