Many years later, when he recalled what happened that day, Luer didn't know how he felt at the time. The only thing he remembered was that his hand was shaking when he took the business card. As if it wasn't a gilded business card in his hand, but a pile of gold that weighed several tons …
Jiang Chen's request was 80% of the shares, which was not unreasonable. At present, Luer Motors didn't even have its own automobile factory. The only source of income was the new energy vehicle technology fund approved by the French government. The only valuable thing was the 11 patents related to the integrated battery, a few automobile blueprints that could be applied for the fund, and the ten technicians that Luer could barely afford to pay.
100 million USD in financing was nothing to Jiang Chen, and it was nothing to most automobile companies with a market cap of ten billion. But for Luer on the verge of bankruptcy, it was undoubtedly a timely help.
As for Luer's requirements, Jiang Chen was also very simple.
"Don't rush to build a factory. I need you to shift the focus of research from the KS-12 integrated battery to improving the performance of electric vehicles and the adaptability of wireless charging batteries."
"But now with this money, we have the ability to improve the energy storage and charging speed of the integrated battery. This is the key to electric vehicles." Luer was an understanding person. Although the concept of wireless charging was a bit advanced, it was also based on the consideration of charging speed.
"We will solve the battery problem. The specifications and parameters of the battery will be sent to you in a week." Jiang Chen smiled.
Luer knew that the "we" Jiang Chen mentioned referred to Future Group. Although he was skeptical if Future Group really had research on electric vehicle batteries, when he thought about Future Group's astounding results, he kept the question to himself.
In fact, what confused him the most was what Jiang Chen saw in their company? But since Jiang Chen didn't say, he didn't ask.
After saying goodbye to Luer, Jiang Chen circled around the venue a few more times. The booths he focused on were all special. They basically belonged to small manufacturers with alternative technologies but were not favored by the market.
These manufacturers had a unique characteristic – their financial situation was poor. Most of the booths were attended by the president cum engineer. When Jiang Chen took out bundles of cash as bait and opened his mouth to take shares, their president was even secretly delighted as he handed over the shares in his hands.
Of course, there were people who rejected Jiang Chen. For those who refused, Jiang Chen's approach was also straightforward.
He turned around and left.
There were too many manufacturers participating in this exhibition. Regardless of their level, as long as they were in line with the new energy project, they would be invited or registered to participate in the exhibition. If you weren't willing to sell, there would naturally be someone else who was willing to sell.
A total of US $500 million was used to acquire France's Luer, Finsay, and Germany's Leon, with 80%, 85%, and 75% of the shares respectively. Jiang Chen used his own money to acquire the three companies, not Future Group's, so on the equity transfer agreement, he signed his own name.
Once he returned to Xin, he would register a subsidiary under Future Group called Future Heavy Industries. The first order of business would be pure electric vehicle batteries for wireless charging facilities. The three auto companies he bought would use Future Heavy Industries' batteries as core components to produce electric vehicles.
It was not that he didn't think about monopolizing the entire automobile production chain, but he eventually gave up on the idea.
There was no other reason other than that it was unnecessary.
The battery was the core of an electric car, and it was even more important than the motor. This was the opposite of a gas-powered car, where the engine was more important than the mailbox.
First-class companies set the standards, and second-class companies made the products. It was enough for Future Heavy Industries to be the standard-setters. There was no need to take the risk of anti-trust and anti-dumping investigations to monopolize the entire production line.
He would support the three companies he owned to become the leaders in the electric vehicle field, and then bring the high-performance batteries developed by Future Heavy Industries to the market. When all customers were used to the fast and convenient wireless charging electric vehicles, the charging stations and parking lots would be equipped with charging equipment that matched the specifications of the batteries introduced by Future Heavy Industries.
By that time, Future Heavy Industries would undoubtedly sit on the throne of standard-setters.
Of course, it was easy to say, but it would require some consideration to implement.
Halfway through the exhibition, Jiang Chen returned to Daimler Group's exhibition area as agreed with Carmen.
Carmen enthusiastically introduced Jiang Chen to his business friends, including Gulfstream's European manager, Andy Barford. With a price of 65 million US Dollar, Jiang Chen readily purchased the latest Gulfstream G650 private jet.
Under the flashing lights of the reporters, Daimler's CEO Zetsche held Jiang Chen's hand and personally handed the Maybach EX car key to Jiang Chen's hand.
It symbolized the friendship between Future Group and Daimler Group.
For Jiang Chen, he only needed to take a photo and he received a limited-edition luxury car.
For Daimler, they only paid a price of 4.2 million euros for a 4% increase in the stock price. Investors were full of confidence in Future Technology's artificial intelligence technology.
Even if he already had a better car, Jiang Chen still liked the gift. Since the car was not only a means of transportation for men, but it was also a symbol of power and status. He probably wouldn't drive the car often, but it was a good choice as a collectible in the garage.
Daimler Group would be responsible for contacting the transportation company to transport the luxury car directly to Xin's Coro Airport. When Jiang Chen got off the plane in Xin, the car would be ready to drive.
In front of the media, Jiang Chen casually said a few sentences about the development of artificial intelligence. He didn't stay long at the venue and left through the special tunnel.
He discreetly avoided the media at the door and sat in the black car Carmen lent him. Seeing Jiang Chen get in, Ayesha, who was in the driver's seat, started the car.
"Where are we going?"
"University of Ber."
Ayesha nodded and stepped on the gas.
A black lady's suit and the sunglasses on her nose complemented each other. It added a cool charm to Ayesha, who was holding the steering wheel.
Jiang Chen looked at the business card in his hand as he planned his itinerary for the day. Because he left the auto show early, before he returned to the Bava manor, he planned to stop by the University of Ber.
On one hand, he wanted to see Xie Lei since he was technically the brother and sister's guardian.
On the other hand, Jiang Chen hoped Xie Lei could help him find talents in mechanical and automotive engineering. Since Frankberg's industrial manufacturing and technological level were undoubtedly the best in the world. To digest the technology from the apocalypse, it was definitely meaningful to recruit more talents to strengthen Future Group's research team.
As for the students who just left the university, their ability to accept new knowledge was without a doubt. Also, the cost of recruiting them was obviously lower than the technicians who already signed contracts with other companies.
As long as they could accept immigrants, whether it was housing or salary, Future Group would offer them benefits that they couldn't think of a reason to reject.
Soon, the car arrived at the University of Ber.
Ayesha slowed down the car as Jiang Chen admired the world-renowned university at the gate. He then set the GPS to the library closest to the school.
On the phone, Jiang Chen briefly told Xie Lei to meet there.
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