CSGO Unboxing Streamer: A Charity-Driven Tycoon

Chapter 344 Congratulations! Your project application has been approved!
After all, it's the capital's spring auto show.

The participating car companies basically cover all the car manufacturers you can see on the road.

Lei Jun's choice to hold the sales event in this setting is quite bold, as many car company presidents attended to observe.

There was a banquet at noon. Lu Yiming originally just wanted to get some food and then go to the venue to look at other cars, but he didn't expect to be caught by President Lei.

"President Lu! You're here! Honestly! Why didn't you even say hello before you arrived!"

Hearing this, Lu Yiming wanted to roll his eyes.

I had an invitation, and Mr. Lei probably already knew about it when I walked in. Who was he trying to talk to by saying that now?
Seeing that many people around him were looking at him because of Lei's words, Lu Yiming understood that Lei was speaking to them.

In fact, Lu Yiming didn't really want to be in the limelight. After all, the one who was too prominent had already faded into obscurity and was now a taboo subject that couldn't be mentioned in certain situations.

However, as the top salesperson, Mr. Lei still deserves our respect.

Lu Yiming immediately took off his mask and laughed, "I mainly don't want to steal your thunder. If I'm there, who'll care about the car?"

When he said this in a joking tone, Lei always nodded with a smile in agreement.

Lu Yiming's appearance made the atmosphere at the banquet quite subtle. There were over a hundred people present, all of whom were either presidents or CEOs of companies.

Some of these people harbor resentment towards Lu Yiming, namely those new forces that have emerged with the booming new energy vehicle market.

Just then, Lu Yiming and President Lei were having a pleasant conversation when someone stepped forward and said with a smile, "This must be President Lu! You're so young and promising! Would it be convenient for us to get to know each other?"

The man who arrived was middle-aged. Although he was pot-bellied, he exuded a very greasy aura.

Mr. Lei naturally recognized him.

Upon assuming the throne, Lu Yiming introduced, "This is the president of Beifeng Group!"

Hear this.

Lu Yiming smiled and nodded, preparing to give a perfunctory response.

However, the president of Beifeng Group did not let him off the hook. After shaking hands, he did not let go. Instead, he acted like an elder leading a junior, telling Lu Yiming about the history of their Beifeng Group.

At this moment, even General Manager Lei felt embarrassed for Lu Yiming. He wanted to help him out but didn't know where to start. After all, although Northern Group was not strong among many car companies, it did not simply represent entrepreneurs.

It's worth noting that while Beifeng's own cars aren't well-known, some of its joint venture vehicles are doing very well.

Lu Yiming didn't resist much. In any case, he was currently focused on the first word, "socializing," and he could just get by. It was impossible for him to actually "socialize."

soon.

The president of Beifeng finally revealed his purpose.

"Mr. Lu! Domestic car companies are having a tough time right now! You hold the key to a new era. If possible, please give us old car companies some room to survive!"

He spoke in a very low voice, so that only the two of them could hear him.

Lu Yiming raised an eyebrow at this, not expecting that this was what he wanted to say after all that. Lu Yiming replied softly, "Personally, I think that the survival of car companies is ultimately determined by consumers. As for the supply of solid-state batteries, due to special circumstances, it can only be supplied to a limited number of companies in the short term. The relevant application conditions are under discussion, and a specific set of regulations should be available around April this year."

April, which is next month.

Upon hearing this, the Dongfeng president nodded, looking at Lu Yiming with satisfaction. He wasn't stupid; he could tell from the slightest clues what the higher-ups' attitude towards Lu Yiming was. Naturally, they weren't here to offend Lu Yiming; they just wanted to know some things in advance so that the company could make the necessary preparations.

He started this trend.

After that, Lu Yiming was always surrounded by people, but he forgot their names one by one, mainly just dealing with them casually.

Moreover, none of these people had the audacity of the Dongfeng president.

Regarding the afternoon's exhibition, Mr. Lei expressed his hope that Lu Yiming could make an appearance, but Lu Yiming shook his head and refused. Although Mr. Lei was undoubtedly the top salesman, he would never dream of being in front of the camera.

It's not that he's afraid of standing in front of the camera; on the contrary, he's quite happy to be in front of the camera, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen the live streaming industry. It's just that when he's in front of the camera, he's always facing reporters asking questions, which makes him feel uncomfortable.

In the afternoon, Lu Yiming strolled around the exhibition like an ordinary tourist.

