Reborn: Billionaire in College

Chen Pingjiang's birthday is August 8th.

August 2011, 8 was Chen Pingjiang’s 5rd birthday.

This also made him feel that time passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, he was already 24 years old.

Chen Pingjiang didn't care much about birthdays, but Yan Yan was more concerned and prepared an exquisite gift for Chen Pingjiang.

It was also on this day that good news came.

News finally came from ASML that the lithography machine that Huaxin requested had been approved.

This made Chen Pingjiang feel somewhat relieved. Now that he had settled on the lithography machine, any remaining problems he might have would be minor ones.

The construction speed of Huaxin International's factory is unusually fast, and the recruitment of employees is already underway.

Just one day later, on August 8, Chen Pingjiang left Dongjiang again.

The destination of this trip is Shenzhen. He estimates that he will stay in Shenzhen for a week. Not only will he meet Wang Chuanfu of BYD, but he will also visit Huawei.

Wang Chuanfu has wanted to meet Chen Pingjiang for a long time.

Ever since BYD became the OEM for Orange mobile phones and became a link in the Orange chain, Wang Chuanfu has wanted to meet Chen Pingjiang.

However, it was only recently that Chen Pingjiang was able to find some time. In the meantime, he had the launch of the Orange S2, was busy with matters related to Huaxin International, the entertainment group, and mobile payments. He is only now able to free up some time.

Ever since he boarded his Gulfstream G550, Chen Pingjiang noticed that Yin Hui looked at him strangely.

He could clearly see that there was both shyness and anger in Yin Hui's eyes.

However, Yin Zhen seemed quite happy when she saw Chen Pingjiang, and even threw him a wink from time to time.

Since this girl's relationship with Chen Pingjiang has taken a step further, she has become more and more daring. She even dares to take advantage of Chen Pingjiang while delivering food to him.

The fingernails gently scratched the back of Chen Pingjiang's hand, making Chen Pingjiang a little dazed, and he unconsciously thought of the stewardess uniform and black stockings that day.

Yin Zhen is now feeling more and more fortunate that he went to see Chen Pingjiang that day, otherwise he would have regretted it to death.

When I had no money, I always fantasized about what rich people’s happiness was like. But it was not until I sat in a Ferrari 430 that Yin Zhen finally understood what kind of happiness rich people had.

Although Yin Zhen's monthly income was quite good before, she was still far from being a truly wealthy person. She might not be able to afford a car like a Ferrari 430 in her lifetime.

But now, not only does she drive her sister Yin Hui around in a sports car during her rest time, but she also buys whatever luxury goods she wants.

As a result, Yin Hui stopped saying that her sister was decadent.

Because the happiness of rich people is really happiness.

Yin Zhen never felt that she was falling, she just thought that she was brave enough to sacrifice herself for love.

"Does your sister have any opinion about me? Why does she look at me in a strange way?" Chen Pingjiang asked with a smile.

Yin Zhen burst out laughing, then blushed a little, without thinking too much. "She is interested in knowing our relationship and not knowing how to face it or feeling embarrassed?"

After Yin Zhen left, Chen Pingjiang said to himself suspiciously, "Is that so?"

But it still cannot explain why there is shyness in Yin Hui's eyes.

It’s just that telepathy is too mysterious, how could ordinary people possibly think of it?

Two hours later, the group arrived at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.

When getting off the plane, Yin Zhen subtly made a phone call gesture to Chen Pingjiang, and Chen Pingjiang nodded in understanding.

After Chen Pingjiang left, Yin Hui pushed her sister. "I saw clearly what gesture you made just now. Do you still want to go find him?"

Yin Zhenli said as a matter of course: "What else? How about sister accompany me."

After saying this, Yin Zhen hurriedly left the stunned Yin Hui and trotted away, leaving behind a silver bell-like laughter.

He does not mean that.

Yin Hui felt embarrassed and anxious for a moment, and her face turned red.

Damn it, she remembered that infatuated yet hateful feeling again.

What made Yin Hui even more difficult to face was that she was almost 100% certain that her sister Yin Zhen would go to Chen Pingjiang once or even more than once in the next few days.

