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

"Mr. Lu, the gathering at Yiyun is over."

Li Zhikai left Yiyun Villa, learned the subsequent situation, thought it over several times, and decided to call Lu Liang to inform him.

Superman Li rarely acknowledges him, even though Yingke has grown into a communications giant in Xiangjiang and Singapore, in Superman Li's view, it's still like a child playing with mud.

Only in this matter of befriending Lu Liang did Superman Li give high recognition and repeatedly advised to maintain the relationship. In the future, Lu Liang and the Li family might have opportunities for cooperation.

The father-son conflict has been going on for half a lifetime, but every time Superman Li proves he's right.

Li Zhikai, though still stubborn, has actually conceded in his heart and subconsciously follows his lead.

"It's over?" Lu Liang clicked his tongue—it couldn't be.

He had just left the hotel and was about to go to the airport to catch a flight back to Modu.

"Setting the stage for a play, but the star didn't come. Instead, we waited for Mr. Chen's call." Li Zhikai sighed.

The Financial Management Office is like a sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the Xiangjiang market speculators.

They're not only local officials but also current managers, so one can't really blame them for fleeing.

The richer you are, the more afraid of death you become. Otherwise, Liu Cixin wouldn't rush back to Switzerland even before his kidney's shelf life expired.

He said it's to preemptively rest for the next surgery, but actually, he's just running abroad to watch the situation unfold.

"Seems like there'll be less trouble in the future."

Lu Liang's lips curled into a playful smile, with a sense of casually making ships vanish in smoke during a witty conversation.

Li Zhikai laughed, saying, "Big troubles might be gone, but small troubles are uncertain."

Lu Liang raised an eyebrow, "How so?"

Li Zhikai replied, "Some have made enough money and want to stop, but some haven't made enough yet."

Lu Liang understood, chuckling, "Brother Li, this is your problem, not mine."

Manipulating the market is not only a quick way to make money but also gives a sense of achievement, with an attitude that says I'm the only one awake while others are drunk.

In the past, Lu Liang was also addicted to it, but now he's learned new tricks from Old Ma; making money and profits are means, not the end.

After all, now any random action can earn a fortune that lasts several lifetimes, even with lavish spending.

When people have money, they want power.

"Indeed, it's my problem. I'll definitely not let anyone bother you." Li Zhikai quickly assured.

"Alright then, bye."

Half an hour later, the plane departed Xiangjiang, took an hour and a half flight, and landed smoothly at Puxin Airport.

In the coming days, Lu Liang's schedule was very full. He went abroad for a tour, and there were many news stories.

Modu and Su City should be toured and made appearances, while handling some documents that require his authorization.

In the meantime, he received a call from Chen Jiebin, informing that the price of Zhixiang Building had been negotiated to 7.2 billion Hong Kong Dollars.

Lu Liang smiled, saying, "Thanks, Director Chen."

No idea how many people's weaknesses Liu Cixin holds, but it should be quite a few, saving them billions at least.

After exchanging pleasantries and ending the call, Lu Liang called Tang Caide to have her handle the follow-up of this matter.

July went by unknowingly,

a new month arrived suddenly.

It seems this year's autumn came particularly early, starting from August, with new energy brands taking continual actions.

Shen Lan, under Chang'an, fired the first shot in August, launching the SUV range extender S7 equipped with the Tianxing Intelligent Driving package.

Its slogan boasted the world's top-class intelligent driving assistance system, the only model with intelligent driving for the 200,000-tier.

Those who initially resisted are now praising it fervently, claiming it's something from the heavens.

With Tianxing Automobile successfully going overseas and receiving commendation from CCTV, it also catalyzed the premature start of the elimination round in the new energy sector.

The first brand to go bankrupt due to disinvestment emerged - Yangtze River New Energy Automobile, under Yangtze River Automobile.

This brand, formerly Wulong Electric Vehicle, was born in 2013 when Superman Li invested 5.1 billion in Yangtze River Automobile, giving birth to Yangtze River New Energy.

This brand, while alive, was unknown.

But after its death, it became the first Domino in China's new energy industry.

