Chapter 268: Acquisition of Automobile Companies

Walking forward slowly, Xu Yuan glanced at the card located in front of the booth in the corner.

"Mibru Motor Company"

It is a brand that Xu Yuan has never even heard of, so that he can't help but wonder if this Mi Bru Automobile Company has its own car production plant?

Just as Xu Yuan was looking at the card, Mi Buru was also looking at him nervously.

He did his homework before the exhibition, not to mention writing down all the guests invited to the auto show, at least 100 important guests who received media attention, he can still name them.

Not to mention a big man like Xu Yuan.

Seriously, in the face of a booth that no one cared about, he almost lost all hope.

At first, he fantasized that it might be because the visitors hadn't come here from the front yet.

But more than an hour has passed, and he has almost given up this helpless self-comfort, and even the accompanying employees have been left early by him.

After all, overtime pay is still a bit expensive for him, and if you have that money, you should do it yourself.

However, Mi Buru never expected that his booth would attract Xu Yuan's attention!

Because he was so nervous, he forgot all the rhetoric he had prepared.

But just when he was about to say something to introduce his products, Xu Yuan opened his mouth first.

"I said, don't you even have a model car in your booth?"

Hearing this, Mi Bu suddenly showed a crying and laughing expression on his face, he never thought that Xu Yuan would notice his booth for this reason.

No car model ......

"We, please." Mibru replied honestly.

Hearing Mi Buru's honest answer, Xu Yuan's expression was a little strange.

Although he expected that the company's financial situation should not be very good, he did not expect that they were already so poor.

"Are you also an electric car? But I don't think your car is anything special compared to other electric cars. ”

Seeing that Xu Yuan seemed to be interested in his product, Mi Bu immediately came to his senses.

"No, Mr. Xu, you don't understand the uniqueness of our products, we use wireless charging technology to eliminate the wiring port of the charging car, so that the owner only needs to park the car in the designated charging space to complete the charging."

"In other words, if you are compared to a mobile phone manufacturer, your advantage over other mobile phones is only that you don't need a data cable to charge?" Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said.

Although he does not have an in-depth understanding of the automobile production industry, he still knows something about pure electric vehicles.

There is no other reason, because Yuanying's side is basically Yuanjing cars and electric cars, and gasoline cars have long been eliminated, just like the original coal-burning steam cars have disappeared.

The technical difficulties in the development of modern pure electric vehicles mainly lie in the two aspects of endurance and charging time.

First of all, in terms of cruising capacity, under ideal conditions, it is difficult for a pure electric vehicle to achieve a range of 300 kilometers at a constant speed of 30 kilometers per hour.

Such a short range will undoubtedly bring great inconvenience to car owners, which is also the main reason for limiting the promotion of pure electric vehicles.

There is also the problem of charging time, under normal circumstances, the charging time of pure electric vehicles is between 5~7 hours.

It's good for commuting in the city, but you can't spend seven or eight hours waiting for the battery to be fully charged when you're running on the highway.

For many anxious children, half an hour of refueling time is already about to scold their mothers.

However, the company has clearly deviated from the technology tree, and it has not made any achievements in the above two technical difficulties.

He is actually focusing on the research and development of wireless charging technology, saying that the good thing is far-sighted, and the bad thing is that he has learned to run without learning.

However, it is precisely because of this that the concept car launched by their company attracted Xu Yuan's attention.

Because the car charging station on the side of the source star happens to use wireless charging technology.

The car owner only needs to drive the car to the designated parking space, and log in to the mobile electronic device or on-board computer with personal information to start the charging service.

Convenience and speed are the advantages of wireless charging.

Hearing Xu Yuan's words, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Mi Buru's face, but he still retorted.

"We still have the advantage that our company has designed an on-board lithium battery that can reduce the charging time to 15 minutes! And there is no loss of battery life. ”

A quarter of an hour? That's an amazing ability! Xu Yuan looked at Mi Bulu with some surprise and asked, "Then it's convenient to ask, how did you do it?" ”

However, in response to Xu Yuan's question, Mi Bu suddenly remained silent.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Xu Yuan had a little bottom in his heart.

If he doesn't speak, it means that his solution doesn't have a lot of technical content, or that it won't be very difficult to implement, and if it's difficult to be imitated, he can't keep silent.

"Mr. Mibru, if you are not willing to satisfy me with even this curiosity, how can you expect me to willingly pay for your product?" Xu Yuan said softly.

"Are you willing to invest in us?" A look of surprise flashed across Mibru's face.

