Chapter 301 The Origin of Business

The older Chinese wealthy have experienced the reluctance to show off their wealth. Hurun was the first to come to Dongda to compile the list of the top 100 richest people. Everyone has been hiding their wealth for fear that it would be bad for them if it was exposed.

As I said before, history determines the present, and the present influences the future.

In between, there was a brief period during which the top billionaires did not mind showing off their wealth and ushered in an era of global shopping, which was quite similar to the Japanese consortium in the 80s that bought up the whole world.

As for the small and medium-sized wealthy people, they don’t have that ability, but that doesn’t stop them from showing off their wealth in their own way.

The main purpose of these people is the same, which is to prove that they have strength. This proof of strength can help them obtain a certain implicit credit endorsement in borrowing and indirectly serve their capital expansion.

Showing off wealth is appearance, credit is the substance.

At the same time, because the entire society was in an incremental era at that time, there were relatively many upward channels, and the public's acceptance of this behavior was relatively high.

Most people at that time viewed this kind of behavior mainly for fun.

Today, from the perspective of social atmosphere, the real rich have become conservative again.

The general public cannot even guarantee the integrity of their own remains, but the top wealthy people in the University of Tokyo are so extravagant that they send their remains to the moon? What does this mean?
The entire domestic market is very small. Except for a few wealthy people who really have a special fascination with space and will place orders, most wealthy people are unwilling to give them this face.

Of course, in the future there will be entrepreneurs who rely on the upstream and downstream industrial chains of Light Armor Aerospace and place orders in order to do favors, but at most they are buying satellite cemeteries in low-Earth orbit. A lunar cemetery for $100 million is still a bit too expensive.

"So we mainly target wealthy people abroad, especially the technology tycoons in Silicon Valley. The Silicon Valley Internet tycoons from the 90s are now older and have sufficient needs," said Lin Jia.

After she finished speaking, she felt that she could say more on this occasion, so she added: "I think that in China, there are still too few consumer services provided to the top wealthy class, and they should be encouraged to 'show off their wealth'.

Nowadays, there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor. To put it bluntly, if it is just about food, clothing, housing and transportation, these rich people cannot even spend the interest on their liquid funds.

If we don’t talk about increasing taxes, adding super-premium services will have great benefits.”

For various reasons, it is very difficult to increase taxes at the University of Tokyo.

In recent years, due to the economic downturn of Western China, capital outflow has fundamentally improved.

But it is also difficult to increase taxes, and once you do, the chances are that they will continue to run.

As Lin Jia mentioned, the essence is to loosen up the high-end service industry so that domestic wealthy people can spend money to enjoy high-end services. This type of service industry can bring about tax revenue, employment and redistribution of resources.

Things like space funerals can even drive the development of science and technology.

In China, no matter how rich a person is, he cannot enjoy the same quality of service as abroad on the spiritual level.

The most typical example is the nanny industry. The Filipino maids in Hong Kong feel like they are slaves, giving you the feeling that you are a class higher than them.

But at the University of Tokyo, no matter how much money you pay, the hired nanny cannot give you the same feeling. Although he is providing you with services, he will still consider himself equal to you in terms of personality.

This is a tradition that has existed for thousands of years, and it is also the belief from the bottom of one's heart that everyone is equal after everything has been smashed.

The reason I talk about this is that if high-end service industries are encouraged, there will certainly be disadvantages as well as advantages, and there is a high probability that this kind of hierarchical concept will make a comeback.

As for side effects such as intensifying conflicts, there is no need to say more.

Any decision is a double-edged sword. Decision-making can only involve trade-offs. There is no such thing as a decision with only advantages and no disadvantages.

"We will seriously consider this proposal and try to provide some supporting service industries."

"What I want to say is that if Guangzhou can build a good public opinion environment for the wealthy group who buy the lunar cemetery, perhaps there are not a few wealthy people in Dongda University who have such needs." Lin Jia's capitalist nature began to be exposed.

She went on to say: “Regarding the space funeral business, it was Li Chaoren who first found us through Zhejiang businessmen and asked if we could do similar business.

He is getting old and starts to think about his afterlife.

These years he didn't really want to bury it in his ancestral tomb, nor did he want to scatter it into the sea. He felt that space was a good decision.

