Chapter 630: Betting on National Destiny
[I recently read a book called "My Temple is Extraordinarily Effective" which I think is quite interesting. If you are interested, you can read it.]
The two-wheeled electric balance car is a new type of transportation . Unlike electric bicycles and motorcycles, it has two wheels fixed side by side. The two-wheeled electric balance car is supported by two wheels, powered by batteries, driven by brushless motors, and controlled by single-chip microcomputers. The attitude sensor collects angular velocity and angle signals to coordinate and control the balance of the vehicle. The vehicle can start, accelerate, decelerate, stop, and other actions by simply changing the center of gravity of the human body.
The operation of this balancing car is based on a basic principle called "dynamic stability", which tests the vehicle's automatic balancing ability. To achieve this function, a built-in precision solid-state gyroscope is required to determine the posture of the vehicle body, and a precise and high-speed central microprocessor is required to calculate appropriate instructions to drive the motor to achieve a balancing effect.
Therefore, this is a product that requires a perfect combination of software and hardware.
Lu Yiming knew the principle behind this, but someone still needed to do it. It was like your math problem had an answer at the end, but then it said "process omitted", and if you didn't write it down, you wouldn't get any points.
However, knowing the answer is always the biggest BUG, which means that you can avoid many detours in the production process and save time and money as much as possible.
Soon, Lu Yiming brought a planning guidance document.
"Just follow the requirements and goals above. I will invest 30 million in you in the early stage, and then I will make additional investments based on the results and progress."
"30 million!"
Everyone present looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
Thirty million!
In this era when 3,000 yuan is considered a super high monthly salary, what does 30 million mean?
You know, not long ago, Lu Yiming took out three million as compensation, which was already shocking.
This time it increased tenfold!
Jiang Jie smiled and said, "Mr. Lu is indeed the richest man in the world. He spent 30 million at once. Can we say that we have climbed up the social ladder?"
Ji Zhan was so excited, thinking that it was the right decision to give up his job in a foreign company.
No matter how awesome a foreign company is, when can it ever earn 30 million?
Lu Yiming said seriously: "I am never stingy when it comes to giving money, but people who know me know that my requirements are not low. If my requirements are not met within the specified time, I will not continue to invest in it."
Chu Xiaowei said solemnly: "This is what we should do! After all, our project and capital are in a cooperative relationship. You invested money, and we are responsible for producing results. Not to mention that you also provided guidance and project requirements. If you still can't do it, we won't have the face to ask for further investment."
Jiang Jie nodded slightly and said, "That's right. When doing a project, we are afraid of ambiguity. If the client requires colorful black, then we really can't do anything. But you not only gave the final effect, but also the technical route. If we can't do it, the Mechanical and Electrical Society can be disbanded on the spot."
Lu Yiming said, "It's good for you to know. I can provide any help I have, but I will also hold you to the strictest standards. In my place, I will ensure that anyone with real talent is well fed and well-fed. Those who are just filling in the gaps will not only be kicked out mercilessly, but will also be held legally responsible."
Hearing the words "legal responsibility", everyone was a little nervous. However, this kind of cooperation with clear rewards and punishments also made everyone worry-free, and they just had to keep using their skills.
After Lu Yiming left, the backbone members of the Mechanical and Electrical Society did not waste even a minute and immediately began to study the planning guidance document that Lu Yiming had brought over.
The news that Lu Yiming invested 30 million in the Mechanical and Electrical Society spread quickly. Even some professors and tutors in the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering were alerted and became very interested in this project. They would provide some technical advice and help from time to time, which greatly accelerated the development progress of this project.
Lu Yiming directly rented a large warehouse next to the school as a testing site, and gathered members from the school's Mechanical and Electrical Society and Computer Society here to brainstorm every day.
