Technological Hegemony

An Ran hurried to Luo Jia's office and showed Luo Jia his tablet.

"This is the latest article from the French newspaper Le Figaro. Even they have already started." An Ran said with a look of surprise on his face, "It's really strange. We want to kill Samsung, how did they know?"

Luo Jia took the tablet and looked at it. The French article probably meant this.

There is no future for AREVA to engage in small nuclear batteries. Looking at their Korean counterparts, they have even produced 400WH lithium batteries. Instead of wasting money, it is better to cooperate with South Korea as soon as possible.

At the end of the article, I urge the Prime Minister to visit South Korea, because in the fierce competition in the auto industry, France’s PSA, that is, the Citroen Peugeot Group, and the Renault-Nissan Alliance, are already in a difficult situation. If they fall behind again in the wave of new energy vehicles, they may fall behind the abyss.

"In addition, OPEC also held an emergency meeting to discuss how oil-producing countries should respond if a new energy revolution breaks out. Judging from the meeting process, global oil players have fallen into panic."

"The latest quotation of North Sea Brent crude oil has fallen to forty dollars, while the Ural brand high-sulfur crude oil produced in Russia even fell below the thirty-dollar mark, and New York crude oil barely held the thirty-two dollar mark."

"The stock market has gone crazy. Royal Dutch Shell, France's Total, BP, North American Chevron, these oil companies have fallen to historical lows, and even the share prices of the two major oil service companies, Schlumberger and Baker Hughes, It’s also pouring wildly.”

An Ran spoke at his fast speed, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Luo Jia took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, lit it, and took a deep breath. His back was also blown by cold wind.

As expected of some of the biggest hooligans in the world, Luo Jia never expected that they also saw the clues, and chose to kill them together with a tacit understanding!

The current situation is that Luo Jia originally wanted to try to trick them. It would be better if he could kill Samsung, and then go on stage and fight them hard.

However, as several big hooligans around the world made their moves one after another, they turned this round into a global murderous situation!

Of course, not everyone is as cunning as Britain and the United States, and the upright Germans stepped forward.

The German Federal Institute of Physics, which ranks thirteenth in the world, said that the Korean technology has not been tested in actual combat, and they are skeptical about the 400WH lithium battery technology.

Fortunately, the Germans did not find that Samsung's batteries were really defective, but raised questions with rational skepticism, otherwise the situation of the global massacre would not be possible.

Luo Jia sighed and stubbed out the cigarette, "It's not surprising that our country can see our intentions. As for the developed countries, you should have forgotten the UK. They are the most famous shit-stirring sticks in the world. Without them, Europe would have already united."

"The wave of overseas rhythms was first led by the United Kingdom, and North America is the hardest ally of the United Kingdom. As for France, they are also a big gangster. African countries are almost sucked dry by France. Even the currency is in francs. You say France Without means, poor African countries will definitely not agree."

"As for Germany and Neon, it is estimated that Neon got the inside information from North America's father, but no one cares about Germany. North America wants to kill Germany's auto industry, and it's not like it's been thinking about it for a day or two."

"So you see, this is basically a chain of interests. Except for the upright Germans, everyone else is either a monkey spirit or has deep interests involved. In this world, no country that can become a great power is simple."

An Ran nodded again and again, deeply convinced of Luo Jia's judgment.

Luo Jia also said, "As for whether they dare to make such a big bet, I'm afraid they really dare, because the automobile industry is really huge, and its annual sales are 5 trillion U.S. dollars!"

"Besides, after you buy a car, you need to maintain it. You need to do some interior decoration for the car. If the car is dirty, you need to wash it. After two years of driving, you need to replace the tires and other wearing parts. You need to buy insurance. This industry it's too big,

It involves the employment problem of hundreds of millions of people. "

"The few big hooligans are not because of lithium batteries, but because of the entire automobile industry behind lithium batteries."

"So we only made a 300WH product and threw it to the market first to see the reaction. It can be regarded as asking for directions."

"The two projects of batteries and automobiles need to be calm and watch the right time. If you don't make a move, you will take it. Once you make a move, you will completely decide the outcome of the battle."

An Ran smiled wryly, "I understand, this is called a tree that stands out from the forest, and the wind will destroy it."

Luo Jia nodded, "So, before our real killer comes out, we must not be too far ahead of others, just a little bit ahead of them, first start the domestic electric vehicle industry, and build supporting facilities such as charging piles." stand up."

"Then wait until the time is right, and directly release a big move to completely end the battle. Before that, it was all a tentative attack."

An Ran stared at Luo Jia, her eyes full of admiration.

In terms of IQ, Enron is not afraid of anyone, but when it comes to vision and leadership, Luo Jia can beat Enron.

Since its establishment, every time the company enters an industry, Luo Jia will do in-depth research and long-term arrangements, and prepare more than one hole card to deal with emergencies.

This time there is still no exception. What Luo Jia said is correct. The battery will eventually serve the car. Before the decisive battle, the supporting facilities must be built first, because without supporting facilities, electric vehicles will not work well when sold.

Luo Jia looked out the window and said calmly, "Now, what should be done has already been done, so let us wait quietly for the reaction from South Korea."

 …

Seoul, Korea.

The meeting has been going on for a full three hours, and it's time for dinner, so the meeting is temporarily adjourned, everyone has a rest, and by the way, do some small things.

Why make small moves?

