Chapter 392 Overseas expansion accelerates, and the pace of globalization begins!
Thursday, May 16th.
Zhang Shuo's light truck came to Luzhou and visited the Luzhou Software Industrial Park, Qingfeng Logistics Luzhou Modern Logistics Park, Maili Electronics Luzhou Electronics Factory and Luzhou Semiconductor Industry Base, which are under construction.
The itinerary is very compact.
In order to show their attention, Luzhou specially arranged for a municipal adjutant to accompany him throughout the process.
It can be said to be full of cards.
In fact, it has only been seventy days since sprouting and Luzhou reached a strategic cooperation, and the four major cooperation projects signed by the two parties have already entered the construction stage.
The efficiency is not very high.
The one with the fastest progress is the Luzhou Electronics Factory, which is expected to be completed by the end of August and will be put into trial operation in September.
The recruitment and training of workers are also in progress simultaneously.
In the past six months, Maili Electronics has accumulated a wealth of practical experience in Jiangcheng, and is now familiar with operating similar electronics factories in central China.
What's more, Luzhou's economy is more developed than Jiangcheng's.
As for the large-scale Luzhou Software Industrial Park project, the main focus in the early stage is to build three connections and one leveling. Faster projects such as Xirang Technology and Unreal Games, which have already confirmed their presence, are already building office buildings.
It is expected that the move will be completed by the end of the year.
This project itself is also based on the long term. It will not be effective for five to ten years.
On the contrary, many real estate developers have sensed business opportunities and have acquired land around the software industrial park, including residential complexes and comprehensive shopping malls.
There are even food courts planned.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Luzhou just revitalized the surrounding land, used land sales funds to improve the surrounding infrastructure, and even planned experimental schools, hospitals, parks and other public facilities.
It is as if the plan is based on a new district, and the ambition is not small.
The tens of billions software industry support fund established by Bu Ya has also spent a lot of money during the construction of the software industrial park. So far, it has invested in nearly 30 companies.
Anyone who accepts sprout investment has a prerequisite, which is to move to a software industrial park.
Without this tens of billions of funds as a foundation, Luzhou would not dare to make such a big move, just in case when the surrounding supporting buildings are built, no company will move in.
That would be embarrassing.
Then there is Luzhou Modern Logistics Park. Because of the construction experience in Jiangcheng and Linxiang, the design drawings are basically copied as they are, and then detailed adjustments are made according to the land plot and geological conditions.
It has also entered the construction stage.
Luzhou Semiconductor Base, which occupies the largest area, currently only introduces Weijing Semiconductor. The 40-nanometer wafer foundry is designed and constructed simultaneously with the headquarters building.
At present, it is still in the stage of three connections and one leveling, and no big changes can be seen yet.
This is also the most promising project in Luzhou. During the visit, the city government adjutant couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zhang and Dr. Liang Song have joined Daosui Group. Is Weijing Semiconductor's ambition not limited to the 40nm process?"
"certainly."
Zhang Shuo did not hide anything, "Weijing Semiconductor's goal of catching up with Tai Electromechanical may be a bit exaggerated, but it is determined to become the top three wafer foundry companies in the world."
"I believe it will be possible. You are the hand of miracles."
As expected, the other party's eyes lit up.
"I don't dare to take this seriously." Zhang Shuo was already familiar with this level of flattery and took the opportunity to say: "The development of Weijing Semiconductor cannot be separated from the strong support of Luzhou."
"Of course."
The other party also understands each other, and they are all aiming for win-win cooperation.
After visiting.
Zhang Shuo came to the temporary headquarters of Weijing Semiconductor and met Liang Song alone.
"Those things in the outside world haven't affected you, have they?"
"No, I'm turning a blind eye to what's going on outside the window right now. I just want to do research and development."
When he was in Binhai City, Zhang Shuo had a showdown with Liang Song and set the goal of Weijing Semiconductor to break through the 28nm advanced process within a year and a half.
Break through the 14nm advanced process within four years.
During this period, we have to avoid the technical blockade of Tai Mechanical and Electrical and Sanxing, or even find another way, which is not easy.
Even though Liang Song was a self-proclaimed chip geek, he was under great pressure when faced with this super challenge. After taking office, he had no energy to deal with external disturbances and quickly got into work.
He believes.
Zhang Shuo must have a way to help him solve the troubles outside.
After all, before officially joining Sprout, Liang Song himself never thought that he could leave Sanxing so easily and join Daosui Group.
Liang Song is not stupid.
He knew very well that during this process, Mei Ya must have done a lot of work behind the scenes.
Therefore, I have extra confidence in Zhang Shuo.
"very good."
