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Chapter 505 That’s it?

Because Zi Xiaowei's ideas somehow matched the current situation in Southeast Asia.

Chinchillas are also a perfect fit for the tourism industry in China.

I really saved up a lot of money to buy those twenty Totoro.

In addition to the 300 or so trial-produced exhibition cars in China, the number of cars rolling off the production line is now gradually increasing at around 50 to 60 or 70 to 80 per day. The mass-produced cars, whose production line defects have been corrected one by one, are beginning to be lined up at the car factory.

We can deliver 3,000 to 5,000 units by the end of July, and it would be good if we can achieve a monthly output of 60,000 to 70,000 units by the end of the year.

In order to increase the production capacity of Jiangzhou Super Pulse Factory, the two sides combined will have a monthly delivery capacity of 100,000 vehicles.

Not only were the chinchillas that were delivered immediately divided up, they also attracted Southeast Asian landlords and businessmen from all directions.

How could these twenty My Neighbor Totoro movies be put on the rental market?

The shareholders of the local car rental company in Koh Samui warmly welcomed him and introduced Zi Xiaowei to these landlords and tycoons who also bowed enthusiastically one by one.

There were wealthy lords and even parliamentarians from the capital Bangkok, the famous folk tourist destination Pattaya, the famous tourist attraction Phuket, the famous national park island, as well as car dealers from nearby India and Malaysia.

Almost all of them invited us to set up a car rental company.

If we talk about the previous cat series, it still looks like a quirky beetle-shaped romantic little car.

All parties are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards this pure electric vehicle.

The Chinchilla now has a range of 600 kilometers and looks like a standard large SUV. It has a beautiful appearance that conforms to the public's aesthetic taste and provides a riding experience that exceeds expectations.

Immediately let the businessmen who smelled the scent gather around.

Thanks to the wedding photos taken a few days ago, Zi Xiaowei bought a few high-end summer suits, so Chang Yueling asked him to bring them with him and change into them when landing was approaching.

The gray and white linen fabric is so light that you won’t feel hot even if you add a silk scarf at the neckline. It just has a full sense of pretentious fashion.

Now, holding Ruth's hand, who was wearing a large floral dress, he was chatting and laughing, shaking hands and exchanging a few words with her. He really had the style of a young wealthy man.

It felt like we were just casually chatting about business while on vacation.

Only one of Chang Yueling's female assistants followed closely behind them, guarding them and listening to any instructions. Ding Minggui followed the others and scattered around.

Sabina was also mixed in here, watching the lively scene thoughtfully.

Zi Xiaowei, of course, spoke in English. "Six hundred thousand! Just one month after its launch, we've already sold and ordered six hundred thousand in mainland China. This model will definitely leave a lasting mark in automotive history... Welcome! I heard your friend also gave you a Totoro."

Sister T, who was unruly in the live broadcast rooms and internet celebrity circles of Luguo, is now hiding behind a bunch of landlords and wealthy businessmen, like an exceptionally quiet squirrel.

She was flattered to be called and bowed to shake hands, not afraid of being exposed by the low V neckline.

The wealthy businessmen and landlords, who had just been shocked by the figure of 600,000 vehicles, turned around and were surprised to see this city woman in strange clothes.

Zi Xiaowei also helped introduce it: "There's a Pattaya singing internet celebrity who's very famous in mainland China. She signed a contract with our company to tour mainland China for promotion. She gave it to her good friend in China, Sister T, a super internet celebrity with tens of millions of fans in China. Do you like the new Totoro model?"

Sister T clasped her hands together respectfully. "It's wonderful! I've never experienced such a comfortable car. This will definitely be the best SUV for all of Lu Country..."

When she was live streaming, she kept using foul language, which was extremely inflammatory.

It's quiet and elegant now.

No matter how the wealthy businessmen view the internet celebrity economy, at least they know that this woman is no ordinary person, and they all applauded.

But the main thing is to immediately seek cooperation invitation from Mr. Marco from the car rental company.

Of course, what we want most is the Koh Samui model. Our island is bigger, the city is bigger, there are more people, and we need more vehicles.

The Koh Samui model is completely free of donations, okay?
Zi Xiaowei has been very patient and has been running the business steadily since the Spring Festival.

The investment in just one hundred Cat series vehicles alone is over 10 million yuan, and four integrated solar-storage-charging charging stations have been provided free of charge on the island.

Apart from arranging a group of Changjiang Automobile's overseas maintenance engineers and quality inspection managers to receive salary allowances from the car rental company, not a penny of the so-called car rental fees was collected.

Do these bastards still think they can get it for free?

But there was no trace of contempt or amusement on Zi Xiaowei's face.

He just walked slowly to the side of the two Chinchillas and said: "You can all check the actual selling price of my cars in the mainland. It's 1.5 million baht per car. If you are interested in operating and using them, I can provide a subsidy of 500,000 baht per car. But in the first half of the year, I can only provide 500 cars to tourist attractions. Who wants them?" The people gathered in Koh Samui by themselves. The shareholders of the car rental company, who were local tycoons, contacted the car owners to come here.

