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Chapter 899: There is no turning back when the bow is fired
According to the total investment in the Beidou Phase III project in the previous life, it is about 15 billion US dollars. If Dongling Hi-Tech obtains % of the equity of Beidou Company through AutoNavi.

It is estimated that, considering the initial investment and the later investment, the total investment of Dongling Hi-Tech and AutoNavi in ​​the Beidou project is about 2 billion US dollars.

However, this money is not a one-time investment, but may span more than ten years. If spread out, it means an annual investment of about 200 million US dollars, which is affordable for Dongling Hi-Tech.

Investing in the Beidou project and relying solely on the Beidou project to make a profit is not impossible, but the time line may be very long, but you will not lose money.

In the past, the Beidou project was suspended for various reasons, and even Academician Sun had to switch to other projects and hand over the Beidou project to his successor.

But after Beidou was completed, there is no need to mention its military applications. Just look at those countries whose GPS positioning was cut off by America. Their performance was completely poor.

In the commercial field, Beidou continues to make profits thanks to in-vehicle navigation, smart wearables, logistics, navigation, agriculture and emerging autonomous driving.

Relying on the entire Beidou, the annual profit can reach more than 500 billion yuan. The money invested by Dongling Hi-Tech will definitely be recovered.

But in addition to making a profit from Beidou, Dongling Hi-Tech can also make profits from other aspects by relying on the Ministry of Aerospace Industry and the Beidou Navigation brand.

If Dongxin Semiconductor's chips can become the chip supplier for Beidou satellites, then chip orders in the domestic aerospace satellite field will be opened to Dongxin Semiconductor in the future.

Being able to become a satellite chip means that Dongxin Semiconductor has opened the door to high-end chips, although in fact, the chips used in satellite chips are far less sophisticated than those used in mobile phones...

For example, decades ago, the American moon landing spacecraft used a computer composed of thousands of transistors, while a smartphone contains tens of billions of transistors.

As for the rover launched to Mars by America, it is equipped with a chip made using a 45-nanometer process. The drone carried by the Perseverance rover uses the same chip as the Xiaomi 4 mobile phone.

Not only satellites, but also chips for tanks, fighter jets, etc., have never been primarily aimed at computing power requirements, but rather stability, anti-interference, and anti-radiation, and they emphasize ruggedness and durability.

But the aerospace industry gives people a high-end feeling, and being able to become a space satellite supplier sounds very impressive.

If Dongxin Semiconductor can become a Beidou chip supplier, it will make people feel that its technology level is very high when it is publicized and boasted about...

Moreover, as time goes by, the country will pay more and more attention to the security of chip backdoors, and Dongxin Semiconductor will receive more and more orders in the military, satellite, aerospace, and security fields.

In addition to chips, with the Beidou project, Shenzhou computers, Shenzhou mobile phones, and Dongling Hi-Tech's automotive department can also interact with Beidou.

For example, if you promote the use of a certain space technology, aerospace-grade materials, and the rocket uses a Shenzhou computer, and then interact with the Beidou navigation system, and launch co-branded mobile phones and computers, are you still afraid that there will not be any topics?

Even when Dongling Hi-Tech holds a new product launch conference, they will directly launch a big rocket to liven up the atmosphere. This is a real rocket!

The logo of the new product will be printed on the sponsored rocket, and people all over the world will be able to see it. This kind of publicity effect is much more immediate than advertising on TV or in newspapers.

After hearing the reply given by Li Dongling, Academician Sun couldn't help but change his expression. Four hundred million US dollars in exchange for 15% of the shares of Beidou Company.

Who will suffer a loss and who will gain from this investment will only be known in the future, but now, it is the Beidou project that needs the support of Dongling Hi-Tech.

As for the saying that if the Beidou project makes money in the future and AutoNavi Map Company takes away the 15% stake, it will be considered as taking advantage. If anyone dares to say this, Academician Sun will be the first one to disagree!

We can't just look to the future. Right now, the Beidou project can't raise any money at all. Only Dongling Hi-Tech is willing to lend a hand to the Beidou project.

Now, there are many more people who are not optimistic about Beidou than those who are optimistic about this project. How many companies in China can and dare to invest this money? !

"I will go back to Yanjing and propose that Beidou and Amap acquire shares in Beidou!"

Academician Sun stood up and said to Li Dongling that the Beidou project had been bothering him for several years and Academician Sun was unwilling to delay it any longer.

In particular, there is another voice in the domestic technology industry, calling for abandoning Beidou and joining the old European Galileo navigation system.

Academician Sun also needs Beidou to achieve results as soon as possible in order to calm public opinion and gain more support, otherwise it is likely to fail!
Li Dongling and Xiao Kecheng left the Pingyang Aerospace Research Institute. To be honest, Xiao Kecheng was a little confused along the way. Before coming to AutoNavi, Xiao Kecheng wanted to develop a car navigation system.

