After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 304: Anxious April

"Brother, the oil is ready."

"Let's go back to the company first."

Lu Liang nodded and put away his phone. The messages in the two WeChat groups of NIO and Li Auto both showed 99+.

No one wants to wait any longer. It’s just like the huge explosion of Tik Tok last year, which triggered the whole nation to enter the era of self-media, and mobile phone manufacturers launched camera phones one after another.

Oil prices have broken through 7%, which is a good time for the development and growth of electric vehicles. Cars are not like mobile phones. Once purchased, they will not be replaced for three to five years at the shortest, and five to eight years at the longest.

None of them are willing to let BYD and Tesla lead the way, and regardless of whether they can be mass-produced, they just want to get the word out first, giving consumers the opportunity to choose and buying themselves more time.

For example, if a consumer wants to buy Maodou 3, but suddenly hears that NIO ES8 and Xpeng G3 are about to be produced, he may hesitate and choose to wait and see the price-performance ratio before making a decision.

It can be expected that the new energy market will be very lively in April.

Lu Liang had just returned to the company when he received a call from Hu Weiwei, saying that Wuling hoped to get their authorization again.

The sales of Hongguang mini have made Wuling taste the sweetness. Now they are ready to launch Wuling Kaijie and enter the SUV flagship field.

Fuel vehicles have to worry about the engine and gearbox not keeping up with the times, but with electric vehicles, everyone is poor, so there is no reason why others can sell at high prices but Wuling cannot.

Wuling Kaijie's competitor is BYD Song. This time they plan to sell it for more than 10 yuan, get rid of the reputation of being low-end, and launch an attack on the mid-end.

"Wuling has made great progress."

Lu Liang was shocked and said with a smile: "I agree. I will undertake all pre-sales and after-sales services for free."

He looks forward to the production of Ideal One and NIO ES8. As long as there is enough data support, the research and development speed of intelligent driving will become faster and faster.

In April, the new energy market was in turmoil.
The battle is intense, you finish your song and I'll take the stage.

Even Hengchi, which only has a name, was forced to sit at the table under the lavish spending strategy of the new richest man.

Lao Xu has invested tens of billions of dollars and plans to complete the entire process from “0 to 1” in the field of new energy vehicles in two years.

Breaking news, one after another.

Before the market could digest Hengtai's billion-dollar investment into the new energy market, and before NIO ES8 opened its reservation channel.

WM Motor, invested by Baidu, has quietly launched its first mass-produced model, the EX5, and opened a reservation channel.

"We at WM Motor have always adhered to the concept of 'technology for all' and focused on the mainstream market segment of RMB 15 to RMB 25..."

Tesla is an outsider, and outsiders are good at chanting sutras. They cannot fight, and they have no confidence that they can win.

But BYD Song still has great confidence in competing in the mid-range SUV market.

The WM EX5 is priced between 14.98 and 19.98 yuan, targeting the BYD Song.

Their three-electric compatibility may not be as good as BYD's, but with the support of Baidu in the field of electronic control, they are far ahead of the market.

According to founder Shen Hun, in the battery field, they use lithium iron carbonate from Ningde Times, which is comparable to BYD Song.

In the field of motors, they are equipped with the latest permanent magnet synchronous motor, and its performance and power are 60% stronger than that of BYD Song.

In the field of electronic control, Baidu's technology is well known to everyone. It is no exaggeration to say that at present, it is the best in the country.

As for the interior and styling, needless to say, BYD is famous for its plasticky interior and tacky styling.

Comparing the two, WM EX5 crushes BYD Song in all aspects.

When Li Bing heard the news, he not only cursed in the group, but also blasted on Weibo: "Fuck Weimar."

NIO and WM Motor are both located in Shanghai. Before NIO planned to open the reservation channel on April 4, he contacted Shen Hun specifically.

Ask WM Motor in a nice tone whether it has taken any action recently. If so, everyone can discuss it and leave a few days in between to avoid any offsetting effects, which will not have the positive effect of the publicity.

At that time, Shen Hun kept saying that Weimar did not take any action in early April, but in the end they stabbed him in the back.

Although the prices of es8 and EX5 are different, there is at least a Maodou 3 in between, but they will announce the price tomorrow, starting at 42.8 yuan. Today, the price of WM EX5 starts at only 14.98 yuan, which clearly shows that they are trying to put them on the spot.

Li Bing hurriedly found Lu Liang, hoping that he would attend the press conference tomorrow to take advantage of his popularity and not let the popularity of es8 fade.

"What time?" Lu Liang couldn't help laughing.

The starting price is 42.8, which is indeed very high, and this is the model with rented battery. Once the optional battery is selected, the price will soar to 57.9.

