After the divorce, I became a rich girl

Although Li Mingyu has only worked with Li Jiawei for less than half a month, he admires her work ability.

He also knew about the situation Li Ronghua mentioned, but now that things have come to this point, it is no longer helpful to talk about the past.

Li Ronghua put the documents on his desk, thought for a moment, then looked at Li Mingyu and asked, "Mingyu, if we lower the price of cars now, will the sales increase?"

Upon hearing Li Ronghua's proposal, Li Mingyu rejected it without hesitation, "Chairman, our model has been launched for less than a year. If we lower the price now, it will greatly reduce consumers' recognition of our brand.

By then, car sales will likely not only not increase, but will actually decline sharply, and there may even be a large number of customers requesting refunds, which could trigger a brand crisis."

Li Ronghua was also aware of the situation Li Mingyu mentioned, but the engine equipped in this car was the focus of the group's research and development and promotion, and the cost was quite high.

The car has been on the market for nearly a year now, and after deducting all costs, the initial investment has not yet been recovered, let alone a profit.

If the current situation continues, by the time Huanyu Automotive successfully develops its engine and the Li Group launches new models, this project will probably be declared a failure.

He is the one who leads this project, so he will be responsible if the investment fails.

Li Ronghua sighed helplessly and looked at Li Mingyu: "If you don't lower the price, do you have any way to increase the sales of this car in a short period of time?"

Li Mingyu shook his head helplessly. This car model does not have enough advantages among its competitors at the same price.

However, seeing Li Ronghua's helpless expression, he consoled him, "Chairman, although the current sales of this car haven't met expectations, it's not bad either. It can still be profitable, but the time to profit will be later than expected."

Li Ronghua sighed and patted the document lightly, "Well, you should pay more attention to market sales trends.

As you said, although sales are not ideal, they are still acceptable. As long as we don't lose money, we can report to the directors. "

After finishing his work, Li Ronghua looked at Li Mingyu and said, "Mingyu, Li Yan has returned to the group, but he's not very satisfied with his position. You have a good relationship with him, so go and counsel him."

Li Mingyu nodded and replied, "Chairman, I will."

Li Ronghua waved his hand tiredly, "You go first."

Li Mingyu came out of the chairman's office, thinking about Li Ronghua's instructions, and went straight to Li Yan's office.

Li Mingyu pushed open the door and saw Li Yan looking out the window, wondering what he was thinking.

He walked forward and followed Li Yan's gaze. Outside the window, there was nothing but the tall buildings opposite, so he asked, "What are you looking at?"

Li Yan came back to his senses, looked at Li Mingyu, and said, "Brother Mingyu, you're here, please take a seat!"

Li Mingyu sat down on the sofa opposite Li Yan. Seeing that Li Yan looked unhappy and gloomy, he asked, "Are you unhappy to be back at headquarters?"

Li Yan gave a wry laugh and said self-deprecatingly, "As the chairman's special assistant, how can I be unhappy?"

Li Mingyu smiled and asked, "Are you not happy to be the chairman's special assistant?"

Li Yan looked at Li Mingyu and sighed, "With my age and experience, I shouldn't be assigned only the position of special assistant to the chairman!"

Li Mingyu asked, "What position do you want to hold?"

Li Yan looked at Li Mingyu and said, "I told my father that I wanted to go to the Investment Department to be responsible for foreign investment and strategic layout. As a result, he got furious and kicked me out directly."

Hearing Li Yan say this, Li Mingyu rubbed his forehead. Now he understood why Li Ronghua looked so unhappy when he met him just now.

Li Mingyu looked at Li Yan and didn't speak immediately. His action made Li Yan a little confused. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Li Mingyu sighed, considered his words, and asked, "Li Yan, do you know why the chairman is angry?"

Li Yan shook his head, "How would I know?"

Li Mingyu said: "The director of the investment department is now Cheng Guangzhi's man."

"Cheng Guangzhi's people?" Li Yan asked in disbelief.

Li Mingyu nodded. "He's one of them. After your sister left the group, the group made a small-scale personnel adjustment. Were you unaware of this?"

However, seeing Li Yan's confused face, Li Mingyu felt that it was pointless to ask this question.

After all, if Li Yan knew about this, he would not make such an outrageous request to the chairman.

