Flash Drive Technology has no investment plans in Xiang Province, but that doesn't mean Flash Drive Group doesn't.
Xiang Province also has lithium ore resources, and Hang New Energy can invest there if necessary, so Tan Jincheng didn't rule anything out, simply introducing Flash Drive Group's current industrial structure.
The currently mined lithium ore resources in China are mainly concentrated in the four provinces of Sichuan, Jiangxi, Qinghai, and Tibet, but Linwu County in Xiang Province is also a large region rich in mineral resources, with tin reserves ranking fourth in the country.
The entire county has 9 categories and 32 types of proven minerals.
The reserves of lithium ore are also very abundant, accounting for nearly 8% of the domestic lithium ore reserves.
Long Danni didn't understand the industrial structure of physical entities, but she was greatly shocked!
Industries involving resources are all enormous.
In addition to its huge electric vehicle business, Flash Drive Group actually also has a lithium battery business.
Besides these behemoths, it even has a clothing industry!
The clothing industry is great; clothing brands need spokespersons the most.
It seems that the polite words before weren't just polite; there really is an opportunity for cooperation!
She didn't expect this young man's industries to be far less simple than they appeared on the surface.
Don't think it's absurd that Long Danni doesn't fully understand all of Tan Jincheng's industries.
In this day and age, there are no apps like Qichacha, and equity information isn't transparent.
Unless one deliberately investigates a person and uses various connections, it's generally unclear.
Take Orange Technology, for example.
Its legal representative is Gu Qingqing, and the largest shareholder is Chengyue Co., Ltd., which is an offshore-registered enterprise with a registered capital of only 1 million RMB.
Without thoroughly investigating the relationships and controllers involved, no one would know that this company is connected to Tan Jincheng.
For just one endorsement cooperation, it was enough that Long Danni could analyze from some simple information that Tan Jincheng was worth befriending.
She certainly wouldn't do something so thoughtless as to use connections to investigate a benefactor.
"It seems the online rumor that Tan Jincheng has a net worth of 1 billion is true, and it might even be more,"
Long Danni thought to herself.
She is from the entertainment industry, so of course she knows how media reports typically operate.
Generally, this kind of net worth figure is exaggerated.
But now, with so many industries, Tan Jincheng's net worth should be far more than that.
Or, rather, his future potential is much greater than it appears now!
"When you're in the jianghu, you can't help yourself; I'm just relaying a message, I hope President Tan doesn't mind."
"Not at all, everyone has such times, I understand."
Long Danni wanted to keep Tan Jincheng longer, but Tan Jincheng's itinerary was set.
He had to rush back to Yongcheng.
Changzhou had already contacted Flash Drive, and Flash Drive's price war was putting considerable pressure on the small manufacturers there.
Unlike other cities, Changzhou has clusters of small electric vehicle assembly manufacturers.
One after another, small manufacturers support the local economy through taxes and employment.
Regardless of the quality of the products, they help local residents and the government.
If not handled well, it can create estrangement with the local community.
Those in the physical business should stay away from politics but cannot alienate the government; this is fundamental.
The other party's current attitude is quite good, indicating that market competition is understandable and that Flash Drive's price war can also help enterprises upgrade their industries, creating a sense of crisis for some stagnant businesses.
But a good attitude needs to be reciprocated.
Speaking of Weixiaoli, is its Li production base in Changzhou?
This implies that Changzhou's industrial foundation is quite good, and its business environment should also be decent.
A few years later, Flash Drive's production capacity will once again fall short.
Should they build another factory there?
Take over Zhongtai, and then, like squeezing out Aima, squeeze out the Li from Weixiaoli?
This is a possibility!
Not long after Flash Drive announced its entry into Jinghai, Aima Vehicle Industry, which produces and sells bicycles, announced its entry into the electric vehicle industry shortly after the Shanghai meeting.
At the same time, it established a talent strategy of "recruiting generals first, then soldiers," which simply means recruiting senior talent from other companies, creating an aggressive stance.
However, Tianjin already has three leading brands occupying three different regions, leaving Aima with little room to survive.
So, it turned its attention back to Aima's boss's hometown and Wuxi.
The flapping of the small butterfly's wings caused Aima, which had made all preparations and was officially set to enter the electric vehicle market in 2007, to enter nearly a year earlier.
Whenever the Aima boss saw the Flash Drive construction site in full swing in the neighboring town, he always felt it should be his.
He didn't know why he had this feeling.
Based on this unreliable feeling, Zhang Jian decided that the poaching efforts would start with Flash Drive.
Recruiting generals first, then soldiers, was Zhang Jian's poaching plan: to recruit senior talent from leading manufacturers and use their connections within the companies to build a team.
Flash Drive is known for its marketing, and although all marketing plans are known to come from Tan Jincheng, it doesn't mean the marketing department lacks talent.
Zhou Ao, Flash Drive's marketing director who implements Tan Jincheng's marketing plans, is Zhang Jian's primary target.
