Huali Group started from scratch, and the first ten years were basically in the dormant stage, seemingly without any dazzling operations, but step by step in the layout.

From 06 years of cooperation with the British Manganese and Copper Group, the establishment of Shanghai British joint venture, to 09 years of acquisition of Australia DSI transmission factory, began their own initial technology accumulation, from the cottage and the transformation of the above.

What is really well-known to the world is that in 10 years, Huali Group annexed the Swedish luxury brand Volvo. This scene was called "snake swallowing elephant" at the time, because compared to Volvo, Geely is really a small character.

However, many people don't look down on this acquisition, because Volvo is a broken house, in addition to fame, the foundation has been wool once by the American Ford Group. This time it was sold because it lost too much money and was a junk asset.

In addition, there is a technical isolation agreement in the acquisition contract, and Huali Group is not allowed to directly use Volvo's technology. In the eyes of many people, this article is even more solid to the name of Huali's injustice, spending a lot of money to buy such a broken settlement back, is it useful?

Arguing about this thing can only be proven by time.

Although Huali's background is not as good as that of a century-old Ford, to be honest, Ford has a thick foundation left, and the operation is simply a mess.

Volvo, which was originally just a broken settlement, began to come back to life under the operation of Huali Group, and gradually rose steadily. In addition, Huali Group has taken advantage of Volvo's east wind, but also improved its own brand value, gradually got rid of the initial impression of borrowing and copycats, and had its own family design.

What's more, under the technical isolation agreement, I can't use Volvo technology directly, but I can use it indirectly.

As a result, Huali Group has developed something through various cooperations, digging into the corners of Volvo little by little, not only establishing its own high-end sub-brand Link, but also qualitatively changing the car architecture, engine parameters and so on.

Even on the WTCR (Global Touring Car World Cup), it achieved the record of the first Chinese production performance car to win the championship. And the follow-up results are very stable, and it is very likely that they will win the World Constructors' Championship.

You must know that WTCR is not a pheasant event, it is a first-class touring car event under the FIA. Winning the constructors' championship in this event is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for China's auto industry.

Maybe in another ten years, the field of performance cars will not only be Japanese, German, and American, but there may also be a Chinese series.

Zhang Yifei wants to cooperate with Huali Group, and it is precisely because of its step-by-step ambition that he likes. Because even if it is the acquisition of Prost Racing shares, there may be a similar isolation agreement in terms of technology research and development.

Huali Group has had a riotous operation in later generations, and I believe that this world should not be transformed. Just like Zhang Yifei imagined before, whether it is copying or copying, or copycating, anyway, if you go in, you will find a way to get something out.

Zhang Yifei never cared about any borrowing and copycat infamy, because late-developing countries want to catch up, and there is no way to avoid this step. The United States in the fifties, Japan in the seventies did similar things, and in the nineties it was China's turn to do it.

After this period of low-end development, when the technology accumulates, similar scolding will naturally disappear.

However, Zhang Yifei despises the kind of enterprises that do not want to make progress and are immersed in copycats and references. You must know that borrowing and copycat is only a process, not the final result.

Without R&D, there is no way to break through the high-end ceiling and fall behind forever!

The negotiation process between Zhang Yifei and President Huali was very smooth, because both sides have many similar things in their bones.

And in the face of the holding of Prost Racing Team, Huali Group is also aware that this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which may bring qualitative improvement to the group in the future.

If it is changed to an ordinary car company, it is still a small role stage and does not dare to invest huge sums of money to gamble, but Huali can almost be said to have taken out 20 million US dollars from his family, and plans to set up an investment company with Zhang Yifei to jointly acquire the shares of Prost Racing Team at that time.

Counting the 30 million capital in Zhang Yifei's hands before, Zhang Yifei made a total of 50 million US dollars on this trip back to China.

Although history has changed, Zhang Yifei estimates that no matter how much the Prost team raises the price, it should not exceed the figure of 50 million US dollars. And I believe that other potential buyers are not as prepared in advance as themselves, so Zhang Yifei is almost completely sure of the holding of Prost Racing Team, and does not continue to interview other companies.

In fact, another reason why I didn't talk about it is that Zhang Yifei is really a little unbearable, and in the past ten days of running, his injured right foot is very swollen, and there is almost no sign of improvement.

