After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 848 They Can't Control Me

"Brother Dong, you're too timid. You need to show the courage you had when you fought Wang Wei back in the day."

JD.com's annual sales consistently exceed one trillion yuan, while its annual net profit is less than 600 billion yuan.

With a net profit margin of only six percent, it's comparable to that of manufacturing companies. The main difference lies in labor costs; JD.com spends at least several hundred billion yuan more on personnel expenses each year, which leads to a sharp drop in net profit.

This is the responsibility that entrepreneurs should have, that's true. But while enterprises assume social responsibility, they should also enjoy certain privileges.

Companies that assume more social responsibility should enjoy more privileges.

For example, now that Jack Ma has left, Alibaba Group's personnel, affairs, and finances are in chaos, which is exactly the opportunity for JD.com to take its place.

Lu Liang said, "Didn't you launch Jingxi, which is a direct competitor to Pinduoduo, while you were taking advantage of the situation? At this time, you should quickly expand your market scale and seize the customers lost by Taobao. If you don't have enough funds, just say the word. Tianxing Financial may not have much else, but we still have some money."

Daqiangzi was taken aback and fell into thought.

JD.com's full-time employees have long exceeded 20, far ahead of other internet companies in China.

It's worth noting that even when Jack Ma was in power, Alibaba Group, which was much larger, only had a little over 100,000 full-time employees, while Tencent Group had even fewer, with just over 50,000.

What Lu Liang said, though crude, is true. With 20 employees and providing livelihoods for 20 families in the country, JD.com may be able to take even bigger steps.

"I'll think about it carefully."

Da Qiangzi nodded, having already made up his mind. Suddenly, his eyes turned hostile as he squinted at Lu Liang: "We were just talking about you, how did you bring me into this?"

He looked at Zhang Aijun, who was surrounded by a group of people asking him questions with concern, and said softly, "See? Chairman Zhang is probably talking about you behind your back."

Unlike him and Lu Liang, most of the leaders of these state-owned enterprises, in addition to being the group's chairman, also serve as the group's party secretary.

That is,

They were not only businessmen, but also government officials.

"They can't control me. At most, they'll just gossip behind my back," Lu Liang said with a smile, completely unconcerned.

"You..." Daqiangzi suddenly stammered, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was indeed true.

If Lu Liang had focused on the financial industry, he could have gone much further as a financial nuclear warhead, but he suddenly dangled himself into the new energy sector.

Compared to the current size of Tianxing Financial, the value of Tianxing Auto is actually negligible, and it is actually somewhat restrictive for Lu Liang.

However, this is a good thing for the country; it gives us something to care about and a sense of responsibility.

If those old guys dare to mess with Tianxing Motors, Lu Liang probably wouldn't even need to lift a finger; the iron fist of justice would descend from the sky.

After more than a year of adjustments, Lu Liang only has Tianxing Automotive left in the mainland market.

If the only industry is lost, then from now on, the sky's the limit and the sea's the limit.

"You're so cool," Daqiangzi remarked.

"Not bad," Lu Liang said with a smile.

Although he called it a constraint, he didn't think so, because without this constraint, Tianxing Financial might not have been able to develop so smoothly.

In general, there are advantages and disadvantages, but the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, which is why he has achieved his current extraordinary status.

Just as the two were talking, Lei Jun, wearing a blue suit, walked onto the stage from the side.

He bowed deeply to thank all the guests present: "Thank you for your support, everyone."

When Lei Jun explained the original intention of founding Xiaomi Auto, other new energy vehicle companies received a sudden message.

Hengtai Group's Hengchi Automobile transferred 51% of its shares to Geely Group for 188 billion yuan.

"What's going on? Weren't all seven new Hengchi models about to be released? Why are they suddenly canceling them?"

"Did they hear something? Hengchi, which had been promoting itself for two years and was just one step away from success, suddenly gave up?"

Once the news spread, the previously quiet meeting room suddenly became noisy, and no one paid attention to Lei Jun's speech anymore.

Guests who receive invitations from Lei Jun are either industry peers or investors in the new energy industry.

Although there have been rumors for some time that the brand elimination competition in the new energy industry should begin this year.

But no one expected that...
The first company to be eliminated will be Hengtai Group.

Although it's only a transfer of 51% of the shares, the fact that 51% of the shares are transferred in one transaction clearly indicates that they don't want to continue playing the game.

It's worth noting that although WM Motor is embroiled in a public relations crisis over unpaid supplier bills, it is still struggling to stay afloat, seeking financing in an attempt to weather the storm.

Even Jia Yueting, who fled to the United States, has been promoting Faraday Future on Weibo, saying he will persevere and give an explanation to hundreds of thousands of investors.

Compared to WM Motor and LeEco, Hengtai Group's stock price has repeatedly broken historical highs since acquiring New World Development, and it also has more than 200 billion yuan in cash flow. Why would it suddenly give up its new energy project?