On this day, Ji Kang held a document, tapped the table and said to the people in the room: "Regarding the electric balance car system, you can choose between a brushed DC motor or a brushless DC motor. The brushed motor has the characteristics of fast starting, sensitive braking, smooth speed regulation in a wide range, and simple control circuit. It is suitable for general power equipment and can work continuously for 5,000 hours. The normal life span is two to three years, but after working continuously for 1,000 hours, the carbon brushes need to be replaced."
"As for brushless motors, because the motor and drive are integrated, there is no need to replace the brushes. They are mechatronic devices that can run continuously for 20,000 hours and have a normal life of seven to ten years. Digital frequency conversion control makes speed regulation easier and power consumption is one-third of that of brushless motors. However, they are expensive and require higher control accuracy, so they are suitable for equipment with higher speed control requirements."
Lu Yiming thought about it and said, "Then let's use brushed DC motors first. If we want to popularize balance bikes, price is the key. Brushless DC motors are too expensive."
When a new species emerges, popularization is very important. You have to let people know about this thing first, and then you can slowly patch it up.
If your product is too niche or people don't want to try it, then no matter how great it is, it will be a failure.
Since Lu Yiming had spoken, the others naturally had no objections.
Chen Chusheng said: "Next, let's discuss the problem of the electric balance car system. After a period of testing, we found that the most important thing is to collect acceleration and angular velocity information. The acceleration sensor must convert the acceleration generated by the human body's movement into a signal for effective processing in order to determine the movement of the human body. The gyroscope must have the function of converting the rotational angular velocity of the electric balance car into a signal, because the integral processing of the rotational angular velocity corresponds to the tilt angle of the balance car, thereby achieving the balance of the electric balance car."
These technical difficulties need to be overcome one by one. Lu Yiming immediately said, "Who will be the meeting secretary? Record the various issues discussed in detail, and then set up a special project team to carry out research and development."
After a brainstorming session, many problems were solved. When Lu Yiming left, it was almost dark. He was about to call Shi Qingxue to have dinner together , but suddenly he received a call from Ji Qi.
"Mr. Lu, someone wants to invest in Home Inn."
Lu Yiming frowned slightly and asked, "Home Inn should not be short of money now, right? It's starting the B round so soon?"
Of course, Lu Yiming wanted to have as many shares as possible, but if any company wanted to grow bigger and stronger, the shareholding ratios of each shareholder would inevitably be diluted after financing. For top companies, it would be very good for the founder or major shareholder to have 5% of the shares.
In the original world, Brother Ma held less than one percent of the shares.
Ji Qi said: "We haven't started the B round yet. Home Inn still has sufficient funds. But the people who want to buy shares this time are from different backgrounds."
After hearing this, Lu Yiming couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? Someone with an unusual background? Who is it?"
Ji Qi asked, "Have you heard of Chen Zefu?"
When Lu Yiming heard the name Chen Zefu, he was immediately happy. After all, he raised eels in his hometown at the beginning of the year, and Chen Zefu made a big profit from it.
"Yes, I know. He is the hotel tycoon of Hong Kong."
Ji Qi smiled and said, "It turns out that Mr. Lu also knows Mr. Chen. Then there is no need for me to introduce them."
Lu Yiming also laughed: "More than knowing each other, we even had dinner together during the Chinese New Year. Let's talk business, how did he think of buying shares?"
Ji Qi said: "Fushi Real Estate plans to invest in express hotels in China, so they want to cooperate with us, Home Inn."
Lu Yiming didn't dislike Chen Zefu's personality, so he didn't reject him directly. Instead, he asked, "What is the cooperation model he proposed?"
Ji Qi said: "Fushi Real Estate plans to buy land or existing hotels, and after rebuilding or renovating them, hand them over to us, Home Inn, for operation. The Chen family itself has rich experience in the hotel industry and has accumulated strong capital. For Home Inn, such an ally is of great strategic significance."
Although Home Inn has developed rapidly, both Lu Yiming and Ji Qi are still in the exploratory stage when it comes to hotel operation and management, after all, they have never been exposed to it before.
