After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 686 Respect him, he's a real man
The plane landed at Detroit Airport in the early hours of the morning.

Because Flannery had informed the media of Lu Liang's itinerary in advance, the airport arrival area was surrounded by reporters in three or four circles.

"Mr. Lu, is it convenient for you to give an interview?"

"Mr. Lu, what are your views on the banking industry?"

"Mr. Lu, some people say you want to run for office. What's your opinion on this?"

All sorts of bizarre questions kept coming up, leaving Lu Liang completely bewildered. He could only respond with a smile, not even a nod.

Free and democratic media

They can easily distort the truth.

The reporter who asked him if he wanted to run for office was none other than a prominent figure from the internationally renowned BBC.

In a free country, anyone can run for office, just like Trump, a businessman who managed to get elected.

However, there are a few strict requirements, such as being born in the United States and being a citizen of the United States.

As a BBC reporter, it's impossible for him not to know.

But they still asked that question. Who knows what they were up to? If Lu Liang nodded, they might interpret it as fact.

The noise finally subsided when Lu Liang was escorted by security personnel into the airport pick-up car.

Flannery sat in the back of the car early in the morning, smiling as he looked at him: "Lu, welcome to Detroit."

He had just concluded a high-level GM meeting and decided to provide strategic market support to the US version of Tian Shu.

Lu Liang is indeed a natural-born "Hot Body"; he only arrived in New York two days ago and has already made headlines with several major news stories.

This led to a surge in his fame in the United States, and his upcoming American edition of Tian Shu also gained popularity among fans.

Flannery had to admire his own foresight in spending $50 million on marketing and promotion to prepare for the US release of the Tian Shu edition; it was definitely the best decision he made this year.

In just over 30 hours yesterday and today, GM's car sales website saw a surge in traffic, generating over 82 million page views, which is roughly equivalent to the total traffic of the past six months.

Nearly 98% of online users chose to enter the General Motors Tianxing cooperation section to browse the performance and configuration of the Tian Shu electric car.

Flannery seemed to foresee a huge surprise from the first hour's pre-orders for Tian Shu in the North American market eighteen hours later, so he overruled objections and decided to allocate group resources to Tian Shu.

General Tianxing, with "General" first and "Tianxing" second.

GM still holds a 51% stake, and the better Tian Shu sells, the more they will earn.

Moreover, Lu Liang plans to build his reputation, introduce capital institutions, raise his valuation, and go public independently, so they naturally can't hold him back.

"Where to?" Lu Liang's eyes twitched, his face contorted with despair, and he forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.

He didn't blame Flannery, since if he wanted the American version of Tian Shu to sell well, he had to be the one to show his face.

Tesla has the backing of Mars colonization, rocket recovery, and the Starlink project, so they need to get some more advantages too.

"Let's go to the press conference venue first," Flannery said with a smile, informing Lu Liang of the schedule for the next day.

First, we'll familiarize ourselves with the process to prepare for tomorrow afternoon's press conference, and then we'll visit the factory tomorrow morning.

“Okay.” Lu Liang nodded.

During the conversation, he also learned that Tesla had chosen to lower the price of the Model 3 in order to compete with the US version of the Tesla.

"$4.95 million."

Flannery frowned. Musk was really ruthless, cutting the price by $3000 in one go.

The current Maodou 3 is a car in the $40,000 price range, while theirs is $50,000, which immediately gives them a competitive edge.

Those who buy electric cars are mostly young people, both domestically and internationally, because young people generally don't have much money.

A difference of $4400 is equivalent to two months' salary for many young people, making it worthwhile for them to reconsider.

"The price of 5.39 cannot be lowered. We cannot let them lead us by the nose and drag us into a price war."

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "Then let's lower the interest rate and move the business to Delime."

He didn't expect that the acquisition of Delime would have such a positive impact so quickly.

By making some noise during the day, Delime should be able to attract a significant amount of user savings.

This money can now be used for car loan business, and at the same time, it can attract a group of new users, which is a win-win situation.

Flannery frowned: "How much can Delime reduce the car loan amount?"

He wasn't foolish enough to ask if he could take on the business; with Lu Liang backing him up, there was no way he couldn't handle it.

What he cares about is how low the interest rate can be. Car loans are very common in the United States, and even the richest people will choose to take out a loan.

Taking the Cadillac CT5, priced at $5.5, as an example, users typically make a 30% down payment and finance the remaining 70% through a loan, usually for two years, with a combined interest rate of 13.58%, resulting in $5200 in interest over two years.

