Our Rise Era

Chapter 198: Forbearance! Dormancy!
The photovoltaic industry is a high-tech industry. It is a comprehensive high-tech industry that integrates optics, electromagnetism, semiconductors, chemicals, machinery, etc. The photovoltaic industry chain has very high requirements for [technology]...

China's photovoltaic industry in 2008.

The upstream lacks power station technology, and the downstream lacks marketing voice. The entire industry is basically concentrated on the midstream photovoltaic components...

Photovoltaic components are a product that mainly relies on human labor...

In other words, countless people use the extremely meager processing fees to earn a little bit of hard work.

A major low-end manufacturing country, a supplier of goods without technology.

This is the original definition of China by Europe and the United States.

This concept...

It is so deeply rooted that they still maintain this idea even after the financial crisis.

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【The Chinese Ministry of Commerce officially met with the European and American Ministries of Commerce. This meeting was a historic and positive discussion on the current status of the photovoltaic industry! 】

[Several photovoltaic companies, led by Suzhou Deshang and Yingli, signed a one-year procurement agreement with US polysilicon giant MEMC.]

[President of China Photovoltaic Industry Association, Zhou Xinsheng, signed and took a group photo with senior executives of [MEMC] company...]

【…】

9 month 11 day.

This is a very meaningful day for China's photovoltaic industry.

Europe and the United States, which have recovered from the financial crisis, have tried to restart their manufacturing industries.

However, European and American companies, which have enjoyed the benefits of making money with advanced technology, are finding it difficult to return to their former cheap, low-end assembly industry.

For them, using their brains to make money is the most advanced thing. Using their physical strength to make the profit from Weibo...

Meaningless!

Finally, their eyes turned to China again.

From September 9 to September 9, a European and American delegation came to China to discuss with the Ministry of Commerce the future cooperation in the European and American photovoltaic industry.

They made the same request as they did five years ago.

That is, they continue to provide [polysilicon] raw materials, but promise that there will not be too much fluctuation in price for at least one year.

China's photovoltaic companies are still responsible for the construction and assembly of low-end manufacturing industries, serving their infrastructure...

And they will also open up the market and continue to maintain the most basic labor subsidies and cooperation...

……

This time the communication seems to be going very smoothly!
All photovoltaic companies in China seem to be in the same positive cooperative attitude towards the market and raw materials (polysilicon) provided by Europe and the United States, just like they were two years ago.

All the business representatives from both sides shook hands, took photos, and expressed their warmest and most sincere attitudes to the European and American staff.

……

Saw this cooperation agreement.

At a time when almost all photovoltaic industries in China breathed a sigh of relief.

In the office of [Shenglan Technology].

Diao Guangdou, wearing a lab coat, hurried into Zhang Yang's office.

He looked at the agreements one by one and stared at Zhang Yang deeply.

"We obviously have the technology and machines for polysilicon..."

"We have clearly developed it! We can clearly produce it in large quantities!"

"Why do we still rely on them?"

"I don't know!"

"Over the years, we have mastered the core technology of polysilicon cold hydrogenation, and our [Shenglan] polysilicon device has also been put into operation!"

"We have made breakthroughs in everything from technology to equipment to manpower!"

"Didn't the Ministry of Commerce say they would help us? But why is there not even a news report? Having this technology is as good as not having it!"

"Why did everyone else participate in the negotiations with the European and American photovoltaic industries, but we [Shenglan Technology] did not?"

"Mr. Zhang, didn't you sign cooperation agreements with all the photovoltaic companies? Why is it that the representative of China's photovoltaic industry is not you, but the lingering Zhou Xinsheng?"

"Mr. Zhang, all of us have invested so much money. We [Shenglan Technology] are fully qualified to take over all the raw material markets for our photovoltaic industry!"

"..."

Diao Guangdou stared at Zhang Yang closely.

Two days ago…

When they came back from the Ministry of Commerce, Diao Guangdou was excited.

The emerging photovoltaic industry group headed by Mr. Zhang has signed a cooperative development agreement with the established photovoltaic industry.

The agreement states that any future large-scale initiatives of China's photovoltaic industry will require in-depth meetings. At the same time, Zhang Yang also officially acquired management positions in established photovoltaic companies such as Suzhou Deshang and Yingli through a share swap agreement with some companies.

In fact, in a sense, at this moment, Zhang Yang is already the undisputed boss behind the scenes in the Chinese photovoltaic field, controlling all the rights to speak! He thought that this meeting was the beginning of [the light boat has passed through thousands of mountains]...

From this day on, their [Shenglan Technology] will take off, will break the Western monopoly, will leave a deep mark in the history of photovoltaics, and will turn the tide!

