Chapter 391 The Wind Rises in Nanhua 5
Not many people took the jokes in the car seriously. Perhaps the only one who was serious was the director of the Suzhou Investment Promotion Bureau. He didn’t know these people who came to inspect, but he knew Wolfe and the United States. Consul in Shanghai.
As an advanced region in the construction of service-oriented government in China, Suzhou has always done its investment promotion work very carefully, and the words of the investment promotion director are not wild lies.
It’s just that the heirs of the Angsa and Semitic wanderers are somewhat arrogant. They cannot accept a cruel reality - compared to Suzhou, California, London, and Paris These old industrial areas are completely finished.
In the evening, in a hotel by Jinji Lake.
As the nominal organizer, Cheng Daqi is taking successors from all over the world to taste the delicacies of the Su-Wu region.
“This kind of crab is different from ordinary crabs. Although it is troublesome to eat, it is precisely because of the trouble that we can best avoid the loss or damage to the taste of over-processing. You can try it.”
The best season for hairy crabs is mid-autumn. The fat and meat are thick and the taste is the most delicious. However, in terms of breeding technology, crabs in March are not necessarily much worse than crabs in October.
"Chan, I still can't forget what that person said about ten months. They Chinese people are too arrogant."
This is actually a very interesting question, about the relationship between Sandy and Mi'er. Yes, naturally she is a little closer to Cheng Daqi. She is not interested in hairy crabs, but is interested in building cars.
The automobile industry is one of the most complex civilian industries in human history. Before the development of the semiconductor industry, it had long been at the forefront of the civilian industry.
So, she wanted to hear Mr. Cheng’s opinion on Suzhou’s industrial potential. After all, it was Mr. Cheng who called them here.
“Can Tesla’s Shanghai factory really be built within a year?” Wolfe echoed Sandy’s question and asked a more realistic one.
Tesla is now the most talked-about one in the American stock market. Everyone here knows Rocket Horse. Sandy and Wolf talked about Tesla. Everyone stopped eating and watched together. Mr. Xiang Cheng.
Cheng Daqi was a mysterious figure in their eyes. They only knew that this man seemed to be marrying Mi'er. Then Mr. Cheng took Xiao Zhao to visit Suzhou and Changchun with them - more Mysterious belongs to yes.
Therefore, all the successors who came from Chengdu's car-making pie are looking forward to it.
Of course Cheng Daqi will not let this expectation go unfulfilled. This time, he used Mike Peng as the focus to leverage the consul from Shanghai to lead the inspection, in order to make Lao Jia the main character. The car project started steadily, and he paid great attention to every step in the series of processes.
Noticing everyone's attention, Zhao Hongjin's slumped face finally turned serious today. She understood that Cheng Daqi's next answer would be very important, which made her a little worried.
She couldn't understand why President Cheng wanted to build a car, but she could understand that President Cheng had asked the American consul in Shanghai to be a tour guide, which showed that Cheng Daqi attached great importance to this trip to the Yangtze River Delta.
She is the one who hates that a great person is not a thing, and she is also the one who is worried that Mr. Cheng will mess with him. The emotions between people are very complicated. Maybe Xiao Zhao has not managed their relationship well, but At least at this moment, Cheng Daqi was very pleased that Zhao Hongjin was still facing him.
He put down the crab shell, picked up a towel and wiped his mouth. He stretched out his hand to signal Mr. Shanghai Consul to shut up. He was about to start showing off.
"Sandy, you are right. Chinese people are very arrogant. How can there be a car factory in the world that can be built in ten months? - At least one year!
Tesla was mentioned today. It is a very interesting company, especially the land they have in Shanghai. You may not know one thing.”
Speaking of which, Chengdaqi sells. After a while, he glanced around Sandy and others and asked with a smile.
“How much do you think that Tesla cost?”
Everyone looked at Mr. Consul from Shanghai City, and Mr. Consul hurriedly said.
“Less than one billion Chinese dollars, the price is a full 40% lower than the price of industrial land in Shanghai!”
He is the consul of the American Consulate in China, but in these American inheritance In front of them, he is just an ordinary little waiter. If anyone can favor him, his future development in the United States will be different.
