In the study, Qing Wu brought in two cups of freshly brewed tea, then turned around and left. Nie Minhui took a stack of documents and said to Zhang Wenhao: "Wen Hao, my people have made a detailed assessment of the current situation in Wo Er.
The conclusion reached is not optimistic about Wo’s market value and prospects.”
"What's wrong, Aunt Nie?" Zhang Wenhao asked curiously: "What's not so optimistic about it?"
Nie Minhui handed the document to Zhang Wenhao, but she relied on her previous memory and said: "The document contains the sales report of all Volvo models in the past two years. In the past two years, Volvo has only sold two model years.
The sales volume exceeds 10,000, one is the s60 and the other is the xc60. Most of the other models began to be discontinued last year, and even for these two models, more than nine months have passed this year, and the sales have not exceeded 5,000. Others
The model has been completely abandoned by the market. Even if you get Woerwo and restart the production of previous models, I am afraid the market will not recognize it. Based on current potential estimates, Woerwo has no profitability. With the current scale of the industry, the company maintains the same
In terms of required consumption, if we capture Woerwo, we will definitely suffer losses."
Zhang Wenhao glanced at Woerwo's sales survey briefly, nodded, and said: "Woerwo's car industry has lacked innovation in the past two years and can no longer keep up with the requirements of the times. It is inevitable that it will be eliminated by the market. The Chinese people
The enthusiasm for consumption was only relatively strong in the two years when it was first nationalized, but it has long been exhausted now, which I have long expected."
Nie Minhui was even more surprised and asked: "Then why do you still want to get it? It's not worth spending money to buy a loss-making company. Moreover, if you want to turn losses into profits, I'm afraid you need to go a long way.
.During this period, even if you are losing money, you must continue to invest cash to maintain the operation of the business."
Zhang Wenhao smiled and said: "Aunt Nie, there is only one main reason for buying Woerwo. There are so many automobile production lines in China. The technological level of the production lines varies. The ones with high levels have high profits. Of course I want this kind of production line very much.
.But no one will sell it; if the level is low, I can grab a lot. Even if someone is willing to sell it, it will require me to spend a lot of time upgrading the hardware. The cycle is too long. At present, Woerwo is the most suitable, level.
Medium, but eager to take action."
Nie Minhui smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that what you want is just Woerwo's production line."
"That's right." Zhang Wenhao nodded and said: "Its brand value is not worth even a penny in my eyes. Moreover, after acquiring Woerwo, I will completely abandon this brand and develop my own business based on its hardware.
own brand.”
"Where does competitiveness come from?" Nie Minhui couldn't help asking the question she was most worried about.
In the automobile industry, the problem of competitiveness is too serious! The domestic automobile market seems to have great prospects, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is a blessed land for imported cars and a whirlpool for domestically produced cars. Whether it is in terms of technical strength, brand value, or the consumption habits of the Chinese people
, both imported cars and joint venture cars have absolute advantages. Domestic cars can make a living in the low-end market with a price of less than 100,000 yuan, but can survive in the market with a price of 100,000 to 150,000 yuan. In the market with a price of more than 150,000 yuan, they are basically useless.
.
Even in the market of less than 100,000 yuan, there are too many competitors! Cars at this price are not only highly competitive, but also have low profits. It is difficult to break through successfully. No matter how Nie Minhui looks at it, she feels that Zhang Wenhao is pushing herself.
To the edge of the cliff.
Zhang Wenhao didn't take it seriously. He knew that Nie Minhui had no confidence in him, or it should not be said that he had no confidence in himself, but that he had no confidence in domestic brands, especially new domestic brands. This market has no confidence in domestic newborns.
Said it was too cruel.
Zhang Wenhao suddenly thought that Nie Minhui's Zhongyu Group was engaged in the scientific research and development of new materials and materials science. He was not yet able to get involved in it. Once he acquired Woerwo, materials would become a key point for him. After thinking about it,
Zhang Wenhao made a decision.
