my tech museum

Chapter 141 Pingguo's Compromise

"The sodium-ion battery we use, after charging and discharging, the battery will not be durable. As for the specific number of charging and discharging, there is no accurate figure yet."

"According to the data submitted after the sale, mobile phones with this problem in a large area are mainly concentrated in the sub-regional market."

"Because other markets have just started online sales, the same problem has not been found yet."

Liganife.

Pingguo spacecraft headquarters building.

In the core conference room, Kulas listened to the report of his assistant Mel, his expression gradually changed from gloomy to angry.

I really didn't expect this kind of thing to happen before I could be happy with the sales in the future.

In order to cope with the impact of Xingyuan solid-state batteries, Kulas had to choose to cooperate with Ningwang New Energy and use their latest developed sodium-ion batteries.

Originally, this was a win-win cooperation, which could resolve the difficulties faced by Pingguo.

And that's exactly what happened.

Sodium-ion battery mobile phones have achieved hot sales results as soon as they were launched, and firmly stepped on Huawei's solid-state flagship phones.

But no one knows which will come first, surprise or fright.

He never expected that sodium-ion batteries would have such a big problem in terms of lifespan.

It can only be said that they were messed up by the emergence of Xingyuan solid-state batteries. Although they wanted to quickly come up with a suitable solution to compete with Xingyuan solid-state batteries and ensure that their market share in the industry would not be affected, they could do nothing. Possessed battery technology falls far short of requirements.

This has blindly moved the immature sodium-ion battery to the market.

The current situation was completely predictable.

But I have to say that if Ningwang New Energy is given a new choice, I am afraid they will still launch sodium-ion batteries.

Because this kind of operation is essentially no different from gambling.

After all, if the life of the sodium-ion battery can last for a while, even if such negative information is released, Ningwang New Energy may be sure to minimize the impact.

However, for the current Pingguo mobile phone, it does not make any sense to pursue who is responsible.

The most important thing to consider is how to reduce your own losses.

As the CEO of Pingguo, Kulas decided to cooperate with Ningwang New Energy. He must bear the greatest responsibility in this matter.

But at this time, he must remain calm and make new decisions.

So after Mel reported all the situation, the entire conference room fell into silence at first, and after a pause of about tens of seconds, Kulas slowly opened his mouth to give a new order.

"Recall all mobile phones with problems, and stop the sale of this mobile phone worldwide."

"Officially propose compensation to Ningwang New Energy Company."

"In addition, we must actively do a good job in dealing with the aftermath of problematic mobile phones, and we must try our best to satisfy users. We must not let users feel any disappointment at this time."

Kulas knew very well that the sub-regional market was a very important region, and even with Huawei as a competitor, he must not lose his own market share.

Now that Pingguo's sodium-ion battery mobile phone has problems, it is necessary to appease the emotions of users.

As long as they don't lose their confidence in Pingguo, they may have a chance to regain control of the market when new phones are released.

Since everyone here is the core personnel of Pingguo Company, they are also very aware of the current situation the company is facing.

So naturally there was no objection to Kulas's order, and they all responded immediately.

"It's the boss."

This emergency meeting was held mainly to deal with the follow-up impact issues, and there was no need to continue to hold the meeting after the corresponding decision was made, and moreover, personnel needed to seize the time to implement the decision.

But when Kulas announced the end of the meeting and asked his subordinates to carry out his orders, Mel stayed temporarily.

His eyes were full of worry and he asked: "The boss doesn't have a supply of new batteries. Do we have to switch back to traditional lithium batteries?"

The issues Meier raises do indeed need to be addressed urgently.

Sodium-ion batteries have a short lifespan and cannot continue to be used in new mobile phones, so there are only two choices for Pingguo right now.

Either accept the production capacity allocated by Xingyuan Battery, or continue to use traditional lithium batteries.

Kexingyuan's new solid-state battery production base has started construction, and it is conceivable that a large number of metal solid-state batteries will be delivered to the market after official production, thereby speeding up the replacement of traditional lithium batteries.

If they continue to choose to use traditional lithium batteries, it is tantamount to driving backwards.

In a short period of time, relying on its own hardware and reputation, the impact may not be obvious, but as long as the timeline is prolonged, it will gradually decline.

Kulas absolutely does not allow Pingguo's mobile phone to be destroyed in his own hands.

So he had only one choice left.

That is to go back and find Xingyuan Battery for cooperation. Even if you can only get a small share of production capacity, at least it is better than nothing.

