Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

John Chambers, the world's No. 1 CEO in the future, can be temporarily positioned as the No. 3 figure in Black Cloud. There is no doubt that the number one character must be the boss Bao Zixuan, and the number two character is generally believed to be Zhao Tingting.

Bao Zixuan had great trust in this ordinary-looking woman; if it weren't for her appearance, which didn't conform to public aesthetics, it would have easily caused misunderstandings. Projects and purchases of less than 100 million only require Zhao Tingting's signature. This is such a huge amount of trust. Not to mention in Xiangjiang, I am afraid that it would be difficult for any company in the world to achieve this.

John Chambers is definitely better than Zhao Tingting in terms of ability, but no one is here at the Xiangjiang headquarters. But it is also very good in the United States. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and there is relatively more freedom.

And as the general manager of Heiyun Group's American company, he is also the general manager of Heiyun Automobile. He manages the most people, more than 300,000. As Heiyun Automobile continues to expand outwards, its power will surely grow.

Bao Zixuan arranged for John Chambers to give the last report, which showed the importance he attached to Heiyun Motors.

John Chambers: "In addition to upgrading existing products, Heiyun Motors is currently focusing on special vehicles. In the future, we will see a variety of Heiyun Autos on the road. Building a full automotive industry chain is the company's ultimate goal."

Bao Zixuan has already planned it, and since he has to do it, he must do it. It does not leave opportunities for others, and when developing so many vehicles, they do not necessarily have to be produced, and technical reserves are also very critical. He does not hope that in the future, fire trucks and ambulances used in mainland China will basically be produced by Mercedes-Benz. This is related to the face of a country's industry, and the core technology must be in his own hands.

And it can produce all vehicles. Even if it is forced to be split when it becomes bigger in the future, it will be relatively simple. As long as it is based on the type of vehicle, it will save a lot of trouble.

The automobile industry is very important to any country. Everyone was extremely excited to hear John Chambers' plan. After all, the company is powerful and it is also an honor for them. But at the same time, I am also very worried. At this time, Heiyun Group has aroused the fear of all countries in the world. If it still leads the way in the automotive field, it will not even leave a way for its competitors to survive.

He will inevitably be severely sanctioned and suppressed. Didn't the boss know that this would happen? You can see that Bao Zixuan is confident and John Chambers' confident expression. No one dared to raise objections. Since the boss and the branch manager were optimistic about the project, they had no reason to object.

John Chambers: "At the same time, Heiyun Motors will establish an electric vehicle project department within the company. As lithium battery technology continues to mature, electric vehicles will inevitably become a trend. Currently, all countries are paying attention to environmental protection issues, and Oil, as a non-renewable resource, is ultimately limited.”

"Electric power does not have many problems, but the existing technology is still immature in many places. It will not be introduced to the market in the next 10 years and will only be used as a strategic technology reserve for enterprises."

Hearing that electric vehicles are to be developed has once again subverted everyone's perception. The existing electric-driven vehicles are either trains or buses. They all have fixed lines, and the electric vehicles the group wants to develop will definitely not be that simple. It must be driven by batteries, as John Chambers just introduced.

But one thing everyone is still happy about is that it will not be launched on the market in the next ten years. In other words, the boss also knows that the technology is still very immature.

This cannot be done even if the technology is good; before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Americans had been deliberately suppressing oil prices, making oil prices very stable in recent decades. Except for the Iran issue and the special period of the Iran-Iraq war, everything is basically under the control of the Americans.

If Heiyun Group develops electric vehicles and can meet commercial requirements. Then he undoubtedly helped the Americans a lot. It would be strange if the Soviet Union didn't hate him to death.

Before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, any product that was not conducive to oil prices could not be brought to the market. This was Bao Zixuan's bottom line. If the old man gets angry and does something crazy, Heiyun Group will also be in trouble.

Knowing that the results have been achieved proves the value of the car company. However, John Chambers was not satisfied because there were surprises waiting for everyone later.

After all, he is the man who has been the number one CEO in the world, even if he is not yet. But the requirements for myself will not be lowered.

