After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 702 The Celestial Star System gains a powerful new general!
"Lu Sheng, Yi Yun's gathering has ended."

After leaving Yiyun Villa, Li Zhekai learned about what had happened next. After much deliberation, he decided to call Lu Liang to inform him.

Li Ka-shing rarely acknowledged him, even though PCCW has grown into a telecommunications giant in Hong Kong and Singapore. In Li Ka-shing's eyes, it was still like a child playing in the mud.

Li Ka-shing highly praised the friendship between Lu Liang and the Li family, and repeatedly instructed them to maintain the relationship, as there might be opportunities for cooperation between Lu Liang and the Li family in the future.

The conflict between father and son has lasted for half their lives, but every time, Li Ka-shing has proven himself right.

Although Li Zhekai was still stubborn, he had actually given in to it and would subconsciously follow his lead.

"They've broken up?" Lu Liang clicked his tongue in surprise. "That can't be true."

He had just left the hotel and was heading to the airport to catch a flight back to Shanghai.

"We set up a stage for a performance, but the main character didn't show up. Instead, we received a call from Director Chen," Li Zhekai remarked with deep emotion.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is like a Damocles' sword hanging over the heads of speculators in the Hong Kong market.

He was not only a county magistrate, but also a local official, so it's no wonder they fled at the first sign of trouble.

The richer you are, the more afraid you are of dying. Otherwise, Liu wouldn't have rushed back to Switzerland before his kidneys even expired.

He said he was taking a break to prepare for the next surgery, but actually he just went abroad to observe the situation.

"Looks like there will be less trouble in the future."

Lu Liang's lips curled up into a playful smile, giving off an air of effortless annihilation.

Li Zhe-kai said with a smile, "The big trouble may be gone, but the small trouble may not be."

Lu Liang raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"

Li Zhe-kai said, "Some people have made enough money and want to stop, but some people haven't made enough yet."

Lu Liang understood and chuckled, "Brother Li, this is your problem, not mine."

Manipulating the market not only brings quick profits but also a great sense of accomplishment, giving you a detached, self-assured mindset in a world where everyone else is drunk.

Lu Liang used to be addicted to it, but now he has learned a new way of playing from Lao Ma. Making money and profits are means, not ends.

After all, nowadays, a single action can earn enough wealth to last several lifetimes of extravagant spending.

When people have money, they want power.

"It is indeed my fault, and I will definitely not let anyone bother you," Li Zhekai quickly stated.

"That's it, hang up."

Half an hour later, the plane took off from Hong Kong and, after a flight of one and a half hours, landed smoothly at Pudong New Area Airport.

Over the next few days, Lu Liang had a very busy schedule, traveling abroad and making headlines.

It's time for Suzhou to make a appearance in Shanghai and handle some documents that require his signature and authorization.

During this time, I received a call from Chen Jiebin, who said that they had negotiated a price of HK$72 billion for the Zhixiang Building.

Lu Liang smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Chen."

It's unclear how much dirt Liu has on people, but it's probably not small; he's at least saved them hundreds of millions.

After exchanging pleasantries and ending the call, Lu Liang called Tang Caidie again, asking her to take charge of the follow-up to this matter.

July passed by without us even realizing it.
A new month has arrived in the blink of an eye.

Autumn seems to have come exceptionally early this year, with various new energy vehicle brands making continuous moves since August.

Changan's subsidiary, DeepBlue, fired the first shot in August by launching the S7, an SUV range extender equipped with the Tianxing Intelligent Driving Package.

The slogan is: "World-class intelligent driver assistance system, the only model in the 200,000 yuan price range equipped with intelligent driving."

The stronger the initial resistance, the more enthusiastic the current praise, as if it were something only found in heaven.

With Tianxing Auto's successful overseas expansion and recognition by CCTV, the new energy vehicle industry has entered a period of intense competition and elimination.

The first brand to go bankrupt due to withdrawal of investment has emerged: Changjiang New Energy Vehicles, which belongs to Changjiang Automobile.

The brand was formerly known as Five Dragons Electric Vehicles. In 13, Li Ka-shing invested 51 billion yuan in Yangtze Automobile, and Yangtze New Energy was born from this investment.

This brand was unknown to anyone when it was alive.

But after his death, he became the first domino in China's new energy industry.

