When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

When walking out of the China World Trade Center, Xu Zhibin looked back and said, "I didn't expect that I could have dinner with Jack Ma. I should have taken a photo while we were having dinner and posted it on WeChat Moments to show off!"

"Don't be so hopeless, he's just a Jack Ma. You're going to see a lot more capital tycoons than just this one."

Wang Donglai looked natural, without any of the excitement that Xu Zhibin showed.

"I don't have the confidence you have to have such a pleasant conversation with bigwigs like Lei Jun and Jack Ma. In fact, I was having a meal with my heart beating fast, fearing that the conversation would not go well."

Xu Zhibin curled his lips and said this, exposing his own shortcomings.

Hearing Xu Zhibin say this, Wang Donglai asked with a bit of amusement, "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that if the talks don't go well, Jack Ma will clap his hands and a dozen big men in black will rush in from outside the hall and beat us up with biubius?"

"That's not the case. It's just that there is still a certain amount of fear, envy and awe of power and wealth in my heart." Xu Zhibin thought for a moment and answered.

Wang Donglai smiled and said, "Your mentality is actually because you don't have a correct understanding of wealth and power. In this regard, teachers in school don't teach you, and your parents at home rarely understand it."

“The essence of war is the possession of resources, the essence of human nature is the need for survival, the essence of business is the exchange of value, the essence of money is a tool for exchange, and the essence of relationships is mutual exploitation.”

"With Jack Ma's current net worth, not only will he be financially free for the rest of his life, but even his son and grandson can live a comfortable and wealthy life. But he will definitely not stop here, but will continue to work hard to get more wealth."

"You heard what I said to Jack Ma just now. There is no Jack Ma of the era, only the Jack Ma of the times. In every era, there are businessmen who take advantage of the general trend. But from ancient times to the present, how many businessmen have truly made achievements that are beneficial to the development of human civilization?"

"There are actually some problems with domestic education in many aspects, and the students educated there are also prone to blindly believe in authority and power."

"I brought you to this banquet just to make you intimidated by wealth!"

"After peeling off the outer layer, Jack Ma is actually just a lucky businessman. He has vision and means, but his vision is still a little low."

“What we are doing is a great cause!”

“So, I hope you can be confident from the bottom of your heart. Some businessmen, or some compradors who disguise themselves as entrepreneurs, are actually not worthy of admiration.”

Wang Donglai has great expectations for Xu Zhibin and his group of friends who were trained at Tangdu Jiaotong University.

Many people may not understand what he did, that is, why the free money should be distributed to employees.

Why do we pay employees such high salaries?
Why do we provide employees with such good benefits?
Why should most of the profits be used for research and development and distributed to employees instead of being kept for your own enjoyment?
As Galaxy Technology grew and developed, more and more things happened, and it was naturally impossible for Wang Donglai to manage all the big and small things.

In this case, we need a group of colleagues who sincerely agree with Wang Donglai's ideas to help him implement such practices.

Great undertakings always need someone to carry on!

If from beginning to end, only Wang Donglai insisted on doing this.

Even if it succeeds, it is actually a failure.

Xu Zhibin and his group naturally understood Wang Donglai's ideas, and they also highly agreed with them.

So, after hearing what Wang Donglai said, Xu Zhibin nodded and said, "Donglai, I understand!"

……

After Wang Donglai and Xu Zhibin left, Jack Ma took out his cell phone, thought about it, and then suppressed his previous thoughts and called Lei Jun first.

"Boss Lei, I'm Jack Ma."

"What's the matter, Mr. Ma?"

"Boss Lei, we're all in this together, tell me the truth, what price did Wang Donglai offer you?"

"Boss Ma, this is a business secret. You know the rules. You can't tell anyone!"

"Make friends, I'm going to build a number of flagship stores on Taobao!"

A loud drum does not need a heavy hammer, Jack Ma said lightly.

"Boss Ma, I haven't had much contact with Professor Wang of Galaxy Technology, but I can see that Professor Wang has unlimited potential, so I went to his house yesterday and offered 5 billion in exchange for 4% of the shares, but was rejected!"

Jack Ma's eyes narrowed, and he asked, "Is it the shares of Galaxy Technology, or the shares of its subsidiary?"

Hearing Jack Ma's question, Lei Jun immediately reacted and said, "It seems that Mr. Ma did not reach an agreement?"

"Boss Lei, you know how arrogant Professor Wang is. He criticized me right in front of me."

"This is normal. Professor Wang is a young man after all. He has the confidence!"

