Chapter 535 Are We Really Old?
Luo Yang arranged the reception according to the standard of 9 people, but in the end, including himself, there were only 6 people.
Among these six people is his father-in-law Jiang Yuanshan.
This is a very normal phenomenon. Even if it is organized by the Chamber of Commerce President Nan Hongbin, there will often be two or three people who cannot show up, not to mention the invitation from the Honorary President Jiang Yuanshan who is far away in Yang City.
However, Chen Liyang made a special effort to explain it before the dinner started.
The executive vice president had another dinner party for his business matters, and another vice president went to Yangcheng for work.
There is also an honorary vice president who went to the United States, reportedly to fulfill the annual residence time required by the green card. He basically went there for a few months in the first and second half of each year.
So the people present tonight include President Nan Hongbin, Vice President Zhang Qifeng, Honorary Vice President Duan Siyuan, Secretary General Chen Liyang, plus Jiang Yuanshan and Luo Yang, father-in-law and son-in-law, a total of 6 people.
Everyone’s wealth and influence are directly linked to their position in the Chamber of Commerce.
For example, Chairman Nan Hongbin owns a listed chemical group with assets exceeding 130 billion yuan, and this 130 billion yuan has been certified by the Hurun Wealth List.
Another example is Vice President Zhang Qifeng, whose family originally ran a cable business, but later somehow ended up switching to the copper futures market. More than half of the family’s industries have gone the financial route, but the old physical manufacturers are still in Yang City, but have shrunk a lot in size.
It is precisely because he has business in his hometown that he and Jiang Yuanshan are more familiar with each other.
Another honorary vice president, Duan Siyuan, was much worse. He was a pile foundation boss in his early years. At the peak, it was said that he owned more than 95 pile foundations. That was around . He was indeed rich at that time.
Duan Siyuan is also a blessed man.
At that time, most of his business was in Shanghai, and after a considerable number of projects were completed, the balance settlement was offset by Party A.
It just so happened that he was a person who liked to hoard houses, and would buy one or two when he made money. At that time, the housing prices in many places in Shanghai, including Pudong, were only about three to four thousand yuan per square meter, and in the urban area it was only about six to seven thousand yuan.
Over the past decade, he has owned no less than fifty properties in Shanghai alone.
As for the Secretary-General Chen Liyang, he was originally an associate professor at a university. Later, for some reasons, he gradually left the front-line education position and started a part-time business. After meeting Nan Hongbin, he was recruited by him to serve as the Secretary-General of the Chamber of Commerce.
After getting to know the situation, Luo Yang felt that if he wanted to use the Chamber of Commerce’s connections to build relationships with universities, he would most likely have to rely on Chen Liyang for help.
Even though he doesn't have any business of his own now, with the help of the Chamber of Commerce platform and his high emotional intelligence, he has made quite a lot of connections outside over the years, even some vice presidents can't compare to him.
"Xiao Luo is an anomaly. We in Yang City have always been influenced by the industries in our hometown, but you are unique. You started the drone industry and even crossed over to the milk tea industry. You also invested in film and television, and started the liquor business. If it weren't for Lao Jiang's introduction, we would never have believed it!"
Nan Hongbin was right when he said this. Most of the bosses coming out of Yang City have businesses related to the advantageous industries in their hometown. This stems from the restructuring in the early 1990s, when a batch of township enterprises were contracted out and then further developed along the original old path. Isn't this just inheriting the original foundation?
This is also the norm. There are more than one Moutai distillery in Maotai Town, not only in Yang City, but also in Maotai Town. Guannan started making sexy underwear and finally became the capital of sex. How many companies are needed to support this reputation?
However, the industries that Luo Yang is currently planning have almost nothing to do with the basic industries in his hometown. No wonder Nan Hongbin and others find it strange.
"I had never been exposed to business before. After graduating from high school, I came to Shanghai to study. I was exposed to the new business thinking of big cities. So when I started my business, my thinking followed the environment. It was accidental, but also inevitable."
If you want something, you must lower your posture. Luo Yang behaved very humbly at this moment.
"So what Lao Zhang and Xiao Chen said just now is right. The Chamber of Commerce needs to introduce fresh blood, more young people, so as to change our outdated business thinking."
Nan Hongbin smiled and said, "Take the chemical industry for example. The entire industrial cluster in Yang City was very prosperous at the beginning, but with the change of policies, it had to move out. I was lucky that I made some changes before the change came and embarked on the road of developing high-end products, but in the past two years, I felt a little tired again."
After three rounds of drinks, the initial sense of strangeness was eliminated a lot, and everyone chatted more casually.