He wanted to give Nie Minhui hope, let Nie Minhui see hope, and dispel all her doubts and make her believe in him unconditionally.
Thinking of this, Zhang Wenhao's expression suddenly became serious. He looked at Nie Minhui and said seriously: "Aunt Nie, I have the scientific research results of three new materials. Now it seems that if I wait for my own development, I am afraid it will be very slow, but I can
Take out the technology, and then the funds, and jointly develop and produce with Zhongyu. I will invest in the capital proportion, not the technology. The technology is equivalent to what I brought here for free, but I have several conditions. First, new materials
Once produced, whoever sells it must obtain my consent, and in particular, it must not be sold to any company that has a business conflict with me."
"Scientific research results on new materials?!" Nie Minhui looked at Zhang Wenhao in confusion and asked in confusion: "What new materials? How come you have research results on materials science?"
Zhang Wenhao smiled slightly and said: "Please forgive me for the source of the results, I must keep it secret, but I can reveal the materials to you first."
As he spoke, Zhang Wenhao chose three new materials from material science that are not yet available, and said: "First, it is a lightweight and high-temperature resistant aluminum alloy. This aluminum alloy is much better than the aluminum alloy materials currently used in automobile engines.
It is about 40% lighter. It is not only light in weight, but also has corrosion resistance and high temperature resistance far exceeding the current materials. It is most suitable for application in engines. In this way, it can ensure that the engine cylinder wall is the thinnest and can withstand extreme conditions.
With a large load, it can easily handle supercharging and turbocharging, and even high-temperature and high-load operation of nitrogen acceleration systems.”
Nie Minhui was shocked when she heard this. Is Zhang Wenhao kidding? Nowadays, engine materials in Western countries are very high-end. Not only can they not be manufactured in China, but the most terrible thing is that the cost of such engine materials is extremely high. There are no high-end cars in China. This
This has also led to domestic automobile manufacturers and domestic material manufacturers being unwilling to spend a lot of money to develop this new material. And the aluminum alloy Zhang Wenhao mentioned is even much higher than the level in Western countries?
Zhang Wenhao continued: "There is another scientific research achievement, carbon fiber. Today's carbon fiber technology is very practical. Aerospace technology and high-end industrial manufacturing are using carbon fiber, but the cost of carbon fiber is still very high. Take cars as an example.
, cars with more than one million people will consider using carbon fiber technology. You should also know the benefits of carbon fiber. It is light, hard, strong and corrosion-resistant. Especially the transmission shaft made of carbon fiber can bear the torsion of steel.
The structure is several times larger, but the weight is only about 15% of the steel structure. The scientific research results I provide will not be much stronger than today's carbon fiber, but the production cost can be reduced to about one-tenth of today's."
"What?!" Nie Minhui nearly dropped the teacup in her hand. She even got tea all over her body without even bothering to wipe it. She exclaimed and asked in shock, "The cost can be reduced to one-tenth of what it is now?!"
"That's right!" Zhang Wenhao nodded. The best carbon fiber technology has no practical use now, and it is also very cumbersome and costly to produce. In this case, it is better to use ordinary technologies that will mature in later generations. Although
In terms of technical parameters, it will not be much better than now, but later generations have found the lowest cost production process.
This is like penicillin. When penicillin was first discovered, this precious life-saving drug could only be cultivated bit by bit in a special culture medium. One or two grams were extremely rare, and the yield was extremely small.
, but a few years later, people discovered a method of cultivating penicillin from corn flour. The production cost suddenly dropped countless times, and the output increased countless times. Later, the same penicillin was produced using microbial culture fluid.
, lower cost and greater output. It is precisely the constantly improving manufacturing process that gradually makes penicillin more expensive than gold and eventually becomes a cheap mass drug.