Cheng’s campaign in California forced the Californian gang to surrender. He fought to the death against the federal government, Capitol Hill, and the generals. He won too many intangible things. Now he is sitting in the middle of the game and can look down on the U.S. military. Consul Hua is only the most insignificant part of these intangible gains.
“Mr. Consul is right, but that’s not the most important thing. In fact, the land where Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory was built was ours from the beginning!”
As soon as these words came out, it was shocking, even the consul in Shanghai was shocked.
Does Tesla’s land belong to you?
Why didn’t I know?
“., Unfortunately, in 2017, LeTV was finished, and Jia was forced to leave China. This land originally prepared for Faraday Future fell into the hands of Tesla by accident!”
Cheng Daqi simply told the story of Lao Jia, which made Zhao Hongjin change his color.
She used to think that Cheng Daqi was simply unscrupulous, but now she realized that Mr. Cheng was not unscrupulous, but that he had more than one fish to eat.
Lao Jia ah Lao Jia, he is so talented.
“Faraday and Tesla are both scientists, and now they have become new energy vehicle companies. Both Laojia and Rocket Horse have successfully started their own businesses before - and they are both people in the Internet industry, and they did it later. Tram.
It can be said that Lao Jia is not only a liar, but a serial entrepreneur on the same level as Rocket Horse. He has extremely leadership qualities.
The market value of BEC has plummeted recently, and Lao Jia is busy with it. The investor cannot come in person to communicate, so I am hosting everyone for him
In short, Faraday Future is no worse than Tesla from any angle. Compared with most new energy car companies in the United States that build cars using PPT and videos, Faraday Future's prototype cars have already begun iterative upgrades. ”
Anyway, these people are not familiar with Lao Jia, and Cheng Daqi gave him a slap in the face when he caught him. After all, Faraday Future’s prototype car has indeed come out, and the iteration is in progress - Brother Belt paid for it. Qian, it’s undecided when the iteration will be completed.
But just say, is that the case?
“I can’t imagine that there is such a thing between Faraday Future and Tesla. Yuanyuan, Chan, this is the first time I heard this kind of story. ”
Wolf is the one who gives Cheng Daqi the most face. Others are still thinking about Cheng Daqi’s nonsense, but he has already taken the lead in praising his bad foot.
Mr. Cheng's meaning is clear enough. He attaches great importance to building cars.
Wolf was actually very moved, because Cheng Zong’s record could be checked. Although he was not so successful in business, he had never lost outside of business.
Mr. Wolfe of the Dracula family believes in Cheng Daqi’s ability to set up games. For example, Mr. Cheng can arrange for senior officials from China to receive them in person. This is a manifestation of strength.
I don’t know, but the director of investment promotion only appeared because of his arrival and the consul from Shanghai.
“The story is just a story, the prospect of the industry is the key point. Here we have to go back to the factory construction time we talked about before. Tesla’s factory in Austin, USA, took 21 days from the start of construction to the start of production. This is the ceiling for the construction speed of factories in the United States and the construction speed of major countries in the world.
But in fact, it is not a joke that the Shanghai factory will be completed and put into operation within one year. I even doubt that the ten months mentioned by the investment promotion director are not a joke either. Can you think of what this means? "
Giocho is the one who understands regional differences best. He is similar to Achilles. He has been working outside the United States for a long time and is quite sensitive to this kind of data.
"If one year The launch of production is not a boast, so it can be seen that China's overall efficiency is extremely high. This efficiency can even hedge against the high tariff barriers faced by China in the global market, allowing its competitive advantage to continue to be maintained in the context of Maoyi sanctions. ——The high costs in the United States are too much of a drag on production efficiency. "
Sandy was still thinking, but Wolfe had already noticed the key.
Reminiscent of the investigation that Cheng Daqi took them to in the Yangtze River Delta region, Wolfe asked.
"Chan, you mean that based on the comparative judgment of competitive advantages, you are very optimistic about the combination of Faraday Future and China?"
Mr. Cheng nodded.
“The development trend of the times is a chaotic and unpredictable model, but historical experience can be used for reference. Wolf, which country are you from? I mean, where are your ancestors from? "
"France, our family immigrated to Louisiana from France," Wolfe replied inexplicably.
Zhao Hongjin had studied history, and she opened her mouth in surprise.
