I asked you to save a bankrupt factory and you became the richest man in the world.

Chapter 419 140-141: New products! (4000 words)
For a while.

All over the internet.

These are all news about Qualcomm's plan to lay off employees and close its R&D center in Shanghai, which has triggered a heated discussion.

Discussions about what these foreign technology companies have brought to China have even directly affected the automotive industry.

Everyone is thinking, is it right to exchange market for technology, which has been reasonable in the past?
Hillhouse Capital doesn’t talk about the hot-selling mobile phones now.

After just a few years in the automobile business, the company became very successful, launching a total of six models ranging from A0-class models to large SUVs. Moreover, each model, except for the Gaolingming which is just a storefront, sells well. Although it may not occupy the top position in the market, it really makes money and its R&D capabilities have also been consolidated.

What about your joint venture?

How comfortable it is to make money while lying down!
Joint venture automobile companies do not spend five years developing a car.

Instead, they imported a foreign car that was ten years old five years ago, under the euphemism of introducing domestic products.

In fact, it is still for the new pure imported models to allow us to reap the benefits for a few more years.

In addition, joint venture car companies actually directly regard research and development done abroad as their own.

This is so unbelievable that you will find it unbelievable when you see it.

The R&D departments of joint venture car companies are all fake: they do everything except R&D.

As for your question about whether I made a profit or not?

Of course it was a blast!
For example, Huacheng Automobile, which is backed by Baoma, is a complete mess except for some comprador business in terms of self-research and channel construction.

It is known as the weakest fighter among joint ventures.

Do you expect a company like this to lead China's automobile industry to the world?

Not to mention a hundred years, it is probably impossible to achieve even if human beings become extinct!

However, what is said is what is said.

Making money is the real way!
At a time when the electronic technology industry is booming, we are delighted and encouraged by China's first truly high-end mobile phone chip.

The automobile industry, especially the joint ventures, are completely different from the past when they were indifferent and just quietly reaping the profits.

Competition in today's automobile industry is becoming increasingly fierce. From marginal models such as French and Korean cars to Japanese and German cars, the pace of automobile research and development has begun to accelerate.

In the past, models that were first launched overseas would often be slowly launched in the Chinese market a year, or even two or three years later.

And even so, it is still possible to make a lot of money in the Chinese market.

But that’s no longer possible. Hillhouse’s all-round aggressiveness from low to high is simply not something an ordinary joint venture can handle. If you continue to maintain the slow pace of research and development as before, you will be eliminated!

On the other hand, the phenomenon of price markups and management fees that were prevalent in car sales before has also been reduced a lot. Now, car sales generally have certain discounts, and the discounts are not small.

The current automobile industry has already entered the era of internal competition in 2015!

"boss!"

"Now all the major automobile companies are gearing up to make a major iteration of their cars. Should we also launch a major iteration of our performance car?"

"The sales of A0-class cars are very good now. I want to launch an A0-class car with a lower total price, which will definitely be a big hit in the market!"

"This is the design plan that my team and I discussed. Please review it."

As he spoke, Wang Fengying, who was standing by, took advantage of Gao Huaijun's recent good mood and quickly took out her own plan.

Now Hillhouse Technology is about to complete the most critical component of its industrial layout, the research and development and deployment of high-end chips, and it can be said that there will be no constraints in the future.

Now it is heading towards becoming the world's third largest mobile phone company.

That's really anxious!

Shortly after Hillhouse Vehicle was born, it immediately surpassed Hillhouse Technology.

The younger brother beats the older brother, how awesome is that!
However, as time goes by, Hillhouse Technology's development momentum is getting stronger and stronger, and the gap in sales with Hillhouse Vehicles is getting smaller and smaller.

After the two milestones of Hillhouse Technology's listing and Hillhouse Mate 10's listing, Hillhouse Technology is now taking off.

It would be a lie to say that Hillhouse Capital's huge internal force, Hillhouse Vehicle BG, is not jealous.

This is really the case. I am afraid that my brothers will have a hard life, but I am also afraid that they will drive a Land Rover!
"The second model of the A0 end?" Gao Huaijun picked up the plan puzzledly, and his eyes lit up.

Isn’t this a mutated version of the seagull in later generations?

The size is smaller than that of Dolphin, with parameter configuration size of 3780*1715*1540. It is extremely well-matched, and it is difficult for four people to sit in it.

