Chapter Twenty-Three: Wei Lai: I'm Going to Take Off
"Really, can you really be sure of this?" The city leader closed his eyes, took a deep breath, paced back and forth, and exhaled softly for a long time: "Come, let's scan WeChat, I will wait for your follow-up good news, and then decide how to properly deal with these." ”
"If what you say is true, and Zhilai does have the strength to do it, then the city will do its best to support you when it is legal. However, I can only give you seven days. ”
"A lot of times, we also have a lot of pressure on us. At the end of the day, it's up to you. ”
The city leaders are gone.
And Wei Lai, cheered up.
"How's your action over there?" said Wei Lai, picking up the phone.
Xu Xiaoran hung up the phone and looked at Li Bin, who was quite serious in front of him: "Mr. Li." Our samples must have been tested by your team several times. ”
"We are indeed very interested in this Series B financing of Future Auto. But according to the instructions of Mr. Wei, we got on the bus in the way of resources. Moreover...... We want 15%. We don't care about the shares of other institutions, but we are very clear, at least 15%. ”
Li Bin let out a long breath and couldn't help but sigh: "The appetite is really amazing...... It's hard for me to convince other agencies. ”
"The development of automobiles in the future is very smooth, and the supply of raw materials is also very smooth, and it is really difficult for us to imagine that raw material resources are used as a condition for financing. Moreover, this time, Red Mountain Capital and Yuyue Capital are very interested in us. The total amount of $500 million is a real deal. I personally welcome the participation of Zhilai Technology. But if I don't have the cash to buy shares, I'm afraid I can only refuse in advance...... Refuse to ......," Li Bin said, and suddenly saw his mobile phone ringing.
When Li Bin answered the phone, he was silent for a long time, and then looked at Xu Xiaoran with an incredible look and asked, "Actually...... When I learned about Zhilai Technology, I actually felt a sense of science fiction. Because the surprise he brought to the industry is really unbelievable. ”
"It's 3 p.m., and I think if Xu is always prepared, then he should be able to be honest with Future Auto. After all, even I got the message. If Mr. Xu confirms to me that this is true......"
"I retract my judgment that the future of automobiles can indeed be considered in the form of resource financing. However, if I can convince other organizations, convince our team, I can't make a 100% promise. In fact, we also need to do a full discussion about the value and quantity of resources. ”
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It turned out that the person in front of him was Li Bin, the founder of Future Automobile.
Today's future cars are still very weak, and the thirst for money is staggering. Although the Internet tycoon's change of career to start a business and make cars has shocked many people's attention, criticism from the outside world has also followed.
Moreover, building a car is also an extremely expensive track.
On June 17, 2015, the future car, which had just completed the A round of financing and obtained several hundred million funds, quickly faced the risk of cutting off. As a result, the future car is now very hungry for funding and has negotiated a total of $500 million in financing.
Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaoran came at this time.
Xu Xiaoran actually said that she would ask for a 15% stake in Future Auto if she didn't give money.
If it weren't for the fact that the other party was the future heir of Xu's Group, and it was the representative of the star enterprise Zhilai Technology, Li Bin would have wanted to call the security guards to drive people away.
But at this moment, Li Bin was shaken after just receiving a phone call.
You know, the car of the future is continuous, and there is a lack of funding from beginning to end.
"That's right. Mr. Wille has just advertised at a press conference that the matter is true. Lingyuan battery has achieved a breakthrough in mass production, and the output will be no less than 1GWh in the first year. Xu Xiaoran said with a smile.
"In addition, as an upcoming ally of Zhilai Technology. I can also tell you very frankly that this time Wei Lai will not go to Xiangcheng by car, plane, railway, or any other way that ordinary people can imagine. And, he's going to see ...... It's Musk. Xu Xiaoran smiled and turned to leave.
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On July 9, 2015, Wei Lai stood on the company's rooftop and glanced at the weather forecast.
