Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 534 How much money do you have?

Li Weidong's Versailles made Chen Guoxing and Wu Gang roll their eyes in anger, especially Wu Gang who was even more depressed. They also went to the sea, which made people more angry than others!

"With 40% of the shares, you are not BYD's largest single shareholder, are you?" Wu Gang said with eyes wide open.

"You are so smart!" Li Weidong replied with the eyes of a kindergarten teacher.

After listening to Li Weidong's words, Wu Gang had to say with admiration: "Oh, I'm convinced, how come you have such a long brain and such accurate vision, you can always invest in this kind of company!"

Li Weidong asked in surprise: "You also know this company?"

BYD has no signs of building a car yet, and Wu Gang is the vice president of a car company. The two are completely unrelated industries, so there is no reason to pay attention to him!

"I understand that batteries for electronic and other digital products are quite powerful and account for a high proportion of the mobile phone battery market!" Wu Gang said casually.

Wu Gang learned about BYD because of an accident. His wife bought a digital camera produced by Panasonic, but a child accidentally dropped it and the battery fell out.

When he was about to put the battery back in, he found that the name of the battery was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, and he didn't care at the time.

When I was charging my phone that night, I suddenly realized that the battery used in my phone and the battery in my digital camera had the same logo, so I became interested and wanted to see what kind of company this was.

I searched online and found a lot about BYD batteries. Looking at the name, I thought it was a foreign company, but it turned out to be a domestic company.

After some research, I found out that it is not only a domestic waveguide mobile phone, but also a supplier to major international companies such as Phosphorus, Philips, Panasonic and Motorola.

In addition, in order to enter the battery market of other countries, it has also established research institutions, branches, offices, etc. abroad. Strictly speaking, it can be regarded as a multinational company.

There are even news reports that BYD is seeking to be listed in Hong Kong to open up the financial field and seek greater development.

After such research, Wu Gang felt that this company was quite powerful. It had been able to achieve this level only a few years after its establishment, and he was full of admiration.

Now I hear from Li Weidong that this is also his company and he still has 40% of the shares. I feel a lot of emotion in my heart!

Now it seems that with Li Weidong's blessing and a series of company help that he can't figure out, the probability of BYD's success in listing on Hong Kong Island is close to 100%.

Wu Gang thought about this question and asked curiously: "I heard that they are going to go public. Is it true?"

After the listing, it is a large company. It is estimated that it can easily contribute several hundred million Hong Kong dollars to Li Weidong's net worth. And judging from Li Weidong's attitude, the future development potential will definitely be good.

"Is it possible to go public?" Li Weidong hesitated and said.

A few years ago, he made a rumor to support everyone's listing. Now many companies related to his name want to go public, but going public is an easy task. Just wait in line. It is normal to wait for three or two years, so he also

Not paying much attention!

Wu Gang sighed: "You are awesome. A company with such a large shareholding is going public and you don't pay attention to such a big thing. Is it because you are too rich and don't bother to pay attention?"

Wu Gang rolled his eyes and asked: "How much will it be worth if they go public? Will it grow in the future? How about I buy some of their shares?"

If it is true, then you can really buy some stocks. With Li Weidong's character guarantee, the possibility of losing money is very small. Anyway, the money in your hand is idle.

Li Weidong said: "I can't say how much it will cost, but it must be worth several hundred million, otherwise there will be no point in going public. As for whether it is appropriate to buy their stocks, if you buy hundreds of thousands now, your son will get married twenty years later. It is absolutely fine."

Buy him a villa in the capital."

"A few hundred million? The size is not small. I can buy a villa with hundreds of thousands, but you can't buy this building!" Wu Gang said with emotion.

When he had nothing to do in the past few days, he also took a casual walk around the capital and took a look around, especially paying attention to several newly opened houses. None of the houses within the second ring road were less than 10,000.

Those between the Second Ring Road and the Third Ring Road cost almost 7,000 to 8,000 yuan. There is a community called Kangbao Garden in front of the Workers' Sports Administration. It has been promoted to the outside world before construction started, and the price is more than 9,000 yuan.

Even if you get to the Fourth Ring Road, it will cost 6,000 to 7,000 yuan. If it costs less than 5,000 yuan, you probably can only go to a few surrounding counties!

Then Wu Gang asked curiously: "Can you tell us how much money you have?"

Chen Guoxing encouraged from the side: "Yes, yes, they say you are rich. No matter how I think about it, I feel there is something wrong with that rich list. Please tell us everything!"

Ever since Chen Guoxing learned that the aircraft carrier was donated by Li Weidong, he began to speculate on how much Li Weidong was worth.