……

however……

No one would have thought of it!
After this meeting.

[Shenglan Technology] For this breakthrough, in addition to the unprecedented respect they enjoyed at the meeting, after the meeting, not only did they not receive any official publicity, but they signed a confidentiality agreement.

Not only that, their [Shenglan Technology] clearly has polysilicon with higher purity than the American [MEMC], but China's photovoltaic industry insists on continuing to cooperate with the [MEMC] company that once cheated them badly...

In fact, the person who signed the agreement with Europe and the United States this time was not Zhang Yang, but Zhou Xinsheng of [Suzhou Deschamps]...

Zhou Xinsheng suddenly became the president of the China Photovoltaic Association...

And Zhang Yang...

Not even the vice president!
Not even holding any position in the association!
Everything!
All of this made Diao Guangdou feel unprecedented anger.

[Shenglan Technology] In the office.

Zhang Yang looked at the setting sun on the horizon.

Facing Diao Guangdou's questioning, his expression was very calm.

He sat down and made a cup of tea for Diao Guangdou.

"Boss Diao, calm down first and calm down..."

"I just can't calm down. Mr. Zhang, do you know what this breakthrough of our [Shenglan Technology] means? It means that we will have a return rate of tens of billions in the future! We can even impact the raw material system of Europe and the United States, launch a Jedi counterattack, and even bring down the market value of [MEMC]..."

"..."

"Mr. Zhang, do you know what [MEMC] did to our entire industry in the past? The polysilicon giants led by [MEMC], in conjunction with Wall Street, dealt a nearly devastating blow to our photovoltaic industry. Last year, many people lost their jobs and many companies collapsed. We had no say at all. Now, we have it, we have the technology, but we don't use it..."

Diao Guangdou couldn't hide his anger and took a sip of tea.

Oh shit!

The tea was so hot that he poured it out instantly.

Zhang Yang looked at Diao Guangdou with a slightly complicated expression. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "I know you are unwilling to give up. I am unwilling to give up too. I have invested almost everything I have in the photovoltaic industry. This is the last time I will go all in. However, I hope you understand that although we are alive now and our research and development has been successful, it does not mean we have won!"

"What do you mean? Cooperating cowardly, keeping your head down, and keeping it to yourself is considered winning? Earning a daily fee for cowardice is considered winning?"

"Doing business is like drinking tea. If you drink it right after pouring it, you will burn your mouth and get blisters..." Looking at the teacup in Diao Guangdou's hand, Zhang Yang shook his head, his expression becoming more and more serious: "Our western photovoltaic industry has not yet been rolled out, and the market is very immature. Although it has also been expanded in Africa, it is all in the wild stage. In addition, the order there is chaotic and the infrastructure is poor. It will take a long time to promote the photovoltaic industry in the future. Therefore, at this special stage, we have to seize everything in the European and American markets... And those Europeans and Americans who are high above are still in the superior stage of controlling core technologies at this moment. If we suddenly break through their technology, will they watch us replace their position? In the past few years, you should know their ugly faces better than me..."

"So, we have to lie dormant, we secretly increase our strength and paralyze them?" Upon hearing this, Diao Guangdou had a complicated expression and finally closed his eyes.

"Yes! Our photovoltaic enterprises are still very weak, and our raw material enterprises are also very weak. What we lack most now, besides funds, is time... Everyone is eager to counterattack, but everyone knows that now is not the time to counterattack..."

"Then the polysilicon industry in our [Shenglan Technology]..."

"Our company will source goods from both sides, ensuring that 40% of the goods come from [MEMC] and 60% come from our own country... Of course, all of this needs to be kept low-key!"

"They will know it sooner or later..." Diao Guangdou frowned.

"I hope that the day they find out will be the beginning of our counterattack!" Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes and stared at Diao Guangdou: "Before that, we need the market and do everything we can to seize the European and American markets. We also need money. Any money we make is money. With the market, we have money. We also need technology. We need to invest more money in research and development in the fields of monocrystalline silicon and semiconductors. We will lie dormant and wait for the day when we can show our swords!"

"..."

in the office.

Zhang Yang squinted his eyes and looked into the distance with a cold look in his eyes.

Diao Guangdou looked at Zhang Yang for a long time, and finally nodded: "I understand, I will seize the time to do the next research and development project, and strive to control the entire industry's upstream technology in my hands..."

"it is good!"

Zhang Yang nodded.

Immediately afterwards...

The phone rang.

He received a call from America.

That is……

Thomson called.

"Mr. Zhang Yang..."

"Mr. Thomson?"

“Our [Web OS] system is gone!”

"Why is it gone?"

"We were acquired by Android, which is owned by Google."

"..."

(End of this chapter)