The Industrial Giant Reborn.

Chapter 433 Opportunities in the battery field

"Then I will follow you to Hankou City?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"Ah? That's not possible. You still have so many careers in Hong Kong?" Liu Xiaoli's originally disappointed mood suddenly turned into shock, but she also seemed to have a little surprise.

"There are people taking care of these undertakings for me. Besides, when I go to Hankou City, I can also communicate with your city leaders. It's no problem to invest some money or something. If not, I can help you rebuild the opera house." Big one?" Chen Zhiwen laughed and said.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Liu Xiaoli also knew that Chen Zhiwen was joking, and said: "I don't feel comfortable telling the director of the Opera House that I don't want to dance anymore. The director and my father are friends."

"That's no problem. I'll ask TVB to send you an invitation. You can be here in Hong Kong, and I can prepare a dance base for you at the highest place in Central!" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. It's not that he doesn't want to stay, but that It's not very convenient, but this is easier to do.

"No, no, no, just find a place." Liu Xiaoli said quickly. She has been in Hong Kong for a month, but she knows how outrageous the housing prices in Central are. I heard that they were even more expensive at this time last year, which made her a little unimaginable. .

"Let's talk about it then!" Chen Zhiwen said. If he stayed, it would be hard to say whether he would dance again in the future.

"Then I will follow the team back to Hankou first. You should send out the invitation after some time. I also need to spend some time with my family in Hankou City." Liu Xiaoli said.

"Okay, but your family can actually come to Hong Kong and live wherever they want." Chen Zhiwen shrugged and said. Although residential houses were not his previous mainstream industry, if you just touch a little bit, there are many. Every corner of Hong Kong. He has his own villa.

"They probably won't come to Hong Kong," Liu Xiaoli said.

"It doesn't matter, just come and have fun." Chen Zhiwen said, the average elderly people are really reluctant to move. One is habit, and the other is that in the mainland, the dialect is still very popular, so there is no way to change places. Basic life.

……

The next day, Chen Zhiwen personally escorted Liu Xiaoli and his party to the airport. Although a group of young girls at the Hankou Opera House knew that there was a person who was very close to Liu Xiaoli before, they had never seen him before. Today, they saw it.

This made Liu Xiaoli a little embarrassed, but Chen Zhiwen was also very generous. He arranged for several people to give various gifts to everyone. They were not very valuable, but mainly various delicacies, such as chocolates, toffees, etc. Wait, these are still light luxury goods in China, and ordinary people cannot buy them. Take them back and give some to your family or friends, it will definitely give the thief face.

There is also a Midea-branded handheld device for each person. This thing is not even available in China. Only friendship stores in a few big cities may have a few units. At present, domestic control over the import of non-essential materials is very strict, let alone It is a game console that is considered to be "a waste of time to play with things".

After receiving the gift, everyone naturally became very polite and asked Chen Zhiwen to come to Hankou City to play in the future. They would definitely entertain him.At the same time, they all started to envy Liu Xiaoli. Although it was a bit cliché, it was normal for any girl to want to find someone handsome and rich.

"Will this battery be useless once it's used up?" While waiting for the plane, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but play a few games of Magic Cube. For her, it was really fun, but this was a handheld game. The battery soon showed that it was empty.

"Let me take a look." Chen Zhiwen took the game console and said after looking at it for a while: "Generally, two batteries can be used for a long time. The batteries in this set may have leaked a little because they have been installed for a long time. I also prepared some batteries for you all, just replace them."

"Is this useless after you use it up?" Liu Xiaoli asked.

"These are useless once they are used up." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, "But now Japan is researching a new battery that can be recharged."

In fact, the simplest lead-acid battery can also be recharged, but it is a large battery. The smaller AA battery is not to say that the technology cannot be done, but the mainstream of the market is to replace it after use. Electronics that are currently very power-consuming Most of the products are directly connected to the power supply. The only portable ones are calculators, handheld consoles, portable music players, etc. These do not consume a lot of power, and the price is much higher than ordinary batteries. They are affordable. , generally do not care about a little battery money.

Only when the computing power of chips became higher and higher, and various portable electronic products became more and more power-consuming, rechargeable batteries began to become popular, and even charging methods would be placed directly on the device without the need to remove the battery.

"Isn't this kind of battery available in China? I remember there are some exported from China? Our supplier of this product is a battery supplier in Guangdong City." Chen Zhiwen asked again.

"There are some, but the price is very expensive, and most people are reluctant to buy them." Liu Xiaoli said: "And this kind of small battery is very rare. Most of the ones I see are the kind of batteries installed in flashlights, which are large."

"That's true, it doesn't matter. I'll just send you some more later." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

Obviously, the domestic economic environment does not support the existence of a large number of portable electronic products. It is estimated that only scientific research institutions or schools will have some calculators, and the others are not necessities.

In this case, although small-sized batteries can be produced, they may be mainly for export. Only large-sized batteries need to be used in very practical flashlights and will be distributed nationwide. And No. 7 batteries will be sold even if they are sold. It is estimated that not many people will buy it, so naturally it will disappear.

