Chapter 164: Batteries start from electric vehicles

"It's delicious. I'm so happy. Lily, I love you."

In a high-end restaurant in Shanghai, Youyou was struggling with the steak with a knife and fork. With his mouth full, he did not forget to grab the big lobster next to him.

Only Yu Li opposite her had a sad look on her face. Even though there were all kinds of delicacies in front of her, she had no appetite.

"Why don't you eat?"

Youyou contentedly took a big gulp of red wine, her face flushed, "Oh, I see. You must be worried that he will do something wrong, right?"

Yu Li was helpless when her secret was exposed. "Although I know he is doing this for work, I can't be happy."

During the happy evening, all the senior executives of Qingyun were very embarrassed. Gu Shijie, Qin Lang and Yang Zhichao all felt like needles pricking their butts and were unable to sit still.

Yu Li even said hello and slipped away halfway.

Fortunately, they had plans for the evening and Li Zehua had booked a restaurant to give her a surprise, but it turned out to be a shock.

She didn't want to come, but the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She couldn't stay at home anymore, so her good sisters persuaded her to come.

But she didn't know that she would be even more depressed when she paid the bill later.

The main reason is that the occasion is not right today, even Ning Tao has to bite the bullet and attend the party.

Don’t ask, the truth is that Chen Qinqi is very unreliable in doing things.

You have to take on a big responsibility and show your strength in front of new friends. Everything must be arranged properly.

“It has to reach the stomach!”

The people below must have misunderstood and thought of something wrong. How can we entertain the distinguished guests?
The most important guest is only in his early twenties?

Then why don’t you call people quickly and arrange a sea view villa so that everyone can eat and play while enjoying the sea breeze and stretching their muscles.

If you feel like it, you can go out to sea on a boat, flying freely in the boundless ocean, using the sky as your blanket and the boat as your bed, getting close to nature without any restrictions.

It’s okay if you don’t want to go out to sea. All the entertainment activities you can think of and those you can’t think of are available upstairs, and the sound insulation effect is first-class.

I guarantee that even if you are in the room and howling with a microphone, no one around you will hear a word you say.

Then, nothing more.

Xu Xin had a cold face and drove out the group of shameless little girls. He grabbed Chen Qinqi's collar and almost started a fight.

The latter was so embarrassed that he just wanted to cover his face and dig a hole to hide.

This damn steward asked you to arrange a dinner, a proper dinner to entertain the guests!!!
Rong Hui spat a few times and sneered, "Unreliable people can't do things right!"

The others looked at each other and were too embarrassed to speak.

In fact, it's not unacceptable, it's just that not saying hello is too abrupt. This is more suitable for small circle private gatherings.

Now, it’s not at that point yet.

"The decoration is nice. Look at this, it's Qi Baishi's shrimp."

"Well, this is a painting of a horse by Xu Beihong, paired with a painting of a shrimp by Qi Baishi. The horse is a waste."

After an awkward chat and a simple meal, everyone left in twos and threes, using the excuse of watching the market and setting up a game in the evening.

Chen Qinqi was left crying without tears, and he wanted to make some good friends and establish a stable relationship before going abroad!
It's all over now...

"Chairman, are you going back to the company?"

After several days of training, Zhang Tao was meticulous in door opening protection, and when he got in the car and fastened his seat belt, he did not look away.

Li Zehua pinched his nose and looked at Ning Tao beside him, "Go to the Bund to get some fresh air to help digest your food?"

Feeling the growing gap in status, Ning Tao didn't dare to refuse.

"I didn't have time to go into detail this afternoon."

After taking a sip of water to cool off the alcohol, Li Zehua asked, "Which company is Yadi cooperating with for the batteries of its electric vehicles at this stage?"

Ning Tao casually mentioned a name, "Some of them are our own technology, but you know..."

Li Zehua interrupted directly and said with a smile, "Don't use a nasal tone. When we first met, I was bargaining with you over the payment for 500 electric bikes."

Ning Tao relaxed after hearing this and continued, "Boss Li, what are you planning?"

"I have no experience in making batteries, but Yadi happens to have this channel, so let's see if we can cooperate."

If he just wanted mobile phone batteries, he could just find an existing supplier.

However, to develop new energy vehicles, we must master core competitiveness, including batteries, motors and electronic controls.

"Mr. Li believes that the mobile phone market has great potential?"