The Mijia booth became the most eye-catching spot of the day, with a constant stream of people coming to test drive the vehicles. Just like at the exhibition at the beginning of the year, CEO Lei Jun stayed on the front line to serve everyone who came to test drive the vehicles.

That night, he checked into a five-star hotel in the capital and had the study in his suite set up as a live-streaming room in advance.

The moment the broadcast started.

The screen was flooded with messages asking for cars.

In this regard.

Lu Yiming was prepared, shrugging and spreading his hands, "Brothers! Don't ask me for it! Just go and comment on Lei Zong's Weibo! I don't have any myself!"

In fact, Lei offered it, but Lu Yiming didn't take it. It wasn't that he looked down on him; it was simply that he didn't have a place to park in his garage.

For Lu Yiming, a car is just a means of transportation. He might have liked sports cars at first, but after driving them, he now finds them too troublesome.

Just like huge floor-to-ceiling windows, everyone wants to have one in their own home. But if you live on a lower floor and face the road, a layer of dust will accumulate on the windows in less than three days, and the cleaning cost will be hundreds or thousands of dollars each time.

Money is a small matter to Lu Yiming, but he wants to avoid unnecessary trouble as much as possible.

He doesn't drive out very often, but every time he has to have a tow truck tow him onto the road first, and then he drives another car to exchange for the other one. It's really brain-dead behavior.

What Lu Yiming didn't expect was...

When he said he didn't have a car that night, Mr. Lei personally came to his door the next day and handed him a car key.

"President Lu! You absolutely must accept this! Otherwise, I'll be torn to shreds by netizens!"

"The car has already been arranged to be delivered directly to your home!"

These are the first two sentences I heard when I opened the door.

Lu Yiming, who had just woken up, was a little confused. Just as he was about to refuse, President Lei closed the door and left. Looking down at the car keys in his hand, Lu Yiming asked blankly, "What's going on!"

Lu Yiming originally thought that Lei would use this incident to create a stir, but to his surprise, there was no news that Lei had given him a car that day.

It's obvious that CEO Lei was also observing his attitude, and he gave him the utmost respect.

If he hadn't mentioned it during the live stream today, President Lei would probably have assumed the car had never been given away. After understanding the other party's intentions, Lu Yiming would have considered himself to have fallen for a trap.

Sometimes, psychological warfare is just that hard to defend against.

That evening, Lu Yiming started a live stream, pulled out the keys Lei had given him, and laughed, "Brothers! It's done! Lei has delivered it to my door! This is all thanks to you guys! This car should have been given to you guys in a raffle! But since he personally delivered it to me, it wouldn't be right for me to just give it away. So how about this! When the second batch of reservations starts in three months, I'll give away ten cars to you guys, okay?"

In the end, Lu Yiming still endorsed Mijia Auto. Following his remarks during the live stream, the pre-order slots for all three Mijia Auto models were fully booked the very next morning.

A total of 150,000 vehicles need to be shipped out, of which 120,000 are the maximum production capacity of the factory built by Mr. Lei in three months, and 30,000 are expected to be arranged for users to pick up their vehicles in the next half month.

150,000 vehicles were ordered in two days.

This report card is nothing short of astonishing.

It's worth noting that the Mijia Auto was only mentioned by Lei Jun in an interview last year when he said he had this plan.

Who would have thought it would be implemented so directly in early 2021?

Many people were unaware that Lei Jun had built a car factory until the actual car was unveiled at the press conference at the beginning of the year, which suddenly alerted domestic automakers. But by then, it was too late.

Lei Jun took advantage of the benefits of Fanxing Intelligent Manufacturing, borrowed some technicians from Shanghai Volkswagen and BYD, and with the assistance of Bai Ze, he was able to accelerate the entire research and design process of Suqi.

Lu Yiming originally planned to stay in the capital for two days and then rush back, but plans can't keep up with changes, and President Lei warmly invited him to attend the celebration party.

It is indeed worth opening.

The gross profit margin after tax for this price range of 288,000 is 32%. The fact that it can achieve such high profits at such a low price is thanks to Bai Ze's scientific cost reduction efforts.

Based on this gross profit margin.

The total will be 28.8 billion in three months, with a gross profit of 9.21 billion.

New energy vehicles are currently supported by policies, so the actual profit will be greater than the after-tax gross profit. After all, for every new energy vehicle manufactured, the qualification to manufacture fuel vehicles can be used to offset environmental tax.

The remaining 50,000 vehicles are mid-range and high-end models.