However, from Li Yan's request, it can be seen that he is completely ignorant of the current situation within the group. Thinking of this, Li Mingyu felt relieved. As far as the current situation is concerned, Li Yan can no longer threaten his position.

It took Li Yan a while to react. He looked at Li Mingyu and said, "I really don't know about this!"

Li Mingyu stood up, walked over to Li Yan, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You need to understand the internal situation of the group during this period, otherwise you will make such a low-level mistake next time. I have work to do, so I'll go get busy first."

Watching Li Mingyu leave the office, Li Yan scratched his hair irritably.

Now he finally understood why his father was so angry and felt extremely regretful.

Li Mingyu was right, he did make a very low-level mistake.

The next day, Li Jiawei learned what happened to Li Yan in the Li Group.

Liang Yusen looked at Li Jiawei, who was still concentrating on studying the acquisition documents, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you so calm? Don't you care about your eldest brother at all?"

Li Jiawei looked up at Liang Yusen, smiled and said, "Uncle Liang, I said I care about him, but not only do you not believe it, I don't believe it myself either."

"Besides, why should I worry about him? This is just a small episode for me. His father has paved all the way for him, so it's better to worry about myself than him."

"Besides, Big Brother does have some abilities, but he's never experienced anything at the grassroots level, so he always looks up and naturally doesn't understand the situation down there."

After hearing what she said, Liang Yusen looked at her and asked, "Your father arranged for your eldest brother to be the special assistant to the chairman. If it were you, what position would you assign him?"

Li Jiawei thought for a moment and replied, "I will arrange for him to work in a factory first."

"Worker?" Liang Yusen looked surprised. "With your brother's resume, wouldn't it be a waste of his talent to be a worker?"

Li Jiawei sighed softly, put down the documents in her hand, and looked at Liang Yusen: "Uncle Liang, you are particularly concerned about my brother's affairs today!"

Liang Yusen smiled and said, "You can't hide anything from me. Your father called me last night and complained all night long. Your eldest brother really disappointed him this time.

It’s been over a week since I returned to China, and I still have no idea what’s going on with the group.”

Li Jiawei smiled and asked, "So you came to ask me? Do you want to know what I think? Or does my father want to know what I think?"

Liang Yusen said frankly, "Your father and I are both curious. After all, we've invested a lot of effort and resources in your eldest brother over the years, but why did it end up like this?"

Li Jiawei thought for a moment and said slowly, "Perhaps the root cause is that the resources you provided him were too generous."

Now that Li Jiawei no longer has any intention of plotting against the Li Group, she can naturally look at some things beyond the Li Group.

Moreover, as the second largest shareholder of the Li Group, she would also suffer huge losses if the group fell into crisis.

Therefore, if the eldest brother is destined to become the successor of the Li Group, his ability will determine the future development height of the group.

Li Jiawei said, "Since Big Brother feels ashamed of being the chairman's special assistant, let him go to the workshop to gain some experience and let him look down a little. Some experiences can't be gained by standing at the top all the time."

After thinking for a while, Liang Yusen nodded and said, “Okay, I will tell your father.”

So, just when Li Yan finally understood the personnel situation of the group and adjusted his mentality to prepare to serve as the chairman's special assistant, he did not expect that his father would directly send him to a subordinate factory to be a front-line worker.

Li Yan wanted to resist, but this time he couldn't even see Li Ronghua.

However, Li Ronghua told him that if he didn't want to work in the factory, he should leave the group and find another way out.

Li Yan simply didn't believe that his father would make such an outrageous decision. After all, his father had put a lot of effort into getting him to return to China. He found it hard to believe that his father would say such a thing.

Li Mingyu looked at Li Yan, who was full of disbelief, and said helplessly: "The chairman did say so."

Then, Li Mingyu advised: "It would be nice to work in a factory for a while.

The factory is currently producing our new models, and you can gain an in-depth understanding of the relevant industrial chain by visiting it.

When Huanyu Auto successfully develops and launches new models, you will also be able to secure more opportunities to participate.”

Li Yan looked at Li Mingyu and felt that what he said made sense. He also knew that he couldn't change his father's decision, so he said, "Okay, I'll go."

When Cheng Guangzhi saw Li Yan leaving the group headquarters, he was surprised by Li Ronghua's actions, but he also expressed his understanding.

