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Chapter 483 Accompanying You to Watch the Meteor Shower

It has to be said that the automobile industry is indeed in deep water, and Li Zetian is not an automobile professional, so it is also risky to enter the automobile industry in a large scale.However, as a boss, he does not need to be proficient in car manufacturing, as long as he understands the entire process from car design to mass production and even sales.

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

As the saying goes, "There is a specialization in the art industry"!
BMW itself has many outstanding talents, and what Li Zetian can provide are advanced ideas, funds, technical support, sales channels, brand promotion and other resources from previous lives.

Elon Musk has studied physics in college, but he is not a rocket expert, but he has made a very good rocket.At the same time, it also established Tesla Motors, becoming the largest car company in the United States, and even surpassed BMW in market value at one time!
Elon Musk knows a thing or two about rockets and cars, but he's by no means a master.

The success of a thing often comes from a good idea!
Whether it is an electric car or an unmanned car, Tesla is ahead of other car companies, so she has succeeded.

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BMW headquarters.

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

"Everyone, it is an indisputable fact that Japanese cars are overwhelming European and American cars in the global auto market. But starting today, we will change this situation!!!" Li Zetian said in a serious voice with a serious expression.

He looked around at everyone, and then said: "Why are Japanese cars so popular? Some people say that it is because Japanese cars are cheap and economical; some say that it is because Japanese cars are fuel-efficient; High reliability and few minor problems; some people say it is because of low maintenance price; others say it is because of excellent workmanship, the design is in line with the aesthetics of Asians and Europeans and Americans, and what kind of model the market needs, it is flexible according to the demand What model to design..."

Li Zetian paused, and said: "These are all right. This is the advantage of Japanese cars, and it is also something that European and American cars need to improve!"

"Why are Japanese cars cheap? That's because the auto parts are relatively thin, the body is light, and the spare parts and engines are all made by ourselves, so the cost has been reduced a lot. But let's take BMW as an example, usually through bidding The parts of the car are distributed to other companies, and then these companies are responsible for how to produce the parts, and then these companies are responsible for the welding of each part, and then put them together for final assembly.”

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

"As you all know, Japan's Toyota Motor Corporation is backed by the powerful Mitsui consortium. Steel and spare parts are all supplied internally. They are self-produced and sold 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 even some auto parts and spare parts materials have surpassed those of Europe and the United States, and they have gradually formed a monopoly!"

As Li Zetian's voice fell, everyone's faces were very heavy, but this was really helpless, BMW did not have such a strong strength to produce and sell spare parts on its own!

Li Zetian smiled, and said domineeringly and confidently: "But it doesn't matter, the Japanese car company has the support of the consortium, and you have my support!!!"

As soon as these words came out, I was full of pressure!

Everyone was shocked, and then they remembered that the person in front of them was a super rich man who would shake the whole world!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 too rich, beyond human cognition and imagination.

However, no one knows exactly how much money Li Zetian has, but it is definitely much richer than the Mitsui and Mitsubishi consortia.Over the years, it is unknown how many Japanese companies Li Zetian has killed. The Japanese consortia simply regard 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, who nodded, took out the USB flash drive, and inserted it into the MacBook that had been connected to the projector.

"I have invested 250 billion dollars in BMW. The first thing we need to do is to develop unmanned vehicles. I think we can take advantage of this opportunity to acquire European auto parts companies. If it is not enough, I will invest more. !In short, I will invest a huge amount of money to develop better spare parts, so as to compete with Japanese spare parts! At the same time, I will let Chronos Steel merge European steel companies to further reduce zero The cost of raw materials for accessories!"

That's right, Li Zetian actually wanted to take this opportunity to develop Chronos Steel Company and integrate the upper and lower industrial chains of automobiles.

At this time, Vanessa had already opened the USB flash drive, and then found a PPT file named "Parts and Accessories" from it, and opened it.All eyes turned to the projection screen.

"On the PPT are the acquisition targets that I asked Vanessa to sort out. Please take a look." Li Zetian said,
As soon as the words fell, everyone gasped and sighed in their hearts, what is a big appetite, this is it! !