After internal discussions, we suggested burying the ashes on the moon and erecting a monument. Our price was $1 million, and Li Chaoren responded to us the same day, saying that he would place an order.

Li Chaoren's ancestral home is Chaoshan. To be honest, he doesn't dare to return to his ancestral tomb in Chaoshan a hundred years later or be buried in Hong Kong.

The risk of being dug out is too great.

Like the super luxurious cemetery built by Evergrande Xu in his hometown, after he entered, he first saw the monument with the words "Liufangbaishi" printed on it. The three water drops in the word "Liu" were missing a dot, and the grass radical of "Fang" was gone.

It just changes to Liufang Baishi, which is just like exile, which doesn't sound good.

The ancestral tombs that were built have also been destroyed.

So what Li Chaoren was thinking was, I am buried on the moon, it is impossible for you to come and dig me out, right?

Therefore, Guangjia Aerospace made a quote and they agreed without hesitation.

This made Guangjia Aerospace even feel that the quote was too cheap.

For this kind of monopoly business, the price can be quoted a little higher, but in essence, this kind of super-high premium service industry business has not been done much and there is not enough awareness.

If Hong Kong capitalists were to run this project, they would charge you $10 billion.

It's a very simple logic. America can only send ashes to the moon, but Guangjia Aerospace can bury you and erect a tombstone.

This is a monopoly business, a unique business.

Everyone present immediately thought that the extreme gap between the rich and the poor in Hong Kong has brought about a large number of wealthy people, and there is a natural convenience in connecting this type of service industry between Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

They immediately understood why Chen Yuanguang was willing to place this business in Guangzhou, not only to give back to his hometown, but also because of Guangzhou’s geographical location.

“We will study it carefully and at least introduce relevant regulations at the municipal level to rationalize and legalize this business.

In addition, in terms of public opinion, this is not something we can control at this level, but we will definitely report it to the higher authorities and strive to loosen up the restrictions on high-end service industries at the public opinion level.”

The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.

If someone else came and said they wanted to do space funerals, with an annual scale of tens of billions of dollars, the old men playing chess downstairs in your community wouldn't believe it.

But if Chen Yuanguang said this, they would believe it, and this is the credibility of the God of Light.

A true big shot doesn’t need to show off his wealth to endorse his credit; his own name is enough.

History will naturally endorse him.

Yangcheng was very happy, as it was like picking up an industry for free. The tens of billions of US dollars, converted into taxes, based on the average corporate tax rate of 12.47%, would be $12 billion.

Even for Guangzhou, it is a considerable source of income. Moreover, in the foreseeable future, this is a long-term business. The world is in turmoil and the gap between the rich and the poor will become wider and wider.

The more mature the lunar funeral becomes, the greater the proportion of wealthy people will accept it, and the entire market will only grow larger.

"Brother, it's so thoughtful of you to come all the way here." In the specially rented reception room, Chen Yuanguang met Lei Jun who came from Yanjing to pay his respects.

There were too many people coming and Chen Yuanguang met too many of them. Regardless of whether they were long-term partners, Chen Yuanguang still made time to meet Lei Jun.

"It's just a small matter. When do you plan to bury him? I can arrange the time." Lei Jun said.

Generally speaking, according to the customs of Guangzhou, the body should be buried three days later.

Chen Yuanguang said: "I plan to bury him next year. I plan to launch the old man to the moon and build a tomb for him on the moon."

Finally, after discussion, the elders of the Chen family felt that this was Chen Yuanguang's filial piety, so they all agreed.

But he had only one request, which was that after his grandfather passed away, his grandmother had to be buried together.

Chen Yuanguang naturally agreed readily, as this was completely controllable for him.

In the future there will definitely be some wealthy couples who have a good relationship and ask to be buried together after their death. Whether this is possible is a completely different concept for them.

This is also an effective marketing strategy to attract wealthy people from Dongda University. The Chinese people love the idea that a couple reunites in the Moon Palace after their death.

No matter how rich you are, you can't ascend to heaven, but at least you can be buried together on the moon and look at the earth from afar.

This is also a kind of Chinese romance.

After Chen Yuanguang gave a brief introduction, Lei Jun applauded and said, "I have thought about where I want to be buried after I die, whether to scatter it in the sea or bury it in my hometown.

