Chapter 227: Dealing with
Ningya is a comprehensive domestic company with interests in rail transit, new energy, electronics and automotive industries.
Relying on a semi-automated and semi-manual model, it has torn a gap in the lithium battery industry and started to continuously obtain many orders with its extremely high cost-effectiveness.
The future is an era of new energy, and batteries, which are of vital importance, will inevitably receive much attention. Therefore, Ningya’s market value can be said to have soared, from 30 billion to 100 billion in the past year!
Converted into US dollars, it has reached tens of billions, which is definitely a top large group.
However, as the performance of the Umbrella electric vehicle began to show and its battery capabilities were exposed, the Ningya Group, which was growing rapidly, saw its stock price instantly hit the limit down.
And it’s been a continuous limit down!
This kind of dimensionality reduction attack on a purely technical level cannot be solved by good news.
Unless they declare now that they have also cracked the related technology!
The former king suddenly fell with the changes in technology. This has happened more than once, but Ningya’s chairman Zhou Qun did not expect that it would happen to him.
At first, he wanted to purchase a lithium battery production line, but was unable to do so because the price was prohibitive. So he gritted his teeth and developed a semi-manual and semi-mechanized model, which greatly reduced the cost of the lithium battery production line.
And rely on this to break out of the siege.
Today, Ningya can be said to be the most cost-effective lithium battery manufacturer, and has been favored by all walks of life around the world.
But all of this was shattered with the sudden explosion of Umbrella's new electric vehicle.
"Sure enough, technology is the primary productive force."
Zhou Qun stood in front of the office window, looking down at the empire he had built with his own hands, and a trace of melancholy appeared in his eyes.
In fact, I have made a lot of money over the years, and if I retire while I am still young, I can live a life of luxury.
But he was unwilling...
A flash of melancholy passed by and soon turned into a hint of determination.
Umbrella disclosed its battery technology, and he knew that since the other party dared to do so, it would be difficult to crack it.
Although Ningya has started to prosper, its foundation is still weak and it lacks the R&D capabilities of Panasonic and LG.
By the time I am able to develop it, several established scientific research companies will probably have already put it into practice, and my investment will most likely be wasted!
In this case, he could only find another way.
OEM!
Just look at the number of Umbrella electric vehicles and you will know. Now they are unable to ship batteries to the outside world, which also shows their own shortcomings.
Zhou Qun has investigated some of the manufacturers acquired by Umbrella, many of which were domestic opponents that Umbrella had defeated, so he has a good idea of the production capacity!
These cannot satisfy Umbrella!
In that case, why not come to us?
We will do the OEM for you and only earn the OEM fee, and the main profit will be given to you. It saves time and is a win-win situation. In addition, through OEM, you can also find ways to learn the corresponding production technology!
Ningya’s advantage is that it is semi-manual and semi-automated, so it is more convenient to change products than a fully mechanized production line. This is their unique advantage!
Whether it is patent fees or something else, we will accept it!
No one can offer a better price than ours...
Just when Zhou Qun had made his decision and was about to take action, the internal phone in his office rang.
"Chairman, a representative from Umbrella Corporation is here, but he has no appointment..."
"See you! Ask them to come over, no, where are they, I'll come now!"
Zhou Qun's expression brightened up after hearing this. It was very likely that Umbrella also had its eyes on their own production capacity!
He is not afraid of appearing anxious.
Under this kind of technological suppression, the two sides are completely disproportionate and there is no such thing as equal treatment.
To some extent, expressing your anxiety is also a kind of sincerity!
If you still put on airs at this critical moment of life and death, aren't you courting death?
Afterwards, Zhou Qun, along with his secretary and legal affairs officer, saw the representative of Umbrella at the door.
The representative of Umbrella is a very beautiful Asian with smooth straight hair. She looks a bit cold, but she has a heroic feeling in her OL clothes.
"Mr. Jay, this is Ms. Jin Yanxuan, the executive president of the Asian headquarters of Umbrella Corporation."
A female employee of Ning Ya ran over in a panic and spoke quickly to Zhou Qun.
Even Zhou Qun didn't expect that this person was the CEO of Umbrella Corporation's Asia headquarters!
He looks like a Korean.
Ningya is now considered a first-class large company with a large enough scale and size.
But to be honest, Umbrella, which has cutting-edge technology, really has no need to arrange such a person.