But now, Li Dongling’s requirements for AutoNavi Maps are not limited to in-car navigation, but also to launch online maps in the future.

Now, not only maps, AutoNavi will also act as a disguise of Dongling Hi-Tech and invest in Beidou, a project that is globally regarded as top technology.

In the future, relying on the Beidou satellite navigation system, AutoNavi will be able to take the lead in entering some technology industries and launch some new products!
Xiao Kecheng couldn't quite imagine what AutoNavi would become in the future, but it was obvious that the AutoNavi map company had become completely different from the AutoNavi that recommended shortcuts to car owners from time to time in its previous life.

"Investing in Beidou is also an opportunity for AutoNavi!"

Li Dongling looked at Xiao Kecheng and said, "While doing a good job in guiding the main business, AutoNavi can also try to enter some new industries and launch some new products, so that AutoNavi can truly become a high-tech company, not just a leader!"

Satellite navigation has been used in agricultural mechanized operations, logistics, drones, intelligent driving and other fields. Whether AutoNavi can enter these industries depends on how Xiao Kecheng leads the team. If he can lead AutoNavi to success, Dongling Hi-Tech will definitely support him.

"If the Beidou navigation system can really be built and provide satellite navigation to the mainland and overseas markets, it will also be an opportunity for AutoNavi to expand overseas!"

In the past, Google Maps conquered cities and occupied large overseas markets. This was inseparable from the fact that GPS was from America. Other navigation systems could not compete with Google at all.

With the completion of Beidou, AutoNavi will get rid of its dependence on GPS. When the time comes, AutoNavi will be able to enter the local market wherever Beidou can reach!

In the future, Amap will not only be able to provide domestic navigation services, but will also be able to enter overseas markets and compete with Google Maps!
At the same time, it can also provide traffic and users for Dongling Hi-Tech's products, and advertise for local businesses, hotels, restaurants, etc., and earn revenue from overseas!
As a member of Google's entire product line, the importance of Google Maps is not about how much money it can make for Google, but that hundreds of millions of people use it every day. These people are all potential users of Google and can provide Google with traffic and users, thus bringing in a steady stream of revenue for Google.

After hearing these words, Xiao Kecheng was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but look a little excited. He didn't expect that Amap would have the opportunity to enter the overseas market.

Li Dongling handed over the project of AutoNavi Map's investment in Beidou Company to Xiao Kecheng, Hu Zixian and others.

For the Beidou project, Dongling Hi-Tech and AutoNavi are mainly responsible for providing financial support, while the remaining technical matters are basically handled by Academician Sun and various aerospace research institutes.

After finishing projects such as the new headquarters of Dongling Hi-Tech and Amap, Li Dongling is basically about to set off for the port city.

Just before Li Dongling's departure, various big news continued to come out from the Ministry of Aerospace Industry in Yanjing, especially news related to the Beidou project.

Then the Ministry of Aerospace Industry suddenly announced that the Beidou Satellite Navigation System Project was officially reorganized into the Beidou Satellite Navigation Company!

The news came out quite quickly. The media had just heard the rumor, but then Beidou Company was announced to be established. This is not common in a company that has always been "stable".

The fact that it was able to progress so quickly was of course due to Academician Sun. No one in the domestic aerospace industry could stop him from pushing forward what he had done.

After Beidou Corporation, several aerospace research institutes reorganized or merged to form Continental Satellite, Continental Satellite Communications and other companies, and also became shareholders of Beidou Corporation.

If companies such as Mainland Satellite and Mainland Satellite Communications emerge and are responsible for building rockets, satellites, navigation systems, and commercializing Beidou navigation for Beidou, it would be understandable.

Then, news came out from Beidou that a little-known company, AutoNavi Map, had invested US$400 million in Beidou, which surprised many people. They didn't know where this company that spent 3.2 billion yuan at one time on Beidou Navigation, a bottomless pit, came from.

But later, when the media revealed that AutoNavi Map Company was linked to the company of a certain philanthropist, the outside world understood who this seemingly wealthy and powerful AutoNavi really was.

This has also caused the Beidou project, which was originally not optimistic, to begin to attract attention from many people. Some universities, research and development institutions, and companies have also begun to seek to join the Beidou project. After all, with the addition of new big money sponsors, the Beidou project is enough to be launched in the short term!

Beidou-related companies suddenly appeared before the world, and even news began to spread that Mainland Satellite and Mainland Satellite Communications were seeking to go public. Beidou-related concept stocks became hot for a while...

At a time when the domestic aerospace and technology industries were buzzing with excitement over the Beidou project.

The business jet that Li Dongling was on had already slowly landed at the Gangcheng Airport, and outside the airport, there was already a long convoy waiting there!
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