Zhang Yifei didn't want this kind of toss, and if there were any sequelae left at that time, it would be a big loss!

The day after Zhang Yifei negotiated cooperation with Huali Group, he received a call from Kossel. Prost held a press conference and officially announced the termination of the contract with the Peugeot Group, and will no longer use Peugeot engines in the new season next year.

At the same time, Prost also announced that it will tender for a new supplier of racing engines and sell a portion of the team's shares to obtain financing.

As for the amount of shares sold, Prost did not disclose it at the press conference, but according to Kossel's prediction, it should be around 40 percent. Because the team itself is a negative asset, and the funds for the development of the car and the purchase of new engines are very large, Prost can only "sell blood" to maintain.

Hearing the news, Zhang Yifei did not hesitate at all, and directly asked Junko Takeda to buy a ticket to Italy. Since the fifth race is currently being held at the Imola circuit in San Marino, the Prost crew members are also stationed there.

Because once Prost announces the sale of shares, there will inevitably be buyers, and historically, Saudi princes, South Korea's Daewoo Motors, and even Diniz himself have expressed their intention to buy Prost Teams.

It's just that the price they give is too low, and many want all the shares. In addition, Prost's brain at that time did not turn a corner, and he still thought about being bought by Renault or other French sponsors, so he killed himself......

This world Prost has been beaten by reality, and Renault even bought the Benetton team early. So this means that the stubborn "French doctor" will not appear again, and if he doesn't rush over, he may be given the first strike by other buyers.

So Zhang Yifei's dream of going home was shattered again, and now he understands a little, why Dayu passed the door three times and did not enter, it is true that many times people are not as good as the sky.

At Yanjing Capital International Airport, Uncle Lu, He Lang and He Ziling all came to see Zhang Yifei off.

Before boarding the plane, He Lang and Zhang Yifei stood aside and said a few words of conversation between men.

"Yifei, I really admire you, because what you are doing now may be something that the entire Chinese racing industry can't think of, but you have done it."

"I haven't done it yet, just blow it slowly."

Zhang Yifei replied with a smile, indeed, in the Chinese racing industry in this era, no one dared to think that he could buy an F1 team, even if it was just to become a major shareholder.

"In the past few days, I have watched you on crutches, going to talk from company to company. Sometimes I wonder what you're fighting for, and as a driver, you don't have to take control of Prost at this stage. ”

"For the development of Chinese motorsports? You're only 18 years old, are you thinking so long? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei smiled and replied: "Actually, this question of yours was already asked by Junko Takeda before I returned to China. ”

"The answer I gave her at the time was that fate made me stand at this point in time, and I still have to do something after all, all I have to do, it's just that simple."

Whether the times create heroes, or heroes change the times, this topic has been discussed for thousands of years, and no one can come up with an accurate answer.

Zhang Yifei doesn't know what impact he is doing now and what impact he can ultimately make, but he knows one thing deeply, that is, twenty years later, there will not be a single F1 driver in China who will not be able to build an F1 team.

may rely on two lifetimes to get good results in this era, and even become a sports superstar.

But what about after that? Zhang Yifei has seen too many sports superstars, Liu Xiang, Yao Ming, Lin Dan, Sun Yang, etc., all of which rely on their personal ability to support superstar athletes in a project.

When they grow old and retire, it is almost the end of an era, and they don't know where the next successor is.

Zhang Yifei doesn't want this situation to happen in racing, and he doesn't want to think about foreign brands when it comes to performance cars decades later. Now that God has let himself go back to twenty years ago, he still has to do something after all, and as for whether he can change it, it's up to fate.

"If you succeed, you'll start an era."

He Lang was silent for a long time before he said this, his eyes were full of admiration. From Zhang Yifei, he saw the most noble and pure quality of a driver.

"Let's talk about success."

Still smiling, no one understands how difficult this road is better than Zhang Yifei, and he himself has no confidence.

When entering the boarding gate, Zhang Yifei said goodbye to everyone, and just as he was about to turn around and leave, a figure threw himself into his arms and almost knocked him down.

"Then I'll give you a hug and say goodbye, tell me, what's the difference between Sophia, the passionate Brazilian girl?"

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