The same is true for carbon fiber. Even though there is mature carbon fiber technology, today's technology has not yet found a good way to reduce costs and increase output. But for this method, Zhang Wenhao dares to say that he has it!
Immediately, Zhang Wenhao added: "Once the cost of carbon fiber manufacturing can be reduced by 90%, then the market prospects are very big. I dare say that the profit margins are so big that we can't even estimate it!"
"It is indeed immeasurable! The significance it brings is not just profits!" Nie Minhui did not ask whether this matter was true or false, but asked: "You said there are three scientific research results, then there is another scientific research result, which is
What?"
"New alloy steel." Zhang Wenhao said: "It can be used in crankshafts, gears and other components in industry. It has high strength and high wear resistance. It can not only greatly extend the life of components, but also reduce the later maintenance costs a lot. It is most suitable for use
In the field of transmission, it is easy to wear parts."
Nie Minhui closed her eyes slightly and worked hard for a long time to calm down her emotions. Then she looked at Zhang Wenhao seriously and asked, "Wen Hao, are you really not kidding me?"
Zhang Wenhao smiled and said: "Of course not." After that, Zhang Wenhao said: "We can now talk about the details of the cooperation between Dongchen and Zhongyu. If Zhongyu already has a complete production line and scientific research strength, then we will first
Evaluate the current scale of Zhongyu's new material research and development field. If it is worth two billion U.S. dollars, then I will invest one billion U.S. dollars to buy 50% of the shares from you. Then, I will combine these three scientific research projects.
The results are brought directly in.”
Nie Minhui couldn't help but exclaimed: "If what you say is true, the potential profits from the three scientific research results alone are at least tens of billions of dollars, especially carbon fiber. There is currently no advanced carbon fiber manufacturing technology in China, and there is no international focus on carbon fiber."
We also have technological blockades. Although Zhongyu also has a carbon fiber research project, it has never been able to be among the top. The annual output of carbon fiber in the world is only 50,000 to 60,000 tons, mostly occupied by Japan and the United States, as well as Germany and South Korea.
With a small share, in this field alone, if there is a scientific research result that can meet their technical parameters and reduce the cost by 90%, then it will be too easy for one company to dominate in this industry. Moreover, we can make this aspect very easy.
A narrow industry, suddenly expanded to the whole society!"
Saying that, Nie Minhui glanced at Zhang Wenhao and said: "If these three scientific research results are true, you can use your technology to invest in Zhongyu Group. In exchange, I hold 82% of the shares in Zhongyu Group, and I will give half of it to
You, in exchange."
41% of the entire Zhongyu Group? Zhang Wenhao was shocked by Nie Minhui's generosity. In terms of market value, 41% of the shares are worth at least tens of billions of dollars.
Zhang Wenhao waved his hand hurriedly and said: "Aunt Nie, to be honest, I have no interest in other projects of Zhongyu Group. Only new materials are the part that interests me, and I don't know about the new materials business. How much share do you hold?
"
"The new materials business is not separated from Zhongyu Group." Nie Minhui said: "I still hold 82% of the shares in the new materials business, but our technical strength is not enough in this business. Continuous investment has made other shareholders interested in this business.
The business has lost patience.”
"That's it." Zhang Wenhao said: "You first separate this business from Zhongyu Group, and you must occupy 100% of the shares. Don't let others occupy even 1% of the shares. Then, just follow what I just said.
That’s right. I’ll buy 50% of the equity in this business, and then hand over these three scientific research results for free.”
"no!"
Nie Minhui said categorically: "In this case, it is equivalent to me taking advantage of you in vain. And it is a huge advantage! Wen Hao, this is not how business is done. Even if you and Ruoran are boyfriend and girlfriend, you and I
In this matter, we still have to be as fair and reasonable as possible. The new business is not worth much, and it cannot add up to two billion yuan. Any of your three scientific research results will not be sold for more than this price.
Already."
