All round car designer

Chapter 617

Another half a billion dollars?

Schneider, who was drinking tea, almost spit out a sip of tea to fix a system compatibility problem, and it cost [-] million US dollars to open his mouth. Isn't this a rip-off?
"Mr. Zhou, you are joking. Mr. Zhou is too humorous, but this joke is not funny at all." Schneider calmed down, looked at Zhou Fei and said.

"Mr. Schneider misunderstood, I'm not joking, I'm serious, five hundred million dollars, we can help solve the compatibility problem." Zhou Fei smiled and said seriously.

"Mr. Zhou, I can still accept 5000 million US dollars, but I can understand the [-] million US dollars as, are you asking for a price, or just sitting on the ground?" Schneider's face also became a little ugly.

First one billion dollars, and now another five hundred million dollars. If Zhou Fei didn't really fall into Qian's eyes, then he was playing tricks on him. Schneider felt that he had been greatly insulted!

"I've always heard that Mr. Schneider is an expert in Huaxia, and now I have finally learned it. I didn't expect that Mr. is so familiar with our idioms. I admire you. But you must have misunderstood. We really are not asking for prices, let alone The starting price is [-] million U.S. dollars, which is really a reasonable asking price!"

Zhou Fei paused, and continued, "To be honest, in order to debug this system and solve the compatibility problem, the whole team spent more than a year, modifying the program, and testing the actual vehicle. These are all costly. If we help solve the compatibility problem between the DAS system and Nikola, it means that we have to go through all these procedures again. Mr. Schneider, you say, [-] million US dollars Is the asking price really high?"

Seeing Zhou Fei's impassioned look, those who didn't know really thought he was selling at a loss.

However, what Zhou Fei said just now is basically true. In order to solve the compatibility problem of the system, Ramsey really spent more than a year, and only then did the current DAS system come into being.

The asking price of [-] million US dollars, including all the investment funds, as well as the time cost and all the opportunity costs, is actually not a wild asking price. You can't tell the other party your bottom line price at the very beginning of the negotiation. Otherwise, what will we talk about next.

"Even if the previous debugging cost is indeed [-] million US dollars, but with the basis of the last time, the solution to the compatibility problem this time can't be the same as last time. It still takes so much time and money?" Schneider argued.

Schneider's meaning is very simple, Zhou Fei can't count the previous investment into this transaction, which is very unfair to Nikola.

"How much money does Mr. Schneider think is suitable?" Zhou Fei asked with a smile.

"One hundred million dollars! If Mr. Zhou agrees, we can sign the contract now." Schneider stretched out a finger and said.

"One hundred million is too little, I can't agree to this." Zhou Fei shook his head without thinking.

"You guys have talked for a long time, and it's getting late now, why don't you go have lunch first, rest for a while, and let's talk in the afternoon?" At this time, Xu Yingteng walked in and said.

Anyway, the two sides have reached a stalemate, and there is no point in talking further. Xu Yingteng walked in at this time, which can be regarded as a good time.

"Okay, then listen to Mr. Xu, what does Mr. Schneider think?" Zhou Fei looked at Schneider and asked with a smile.

Good things take time, and we have to slowly extract value from Schneider.

"Okay, the guest is up to the host, just follow Mr. Xu's arrangement." Schneider did not object, and nodded directly, both parties really need to relax.

After lunch, Xu Yingteng arranged a room for Zhou Fei and Schneider for rest, and the negotiation in the afternoon will start at three o'clock.

"Mr. Zhou, do you think Schneider will agree to our asking price?" Ma Huafu, who was sitting on the sofa, asked.

The asking price of [-] million US dollars is indeed a bit high.

"Five hundred million is definitely not enough, but he doesn't want to use one hundred million to fool me. Anyway, we have plenty of time. As long as he can afford it, we can afford it." Zhou Fei shrugged indifferently.

Zhou Fei wished that this negotiation could take ten days and half a month.

"That's true, anyway, they are in a hurry. This can be seen from the negotiation." Ma Huafu nodded in agreement, and then asked, "What did Ramsey say? , what is the specific step in the development of the ADAS system?"

"The theoretical part is over, and we are preparing for the test phase. It is estimated that this year will be the end, and we will enter the final phase." Zhou Fei replied with a smile. Speaking of this, Zhou Fei also showed a look of excitement on his face.

"So fast?" Ma Huafu said in surprise.

"It's really fast. I thought it would have to wait until next year." Zhou Fei nodded.

In fact, the ADAS system is transformed and upgraded on the basis of the DAS system, so the theoretical part is basically universal, which is why Ramsey can complete all theoretical research in such a short period of time.

"The ADAS system is about to be successfully developed. If the DAS system is sold to Nikola at a high price, it will be perfect. Mr. Zhou must work hard and try to get a big order back!" Ma Huafu joked.

At this time, in Schneider's room, Xu Yingteng was sitting opposite Schneider. He wanted to know more about the details of the morning's negotiations.

"Mr. Schneider, what is the result of the negotiation with Zhou Fei in the morning? Didn't we agree on the price?" Xu Yingteng only heard something like "[-] million is too little" at the moment he entered the door. is not clear.

"It's true that the difference in price is too great. If Zhou Fei only buys the complete set of technology of the DAS system, Zhou Fei's asking price is one billion U.S. dollars." Schneider said with a wry smile.

"One billion? It's still US dollars!" Xu Yingteng's face was full of shock, "Isn't this just slaughtering people? How can the DAS system be worth so much money!"

At the beginning, he was still reluctant, but in a blink of an eye, he wanted you a billion dollars. Xu Yingteng was wondering if Zhou Fei was pretending before!

"That's what I meant, so I changed a plan later, and proposed to only buy the finished DAS system produced by them, but Zhou Fei was stuck on the compatibility of the system, and proposed to ask for [-] million US dollars. If he is willing to help us Solve the problem of compatibility, otherwise we will leave it to us to solve it ourselves, what do you think he is asking for money?"

Schneider became more and more excited as he talked, and finally stood up directly from the sofa.

"It would cost [-] million dollars to change the compatibility of a system. Zhou Fei really dared to speak up." Xu Yingteng sneered, and then asked, "Then what is Mr. Schneider going to do?"

"Let's talk about it in the afternoon. If it doesn't work, we have to find another way." Schneider gritted his teeth and said.

(End of this chapter)