Chapter 115 Hearing Thunder in Silence
Nowadays, when a company develops a new product, there are only a few ways to promote it. Advertise through newspapers, TV stations, and participate in exhibitions. After it has gained a reputation, it can then go to the door. Go to major companies to seek cooperation, basically these are the routines.
BYD is also now advertising and promoting the nickel batteries it has developed, but domestic manufacturers have received very little response. These days, foreign parts are more popular than domestic parts, and domestic parts are shoddy, unreliable, and fall apart at critical moments. Chains and other rumors make domestic companies give priority to foreign parts even when purchasing parts.
The most direct competitors of the nickel batteries currently developed by BYD are Sanyo, which provides batteries for Shenzhou phones, and several Japanese benzene manufacturers such as Panasonic.
But since last year, battery giants such as Nippon Sanyo and Panasonic have made rapid progress in lithium battery technology. Various experiments have also shown that lithium batteries are more widely used and cheaper than nickel batteries. Again, You can call the enemy bad, but you can never call the enemy stupid!
In the past 20 to 30 years, Nippon has indeed played the role of a technological pioneer. Many new technologies were developed by Nippon. After eating enough of the nickel battery dividends, Nippon, Sanyo and Panasonic, the major battery giants, When preparing to switch to lithium batteries, it announced that it would close the nickel battery production line on environmental grounds.
But I don’t know whether it is a real shutdown or a fake shutdown. Anyway, the price of batteries supplied by Sanyo to Shenzhou Phone has increased, and Sanyo and other companies are not allowed to sell nickel battery production lines and technology, for fear of other companies Technology is catching up!
Hearing that Xu Kai was the purchaser of Dongling High-tech Company, Boss Wang’s heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He advertised in the newspaper that BYD had also developed domestic nickel batteries, but few companies came to inquire. He was ready to find overseas manufacturers, but he didn't expect that Donglin Hi-Tech came to his door!
“Yes!”
Boss Wang said with certainty, “Nickel battery technology is not a big problem. The key is the production line. Build a production line to produce nickel-cadmium batteries and ensure production capacity. The funds required are tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, so BYD developed a production line by itself! ”
Boss Wang knew that this was an opportunity for BYD, and the method he adopted was the human sea tactic. He knew that BYD was no match for Sanyo compared with machinery and equipment, so he split the mechanized production line, and all processes that could be completed manually were If it becomes a manual operation, and it is done like this in America, the production cost is estimated to be explosive, but it is affordable with the current domestic wage level.
“The construction cost of this production line is only more than one million yuan. If the production is released, it can produce four thousand nickel batteries per day!”
Take Xu Kai to the workshop , Boss Wang introduced this production line to him. Looking at the very crude production line in front of him, Xu Kai asked the key question, "How about the battery performance, compared with Sanyo?!"
Boss Wang's mind After thinking about it, he told the truth, "Compared to high-end batteries from Sanyo and Panasonic, BYD's battery cells are indeed inferior due to the materials, but ordinary batteries are supplied to mobile phones, cameras, camcorders, electric toys, etc. It’s enough. In addition, the price of our batteries is only 60% of Sanyo’s. If we are given more time, the price can be reduced to about half of Sanyo’s batteries!”
After finishing speaking, Boss Wang’s heart couldn’t help but rise. I am a little nervous. If I can get orders from Dongling Hi-Tech, BYD can survive and even become a foreign exchange export company. This is BYD's best opportunity since its establishment. Boss Wang can't help but be nervous.
"Send a batch of batteries to Hanxi and Shanghai testing institutions for testing!"
Xu Kai took out his mobile phone and made several calls back and forth. Later, technicians from Dongling Hi-Tech Yangcheng Production Center came over , after preliminary inspection of BYD batteries, Xu Kai said to Boss Wang.
"Mr. Wang, if BYD batteries pass the procurement review of Dongling Hi-Tech, we hope that BYD can increase production capacity as soon as possible!"
"No problem, we can build another production line!" Boss Wang gritted his teeth and said that as long as he could get orders from Dongling Hi-Tech, he could go to the bank for a loan with the contract.
“A production line?!”
After Xu Kai heard this, he couldn't help but smile, "Mr. Wang, does he know how big the battery gap of Shenzhou phones is now? If the order is signed, BYD will supply at least three million batteries every month!"
“Three million batteries?!”
Boss Wang took a breath when he heard this number. With BYD’s current production capacity, if he doesn’t improve the process and increase the production capacity of each line, In order to meet the demand of Donglin High-Tech, hundreds of more production lines will have to be added to the production capacity of the production lines.
At this time, Xu Kai's phone rang again. Boss Wang saw that Xu Kai's attitude suddenly changed after receiving the call this time. Even through the phone, Xu Kai's attitude became visibly respectful.
After speaking a few words to the person on the other end of the phone, Xu Kai came over and handed the boss to Boss Wang, "Mr. Wang, Mr. Li's phone number!"