The other party's coming here also indicates one thing, that is, Umbrella Corporation probably has something very big to discuss this time!
Even if they acquired Neia, Zhou Qun would not be too surprised. Umbrella did have the financial resources to do so...
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The negotiations went smoothly, or rather, Zhou Qun was not able to put up much resistance!
In the end, Umbrella invested and purchased 67% of the shares held by Ningya Semiconductor Co., Ltd., the major shareholder of Ningya Group.
In the future, all of Ningya Group's battery production lines will be adjusted accordingly and replaced with Umbrella's format. After the semi-finished products are completed, they will be transported to Umbrella's wholly-owned processing plant in China for final optimization.
In fact, these conditions were not very good, but it was difficult for Ning Ya to put up any effective resistance.
Because the longer the time goes on, the worse Ning Ya's fate will be!
Umbrella has more than one target to choose from, but Ning Ya only has one path, so the two sides are not equal.
However, Umbrella also made some very sincere promises. For example, the brand of Ningya itself will not change, and the batteries produced will still be Ningya brand batteries.
In the future, we will increase our investment in the electric vehicle sector.
The production lines of ordinary fuel vehicles should be modified as needed and abandoned as needed.
However, Ningya is a listed company, and the process of company acquisition itself is quite complicated. We are here now just to finalize the intention.
But this is almost the only way out for Ning Ya, so although the integration will take a lot of time, the overall trend is already foreseeable.
In particular, the higher-ups also attach great importance to this acquisition. Originally, it was possible for them to directly intervene or even prevent the acquisition of such an important enterprise.
But the acquirer is Umbrella!
Not to mention the current amount of investment Umbrella has made in the country, just the fact that the battery production line is located in the country itself is something they are actually happy to do.
You have to know that when Umbrella was acquiring factories and investing in China, some crooked media in the West were doing a lot of work to stir up trouble.
It is considered unsafe and worrying to have such factories in the East.
But in the end, Umbrella still had to produce the original statement. There were some materials that only the East had, and Umbrella had to consider its own business risks.
Considering the supply chain and labor costs, Dongfang is the best choice.
If it is not allowed, perhaps the parent company and the Asian branch will have to complete the separation, turning the Asian branch into a genuine oriental enterprise. They don't want to do this, but they may be forced to do so.
What else can I do now that I have said this?
Judging from one's own experience, it is indeed normal for capitalists to do this!
This time also made many people understand why Umbrella gave up the high profit of hepatitis B drug. It turned out that they had been prepared for it.
Capital is greedy, and so is Da Piaoliang's capital. If the benefits are big enough, what Umbrella said is indeed a routine operation.
When the profit is big enough, what are you doing?
It’s just that China is the world’s largest consumer country and holds a lot of say in controlling global distribution, so it would not make such a choice unless the benefits are huge enough.
They were eager to make sure Umbrella was bluffing.
But looking back, this...
It seems like we have blocked other people's treatment plans.
Although TT can be banned, the other party only holds 10% of the profits, and the bulk of the profits are on other people's side, so there is no point in banning it.
For the rest, should we ban lenses or take stone-removing medicine?
Wow, it turns out the other party is really serious!
If they really have the necessary materials in the East and have to rely on them to produce enough goods, then it seems normal to make such a "helpless" choice after weighing the pros and cons.
If it is an ordinary company, there may be some other weird operations.
But looking at the still-warm corpse... oh, no, it's the 'missing' former CEO of Huanuo, it doesn't seem worth it.
In fact, there has been a trend of outsourcing manufacturing in Da Piaoliang, and everyone is doing this, so it is normal for people to choose to build factories in the East.
But in the past, such high value-added factories were still fully capable of being placed in the West, because the selling price was high enough that labor costs were not a big deal.
But since Umbrella made this choice, they had no good solution.
If batteries are to meet demand, high production capacity is indeed required.
In fact, many companies are secretly criticizing Umbrella for being stupid and just engaging in hunger sales.
The demand is there, so the asking price can be higher, and the profit can be higher without increasing production, just like how reducing oil production can actually increase oil prices.
But then they also considered that this might be because Umbrella was worried that other companies would also develop the production process and wanted to take advantage of the first-mover advantage to occupy the market.