French Louisiana is a concept that 99.9% of people in modern society are unclear about. It originated from France's colonization of the United States. Later, this colony was included in the territory of the United States.
The Dracula family from France took root on the west coast with the westward expansion movement, and it took two hundred years to become the wealthy family it is now.
"Gio, Sandy, what about you?"
"British, but my ancestors are Romans." Sandy didn't know why Cheng Daqi asked such a question.
"Austria, my name is also Italian, but I actually prefer to think of myself as German, hahaha." Giogio has the most complicated ingredients.
Cheng Daqi shook his head and sighed.
“Austrian Germans, British Latinos, and French Semitic wanderers, by coincidence, you have gathered the blood of many empires in history.
The rise of the Holy Roman Empire was accompanied by Remarkable for its control over Central Europe, Vienna has assumed the position of the cultural and economic center of Europe for a long period of history. However, this traditional empire is trapped by many historical and environmental limitations and cannot produce large-scale empires. Capitalist relations of production.
So, the Holy Roman Empire will definitely come to an end. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a constitutional monarchy, its special and inefficient political system is destined to end it too. It will not be lost to other places, it will be completely destroyed. It failed because of economic and cultural backwardness.
Napoleon used the constitution and war to create the first large-scale modern nation-state in human history. The foreign plunder in the colonial era met the needs of French capitalist development. The advanced productive forces of capitalism are subversive, so France can lead the times for hundreds of years
But behind these macro narratives are the rise and decline of regional economies, such as the Greater Paris region, the Loire Valley, the Bordeaux region, etc. These are the sources that support the French industrial empire.
The rise of a great power must be accompanied by an explosion of productivity, and the role of capital is to provide conditions for the explosion of productivity.
However, the world’s resources are limited. First movers and late movers fight for limited resources. As a result, Austria-Hungary, which lacked industrial capital, disappeared. Gio, don’t pretend to be so sad. ha. "
Cheng Daqi was amused by Giojo. This old man is really doing it. He has been immigrating for many generations, and he even pretends to cry for Austria-Hungary.
"I know. This statement sounds like nonsense, but friends, in my opinion, World War I and World War II were a collision of industrial production capacity. After Germany selected Austria-Hungary and Italy as teammates in World War I, it was destined to be difficult to win - —Unless they can get it right all the way.
In other words, the production capacity of Ford Model T tells everything. We cannot predict the future, but I can show you how amazing Suzhou's industrial production capacity is.
Don’t compare GDP, that’s a deceptive numbers game. From the perspective of purchasing power equivalence, the industrial production capacity of one city in Suzhou exceeds that of France.
So, I am not introducing you to projects in the new energy automobile industry, but to introducing to you the regions that will subvert the world automobile industry pattern in the future! "
Cheng Daqi stood up, and under the complicated eyes of the guests, he walked to the window of the restaurant. Outside the window was Suzhou Jinji Lake with lights reflected in the night.
"Thirty years Before, this was a swamp. Thirty years later, it was one of the most developed industrial areas in the world.
China's development model has been widely questioned as unsustainable, but what I see is that even if it is slowing down, it is still the fastest growing region - still no one.
By the way, Mier and I both bought a large amount of Tesla stock, not because of how good its electric cars are, but just because it has built a factory in China. "
Sandy is the one who knows the most about finance or capital operation among everyone here. She works in an investment bank.
"Chan, I understand that you are very optimistic about China's opportunities, including ours. family, Wolf's Dracula Group, etc. We actually all have large investments in China, but I am more concerned about your angle of dismantling the problem. Why is it obviously an ordinary investment, but you will talk about history? , even talking about a war? ”
“When it comes to talking about World War I, I like Chan. This way is more interesting than those who only talk about data. ”
Giojo joked without any psychological burden. He actually didn't agree with Cheng Daqi's nonsense, but he didn't intend to invest, and he wouldn't delay selling favors.
“War and peace are the eternal themes of mankind. What I want to say is that from the perspective of industrial production capacity, the United States has now lost. It will definitely lose. Everyone, our America is just waiting. Death, the only question is how exactly it will die."
When talking to a group of American successors about how America will die, I can only say that Cheng always has the courage.
Giocho was stunned for a moment and whispered.
