The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 294: Lithium battery layout, the global battery hegemony begins to rise

"Director, is this our factory's new product after the BMW 125?"

“It looks a bit shabby.”

After Jiang Hui reported the relevant plan to Qin Hao, he also officially launched the "electric chicken" project within the Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant.

Considering that electric bicycles are in the early stages of development and their consumers are generally those who cannot afford motorcycles, the price naturally cannot be very high.

Therefore, it is definitely not advisable to design electric bicycles the same as motorcycles.

The electric bicycle solution that Jiang Hui has come up with now is more like adding electric drive related parts to the bicycle.

At first glance, it looks quite similar to a bicycle.

Of course, they can’t be too similar, otherwise the sense of superiority that people get from buying electric bicycles won’t be reflected.

"I plan to set the selling price of this electric bicycle at 998 yuan, and the design of its various parts will definitely not be like that of a BMW S."

“I simplified wherever I could.”

“By then it will become China’s first electric bicycle.”

After Jiang Hui said this, Li Zifu still didn't quite understand.

But the boss has spoken, so you have to do it seriously even if you don’t understand.

"Director, if we follow this design, other bicycle factories will be able to learn from it and quickly produce their own electric bicycles."

"Anyway, you can just use the car's battery, add a motor, and make some other changes, and you can pretty much make an electric bicycle."

"The market competition will be fierce by then."

Li Zifu's worry is quite reasonable.

The popularity of domestic bicycle brands such as Phoenix and Forever is no less than that of BMW motorcycles.

“The structure of an electric bicycle looks simple, but it is not easy at all to make it well.”

"I plan to assist BMW Technology in acquiring the Beiping Battery Factory. When the time comes, we will purchase the batteries for our electric bicycles from the Beiping Battery Factory."

"In terms of motors, BMW Technology is also preparing to set up BMW Motor to specialize in the research and development of related products."

Although it doesn't matter if you don't explain, things will move forward faster if the people below can understand your ideas.

So Jiang Hui still communicated with Li Zifu patiently.

"Director, our BMW 125 is going to be a high-end model. By then, our BMW motorcycles will also be synonymous with high-end motorcycles."

"If BMW's electric bicycles bring bad reputation, wouldn't that be a bit of a loss?"

Li Zifu has been in contact with Jiang Hui for two years and has a relatively deep understanding of the factory director's character. He knows that no matter what suggestions are made during work, he will not have any objections.

They will not make things difficult for you in your future work.

So when Jiang Hui wanted to produce electric bicycles this time, and they were the kind that looked a bit crude, he directly displayed them to express his opposition.

"What you said does make sense, but bicycles can actually be made very high-end. In the future, we can also make BMW bicycles that cost thousands of yuan each, or even tens of thousands of yuan each."

Since Jiang Hui said so, Li Zifu had no choice but to implement it well.

……

Qin Hao acted quickly, and the acquisition of the Peking Battery Factory by BMW Technology came to fruition in less than half a month.

Because this time it is not a joint venture, but a direct acquisition.

In order to better manage the Peking Battery Factory, Fang Huihui brought several employees from Gangcheng and went to take over the factory accompanied by Jiang Hui.

Because all the conditions had been made clear to the workers during the early negotiations.

Those who are willing to continue staying at the Peking Battery Factory will have their wages increased by 30%, and will have the opportunity to receive training in the port city in the next step.

As for those who did not want to stay, the Ministry of First Machine Industry would arrange for them to work in other factories.

In addition, Fang Huihui brought an order for electric bicycles from the Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory as soon as she arrived, so the production capacity utilization rate of the Beiping Battery Factory is expected to quickly recover to more than half.

This way, the factory will not go bankrupt.

"Advisor Jiang, will our factory also be researching lithium batteries in the future?"

Zeng Minqun is the chief engineer of the Peking Battery Factory. He has high technical skills, but he only understands technology and knows nothing about various management techniques.

And many times, in pursuit of better technology, people don’t pay much attention to rising costs.

To a certain extent, he also bears some responsibility for the fact that the Peking Battery Factory was acquired by foreign capital.

If this kind of person were replaced by someone from the Peking Battery Factory to acquire the factory, he would probably fire Zeng Minqun.

But for Jiang Hui, he really felt that the factory was lacking talents like Zeng Minqun who were fully focused on technology.

