Reaching for the stars with one hand

Chapter 184 Hertz landed
Wei Shao soon knew that he had completely lost his chance at Sanmu.

Disappointed, he tried to make a final fight, so he said: "The Skydon equipment on Zhuanglu is pre-installed before leaving the factory. If you modify it without authorization, it may destroy the mechanism of Zhuanglu locomotive. I have encountered troubles in after-sales service. Perhaps, Zhuang Lu will not give you any more warranty for your equipment."

These words successfully aroused Li Muzhi's anger, he got up, "I have other things, Xiaolong, see off the guests."

Wade, who was unable to speak the language, didn't know what happened from the beginning to the end. He only knew that this user bought Zhuang Lu's motorcycle, but used someone else's plan.He thought of the former colleague of SKydon who could talk about the butterfly effect. He was very humorous, but he didn't expect that he had such great energy and could change so many things.

"It's really all made by that Zhang Yong? Why do users believe his nonsense, the existing Skydon equipment here is not used, and they use third-party equipment?"

"This Zhang Yong is SKydon's catastrophe, he always does this kind of thing." At this point, Wei Shao felt that putting everything on Zhang Yong was probably the only thing he could do.It's just that Wade didn't know some things, but he knew very well that if he hadn't quoted a very high price, Zhang Yong's chances were actually not great.

But it doesn't make sense to talk about it now.It has to be said that Zhang Yong accurately estimated the form, including Wei Shao's offer.

This is just one of countless project competitions, but this project made SKydon lose the best opportunity to quickly promote precision agricultural equipment in China, and it also caused Mihe to encounter a short-term setback when it first entered the precision agriculture industry.

But for Zhonghe and Gaoping, this victory is of great epic significance. He not only won the business of Sanmu, but also opened up the Chinese precision agriculture market. In addition, he has gained a lot, a lot of.

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Hertz finally completed all the legal formalities, and the sale officially started.

At this time, Beidouxing and other companies that were still interested in Hertz completely gave up such an idea after a press conference held by Zhongxun.

A Beidou new army, but the press conference was extremely grand, and even the media outside the industry reported one after another. The only Beidou company that can receive such treatment is probably a unicorn like Zhongxun.

The product design that once made Tang Liwei extremely confused has received countless praises here.Professionals like Pound can scoff at this kind of GNSS box, but they cannot stop the enthusiastic pursuit of the media and the public.

"..."

"This is a disruptive design, and it is also a milestone in the application of Beidou high-precision...." A senior executive talked on stage.

"Our surveying and mapping counterparts are too obsessed with measuring land, ignoring high-precision satellite navigation products, which can have more applications and more industry applications..."

"What does this product look like? In fact, it is a bit similar to what Lei Jun said. Xiaomi is an Internet company, and Xiaomi mobile phones are just the carrier of Xiaomi's ecology. This box will become the carrier of Zhongxun services and Beidou high-precision services..."

"We can put it on a surveyor's mobile pole, on a car, on a hand, on a drone, and on a variety of carriers that require GNSS positioning. By the way, we have worked with the most Well-known drone manufacturers have reached an agreement, and they will use this module to bind Zhongxun’s services...”

"Our original intention is to allow users who do not have professional hardware equipment to enjoy Beidou's high-precision services through this low-cost box. …"

"From now on, the high-precision application will no longer be mystified, and it is not the patent of professionals. Users do not need to set any parameters, just download the APP from the Internet, and open the Zhongxun service.  …"

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In the final interactive session, Liu Yining was invited to the podium.

"Mr. Liu, hello. It's a great honor to see your new product release. Congratulations, a very subversive invention. I want to ask, the cost and price of this box are much lower than the high-precision products currently on the market. Will it be Will it have an impact on the current Beidou high-precision manufacturing enterprises?"

Liu Yining said: "This is definitely not our original intention. And this product is really just a service platform, and we are not profitable in terms of hardware. So strictly speaking, it is not a GNSS receiver, so it is different from the current market. The concept of the product is different. I hope it will not affect the current geodesic GNSS receiver market, but I think there will be more or less the impact you mentioned. However, the times are developing and progressing, and we Traditional manufacturers should also consider some future trends."

Pang De, who was in his office, saw this scene, a surge of anger welled up in his heart, and he punched his desk hard.The assistant outside the door quickly opened the door and came in, "Mr. Pang, what's the matter?"

