Rebirth declares war on the honest

Chapter 619 616. What is Tomorrow
"Boss, I have prepared all the materials, but I still don't quite understand."

In the commercial vehicle heading to the Shanghai Municipal Government, He Xuan opened up the chatterbox.

"Don't understand what?"

"Since we want to build a factory, why don't we choose a location in Jiangcheng? It doesn't have to be so troublesome whether it is government relations or preferential policies, and Jiangcheng is also an old-fashioned automobile industry base, isn't it good?"

He Xuan blinked her smart eyes with a puzzled look on her face.

"Different."

Gu Yun adjusted the back of the seat, turned on the tablet and explained.

"As one of the most developed cities in China, Shanghai City has a complete infrastructure and transportation network, which is very important for us to choose a site to build a factory and supply chain management. The transportation convenience and logistics advantages of Shanghai City can provide more efficient production and delivery environment."

"And even if we have good government relations in Jiangcheng, we can only choose to build a factory in Shanghai, which has the advantages of electric vehicle technology and new energy vehicle industry, so as to make better use of local technical talents and industrial resources."

As one of the important bases of China's traditional automobile manufacturing industry, Jiangcheng has rich automobile industry resources and manufacturing experience.

In the past few decades, Jiangcheng has accumulated a solid foundation in automobile manufacturing and related supply chains, and has competitive advantages in the fields of auto parts, vehicle manufacturing, and R&D.

Although Jiangcheng is a domestic automobile manufacturing base, as an innovative company focusing on new energy vehicles, it will comprehensively consider multiple factors when choosing a factory location, including market demand, policy support, infrastructure, human resources, etc.

Therefore, from the perspective of Tesla's strategic needs, Gu Yun has no choice but Shanghai City, the largest consumer market, technology innovation center and economic center in China.

"Ok."

He Xuan nodded, accepting.

"The follow-up may have to be based here. If the negotiation is completed, we will have to travel to many places. The project approval must be contacted by the National Development and Reform Commission, the land planning must be entrusted to the Natural Resources Bureau, the process must be relied on by the Market Supervision Bureau, and the evaluation must be contacted by the Environmental Protection Bureau."

The little assistant said a few words to himself, raised his neck, and let out a long sigh towards the roof of the car.

Although I knew that I might be busy with work after the next year, who would have thought that there would be so many trivial things uploaded and issued on the first day after returning to the boss!
Shanghai Municipal Government is located in the center of a modern city, surrounded by a bustling environment.

The exterior design of the administrative building is exquisite, with a simple and elegant style. The modern glass curtain wall lets in the sunlight, and the surrounding trees are shaded, flowers and plants are in full bloom, making it comfortable and pleasant.

"At such a young age, Mr. Gu has such a deep understanding of the development plans and policies of the new energy automobile industry, which is rare."

Zhou Darong, the main leader of the government department, warmly received Gu Yun and his assistant He Xuan.

Slightly different from Jiangcheng's down-to-earth leaders, Gu Yun was invited into a spacious conference room with elegant carpets on the floor, creating a dignified and formal atmosphere.

Regardless of whether he has something to ask for or not, Mr. Gu from the Paradise Group now has the qualifications to chat and laugh with most leaders.

"We are also in order to implement the national strategy of developing new energy vehicles, and our original intention is to promote the healthy and rapid development of the new energy vehicle industry."

Gu Yun replied with a smile.

It was just halfway through a cup of hot tea, and the two of them chatted about policies, but it seemed like they hit it off.

This year is a crucial year for the government to vigorously support new energy vehicles.

Not only has the "Notice on Printing and Distributing the Development Plan for Energy-Saving and New Energy Automobile Industry" been issued, but the upper level has also issued detailed guidance to the lower level to speed up the promotion and application of new energy vehicles.

All in all, it is necessary to combine market leadership and government support to establish a long-term and stable new energy vehicle development policy system, create a good development environment, and accelerate the cultivation of new energy markets.

"Xiao Gu does have a vision. New energy vehicles are the future. This is what many leaders think of."

Zhou Darong pointed to the notebook in his hand with a smile, and began to tell the story of the past.

In fact, as early as 2000, someone wrote to high-level officials, suggesting the development of new energy vehicles in order to achieve a leapfrog development of the domestic auto industry.

The history of China's auto industry is as worrying as the national football team.

In the 70s, the red flag car carrying Romanian leader Ceausekus crashed into the side of the road due to downhill brake failure. The scene was once very embarrassing.

On the other hand, "technology for market" has been falsified. The three core components of fuel vehicles: engine, gearbox, and chassis, are still far from the domestic manufacturing level.

In contrast, the three cores of new energy vehicles are batteries, motors, and electronic controls. China has certain advantages in the field of electronics manufacturing, and there is no obvious gap with the United States, Japan, Germany and other automotive powerhouses.

The leadership believes that concentrating on new energy vehicles is equivalent to bringing the auto power back to the same starting line, and the probability of overtaking on corners will be greatly increased.

This time, the letter was affirmed by the central government, and the basic research breakthroughs and industry-university-research projects on the three core technologies of electric vehicles were launched quickly.

But electric cars at that time still belonged to the category of "whoever buys is an idiot".

In 2003, BYD bought 77% of the shares of Qinchuan Automobile and announced to enter the research and development of electric vehicles. As a result, the stock price fell for three consecutive days.

Even an American fund with a shareholding ratio as high as 60% called and threatened: change the decision immediately, or sell the stock.

On the other side of the world, as early as the beginning of the 20th century, electric vehicles had appeared in the United States, but the exhaust of internal combustion locomotives has not been touched.

Throughout the 20th century, the oil giants almost controlled the two terms of American politics and business, and fuel vehicles became the shining protagonists.

Electric cars were almost swept into the dustbin of history, and they were not brought up again until after the oil crisis.

Until a fanatical believer in new energy - Elon Musk appeared.

While at Wharton, Musk published two papers that hinted at future career paths.

One predicted that solar energy technology would fully blossom, and one discussed how to use supercapacitors to store energy. In this paper, he has shown his strong interest in products such as electric vehicles.

The popularity of Tesla in the United States has made countries around the world vaguely see a different path.

Gu Yun's trip represents Tesla. The cooperation with the government is inherently insufficient, but each has obvious advantages.

One has the world's largest automobile consumer market and the central government, and the other is a technology company with its own strong ability to attract money.

The two protagonists perfectly bet on the core of this cornering race: technology and policy.

On the one hand, the battery technology at the core of battery vehicles has been unable to make major breakthroughs, which has led to high battery costs, and traditional auto giants have no incentive to innovate.

On the other hand, if there is no high pressure from the government's policy, electric vehicles will not be able to enter the public eye at all.

Two forces follow their own routes on both sides of the ocean, exploring alone, neither of them can predict the future.

(End of this chapter)