But the Chen family is different. They started out by running hotels and also own five-star hotels such as the Park Lane Hotel. Chen Zefu is the hotel king of Hong Kong.
The addition of such a partner is indeed beneficial to Home Inn's development. At least it will help it quickly make up for its shortcomings in hotel operations and management.
This is why Ji Qi called Lu Yiming. If someone else wanted to spend money to get the peaches, Ji Qi would refuse on the spot.
No matter how rich you are, can you be richer than Lu Yiming?
Lu Yiming agreed with Ji Qi's statement and said, "Your analysis is good. It is not a bad idea to introduce Fushi Real Estate as a shareholder of Home Inn."
After getting Lu Yiming's consent, Ji Qi said, "Since Mr. Lu thinks it's okay, let's talk about it directly. At that time, the Fu's Real Estate delegation will fly directly from Hong Kong to Zhonghai. Mr. Lu, are you free to attend?"
Compared to a giant like Fushi Real Estate, Home Inn is nothing but a small shrimp. Ji Qi is not stupid. He would be stupid not to use Lu Yiming, such a big backer. With Lu Yiming in charge, Home Inn will have more confidence during the negotiation and can strive for more favorable conditions.
Of course, Lu Yiming was also very clear that he could secure the greatest benefits for Home Inn by appearing in person, so as a shareholder of Home Inn, it would be okay for him to participate.
"Okay, just give me a call when the time comes and I'll be there."
A few days later, a negotiation delegation from Hong Kong landed in the Mediterranean. Lu Yiming and Ji Qi led the senior executives of Home Inn to meet with the delegation in the hotel.
What surprised Lu Yiming was that the person leading the delegation this time was Chen Jinlan.
Chen Jinlan, dressed smartly, seemed much more stable than before. After meeting Lu Yiming, she smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."
Lu Yiming recalled the scene when the two met during the Chinese New Year, and he also felt a little emotional: "Yeah, I didn't expect it. What's going on? Is the Chen family planning to make a big bet in the mainland?"
Chen Jinlan smiled and said, "Grandpa is very optimistic about the domestic economic development. In addition to his personal sentiments, he is willing to place a big bet on the prosperity of Xia Country."
After all, Mr. Chen was born in the mainland, so it is not surprising that he has his heart set on the mainland.
However, from Chen Jinlan's tone, Lu Yiming could tell that although Chen Zefu was old, his words were still law in the family.
"It seems that the old man is still courageous. I wonder how big the Chen family's investment this time is?"
Since it was a cooperation, Chen Jinlan naturally did not intend to hide it from Lu Yiming, and said: "In the next five years, the Chen family will successively invest more than 30 billion in the mainland to acquire land and merge some old hotel properties."
“Arrogant!”
Lu Yiming gave a thumbs up.
With an investment scale of 30 billion, it was such a staggering amount of money that it was no wonder that Chen Jinlan said that the Chen family was betting on the fate of the Xia Kingdom. After all, with such a scale, if the Chen family lost the bet, they would be finished.
Lu Yiming extended his hand and said, "Ms. Chen, on behalf of all shareholders of Home Inns Group, I welcome Fushi Real Estate to join us. From now on, we will be comrades fighting side by side in the trenches."
Chen Jinlan smiled and shook hands with Lu Yiming, saying, "It is an honor for the Chen family."
I have to say that although Chen Jinlan looks a bit rebellious, she comes from a big family after all, and her basic manners and behavior are still up to standard.
When they arrived at the hotel, the two sides held a series of talks on cooperation matters, signed a cooperation framework agreement, and announced it to the public.
Soon, this news became the headlines of major economic media. The news that the hotel tycoon from Hong Kong was going to invest 30 billion in the domestic hotel industry and acquire a stake in the Home Inns Group shocked many of his peers.
Especially when the photo of Lu Yiming, Chen Jinlan and Ji Qi sitting together and chatting and laughing appeared on the front page, it made many people feel uneasy.
