Chapter 403 Long-Term Investment
"When did I object to what you said, Zifeng?"
Huang Liting gave Tang Zifeng a coquettish look, which made Tang Zifeng chill, but she continued unconsciously:
"I know, Zifeng, you are definitely not wrong about the things you are optimistic about. When you asked me to open a supermarket, not many people in Linhe knew what a supermarket was, but now you see, there are so many chain supermarkets across the country .If we hadn’t taken the lead, we wouldn’t have been able to enter this door now.
"Many people don't understand the current machine tool fund. However, I believe that this investment will definitely not be a loss. I'm sorry to Zifeng for not taking advantage of the opportunity to make a lot of money and staying in the last moment. General manager, I knew this industry would definitely develop greatly.”
Tang Zifeng nodded and said, "Sister Huang, it's good if you can think like this. However, I still have to say it up front. Investment in machine tools cannot be effective in the short term. It may take ten years or even longer. , to see the effect. If you don’t have the patience, don’t vote, so as not to blame me later.”
Huang Liting said: "Zifeng, what are you talking about? How can I blame you? I also know what you said. After all, my Lao Cai is also a machine tool engineer. He told me that the technology research and development of machine tools lasted eight years in ten years. There are many cases where no results are seen within a year. Since I want to invest, I am naturally prepared to see no results within ten years.
"Let me tell you the truth. In fact, I have been looking for this kind of long-term investment opportunity. Zifeng, don't look at the supermarkets that are very popular now, but the competition is also very fierce. Can Lijia Supermarket survive in such competition? It is hard to say whether it will survive. In addition, even if it can survive, it will definitely not be able to maintain the current profit rate in the future. After a year, it may just be enough to make ends meet.
"My idea is that while the supermarket still has some liquidity, we can invest in some long-term projects. When the retail industry cannot continue to operate in the future, our investments in other areas will begin to make profits. At that time, I was also old I can’t do anything anymore, so I’m just counting on these investments to earn pension money for me and my family, Lao Cai.”
"Haha, it's too early for Sister Huang to say this. In my opinion, there is no problem for Sister Huang to work for another 40 years. I believe that by then, Sister Huang will still be the most beautiful CEO in the retail industry." Tang Zi The wind was sending cheap compliments, and he knew that Huang Liting liked to hear such words.
Sure enough, after hearing Tang Zifeng's words, Huang Liting laughed so hard that she said, "Zifeng is making fun of me again. I am not a beautiful CEO. You see, sister, I am already an old woman now, and I have wrinkles." It’s over.”
As she spoke, she poked her head in the direction of Tang Zifeng and pointed at the corners of her eyes. Judging from the meaning, he wanted Tang Zifeng to touch and appraise it.
Tang Zifeng can be considered the kind of person who is very good at talking and laughing with the opposite sex, but he has never had the upper hand in the flirtation with Huang Liting. There was no other reason. Huang Liting was 10 years older than him, and she came from a circle of family workers. She was not taboo about meat and vegetables. Tang Zifeng really didn't have the courage to play such a heart-pounding game with her.
Seeing that Huang Liting had the rhythm of transforming into a big bad wolf, Tang Zifeng, who was as pure as a rabbit, quickly changed the subject and said: "Sister Huang, what you just said makes sense. There is no business that will always make money in the market, and the business will grow bigger. , we must consider diversifying investments and separate long-term and short-term investments, so as to spread risks and avoid putting eggs in the same basket.
"I think you can share these words with other business friends and promote our large machine tool fund to them. Our large fund is not limited to the current scale. It is the first phase now and there will be more in the future. There are second and third phases, no matter how much investment there is, we welcome them.”
"Don't worry, Zifeng, I'm already helping you with publicity." Huang Liting pursed her lips and smiled.
"Thank you so much, Sister Huang." Tang Zifeng said.
After talking about business, Tang Zifeng brought up another thing and said: "By the way, Sister Huang, there is one more thing. I would also like to say hello to you first. You can think about it first. If you think it is feasible, do it in advance. Get ready."
"What's going on?" Huang Liting's heart trembled. She has known Tang Zifeng for many years and knows that things that Tang Zifeng talks about in an understatement are sometimes very important, and she must ask clearly.
Tang Zifeng said: "Xiaohui's boyfriend Su Hua and the Fatty couple are working together on a new project. They don't want me to help, but I'm worried that they don't have enough funds and they might be stuck in the middle. Please take the time to find out more. If their project feels promising, prepare some funds and help them when they can’t sustain it.”
"What specific project is it?" Huang Liting asked.
"Drone." Tang Zifeng said.
"Drones?" Huang Liting thought for a while and said in surprise: "Doesn't this sound like something used in the army? Why did they do this?"
