Chapter 460: Investing in DJI, 47,000 units in three days! Chen Yansen: I just want to be your dad!
At five o'clock in the afternoon, golden light flowed over the window sill and scattered on the floor.
People were walking out of the buildings of Orange Technology, Pinbei Mall, Today Technology, Orange Payment and Tiangong Technology. Some took the bus back to the city, while others drove home by themselves.
Working from 9 to 5, with a two-hour break at noon, the actual working hours are six hours a day. Many people work overtime, but there are also many people who leave work on time.
Chen Yansen glanced out the window. It was midsummer in August, but the sky was still as bright as day, and the sun showed no sign of setting.
He opened DJI's official overseas website and found that the cumulative sales of the Phantom 1 Pro had exceeded 47,000 units. It had been online for less than three days, but its sales volume had surpassed that of the Phantom 1 in one month.
In order to make DJI the world's first drone company to use Deep Blue batteries, Wang Tao once again transferred 10% of his equity to Sunlink Capital in exchange for additional support from Chen Yansen and 15 million US dollars.
As an upgraded version of DJI Phantom 1, Phantom 1 Pro is equipped with a 4600 mAh dark blue battery. When fully charged, the battery life can reach 35 to 40 minutes.
Compared to the 10 to 15 minutes of battery life of the Phantom 1, the battery life of the Phantom 1 Pro has been more than doubled.
Of course, the price also increased from US$679 to US$769.
In 2013, outdoor sports or photography enthusiasts, especially those in Europe and the United States, have no shortage of money at all.
The price of a drone has only increased by 90 US dollars, but the battery life has doubled. It is really a good deal.
The hot sales of the Phantom 1 Pro put Chris Anderson, the founder of 3D Robotics, in a difficult situation. The company's two newly launched drone products, Iris and Iris+, instantly became products that no one was interested in.
Leaving aside the flight control, navigation and payload systems, the Phantom 1 Pro easily outshines it in terms of battery life alone.
The official website price of Iris+ is 750 US dollars, and it does not include the gimbal.
Its battery capacity is 3500 mAh, and the official claimed battery life is 10 to 15 minutes, but the actual test shows a maximum of only 12 minutes.
If used with a gimbal, the battery life is only 8 minutes.
The price is almost the same as the Phantom 1 Pro, but the battery life is several times worse. Even if users in North America are bad at math, they know which product to choose.
After discussing with another founder, Jordi Muñoz, he decided to go to China in person, hoping to impress Chen Yansen with his sincerity and hope that DeepBlue Technology could lower its purchase amount requirements.
But they didn't know that Chen Yansen always cared about money rather than people.
Sincerity?
Can that thing be sold for money?
Drone companies such as France's Parrot, Germany's Microdrones, Aibotix, and Switzerland's Swiss Drones have called for consultation.
In response to this, Ma Zhiao gave the same reply: Deep Blue Battery is very willing to cooperate with your company, but its current production capacity is limited and it is temporarily unable to supply.
To put it bluntly, I just don't think highly of the small orders from these companies.
After all, the boss had already said that he would not accept any orders with a contract value of less than 500 million US dollars.
Logically speaking, DJI was not qualified to take the goods, but only after it voluntarily gave up 10% of its equity did it get special approval from Chen Yansen.
The high-energy, high-density Deep Blue battery has made Chen Yansen the "father" that countless drone companies are vying to curry favor with.
When Wang Tao learned about this industry trend, he immediately became anxious, fearing that Chen Yansen would not care about DJI's life or death and sell Deep Blue batteries to competitors such as 3D Robotics, Parrot or Microdrones.
He thought for a moment, took out his cell phone, found Chen Yansen's private cell phone number at the top of the address book, and dialed it.
Chen Yansen picked up the phone, and after seeing the caller ID, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a playful smile.
"Mr. Chen, I'm Wang Tao. I heard that Chris from 3D Robotics is planning to purchase Deep Blue batteries?"
Wang Tao believed in pragmatism and had outstanding abilities. He was very similar to Zhou Shouzhi, both of them were curly-haired dogs.
He has a slightly bad temper, and his words sound somewhat questioning.
"You want to teach me how to do things?" Chen Yansen asked back.
Wang Tao panicked when he heard this. He realized that his tone was inappropriate and quickly explained, "Mr. Chen, I didn't mean anything else! The main reason is that 3D Robotics' core business is also in North America, which overlaps with DJI's market area. I am worried that it will affect the sales of the Phantom 1 Pro and thus damage the interests of Senlian Capital."
What this means is that Senlian Capital holds a 23.5% stake in DJI, and everyone is in the same boat.
“I can’t possibly damage the interests of Deep Blue Technology for the sake of DJI’s business,” Chen Yansen decisively refused.
Wang Tao was a little confused and felt regretful.
Why didn’t you sign an exclusive agreement when you signed the equity transfer agreement?
But he could only think about it, because he knew in his heart that the 10% equity in DJI's Series B financing was only in exchange for special procurement treatment.
Otherwise, with DJI's shipment volume, it would be impossible to digest the US$500 million orders a year.
Wang Tao was a smart man. Seeing that Chen Yansen talked about interests all the time, he understood the subtext of his words.
He took a deep breath and asked with a smile: "Mr. Chen, if DJI wants to get the exclusive purchasing rights, what price will it have to pay?"
In his opinion, DJI has an AB share system, and each share has 10 times the voting rights.
Chen Yansen smiled. It was indeed much easier to talk to smart people. They would understand immediately without having to say anything. So he got straight to the point and said, "I want to add an additional 15 million US dollars to exchange for 10% of DJI's equity. This way, I can give an explanation to the group."