If this kind of basic resource, which involves all aspects of civilian use, is limited, it may indeed cause strong backlash in some countries.
Rather than getting into trouble, it is better to increase production capacity and shut everyone up.
From this perspective, Umbrella actually knows how to prioritize. Every time it is tough, it has a reason, and at other times, it is very tactful...
Moreover, the East has always been a major manufacturing country, and it is really difficult for all walks of life to do without them!
There are OEM factories for fruits and many other products there, so this kind of thing is not unacceptable.
It was just a hint. There is nothing wrong with building a factory in the East to meet production capacity, but for safety reasons it cannot be built only there.
Umbrella readily agreed to this and stated that it would build corresponding processing plants in Mexico and Brazil. Your Majesty, the cost is too high, so you will feel at ease if they are built in your backyard, right?
Such a sensible choice, coupled with Umbrella's initial tough attitude and the public application of technical papers and patents, eventually made the group of capital tycoons behind Da Piaoliang reluctantly agree.
Although it was a bit reluctant, but at least I managed to hold it...
If Umbrella had said at the beginning that we would also build factories in Mexico and Brazil and seek compromise, it would obviously be pushed further and make other demands.
It is better to make a tough statement at the beginning and cut ties if it doesn't work. Then, after making some concessions, the effect will undoubtedly be much better!
As for their secret suggestion to meet the export needs of the Great Beauty Enterprise first, Umbrella agreed readily.
No problem! But the premise is to meet our own needs first.
Well, do you want an electric car?
Right now, this is the only battery-related product we have. Once we have absorbed Neia, we will be able to export batteries to other friendly companies around the world...
Therefore, Umbrella's acquisition of Neia is not just a simple relationship between two companies. The whole world is paying attention to this acquisition!
Even the relevant media on Wall Street reported the progress of the acquisition process in great detail almost every day.
Building factories in Brazil and Mexico cannot solve the urgent problem, but Ningya can do it once the acquisition is completed!
This acquisition is closely related to the production of that new battery...
The appearance of Kim Yeon-hyun, the executive president of Umbrella Asia Headquarters, in this incident also attracted a large number of fans.
With a cool and elegant temperament, top-notch looks, and a graceful figure, even if she may have undergone some modifications, she is still a dazzling beauty. The key is that her status is still so high.
This caused an internet riot in South Korea.
look!
Although Umbrella's Asian headquarters is located in a large Eastern country, the newly appointed CEO is one of ours.
"Jin Eun-ni is so cool, but I can't see her resume."
"Yes, I didn't find it at Seoul National University. It should be second-generation immigrants or above, right?"
“But she’s really pretty, and very capable. As soon as she appeared, she was ready to acquire a company of Neia’s level…”
“…”
Not to mention South Korea, even in China, Kim Yeon-hyun is a hot topic of discussion, after all, she is beautiful and has a high status.
"You know what, this stick is really nice-looking."
"Why did Umbrella pick a stick? But it's really pretty."
"It's probably for peace of mind. Umbrella has a lot of investments and industries in China now. If we switch to another domestic company, we might not be able to control it."
"I see. That seems to make sense. But this girl is really attractive. Even if she has had plastic surgery, her skills are quite high."
“What a pity, Neia…”
"We can't help it, but it's good that it's produced in China after all. You can go and watch the commentary of 'Home Across the World'. This time Umbrella's attitude is quite tough. If you don't agree to produce it here, they will directly split up the Asian branch."
"Although I know that capital is all about pursuing profit, I still have a good feeling about Umbrella."
When this issue was discussed online, Wang Yi had also completed some lens settings.
Connie's lithography machine production line has also been fully packaged and will soon be airlifted to China!
Taking advantage of the strength of this battery incident, we can get away with it and it can be considered as taking advantage of the situation.
Otherwise, if we repeatedly respond strongly to the East, it will be somewhat troublesome.
Compared with batteries, I didn’t really care much about Connie’s lithography production line and complete set of information.
Because this is already a set of obsolete products, people will pay attention to it, but not as much as they pay to batteries!
"By the way, how did you make Jin Yanxuan's shell? I don't see any traces of artificiality."
After Wang Yi finished setting some lens parameters, he looked at Lin Shiqin who appeared with some confusion.
He created these employees just to worry less, so he didn't manage everything. It must be that Lin Shiqin used the operations within her authority to do something...