"If your product can pique my interest." Xu Yuan said in an indifferent tone.

The expression on his face struggled for a moment, and Mibru finally sighed and spoke.

"Well, to be honest, although we registered 12 patents for this car, for the most critical creative aspect, the patent office sent back our patent documents, and the reason for the rejection was simple, you can't patent for such a trivial thing as a series lithium battery......"

"Well, your solution is quite creative...... "Stunned for a moment, Xu Yuan said with some embarrassment.

Yes, he had already understood Miburu's solution.

That is to connect many lithium batteries in series, and then connect a charging module to the base of each battery.

Because of the wireless charging technology, the charging base station can easily charge N lithium batteries connected in series in the car body at the same time.

This does reduce charging time, but the disadvantages are ......

"Have you thought about the cost? And the volume of the battery, will the volume of the battery be large if each battery is equipped with a charging module? Xu Yuan asked suspiciously.

Mibru's expression was a little embarrassed.

"Well, cost is a real problem, but our technicians have come up with an improvement plan, and if we can get an investment, we are confident that we can reduce the cost to a reasonable range."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan's face showed a playful expression.

Normally, an electric car is twice the price of a fuel car of the same performance, and judging from Mibru's expression, the price of this car is only a little pitiful.

"Can I ask about the price of this car?"

After hesitating for a moment, Mi Bru still replied truthfully, "If it is mass-produced, the cost will be about 500,000 US dollars." ”

"How many people do you think will pay for your car?" Xu Yuan asked with a smile.

Mi Blu suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Xu Yuan, if you have been talking to me for so long to ridicule me, your purpose has been achieved. ”

"Then you are destined to be disappointed, I am not trying to mock you, but I am quite interested in your company."

After a pause, Xu Yuan gave the business card in his hand with a smile, "I think you may be a little interested in a $500 million financing." ”

Many years later, when he recalled the events of that day, Mibru didn't know what kind of mood he was feeling at the time.

The only thing he remembered was that the hand he took the business card was trembling, as if he was holding it in his hand not a gilded business card, but a large pile of dollar bills!

Xu Yuan asked for 90% of the shares, which is not too much.

Because at present, Mi Bru Automobile Company does not even have its own car factory, and the only source of income is only the special fund for new energy vehicle technology approved by the first company.

And the only valuable thing is the patent involved in the battery and a few car drawings that can apply for a special fund, as well as a dozen or so technicians.

The financing of 500 million US dollars is nothing to Xu Yuan, and it is nothing to most automobile companies with a market value of 10 billion yuan.

But this is undoubtedly a timely rain for the Mibru company, which is on the verge of bankruptcy!

As for the company's requirements, Xu Yuan's requirements are also very simple.

"Don't rush to build a factory, I need you to shift your research focus from integrated battery development to improving the performance of pure electric vehicles and the adaptability of wireless rechargeable batteries."

"But now with this money, we are fully equipped to improve the energy storage effect of the integrated battery and the charging speed, which is the key to pure electric vehicles."

Mibru is a person who understands, and although the concept of wireless charging is a bit ahead of its time, it is also proposed out of consideration for charging speed.

"The problem of the battery will be solved by us, and the specifications and parameters of the battery will be sent to you in a week." Xu Yuan smiled.

Mi Buru knew that the "we" Xu Yuan said was referring to the Source Shadow International Group.

Although I was very skeptical that Yuanying International Group really had research on electric vehicle batteries, thinking about their shocking achievements, Mi Buru still held this question in his stomach.

In fact, what puzzled him the most was, what did Xu Yuan like about their company?

But since Xu Yuan didn't say it, he didn't ask.

After saying goodbye to Mi Buru, Xu Yuan circled around the venue a few more times.

The booths he pays attention to are all relatively special, and they basically belong to the kind of small manufacturers that are more technologically alternative, but are not favored by the market.

One of the characteristics of such a manufacturer is that the financial situation is not good, and the booth is basically the chairman and engineer in person.

And when Xu Yuan took out bundles of banknotes as bait and opened his mouth to take the shares, their chairman even gave the shares in his hands with both hands with a feeling of joy.

Of course, it is not without refusal of Xu Yuan.

For the refusers, his approach is also straightforward.

Turn around and go.

If the deal fails, then bye-bye, there will always be people who will be proud of their talents, this Xu Yuan is understandable.

He won't say anything, and will even wish them more prosperity.

It's better to let a hundred flowers bloom than to be alone.

Of course, the leader must be himself.