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Chapter 1042 Super Factory Storm
This time, the new energy super factory is entirely to satisfy Mr. Lin's appetite, so the alternative sites mentioned by Suning are all deliberately set up as a cover.

However, Suning still sent its AI robot substitute to various places for inspection. In addition to doing it for Mr. Lin to see, it also wanted to make the momentum of this event as big as possible.

Mr. Lin remained seated, his demeanor serious. Others were handling the specific negotiations. "Mr. Su, Mr. Xu, welcome to our office. How much space will your Gigafactory require? What is its annual production capacity? When will production begin?"

The AI robot "Suning" looked expressionlessly at the bosses opposite him as he explained, pulling out a plan and factory construction blueprint. "Because this is our Ningshan Capital's first factory in the new energy vehicle market, the planned site covers 12,000 mu (approximately 16,000 acres), including five battery production lines. Annual production is expected to reach 60 to 1 million vehicles, requiring a minimum investment of $10 billion. Furthermore, it will create at least 20,000 jobs. If all goes well, we plan to begin trial operations in a year, with full-scale production starting 15 months later."

"Boss Su, I didn't expect your plan to be so urgent?"

"High efficiency has always been the motto of Ningshan Capital."

"Mr. Su, excuse my interrupting. Are you planning to borrow $800 million locally?"

"That's right! Because the scale of investment this time is quite large, the first phase is planned to invest $3 billion, the second phase is expected to invest $4 billion, and the third phase will also invest $3 to $4 billion. Therefore, Ningshan Capital still needs a funding gap of $800 million for the first phase."

"What?" The bigwigs present at this time were whispering in surprise. The loan amount was really too shocking.

Of course, they heard Mr. Lin talk about the loan at the beginning, but they didn't pay too much attention to it at first. When they heard the explanation from "Suning" with their own ears, they were naturally shocked.

Naturally, there were also bigwigs from local banks present. They were also shocked by the amount of the loan and did not know how to deal with this negotiation for a while.

"Mr. Su, according to the information, your company has only invested in a few car companies and does not have the experience or technology to manufacture cars independently. It is really incredible that you are now investing in such a large-scale super project."

"Yes! Mr. Su, your Ningshan Capital has never built a car, so how can you make us trust you?"

"Sir, our first phase of $2.2 billion is real money. Furthermore, Ningshan Capital has its own businesses around the world. If this is still considered a fake loan fraud project, there will be nothing we can do."

"Mr. Su, new energy vehicles are still a relatively new concept. Considering public and consumer acceptance, could we reduce the scale a bit? For example, we could invest $2.2 billion in the first phase and reduce the land area to 800,000 mu. Remember, this is equivalent to the size of a town."

At this moment, the AI robot "Suning" looked at Suning noncommittally, but Suning's expression suddenly changed as he looked at Mr. Lin in front of him and asked, "Mr. Lin, is this what you meant?"

Mr. Lin smiled calmly, which made Su Ning realize that Mr. Lin was no longer as enthusiastic as he was at first. "Mr. Su, Mr. Xu, negotiations are about expressing your opinions and views. We do think the construction scale is too large."

"Okay then! Let's talk about this for today. I'll ask for an appointment for the next round of negotiations later." Suning understood what he meant and naturally had no interest in continuing the argument. He simply stood up and ended the negotiation.

"Sure! There will be a celebratory press conference and banquet later. I hope Mr. Su and Mr. Xu will like them." At this time, Mr. Lin did not realize that Suning was completely annoyed. After all, he had never met a businessman who dared to be angry with him.

"Forget it! We can't call it a success since the deal hasn't been concluded yet. Let's talk about it after the agreement is signed."

"This……"

"Mr. Lin, we are all exhausted from today's negotiations. President Su needs to rush back to the hotel to rest."

"..."

To be honest, Suning had already seen the problem at this time. It was obvious that Mr. Lin and others were suddenly not so enthusiastic about investing in Ningshan Capital. It was very likely that something unexpected happened suddenly.