Because the scale of the Korean Legion is too large this time, not only the top ten chaebols are all involved, but also a large number of upstream and downstream automobile companies, financial companies, and even candy sellers want a piece of the pie.

Such a large-scale group battle requires a consensus before deciding whether to put the new type of lithium battery into large-scale use.

At present, their opinions are deeply divided.

Some companies, represented by Samsung, refused to go public on a large scale because they had suffered losses in battery technology.

Another part of enterprises represented by Hyundai is eager to win the global auto market.

The adjournment time is the time for the leaders of the two factions to contact each other in private and win over the younger brother.

Lee Jae-yong of the Samsung Group and Chung Eui-sun of the Hyundai Group, where they can afford to eat, they keep looking for partners to negotiate terms, hoping to get more support.

The Samsung Group has been bombed, and now there are almost no Samsung-branded mobile phones in the world, so they have always been careful.

Hyundai Group also has good reasons. Recently, Hyundai and Kia brand cars cannot be sold globally, and they urgently need new technology to inject vitality.

Originally, the largest market for Hyundai and Kia cars was China, but since the THAAD incident, the domestic national sentiment has been on the rise, and they don't like Korean cars. They feel that their technology is not as good as Neon, their quality is not as good as Germany, and their prices are not as good as domestic ones.

The Hyundai-Kia Group has been in trouble ever since.

What does 400WH mean?

It means that the cruising range of pure electric vehicles can break through the 800-kilometer mark!

So Hyundai Group can't wait to sell electric cars all over the world tomorrow.

Originally, if the technology was in the hands of Samsung Group, it would be useless for Hyundai Group to be anxious. The key is that Samsung and LG jointly own technology, and LG President Koo Guangmo supports Hyundai.

South Korea accounts for seven of the top 100 auto parts companies in the world.

In addition to Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Wia, Hyundai Powertech, Hyundai Kafik, Hyundai Dymos, the other two major parts suppliers are Mando Group and Hanon System Group.

In addition, Kumho Asiana Group, which makes tires, and Pohang Steel, which makes steel, etc., because their interests are closely related to the automobile industry, they are simply bare-chested and fully support Hyundai Group.

It can also be seen from this that South Korea, with a population of only 50 million, is actually not simple.

Not only do they own Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors, but there are even seven companies that can enter the top 100 global parts and components companies, while in my country so far, there are only eight companies that can enter the top 100 list.

The one-and-a-half-hour break ended, and the two camps clashed fiercely again.

Lee Jae-yong of the Samsung Group raised his glasses, "This time the situation is unusual. After we announced the new battery technology, the Chinese news media rarely reported on a large scale, and the evaluation was positive. As a competitor, we I don’t think it’s a good sign.”

Zheng Yixuan, the president of Hyundai, looked sternly, "You mean, North America and Europe are also in collusion with China?"

"How is this possible! All I know is that the whole world is going crazy because of us! An era of electric vehicles is coming!"

Li Zairong emphasized his tone, "Don't forget, our German counterparts have reminded us that battery technology must be handled with care, because it will involve safety issues!"

Zheng Yixuan snorted coldly, "Those stupid Germans, if they were really capable, the whole of Europe would have spoken German long ago! You actually believe them, but you don't believe in North America. You know, even Bell Labs doesn't like it. Stop talking!"

The interesting thing about this matter is that, except for Germany, the global public opinion believes that South Korea will rule the lithium battery and automobile industries in the future, which gives the South Korean army great confidence.

If it was Luo Jia or Huaxia's power alone, it might not make them so crazy, but now that this new type of lithium battery comes out, the whole world is boasting.

There was an explosion in South Korea, and the people took to the streets to demand that since such a great battery technology already exists, it should be put on the market immediately!

Why are Korean people so excited?

The reason is still on Luo Jia, because they were beaten badly by Xingchen Technology last year.

Samsung's mobile phones and displays are the pride of the entire Korean people. In just a few months, Continuing to be bombed by Star Technology, the entire Korean society gritted its teeth because of this.

This is like a group of red-eyed gamblers. When people get excited, they tend to become stubborn.

All in all, surrounded by all chances and coincidences, the Samsung Group was finally pushed to the cusp.

Launch it, not 100% sure.

Don't push it, the public and Hyundai don't agree, even LG wants to make a lot of money quickly, because Panasonic is likely to launch a similar level of technology soon.

The meeting went on all night.

In the end, they reached a compromise plan, temporarily not fully launching lithium battery products, but conducting large-scale testing.

How big is it?

The impatient Hyundai Group plans to assemble 3,000 pure electric vehicles of various models overnight and conduct comprehensive tests.

If Luo Jia knew the result, he might be a little disappointed.

Because this result is not the best, the best result is that Samsung took the risk and directly pushed lithium battery products.

But the Samsung Group is not a group of fools after all, they were in the final stage of the meeting, they almost forced the Hyundai Group to give up the idea of ​​directly launching products.

But insiders can still see that Hyundai Group made a rash mistake, and they ignored the risk of system integration.

Electric cars are completely different from mobile phones!

A car needs to be installed with thousands or even tens of thousands of batteries. If any one of the batteries is abnormal, it may cause a serious chain reaction.

This is why electric cars are so difficult to manufacture.

Not only must there be batteries, but also tens of thousands of batteries must be ensured, the discharge performance and charging performance are highly consistent, the operating temperature is consistent, and the anti-bump and anti-collision performance is consistent.

All these add up, it is called electronic control system.

The technical difficulty of the electronic control system is actually higher than that of the battery system.