Material Empire

"Zhang Gong, what are you going to do next?"

After making a preliminary judgment on Zhang Daiwei's vision and knowledge, Qin Hai asked a straightforward question.

"Next step?" Zhang Daiwei smiled helplessly, "What does Mr. Qin mean?"

"Your speech today has already offended you Mr. Wang. After returning to Beidian Group, the leader will definitely give you small shoes to wear. Don't you think about it?" Qin Hai said.

Zhang Daiwei said: "Then what else can I do? I was ready when I said these words. If they want to give you small shoes, I will wear them. They can't fire me, can they?"

"You didn't intend to jump out?" Qin Hai asked nakedly.

An imperceptible strange expression flashed across Zhang Daiwei's face, and he asked calmly, "Why, does Mr. Qin want to give me any advice?"

"Are you interested in coming to Anhe Materials College? You can be transferred here, or you can resign. I dare not promise you too much. A senior engineer's salary is completely satisfactory." Qin Hai said.

"What am I going to Anhe Materials College for?" Zhang Daiwei asked again.

"Engage in the development of materials related to new energy vehicles. I know that you are not specialized in new energy materials. The School of Materials has specialized talents and teams. What I need is someone who understands the development trend of new energy vehicles." , can provide directional guidance for our research work." Qin Haidao.

"I didn't bother to ask you just now, why did your Daqin Group think of setting up a materials college?" Zhang Daiwei finally raised the question he had been having before.

Qin Hai didn't hide anything, and introduced to Zhang Daiwei everything from his initial idea of ​​establishing a materials college to the development status of the materials college. Previously, Zhang Daiwei only felt the strength of the School of Materials from the results published by the scholars of the School of Materials. After hearing what Qin Hai said, he realized that what he knew was only a drop in the bucket, and the achievements of the School of Materials in Anhe were enough for him to look up to.

"President Qin, you are really amazing!" Zhang Daiwei praised sincerely.

"It's not me, it's our scholars who are great." Qin Hai smiled modestly, and then said, "How about it, our temple can still accommodate a great god like you."

"Mr. Qin, don't say that, it's really embarrassing." Zhang Daiwei waved his hands again and again, "Compared to your experts, I'm just a primary school student. How dare you call Mr. Qin a master."

"The new energy vehicle issue you mentioned at the meeting today is also something that our School of Materials has been studying. However, most of our experts are from materials and are not familiar with automobiles. We urgently need people from the automotive industry Join, is Mr. Zhang interested in working together?" Qin Hai extended the invitation again.

Zhang Daiwei was silent for a moment, and then said: "Boss Qin invited me so sincerely, and it is inconvenient for me to hide anything from Boss Qin. In fact, the reason why I dared to challenge our Boss Wang at this meeting was because I was against the country. I am worried about the development direction of the automobile industry, and the second reason is that I have long wanted to leave Beidian Group.”

"Why, do you have somewhere to go?" Qin Hai asked.

"It's still under discussion," Zhang Daiwei said. "The Hongyuan provincial government wants to develop its own automobile industry under the banner of its own brand. I have a few friends who plan to go there, and they also made an appointment with me, but the specific conditions are still being discussed."

"I see." Qin Hai smiled. It seems that this Zhang Daiwei is not an easy-going lamp. Before offending his leader, he still thought of a way out, or because he had a way out, he was fearless.

Zhang Daiwei seemed to see what Qin Hai was thinking, and he quickly explained: "Mr. Qin, don't get me wrong. These two things are equal. I want to leave because the internal mechanism of the Beidian Group is too old. , there is no room for innovation, I still want to do something of value. Today’s speech is entirely based on my views on the auto industry. I don’t think it is necessary for China to compete with foreign countries in terms of high-end fuel cars. Limited financial, material and human resources are used on new energy vehicles."

"So, are you going to Hongyuan Province to build new energy vehicles?" Qin Hai asked.

Zhang Daiwei said: "I had thought about this before, but Hongyuan Province hopes to see results as soon as possible, so I hope we can come up with a popular model and put it into production within two years. As for new energy, we need to When we have made achievements and have the right to speak in the province, we will think about it. After all, the domestic new energy technology is still very weak, and it is not realistic to expect Hongyuan Province to spend a lot of funds to support new energy vehicles. .”

"Hmm..." Qin Hai nodded slightly, and was about to say something more. The waiter had already brought out all the food and wine they ordered. Among them was a plate of steaming beer duck that made people's index fingers move when they saw it. There are also some characteristics. Qin Hai simply took back what he was about to say, pointed to the plate with a smile and said, "Come on, Zhang Gong, eat while it's hot, a little hungry?"

