After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future

In the early hours of the morning, the plane landed at Detroit Airport.

Because Flannery had informed the media about Lu Liang's itinerary beforehand, the arrival gate was surrounded by media reporters inside and out.

"Mr. Lu, would you be available for an interview?"

"Mr. Lu, what are your thoughts on the banking industry?"

"Mr. Lu, some say you want to run for public office, what's your take on this?"

Various bizarre questions came one after another, leaving Lu Liang overwhelmed, yet he could only smile and deal with them, not even nodding.

In the land of freedom and democracy,

turning black to white is an easy feat for the media.

Just like the reporter asking if he wanted to run for office, which was a renowned international BBC journalist.

Even though in the land of the free, anyone can run for office, like Trump, a mere businessman can rise up.

But there are a few strict conditions, such as one must be born in the United States and be a U.S. citizen.

As a BBC reporter, it is impossible not to know this.

But they still ask, who knows what scheme they have in mind, and if Lu Liang nods, they might interpret it as truth.

It was only after Lu Liang was escorted by security into the car at the airport entrance that he finally got some peace.

Flannery was already sitting in the back seat of the car, smiling at him: "Lu, welcome to Detroit."

He had just finished a high-level meeting at General Motors, deciding to provide a market strategy tilt for the U.S. version of Tianshu.

Lu Liang indeed has an inherent appeal; just two days ago, he arrived in New York, and immediately made several big news.

This resulted in his fame in the United States skyrocketing, along with the upcoming launch of the U.S. version of Tianshu which was warmly welcomed by fans.

Flannery had no choice but to admire his foresight, spending fifty million U.S. dollars on promotional funds to prepare for the U.S. version of Tianshu's launch, certainly his most correct decision of the year.

Yesterday and today, in just over thirty hours, the browser visits on General Motors' car sales website shot up, generating over 82 million hits, almost equal to the total of the past six months.

Almost 98% of online users chose to enter the General Tianxing's collaboration section to view the performance and configuration of the Tianshu electric car.

Flannery seemed to be witnessing the surprising preorder volume of Tianshu in the first hour on the North American market, so he decided to allocate group resources to Tianshu against all odds.

General Tianxing, General first, Tianxing second.

General Motors still holds a 51% stake, the better Tianshu sells, the more they earn.

Not to mention, Lu Liang also intends to enhance its reputation, bring in capital institutions, increase valuation, and list independently, they naturally cannot hold back.

"Where to?" Lu Liang twitched the corner of his eye, showing a smile uglier than crying.

He didn't blame Flannery, after all, if the U.S. version of Tianshu is to sell well, he has to put himself out there.

Tesla has the support of Mars migration, rocket recovery, and Starlink plans, they also have to create some buffs.

"Let's go to the conference venue first." Flannery said with a smile, informing Lu Liang of the itinerary for the day.

First, familiarize with the process to prepare for the press conference tomorrow afternoon, and then visit the factory tomorrow morning.

"Okay." Lu Liang nodded.

During their conversation, he also learned that to counter the U.S. version of Tianshu, Mao Dou 3 chose to cut prices.

"49,500 US dollars."

Flannery frowned, Musk is indeed ruthless, slashing 3,000 US dollars at once.

Now Mao Dou 3 is a car in the 40,000 dollar range, while they are in the 50,000 range, immediately widening the competitive product gap.

Buyers of electric cars are basically young people, both at home and abroad, and most young people don't have much money.

The difference of 4,400 US dollars is already the salary of many young people for two months, worthy of reconsideration.

"The price of 53,900 cannot be reduced, we cannot let them drag us into a price war."

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "Then we'll lower the interest rate and simultaneously migrate our business to Delimei."

He didn't expect the benefits of acquiring Delimei to play out so quickly.

Fuss around in the daytime, and it should help Delimei absorb a lot of user savings funds.

Now is the perfect time to use this fund for car loan business while also attracting a batch of new users, killing multiple birds with one stone.

Flannery frowned: "How low can Delimei's car loan rates go?"

He wasn't stupid enough to ask if they could take this business, with Lu Liang's backing, there's no such thing as not being able to handle it.

What he cares about is how low the interest rate can go, car loans are very common in the United States, even rich people choose loans.

