giants of the era

Chapter 192 Rolls-Royce (big chapter)
Li Zetian leaned in front of Yu Jingqiu's stomach, and said softly, "Honey, you will definitely like the name your father gave you."

After a pause, Li Zetian said: "The name is Li Youran! Dad hopes that you can live a leisurely, carefree and happy life every day in the future!"

After finishing speaking, Li Zetian looked up at Yu Jingqiu and said with a smile, "Isn't Li Youran a good name?"

"Well, it's pretty good!" Yu Jingqiu said with a smile, "What about the English name? "

"The English name is Anne."

……

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Li Zetian, Yu Jingqiu, Xiao Zhixuan, and Dongfang Yuqin were all sitting on the sofa in the lobby watching TV.

The MTV television channel is airing "The Voice of America."

"Turn around, turn around quickly, why haven't you turned around yet?" Yu Jingqiu said anxiously, the four tutors were sitting on a red chair, with their backs facing the singer, there was a button on the right armrest of the chair, press it down, the chair will turn around.

The first one to play was Whitney Houston of Violet Records, she was singing Yu Jingqiu's song "When You Believe".

Li Zetian smiled unhurriedly: "Don't worry, Whitney Houston sings so well, the instructors will definitely turn around, don't worry."

The audience on TV cheered for the singer one after another, shouting "Turn around", "Turn around", "Turn around" softly!
At this moment, there are more than 500 million users watching this program in the United States, and people are surprised by Whitney Houston's singing level.

"This black contestant can sing no worse than Susan Lee!"

"Nice!"

"This show doesn't look at faces, figures, ages, genders, or skin colors. It only listens to singing, um, it's very interesting and fair!"

"Oh, why doesn't the teacher turn around? This song is almost finished, I'm so anxious!"

"Turn around quickly!!!"

"Turn around! Turn around!"

Countless viewers are cheering for Whitney Houston.

At this moment, with a "bang", a tutor tapped the button.

Immediately, the red chair slowly turned around.

Everyone was overjoyed immediately, and they were all happy for Whitney Houston.

"Hahaha, finally turned around!"

"It's due to strength, and a capable singer will still be recognized by the mentor after all!"

"..."

Before people were happy, the other three instructors rushed to take pictures of the buttons on the armrest!
"Oh, all the instructors have turned around! Hahahaha, isn't it the turn of the students to make a counter-election later! It's interesting, I don't know who this young black female contestant will choose? These four instructors are well-known in the industry. senior……"

Li Zetian smiled and said to Jingqiu: "Look, I just said, all the tutors will turn around!"

Yu Jingqiu said, "Who do you think Whitney Houston will choose?"

Li Zetian shrugged and said, "I don't know about that..."

"Dongfang Yuqin, who do you think Teni Houston will choose?" Yu Jingqiu turned to look at Dongfang Yuqin and asked.

Dongfang Yuqin laughed and said, "Among the four mentors, there is only one female mentor. Maybe Teni Houston will choose a female mentor!"

"Mom, what do you think?"

"Hehe, I have the same opinion as Dongfang Yuqin." Xiao Zhixuan laughed.

At this point, the mentors asked Whitney Houston to introduce herself.

Teni Houston was slightly nervous, took a deep breath, and then said: "Hello four instructors, audiences at the scene and in front of the TV, hello, my name is Whitney Houston, and I am 17 years old."

A tutor asked, "It says on your profile that you are a signed artist of Violet Records?"

"Yeah, and I once did Susan Lee's backing vocals on 'When You Believe'."

As soon as the words fell, the four mentors and everyone on the scene and in front of the TV expressed surprise.

"You're still backing up for Susan Lee?"

"Yes, mentor!"

"This person, I want it, you three don't fight with me!" A female tutor couldn't help standing up and shouting!
"Hehe, it's no wonder that such an excellent player doesn't compete!" A male instructor laughed.

"..."

For a while, the show entered into a competition between four mentors, which caused the audience to laugh out loud and wonder which mentor would win...

Li Zetian also watched the show with great interest, it was really interesting.In the previous life, when the first season of "The Voice of China" first came out, Li Zetian watched every episode.

"Jingle Bell!"

"Jingle Bell!"

At this time, the phone rang, and Dongfang Yuqin got up to answer the phone.

After a while, Dongfang Yuqin turned to Li Zetian and said, "Mr. Li, it's Mr. Deng's call!"