After Suning and his group returned to their hotel, they immediately looked at the female assistant Youyou with displeasure and asked, "Youyou, did something happen here?"

Sure enough, Assistant Youyou told Suning and the AI robot some bad news. "Yes! Mr. Su, Mr. Xu, Tesla suddenly announced that it will select a site in China to build its second Gigafactory. So Mr. Lin and the others are very keen to compete for Tesla's Gigafactory. This has put our situation in a very awkward position."

Suning was naturally very decisive and prepared to abandon this plan. "Since Mr. Lin no longer needs our friendship, let's just call it a day on this investment."

The AI robot "Suning" nearby expressed his concerns, "Mr. Xu, the preliminary planning for this investment has already been done. It would be a shame to abandon it now."

"I remember Wuhan and Hefei were also interested in this investment. What's the specific situation there?"

"We haven't had time to investigate or negotiate yet, but we are leaning towards Wuhan."

"Alright then! Let's choose Wuhan as the site. Once the site is determined, we'll start construction of the Gigafactory immediately."

Assistant Youyou also expressed her concerns. She also knew the purpose of this super factory project. "Mr. Xu, what should we do about Mr. Lin?"

At this moment, Su Ning said with a look of disapproval, "Tsk! The reason we came into contact with Mr. Lin in the first place was because we forcefully acquired the Yu Group. A company with a market capitalization of less than 5 billion, there's really no need for us to lose even our dignity."

Sure enough, the AI robot beside him said without any hesitation, "Okay! I know what to do. I'll take a plane to Wuhan tomorrow."

But Suning didn't want to stay here and argue any further. He wanted to resolve this matter quickly and make Mr. Lin regret it. "Let's go now! I'm going back to Shanghai tomorrow. There's no point in staying any longer."

"Okay! I'll go to the airport right now."

"..." The assistant Youyou at the side was naturally a little confused, feeling that "Suning" from Ningshan Capital was the employee.

This time, the AI robot "Suning" naturally took a private plane, so it was very convenient to travel back and forth, and soon flew directly to the next alternative destination, Wuhan.

By the time the reception staff in Guangzhou discovered it, the AI robot "Suning" had already landed at the airport in Wuhan.

Upon hearing the news, Mr. Lin looked at Su Ning with displeasure and asked, "Mr. Xu, what on earth is going on?"

"Mr. Lin, I'm not too sure about the specifics. It seems Wuhan and Hefei are also interested in this project, so Mr. Su temporarily changed his schedule and went there to take a look."

"Mr. Xu, what you're doing is really unfair. We haven't reached a definitive conclusion to our negotiations yet."

"Mr. Lin, Mr. Su has been doing business abroad for many years. This is his first time in China, so he is not very familiar with domestic business negotiations. I hope Mr. Lin and everyone can understand." "Mr. Xu, don't forget why this investment is for?" Mr. Lin reminded Su Ning angrily.

"Mr. Lin, I never thought there was anything wrong with my acquisition of Yu Group. At that time, I really wanted to be friends with you, Mr. Lin. Since you don't need our friendship now, there's no need to continue to tangle here."

An angry Mr. Lin couldn't help but threaten Suning, "Xu Huanshan, do you know what you mean by saying this?"

"Haha, a thousand people will have a thousand different perspectives when watching Hamlet. Mr. Lin, how you interpret it is up to you personally."

"Haha, then I hope you won't regret it, Mr. Xu." At this time, Mr. Lin couldn't help but said with a sneer.

"Haha, Mr. Lin, I have never done anything I regretted in my life."

"..."

Seeing that Suning would not give him face, Mr. Lin was undoubtedly very angry. He had never seen such an arrogant businessman in his long tenure.

……

The next day, Suning returned to Shanghai with his assistant and secretary, and the financial media outside immediately started reporting on it crazily, which naturally caused a lot of unrealistic and random speculation from the outside world.

But soon a strange business suddenly appeared in the media, saying that Ningshan Capital's blind and optimistic investment was beyond its capabilities and did not take into account the current most real actual situation.

