Chapter 318 Joining

Chapter 318 Joining

Chapter 318 Joining
Yu Xing concluded the exchanges at this event and asked two teams to investigate the situation in the two directions the next day.

One is the condition of Linglong tires and Guo Chuan's preparations and plans for air suspension.

After all, although it is related to the supply chain, the capsule is an indirect supplier for electric vehicles. This part is related to the air suspension, and more depends on Guo Chuan's opinion. The Carbon Silicon Group is only providing reference opinions.

However, this also proves once again that the automotive supply chain is indeed very broad, and each important part involves its own upstream and downstream.

The second is the data and story of NetQin, a listed company.

This matter was handed over to Red Falcon Capital to handle, and although the research has not yet begun, whether it is the intuition that comes from practice or the judgment from industry insiders like Zhou Hongyi, it can almost be confirmed that there are problems with NetQin.

The person in charge of the research at Red Falcon Capital is Yu Xing’s assistant.

When Yu Xing heard about Liu Wanying's arrangement, he realized that he had an assistant at Red Falcon Capital...

He was very puzzled: "My assistant? When did you hire him? You didn't tell me."

"I've been recruiting for a month. Not only does she have an assistant, but she also has a small team under her that belongs to you." Liu Wanying said confidently, "I forgot to tell you, but it doesn't matter whether I tell you or not. Anyway, I will hire you regardless of the title."

Yu Xing accepted this statement.

As a partner of Red Falcon Capital, it is normal for me to have my own team. Xiaoying pays the salaries anyway.

That afternoon, he met his assistant and matched the name with the face, discovering that it was the person who always greeted him with a smile whenever they met in the Red Falcon Financial Center office.

"Mr. Yu." Qi Miaohan was very obedient when visiting his boss. "Mr. Liu said you have new ideas for mobile Internet projects."

"Oh, Qi Miaohan, I rarely come across the last name Qi." Yu Xing glanced at his assistant. "It's not a new idea. Carbon Silicon Investment will also involve some areas of mobile Internet. I feel that this area is developing very fast. I want to know the situation of some tracks and learn about everyone's latest competitive methods."

Qi Miaohan listened silently and didn't find anything strange. It can be said that Mr. Yu single-handedly started everyone's craze for mobile Internet. The mobile Internet before and after the emergence of WeChat were two completely different concepts. It was normal for him to still pay attention to it.

"This year, 360 and NetQin went public one after another. You can lead people to do some research in the field of mobile security to see how everyone's market share and strategies perform."

"After this wave of research, we will look at the development and competition of Mogujie and Meilishuo. Their current situation also looks good."

Yu Xing's visit was not entirely a cover-up, he also took the opportunity to take a look at the new project.

Qi Miaohan was a little surprised when she heard this and said, "Boss Yu, Boss Liu seems to be in contact with Meilishuo. We should be able to get some information from Boss Liu in this regard."

"It's okay. A little overlap is okay." Yu Xing reminded, "Qi Miaohan, you are my assistant. When you lead people, you must maintain independent observation and research when there is overlap. This is what I ask of you. Don't rely on or take the easy way out and get conclusions from Mr. Liu."

Faced with the request of her nominal boss and thinking of Mr. Liu's smiling expression, Qi Miaohan suddenly felt a little pressured.

Yu Xing smiled and said, "Let's do some research on 360 and NetQin first. Any questions?"

Qi Miaohan answered without hesitation: "No problem!"

Yu Xing nodded slightly: "Okay, let's go."

Qi Miaohan did not stand up immediately, and asked hesitantly: "Mr. Yu, how much time do we need to do this?"

"The research results come first. Besides, no matter how much research we do, it should be fine before the end of the year." Yu Xing smiled and gave an approximate date. Firstly, he was indeed not in a hurry. Secondly, NetQin's performance since its listing was not good, so he could also wait for its stock price to recover.

NetQin went public in May this year, but it appeared on CCTV's 5 program in March, where it was revealed that it had collaborated with other companies to produce viruses, then used anti-virus software, and used this process to seek profits.

Affected by this, it faced great public pressure before and after its listing, which also impacted its stock price.