These two models have higher profit margins than the regular models, so the after-tax gross profit of these 50,000 vehicles alone exceeds 10 billion.

With a total revenue of over 20 billion, this is only enough to sell the next three months' worth of goods. If Lei Jun isn't the top salesman, then no one else can claim that title.

However, this also means that Lei Jun's personal income is at least 8 billion yuan.

There were more people at the banquet than at the previous luncheon because of the presence of reporters. Lu Yiming had already spoken to President Lei to ask him not to focus too much on him with the cameras.

Lei did indeed give a greeting, but people's legs can move. Although Lu Yiming wasn't standing under the spotlight, he was still noticed even though he was in a corner.

Holding a champagne glass in one hand and a tray full of food in the other, he looked at the reporters and cameras in front of him, unsure which to eat first.

The reporter was very excited. He thought he was in trouble because he couldn't squeeze into the front row, but he unexpectedly found Lu Yiming.

Facing the camera, she exclaimed excitedly, "Viewers! We're currently at the Mi Family celebration banquet! Guess who I've run into! Haha~ It's our philanthropic entrepreneur, President Lu!"

There are many flaws in this statement.

Lu Yiming didn't know where to start vomiting for a moment.

However, seeing that the microphone in the female host's hand had Bilibili on it, she immediately understood what was going on.

It's fair to say that in Bilibili's parody video section, whoever becomes popular will become popular. As a prominent figure in the internet world in 2020, Lu Yiming naturally attracted content creators who would choose to use him for parody videos.

The title "Your Excellency Lu" comes from the castle-like house he once lived in in Chongqing, which was jokingly referred to by the viewers on Bilibili as "the king finally has his castle."

Lu Yiming's looks aren't particularly outstanding; at best, he's like Aaron Kwok in his younger days. But while he may not be good-looking, he's incredibly wealthy. Plus, he often gives away cars during his live streams, which has earned him the nickname "King of Charity" on Bilibili.

Most importantly, his charity work is never based on his employees. Starry Sky's benefits are among the best in the industry, achieving both charity and employee welfare simultaneously.

At least they won't worry about raising employee wages and fear something might happen that could disrupt the entire industry.

Therefore, his title was finally set as philanthropic entrepreneur, which sounded much better than "King of Philanthropy," so Lu Yiming never complained about the prefix in the live broadcast.

But I don't complain just to prevent an even worse reputation from emerging.

The fact that this reporter from this small, unknown website used this prefix in the interview made Lu Yiming feel somewhat presumptuous.

"Holy crap! It's President Lu! It really is President Lu! Wasn't he supposed to be doing a live stream today? Why is he still eating?!"

"Haha! So that's why President Lu took the day off today, he's here for dinner!"

"Hilarious! Everyone else is gathered in the main banquet area, but he's here eating in a corner! Is he just here to eat for nothing?!"

"President Lu doesn't need this kind of exposure opportunity. To put it bluntly, the main stage is for President Lei. Everyone gathered around President Lei is trying to curry favor with him, but President Lu doesn't need to curry favor with President Lei!"

"Case solved! President Lu probably didn't want to steal President Lei's thunder, so he chose to just eat on the side. So touching!"

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Lu Yiming has quite a few fans on Bilibili.

His Bilibili account has over five million followers, even though he only posts a handful of videos on the platform and doesn't manage the account at all.

This data is quite astonishing.

Although Lu Yiming couldn't see the comments on the screen, he knew from the reporter's words that this was a live broadcast.

He immediately greeted the countless viewers behind the camera.

This is where the female reporter's lack of professionalism became apparent. Because she hadn't prepared in advance, several of the questions she asked were quite nonsensical.

For example, when asked why Lu Yiming chose to stay in the corner of the venue, the question made Bilibili, which was watching the live stream, nervous for her.

However, she was just nervous; her professional skills were not a problem. She quickly recovered and conducted a brief interview with Lu Yiming.

This interview was a resounding success for her, as countless media outlets wanted to interview Lu Yiming, but she was the only one who managed to do so, much to the regret of the other media personnel present.

Just as some people learned that Lu Yiming was at the venue and were preparing to look for him.

Lu Yiming has already left.

He didn't exactly run away; he received a phone call.

He Haijian's office.

Lu Yiming came for the second time.

As Lu Yiming sat down opposite He Haijian, He Haijian crossed his arms and said with a smile, "Congratulations! Your project application has been approved!"

(End of this chapter)