Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

The term space race is actually not unfamiliar to many people, but they just feel it is a bit far away.

From 1957 to 1975, during these ten years, the polar bears and the United States competed for the highest position in aerospace power.

At that time, both countries captured a large amount of rocket technology and personnel from Germany, and naturally they had to make full use of these technologies in the nuclear arms race focusing on missiles.

Objectively speaking, this competition has achieved a lot of results.

For example, launching artificial satellites to the moon, Venus, Mars and other planets, and even sending people directly into space are all the results of this period.

The development of space technology represents a country’s scientific and economic strength to a certain extent.

And these technologies can be used for civilian or military purposes, so they are naturally valued in many countries.

Now, after many years, the word space race has become a hot word again, and its impact is actually very great.

"Mr. Cao, if you don't take action, it will cause big trouble."

Qian Junfeng saw the various topics related to the space race and Starlink that were so popular on the Internet, and couldn't help but call Cao Yang.

Of course, during this period, he also received various calls asking whether Aerospace Technology was participating in the space race.

To be honest, Qian Junfeng feels depressed every time he answers this question.

This time the space race is limited to the Starlink satellite system, not the space race in the broad sense.

Unfortunately, this part of the business has really not much to do with aerospace technology so far.

On the contrary, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have invested in the Starlink project under Venus Technology.

“This shows that the development path we have chosen for Starlink is correct and very attractive.”

"It also shows that our idea of ​​combining Starlink with 5G is completely feasible."

"Otherwise, the United States and the Polar Bears would not have followed suit and announced their own Starlink plans."

Cao Yang was not polite to Qian Junfeng at this time.

The rise of Venus Technology will definitely have a certain impact on aerospace technology.

But this is in line with the policy of relevant departments to encourage private enterprises to enter the aerospace industry.

In a short period of time, Daystar does not need the support of aerospace technology, and the other party cannot provide any funds to invest in it.

As for the so-called technology investment, it is definitely not feasible on Cao Yang's side.

So don’t be so modest at this time.

Otherwise, it would be a bit embarrassing for Qian Junfeng to climb up along the pole.

"This innovative star chain of yours has really subverted many people's perceptions."

"Perhaps it will have an impact on everyone's life in the future."

"But if tens of thousands of satellites are to be launched in the end, the pressure should still be great, right?"

"If there is anything you need help from Aerospace Technology, just ask."

Although Qian Junfeng himself does not want Daystar to develop too fast, at this time he can only express his position like this.

What else to do?

"Thank you, Mr. Qian, for your support. At present, our funds are relatively sufficient, and the relevant personnel are basically fully equipped."

"If there is anything we need help from Aerospace Science and Technology in the future, it is probably related to the launch site and remote control monitoring."

As the main company responsible for China's aerospace business, Aerospace Technology must have many more resources than Venus Technology.

For example, several major launch sites in the country are all owned by them.

In addition, they have fixed or mobile monitoring stations in many places, which Daystar can also use.

"No problem. When the time comes, I will specially arrange a person to handle your daily business. I will do my best to assist the Starlink plan to be implemented as soon as possible."

For China, the success or failure of the Starlink project is obviously no longer a matter for Venus Technology alone.

To a certain extent, this represents China's participation in this special space race.

Therefore, Daystar Technology must not fail.

Now that we have a leading advantage, there is no reason to fail.

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"Mr. Cao, Warwick has officially communicated with us and hopes to join the Starlink project."

If an ordinary company wanted to invest in the Starlink project, Zhao Siyu would definitely refuse it directly.

But when it comes to Warwick, he feels that he still needs to communicate with Cao Yang.

After all, Warwick's situation is different from other companies.

The two parties have cooperated for a long time, and even have a joint venture chip factory.

Now Huawei's chips are basically produced by joint venture factories or Nanshan Semiconductor.

In addition, Warwick has indeed mastered core technologies among domestic companies and is relatively competitive.

Zhao Siyu recognized these very much.

"Warwick should have started developing 5G-related technologies very early. I am not surprised at all that they would be interested in the Starlink project."

Cao Yang has no plans to monopolize the country's 5G-related equipment in the future. Although he can make a lot of money in the short term, it will be easy for his opponents to mess with the Anti-Monopoly Law.