Why did Mr. Deng call?
Li Zetian got up, walked over, and took the phone from Dongfang Yuqin.

"Hello, Mr. Deng, I'm Li Zetian, do you have anything to do with me?"

BJ is 15 hours ahead of LA and it's about 11:[-] AM.

"It's like this. SH Automobile Group Co., Ltd. planned to buy the technology of American Dodge cars before, but it was too expensive and had to choose to give up. Now that the reform and opening up has been implemented, the policy has been relaxed. A joint venture car company, I wonder if you are interested?"

I'll go, it's good, I finally thought of me! ! !
Li Zetian was overjoyed, Volkswagen, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Toyota, BMW and other automobile companies entered China one after another, established joint ventures, and made a lot of money!It's just that I don't have a car company now~~
No matter, first agree to come down and talk!
"Old Deng, of course I'm interested!"

"Well, then I will inform SAIC, and you will send someone to contact them later!"

"Ok!"

The two ended their brief conversation.

Seeing the happy expression on Li Zetian's face, Yu Jingqiu couldn't help asking: "What's wrong? So happy!"

"For business matters, Mr. Deng asked me if I wanted to establish an automobile joint venture with SAIC, and I immediately agreed. China has a large population, and with the rapid economic development, the demand for automobiles is increasing day by day!"

Dongfang Yuqin asked: "Mr. Li, are we going to acquire a car company soon?"

"That's right!" Li Zetian said, "British cars have not been doing well in recent years! Rolls-Royce, in particular, went bankrupt due to debt losses in the 70s. Later, under the intervention of the British government, Rolls-Royce was split into two and divided into two parts. Two companies for automobiles and aero engines. Rolls-Royce Aero Engines has come back to life and is once again among the top three aero engine manufacturers in the world, while Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has done little. We can acquire Rolls Royce!"

Li Zetian obviously knew about Rolls-Royce Motor Company. He continued, "Rolls-Royce Motor Company has two brands, one is Rolls-Royce and the other is Bentley! Luxury car manufacturers, car-making technology and art are undoubtedly the top in the world. However, after all, there are only a few people who can afford luxury cars. In addition, the design of Rolls-Royce is too traditional and does not cater to the times, which leads to sales Reduce. If we cooperate with SAIC, we can use Rolls-Royce’s technology to develop a new car brand, mainly targeting low-end cars.”

Dongfang Yuqin said thoughtfully: "Chinese people's current purchasing power is not enough, so low-end cars are the first choice!"

Li Zetian smiled and nodded: "That's right!"

The automobile industry is actually an industry that Li Zetian will enter sooner or later, but he did not intend to enter so early.Because his main business is in industries related to computers, software and entertainment, he has no time to spare to develop a car company.But right now, since the Chinese side has proposed the establishment of an automobile joint venture company, it will simply enter the automobile industry early.

"You watch TV, I'll find a way to raise some funds!"

As Li Zetian said, he walked towards the study, and Dongfang Yuqin followed behind him.

The funds on the books of the umbrella company have been spent, and they can only transfer funds from subsidiaries.Li Zetian estimates that Rolls-Royce Motor Company is currently worth only four to five billion US dollars, so it is relatively easy to raise funds.

Li Zetian checked the funds in the accounts of various companies under his name, and then ordered Dongfang Yuqin to transfer a part from each of the subsidiaries.

The next day, Li Zetian raised 6 million US dollars. At the same time, he ordered his men in the UK to help him acquire Rolls-Royce Motor Company.Li Zetian is conducting remote control in the United States!
The news that Li Zetian wanted to acquire the Rolls-Royce Motor Company was immediately reported by the British media. As soon as the news came out, the British people were shocked, and even the British royal family was alarmed!
Rolls-Royce Motor Company is the most famous car company in Britain, with a long history, it is almost a symbol of Britain.However, now someone wants to buy it, how can this work?The British people will not agree! ! !
Many British citizens took to the streets to put pressure on the government, Rolls-Royce Motor Company and Li Zetian's acquisition team.

For a time, the acquisition encountered great difficulties.

Li Zetian is in the United States, and there is nothing he can do about it!

"It would be great if it was to acquire other car companies, the resistance is much less!" Li Zetian shook his head and sighed.

However, since the target has been determined to be the Rolls-Royce Motor Company, Li Zetian will naturally not give up easily.

Although the British citizens objected, but fortunately, Rolls-Royce Motor Company still has the intention to sell, because Rolls-Royce Motor Company suffered serious losses and was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Negotiations are still ongoing.

