After Divorce, I Can Hear the Future

"Don't fail to recognize a good deed; I'm here to help you."

Zhou Yi smiled, not blaming Lu Liang for his rudeness. The more rude he was, the better their relationship was likely to be.

After all, it had been decided; he could advance further, but it was inevitable that he would have to hone himself in a western city for a few years.

Western cities are generally poor, not as prosperous as East China, nor as interconnected as Central China.

Making a good relationship with Lu Liang in advance might come in handy in the future.

"Appreciate the sentiment." Lu Liang chuckled and said, "I've already confirmed the location for the second phase factory."

Zhou Yi mused, "You've confirmed the location without even listening to the investment conditions, so I roughly understand."

"Which city?" Lu Liang asked with a smile.

"Excluding Nam Jing, which is also in East China."

The second phase production base for Tianxing Automobile is clearly going to Wuxi in the central region.

After all, electric vehicles are large commodities, and cities with convenient transportation are the preferred targets.

The first phase and headquarters are in Su City, covering the entire Yangtze River Delta and some coastal cities.

If the second phase factory is not in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau area, then a central city like Wuxi would be the best choice.

Moreover, Su City and Wuxi are approximately 600 km apart in a straight line, neither too far nor too close.

Tianxing's supply chain system is in Su City; if the second phase production base is too far away, transportation would also be a hassle.

"Bingo, correct." Lu Liang snapped his fingers with a smile and asked, "What's Director Zhao's stance?"

Wuxi is the best choice, but there's the Dongfeng system, Lotus, and Xiao Peng Car present.

Moreover, there's a critical point: Wuxi has the nation's first automobile city with over 1,200 parts suppliers.

Though Lu Shui New Energy Industrial Park is driven by Lu Liang, he doesn't want to put all his eggs in one basket.

In the era of new energy vehicles, not only do car manufacturers need to compete for survival, but suppliers also need to join in and innovate.

Lu Liang often says in the media that he hopes everyone works together to make the industry better.

Previously, it was just empty talk, but saying it repeatedly and the change in status made him feel he indeed has this responsibility.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Director Zhao is determined; the national East Country Automobile City needs Tianxing's membership."

Lu Liang thought for a long time and suddenly laughed, "Then the next person to enter for negotiation should be Director Zhao."

"Aren't you going to listen to other conditions?" Zhou Yi was surprised.

"Being open and honest is better."

"That's true."

Before long, Lu Liang and Zhou Yi stepped out of the office, returning to the reception room.

Zhou Yi shrugged and said with a smile, "Alright, directors, it's your turn; our Su City has been eliminated."

Directors Jiang, Zhao, and Liu had various expressions; Director Zhao looked thoughtful and was suddenly invited by Lu Liang: "Director Zhao, this way please."

"Director Jiang, Director Liu, if you don't mind, I'd like to chat with you." Zhou Yi smiled, intending to smooth things over for Lu Liang.

Although one or two claimed they didn't mind, being excluded without even hearing the conditions might lead to some resentment.

Lu Liang took Zhao Liqiu out of the reception room and glanced at Zhou Yi before leaving, with gratitude in his eyes.

In the office, Lu Liang was straightforward: "Director Zhao, to be honest, Wuxi is our first choice."

Zhao Liqiu froze, suppressing his excitement: "Mr. Lu, we missed an opportunity before; we won't miss a second one."

He took out documents from his briefcase and a full city map, pointing to a 2230-acre plot of land by Tongshun River in Hanyang District.

Though far from the city center and outside the fourth ring road, it houses branches of twelve top universities such as Wuhan University of Technology, Zhongnan Finance, Wuhan Science and Technology University, and Traditional Chinese Medical University.

Dongfeng, Lantu, Lotus, Xiao Peng Car, and soon BYD are located here, and the surrounding supply chain system won't be inferior to Lu Shui New Energy Industrial Park.

"As long as the total output over five years reaches 100 billion, Tianxing Automobile can enjoy a 20-year land use right, the Finance Department is willing to provide a 5-year interest-free loan of 12 billion yuan, and US Dollar financing subscription of one billion."

Lu Liang was open with him, and Zhao Liqiu didn't hold back, directly offering the highest possible terms to facilitate this cooperation.

With the booming development of Lu Shui New Energy Industrial Park, few people knew that Wuxi's automotive city is the first concentrated area of automobile industry chains in the country.

It's the duty of our generation to restore Wuxi's automotive city to its former glory; Zhao Liqiu came with the best terms he could negotiate.

