rebirth of cataclysm

The Ascendas Automobile Company project progressed relatively smoothly. It only took sixty-two days to complete all the procedures and officially broke ground in Liangcheng City High-tech Zone.

The reason why it was so fast was, of course, inseparable from the full support and cooperation of leaders and departments at all levels in Langzhou. Basically, the street lights gave them permission all the way.

As the province's largest manufacturing investment, this project has been frequently mentioned at meetings at different levels and widely publicized, because it is the hope for the province's industrial transformation and a big step forward for the province's economy, especially the economy of Liangcheng City.

The hope of reaching a new level.

On the day when the construction started, the sky was overcast. Anyway, in winter, the weather in Liangcheng is often like this.

However, the scene was quite grand, with red flags waving, gongs and drums blaring, firecrackers blasting, and almost all three-level provincial and municipal leaders present.

The legal representative of this new company is not Hu Jianjun, nor Hu Jianqiang, nor Hu Mingchen and Luo Guangcong. He is Jin Baiye, who has just been hired from Europe.

We should not think that a company must have a major shareholder as its legal representative. In fact, the legal representative of many companies is a small shareholder. The major shareholders only need to firmly control the equity and the board of directors. In this case, they can control the situation without having to show up.

The overall situation of the company, and if something goes wrong, there is no need to take direct responsibility and management responsibility.

Of course, the main purpose of Hu Mingchen's arrangement was not to shirk responsibility, but to show his strong support and appointment of Jin Baiye.

Jin Baiye is less than fifty years old. After completing his undergraduate and master's studies at a prestigious 985 university in China in his early years, he went to Germany to study for a doctorate at RWTH Aachen University. Two years after receiving his doctorate, he worked at Heidelberg University for two years.

Research scholar.

In the past fifteen years, Jin Baiye has been working for a well-known German automobile company, specializing in product design, product research and development, and even management. Due to his outstanding work performance, he was already the vice president of the company before leaving.

level of people.

In large German companies, very few Chinese can hold such high positions.

So when it was time to establish Tengfei Motors, Jin Baiye was chosen and became the first choice to manage the company.

For this reason, Luo Guangcong not only communicated with Jin Baiye by phone and email, he even flew to Germany three times for this purpose.

Finally, Jin Baiye was persuaded. Later, Jin Baiye returned to China for an inspection and met with Hu Mingchen. It was this meeting that made Jin Baiye finally agree to let him serve as the helmsman of Tengfei Automobile Company.

Set it down.

In order to keep Jin Baiye, Hu Mingchen paid a lot. First of all, he gave Jin Baiye 1% of the company's shares.

Don’t underestimate this one percent. Calculated based on the scale of investment, it’s still 300 million.

The Jinbaiye Company earns a high salary in Europe, so for him to come here, of course he has to make up for it in terms of remuneration. What's more, the work there is on the right track, but here, everything is still at the beginning.

In terms of the level of effort and effort, being the president of Tengfei Motors far exceeds Jin Baiye's original job.

What Hu Mingchen gave in was not just 1% of the shares, he also made the greatest concessions to the company's daily operations and management authority.

"As soon as you take office, you have the final say on almost all matters in the company. From personnel recruitment, department allocation, product design, product research and development to subsequent market layout, the power is all in your hands. We don't pay attention to the details.

Please ask too many questions.”

"If you work for others abroad, no matter how good you are, it will probably reach its peak. They can't let you, a yellow-skinned person, serve as chairman or president. If you can return to China, you will also contribute to our country's automobile industry.

Make a contribution, don’t you want to see the day when our country’s automobile industry can develop to compete head-on with the West, or even surpass them?”

"Without us, there will never be another company in the world that entrusts you with such a heavy responsibility, nor will there be another company that gives you such huge space and authority. Outside, you work for others, which is a high-paying profession at best.

Manager, when you come back, you are the master, Tengfei Motors is ours and yours."

Hu Mingchen's words moved Jin Baiye and Liu Yang. Basically, there are all overseas Chinese who don't want to return to their country to serve their country. Some people have not come back because it is difficult for us to have a space and platform for them to express themselves.

"Although you have given me great power, I will not act arbitrarily when it comes to the company's strategic decision-making and major policies. I still have to listen to your opinions. After all, you are investors and the largest shareholder. If you do not participate in decision-making, you will not be involved in the decision-making.

It doesn’t make sense.” Jin Baiye said.

Jin Baiye is not a simple young man, nor is he a fool. If he spends tens of billions, how can he be completely left alone? It is better to give him the company.