Ning Tao couldn't see the future trend and was very curious. Now the market was flooded with button phones, half-screen phones, and experimental full-screen phones.

Xiaolingtong is still active.

As for the battery-enlarged version mentioned earlier, he prefers the Hummingbird and plans to make a larger delivery vehicle.

As for cars?

I have thought about it, but I didn’t delve into it because it’s not realistic.

"With this idea in mind, take a look at these two phones."

Li Zehua took out a Nokia brick and then took out two touch screen phones from the car storage box.

Looking back from the perspective of later generations, the iPhone 3 at that time looked very ugly, similar to a small power bank, with oval-shaped corners. It was not as attractive as the iPhone 4 and 5.

It feels a bit like the cheap copycat phones of later generations, and the feel is not very good either.

But don't forget, this is July 2009!
Not July 2024!
Only those who have experienced it personally know how popular it was when iPhone 4 was launched, and there were queues waiting to buy it.

Li Zehua has no impression of it, after all, it is too far away from him, but he has experienced Redmi's hunger marketing. At that time, he bought three units online and sold them to customers with a price increase of 300 for each unit.

The iPhone 3 had just been on the market for a month, and he asked someone to buy it back from overseas, successfully contributing thousands of dollars in sales to Apple.

I also bought second-hand first and second generation phones and a few iPhone 3s and commissioned a laboratory to disassemble them.

He mainly wanted to see which ones could be purchased through the market. He didn't understand the technology, but he knew that domestic electronics manufacturers must be trying their best to squeeze into the supply chain.

There is a high probability that he has no chance of getting with Hon Hai Industrial. Just because of the iron triangle of Ali, EMI and Hon Hai, he dare not look for each other.

He was not at the forefront of this incident, as it was Temasek that attracted the attention. But who can guarantee that Mr. Ma would not vent his anger on him?

The remaining few are also useless. I put them here and take them out to look at them occasionally to remind myself that time is really precious!

Ning Tao looked at his Motorola flip phone, then at the all-in-one touch-screen iPhone, and after examining them carefully, he tried to remove the battery of the iPhone.

Stunned, "Strange, can't be taken down?"

"Well, the first two models are fine, but the third generation iPhone is integrated, so you need a screwdriver to disassemble it."

Li Zehua took it out from the storage box and handed it to him.

Ning Tao was speechless and refused repeatedly, "I'd better not take it. It looks quite expensive. Don't break it."

"It's okay. Take it back and show it to Mr. Dong, and also show it to the battery factory over there. If you want to make it like this, you can estimate the approximate cost."

Li Zehua didn't expect him to see anything. This was just the introduction, laying the foundation for a series of subsequent collaborations.

A smartphone is a must!
It is no exaggeration to say that no one in China has more advantages than him in making mobile phones.

Putting aside other things, as long as the food delivery service Pinxixi operates successfully, connects upstream and downstream, and develops smoothly, the six million employee plan will be a joke.

Together with the cooperating express delivery companies and other strategic partners, ten million people cannot stop it!
For food delivery drivers, besides orders and wages, what is the most important thing?
If you want to ask for directions via navigation, you need a smartphone.

There was no way he would leave this private land to any outsider.

For navigation, he set his sights on Amap. He didn’t have money before, but now he does, so he plans to get in touch with it in the near future.

smart phone?

He didn't even need to wait long, as the problem solver in the southeast would soon come up with a complete solution.

From motherboard to chip, one-stop service.

By then, as long as you have money, you can make a smartphone.

But this has nothing to do with him. Firstly, he can't wait that long, and secondly, he can't pin his fate on others.

He has his own plan on how to make a mobile phone, and for the time being he can only use Android as the system because it is impossible for him to make a breakthrough from scratch and time does not allow it.

But Huawei has not yet started developing a mobile phone operating system. He has the time and patience to wait, and even take the initiative to participate in it.

chip?

A great weapon of great power!

If I had come back a few years earlier and taken advantage of the financial crisis to make plans, I would have had the money and the people, and it might not have been impossible to give it a try.

But right now, he couldn't even raise 50 million even if he emptied his pockets, so why bother himself?
When you have enough strength, you can contribute money, manpower and manpower, and respond to corresponding calls. Nothing else can be discussed for the time being.

What remains are batteries, touch screens, cameras, etc. Whether we acquire them in the future or develop them ourselves, we can always make them step by step.

As mentioned above, his biggest advantage in making mobile phones is that he has enough employees and the market demand is there.

