From knock-off old-man's electric vehicles to industrial giant

Chapter 1 Rebirth
Leaning against the bathroom mirror.

Xu Yi looked at himself in the mirror. He had a stubble beard and messy hair. His hairline was starting to recede due to long-term stress and hormonal imbalances from staying up late.

An ordinary face, with a few faint angles, has completely disappeared due to weight gain and puffiness as he approaches thirty.

His eyes held a hint of melancholy, a touch of dejection, and a lingering sense of confusion, as if his brain hadn't been properly drained after a night of heavy drinking.

"Damn... where did I get this?"

I shook my head, and it felt like there was a nerve twitching inside.

Xu Yi looked at himself in the mirror with a confused expression.

confused.

I'm so confused!!

Nine out of ten points are definitely not right!

Is this his face?

That's not his face at all!!

How could he possibly look like that?
He remembered...

At 3 a.m., I was still delivering food!
The recent billions in subsidies... no!
The four major food delivery platforms, ChouTuan, JD.com, Taobao, and Eleme, are engaged in a fierce battle.

They're practically going crazy with fighting.

They burn through billions of dollars a day, wiping out the main roads.

Let's not even talk about how the ticket machines in the store were belching smoke.

These food delivery riders and consumers also experienced the "zero-yuan purchase" service in China.

An unprecedented surge in orders.

In order to take advantage of the good opportunity to increase his income, Xu Yi was busy from morning till night.

I experienced what it felt like to earn several times more money with a single winning ticket.

just.

He hadn't even finished delivering his last order yet.

At one corner, a beam of light appeared.

It's even brighter than Shining Tiga's transformation!!

It stung his eyes.

I'm going blind.

"Holy crap...that's the headlight of a truck!!"

Xu Yi remembered.

I remembered everything.

He bumped into the physics machine as soon as he turned the corner.

(no--)
Then I was transported to a parallel world with an incredibly similar historical trajectory.

The man in the mirror in front of me is also named Xu Yi.

But nothing about him suits him.

For example, let's take an example.

I am a 25-year-old food delivery worker who has accomplished nothing.

The other party was only twenty-five or twenty-six years old when he inherited a car manufacturing company and became very successful.

It can be said.

It's perfect in every way.

Logically speaking, these external conditions should exist.

I shouldn't be so depressed.

Xu Yi reviewed his memories and discovered that, in the end, it was because the original owner's business was on the verge of bankruptcy!

The original owner's father died in a car accident six months ago, and he was forced to take over the company temporarily. However, due to lack of experience and fierce competition in the car manufacturing industry, the new car suffered a setback before it was even launched. The core engine and transmission components suddenly increased in price. Most importantly, the car manufacturing qualification affiliation contract that was originally signed was suddenly changed by the other party, who terminated the cooperation.

In the current context, Tesla has just entered the Chinese market, sparking a wave of new energy vehicles. Various domestic manufacturers are eager to follow suit, and many investors have already sensed the trend of economic transformation in the new energy sector, investing their resources to establish new car manufacturing brands.

Xu Yi's company cannot be fully considered one of them; at most, it's just a figurehead.

Because his company's main business was previously manufacturing three-wheeled electric vehicles, this time he is investing heavily in a car that costs around 80,000 yuan. In terms of configuration and size, it is roughly similar to the 1.6L manual Qoros 3 of the same year.

Now, all of that has fallen through.

According to the original plan, Xu Yi's company would pay five million yuan annually to JAC Motors to obtain vehicle manufacturing qualifications and thereby launch new cars on the market.

However, the contract was unilaterally terminated when the new car was only halfway through development.

The reason is also very simple.

Because the government no longer issues automobile production qualification certificates.

At this time, a large amount of capital had begun to enter the market, and the domestic car manufacturing industry ushered in a wave of investment. Factories with existing car manufacturing qualifications saw their prices soar, with a single production license fetching hundreds of millions of yuan in the next two years. The cost of using a shell company to manufacture cars also rose rapidly. This directly led to major troubles for the original car manufacturing project.

Now that the supply chain has been secured and R&D has been invested, the lack of vehicle manufacturing qualifications means that production and sales are impossible.

According to the new contract, even if JAC, a domestic manufacturer, were to build its own factory and produce cars under a license, the cost would be at least 20 million yuan per year, plus a sales commission of more than 5% per car. The contract would be for at least three years, which means that more than 60 million yuan would have to be put up in one go.

Such conditions are undeniably stringent.

However, from a developmental perspective, these conditions are actually not that significant.

Because after a few years, as the domestic car manufacturing industry matures and new energy vehicles emerge, car manufacturing qualifications will only become more and more expensive.

The key lies in this.

He can't come up with the money right now!

The company has little working capital left, and subsequent expenses and payments for the first batch of supply chain goods will not be settled until the new car is launched and sold.

But now that cars can't even be sold on the market, what's the point of making a profit?
Xu Yiren is numb.

What is this?

The company went bankrupt, and the money it lost was probably enough for him to run a food delivery business for hundreds of years.

wrong.

It's only been 15 years, the food delivery industry is just starting out, and the price per unit is relatively high, so it should save us from running around for a hundred years. (Not really)
"Mr. Xu, why are you up so early? They haven't even called you yet..."

A soft touch came from behind, and Xu Yi was suddenly hugged from behind.

A pure and sweet face smiled and leaned in, kissing his cheek, then expertly knelt down...

Xu Yi stared blankly at the other person's movements.

Wait a moment.

He remembered.

This seems to be my girlfriend whom I've been dating recently. She's a college student, one of the most beautiful girls in her department... In short, she's very attractive.

In an era before cosmetic surgery became widespread, naturally beautiful women always brought joy and delight.

Was her name Linlin or Jingjing?

Hmm—that's not important.

The excessive pressure made him want to vent and escape, and the relationship between the two was very pure.

A purely monetary relationship.

Looking down at the other person's movements.

A moment.

Xu Yi hesitated.

Or... we can talk about other things later?

...

next second.

His eyes regained their clarity.

"Get up first. I have things to do at the company. You should go back first."

Xu Yi patted the other person's soft cheek, interrupting the action.

The beautiful woman was taken aback, but she did not protest against Xu Yi's instructions.

"OK then."

The beautiful woman pouted, stood up and straightened Xu Yi's collar. She quickly packed her things and bag, and before leaving, she made sure to hang Xu Yi's coat and shoes by the door. She didn't say a single unnecessary word from beginning to end.

This is the tacit understanding between the two.

The other party will appear whenever Xu Yi needs them.

When not needed, it won't cause him any trouble whatsoever.

As for feelings, they don't exist.

I've already spent money, why should I still talk about feelings?
Wasn't that money wasted?
……

I looked at my bloated and haggard face in the mirror again.

Xu Yi's eyes sharpened.

"I'm escaping reality. A tiny setback has driven me to this state of despair. From this day forward... I'll quit drinking!!"

The company's problems have reached a point of utter chaos.

But just a moment ago, a voice suddenly appeared in Xu Yi's mind.

His system is activated!

……

(End of this chapter)