"Boss Wang, if BYD's battery test review passes, Dongling High-tech hopes that BYD can increase production capacity as soon as possible. Dongling High-tech will provide help for this. Dongling High-tech is willing to invest 41 million yuan in BYD in exchange for 35% of BYD's equity. To improve BYD's production capacity and technology research and development, BYD will become the battery supplier of Donglin Hi-Tech in the future!"
After Boss Wang got the phone, a gentle voice came from the other end of the phone, Boss Wang still felt a little dizzy until the phone hung up.
Looking up at the sky, it was sunny and sunny at noon. Boss Wang may never forget today’s call from Hanxi in his life. In just a few minutes, BYD received the With his first venture capital investment, the company's valuation directly reached nearly 120 million yuan. Looking back at the small workshop behind him, he felt a sense of unreality.
“Congratulations in advance, Mr. Wang!”
Xu Kai said to Boss Wang with some envy that although this investment will not take effect until BYD's battery passes the review, Xu Kai knew that if the battery does not have major defects, BYD's battery will enter the supply chain system of Dongling Hi-Tech. It was already a done deal, and he had witnessed with his own eyes the birth of a billionaire!
Just when Boss Wang was still a little dizzy, the original electronic tube factory in Yanjing, now renamed BOE Company, also came with a man who had traveled from Hanxi.
"Director Wang!" Gao Peng reached out to Wang Dongsheng in front of him.
Looking at the business card handed over by Gao Peng in his hand, Wang Dongsheng couldn't help but said in surprise, "Donngling Hi-Tech?!"
It was somewhat beyond Wang Dongsheng's expectation that Dongling Hi-Tech came to his door, so Wang Dongsheng took over. When the Yanjing Electronic Tube Factory was founded, it was once known as the number one electronic tube factory in the country. The sub-tube factory was on the verge of bankruptcy. After Wang Dongsheng took over, like Pingyang Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1, he also adopted the method of raising funds from employees and raised 6.5 million to save himself. The only difference was that Xicheng Wireless No. 1 Factory finally failed , and BOE was brought back by Wang Dongsheng to turn the tide.
"We heard that BOE is developing display screens?!" Gao Peng said straight to the point.
“Your company is very well-informed!” Wang Dongsheng smiled and did not deny it. Now BOE’s most profitable project is the CTR industry, which is the kind of big-ass TV sets, computer screens, etc. This business is between BOE and For the business that Panasonic cooperates with, BOE manufactures for the other party.
However, Wang Dongsheng has never given up his plan to let BOE develop its own screen, and has always asked BOE's technical department to track the display screen technology of Nippon and Bangzi.
"Director Wang should have heard about what happened to Shenzhou Telephone, right?!"
Gao Peng looked at Wang Dongsheng and said, the latter also nodded solemnly, other companies don't He knew what it felt like, but he had a deep understanding of it. He had always wanted BOE to get involved in the CTR color TV business, but Nippon Benzene refused to provide technology. In the end, he relied on working for Panasonic to enter this industry, but the profits were all cut off. If Panasonic takes it away, BOE will make a lot of hard money.
After thinking about it for a moment and remembering what Li Dongling had told him before arriving at Yanjing, Gao Peng looked at Wang Dongsheng and said, "Before I came, Mr. Li asked me to tell Director Wang that Dongling Hi-Tech is willing to support BOE in entering the LCD panel field!
Dongli Hi-Tech is willing to invest and establish a joint venture with BOE. Tanglin Hi-Tech will contribute the money and BOE Technology will invest in the research and development of electronic screens for Donglin Hi-Tech's products. In the future, if necessary, Donglin Hi-Tech can support BOE. Invest in the establishment of a panel production base in Pingyang, the capital of Hanxi Province!”
Wang Dongsheng listened to Gao Peng’s words. He didn’t believe it at all. Research and development is very expensive, and now he relies on Panasonic. For OEMs, BOE has finally had a better life. At least it can repay the money it owes to the bank, so it won't have to worry about bankruptcy at any time. However, it is too much to expect to have money for research and development.
He has been tracking foreign advanced screen technology. Japan Sharp started the production of LCD screens this year. Wang Dongsheng has a hunch that LCD screens will be the technology to replace CTR big-ass displays, but BOE wants to develop LCD screen, but you can’t pay for it at all.
With the support of Tanglin Hi-Tech, Wang Dongsheng feels somewhat hopeful. He heard that Tanglin Hi-Tech has launched several popular overseas products and has just received hundreds of millions of dollars from Bandai. In foreign exchange, with the support of Tanglin Hi-Tech, BOE may really have a chance to develop it.
"I will go to Pingyang to meet Mr. Li!" Wang Dongsheng said to Gao Peng, and decided to go to Pingyang in person to meet Li Dongling.
Zhang Ao and the people from Donglin Hi-tech's Purchasing Department are busy looking for new parts suppliers. In fact, they are rebuilding the supply chain of Donglin Hi-Tech. This time, all parts manufacturers will be involved. Check it out and record it in the book. If any parts manufacturer has a problem in the future, it can be replaced as quickly as possible.
Li Dongling was actually very busy in Pingyang, waiting in the Hanxi Provincial City for people from two places to arrive.
(End of this chapter)