After the meal, Lu Zixin and Su Zhirong went for a walk and talked about Leiyu Home Appliances Company.
Lu Zixin said: "The smart speakers I am making for them now have average voice interaction intelligence, and the main sensors are also made by our Hongxin products."
"To be honest, if their own Xiaoyu smart speakers were put on the market, the competitiveness would definitely not be very high. It can only be said to be an ordinary smart home appliance."
"For my dad, this is enough." Su Zhirong held his hand and said, "What he wants is to prove to others that his business philosophy and direction are correct."
"You've helped a lot, thank you."
"No need to say thank you." Lu Zixin said with a smile, "Your father has already promised me that I will take you away whenever he wants. He has no objection at all."
Su Zhirong complained: "He has this kind of character!"
Lu Zixin said: "In fact, I think smart home is also an important channel for the future development of our company, Hongxin."
"You want to join the game?" Su Zhirong immediately understood what he meant.
Then she analyzed, "It is indeed the case. The foreign smart home market is increasing every year. Although our Chinese market has not yet ushered in a period of large-scale growth, the trend should be similar."
"Companies such as Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Amazon are all investing in this direction. In our country, large home appliance companies such as Midea, Colli, and Haier, and Internet technology companies such as Keli, Jingdong, Lianxiang, and Dami are also investing in this direction. Already in the game. Hongxin can indeed expand its business scope in this area.”
Lu Zixin nodded and said: "That's what I think. What is the ultimate goal of our Hongxin Cloud intelligent information processing system? It is to serve mankind with technology."
"Home appliances are an indispensable part of people's lives. Smart home appliances are an essential element in future home life!"
"Then what do you want to do?" Su Zhirong looked at him and asked.
"Starting from scratch and developing on the original basis will naturally develop faster if there is a foundation." Lu Zixin foreshadowed, and then said: "I see if I can invest in a smart home appliance company to specialize in this direction."
"You mean, my dad's Thunderstorm appliances?" Su Zhirong immediately understood what Lu Zixin meant.
Lu Zixin said calmly: "Now it seems that Leiyu Home Appliances is a good choice. First of all, their company is not big, with big brands such as Haier and Gree. Even if we invest, they may not agree, and they will not have the right to speak."
"Then they also have a certain foundation in the field of home appliances and are also developing smart home appliances. The most important thing is that with your father's relationship, it is more convenient to have another person in charge who is familiar with the industry."
He had observed Leiyu Home Appliance Company in the past two days and found that the company's situation was not bad.
Moreover, if Lu Zixin invests in Leiyu Home Appliances, it will definitely not be a bad thing for Leiyu Home Appliances Company, but a huge good thing.
It is difficult for a company like theirs to attract investment if it is neither good nor bad. Hongxin's capital and technical strength are much stronger than theirs.
Su Zhirong nodded and said: "This plan is feasible. But I don't know what my dad thinks, and other shareholders of their company may not agree."
Su Zhirong knew that Lu Zixin's so-called investment must be to occupy the majority of the shares and control the right to speak. The company's shareholders may not agree, and even her father's side is not sure.
Lu Zixin said: "That's why I'm asking you, if Hongxin invests in Leiyu, their assets will definitely grow. In other aspects, I don't know."
Su Zhirong thought for a while and said, "Well, I'll go back and talk to my dad about this and ask him what he thinks."
"If it doesn't work, forget it." Lu Zixin said, "We can also develop smart home appliances ourselves, but it's a little more troublesome."
What Lu Zixin has to do now is not only to develop more new technology products, but also to lay out the layout. Just like Penguin and Keri, Ontology is already powerful enough, but if you investigate carefully, you will find that many familiar companies and applications have their shares.
In this way, their resources can be utilized to the maximum extent, new profit channels can be continuously opened and expanded, and the risks of a single market can be reduced.
After the two of them communicated, Su Zhirong went to Su Xu to talk about the matter the next day and asked him what he thought.
"Hongxin buys a stake in Leiyu?" Su Xu was stunned when he heard Su Zhirong's proposal, and then asked: "How much is the stake?"
"Control the big head!" Su Zhirong just finished speaking, Su Xu was surprised: "Big head? Are you too ambitious? Our Leiyu Home Appliances is also a listed company, and its current market value ranks in the 20s in the national home appliance industry. More than a billion!"
Su Zhirong smiled and said: "Dad, this is just a small matter for Hongxin. If Hongxin controls it, let alone 50 billion, Leiyu will have a market value of tens of billions or even 100 billion in the future. possible!"
"You are just talking nonsense!" When it came to business, Su Xu also took it seriously, "Now in the domestic home appliance industry, we can count on one hand all the companies with a market value of over 100 billion."
"Hongxin is investing in Leiyu. How much money can be invested? Furthermore, will the company's shareholders agree to let Hongxin control the right to speak?"
"That's why I'm asking you!" Su Zhirong said, "The key is to see what you think. If you think it's okay, then this can be done."
"Dad, this is a great thing! You now own 12.3% of the shares in the company. How much is it worth? The valuation is only a few hundred million. If you really want to sell it, no one will buy it. But if Hongxin is allowed to invest in Leiyu , even if you only hold 5% of the shares, the value is several times higher than it is now!”
"And I'm sure that Thunderstorm's shares will definitely be sought after by investors by then!"
"Your father and I, it's enough to make this kind of money in this life. I just want to develop the business well." Su Xu still shook his head. If both he and the company could accept ordinary investment, then let Hongxin take control directly. This would be a disguised form of selling the company to Hongxin as a subsidiary, and he couldn't accept it for the time being.
"From the perspective of corporate development, Hongxin's investment in Leiyu is also the best result!" Su Zhirong continued to persuade, "Your idea is to develop smart homes, right? But other shareholders of the company have different ideas from you. They want to Continue to develop traditional home appliances.”
"With Leiyu's strength, R&D capabilities and financial capabilities are not enough to develop smart homes. Your dream can only be a dream."
"But what if we have the help of Hongxin? In the field of intelligence in China, Hongxin is definitely one of the best! You can tell from the smart speakers, right? Lu Zixin can solve the problem you encountered in two days."
“If Hongxin is behind Leiyu’s backing, maybe Leiyu can become a nationally or even world-famous smart home appliance company!”
When Su Zhirong said this, Su Xu did not directly deny it, but fell into deep thought. After Lu Zixin improved the Xiaoyu smart speaker, he asked Xia Ankang to learn about the Hongyun smart voice assistant they were talking about.
The more I learn about it, the more surprised I am that Hongxin’s smart technology has actually developed to this point! If used in the field of home appliances, it is very likely to reach the point he imagined. All home appliances can operate intelligently and give users the best living experience.
And these are currently difficult to achieve for Leiyu home appliances for the time being or in the next few years.