Explain?
You are the boss of Senlian Capital, who else do you have to report to?
Wang Tao saw through it but didn't say it out loud.
In his opinion, DJI implements the AB share system. After deducting the 15% option pool, 13.5% executive holdings and 23.5% of Senlian Capital holdings, he still holds 58% of the shares and has 10 times the voting rights per share.
In this way, even if he receives multiple rounds of financing in the future, which leads to equity dilution, he can still firmly grasp the decision-making power.
The current question is, is it worth it to be deeply tied to Sunlink Capital?
Wang Tao pondered for more than ten seconds and answered sincerely: "Thank you Mr. Chen for your favor to DJI Technology. This time I would like to sign another exclusive purchasing agreement."
"Sure." Seeing that Wang Tao understood what was going on, Chen Yansen readily agreed.
After dealing with Wang Tao, he hung up the phone.
With cutting-edge technology in hand, one can speak with confidence.
He was willing to invest in DJI to give face to Wang Tao.
As for drone companies such as 3D Robotics, Parrot, and Microdrones, he never thought of working with them.
After finishing the chores at hand, Chen Yansen stood up and walked outside, took the elevator to the underground parking lot, and took a bus back to Delta.
at the same time.
Zhang Peng was holding a pregnancy test stick, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
After more than two months of hard work, I finally saw two bars.
"It's not too late to regret now." Chen Fengling, who was standing aside, looked at Zhang Peng with a complicated expression and reminded him quietly.
"Regret? How is that possible! I'm going to be a father!"
Zhang Peng stood up suddenly and hugged his former leader, current girlfriend and future wife into his arms, his face full of excitement.
Chen Fengling felt warm in her heart and subconsciously touched her belly.
"Will your father agree?" After a moment's silence, Chen Fengling frowned slightly.
"I'll call him right away." Zhang Peng heard this and turned around to get his phone.
Chen Fengling waited anxiously.
"Beep...beep...beep..." The busy tone kept coming from the microphone.
With a 'click' sound, the call was connected!
"Dad, I'm going to be a father." Zhang Peng said carelessly.
Becoming a father?
Zhang Peng's father was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to react. He lowered his voice and asked, "Is your leader next to you?"
"She is my girlfriend, not a leader. I have already resigned from Ping'an," Zhang Peng corrected.
"Really?" Zhang Peng's father didn't believe it and thought it was a new trick of his son.
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Peng sent a photo of the pregnancy test stick.
When Zhang Peng's father clicked on the picture, he felt his eyes go dark. He handed the phone to his wife with a look of resignation.
The two did not dare to accept the reality, but now they even had grandchildren, they could not teach their son to be a scumbag.
"Tell your girlfriend to tell her to say hello to her parents. Both sets of parents should meet as soon as possible to set the date for the engagement and wedding." Zhang Peng's father said reluctantly with a frown on his face.
"Dad, do you agree?" Zhang Peng asked in surprise.
Mr. Chen’s trick really works!
"You bastard, if I don't agree, are you going to kill my grandson?" Zhang Peng's father cursed.
"Maybe it's a granddaughter." Zhang Peng said with a pout.
“Even my granddaughter can’t do that!” The old man roared, causing Zhang Peng’s eardrum to ache slightly.
Although he was scolded, Zhang Peng's face was full of bright smiles.
Giving an old man a grandson or granddaughter is better than anything he can say.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Peng couldn't stand the old man's nagging anymore and ended the call forcibly.
Chen Fengling covered her mouth and smiled slightly. Seeing the little puppy being scolded, she felt much better.
"Sister Ling, I have applied to be transferred to the Semir Online project. I think the process will be completed in the next two days." Zhang Peng said.
"I've applied for it too. There aren't many employees in Ping'an who are interested in Semir Online, so there are plenty of vacancies. I'll give you this card. Let's buy a house first when we are all transferred to the Luzhou headquarters."
Chen Fengling took out a bank card from her pocket and put it into Zhang Peng's hand.
"Sister Ling, this is your salary card." Zhang Peng felt warm in his heart, his nose sore, and he handed the bank card back.
"We have to buy a house eventually. You are the child's father, so just be obedient and take the money." Chen Fengling advised softly.
There is a total of 300,000 yuan in Kali, which is more than enough for the down payment of a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment in Luzhou.
Zhang Peng also had some savings, but he had only worked for a few days and all his assets added up to less than 100,000 yuan.
"Sister Ling, you are so nice."
"Stop it! Behave yourself these days."
"I think."
"What the hell do you want!"
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In Villa No. 108, Delta, Chen Yansen lay on a soft couch beside the pool with his eyes closed. His right hand hung over the water, and two chubby koi fish gently pecked at his fingertips.
After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly opened his eyes, looked at his watch, and saw that only ten minutes had passed.
"I haven't had a dream for a long time, why did I dream about Ye Qiuping?"
Chen Yansen burst out laughing, shook his head and muttered softly.
Ever since his mental strength and physical fitness broke through 100, his sleep time has become shorter and shorter. He only sleeps for forty to fifty minutes a day and then wakes up automatically.
He did a test and found that even after not sleeping for seven days, he did not feel sleepy at all.
Sleeping is more like a habit for him.
"Boss, dinner is ready." A soft, sweet voice came from behind.
When Chen Yansen thought about the dream he had just had, he couldn't help but feel angry.
Have a meal?
Eat shit!
Mr. Chen strode into the kitchen, put Ye Qiuping on the table, and started eating the seafood appetizer.
Ye Qiuping bit her lip, feeling that Chen Yansen was very angry today.
(End of this chapter)
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