The total price is also 2 to 4 yuan cheaper than Dolphin, which will further expand the consumer base, achieve true sales growth, and reduce the cost of Hillhouse vehicle parts.

If it was before Mate 10 was launched, Gao Huaijun would definitely have applauded it.

Although every model of Hillhouse Vehicles has good sales, compared with those joint venture cars, especially the leading ones, the order of magnitude is completely not on the same level.

Therefore, the cost of bicycles of the same level has always been high!
It is a good choice to build a high-volume car to reduce costs.

However, after the launch of Mate 10, this choice is no longer appropriate.

You are selling Seagull, not to mention the sales squeezing effect on Hillhouse Dolphin.

The unit price of your car is just this little, how much money can you make?
The profit of a mobile phone of Hillhouse Mate series is now seven or eight times higher than that of low-end mobile phones of brands such as Sansang, Lianxiang, or Coarse Grain Factory.

The further you play, the greater the advantage.

Having tasted the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, it was natural that they would be picky about the fine bran, so Gao Huaijun put the plan aside and said, "We still need to think carefully about this new car. Have you carefully considered the impact on Gaoling Dolphin?"

At this point, Gao Huaijun smiled mysteriously.

Got it!
No chance!
Having followed Gao Huaijun for so long, Wang Fengying naturally knew what Gao Huaijun meant by this sentence.

After careful analysis, it is clear that it is not worthwhile to proceed and there is no need to continue.

And now it seems that Boss Gao has a better choice.

Before Wang Fengying could reply, Gao Huaijun continued, "Let's organize a meeting! I have a better idea."

Wang Fengying couldn't help but get excited when she heard Gao Huaijun's words.

The fact that Hillhouse Technology can come up with the god-level Mate 10 is naturally inseparable from Gao Huaijun. Now Gao Huaijun has an idea, and directly rejected the smaller A0 model that Hillhouse's vehicle team insisted on launching. Naturally, Gao Huaijun is more confident about another model.

And in Gao Huaijun's mind, this model is actually better than the A0-class models?
The strength of this car is self-evident!
Wait until everyone is here.

The expressions on everyone's faces were all excited and thrilled.

Since the launch of the last Hillhouse Song PLUS, which set off a craze for pure electric vehicles in the market, Hillhouse Vehicles has been launching pure electric versions of various models step by step.

You know what, sales are pretty good!
This is also what made Hillhouse Battery's Wang Shichong so happy that he was at a loss.

After continuous reporting to Gao Huaijun, a new large-scale Gaoling battery factory was finally built in the nearby Zhangjiagang City.

The core purpose of this large-scale Hillhouse Battery Factory is to produce batteries for the recently popular pure electric vehicles!
At the same time, Hillhouse Battery is also rapidly recruiting personnel, hoping to mass-produce products based on the lithium iron phosphate batteries or sodium batteries instructed by Gao Huaijun.

The battery capacity used in today's pure electric vehicles is much larger than that of mobile phones, so naturally the money earned can be much greater.

With the money, we will no longer need pure blood transfusions from Hillhouse Vehicles and Hillhouse Technology. Naturally, we will have better strength to carry out cutting-edge scientific research in the battery field together with Hillhouse Academia Sinica.

Having money is that simple. On the other hand.

The employees of Hillhouse Vehicle are secretly anxious when they see that major automobile manufacturers are responding to new changes and offensives and have entered a stalemate with Hillhouse.

Naturally, everyone was holding a grudge.

In their hearts, they just hope that Hillhouse can come up with a hit car model to make those who are pessimistic about Hillhouse and questioning Hillhouse shut up!

Looking at the expectant eyes of the crowd.

Gao Huaijun smiled.

Now everyone's enterprising spirit is very hot!
Perhaps he wants Hillhouse Vehicle to go public as soon as possible, perhaps he wants to get more bonuses, or perhaps a very good corporate atmosphere has already been formed within Hillhouse Vehicle.

But no matter what, the military’s morale is high!

"Yes!"

"correct!"

“I already have new ideas about what’s next for Hillhouse Vehicles!”

“It is indeed about launching a new car.”

"Yin Xin, have someone project the plan onto the screen!"

After saying this, Gao Huaijun gave instructions to Li Yinxin.

The executives standing by were so excited at the moment that they looked mysteriously at the pretty Li Yinxin standing beside them.