From Lingnan to Xiangcheng, the entire area is full of clear skies.
It was a nice weather. And Wei Lai seems to be very relaxed because of this rare good weather.
However, compared to his ease, others seem to be very uneasy.
Li Yinshi looked anxious: "Boss, why don't we change to another mode of transportation......?" Although, although all the experimental data proves that there is no problem, it is just a little panicked. ”
Xu Xiaoran didn't say much, but carefully inspected the parts on Wei Lai's body one after another.
Of course, the "parts" are not the kind that they want to be crooked.
Because, Wei Lai actually has a set of personal aircraft hanging on his body at this time, and the whole set of aircraft seems to be connected with his clothes, turning into a genuine "flight suit"!
And, to everyone's surprise, the personal aircraft on Willy's body uses electricity instead of a traditional gasoline engine.
At this moment, witnessing all this is not only the senior management of Zhilai Technology, but also crowded with dense crowds.
A significant portion of this is media.
Countless reporters asked Wei Lai about it.
"May I ask Mr. Wei, do you really want to use a personal aircraft to go to Xiangcheng this time? Can you reveal what is the expected cruising range of this personal aircraft?"
"Is it really electricity? Is it a Lingyuan battery? Can this be understood as Zhilai Technology is responding to the outside world's suspicion of Zhilai Technology. ”
"The outside world has always claimed that Zhilai Technology cannot be mass-produced, and Lingyuan battery is just a scam to deceive and supplement, what do you think about this?"
"At present, there are a lot of doubts in the outside world, that Zhilai Technology is deeply involved in the Shuilian Mountain pollution incident, and the capital chain is about to break, what do you think about this?
"We have received a reliable message from the lithium battery industry association that Zhilai Technology has never received large-scale orders. For this rumor, please talk about Mr. Wei's opinion!"
"There are rumors that Zhilai Technology has fallen on the verge of bankruptcy and the capital chain has broken, what do you think about this?"
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Countless questions came up, and so many sharp questions struck, but Wei Lai did not panic, and easily picked up the microphone and said, "Everyone. There are a lot of questions from everyone, so please forgive me for not being able to answer them all. I would now like to respond to the questions that have been recorded.
"First: Zhilai is a responsible enterprise. The reason why we didn't explain much about the Shuilian Mountain pollution incident is because we have been taking action, adhering to the principle of saying less and doing more, and talking about it when we do a good job, so we don't speak too much and occupy public resources. ”
"Now, we can proudly announce that Zhilai Technology has reached an agreement with the Yaocheng government to levy the polluted areas around Shuilian Mountain, and it has been in accordance with the highest standards for the same period. What we can say is this: in just one month, we have completed the expropriation and demolition quickly. Wisdom is responsible for these polluted lands, wisdom is to be managed, and wisdom is to be used, and pollution will never be left to the citizens. ”
"No matter how much pressure this will put on Zhilai Technology's funds, we are willing to bear it, and we can bear it. In this regard, there is no upper limit to our budget for responsibility and responsibility!"
"Second: We will speak with facts about all doubts of Zhilai. Is the energy density of the Lingyuan battery fake, I drove a car to run, and you said that there was a problem with the car. Then let's just fly over today. A personal aircraft supported by a battery pack flies from Yaocheng to Xiangcheng!"
"I'll be livestreaming the whole thing. All flights are supervised. At this time, whether our products are true or false, and what the energy density is, has its own public opinion. ”
"In a word, facts speak louder than words!"
"Thirdly, I can also tell you the purpose of this trip. I have made an appointment with Mr. Musk to have dinner at 9 p.m. in Xiangcheng to discuss the supply of Lingyuan batteries to Tesla. Mr. Musk has been plagued by battery problems, which has hindered Tesla's breakthrough in mass production. We are all in the same situation, and there must be a lot of good questions to look forward to. ”
"Now, I'm going to take off. See you in the live broadcast room!"
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