After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 769 Released a Monster
"Don't be ungrateful. I'm here to help you."

Zhou Yi smiled, not blaming Lu Liang for his rudeness; the more rude Lu Liang was, the better their relationship was.

After all, it's already decided that he can take it a step further, but inevitably, he'll have to spend a few years honing his skills in a western city.

Western cities are generally poor, not as prosperous as East China, nor as well-connected as Central China.

Building a good relationship with Lu Liang in advance might come in handy in the future.

"I appreciate your kind words," Lu Liang chuckled, then added, "but I've already decided on the ownership of the second-phase factory."

Zhou Yi looked thoughtful: "They didn't even listen to the investment conditions before deciding on the ownership. I guess I understand."

"Which city?" Lu Liang asked with a smile.

“Nanjing, which is also located in East China, is absolutely excluded.”

Zhou Yi first ruled out Nanjing, the capital of three provinces and the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, and then ruled out Fatty Jiang, who relied on his bloodsucking underlings.

The location of Tianxing Automobile's second-phase production base is already clear: it should be Wuhan in central China.

Electric vehicles are, after all, large commodities, and cities with convenient transportation are the preferred choice.

The first phase and headquarters are located in Suzhou, radiating throughout the Yangtze River Delta and some coastal cities.

Assuming the second phase factory is not located in the Pearl River Delta, then Wuhan, a city in central China, would be the best choice.

Furthermore, Suzhou and Wuhan are about 600 kilometers apart as the crow flies, which is neither far nor close.

Tianxing's supply chain system is located in Suzhou. If the second-phase production base is too far away, transportation will also be a problem.

"Bingo, you got it right." Lu Liang snapped his fingers and asked with a smile, "What's Director Zhao's attitude?"

Wuhan is the best choice, but there are Dongfeng Group, Lotus, and XPeng Motors.

Most importantly, Wuhan has the first automobile city in the country, with more than 1200 auto parts suppliers.

Although Lu Liang spearheaded the development of the Loushui New Energy Industrial Park, he didn't want to put all his eggs in one basket.

In the era of new energy vehicles, not only should car manufacturers compete for survival, but suppliers should also join the competition and innovate.

Lu Liang often says in the media that he hopes everyone will work together to make the industry better and better.

He used to just talk big and empty words, but after talking about it for a long time and with the change in his status, he felt that he really had this responsibility.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Director Zhao is determined to win. The Dongda Automobile City across the country needs Tianxing's participation."

After thinking for a long time, Lu Liang suddenly smiled and said, "Then let's have Director Zhao as the next person to come in for discussion."

"Aren't you going to listen to other conditions?" Zhou Yi asked in surprise.

"It's better to be open and honest."

"That's true."

A short while later, Lu Liang and Zhou Yi left the office and returned to the reception room.

Zhou Yi shrugged and said with a smile, "It's up to you directors, we from Suzhou have lost out."

Jiang, Zhao, and Liu all had different expressions. Director Zhao looked thoughtful when Lu Liang suddenly invited him, "Director Zhao, this way please."

"Director Jiang, Director Liu, if you don't mind, I'd like to have a chat with you." Zhou Yi smiled, intentionally trying to smooth things over for Lu Liang.

Although they all say they don't care, if they are excluded from the discussion even if the conditions are not met, they will inevitably feel resentful.

Lu Liang led Zhao Liqiu out of the reception room. Before leaving, he glanced at Zhou Yi, his eyes filled with gratitude.

The two arrived at the office, and Lu Liang got straight to the point: "Director Zhao, to be honest, Wu Han is our first choice."

Zhao Liqiu was taken aback, but managed to suppress his excitement: "President Lu, we've already missed it once, we won't miss it a second time."

He took out documents and a map of the entire city from his briefcase, pointing to a 2230-mu (approximately 145 hectares) plot of land along the Tongshun River in Hanyang District.

Although it is far from the city center and even outside the Fourth Ring Road, twelve top universities, including Wuhan University of Technology, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, and Wuhan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, all have branch campuses here.

Dongfeng Voyah, Lotus, XPeng Motors, and BYD, which is about to be launched, have all settled here, and the surrounding supply chain system is definitely no less than that of the Loushui New Energy Industrial Park.

"As long as the total output value reaches 100 billion yuan in five years, Tianxing Auto will not only enjoy the land use rights for 20 years, but the Finance Department is also willing to provide a five-year interest-free loan of 12 billion yuan and a financing subscription of 1 billion US dollars."

Lu Liang was frank with him, and Zhao Liqiu didn't hold back either, directly presenting the maximum possible conditions to facilitate this cooperation. With the booming development of the Loushui New Energy Industrial Park, few people know that Wuhan's Automobile City is actually the first concentrated center of the automotive industry chain in China.