Seven or eight years ago, he could donate more than 100 million U.S. dollars. How much money would he have to have the courage to donate? Anyway, now his salary is 2,000 to 3,000 U.S. dollars. It feels distressing for him to donate 2,000 to 3,000 U.S. dollars!

Moreover, Li Weidong's business must be getting bigger and bigger. He was already so rich before, and now his money will definitely be even more. Besides, how many billions are the billions mentioned on the rich list?

"If you want to borrow money, there is no way!" Li Weidong was not fooled. In fact, he couldn't be sure. After all, his wealth was changing every moment, and it was a lot.

And he had no choice but to tell the truth. He was afraid of scaring these classmates and telling lies would offend his old classmates, so he just didn't say anything.

Li Weidong's friendship with his old classmates was not to show off his wealth, so there was no point in saying this.

"No, what were we talking about just now? Why do you keep talking about other places? Can you do it? Stop being immodest and say something right!" Li Weidong was led astray by these two guys.

He definitely wants to work on electric cars, but of course he can't do it himself. He has to find someone who is trustworthy, capable, and preferably with relevant experience.

However, domestic electric vehicles still only have a concept, and they are only in the theoretical research or experimental stage. They are still crossing the river by feeling the stones. It is impossible to find a completely suitable one.

Therefore, we can only lower the requirements, find someone with relevant experience in the automotive industry to take care of the overall situation, and then look for people in other fields to take care of the parts, and finally achieve the integration of division and overall management.

In this way, there are too many people who can use it. For the overall control, the battery, and the motor, everyone has their own problem!

Choosing Wu Gang was just a coincidence. He attended the meeting and still had some thoughts in his mind. Of course, he was not the only choice. It all depended on how Wu Gang chose.

"I'll do it, of course I'll do it. You have so much money, and if I don't let you spend more, how will you spend it?" Wu Gang said immediately.

This is an opportunity.

Zhao Dongsheng, a technical secondary school graduate, just because he followed Li Weidong and seized the opportunity, is now on an equal footing with him. He is the vice president of production of the company and is older than him!

"Then it's settled, you can organize manpower research when you get back, and then write a detailed plan on who is needed, whether it's recruitment or selection, it's up to you!"

"There are almost zero electric vehicles in China. It will definitely be difficult for us to start from scratch. However, many companies abroad are already doing research. You can go abroad to investigate and see if there are suitable talents. If you are suitable, you can recruit them.

Don’t be afraid of spending money!”

"Also, don't be too eager for success. This is a new thing in China. I guess there won't be any too specific policies during the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period. What there will be will be outlines, and they will definitely be focused on research!"

"But this won't take long. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, specific policies, regulations and norms should be introduced to encourage and pilot projects on a small scale!"

"We have to strive to be on the pilot list, so this is a long-term and persistent job, and there is also a certain amount of pressure. You have to be mentally prepared!"

"My dear, you have to invest for almost ten years in a row before you can make a profit. This thing is really not something ordinary people can do. I admire you, brother!" Chen Guoxing took a breath after hearing this.

They have not been using the aircraft carrier for ten years. Of course, they are imitating it, and many experts from Ukraine have come, including the chief designer of this aircraft carrier.

Wu Gang knew what this mental preparation meant. It was very painful not to be able to see the company's output value and profits for a long time.

Secondly, it is definitely not as comfortable as the situation he lived as the current vice president.

Now he is the deputy general manager in charge of sales. Within his business scope, everyone has to respect him and support him. I am afraid he will not be so prosperous in the future.

Wu Gang pondered for a moment and said: "Can we have technical cooperation with the school? This will also give us some advantages in fighting for policies. Our school has a vehicle engineering major!"

"And the level of transmission technology, electronic technology, suspension technology and other directions has already led the country, and transmission and suspension have even reached the international advanced level!"

Cheng Guoxing interrupted and reminded: "Most of the areas studied in our school are military vehicles or other armored vehicles, which are somewhat different from commercial vehicles, and the school may not agree!"

Li Weidong also nodded and said: "Well, let me talk to Teacher Wang first and let him help come up with an idea. It will be the best if it can be done. If it doesn't work, you have to find a way on your own!"

Without waiting for any reaction from the two of them, he said: "I'm starving, hurry up and eat. The Tan's cuisine in the Jingcheng Hotel is the most authentic. Let's go and taste it for him today!"

The direct descendant of Tan's cuisine is in Jingcheng Hotel, and the various versions of private cuisine in the old alleys of Jingcheng are also very good.