"Thank you, Mr. Qin." Zhang Daiwei thanked him and picked up his chopsticks.

The two of them ate some food and drank a few glasses of beer, feeling a little more familiar with each other. Zhang Daiwei said with emotion: "Mr. Qin, if our leader is half as open-minded and easy-going as you, I wouldn't think about leaving. After all, Beidian Group is a big company, bigger than the just-started stall in Hongyuan Province A lot. To be honest, in Beidian Group, if there is a little pressure from the higher authorities to urge the leaders to take action, the foundation for developing new energy vehicles will be much better. Hongyuan Province, when the market is established, it will have to pass It has been five or eight years, and this delay has widened the gap with foreign countries.”

"If we provide part of the funds to establish a joint venture new energy vehicle company with you, do you think Hongyuan Province will agree?" Qin Hai asked.

"You? Daqin Group intends to make new energy vehicles?" Zhang Daiwei asked in surprise.

Qin Haidao: "We originally had a rather vague idea, but after talking with you, I am also interested in new energy vehicles. You can help me evaluate it and use the platform of your upcoming automobile company to make new energy vehicles. How much money do you need to invest in the pre-development work?"

"It's hard to calculate." Zhang Daiwei frowned and said, "The main technical obstacle for new energy vehicles is the battery. At present, domestic research on lithium batteries is still not satisfactory. To catch up with Japan's level, I don't know how to invest How much is enough..."

"You don't have to worry about this." Qin Hai smiled, "The lithium battery technology developed by our School of Materials will be able to achieve mass production immediately, and because of the use of materials different from Japan, our lithium battery safety will be far better than Japanese product."

"What you said is true?" Zhang Daiwei only felt his eyes light up, "You mean, you have already started to do this work?"

"Of course, we are a material group." Qin Hai said proudly, "The application of lithium batteries is not limited to automobiles, but can be used in mobile phones, handheld devices, electric bicycles, etc. This is a very huge market. How can we just sit back and watch?"

"What about the cost?" Zhang Daiwei thought of another question.

"With the same capacity, the cost is more than a third lower than that of the Japanese." Qin Hai replied.

"How is this possible!" Zhang Daiwei almost yelled. As a person who pays attention to new energy vehicle technology, he knows that Japanese companies are already using lithium batteries to manufacture new energy verification vehicles. The current price is slightly higher than that of fuel cars. Some, but within the acceptable range of consumers. If the domestic lithium battery technology can be safer than Japan's, and the cost can be reduced by one-third, it means that it will be feasible to develop new energy vehicles in China.

"It may not be possible. You will find out if you take the time to visit our laboratory." Qin Hai said, "Also, we are also conducting research on the supercapacitor technology you mentioned, although no effective progress has been made yet. , but the main reason is that the development of an important material has not been completed. Once the development of this material is completed, we can come up with a supercapacitor with practical application value within half a year."

"What do you mean by important material?" Zhang Daiwei asked. He was obviously attracted by Qin Hai's words, and he was a little conceited about his professional knowledge. He planned to see if there was a suitable solution for Qin Hai.

Qin Hai shook his head with a smile, and said: "This is still a secret, and I can't reveal it to you. But one thing is for sure, that is, our material will be the first in the world. I estimate that it will take about three to five years." time to be able to develop it.”

The material Qin Hai mentioned was the graphene that he arranged for Nie Sen to research and develop. Using graphene as a separator between the positive and negative electrodes of a capacitor is the key trick to making supercapacitors. Before the research and development is completed, Qin Hai will naturally not disclose this information, so as not to leak the wind and be taken the lead by foreign scholars with richer technical reserves.

"I see." Zhang Daiwei is also engaged in technology. He knows that every company has some technologies that are inconvenient for outsiders to mention. He directly ignored the problem of super capacitors that Qin Hai said, but focused on lithium batteries. aspect.

"President Qin, if you can really come up with lithium batteries that are better and cheaper than the Japanese, then the research on new energy vehicles can be greatly advanced. As for the investment in research and development... I haven't calculated it carefully, probably in Less than 100 million yuan is enough," Zhang Daiwei said.

"100 million yuan, so cheap?" Qin Hai couldn't believe it. Interlaced like a mountain, he is a material expert, not a car expert, so naturally he doesn't know how much it will cost to develop a new type of car. In his mind, new energy vehicles represent new technologies, and the development costs must be very high. If only 100 million yuan is needed, doesn't it mean that the Daqin Group can fully fund this research by itself?