Wherever there are people, there is gossip.

Even Hillhouse Capital, a company with many straight men, is no exception.

The gossip about Princess Sansang was widely circulated within Hillhouse.

And this gossip reached its peak after the Sansang supply interruption incident.

Originally, Princess Sansang was in a state similar to a marriage alliance, the purpose of which was to stabilize Sansang and allow Sansang to provide Hillhouse with a stable supply of high-end chips.

If Sansang can provide a stable supply of chips, then Qualcomm will naturally be stabilized.

Now that the long-term balance has been broken, Princess Sansang's position in Hillhouse is very delicate.

But the fact that she still appears here until now is even more interesting.

Gao Huaijun ignored the dirty thoughts of his subordinates and leisurely drank tea in the chairman's seat.

After a while, everyone's eyes turned.

At this time, they are all placed on the big screen.

When they saw the car design sketch on the cover that was full of an extremely domineering image.

All the executives were originally just curious and expectant.

Now there were cries of disbelief.

Because the design of this car was beyond their imagination.

It is no longer just domineering, it can be said to be shocking!

This is a car model that can be called shocking to people in the industry!
This car is a modified version designed by Gao Huaijun based on the popular car model U8 in later generations.

"This... is this an ultra-high-end SUV?" Changcheng Automobile is an expert in the research and development of SUVs. Wang Fengying is also very proficient in this. When she saw this model, she exclaimed and stood up.

Lost my composure!

She suddenly understood what Gao Huaijun was thinking.

As a high-end sports car model, Hillhouse Ming has always been lukewarm, with less than 2000 cars sold in a year!

Such a high-end model was suitable as the face of Hillhouse a few years ago to elevate its image, but it is not suitable now.

Gao Lingming’s sales volume is too small, and he has become a silicone doll that can only serve as a facade.

When you are still a little loser, you can use it when it is late at night and you can't bear it anymore, to relieve your night distress.

Or just imagine it, start doing it, and then fall asleep.

When you become a successful person, how can you still use this kind of silicone doll?
However, this Fan Bingbing version of the silicone doll directly turned into Fan Bingbing herself, and the impact it had on these executives was still shocking.

According to Gao Huaijun's general introduction.

This is a luxury car that defines the million-level off-road standard. Every detail has been polished with great care, which really makes people feel extremely pleasing to the eye.

In terms of appearance, the Gate of Time and Space adopts the family design language, the body lines are very tough, and the sense of stability is just right. The dot matrix grille is matched with interstellar headlights, and the hard-core off-road temperament is ready to emerge.

It can be seen from the sketch that the size of this car is very bold and tall, with a length/width/height of 5319/2050/1930mm and a wheelbase of 3050mm, which is longer than the Mercedes-Benz GLS and BMW X7. The wheelbase performance is also quite outstanding among models of the same level.

The huge and square body, coupled with the powerful hood edges, waistline and wheel arches, exudes a majestic momentum!
Shocked!

Pretty!

And the unrivaled kingly aura!

The first impression this car gives people is that it is very distinctive.

You can tell at a glance from the appearance that this is a very expensive car.

This is where the success of the design language comes into play.

Luxury cars are visually very shocking, so whenever a similar design language appears, you immediately think of "this car must be luxury."

In addition to the shape, the obvious difference between luxury cars and ordinary cars lies in the chrome plating and paint. The embellishment of chrome plating does indeed significantly enhance the texture of the car body, and the large area of ​​piano paint panel can also make the grille look deeper while maintaining a simple design.

Chrome plating is used to outline local edges and borders, such as windows, lights, and trunk lines.

Compared to the design of car doors decades ago that used a lot of black rubber, chrome plating and paint present a high-end visual effect.

Chrome plating and paint costs are obviously higher, so there is no such thing as spending money in this world.

There is also the sense of luxury brought by the wheelbase (wide body).

Although not all large cars are more expensive than small cars, it is indeed the case based on the current brand lineup and car series.

Long-axis vehicles represent more space and a certain amount of waste.

For example, is the tea table in the back seat really necessary?
It's like a villa with wasted space and area everywhere.

It is unnecessary in general household situations, but a good car requires this kind of wasteful luxury.

Nice cars and nice houses never use compactness as a selling point.

This is the basic definition of luxury!

(End of this chapter)