Junior brother, you have given me a new choice.

After I retire, I will seriously consider it and maybe support your business.”

Lei Jun can definitely afford this money. As a first-generation entrepreneur, he also has the motivation.

"I'll help you promote this to Pony then. He has always been interested in space, and I think he will be interested in this service."

Seeing that Lei Jun was so respectful and even willing to be a salesman for the Moon Cemetery, Chen Yuanguang asked, "Thank you, Senior Brother.

How is your recent chip design company's promotion? "

Lei Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Every family has their own little ideas, and it is difficult to have a solution that all parties can accept.

Whether it is Xiaomi or several other mobile phone manufacturers, money is not a problem. What everyone is thinking about is how to have more say in this new company.

The right to speak is the key.

It's a very simple truth. Currently, the chip manufacturing process of Dongda Pure's self-developed chip is 3nm, and the topological semimetal chip manufacturing process is 7nm.

But this 7nm can match the silicon-based 1nm or less.”

Because 1nm silicon-based chips have not yet been produced, it is difficult to estimate how much equivalent it is.

But it is definitely stronger than silicon-based 2nm, because after Huawei's topological semimetal 7nm chip was launched, it was repeatedly compared and tested with Apple's latest 2nm mobile phone chip by domestic and foreign technology media.

Almost a full range of tests.

Whether it is the Tokyo media or the foreign media, they all have one thing in mind, which is to prove that Apple's chip is still the most powerful smartphone chip in the world.

Starting with the A5 chip in the iPhone 7s, iPhone chips have firmly occupied the throne of the most advanced smartphone chips on the planet for more than a decade.

And this throne was finally pulled down by Huawei.

Foreign media, especially American media, were devastated. They would point out that the iPhone chip was even slightly better than the Ark's.

As for why the old Chinese media also hope that the iPhone can be stronger than Huawei's chip, no one knows.

In short, after repeated verification by various people and various testing schemes, there are very few areas where Apple chips are better than Huawei chips. The only thing worth being proud of is weight and area.

After all, topological semimetals rely on stacking 7nm transistors to improve performance, so the area cannot be small.

The American media were too embarrassed to announce that Apple had won, but the Chinese media were more than willing to do so and came up with a unique angle to promote Apple's victory.

This is the power of inertia. After the White House changed people, marketing expenses were cut, but the old Chinese media still brought their own dry food to help the Americans clean up.

“So in the future this company will definitely produce the most advanced smartphone chips on the market.

And with the combined strength of so many of our companies, we will definitely be able to compete with Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin." Lei Jun is very confident.

"One question that comes to mind easily is, who will start?

Among our four smartphone manufacturers, who will be the first to launch?

High-end production capacity is usually very limited at the beginning and needs to go through a stage of capacity climbing. Who has more supply in the early stage and who has less?
There are too many interests to be negotiated, and everyone is a tough guy.

In addition, they also want to bring in some new energy vehicle companies.

The on-board chips for new energy vehicles are a blue ocean, and also a very obvious incremental market in the future. They want to get it all at once, so they might as well bring in new energy vehicle companies and share resources together.

In the future, this company will also make in-vehicle chips and provide them to these new energy vehicle companies.

Like NIO, don’t they also make mobile phones? Buy a car and get a free mobile phone, called NIO Phone.

Not only do they make mobile phones, they also develop their own chips and have good chip R&D capabilities. They make 5nm AI self-driving chips and find TSMC to manufacture them.

This time they were also cut off.

The talents, technical reserves and resources of such enterprises are also what we need.

Then the question arises again, if we invite new energy vehicle companies as well, there will be more stakeholders. We can't reach an agreement now, so with more stakeholders, won't it be even harder to reach an agreement?
Besides, since they are already looking for new energy vehicle companies, should they also call Huawei into the picture?
When we were in the meeting, they were all joking that we had invited all the new energy vehicle companies except Huawei, and that we should just call this company the Anti-Huawei Alliance.

Huawei happens to have direct conflicts of interest with its shareholders in the fields of smartphones and new energy vehicles.”

After Lei Jun finished speaking, Chen Yuanguang looked at him with suspicion.

Are they teasing or are you teasing?
“It’s really complicated, but it’s not unsolvable.”

(End of this chapter)