After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future-Chapter 325 - 324: Xuanwu Plan

"There’s still 72% left."

DiDi joined under the guise of financing, and Lu Liang’s share in Tianxing, along with Golden Sand River’s, also underwent a 20% proportional dilution.

Currently in Tianxing Technology, Lu Liang’s Tianxing Investment holds a 72% stake, followed by DiDi at 20%, and Golden Sand River at 8%.

Shen Peng from Redwood, Zhang Lei from Gaoling, and Lei Jun from Daqiangzi all called one after another to congratulate Tianxing on setting sail, and to ask if more funds were needed? Did they need financing?

In Su City’s Lou Shui New Energy Industrial Park, a whopping investment of 130 billion was made to build it. Although there is no direct financial interaction with Tianxing Technology and Lu Liang repeatedly stated that it was only for the purpose of connecting the new energy industries of the Yangtze River Delta and becoming the logistic base for new energy manufacturers nationwide.

Selfless and generous, it sounds better than singing, as if their heart has no self, and as if they are all about the entire industry—their current actions are all for the future of the industry.

But such talk, just take it with a grain of salt,

Anyone who takes it seriously is a fool.

If in the future, Tianxing, Tesla, NIO, and even Li Xiang were to compete on the same stage.

Which of the 17 enterprises in the Lou Shui New Energy Industry Zone

would support whom?

The result is obvious.

Saying Tianxing Technology was born with a golden key does not suffice—it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they were born on a mountain of gold.

DiDi invested just 110 million US dollars for a 20% stake in Tianxing Technology, which left everyone else green with envy.

"Thank you for your high regard, perhaps next time. Our cash reserves are quite sufficient at the moment, so we don’t have any plans for fundraising."

Lu Liang replied with a smile on his face, assuring them that he would definitely contact them first if there were plans for financing in the future.

It seems as if DiDi got a huge bargain, but actually, that’s not the case.

3.85 million ride-hailing drivers, with a daily average of over 80 million trips, producing data that cannot be measured in value.

Unlike high-precision maps, this is a unique national driving database, provided solely by DiDi.

Their cooperation is not about taking advantage of each other.

Just a few days after the cooperation was confirmed, Hu Weiwei called to inform that someone wanted to meet and chat with Lu Liang.

"Who?"

"National Security."

Hu Weiwei said with a wry smile, they were just about to access DiDi’s database and hadn’t had the chance to implement it.

National Security directly approached them, hoping that Lu Liang, as the person in charge, would take the time to come to Beijing.

"Okay, I’ll go in the afternoon," Lu Liang pondered, thinking of the investigation into DiDi.

National land security is of utmost importance; they were looking to access DiDi’s database, so being interviewed and investigated was inevitable.

At three-thirty in the afternoon, Lu Liang arrived by plane in Beijing and went to the SOHO building in Zhongguang Village.

Hu Weiwei had been waiting at the door early and informed him that the National Security colleagues had already arrived, led by a person named Li Junyi.

Lu Liang followed Hu Weiwei to the reception room and met them. There were six people in total, four men and two women, all well-dressed in suits and tidy, each wearing the national emblem on their chest.

The leader, a man in his forties, Li Junyi, greeted him with a smile and a warm handshake, "Mr. Lu, hello."

"Director Li, hello."

During the conversation, Lu Liang learned the purpose of their visit was to avoid leaking information, and they hoped Tianxing could join the Xuanwu Plan.

Xuanwu, one of the four divine creatures from mythology, also known as Tortoise Snake, is known in various games as a symbol for high defense.

The Xuanwu Plan shares a similar principle, aiming to protect national and citizens’ information security and prevent it from being controlled by those with ulterior motives.

Joining the plan wasn’t just about responsibilities, but also benefits. If Tianxing Technology needed support, they could provide technological assistance.

Including but not limited to, giving them a firewall system to prevent their automotive data from being tampered with, which could lead to unwarranted accidents.

Moreover, they would keep Tianxing Technology’s data strictly confidential, serving only to supervise without proactive interference or disclosure.

"That couldn’t be better," Lu Liang expressed with a smile, having no reason to refuse.

Unlike the Liu family, who had close ties with the West, joining the plan would only benefit the company without any harm.

Afterward, Lu Liang stayed in Beijing for another two days.

Mainly because Qin Siyuan was coming over, so he decided to stay a few more days to wait for the latter to report in.

On this day, Lu Liang held a meeting. Aside from Wang Xiaofeng, who was far away in Modu, the entire management and core technical team participated.

Li Jiahui, Zheng Yaowen, Hu Weiwei, Liu Pei, as well as the newly joined Qin Siyuan, were introduced by Lu Liang with a smile, "This is Qin Siyuan, Director Qin."

