Xing Baohua had many other ways to make money, but he hadn't dared to reveal them all. These included address IDs, advertising revenue, and so on.
Like Google Maps and Baidu Maps, and even Gaode Maps and other similar services, they all have their own ways of making money.
We need to have satellites before we can say that.
There's no benefit in Xing Baohua revealing everything at this point. These motorcycle manufacturers can not only develop hardware but also software. Following Xing Baohua's approach, their massive team can quickly form an industry chain as long as they persist with huge investments.
Xing Baohua couldn't even get a bowl of soup.
The talks didn't yield any significant results.
The two sides did not reach any substantial agreement; they just listened to Xing Baohua boasting.
When the local official saw their meeting minutes, his hands trembled. This matter was extremely important; it needed to be reported to higher authorities.
The most crucial parts of the record have been marked. Xing Baohua pointed out that the plan was to have the motorcyclists handle the core communication components of the satellites, transport them to China for assembly, and then launch them into space using a domestic launch system; the plan is to launch 60 satellites.
This deal is huge. If it goes through, and with the motorcycle factory built locally, assembly will also take place in central Shandong, which will bring even greater GDP to the area.
And then there's that consumer market worth hundreds of billions. Although the Americans make the lion's share, there's still Xing Baohua! Does this guy look like someone who'd be willing to give up profits?
With a market worth hundreds of billions, Xing Baohua will surely pocket at least 20 billion! The city's local tax bureau can probably siphon off a billion or so US dollars.
Wow, you don't know until you calculate it, it's really shocking! This is just a rough estimate, don't take it seriously, only use it as a small reference.
Things had gone beyond our expectations. Taking advantage of the fact that several department heads were present, we summoned them to discuss the matter. We couldn't just scare ourselves; we also needed to give them a good scare.
Needless to say, even the top officials of several ministries found it unbelievable. How could Xing Baohua dare to have such an idea? It's too crazy!
Where did his small private enterprise get the audacity?
Besides, the meeting content couldn't be faked, and the motorcyclists wouldn't listen to Xing Baohua's one-sided story. Anyone would think Xing Baohua was exaggerating, but the motorcyclists believed him and said they would go back and think about it.
Report it!
This is a huge problem!
They didn't know what to do either, so they could only follow the instructions from the top.
The instructions came quickly, specifying: do not interfere, observe the situation.
This is purely a business matter. Let's treat things entirely as a business model.
This really frustrated a bunch of leaders; they wanted to help but couldn't! Without their guidance, what kind of work is this?
If we really let them guide the work, this project will probably be over; it's definitely going to be a case of them giving us guidance.
In reality, all they want is one thing: to accomplish a major task under their leadership.
It all boils down to these few words: in newspapers it's called "face," in a resume it's called "strength."
Xing Baohua returned to the factory to prepare Chinese data for the motorcyclists, intending to hand it over to them during the second meeting.
As for the Starlink project, it has basically come to a halt, and neither side will mention it again. This is a matter that requires a long period of thought, discussion, and research.
It wasn't something that could be decided right then and there. The four people at Motorola are probably already compiling a report and preparing to persuade the board of directors.
If you can't persuade them, all plans are just empty talk.
During the second meeting, Xing Baohua insisted that Motorcycle must build a chip factory in the newly constructed plant to produce the various chips he needed.
Actually, it was to prepare for the development of laptop chips. At this time, Motorola was unaware that Xing Baohua had secretly established a chip research and development unit in the surrounding area, not only for chips but also for equipment.
If you want to investigate Motorcycle, you can only find that the controlling company is HK Hainan Holdings.
A thorough investigation would reveal that Xing Baohua was behind it all, but that's a story for later. After the student movement in the late 1980s, relations between the two countries weren't as close. The US was definitely going to try to strangle us, so Xing Baohua needed to prepare in advance.
While we have a good relationship with the Americans, we should hurry up and get what we need, otherwise we might miss this opportunity.
After the second meeting, Xing Baohua handed over what the motorcycle company wanted and immediately placed an order for ten million chips.
Both sides were delighted. The local official even had a translator explain to the motorcyclist that this was an old tradition of celebrating a housewarming by giving a red envelope as a token of joy and congratulations.
Well, nobody knew that Xing Baohua had put in a lot of effort.
Everyone thought Xing Baohua was saving face for both sides, but little did they know about his own scheming.
The signing ceremony between the city and the motorcycle company was to be held in the auditorium. After preliminary negotiations, the three parties agreed to a joint venture, with the Municipal Enterprise Management Bureau holding 40% of the shares, the motorcycle company holding 40%, and Xing Baohua retaining 20%. This 20% was a direct investment of 100 million RMB.
This truly represents a three-way cooperation model involving the domestic, foreign, and civilian sectors, setting a precedent for the first of its kind in China.
The impact is significant, and the investment is substantial.
And you know what? Xing Baohua got a small advantage, insignificant though it was, but still pretty impressive. His big red flag could now be used with a black tag.
Cars with black license plates can travel freely all over the country without any hindrance, and no one dares to stop or check them.
Actually, if this guy didn't have a black license plate, no one would dare to check his car.
Unless he reports it as theft or loss.
The rest was no longer Xing Baohua's concern; the basic construction of the new motorcycle factory had been handed over to the preparatory team.
Various media outlets reported on the motorcycle factory construction, especially Xing Baohua's unexpected order worth ten million yuan.
Many people know that this $10 million order played a crucial role. It's equivalent to Motorola receiving $10 million to build a factory for free.
And some of them are even profitable.
No one knew that Xing Baohua wanted to stockpile chips.
The total amount of ten million is not a one-time payment, but is paid in installments over several years. With the annual chip update speed, we can't use just one model. We must use the most suitable chip, which is determined based on the production capacity of the new motorcycle factory.
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