What's more, for others to say that, it is enough to show sincerity and respect for him. If he really regards himself as the boss of the company, he is either naive or too stupid.

Just like the emperor in ancient times, he could tell his ministers that he would rule the world with him. If the minister believed it and regarded himself as half an emperor, then the minister would be close to death.

Jin Baiye has studied ancient history and been influenced by Confucian culture, so he doesn't understand this.

"Haha, thank you. Of course it would be good if you could ask for our opinions. The Three Stooges are better than Zhuge Liang. As for the company's strategic decision-making you mentioned, I can say one thing now. It can also be said that Tengfei Automobile Company

The biggest strategy." Hu Mingchen nodded and smiled.

Since he funded the company by himself, how could Hu Mingchen not have any thoughts and ideas?

"You say it, you say it." Jin Baiye said humbly.

Since he decided to join the company and knew that Hu Mingchen was the biggest boss behind the scenes, Jin Baiye did not dare and could not look down upon his words.

"It's like this. There are hundreds of domestic automobile manufacturing companies. As latecomers and rising stars, if we want to compete with them, especially with international automobile giants in the future, we must have our own

It’s unique and can also be said to be special.”

"Currently, all cars on the market are internal combustion vehicles. In the field of internal combustion vehicles, almost all patents and technical advantages are in the hands of foreign giants. Our domestic car manufacturers have chosen to join forces with foreign car companies and have established

The purpose of a joint venture is to obtain other people’s technology and brand influence.”

"However, the real core technology cannot be bought, and in the internal combustion vehicle market, no matter how hard we try, it is impossible to catch up with the foreign giants, let alone surpass them."

"Therefore, the important direction of Ascendas Automobile Company is not to develop and manufacture internal combustion vehicles, but pure electric vehicles. In this field, the whole world is on the same starting line. Even if we make arrangements early, we can still have some time advantages.

In another ten or fifteen years, the world's internal combustion vehicles are expected to be replaced by electric vehicles, and this is our opportunity."

Jin Baiye listened attentively and said: "Although I also think that internal combustion vehicles will be replaced by new energy vehicles, but will it be so fast? Why will it be pure electric drive instead of hydrogen energy or other energy vehicles?"

"This... is my prediction of future industrial development. Mr. Jin, you don't have to listen to me for the rest, but you must listen to me on this point. This is the premise. Of course, we also

There is no need to jump to the pure electric era in one step, there can be a transition that combines both electric and oil uses.”

"In this field, we must increase research and development at all costs. We must master the core technology ourselves and even participate in the formulation of standards in the future. There are still many talents in the battery field in China, which can be recruited and utilized intensively."

"If this is the case, then our vehicle delivery time will have to be postponed." Jin Baiye said.

"No problem, this is your job. In order to build a good car, I don't care if it is delayed for one or two years, or even three to five years. It is precisely because of this that I suggest that we focus on building a good car in the early stage.

It is not a manufacturing plant, but an engineering research and development center. It is best not to impose any restrictions on talents. No matter which country they are from, as long as they are

If it is useful, then we must win over it at all costs. We are not afraid of having too many talents, but we are afraid that we will not be able to keep up in the future. Not only technical R&D personnel, but also project management personnel and logistics service personnel can be recruited in large numbers. In short, 30 billion

I will give you full control and use of the funds." Hu Mingchen's words were not only heroic, but also far-sighted.

"We have previously formed industry-university-research cooperation with many domestic universities, including Langzhou University. Our company not only supports the construction of their mechanical engineering department, but also specifically supports their research on advanced battery materials." Luo Guangcong added.

road.

"Well, using the technical power of the university is indeed a good way to shorten our research and development process." Jin Baiye nodded.

"In fact, our Ascendas Automobile Company will be very different from other automobile companies in the future, that is, there may be more R&D personnel than manufacturing workers. If we are a company with 20,000 people, then there may be more than one R&D personnel.

Ten thousand." Hu Mingchen said again.

"Wouldn't the production capacity be limited?" Jin Baiye asked curiously.

"No, not only will the production capacity not be reduced, but it may also be more efficient. Because automation and intelligence will be the main force of production in the future, our factory will not be labor-intensive, but an intelligence- and capital-intensive factory.

.So, Mr. Jin, the burden on your shoulders is heavy."

"I really admire you for having such strategic courage and vision. I finally understand why you have achieved such achievements at such a young age. Frankly speaking, in terms of vision alone, you are ahead of many foreign colleagues.

.I will do my best to realize this ambition and promote the rise of the national automobile company, which is actually my ideal." Jin Baiye said with emotion.