What should I do? Should I go see a doctor? I can't continue to be affected by this weird telepathy, right?
If both sisters get married in the future, how will we live?
And Yin Hui is sure that if she also has sex life, then Yin Zhen will definitely feel it too...

She got a headache just thinking about it. She couldn't tell her sister about this and could only keep it in her heart.

As soon as he got off the plane, Chen Pingjiang was surprised to see Wang Chuanfu: "Hey, Mr. Wang, why are you so polite and come to pick me up in person?"

The boatman smiled and waved his hand: "Mr. Chen is such an important guest, it's no big deal for me to pick you up, not to mention you and I are from the same hometown."

This made Chen Pingjiang feel reluctant to do it. The boatman was so polite. If he made new energy vehicles in the future and became his mortal enemy, he would not make him angry, right?
On the way to BYD headquarters, the boatman kept introducing his entrepreneurial journey, and his eyes were red when he talked about the hardships.

Chen Pingjiang patted his shoulder with emotion: "Isn't everything fine now? You have repaid them."

In Chen Pingjiang's impression, perhaps no other successful entrepreneur in the country has had such a tragic fate as Wang Chuanfu. Even now, he still feels moved when he listens to the story.

If Wang Chuanfu himself had not mentioned it today, Chen Pingjiang would not have known the story behind this, because most people in the world who came after him were shocked by his prominent status and had no idea of ​​the hardships hidden behind it.

Wang Chuanfu has eight brothers and sisters, and there is a disabled person in the family. His younger sister was sent to live with relatives.

He lost his father at the age of 13 and his mother at the age of 15. His mother passed away on the day of his high school entrance examination.

This is basically a hell of a start.

As the sisters got married one after another, Wang Chuanfu and his brother were left alone. Because of the family's financial difficulties, his brother also gave up his studies and made sacrifices, leaving the only opportunity to go to school to his younger brother Wang Chuanfu.

Wang Chuanfu felt that his parents were gone and it was meaningless for him to continue studying. So he told his brother that he didn't want to go to school and wanted to work. Wang Chuanfu was loved by his family since he was a child, and no one had ever touched him, but because of a word that day, he was slapped by his brother Wang Chuanfang. His brother told Wang Chuanfu with a heartache that the reason he chose to drop out of school was so that they could have a scholar, because only studying could change the fate of their whole family, and Wang Chuanfu's grades were so good, it would be a pity if he didn't continue studying.

The sister-in-law did not despise the Wang family's poverty and took the initiative to marry and take care of Wang Chuanfu. In order to raise money for Wang Chuanfu's college tuition, she even sold her dowry to support him.

After Wang Chuanfu went to university, his brother and sister-in-law went directly to Changsha and set up a stall near the school just to take care of their younger brother.

Later, Wang Chuanfu worked hard and became a department-level cadre in a public institution. After being transferred to Shenzhen, he was responsible for establishing the Big Battery Company.

It was also at this time that he resolutely gave up his stable job and started his own business.

My brother and his wife also came to help at this time. At the beginning, BYD was very small, but the couple did not complain. They ate boxed lunches with Wang Chuanfu every day and slept in a small room with more than a dozen people at night. They worked on the assembly line during the day and as warehouse security guards at night, and sometimes they also had to do logistics.

What is even more commendable is that when Wang Chuanfu asked his sister-in-law to be a leader and work in the office, she refused, saying that she was uneducated and that others would not accept her if she went to the office.

After hearing this story, Chen Pingjiang slowly let out a sigh of relief. Compared with Wang Chuanfu, he really took every step smoothly and encountered almost no setbacks during the entrepreneurial process.

On the other hand, Wang Chuanfu really turned a bad hand into a great win.

However, apart from being criticized for being a little harsh on his employees, the boatman seems to have no major problems. Wang Chuanfu said: "In my opinion, BYD's four major industries in the future should be smartphone and tablet OEM, followed by rail transportation, then batteries, and finally and most importantly, automobiles."

