"President Li, you're here…"
Seeing Li Ze come in, the saleswoman called Little Zhang, who had received Li Ze last time, immediately welcomed him warmly.
"Yes."
Li Ze nodded with a smile and said,"Can I go over and take a look at the house I bought now?”
"Of course," replied the 'Little Zhang'. But the greenery over there isn't done yet. Are you…okay?”
"I'm fine."
Li Ze smiled and shook his head.
When Li Dong, who was beside Li Ze, heard his words, his eyes widened in shock.
"Dad, you…you just said that you bought a 'house' here. Did you really buy an entire house here?？”Li Dong looked at Li Ze in shock.
Although Li Ze had told him that he would buy a house on the Bund when he had money, he did not expect Li Ze to actually buy it.
Li Ze glanced at his son and chuckled."That's right. Last weekend, Dad specially came over to buy a house. Are you happy?"
"In the future, no matter if Dad's business is profitable or not, at least I have a house here for you. Dad bought this house in full, so you don't have to worry about repaying the loan in the future.”
Hearing this, Li Dong was pleasantly surprised.
His father actually bought an entire house on the Bund. Haha, awesome! This was a house by the Bund of Shanghai, and it was an entire house!
According to the price of the house in ten years…Tsk tsk, this house should be worth at least a billion!
Looks like I can really lie down and be a rich second-generation heir in the future, hehe!
Hearing his son's thoughts, Li Ze couldn't help but smile.
"Alright, let's go. Let's go and look at the house."
"Yes! Good!"
Li Dong immediately replied happily.
Then, the father and son followed Little Zhang to the house that Li Ze had bought.
Although the greenery was not done yet, everything else was almost done.
The two of them followed Xiao Zhang to the top floor to take a look.
The house was still rough, but standing on the balcony, one could almost see the scenery of the Bund at a glance. It was definitely a prime location!
When he left the Glorious Sunlight Palace, Li Dong was still in a state of excitement.
……
On Monday, Li Ze came to Zerun Technology's office and immediately called Lin Yue over.
"President Lin, there's something I need you to do for me.”
Li Ze said.
"President Li, please instruct me," Lin Yue quickly said.”
"Yes."
" Yes," Li Ze replied." I want you to help me investigate the current situation of the electric bicycle market, including the relatively well-known electric bicycle brands and some basic information about them."”
"The other thing is the market situation of the entire electric bicycle, as well as information on the relevant parts manufacturers. After the investigation is done, make a report for me.”
"President Li, are you planning to get involved in the electric bicycle industry?" Lin Yue asked suspiciously.”
Li Ze nodded." I have this idea." Recently, there have been more and more electric bicycles in Shanghai. I feel that this industry should have a good future, so I plan to give it a try.”
"Good! Director Li, I'll get someone to investigate it carefully later. I'll report the situation to you at that time.”
Lin Yue replied.
"Yes."
After Lin Yue left, Li Ze heaved a sigh of relief.
In the past two days, he had also carefully thought about entering the electric bicycle industry. In his opinion, it would be too cumbersome and time-consuming to build a company from scratch and set up a supporting factory.
He was more inclined to directly acquire an electric bicycle manufacturer.
Although it might cost a little more money, it could save a lot of time and energy. Everything was ready-made.
At that time, as long as he could successfully import the high-speed motor mentioned by his son from the United States, he could allow the purchasing manufacturer to improve the original electric bicycle and quickly launch it into the market.
Three days later.
Lin Yue had already sorted out the information on the current domestic electric bicycle market and reported it to Li Ze.
"Director Li, according to the information we can find so far. The current growth rate of the electric bicycle market was indeed very shocking.”
"Last year, the total sales volume of electric bicycles in the country was only about 320,000 units, but so far in the first half of this year, the sales volume has been close to the whole of last year!”
"At present, there are more than a hundred electric bicycle manufacturers in the country. It can be said that it is in a period of desolation.”
"The most well-known manufacturers among them are undoubtedly the 'Big Dove,' the 'Thousand Paper Crane', the' Little Antelope,'the' Green Garden,'and a few others.”
"In addition, we also have a local manufacturer called 'Green Beak' in Shanghai. Although it can't compare to the well-known electric bicycle manufacturers above, so far this year, the sales volume in Shanghai has reached about 5,000 units.”
"Among the cities in the country, the best sales of electric bicycles are undoubtedly in Shanghai. According to the information I found, this year alone, Shanghai has already issued more than 30,000 electric bicycle license plates!”
"As for the accessories of the electric bicycle…it mainly consists of the battery, motor, controller, and charger. The other parts don't have much technical content.”
" Domestically speaking, our battery technology should be better than Yadi's. As far as I know, the major electric bicycle manufacturers are not too far behind in terms of the motor technology…"
Hearing Lin Yue's report, Li Ze nodded slightly.
Although the sales figures she had compared were only from last year and this year, and less than half of the year had passed, from the current data.