"Yes, now the country's environmental protection requirements are getting higher and higher. Chemical companies must either move up the industrial chain or transform. If they continue to follow the traditional path, they must be willing to move their factories to the backward central and western regions, and hide their emissions like rats."
Chen Liyang then added: "Like Chairman Nan, constantly investing in new product research and development is to ensure a smoother industrial path in the future."
"The chemical industry will not disappear in the short term, because the petrochemical industry chain is too long. From small things like plastic to our daily food, clothing, housing and transportation, to large things like the materials for airplanes and cars, all of them are inseparable from chemicals."
Luo Yang can see what is ahead, and he speaks with confidence: "Fine chemicals is one way to go, and industrial upgrading and transformation to semiconductors is another way."
Nan Hongbin didn't care much at first, and just listened to Luo Yang's suggestions out of politeness.
Could it be possible that a listed company lacks strategic guidance?
His company started to shift to fine chemicals four or five years ago, and Luo Yang only brought this up now, which seems a bit like hindsight.
Even though the word semiconductor was mentioned in the second half of the sentence, he just smiled faintly and didn't take it seriously.
On the contrary, Jiang Yuanshan knows his son-in-law too well. This happens many times. While they are chatting, a new idea pops up. Then, when they discuss it in depth, they find that it is very consistent with the current trend and the next few years, and there is great potential for development.
So when no one else was paying serious attention, he interrupted and said, "Chairman Nan is in the chemical industry, how come he is related to semiconductors?"
“It really does matter.”
Luo Yang smiled and did not directly answer the question about the connection, but instead talked about the semiconductor industry in passing.
"Dad, the mobile Internet industry will be the hottest area in the next few years. This is a common consensus among senior executives, business people, and financial circles."
The father-in-law and son-in-law answered each other in coordination: "The most basic platform carrier of mobile Internet is the smart phone. Smart phones cannot do without a key thing, that is, chips. In fact, whether it is a smart phone, a computer, or other intelligent high-tech products, they cannot do without chips."
Forehead.
Everyone was talking about chemical industry, right? How did it end up being about smartphones and chips?
"Chips are the high-end embodiment of the crystallization of semiconductor industry technology. This thing will be very important in the next decade or so."
When he got to this point, Luo Yang smacked his lips and said to Jiang Yuanshan: "Including future new energy vehicles, the number of chips used in an electric new energy vehicle may be hundreds or thousands."
In fact, the sudden turn to new energy vehicles meant that Luo Yang suddenly lost interest and wanted to end the topic hastily.
Nan Hongbin didn't want to listen, and he didn't want to talk yet.
But Jiang Yuanshan didn't think so, because he knew Nan Hongbin's influence on the Chamber of Commerce better than Luo Yang. If his son-in-law wanted to borrow the relationship of the Chamber of Commerce, he would definitely need the support of him as the president.
"According to what you said, the chip industry is indeed very important in the future."
He guided Luo Yang: "But what does this have to do with chemical industry?"
Tsk, do I have to say it?
After seeing the look in his father-in-law's eyes, Luo Yang could only put down the chopsticks that were about to pick up the food.
He had no choice but to continue, "The chip manufacturing industry chain is very long. For most of the links, there is no production technology in China. There is a lack of R&D investment and the technology is relatively difficult. In short, it is very difficult. However, there is a link at the end of chip manufacturing called chip packaging, which involves nano-scale chemical raw materials. I think this is also a part that Chairman Nan's family company can consider getting involved in."
The table suddenly fell silent. "According to the research of relevant statistical agencies, the chip industry will be a trillion-dollar industry in the future. Even the end-point chip packaging has a very promising market prospect."
Luo Yang continued in silence: "And as far as I know, there is currently no company in China that can do this technical link."
“Because it’s difficult and requires a lot of R&D money?”
Nan Hongbin, who had been indifferent at first, suddenly spoke up. He frowned and looked at Luo Yang and said, "Xiao Luo, is chip packaging technology only mastered by a few countries?"
"President Nan, apart from the upstream raw material link, this production link is the simplest in the entire chip industry chain."
Luo Yang smiled and said, "Because of the industrial transfer that began in the 1970s and 1980s, Japan and South Korea can now do it. If you want to learn, it shouldn't be difficult. President Nan can go and learn about it when he has time to see if there is any interest in getting involved."
When he said this, he couldn't help but interject an explanation.
"After the chip is covered with electronic components, it needs to be sprayed with a layer of nano-scale chemical raw materials and then encapsulated using a special process."
“Nano-grade chemical raw materials”
At this time, Nan Hongbin's mind was still full of chemical raw materials, and he didn't think of doing the packaging as well.