Yu Xing hopes that Guoshanfeng’s short selling will be more solid, and he also hopes that NetQin’s stock price will be equally solid.

As for completing part of the research through Red Falcon...

With Bai Xiaosheng going public and the tram project being launched, who would have thought that such a small survey would reveal a mountain top?

Dark under the lamp!
Or, the brighter the light, the less dark it is!
……

On September 9, Thomas Borg, who had returned to Gothenburg, Sweden, leisurely completed his work for the day and once again opened the materials from the Carbon Silicon Group.

This document describes the Carbon Silicon Group's preparations, research, market positioning and subsequent related competitive considerations for the electric vehicle project.

China is the world's largest automobile market, and its future development potential is still huge.

Although he was only responsible for the safety of cars, Thomas, as a senior executive of Volvo, still often heard internal analysis and optimism about the Chinese market.

Moreover, a more relevant reality is already before us.

Even Volvo has been acquired by a Chinese company, what else is there to say?
Thomas not only studied the materials of the Carbon Silicon Group, but also paid attention to the determination of China's policy. After returning from Lin'an, he asked several friends to analyze the performance of the Eastern power in this regard. The result was very positive evaluation and he believed that there would be great development in the future.

Because China's planning for new energy vehicles began in 2001, which was the starting point of the "863th Five-Year Plan" and launched the 2006 Plan, a major scientific and technological project for electric vehicles. In the "th Five-Year Plan" that began in , the classification standards for new energy vehicles were clarified for the first time, and the "Ten Cities and Thousand Vehicles" demonstration project was launched to try to promote new energy vehicles.

The "12th Five-Year Plan" that began this year has been emphasizing the active and orderly development of the new energy vehicle industry.

For three consecutive five-year plans, the starting point of technological research and development → the prelude to industrial development → actively promoting industrial development, this is undoubtedly an orderly process throughout.

It is said that China will also launch a more specific development plan for the new energy vehicle industry.

Thomas did not study it in detail, but he knew that the comments from his friends in the think tank showed strong policy guidance, and if the Carbon Silicon Group could seize this opportunity... the prospects would undoubtedly be very good.

As a practitioner who has been immersed in the industry for many years, Thomas is actually quite optimistic about the development of electric vehicles and believes that it will have a huge impact on the market for fuel vehicles.

At the same time, many people, including those within Volvo, hold the same view.

However, opinions are one thing, and actually carrying out internal reforms and promotion is another. In addition, Volvo has been sold to Geely, and the subsequent strategic direction is probably only nominally independent. It is precisely for these reasons that Thomas decided to leave.

Unfortunately, technical executives like him don't have much choice. If they jump to other fuel vehicle companies, firstly, it will be difficult for them to become regular employees, and secondly, it will be difficult for them to get a salary that matches their current salary, let alone a salary increase.

If you jump to a new energy company...

Thomas naturally paid attention to Tesla, which has already been listed in the United States. Unfortunately, the position of vice president in charge of Tesla's car safety has been taken by Peter Weinberg, who also came from Volvo.

Moreover, Peter Weinberg just joined Tesla this year.

When Thomas thought of this, he could only sigh that he was a step too slow.

Looking at the world, there is no room for Tesla, Japanese manufacturers are developing hydrogen energy, and European oil vehicles are moving slowly. If you want change, the invitation from China Carbon Silicon Group is actually a relatively good choice.

Thomas discussed this with his wife and children, and after getting a brief acquaintance with Shanghai, they were willing to follow him to that big city.

So, the final question is...is Yu Xing a reliable person?

The tram project has just been established, and many things are only on paper. It is actually a matter of luck to measure the future based on these alone. Therefore, the facts established by the founder in the past have greater reference value.

Thomas searched for information about Yu Xing on the Internet, but because he didn't understand Chinese, the machine translation was often incomprehensible, and the more he read, the more confused he became.

If they catch him, they can't catch you? Who catches you? Who did they catch?

As expected of a tram manufacturer, he even publicly called for “protecting the environment”?

Is his relationship with investors good or bad? Why do they break up one moment and then go to the IPO to ring the bell the next?
Thomas felt the translation on the screen was contradictory, so he decided to ask the engineers that Geely had sent to Gothenburg for training. Nothing could be more truthful than what they said.