Unless Delime can completely waive car loan interest, it's impossible to close the $4400 gap between Tian Shu and Mao Dou 3. Lu Liang smiled: "That's for you to negotiate. I can only guarantee that the two-year interest rate will be the lowest in the market."

Delime urgently needs to expand its business and market share; given his understanding of Harris, it's possible that it might not even make a profit.

But he wouldn't tell Flannery that Delime was his personal property, while General Star belonged to them.

"Give me your contact information, and I'll send someone to discuss it." This is a trivial matter; it's not up to Frannery to handle personally.

Unless Lu Liang is willing to negotiate with him on behalf of Delime, Delime is nothing but trash compared to General Motors, given its current size.

Flannery added, "Lu, if Deloitte doesn't meet our requirements, we will look for other banks to cooperate with."

They also have their own bank, so he can get interest-free loans if he wants.

They approached Delimei first, only out of consideration for Lu Liang.

Lu Liang shrugged and laughed, "You guys handle it. If we miss such a good opportunity, it will be a loss for Delimei."

The two talked as the vehicle drove into the desolate countryside.

Suddenly, the light ahead grew brighter, and the faint sound of tires rubbing could be heard.

A large, dome-shaped venue was set up with all the lights on inside and out, illuminating an area of ​​hundreds of meters around it.

The vehicle passed through the security personnel's inspection and drove directly into the venue through the main gate.

Amidst swirling yellow sand, nine Tian Shu vehicles of various colors sped around the venue, the occasional sound of tires rubbing against each other.

In the center of the venue, several American singing superstars, including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Gaga, went on stage to rehearse as if no one else was around.

Lu Liang couldn't help but chuckle. Flannery always said they had spent $5000 million on publicity for the press conference, and now he finally knew where that money went.

To get these superstars on stage, it would cost at least $4000 million. After all, their appearance fees, even for just one or two songs, can easily reach hundreds of millions or tens of millions, not to mention the Formula One drivers.

“Lu, wasn’t this money well spent?” Flannery smiled, his eyes crinkling.

Lu Liang nodded: "Perfect."

The scene was impressive, although due to time constraints, there wasn't enough time to lay a professional racetrack inside the venue.

But they chose to tear up the original lawn and cover it with yellow sand so that they could perform car stunts on it.

In the center of the venue, several singing superstars took to the stage one after another to perform, making the scene resemble a large-scale MW live event.

Whether the American version of Tian Shu will become a huge hit is still unknown, but it's already a guaranteed headline in the US tomorrow.

Lu Liang stroked his chin, making up his mind that when the Tianxing SVU model was launched in the second half of the year, they would also make a move on it.

Just then, a Latina woman walked over. She was decisive and efficient, and looked to be around forty years old.

Flannery introduced with a smile: "Ben Geffrey, the chief planner of this press conference."

"Hello, Miss Greta."

Lu Liang bowed slightly, thus learning his appearance time and responsibilities for tomorrow.

Its main function is as a mascot: make an appearance, chat for a bit, and then announce the price.

"Lu, are you sure you don't need a prepared speech?" Gefrey wanted to provide a prepared speech, but Lu Liang refused.

"Don't worry, I'm very good at speaking without a script." Lu Liang looked displeased. Apart from last year's East-West Entrepreneurs Symposium press conference, he had never used a prepared speech.

At the end of April, there was a press conference for the domestically produced Tian Shu. Back then, we had to memorize the parameters, which was so difficult, but we still managed to get through it.

Besides, it's just a mascot for now.

That's a piece of cake.

Grevery glanced at Flannery, who smiled and said, "Since Mr. Lu doesn't need it, you don't need to prepare it for him."

It's just a press conference, not even a premiere, and it's so entertaining that even if Lu Liang performed without a script, there wouldn't be any problem.

"Watch me do my job," Lu Liang said with a smile.

The group then discussed tomorrow's press conference.

Xu Jiawei, standing to the side, looked strange. Franelli's idea was so naive. If Tang Caidie knew, she would definitely give him a thumbs up.

Three years, three annual meetings.

Even though Tang Caidie repeatedly instructed and tirelessly proofread the process, Boss Lu never followed the procedure.

Now, in a venue that can hold more than 70,000 people and is being broadcast live globally, they still dare to let Lu Liang perform without a script.

Xu Jiawei respected him as a true man.

(End of this chapter)