Pound tried his best to calm himself down, he waved his hand, "It's okay, you can go out."

The press conference is still going on.

"Mr. Liu, I have a question. Zhongxun has been providing data services for the purpose before, and now it suddenly releases hardware. Although you have always said that this is just a platform for services. But we all know that hardware is hardware, and it requires different technologies. Support. We would like to ask whether Zhongxun has its own hardware partner, or Zhongxun itself is working hard and also participating in the development and manufacture of high-precision Beidou board chips."

"If we want to promote Zhongxun's services, we have to face the situation of hardware research and development. Before we signed a cooperation agreement with Zhonghe to establish some related research and development. But now it seems that this is not enough. Zhongxun We will intensify our efforts to carry out research and development of hardware. In this regard, my attitude is to do whatever it takes.”

The media continued to ask questions.

"You said no matter the cost. Do you have any specific measures? There are many GNSS manufacturers in this industry for more than ten years. How do you solve the problem with your technology accumulation? Is the investment at any cost capital, talent, or something else?"

Liu Yining tilted his head slightly, and made a chic gesture, "Why do you like to ask the bottom line so much? You have asked all the commercial secrets of Zhongxun. Well, since this is the case, I will reveal it to everyone.  … "

"There is a traditional GNSS manufacturer in the western United States, mainly engaged in maritime products, agricultural products, and high-precision products. Now this company is for sale, and the potential buyers are mainly in China. We are one of them. …"

"I said no matter the cost. One of the specific measures is that Zhongxun must buy this company in order to develop its own hardware. In order to win the competition with our peers, we have prepared [-] million cash for this. This is One time we have to win, that is, at any cost."

"Three hundred million? As far as I know..."

No one noticed that Zhang Yong, who was sitting on the stage, quietly gave Liu Yining a thumbs up after listening to this passage.

Liu Yining glanced at Zhang Yong's gesture, but didn't stop there. He looked around with a smile, and then refocused his eyes on the questioner.

In the Big Dipper's office, Jianhui had a look of disbelief.

"I know that Zhongxun has indeed raised a lot of money, but it's not used in this way, is it crazy? Three hundred million? More than 4000 million US dollars, SKydon spent so much to acquire Mag."

Fan Mingxuan also sighed, "They don't have our industrial foundation, but they have a lot of money. It's understandable to choose this way. It's a good thing, it saves us the trouble of convincing the board of directors, and we still fully support Dr. Xiaoming Right. Actually, in my opinion, Zhongxun’s acquisition of Hertz is probably the best result.”

"Where's the good?"

"A company like Zhongxun is going smoothly. It has everything it needs, and it feels like it is a step up to the top. But after all, it lacks a foundation. Hertz is not a company with mature products like Mag. It still needs continuous investment and research. Zhongxun has money. But it may not be able to do the best. Why Dr. Chen Xiaoming is so valuable, why the whole R & D plan lags behind so much, we still choose to support him, because there are not many people like him in the world. It is very possible that a situation, It’s just that everyone searched for [-] million yuan, bought a bunch of useless things, and kept rotting in the warehouse.”

Shang Da's Zhong Haijun also saw this scene. His first reaction was to call Pound.

"Mr. Pang, our overseas team has already approached Hertz. But the negotiation does not seem to be going well. I feel that Hertz already has his own heart, and the communication is not very serious. I just emphasized that they want to complete this matter within the next three months. Just now Have you watched Zhongxun’s press conference? How does it feel? I’m a little confused.”

"I read it, but I don't believe it. I know that these bigwigs in the Internet have money, and their use of money is completely different from our traditional industry. But if you want to spend [-] million to buy back a GNSS board that is not very usable , I don’t think it’s possible. I know a little about the personalities of Internet companies. If you say that they spend one billion to buy back Mag, I think it’s possible. Because it’s still a mature product and system, they only need to pay funds, there is no Other risks. But [-] million to buy back a semi-finished product, and then spend [-] million to make it into a finished product, this is definitely not what they do. And you just said that Hertz wants to complete this transaction in three months, unless Zhongxun is in Overseas has enough financial resources, otherwise SAFE will not have enough time for this hurdle. Don’t be disturbed by them, and continue to proceed as we negotiated. It doesn’t matter if Hertz is serious or not. When your price is quoted, they will start to be serious of."

Zhong Haijun was relieved, he also felt the same, but he needed Pang De to give him more confidence.

