Chapter 270: Do you think you can’t hang the street lamp?
"Sell to enterprises? Like BAIC and Jiangling helping Baidu to manufacture their Carrot Run?" Lin Jia asked.

As one of Baidu's most core partners in the field of autonomous driving, Lin Jia is very familiar with the situation of Luobo Kuaipao.

Including their operating costs, pressure from all sides, conditions required for technological maturity, etc., including Lu Qi, the head of artificial intelligence at Guangjia Aerospace, who came from Baidu.

It can be said that Lu Qi is the founder of Baidu's driverless car. In 17, Baidu integrated its resources and established the Intelligent Driving Business Group, with Lu Qi, who was the CEO of Baidu Group at the time, serving as the general manager of the business group.

Lin Jia is also very clear about Baidu's capabilities in autonomous driving, the extent to which it can achieve it, and the key time nodes set internally in the future.

Lin Qinghua said: "Yes, this is the cooperation model. I know it is not easy to sell cars directly. The domestic new energy market is very volatile, unless you have the technology, resources and market like your Space.

When I was talking to them about making cars, they all joked with me, saying that instead of working with them, I might as well come to your daughter and invest in Space. Why would I have to spend so much time on it? Lin Qinghua said jokingly.

Chen Yuanguang quickly said, "Dad Lin, I can give you some of my investment shares. If you are interested,

Before Chen Yuanguang could finish his words, Lin Jia patted his arm, then looked at Lin Qinghua and said, "Dad, don't count on Space. There are so many people watching you."

Lin Qinghua said quickly: "Of course, if I had this hope, I wouldn't have discussed the cooperation with them in detail.

What I meant was that my daughter already has shares, so I won’t get involved.

At that time, Lao Ma said that we should learn from Huawei's approach. When developing driverless cars in China, we still have to pay attention to cost-effectiveness. Only the ultimate cost-effectiveness can gain the market.

If the cost of manufacturing a car is based on RMB 20 per car, the cost of deploying driverless cars will be too high.

We have to reduce the cost to less than 10 yuan, and focus on providing the most comfortable autonomous driving at this price.

Because the car is for people to drive, you have to pay attention to the control, the chassis quality, and many other things.

For driverless cars, you don’t need to consider so many things. You only need to consider safety, cost, depreciation rate, and passenger experience.

So we were discussing building cars specifically for driverless cars. Wuling has already sought cooperation with Huawei, and Leapmotor is also making cost-effective new energy vehicles, so we specifically called Zhu Ming to join us. We provide the money and he provides the work, and we set up a plan.

Everyone is very interested because Jack Ma’s Alibaba is the demand side, and we are the production side, putting it on the market.

Lao Ma has this demand. For him, Alibaba Cloud is such a big plate and has so much computing power that it can all be used. If all domestic travel can be replaced by driverless cars, what a huge plate this will be.

Alibaba cannot lose in this competition.

So Lao Ma was very determined, meaning he would take the lead in investment, Zhu Ming would be responsible for manufacturing the car, and the rest of us would each invest a little money.”

Lin Jia understood what was going on. There weren't many traps in this game. It was just that Jack Ma had his eyes on Lin Qinghua's connections. If China wanted to develop driverless cars, it would have to rely on light armor aerospace, and it would have to launch a large number of satellites into space at a low cost.

This is where Lin Qinghua’s role lies.

"I also think there is a way to make it. I think there is no problem with investment. It is a good opportunity for me to learn how to build cars. This time it is an investment, so next time maybe we will have the opportunity to build a factory ourselves to supply Alibaba.

I think the reason we found Zhu Ming this time is because none of us have built a car before, and we need someone with experience to operate and manage it. He is also a Zhejiang businessman, and we are all in the same circle, so he is trustworthy.

But once Alibaba gains a leading position in the entire market, their needs cannot be met by a single company.

Even if Baidu is only targeting the first and second tier markets now, it has already found Jiangling and BAIC. Alibaba will definitely look for other companies to enter the market in the future. Isn't this my chance?
After that dinner, I met with Lao Ma again when I returned to Hangzhou and we chatted again. I tried to find out what he had to say, and it turned out to be exactly what I had guessed.

He said that in the future, the two of us can start another company, starting with recycling used cars on the market, and then converting them into new energy vehicles, and slowly expanding this business.