In addition to some communication content on Starlink, some of Warwick's technologies can indeed be used.

It is not impossible to give up some shares.

Of course, the further you go, the higher the price of these shares will be.

Warwick has to be able to accept this.

Sometimes you don't even invest purely based on valuation. You have to pay a premium to get the entry ticket.

"Yes, Warwick has accumulated a lot in 4G and 5G. Many of the 4G base stations currently being built in China are related equipment provided by Warwick."

"In the future, our Starlink satellite system will be integrated with 5G communications, and there is no harm in bringing Warwick in."

"I think Geely, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom should also understand this."

With more shareholders, there are naturally more things to consider.

Although everyone said they would not interfere in operations when investing, they fully supported Cao Yang's decision.

But in the newly established board of directors, several of their shareholders have directors.

In this case, it is definitely inappropriate for you to not consider their thoughts at all.

"Well, let's communicate with Warwick and leave them 5% of the shares."

Venus Technology currently owns only 75% of the shares of the Starlink Satellite System. If too much is given away, there will not be much room for maneuver in the future.

When the time comes, whether it is going public or continuing to attract some investors, Cao Yang does not intend to simply give up his shares.

If you want to spread it thin, then let’s spread it thin together.

"If it's 5%, invest 3 billion?"

Zhao Siyu did a quick calculation and came up with a fairly reasonable number.

Today’s Starlink can definitely no longer be treated with a valuation of 50 billion.

After all, there is more than 10 billion yuan in cash in the account.

"Let's talk based on this 3 billion, Warwick should be able to accept it."

Cao Yang directly gave an accurate reply.

As a subordinate, sometimes I am afraid that the reply given by the leader will be ambiguous and I need to guess by myself.

Words like "I know," "In principle, it's not possible," "It's about right," and the like are annoying to hear.

…

Starlink and space race, these two hot words related topics, some related news can be found on the Weibo hot search list every day.

Such high popularity has greatly increased the visibility of related companies.

However, for China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, increasing their visibility does not mean much.

What they are doing is a relatively monopolistic business, and their reputation is already quite high.

Now that all three are shareholders of the Starlink project, the significance of increasing their visibility is even less significant.

But for Geely Automobile, another original shareholder, the situation is completely different.

"Mr. Li, our car sales have increased by more than 30% year-on-year in the past one or two weeks, which is significantly higher than the industry level."

"If this trend continues, we are expected to surpass Chery Automobile this year and become the automaker with the highest sales volume among China's independent brands."

Peng Lin's current mood is wonderful.

Obviously I didn't put in much effort, but my sales were rising rapidly.

Although the 30% increase is unlikely to last forever, it will not fall to 0 immediately.

In the future, the launch frequency of Venus 9 will be very high, and the people in China will be able to see relevant news almost every three to five times.

By then, Geely, the original shareholder of the Starlink satellite system, will definitely appear in many articles and reports.

This is very beneficial to increasing the sales of Geely Automobile.

After all, for many consumers, it doesn't really matter whether they buy Chery Automobile or Geely Automobile, or Great Wall Motor or Changan Automobile.

Sometimes, we often select the same type of car model, and then go to respective 4S stores to find out more.

If the reception in a certain store is not good, you may simply give up on the brand.

Another store's discount might not be enough, so it was also given up.

Now, it is very likely that because Geely Automobile has a high appearance rate, everyone will subconsciously feel that Geely Automobile is better than other independent brand cars.

This will naturally have an impact on sales.

"I didn't expect that my unintentional move would have such a big harvest."

"Following Mr. Cao's pace, I never miss anything."

Li Su is also quite emotional now.

The initial RMB 500 million invested by Geely Automobile has now increased several times.

As long as he is willing to transfer this part of the shares, a large amount of cash will be received immediately.

And now this investment has also increased Geely Auto's sales. This potential impact may not be simply measurable in a few hundred million.

Sure enough, sometimes choice is more important than hard work.

"It's true. When Venus Technology first proposed the Starlink satellite system, many people on the Internet were not optimistic about it."

"Even if some people are optimistic about it, they actually want Daystar Technology to suffer misfortune."

"Now it has developed so quickly. Three batches of rockets have been sent into space, and more batches of satellites will be launched soon."

"I guess other car companies will be envious and jealous."

