Chapter 23: Wei Lai: I'm going to take off
"Really? Are you really sure of this?" The city leader closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and walked back and forth, before he let out a gentle breath: "Come on, let's scan the WeChat message, I'll wait for your subsequent good news before deciding how to properly handle these."
"If what you said is true and Zhilai is indeed capable of doing it, the city will try its best to support you under legal circumstances. However, I can only give you seven days."
"Many times, we also have huge pressure. After all, it depends on you."
The city leader is gone.
And Wei Lai was excited.
"How are your actions?" Wei Lai picked up the phone.
Xu Xiaoran hung up the phone and looked at Li Bin who was quite serious in front of her: "Mr. Li. Our samples must have been tested by your team for multiple rounds."
"We are indeed very interested in the future round B financing of automobiles. But as directed by General Wei, we get on the bus in the form of resources. And... we want 15%. We don't care about the shareholding ratio of other institutions, but we are very clear, at least 15%.
Li Bin let out a long breath and couldn't help but sigh: "The appetite is really amazing... It's hard for me to convince other institutions."
"The future development of automobiles is very smooth, and we also have a very smooth supply of raw materials. It is hard for us to imagine that raw material resources are the conditions for financing. Moreover, this time, Hongshan Capital and Yuyue Capital are very interested in us. The total amount of US$500 million is real. I personally welcome the participation of Zhilai Technology. But if there is no cash investment, I may have to refuse in advance......Reject..." Li Bin said, and suddenly saw his mobile phone ringing.
After Li Bin answered the phone, he remained silent for a long time, and then looked at Xu Xiaoran with an incredible look and asked: "In fact... when I learned about Zhilai Technology, I actually felt a sense of science fiction. Because the surprises he brought to the industry were really incredible."
"It's 3 pm now. I think if Mr. Xu is already prepared, he should be able to make a frank statement with Future Auto. After all, even I have received the message. If Mr. Xu confirms to me that this is true..."
"I took back my judgment just now. In the future, automobiles can indeed consider financing through resources. However, whether other institutions can convince our teams, I cannot make 100% promises. In fact, we also need to have a complete discussion on the value and quantity of resources."
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It turns out that the person in front of me is Li Bin, the founder of Future Auto.
In the future, cars are still very weak, and their desire for funds is amazing. Although Internet tycoons switched to start businesses and built cars, many people's attention was attracted by the attention of the outside world, criticism from the outside world also followed.
Moreover, car manufacturing is also an extremely expensive track.
On June 17, 2015, Future Auto, which had just completed the A round of financing and received several hundred million yuan, quickly faced the risk of losing food. Therefore, Future Auto is very eager for funds and has agreed to a total of US$500 million in financing.
Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaoran came at this time.
Xu Xiaoran actually said that if she doesn't give her money, she will want 15% of Future Auto's shares.
If it weren't for the fact that the other party was the future heir of the Xu Group, and the representative of the celebrity enterprise Zhilai Technology, Li Bin wanted to call the security guard to drive people away.
But at this moment, Li Bin just received a call and was shaken.
You should know that in the future, cars will continue to continue and lack funds from beginning to end.
"That's right. Mr. Wei Lai just promoted the truth at the press conference. Lingyuan battery mass production has achieved a breakthrough and will achieve a production of no less than 1Gwh in the first year." Xu Xiaoran said with a smile.
"In addition, as an upcoming ally of Zhilai Technology, I can also tell you very honestly: this time Weilai will not use cars, planes, railways or any way that ordinary people can imagine. And, what he is going to meet... is Musk." Xu Xiaoran said with a smile and turned around and left.
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In Yaocheng on July 9, 2015, Wei Lai stood on the company's rooftop and took a look at the weather forecast.
From Lingnan to Xiangcheng, the entire area is clear and clear.
This is a good weather. Weilai seems to be very relaxing because of this rare and good weather.
However, compared to his relaxation, others seemed very uneasy.
Li Yinshi looked anxious: "Boss, why don't we change to another mode of transportation? This... Although all the experimental data proves that this is not a problem, why does it just make people feel a little panicked."
Xu Xiaoran didn't say much, but just carefully checked the parts on Wei Lai one by one.
Of course, "parts" are not the kind that are wrongly thought.
Because Wei Lai was actually wearing a personal aircraft, and the whole aircraft seemed to be connected to the clothes, turning into a real "flight suit"!
Moreover, to everyone's expectations, the personal aircraft hanging on Weilai used electricity instead of traditional gasoline engines.
At this moment, not only the senior management of Youzhilai Technology, who witnessed all this, were also crowded with dense onlookers.
A considerable majority of them are media.
Countless reporters asked Wei Lai in a timely manner.
"Mr. Wei, do you really want to use a personal aircraft to go to Xiangcheng this time? Can you reveal what the expected range of this personal aircraft is?"
"Does it really use electricity? Is it using a Lingyuan battery? Can this be understood as Zhilai Technology responding to the outside world's doubts about Zhilai Technology."
"The outside world has always claimed that Zhilai Technology cannot mass-produce, and Lingyuan Battery is just a scam of fraud. What do you think about this?"
"At present, there are a lot of doubts from the outside world, believing that Zhilai Technology is deeply involved in the Shuilianshan pollution incident and its capital chain is about to break down. What do you think about this? Will Zhilai Technology's mass production plan be affected and will it be delayed again after losing the Shuilianshan factory?"
"We have obtained a reliable news from the Lithium Battery Industry Association, and promoted Zhilai Technology has never received a large-scale order. For this rumor, please tell us about Mr. Wei's opinion!"
"There are rumors that Zhilai Technology has fallen on the brink of bankruptcy and its capital chain has broken down. What do you think about this?"
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Countless questions came up, and so many sharp questions came, but Wei Lai was not panicked. He easily picked up the microphone and said, "Everyone. Everyone has many questions, please forgive me for not being able to answer them one by one. I will answer these questions I have recorded now.
"First: Zhilai is a responsible enterprise. The reason why we did not explain much about the Shuilianshan pollution incident is because we have been taking action and adhered to the principle of saying less and doing more, and then saying it well, so we did not speak too much and occupy public resources."
"Now, we can announce that Zhilai Technology has reached an agreement with the Yaocheng government to expropriate the pollution areas around Shuilian Mountain and have followed the highest standards for the same period. What we can announce is: In just one month, we have quickly completed the expropriation and demolition. These polluted lands are responsible for, intelligently managed, intelligently used, and intelligently used, and will never allow pollution to be left to the citizens."
"No matter how much pressure this will put on Zhilai Technology's funds, we are willing to bear it, and we can bear it. In this regard, our budget is unlimited for responsibility and commitment!"
"Second: We will use facts to speak about all the doubts about Zhilai. Is the energy density of the Lingyuan battery fake? I drive a car and you said there is something wrong with the car. Then today, just fly over and fly over. A personal aircraft supported by a battery pack will fly from Yaocheng to Xiangcheng!"
"I will conduct live broadcasts throughout the whole process. All flight processes will be supervised throughout the process. At this time, whether our products are true or false, and what the energy density is, there is a public opinion."
"In one sentence, facts are better than words!"
"Third: I can tell you the purpose of this trip. I have made an appointment with Mr. Musk to have dinner at 9 pm in Xiangcheng City to discuss the supply of Tesla on Lingyuan Battery. Mr. Musk has been trapped by battery problems and has made a breakthrough in mass production. We are sympathetic, and I believe there will be many good problems worth looking forward to."
"Now, I'm going to take off. See you in the live broadcast room!"
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Chapter completed!