Luo Yang didn't rush to remind him.
Because he knew that as long as Nan Hongbin was willing to understand, the strategic department of a listed company would definitely suggest doing the packaging as well.
There was no need for him to emphasize it at all.
"It turns out that we still need young people's thinking!"
Nan Hongbin spoke up, breaking the quiet atmosphere at the table, and this time he praised Luo Yang more seriously.
He raised his glass and said, "Xiao Luo, thank you for helping me open my mind. I will definitely find a chance to learn more about this industry. Maybe I will talk to you later and listen to your suggestions. Come, let me toast you a glass of wine."
This glass of wine immediately livened up the atmosphere.
"Old Jiang, your taste in choosing a son-in-law is absolutely first-rate!"
After toasting Luo Yang, Nan Hongbin refilled the small wine cup in front of him, raised his glass to Jiang Yuanshan and said, "Today is the dinner for introducing Xiao Luo to join the Chamber of Commerce. As the father-in-law and introducer, do you also want to drink a glass?"
Perhaps he was in a good mood. After drinking the cup, he led everyone to drink another cup on the grounds that the Chamber of Commerce had added fresh blood.
White wine, which was not very popular before, suddenly became popular.
"Xiao Luo, don't you run a milk tea shop? My third brother is now doing investment. If you are short of funds, you can talk to him."
Zhang Qifeng sat next to Luo Yang. When Luo Yang raised his glass to toast him, he suggested to him with a smile on his face: "There is still a lot of liquid funds in his circle. As long as the project is good, millions or tens of millions will be invested directly, and even interest will not be charged."
Forehead.
Luo Yang didn't know how to reply to him for a moment.
He raised the wine cup and could only smile and say, "For the time being, we are not short of money for the expansion of the milk tea shop. Instead, we are short of funds for the development of the drone industry. However, I don't want to give up my equity, so I am discussing a loan with the bank recently."
Jiang Yuanshan, who was sitting on the other side of him, heard the word "loan" and turned around in surprise to ask, "You are still short of money now. Haven't you already discussed financing with Sequoia Capital? Why don't you move the cash flow in Luo Sheng Tang's account?"
Lao Jiang's mind was working very quickly.
The last time Luo Yang went back, he mentioned the financing of Lemon CC to him. Now, hearing what his son-in-law said, it seems that the financing has been completed, so it's even more strange.
Lemon CC has so much unused surplus in its account. After financing and giving up its equity, won't some of this money be lost for no reason?
"Most of the money in Lemon CC's account was transferred to Luo Sheng Tang's account at the end of last year. Lemon CC is the main financing entity, which does not affect the company's profit. And I have other uses for this money."
Luo Yang had always been thinking about purchasing the headquarters building, and the money in Luo Shengtang's account was reserved for this matter.
It's just that in the current environment, he didn't say it explicitly.
"Eh?"
Although Chen Liyang was seated one seat away, he seemed to hear a familiar name.
"Mr. Luo, you mentioned that you raised funds from Sequoia Capital?"
"Yes, there was an investor reception in Shanghai last week. I chatted with Shen Nanpeng at the reception and we finalized the investment."
Luo Yang turned sideways to Chen Liyang and gave him a brief answer.
"Sequoia Capital is interested in your milk tea business?"
Chen Liyang asked in disbelief: "How much money did they invest?"
Jiang Yuanshan was also curious about this question. Luo Yang did not mention any specific details when he went back last week.
So he also looked at his son-in-law.
"Lemon CC gave up 10% of its shares and raised million yuan."
Luo Yang found it difficult to talk about not discussing the expected 50 billion yuan, mainly because he couldn't get over it psychologically and always felt like a failure.
However, the numbers that seemed a bit like a failure to him blew up the whole audience like a depth charge.
"Your Lemon CC is worth 42 billion?"
Jiang Yuanshan opened his mouth slightly: "Just one milk tea brand, not including Nayuki?"
"Nayuki is more valuable, so I don't want to touch it for now."
Luo Yang shook his head and said, "As for Lemon CC, when its valuation reaches around 100 billion, we should find a buyer to sell it to, so that we can have more cash in hand."
Damn, are these father-in-law and son-in-law speaking human language?
A milk tea brand worth 42 billion?
Sell it when it reaches 100 billion
Don’t want to touch the more valuable Naixue for the time being?
You haven't graduated from college yet!
Chairman Nan Hongbin's family started out in the chemical industry and has been busy for more than 130 years. They finally got the company listed and raised the family assets to billion yuan. And you easily created two milk tea brands and in just a few years your assets were equal to those of the chairman's family?
Are we really old?
(End of this chapter)