Especially at this time.

Hengtai may not necessarily suffer a loss from the transfer of 51% of Hengchi Automobile's equity for 188 billion yuan, after all, the total investment was only around 200 billion yuan.

But it's like a high school student who has studied hard for three years and is confident of getting into a top-tier university, but suddenly chooses to give up the exam for a few tens of thousands of yuan.

This is very puzzling.

Everyone in the room turned their attention to Lu Liang, who sat in the front row, slightly to the left of center, instinctively feeling that he must know something. Da Qiangzi, sitting next to him, glanced at him sideways and suddenly whispered, "Hengtai giving up on Hengchi, is that related to you?"

"Can you please stop dragging me into everything?"

Lu Liang rolled his eyes, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Old Xu is quite obedient to advice. He knows that starting with cutting back on some less important side jobs will have a smaller impact, so it seems he will have a dignified ending in the future.

Lu Liang's painstaking efforts were not in vain.

Da Qiangzi stared into Lu Liang's eyes, seemingly deep in thought, and said with certainty, "It seems it really is related to you."

Lu Liang smiled without saying a word.
He only glanced at Lei Jun on the stage.

A hint of resentment flashed in Lei Jun's eyes, probably because he had also heard the news of Hengtai selling Hengchi Automobile through his earpiece.

His emotions, which he had been building up for half a day, were interrupted by this sudden news, leaving him with no mood for sentimentality.

He decisively pushed forward with the meeting process, striving to end it as soon as possible. He clapped his hands, and a brand-new blue sports car slowly appeared on the stage.

If we say that Tian Shu is a copy of the front of a Lamborghini, the body of a Panamera, and a bit of its own creativity.

So Xiaomi's new car is the counterpart to the Porsche Taycan.

At first glance, it looks like a Porsche Taycan.

There are only some differences in details, such as the front, body lines, and rear.

If the Porsche Taycan and the Xiaomi car were based on the same research paper, then the plagiarism rate should be over 75%.

Moreover, Xiaomi's new car also imitates the Tian Shu, which, although it is also an electronic door handle, pretends to be a mechanical door handle, giving people a sense of mechanical security.

With the unveiling of Xiaomi's new car's design and specifications, Lu Liang once again became the focus of attention.

Dual motors, high torque, Ningde battery...

They even proclaimed the slogan 'Speed ​​is a belief'.

It seems that Ryoko was guided by Raiko, and she even surpassed her teacher.

It's a pity that Lei Zi didn't announce the price.

If the final price is around 300,000, or even cheaper, then things will get interesting.

"You have been honored."

Da Qiangzi smiled and gave a reminder, as if afraid Lu Liang wouldn't know.

"Dong-ge, you've been talking a lot today."

Lu Liang couldn't help but chuckle. He glanced down at the time, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

The interior of Xiaomi's new car is almost finished, and it's almost lunchtime. As expected, Forbes magazine should also be updating its new edition this year.

"Mr. Lu, I heard that you and Chairman Zhang had some disagreements."

After the meeting, Lei Jun approached Lu Liang and, using the minor friction between Lu Liang and the CEO of BAIC as a pretext, asked Lu Liang for his opinion on Xiaomi's new car.

"That's great. Good ideas always come from the same source."

With a smile, Lu Liang quoted a line from the Panamera designer's social media post at the Tian Shu press conference.

After a century of development, the automotive industry has seen little change in terms of car design, interior styling, and other aspects.

Unless it's just forcing a new phrase to express sorrow, or forcibly turning a suitable round steering wheel into a semi-circle, or a fighter jet-style square, and changing those anti-human turn signal and gear shifting methods.

In Lu Liang's view, those changes were just creating trouble out of nothing.

In the future market, competition among new energy electric vehicles will not be about similar appearances, but about core technologies.

Xiaomi's new car seems to be coming on strong, directly targeting the Tianxing Tianshu and aiming at the Tesla Model 3.

But Lu Liang didn't care much.

Because when he was working on Tianxing Motors, he poached the technical team from Hyundai and the chassis team from General Motors in terms of hardware, and in terms of software, he acquired Smartisan, forced Liu Qing out, and integrated her into Didi.

Therefore, he is confident that Xiaomi's new car will be launched.

Giving consumers more choices will not threaten Tian Shu's sales.

Even if it really threatens Tian Shu's sales, it's a good thing, because it shows that the industry is constantly progressing.

"I admire you." Lei Jun cupped his hands in respect, his face showing admiration. Compared to Lu Liang's magnanimity, he seemed rather petty.

"Mr. Lei, you flatter me."

Lu Liang smiled and said, "Isn't it a good thing for us practitioners to have a better and better industry?"

Just then, a commotion arose again in the crowd, and Lu Liang became the focus of everyone's attention for the third time.

Forbes magazine has updated its content and uploaded a video interview with Lu Liang to the entire internet.

(End of this chapter)