Chapter 349: Conflict

Chapter 349: Conflict

Chapter 349: Conflict
Yu Xing has been working honestly since the Chinese New Year.

Even if I attend an Internet conference, I will just watch the big guys and at most try to explore the future of Carbon Silicon Data Company.

In other words, since the establishment of Carbon Silicon Group, he not only set a tone of "honest car manufacturing" for the electric vehicle project, but also leaned towards it. After the new year, the work of Bai Xiaosheng was substantially handed over to Liu Hao, and he devoted himself to Carbon Silicon Group.

Now, I have suddenly run into two scams, one big and one small, in succession. One of them even made some profit from the Silicon Carbon Group. I feel a little helpless.

But soon, he was made a fool of by this company that wanted to make "aerodynamic cars".

Yu Xing basically stayed in Lingang for the next week and didn't hear anything about Xiangtian Group. However, on the 13th, he received a call from Zhou Jiongrong, the founder of Xiangtian Group.

At first he didn't know who the strange number was from. After answering the call politely, he heard the other party's blunt questions.

"Mr. Yu, hello, I'm Zhou Dengrong from Xiangtian Group." Zhou Dengrong's voice was cheerful, but his meaning was rather aggressive. "Mr. Yu, do you have any problem with our Xiangtian Group or with me personally?"

Yu Xing hesitated for a few seconds before he remembered who the other party was. Then he hesitated for a few more seconds. How could a liar come to him and make him so indignant?

He asked, "Zhou Jianrong? What do you mean?"

"Oh, I heard that Mr. Yu has a lot of opinions about our project. Mr. Yu, you are in the new energy field, and so am I." Zhou Jianrong said earnestly, "The development of new energy in China is huge, and we should work together to expand this market, instead of you questioning me and I questioning you, let alone bringing this kind of questioning to others."

Yu Xing knew why this call came.

I don’t know if there were problems with the negotiations at Lingang or with Zhejiang Industrial Investment’s investment, or if someone else leaked their own opinions, which led to what happened today.

"I'm working on new energy, and you're also working on new energy..." Yu Xing wanted to speak calmly, but he interrupted himself halfway through and asked, "Zhou Jianrong, what the hell are you working on in new energy?"

Zhou Jianrong was confident and didn't hesitate to address him: "Yu Xing, are you an expert? What makes you say our technology is fake? Do you know anything about aerodynamic cars?"

"Zhou Jiongrong, I advise you not to play this trick on me, and don't mention Carbon Silicon Group anymore." Yu Xing gave a sincere warning.

"Aerodynamic cars have historical and technological origins!" Zhou Jianrong said righteously, "Yu Xing, you don't understand technology, I don't blame you. French engineer Ferdinand built the first aerodynamic car in 1902. At that time, a high-pressure air tank was used to drive a two-cylinder engine. The maximum speed could reach 20 kilometers per hour and the range could reach 30 kilometers!"

He raised his voice and continued, "Since then, the French and Americans have been exploring! Now it is us Chinese who have achieved results! Did you know that?"

Yu Xing really didn't know. After thinking for two seconds, he asked coldly, "Did you memorize this information for a long time?"

Zhou Jianrong was furious: "Yu Xing! How dare you, a person who couldn't graduate from medical school, arbitrarily question our technology? Let me tell you, not only are we working on it, but the Indians are also working on it. The Indian Tata Group also has an aerodynamic car project!"

Yu Xing felt that this kind of project would be fine if it were anything else, but linking it to India seemed even less convincing...

He was impatient to get entangled with such a liar, so he asked directly: "It takes a lot of energy to compress the air. How do you drive the car efficiently? What about the conservation of energy?"

Zhou Jianrong replied seriously: "This is our business and technical secret."

"Zhou Jianrong, I'm very busy." Yu Xing calmed his tone, "Don't use those marketing tactics on me. I advise you to make money normally if you want to. If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish."

The so-called aerodynamic car is nothing more than using expanding gas to propel work. The principle is essentially the same as steam engine power, but the energy and cost of compressed air is bound to be an unsolvable problem.

Yu Xing had no interest in talking to this liar any more, so he gave him a final piece of advice: "Also, don't pull Carbon Silicon Group into this, and don't pretend that you want to work with me on new energy."

Zhou Jianrong sighed: "Yu Xing, President Yu, why are you so opposed to the development of new technologies?"

He paused, and suddenly said, "I see, Mr. Yu, you are using an outdated range-extending technology to develop a project, and now you are particularly repulsive when you hear about our aerodynamic car, a truly zero-emission new energy!"

Zhou Jianrong warned: "Mr. Yu, I welcome you to our Xiangtian Group for inspection and exchange, but I also advise you to accept technological innovation. That's all I have to say. Please don't target the development of our new technology anymore."