In fact, it is similar internationally. It is not a technical problem, but a problem of market demand. It will take a few more years, at least in the late 80s, for this demand to increase rapidly. "That's good!" Liu Xiaoli nodded and said with a smile: "I guess, not only can we play this game console ourselves, but there will also be a lot of other people who want to play it, so the power must be consumed quickly."

"Happiness naturally needs to be shared!" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. Playing fun games alone is actually not interesting. Chen Zhiwen had great experience when he was a child in later generations. He brought many children to his home and played together, or Let them watch you play. The expectant looks in these children's eyes and the attitude of wanting to play will make you feel so happy!

Maybe, this is just showing off!It feels so good to be envied by others.

After a while, it was time to get on the plane. Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "If you want to come over next time, can I arrange for my plane to pick you up?"

"I don't want it, it's too conspicuous, and the airport in Hankou can't accommodate such a big plane!" Liu Xiaoli shook her head quickly.

"Haha, okay, next time we go abroad to play, we will make my plane." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

……

After watching the Cathay Pacific plane take off through the glass, at Chen Zhiwen's signal, a group of people around him prepared to go home.

During this period, Chen Zhiwen's life was relatively leisurely, and he basically didn't have much involvement in the company's affairs. At most, he just learned about some major events. His team members also began to mature, and they were able to handle many things by themselves.

After returning to Galaxy Tower, Chen Zhiwen called over Midea's Lei Shengli and He Guoyuan, who was in charge of Midea's home appliance business.

Chen Zhiwen asked: "How is the Photoshop project going?"

"Sheng Chen, we have established a relevant team in the United States and have reached an agreement with Disney. They will use their experience in various needs to help us improve the functions of this software. Next, we need continuous research and development by the technical team Yes." Lei Shengli replied.

"They're all American teams?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"Not all, I also sent more than 100 software engineers from Hong Kong. In addition, I also recruited some Chinese or Chinese engineers and even student interns in the United States." Lei Shengli paused and said, "In the beginning At that time, I originally planned to let the team in Hong Kong try it, but later I found that it would not work. Firstly, it was inconvenient to communicate with Disney. Secondly, there were too few relevant talents. Even the people we sent to the United States were basically all If you are playing support role, the main process is still handled by the United States."

"Well, don't worry about this. Hong Kong's population base is here. It can be used as a support." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. If it weren't for the existence of Midea, there would be a gap between Hong Kong's housing prices and low-end manufacturing industries. There would be great talents. Either change careers or go overseas, and then it will be completely out of the question if the next generation is cut off.

In the future, Midea Group will have no choice but to rely on the mainland for various research and development, even if it does not want to rely on overseas. On many levels, as long as they are well cultivated, the talents in the mainland will be no worse than those in Europe and the United States.

"Deep Sea University of Technology, the semester should be starting soon, right?" Chen Zhiwen asked again.

"Yes, it will start soon in September this year. The scores of Shenzhen University of Science and Technology are not low, second only to high-end universities in big cities such as Yanjing and Shanghai. Moreover, we also have subsidies and part-time jobs for poor students. Opportunities, and if there is a chance to come directly to Hong Kong in the future, many students who could have gone to Tsinghua and Peking University will also come to us." He Guoyuan said with a smile.

In addition to Midea's home appliance business, he currently also manages things in the mainland. Although the school donated by the boss of Shenzhen University of Science and Technology is owned by the mainland, they can still participate in some of the most basic management, so they also know a lot about the university. In addition, various benefits are actually provided by Midea.

"Well, there is no need to save on scholarships, especially for some students with excellent grades. If their family conditions are not good, it is free. We will recruit these top students into the company for training in the future. This is the foundation of our beautiful future." Chen Zhiwen nodded. said.

"Understood." He Guoyuan said.

"One more thing, the batteries in our handheld devices are all disposable, right? Do you think we should consider switching to rechargeable ones?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"Rechargeable? This will increase some of our costs, but the impact is not very big, but the practicality should not be very strong, right? Our customers usually change the batteries themselves." Lei Shengli replied.

"I know this, but in the future we will have more and more handheld consoles, or the chip technology will become more mature in the future, and our games can be integrated into a card. Then the time users use the handheld console will increase, and the same will be true for other electronic products. Similarly, all kinds of innovative electronic toys and tools require batteries. In the future, disposable batteries will definitely be inconvenient and insufficient, so I think this will also be a big blue ocean market." Chen Zhiwen said.

"Chen Sheng means that we need to make our own batteries?" Lei Shengli asked.

"Yes, but again, it is impossible to rely on Hong Kong for research and development." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said: "Cooperate with the mainland. As far as I know, the mainland has been developing batteries a long time ago. There are several research bases, but We may still be short of money now. Look for the right one, and then see if you can recruit people from here. We will set up our own R&D department in Shenhai City, focusing on the research and development of lithium batteries and nickel-metal hydride batteries, which are currently relatively well-known in the world. , maybe we can get a share of the pie.”

(End of this chapter)