As the technical director, he formed a separate project team responsible for DiDi’s database with an annual salary of 2.4 million yuan, slightly more than the financial director Liu Pei.

"Let’s all give a warm welcome," Hu Weiwei said with a smile, leading the applause. She was well aware of her place within the company.

Lu Liang was domineering in his actions and blunt in his speech, presumably a trait developed from his time in the fund company, where his word was law.

However, a corporation is not like a fund. Right is not the only criterion for being reasonable; sometimes it’s necessary to consider the emotions of management.

The company needed members to create a spirited atmosphere and act as lubricants for the team, and she had assumed this role.

Lu Liang sat in the main seat, watching everyone shake hands and get acquainted, and after a while, he asked, "Five months, can we develop our own L2-level driving assistance system?"

He had promised DiDi a year, but in reality, less time was needed, at best three months and at worst not more than half a year.

Lu Liang had already planned out next year’s schedule and did not want the vehicle-machine development team to hold them back.

Li Jiahui subconsciously looked at Zheng Yaowen; from his actions, it was clear that he had taken to heart the advice Lu Liang had initially given.

As Lu Liang’s direct subordinate and a favored talent personally recruited from Huaqing University, Li Jiahui should not see the outsider Zheng Yaowen as an adversary; instead, he should actively learn from him and absorb much-needed experience.

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Zheng Yaowen pondered for a long time, "Mr. Lu, we’ve just started collaborating with DiDi, and it’s not yet clear how much this partnership will boost our intelligent-driving research and development."

He paused before turning his head towards Qin Siyuan, "Director Qin, do you think twenty days is enough to verify this?"

Qin Siyuan furrowed his brow and thought for a long time, "Two weeks, I guess. The schedule might be tight, but it’s not impossible."

He could tell that Lu Liang didn’t understand the technology and saw that Zheng Yaowen was intentionally trying to prolong the timeline.

Regarding project deadlines, being early was possible, but delays were not. Being early showed capability, while delays indicated incompetence.

But since he was new, the last thing a newcomer should do is upset the existing group dynamic, and he also needed to prove his worth for his 2.4 million yuan salary to Lu Liang.

Lu Liang chuckled. After seven or eight years in the business, he knew very well the ulterior motives of both Zheng Yaowen and Qin Siyuan.

However, he wasn’t opposed to their tactics. As long as the ultimate beneficiary was him, he cared little about the other details.

Hu Weiwei noticed that Lu Liang did not object to these antics and so turned to Zheng Yaowen, offering him a way out, "Director Zheng, do you think the time is sufficient?"

Zheng Yaowen’s expression stiffened, but he nodded and said, "Maybe I don’t fully understand DiDi’s data, but it should be enough."

"Alright, then it’s decided. In two weeks, I want to know if we can succeed in developing it within five months."

Lu Liang smiled with the corners of his mouth turned up, he lowered his legs from a crossed position, stood up, clapped his hands, and concluded today’s meeting.

He walked into the neighboring financial room, where Liu Pei also presented the Beijing company’s expenditures for the past half year.

Manpower, venue, and equipment procurement accounted for 80% of all expenses.

Before DiDi’s investment, there was only 22 million yuan left in the company’s account, and as the number of staff grew, they were planning to rent another floor of the office building.

111 million US dollars, it was certainly a timely aid.

"In the short term, we should choose to lease wherever possible."

Lu Liang asked Liu Pei to prepare two sets of financial details to send to Golden Sand River and DiDi.

There was a plan for a headquarters building, but not for now; at the very least, they would have to wait another two or three years.

By the end of June, construction began at the Lou Shui New Energy Industrial Park in Su City.

The biggest fear for construction companies is not receiving follow-up payments, but the contractors for Lou Shui New Energy Industry Zone did not have to worry about this issue.

With 130 billion yuan lying quietly in the account,

prompt payment of 50% upfront and settling the remaining balance directly after three months of confirming the completion without errors was an exceptional treatment.

Among several bidding construction companies, the original 12-month construction period was fiercely compressed to just seven months.

With sufficient funds, work could continue as if nighttime were daytime, rainy days were clear, and holidays were regular workdays.

Meanwhile, just across the river, less than five hundred meters from the Lou Shui New Energy Industrial Park,

a coveted 1450-acre land indulged by property developers began its bidding meeting. Hengtai, Rongchuang, Country Garden, Vanke, and Wanda Group—top real estate companies assembled.

The 967,570 square meters of land could be used sparingly to build four large residential communities with ample space to spare.

Moreover, being right next to the new energy industry zone meant that whether for residential or commercial development, whoever secured this land could not lose.

However, what nobody expected was that Wanda, which had faced significant challenges this year, triumphed at this grand bidding event, crowded with major players.