The most panicked among them is its competitor Ctrip.
Shen Nanpeng immediately pulled Liang Jianzhang and Fan Min to sit together to discuss countermeasures, and all three of them looked worried.
Fan Min said: "Even if the Chen family incident had not happened, the chain operation model of Home Inns would have been enough to give us a headache. Ji Qi is now opening more than 20 hotels a month, and the pace is getting faster and faster, which has a great impact on our business."
Home Inn's light asset model has enabled it to expand at an astonishing speed.
Shen Nanpeng frowned and asked, "Isn't Ji Qi afraid of ruining his reputation by blindly expanding like this?"
Liang Jianzhang sighed and said, "I am also very surprised by this. According to common sense, Home Inn's current chain hotel business is similar to a franchise store. Many three-star hotels have joined the Home Inn system through franchising. According to normal logic, the service quality should be uneven. However, after these hotels joined the Home Inn system, they quickly completed a complete transformation and the occupancy rate soared."
To this end, Liang Jianzhang has been flying all over the country recently, staying in cities with Home Inn hotels and experiencing the quality of Home Inn's room service firsthand.
The more he experienced it, the colder his heart became, because it was all too counterintuitive.
Shen Nanpeng asked: "What's the reason?"
Liang Jianzhang said: "I have investigated privately. It is said that Lu, the richest man in China, personally presided over the development and customized a hotel management system software PMS for Home Inns. It is said that the feedback from all aspects is very good."
Shen Nanpeng had a painful expression on his face and gritted his teeth and said, "If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have rejected Mr. Lu's investment. I have to say that this Mr. Lu is really capable of becoming the richest man at such a young age. There are so many tricks out there."
However, some are happy while others are sad. Ctrip is still regretting and discussing countermeasures, while at Home Inn, Ji Qi is happily announcing the good news to Lu Yiming.
"Mr. Lu, after the hotel management system software was put into operation, the effect was very significant. The vacancy rate of guest rooms has dropped significantly. Now more and more people are calling to inquire about joining us."
At present, domestic hotels below three stars are doing very poorly, and it can even be said that their operations are dismal.
Seeing that colleagues who worked with Ji Qi were all taking off quickly, how could others sit still?
What’s more, Home Inn is backed by the richest man in mainland China. Even the hotel tycoon in Hong Kong has chosen to cooperate with Home Inn. What is there to hesitate about?
As a result, the customer service phone number of Home Inn Group was directly flooded with calls, which made Ji Qi fall into a happy trouble. If it were not for the shortage of manpower, Home Inn's expansion speed would be even faster.
Lu Yiming advised calmly, "Home Inn is developing well now, but the most basic inspection rules are still required. No matter how good the market is, we cannot expand blindly and destroy the reputation of Home Inn."
Ji Qi said proudly, "Don't worry, Mr. Lu. Our core team has been well-trained and the management system is strictly enforced. We have to thank the Internet for this. Now that we have the hotel management system in hand, I can control every move of each branch through the Internet while sitting in the headquarters."
Afterwards, Ji Qi brought up the topic of Fushi Real Estate and said, "By the way, Mr. Lu, the Chen family is really wealthy. In just one month, they acquired more than 30 three-star hotels, and all of them were handed over to us, Home Inn, to manage. I heard from Miss Chen that before the end of this year, Fushi Real Estate will acquire hundreds of hotels and enter the mainland hotel market in a big way."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "This is the Chen family showing us their strength. It's true that a fierce dragon can't cross the river."
Li Yiwen was preparing for his wedding in his hometown of Baiyun City. Although he was still on vacation, he was shocked by the Chen family's investment of 30 billion yuan to cooperate with Home Inn. He couldn't help but call Lu Yiming to inquire about the situation.
"Tell me, does the Chen family like you? They put up so much money in one go to cooperate with you. It looks like they are proposing marriage."
