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Chapter 243 Top-Tier Overt Scheme, One Link After Another (Second Update)
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Yang Yunsheng looked at Xiong Zheng, who immediately understood.

Xiong Zhengdao said, "Uncle, since Lifan is no longer making cars, and President Yang has appointed me as the president of this new car company, why don't you come and help me? I've reserved a vice president position for you."

Xiong Fu previously held the position of senior engineer at Lifan.

He was highly valued at Lifan Group.

If Lifan stops making cars and goes back to making motorcycles, then his senior engineer position will be useless.

Upon hearing this, Xiong Fu hesitated for a moment.

He then turned his gaze to Yang Yunsheng and said sincerely, "President Yang, I know this is your intention. I can come to this new company, but I want to know what your future plans are. After all, I have poured countless efforts into Lifan Motors over the past ten years, and I don't want such a tragedy to repeat itself."

Yang Yunsheng also understood what Xiong Fu was thinking.

He then said, "The reason I want to acquire the automotive industry is that I want to make new energy electric vehicles."

"Lithium battery?"

Xiong Fu, as expected of a senior engineer at Lifan Motors, grasped the concept immediately.

Xiong Zheng also knew about lithium batteries because electric vehicles were already in use overseas.

Electric vehicles are small cars powered by lithium batteries.

To be precise, new energy electric vehicles do not need to be refueled; instead, they can be used by charging.

If someone had said many years ago that cars could be charged, they probably would have been sprayed with salt water and killed.

But now, it really can be done.

Even abroad, at the end of the last century, someone developed electric vehicles powered by lithium batteries.

It has only gained some traction overseas after more than a decade of development.

However, there are no companies in the country that produce electric vehicles.

When Yang Yunsheng saw that Xiong Fu mentioned lithium batteries, he knew that he had not come to the wrong person.

"That's right, it's a new energy electric vehicle powered by lithium batteries!"

Xiong Fu said with some complicated feelings, "A friend of mine works in the trolley industry in the United States. Trolleys are already very developed there. However, given the current situation in China, I don't think we can achieve much success in the trolley industry. But I have to admit that Mr. Yang has a far-sighted vision."

Yang Yunsheng understood Xiong Fu's current concerns.

Simply put, the government has not yet introduced any relevant policies.

If relevant policies are introduced, new energy electric vehicles will also rise to prominence.

Currently, Xiong Fu is not optimistic because he doesn't know how long it will take for the government to introduce regulations related to electric vehicles.

Their company had considered doing this before.

But if they act rashly, they'll be in trouble three to five years later when the government issues a policy.

A major reason why many domestic car manufacturers haven't produced electric vehicles is that they don't know when the electric vehicle policy will be released.

But while others didn't know, Yang Yunsheng did!

The three giants of the future electric vehicle industry: BYD, NIO, and XPeng.

As for ideals, they are still a long way from catching up with the three giants.

Or to put it another way, the ideal is an electric train designed for mid-range business professionals.

Most ordinary people would choose BYD.

It is also because BYD was the first to make electric vehicles that it became the leader of the three giants.

Yang Yunsheng said, "Policies are constantly changing, and we don't know them all. But what we can do is improve the quality of our brand while preparing for new policies. I am certain that electric vehicles are the future trend for the masses. Coincidentally, once the electric vehicle era arrives, we will have an inherent advantage and will be able to seize the market opportunity first."

Suddenly, Xiong Zheng stood up in surprise. He looked at Yang Yunsheng in astonishment and said, "So, Mr. Yang, when you acquired Didi, it was in preparation for developing new energy electric vehicles?"

Xiong Fu also gaped, staring at Yang Yunsheng in disbelief.

Is Didi also Yang Yun's daughter?

It's worth noting that Didi is currently the most popular ride-hailing platform.

Other ride-hailing apps simply can't compare.

However, Didi still has a major problem: its drivers are all driving gasoline-powered cars.

If the electric car is developed, Didi drivers will experience a surge in numbers.

Xiong Fu also thought of something even more terrifying.

"Did Mr. Yang acquire Didi in the first place in order to sell his electric vehicle business?"

Yang Yunsheng smiled, explaining that his initial acquisition of Didi was precisely for the purpose of selling his electric vehicle business.

At this point, Yang Yunsheng no longer concealed anything.

He laid out his entire idea.

"My acquisition of Didi was the first step; the second step is to develop electric vehicles. The future belongs to electric vehicles, and my target customers are the Didi drivers. Driving a gasoline-powered car for Didi is obviously extremely costly; if they use electric vehicles, their costs will be greatly reduced. Once the policy is announced, my electric vehicles will have a market. Moreover, Didi will take one or even two percent less commission from the vehicles I manufacture. Will they still choose to buy other electric vehicles then?"

Xiong Fu and Xiong Zheng gasped, feeling a chill run down their spines as they looked at Yang Yunsheng.

This is a top-tier, overtly calculated strategy; it's impossible to defend against.

If a Didi driver wants to pick up passengers in an electric car, the commission rate remains the same whether driving other cars or driving cars manufactured by Yang Yunsheng, but will be reduced by one or two percentage points.

You might not see anything in a day or two, but it will be very obvious after a month or two.

Even after a year or two, you can pay half the fare for the tram, or at least a third.

Xiong Fu sighed, “President Yang is truly a business genius. I, Xiong Fu, am willing to work for President Yang. However, I am not capable enough for the position of vice president. Let someone more capable take it! I enjoy dealing with frontline production workers. If possible, I would like to continue serving as a senior engineer.”

Yang Yunsheng smiled and said, "That's great. But since Uncle Xiong doesn't hold the position of vice president, we'll pay him a salary equivalent to that of a vice president."

Xiong Fu was taken aback, then laughed.

"That's a good feeling!"

Since Xiong Fu was willing to join, Yang Yunsheng then brought up the most important matter.

"Uncle Xiong, now that we're family, I'll be frank. Lithium battery technology is still immature in China, so I'll have to put in a lot of effort on that."

Xiong Fu said, "President Yang, please rest assured. As I just mentioned, I have a friend who works in the US automotive industry, making lithium batteries. He's getting older and wants to return to China. If I tell him about this, I'm absolutely confident I can get him to come to our company!"

Yang Yunsheng was very satisfied: "Then thank you, Uncle Xiong!"

Indeed, professionals should be left to professionals.

There's a saying that goes something like this: a boss who can't lead a team will only work himself to death.

If you make good use of talent, they can help you get everything done.

Whether it's Yu Bo, Feng Jiang, Chen Wei, or now Xiong Fu.

Using their resources to build one's own business can also bring them huge benefits; this is called resource sharing.

Yang Yunsheng was very happy that night.

He drank a lot of alcohol because he knew his plan was complete.

I'm one step closer to what I want.

(End of this chapter)