If you cheat, money will follow

Chang Le and Zeng Xi continued their discussion in the office.

"Boss, we urgently need to find a suitable manager to manage Leda Auto. There is no suitable candidate within Leda Investment."

"You're right, I've thought about it too. Who do you recommend?"

"How about Porsche's Weidekin?" Zeng Xi said

"He? Will he come?"

"Maybe, not sure. Hedge funds that have suffered serious losses recently have jointly sued Weidekin to the prosecutor's office for market fraud."

"Haha, it's useless. The legal provisions are there in black and white. You should bear the responsibility for your own mistakes. At most, it will make Wei Dejin feel disgusted."

"The agency knows it's useless, but their goal has been achieved. Wolfgang and Porsche couldn't withstand the pressure, intending to calm the agency's grievances and anger, and plan to terminate the contract with Wedekind."

"It's really ruthless."

"Yes, we had a lot of contact with him because of the transaction, and he was also very impressed by our company. If we hire a law firm to help him fight this lawsuit at this time, and then invite us again after winning the case, I believe there is a high probability He would agree."

"What you said makes sense. He is indeed the best candidate in terms of qualifications and abilities. But..." Chang Le nodded and admitted.

Wendelin Wedekind received his PhD in mechanical engineering in 1983.

From 1984 to 1988, he worked as a project supervisor at Porsche AG, and then moved to a parts supplier.

In 1991, at a critical moment when Porsche fell into the most serious business crisis in its history, Wedekind chose to come back and became the chairman of Porsche the following year.

His return can be described as turning the tide and supporting the building before it collapses.

In 1992, Porsche's annual sales were only one vehicle, a quarter of its peak volume, and its losses were as high as US$1.33 million.

$1992 million in 1.33…

After Wedekind joined Porsche as chairman, he embarked on two reforms.

On the one hand, we should learn from Japan in the production process.

Thanks to Porsche's unusual weakness at this time, Japanese manufacturers did not regard Porsche as a potential competitor.

Toyota, Mazda, Nissan and other factories have all opened their doors to Porsche engineers, allowing them to conduct in-depth research on Japanese production methods.

Weidekin also invited Japanese experts to focus on improving the production process and efficiency, thus greatly improving Porsche's efficiency and quality control in the production process.

On the one hand, we will increase efforts in product development.

Weidekind vigorously developed the Boxster model.

Based on the 911 model, Carrera models and GT2 models were successively developed.

In terms of engines, six-cylinder naturally aspirated and turbocharged versions of the Boxer engine have been developed.

With the rise of the world's SUV trend, Weidekin fought against all opinions within Porsche and began to develop an SUV model-the Cayenne.

Facts have proved that Wedekind's decision was completely correct. Ten years later, one-third of Porsche's total sales were contributed by Cayenne models.

In recent years, Porsche has boldly moved into the field of four-door sedans and developed a prototype of the Panamera model.

In addition, efforts are also made to maintain the brand.

Thanks to the historical accumulation of Porsche brand appeal and the rapid improvement of manufacturing and product capabilities, various Porsche models have been recognized and sought after by customers again in just a few years under Wedekind's leadership.

In the late [-]s, product supply even exceeded demand, and customers would rather endure long product delivery times and still choose Porsche.

In 1995, Porsche fully recovered and developed rapidly over the next decade, becoming the world's most profitable automaker.

Wedekind has thus become the highest paid professional manager in the world.

"Weidejin's success at Porsche does not mean that he can succeed at Leda Automobile. Different countries have different cultures, customs and competitive environments, so we can try, but at the same time, we will appoint a Chinese to serve as CEO." Chang Chang Le worries about this.

………………

Chang Le returned to school and was just about to enter the school when he accidentally saw a very familiar middle-aged man at the school gate, but he couldn't remember who he was for a moment.

The middle-aged man was shaking hands with a fat man with a big belly, and his smile was polite and forced.

The fat man said: "Professor Liu, I'm sorry. Don't blame me for being emotionless. I really can't afford to invest in this project."

"Before I came here, I asked many professionals in the industry, and they said that the probability of the project's success is very slim. I don't have the strength to invest in such a project with no visible results."

Professor Liu said: "I understand, and I understand it very well. Maybe I am too idealistic. However, I still want to thank you for traveling all the way to see the project."

"This is what it should be. Professor Liu's projects, no matter where and when, you have to come over and take a look. Professor Liu, you won't stop looking for me for new projects just because I rejected you this time, right?"

"how come?"

"That's good. I'll leave first. The flight will take place in an hour."

"goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

The fat man said goodbye to Professor Liu, got into a Mercedes-Benz S450, and drove away, disappearing into the traffic.

Professor Liu called the young man next to him to go back to school.

"Zhijie, as you heard just now, this project basically ends here. You have worked hard in the past few years. Please talk to your junior brothers and junior sisters."

"Teacher, are you really giving up like this? We can still find other investors, Leda, didn't we invest in the report?"

"Haha, as you just saw, even someone as bold as Fatty wouldn't dare to invest, let alone other companies?"

"Teacher, I am not very willing, after all..."

"It's normal to be unwilling. After all, I've spent so much time, energy and hard work, but I haven't seen any results." Professor Liu sighed.

"Hey... but that's how scientific research is. It's about finding the possibility of success through constant trial and error. There is no linear relationship between effort and gain." Professor Liu said:

"But, Zhijie, you can't completely deny the gains. You have gained a lot in the past few years, and you have laid a solid foundation. I can see your progress. You can adjust your mood these days and sort out your thesis. , also sort out your resume, and tell me which company or research institute you want to go to, and I will write a letter of recommendation."

"teacher……"

"Don't say it. In fact, I am not willing to do it, but I have become accustomed to it over the years, so I have to be willing to do it." Professor Liu patted the young man on the shoulder.

"Teacher, what I want to say is that I want to stay at Jiangsu University and follow you in scientific research."

"Oh? Haha, okay. I'll talk to the dean. It shouldn't be a big problem."

After the two walked away, Chang Le remembered who this middle-aged man was?

Liu Chaoyang, an academician of the Academy of Engineering in his previous life, a master in the field of materials, a super master in power batteries, was a guest of many giant companies.

In his previous life, he led his team to advance in the field of solid-state batteries, bypassing Japan's patent walls and patent traps, finding new ways and achieving revolutionary breakthroughs.

I just didn't expect that he is now in Jiang University? Isn't he at Wudaokou?

Chang Le thought of this and made a phone call.

"Zhiwei, go check and see if a professor named Liu Chaoyang submitted an investment application report. His workplace should be at Jiangsu University."