As a boss, Zhang Shuo admired workaholics like Liang Song, and then mentioned another thing, which was also one of the main purposes of his trip to Luzhou.
"The group has decided to hand over the first-generation Zhulong chip to Taiyuan Electromechanical. Do you think it is possible to persuade Taiyang Electromechanical to build a 28nm wafer foundry production line at the Luzhou Semiconductor Base?"
This is also at the request of Luzhou.
Now that we have established ourselves as a semiconductor base, we must of course attract investment.
And if Tai Electromechanical can be invited over, then this semiconductor base will undoubtedly be more than half of the success, even if it is just a 28-nanometer production line.
To know.
Even ten years later, it will be very difficult to build such a production line inland.
Of course, there is also Zhang Shuo’s little thought in this.
If Tai Electromechanical can build a wafer foundry in Luzhou, it will inevitably train qualified industrial workers in Luzhou. By then, Weijing Semiconductor, which is located in the same park, will also be able to benefit from it.
The issue is.
Mei Ya has already broken up with San Xing, and without the bargaining chip to control Heng Heng Tai Electromechanical, will it be possible?
Zhang Shuo also had no confidence in his heart.
After all, Liang Song has stayed at Tai Mechanical and Electrical for 17 years, and he must have a deeper understanding of Tai Mechanical and Electrical than anyone else.
"It's a little difficult, but you can think of a way." Liang Song said.
"oh?"
Zhang Shuo immediately became energetic. He did not have high expectations at first, so he said with a smile: "Then you will be fully responsible for this matter and report directly to me. But there is one thing, you cannot go to Yizhou in person. Province."
He was really worried that Liang Song was detained by Tai Machinery.
Although this possibility is very small...
"It is my duty to do so."
In addition to being the general manager of Weijing Semiconductor, Liang Song is also the executive vice president of Daosui Group and is in charge of the group's chip foundry business. This matter was originally within his scope of responsibilities.
………
The next day, Zhang Shuo flew back to Binhai City.
Because it was already Friday, he only squinted for a while at noon and rushed to the company again in the afternoon.
The latest presentation is on the table.
There have been a lot of big events in the budding department recently.
For example, today a 500 million corporate bond of Germination Group matures and needs to be paid.
Another example.
Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has launched another stand-alone game masterpiece on the Lingjing platform - "Taiwu Painting Scroll".
"Taiwu Scroll" was released in the original time and space on September 21, 2018.
This is an independent game based on mythology and martial arts. In the world of "Taiwu Scroll", players not only need to play the mysterious "descendants of the Taiwu family", but also have different attitudes towards the world - whether good or good. Either evil or moderate - plunge into the complicated world.
Players can not only visit martial arts sects around the world and learn a wide variety of martial arts skills; they can also form sworn friendships with others or form bloody feuds.
Not only can you build your own village and run various industries; you can also have children with your true love and be destined for three lifetimes; until you finally face the old enemy of the Taiwu family and decide the fate of the world!
As an authentic stand-alone masterpiece with pure martial arts style, it won unanimous praise from players as soon as it was launched!
The unknown arena, diverse gameplay, "alive" NPCs, meticulous manufacturing, and real martial arts battles all allow players to gain the maximum gaming experience.
It feels like being in a real martial arts arena.
"Blue Bird Interactive Entertainment is becoming more and more promising in the field of stand-alone games, come on!!!"
"Produced by Blue Bird, it must be a top quality product!"
"Every day when I turn on my computer, the first thing I do is log in to the Spirit Realm platform. Am I useless?"
“Wasted 1!!!”
"Wow, there's no way. Most of the domestic PC games worth playing are on the Lingjing platform."
After expanding its agency business, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment will not only launch its own games on the Lingjing platform, but also publish works from many other game companies to enrich the product line of the Lingjing platform.
It is already the undisputed number one gaming platform in China.
Recently, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has launched the overseas expansion plan of the Lingjing platform. The first step is to promote the Lingjing platform in East Asia, Southeast Asia and other places, still focusing on the Asian market.
Because many of the stand-alone games and client games of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment have a strong Chinese style.
It is easier to spread in Confucian cultural circles.
In the European and American markets, the steam platform will still occupy the mainstream and will be difficult to shake in a short period of time. This is also a tacit understanding reached between Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment and V Agency.
Just as he was thinking about it, Lu Kai knocked on the door and came in.
"Chairman, I have some thoughts about Qingcheng Group's Series C financing."
"Oh? Tell me about it."
Zhang Shuo smiled and asked Lu Kai to sit down on the sofa.
This is also his working habit.
I usually don't like to say that I sit in my office chair and listen to my subordinates' reports seriously.
