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I pushed open the door. The lobby on the first floor was quiet.

I went up the stairs to the second floor. The door to the study was ajar, letting in a cold, white light.

Push the door open and go inside.

Ji Yanran was wearing a gray cotton loungewear set. She sat cross-legged on the boss's chair behind the rosewood desk, completely unconcerned about her appearance.

The slippers on her feet had long been kicked aside.

Three Apple laptops were lined up in front of me. The data tables on the screens were densely packed and scrolling continuously.

I heard the door open.

Ji Yanran stopped typing and turned her head.

His gaze swept over Li Yichen.

The bespoke suit was perfectly wrinkle-free. The handcrafted leather shoes were spotless.

"Hey, Boss Li's back."

Ji Yanran leaned back, sinking into the large boss's chair. She crossed her arms over her chest.

"Where did you go having fun today?"

She started counting on her fingers.

"Shopping? Going to clubs? Or spending money all over Shanghai with your sweetheart?"

The resentment was extremely obvious.

"I've been working myself to the bone here, haggling with those old foxes all day over the acquisition deal."

"You, on the other hand, are always elusive, appearing only briefly and never returning."

Li Yichen walked to the leather sofa opposite the desk and sat down.

Legs are naturally crossed.

No rebuttal.

He really didn't do anything for the past two weeks. Company registration, team building, headhunting, and even multi-billion dollar mergers and acquisitions.

All the blame fell on Ji Yanran alone.

A boss who's reached this point is certainly capable of washing his hands of the reins.

Seeing that he remained silent, Ji Yanran's anger flared even more.

I raised my hand and rubbed my sore neck.

"Today at the headquarters of Hongyuan New Energy."

"After the chairman finished signing, he specifically asked me, 'Why doesn't your boss show up?'"

"What can I say?"

"I can only say that you are extremely busy and simply cannot spare the time."

"Then the old man casually asked, 'What big project are you busy with?'"

Ji Yanran spread her hands.

"I almost blurted it out."

"Busy spending money."

Li Yichen listened to this rapid-fire question.

He tapped his fingers twice on the sofa armrest.

"Let's get down to business."

Three words: Plain and ordinary.

This directly cut off Ji Yanran's complaints.

"tomorrow."

Li Yichen's pronunciation was extremely clear, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Stop all cooperation with Hengyu Group."

"All orders currently in progress are terminated."

The study fell silent instantly.

Ji Yanran suddenly loosened her arms, which had been wrapped around herself.

He jumped up from the boss's chair.

"Are you crazy?"

The volume was increased by eight degrees.

Hengyu Group. Hongyuan New Energy's largest supplier of positive and negative electrode materials.

It occupies more than 40% of the entire supply chain.

Ji Yanran's mind raced. The sand table simulation was completed in 0.1 seconds.

Shut down Hengyu?

This means that Hongyuan New Energy's current inventory can only last for a maximum of three days. After three days, the production lines will be completely shut down.

Thousands of workers are unemployed. Delivery deadlines are missed. Huge compensation claims loom.

The business that was just acquired for over 8 billion yuan can instantly become a bleeding hole.

"Hongyuan New Energy's battery production line is entirely supported by Hengyu's materials!"

Ji Yanran slammed her hands heavily on the edge of the desk, leaning forward.

"You just spent over eight billion to buy the company."

"On the very first day you took over, you kicked out the biggest supplier?"

"The factory has to shut down tomorrow!"

"Thousands of workers sitting in the workshop, staring at each other blankly?"

"The daily losses from the shutdown are astronomical!"

This completely violates common business sense.

It's understandable for a new broom to open up new possibilities. But demolishing the load-bearing walls of one's own factory is suicidal.

Li Yichen did not explain.

There's no need to mention the incident where Zhao Tianyu provoked him at the club.

That was just a trigger.

The real reason is that the materials from Hengyu Group are simply not good enough for the technology he possesses.

He stood up and walked to the large rosewood desk.

He pulled a black carbon pen from the rosewood pen holder next to him.

Tear off a blank A4 sheet of paper.

Bow down.

The pen tip touches the paper, making a soft, scratching sound.

Lines of highly professional chemical material names and specifications quickly appeared on the white paper.

Graphene nanosheets.

Purity requirement: 99.99%.

Solid electrolyte powder.

Silicon-carbon anode material.

Oxide ceramic diaphragm.

I wrote a total of twelve different materials.

Each of these is followed by extremely stringent physical and chemical specifications.

When Li Yichen writes, his entire aura changes.

Gone was his usual carefree and nonchalant attitude.

It has been replaced by a sense of intense focus and absolute confidence that creates a powerful pressure.

Ji Yanran stood opposite him, watching him wield his brush with incredible speed.

My heart suddenly skipped a beat.

This confident demeanor is definitely not feigned.

Li Yichen put down his pen.