After all, having a successor who is ambitious but lacks the skills is indeed a headache, and it is time to give him some training.

When Duan Dongyang heard that Li Yan had gone to work at the factory, he gloated, "Boss Cheng, our chairman is really weird. He doesn't want to cultivate his excellent daughter, but insists on supporting this useless son. What do you think he's thinking?"

Cheng Guangzhi smiled and said, "From ancient times to the present, how many people with sons have you seen pass on their family business to their daughters?"

Duan Dongyang thought about it and nodded, "True." Then, as if on a whim, he said to Cheng Guangzhi, "What do you think about exposing the chairman's preference for boys over girls online? There's a lot of discussion online about these kinds of topics, and it would definitely help the chairman gain some fame."

Cheng Guangzhi glanced at Duan Dongyang meaningfully and said, "He's the chairman now. If his reputation is damaged, do you think it will have no impact on the group?"

Duan Dongyang thought that if the group's performance was affected by Li Ronghua, his own interests would also be damaged, so he gave up the idea and said with some regret: "It seems that our chairman is not destined to be famous!"

At the same time, Li Jiawei, Wei Jiaming and Liang Yusen jointly established an automobile company and named it Xingchi Automobile.

Li Jiawei holds 40% of the shares, Wei Jiaming holds 30% of the shares, Liang Yusen holds 15% of the shares, and the remaining 15% is given to Professor Xu Zhili's work team as a technical investment.

However, for this 15% stake, they only have the right to dividends, not the right to sell.

If they leave Xingchi Automobile in the future, Li Jiawei will buy back their shares at the market price.

Professor Xu Zhili is very satisfied with this equity distribution. With these shares, he and his R&D team will be able to obtain more funds for research.

The acquisition of Huayang Machinery Manufacturing Plant has also been basically completed. Xingchi Automobile acquired 100% of the shares of Huayang Machinery Manufacturing Plant for 5.3 billion yuan.

After Li Ronghua learned about Li Jiawei's purchase price, he frowned and immediately picked up the phone to call Li Jiawei.

Li Jiawei was having dinner with people from Huayang Machinery Manufacturing Factory. When she heard her cell phone ringing, she was stunned when she saw the caller ID.

They haven't been in touch for a long time since they last met their father at the villa.

Li Jiawei whispered a few words to Wei Jiaming beside her, apologized to the people from Huayang Machinery Manufacturing Factory, and went out to answer the phone.

Li Jiawei said, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Li Ronghua said, "I saw the news online that you acquired Huayang Machinery Manufacturing Plant. Isn't the price a bit inflated?"

"Inflated? No, this is the price given after calculation by a professional team." Li Jiawei responded.

Li Ronghua said, "I've read Huayang Automobile's report. If the Li Group acquires it, the price won't exceed 4 billion at most."

Li Jiawei explained: "Huayang Machinery Manufacturing Plant has the country's top high-end CNC machine tools and manufacturing technology for key mechanical components for new energy vehicles.

If they hadn't encountered financial problems earlier, they wouldn't have been able to secure 4 billion for such a large-scale machinery manufacturing plant."

Li Ronghua said, "I was just saying it casually. Just remember it. By the way, when will your new company open? Send me an invitation and I'll go congratulate you."

Li Jiawei said, "The eighth of next month."

"Okay, I will definitely be there to congratulate you then."

On the day of Xingchi Automobile's opening, many business tycoons came to the scene. Even those who could not attend in person sent flower baskets.

For a time, the office space of Xingchi Automobile on several floors was surrounded by flowers.

The employees of Xingchi Automobile were amazed at the well-known names on the flower baskets, and marveled at the wide network of contacts their boss had.

The cocktail party that evening was a star-studded affair. Such occasions weren't just for congratulations; the gathering of so many bigwigs might even lead to a potential collaboration.

Li Jiawei is now adept at handling such business banquets, not to mention that with Wei Jiaming by her side, she is even more at ease in such occasions.

After Li Jiawei finished talking with a steel plant owner, she gently patted her slightly hot cheeks. There were too many people toasting her tonight.

Wei Jiaming saw that Li Jiawei was a little drunk and asked with concern, "Do you want to go upstairs and rest for a while?"