In the United States, "The Voice of America" ​​became popular overnight, and many people were discussing the show the next day. Whitney Houston had already gained a lot of popularity before her official debut.

The media also reported one after another, "The Voice of America" ​​made the headlines of the entertainment sections of major newspapers!
By the time of the second episode of the first season of "The Voice of America", the number of viewers had soared to tens of millions, which set off a craze for "The Voice", and for a while, "The Voice" swept the world!
The popularity of MTV has also increased greatly!
At this time, Li Zetian casually wrote a new program plan - the talent show "American Idol"!
When he handed "American Idol" to the MTV program production team, the other party was extremely surprised, and they all said that this is a top-level program that is no worse than "The Voice of America"!
"Mr. Li, once "American Idol" comes out, the whole world will go crazy!"

When Li Zetian heard this, he smiled slightly. "American Idol" has always been the ratings weapon of FOX's spring program. Due to broadcast adjustments, it has been broadcast in different prime time evenings, and it can always rank first in the ratings list of the day, and it has been the highest quarter for more than ten years It ranks at the top of the ratings list and is known as the "King of American Reality Shows".

"Get ready before the first season of "The Voice of America" ​​is over, and then it will be able to connect with "The Voice of America" ​​and become MTV's ratings weapon!" Li Zetian laughed.

Everyone nodded.

"American Idol" is actually similar to "Super Girl". This program will be broadcast live on TV during the audition program. The live broadcast contestants line up to enter the arena and conduct random interviews.A group of 5 contestants will sing a short song one by one in front of the primary selection judges, and those who pass will enter the producer audition.After entering the semi-finals, the program group will designate a dedicated vocal coach to provide pre-match guidance, and finally the finals.

This kind of program has a huge momentum, not only has all kinds of weird jokes, but also the contestants can interact with the audience, let fans support their idols, and thus create American Idol!

The so-called "closer to the water first gets the moon", Violet Records can absorb excellent singers from "The Voice of America" ​​and "American Idol", and develop into a large record company.In the future, whether it is a CD player, MP3, iPod, mobile phone or music website, it will be inseparable from the support of record companies.

"Okay, let's hurry up and prepare. Holding such a large-scale talent show requires a lot of execution ability, and the preparatory work must be done well, including inviting supporters and judges, as well as the venue for the show, publicity, etc. Wait...but before the end of the first season of "The Voice", try not to leak any news!" Li Zetian reminded.

"Yes!!!" Everyone responded in unison.

Li Zetian nodded and left.

After more than a month of difficult negotiations in the UK, a breakthrough has finally been made. The Rolls-Royce Motor Company was sold to Li Zetian at a price of 5 million U.S. dollars, but the Rolls-Royce Motor Company must remain in the UK. In other words, Rolls-Royce is still a British company paying taxes to the British government.In addition, no employee can be dismissed without reason within three years!
Li Zetian can agree to the conditions proposed by the other party. Although he lives in the United States, his business empire is the whole world!
The two parties quickly signed the agreement.

As soon as the news was announced, the Chinese side received the news immediately, because they were also very concerned about this matter.Soon, a person who claimed to be the boss of SAIC Motor called Li Zetian to discuss the joint venture company.

Li Zetian talked with him on the phone all morning, and it was finally determined that Rolls-Royce Motor Company will invest technology, brand and 2000 million US dollars in shares, and establish a joint venture company with SAIC-SAIC-Rolls-Royce.SAIC holds 51% of the shares, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars holds 49% of the shares.

A week later, the Rolls-Royce Motor Company people went to China, reached an agreement with SAIC, and signed the contract.After that, the two parties jointly announced the development and design of a new brand car, focusing on the low-end car market.

As soon as the news came out, the global media and car companies laughed at the degeneration of Rolls-Royce. The world's top luxury car company has actually been reduced to producing low-end cars...

However, in Li Zetian's view, the Volkswagen Group has low-end cars like Santana, as well as top sports cars like Lamborghini and Bugatti Veyron. Why can't Rolls-Royce Motor Company have low-end cars?The current situation is that Rolls-Royce Motor Company can't eat enough to eat, so it has to find a way to feed it first.What happened to cheap cars?After Rolls-Royce's low-end cars occupy the Chinese market, don't cry! ! !

PS: I have something to do today, and there are few updated chapters, so I simply write a big chapter and try to update it tomorrow

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