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Chapter 564 Chen Yansen: You bought 15 billion US dollars less! The first batch of scheming old foxes!
Lei Yijun glanced at it, then looked away.

He raised his hand to look at his watch, and couldn't help but mutter to himself: Why hasn't He Xiaopeng arrived yet?
With a "whoosh" sound!
The Maybach that had just driven in stopped not far from him and Li Xiang.

Lei Yijun was taken aback and looked at his assistant beside him.

The assistant glanced at the license plate number, then shook his head, indicating that he did not recognize it.

Chen Yansen's car was arranged by Liao Wei and is usually parked at the Yunsu Express headquarters; it is considered a dedicated vehicle.

It would be a miracle if Lei Yijun and his assistant could recognize him!

Li Xiang peeked out from the side and, after seeing half of the face clearly, quickly went to meet him.

People are divided into rich and poor, and entrepreneurs are also divided into different levels.

Although he amassed a fortune of over 100 million US dollars through Autohome, he was like a pauper in front of Chen Yansen.

In addition, since he wants to get involved in the new energy vehicle field, he has to show great respect to all the "godfathers" of pure electric vehicle companies.

"Teacher Chen, it's been a long time."

Li Xiang greeted him with a broad smile.

"Mr. Li, please don't take the titles used on the show seriously. Just call me by my name."

As soon as Chen Yansen got out of the car, he saw a fawning face. After recognizing the person, he smiled and responded.

“Those who are accomplished can be my teachers. Last year, I learned a lot about business operation logic from Teacher Chen on the show.”

Also, congratulations to Pinduoduo for surpassing the $1500 billion market capitalization mark.

The future king of car companies' insults is now fawning over Chen Yansen, calling him "teacher" repeatedly.

In Li Xiang's view, Chen Yansen's abilities were simply too strong.

I started my business at 17, while the other person entered the industry at 18. We started from similar points, but our achievements are worlds apart.

Today, Autohome has a market value of $32 billion, and with his 5.3% stake, he has successfully joined the ranks of billionaires.

Chen Yansen, on the other hand, already possessed a paper fortune of 3000 billion US dollars, making him the number one on the global rich list.

"Unfortunately, it has fallen back down again."

Chen Yansen's tone carried a hint of amusement.

Driven by its deep cooperation with JD.com, Pinduoduo's market value once surged to US$1500 billion, but its performance ultimately failed to grow substantially and subsequently fell back to US$1440 billion.

"Mr. Chen, you also bought a Tesla?" Lei Yijun interjected.

Chen Yansen shook his head slightly, without offering any further explanation.

Upon receiving the message, Musk quickly apologized to the guests and then jogged over. Before he even arrived, his voice drifted over: "Mr. Chen, I'm so sorry, welcome, welcome!"

Generally speaking, it's the father who pays, but Deep Blue Battery has no shortage of orders.

In Musk's eyes, he is the son, and Chen Yansen is the father!
Can Tesla still sell tens of thousands of vehicles a year without its Deep Blue batteries?

Definitely not!

This is also the main reason why he invited Chen Yansen to attend the car handover ceremony as soon as he arrived in China.

Firstly, to show respect; secondly, to deepen cooperation and thus obtain a more stable supply relationship.

"I heard that the Model S LR sold 30,000 units in the global market?" Chen Yansen asked casually.

"The more precise figure is 36017 vehicles, which is almost more than ten times that of 2012."

Musk held Chen Yansen's right hand and answered all his questions.

"To date, Tesla has only purchased $8.4 million worth of Deep Blue batteries, which is $15 billion short of the actual amount of battery materials needed."

Chen Yansen asked directly.

"Mr. Chen, to be honest, the weekly production capacity of the Model S is only 550 vehicles, and it will take time to expand the production line of the Fremont factory."

Musk said with a helpless expression.

Before launching the Model S LR, he never imagined that it would sell such a staggering 3.6 units in just six months.

It's worth noting that Tesla's global sales were only 273 vehicles in 2011 and 2650 vehicles in 2012.

Although he was expanding the production line at a breakneck pace, how could production capacity be increased overnight?

Building a factory requires land approval and planning drawings; building a production workshop requires coordinating the construction schedule; purchasing equipment requires global price comparisons and waiting for delivery; and the production line requires adjusting parameters through repeated trial production.

Every step is interconnected, and no step can be rushed.

After Musk finished speaking, he subconsciously clenched his fist and added anxiously, "The orders are now booked up for six months from now."

Chen Yansen smiled slightly, his eyes glancing at Xu Hongwei, the head of the Shanghai Investment Promotion Association.

So he pressed further, "So you want to leverage China's automotive industry chain to accelerate your production capacity expansion?"

Musk was startled. Following Chen Yansen's gaze, he immediately realized what was going on and said truthfully, "I have indeed considered this."

He refused to reveal any deeper information.

Chen Yansen didn't take it to heart; it's only human nature.

Lei Yijun and Li Xiang looked at each other, both seeing a hint of shock in each other's eyes.

Musk actually has the idea of ​​building a factory in China!
Lei Yijun thought: He Xiaopeng's pressure will be even greater. Competing with a pure electric vehicle brand with mature manufacturing processes and electric drive technology is extremely difficult.

Li Xiang frowned, pondering to himself that he had just decided to get involved in the new energy vehicle field when Musk was about to come to China to build a factory. Wasn't this like encountering a big boss right after leaving the beginner's village?
Given Tesla's manufacturing capabilities and brand influence, once it fully enters the Chinese market, it will undoubtedly seize a significant share of the electric vehicle market.

When that time comes, it will be much more difficult for me, a latecomer, to get a share of the pie.

