paranoianovel Chapter 53 1.5 Million Plus Free Factory
Chapter 53 1.5 Million Plus Free Factory
"Okay! I agree. Mr. Shen, please give me a price."
Li Xiangdong gritted his teeth and gripped the table next to him tightly. If he hadn't been on the phone, the cup would have shattered into pieces.
"Don't worry, I know the difficulties faced by waveguides, so I'll just give you the industry average."
"15 yuan per phone, and we only want the good ones; you can dispose of the junk and waste yourselves."
Li Xiangdong handed his phone to his secretary, signaling him to leave, while he angrily slammed his fist on the table for a while.
Deceiving too much!
They dug a hole and buried them, and now they want to charge rescue fees to pull them out. And that's the average level? The highest in the industry is only 15 yuan. It only goes up a little if there's a large volume.
But now it's 1000 million units, which is 1.5 million.
"President Shen, this...this is too much..." After a long while, Li Xiangdong finally took the phone from his secretary.
"Mr. Li thinks it's too expensive." Shen Fei's tone instantly turned cold.
"Then forget it, we have enough for now anyway."
If these phones are left piled up in the warehouse for too long, the batteries will leak, polluting the environment. When the environmental protection bureau comes knocking, the fines won't be this much.
Li Xiangdong instantly recalled the news from last month about an electronic waste processing plant in Guangzhou being fined 3000 million yuan, and a cold sweat broke out all over his body.
He has far more goods than they do there...
"Wait! Mr. Shen." He practically spat out the words. "15 yuan... just 15 yuan! But you have to take it all at once."
"Sure?" Shen Fei readily agreed. "However, Mr. Li, I have one more condition."
"you say……"
Li Xiangdong snorted again, wanting to see just how big this little brat's appetite really was.
"Sell me Bird's processing plant in Guangzhou, along with its production lines, for one yuan," Shen Fei said matter-of-factly, as if he wasn't robbing anyone.
"Consider this a discount on the processing fee, since the production capacity is quite large and we also face certain risks."
"What?!" Li Xiangdong almost dropped his phone.
Although the factory in Guangzhou doesn't have a large production capacity, it was designed to produce 300 million units. The key point is that the factory is still very new and is now being sold for a mere 1 yuan...
"President Li is unwilling." Shen Fei suddenly laughed again. "Then forget it. By the way, just a reminder. Your company's 200 million loan seems to have been secured by your African business, right?"
"If the bank's higher-ups find out that your so-called African market is actually an empty shell, then..."
Li Xiangdong slumped into a chair.
He knew he had lost, lost utterly.
The very initial suspension of the transmission and recall was a meticulously designed trap; Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) had anticipated his greed and willingness to take over. The African market is likely another similar trap…
Shen Fei is much better than his father.
"I agree," Li Xiangdong said with a chuckle, his eyes closed. "I agree to all conditions."
"A wise choice," Shen Fei said. "I'll have someone send the contract over. Remember, all goods must be delivered to the designated warehouse within one week. Funds and project handover must be completed within three days; the processing fee will increase by one yuan for each day late."
After hanging up the phone, Li Xiangdong sat in his office for a full hour.
Then he suddenly stood up and dialed the African team's number: "Go all out, at all costs, push our long-battery-life phone to the limit."
Not just the Tanzanian market, but the whole of Africa this time. I will repay the humiliation that Transsion gave me tenfold or a hundredfold there.
This time, we'll set the price right from the start; we'll sell even at a loss.
His voice was hoarse and his eyes were bloodshot.
This is the last attempt; otherwise, Bird will become history like those counterfeit manufacturers.
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Meanwhile, in Guangzhou, at Transsion headquarters.
Shen Fei and Wang Shangzhong had already started calculating the value of these phones, which were all models from recent years and whose chips were basically usable.
Even some older models can be brought back to near-two-year levels after a critical hit, so there's no need to worry about them in the African market.
"Mr. Shen, if we calculate the cost of each chip at 0.5 yuan, the total cost would be 500 million yuan." A hint of joy appeared on Wang Shangzhong's face. "And the processing fee we charge is 1.5 million yuan."
Net profit of 1.45 million. Add to that the money earned in the African market…
"Not that little." Looking at Wang Shangzhong, whose eyes were sparkling like an S, Shen Fei also smiled and nodded.
"Screens, batteries, cameras, chips—our supply chain trading companies should also be activated."
Shen Fei glanced at the East: "Li Xiangdong thought he only lost in Africa and in recycling."
He would soon find out that he never had a chance to sit at the table in the first place; this was merely a way to end the conflict between the older generation.
"Tell Wang Jing to try to secure Bird as a major client as soon as possible."
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But 2009 seemed to be Transsion's pivotal year, as Wang Mengyang also made the same breakthrough in battery technology research.
Shen Fei pushed open the laboratory door, and a familiar smell of chemical reagents wafted out.
More than 20 researchers in white lab coats are gathered around a testing device in the laboratory.
"Voltage 3.7V, capacity 4200mAh, energy density...145Wh/kg!"
A middle-aged man in a white coat excitedly revealed the data.
The crowd erupted in cheers.
As Shen Fei approached, the man in the white lab coat and black-rimmed glasses turned around and immediately stood up straight: "President Shen."
Wang Mengyang, a PhD in materials science, is the project leader for Transsion's high-density battery project. This was a reward he received from the system some time ago.
As for the identity system, it's also sorted out. The former materials science professor at a university in the United States, who was ostracized by other professors, eventually chose to return to China and join Transsion Technology after being enlightened by Huang Tianya's money-making abilities.
"Dr. Wang, I heard there's good news," Shen Fei asked with a smile.
"It's more than just good news." Wang Mengyang's eyes lit up as he took a silver-gray battery from a student below.
"This is our second-generation sample, with an energy density of 145Wh/kg, a cycle life of over 1400 cycles, and a capacity retention of 85% at -20 degrees Celsius."
Shen Fei took the battery and examined it carefully. It looked similar to the first-generation high-density battery from the previous life, but its energy density was slightly lower.
Fortunately, its cycle life is much longer, and it is also cold-resistant.
"All test data met or even exceeded the standards."
Wang Mengyang pulled out a comparison chart: "This is a comparison with mainstream batteries on the market. Sansang's lithium battery has an energy density of 115, while the ones used in fruit processing are a bit better, reaching 125."
Ours is 145, the same volume, but our capacity is more than 30% higher.
"What about the cost?"