After all, Superman Li is famously a cunning old fox, and in a sense, also an industry trendsetter.

His decisive disinvestment this time, allowing over 5 billion funds to disappear, probably isn't just because Yangtze River New Energy Automobile has lost its investment value.

It also hints at a signal that the poisonous cycle in the new energy sector might start refreshing.

If this speculation holds, the existing more than one hundred new energy brands will gradually decrease year by year until the final few winners are determined.

So whatever full-domain self-research or containment of Tianxing Car Machine's monopoly, go to hell.

Each brand coincidentally adjusted strategies, prioritizing survival as the company's main task.

To survive, first, you need money.

The source of enterprise capital comes from revenue and financing.

The former is not applicable to the current market environment.

After all, new energy is a new industry and a new field.

Only Tesla and BYD are profitable, even Tianxing Automobile is in a loss.

So there remains only the financing path for capital sources.

But with Superman Li's decisive withdrawal, leading to Yangtze River New Energy's bankruptcy, future car companies wanting to finance may no longer rely solely on PPTs—it requires certain achievements as proof.

Hence, Shen Lan boldly set an example.

There is no intelligent driving car at the 200,000-tier in the market, so they decided to seize the opportunity.

After all, they were the first to pledge allegiance to Tianxing Technology, and have obtained a permanent 30% discount. The original price of 15,000 yuan for the intelligent driving package, they only need 10,500 yuan, inherently having 5,000 yuan less cost than competitors.

They even plan to offer an optional real leather seating discount, all for consumers.

Implementation proved Shen Lan was correct in their approach.

Because the price of 298,800 yuan for Tianshu is unaffordable for average families, with a minimum lead time of four months until delivery.

Previously, consumers in the market didn't have a secondary choice.

At this moment, the top variant of Shen Lan S7 equipped with the Tianxing Intelligent Driving package, still maintaining the extended range to reduce power anxiety, priced at only 199,800 yuan, debuted.

Once the new car was launched, it received 6230 lock orders in the first hour, reaching 10,252 orders within 24 hours.

"Tianxing System adds a fierce general!"

"S7 becomes the first new energy vehicle to surpass ten thousand initial orders after Tianshu"

"Will the Tianxing Intelligent Driving package become the mainstream configuration in the market?"

"Lu Liang is playing a big game!"

Surpassing ten thousand initial orders within 24 hours, and it's a new brand's new car—media across the board, like sharks smelling blood, began to circulate news and write articles.

Seeing this, competitors couldn't sit still and contacted Wang Xiaofeng to customize intelligent driving packages for their models.

At this moment, Lu Liang also received a call from Wang Xiaofeng, who cheerfully asked, "How's it going? Can we reach a 20% market share for Tianxing Car Machine in the second half?"

His intentions weren't hard to guess; various articles basically mentioned, Tianxing aims to become the Apple + Android of the automotive world.

But even if people know, it's no big deal, because this is naked open stratagem.

The Tianxing Car Machine is freely open to any car company, and the Tianxing Intelligent Driving package can be specifically ordered by any rich party.

"20% should be achievable," Wang Xiaofeng said. Previously, the market installation rate of Tianxing Car Machine reached 14.5%.

Wuling is their most loyal supporter, with almost the entire series equipped with Tianxing Car Machine, and the market share of just one brand reached 4.2%, along with mid-generation brands like NIO and Li Xiang, and new-generation brands like Ling Pao and Lantu.

After all, businesses, like people, have lazy mindsets, and it's more worthwhile to use a nicely packaged free option than one's hardworking research. Over time, they inevitably abandon the idea of self-research.

Moreover, Shen Lan set an example.

Given the current situation, as long as their algorithm technology doesn't lag too far behind the leading echelon, the market share will steadily increase.

If someday those car companies equipped with Tianxing Car Machine want to enter the medium-to-high-end market, they'll become potential customers for the Tianxing Intelligent Driving package.

Because their consumers are already accustomed to the Tianxing Car Machine interface template and operational mode.

If suddenly switched to another system, their consumers might not buy it.

It can be said that from the moment they chose the Tianxing Car Machine, there is no backtracking.