Don't you buy it?
I’m sorry to tell you directly during the interview that you are not suitable.

There are thousands of reasons, but they will never tell you that if you don't buy your boss's phone, you will have to change jobs. This is the lowest limit, not mandatory from the beginning. He hopes to win the competition through market means.

But how can I let other people grow crops on my own land?
Just like this time, if BYD does not agree with the battery plan, he will immediately change the supplier without any mercy.

Ning Tao understood the meaning, and Dong Chaogui also understood.

This is a great thing!

Why refuse?

Yadea develops its own battery technology to reduce costs, and the first beneficiary is itself, which is equivalent to mastering core competitiveness.

What's more, Li Zehua is not trying to get something for nothing. He is planning to invest real money. Except for technical talents, he has arranged everything.

Only a fool would refuse!

"Wait a minute, I'll take a call."

Li Zehua was talking about the advantages when the phone rang. It was Lin Wenhui calling. He listened quietly for a while and then smiled.

"Boss Lin, I'm not very familiar with the American market. Your company's financial team must be very professional, so I won't teach you how to do this, lest I make a fool of myself.

Yes, I have something urgent to do here. It’s a good thing. I’ll keep it secret for now. I’ll treat you to a drink when I’m done. OK, go to bed early.”

After listening to this, Lin Wenhui couldn't help but sigh, "What a bold man! He didn't even look at the investment of tens of millions of dollars."

This is not an investment, but a real reward arranged for him by Temasek, although it will only belong to him completely after completing the bet agreement.

But now, investing in short selling is a sure profit. If the leverage is increased, even if Yahoo drops one point, it will result in hundreds of millions of dollars in profit.

Not afraid of losing at all!

Because many financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and Lijiaopo have joined forces to set up the scheme.

To put it bluntly, if you spend money to buy Yahoo stock today, I will teach you a lesson in minutes and beat you until you cry.

In addition to shorting the stock price directly, they also purchase short contracts from competitors.

On and off the field together.

The main idea is to randomly select a victim, whoever buys it will be unlucky...

After hanging up the phone, I happened to stop near the Bund.

While getting off the bus, I called Yu Li. She seemed very unhappy when she left.
"Oh, you didn't stay?"

One second ago, he was still complaining about the 2 yuan bill, and the next second he answered the phone like a different person.

This made Youyou, who was complaining nearby, dumbfounded. What's wrong with this woman?

"I was walking on the Bund with Ning Tao and talking about work. He's the vice president of sales at Yadi, whom you've met."

Li Zehua heard the movement around her and asked, "You are with that best friend. Why didn't you go home so late?"

"Yeah, I didn't eat. I just came out of the restaurant you booked with her."

Yu Li pouted and said sullenly, "Why didn't you tell me this restaurant is so expensive? One dish costs more than a thousand yuan, and there's a 15% service tip at the end.

All the money I saved for you has been spent, woo woo."

A meal, enjoyable.

I nearly exploded when I paid the bill. What I ate was dragon liver and phoenix marrow!

If Li Zehua hadn't given her a raise last month, she would have received 20,000 yuan after paying taxes and would have almost been unable to pay for the meal.

Even with this, the remaining money is not enough to buy boxed lunches for twenty days.

"No, you didn't sign the bill?"

Li Zehua consoled him for a few words and asked curiously, "This is the designated restaurant that your administration department has agreed on for reception. Just sign the bill. They will submit the bill to the company for unified settlement every week."

As a company grows, it is inevitable to have banquets. The administrative department has picked out several suitable places in Shanghai. This restaurant is the most high-end one, with an average consumption of around 6000 per person.

He asked people to order a higher standard, and the dishes were all recommended by the chef team based on the ingredients airlifted that day. I remember the assistant mentioned that today's main menu, not counting the discounted drinks, was 21,000?

How could he know that Youyou was also heartbroken to the point of bleeding.

She swore that she would never trick her sisters into going out for a big meal again in her life.

If you eat her again, you are a dog!!!
"Lily, don't be sad, it's all my fault, woo woo."

She was about to cry. The dishes cost more than 20,000 yuan, and Yu Li paid for it.

Appetizers, side dishes, desserts, drinks for the main course, including the tip, hmm.

More than 11,000 yuan, this is money for her drinks!

Even if she just eats RMB, she can't eat so much!
Fortunately, she was not asked to buy a whole bottle and was only charged for storage, otherwise she would have died today.

