Two Chinese business tycoons, Zhou Hongyi and Jia Yueting, recently had an air-to-air interaction through video, which attracted widespread attention. This dialogue not only revealed the reason why Jia Yueting sold only 10 cars a year in nine years, but also touched on the challenges of the U.S. car supply chain and Jia Yueting's commitment to return to China.
Zhou Hongyi publicly talked about Jia Yueting's plight in building cars in the United States at an industry forum. He pointed out that the expensive and scarce U.S. supply chain problems in the process of building cars have led to low sales of Jia Yueting's vehicles, with only 10 units sold each year.
Zhou Hongyi even launched a video appeal, hoping that Jia Yueting would return to China as soon as possible to continue to build cars. Jia Yueting responded quickly to Zhou Hongyi's concerns.
He posted a video saying he would only return home after he had successfully built a car and paid off his debts. Jia Yueting also proudly announced that he had paid off more than $10 billion in debt, and said that he would return to his homeland after repaying his domestic debts and achieving success in building a car.
This air-to-air interaction has attracted the attention of the majority of netizens. Some time ago, Jia Yueting once praised Lei Jun's execution and marketing ability, which caused people to speculate and think.
Some people commented that Jia Yueting seemed to imply that he was dissatisfied with Lei Jun's vehicle plagiarism, and that he should be on par with domestic multinational car manufacturers.
Some netizens even mentioned that all 11 vehicles delivered by Faraday Future were recalled, questioning Jia Yueting's ability to make vehicles.
Jia Yueting's story is full of controversy and legend. From the rapid rise of LeTV, to the outbreak of the debt crisis, to his trip to the United States to create Faraday Future, people have mixed reviews about him. Some people accuse him of causing the debt crisis of LeTV, some people praise him as a dreamer of the new energy vehicle industry, and some people think that he just uses PPT to build cars.