What's worse, some people even went so far as to say that Ningshan Capital was just trying to defraud loans and did not have the qualifications to build a super factory or produce cars. Naturally, netizens who did not know the truth began to criticize Ningshan Capital.

Suning naturally knew that it was Mr. Lin who had taken action against him. It was obvious that he was angry and wanted to put pressure on him through public opinion. He might even be dreaming of kneeling in front of him and singing "Conquer" for the first time.

"Mr. Xu, this is terrible. The broadcast of several of our upcoming dramas from Phantom Culture has been halted, and the new movie we just filmed has lost its agreed schedule and release date."

"Then try broadcasting it online and see what prices those online platforms give. It's not a big deal anyway."

"Yes! Mr. Xu, but I'm worried it might be that Mr. Lin?"

"Humph! The lice on a bald head are obvious. You really think I, Xu Huanshan, am a soft persimmon."

"Mr. Xu, it's better to break up than to make a fuss about raising a family. Mr. Lin's status is still very detached. We businessmen are better off being humble when we can."

"Youyou, if I really get knocked down by this Mr. Lin this time, would you still be willing to follow me like you did today?"

"I do! Mr. Xu, wherever you go, I will be there. I will definitely help you make a comeback."

"Youyou, your words are worth everything. But there is really no one in this world who can defeat me. Don't forget that the Ningshan Capital behind me may be low-key but not weak."

At this time, Mr. Lin and his colleagues were foolishly negotiating with Tesla. They were willing to unconditionally meet any requirements raised by Tesla, but they didn't care at all about Tesla's willingness to sell.

What's more, they don't know whether Tesla's ideal factory site is in Shanghai. When Tesla officially announces the location of its second super factory in China, Mr. Lin and his team will definitely experience what it means to lose everything.

However, the AI robot "Suning"'s negotiations in Wuhan went very smoothly. Although there were various entanglements in Wuhan, "Suning" still registered Qinglong New Energy Vehicle in Wuhan, and also registered high-tech companies named after the other three mythical beasts.

After the factory site was determined, construction began. The remaining conditions were negotiated during construction, which allowed Wuhan to see Ningshan Capital's sincerity. The subsequent negotiations naturally became smoother and smoother.

After the construction of the first phase of the project was completed a year later, various production lines of the super factory were quickly installed, which once again made Wuhan full of confidence in Ningshan Capital.

Then Wuhan met all of Ningshan Capital's requirements without hesitation, and both loans and policies were as favorable as possible. At this time, Ningshan Capital also took action to give the noisemakers a hard slap in the face.

"Boss Su, I didn't expect Ningshan Capital to be so powerful. These are all high-tech industrial robots, right?"

"Yes! Mr. Zhang, these industrial robots are all produced by our own company. We can produce both new energy vehicles and fuel vehicles in the future."

"Mr. Su, I forgot to tell you a piece of good news. Your Ningshan Capital has also obtained the qualification to produce fuel vehicles."

"Great! Next, we will register a new Zhuque Automobile in Wuhan, specializing in the production and sales of mid-range and high-end fuel vehicles."

"Your Ningshan Capital is indeed very powerful. It seems that Wuhan is really lucky this time."

"Mr. Zhang, can I trouble you with something?"

"Mr. Su, please speak."

"Mr. Zhang, when we were selecting a site for the Gigafactory, we had a disagreement with Mr. Lin. Phantom Culture, which Ningshan Capital invested in, has been struggling recently. Could you please say hello to Mr. Zhang and Mr. Lin?"

"No problem! I promise that what happened before will not happen again."

"Thank you Mr. Zhang."

Ningshan Capital has proved its strength in China through its actions this time. Mr. Zhang is naturally willing to help Ningshan Capital solve its problems, and this problem is nothing in the eyes of some people.

Mr. Zhang quickly called Mr. Lin. Although Mr. Lin felt helpless at this point, he was unwilling to easily offend a colleague who was no weaker than him.

……

(End of this chapter)