Chapter 3151

An Kaifeng's presentation let the world know the ambition of Changying Automobile, and the two families' decision to use Ye Changying's name to name this car brand also showed everyone with practical actions that in this battle, the An and Ye families are staking not only their lifelong glory and honor, but also that of Ye Changying.

Next, He Yuanjiang and Han Meiqing took the stage one after another.

As the CEO and CLO (Chief Legal Officer) of Changying Automobile, the two expounded their views and determination on the future development of Changying Automobile from their respective professional perspectives.

Han Meiqing's appearance made everyone realize the determination of Changying Automobile.

Because no car company would focus on poaching a former top lawyer to become the Chief Legal Officer at the beginning of its startup. Many companies don't even take legal affairs seriously, always feeling that a position like legal affairs is not needed when nothing happens, and is useless when something happens, so much so that many companies only truly realize the importance of legal affairs after paying a huge price in money and losses.

The automotive industry, like the internet industry, is a disaster area for commercial legal disputes. If there is no absolutely strong legal team to support it, it will definitely step into pits everywhere. Not only are intellectual property issues related to patents very tricky, but even car models may trigger trademark and patent disputes. Today you develop a car in China and set the model as 123. Tomorrow you plan to sell this car to the United States, and suddenly a local US car company might come with a pile of documents and tell you, sorry, the right to name the car 123 is with me, you must change the name.

Therefore, Changying Automobile put the Chief Legal Officer in a position second only to the CEO right from the start, which shows they are well-prepared.

However, in stark contrast to Han Meiqing receiving a lot of praise, He Yuanjiang, who had a strong scholarly atmosphere and looked very gentle and elegant, became the object of public questioning.

Before the press conference was even over, many people on the internet had already started to criticize the choice of He Yuanjiang as CEO of Changying Automobile as a blunder.

Because He Yuanjiang had been on Wall Street for years, his popularity in China was not high.

In the eyes of many Chinese people, he was just an amateur who appeared out of thin air. Coupled with the fact that he had been teaching at Jin Ling Finance and Economics Academy for the past few years and seemed to have nothing to do with the new energy industry, this made everyone somewhat worried that Changying Automobile's choice of leader might have some problems.

And after his resume was published via PPT at the press conference, one couldn't see any connection between this person's professional past and the automotive industry at all.

On Wall Street, he did finance-related work. In Jin Ling, he was a finance professor. It seemed the only thing this person had to do with the automotive industry was that he likely had a driver's license.

Consequently, some keyboard strategists and keyboard financiers on the internet immediately jumped out to criticize, saying that two big families staked everything on Changying Automobile, and in the end, pushed a novice onto the poker table to complete the gamble for them, which is destined to be difficult to succeed;

Some also used the Titanic as an example, saying the ship was awesome, the people on the ship were also awesome, but the captain was a mentally disabled person who loved to show off, and this giant ship was destroyed because of him.

However, only the parties involved knew that He Yuanjiang's understanding of new energy vehicles could not be judged simply by professional eyes.

Even Xiao Churan, after watching the press conference, couldn't help but say to Ye Chen: "Husband, that Professor He is a university professor by background. The An family and the Ye family let him be responsible for a 40 billion US dollar project. Can he really handle it? I just took a look at the comments on the internet, and it seems everyone is skeptical of him..."

Chen Yining, who was on the side, also said solemnly: "I think it's hanging by a thread. Sometimes doing things doesn't depend on how much money you invest, but on whether you use the right method. Otherwise, even with more money, you might not be able to do it well. The An family and the Ye family's choice of leader is indeed a bit rash. If it were me, I would definitely poach people from the industry, and poach the most excellent ones. Go take a look at Tesla, go take a look at Toyota, go take a look at the three new energy brothers, and use money to smash a batch of top talents in various fields over. This matter would definitely be done."

Having said this, Chen Yining added: "If the mistake in choosing the leader leads to a series of company decisions and investments going down the drain, then what is left for Jin Ling might not be a 40 billion US dollar big enterprise, but a 40 billion US dollar mess. Perhaps the people of Jin Ling are hoping that Changying Automobile can drive the economic development of Jin Ling, but after they come and toss around, they find it didn't succeed, turn around, pat their butts, and leave."

Ye Chen didn't comment on Chen Yining's point of view. He knew that people have their own basic logic for judging things, and Chen Yining's judgment logic was the same as the vast majority of people. They need to see more good news before they will believe in the future of a project. If they don't see enough good news, or just see some key bad news, they will feel that this matter has no future.

So, Ye Chen smiled slightly and said firmly: "I personally feel that people who know cars might not be able to build good cars, and people who can build good cars might not be able to sell them well. So sometimes, doing certain things doesn't necessarily mean you have to get some people who look very professional. Look at those car reviewers who are most popular on the internet today—which one has studied automobile manufacturing? Which one has worked in a car company? Many people don't seem to have even gone to college, but that doesn't stop them from earning tens of millions or more a year by talking about cars."

