The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 764 WPG Power Consumption Assessment: Enough No Matter What! Really? What if we include the chip manufacturer?

There has long been suspicion that Wu Gengtian possesses world-leading mirror biotechnology, and that this technology was developed only after An Wuyang came to power.

Although Wu Gengtian always appears to be a complete novice, the outside world has never stopped being suspicious, and some even think that Wu Gengtian's poor performance is just an act.

For example, Zhu Zhiwei didn't believe that Wujingtian was really just a mineral water factory!
Even if Wugengtian's skills were merely those of a porter of nature, Zhu Zhiwei still harbored doubts.

Faced with Zhu Zhiwei's probing, An Wuyang directly denied it, "If I said that we at Wugengtian don't have any mirror biotechnology, would you believe me?"

Zhu Zhiwei gave an ambiguous smile.

“I’ve done a rough calculation of your electricity consumption at Tianjingyan during the Five Gatherings. Let alone building a nuclear power plant with a larger generating capacity, even if it had the same generating capacity as the experimental reactor on Stone Island, you five gatherings would never be able to use it all up!” Zhu Zhiwei explained.

"As I just said, a power generation capacity of 200MW means that 480 million kWh will be generated per day, and the annual power generation will reach 17.52 billion kWh. Do you understand the concept of this power generation?" Zhu Zhiwei asked.

An Wuyang actually understands the concept of 17.52 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity generation.

“The annual electricity consumption of a super-large comprehensive hospital is actually not that high. Take your Shengqing Medical University Third Affiliated Hospital as an example. This hospital has more than 1,300 beds and its building area is about 140,000 square meters.” Zhu Zhiwei said while checking relevant information on her mobile phone.

"However, such a huge hospital consumes less than 1500 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year," Zhu Zhiwei explained regarding electricity consumption.

"Take Xihua Hospital in Tianfu as another example. Even if we include its research units, teaching units, and the hospital with more than 2,000 beds, its total annual electricity consumption is only 40 million kilowatt-hours per year," Zhu Zhiwei explained with another example.

"So even if you build this super-large comprehensive hospital in the early hours of the morning, its annual electricity consumption should not exceed 50 million kilowatt-hours, which is about one-thirty-fifth of the annual power generation of a 200MW nuclear power plant," Zhu Zhiwei explained.

"The power consumption of the proton therapy center." Zhu Zhiwei paused briefly.

"I don't know if you're building a small proton therapy center or a large one in the early morning, as the power consumption difference between the two is quite significant," Zhu Zhiwei inquired.

Zhu Zhiwei added, "You should know the difference between large and small proton therapy centers, right?"

An Wuyang was slightly embarrassed. "Um... if I said I didn't know, do you think that's reasonable?"

“That makes sense!” Zhu Zhiwei replied calmly.

"After all, your university major wasn't medicine, but marketing, which shows that you're indeed planning to take a management route rather than a technical one," Zhu Zhiwei analyzed.

"Simply put, large proton therapy centers are more precise, better at controlling side effects, and can handle more cases and develop better treatment plans for patients. They can even switch between proton and heavy ion modes," Zhu Zhiwei explained simply.

An Wuyang responded, "Then we definitely need to build a large-scale proton therapy center!"

"The annual power consumption will probably not exceed 40 million kilowatt-hours. Taking a large proton therapy center in Shanghai as a reference, the annual power consumption is about 30 million kilowatt-hours." Zhu Zhiwei checked the internal data on her phone.

"You previously mentioned building a large IPSC laboratory. If you want to create an ultra-clean laboratory environment and high-level biosafety protection, the annual power consumption will not exceed 50 million kilowatt-hours," Zhu Zhiwei probed again.

The so-called 'high-level biosafety protection' was just a test to see if An Wuyang would use IPSC technology to do some fringe and cross-disciplinary research in the early hours of the morning.

However, Zhu Zhiwei was clearly flirting with the blind man!
How could An Wuyang know any of this?

An Wuyang doesn't even understand what an ultra-clean laboratory environment is!

"Well, I don't understand any of that either. Anyway, you mean that even if it's a nuclear power plant with a generating capacity of 200MW, we wouldn't be able to use it all up by dawn, right?" An Wuyang concluded.

Aren't those detailed issues handled by a professional design team?

There's absolutely no need for An Wuyang to personally worry about these details.

