The suburbs of Shanghai.
In a 20-story office building, in a conference room filled with cardboard boxes, a Caucasian man with brown hair and a high nose bridge sat on one side of the conference table. He stared at Li Tinghui, who was sitting on the other side, as if he was quietly waiting for something.
The clock on the wall quietly ticked away. When the hour hand moved towards the hour, it made a soft click.
As if interrupted by this sound, Li Tinghui, who had been sitting there motionlessly, finally moved.
He took a deep breath and closed the contract on the table.
"I'm sorry, I can't accept your proposal."
This was an acquisition contract, not for Beep Beep Charging, but for himself.
Lu Zhou had to admit that Beep Beep Charging's offer was quite tempting.
He spent a lot of effort to exchange 60% of his shares for 10 million yuan in financing from Star Sky Technology, and that 10 million wasn't even his own. However, now Tesla was willing to buy the remaining 40% of his shares for 10 million yuan.
If Beep Beep Charging agreed, he would get the 10 million yuan.
Of course, if Beep Beep Charging agreed, he would be out of the game and lose control of Beep Beep Charging. Beep Beep Charging would go from a promising charging station company to a battle between Star Sky Technology and Tesla in the charging station field.
"It's fine, we didn't expect this to happen in one go," the Caucasian man said. He wasn't surprised by Li Tinghui's answer. He stood up and said, "But I still hope you can think about it, after all …"
He paused for a second and spoke.
"You're facing a behemoth with assets of more than 10 billion US dollars. Even if Star Sky Technology wants to support you, in my opinion, you're not worth mentioning."
When he said the last sentence, the corners of Beavis' mouth curled up into a disdainful arc.
Musk had told him to try and talk to the founder of Beep Beep Charging to see if he could buy the remaining 40% of the company's shares and settle this matter with money.
However, deep down in his heart, he didn't take Beep Beep Charging's words seriously.
As the leader in the field of alternative energy vehicles, after so many years of publicity, the Tesla brand had been in the field of alternative energy for a long time. Just like Apple in the mobile phone industry, it could rely on its own brand image to gain a large number of loyal supporters.
Now that Tesla had acquired EVgo and mastered the full set of technology and related patents for the "150-350kw ultra-high power fast charging station", the first batch of equipment had been put into production at the Tesla factory in Shanghai, and the first batch of ultra-high power fast charging stations would be put on the market by the end of next month at the latest.
Wireless charging?
It sounded very creative and gimmicky, but it would be wishful thinking to rely on gimmicks to get the strong capital behind Tesla.
By the time they produce their products, the Shanghai market will be dominated by Tesla's subsidiaries.
After they left, the company's technical director, Wang Qiang, walked to Li Tinghui's side. He looked at the Tesla Model outside the floor-to-ceiling window and whispered.
"Manager Li, are they from Tesla?"
Wang Qiang was not the only one asking this question.
Several employees in the office were also secretly looking at Li Tinghui. They were obviously listening.
Li Tinghui went silent for a while before he nodded and said, "Yeah, Tesla's China General Manager, Bill Weiss."
There was a whisper of surprise in the office.
Hearing the affirmative answer, a trace of longing for the future appeared on Wang Qiang's face, and he sighed with emotion. "Our company is getting more and more nutty. First, we received financing from Star Sky Technology, now Tesla … Are they here to talk about financing?"
Li Tinghui's expression didn't change. He went silent for a while and nodded. "Sort of."
He obviously wouldn't tell his employees that Bill Weiss didn't come with a financing contract, he came with a "letter of persuasion".
That would be a huge blow to their morale.
"Then, Manager Li, do you agree?"
Li Tinghui looked at the expectant expressions on the faces of his entrepreneurial partners. For some reason, Li Tinghui suddenly remembered the look in Bill Weiss' eyes.
It was like he was looking at a group of ants. It wasn't just disdain, it was like he didn't care about them at all.
