Just like Zhao Ke said, Tianming EP1 is really on fire, completely on fire, and it's a mess.

The day after the event, in addition to the media coverage, the number of pre-sales orders skyrocketed to illustrate this, with new calls coming in almost every minute, and the popularity was beyond everyone's imagination.

And Zhou Jingming also called Martin Eberhard over for the first time, and the next test work of the electric car was in charge of Coccone, while Martin Eberhard was responsible for sitting in the rear, coordinating the next production arrangements and order delivery.

"According to the current situation, what is the approximate annual production of electric vehicles?" asked Zhou Jingming after Martin Eberhard arrived.

"If production is fully liberalized, the annual output will be about 10,000 units, mainly because the supply of batteries cannot keep up, otherwise the output will be more. Martin Eberhard replied.

The high-performance battery modules used in Tianming EP1 have very high requirements for production, and the suppliers in the United States have not been able to expand their production capacity on a large scale for a while, not to mention, Tianming Group's own battery factory has been under construction, and it will take up to two years to achieve independent production of batteries, and there is no need for American suppliers to expand production capacity.

"If the pre-sale order reaches 5,000 vehicles, will the number of the first batch delivered at the end of the year be able to meet this requirement?" Zhou Jingming nodded and continued to ask.

"The test work will definitely be completed around June, so that the number of deliveries in the second half of the year can also reach 5,000, why is it that the pre-sale orders have reached 5,000 vehicles?" asked Martin Eberhard in surprise.

"It's not that fast, but it's already more than 500 units, and I estimate that the final pre-sale order will definitely exceed 5,000. Zhou Jingming said with a smile.

"I'll just say, this car will definitely be popular, that's right. Martin Eberhard couldn't help but say proudly.

After a pause, Martin Eberhard's expression became serious again, "Chairman, we plan to continue the development and research of electric vehicles in the future, and there are already two models under discussion, so there may be a big financial need in the future." ”

Although there are many technologies that can be used to develop new models in the future, there is no need to re-develop them, but they still need a lot of financial support.

"I know this, you don't have to worry, the group will fully support you. Zhou Jingming replied.

Since you have decided to engage in electric vehicles, you can't care about the investment of funds, Tianming Group is now a big business, and it is not a problem to support an electric car, but if you want to develop in an all-round way, the group's listing plan has to be put on the agenda.

After Martin Eberhard left, Zhou Jingming called Ma Xudong again and asked him to come to his office.

"Chairman, are you looking for me?" Soon, Ma Xudong came to Zhou Jingming's office.

"Here, let's sit down first, I mainly want to talk to you about the group's listing, how are the materials prepared for you some time ago?" Zhou Jingming asked with a smile.

"I've been preparing the relevant materials, does the chairman want to start the listing process in the near future?" asked Ma Xudong.

The listing of an enterprise is a very complex process, which basically consists of six stages, namely the stage of share restructuring, the stage of investment banking counseling, the stage of preparation for stock issuance, the stage of declaration and review, the stage of stock promotion and issuance, and the stage of stock listing.

Each stage needs to prepare a large number of materials, and the time required is also very long, only in the stage of share restructuring, it is necessary to hire audit and other departments to re-evaluate the group's assets, and the pre-listing counseling stage, it is as long as more than a year, and finally officially ring the bell to go public, it is estimated that it will not be completed until 2005.

"Yes, at present, the group's business scope is very extensive, and each project needs a large amount of capital to support, and if it is not listed to raise funds, it will affect the next stage of the group's development. Zhou Jingming nodded.

"If the chairman agrees, then we can immediately prepare the listing process. When Ma Xudong heard this, he hurriedly said.

"Okay, then I'll tell you about this matter in advance, I will hold a board meeting next Monday, and I will officially announce this matter at that time. Zhou Jingming said.

Tianming Group has developed to the present, and it is finally about to embark on the road of listing, which can be said to be the most important stage in the history of Tianming Group's development in addition to the establishment of the company.

On the other hand, the pre-sale orders for Tianming EP1 electric vehicles are still growing rapidly, only three days have passed, and the pre-sale orders have exceeded 1,000 units, and all the orders for this 1,000 units have paid the deposit!

Zhou Jingming also began to study the installation of the next stage of supercharging stations according to the specific distribution of these orders. In addition to the original five cities, after some research, it was decided that in the next stage, Tianming Group will continue to install 200 super charging stations in the three provinces and cities of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and the capital cities of the remaining major provinces will also have a certain number of charging stations.

In addition, in the international market, since there are more than 200 orders in Europe and the United States, several major cities in Europe and the United States will also enter the installation list of supercharging stations.

The hot pre-sale of Tianming EP1 was not only unexpected by Zhou Jingming and others, but also shocked by such a phenomenon in the international market. No one thought that in just a few days, the sales of this pure electric car of Tianming Group have exceeded the sales of General Motors' EV-1 for several years.

In a questionnaire survey conducted by Consumer Reports, the Tianming EP1 was recognized by almost 90% of consumers, and consumers generally believed that this car was an epoch-making design, truly building a bridge between traditional cars and electric vehicles.

Some people even believe that the Tianming EP1 will be the most important automobile invention of the 21st century, and the status of this electric car will be infinitely elevated.

In this case, Tianming Group held a more important board meeting, because next, Zhou Jingming will officially announce the start of the group's listing process.

The main members of the board of directors, in fact, are Zhao Ke and He Yingxun, the veterans of the group, plus the specially hired independent directors, all came to the conference room at this moment. Before convening the board of directors, Zhao Ke and others actually knew the purpose of this meeting, and they must have unconditionally supported such a decision.

This listing, involving the share restructuring, will be closely related to the next shareholding ratio of Zhao Ke and others, because once it becomes a public company, the proportion of all owners will be diluted, and Zhou Jingming's personal shareholding ratio will be the most affected.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Tianming Group has gone through nearly 20 years of history since its establishment, the group's current business scope is getting wider and wider, and the funds needed are more and more, in order to make Tianming Group continue to operate, I decided to officially start the group's listing process!"

After everyone arrived, Zhou Jingming solemnly announced.