The progress here is very fast; the next step is to weld the shape of the iron frame.

In terms of materials, high-strength carbon steel was used. No other metal material can match its hardness. Finding a suitable alloy would have to be done later.

Two models, four variants.

Sports cars and coupes. Each car has two types of transmissions.

After it's made, it still needs to be transported to Mercedes in Europe for wind tunnel testing.

Xing Baohua was very worried that the car he had built might be blown apart.

After all, the outer shell is a bit fragile.

The only parts of the car that use steel and alloys are the chassis and the A and B pillars; the rest are made of aluminum-plastic composites and aluminum alloy foam, which are not easy to weld or screw on.

It can only be fastened with an upside-down hook.

Since they're all disposable anyway, once they break, they'll just be replaced; there's no chance for sheet metal repair.

It was assembled in less than a week; it was very rudimentary, and the interior was not even decorated.

Find a place to test drive the car.

The front of the car is very low, I estimate it's only about five centimeters away.

If there's a pothole or a speed bump on the road, it could probably knock the fender off the car.

Xing Baohua, watching from the sidelines, was visibly nervous.

First, the West Germans slowly drove around for a test run, and then our Chinese crew members excitedly went up to try it out.

The engine roared, low-pressure bursts filling the air. It sounded incredibly powerful and energetic.

Due to space limitations, it was impossible to test the overall performance of the vehicle.

It also lacks the conditions for things like crash testing.

The only place in China with crash test conditions and vehicle testing facilities is in Shanghai.

The Volkswagen Santana has a complete set of testing and crash test facilities.

After completing one lap, another inspection is conducted. When the car enters the workshop, both the Chinese and foreign staff applaud.

It's a pity we didn't prepare a camera; otherwise, we could have captured this moment and made it a glorious historical record.

Xing Baohua also explained how the car was decorated and how the interior was decorated.

Let's get started, just like that. Let's get a few enough for the experiment first.

They produced one in just a few weeks. At this rate, they'll only be able to make twenty or thirty a year.

Even if each car costs over a million US dollars, that's still only a small amount! It's less than a hundred million a year, so the annual production must be around a billion.

When a car is manufactured and the car arrives, it needs advertising, so a promotional video needs to be made.

Xing Baohua wants to use Porsche's story-driven advertisement, so he needs to find a suitable candidate.

I don't have anyone in mind right now, so I'll try someone else first.

The trip to West Germany has been arranged, and all the specific experimental data will be handled by Overchter. Xing Baohua will also be preparing to go to Hong Kong.

But you have to finish the supplier conference before you can go.

After all, there are many important matters to attend to in Hong Kong. It's already mid-May, and we need to sell our stocks there.

It's not just Hong Kong, but also the Japanese and the United States.

October is the real harvest season for Xing Baohua.

The Supplier Conference is a trade association specifically for suppliers of accessories to DaMi Electronics.

Now that various places are open, many factories have their own processing capabilities, whether collective or state-owned.

They all need to produce blueprints and explain to everyone how to make this thing.

They will not choose a single supplier as they have done in the past.

Domestic suppliers that supply foreign suppliers will generally outsource the production of a single component or electronic part to three different companies, provided they meet the requirements.

By comparing product quality, we will select one supplier with good quality as the main supply channel, and order small quantities of goods from the other two suppliers as substitutes.

The main supply channel for this product is having problems, and goods are not coming in, so other suppliers are quickly stepping in to fill the gap.

These are all basic operations for manufacturers.

With the management and quality control systems of Motorola and IBM maintaining operations, and with Section Chief Chen presiding over the conference, Xing Baohua felt reassured about going to Hong Kong.

He originally wanted to personally host the meeting, meet with the suppliers, have a meal together, and chat casually.

But he received a call from Hong Kong and had to leave.

Previously, following Xing Baohua's instructions, Hainan Holdings was instructed to gradually sell off the dozen or so stocks it held in May.

Haina Holdings is like a sieve. Even though Xing Baohua has re-established Haina Financial Department and the new employees have been bribed, they are just waiting for Xing Baohua to make a move and release information.

The news of a slow sale of shares in May has confused many people: is it because they need funds to sell some shares, or is it to reshuffle the stock?

Although Yu Shenghai was in charge when Xing Baohua was away, many people still asked him questions.

In reality, nobody knows what Xing Baohua was up to.

Yu Shenghai also told his friends to gradually sell their stocks.

Goodness, the H stock market was doing very well, but Haina made a slight move, causing many people to sell off small amounts as well.

Don't be fooled by the small quantity! There are just too many people!

Some people don't even understand what's going on. When they see others selling this stock or that stock, and they happen to have some in hand, they sell them all at once.

All other stocks rose, but the stocks that Xing Baohua sold in small quantities fell.

The stock closed down 15% that day.

Those listed companies whose stock prices have fallen are practically in despair! They need to quickly raise funds to repurchase shares. Keep the stock price up, and at the same time, call Xing Baohua and ask him how many more shares he wants to release, state a price, and buy them directly without creating any more circulating shares.

Upon receiving the invitation by phone, Yu Shenghai couldn't make the decision himself, so he had to notify Xing Baohua to go and negotiate.

Xing Baohua finally felt a bit more relaxed after arriving in Hong Kong. She didn't go to the company and went straight back to her villa to rest.

Even though it was his day off, he didn't rest. He called Huahong's shareholders and asked them to come to the company for a small meeting the next afternoon.

And just like that, news of Xing Baohua's arrival in Hong Kong spread.

During a phone call with Xing Baohua, Zheng, the eldest son, asked, "You have quite a few Chow Tai Fook shares. What are you planning to do with them? Are you short of cash?"

“We are indeed short of money. What, you want to buy it back?” Xing Baohua said.

“If you need money, just say so! Why sell your shares? That way, however much you need, I’ll give you a few hundred million to spend first, and you can keep the shares as collateral,” said Young Master Zheng.

"No, it'll just be a waste if it's stuck in my hands. Here's what I'll do: I'll look for other organizations and see who will buy it." Xing Baohua didn't dare to keep it in his hands; in a few more months it would be worthless, and he wouldn't be able to sell it.

To avoid causing panic, the best approach is to have someone else handle the transaction, even if it means mortgaging it to a third-party bank or investment institution.

You can't cheat your own people, even if you're cheating others!