Having said this, Ye Chen paused and continued: "From this, it can be seen that in this world, once any academic field deviates from the academic itself and rises to the commercial field, it is definitely no longer a purely professional problem. Because professionalism has no upper limit. Even if you concentrate the world's top technology into one car, it's not certain that many people can afford it. Instead, it deviates from the basic logic of commerce itself. This is like growing vegetables. Everyone knows that organic, pollution-free agricultural products are the best, but if the whole world only grew organic, pollution-free agricultural products, more than half of the people in the world would starve to death."

Chen Yining frowned and said: "Although what you said has some truth, I just paid attention to the public opinion on the internet, and it seems everyone is full of doubts about Professor He as the CEO candidate. This perhaps shows that although professional people might not be able to do business well, it will probably be even harder for unprofessional people to do this business well."

Ye Chen laughed: "This is still my own personal opinion. I feel that if the views of netizens on the internet represented the probability of commercial success, then the business model of this world would have collapsed long ago. On the internet now, no less than a million people mock Japanese ordinary household cars for being thin-skinned and having a lot of 'filling' every day, but that doesn't stop Toyota from selling more than 11 million cars worldwide in the past year. If a person can never figure out why Toyota can make so much money, then he will never be able to do well in the automotive industry. Being a spectator who watches the fun might be the best choice;"

After saying that, Ye Chen added: "There are also many brainless fans who always feel that Boss Jia's Faraday is the originator of new energy vehicles and hope that he can return as a king. But this title of originator has been called for ten full years. Ten years later today, the total number of cars delivered by Faraday seems to be only twelve, and it is said that they were all recalled due to certain problems. If these flatterers were to make cars, they might not even be as good as Boss Jia."

Having said this, Ye Chen remembered the hot topics on the internet some time ago and said with a smile: "By the way, the boss of Xiaomi Automobile didn't release the price when he released the car, and many friendly merchants competed to lower prices to tear down his stage at that time. The momentum of the whole network singing down Boss Lei during that period had reached the point where even the dog at the entrance of the village wished it could shout 'Jun'er'. At that time, the vast majority of people felt that he was going to die in this battle, and die a big one. As a result, unexpectedly, the car sold a year's annual output in one day after it went on sale. Those people who previously called him 'Jun'er' immediately swallowed this title into their stomachs and continued to call him President Lei or even Lei Bus with a thick face, as if the two characters 'Jun'er' had never been said from their mouths in their lives."

"Therefore, from this point alone, it can be determined that people or things that everyone sings down might not necessarily decline."

"Because in this world, truth is always only in the hands of a few."

"If you want to do something, and everyone you know or don't know says it won't work, you must not be discouraged. Going all out might lead to some achievements;"

"But if you want to do this thing and everyone says it will definitely work, then you must be careful, careful, and more careful, and verify, verify, and verify again. Because if the dog at the entrance of the village says that you will definitely make money by doing this, then the probability of you being the one to earn this money is very low."

Ye Chen's humor made Chen Yining burst into laughter. While laughing, she looked at Xiao Churan and said earnestly: "Churan, your husband is really humorous and witty."

After finishing, she asked Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, I happen to be writing a report when I go back. Can I quote some of your points just now?"

Ye Chen nodded and said casually: "You can use them as you like, and you can also process them with secondary creation. Just don't reveal my personal information. I'm also just an internet troll who only knows how to talk but not how to act. Don't let people know that I said this, otherwise those netizens will definitely attack me too, feeling that a loser like me who has never studied cars and has never worked in cars is worthy of talking about the automotive industry and making wild remarks."

Chen Yining said with a smile: "You have brought both me and Churan into this. If we judge based on your point of view just now, the two of us questioning others simply because Professor He has never been engaged in the automotive industry also has the flavor of an internet troll."

Ye Chen waved his hand: "You are different from those real internet trolls. Regarding the situation of Changying Automobile and Professor He, whether on the internet or offline, everyone has the right to comment and express their own views. Whether singing down or being optimistic, as long as it is purely stating one's own point of view, there is no problem. But internet trolls not only want to state their own points of view, but also attack everyone who disagrees with their own points of view. Stating plus attacking is the real troll."

After saying that, Ye Chen added: "But these actually don't matter. For Changying Automobile, more doubts are a good thing. On one hand, it can spur their own team to work harder, and on the other hand, it can rely on doubts to maintain enough heat. The internet is like this: if everyone praises you, you can be popular for three days; if everyone scolds you, you can be popular for three years; if some people praise you and some people scold you, and the two sides have to fight each other from time to time, then you can be popular for a lifetime!"