These eliminated Didi drivers will definitely have to find other jobs as the online ride-hailing market continues to shrink. Many of them will choose to dispose of their online ride-hailing vehicles. We specifically buy back these online ride-hailing vehicles at super low prices, and then transform them into driverless cars to run on the road.

After you become proficient in this business, you can consider buying a car manufacturing license and then start manufacturing cars.

Old Ma has considered this issue very carefully." After Lin Qinghua finished speaking, he sighed again and again.

Lin Jia was too weak to complain, she just asked one question: "Dad, Lao Ma should have been hung on the street lamp a long time ago. He is not afraid, so you are not afraid of being hung on the street lamp either, right?"

“As for the previous one, I have no objection to you building cars with them. I think this is a good project. Baidu needs to transform, and Alibaba also needs to transform. Artificial intelligence itself is also an area that Alibaba has been investing in.

Autonomous driving is equally important to Alibaba. There are buyers and manufacturers, and the money can be made by entering the market.

It’s just the difference between how much you earn.

The business that Jack Ma discussed with you later would be tantamount to seeking death once public opinion fermented.

Doesn't this mean that online ride-hailing services haven't completely died yet, but you're already eyeing their corpses?

The public opinion storm caused by Jack Ma on the Bund has not completely passed, and now he is eyeing other people's rice bowls again. Artificial intelligence has smashed their rice bowls, and Jack Ma is dragging you along to pick up their broken rice bowls and put them together, and then go to find food through automation.

Why did he choose you instead of someone else when he was waiting for the public opinion to ferment again? He was thinking that when there was a risk of public opinion, you, Yuan Guang's father-in-law, would turn a blind eye and help him suppress the risk of public opinion.

Don't do this next thing. If you do it, and something goes wrong, I will ask Yuan Guang to ask the higher-ups to handle it. Don't take care of you just for his sake."

Lin Qinghua understood Lao Ma's cunning intentions upon hearing this. He had not thought of this before, mainly because he was eager to transform himself and did not realize this.

Among entrepreneurs of their generation, few can understand new media and their understanding of public opinion is only superficial.

They only see the benefits of doing so, but don't realize the risks of doing so.

"Dad, if you keep doing this, you'll be the target of the unemployed online ride-hailing drivers. It wasn't long ago that the general manager of Tonghua Iron and Steel was beaten to death due to the restructuring, and doing this will offend far more people than just the workers of Tonghua Iron and Steel.

Isn't this just courting death? The risk is too great. Lao Ma can hide in Tokyo and not come back, but do you dare to go to Tokyo? The Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office is waiting for you.

Just as you got off the plane, the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office sent you to Hawaii to bask in the sun. Just imagine that." Lin Jia was speechless.

What she didn't say is that for China, they don't mind using such companies as sacrifices to ease the resentment of the unemployed people. They don't know what to do in the first place, so isn't this just making themselves a target?
Chen Yuanguang can protect him in the official physical sense, but he will die socially, and Chen Yuanguang cannot save him from the unemployed online car-hailing drivers.

After returning to his room to rest, Lin Jia sighed, “I’m getting old, and my mind isn’t clear anymore.

My dad is the same, why is he always thinking about transformation? "

Chen Yuanguang said: "Didn't you say that all his friends are transforming? Everyone is doing this, so he will naturally feel nervous if he doesn't do this. Over the years, China's business has been up and down, and there is no industry that is always a sunrise industry. Everyone has to face the crisis of survival.

The downturn in the real estate market affects not only the real estate itself, but also the entire upstream and downstream industrial chain.

White goods are also affected. Gree is making mobile phones and entering the new energy sector. Isn't it also struggling? Midea first made small appliances and then acquired a robot company to enter the robot industry.

Leading real estate companies are also undergoing transformation. Evergrande is making cars, selling Evergrande Ice Spring, and setting up a financial management company. It's been busy all the time.

It's normal for your father to want to change his ways in such an environment.

He must also hope that we can provide him with some help, but after thinking about it, I realized that he is not suitable for any of the industries that the Light Armor Enterprise is involved in."

Lin Jia provided Lin Qinghua with information about potential upstream and downstream companies of Guangjia Aerospace with Chen Yuanguang's permission. Chen Yuanguang was not so selfless as to not let those around him gain any benefits.

Chen Yuanguang is even very willing to give some benefits to people around him within the scope permitted by the rules.

Some relatives who frequently visit Chen's mother hope that he can help them find a job. He will not place them in Guangjia Aerospace, but will help them find a relatively better state-owned enterprise through the Chinese government.

