After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 765 Safety is the Greatest Luxury
On the evening of September 17, Tianxing Auto announced its financing plan.

The plan is to offer 15% of the equity for a massive $72 billion financing round.

The news has not only caused a stir in the investment banking sector both domestically and internationally, but has also sparked heated discussions among netizens.

If a 15% stake is worth $72 billion, then that would represent a valuation of $480 billion for Tianxing Automotive.

“It’s not that I don’t understand, it’s just that the world is too chaotic. It was only worth 90 billion US dollars a year ago, and in the blink of an eye it has increased more than fivefold.”

"It's not that it's incomprehensible. Tesla's market value has returned to $2000 billion, so $480 billion for Tianxing isn't too much."

"Tsk tsk, Lu Liang's net worth is probably about to experience a surge."

As soon as the news was announced, the calls for boycotting Yao Guang's press conference instantly decreased by 99%.

After all, the financing is mainly for the construction of the second-phase factory, which is essentially to increase production capacity. This shows that Tianxing is still listening carefully to the voice of consumers, just like before.

However, the voices of resistance online were gradually replaced by discussions about Lu Liang's net worth.

After all, according to Forbes last year, Tianxing Automotive was valued at $90 billion, with Lu Liang holding 62.6% of the shares.

But now, if the financing is successful, it means that the capital market recognizes Tianxing Auto's valuation of $480 billion.

Although Lu Liang's shareholding will be diluted according to the corresponding ratio, it will still be 53.21% after dilution.

Therefore, the equity value of Tianxing Auto alone is as high as US$255.4 billion, equivalent to RMB 1762 billion.

In addition to Tianxing Financial, and its holdings in Ningde Times, Douyin, Didi, Panda, and other miscellaneous companies, it is highly likely that he will become the richest person in the world.

Tomorrow is the launch event for Yaoguang's new car.

Xiao Wang and Lao Meng co-founded Kunpeng Fast Charging, which has a nationwide presence. As semi-new energy industry professionals, they were invited to attend the new car launch event.

Upon learning that Lu Liang had become the richest man in China, Xiao Wang jumped three feet high off his hotel bed and rushed to find Lu Liang, his face full of curiosity: "Did you really become the richest man?"

He always felt it was a pity to lose the title of the son of the richest man, but becoming the richest man's close friend seemed like a good thing.

"You believe what people say?"

Lu Liang rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Don't you know how much Hengtai's market value increased recently?"

If Hengtai hadn't acquired New World Development and its market value hadn't experienced a surge, there would be absolutely no controversy that he would have become the richest man in China.

However, with the successful acquisition of New World by Hengtai, its market value has soared, reaching HK$6500 billion as of the last trading day.

The Xu family directly or indirectly holds 70% of the shares, and their family wealth has reached US$583 billion, equivalent to more than RMB400 billion, leaving the second-ranked family with more than RMB100 billion in assets.

Although Lu Liang owns Tianxing Finance in addition to Tianxing Auto, even he himself is unsure of the true value of the financial group.

It could be a lot, given that it manages over $3000 billion in assets, but it could also be a little, since it's all raised through financing.

After thinking it over, Xiao Wang felt a pang of regret: "If you hadn't helped Hengtai acquire New World, you would definitely be the richest person next year."

At this moment, Meng Changkun walked over and said, "As the old saying goes, 'The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.' Did Old Wang have a good ending?"

“Having spent so much time with Brother Kun, I’ve realized you haven’t learned a thing about his way of dealing with people,” Lu Liang said.

The Dongda Rich List is also known as the "Pig Slaughter List," because the richest person is often a pig, and few of them can have a good ending.

Not to mention that Lu Liang doesn't yet have the ability to become the richest man in Dongda University, even if he did, he would refuse to be on the list.

Anyway, no one can say for sure what Tianxing Financial's valuation is. As long as he makes a call, it can be excluded from the statistics.

Being ranked second or third is fine. Luliang already has enough fame; any more would be a burden and a responsibility.

Xiao Wang's face darkened, and she swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue, looking exactly like a wronged little wife.

Meng Changkun smiled and didn't make things difficult for Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang's experience was different from theirs, and his thoughts were bound to be different.

He talked about the recent situation in the charging pile industry, noting that as the penetration rate of the new energy market approaches 20%, a large amount of capital is targeting this lucrative market.

If others are fast, they need to be even faster. The initial capital of 100 million yuan has almost run out, and it's time to put financing on the agenda.

Lu Liang smiled and said, "I called you all here today to discuss this matter."

Every new energy vehicle company has its own supercharging stations and battery swapping stations, and Tianxing Auto should have them too.