Before the two ended the call, Pound added, "I asked our South American and European companies to prepare some spare funds for you. I don't know how much Gao Ping has, but I guess he will not agree to this offer. Everyone They have their own psychological prices, and so does Gaoping.”

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Three months later.

The international professional media "GNSS World" suddenly released the news.

"Zhonghe, a satellite navigation company from China, wholly acquired Hertz, a traditional American maritime GNSS company.  …"

This news was quickly cited by domestic media, causing a series of shocks in the industry.Zhongsyn became the first company in China to acquire a foreign satellite navigation company and gained fame.Gao Ping frequently appeared in front of major media, including TV media, and accepted various interviews.

Some media dug up what Liu Yining said at the press conference, and contacted Liu Yining again.

"Oh, that's true. I said that we prepared [-] million cash for this purpose. But the acquisition was not completed in the end, and the cash is still in our account. You ask me why it was not achieved. This will be more complicated to say. A company does Such a decision requires consideration of many factors. We made a decision and tried to implement it, but in the end we failed to do so. Sorry, I can’t share many details. But Zhongxun is a partner of Zhonghe, so With the help of your media, I would like to say congratulations to Zhonghe and my friend Gao Ping!..."

Fan Mingxuan from Big Dipper shook his head, "Damn it, Zhongxun has been a babysitter for Lao Gao once, forget it, let's not be distracted, and continue to cooperate with Dr. Xiao Ming with all our strength."

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Before the news of Zhonghe's official acquisition was released, Shang Da, who had lost the competition, immediately reported to Zhong Haijun.

"How did this happen? Old Gao, you are a good chess player." Zhong Haijun gritted his teeth fiercely, and then dialed Pound's phone number. The two had competed for many years, but they were temporary allies in the acquisition of Hertz. , always give an explanation.

"How did this happen?" Pound's first words were exactly the same as Zhong Haijun's, "What happened?"

"Zhonghe bid 3000 million, and we can raise up to 1000 million, so the chips are far from enough. Moreover, even if we have enough money, we have to re-evaluate this matter, and it is impossible to reach a conclusion within three months. "

"Is Gao Ping crazy? He is willing to pay nearly [-] million yuan to buy a semi-finished product?"

"No, he's not crazy at all. He's just playing a trick to hide the truth..."

"Two hundred million. What he bought is not just Hertz's high-precision department, but the entire Hertz company including agriculture and maritime." Zhong Haijun said this sentence clearly.

"Hertz really only wants to sell their high-precision department, which is their negative equity, and they want to get rid of it as soon as possible. All our preparations are also made around this department. Who would have thought that Lao Gao would make such a move secretly?" It’s a dark move. I only now understand the significance of his signing the agency of Hertz’s full range of products. He first signed the agency, and then quietly persuaded Hertz’s board of directors to sell the department into a company sale. Before I can react, I will take the entire Hertz company into my bag..."

"We've all been played, that's the way it is."

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The second round of formal negotiation between Gao Ping and Hertz was after Zhang Yong's trip to Shandong, and he got good news about Sanmu Group from Zhang Xiaoquan.

Gao Ping couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, "I am now in the United States, and I won't go back for a while. You should contact Mr. Huang immediately and let him arrange everything, and immediately sign all contracts and agreements with Sanmu Group."

Then, he came to Hertz to visit Anderson. Anderson was not prepared for Gao Ping's sudden offer to acquire Hertz. When he first heard about the plan, he was even a little angry.

But Gao Ping gave him some good reasons, "The biggest opportunity for Hertz precision agriculture is in China. We have made a huge breakthrough. Let me show you an agreement. Sanmu Group has agreed to replace all of their Zhuanglu agricultural machinery. SKydon equipment, switching and automatic.  …”

"I have no doubt that we will have even greater gains in the future. But, Russell, would you really want to have to use a Zeco board for such an excellent solution? Then this kind of success is Hertz Is it? Or Jieke's?..."

"I understand the plight of Hertz's high-precision department now, but the original industrial layout was very clever. Why should we destroy all of this and rely on Jieke or other manufacturers for development? If one day, the integration on Zhuanglu is not SKydon is Jieke, so how do you compete? Don’t tell me, are you really willing to divide everything you carefully laid out into several parts, but you have to rely on the development of others? Are you sure, this is what you want ?"

(End of this chapter)