Giant of the times - Chapter 492

c483 Accompany you to watch the meteor shower

It has to be said that the automobile industry is indeed very deep, and Li Zetian is not an automobile professional, so entering the automobile industry in a large scale is also a big risk. However, as the boss, he does not need to be proficient in automobile manufacturing. He only needs to understand the entire process from automobile design to mass production and even sales.

In fact, Li Zetian will not personally manage the car company.

As the saying goes, “there are specialties in the profession”!

BMW itself has many outstanding talents. What Li Zetian can provide are advanced ideas, funds, technical support, sales channels, brand promotion and other resources from his previous life.

Elon Musk studied physics in college, but he was not a rocket expert, but he built a very awesome rocket. At the same time, Tesla Motors was established, becoming the largest car company in the United States, and even surpassed BMW in market value at one time!

Elon Musk knows something about rockets and cars, but he’s definitely not masterful.

The success of a thing often comes from a good idea!

Whether it is electric cars or autonomous cars, Tesla is ahead of other car companies, so she succeeded.

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BMW headquarters.

Li Zetian is having a meeting with the CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Company and the original senior figures of BMW.

“Everyone, in the global automobile market, it is an indisputable fact that Japanese cars outnumber European and American cars. But starting from today, we are going to change this situation!!!” Li Zetian said in a serious voice.

He looked around at everyone and then said: “Why are Japanese cars so popular? Some people say it’s because Japanese cars are cheap and economical; some people say it’s because Japanese cars are fuel-efficient; some people say it’s because Japanese cars are exquisitely crafted and of good quality. It has high reliability and few minor problems; some say it’s because of the low maintenance prices; others say it’s because of its excellent craftsmanship, the design meets the aesthetics of Asians, Europeans and Americans, and it’s flexible to meet the demand for whatever models the market needs. What model to design…”

Li Zetian paused and said: “These are all correct. This is the advantage of Japanese cars. Naturally, it is also an area where European and American cars need to be improved and strengthened!”

“Why are Japanese cars so cheap? That’s because the car parts are relatively thin, the body is light, and the spare parts and engines are made in-house, which reduces a lot of costs. But let’s take BMW as an example. They usually use bidding. Allocate the parts of the car to other companies, and then let these companies determine how to produce the parts, and then these companies will be responsible for the welding of each part, and then bring them together for final assembly.”

“Of course, I’m not saying this is bad, but you have to know that in this way, car companies will give a lot of profits to parts manufacturers, which will increase the production cost of cars and lose their price competitiveness.”

“As everyone knows, behind Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation is the powerful Mitsui Consortium. Steel and spare parts are all supplied internally, produced and sold by themselves, at low prices, which greatly reduces the cost of automobile production. Because of the support of the consortium, , Japan’s spare parts are becoming more and more advanced, and some automobile parts and spare parts materials are even catching up with Europe and the United States, catching up from behind, and gradually forming a monopoly!”

As Li Zetian’s voice fell, everyone’s faces became very heavy, but this was really helpless. BMW did not have the strength to produce and sell its own spare parts!

Li Zetian smiled faintly and said domineeringly and confidently: “But it doesn’t matter, the Japanese automobile company has the support of the consortium, and you have my support!!!”

As soon as these words came out, I was so angry!

Everyone was shocked, and then they remembered that the man in front of them was a super rich man who would shock the whole world if he stamped his foot! The richest man is already the richest person, but the reason why “super” is added in front of “richest man” is because Li Zetian is so rich that it exceeds human cognition and imagination.

However, no one knows how much money Li Zetian has, but he is definitely much richer than Mitsui and Mitsubishi Consortium. Over the years, I don’t know how many Japanese companies Li Zetian has killed. The Japanese consortium simply regarded him as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh. Only he has the confidence and confidence to fight against the Japanese consortium!

Just when everyone was shocked, Li Zetian looked at Vanessa. Vanessa nodded, took out the USB flash drive, and then plugged it into the MacBook connected to the projector.

“I have invested US$25 billion in BMW. The first thing we have to do is, in addition to developing autonomous vehicle projects, I think we can take this opportunity to acquire European auto parts companies. If it is not enough, I will make additional investment. ! In short, I will invest huge funds to develop better spare parts to compete with Japanese spare parts! At the same time, I will also have Cronos Steel merge with European steel companies to further reduce costs. The cost of raw materials for accessories!”

Yes, Li Zetian actually wants to take this opportunity to develop and expand Cronos Steel Company and integrate the upper and lower automotive industry chains.

At this time, Vanessa had already opened the USB flash drive, found a PPT file named “Parts”, and opened it. Everyone’s attention shifted to the projection screen.

“The PPT is the acquisition target I asked Vanessa to sort out. Please take a look.” Li Zetian said,

As soon as the words fell, everyone took a breath and sighed in their hearts, what does it mean to have a big appetite, this is it! !

The first target that Li Zetian wanted to acquire was the German Bosch Company, the world’s largest automotive technology supplier! ! ! The business scope of Dr. Germany covers braking systems, various automotive filters, diesel injection systems, lighting products, automotive batteries, starters, generators, transmission belts, horns, spark plugs, wipers, oxygen sensors, fuel pumps, ignition coils, and air flow. Meters, wipers, trip computers, car diagnostic systems, etc. Bosch is best known for its ESP body stabilization system, which is used by many brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Citroën.

Although Germany’s Bosch is not a listed company, its market value is close to 10 billion euros!