Restoring the glory of Wuhan Automobile City is our inescapable duty, and Zhao Liqiu came with the best conditions he could obtain.

Lu Liang subconsciously compared the conditions offered by Su Cheng to those offered by Wu Han this time, and found that the policy incentives were significantly more substantial.

He suddenly smiled and extended his right hand: "Director Zhao, do you have time the day after tomorrow? We'd like to go and see for ourselves."

"On behalf of the 1108 million people of Wuhan, I welcome President Lu's arrival." Zhao Liqiu was delighted, knowing that the character "八" (eight) was about to be revealed.

After finishing his conversation with Zhao Liqiu, Lu Liang met with Director Jiang from Nanjing and Director Liu from Hefei.

Explain the reason and tell them that you will be going to Wuhan for investigation. If there are no unexpected circumstances, it will be Wuhan. I hope they can understand.

The two were unwilling to give up, so they exchanged contact information, so that if Wu Han's trip did not go smoothly, they could come to their city at any time to inspect and welcome Lu Liang.

After seeing off the leaders, including Zhou Yi, Lu Liang notified Wang Xiaofeng and Hu Weiwei to hold a meeting, informing them of the conditions provided by Wu Han and requesting that the two of them go to inspect the area together the day after tomorrow.

Lu Liang spent the entire afternoon in the park welcoming and seeing off guests, and meeting with the capital institutions that would be participating in the financing the next day.

The Series E funding round hasn't even started yet, but $32 billion of the $72 billion subscription quota has already been allocated.

Wuhan Finance Department invested $1 billion, CITIC $10 million, and Sequoia Capital, GSR Ventures and JD.com invested an additional $7-3 million.

On the afternoon of the 20th, on the 15th floor of the office building in Tianxing Park.

The heads of various domestic new energy vehicle companies flocked to the scene, since the capital institutions that invested in Tianxing Automotive represent an interest in the new energy industry, and they might just invest in them.

Furthermore, Lu Liang also said he was willing to help them make connections and get to know some overseas capital.

Li Bing moved like a dragon, seizing every opportunity to promote NIO's battery swapping program to everyone he met.

Li Xiang, not to be outdone, proclaimed himself the top domestic luxury new energy vehicle brand and the king of sales.

Seeing this, Shen Hui of WM Motor, Zhu Jianming of Leapmotor, and Wei Jun of DeepBlue Technology also stepped forward, showcasing themselves as rising stars of the new generation.

After all, they watched as Li Bing chatted with a blond man for a few minutes and received a $200 million investment.

They gradually discovered that foreigners were not as smart as they had imagined; compared to Shen Peng, Zhu Hu, Zhang Lei, and others, they were rather naive and adorable.

For a time, even the conference hall, which could accommodate 300 people, felt a bit crowded, with people everywhere trying to attract investment or forming groups to deceive foreigners.

Looking at this scene, Lu Liang smiled and asked, "How's the privatization of Chinese Estates going?"

“The progress is already 85%, and we can apply for delisting in another week,” Wen Chao replied softly. He was here today on behalf of Tianxing Financial to participate in the financing of Tianxing Auto.

On the one hand, they came to report on their work, and on the other hand, they came to see which companies were worth investing in.

After all, Lu Liang granted him a high degree of authority. As long as the reason was appropriate and there was a clear market prospect, transactions under $5000 million did not need to be declared.

Wen Chao paused for a few seconds, then said, "Guangsheng's personnel changes are complete, and they are now recruiting new staff."

"There's a bit of trouble with Delime Bank. The firm informed us that the IRS's lawsuit was dismissed by the New York court."

Americans pride themselves on the free market, but that's just bullshit. He's never seen a lawsuit with solid evidence get rejected before.

"Because they know they are in the wrong, and once a formal lawsuit begins, they are very likely to lose." Lu Liang smiled, his eyes narrowing.

"Harris came up with a dirty trick: while filing a lawsuit in federal court, he also filed lawsuits in the other 49 states at the same time."

Wen Chao suddenly laughed. The United States has fifty states and fifty-one laws in total. In addition to the state laws, there are also federal laws.

While state laws are mostly similar, some differ, and there are always interstate courts that clash with the IRS.

Lu Liang clicked his tongue in amazement and exclaimed, "He really is a ruthless person. Isn't he afraid of something happening to him?"

Doing this is tantamount to rubbing the IRS's face in the ground repeatedly.

Wen Chao sighed, "I did warn him, but he was even hoping for an accident to happen to him."

"..." Lu Liang remained silent for a long time, unsure of how to comment: "It seems like I released a monster."

"Harris, thank you very much," Wen Chao sighed softly.

After all, Lu Liang helped Harris when he needed dignity the most and had the least dignity.

(End of this chapter)