"I suggest that Qingcheng Group's C round of financing should consider introducing some overseas capital, such as Pirates of Saints Group. The purpose is to pave the way for Qingcheng Group's overseas expansion."
Lu Kai also said something shocking.
"Qingcheng's food delivery, online ticketing, hotel, tourism, shared bicycle and other businesses are all suitable for promotion on a global scale. There is no need to limit it to the local market in China."
"Expand overseas markets?"
Zhang Shuo's eyes also lit up and he said with a smile: "This is exactly what I thought."
As early as last year, Zhang Shuo suggested to Mr. Er that Tengda’s future would be overseas, but Mr. Er didn’t listen and was still obsessed with getting involved in the Chinese market.
The same principle actually applies to the germ line.
It makes no sense that Zhang Shuo advised Tengda to expand overseas markets, but Suya itself is stuck in its ways.
That's too ironic.
The overseas business that Bu Ya is currently developing mainly includes three major areas.
One is the games under Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment.
It is also the most successful one. Jiaoyang Holdings is responsible for the overall operation of overseas agency rights.
The second is the overseas version of Wichat, which is operated by an overseas company registered in the United States. Jiaoyang Holdings holds 45% of the shares. It is currently the top four social software in Europe and the United States.
The third is MaiLi mobile phone.
Maili mobile phone is considered to be a business with the most potential for overseas development, but it is only just getting started.
There will be many challenges ahead.
In addition, there are some laboratories, research institutes, R&D centers and other research institutions established overseas. Because they do not involve specific businesses, they cannot be counted.
Compared with the entire Budding Group, the proportion of overseas business is actually very low.
As Lu Kai said, Qingcheng Group’s local life services, Qingyun Data’s cloud services, Qinghe Technology’s game live streaming, Feixun and other businesses, and even Pinxixi Group’s logistics and e-commerce businesses.
Not to mention global promotion, at least it has great market prospects in Asia.
And in the future.
There are also the semiconductor business of Daosui Group, the new energy vehicles of Mango Motors, etc.
They are all trump cards for expanding overseas markets.
In fact, Zhang Shuo had laid out and planned the expansion of overseas markets a long time ago. Otherwise, he would not have said that Jiaoyang Holdings was registered in Xiangjiang six months after the registration of Buya.
The ambition is not small.
But before that, Sprout was still a start-up company and its strength was too weak. Before entering the overseas market on a large scale, the first thing to do was to gain a foothold in the Chinese market.
If you can't even compare with Tengda and others, then exploring overseas markets is a false proposition.
Here we are today.
The budding Internet business has completely surpassed Tenda. Both in terms of scale and profitability, it has also surpassed the three giants. It can be said that it has completely established a foothold in China.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It is indeed time to vigorously expand overseas markets.
Although it is said that many Chinese companies encountered various setbacks, unforeseen disasters, and even Waterloo when exploring overseas markets in the original time and space, this does not mean that overseas markets are not important.
On the contrary, it is precisely because of the huge potential of overseas markets that there are all kinds of invisible obstacles.
The solution proposed by Lu Kai is to appropriately introduce overseas capital in the process of corporate financing, and then use the influence of overseas capital to obtain tickets to develop overseas markets.
There is nothing wrong with this. Eating alone is not advisable.
Sprout is a solitary food company in China and is already surrounded by enemies on all sides. Wanting to be a solitary food company in an unfamiliar overseas market is almost a wishful thinking and is simply impossible to achieve.
Of course, specific circumstances must be analyzed in detail.
Things like local life services, e-commerce, and game live streaming are just innovations in business models, which are easy to imitate and localize. If you want to open up overseas markets, you must join forces with local capital.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to move forward and it will be easy to be squeezed out by local forces.
For things like games, mobile phones, and new energy vehicles that have "unique skills" that cannot be imitated, you can adopt an agency model and give local capital a proper share of the pie.
In the final analysis.
If you want to make profits in the global market, you must have products with core competitiveness that you can produce. This is one of the main reasons why companies like Tenda have doubts about exploring overseas markets.
In this area, Germination actually has a very unique advantage.
Because Sprout pays great attention to research and development.
"I agree with Qingcheng Group's introduction of overseas capital in its C round of financing, but there is a premise that Qingcheng Group's focus in overseas development should still be on the Southeast Asian market."
Zhang Shuo did not fully adopt Lu Kai's suggestions.
After all, Lu Kai came from the Thieves Group. In terms of ideology, including some values, he still subconsciously believed in the set of game rules played by international capital predators.
He also has deep faith in the strength of the Thief Saint Group.
Zhang Shuo is different.
As a reborn person, he has always firmly believed that Asia is the center of the world and will always be a key area for budding overseas business.
Especially the Southeast Asian market.