John Chambers: "R\u0026D is one aspect. Heiyun Motors wants to become the world's number one car company. It must have its own high-end brand, but Heiyun itself does not have one."

Car brands need history to accumulate, and Heiyun has only been established for a short period of time. The public will think that Heiyun is a thriving company that produces high-quality cars. But it doesn't match the high-end, and it can't be done by hand alone.

In fact, not only Heiyun Motors, but also the entire American automobile industry has no aristocratic blood.

Ford has been synonymous with cheap cars since the beginning, and seeing Ford making a lot of money; other car companies will certainly follow suit. Cheap means extensive use of machinery. At this stage, manual work is the most expensive in foreign countries.

Heiyun Motors is mainly based on Chrysler, and Bao Zixuan has a fanatical pursuit of CNC machine tools. Although the group has a customization department within the group, it seems to be working very well so far.

But the cars produced by Heiyun are generally tough and have nothing to do with elegance. Wouldn’t it be a joke for the world’s number one car company to have no high-end brands by then?

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "It seems that John has an idea and a goal."

In fact, these are Bao Zixuan's suggestions to John Chambers, but now is the time for his subordinates to perform. Don't take all the credit for good things to the boss, as other people won't even have a chance to perform.

Of course, John Chambers understood what his boss meant, so he said very seriously: "Currently, there are no suitable choices for American car brands, and there are no high-end brands in the United States."

"Heiyun Automobile's target should be in Europe, specifically the United Kingdom. The British produce objects, although the output cannot increase. The craftsmanship is very exquisite, and it retains the royal family and cultural heritage. Heiyun Automobile wants to acquire high-end products. Brand, Britain will definitely be able to give the answer.”

"After screening by engineers and marketing departments, Bentley is currently the most suitable choice."

After hearing this, the group's senior management was very excited. They are all wealthy people. If Bentley is acquired by Heiyun Motors, buying one will be very prestigious. Although it doesn’t matter what kind of car you drive, as long as you don’t have a lot of money, you still want to be comfortable and stylish.

In the past, because of my status, it was really difficult to ride in other brands of cars except Heiyun Motors.

Bentley is a British luxury car brand headquartered in Crewe, England. In 1919, Mr. W.O. Bentley founded Bentley Motor Company.

But in 1931, Bentley's debt reached more than 100,000 pounds and it could not continue production, thus declaring bankruptcy.

The British Central Equitable Trust plc becomes the owner of Bentley Motors plc. Ironically, the company actually represents none other than Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Mr w-o-Bentley became an employee of Rolls-Royce. In the same year, the new Bentley Motors plc was formed. At this time, Bentley was already a subsidiary company of Rolls-Royce. For a period of time, the two car names "Rolls-Royce" and "Bentley" were actually the same car. From then on, Bentley with a racing pedigree gradually gradually It became a Rolls-Royce style limousine.

At this time, Bentley was basically indistinguishable from Rolls-Royce, and even Bentley's engine bore the Rolls-Royce logo. It is entirely possible to take advantage of the fact that Rolls-Royce is in financial crisis and does not pay enough attention to Bentley to acquire him.

After 1990, Rolls-Royce decided to strengthen the Bentley brand because they found that Bentley had more market. At that time, Bentley already accounted for 52% of Rolls-Royce's sales, so the 1990s was also the decade when Bentley launched the most new cars under Rolls-Royce.

Bao Zixuan: "Since we think Bentley is suitable, let's start negotiations. You can put other things aside. Within half a year, every executive of the group will be equipped with a Bentley car."

Although the richest man's words were brief, their meaning was very clear. Heiyun itself produces cars and will never use other car manufacturers' products. Now every executive is given a Bentley, and the purpose is self-evident.

The boss was determined to win, so John Chambers had no choice but to agree. The next step is to complete the task despite severe difficulties, otherwise the person will lose his fortune.

And in his view, acquiring Bentley is not difficult. There is no doubt that Heiyun Auto is an American company. The British did not dare to have any evil intentions and even cooperated.

It's just that acquisition is easy, but operation is a big problem. It seems that we need to plan carefully to avoid backfire.