Moreover, each generation of Tan Family Cuisine has accepted many apprentices, and many apprentices have come out to cook it themselves. Tan Family Cuisine has not applied for a patent, so anyone can make it.

As for which one is authentic, everyone has their own reasons, but in terms of momentum, the Jingcheng Hotel is naturally much stronger.

As for the taste, it's not the same thing. Everyone has made improvements and always thinks his own is better. Anyway, Li Weidong has eaten it a few times and doesn't think there's anything particularly magical about it.

"Let's go, I'm starving. I drank a lot of wine last night. It's useless. If I weren't too sleepy, I wouldn't be able to sleep because I was so hungry!" Chen Guoxing immediately became excited when he heard about eating.

Wu Gang didn't think about electric cars anymore. In a ten-year cycle, it would be just one or two times, so he agreed: "Yes, today we are going to eat from the big ones. We don't choose the right ones. We only order the expensive ones. Whatever is more expensive,

Sea cucumber, shark fin, abalone, whatever’s more expensive comes with you!”

As soon as they opened the door, they saw that the door opposite was also open. Ding Yuan was already dressed, stood up and walked towards the door. He must have been staring at this door just now!

He was a bodyguard, and he was too embarrassed to disturb Li Weidong's reminiscence with his classmates, so he opened a room opposite the door. From morning to now, this door has not been closed. He and another bodyguard have been paying attention to the situation of Li Weidong's door!

Several people arrived on the seventh floor. It was already past meal time, and there were fewer people at noon than at night, and there were still many places.

The waiter greeted me warmly, asked if I had a reservation, and learned that I was a hotel guest. He led me to a private room, took out a menu, and recommended several signature dishes.

Although Wu Gang and Chen Guoxing said they wanted to eat at big restaurants, when they actually ordered the food, they felt heartbroken when they saw the prices on the menu. Especially for Chen Guoxing, one dish was enough for half a month's living expenses.

Moreover, he lived and worked in a confidential unit all year round, and he still didn't know much about Li Weidong, so he whispered: "How about we change places, we are our own people, there is no need to spend such unjust money!"

Then he suggested: "I think the Jingcheng Restaurant we dined at last night was pretty good. How could we switch to Jingcheng Hotel? Why is the price so different?"

Li Weidong glanced at the waitress who was busy pouring water, and said in a low voice: "Are you kidding? Let's just go out like this and not be laughed to death by this young lady!"

Chen Guoxing glanced at the waiter, then at Li Weidong, and said meaningfully: "You don't have any ideas when you see other people's waiters being pretty, right?"

Li Weidong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and stopped teasing Chen Guoxing, "What a mess, we just eat like this every day. Apart from being good at three things, we will never be poor!"

After finishing speaking, Li Weidong stopped ordering, closed the menu and said to the waiter: "Miss, bring us all the signature dishes you just recommended!"

The waiter was wondering what the title "Miss?" was, but he still responded enthusiastically and professionally: "Okay sir, are there any taboos?"

Li Weidong looked at the two classmates, as if they had nothing to eat except hunger, so he said, "No, hurry up!"

"Okay sir, do you guys want some drinks?" She has already earned a lot of service commission for a few signature dishes. If she orders two bottles of high-end white wine and red wine, the commission will be even greater.

"Just tea, but no need for wine. What I drank yesterday still smells like alcohol!" Wu Gang waved his hand and declined.

When the waiter saw Li Weidong nodding, she said: "Okay sir, you have ordered a total of six dishes and one soup!"

Then he explained the dishes and soups in detail. After Li Weidong nodded in agreement, the young lady gave the menu to another waiter at the door and stayed in the room to serve.

If you want guests to pay service fees, you must be warm and considerate, and not leaving guests alone in the room is a basic quality.

The dishes were served very quickly. This speed satisfied Li Weidong's requirements, but it also made him feel like eating leftovers. None of these signature dishes could be served so quickly.

I guess I prepared extra at noon, not specifically for the people who made reservations. The heat and time of the meal are particularly important. Any more or less will affect the taste. People who are particular about it will stick to the right amount.

But this is the only way to deal with guests like Li Weidong who come unexpectedly without an appointment.

However, before Li Weidong finished his meal, Chen Jun hurried over with an anxious look on his face, whispered a few words in his ear, and handed him a dozen pages of documents printed in English.

Li Weidong took the document and frowned when he saw it was in English.

Chen Jun saw Li Weidong's frown and quickly explained in a low voice: "It happened too suddenly and time was tight, so there was no translation!"

(End of chapter)