Although he felt a little embarrassed on his face, for Pingguo's future development, he had no choice but to do so.

However, Kulas didn't regret the decision he made when he was in Binjiang City. After all, it was impossible to change the things that had happened.

After secretly making up his mind, Kuras sighed, and then replied firmly: "We must use solid-state batteries. I will contact the person in charge of Xingyuan Battery in person later."

"I understand boss."

After receiving an affirmative reply from Kulas, Mel didn't waste any more time, and after finally responding to this sentence, he immediately turned around and left the meeting room.

Only Kuras was left alone inside.

Kulas watched the back of Mel leaving, until the other party completely disappeared from sight, and then operated the computer to try to establish a remote video call request with Xu Lei.

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Binjiang City.

Longhu Hi-Tech Park.

Xu Lei in the CEO's office was explaining things to Chen Shihe when he heard a familiar voice suddenly coming from the computer.

"boss."

"Kuras requested a video call with you."

"Are you connected?"

Because of the short service life of sodium-ion batteries, it has already had a great influence on public opinion in China, and Xu Lei naturally knows about it.

Speaking of which, he had previously analyzed the possible problems of sodium-ion batteries, including the fission of the positive electrode material during charging and discharging, which would affect the performance of the battery.

Originally, he thought that since Ningwang New Energy dared to cooperate with Pingguo to launch sodium-ion batteries, this problem should be solved to a certain extent and the battery life could be greatly extended, but he never expected that the actual situation was worse than he expected. .

The other party actually rushed the immature technology to the market for commercial operation.

Now it is their own fault for causing the current situation.

So seeing that Kulas took the initiative to make a video call with him at this time, Xu Lei immediately guessed the other party's plan.

"If I had known why this is the case today, I would have chosen to use our metal solid-state batteries in the end."

The corner of his mouth slightly raised and he said this in a playful manner, and then he gave instructions to Xingtong: "Xingtong, connect to the video."

Almost at the same time as Xu Lei said these words, Kulas' figure popped up on the screen.

Now that he knew the purpose of the other party's visit, Xu Lei didn't bother to waste time on detours, so he straight to the point and brought the topic to the real business.

"Mr. Kulas."

"I think you should be for the solid-state battery this time?"

When Kulas on the screen heard Xu Lei mentioning this matter first, he was slightly stunned for a moment, and soon after he came back to his senses, a smile that was rarely seen on his face appeared, and he also chose to admit it generously own intention.

"Yes."

"We Pingguo are willing to accept the previous share of solid-state battery capacity."

"It is even possible to prepay the entire payment in advance."

Kulas is very clear that he did not save face for Future Technology because of his choice last time. If he does not take the initiative to make up for it at this time, it may be difficult to get the due share of production capacity.

So he offered to pay the full payment first.

Express your sincerity in this way.

What Kulas didn't expect was that Xu Lei didn't make things difficult for him, and the other party readily agreed to this cooperation.

"Last time I said that as long as Mr. Kulas wants to cooperate with us, we are naturally welcome at any time."

"How about this."

"Just provide solid-state batteries according to the previous capacity share."

Hearing this, Kuras was very happy and excited seeing his goal being achieved so easily.

At least reaching this cooperation can alleviate Pingguo's current predicament to a certain extent.

But when he was about to appear in the thank you, he heard Xu Lei suddenly change the subject, which made his face stiffen instantly.

"but……"

"Because you voluntarily gave up the allocated production capacity last time."

"We gave it to other people."

"I'm afraid we won't be able to provide you with solid-state batteries until the capacity is redistributed in the second year."

Regarding Xu Lei's remarks, Kuras knew exactly what the situation was.

Generally speaking, they are the first to pay the full payment, but they can get solid-state batteries one year later than other brand companies. The key point is that the production capacity share they can obtain has not changed at all.

We must know that when the three large-scale battery production bases of Xingyuan Battery are put into production in the second year, their production capacity will inevitably increase significantly, but the number of solid-state batteries they can obtain is still so many.

In this way, there is no way to be competitive with other brand companies.

If there is no accident, it is estimated that in less than a year, their living space in the domestic market will be reduced to little.

However, after experiencing the sodium-ion battery incident, Kuras knew that he was being targeted, so he could only agree unconditionally.

"We have no doubts about that."

In the end, after saying this sentence, the whole person seemed to be drained of strength.

It was the first time since he entered Pingguo Company that he felt such a deep sense of powerlessness, which was the ruthless crushing of advanced technology.

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(End of this chapter)