The call turns into a beep.

Yu Xing really didn't expect that this liar could be so confident.

He was stunned for two seconds, put down his phone, and thought about it. He realized that he was already a mature and steady entrepreneur who had experienced ups and downs.

and so……

Yu Xing did not rush to respond, did not call Lingang or Zhejiang Industrial Investment, or seek help from the media, but only called his secretary Zhang Yangxu and asked him to pay attention to the situation of Xiangtian Group.

Zhang Yangxu was not familiar with the Xiangtian Group mentioned by his boss, nor did he know what the relationship was. He subconsciously thought that this might be a potential partner in the automotive supply chain, so he asked for details: "Mr. Yu, what should I pay attention to specifically?"

"Pay attention to what it is doing, pay attention to how it is committing scams, and pay attention to how it wants to defraud money under the banner of aerodynamic cars." Yu Xing gave more specific instructions.

Zhang Yangxu immediately realized that he had misunderstood before and corrected the content of this mission.

After a short while, Yu Xing realized that he was not too angry, and shared the matter with Liu Wanying.

The two of them have tracked down and destroyed many scams together and have gained considerable experience. Many scammers can indeed speak with confidence and act openly before being exposed, and they are indeed bluffing.

They can't talk about technology or facts, and can only give the best performance in terms of attitude.

In terms of the people he met in the past few years, the performance of the Working Emperor before and after was quite contrasting. In terms of the company, Sino-Forest's response was quite confident, but in the end, it had to kneel before the facts.

"The car hasn't come out yet. Haha, Mr. Yu, your company's reputation might be ruined." Liu Wanying thought of a certain possibility and felt that this was like encountering a puddle of yellow mud.

Yu Xing said unhappily, "I warned him seriously. Since he called me, he should check my temper."

Liu Wanying smiled, but she thought of another possibility: "He wouldn't think you're a liar, right? Is he trying to cheat you out of a subsidy? Is he telling a story?"

Yu Xing: “…”

He felt a little disgusted and shook his head: "Don't force me, you must know what's good for you."

Liu Wanying has reservations about this.

Carbon Silicon Group wants to build cars honestly, but scammers don't follow the rules and sometimes you have to be amazed at how they think.

She stopped talking about this topic and instead talked about Lv Haiying and her "Zhongai". She thought children were fun. Finally, Liu Wanying suddenly asked a question: "Will Xiaoying give birth in Baixiao after her maternity leave ends?"

Lu Haiying is on maternity leave, Zhong Zhiling has been transferred to Carbon Silicon Data Company, and even Yu Xing himself has focused his main energy on the electric vehicle project. Liu Hao is now more like the president of Bai Xiaosheng.

"It depends on what she thinks. The operation of Bai Xiaosheng's forum is already very stable, and there is no rush to expand revenue in this area. I think next year I will let Liu Hao be the CEO and I will just step down as a member of the board of directors." Yu Xing said, "Xiaoying... From my point of view, it is better for her to go to Carbon Silicon Data Company with Zhiling, but it depends on her own considerations."

As a junior sister who followed him with nothing, she not only paid money but also supported her boyfriend. Bai Xiaosheng also worked hard, so Yu Xing was willing to do it with some selfish motives no matter from which angle.

Bai Xiaosheng is a U.S.-listed company, and with the development of the domestic online recruitment market, there is definitely room for growth, but its ceiling is also easier to imagine.

On the contrary, Carbon Silicon Data, although it looks more "traditional" and has no revenue yet, will be on a completely different level if it can achieve success in the future.

"If that's what you said." Liu Wanying glanced at Yu Xing, "Then I want to talk to her about my views on the industry."

Yu Xing smiled and tacitly agreed to this approach.

"Guo Shanfeng received many, many clues in his mailbox. After a quick look, most of them were fake. Some seemed to be slandering colleagues or superiors in the company." Liu Wanying mentioned another thing. Guo Shanfeng provided an email address for receiving emails on his official website last time, which expanded the capture of scam clues.

However, casting such a wide net will really catch everything, including good and bad.

"Don't worry, slowly sort it out and distribute it. Hongshun can take part of the research, and Carbon Silicon can also share some of it. The most important thing is safety." When Yu Xing said this, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind, "By the way, that Zhou Jianrong also mentioned that the Indian Tata Group also has an aerodynamic car. It sounds pretty crazy. It can be used as a clue."

India's Tata Group is quite famous. It is the largest group company in India and has many listed companies, including Tata Motors.

Yu Xing didn’t know whether there were any problems with Tata Motors, but since he was cited by the scammers, he deserved an investigation.