Peng Lin can imagine how other automobile companies will react.

A 30% increase in sales. How much advertising is needed to achieve this effect?

"It is estimated that many car companies have already felt this sales volume variability."

"With a little analysis, you will know that this change in sales is related to Geely Automobile's investment in Venus Technology's Starlink satellite system."

"By then, it is likely that more models will want to become shareholders of Starlink."

Li Su's worry was obviously not unfounded.

You and Geely Automobile cannot eat up all the benefits.

Other car companies also have a good relationship with Nanshan Group. Even companies such as Changan have a better relationship with Nanshan Group than Geely.

Under this circumstance, Li Su doesn't think Cao Yang will completely reject other car companies' investment wishes.

Of course, it is certainly not possible for all car companies to have 5% shares like Geely Automobile.

If that were the case, Cao Yang's own shares would be too small, and other shareholders would have to worry.

"Don't be afraid. Even if other models start working hard now, they won't be able to surpass us."

"This wave of enthusiasm is already so high, but it certainly cannot last forever."

Peng Lin is not particularly worried that other car companies will have too much impact on Geely Auto after becoming shareholders of Starlink.

Of course, in the long run, there will definitely be an impact.

But there is no way around this, you have to figure it out.

Otherwise, you will have trouble with yourself.

"You should pay more attention to the situation at Daystar Technology. Our marketing policy will be adjusted in time according to various situations."

"This year's auto market as a whole is not expected to see a particularly high increase, and competition should still be very fierce."

Li Su didn't dwell on this topic anymore and just let Peng Lin continue to stare.

Among several other car companies, as Geely guessed, they are now thinking of ways to become a shareholder of Starlink.

"Mr. Cao, our Spring City Automobile Group's cooperation with Nanshan Automobile Group has been very pleasant in recent years, right?"

After Zhu Zhengfeng had an internal discussion, he called Cao Yang directly.

This kind of thing will definitely be faster if you take the upper-level route.

"Pleasurable, very pleasant."

Cao Yang could probably guess what Zhu Zhengfeng wanted to do, but he would definitely not take the initiative to bring up this topic.

“I heard before that your Starlink satellite system will be integrated with the in-car systems of various vehicles, so that every car can be connected to the network, thereby realizing various functions such as maps, listening to music, and watching movies. Same experience on PC and mobile.”

"If this idea is finally realized, it will definitely have a huge effect on improving the competitiveness of the domestic automobile industry."

"Our Nanshan Hongqi sales are now rising rapidly, and this year's growth rate is higher than the industry."

"Spring City Automobile Group's other independent brands are also developing steadily."

"Mr. Cao, although I know that the Starlink project is not short of money now, we also want to contribute to the development of Starlink. I wonder if there is still a chance?"

Zhu Zhengfeng did not beat around the bush and got to the point quickly.

After all, everyone is so familiar with each other, so going around in circles would be even worse.

"Spring City Automobile Group is also interested?"

Cao Yang thought of BYD and Changan, which had already called him, and Great Wall Motors, which was also about to make a move, and deliberately revealed some news to Zhu Zhengfeng.

“Are there any other car companies that also want to invest in Starlink?”

Zhu Zhengfeng was not stupid, so he could immediately hear the hidden meaning in Cao Yang's words.

Although he had expected other car companies to take similar actions before making the call, Zhu Zhengfeng was still a little nervous after knowing the news.

If Cao Yang agrees to other car companies and no longer has a share, it will be troublesome.

"Yes, many car companies are interested."

"However, to tell you frankly, Starlink is no longer preparing for large-scale external financing."

"This is also the intention of other shareholders such as China Mobile and Telecom, and we think it makes sense."

If you want to reject others and lower their expectations, you naturally have to find a scapegoat.

Otherwise, it won’t look good on everyone’s face.

Sure enough, after listening to Cao Yang's words, Zhu Zhengfeng completely believed it.

However, he will definitely not give up, and he has also heard that it is not that he has no chance, but he cannot only own 5% of the shares like Geely Automobile.

For Spring City Motors, participation is the most important, and the number of shares is not particularly important.

Of course, if it is so low that it has no influence, then it will definitely not work.

"Starlink needs to launch so many satellites to be successfully established. Now the United States and the Polar Bears have launched a space race, vying to launch their own Starlink satellite system."