Lu Liang pondered, instinctively comparing it to Su City's previous offers; Wuxi's policy incentives this time were evidently stronger.

He suddenly smiled and extended his right hand, saying, "Director Zhao, do you have time the day after tomorrow? We'd like to visit the actual site."

"On behalf of Wuxi's 11.08 million people, I welcome Mr. Lu's arrival." Zhao Liqiu was delighted, knowing the opportunity was near.

After finishing the conversation with Zhao Liqiu, Lu Liang met with Director Jiang of Nam Jing and Director Liu of He Fei.

He explained the reasons and told them he would be visiting Wuxi for assessment; barring any accidents, it would be Wuxi, hoping they could understand.

The two were reluctant, silently leaving their contact information, in case the Wuxi visit didn't go well, so they could immediately arrange for Lu Liang to check out their cities, ready to welcome him.

After seeing off the leaders, including Zhou Yi, Lu Liang notified Wang Xiaofeng and Hu Weiwei to gather in the meeting room, informing them of Wuxi's offered terms and requiring both to visit Wuxi for assessment the day after.

The entire afternoon, Lu Liang stayed in the park for welcoming and farewelling, interacting with capital institutions participating in tomorrow's financing.

The E-round financing hadn't started, but of the 7.2 billion US Dollar subscription quota, 3.2 billion US Dollar had already been allocated.

Including 1 billion US Dollar from the Wuxi Finance Department, 700 million US Dollar from Citic, and Redwood, Golden Sand River, JD following with investments ranging from 100 million to 300 million US Dollar.

On the afternoon of the 20th, on the 15th floor of Tianxing District's office building.

Domestic heads of new energy car companies flocked in upon hearing, as investing in Tianxing Automobile meant the capital institutions showed interest in the new energy industry and might invest in them too.

Moreover, Lu Liang expressed his willingness to help them connect with foreign capital.

Li Bing, like a dragon in the air, seized opportunities and promoted NIO's battery swapping project to everyone he met.

Li Xiang was not to be outdone, boasting himself as the leading domestic luxury new energy brand and sales king.

Weima's Shen Hui, Ling Pao's Zhu Jianming, and Shen Lan's Wei Jun each sprung into action, labeling themselves as new-generation scions.

After all, they watched as Li Bing talked to a blond man for a few minutes and secured a 200 million US Dollar investment.

Thus they discovered foreigners weren't as clever as imagined; compared to Shen Peng, Zhu Hu, Zhang Lei, they were quite naive and cute.

Suddenly, the conference hall capable of accommodating 300 people felt a bit crowded, with everyone pitching for investment or teaming up to persuade foreigners.

Watching the scene, Lu Liang smiled and asked, "How's Huazhi's privatization going; is it still smooth?"

"Progress is at 85%; another week and we can apply for delisting," Wen Chao softly replied. He was there representing Tianxing Finance to participate in Tianxing Automobile's financing.

He was there to report on work in Xiangjiang, and also to see which companies were worth investing in.

Lu Liang gave him high authority; for reasonable proposals, amounts under 50 million US Dollar didn't need reporting.

Wen Chao paused for a few seconds and said, "Personnel changes at Guangsheng Bank are completed, and we're currently recruiting again."

"But there's a bit of trouble with Delimei Bank; the firm informed us that the IRS lawsuit was rejected by the New York Court."

The United States claims to endorse a free market, but it's nonsense; even lawsuits with solid evidence can be rejected. It's the first time he's seen this.

"Because they know they don't have a legal stance, once formal litigation begins, defeat is highly likely." Lu Liang smiled with squinted eyes.

"However, Harris devised a malicious plan, submitting to the Federal Court and simultaneously to the other 49 states."

Wen Chao suddenly laughed; the United States has fifty states and fifty-one laws, besides state laws, there's federal law.

State laws have many similarities, but also differences; there's bound to be an interstate court opposing the IRS.

Lu Liang clicked his tongue, marveling, "Indeed a fierce person; he's not afraid of any accidents happening to him?"

Doing this is tantamount to rubbing the IRS's face on the floor.

Wen Chao exclaimed, "I've reminded him, but he's even looking forward to something happening to him."

"..." Lu Liang smiled wryly, unsure how to comment: "I seem to have unleashed a monster."

"Harris is very grateful to you," Wen Chao softly sighed.

After all, Lu Liang had helped Harris at his time of most need for dignity, when he had none.

Thus, he's willing to give everything, even to the point of death.