Having followed Tan Jincheng for so long and reaching the position of marketing director, Zhang Jian doesn't believe Zhou Ao is merely a tool.
Even if he is a tool, he must have learned a lot from Tan Jincheng.
Poaching marketing talent from Flash Drive, market channel talent from Xinri, and engineers from Yadi are Zhang Jian's primary goals for entering the electric vehicle market.
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"You're not working overtime tonight, are you?"
Gu Yanling winked at Gu Qingqing.
Gu Qingqing blushed and let out a soft "mm."
She knew Tan Jincheng's schedule; today was his day to return to Yongcheng, so she naturally didn't need to work overtime tonight.
The continuously growing curve wasn't as exaggerated today.
Out of 500,000 users, a large portion were independent fan groups.
A significant portion of these were Brother Chun's fans or people just watching the fun.
These users would vote and then go to another place for excitement, with only a small fraction remaining.
But this was already very good; having reached this scale, it would simply grow steadily.
Additionally, good news came from Cheng Hao: cooperation with MSN had entered the substantive negotiation phase.
It wouldn't be long before MSN user data could be integrated into Kaixin001, and then Kaixin001 would enter a new explosive growth phase.
"Hehe, Boss Tan in Xiangcheng has created quite a bit of news. A paparazzi even secretly photographed him entering Tianyu Company and chatting cheerfully with Tianyu's boss."
Gu Qingqing also smiled.
The paparazzi even made a joke, not recognizing Tan Jincheng, and the title read:
"Suspected New Tianyu Artist Appears at Xiangcheng Headquarters."
After Brother Chun's fans identified Tan Jincheng, the post disappeared after a wave of mockery.
So, Tan Jincheng was truly wronged by Long Danni.
If only that paparazzi had gone to the event site the day before, or observed carefully, they would have known that Tan Jincheng couldn't be a new artist.
"Hey, why isn't there any gossip about Boss Tan and Brother Chun online? Logically, Brother Chun is Flash Drive Technology's first spokesperson,"
Gu Yanling suddenly wondered.
Hearing this, Gu Qingqing rolled her eyes at her, but she was also troubled.
Liu Yifei's popularity had suffered terribly in two events.
Furthermore, the rhythm of the topic was set by the internet trolls controlled by Tan Jincheng.
Although Liu Xiaoli had no evidence, she wasn't foolish, and all the clues pointed to Flash Drive.
So, in a fit of pique, she simply used Tan Jincheng's popularity to create scandal, and without informing Tan Jincheng.
Although Liu Yifei explained to Gu Qingqing afterward, Gu Qingqing still felt somewhat disgusted by the online comments.
However, from this incident, Gu Qingqing also realized that she was not yet powerful enough.
Currently, her identity, aside from being the CEO of a relatively unknown internet company, was merely that of a student.
In terms of both wealth and influence, she couldn't compete with Liu Yifei.
If she, too, had enormous influence like her brother, would Liu Yifei's side still dare to ignore her like this?
The answer was no.
It was acceptable to use her brother to create buzz, but to create a scandal, one had to consider whether the powerful person in question would get angry, and if so, whether one could bear his wrath.
It was at this moment that Gu Qingqing finally understood why Tan Jincheng had put her in the position of Orange Technology's CEO.
If Kaixin001 continued to develop in its current mode, after Cheng Hao secured the cooperation with MSN, it would quickly grow into one of the influential social networking sites on the internet.
By then, she, as a CEO with actual equity support, would not be someone anyone could ignore.
"Strength determines everything. All your current troubles are simply because you lack strength. It's the same in relationships."
Gu Qingqing couldn't help but recall this sentence that Tan Jincheng had said when she complained to him about emotional problems.
Trust is the foundation of a relationship, but equal status is the prerequisite for harmonious coexistence; otherwise, over time, one's mindset will change.
Thus, Cheng Hao, who was excitedly reporting the negotiation progress to Gu Qingqing, received a call from Gu Qingqing before leaving work that day:
"Finalize the cooperation agreement with MSN as quickly as possible and integrate MSN user data into Kaixin001 immediately."
"So urgent? What happened?"
Cheng Hao was bewildered.
After concluding the negotiations, Cheng Hao returned to his hotel.
After 12 AM, he checked Kaixin001's backend data.
The number of users had exceeded 650,000, and the online time for users playing "Friend Sale" and "Parking Lot Wars" was also increasing.
Cheng Hao, staring blankly at the data, couldn't help but fall into contemplation:
"Everything is normal, no problems. Could it be that Boss Tan has some instructions?"
What instructions could Boss Tan have?
Tan Jincheng, who had just returned to Yongcheng today, was currently instructing Orange Technology's CEO in bed.
Someone at home?
He couldn't worry about it too much.
The quality of commercial housing these days was much better than in later generations, especially in terms of soundproofing.
Tan Jincheng had also made special arrangements during renovation, so being a little quieter shouldn't be a big issue.
(End of chapter)