Chen Pingjiang laughed and said, "Boss Wang, are you so optimistic about new energy vehicles?"

"Well, I plan to go all in and bet everything on new energy."

Wang Chuanfu's courage and confidence when he spoke made Chen Pingjiang smack his lips, he was really amazing. It was only 2011, but he had already seen so far.

The strategy is very precise!
After arriving at BYD headquarters, Wang Chuanfu smiled and pulled Chen Pingjiang aside and said, "Mr. Chen, I have something good to show you."

As he spoke, he took Chen Pingjiang to a closed parking lot.

As soon as he entered the parking lot, Chen Pingjiang saw the pure electric buses parked there. "Mr. Wang, are you talking about the buses?"

"No!" Wang Chuanfu pointed to a small car not far away and said, "That's the BYD E11 that we will launch in November."

Chen Pingjiang didn't have a deep impression of this car. It seemed that he had only seen this thing used in taxis.

But it's normal. These days, let alone domestic new energy vehicles, even domestic cars are just starting out. Chery QQ is still running all over the streets.

But just ten years later, China's automobile industry has undergone tremendous changes, which can only be said to be a miracle.

Unable to refuse Wang Chuanfu's invitation, Chen Pingjiang got in the BYD E6 and drove around twice.

It's just so-so.

However, Chen Pingjiang still gave face: "I believe this car should be a big seller."

But after Chen Pingjiang finished speaking, even Wang Chuanfu and other BYD executives who were accompanying him started laughing.

"Mr. Chen, please stop talking nonsense. We know our products well."

This made Chen Pingjiang very embarrassed. He didn't expect that his attempt to flatter someone would end up hitting the horse's leg.

After the group finished touring BYD's headquarters, Chen Pingjiang was finally taken to the spacious reception room.

There are only a few people here.

As soon as Chen Pingjiang saw this situation, he knew that the main point of the play was about to begin.

Wang Chuanfu has invited Chen Pingjiang to visit BYD several times. Is it just because of the cooperative relationship between BYD and Orange Technology?

Obviously not.

"Mr. Chen, do you think new energy vehicles are promising?" Wang Chuanfu asked after thinking for a while.

Chen Pingjiang nodded without hesitation: "Of course, the national strategy has been released a long time ago, and the support from top to bottom is so strong. I remember that since last year, several cities have started to provide subsidies for private purchases of new energy vehicles, right?"

"Yes, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Feicheng, and Changchun."

Chen Pingjiang said: "In terms of fuel vehicles, we have to go a long way to catch up with Western countries, and many roads are blocked. The patents are in the hands of Japanese and European and American companies. They make all the money from making a car. Therefore, it is definitely right for the country to use new energy vehicles as a path to overtake others. After all, Mr. Qian Xuesen suggested that the country vigorously develop new energy vehicles in 92. That was really far-sighted."

Wang Chuanfu looked at Chen Pingjiang in surprise, "I really didn't expect that, Mr. Chen, you actually know so much about new energy vehicles?"

"Haha, I like to learn about everything related to science and technology, especially things that are not available in China, such as the wafer factory I set up in Shanghai."

Wang Chuanfu laughed: "Yes, I was also surprised when I heard the news. Mr. Chen, you are really bold. You dare to touch such things."

Chen Pingjiang's heart moved, and he gradually understood why Wang Chuanfu was so eager to see him and insisted that he come to Shenzhen to inspect his factory.

At that moment, he said: "I personally think that new energy vehicles are the future trend. Tesla in the United States has already begun to emerge, and we should also make arrangements earlier in China. Many people in society have talked about the other advantages of new energy vehicles, but I think the biggest advantage of new energy is not this."

Seeing Wang Chuanfu's puzzled look, Chen Pingjiang continued, "First, autonomous driving is the future development direction, but fuel vehicles cannot achieve autonomous driving. It may take only one second from stepping on the accelerator to the car moving, which is too slow to meet the requirements of autonomous driving. In comparison, electric vehicles are much better. The torque goes directly from the engine to the wheels, and the fastest is a few milliseconds, and the slowest is only tens of milliseconds at most."