No matter how much these people want to get something for free.

This immediately made my heart beat!

Regardless of whether they can confirm Zi Xiaowei's selling price in the mainland, the price of one million baht after subsidies is indeed very tempting.

The average price of an ordinary large SUV from a non-luxury brand in Southeast Asia is about 140 million baht.

In Southeast Asia, the competition situation is relatively mild, and the target consumer groups generally have a sound financial situation. In short, they are wealthy people above the middle class.

In fact, with the "high-end" riding experience of the Totoro with air suspension and shock absorption, such a large fish-eye screen, and six-seat luxury experience, it will definitely be sold for more than 200 million.

In the past few years before the epidemic, when the economy had not yet declined, an ordinary Korean seven-seater SUV could be sold for 230 million baht!
Now, a large pure electric SUV that far surpasses the Korean seven-seater SUV price is only one million.

The car dealer from Malaysia immediately made the decision: "I want it!"

Unexpectedly, Zi Xiaowei laughed and said, "I said it's for car rental companies cooperating with tourist attractions. If you want to introduce sales, then there's a different pricing system."

His unhurried tone evoked a touch of capitalist savvy. "According to our backend monitoring data, eighteen Totoro vehicles and thirty-seven Lovely Cat vehicles have been diverted for private use. Their operating trajectories and facial recognition inside the vehicles confirm that they are not being used for rental operations. We are considering disabling their use from the backend."

Several shareholders of local car rental companies were unconvinced: "They're all operating on the island anyway, so isn't it enough to just serve as an advertisement?"

Zi Xiaowei smiled and said, "There are legal clauses in our agreement to establish a car rental company with Koh Samui. The cars provided free of charge on Koh Samui are not for your personal use. They are meant for tourists from all over the world and Chinese consumers to test drive. If they were all taken home, who else would be able to drive them? So, you either have to invest in a car or return it within 24 hours to start a rental operation. Otherwise, they will be locked up and cannot be operated."

Everyone then began to realize: "Even if consumers buy these cars in the future, will they still be controlled by the Chinese manufacturers behind the scenes?"

This is a big accusation, and it makes people very worried and apprehensive.

Zi Xiaowei spread his hands. "New energy vehicles all have this characteristic, including Teslas. This makes them a natural fit for rental companies. Theft isn't a concern at all. Losing the signal to the backend restricts the vehicle's use. Secondly, as long as there's a local dealership, the authority to manage the backend locks is vested in the local area. If the country has an assembly plant, they'll have a full suite of equipment for vehicle management, provided they've paid the required fees."

This has been made very clear. These one hundred cute cats and twenty Totoro cars were delivered to the car rental company for free for display.

It was a godsend to get this business without paying a penny, but he greedily embezzled it for his own use.

Do you really think I'm a sucker?

That’s why there are no free car rental companies, you have to pay.

Almost two-thirds of the car price.

Right next to the two open-door Totoro cars, the wealthy landlords and car dealers with all sorts of plans were calculating quickly.

The same Malaysian car dealer asked: "Can I apply to sell this car in Malaysia? What is the price?"

Zi Xiaowei said crisply, "20% off. If you can establish a dealership like this and ensure stable after-sales maintenance, you can reduce the discount to 25% in two years, and then decrease it all the way to 40%!"

In fact, the pricing of Chinchillas is definitely a little bit lower, but it is also in line with the normal ratio of about half of the total cost of production materials.

The main reason is that Zi Xiaowei sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles in pre-sales, which directly reduced the R&D and production line costs to almost zero, and then the live broadcast sales model reduced the marketing costs into his profits.

Therefore, selling it to Luguo for 200,000 yuan with a subsidy of 100,000 yuan is not a loss.

Of course, if the dealer is told that the price of the car will be 180,000 yuan after seven or eight years, that would be pure wishful thinking.

The result was somewhat surprising. The Malaysian dealer agreed without hesitation: "Okay! I hope to sign the Malaysian distribution rights immediately and receive the first batch of goods as soon as possible."

Really, Zi Xiaowei didn't really think much of the Southeast Asian market. There are so many poor people here that it's already a bit difficult to buy a cute cat worth tens of thousands of yuan. A chinchilla worth 300,000 yuan is definitely a luxury car.

But his expression was calm and collected: "How many cars do you expect to sell this year?"

The other party said firmly: "I am very optimistic about this car. Including the cute cat, we expect to sell no less than 5,000 units nationwide in Malaysia!"

That's it?

Even Sister T, who was standing behind, frowned.

Chang Yueling, the overseas student in North America, was even more disappointed. The initial investment was already tens or even twenty million, and this was the only price they sold for?
Is it really so difficult to expand overseas?

(End of this chapter)