It was not a big problem for the sales of electric bicycles to double that of last year.
China was a superpower with a population of 1.3 billion.
This was an unimaginably huge market.
It could be foreseen that the entire electric bicycle market would definitely usher in an explosive growth!
"Mr. Lin, have you asked anyone about the cost of an electric bicycle?”
Li Ze suddenly asked.
Lin Yue quickly replied," I have a general understanding of this. However, this is only based on the estimation of the electric bicycle parts. It is not very accurate."”
"We can't find detailed data on the specific costs of each manufacturer. "Based on our estimated cost, the cheapest electric bicycle on the market should be around 300 to 400 yuan.”
"The more expensive ones probably cost less than six or seven hundred yuan.”
"However, the cheapest electric bicycle costs 1500 to 1600 yuan, while the most expensive one costs 2300 to 2400 yuan. In terms of cost, the profit margin could be said to be very high.”
Li Ze was stunned and a little surprised.
"The cost of this electric bicycle is actually so low? If that was the case, the profit would be several times! No wonder there are hundreds of electric bicycle manufacturers in China now…"
Lin Yue smiled and said," As I just mentioned, the main components of an electric bicycle are the battery, motor, controller, and charger.”
"But the cost of the charger and controller isn't high. The remaining parts, including the car shell, were actually very cheap.”
"The main cost is still the battery and motor.”
Li Ze nodded slightly and said,"Then, if I were to directly acquire an electric bicycle manufacturer, which one do you think would be more suitable?”
"Do you have any specific requirements, President Li?" Lin Yue asked after some thought. For example, the other party's technology, scale, current market share, and so on?”
"I don't have much requirements in this aspect," Li Ze said. As long as there was a set of basic technology and a production line framework, it would be fine.”
"I see…"
Lin Yue pondered for a moment and suddenly said,""Then I think that the local electric bicycle manufacturer in Shanghai, Lu Liang, is a good choice.”
"They can sell 5,000 cars in less than half a year in Shanghai, the most competitive city at the moment. They occupy about one-sixth of the entire Shanghai market.”
"It means that their skills are quite solid. Moreover, it's a local factory in Shanghai. After the acquisition, it'll be convenient for you to manage and inspect it.”
" Alright," Li Ze nodded slightly and said," You can contact the other party on my behalf and see if they are willing to sell." In terms of price, they could offer a suitable premium.”
"But if the price is too high, then forget it. You mentioned before that there are hundreds of electric bicycle manufacturers in the country, so there is a lot of room for choice.”
" Alright, I'll contact them later..." Lin Yue replied.
"Okay, you go first."
Li Ze waved his hand.
After Lin Yue left, she immediately sent someone to check the contact information of the electric bicycle company, and then personally made a call…
Before the matter of purchasing the electric bicycle from Lu Liang was settled, Li Ze welcomed Lin Dong's visit.
"Representative Lin, please take a seat!"
Li Ze brought Lin Dong to his office and greeted him warmly.
After Lin Dong sat down, he smiled and said,"President Li, IDG's American headquarters have already communicated with Wilma Supermarket. They have agreed in principle to let Zerun Technology's two MP3 players be sold in their supermarket.”
"However, you'll have to send someone to negotiate with the other party about the specific fees.”
"Boss Li, you should know something about Wilma Supermarket, right?" Lin Dong said after a pause. This was one of the largest supermarket chains in the world.”
"As long as Zerun Technology's products can be sold in Wilma, then consumers in most parts of the United States can buy them.”
"In addition, we've also contacted Amazon. Zerun Technology's products can also be sold on Amazon. As a result, Zerun Technology's two MP3 players had both online and offline channels.”
"The rest will depend on the publicity. If the American people approve of it and buy the product!”
Hearing Lin Dong's words, Li Ze was delighted.
"Representative Lin, this is great. I believe that when our Z1 and D1 players enter the US market, they will definitely perform well!”
"I think so too," Lin Dong said with a smile.”
"Then, President Li, when do you plan to send someone to the US to negotiate with Wilma Supermarket? In addition, Amazon's platform's commission was based on different product categories and prices.”
"For electronic products like MP3 players, we take 8% of the selling price.”
"This is basically fixed. There's no need to talk about it. CEO Li can just get someone to apply for the product to be sold on Amazon.”
Li Ze thought for a moment and said," I'll go to the United States personally this week."”
"That would naturally be for the best."
Lin Dong nodded and said," At that time, we will also send an assistant to accompany you to the United States. When you arrive, there will be people from our headquarters to receive you."”
"Also, I wonder how much CEO Li will set the price of the Z1 and D1 players in the US?”
Li Ze thought for a moment and said," According to the domestic pricing…the Z1 is close to 340 USD. The two versions of the D1 are about 150 and 175 USD respectively.”
"However, considering that the commission fee from the channel is still uncertain, the Z1 model is tentatively set at between 339 to 369 USD.”