“I agree very much, and I believe Sandy also understands this. The problem in the United States is that no one is willing to solve the problem, and it is destined to decline. I have also been deploying in different regions abroad.
It’s just that this process of decline takes a long time. Even if it does decline, the United States will still be a decisive power. As for war, I don’t believe anyone would dare to do it. ”
Cheng Daqi’s astonishing judgment is actually nothing new at all. At this point in time in 2019, Chinese public intellectuals still thought that the United States was invincible, but many people in the United States had already begun to badmouth their own opinions. The country.
Ten years have passed since the financial crisis, but the problem has still not been solved. The response of the big capitalists is to continue to evade responsibility and the terrible bomb.
That's all. There is no unified deep state or super interest group. The fight between capitals is more cruel than ordinary people imagine. They have their own interests, so how can they unite or sacrifice for others?
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"No, how could the United States decline? We have the most advanced technology, the best education system, and the most powerful military in the world. Are you kidding me?"
The consul in Shanghai has already started to frown. Sweating, he knew that the people here were the heirs and big shots of the United States, but what were these big shots talking about!
“The most advanced technology may not be that useful. Advanced and useful are two different things, and useful and easy to use are different. When the Third Reich collapsed, it was still one of the countries with the highest technological level in the world. The United States and the Soviet Union Britain's nuclear weapons research has been largely affected by it."
Sandy said that she understood Mr. Consul's anxiety, but she had many opportunities to study the field of scientific and technological innovation, so she was deeply aware of it. The so-called advanced technology in the United States is actually just that.
The most advanced does not mean the most useful. There is a gap of tens of thousands of miles between laboratory verification and practical promotion. No one dares to say this out loud, but it is a very cruel fact.
Being advanced may not necessarily be easy to use, and investment in scientific research is riskier than venture capital.
Buffett has never invested in technology companies. One of the reasons for investing in Apple is that he saw that Apple was not innovating.
“The best education system is promoted, and we in the United States are the standard elite. Education, but the current elite education cannot cultivate engineers on a large scale. Industrial transformation and value mismatch have caused smart people to change careers. They become doctors and lawyers.
Lawyers and doctors cannot devote themselves to manufacturing. In the industrial field, industrial production capacity is indeed the key, Chan, on this point, what you said is no different from what I have always believed."
Giocho is the most open-minded, and he is not from the family. The successor has been working hard outside the United States these years, and it doesn't matter what the future of the United States will be like.
"I have a say in the most powerful military. Ha, our family is in the Pentagon business. Mr. Consul, the American army cannot even control Afghanistan, let alone other larger countries. Forget it, let's not talk about this.
Chan, you said too many things that made us sad in order to get us to invest in that shabby car company in China. This is okay, but it is not very polite."
Wolf finished. Speaking, but the meaning is somewhat bitter.
Politicians can talk nonsense to sway votes, but capitalists will not betray their interests. Mr. Consul may have illusions about the power of the United States, but these heirs to the United States will not be unclear about the problem.
After all, one is a wage earner and the other is a shareholder, with completely different perspectives.
Just like Mi'er said, Mr. Cheng must think about the really important issues himself. He cannot rely on the advice of think tanks, experts, and executives. Those people are poor people. How can they fully understand the interests of capitalists?
Cheng Daqi smiled at these friends with different expressions, stood up and walked to his seat. He pressed the chair with one hand and told the 2018 global car sales ranking.
"Volkswagen Group - Germany, Toyota Group - Japan, Renault Nissan - Japan, General Motors Group - America, Hyundai Kia - South Korea, Ford Group - America, Honda Group - Japan, FCA ——Italy, PSA—France, Suzuki—Japan.
None of the top ten automobile groups in the world is from China, but China’s industrial strength is now number one in the world. You guys. Guess how many Chinese automobile companies will be included in this list in the future?”
Wolf is a person who likes to surf the Internet. He looked at Mr. Cheng standing there smiling and thought of a picture. Hanging pictures common in forums.
A god of death with a sickle was knocking on the door one after another. The doors he opened were wide open, and there were blood stains on the ground.
Now, the God of Death walked to the new ten doors. On the doors were written the names of these ten major automobile groups, and the God of Death had a big label on his head - Huaguo Automobile!