"Yes, young people nowadays are amazing, especially those who are both capable and smart. It seems that we old people are going to be eliminated."

"Boss Ma, you don't want to tell me this, do you?"

"Boss Lei, I have an idea. Why don't we get together with Lao Ding, Lao Shi, Lao Liu and others, pool some money together, and take up most of the investment quota?"

Lei Jun immediately understood what Jack Ma meant. He wanted to unite everyone to lower the price and thus gain the initiative.

After understanding it, Lei Jun also fell into hesitation, but finally made a decision.

"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news!"

After hanging up the phone, Jack Ma's mouth curled up and said, "It's stable!"

Then, he kept making calls.

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the other side.

The boatman who hurried over from Tang City finally met Wang Donglai.

As a boatman with a technical background, after a brief greeting, he directly asked about the details of the semi-solid-state battery.

"Professor Wang, we are also conducting various tests on semi-solid batteries and solid-state batteries in BYD's laboratory, but until now, we still cannot solve the ion transport mechanism in solid electrolytes and the failure mechanism under multi-field coupling. Problems come one after another."

“Even if there are successful products, they are made by madly piling up materials, regardless of cost, and cannot be replicated.”

"Professor Wang, as far as I know, your company's laboratory is not very large at present, and the research and development process of this semi-solid battery is also very short. Could it be that your company has discovered some special materials? Otherwise, it is impossible to solve these problems and develop products."

The boatman was very straightforward. He didn't hide anything and just went straight to the point.

From this point of view, the boatman does not look like the boss of a business, but more like a technician.

Straight forward!

If someone else were asked about such core confidential information as soon as they meet, there would be a high probability of unhappiness.

But Wang Donglai didn't.

On the contrary, he admired the boatman's style.

In comparison, Internet giants like Lei Jun and Jack Ma only talk about prospects and the future when they meet.

He didn't even ask about the technical principles.

Although two of them did not want to leave the impression of prying out core information, two of them had no industrial experience and therefore did not have such an idea.

Of the two styles, Wang Donglai undoubtedly prefers the boatman's pragmatic style.

As soon as I came up, I asked my own questions.

"Mr. Wang, it is just as you said. I have developed a new type of material. I call it homogenized positive electrode material. It is the core of the success of semi-solid-state batteries!"

"If we continue to research, I think we will soon be able to develop a true solid-state battery!"

Wang Donglai smiled and explained. "Homogenized cathode material?"

When the boatman heard the name, he frowned and started thinking wildly in his mind.

However, it was just a name and the boatman had no way of getting more information, so he gave up the idea after just a few breaths.

"Professor Wang, Tangdu's lithium-sulfur battery factory is about to start production. In order to meet the deadline and add various costs, it cost more than 8 billion. As a result, your company turned around and developed a semi-solid battery."

"This puts me in a dilemma. If I continue to produce lithium-sulfur batteries, they are already obsolete. If I don't produce them, I have to redesign the production line, and the initial investment will be wasted."

The boatman changed the subject and began to half complain and half tentatively speak to Wang Donglai.

In fact, when Wang Donglai decided to come up with the semi-solid-state battery, he had already thought about how to deal with the matter.

So, after hearing what the boatman said, Wang Donglai said, "Boss Wang, we are all experts, so we won't use those business tricks."

"The cost of lithium iron phosphate batteries is 3 to 4 cents per watt-hour, while the cost of the semi-solid-state batteries I developed is between 15 and 20 yuan."

"In terms of cost alone, it has increased fifty times."

"Not to mention the standardization of production processes and the optimization of processes, which all take time. In addition, it is not the first time that the product is launched on the market, and its market share is not high in the early stage."

"So, I actually have a cooperation plan here. If Mr. Wang is interested, why not come and listen to it?"

The boatman nodded, he also understood this.

This world is a material, real world. It does not mean that once a certain technology is broken through, it can cover the market in a very short time.

Unless the national force is mobilized, no matter the cost.

Under normal circumstances, there is a technological breakthrough first, and then through continuous research, the cost is reduced, and then it is put into the market, and then the market is covered little by little, but in the end it may not be completely covered.

Just like no matter how popular smartphones are, there will still be room for older models of phones.

In the field of electric bicycles, lithium batteries, which outperform lead-acid batteries in all aspects, have not yet become mainstream, and lead-acid batteries still have a huge market. This is the best example.

Having excellent technology and products does not necessarily mean you will win the market.

Sometimes, cost is the most important factor that determines everything.

The cost of semi-solid-state batteries is fifty times higher than that of lithium iron phosphate batteries. When reflected in the finished product, consumers will have to bear the cost increase.