“Yes, even if you waste electricity 24/7, you still can’t use up all the electricity provided by a nuclear power plant,” Zhu Zhiwei replied.

"However, the electricity generated by nuclear power plants can also be sold to the power grid, thereby generating corresponding revenue," Zhu Zhiwei added.

“So a new problem has arisen!” Zhu Zhiwei looked at An Wuyang.

"What new problem?" An Wuyang countered. "Is it the problem of the construction period being too long?"

Zhu Zhiwei denied it, "Of course not!"

"What I mean is that investing in and building a nuclear power plant is definitely a profitable project," Zhu Zhiwei explained.

"Taking the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor as an example, its safe service life is about 60 years. However, the localization rate of our high-temperature gas-cooled reactor exceeds 93%, which means that its service life can be extended to 80 years through replacement and maintenance," Zhu Zhiwei added.

"If it's a 200MW high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, the initial investment would be at most 30 billion yuan. It's expected to recoup the investment cost in just 8 years, and the rest of the time will be all about making money," Zhu Zhiwei explained simply.

An Wuyang was taken aback. "Is it that profitable?"

"It's not as profitable as you might imagine. Nuclear power plants also need to be refueled, maintained, and have various operating personnel expenses," Zhu Zhiwei explained.

"Based on forecasts and assessments, and considering current power consumption, the annual rate of return for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors is expected to fluctuate around 10%," Zhu Zhiwei stated, providing specific figures.

An Wuyang asked directly, "Does your 10% return rate mean an annual income of around 300 million?"

“Yes!” Zhu Zhiwei replied.

An Wuyang immediately calmed down. He really didn't care that he could only earn 3 small goals a year.

"So, what does Ms. Zhu mean?" An Wuyang gestured for Zhu Zhiwei to share her thoughts.

"Do you want to operate this nuclear power plant privately, or are you willing to accept external cooperation to operate this nuclear power plant together?" Zhu Zhiwei asked.

Based on her previous statements, how could An Wuyang not understand her meaning?
“We at Wugengtian have always preferred cooperation and mutual benefit!” An Wuyang replied with a smile.

This is also a label for the fifth watch of the night!
After An Wuyang took power, Wu Gengtian consistently upheld a cooperative and win-win approach, thus sharing most of the benefits.

"Our core purpose in wanting to build our own nuclear power plant in Wugengtian is to ensure that our electricity supply is 100% guaranteed!" An Wuyang explained.

"After all, we don't have the relevant personnel or experience to operate a nuclear power plant even at dawn," An Wuyang added.

Zhu Zhiwei smiled. She had actually anticipated that An Wuyang would be willing to cooperate, after all, Wugengtian had many collaborations with the capital circle, such as New Origin Life Science Company, whose shareholder group included a large number of members of the capital circle. Therefore, Zhu Zhiwei could completely guess An Wuyang's choice of cooperation plan.

"Since President An has chosen to cooperate, what are your requirements regarding the corresponding equity share?" Zhu Zhiwei asked tentatively.

An Wuyang replied, "I don't have any specific requirements for these issues. We only have one hard requirement for Wujingtian, which is to ensure our electricity supply during Wujingtian."

“No matter how much electricity we need at Wugeng, or even if one day in the future we need all the electricity from the nuclear power plant at Wugeng, it should be prioritized for Wugeng,” An Wuyang added, explaining the extreme scenario.

Zhu Zhiwei readily agreed, "No problem at all!"

“Since there’s no problem, to ensure this can be clearly implemented, we need to add a clause: if the nuclear power plant is unable to guarantee our electricity supply due to human factors, we at Wugengtian have the right to initiate a plan to fully acquire the nuclear power plant,” An Wuyang explained.

“Once this clause is activated, if the cost is recovered within an 8-year period, Wu Gengtian is willing to fully compensate the corresponding investment amount. For example, if you invested 1.5 billion and obtained 50% of the equity, Wu Gengtian will compensate you 1.5 billion to acquire all of your equity,” An Wuyang explained with an example.

This means that Wugengtian will not consider the returns of the relevant shareholders in the previous eight years.

In short, if someone tries to cause trouble in the eighth year, Wugengtian is willing to compensate for the corresponding investment, allowing the other party to earn the returns of the previous seven years.

However, such a situation is unlikely to occur.

Because everyone cares about their reputation!
Sometimes the world is small. Once you do something, your reputation and word-of-mouth in the circle will be ruined. Who would dare to bring someone with a bad reputation along next time?
Nobody wants to lose more than they gain!

