Chapter 992 - Becoming Famous!

992 Becoming Famous!

The anti-monopoly investigation stirred up the international community, which was finally terminated by the International Trade Commission.

Three of the six senate members appointed by the president voted yes, while two voted no and one abstained from voting.

After the thunderstorm on Black Friday, the war between the two countries in the fields of controllable fusion and aerospace gradually recovered, while the financial markets went back to its original track.

Some people made a lot of money, some people lost everything.

Regardless, everything was settled, and Star Sky Technology was able to book a win.

The news of Star Sky Technology’s victory spread throughout the financial industry, along with a name.

This name wasn’t Lu Zhou; everyone had already heard about Lu Zhou at this point.

It was...

The CEO of Star Sky Technology—Chen Yushan.

As one of the top high-tech companies in China, most people in business knew of this female CEO.

Most people knew her as the “Wharton MBA” and “Lu Zhou’s classmate”.

There were even rumors of her and Academician Lu being “together”, and rarely did people talk about her business abilities.

The reason for this was normal.

The main business model of Star Sky Technology was patent control, even the best business plan and strategies would be overshadowed by Academician Lu’s research abilities.

Just like how all of Apple’s success was attributed to Steve Jobs, and not Tim Cook.

The same worked for Star Sky Technology.

People even criticized her, claiming that anyone in her position would be able to transform Star Sky Technology into a Fortune 500 company, that she was just a puppet for Lu Zhou.

However, this antitrust investigation undoubtedly proved those people wrong.

Even though this was technically a war between the United States and China, not every CEO had the ability to handle the pressure from giants such as Tesla and ExxonMobil.

Even Tim Cook himself might not have been able to do as good of a job as her.

It was obvious that Star Sky Technology had a world-class CEO.

After this battle, no one had any doubts about “CEO Chen’s” ability. Even though she was still far from being a legend such as Jack Welch or Marc Lore, she could easily be ranked in the top 50 in the world.

Other than the news about Chen Yushan, the rest of the attention was placed on Tesla.

After the US Department of Commerce terminated the antitrust investigation, Tesla immediately issued an official announcement regarding their demerger with EVgo.

This announcement caught the attention of the Shanghai financial field.

Due to the acquisition made by Star Sky Technology, as well as the SH standard, many Chinese investors had developed an interest in charging station companies.

However, Tesla’s decision to part ways with EVgo made these investors doubt themselves. The investors wondered if there was something they didn’t know.

However, even if they knew the whole picture, they wouldn’t be able to do anything.

After all, it seemed like Star Sky Technology was the only one that could succeed in the charging station field.

“EVgo looks good, I think we should acquire them.”

Chen Yushan told Lu Zhou about Tesla’s demerger with EVgo.

Lu Zhou frowned and said, “Is Beep Beep Charging not enough?”

To be honest, he quite liked the name.

Even though it sounded less futuristic than EVgo, it was more catchy.

After hearing Lu Zhou’s words, Chen Yushan patiently explained.

“I didn’t say there’s anything wrong with Beep Beep Charging, and acquiring EVgo won’t affect Beep Beep Charging. Instead, it will help with the expansion. We can take over EVgo’s Shanghai coverage, as well as other resources. Basically, if we don’t buy them, someone else will, which could mean trouble.

“Also, even though the Yangtze River Delta city group is our focus, that doesn’t mean we should abandon the overseas markets. In terms of charging stations, EVgo can help us penetrate the European and American markets.”

Even though Lu Zhou didn’t know a lot about business, after hearing Chen Yushan’s explanation, he nodded with confidence.

“Okay then, if you think it’s a good buy, then buy it... But, will Elon sell it to us this easily? I think he hates me.”

Chen Yushan smiled confidently and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll handle it.”

Lu Zhou nodded and realized something important.

“Oh yeah, how much is it going to cost?”

Chen Yushan: “Not much, just a couple hundred million.”

Lu Zhou: “... USD?”

Chen Yushan: “Yeah!”

Lu Zhou: “...”

F*ck sake!

I agreed too early.

I knew you have to spend money to make money, but I can’t help but think about the money disappearing from my bank account...

It hurts!

After Lu Zhou hung up the phone, he leaned in his chair and looked at the calendar on the wall.

“It’s already June...”

Time really flies by.

2022 is almost over...

Lu Zhou remembered he still had to give an answer to Wang Peng.

He had hardly gotten a break this year.

Whether it was ILHCRC or Star Sky Technology, he had barely had the chance to do any research.

Even Chen Yang, whom he poached from Beijing, had begun making some progress on the Hodge conjecture.

He couldn’t just remain like this forever.

Lu Zhou was wondering what he should tell Wang Peng when a text bubble suddenly popped up on his computer screen.

Xiao Ai: [Master, you have mail. (๑•̀ᄇ•́) و✧]

Mail?

Lu Zhou had never seen this email address before.

Even though Xiao Ai could find who the sender was, there was no need for that yet.

Lu Zhou opened the email and raised his eyebrows with interest.

The email was short.

[I just arrived in Jinling, and I know a good restaurant in the city. Are you free to talk and eat?]

What intrigued him wasn’t the short email.

It was the name at the bottom of the email.

“David Lawrence?”

Lu Zhou felt this name looked familiar...