The two girls had saved up their savings with great difficulty, and it was wiped out on just one meal. How could they not be sad?
The instigator was holding back his laughter and making sarcastic remarks.

Yu Li suppressed her sadness and explained, "You said that no one else can know."

What this means is that she must have known about it when she signed the bill and the finance department submitted the reimbursement. What if it got out and affected him?
"Are you stupid? You don't know my name and password?"

Li Zehua slapped his forehead, feeling a headache. "Forget it. I'm here on the Bund getting some fresh air. Where are you? I'll have someone come pick you up."

"No, no, Youyou and I will take a taxi over here. It just so happens that you haven't met my friend yet."

After hanging up the phone, I thought for a moment, took out a business card from the car, called and briefly explained the situation.

The other party was very enthusiastic and immediately said that he would treat the meal.

Li Zehua would not owe favors to others casually. He said a few words casually, and the other party no longer hesitated and agreed, saying that he would give him face next time and serve him personally...

"Lily, I was wrong. Next time I won't let you teach me new things."

Youyou counted on her fingers with a bitter face, well, five months' salary is gone.

But seeing Yu Li's flustered face, I felt even more distressed, so I forced myself to change the subject, "Okay, okay, it's the first time I meet your boyfriend, smile~
Come to think of it, you two have known each other for such a long time, but I have never seen him before. How is he? Is he handsome?"

Speaking of Li Zehua, Yu Li was no longer depressed. She talked incessantly and praised him highly. While she was talking, her cell phone suddenly rang.

Then Youyou subconsciously looked at her mobile phone, and two text messages arrived almost at the same time.

"Hey, am I seeing right? This looks like the money for the meal I just had."

Youyou seemed unable to believe her eyes, and leaned over to look at Yu Li's text message, which showed that more than 2 yuan had been deposited into her account.

"Wrong number? Impossible."

Youyou's face was full of question marks, and then she couldn't stop laughing, "Is it true? That's great... Uh, that doesn't seem right. You called and returned it, right?"

She was startled and excited to the point of dancing with joy, "Lily, your boyfriend is so perfect, I love you so much, give me a kiss, muah."

"I've decided. Please take me along for your company dinners in the future. I've never eaten such delicious food before."

"Oh, no, you just said if you eat it again you'll be a puppy."

"Wang Wang Wang!"

The driver in the front seat looks like a psychopath...

“Every time I look at the Bund, I feel different.”

Li Zehua pointed to a run-down building not far from the Bund and said, "I lived there a few months ago. It cost 400 yuan a month and there were no windows. I never thought I would end up like this now."

If he hadn't been reborn, he would have had to live there for another year until the house was demolished.

Ning Tao stopped to watch from a distance, and after a long while, he sighed, "Who can predict a person's fate? But your meteoric rise has come too fast...

Where is the toilet here? "

Pointing in a direction and looking at the receding figure, Li Zehua was deeply moved. Holding the railing, he looked at the surging river and was no longer afraid.

Zhang Tao blended into the crowd like a passer-by, but his eyes never left...

"Chairman, you haven't rested yet."

Ning Tao was not looking for the bathroom at all, he was clearly secretly greeting the company.

Hearing the chairman's steady voice, I felt inexplicably at peace.

He quickly reported, "As you expected, Chairman Qingyun Li plans to enter the mobile phone industry...

He also gave me an iPhone 3, which he planned to disassemble and look at the battery, so that we could roughly estimate the production cost.

He didn’t mention that Yadea already has a battery factory.

Dong Chaogui listened carefully and became more and more satisfied. "You have done a good job. Thank you for your hard work. You should stay with Mr. Li for the next two days to see if he has any other requests."

Ning Tao nodded in response, and couldn't help but ask, "Chairman, are we in Gusu, is that food delivery company of Wu Xi's?"

“What food delivery business?”

Dong Chaogui said seriously, "Isn't that a branch of Chimo? Don't worry about it. I will talk to Mr. Li face to face later."

After hanging up the phone, he called Luo Yuanming directly, "There is some progress. Go to Gusu tomorrow and find the person in charge of Chimo. Then clean up the place and transfer it over."

Luo Yuanming was in a good mood. "Okay, we should have done this a long time ago. Fortunately, it is not wasted. As long as we buy shares, we are all good brothers in the same boat!"

(End of this chapter)