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Chapter 240 Hongding International and Fifth Residential District (Fourth Update)

The current situation is that many platforms have also started offering ride-hailing apps.

The rise of Didi also made them see the potential in this area.

For example, taxi services like Liu Bei Taxi, Dudu Taxi, and Xunjie Taxi have emerged in the market.

Although these ride-hailing apps are latecomers, their development has been very rapid.

One of the most important reasons why Yang Yunsheng is not afraid of them is that their user base at most overlaps with his own and is unlikely to surpass his registered users.

In addition, with the development of the times, drivers like those on Didi can choose to accept orders on multiple platforms.

You can't make a living by relying on just one platform.

The economic bubble that emerges in the future, after 2020, will make making money extremely difficult.

Back then, drivers who wanted to rely on a platform to get orders basically couldn't earn much money.

Taking a taxi is just one direction Yang Yunsheng wants to take, not the only direction.

Next, he wants to explore a new direction.

That's a car!

Yang Yunsheng was faced with a choice between her phone and her car, and chose to take the car.

Why make cars? Because the future belongs to electric cars.

You can say that electric cars are inferior to gasoline cars, but electric cars are the future trend.

If Yang Yunsheng can produce electric cars, then he will be able to completely control the automobile market.

It's worth noting that 2014 was known as the year of the tram.

The government issued sixteen regulations concerning trolleybuses in one go, prompting many car companies to begin shifting towards trolleybuses.

Yang Yunsheng's plan was to lay the groundwork in 2013, and then, in 2014, make electric vehicles the first to them, so that he could dominate the market.

As soon as the government issues a policy to support electric vehicles, Yang Yunsheng will release the first electric vehicle developed by his company, thus taking the lead over everyone else.

Yang Yunsheng now has two options: either start his own car company or buy out bankrupt car businesses.

For example, Zhonghua, Huatai, Zotye, or Borgward.

Of these car companies, only Zotye is likely to be acquired; the others are operating relatively well so far.

However, acquiring a car company would cost an enormous amount of money, so Yang Yunsheng now prefers to create his own car brand.

The reason why these car brands ultimately failed is that they did not meet the travel needs of the people.

The simplest reason is that they consume a lot of fuel.

However, creating your own brand would be extremely troublesome.

Moreover, there are also requirements for improvement in terms of technology.

For example, if Yang Yunsheng were to choose to acquire a car brand, it would cost at least US$20 billion, which is equivalent to RMB140 billion.

Now, all his funds combined probably amount to this much.

However, if all his funds are mobilized, his cash flow will be severely restricted.

So if a crisis occurs, all industries will be impacted.

Yang Yunsheng was thinking about this matter so much that his head started to ache.

But he must seize this opportunity, otherwise he will feel it will be too late to make plans next year.

On June 8th, people stay home on days ending in 7.

Even on the 7th of the Gregorian calendar, Yang Yunsheng did not go out.

Yang Yunsheng flew to Shenzhen alone. There, at Kuai Rui, he met Yu Bo.

They also gathered together the other three founders.

Yang Yunsheng said bluntly, "Xiong Zheng, there's something I need you to do next!"

Xiong Zheng stood up and looked at Yang Yunsheng with some confusion.

Yang Yunsheng said, "I will register a car company under the name of Kuai Rui, and you will serve as the president of this car company. I will give you the funds, and I will also take care of the procedures for you. All you need to do is figure out the employees yourself. No matter what method you use, I want you to get everything in order and get the company up and running by August."

Xiong Zheng was somewhat surprised. Not only was Xiong Zheng surprised, but the other three people also showed astonished expressions.

Yu Bo hesitated for a moment and said, "President Yang, we are currently developing an online shopping mall, and nearly half of our funds have already been invested in it. If we expand too much, will it cause instability for the company?"

Yang Yunsheng frowned and said, "I've considered this matter. Besides the initial investment, I will mobilize other funds to support this car company. In short, I want to see this company take shape by August."

Zhang Chaoyang asked, "Mr. Yang, is there some news from above?"

After Zhang Chaoyang finished asking his question, the other three held their breath.

Yang Yunsheng replied, "There's no news from above. Just do your jobs."

When the four of them saw that Yang Yunsheng seemed anxious, they knew that there must be some news from above.

Otherwise, Yang Yunsheng would never have considered entering this industry.

But this is about making cars, not internet products. Is rushing things really a good thing?
Xiong Zheng said, "Mr. Yang, although I don't know much about cars, I have an uncle who works in the car industry and knows a little about it. Why don't we hear his opinion?"

Yang Yunsheng nodded, not blindly, but frankly, he was still not professional enough.

Professional tasks should be handled by professionals.

When Xiong Zheng's uncle received Xiong Zheng's call, he was overjoyed.

He immediately stated that the best way to get into the car business was to acquire an existing car company.

There is currently a car company on the market that is interested in selling.

The company he works for, the car company, is called Lifan Motors.

Many people probably haven't heard of this car. It was launched globally on May 520, 2006, and it quickly became a complete flop.

The reason for their failure is simple: they always tried to compete with joint venture car manufacturers, which naturally led to their downfall.

It's important to know that joint venture cars are mostly high-performance vehicles from China and the US, or China and Japan.

Trying to fight a car like that is a sure way to die.

After listening, Yang Yunsheng asked, "If we were to acquire such a car brand, what would the approximate price be?"

Xiong Zheng's uncle, Xiong Fu, replied, "It's around 1.2 billion US dollars, because they are now in a hurry to sell this brand of cars to make up for the losses and continue to make motorcycles."

Yang Yunsheng asked Xiong Zheng's uncle to contact Lifan Group first, and then he would bring people over to negotiate the price once the contact was made.

On June 15th, Xiong Zheng departed from Pengcheng and Yang Yunsheng departed from the capital, arriving in the mountain city.

The mountain city is very hot right now, and it's a very charming and popular tourist destination.

Lifan Motors' headquarters is located in the automobile park in Caijiagang, Beibei District, and the building is extremely luxurious.

However, Yang Yunsheng and Xiong Zheng checked into a five-star hotel near Jintong Road in Yubei District that day, waiting to go to Lifan Motors' headquarters the next morning.

Xiong Fu arrived in the evening.

When Xiong Zheng met his uncle, he immediately introduced him to Yang Yunsheng.

When Xiong Fu saw Yang Yunsheng, he was filled with disbelief because he recognized Yang Yunsheng's identity.

I'll take Yang Yunsheng to Hongding International or the Fifth Residential Area right away!
(End of this chapter)