"As for the two versions of the D1 model, it's tentatively between 149-169 USD and 179-199 USD.”
"Sure! This price was very competitive in America. Moreover, there was currently no product in the US market that could directly compete with Zerun Technology's two MP3s.”
Although the RioPMP300 and Juicebox MP3 players were also available in the US market.
However, in Lin Dong's opinion, these two MP3 players were not products of the same era as Zerun Technology's Z1 and D1. They could not pose a threat to Zerun Technology's two MP3 players at all.
They would not treat them as direct competitors.
Therefore, when Zerun Technology's two MP3s entered the US market, there was no real competition at all.
"By the way, Representative Lin, regarding the matter of contacting the major music copyright companies and associations in the United States, I'm afraid I'll have to ask your company's people to help pull strings.”
" There's one more thing. I would like to ask your company to help me find out if there's a high-speed motor technology in America…"
Hearing Li Ze's words, Lin Dong was slightly startled. He asked curiously,""I wonder what you want to know about this high-speed motor technology?”
Li Ze smiled and said," It's nothing. I just want to try out a little thing, but I'm not sure yet. It's just a little idea. I don't know if it'll work."”
Li Ze didn't want to reveal the specific situation for the time being, so he was very vague and deliberately made it clear that he wasn't sure.
Lin Dong did not take it to heart.
"Alright, I'll contact the people at the headquarters and ask them to help keep an eye out."”
"Alright, thank you, Representative Lin!”
"Hehe, you're too polite, Director Li."
After that, the two of them briefly talked about Zerun Technology's two MP3s entering the US market. Then, Lin Dong stood up and left...
After Lin Dong left, Li Ze began to ponder.
If Zerun Technology's two MP3s successfully entered the US market, then Zerun Technology would definitely need to establish a branch office in the US to take charge of the business there.
This time, he could go to Wilma Supermarket personally.
However, Li Ze couldn't stay in America for long, so he needed someone to take the helm.
The most suitable candidate was undoubtedly Lin Yue.
However, after Lin Yue left, he had to arrange for someone else to be in charge of the domestic affairs.
Li Ze did not have the time and energy to deal with the daily trivial matters of Zerun Technology.
After thinking for a while, Li Ze called Lin Yue over.
"President Li, do you have any instructions for me?”
Lin Yue asked.
Li Ze nodded and briefly explained the situation to Lin Yue. He asked,""I wonder if you have any suitable candidates to recommend.”
"After all, after you take charge of the US branch, there will also be someone in charge of the daily operations and management of the domestic company.”
"President Li, I think Director Sun of the marketing department should take over the daily operations of the company."”
"She's still in charge of the marketing department. What do you think? After all, the two MP3 products of Zerun Technology are on the right track in the domestic market. The marketing department is not as busy as it was at the beginning.”
"I think Director Sun should be able to handle it.”
Li Ze thought about it and felt that it was feasible.
Sun Ting's ability was not bad. Moreover, wasn't he keeping an eye on the domestic side? If there was anything urgent, Li Ze could handle it himself at any time.
He only asked Sun Ting to be in charge of some trivial matters in the daily operations.
"Alright, Director Sun it is then!" Li Ze nodded. Hmm…I'll also promote Director Sun's position to the company's vice president.”
Li Ze paused for a moment before continuing,"I'll also take this opportunity to improve the entire high-level structure of the company, including the positioning of the employees."?”
"Including the different levels of salary. Now that the company was slowly expanding, it was better to regulate all aspects.”
"To be specific, for example, President Lin, your position will be adjusted from the general manager to the executive president, and Sun Ting will be the vice president of the company. Your salary will be set according to your annual salary of 500,000 yuan. The rest will be set according to this standard.”
"As for the specific levels and the salary of each level, you should take advantage of this time to decide. After I come back from America, let me have a look.”
Hearing Li Ze's words, Lin Yue was both surprised and happy.
Her original salary was about the same as Shen Qianru's in Legend of Mir 2. Her monthly salary was around 20,000 yuan, which was about 300,000 yuan per year.
But now, Li Ze had almost doubled her salary and gave her an annual salary of 500,000 yuan!
How could Lin Yue not be happy?
However, this was also necessary for Li Ze.
It was necessary for the company's development to have a standardized structure, including employee grades and salaries. And the treatment of high-level people like Lin Yue would definitely have to keep up.
Only then would he be able to make the other party follow the company wholeheartedly.
According to the situation of many start-up companies, there was usually an equity incentive for senior executives like Lin Yue.
Only in this way would these higher-ups treat the company's development as their own career. It was not just a job.
However, Li Ze had no such plans for the time being.
He was prepared to wait for Zerun Technology to gain a firm foothold in the United States and truly get on the right track before considering the matter of equity incentive.
However, before that, it was still possible to slightly improve the treatment of some employees, especially the treatment of the company's senior executives.
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