Chapter 266 Battery Technology
The Baiyun headquarters is compared to the Magic City.
It is six floors taller, with a huge rooftop swimming pool on top.
There is also a very large helipad.
The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter he bought for US$32 million is parked on it.
This is the most luxurious helicopter known in the world and can carry 19 passengers.
For this purpose, he specially hired a special pilot in the group.
This luxurious life makes even Yang Mi speechless.
The top floor is his own private space. Without his invitation, outsiders will definitely not be able to get in.
Just for this rooftop swimming pool and helicopter, the annual maintenance and usage fees are at least tens of millions.
You can see how much it was wasted.
His personal office at Baiyun headquarters is not generally large, and there is a special rest room in it.
The office environment can be said to be quite luxurious.
Gao Hu brought Xiao Chunran to him. Seeing that Yang Mi was also here, he first asked for an autograph for Xiao Chunran.
Yang Mi sat on the huanghuali sofa with her legs crossed.
After swimming for a while, I was a little hungry.
I also wanted to urge Chen Pingsheng to go to dinner, but I was too lazy to pay attention to her.
"Old Chen, you are not here specifically to see me, brother?"
"I am not that free."
Chen Pingsheng asked him to sit down, Guangdong likes to drink tea and chat, and he himself has this habit.
"In addition to setting up a short drama shooting center here this time, the most important thing for me to come here is to see the development of the Dream Fund. In addition, I am also waiting for an important guest."
"Who, let me You came all the way here and you are still waiting like this.”
“A boss who makes batteries was found to have defrauded Zhengfu New Energy’s market subsidies some time ago, and now the company is facing bankruptcy. Reorganization.”
New energy insurance fraud has been common in the past two years. The specific operation is to build new energy vehicles yourself and then sell them to yourself.
Then get the vehicle subsidy funds from the government.
Just dismantle the car again or digest it in place.
Just by switching the left hand to the right hand, you can make a net profit.
Gao Hu was surprised, "This has gone wrong, and you still want to come to him for cooperation. Lao Chen, are you not wrong?"
"Although there are problems with his business, the battery technology Both the production capacity and production capacity are still there. "
Chen Pingsheng said: "Don't worry, I have a plan and I will definitely not do anything blindly. The key is the importance of battery production to new energy. That is the lifeline, I must grasp it.”
The three major parts of a fuel vehicle are chassis, engine and gearbox.
The main reason why China must vigorously support new energy is because these three areas have been an era ahead of foreign countries.
Various patented technologies cannot be avoided at all.
To talk about transcendence is even more idiotic.
New energy is different. There are three major components of a tram: battery, motor, and controller.
New energy sources are obviously more inclined towards electronic products.
The new track brings us to the same starting point again. Only in this way can we talk about transcendence.
This is also the main reason why China is vigorously developing new energy.
It can be said to be a new industrial revolution.
If Chen Pingsheng can't even master battery technology, then wouldn't he just be an assembly plant in new energy?
Assemble all the parts together and then hang a take-off sign.
He didn’t think there would be much future in doing so.
So, even if the risks are infinitely higher, he still has to control the lifeblood of the battery himself.
Gao Hu had no choice but to wait here.
The company Chen Pingsheng is hosting is called Aotema, the largest lithium iron phosphate electronics factory in the country.
The founder is also the former technical director of BYD.
The factory is also running well, just opposite BYD.
If you want to say whether Ultrama's battery technology is good, it must be good.
The key is that its production capacity has expanded too fast, and the new energy market environment in recent years has not been able to keep up.
The market does not need so many battery manufacturers at all.
The penetration rate of new energy vehicles is less than 3% of that of fuel vehicles.
In the past two years, Ultrama was still frantically expanding its production capacity, mainly because of government subsidies.
The production capacity has increased, but we found that the batteries we produced cannot be digested at all.
The government's subsidies have introduced a series of new regulations this year. If you want to receive subsidies again, you must meet a number of conditions.
It was now difficult for him to survive.
Chen Pingsheng invited him to dinner or took his top-level helicopter to a farmhouse in the center of the lake island.
The four-blade rotor "buzzed" in the air.
There are countless people looking up below, wondering which big boss is off work.
It’s an exaggeration to actually take a helicopter.
The farmhouse on the small island in the middle of the lake is quite private.
Surrounded by large reservoirs, this island in the middle of the lake can only be reached by boat or helicopter.
From the outside, you can’t see the specific facilities on the island in the middle of the lake at all.
It was completely blocked by the surrounding dense woods.
Chen Pingsheng parked the helicopter on an open grassland.
Anyone who can eat in this kind of place must be rich or expensive.
Everything is game or pure seafood.
There is nothing you can’t think of, and there is nothing you can’t eat here.
Of course, the price is also super high.
Any dish of giant salamander starts at eight thousand.
Eating one meal can cost at least a hundred thousand.
Chen Pingsheng doesn't care at all, he just cares whether the taste is authentic or not.
He will never talk about buying shares or acquiring a battery factory first. After all, it is not him who is short of money now, but other battery factories.
If there were not one or two billion to inject blood into this battery factory, it would only take half a year at most to close down.
The main reason why Chen Pingsheng picked the special code among so many battery factories was because the marketing department checked it for three months. Only then was it determined that it was the optimal acquisition target.