Li Bing knew the price was high.
In fact, he knew it and did it on purpose.

NIO's battery swap stations have not yet reached scale, so it will first set high prices to stabilize its image as a high-end brand and strive to go public in the United States as soon as possible. Once it has the funds after the listing to build a large number of battery swap stations, it will then slowly lower prices to seize the market.

This market is very new and everyone is still exploring the path to development. It is unclear whether NIO’s strategy is correct, so investors just let Li Bing do it.

"Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, National Sports Center, you'd better arrive half an hour early."

Li Bing's brows relaxed and he smiled happily.

With Lu Liang here, there is no need to worry about traffic. If he suddenly becomes popular, he can also predict a market value of 100 billion US dollars for NIO. That would be awesome.

"See you tomorrow."

Lu Liang raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a strange smile. Li Bing's idea was actually not bold at all.

[On November 2021, 11, NIO’s market value was US$1 billion. ]

Less than 100 billion, but infinitely close to 100 billion.

"21 years! Four years later."

As time went by, Lu Liang received more and more information. Although it was fragmented, the large number of information enabled him to have an idea of ​​what the future market would look like.

If he did not exist, the domestic new energy market would have started to take off between 20 and 21.

That’s why Neinde has a market value of one trillion dollars, Tesla has a market value of 12000 trillion dollars, and NIO has a market value of 983 billion dollars.

The current time point may be advanced. How much it will be advanced depends on when Ningde’s market value exceeds one trillion.

Although not very accurate,

But it can also be regarded as a reference standard.

The next day, around 1:00 p.m.

Lu Liang arrived at the National Sports Center half an hour in advance.

As soon as he appeared, reporters raised their cameras and pointed all kinds of lenses at him. Lu Liang had gotten used to it.

But he was not used to it. When he was present, others would steal the spotlight. There was a noise behind him, and a large number of cameras were suddenly diverted and aimed at behind Lu Liang.

He looked back curiously, a look of realization appeared on his face, he stopped and waited for a while, then asked with a smile: "Why didn't Mr. Liu come?"

Milk Tea Sister, who was born in 93, gave birth to a daughter for Qiangzi last year, and has firmly established herself as the boss lady of JD.com. She often attends various events on behalf of Qiangzi, making her a true heroine in any happy novel.

In comparison, Lu Liang is an old guy born in 85. He has stepped from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, and the veil of mystery is no longer there.

"Hello, Mr. Lu. Qiangdong is on a business trip to Shenzhen Town and can't make it today." Milk Tea Girl smiled and behaved gracefully.

"Mr. Zhang, please."

"Mr. Lu, you first."

The two entered the press conference venue under the arrangement of the staff, and their seats were only separated by an aisle.

"Boss Lei, long time no see."

The press conference was boring, and there was still some time before it officially started.

To Lu Liang's left is Milk Tea Girl, and to his right is Lei Jun. It is obviously inappropriate to chat and pass the time with a married woman.

Old Lei could only chat a few words. Lei Jun smiled and said, "Boss Lu, it's been a long time since we last met in Beijing."

He added: "I heard that this trip to Tokyo was very rewarding."

"Not bad." Lu Liang smiled.

The bigger the group, the fewer secrets it has. I don’t know where the news came from, but it said that Sumitomo Mitsui’s investment department went long on Brent crude oil and made more than $1 billion overnight.

It happened that Lu Liang was in Tokyo during those days and was warmly received by Sumitomo Mitsui.

Coincidentally, on the first of this month, Tianxing Private Equity updated its net value. After deducting the increase in Tesla's stock price, it seemed that it had made several hundred million dollars.

One coincidence is a coincidence, two coincidences can barely be considered a coincidence, but three coincidences cannot be called a coincidence, right?

Such an impressive record was naturally attributed to Lu Liang, and the private equity investors never mentioned redemption again.

Lu Liang looked towards the stage and changed the subject, asking, "Who is the female host?"

At this press conference, Li Bing not only appeared in person, but also invited a female host to host the event.

It feels very professional, but also unprofessional, and I vaguely feel that the relationship with Li Bing is a bit strange.

Lei Jun was speechless, and before he could say anything, the milk tea girl next to him chuckled and said, "Mr. Lu, you are right. Miss Wang is Mr. Li's wife and a host at CCTV."

Lu Liang suddenly realized and didn't talk much.

He really didn't like Li Bing's wife's appearance. Not only did she look like a Chinese American, but her behavior was also similar.

An exaggerated smile with a wide open mouth and teeth showing feels weird if it is not a spontaneous one but is done deliberately.

But she is someone else's wife after all.

(End of this chapter)