money trouble

Chapter 572
Wu Qian looked at himself in the mirror, so he couldn't recognize him, he was going to become the second brother Yunchang soon, with a face like a jujube.

"Barbara, what are you talking about?" Wu Qian turned on the hands-free phone and put it aside, and washed his face with water in his hand.

Barbara is currently at Oxford University in the UK. Walking on Radcliffe Square, she won't know that the boss is obsessed with the Tomb of Heroes just now, but even if she knows, she will make this call without hesitation.

She looked at the fallen leaves in the distance and said, "Boss, there is an excellent investment opportunity, I think I must inform you in time."

"A research team at the University of Oxford has made a breakthrough in the research of solid-state lithium batteries. This breakthrough has overcome a very critical difficulty in the marketization and commercialization of solid-state lithium batteries."

"This research institution was previously sponsored by the Volkswagen Group, but perhaps it has not achieved results for too long. Volkswagen withdrew its funding last month. This research breakthrough was completed at the team's own expense. I believe it will not take long. This breakthrough patent will definitely It will be bought by the public, but I learned from the previous contact process that the research team seems to no longer want to cooperate with the public group."

"My suggestion is to invest in this research institution, buy the previous patents, and afford the later research and development of solid-state lithium batteries!"

Barbara's tone was very solemn. In her opinion, this was an extremely rare opportunity.

Wu Qian took out a few pieces of paper from the paper box next to the water table to wipe off the water on his face, picked up his mobile phone, and said, "Solid-state lithium battery? Is this scientific research project going to have a great market prospect in the future? I'm not very familiar with the battery industry." learn."

Barbara is Wu Qian's investment advisor. Wu Qian will not pretend to be ignorant in front of his own professionalism. It doesn't make any sense. He hired someone to provide him with advice.

Barbara found a long wooden chair and sat down, said: "Boss, the battery products on the market today are basically lithium-ion batteries, and there is no room for development of lithium-ion batteries, and the energy density is approaching the limit."

"Even this year's Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, the father of lithium batteries, has expressed emotion that the era of lithium batteries is coming to an end."

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Barbara talked a lot, and finally concluded: "Boss, let's put it this way, battery technology has become the bottleneck that limits the next wave of technology explosion!"

Wu Qian listened very carefully. He had always thought of investing in high-tech, but he couldn't find an opportunity, but he didn't expect that his subordinates, like him, had been thinking about this aspect and kept paying attention.

"Barbara, I understand. I believe in lithium batteries almost to the end, but you also said just now that solid-state lithium batteries are not the only way to go in the future. Others, such as fuel cells, supercapacitors, aluminum-air batteries, magnesium batteries, Isn’t it possible to form a technological breakthrough?”

The breakthrough in battery technology mentioned here means that it can be marketed and civilianized. It is not the plutonium radioisotope battery used by Voyager 1. It is impossible for nuclear batteries to be commercialized...

Only things that can be commercialized can make money and have investment value!
"If I have just invested in the research and development of solid-state lithium batteries, and there is a sudden breakthrough in some other technical field and commercialization, then I will die at a loss?"

Investing in the research and development of high-tech is a high-risk, high-yield investment behavior. If you are one step ahead, you will make a lot of money. If you are one step behind, the previous investment will basically be in vain.

The desire for a breakthrough in battery technology has been brewing. Some countries have already started research decades ago, and have gone through many roads. Now everyone is stuck before the last hurdle.

That is commercialization!

"Boss, the next generation of battery products that can be popularized and used on a large scale in the future must be solid-state lithium batteries. It can only be seen from the flow of 'intelligence' and capital in recent years."

"In the past ten years, the number of solid-state battery patents has increased significantly. Compared with battery technology in other fields, it is not an exaggeration to call it a blowout development."

"Volkswagen Group and BMW Group have spent a lot of money to do research in this field. Toyota Motor has even produced a decent finished product. Not only the capital in the automotive field is flowing, but also the giants of electronic products are involved. Apple, Groups such as LG, Dyson, and Samsung have already begun to invest in the layout."

"Boss, even if you don't have an industrial chain that needs to use a new generation of solid-state lithium batteries, it will definitely not prevent you from making money from the patent of solid-state lithium batteries. This is a very big business opportunity, and it is worth gambling!"

Barbara has been eyeing this field for a long time. The national team and professional players have already entered the game. The boss she is serving now also has this ability, but she lacks an excellent opportunity. Now that the opportunity has come, she thinks it is very necessary to participate.

Wu Qian was thinking seriously, and he raised his hand to signal Cooks to close the toilet door, the environment was too noisy.

He understands the truth very well that core technology is the real hard core strength, and mastering core technology is equivalent to mastering inexhaustible wealth.

The reason why some countries can make money easily is not because they have mastered the core of some high-tech technologies.

Chip semiconductors, biopharmaceuticals, ultra-high-end precision machine tools and various precision instruments, etc., these are the core technologies that are king, and they are constantly earning huge profits.

"Barbara, you said that the research institute of Oxford University has made technological breakthroughs. To what extent have they made breakthroughs?"

Wu Qian asked.

Barbara frowned and thought about it. She needed to give an easy-to-understand example. After all, it took her a lot of time to understand the relevant aspects of solid-state lithium batteries. You can't expect a boss who doesn't know anything about batteries to understand it immediately.

After thinking about it, she said: "Boss, let's put it this way, the cost of making a solid-state lithium battery for mobile phones with the previous technology is about 20.00 pounds. After the technological breakthrough, the cost has been reduced by about [-]%. A big step forward!"

Wu Qianqian showed a surprised look. He really didn't know that a solid-state lithium battery for a mobile phone costs [-] pounds. No wonder it can't be commercialized. No matter how good it is, the common people can't afford it.

Being able to reduce the cost by 20.00% at once sounds like a lot, but when you think about it carefully, the cost is still as high as five thousand pounds...

But it is undeniable that this progress is huge.

Scientific research is carried out step by step in this way, and it cannot be accomplished overnight.

Wu Qian has always been a little entangled. The high-tech field is not like industries such as real estate and department stores, which can be seen and felt. Investing in this kind of scientific research project is likely to yield nothing.

"Barbara, tell me the exact cost."

Wu Qian intends to see how much money is needed before making a specific decision.

(End of this chapter)