Of the $72 billion raised, only one-third will be invested in the construction of the second-phase factory.

The remaining two-thirds will be allocated as follows: half will be invested in research and development, and half of the other half will be invested in the construction of supercharging stations, amounting to approximately $6 million.

"Would you like to accept our investment from Tianxing Auto to jointly build supercharging stations, or should I introduce you to a few investment banks and let Kunpeng develop on its own?"

Lu Liang offered two options, and Xiao Wang answered without hesitation: "Of course, we should accept the investment from Tianxing Auto. It would make our relationship even stronger."

"Shut up, you."

Meng Changkun glared at him, annoyed, then turned to Lu Liang and asked, "What do you think?"

"I respect your thoughts."

Lu Liang chuckled. It was obvious that, between accepting investment and being introduced to an investment bank, Lao Meng had chosen the latter.

“We want to try it out ourselves first, after all, you are a shareholder of Kunpeng Fast Charging, which is an unchangeable fact.”

Meng Changkun chuckled, like a street thug, indicating that he wanted it all. Although Lu Liang was a shareholder of Kunpeng Fast Charging, a company is a company, and an individual is an individual.

Individual investments are not subject to non-compete clauses, but corporate investments may trigger non-compete clauses for certain companies.

Charging stations are, after all, third-party providers. If given a choice, they would naturally prefer to welcome everyone and not be bound by any single company.

"Whatever you like, it's up to you." Lu Liang couldn't help but chuckle.

"You're not angry, are you?" Old Meng asked.

"How can it be."

Lu Liang rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Do you think I'm Xiao Wang?"

"...You don't have to love, but don't hurt." Xiao Wang said with a resentful look.

The two of them burst into laughter.

At 10:00 AM on the 18th, Yaoguang released the news, which was simultaneously broadcast live across the entire internet.

The Tianxing Yaoguang made its debut, and in terms of appearance design, it significantly adopted the family design features of the Beidou series, maintaining a high degree of consistency with the Tian Shu in style.

Although the body design borrows from the fastback design of the Porsche Cayenne, it abandons Porsche's signature "frog-like" front end and replaces it with an arched front end with extremely distinct lines and layers.

It gives the impression of being both a soft SUV and a rugged off-road vehicle, a contradiction that doesn't clash with its style. In short, it's simply 'cool'!
"A 96-degree large battery..."

"Real-world range of 598 kilometers..."

"Integrated die-casting technology..."

"Tianxing 2.5 Assisted Intelligent Driving..."

"Safety is the greatest luxury..."

Unlike Tian Shu, which focuses on speed and ultimate experience, Lu Liang proposed the concept that safety is the greatest luxury.

"Damn it, can you please stop talking? I'm afraid I can't afford it!!!"

Hundreds of thousands of people watched the live stream online, and the screen was filled with comments saying "Announce the price quickly."

Even before that, some professional car reviewers had deduced the approximate cost based on the published data.

That number caused countless potential consumers to lose their minds on the spot, and now Lu Liang is marketing safety as the ultimate luxury concept.

It's almost an open statement.

This car is destined to be expensive.

But some people are still persistent and want to know exactly how much Yao Guang costs and whether they can afford it.

"Liangzi, can you please stop babbling? We already know Yaoguang's data."

A sharp voice suddenly rang out from below the stage, piercing the hall and even reaching Lu Liang on the stage.

He followed the gaze and saw a little girl with a flushed face, who quickly lowered her head and covered her face with her hands.

"It's time to announce the price; stop filming her." Lu Liang couldn't help but chuckle as he stopped the cameramen.

He suddenly turned to the camera with an arrogant grin and said, "You guys really want to know how much the Yaoguang costs?"

"Can you please stop keeping us in suspense?"

"If you keep babbling, I'm going to go on stage and tell you the truth."

The audience booed loudly, and no one paid any attention to the girl who had just spoken. If anyone did, it was only because she hadn't been harsh enough.

Seeing that attention had returned to him, Lu Liang smiled with satisfaction: "Alright, announce it now!"

He knew how much influence he wielded, and that any unintentional action could lead to innocent bystanders being cyberbullied.

Aside from the seemingly friendly and polite business partners in the front row, most of the invited guests today are his supporters.

Although Lu Liang is very strict with the company's management personnel, he is always very generous to outsiders and knows that he is always called Liangzi or Gou Liang.

He considered it a term of endearment.

I never took it to heart.

"Count down to the last three numbers."

"Three~"

"Two~"

"one!"

"Please look at the big screen~"

Like Tian Shu, it only has three versions.

They are the front-wheel drive version, the long-range version, and the four-wheel drive long-range version, priced at 34.99, 37.99, and 39.99 respectively.

(End of this chapter)