Chapter 679: Declining British Car Companies
"As a human being, sometimes you can't be so greedy. It's not good to have everything. Fishing out all the fish in the pond can easily affect sustainability."
"I've been filming all day today, and I'm already very tired. I ate so much last night, and I haven't digested it yet. Plus, it's cloudy and makes people sleepy, so it's normal that I'm not in a good state."
"Tomorrow, Ah Yan, come see me tomorrow night. The crew will have a holiday in two days, so I can accompany you for the whole day."
Before Zuo Ziyan went home, she once again became concerned about something, and her fair and tender little hands became restless.
Fan Wumian was indeed tired. Recently, not only did he have to deal with the heroine Zhuang Muxi, but he also had to find time to meet Feng Ying'er, Guo Biting, Pu Jiajing and others. He had never been at peace.
Any extra thoughts he had were quickly extinguished, so that when many snacks were brought to his mouth, he felt they were troublesome rather than happy.
For example, A Jiao from the Twinns band, on the day of the Asian premiere of "Wushuang", the girl took the initiative to ask for an opportunity to meet with Fan Wumian to "talk about the new song."
There was also Liu Bili, who had been involved in the money laundering case of De Ma Zai in her previous life and was called "the most powerful mistress on earth" by the media. When shaking hands, she directly stuffed the room card into Fan Wumian's hand, and he had no interest in keeping the appointment.
There are so many beautiful girls around me, each one is more beautiful than the other, and their personalities are all very nice.
Even if it's just for the sake of health, it's time to focus on your work. Unless you encounter a situation that you really can't refuse, Fan Wumian feels that it's time to tighten your belt as he is really too busy.
If you ask him what the "situation where you really can't refuse" is, he can't really say it for now. For example, if Yang Mi or Liu Shishi gave up their love-mindedness and just wanted to spend some romantic time with him, or if Dilraba Dilmurat was like a moth to a flame when she grew up, he would feel that it would be impolite to refuse.
"tsk"
Zuo Ziyan smacked her lips and said speechlessly:
"Does this have anything to do with the weather? You weren't like this before. I always said no, but you insisted."
"By the way, one of my professors recently received an invitation from the UK Automotive Industry Research Association to do a research project on the UK automotive industry."
"You've said before that car companies like Ferrari and Lamborghini are very profitable. Affected by the financial crisis, a large number of car companies in the UK will probably run into problems. Now is a good opportunity to invest in them at the bottom."
"I have access to some internal data. Luxury car manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin have all declined. Japanese and Korean cars are cheap, and German and American cars have large sales. After the scale is formed, the cost is lowered. The British automobile industry is no longer viable."
After listening.
Fan Wumian remembered that Jaguar and Land Rover were eventually acquired by India, and their international brand image plummeted. Fortunately, the main factories continued to remain in the UK, otherwise the situation would have been even worse.
Aston Martin is well-received but not popular, and there are frequent reports that it will be acquired. Even on the streets of first- and second-tier cities in mainland China, it is difficult to see this car, and its market value is far less than that of Porsche.
Getting involved in the traditional automobile manufacturing industry is a bit troublesome, but the advantage is that there is an opportunity to drive the development of the mainland automobile industry and take the opportunity to expand into the electric vehicle industry.
Moreover, when the fables about the subprime mortgage crisis and the financial tsunami come true, it will surely continue to raise large amounts of funds in the asset management market with its outstanding performance.
By that time, Fan Wumian's headache would be that he had too much money in his hands and didn't know where to invest. If he helped big private equity clients to get involved in the automotive industry, it would actually be a good idea as he could invest billions of dollars at once.
He immediately figured out the key to this, and said to Zuo Ziyan:
"This topic is quite interesting. Please pay more attention to it for me. If the price is right, I can buy these brands together in the second half of this year or next year."
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Zuo Ziyan was a little confused. She blinked her eyes to digest it and asked, "Do you mean to buy them outright, not to invest in them?"
"Otherwise, your brother Mian has grown up now and no longer cares about petty quarrels."
He couldn't give Zuo Ziyan more, but this didn't stop Fan Wumian from being stubborn and continued:
"The economic development in the mainland will be very fast, and the market potential is quite large. Many coal bosses like cars like the Range Rover. If we open an assembly plant in the mainland, the product price will be greatly reduced, and we can occupy more market share."
"The rapid changes in the technology industry will bring new growth engines to the global economy, and the mainland will also help expand the pie. The only problem is that foreign car companies need to find domestic brands to form joint ventures when entering the mainland, which is a bit troublesome."
