Chapter 1087 Cost Reduction
Of course, Shi Lei did not mean that Kong Yue was trying to cheat him out of nothing.
Regarding Kong Yue's previous statement that the two sides would cooperate, and even that she would provide the capital, Shi Lei only needed to take out Qixuan's shares for exchange, plus Qixuan's brand value, etc., Shi Lei also had his own speculation.
At that time, Shi Lei did not know the financial situation of Kong Yue's father, Kong Fandong's company, and the initial investment for such cooperation would not be too much.
Without considering Kong Yue's lion's mouth, saying that she opened her mouth and said five points of Qixuan shares, in fact, to operate a company like Kong Yue said, the initial investment of a few tens of millions is actually enough. After all, you only need to build the company, and the rest can be done with just the two words Qixuan. Naturally, there will be investors rushing to invest in the new company, and the funding issue is the least worth mentioning issue.
And if you have confidence in the company's future and want to let the capital enter later, you can build the entire platform yourself first, in fact, this only requires about 100 million funds.
When he was in Yulong a few days ago, Shi Lei had no doubt that Kong Yue could come up with hundreds of millions of funds. Even though he now knew that Kong Yue could not come up with any money, he did not think that Kong Yue was deliberately deceiving him.
The reason is very simple. A company that only needs 10 million in the early stage is not a big deal for a family of the size of the Kong family.
The Kong family is now having difficulty in financing, but the difficulty is not that there is no money to raise. Just relying on the four words "Kong Group", it is also a well-known golden signboard in Qiannan. As long as Kong Fandong is willing, he can find an investment at any time.
The reason why the Kong family is in the current predicament is related to what Kong Yue told Shi Lei in Yulong.
The new energy development of the Kong family is undoubtedly the largest capital of the Kong family. If they want to raise funds, they will inevitably involve the technology and degree of new energy development, and this is exactly what Kong Fandong does not want to disclose to the capital market.
Shi Lei guessed that Kong Fandong was not worried about being taken away by capital too early, just as he did not completely reject Shi Lei's investment, and the conditions proposed by Shi Lei were actually the same as those proposed by every investor.
The only difference is that the capital in the market is not necessarily worthy of Kong Fandong's trust, but Shi Lei can make Kong Fandong have a certain degree of trust.
Shi Lei does not know where this trust comes from, but it is not important. What is important is that Kong Fandong has trust in him.
Moreover, the fact that Kong's Group has no money does not mean that Kong Fandong himself cannot take out any money. It's just that Kong's Group is not his alone, and he can't pay out of his own pocket to fill the hole of Kong's Group.
Shi Lei can imagine that Kong's Group is already stretched in the new energy project. Kong Fandong himself would rather demolish the house and sell the land to continue this research and development and project, but other shareholders are obviously not optimistic. They are unwilling to add funds. If Kong Fandong adds funds alone, it involves changes in equity, which in turn touches the interests of other shareholders.
This directly leads to the fact that funds can only be found in the market, and it must be a source of funds that shareholders have enough confidence in.
This is why Shi Lei did not think Kong Yue was deceiving him, because Kong Fandong could pay for the new company, but he could not afford the Kong Group.
Shi Lei pondered for a long time and finally said, "Okay, I'll check the flight later and rush to Chuncheng today."
In fact, Shi Lei knew that his anxiousness would definitely make Kong Fandong, the old fox, have some unnecessary thoughts. However, he had no intention of hiding it, because the dilemma Kong Fandong was facing was much greater than the one he was facing. Shi Lei believed that Kong Fandong could distinguish the importance of urgency, and the old fox must also weigh his own interests first.
Kong Fandong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, then I will wait for Mr. Shi in Chuncheng."
After hanging up the phone, Shi Lei checked the flight. Three hours later, there was a flight to Chuncheng. He immediately booked the flight, then returned to the corridor of the hotel and knocked on Wei Haoran's door.
Wei Haoran had already found the heads of the other three companies in his house. As soon as Shi Lei appeared, the three people eagerly asked Shi Lei why the financing conference was delayed.
Shi Lei sat down and said with a smile: "Everyone, I'm sorry, because I have to rush to the airport and fly to Chuncheng to build a new project. Going to Chuncheng is related to the finalization of a new project. Originally, this project would take some time to operate, but now, because of our announcement of the C round of financing, the partners in Chuncheng have changed their attitude towards the cooperation of this new project, and they hope to reach an agreement as soon as possible. They want to take advantage of our victory in the C round of financing, and I also hope that Qixuan can take advantage of the successful cooperation of this new project after announcing the completion of the C round of financing. This is a win-win situation, and I have no reason to object. So, I hope you can give me a little time to let me go to Chuncheng to finalize the final details of the cooperation, and then I will release this news at the financing conference. I believe that as long as the cooperation is successful, your investment will be recognized by the investment evaluation company on the same day, and your investment will increase in value by a large part in the shortest time."
Except Wei Haoran, the other three people were delighted after hearing this.
One of them asked: "Qixuan is going to open the plateau market in the southwest?"
"Not only the southwest, but also some high-altitude areas in the west. This has always been a big difficulty we face in Qixuan, especially those cities that are mainly based on tourism. The market prospects are originally very broad, but Because of a series of issues such as safety, Qixuan does not dare to easily open up the market in that area. The new project can perfectly solve this problem. At the same time, the new project is not another expansion of Qixuan's business. A new company and a new model. This project can not only perfectly solve Qixuan’s problems in high-altitude areas, but also make some necessary additions to the market that Qixuan has already opened.”
"Master Shi, can you tell us what the new project is? We are a little confused!" Another person said again.
Shi Lei smiled and nodded, and said: "Electric bicycles, however, are by no means those electric bicycles seen on the market now. Regarding the specific situation, I hope you will be more patient and wait until I complete the negotiation before answering. It is not convenient to disclose more at this time.”
After hearing this, the three people frowned immediately. They looked at Wei Haoran, who had to say: "Mr. Shi, in fact, there are already domestic companies working on the electric bicycle project, but the response is not very good. . I admit that in high-altitude areas, electric bicycles can effectively solve many safety hazards, but the cost they bring is too high. This is not only the cost of manufacturing, but also the maintenance after being put on the market. cost……"
Shi Lei waved his hand with a smile and said: "This is what I said is the difference between Qixuan electric vehicles and electric vehicles on the market. We have made careful calculations. Once our electric vehicle project is established, the manufacturing cost will be The increase is no more than 20%, but the maintenance cost is only one-fifth to one-eighth of the previous one.”
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