Tang Zifeng smiled and said: "Sister Huang, you are mistaken. Drones have a wide range of uses. The reason why they are rarely used now is just because the performance does not meet the requirements and the price is too high. I learned about it, Su Hua now has some technical accumulation at hand. If done well, the cost of drones can be greatly reduced and the performance will be improved to a higher level.
"At that time, ordinary people can also buy a drone and do aerial photography. Various units can use drones to replace security guards for patrols. Your supermarket can also buy a few drones specifically for those with inconveniences. customers deliver goods.
"Let me put it this way, if this industry is developed, it can generate sales of hundreds of billions a year. Do you think it is worth it?"
"Have sales of hundreds of billions?" Huang Liting's eyes widened.
The manufacturing industry is different from the retail industry. In the retail industry, sales of hundreds of billions are nothing. Calculate the wholesale and retail price difference, and then deduct the rent, labor costs, etc., it would be good if the profit can reach one or two percentage points. Manufacturing profits are real. If there are sales of hundreds of billions a year, then profits of tens of billions are possible.
Although sales of hundreds of billions are for the entire industry, in Huang Liting's impression, she has not seen consumer-grade drones on the market. In other words, the market is basically blank. If Su Hua and Ning Mo can enter this market first, they will be able to occupy a large share of this market, just like she herself entered the supermarket field first.
"Zifeng, you just said that Su Hua and Fatty may not have enough funds. How big do you estimate the gap will be?" Huang Liting asked.
Tang Zifeng said: "I can't estimate it now. The two of them can currently scrape together more than 10 million, which is probably enough to complete the prototype design. But if they want to transfer to mass production, this amount of money will be a drop in the bucket, at least. We need to invest another one or two billion.
"If drones want to open up the market, cost is the most important thing. If the production volume cannot be increased, the cost cannot be suppressed and the market cannot be opened. This is a dead end. These two guys have not seen it yet. I have to think of this step first for them."
"Xiaohui and Fatty are so lucky to have a friend like you." Huang Liting sighed with emotion. After that, she quickly added: "I am lucky to have a friend like you, Zifeng."
Tang Zifeng waved his hand and directly ignored Huang Liting's compliment. He said: "The core technology of this project is in the hands of Su Hua. He is a programming master, and Xiaohui is a mechanical expert. The two of them worked together to solve the final problem." Basic technical issues.
"The fat couple mainly contribute money, which can be regarded as angel investment in this project. If Sister Huang participates in the future, the money you invest will not be counted as shares like their investment. If you invest 100 million, you may not be able to get 10% shares, I have to explain this in advance.”
"You, Sister Huang, understand this." Huang Liting curled her lips and said. She has been immersed in the business for many years and already knows a lot about investment. She also knows that the founder’s investment is incomparable with subsequent venture capital investment. Tang Zifeng said that even if she invested 100 million, she might not be able to get 10% of the shares. She didn't find it strange, but she felt a little sour.
When she thought about it, Tang Zifeng must have taken a fancy to this project first, so she asked Ningmo and his wife to invest. They paid 10 million and got 40% to 50% of the shares. By the time she was asked to invest, the valuation of the entire project had already increased.
From this point of view, Huang Liting's status in Tang Zifeng's mind is indeed inferior to that of Ning Mo.
"By the way, Zifeng, since you are optimistic about this project, why don't you invest in it yourself?" Huang Liting asked.
Tang Zifeng pretended to be aggrieved and said: "I don't want to invest. It's these people who don't want me to intervene, okay? I'm telling you, if you want to invest in this project, don't say that I told you. , you have to pretend that you knew about this accidentally, otherwise that white-eyed wolf Su Hua might not accept it."
"So that's it. It turns out that you, Zifeng, will also be disliked by others."
Huang Liting covered her mouth and laughed. As smart as she is, she can guess some of the causes and consequences now, and the jealousy in her heart has been diluted a bit.
With the demonstration effect of Huang Liting and the continuous sensationalism of public relations articles organized by Bao Nana, the large fund raised more than 2 billion yuan in a very short period of time. At the same time, a large number of entrepreneurs like Xia Zhenfa heard the news and came to apply for support from large funds.
Canglong Research Institute has organized a team of experts to evaluate and identify the products of various entrepreneurial machine tool companies to determine whether they are worthy of support and how much support should be given.
Zhou Heng, Wang Zijie, Liang Zile, Bao Nana and others are responsible for all these matters, so Tang Zifeng doesn't have to worry. After determining the basic framework of the large fund, Tang Zifeng spent a few days playing with his son at home, then took his secretary Xiong Kai with him and flew to Tengcun to inspect his Tengcun Machine Tool Company.