"I can think of another way, for example, cooperating with the neighboring city of Australia? Opening a car factory in the Hengqin Special Economic Zone, while retaining the equity, also reduces manufacturing costs and tariffs. If I let the officials of Australia City come forward to help me negotiate, maybe there will be a chance to make special arrangements. After all, I am one of their own."
The Hengqin Economic Development Zone Management Committee was established as early as 1992. Since there was no manufacturing industry to show for it except the tertiary industry, the development zone was half-dead and had not made much progress. Previously, after planning by experts, Fan Wumian slightly reduced the taxes on Valentino products entering the mainland through the channels of Aocheng. If he started to get involved in the automobile manufacturing industry and created a large number of high-paying jobs and tax revenue for the local area, it should be easier to negotiate and save a lot of profits over time.
In the future, through these traditional car companies, we will incubate and invest in several electric vehicle brands. While acquiring shares in Tesla, BYD and other car companies, we will also cooperate with Warwick to transform brands such as Jaguar, and win the high-end electric vehicle market without any effort, which may bring huge returns of over 100 billion US dollars.
In the past, he always felt that running a physical business was too troublesome, but now that he had achieved success and had some free time, Fan Wumian thought it would be a good idea to find something to do, so as to avoid becoming bored with the world in his twenties.
He has slowly begun to lose interest in philandering around, and has lost much enthusiasm for the entertainment industry. If he even gives up on business completely, then the feeling of having hundreds of billions of assets and living like a salted fish would probably be quite torturous.
Zuo Ziyan didn't know what to say after hearing this. She pondered for a while before saying:
"If you choose to cooperate with Macao, many people in Hong Kong will be upset and say that you are turning your elbow outward."
Fan Wumian smiled and said:
"The labor cost in Hong Kong is high, and the land price is also expensive. You are being arrogant and not cooperating deeply with the north. Are you going to blame me?"
"There's no need to bother with it, unless Hong Kong City can offer me better conditions. We can discuss it then. We haven't even started yet."
"Please send the information you have collected to my email so that I can take a look. I have always felt that the styles of many cars nowadays are too rustic. If I were to find someone to design them, they would definitely have to be full of industrial aesthetics. The success of cars like Porsche and Ferrari is largely due to their appearance. On the other hand, the appearance of Aston Martin's mass-produced models does not look upscale."
If you don't go home after 9 o'clock in the evening, your parents will probably ask you all kinds of questions.
When Zuo Ziyan went out, she put on some makeup and tidied her hair to avoid her family noticing anything.
the next morning.
I vaguely realized that there was someone next to my legs. At first I thought Zuo Ziyan had come back early in the morning, or Pu Jiajing was in the mood to harass me.
When I lifted the blanket, I found out it was Feng Ying'er.
Throwing the blanket aside, Fan Wumian lay down in a comfortable position and asked:
"You come to see me so early, are you free recently?"
"No, I have to catch a flight at noon, so I came to see you."
Feng Ying'er's eyes were so seductive, and she also asked:
"Ms. Zhuang bought a mansion on the top of a mountain? I'm here to ask for accusations. Tell me the truth. Why can she make so much money? Does it have anything to do with you?"
Fan Wumian had long guessed that Zhuang Muxi's purchase of a house was too conspicuous and might cause some trouble, and now the trouble had finally come.
He pretended to be calm and said:
"The total price seems to be more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars. With your income and the same loan as hers, you can afford it. But your family lives in Australia, and you don't want to live with them yet, so I said it was not necessary. If you really want to buy it, it's okay to buy it now."
Feng Ying'er asked with a smile:
"Then I'll live in Poole Road too. How about being a neighbor to Miss Zhuang? The news said that No. 8 Poole Road next door is for sale and can be renovated to build two large houses."
Fan Wumian had a headache and said:
"Why do you want to be her neighbor? It will be inconvenient for me to come to you in the future. It will easily arouse suspicion. Xingzai wants to build several mansions next to my house. How about I save one for you? Then you can build it in any shape you want. It will be new and beautiful."
I don’t know if Feng Ying’er saw through it but didn’t say anything. She replied:
"Okay, I'll think about it for a few days. Just lie still. I'm going to be out filming for over a month. I'll feed you well to prevent you from going out and cheating."
She only stayed until a little after 9 o'clock and then rushed to the airport.
Fan Wumian was about to go to the crew, and Pu Jiajing took the opportunity when he was changing clothes to ask:
"You've been so busy these past two days. Don't you consider my feelings? It's the principle that everyone who sees should have a share. Do you still need me to teach you, the boss?"
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This is probably why Fan Wumian, after serious reflection, felt that he had to turn back. He was really too busy. (End of this chapter)