"Under this situation, Daystar Technology's Starlink must accelerate its development. There is no harm in preparing more funds."

"As for the specific shares, we can fully listen to your opinions."

Zhu Zhengfeng directly expressed his thoughts.

After hearing this, Cao Yang did not hang on others and said directly: "There are currently many car companies that want to invest in Starlink, so we can only give each car company 1% of the shares at most, and we do not give any car company Acceptable.”

"It is basically certain that the shares that will be taken out this year will not exceed 10%."

"Each car company can only hold a maximum of 1% of the shares. At that time, it will be submitted to the board of directors for discussion and relevant documents will be signed."

When Cao Yang said this, Zhu Zhengfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

With 1% of the shares, it is acceptable.

Other car companies are in the same situation, treating everyone equally, and at least they have not lost face.

He could accept this result.

"Mr. Cao, then our Spring City Automobile Group only needs 1% of the shares, and other conditions can just follow the big army."

For Spring City Automobile Group, this investment is more about a sense of participation and a sense of presence in front of relevant departments.

So whether it’s 1% or 2%, it’s not that important.

The important thing is to be involved in this.

It would be best if we could get some tangible benefits from this matter in the future.

For example, 1% of the shares now cost 600 million, and in the future the value of this 600 million will become billions.

That is a very huge political achievement.

After chatting with Zhu Zhengfeng, Cao Yang quickly arranged for Zhao Siyu to contact various car companies that contacted him to discuss the implementation of investment.

"Mr. Yin, Geely Automobile has taken a big advantage this time."

As the head of Chery Automobile Sales Department, Wang Ze has had a relatively smooth life in the past few years.

After all, Chery Automobile is now China's leading independent brand car company, and as the head of the sales department, he still has considerable influence in the 4S store.

However, during this period, Geely Automobile became more popular than Chery Automobile, which made Wang Ze a little unhappy.

In particular, Chery Automobile wanted to invest in the Starlink satellite system, but in the end it could only obtain 1% of the shares.

Geely Automobile only spent 500 million yuan to acquire 5% of the shares. Even if some additional investments were made later to keep this proportion from falling, the cost was far lower than that of Chery Automobile.

The most important thing is that other car companies only have 1% of the shares, and Geely Automobile has 5%.

It seems as if Geely Automobile is the leader of domestic independent brand car companies.

People at Chery Automobile should be the most concerned about this situation.

"There's no way, who was brave enough and had a good vision in the first place?"

"When Venus Technology first proposed the Starlink satellite system, few people were optimistic about it. They even thought that it would involve hundreds of billions of investments and would eventually fail."

"But now people are moving forward step by step, allowing people to see the future clearly."

"What's even more surprising is that they actually combined Starlink with 5G communications, and they immediately won the favor of the three major operators."

"Under such circumstances, the influence of Venus Technology is naturally not comparable to that of Geely Automobile's investment."

Although Yin Chuan also felt a little regretful and regretful, he could understand it.

After all, even if he had to do it over again, there is a high probability that he would not spend 500 million to invest in the Starlink satellite system at such an early stage like Geely Automobile.

"That's what I say, but it's still a bit uncomfortable."

"Gely Auto's sales this month are very likely to exceed ours."

Wang Ze felt it was necessary to inoculate Yin Chuan, lest he become a scapegoat when Chery Automobile's sales were surpassed.

In the workplace, there are reasons and purposes behind many things.

Just like when Wang Ze went to discuss this topic with Yin Chuan now, it was definitely not as simple as just complaining.

"During this period, Geely Automobile has gained very high exposure due to Starlink, and it is normal for sales to increase."

“But in the end it still depends on the product competitiveness of our models.”

“I don’t think Geely’s product capabilities are stronger than ours.”

Geely is going to surpass him, and Yin Chuan will definitely not be convinced.

But he couldn't say much else at this time.

After all, we are all peers.

"Yeah, I think so too."

"After the news of our investment in Starlink is officially released in a while, Geely's popularity will probably not be that high."

Wang Ze now prefers that Chery Automobile's sales not increase, and he also doesn't want to see Geely Automobile's sales increase.

This kind of feeling means that watching you make money is more uncomfortable than losing money yourself.