Specific to Qingcheng Group, whether it is food delivery, hotel, tourism and other businesses, it is actually somewhat acclimated to the European and American markets. The beautiful country is vast and sparsely populated, while Europe is a lowland for Internet applications.
In contrast, the Southeast Asian market has more development potential.
If there is any business model that can be used globally, it is probably Qingcheng Taxi-hailing, which Qingcheng Group plans to launch in the second half of the year. However, this is not a business model unique to Qingcheng.
In fact.
As early as 10 years ago, Uber launched the first version of the taxi-hailing APP in the beautiful country.
In February of this year, Uber began to explore the Asian market. The first stop was Star City, known as the brain of Southeast Asia. Original Spacetime will enter the Chinese market in March 2014.
The first stop was in Shanghai.
As a start-up company born in a beautiful country, Uber's development model is obviously different from Tenda, Buya and the like. From the beginning of its birth, it followed the path of global expansion.
This is a unique advantage that I am blessed with, and I cannot envy it.
Just like this, Uber was also exposed to a shocking scandal in 2022. A large amount of evidence shows that in order to support its global expansion, the various small tricks Uber has done in private are simply appalling.
But it's far from being as innocent as advertised on the surface.
Just imagine, if they want to open up the European market, even Uber would have to make such a small move, let alone the Qingcheng Group. It can be said that Zhang Shuo really has no interest in letting Qingcheng open up the European and American markets.
It's probably just thankless.
"If we want to focus on developing the Southeast Asian market, then I suggest registering an overseas company in Star City for operation, and at the same time introducing Tanmaxi Capital from Star City." Lu Kai suggested.
"Okay, you will be responsible for this matter."
Lu Kai is not only the rotating president, but also responsible for the group's investment business and overseas business. He assists Qingcheng Group in financing and developing the Southeast Asian market, and it is none other than Lu Kai.
"good."
Lu Kai did his part and immediately reported another matter, "Chairman, you reminded us before that Xiami Music should strengthen the purchase of music copyrights. Xiami Music followed the instructions and started contacting Jewel, and the negotiation was about to be concluded.
Well, Tengda got the news and suddenly came in."
Originally, this kind of thing was not enough to say that Lu Kai needed to report to Zhang Shuo alone.
At most, it can be handled on Lu Qi's level.
Just because Zhang Shuo had personally explained this matter and it involved his competitor Tengda, Lu Kai thought for a while and took the opportunity to report on his work.
"Tengda wants to win the exclusive copyright of Jewel?" Zhang Shuo raised his eyebrows.
“The chairman is wise!”
Lu Kai flattered a little and explained: "After Tenda split its online music business, it raised a round of financing of up to 3 billion last month, and is currently sharpening its skills."
"Three billion in financing?"
Zhang Shuo was surprised and surprised by Tengda's generosity.
In corporate financing, the higher the financing amount, the better. Especially in the previous rounds of financing, the higher the financing amount, the more equity will be transferred.
Not the best choice.
"It is said that Tenda Music Group sold 28.5% of its shares in the Series A financing alone."
Lu Kai was well-informed.
This also means that the valuation of Tenda Music Group can exceed 10 billion. Today in 2013, when the music copyright is still unclear, it is already a very high valuation.
It can be seen from this.
Tengda should have reached some kind of tacit understanding with Thief Saint Group, Scarlet Capital and other capitals, that is -
By increasing the valuation and using investment premiums to reduce the number of financings, we hope to make Tenda Music Group "bigger and stronger" in the shortest possible time, and then promote Tenda Music Group to go public quickly.
Thus completing a round of rapid capital cash-out.
In this process of cutting leeks, Tenda acts as a carrier. If Tenda Music Group does well in the future, that will be fine.
But if the share price of Tenda Music Group continues to fall in the future, then Tenda will have to pay for it with its own credibility.
There is no doubt that after the two pillars of social networking and games are suppressed, Tenda's business strategy will become more and more radical in the future, and it is destined to be unable to replicate the success of the original time and space.
Returning to mediocrity is only a matter of time.
"Chairman, do you need to increase the price in response to Tengda's disruption?" Lu Kai asked for instructions.
This can be regarded as another contest between Moya and Tengda.
"Simply raising the quotation is not the best policy."
Zhang Shuo usually didn't like this kind of "premium", so he thought for a moment and said: "If you want to gain the initiative in the negotiation, you still have to find a way to have a more in-depth cooperation with Jie Lun himself."
"For example, you can invite Jielun to be the spokesperson for the Dota 2 game."
"There is also Maili Group, which can also consider inviting Jielun to be the spokesperson of Maili mobile phone in Asia, and use Jielun's influence in Southeast Asia to deeply explore the Southeast Asian market."