Originally, Han Hao planned to return to China, because the specific handling matters had been entrusted to an American commercial real estate agency to be in charge, and the places to see and the people who changed the views were personally handled. He has been away from China for more than half a month, and he misses the delicious meals at home and the warm embrace of his wife and children.

Many people think that the richest man in China like Han Hao is, of course, to travel the world and enjoy the beauty of the world, after all, the money earned has not been spent in more than ten lifetimes. But only he knows that his promise to accompany his son to the children's playground has been broken twice, and his personal life has basically given way to work.

Now the Zhonghua Group is facing the critical juncture of upgrading, just like a carp jumping over the dragon gate, it is only the last leap away from being able to transform into a dragon to swim in the sky, and if it succeeds, it will no longer be afraid of foreign peer competition or even cut them down.

As the head of the group, Han Hao must devote himself to the direction of the supergiant ship at all times, so as to avoid all kinds of reefs and storms. Without Han Hao, the Chunghwa Group could collapse and a global mega-corporation from China would die.

Fortunately, his wife Chen Lingxi kept the family in good order, raising and teaching his two sons, so that Han Hao had no worries.

"Men who work hard are the most handsome!

We are still young, and there will be time to enjoy it later. Go ahead and do what you want, after all, you are the pride of our family!"

Although Chen Lingxi laughed and said that Han Hao was the most familiar stranger, she still supported her husband's work very much before the big right and wrong. Zhonghua Group is Han Hao's life's work, and there are hundreds of thousands of families behind her to eat, and she knows which is more important to give Han Hao's firm support.

Facing his reasonable wife, Han Shoufu felt a lot of debt to Chen Lingxi in his heart, and he made up his mind to give himself three days off after returning to China this time to spend time with his family.

Unexpectedly, the plan that had just been set was temporarily interrupted the day before returning home, and his private jet was diverted and continued to stay in the United States for investigation.

This dark horse that can make Han Hao change his itinerary is California, located on the west coast, and is also the location of Tesla's Gigafactory.

California is world-famous for its Silicon Valley and Hollywood, and is home to many high-level talents, making it a gathering place for the nation's elite.

California is not one of the eight states that have previously invited China Group to invest, because they have enough IT and film and television industries to support themselves. What's more, California is also the state with the highest GDP in the United States, which can be described as an enemy state, and the GDP of the United Kingdom and France is not much different. For them, the investment of more than 1 billion US dollars of China Group does not need to be deigned to invite, and it is a light scene.

But the sudden announcement of bankruptcy and liquidation of California's only auto assembly plant, New United Automobile Manufacturing Company (NUMMI), sent the California government in a panic.

With a history of 25 years, NUMMI is a well-known automobile factory, which was jointly established by two giants, General Motors and Toyota Motor. It was a politically significant marriage from birth, formed by a joint venture between the largest U.S. and Japanese automakers to jointly produce GM and Toyota cars.

The fact that NUMMI is stumbling and stumbling as the only auto assembly plant on the West Coast of the United States maintains the political correctness of the friendly U.S.-Japan relationship.

When the subprime mortgage crisis hit in 2008, neither GM nor Toyota could afford to spend huge sums of money to maintain this face-saving project, and closing NUMMI became the only option.

General Motors retreated, Toyota held out on its own for another year, and finally NUMMI, a congenitally deficient and chaotic company, finally went bankrupt and shut down, causing nearly 5,000 workers to lose their jobs.

Originally, Toyota wanted to renovate the NUMMI on its own, but the existence of the UAW union made them finally abandon the decision, preferring to start a new business rather than be attached to the joint venture plant.

Originally, the California government thought that Toyota would renovate and expand NUMMI, but they did not expect Toyota to suddenly announce the liquidation and closure of the factory, which caught them off guard.

At this time, the news that the Chinese wanted to invest in the United States to build a factory reached their ears, and the California government found Han Hao through Tesla relations to see if they could take the rotten plate of NUMMI next.

Even a giant like Toyota has retreated from NUMMI, and Han Hao is of course self-aware, and if he doesn't take it over, he will only cause trouble.

But it's a good choice to visit California, because the state is rich and has a lot of high-tech talent in IT and film, and it's very receptive to technology and new things.

Tesla's Gigafactory in California is targeting a large number of potential target customers in the region, after all, pure electric vehicles can be described as green energy and environmentalism.

Han Hao plans to launch new energy vehicles in North America first, launch a Chinese brand, and choose California as a foothold is a very good choice.

If Zhonghua Group lands, it can form a linkage effect with Tesla and border Mexico, but it is in line with Han Hao's positioning of the North American base.

Of course, even Toyota has 10 factories in the United States, and in the future, the Chunghwa Group will definitely have more than one base, and it will definitely make achievements on the East Coast.

Governor Schwarzenegger personally received Han Hao and his party, an old friend familiar to the Chinese people, a tough guy star who had only been seen on TV in the past, and was now standing in front of him wearing a tie and a formal suit.