What he lacks most now is battery technology, and Ultra Code just has it.
The key is that its production capacity is sufficient and its employees exceed 8,000.
Such a super large factory can only be said to be running too fast.
Before new energy has fully taken off, it will expand its production capacity too much.
This made huge losses inevitable, and he always believed that Ultrama should focus on battery research.
Give up the idea of doing new energy on your own.
Isn’t it better to make batteries to the extreme and become an upstream supplier in this industry than to build cars by ourselves?
"Mr. Chen, Mr. Tong from Jinlan Capital has told me several times that we don't need to hide you this time. My factory boy knows that we are indeed encountering difficulties now. Once Mr. Chen, if you are willing to cooperate, now is definitely the best time.”
The reason why the two agreed to meet today is also due to Tong Zelan.
It’s just that she’s gone abroad again now, so she can’t come over.
Chen Pingsheng closed the menu. Conversations with people at their level often don't require much skill.
Just be sincere.
After all, who can achieve this level is not the best among the best.
Sincerity is the key to negotiation.
"Tong Zelan has indeed told me several times about the situation of your factory. It can be said that to save your battery factory, at least five billion will be needed."
"And..."
Chen Pingsheng paused and said: "If we want to cooperate, I hope you can abandon the idea of producing new energy vehicles by yourself and concentrate on research and development of batteries. To put it bluntly, , In the future new energy industry, battery life is still the most critical, and the service life of the battery is the lifeblood of the battery factory. "
It may be difficult to understand new energy vehicles.
Electric vehicles are easy to understand. It seems that you don’t need to refuel and save money. The battery will basically be scrapped after one or two years of riding.
Replacing a new battery costs several hundred dollars at least.
The key factor hindering the development of new energy sources is the service life of batteries.
It’s like an ordinary person buying new energy to save money.
As a result, after a few years of driving, the battery was completely scrapped.
If you want to drive it again, you must replace it all, and the price of replacing the battery is almost the same as replacing a new car.
How can this be fuel-efficient? It’s obvious that there is a pitfall.
If this problem is not solved, new energy vehicles will not develop at all.
This is also the main reason why Chen Pingsheng insists on controlling the largest lithium iron phosphate battery factory in China.
Since we want to develop new energy technology enterprises, we must master core technologies.
Only in this way can we be invincible in the future.
Of course, the risks are infinitely high.
To acquire such a major battery manufacturer, three to five billion is basically enough.
But you have to completely revitalize it.
At least 10 billion will be invested in battery research and development.
Totaling these 7788, he will invest more than 30 billion in this industry at the beginning.
I can’t imagine it.
"Mr. Chen, what you said has touched my heart."
Zhang Zhiyao sighed: "In the early years, I led the technicians in the factory to develop battery technology, and progress has been rapid. In recent years, in order to adapt to the times, The crazy expansion of production capacity has resulted in the fact that it can’t be consumed at all.”
“The idea of producing new energy vehicles by myself is mainly because the batteries cannot be sold. If I can, I would like to return to my original intention and be down-to-earth. I really want to engage in battery technology research and development.”
“It’s a pity that nearly ten thousand people in the factory depend on me. Once I can’t get the money back, it will be a matter of time before it goes bankrupt.”
It can only be said that he is a good technical director, definitely not a good operations director.
People who are great at technology are often not good at marketing.
Both are powerful, refer to Rebus.
It can be said that there are very few such people.
This is exactly in line with Chen Pingsheng’s thoughts.
"Tong Zelan gave you an estimated value of 5.2 billion for that factory."
When it comes to this, there is no need for Chen Pingsheng to be secretive. He is the largest lithium iron phosphate battery factory in China.
If he doesn’t accept it, there are a lot of people who are willing to accept it.
The key is to see who has higher conditions.
This kind of factory will either close down or go into business.
There are only two results.
"I am willing to spend 5.5 billion for a wholly-owned acquisition. In addition, I will use another 15 billion to invest in battery research and development in your factory within three years. From now on, you, Mr. Zhang, only need to focus on researching patents in the battery field. Just leave the technology and market to me.”
“In addition, you can personally get 12% of the original shares.”
With this condition, you can focus on eating. Yang Mi and Gao Hu were both stunned.
Is Lao Chen already so proud?
More than 10 billion have just been spent to build a new energy super factory in Shanghai.
Now it will spend 5.5 billion to fully acquire the largest lithium iron phosphate battery factory in China.
Another 15 billion blood transfusions will be given to it within three years.
Is this really going to take precedence over everything else in the new energy track?
Yang Mi kicked Chen Pingsheng.
Brother, don’t be impulsive.
Everyone knows that you are rich, but no matter how rich you are, there is no way we can do this.
This is just the investment in the battery factory, what about the motor and control system?
If you want to do these two things well, how much investment do you need?
It can only be said that New Energy has really become a super gold-eating beast within the group.
You can't see where its edges are at all.
Zhang Zhiyao didn't have a contract with him, otherwise he would have signed it immediately.
While cashing out 5.5 billion, you can also get 12% of the original shares.
The key is to invest 15 billion in battery technology research and development in the next three years.
This is an exaggeration.
Among the current domestic new energy car companies, only BYD has invested so much in battery factories.
Others, that's too far behind.
(End of this chapter)