Zhang Wenhao smiled and said: "Auntie Nie, I will never sell this kind of high-end technology to anyone, whether in the fields of national defense technology or civilian industry, because once I sell it, it will be equivalent to losing my right to
If the control of this technology eventually falls into the hands of other countries, it will give others a weapon to restrict us. But if I leave it to myself and develop it slowly, I am afraid it will take at least a few years to truly form an industrial scale. My energy is limited now.
My funds are limited and I really can’t afford to wait, so I feel most at ease only by cooperating with you.”
Nie Minhui looked at Zhang Wenhao with great surprise and admiration, and asked with a smile: "That's why you made the request just now. All products and who they are sold to must have your consent, right?"
"Yes!" Zhang Wenhao blurted out: "This must be strictly controlled, and only by cooperating with you can I feel at ease to the greatest extent."
Nie Minhui nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Well, let's start operations as soon as possible. I will buy back the other shares in the new materials business with my own money, and then sell this business out. At that time, I will reorganize it with Dongchen.
, you hold 51% of the shares, you have absolute decision-making power, and you don’t have to spend a penny. If you want to pay, then Auntie will have no choice but to reject your kindness, otherwise, I will not be able to feel at ease. "
Now Nie Minhui no longer pays attention to the amount of money. Because of her husband and father-in-law, she hopes to do something that will make them happy in her role, so she actively promoted it before.
Negotiations to acquire Australian iron ore mines, although those high-profile negotiations ultimately failed.
And Nie Minhui also believed that Zhang Wenhao would not talk nonsense, so she knew that what Zhang Wenhao said must be true, and the most important thing is that this matter is so meaningful. Once this matter is finally formed, then not only this
Businesses and the entire country, from public to private, will benefit greatly.
Therefore, she is absolutely unwilling to take advantage of Zhang Wenhao at this time. Moreover, in her opinion, Zhang Wenhao holds 51% of the shares with three high-end scientific research results, and the market value is only a little over one billion yuan, which is already very impressive to him.
It was a disadvantage, but Nie Minhui also knew that only by cooperating with Zhang Wenhao could these scientific research results be ensured to the greatest extent and achieve their greatest social significance.
Seeing Nie Minhui's insistence, Zhang Wenhao nodded lightly and agreed, saying: "In that case, let's do what Aunt Nie said. You can separate the new materials business from Zhongyu Group as soon as possible, and then we will start immediately!"
"Okay!" Nie Minhui nodded and said with a smile: "Now I finally know why you want to acquire Woerwo. With these three scientific research results of yours, if used on Woerwo, the mass and volume of the engine can be reduced.
A lot, the weight of the car body is reduced a lot. Even if the engine does not change, the performance of the entire vehicle will be greatly improved, it will be more economical, safer, more wear-resistant, and the later maintenance costs will be much lower. In this way
Come, cars will become more competitive!"
Zhang Wenhao smiled slightly and was noncommittal.
In the automotive field, there are countless new technologies waiting to be applied. It is only a matter of time before we dominate this market!
At this point, Nie Minhui's attitude toward Zhang Wenhao's acquisition of Woerwo changed drastically. She finally saw some of the prospects in this area, and then she immediately said: "Then let's try to win over Woerwo today.
Even if the highest price is US$1.2 billion, we must win it as soon as possible.”
Zhang Wenhao nodded and smiled and said: "I think so too. You can make money at any time, but time counts against every second."
Nie Minhui has not felt this kind of fighting spirit for a long time. She seemed a little excited and inexplicably, even less calm than Zhang Wenhao. She stood up, looked at the watch on her hand, and said: "Wen Hao, I will instruct the nanny to cook now."
, after dinner, we will go to Jili immediately and try to win the Woerwo today! I am waiting for the day when you can become a giant of domestic automobiles!"
Zhang Wenhao smiled and said: "Aunt Nie, don't worry about this, I will never let you down! Let alone myself!" (To be continued)!~!
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