From showbiz to politics, Schwarzenegger is the second Reagan-like success, but California seems to have fallen short of expectations under his leadership, the government's finances are in crisis, and he has just announced that he will sell 10 government buildings to pay off debts and cut spending.

Han Hao stood with him, obviously a lot shorter, but he did not fall behind in momentum, and talked and laughed with the governor from time to time.

He made it very clear that he would not take over the mess at NUMMI, but clarified that this is not the same thing as Zhonghua Group's investment, and that the Chinese side would prefer to build a new factory from scratch.

Hearing this, Governor Schwarzenegger was also helpless, and he couldn't imagine that the UAW, the automobile union, was like a plague god that people could avoid.

To be honest, Tesla's Elon Musk strongly suggested that Han Hao set up a factory in California, especially close to Tesla's Gigafactory, because the entry of a large number of Chinese parts and components supporting enterprises will form an industrial cluster for them to benefit from additionally.

"We are allies, and your landing in California will invisibly make Tesla's stock more valuable!"

The start of the gigafactory has allowed Tesla to clear the obstacles in front of the IPO, and Musk will soon usher in a harvest moment, since the 50s of the world, nearly a first time in the United States, the United States has once again successfully listed.

According to the valuation given by the investment bank, Tesla will be listed on the NASDAQ as a high-tech company, and the total market value is expected to reach $4 billion.

Based on Han Hao's diluted 15% Tesla shares, he will have $600 million in new assets, which is enough for him to cover his long-term investment in Tesla for many years. However, in order to consolidate the relationship with Tesla and stand firmly on the bridgehead to enter the US market, Han Hao does not plan to sell Tesla's equity, at least new energy vehicles will be the next outlet, and his shares will increase significantly in the future.

If the Zhonghua Group lands in California to form a synergy with Tesla, Musk estimates that the IPO valuation can increase by 10%, which will be of great benefit to his fundraising.

Practical interests have tied Tesla and Chunghwa Group together, and the two sides have to form an alliance to jointly fight the giants of the American auto market.

The trip to California was pleasant, and although it did not have an advantage over other states in terms of taxes, Schwarzenegger promised to try to compensate for it in other ways. You must know that if you can attract the China Group to land, it will be a shot in the arm for the governor, whose approval rating is declining. Although *** was born, there is no presidential dream in the governor's heart.

The main disadvantage is that the salary level of workers in California is high, and the Zhonghua Group must reasonably match the labor demand, but fortunately, the production line is becoming more and more fully automated, which can greatly reduce the number of workers. If it is combined with China's imports and low-cost auto parts from the future Mexican base, it still has a high cost-effective advantage.

In the previous expansions of factories around the world, only the U.S. factory is where Han Hao has devoted the most effort, and in the future, it will produce cars of the three major brands of Zhonghua, Land Rover and Volvo at the same time, bringing economies of scale to the extreme, so as to greatly reduce costs.

Looking at the familiar buildings under the wings, Han Hao finally returned to Jiangzhou after his trip to the United States.

Benefiting from the achievements of reform and opening up in the past 30 years, China's society has been stable, public order is good, the supply of commodities is sufficient and prices are stable, there is no major inflation, and the people have gradually become richer.

Although many people criticize the high housing prices, China is still the top student in the world's class.

"Daddy—"

The youngest son, who is more than a year old, "Olympic", saw the familiar figure, and flew over with a milky voice.

Although there was a phone call before, the feeling of being far away from the ocean was completely different from standing at the door of his own house, so seeing his long-lost father appear, the youngest son couldn't help but throw himself into Han Hao's arms.

"Dad"

On the contrary, the eldest son "September" stood aside and shouted softly, he was a little shy at the age of four, and he also knew how to humble his younger brother.

"I haven't seen you in days, and it feels like you're growing taller again. Come, Daddy has brought you gifts. ”

Stretching out his hand to grab his eldest son, Han Hao looked at his two sons and smiled happily.

No matter how tired and hard I am working outside, I feel comfortable when I hear the word "Dad" when I get home.

Watching Han Hao take out two Transformers toys from the suitcase, his wife Chen Lingxi couldn't help laughing.

"You, you can't keep up with the times, and use your own childhood to trap your sons. Now the children are watching Ultraman and beaming, and the Transformers you gave me are probably not known to the sons. ”

As soon as these words came out, Han Hao laughed a little, he did buy it back after a brief shopping at the airport. In the end, what cartoons are his sons watching now, he can't keep up with the times.

"Daddy's gift, I like—"

On the contrary, it was the childish youngest son who relieved the siege of Han's richest man, although he didn't know about Transformers, but at least he had new toys to play with.

"What about mine?"

Sending his two sons to the side to play, Chen Lingxi looked at Han Hao with a smile and asked for a gift.