584: The future of the automotive industry is yours

The summit's venue was the Haitiantian Hotel in Sanya, an international tourist island.

After hearing that the venue was in China, netizens also engaged in a heated discussion.

"Is this for discussing cars, or for a beauty pageant? The video of the Haitiantian feast is still on my USB drive."

"I have to say, these General Managers really know how to have fun. They combine work and entertainment. To hold a summit there at this critical juncture, their mental fortitude is truly impressive. No wonder they are General Managers."

"I heard that one of the main topics of discussion this time is to standardize the charging interface for new energy vehicles globally."

"Who cares if it's standardized or not, I'm not driving abroad anyway."

"Some people actually still believe in new energy now, it's hilarious."

"A broken new energy meeting, yet it's being treated like a global international conference. I have to say, Future Automobile's marketing is truly impressive."

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President Ren Yi had seen more or less of the online comments.

However, he was also powerless, and besides, this was not what he wanted. It was the government's continuous pressure, wanting to seize this opportunity to replace fuel vehicles with new energy vehicles, and he had no choice but to comply.

As for why Sanya was chosen, it was not his decision but led by the government, which also provided reasonable explanations.

The first, naturally, was that the temperature in Sanya was not that low, and the air quality was good, so everyone would be in a better mood.

The second, naturally, was that Sanya was a national strategic target and was to be vigorously supported.

Overall, the government in Sanya was more effective, willing to go to great lengths for investment promotion.

On the day of the summit, the entrance of the Sanya Haitiantian Hotel was adorned with fluttering flags and bustling crowds, a truly lively scene.

While President Ren Yi was in the presidential suite, local officials from Sanya brought a group of people to meet him.

Only after an introduction did he learn that the other party was the Party Secretary, Lin Jianbing.

He saw him, full of smiles, tightly shaking President Ren Yi's hand and saying,

"We've been eagerly awaiting your arrival, President Ren Yi."

President Ren Yi also gripped the other's hand firmly, humbly saying,

"You're too kind, too kind, too kind. This time, I must thank the local government for their strong support. Without your support, this summit definitely wouldn't have been held."

Then the two exchanged a few more casual pleasantries, and President Ren Yi said, "I walked along the beach in Yalong Bay, and it was very nice. Having traveled north and south these past years, it's rare to find such a relaxing place."

President Ren Yi's words, though true, also contained an element of politeness.

Unexpectedly, Lin Jianbing immediately interjected,

"Since that's the case, why doesn't President Chen also come to Sanya to invest in building a factory? I can grant you a plot of land for free to build an industrial park.

Our Sanya has beautiful scenery, and after work, feeling the sea breeze is also very pleasant."

Although President Ren Yi was prepared for Lin Jianbing's intentions, he didn't expect the other party to get straight to the point so quickly.

He pondered, although Sanya has good scenery, it is really not suitable for heavy industry, as it would affect the local environment, which goes against Sanya's theme of building an international tourist island.

Especially for new energy vehicle companies, which require many component factories to be built nearby, the pollutants generated daily would be quite considerable.

Seeing his hesitation, Lin Jianbing chuckled and continued,

"Actually, we in Sanya also have some auto parts enterprises. For example, there are genuine leather for car interiors, light strips, and mold factories.

It's just that they haven't formed a scale effect yet, so, for now, there aren't any apparent advantages.

I also know that Sanya is a tourist city, and real heavy industry is not suitable here.

However, Future Automobile is a new energy vehicle company, not a particularly heavily polluting heavy industry, so, we want to invite you to come and establish an enterprise to boost the economic development here."

President Ren Yi heard him speak sincerely but knew he couldn't agree.

After all, once this precedent was set, if others came to him for help later, would he help or not?

Moreover, Future Automobile's current factories can basically meet production capacity, so there is no need to build new ones.

However, directly refusing Lin Jianbing would also not be appropriate.

Finally, President Ren Yi said,

"Secretary Lin, to be honest, our current production capacity has already reached supply-demand balance, so, there are no plans to build a branch factory for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianbing was unwilling and wanted to interject.