“If it exceeds eight years, say the ninth year, we at Wugengtian are still willing to compensate 50% of the investment amount to acquire the corresponding equity.” An Wuyang offered a generous condition.

At first glance, such conditions seem like Wu Gengtian is at a disadvantage, but in reality, it is Wu Gengtian's generous offer that will further enhance his positive image within the small circle.

For example, when Zhu Zhiwei heard the conditions An Wuyang offered, she sighed and said, "You guys really aren't afraid of being taken advantage of at dawn, are you?"

An Wuyang smiled and nodded, "As the saying goes, suffering a loss is a blessing!"

After all, the total investment in a 200MW high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant would not exceed 3 billion yuan, so An Wuyang really didn't care much.

If Zhu Zhiwei hadn't hinted so clearly, Wu Gengtian could have independently invested in a nuclear power plant to serve his own interests.

"How many shares does President An want?" Zhu Zhiwei asked again.

"How about 10%?" An Wuyang asked back.

To be honest, An Wuyang really doesn't care about the profits generated by the nuclear power plant, so his demands are all about ensuring the electricity demand during the early morning hours, rather than about gaining more equity.

……

'Ding! '

Random events: Bigger is better!

'The experimental high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant on Stone Island already had a generating capacity of 200MW. Are commercially viable high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plants also designed and planned to have a generating capacity of 200MW?'

The incident calls for: increasing the power generation capacity of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant!

Event Reward: Rewards will be calculated based on the final power generation output of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor.

Special Note: The corresponding power generation capacity needs to be reasonable.

……

An Wuyang calmly examined the information displayed by Tongzi. He secretly rejoiced that he had just raised the request to build a larger nuclear power plant, and now he had a reason to bring it up again.

When Zhu Zhiwei heard An Wuyang say that he only needed 10% of the shares, she was slightly taken aback. Did Wu Gengtian really only want such a small amount of shares?

Through this, Zhu Zhiwei seemed to have figured it out: the nuclear power plant was indeed built at dawn to ensure the power supply.

“No problem!” Zhu Zhiwei smiled. “President An only wants 10% of the shares, which is absolutely a great thing.”

After all, the fewer shares Wugengtian holds, the more shares others can get and the more benefits they can gain.

Others can't ignore the profits of 'mere' three small goals a year like An Wuyang!
"I'd like to ask again, is it possible for a nuclear power plant to be built with a capacity of only 200MW?" An Wuyang inquired.

Zhu Zhiwei looked at An Wuyang speechlessly.

"President An, as I just analyzed for you, you can't use the corresponding electricity at dawn. Even if it's just a 200MW nuclear power plant, you can't even use one-fifth of its annual power generation at dawn," Zhu Zhiwei explained.

"What if we expand our development routes in the future?" An Wuyang asked.

“For example, the carbon-based transformation technology company that we acquired in Beijing is researching carbon-based chip technology. If it makes any breakthroughs, we also plan to build a corresponding chip factory in Tianjingyan,” An Wuyang added.

Faced with An Wuyang's explanation, Zhu Zhiwei fell silent and quickly searched for relevant information on her phone.

"Are you really planning to enter the chip industry at dawn?" Zhu Zhiwei asked hesitantly.

“Yes!” An Wuyang answered affirmatively.

"Although we entered the chip industry quite late, and our competitors have enormous advantages, such as NVIDIA, whose development is even far ahead of the competition," An Wuyang explained, highlighting the strength of his competitors.

“If you really intend to build a chip manufacturing plant in Tianjingyan, then 200MW of power generation capacity is indeed a bit insufficient.” Zhu Zhiwei frowned slightly.

“I just checked the historical data. Taiji Electric’s annual power consumption was 169 billion kWh in 2020, and it rose to 191.9 billion kWh in 2021. The power consumption of a chip manufacturing plant is indeed staggering,” Zhu Zhiwei exclaimed.

“Even our internal subsidiary, Xiaxin International, consumed 28.9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year,” Zhu Zhiwei added.

"If you actually build the corresponding chip factory before dawn, there is indeed a risk that the annual power generation of 17.52 billion kilowatt-hours will not be enough," Zhu Zhiwei acknowledged the risk.

"So, can we increase the power generation capacity of some nuclear power plants?" An Wuyang asked again.

(End of this chapter)