Take the Cadillac CT5, priced at 55,000 US dollars, users usually pay 30% upfront, 70% loan, with a common term of two years, and a composite interest rate of 13.58%, with two-year interest of 5,200 US dollars.

Unless Delimei can completely waive car loan interest, otherwise it is impossible to bridge the 4,400 US dollars gap between Tianshu and Mao Dou 3.

Lu Liang smiled: "This is for you to discuss; I can guarantee that the two-year interest rate will definitely be the lowest in the market."

Delimei urgently needs to expand its business and market. As he understands Harris, making no profit is even possible.

But he wouldn't tell Flannery clearly, because Delimei is his personal, while General Tianxing is theirs.

"Give me a contact, I'll send someone to negotiate." Such a small matter doesn't require Flannery to step forward personally.

Unless Lu Liang is willing to represent Delimei in negotiations with him, otherwise, with Delimei's current scale, it is insignificant in front of General Motors.

Flannery added: "Lu, if Delimei can't meet our requirements, we'll find another bank to collaborate with."

There are many car loan banks cooperating with General Motors, and if he wants, he can easily get interest-free.

Approaching Delimei is just giving Lu Liang face.

Lu Liang shrugged, smiling: "You guys do as you see fit, such a good opportunity, if they miss it, it will be Delimei's loss."

As they conversed, the vehicle drove to an open area.

Suddenly, the front became brighter and the sound of tires screeching could be faintly heard.

A large domed venue, inside and outside the lights fully on, illuminating hundreds of meters round.

The vehicle, after being checked by security personnel, drove directly into the entrance of the venue.

In the desert-like environment, nine Tianxing cars in various colors were racing around the venue, tires occasionally screeching.

In the center of the venue, American singing stars like Taylor, Beyoncé, and Gaga were rehearsing on stage as if no one were around.

Lu Liang couldn't help but smile, Flannery always said they spent 50 million US dollars on the press conference promotion, and now he finally knew where that money went.

Inviting these stars on stage would cost at least 40 million US dollars, considering their fees, even for one or two songs, would reach tens of millions. Not to mention those Formula 1 drivers.

"Lu, wasn't this money well spent?" Flannery smiled with narrowed eyes.

Lu Liang nodded: "Well done."

The scene was spectacular, even though due to time constraints, there wasn't enough time for a professional racing track inside the venue.

But they chose to remove the original grass and lay down sand for performing racing stunts.

In the center of the venue, multiple singing stars were taking the stage consecutively, resembling a large MW live concert.

The initial order for the U.S. version of Tianshu might still be unknown, but tomorrow's national headlines are already secured.

Lu Liang touched his chin, deciding that when Tianxing's SUV Tianshu is released later this year, they must have some extravagance too.

Just then, a Latino woman approached, about forty years old, full of vigor.

Flannery introduced with a smile: "Ben Ge Fulei, the chief planner of this press conference."

"Ms. Gover, nice to meet you."

Lu Liang slightly nodded, learning about his appearance time and responsibilities for tomorrow.

His role was basically as a mascot, showing up, making some casual remarks, and announcing the price.

"Lu, do you really not need a speech script?" Gover attempted to offer a speech script, but Lu Liang refused.

"Don't worry, my off-the-cuff speaking ability is very strong." Lu Liang looked displeased, apart from the talks at the East-West entrepreneur meetings last year, he never used a script.

For the press conference in late April for the domestic Tianshu, he had to memorize parameters. Even something that difficult was managed.

Let alone now, acting as a mascot.

That's something trivial.

Gover looked at Flannery, who smiled and said: "Since Mr. Lu doesn't need one, you don't have to prepare it for him."

It's just a press conference, not even a premiere, with such a high entertainment factor, even if Lu Liang performs off-the-cuff, there won't be any problem.

"Watch my performance." Lu Liang said with a smiling face.

They continued discussing tomorrow's press conference.

Xu Jiawei, observing from the side, had a strange expression, thinking Flannery's idea was naive. If Tang Caide knew, she would surely give a thumbs-up.

Three years, three annual meetings.

No matter how much Tang Caide repeatedly reminded and meticulously checked the processes, Boss Lu always deviated from the plan.

Now, in a venue that can accommodate seventy thousand people, with a global live broadcast, they dare to let Lu Liang perform off-the-cuff.

Xu Jiawei saluted him as a true man.