As a result, it sounds even less real.

The engineers from China chatted with the senior vice president separately. They just thought that he was curious about the domestic new energy projects. They did not think that a big shot of this level would be interested in a company on paper, so they told him everything without any hesitation.

"Oh, Yu Xing, he is the most conscientious boss in China."

"Dr. Yu from Bai Xiaosheng, why are you asking him? Yeah, it seems that he did work on a new energy vehicle project. This person is quite...reliable, and his words are trustworthy."

"Yu Xing may be one of the most persistent entrepreneurs in China."

"Except for being stubborn, everything else is good."

Thomas received extremely unexpectedly excellent feedback, and after careful investigation, he learned more about his practice of distributing options before selling the company. These options, with a total value of more than 4000 million US dollars, were issued to employees within one year.

Different projects over several consecutive years seemed to show the instability of Yu Xing, but Bai Xiaosheng was finally listed. Looking at the ins and outs of his last project that was sold at a sky-high price, at least his business ability can be said to be above average from a conservative perspective.

An opportunity for career change, an invitation with a salary increase in the automotive industry, a huge market with strong policy support, and a founder with ability and attitude.

Thomas calculated the time, dialed Yu Xing's number and informed him of his decision.

"Mr. Yu, I am happy to try new opportunities in your company and hope to help you build a competitive new energy vehicle."

Liu Wanying happened to be with Yu Xing, and she answered very forcefully: "On behalf of Carbon Silicon Group, I welcome you to join us. If you need me for anything, you can tell me. If there is a non-compete agreement, I can wait for you for another two years. During this time, you just need to join the consulting company."

"Mr. Yu, I believe we will have a good start in the next three months." Thomas felt the Oriental man's sincerity and said this with a smile.

Yu Xing ended the call and asked Xiaoying: "Is this your translation or is this how he expressed it?"

Liu Wanying was a little helpless: "That's what he said. In fact, it can be translated a little sweeter..."

Yu Xing looked at Xiaoying suspiciously, walked around twice, and felt quite excited.

The joining of Thomas, the senior vice president of Volvo, is undoubtedly excellent news. It not only reflects Thomas's skills and abilities, but also makes the Silicon Carbon Group on paper more concrete.

Yu Xing slightly adjusted his schedule, not caring that it was already evening, and thinking about the talents he would contact in the near future for the tram project, he made a phone call.

"Hello, is this Mr. Hu Zhengnan? I'm Yu Xing. I wanted to meet you to talk, but I have some urgent news to share with you. I heard from Fu Yunliang that you are also considering opportunities at Geely. Don't go to Geely, come to us. We are about to welcome the Volvo safety team to join us."

Yu Xing took a slightly risky approach, and although he did not name any company, he did reveal the news from Volvo, which is now owned by Geely.

He felt that even if Hu Zhengnan still went to Geely, he would not sell out his company when he was unfamiliar with the place. In addition, the independence of Volvo meant that if Gothenburg could finalize his resignation, Geely would definitely not make a big fuss.

Hu Zhengnan was surprised when he heard the name and message on the other end of the line. Mr. Yu called so suddenly and in such an excited tone. What team from Volvo was poached...

He was a little hesitant at first. One company was going into new energy and he had heard a lot about their moves. The other company had acquired a well-known car company and would surely receive technological input. However, Geely promised to keep Volvo independent, so this technological transition would probably have to continue for some time.

Hu Zhengnan pondered for a moment, made a decisive decision, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yu, I have heard about your operational capabilities for a long time. In this case, let's meet and talk."

Yu Xing heard the trend of the tone and agreed immediately and made an appointment for the weekend.

After this call ended, there were more names in the next call.

"Dr. Liu, Volvo's safety team is willing to join our Carbon Silicon Group, and Mr. Hu Zhengnan from Shencheng Longchuang Automobile is also willing to come. I am particularly looking forward to your joining us. This place will definitely give you a huge space to display your talents."

Yu Xing took the phone, waved the message, and knocked on the doors of a small group of talents who had been hesitant before.

——XXX has gone there, so even if he was cheated, I am not the only one who was cheated.

(End of this chapter)