BMW just got 25 billion US dollars in its account, and it seems that it will spend more than half of it in the blink of an eye. However, everyone agrees with the acquisition of the German Bosch company!

“Mr. Li, if I follow you, I will do big things!!!” Norbert Reithof said with a slightly excited tone.

Li Zetian smiled, “If I don’t do something big, brother, do I have the nerve to be the richest man?”

There are three acquisition targets on the PPT, and Germany’s Bosch is the first target. If the acquisition fails, there are two alternatives, one is Germany’s ZF and the other is Germany’s Continental, both of which are among the top ten spare parts companies in the world.

Subsequently, Li Zetian began to discuss the acquisition of Bosch in Germany with Norbert Reithof and others. The meeting ended after more than an hour.

The next morning, Norbert Reithofer personally contacted Bosch’s board of directors and made a takeover offer to acquire Bosch in cash and cross-share exchange!

If the German company Bosch is optimistic about BMW’s future development, it will naturally be willing to hold shares in BMW.

It is obvious that since Li Zetian took over BMW, BMW has become the most dazzling company in the current automobile industry! Therefore, when Norbert Reithof proposed that BMW acquire Bosch of Germany, the other party did not refuse immediately, but said that he would consider it.

Thinking about it means that the other party is a little moved!

Sure enough, on the afternoon of the third day, Germany’s Bosch responded and decided to have detailed talks with BMW.

Bosch of Germany quickly sent a negotiation team to BMW’s headquarters, and the two parties negotiated secretly.

However, large-scale acquisitions are generally difficult to negotiate in a short period of time, unless one of the parties is very generous and willing to make concessions. Seeing that Christmas was approaching, Li Zetian was preparing to return to the United States from Germany to spend Christmas with his family. It has become a habit to do as the Romans do.

“Norbert Reithof, the acquisition of the German Bosch company depends entirely on you!” Li Zetian said before leaving.

“Mr. Li, don’t worry!”

Li Zetian nodded, and then said: “As for the unmanned vehicle project, I think a laboratory should be established in the United States! You know, the development speed of artificial intelligence in the United States is faster than that in Germany, and the artificial intelligence experiment of Cronos Industry Rooms are mainly in the United States. Oh, by the way, Norbert Reithofer, the name of this self-driving car company is Tesla! I like the name Tesla very much!”

Norbert Reithof laughed: “Is it because of a great scientist – Nikola Tesla?!”

“That’s right!” Li Zetian paused and praised highly: “This is a great genius who has a long history!!!”

Norbert Reithof said: “Yes, Nikola Tesla is a great genius. But I think, Mr. Li, you are more genius than him. You have designed and invented countless popular products and created Create an unprecedented business empire!”

Li Zetian shook his head and smiled, and said modestly: “I don’t dare to take it seriously. I am actually just a businessman…”

After pretending to be cool, Li Zetian left. In fact, the subtext in his heart was that all the scientists were used by me, so I am the most awesome person! Have you ever seen a boss with hundreds of thousands of scientists under his command? If you have met him, you will know that the boss is me! ! !

…

Los Angeles is located in the Mediterranean climate zone, with a mild climate and little snow. But this year, when Li Zetian returned to Los Angeles, it snowed heavily. Looking at the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance from downtown Los Angeles, the United States, the white snow on the mountains and the tropical vegetation in downtown Los Angeles present a world of ice and fire, which is very spectacular and beautiful.

Christmas is just like every other year. Yu Jingqiu and Dongfang Yuqin personally cooked a sumptuous dinner, and the family gathered around the table to eat. However, there are some changes this year. William brought Tina over to spend Christmas together, and the two children have reached the point of talking about marriage.

Li Zetian couldn’t help but feel happy when he thought about how Bill Gates might be gnashing his teeth at this moment.

Li Zetian thought to himself that if his daughter was to get married, the man must marry into his wife. He didn’t care whether the other party had money or not. Anyway, he would definitely not have as much money as his own family…

Li Zetian thought wildly and finished the dinner without realizing it.

It was night, with Li Zetian holding Yu Jingqiu in his left hand and Dongfang Yuqin in his right hand. The three of them sat on the balcony and looked at the stars quietly.

In the blink of an eye, more than thirty years have passed, but many things are still vivid in my mind when I recall them…

Whoosh whoosh! ! !

At this time, a purple meteor shower suddenly appeared in the night sky!

“Wow, what a beautiful meteor shower!” Yu Jingqiu’s eyes lit up and she couldn’t help but say.

“Hurry up and make a wish,” Li Zetian said with a smile, “I heard that if you close your eyes and make a wish when you see a meteor shower, your wish will come true!”

Yu Jingqiu and Dongfang Yuqin both smiled, closed their eyes like little girls, and began to make wishes.

Li Zetian also smiled, hugged the two of them, and closed his eyes. As for what he wished for, only he knew…

…

The next morning, while Li Zetian was having breakfast and watching the news, he suddenly saw a news report about the meteor shower last night, and that someone had picked up a strange meteorite and put it up for auction on eBay for $10,000.

Li Zetian thought about it and realized that both Yu Jingqiu and Dongfang Yuqin had made wishes last night. This meteorite was quite meaningful, so he used his iPhone to open the eBay website, found the auction seller, and bought the meteorite.

The meteorite is as big as a fist, and Li Zetian plans to make it into three pendants, one for each of him, Yu Jingqiu and Dongfang Yuqin.