“Chi!”
Wulf smiled and quickly picked up the cup to drink water.
He really gave Cheng Daji face and respect.
"Three families?"
Seeing that no one was talking, Zhao Hongjin chose to help Mr. Cheng break the embarrassment.
Cheng Daqi looked at her deeply, Xiao Zhao, Xiao Zhao, how can I repay this?
“The specific number of companies is not really a key issue. I can briefly mention a few important news.
The first one is that in July last year, China lowered the price of its entire vehicle fleet. And parts and components are subject to tariffs, and the import tax rate for complete automobiles has dropped to 15% - the lowest among major markets in the world.
Second, in April last year, China abolished the foreign shareholding limit on new energy vehicles and plans to lift the foreign shareholding limit on passenger cars by 2022.
Third, throughout 2018, the financing amount of new car companies in China exceeded 100 billion yuan!
Fourth, the sales growth rate of the world's top ten car companies in China peaked in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, the sales of Ford, GM, Kia, etc. in China even began to decline significantly! "
Giocho shrank back with a serious expression. From Cheng Daqi's words, he heard China's confidence in its own industry and saw the rise of China's local cars.
< br>Yes, if you are not extremely confident, how can you dare to let go so much?
"Significantly lowering tariffs, opening up foreign equity, frequent industrial financing, drastic market changes, okay, Chan, I just wanted to come over and have a look, but now you really have me interested - well, don't look at me like that, I I like Wolf, I mean, I'm interested in investing in Faraday Future."
Wulf jumped with a chill behind him.
"Gio, I treat you as a friend, OK, although we are both gay, we are just friends!"
"Okay, don't argue about this, Chan, I want to know "Why isn't Mi'er here?"
Sandy interrupted the rainbow guy's flirting and looked at Cheng Daqi seriously.
They are all friends of Mi'er, and it was because of Mi'er that they met Cheng Daqi, but now Mr. Cheng is here to prepare a game, but Mi'er has not come.
Well, Sandy thought she needed an answer.
Circle culture is nothing more than this.
“We have encountered some troubles in New Times. The California Senate has blocked New Times’ application for non-profit entities. Mier is sitting in California and can’t get away.
Lao Jia serves as Faraday Future. The founder was supposed to come with us, but he recently launched a cryptocurrency project, BEC, which you should have seen in the news. In short, everything is busy, so I can only come to receive it.”
After hearing this, Sandy shook her head speechlessly and sighed.
“You are very thoughtful, and you actually want to turn New Times into a non-profit organization. I am not familiar with the California Senate, otherwise I can help you.”
“The application for a non-profit organization is very difficult. Is it difficult to do it?" Zhao Hongjin asked.
Wolf explained that he was familiar with Chengdu’s business.
“It’s not difficult to do, but they are generally decentralized and small organizations, and larger ones will operate in a decentralized manner. It’s just that the New Times Group has to apply as one as a whole, and California, for example, If it is not a place where our party has the upper hand, it will be very difficult to handle.”
Cheng Daqi waved his hand and joked with a smile.
"Don't worry, everything is progressing steadily. Are you doubting the strength of Mi'er and I?"
Cheng Daqi's words are too much, Giojo raised his eyebrows Pointing his finger, he said dissatisfiedly.
“Ha, making steady progress~ We invested in OC, and Mier invested in LCE and BEC coins. Now these two projects are not very good. Before I gave an explanation to the board of directors, she contacted me. You want to buy back my shares.
You just said that you are going to turn Xinshi into a non-profit organization, and OC will be merged into Xinshi, so who are we investors?
When you need money, you come to us, but when you don’t need the money, you want to keep it all for yourself. Chan, why do you think I don’t want to invest in the new energy vehicle project you introduced?
I'm afraid you two will play tricks on me again! ”
When he was not planning to invest money just now, Giorgio was even willing to help Mr. Cheng out of trouble.
Now that he is ready to join the car building, he started to embarrass Cheng Daqi.< br>
People are so complicated.
The amount of equity in OC was worth tens of millions. Mi'er would still pay for it, and he didn't lose at all. What Giojo cared about was not the tens of millions, but the right to speak.
