Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

Yang Mo nodded: "Yes, once both sides return to the same starting line, China's high-quality and cheap labor force and industrial scale advantages will become the winner!"

"Industrial scale advantage?" Li Bin asked puzzledly.

"According to the current development speed, China will surpass the North American market and become the world's largest automobile consumer market in a few years! China's high-quality and cheap labor force will also help China become the largest automobile producer! More importantly, the development of electric vehicles Development is exactly in line with the country's strategic interests..." Yang Mo continued.

"Strategic interests?" Han Xinyuan and Li Bin asked in unison.

"We all know that China is the world's second largest importer of crude oil. Coupled with geopolitical reasons, ensuring the strategic security of oil is a top priority! Electric vehicles replace traditional fuel vehicles, which is of strategic significance to us! Once electric vehicles A major breakthrough has been made in the research and development of cutting-edge automotive technologies. Out of strategic considerations, the country may spend real money to subsidize the electric vehicle industry. With leading technology + state subsidies, I don’t need to say more about what will happen, right?" Yang Mo’s eyes showed , and showed that domineering attitude of having everything under control!

The overall size of the automobile industry market exceeds one trillion, but for so many years, it has been dominated by Japan, Germany, and the United States, and other countries can only get a piece of the leftovers.

Different from the semiconductor industry chain, the automobile industry can bring more employment opportunities, and the upstream and downstream supporting industry chains it drives exceed most fields.

Li Bin was also completely aroused by Yang Mo, and said excitedly: "Mr. Yang, thank you for your appreciation! For revealing such a big business plan to me, I will do my best to live up to your trust!"

"You first come up with the plan to build Bitauto.com, and I will invest a sum of money for you, and let your entrepreneurial partners be responsible for the operation. We strive to become the most credible platform in the automotive field, and we will have the opportunity to expand our influence in the future. Go overseas, but you have to focus on the preparations for Zhiyuan Automobile Company. First, tell me what you are going to do?" Yang Mo asked.

Li Bin thought for a while and then said: "Mr. Yang, I think it is not appropriate to make electric vehicles public for the time being. The influence of Zhiyuan Group may trigger a butterfly effect and cause us to lose our first-mover advantage!"

Yang Mo nodded happily.

Li Bin continued: "We can separate the key technologies of electric vehicles, and set up independent third-party companies for batteries, motors, and vehicle systems. After achieving some technological breakthroughs, they will be brought under the banner of Zhiyuan Automobile Company!"

Yang Mo nodded and said: "You can take a shortcut by taking advantage of our financial advantages. You can rent an office building temporarily and set up the management team and technical team first. However, I think Zhiyuan Automobile Company's headquarters should be placed in a large coastal city. For the best, both Donghai and Lincheng can be considered."

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New Technology Development Department, Metallurgical Industry Bureau.

"Mr. Yang, you're such a rare visitor! Why do you have time to come to my place today?" Liao Tingxuan's temples have turned gray after not seeing him for many years, but his voice is still like a bell.

"Director Liao, when I first met you 20 years ago, you were always the director. Why are you still the director now?" Yang Mo joked.

"You guys have the nerve to say that? Isn't it thanks to you? Ever since the Nippon Steel incident, some people have always said that you and I have conflicts of interest. Please tell me, what benefits has your Zhiyuan Group given me over the years?" Liao Tingxuan Laughed.

"Those who are profit-seeking will seek benefits, and those who are lustful will seduce them with sex. Director Liao has national justice in his heart, and what Zhiyuan Group is delivering to you is national interests, so you can count on it!" Yang Mo said sternly.

Liao Tingxuan smiled bitterly and said: "Oh! You have said something fair! I, Liao Tingxuan, have been an official all my life. Although I cannot benefit the hometown and leave a name in the history, I am worthy of my heart! Yang Mo, Zhiyuan Group is now booming, you can Don’t forget the promise you made to me!”

"What promise? Why don't I remember it?" Yang Mo asked pretending to be confused.

"You kid, don't pretend to be confused! You promised me 20 years ago that in my lifetime, I would see China's metallurgical industry rank first in the world!" Liao Tingxuan said.

"Director Liao, five years ago, China's crude steel output exceeded 1 million tons, ranking first in the world!"

"How can this be number one in the world? Do you really think I'm stupid? The average profit margin is less than 3%. If it weren't for the high profit of your Zhiyuan Group's special steel, the profit margin of crude steel would be less than 2%. This crude steel The first place in output is achieved through energy consumption and environmental protection..." Liao Tingxuan said sadly.

"Is this why you always gave up your position as deputy director and took the initiative to join the New Technology Development Department?" Yang Mo said with a bitter smile.

Liao Tingxuan sighed and said: "It's not entirely because we want to develop high-end special steels, but because of the chaos in rare earth mining. Over the years, we have sold rare earths at low prices for a long time, and our production volume once exceeded 90% of the world's... Alas! Zai! Doesn’t it hurt me to sell Ye Tian!”

"Director Liao, in the past two years, our Zhiyuan Group has focused its development on the Internet. I have paid less attention to the non-ferrous metal industry. It was only after listening to Chen Jinhe that I learned that the country has actually opened up to the rare earth industry?" Yang Mo asked.

Liao Tingxuan nodded with a heavy heart: "Yes! When Deputy Director Meng presided over the work a few years ago, he proposed that the development of the rare earth industry was stagnant because of the lack of funds and foreign advanced mining management experience. He personally introduced the French Rhodia Company and the Canadian AMR Foreign capital, represented by the company, has entered the rare earth industry. Foreign capital has made a lot of money. However, the price of rare earths in China has fallen again and again. It is difficult to rectify the mining chaos. There are even domestic and foreign-funded enterprises that, in order to seize the market, operate below the profit line. There is a promotion...it hurts!"

"You're confused! How can we introduce foreign investment in the rare earth industry, which is related to the country's strategic interests? This is a plunder of strategic resources. We should stop it immediately and regain the mining rights!" Yang Mo said in a deep voice.

Liao Tingxuan sighed and said: "Oh! It's easy to ask the gods, but hard to give them away! Some leaders were worried that excessive administrative intervention in the rare earth industry would damage our image of reform and opening up. Fortunately, at that time, they were determined not to transfer the mining rights of rare earth mines. These foreign-funded enterprises can only engage in the purification of rare earth compounds..."

Yang Mo chuckled and said: "If you don't have the right to mine rare earth mines, this will be easy! You can use market competition to make them unprofitable, and then voluntarily withdraw from the field of rare earth compound smelting..."

"Oh? Tell me!" Liao Tingxuan asked with interest.