Moreover, given Tesla's high sales volume, high-quality suppliers are likely to allocate resources to it, making it much more difficult for Tesla to build a competitive supply chain on its own.

"We need to speed up our preparations, otherwise once Tesla establishes a firm foothold in the domestic new energy vehicle market, we may really have no chance left."

Li Xiang pondered to himself. Xu Hongwei, who was talking to someone, waved and walked over quickly after seeing Chen Yansen.

“Mr. Chen, I’m so sorry for not greeting you sooner! But this is all Mr. Musk’s fault. He kept saying that there would be a very important guest today, but he wouldn’t reveal his identity. If I had known it was Mr. Chen, I would have been waiting at the door.”

Although Xu Hongwei is a staff member of the Central Office, he usually has close exchanges with the business community, so he speaks much more tactfully.

Unlike his previous performance in the virtual city, Xu Hongwei's attitude was clearly much more enthusiastic this time.

"Mr. Xu, it's nice to meet you again! When Xingyuan Technology was acquiring Zijing's production base, it was thanks to Mr. Xu's mediation that we were able to succeed."

Chen Yansen raised his right hand and shook hands with Xu Hongwei, exchanging pleasantries.

Xu Hongwei's expression froze for a moment, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he finally confessed: "Mr. Chen, in fact, this acquisition was mainly driven by the Huazhong University of Science and Technology Association and the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund."

To put it bluntly, he would dare to take credit for anything else with his eyes closed.

What exactly are the Huazhong University of Science and Technology Association and the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund?
If it gets discovered later, even his boss might be implicated.

"But Mr. Xu is the one in charge of implementation, so it wouldn't be too much of a waste for me to thank him."

Chen Yansen said in a warm tone.

Upon hearing this, Xu Hongwei's expression relaxed considerably, and he gripped Chen Yansen's hand slightly tighter: "Mr. Chen, you're too kind. This is all just my duty."

He sensed the unspoken meaning in Chen Yansen's words. Chen's words highlighted his contribution without crossing the line between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He secretly admired Chen's thoughtfulness.

No wonder he was able to make his business thrive in just four years. Even when Li Qingsong went to the United States for a visit, he specially brought Chen Yansen along.

This honor is truly unique in the Chinese business community.

Musk knows a little Chinese, but not much.

But his assistant behind him was quietly translating Chen Yansen and Xu Hongwei's conversation for him.

"Chen Yansen's social influence in China seems to be greater than I expected," Musk thought to himself.

Lei Yijun and Li Xiang were quite shocked when they saw Xu Hongwei talking to Chen Yansen as if no one else was around.

Xu Hongwei's status is not low; if he were to advance further, he would have to sit in the true core of the Shanghai Central Government.

Even such a person, when facing Chen Yansen, still unconsciously used honorifics when speaking.

This demonstrates Chen Yansen's importance to those in power.

A fleeting look of envy crossed Lei Yijun's eyes.

After chatting for a few minutes at the entrance, Musk led Chen Yansen into the venue and arranged for him to be seated in the first group.

Following them, Wang Dongfeng, CEO of Yunyou Holdings, Yin Xidi of Lifan Group, Li Bin, Chairman of Bitauto, Cao Weiguo, CEO of Sina, Yu Gang, founder of Yihaodian, and He Xiaopeng of UC Browser, among others, arrived one after another.

Most of these people who buy the Model S LR have impure motives.

They basically all wanted to take it back, disassemble it, and study it.

Some people give up when faced with difficulties, while others rise to the challenge.

Clearly, He Xiaopeng, Li Xiang, Li Bin, and others belong to the latter category.

Musk is certainly aware of this, but he doesn't care.

After all, having a group of business tycoons endorse him for free can actually help Tesla expand its sales channels in China.

Ctrip founder Liang Zhangjian sat in the customer area and subconsciously glanced at Chen Yansen in the first row, his feelings particularly complicated.

He boasts of being a veteran of China's internet industry, yet he doesn't even have the qualifications to compete with Chen Yansen.

Ctrip was utterly defeated by Chen Yansen's cronies.

Market share has fallen to second place in the industry!

Chen Yansen knew that Liang Zhangjian was watching him, but he didn't care at all.

There are many people who hate him, Liang Zhangjian is not even on the list.

If you're not happy about it, then just put up with it!

If anyone dares to act recklessly in front of him, he won't mind giving Ctrip a beating while he's beating up Baidu and Ali.

In fact, Liang Zhangjian didn't even have the courage to come over and say something harsh.

Just as the car handover ceremony was about to begin, a tall, blonde, blue-eyed young woman arrived late, surrounded by assistants and bodyguards.

"What is she doing here?"

Chen Yansen squinted, slightly surprised.

Upon seeing this, Musk went up to him, greeted him with a smile, and then pointed in the direction where Chen Yansen was.

"Damn Musk, give me a pass?"

Chen Yansen understood immediately, and replied in a low voice with a dark face.

Before he could think any further, a young woman dressed in a limited edition Chanel outfit strode over.

"Mr. Chen, are you surprised to see me?" Verica sat down to Chen Yansen's right and asked with a smile.

"Does Bangpu Group also have business in China?" Chen Yansen asked in return.

“It didn’t exist before, but it does now,” Veronica replied meaningfully.

She paused and then said, "I'm here representing the hotel and travel department of Bangpu Group, responsible for communicating with Evergrande about the joint venture hotel."

A collaboration with Evergrande?
Then your family has really struck it rich in this lifetime.

Chen Yansen found it amusing, then said in a low voice, "Do you remember what I told you last time?"

Veronica felt a ticklish sensation in her heart and stared straight into Chen Yansen's eyes.

(End of this chapter)