"What you mentioned is quite meaningful." Liu Wanying said with some envy.

"Of course, I actually came into contact with it. I measured the thermal efficiency of Mitsubishi myself, and that aerodynamic car also came towards me." Yu Xing let out a breath, unable to tell whether this was unfortunate or lucky.

It should be said that the existence of the mountain can turn this misfortune into luck.

Secretary Zhang Yangxu did not give a comprehensive result of his research on Xiangtian Group soon, but... setting up provincial-level agents and dividing them into levels, developing downlines can earn bonuses, and there are also interest dividends from the original shares...

This looks like a pyramid scheme...

He reported his initial observations to his boss.

"A pyramid schemer?" Yu Xing was a little puzzled. "Do pyramid schemers need projects that use new energy?"

Zhang Yangxu answered seriously: "There are a lot of reports about new energy now. When we went to the Beijing Auto Show, half of the cars were on display. Besides, people really don't understand the concept of new energy."

Yu Xing agreed with the second half of the sentence. Although Tesla has begun to deliver Model S, and the electric vehicle's range has exceeded 400 kilometers, there are no successful electric vehicle companies in China, and the society's understanding of new energy is in a blind spot.

Apart from anything else, as the deputy director of Lingang, Zhu Zehui had contact with the police at one point, which is an indication of his status.

"Keep paying attention to the situation. If it's a pyramid scheme, it would be easy." Yu Xing's emotions are no longer on Xiangtian Group. His attention these days has been focused on the company's internal discussion on range extenders.

Because the cooperation with domestic enterprises was not smooth, Carbon Silicon Group tried to contact foreign car companies to make a backup plan for selection, but Toyota and GM actually gave relatively positive feedback.

However, they are mainly willing to sell the technology of backward engines, not to set up a joint venture to develop it, but to make a one-time deal.

With such initial contact and communication, the price of a one-time transaction is at least tens of millions of dollars.

Can we talk? I think we can.

Is it worth talking about...

Hu Zhengnan firmly opposed this.

He argued twice in internal meetings, and then found Yu Xing privately, patting his chest and guaranteeing: "Mr. Yu, if you can approve the budget for purchasing the engine, you can invest all that money in me! It will definitely be more cost-effective than buying it like this and then optimizing it! In my opinion, we should develop it ourselves. Reverse development of the engine is possible!"

Yu Xing also felt that the price was quite high: "They really want a lot of money. Even if we negotiate it down to 20 million US dollars, it's still more than 100 million US dollars. But reverse development..."

Seeing that his boss seemed to be in between giving in and not giving in, Hu Zhengnan said anxiously, "Boss Yu, believe me, I was born into this business!"

He previously started his own company, and the BYD F3 design plan he led was actually reverse-engineered and developed by disassembling the Toyota Corolla.

Yu Xing couldn't help but laugh and said, "I didn't say I agreed to it. Actually, we can let the news out for a while and then use it to try to speed up the progress of contact with domestic companies. Let someone do it first. Don't be impatient. Be calm."

Hu Zhengnan actually just wanted to quickly decide on the main components so that he could carry out in-depth research and development, but his boss was right and he had to be calm.

On June 6, while the calm Yu Xing was studying the plan with his colleagues, his secretary Zhang Yangxu brought the latest news.

"Mr. Yu, Zhou Jianrong from Xiangtian Group mentioned you in an interview. He said you had doubts about aerodynamic cars, but he communicated well with you. It's just..." Zhang Yangxu pursed his lips, "He said he also disagreed with Carbon Silicon Group's choice and thought that extended-range technology was backward."

Yu Xing glanced at Zhang Yangxu who came over to report.

Seeing that his boss didn't say anything, Zhang Yangxu gave his own solution: "Boss Yu, should we have someone talk about how extended-range technology can alleviate range anxiety? Talk about our innovations in this area?"

Yu Xing immediately rejected it: "What the hell, do I still want to have this kind of communication with him? Do we still have to defend ourselves?"

At this time, Hu Zhengnan, who was standing nearby, advised: "Boss Yu, don't be angry. It's not worth it. We need to stay calm. This is just a rumor."

Yu Xing glared at Hu Zhengnan: "Quiet ass, call people, get things, find experts, he asked me to go last time, so I went there, find a reporter to hide with, why is this liar still so arrogant?"

He didn't want to prove himself at all, nor did he want his unformed brand to be plagiarized.

If the scammer insists on touching it, the fake will never become real.

The new energy industry is getting back to the basics. Last time it was Ma Shaohua, who worked on batteries and couldn’t write a single yuan for Sanyuan. This time it was Aerodynamics, who was involved in pyramid schemes. It’s just one more example.

(End of this chapter)