Chen Yiyang just got off the plane back in Lin'an.

Yang Chengru's call came in immediately.

"I heard you got Wei Yujun quite upset."

"He's the one who got me upset," Chen Yiyang rolled his eyes.

"Anyway, it's smart of you to know to come back to Lin'an after doing big things outside. Stay in Lin'an for a while; if anything comes up, just call me directly."

"Got it."

"By the way," Yang Chengru continued, "is it true that you were trying to buy a car factory in Beijing City? Lin'an lacks electric vehicle companies."

"Doesn't Lin'an have Ge Li?"

"What does that have to do with me?" Yang Chengru said bluntly.

Even if Ge Li immediately became the number one car company nationwide, it wouldn't benefit Yang Chengru politically.

"I'm still considering the car manufacturing industry but feel that the chances of entering are slim. I don't have a complete team in hand, so it's tough to tackle car manufacturing."

"I was just speaking casually." After a few more casual exchanges, Yang Chengru ended the call.

Back in Lin'an, Chen Yiyang finally felt a bit of security and could sleep soundly.

These days, Lin'an City had also invited him to several meetings and discussions.

Chen Yiyang had evidently become a young entrepreneur native to Lin'an City.

Although his most valuable ventures weren't located in Lin'an.

But he hadn't been in Lin'an for long when someone from Imperial Capital followed him there.

It was the team from Da Vinci Car.

These days, the head of Da Vinci Car had half a mind to assassinate the people from Changcheng.

Originally, Da Vinci Car and Chen Yiyang had been negotiating well, even discussing payment methods.

But because Changcheng's people intervened, things took an unexpected turn.

The Da Vinci Car team wasn't stupid; they knew Changcheng probably approached them just to annoy Chen Yiyang.

However, they figured the conflict between Chen Yiyang and Changcheng might last a while; they could use Changcheng to raise the price and sell themselves at a good rate.

But within a few days, Chen Yiyang and Changcheng's negotiations collapsed completely.

It's said that Wei Yujun directly lashed out at Chen Yiyang on social media, calling him an uncultured young man.

Then Chen Yiyang fled back to Lin'an.

The Da Vinci Car team saw that neither side was paying them attention anymore.

They hurriedly chased to Lin'an, seeking to resume talks with Chen Yiyang.

"I was indeed interested in entering the car manufacturing industry," Chen Yiyang said to Da Vinci Car's management, "but didn't my intelligent driving company get sold to Rice?

Even if I want to buy Da Vinci, I'd have to buy another intelligent driving company first."

"You're joking," the head of Da Vinci Car chuckled in Chen Yiyang's office, "Everyone knows you're Fei Peng Automobile's major shareholder. Fei Peng Automobile's intelligent driving technology is top-notch in the industry."

"Why don't I have Zhao Feipeng talk to you? Fei Peng Automobile might be interested in buying the Da Vinci Car team."

"But the issue is, isn't Fei Peng Automobile's own factory idle now? Why would they buy us?"

"That's a good question."

Due to the failure of the new product, Fei Peng Automobile's capacity is currently idle, making it unlikely to buy another car factory.

"Moreover, our Da Vinci Car Factory was geared towards manufacturing ride-hailing vehicles from the start, which isn't the same tech route as Fei Peng."

"I see." Chen Yiyang casually responded, suddenly feeling he might have thought of something.

After sending off the Da Vinci Car folks.

He pondered for a while.

Then he called Zhao Feipeng.

"Is Fei Peng Automobile willing to license its intelligent driving technology to other car factories?" Chen Yiyang inquired.

"Unless the other party's products aren't in the same market, why would I empower competitors?"

Zhao Feipeng answered decisively.

Fei Peng's intelligent driving technology was his brainchild, and he took immense pride in it, regarding it as Fei Peng Automobile's greatest asset.

"The ride-hailing market isn't the same as Fei Peng's, is it?"

"Ride-hailing?" Zhao Feipeng didn't understand.

"Since DiDi Chuxing was penalized, various ride-hailing apps have popped up on the market.

DiDi's challenges now include not just price competition from rivals but ensuring drivers focus solely on taking orders from its platform.

After all, a driver can have accounts with multiple ride-hailing apps and switch to competitors at any time.

But if DiDi could offer its drivers a custom electric vehicle specifically for ride-hailing, wouldn't that bind some of them to its platform?"

"Let me think." Zhao Feipeng immediately grasped the key point.

Just like how traditional taxi companies used to commission car companies to customize taxi models, reducing costs.

The new-age ride-hailing apps could also develop a custom electric vehicle for drivers under their platform.

Moreover, ride-hailing mainly operates within cities, so there's no worry about range; drivers can charge at any time.

The electricity cost is much lower than fuel costs.

With the same order rate, electric vehicles yield higher profits.

Additionally, since it's a custom electric vehicle, the entire vehicle cost could be reduced to around seventy to eighty thousand.

Compared to other ride-hailing vehicles priced at over a hundred thousand, the savings go directly to the driver's profit.

And with such low costs, the ride-hailing platform could even start a rental company, specifically leasing cars to drivers for ride-hailing.

"You want to buy the Da Vinci Car team, then manufacture ride-hailing vehicles to sell to DiDi Chuxing?"

"Yes, exactly. I could even contract with DiDi, requiring it to buy a certain number of cars before we start manufacturing to prevent factory losses."

"Then why doesn't DiDi manufacture cars itself?"

"Because DiDi doesn't have the license to manufacture," Chen Yiyang revealed the crucial point, "But if I establish a car brand in Lin'an, I can totally acquire the necessary manufacturing license.

By then, the cars are made in Beijing City and sold to DiDi. The profits earned go to the Lin'an headquarters, and Lin'an City will definitely support me obtaining the manufacturing license."

To put it simply, Da Vinci Car was initially founded by DiDi to manufacture ride-hailing vehicles. But who knew the manufacturing license for Da Vinci never got approved after years?

DiDi's manufacturing license wasn't approved due to their errors.

Chen Yiyang is considered part of Lin'an's local network, so getting the provincial authorities to obtain the license shouldn't be a problem.

The only missing elements now are the intelligent driving system and logistical network.

But these can be provided by Fei Peng Automobile to Chen Yiyang.

Of course, looking at it this way, Chen Yiyang seems a bit redundant in the middle.

As expected, after hearing this, Zhao Feipeng quietly said, "Mr. Chen, is there a chance? Fei Peng Automobile buys the Da Vinci Car team and negotiates directly with DiDi Chuxing?"

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