President Ren Yi, however, made a stopping gesture with his hand and continued,

"However, Sanya also has a unique advantage, which is that the temperature is consistently above thirty degrees Celsius all year round.

The battery safety of our new energy vehicles is precisely of utmost importance, and it is extremely sensitive to temperature. So, how about I build a new experimental site in Sanya?"

Lin Jianbing said,

"Isn't one experimental site a bit insufficient?"

Speaking of this, he leaned into Lin Jianbing's ear and said,

"How about building a hundred more Future Automobile 4S stores?"

Lin Jianbing shook his head and said,

"That's not necessary, there are already enough 4S stores here. Any more would be meaningless."

President Ren Yi spread his hands helplessly, indicating that he was powerless to help.

President Ren Yi finally understood that there was a reason why Sanya, after enjoying national policies for so long, had not developed.

These local officials were simply insatiably greedy, always wanting to get rich overnight, not understanding the principle of sustained growth.

Which developer, encountering such officials, wouldn't just pack up and run? Who would still be willing to invest here?

Moreover, President Ren Yi had also heard that the phenomenon of Sanya businesses overcharging tourists was rampant, leading to extremely poor tourist experiences and a gradual decrease in tourist numbers. This was also largely related to the local government's inaction.

Fortunately, the summit was about to begin, and President Ren Yi found an excuse to slip away.

At the conference, the Secretary-General of the United Nations spoke first, his appearance surprising all the General Managers present.

They had not expected the Secretary-General of the United Nations to actually attend, which also demonstrated the importance placed on this summit.

The Secretary-General spoke for about half an hour, finally saying,

"Alright, next, I invite the protagonist of this summit, President Ren Yi, to the stage."

Everyone present fell silent. The adjective 'protagonist' used by the Secretary-General represented the opinion of the United Nations.

It seemed that, in addition to setting some industry standards, this summit would likely also make Future Automobile the leader in new energy.

Although Future Automobile currently indeed had no true 'big brother,' those veteran car companies were simply unconvinced.

President Ren Yi walked onto the stage with one hand in his pocket, first shaking hands with the Secretary-General, facing the camera for over ten seconds.

This image would quickly spread across the entire internet.

At that time, many people would know the position of Future Automobile in the global automotive industry.

The Secretary-General released President Ren Yi's hand and continued,

"In fact, the United Nations has been working to address automotive environmental pollution and energy crises since the last century.

In this century, it even proposed a strategy with new energy vehicles as the development direction, but unfortunately, the effect was minimal.

Fortunately, with China's correct policy guidelines as the lead, and the emergence of excellent entrepreneurs like President Ren Yi, this great achievement was realized.

President Ren Yi, almost single-handedly, in just ten short years, elevated the automotive industry, especially the new energy vehicle industry, to an unprecedented height.

The development of the world's new energy vehicles, and the achievements made today, are inseparable from the joint efforts of President Ren Yi and everyone present."

Everyone had not expected that, besides designating President Ren Yi as the protagonist earlier, they were now attributing the development of the new energy vehicle industry solely to President Ren Yi.

This was a bit over-the-top flattery.

It should be known that new energy was not first proposed by China, but had existed since the last century.

However, being unconvinced was useless, after all, it was recognition from the United Nations, which should not be underestimated.

Moreover, such recognition was indeed well-deserved.

Almost simultaneously, everyone below began clapping furiously, mostly foreign enterprise General Managers.

In contrast, only a few domestic General Managers, such as Wuling and BYD, exchanged glances.

The others had flickering eyes and remained silent.

At this moment, the Secretary-General gently put his arm around President Ren Yi's shoulder, leading him to the microphone and saying,

"The stage is yours now. Please give a warm round of applause to welcome President Ren Yi to speak."

This sentence was a double entendre.

It meant that the upcoming speech was entrusted to him, and it could also be interpreted as the future development of the automotive industry being entrusted to him.