The first target that Li Zetian wants to acquire is the world's largest automotive technology supplier - Germany's Bosch! ! !German Doctor's business scope covers brake 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, air flow meter, wiper, trip computer, car diagnostic system, etc.Bosch is most famous for its ESP body stabilization system, which is used by many brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Citroen.

Although Bosch in Germany is not a listed company, its market value is close to 100 billion euros!
BMW had just received 250 billion US dollars in its account, and it seemed that more than half of it would be spent in a blink of an eye.However, everyone agrees with the acquisition of the German Bosch company!

"Mr. Li, I want to do great things by following you!!!" Norbert Reitheff said with a slightly excited tone.

Li Zetian smiled, don't do anything big, brother, do I have the guts to be the richest man?
There are three acquisition targets on the PPT, and Bosch of Germany is the first target. If the acquisition fails, there are two alternatives, one is ZF of Germany and the other is Continental AG of Germany, both of which are top ten spare parts companies in the world.

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

The next morning, Norbert Reithoff personally contacted the board of directors of Bosch, Germany, and put forward an acquisition offer to acquire Bosch in cash and cross-swap!

If the German Bosch company is optimistic about the future development of BMW, it is naturally 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 Reithoff proposed that BMW would acquire Bosch, the other party did not immediately reject it, but said that it would be considered.

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

Sure enough, on the afternoon of the third day, Bosch replied and decided to have a specific talk with BMW.

Bosch of Germany quickly sent a negotiating team to the headquarters of BMW, and the two sides negotiated in secret.

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 is approaching, Li Zetian is going 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 Reitheff, the acquisition of Bosch is entirely up to 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 artificial intelligence development in the United States is faster than that in Germany, and the artificial intelligence experiment of Chronos Industry The laboratory is also mainly in the United States. Oh, by the way, Norbert Reitheff, the name of this self-driving car company is called Tesla Inc.! I like the name Tesla very much!"

Norbert Reitheff laughed: "Because of a great scientist——Nikola Tesla?!"

"That's right!" Li Zetian paused, and praised highly: "This is a great genius who is as outstanding as ever!!!"

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

Li Zetian shook his head and smiled, and said modestly, "I dare not, I am actually a businessman..."

After pretending to be aggressive, Li Zetian left. In fact, the subtext in his heart was that scientists are all used by me, and 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! ! !

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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 white snow on the mountains and the tropical vegetation in downtown Los Angeles present a double sky of fire and ice, which is very spectacular and beautiful.

Christmas is the same as in previous years. Yu Jingqiu and Dongfang Yuqin personally cook a sumptuous dinner, and the whole family gathers around the table to eat.However, there is still a change this year. William brought Tina over to spend Christmas together. The two children have reached the point where they are talking about getting married.

Li Zetian couldn't help secretly laughing when he thought of how Bill Gates might be gnashing his teeth at this moment.

Li Zetian thought to himself, if his daughter is going to get married, then the man must marry in. He doesn't care if the other party has money, anyway, he is definitely not as rich as his own family...

Li Zetian thought about it wildly, and the dinner was over before he knew it.

It was night, Li Zetian put his arms around Yu Jingqiu with his left arm, and Dongfang Yuqin with his right hand, and the three sat on the balcony quietly watching the starry sky.

In a blink of an eye, more than 30 years have passed, but many things are still vivid in my memory...

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 when you see a meteor shower, close your eyes and make a wish, and the wish will come true!"

Both Yu Jingqiu and Dongfang Yuqin smiled, closed their eyes like a little girl, and began to make a wish.

Li Zetian also laughed, embraced the two of them, and closed his eyes. As for what wish to make, only he knows...

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The next morning, Li Zetian was eating breakfast while watching the news. He suddenly saw a news report about the meteor shower last night, and someone picked up a strange meteorite and put it up for auction on eBay for $1.

Li Zetian thought about it, last night both Yu Jingqiu and Dongfang Yuqin made a wish, this meteorite is quite meaningful, so he opened the eBay website with his iPhone, found the seller of this auction, and bought the meteorite.

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

(End of this chapter)