After Divorce, I Can Hear the Future
Chapter 607: The Apple Tax of the Automotive World

On the way to Zhongguang Village, news came that Lotus would hold a new car launch event this Saturday.

An obscure photo of the car body, with unclear details, but from the chassis and overall height, it can be seen that its a coupe.

"The foundation of this old brand is still strong, seems like someone is learning by groping across the river."

While Lu Liang marveled at Liu Qings efficiency, he also realized he was used as a stepping stone.

Launching a new car, no matter how rushed, requires at least six months of preparation.

This indicates that Lotus had long decided to launch the coupe first, yet not a whisper was heard.

Seeing Tianxings success now, they intend to act and seize a portion of the market.

Although the market often matches Tianxing against Mao Dou 3, there are detailed differences between a coupe and a sedan.

Take Xu Daolai, a municipal cadre, for example; he might buy a sedan but would never buy a coupe.

So strictly speaking, there isnt a product directly competing with Tianxing in the market.

Lotus officially announcing the launch of a coupe is to give potential consumers another choice. View the correct content at f|ree(w)ebno.vel

Allowing them to wait and not rush decisions, it will inevitably affect Tianxings subsequent sales.

"This woman is really troublesome, but then again, investing and risking life are different."

Lu Liang smiled; to him, the capital invasions by Ali Penguin, Huawei, and others were no big deal.

Whether cooperation or holding shares, it ultimately isnt their own brand, theyll always hold back, like the difference between biological and godchildren.

Liu Qings grip over Lotus is different; the Liu family has high hopes for her, and Lenovo has fully acquired the brand with Geely.

Since the 5G voting incident, the three Liu family heroes have been a tag every Liu family member cant shake off.

Lenovo also fell from being the top domestic brand, with municipal orders being eaten away by Huawei and Xiaomi Shenzhou.

They desperately need a stunning win to prove to the market that Lenovo and the Liu familys dominance still exists.

Big capitals are only investments, but for Lenovo, its about life and death.

They lost the battle with DiDi.

If they lose in the new energy sector too, they will be completely out of the first tier.

Once down, what awaits Lenovo will be an endless abyss. Help in difficult times is rare, but kicking someone when theyre down is common.

After decades of reform, except for new industries, most domestic sectors are saturated.

If they eat more, others will eat less, and if they eat less, others will eat more.

At three in the afternoon, Lu Liang arrived at the SOHO building, took an elevator to the 17th floor of Tianxing Technology.

The office area was dead silent, everyone felt heavy, entirely different from the previously motivated atmosphere.

After all, nearly three hundred employees left the company, and the HR department had discussions with everyone, hoping they would go to Su City.

They already prepared workspaces, dorms, and improved the environment and benefits for them there.

They understood why they had to go to Su City but, for various reasons, didnt want or couldnt leave Beijing.

This made them internally conflicted, uncertain about how headquarters would handle them afterward.

Lu Liang arrived at the company but didnt show up immediately, instead observing from the office.

"Mr. Lu, the current situation is indeed troublesome," Qin Siyuan said in a deep voice.

Hu Weiwei and Wang Xiaofeng, along with other executives, went to Su City, leaving Beijing temporarily under his charge.

His suggestion was to assign them travel tasks, traveling back and forth four or five times a month, eventually making them agree.

If they dont accept the travel, or ultimately still disagree, then its time for talent optimization. Correct content is on freew.ebnovel.

After all, their system is already halfway to Level 3, and since the new car is on the market, short-term maintenance is sufficient.

Theres ample time to recruit a younger, more obedient team in Su City to continue the subsequent research and development work.

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, neither agreeing nor refusing, and asked, "When is the team-building project planned for this year?"

"Normally in August or September," Qin Siyuan replied, mentioning they organized one last year in mid-August.

"Then move it up to mid-May this year, preferably this weekend or next week, and Ill also go for a few days," Lu Liang sighed and said,

"Afterward, let the HR department discuss with them. If there are still fewer than 500 people, then execute your plan."

Originally, the company had 1,421 employees, of which 289 agreed and already went to Su City, leaving 1,132.

At least 211 more need to go to Su City for the project to proceed normally there.

Lu Liang is willing to give them another chance. If they still dont agree, theyll have to get tough.

After all, their courage to resist stems from the headhunting contracts back then.

They were poached from major companies like Baidu 360, with high-paid two- or three-year contracts.

Early termination would mean calculating their previous seniority, at least a years salary.

With so many people, its a considerable expense and doesnt sound good when spread around, leaving an impression of burning bridges after crossing them.

"Alright, Mr. Lu," Qin Siyuan nodded, immediately contacting the financial director to apply for this years team-building budget in advance.

Approaching five oclock, Lu Liang left the SOHO building and headed to Li Xiang nearby.

"Mr. Lu, congratulations,"

Li Xiang beamed with a smile, cupping his hands in congratulations.

Since the Li Xiang L9 participated in the Su City New Energy Auto Show, obtaining over nine thousand orders in three days,

And in the past half month, another three thousand more, the monthly sales should stabilize at six thousand.

Though profitability is still far, this year is the most promising compared to previous years.

Perhaps as the media says, the previous years were a prelude, and this year marks the true beginning of the new energy era.

He felt a sense of liberation akin to a daughter-in-law becoming a wife, at the very least, Li Xiang wont struggle as much to raise funds in the future.

After all, an SUV priced close to half a million, with six thousand monthly sales, proves the family comfort track is the right path.

"Likewise," Lu Liang nodded slightly, smiling and asked, "Whats the plan next? Raising funds or going public?"

Dont be fooled by both cars being accepted by the market; the valuation given by venture capital is only $6.8 billion, slightly more than NIO.

Domestic and international capital markets still prefer imaginative players like the two giants in the electric vehicle field.

In contrast, Li Xiang is too pragmatic, giving the perception of limited potential, easy to see the end.

"Well still focus on raising funds first, going public can wait,"

Li Xiang led Lu Liang into the R&D department, where a brand new Tianxing was in pieces, with the main machine being accessed for data.

Observing Lu Liangs expression, jokingly said, "Mr. Lu, you dont seem very kind, Tianxings visual algorithms seem more exquisite than Li Xiangs."

"Is it that different?"

Lu Liang feigned ignorance but had a slight smile in his eyes, "I dont really understand the technology, maybe its just not very compatible."

Li Xiang glanced at Lu Liang, didnt expose him, and instead followed up, "Our engineering team thinks the incompatibility might stem from radar laser technology."

He glanced at the top of the Tianxing vehicle, where a small bulge was visible, Tianxing only allowing the car machine system, visual technology is included in the system, with radar laser technologies all retained and not open for sharing.

"It should be, I think I heard our Engineer Zheng mention it once," Lu Liang squinted, the corners of his mouth gradually rising.

At that time, when the system was opened, they made sure to carry radar laser and other hardware technologies.

This was proven successful; without laser radar technology, a car lacks high-precision mapping, emergency steering assistance, and remote automatic parking.

Others can install third-party radar laser technology themselves, but it wont match the original factory setup.

In fact, this secret wont last long. If Li Xiang can identify the imperfections in the Tianxing car machine system, so can NIO, Weima, Wuling, Shenlan LanTu, Ling Pao, and Jihu.

Then each car with a small bulge,

Can be sold for $20,000 each, bring a promotion fee with every order achieved.

Think of it like Apples store tax on phones.

Building is different.

Not every company has the guts for independent research and development.

Even if they have the courage, the era of new energy has begun, and they no longer have the time and effort to develop it all themselves.

Just like this year, in less than five and a half months, more than 20 new energy brands have been established.

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