He pushed the sheet of paper filled with parameters in front of Ji Yanran.

"Starting tomorrow."

"Notify Hongyuan New Energy of its other existing material suppliers."

"Make them switch to producing these materials immediately."

Li Yichen pointed to the handwriting on the paper.

"All the specifications are listed above."

"Whoever can reach mass production standards the fastest will get the largest share of orders."

Ji Yanran picked up the paper.

My gaze swept across the rows one by one.

She has worked in investment banking for many years and has led many investment deals in the new energy sector.

They have an extremely solid understanding of the battery industry chain.

I read less than five lines.

Her fingers tightened suddenly as she gripped the paper.

These materials.

It completely exceeds the scope of traditional lithium battery formulations.

Solid electrolyte? Graphene?

What does this mean? Although the materials Li Yichen wrote about are available on the market, she doesn't know what they will produce when combined. Could it be a graphene solid-state battery?

This is a cutting-edge concept that top laboratories around the world are still working on, burning through huge sums of money to develop.

No company has yet been able to truly achieve commercial mass production.

She had previously seen progress reports from top research teams while working at an investment bank.

Even the most advanced laboratories are still at the conceptual stage regarding graphene solid-state battery technology, and it is completely impossible to realize it.

This technology is simply a pipe dream in the current industrial system.

"What is this?"

Ji Yanran raised her head and stared intently at Li Yichen.

"I've never seen these materials on Hongyuan New Energy's supply list before."

"You want to change your product line?"

This is the only explanation.

However, changing product lines requires mature technological reserves and massive amounts of R&D data.

If Hongyuan New Energy had this technology, it would have soared to great heights long ago; it wouldn't have needed to be acquired.

Li Yichen threw the carbon pen back into the pen holder.

It made a soft clicking sound.

"These are peripheral materials."

"Just let those suppliers handle the production."

He looked directly at Ji Yanran.

"The core elements."

"I'll do it myself."

These few words.

This is even more explosive than the decision to shut down Hengyu Group.

Ji Yanran was completely stunned.

She looked at the young, wealthy man in front of her who did nothing but spend money and chase women every day.

Do it yourself?

A hands-off boss who doesn't even know which way the company's main door faces.

Personally involved in cutting-edge technology research and development?

This is absolutely outrageous.

"You do it yourself?"

Ji Yanran walked around the large desk and stood in front of Li Yichen.

What are you doing here?

"Do you understand battery architecture? Do you understand chemical formulation? Or do you understand materials synthesis?"

"This is truly cutting-edge technology!"

"It's not something you can achieve by simply throwing money at it!"

Li Yichen ignored her question.

"Go to Hongyuan New Energy's factory tomorrow."

"Make room for me in the factory area, in the largest independent laboratory."

"Raise the security level to the highest level."

I'll send you the equipment list later.

He turned around and walked towards the study door.

"the day after tomorrow."

"I want to go there myself."

Ji Yanran followed behind for a couple of steps.

"laboratory?"

"What do you need a lab for?"

"You're not really going to do the research and development yourself, are you?"

Do you even understand how murky this industry is?

Li Yichen walked to the door.

My fingers gripped the cold metal doorknob.

Press down.

There was no turning back.

You'll find out in time.

The door opened.

Li Yichen stepped out.

The figure disappeared into the second-floor corridor.

The door wasn't closed completely, leaving a crack.

In the study.

Ji Yanran stood there alone.

My mind is a complete mess.

She turned around and walked to the desk.

My gaze fell once again on the white paper covered with unfamiliar material names.

Graphene. Solid electrolyte.

These words together represent the ultimate revolution in the field of new energy.

Once formed.

What Ning Wang, what Bidi, they'll all be utterly crushed.

The entire world's energy landscape will be rewritten.

She looked at the parameters on the paper, accurate to four decimal places.

The handwriting is strong and vigorous. There are no corrections whatsoever.

This is definitely not something I made up on a whim.

This is extremely mature formula data.

Her intuition told her so.

This light and airy A4 sheet of paper.

It could be worth ten thousand times more than the acquisition contract worth over eight billion yuan signed today.

Ji Yanran opened the bottom drawer of the desk.

Put that piece of paper in.

Push the drawer shut. Turn the key. Click, and it locks.

She picked up the phone that was next to the keyboard.

Open WeChat. Find the profile picture of the factory manager of Hongyuan New Energy.

Tap your thumb rapidly on the screen.

"I'm going to the factory area for an on-site inspection tomorrow morning at eight o'clock."

"in addition."

"Prepare a notification letter to terminate all cooperation with Hengyu Group."

"Execute immediately."

Click send.

Ji Yanran leaned back in the leather chair.

Staring at the dazzling crystal chandelier on the ceiling.

He muttered to himself.

"Li Yichen".

"What exactly do you want?"