Cheng Daqi sat back at the table. He looked at Sandy. The girl was communicating with her entourage. It seemed that she didn't hear Giojo's attack because she was busy.
He looked at Wolfe. This old man was not pretending at all. He looked at Mr. Cheng who was being made things difficult for him with a smile, somewhat gloating about his misfortune.
Wolf: You two bitches are too cruel and deserve to be scolded by Gio!
Cheng Daqi picked up the wine from the table and walked to Gio with the cup in hand.
Just apologize, what else can I do?
You can’t kneel down and call your foster father in the mall. In the East and the West, there are only so many ways to show sincerity.
China has a drinking culture, and the United States also has it. The specific differences are very different, but it still exists. In 2017, a fraternity at the University of Pennsylvania drank to death. This is not even an isolated case.
Compared to Wolfe sending him on a plane to show his sincerity, having a few glasses of wine is nothing.
Giocho and Sandy are the real successors. They are young now and their right to speak has not yet been revealed. In another twenty years, they will be one of the real talkers in America.
In traditional feudal countries and modern power center countries, blood is only one of many factors in the inheritance of power.
But in the order of capital, bloodline has become the only key factor. The Giocho people don't look very good, but they are still good at it. They also have great support for Cheng Daqi and Temir. Always respect other people's bloodlines and thank them for their help.
Human society has been developing for thousands of years, and as long as it does not get rid of private ownership, this sad behavior of bowing to capital will never completely disappear.
If you want to achieve a career, you can't just stand on the shore. If you want to get involved, you can't be afraid of getting wet.
Mr. Cheng walked past the smiling Wolf, glared at him, and said to Gio, who was sitting next to Wolf.
"I'm sorry for you and Sandy about the Xinshi matter. In fact, the shares are only one aspect. If you don't want to withdraw, there will be other ways to repay you in the future. This can be discussed.
Mi'er and I are still under a lot of pressure in California. Just like now, Niu Sen is stuck with our application. Hey, Gio, thank you very much for coming to China. If you and Sandy don't come, Mr. Consul will not come. You won’t see me, hahaha.”
The consul apologized awkwardly: No CUE, each of you is an evil capitalist, I can’t afford to offend you.
"Chan, this is a wine shop in China, but I am an American. Okay, I understand your troubles, and things in the new era are easy to discuss."
See Chengda Qi said it sincerely, and Giojo didn't hesitate anymore. He stretched out his hand to push away Mr. Cheng's cup and said seriously.
"But if you want me or Sandy to support you, you have to give us a specific and strict plan. It can't be as hasty as the original OC financing. Otherwise, if you continue to turn it into a non-profit entity, then we won't Is it embarrassing?”
When she heard that Gio brought her along, Sandy complained.
"Don't take me with you. My shares have been sold to Mi'er. The return rate is 20% in less than half a year. I'm very satisfied. Moreover, I don't think a car company can become a non-profit entity. , that’s crazy.”
One point or two times in half a year, this rate of return is not bad.
They are developing too fast. The expansion of OC still requires money, and Xinshi has to turn into a non-profit entity to avoid substantial taxation, and it also has to buy back the shares in the hands of shareholders, which is all trouble.
Even for BEC to cash out, one reason is that Chengzong and Mi'er wanted to supplement their respective cash flows and thus integrate Xinshi's shares.
Cheng Daqi noticed that Sandy's words only denied part of Giojo's content, but avoided the most critical part. He smiled and understood that the two men were beginning to discuss specific conditions.
Okay, just start negotiating terms, I’m afraid you won’t be interested and won’t even want to talk!
"As for the specific plan, you have only been looking at it for a day. We still have schedules to come. After reading it, we will discuss it in detail, within the next few days."
Chengdaqi needs to be let go. His guests saw his cards clearly and showed the chips first, and then allowed these heirs to place large bets.
This financing is different from OC, which makes perfumes. The ceiling of the industry destined it to be a small business.
Automobiles are the real pearl of the industry. With a little effort in the industry chain, it can start at tens of billions. When the profits of the OEMs are good, the profits of several billion dollars a year are not much.
“So, I’m curious, why did Niu Sen block your Xinshi application for turning into a non-profit entity?”
Giocho and Cheng Daqi clinked their glasses gently, then smiled. asked.
(End of this chapter)