Of course, we have done our best by sending it in, and we will not provide any more convenience.

The same goes for Lin Qinghua. He doesn't help because he really doesn't think the other party can succeed in commercial aerospace, photovoltaics, semiconductors, or new energy.

Without even the accumulation of talent in this area, wouldn't it be courting death if we rush in?

"Well, I will persuade him. Old Ma is not a good person. He gave my father such bad advice.

Making money is making money, and I believe this business will definitely make money, but the more you make, the more you will be scolded.

There must be quite a few people across the country eyeing this business. You and Lao Ma have taken over this piece of cake, so just get ready to be screwed.

He can go to Japan, Singapore, or any country in Southeast Asia, but my father can only stay in the country. No matter where he goes, he will be taken away by America.

Isn't this just digging a hole?" Lin Jia said indignantly.

This is the reality. The giants in China are always unwilling to let go of any residue. Because China is so large and has so many people, even a little residue multiplied by the huge number will be a big piece of cake.

There are 1000 million online ride-hailing drivers in the country. After the entire job position shrinks, if we take a 20% ratio, 200 million online ride-hailing vehicles will be dealt with. It is unrealistic for the drivers to drive again after changing careers.

The processing of these 200 million online-hailing vehicles, even if the recycling price of each vehicle is 1 yuan and the selling price is 2 yuan, is still a 200 billion yuan business.

Not to mention, they are doing a renovation, the renovation cost is 1, isn't it excessive to sell it for 5 after the renovation?

This cake is so tempting that just pressing the abacus is enough to tempt you.

Not to mention the resulting car manufacturing business.

Jack Ma is naturally well aware of the risks involved. If he wants to eat this cake, the risk of public opinion is the biggest risk. What's more, Alibaba is also engaged in driverless cars, and Alibaba is also one of the giants that has snatched away the jobs of online ride-hailing drivers.

You snatch someone's job away with one foot, and then you take the job away from him with a few coins. If you don't die, who will?

In order to avoid death, minimize the impact and let the gods tacitly allow him to eat this piece of cake, Lao Ma thought of asking Lin Qinghua for help in endorsement. It happened that he was in the Zhejiang Business Association and had heard more than once that Lin Qinghua was eager to transform.

Many people in the Zhejiang Business Association are unhappy with Lin Qinghua. Everyone has had such a hard time in the past few years. How can you invest in three listed companies? With a 15% chance of listing, how many of the remaining 17 companies are likely to be listed?

Isn't it because of your daughter's relationship that you were able to know about these good projects in advance?

Lao Ma only needs to lead the topic in this direction, and these people will naturally tell him everything they know about Lin Qinghua.

Lin Qinghua wanted to transform, and Lao Ma wanted to have his cake and eat it, so the two of them hit it off when they collaborated.

The two sides naturally have a basis for cooperation.

In the villa in Hangzhou, Lao Ma looked at the excited Lin Qinghua and smiled happily. Without you, I would not dare to eat this cake.

Lin Qinghua thought that it was Lao Ma who promoted him, but in fact it was he who created opportunities for Lao Ma.

"This is what an old fox is like," said Chen Yuanguang.

Lin Jia sighed. She also knew that she couldn’t do anything to Alibaba because they were not on the same track as Alibaba, and it was impossible for them to do e-commerce or online payment. “I’ll talk to my dad tomorrow.

Let him give up on this idea."

Chen Yuanguang said: "You should be more polite. It's normal that the old man didn't expect this."

Lin Jia said, “Is my attitude still bad?

If I really had any ideas, I should have persuaded the old man to send his illegitimate son to the Maple Leaf Country. After the Americans extradited him back to America, I would pretend to feel sorry for my half-brother in public.

See how the Americans deal with him.

I have been kind enough not to use this method against Lao Deng."

This is indeed true. Long before room-temperature superconductivity, Lin Jia realized that America was targeting them.

Since the establishment of Guangjia Aerospace, some special persons have been found almost every month.

This group of people leaked the information through various means.

As a result, Guangjia Aerospace dared not recruit anyone with direct family members overseas, as they were worried that the probability of problems arising from such direct family members overseas was too high.

When they were recruiting astronauts in the second half of last year, the first thing they checked was whether they had overseas backgrounds, as they were afraid that you might cause trouble while you were there.

(End of this chapter)