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Chapter 538 Zhou Fei's Thoughts

Do it yourself?
Ma Huafu stared blankly at Zhou Fei, not understanding how Zhou Fei would suddenly come up with this idea. Wasn’t it because the company’s own lack of capabilities made him want to cooperate with other companies? What about going this way?
"Mr. Zhou, if we can do it ourselves, then it will be fine. The key is that our Mercedes-Benz company is not capable of autonomous driving. Otherwise, we wouldn't spend so much time negotiating with Baixun, and in the end we would be rejected by them." It's a trick." Ma Huafu said hastily.

"I know we can't do it on our own... No, no, it's not impossible to do it by ourselves. Internet thinking is no stranger to us. Don't forget, our company also has a platform like Autohome. Autohome recruits many students majoring in computer science every year, if Autohome selects a group of technical elites and uses them as the team, will it be possible to initially build a project team?"

"What about talents in artificial intelligence? Autohome does have a lot of programmers, but in terms of artificial intelligence, Autohome doesn't involve much, right? General computer skills are not enough." Ma Huafu retorted.

"Yes, Ma, you are right." Zhou Fei nodded, and then continued, "The talents in artificial intelligence are indeed our shortcoming, and the technical elites of Autohome cannot complete the tasks in the field of automatic intelligence. A breakthrough in driving."

"Since this is the case, why did Mr. Zhou propose to do it himself?" Ma Huafu was even more puzzled.

"Old Ma, don't worry, just listen to me first." Zhou Fei smiled helplessly. He just cleared his mind at this moment, so naturally he spoke a little slowly.

Ma Huafu rubbed his chin embarrassingly, "Sorry, look at my quick temper, Mr. Zhou, tell me."

"We don't have talents in this field, so we can recruit from outside. Whether it's school recruitment or social recruitment, I don't believe it. With the brand of our Feichi company, are we afraid that 3 can't compete with companies like Baixun?"

Zhou Fei paused, and continued, "Actually, on the way back, I have been thinking about how to go next, whether to continue to choose to cooperate with others, or to rely on my own efforts to create new opportunities within the company. How about setting up a brand new department and working on intelligence on your own? My thinking at the time was that it might be more reliable to do it by ourselves.”

"Baixun's inconsistency this time has taught me a great lesson, including the cooperation negotiations with all the big companies before. I have thought about it carefully. Although there is nothing wrong with relying on external forces, it is always wrong to pin your hopes on others. Unreliable, relying on the sky and the earth, it is better to rely on yourself."

Zhou Fei really learned a great lesson this time. It may have been too smooth before. Zhou Fei has hardly encountered any major setbacks along the way. Xu Yingteng's actions made Zhou Fei a little bit enlightened. .

The key core technology cannot be bought or cannot be negotiated.

"What Mr. Zhou said makes sense. If our company builds its own talents in this field, it will definitely be better for the company's long-term development than cooperating with other companies. But starting from scratch, the cycle is too long. We Can you afford to wait? Don’t forget, there is still Nicholas chasing us behind us.”

Ma Huafu replied worriedly.

He naturally understands what Zhou Fei said, and he also understands the difficulty of being controlled by others in technology. Wei Peng Motors back then encountered such things a lot.

But now the situation is urgent. Not to mention that Nikola has completed the initial layout in the Chinese market, it will also rely on Baixun to achieve rapid development in terms of intelligence. At this time, Tesla will do it slowly by itself. Nikolai flung some distance away.

The market is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen tomorrow.

"My suggestion is to return to the track of cooperation at this stage, make two-handed preparations, form your own scientific research team, which does not conflict with cooperation, widen the gap, or at least not be overtaken by others, and accumulate yourself The technology is correct." Ma Huafu suggested.

"No, what I'm talking about is doing it yourself and recruiting people yourself, so you don't necessarily lag behind others in progress. If I say that we can acquire a technology company related to artificial intelligence, is it faster or not? error?"

As he spoke, Zhou Fei stared at the document in his hand.

"Boss Zhou means to acquire the Human company?" Ma Huafu stood up with a smile on his face, "If that's the case, even if we do it ourselves, then there is no problem at all!"

If Human can be included, then Feichi’s AI technology accumulation will not be much worse than Baixun’s. More importantly, Human’s main research direction is autonomous driving. In terms of achievement transformation, the speed should be It will be faster, which is more comprehensive than direct cooperation.

"At first I hadn't decided which company to acquire, and I was going to look for it again. Now that you recommend it, I think Human is a very good company, especially suitable for acquisition." Zhou Fei smiled and nodded.

Not to mention that the research direction fits the company's development strategy very well, the key is that the company is still in its infancy, and it can complete the acquisition with only a small cost, which can save the company a lot of expenses.

Of course, the premise is that their start-up team is willing to be acquired.

"If Mr. Zhou said that, then I will definitely support myself. Human, a company I found out after thousands of selections and recommendations from friends in the United States, is a very high-quality acquisition target. Mr. Zhou really wants If we want to make an acquisition, we can leave for the United States tomorrow, and just after this matter is over, we can also go to Germany by the way to settle the matter of overseas investment."

Ma Huafu excitedly suggested.

"Don't be in a hurry to go to the United States." Zhou Fei waved his hand, "Since we want to make an acquisition, we should go through the formal process, first make an acquisition offer to this company, and then go to the negotiation. It just so happens that we can also use this time to prepare the negotiating materials. .”

"We can sort out the materials on the plane. I basically have everything I need in this document. I can also ask my friend to recommend it."

"One by one, let's deal with him first." Zhou Fei said.

Ma Huafu looked at Zhou Fei suspiciously, "What did President Zhou say?"

"As for the news of the termination of cooperation with Baixun, let's make it public first. Even if we can't legally sanction them, we still have to denounce them in the public opinion. We have to make them pay a price, and it's good to shed some blood."

"That's right, that's right, I almost forgot about it. It really can't just be left alone. Isn't Baixun a listed company? It must let its stock price drop!" Ma Huafu also said viciously.

(End of this chapter)