After all, Li Ka-shing is a notorious shrewd businessman, and in a sense, a trendsetter in the industry. His decisive withdrawal of investment this time, letting more than 50 billion yuan go down the drain, is probably not only because Yangtze New Energy Vehicles no longer has investment value.

It also reveals a signal that the toxic environment in the new energy industry may be starting to change.

If this conjecture holds true, then the number of existing more than one hundred new energy vehicle brands will begin to decrease year by year until a final few winners emerge.

So all that talk about self-developed systems across the board and curbing Tianxing's monopoly on in-vehicle infotainment systems is just screwed.

All brands have unanimously adjusted their strategies, making survival their top priority.

To survive, the first thing you need is money.

A company's funding sources are divided into revenue and financing.

The former is not applicable to the current market environment.

After all, new energy is a new industry and a new sector.

Only Tesla and BYD are profitable, while Tianxing Auto is operating at a loss.

Therefore, the only remaining source of funding is financing.

However, with Li Ka-shing's decisive withdrawal of investment leading to the bankruptcy of Yangtze New Energy, it is estimated that car companies will not be able to raise funds with just PowerPoint presentations in the future; they will need to prove certain achievements.

Therefore, Deep Blue boldly set an example.

Since there aren't any smart cars in the 20 yuan price range on the market yet, let them be the pioneers.

Anyway, they were the first to surrender to Tianxing Technology and received a permanent 30% discount. The intelligent driving upgrade package, originally priced at 15000 yuan, only cost them 10500 yuan, which naturally reduced their cost by 5000 yuan compared to their competitors.

They also plan to exchange the 5000 yuan for a discount on optional genuine leather seats, giving it all away to consumers.

Implementation has proven that DeepBlue made the right move.

The Tian Shu, priced at 29.89 yuan, is beyond the reach of most families, especially considering that delivery is still four months away.

Previously, consumers had no second-best option in the market.

Just then, the top-of-the-line Deep Blue S7 with the Tianxing Intelligent Driving Package, a range-extended vehicle without battery anxiety, was launched with a price of only 19.98 yuan.

The new car received 6230 pre-orders in the first hour after its release, and 10252 pre-orders within 24 hours.

A powerful new member has joined the Tianxing Galaxy!

The S7 becomes the first new energy vehicle, after the Tian Shu, to break the 10,000-unit mark in a short time.

Will the Tianxing Intelligent Driving Package become the mainstream configuration in the future market?

Lu Liang is playing a grand game!

With over 10,000 orders placed within 24 hours, and this being a new car from a new brand, various media outlets, like sharks smelling blood, rushed to forward the news and write related articles.

Seeing this, competitors couldn't sit still either, and they all contacted Wang Xiaofeng to customize intelligent driving packages for their own models.

At this moment, Lu Liang also received a call from Wang Xiaofeng, who asked with a smile, "How's it going? Will Tianxing's market share reach 20% in the second half of the year?"

His intentions are not hard to guess; they have been mentioned in various articles. Tianxing wants to become the Apple + Android of the automotive industry.

But even if others find out, it won't be a big deal, because this is a blatant, overt scheme.

Tianxing Car Infotainment System is free for any car manufacturer. Tianxing Smart Driving Package can be ordered exclusively by any car manufacturer as long as you have the money.

"We should be able to reach 20%," Wang Xiaofeng said, noting that Tianxing's vehicle infotainment system had previously achieved a market installation rate of 14.5%.

Wuling is their most loyal supporter, with almost all of their models equipped with the Tianxing vehicle system. This single company alone has a market share of 4.2%. There are also mid-generation brands like NIO and Li Auto, as well as newer brands like Leapmotor and Voyah.

After all, just like people, companies are prone to laziness. The car infotainment systems they painstakingly develop are not as user-friendly as free ones, so over time they give up on the idea of ​​developing their own.

Moreover, Deep Blue has set an example.

As things stand, as long as their algorithm technology doesn't lag too far behind the leading companies, their market share will continue to grow steadily.

If any of these automakers that have equipped their vehicles with Tianxing infotainment systems want to enter the mid-to-high-end market, they will become potential customers of the Tianxing Intelligent Driving Package.

Because their consumers are already accustomed to the interface template and operation method of Tianxing in-vehicle system.

If they suddenly switch to a different system, their consumers may not necessarily buy it.

It's fair to say that once they chose Tianxing Car Infotainment System, there was no going back.

(End of this chapter)