"Secondly, intelligent control is also the future development direction of automobiles. Fuel vehicles have too many parts, and it is too difficult to achieve precise control. But new energy vehicles can do it quickly and accurately."

As soon as Chen Pingjiang finished speaking, BYD executives beside him applauded. Wang Chuanfu also praised: "I have met an expert. Mr. Chen, the two points you mentioned are the biggest advantages of new energy vehicles. Those experts outside don't know at all, and have never even heard of them. In their eyes, new energy vehicles are just cheap to use."

At this time, someone asked: "Mr. Chen, what do you think of the hydrogen energy car plan?"

Chen Pingjiang laughed, "Of course not. Toyota has been researching hydrogen energy since the 1990s and has obtained many patents. If we jump in now, are we going to be the receiver and pay the patent fees? Isn't that the same as jumping from one pit to another? Xiaorizi has obtained many patents for hydrogen energy in automobiles, but has not done anything about transportation, storage and safety. They are just waiting for us to provide supporting services and clean up their messes."

"Hydrogen-powered vehicles have shortcomings except that hydrogen itself sounds advanced. It will take decades for them to become popular. There is not much space left when the hydrogen tank is stuffed in the car. Moreover, there are few hydrogen refueling stations, and even fewer high-pressure hydrogen refueling stations. Because of safety issues, most of them are in the suburbs. Do consumers have to drive for an hour every time to refuel with hydrogen? Moreover, I have a superficial understanding of the operation here. It is completely to use electricity to produce hydrogen, then add hydrogen to the car, and finally convert it into electricity to drive it. Isn't it a waste of time to take off your pants to fart?"

"Ha ha!"

"Well said, Mr. Chen."

Chen Pingjiang felt that he was showing off his prowess in front of others, so brother boatman, why don’t you show us your cards?

"I don't know..." At this time, Wang Chuanfu pondered for a while and finally spoke. "Mr. Chen, are you interested in working with us on new energy vehicles?"

"Huh?" Chen Pingjiang never expected that Wang Chuanfu would make such a request.

He thought it was to attract investment or to use Chen Pingjiang's publicity channels, but he didn't expect the boatman to be so direct?

"Uh, Mr. Wang, what do you mean by doing it together? Do I buy your BYD shares from the secondary market, or?"

"We will set up a new joint venture company, independent of BYD."

Chen Pingjiang thought he had heard it wrong!

What kind of weird request is this? You at BYD are making great electric vehicles, why do you have such a weird idea?

It can't be that the boatman can see through his inner thoughts or is afraid that he will also run into the new energy vehicle business, so he wants to tie himself up first.

If this is true, then Chen Pingjiang can only say that the boatman is awesome.

"Boss Wang, you are very successful. Why do you have such an idea? And even if you start a new business, what will happen to BYD Auto?"

Wang Chuanfu cleared his throat, adjusted his sitting position, and then continued, "I have had this idea for a long time. In my vision, BYD Auto will mainly produce electric buses and mid-to-low-end sedans, SUVs, and MPVs. Our joint venture company will focus on high-end cars worth more than one million yuan. BYD has an automobile factory, a complete production line, and battery technology, but we are almost blank in the software and autonomous driving parts, and these happen to be your strengths, Mr. Chen."

Now, Chen Pingjiang finally understood.

"Do you want me to be responsible for the development of the smart cockpit?"

Wang Chuanfu nodded blankly: "Ah, the software part is called smart cockpit? But it is indeed an apt description."

In fact, Wang Chuanfu himself doesn’t know what intelligent driving will be like in the future, and the concept of smart cockpit will not be proposed until a few years later.

Chen Pingjiang smiled and explained: "The smart cockpit actually transforms the interior of the car into a digital platform. The traditional car cockpit can only be used to indicate various driving conditions, while the key feature of the smart cockpit is reflected in the word intelligence."

The eyes of everyone present lit up.

Wang Chuanfu was even more moved, and he pricked up his ears like a primary school student listening to his teacher's lecture.

He felt that his decision to bring Chen Pingjiang to BYD was a wise one! (End of this chapter)