As for management matters, they don't need to worry about them. So right from the start, he, as a shareholder specially invited, held a meeting with Zeng Minqun and other technical experts to determine the next direction of technical research.

The batteries for electric bicycles and automobiles must be further researched, as there is still a large gap in current technology.

However, lithium batteries, a product that represents the future development trend of the battery industry, must not be left behind.

"Yes, lithium iron phosphate batteries and ternary lithium batteries are our key research directions in the future."

"Please make a list of the equipment and instruments you need, and we will try to find a way for BMW Technology to purchase them."

"There are researchers in China who are more proficient in lithium battery research. We can try to cooperate with them or see if we can poach them."

"Whether it is used in electric bicycles or electronic appliances in the future, it will definitely have a bright future."

Jiang Hui is absolutely determined to develop lithium batteries.

It's not too late to start studying this thing now.

Maybe we can even seize many technical patents.

At critical moments, I will also step in to help promote progress and let everyone have a clearer understanding of the research prospects of lithium batteries.

For some technical talents, they are willing to switch jobs only if the Peking Battery Factory has forward-looking research and development results in lithium battery technology.

Otherwise, given the special context of this era, it would be extremely difficult for a foreign company to poach people.

It is especially difficult if the candidates are key talents from research institutions.

"No problem, I'll do it right away."

Zeng Minqun was originally worried that after the factory was acquired by a Hong Kong company, he would be kicked out and would not be able to continue his previous research.

I didn't expect the situation to be completely different from what I thought.

Not only was he not kicked out, he seemed to have a brighter future.

A gentleman will die for his friend. For a moment, he had the idea of ​​working hard for the new Peking Battery Factory all his life.

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"Xiao Jiang, lithium batteries are a relatively cutting-edge technology. Perhaps some university teachers will conduct more in-depth research in this area than battery factories."

"If you are really optimistic about this field, I think you should not be afraid to spend money this time."

"Anyway, BMW Technology has received a lot of profits from the joint venture with Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory. It would be very difficult to convert this money into foreign exchange and take it away."

"But I think it's a good idea to cooperate with some domestic universities and research institutes. You provide the funds, and the other party provides the manpower. In the end, the honor belongs to the other party, and the actual technology and patents belong to the Beiping Battery Factory."

After Zhu Jiansheng learned that BMW Technology had successfully acquired the Peking Battery Factory, he immediately took time out to discuss its development direction with Jiang Hui.

Both Hummer military vehicles and intercontinental missile launchers require the use of batteries. Zhu Jiansheng will definitely find a way to get this part of the order to the Peking Battery Factory.

But this is certainly not enough.

In particular, Jiang Hui hopes to enter the lithium battery industry. Zhu Jiansheng does not know much specific information about this area, but as long as he asks other teachers in the school, he will know that it is not easy to achieve some results in the lithium battery industry.

Especially when America and Japan had already achieved considerable success, it became even more difficult for the Peking Battery Factory to stand out.

"This is indeed a very good plan, but if there is a chance, I would like to directly poach these research talents."

"If 1000 yuan a month is not enough, I will give 1000 yuan. If 2000 yuan is not enough, I will give yuan. I will keep giving until the other party is satisfied."

"A thousand gold coins are enough to buy horse bones. As long as he is a real talent, I will definitely not be stingy with that little money."

To Jiang Hui, money is sometimes just a number.

What he pursues is not money itself, but the industrial development behind it and various invisible influences.

"This is indeed an idea, but it would be best if it could be combined with the construction of the family housing complex."

"Nowadays, even university professors have very ordinary accommodation conditions."

"If after leaving school, I go to the Beiping Battery Factory, not only will my salary increase significantly, but I can also solve the housing problem, then more people will be tempted."

Zhu Jiansheng knows too well the situation and thoughts of university teachers in this era.

If you want to convince these people who are pursuing their goals, you have to prescribe the right medicine.

The technical appeal cannot be lacking, and the material aspects must not lag behind either.

Otherwise, even if these talents switched to the Peking Battery Factory, they would sooner or later be poached by foreign companies.

Compared with the treatment in America and Japan, the salary offered by BMW Technology to these people at the Peking Battery Factory is completely unattractive.

"No problem. The staff housing at the Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory is almost finished. We can continue the construction at the Beiping Battery Factory."

"As long as money can solve the problem, it's not a big problem for us."

(End of this chapter)