Then, price increase is inevitable.

A price increase will lead to a drop in sales.

It is extremely difficult to make a choice between going in and out!
To be honest, in the eyes of Brother Boatman, the current commercial value of semi-solid-state batteries may not be as great as that of lithium-sulfur batteries.

Lithium-sulfur batteries are not expensive and can cover the existing battery market in a very short time.

Although semi-solid-state batteries have good performance, they are expensive, have complex processes, and have an uncertain market, posing great risks.

The greater value lies in further research and development through the technology of semi-solid-state batteries, or in playing the role of learning from others' experience to improve oneself.

After receiving the news, he rushed here from Tang City. In fact, Brother Boatman wanted to master the technological concept of semi-solid-state batteries rather than gain a large market with the help of this battery product.

Thinking all this in his mind, the boatman did not show it at all and waited quietly for Wang Dong to talk about his cooperation plan.

"Mr. Wang, semi-solid batteries are expensive, which will inevitably lead to high prices for the products. Therefore, they cannot be used in some low-end and mid-range products that are extremely price-sensitive."

“Once you eliminate those products, it’s pretty straightforward.”

"Smartphones and high-end new energy vehicles!"

"The battery life of smartphones has always been a problem. Although there are fast charging technologies and mobile phone batteries are getting bigger and bigger, the power consumption efficiency of major software is also improving."

"A smartphone with a 5,000 mAh battery may last a whole day at first, but eventually it will degrade to only last half a day."

"A 5,000 mAh battery has reached the limit of what can be carried in a smartphone, and this is based on the removal of the headphone jack and a lot of free space in the smartphone."

“Even if fast-charging technology is further improved, there is a limit.”

"Semi-solid-state batteries are the best solution in my opinion."

"According to laboratory measurements, a battery of the same size, installed in a smartphone, can still be used for twelve hours under high-intensity use such as watching videos, listening to music, and surfing the Internet."

"Besides that, there is another big change, which is that the fever of mobile phones has been greatly alleviated."

"I'm thinking of one thing, Mr. Wang should be able to think of it. Lithium-sulfur batteries must have received orders from many mobile phone manufacturers."

The boatman nodded, it was indeed as Wang Donglai said.

Because it obtained the patent authorization for lithium-sulfur batteries, BYD took on battery orders from major mobile phone manufacturers such as Xiaomi and OV.

Together, these companies ship tens of millions of mobile phones each year, which is definitely a very good order.

Coupled with the excellent performance of lithium-sulfur batteries, BYD made considerable profits on this order.

Now, hearing Wang Donglai mention this, the boatman said, "In this case, lithium-sulfur batteries have become a one-time business, right?"

Wang Donglai immediately laughed and said, "No, Mr. Wang still doesn't understand what I mean."

"Semi-solid-state batteries have better performance but higher costs, and there is no way to increase production in a short period of time, so we have to take the high-end route."

"Mobile phones priced below 4,000 yuan cannot be equipped with semi-solid batteries!"

“We must show from the beginning that only high-end products can use the most advanced technology.”

"We don't cheat the poor!"

“Those who can afford high-end mobile phones are our leeks!”

"In addition, with the large supply of lithium-sulfur batteries, we can even set a low price to support cooperating mobile phone manufacturers. As for those mobile phone manufacturers who did not choose to cooperate, I'm sorry."

"Unless the user is mentally handicapped, why would they choose a smartphone with a bad battery?"

"Using the technological gap, we will directly carry out a wave of forced elimination. Those who can't keep up will fall behind, and those who are unwilling to cooperate will be eliminated."

"In this way, I don't think there will be any stubborn manufacturers who will refuse to cooperate!"

The boatman's eyes flashed and he quickly pointed out a core problem.

"All of this must be based on technological leadership. If other companies also develop battery products with excellent performance, then all of this will be just talk or a flash in the pan."

"As far as I know, there are quite a few laboratories in China that research batteries. Some of them started their research in the 1970s and have accumulated profound technical experience. If a breakthrough is achieved, your company's technological advantage will be gone!"

Wang Donglai understood what the boatman said, a confident look appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "If this is true, I will be happy."

“There have always been many smart people in this world, and the development of society and the advancement of technology have never been driven by one person.”

"If I am the only one who can achieve these technological breakthroughs, from a certain perspective, it would be a tragedy."

"With competition, there will be progress. I really hope that there will be someone to compete with me."

"And I've never been afraid of competition!"

Wang Dong spoke these words confidently and sincerely. (End of this chapter)