Li Tinghui felt like there was a fire burning in his chest, especially when he looked at his companions. He went silent for a while before he suddenly raised his head and spoke.
"No."
The office went quiet.
Especially the technical director, Wang Qiang, whose mouth was wide open. He looked at Li Tinghui in disbelief.
No?
That's Tesla!
A giant in the electric vehicle industry!
He really didn't understand why his boss would refuse Tesla's resources.
Li Tinghui knew what everyone was thinking, so he spoke calmly.
"Tesla didn't come with candy, they came with guns."
"Some of you may have heard about this, some of you may still be in the dark. But from now on, all of you must know that Tesla, which has acquired EVgo, is entering the China charging station market. They are our competitors, they cannot be our allies. If we accept their financing, it is the same as surrendering to them!
"Remember, we want to be the largest charging station company in the country and even the world, not the vassal of an alternative energy car company!"
"Not to mention, it's an American company!
"You want to use their resources to rise? In your dreams! Their only purpose for acquiring us is to destroy us and pave the way for EVgo to occupy the Yangtze River Delta city group and even the entire China power export market! "
He didn't care if his entrepreneurial partners understood him or not.
But these were the truest thoughts in the depths of his heart.
As his voice fell, the office fell into silence.
Some people had confusion on their faces, some people had regret on their faces, but most people had approval written all over their faces …
No one knew who was the first to clap.
The applause seemed to be contagious. It went from a light drizzle to a torrential downpour, eventually filling the entire office.
Li Tinghui took a deep breath and nodded in the face of the applause in the office.
"Thank you!
"It is the honor of my life to be able to accomplish this with all of you."
…
Whether it was because of his ambition or his blind optimism about the research and development power of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, Li Tinghui didn't look worried at all. Instead, he looked a lot more relaxed than he did yesterday.
Their opponent was Tesla's EVgo.
It was foreseeable that all of Tesla Group's pure electric vehicles would have compatibility thresholds for their products.
However, this wasn't something he needed to worry about. He only had two things to worry about.
One was the relocation of his office.
The other was negotiating with major shopping malls, residential areas, and parking lots in Shanghai. He had to try to negotiate a wireless charging station exclusive parking space project at the lowest possible cost …
Public cafeteria in an office building.
Li Tinghui sat in a secluded corner and ate. He listened to the news on the TV.
Suddenly, the CTV International News Channel released a report on the breakthrough of lithium-air batteries. The news also included the name "JACS", as well as Professor Lu's name.
Lithium-air batteries?
Li Tinghui heard this word, and he looked at the TV screen with a look of surprise in his eyes.
This technology was really too evil …
Lithium-sulfur batteries only came out a few years ago, and now lithium-air batteries are going to be used again?
After sending a mouthful of rice into his mouth, he chewed while absentmindedly thinking.
Although he wasn't a material science major, his major in electrical engineering was more or less involved in this area.
If there was a breakthrough in lithium-air battery technology, the range of alternative energy vehicles would increase by another level. The role of charging stations would also become more important than replaceable batteries.
After all, when replacing a battery, not only did the user buy electricity, but they also had to pay for depreciation, refurbishment, and environmental protection. Only on the highway would consumers have the incentive to trade money for time. Only then would there be a wide market for replaceable batteries.
If the car was only in the city, even with the current range of lithium-sulfur batteries, it wouldn't be that easy to run out. If he parked the car, he would be able to fully charge it after a night's sleep. Only a fool would change the battery.
No matter what, this was good news for Beep Beep Charging.
After the segment ended, the next piece of news was broadcasted. It was about the continuous rise of international iron ore prices. According to analysts, due to the recent boom in the Asian infrastructure market, the price of infrastructure building materials had continued to rise, and it even spilled over to the upstream of the industry chain, such as iron ore.
Li Tinghui didn't really care about the futures market. He continued to eat and completely focused on the TV.
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