Chapter 302: A drop in the bucket, Gu boss
The most intuitive impression a car gives to consumers is the body design, but the most intuitive first impression it gives the driver is the settings on the center console.
The curling screen is a big gimmick, but the display quality of Jiuzhou Technology’s OLED screen surpasses the top Korean and LED screens in the industry. This is the most important point.
A group of senior executives discussed and discussed, and the specific content of the meeting was not known to outsiders, but in the end a certain vice president stood up.
“The current situation is volatile and strange. If we don’t seek innovation and change, we can only wait to be abandoned by the times.
Xia Wei also has his own Hongmeng system, but Mr. Ren can also open up permissions to the Gonggong system, so why can't we?
Everything must be independent, but the data of Jiuzhou Technology System is processed by Cloud Jiulong, and Dong Qi also promised that if you are not willing to put it in Cloud Jiulong, then all cloud data can still be processed by ourselves.
Why can't we choose some car series or develop two models of a car series, one equipped with Jiuzhou Technology's supporting technology, and the other using our own technology.
If there are gaps, we can also learn from their strengths."
In the end, the cooperation intention was reached.
BYD's senior management team is basically composed of top talents or high-achieving students. They have been in the world for so many years, but they can't see the future clearly and can't make decisions about priorities.
And the most important thing is to cooperate selectively and strengthen yourself. After all, the winner is the one who laughs in the end.
Everyone has been thinking a lot about this matter, but they don't know it.
"Left or right is just a casual move. Zhang Tianhao and the others used to first explore the situation and see where they can learn from each other's strengths and offset their weaknesses, and second, through in-depth cooperation, check the strength of some of BYAT's technical capabilities.
The battery is actually not a troublesome thing, the entire mechanical system including the motor is the most troublesome, and BYD's technical capabilities in this area may not necessarily be as strong as ours."
When Boss Gu returned to the headquarters and Vice President Dong chatted in the office, he said so.
Dong Qi glanced at Gu Qing, sorted out the information in his hand and said: "Currently, domestic pure electric vehicles have become the representative of new energy. Motors, batteries, and electronic control systems are the three important components of pure electric trucks.
BYD's new energy technology has become increasingly mature, do we have enough technical reserves?"
It’s not that he doesn’t trust me, but that Vice President Dong really doesn’t know much about technical reserves.
He has always followed the rules and done things within his authority.
In terms of financial expenditures, the R&D department is now an independent system. It only asks for money, and all purchasing and consumption data are given directly to Gu Qing, and no specific reports are given to the Finance Department.
As for patent applications, some are through special channels for the military and cannot be accessed by outsiders, and there are many technologies within Jiuzhou Technology that do not apply for patents.
According to what Gu said: To apply for a patent, you need to show the technical details? Why?
Therefore, for technologies with high technical difficulty, Gu Qing is probably the only one who knows the technical reserves of Jiuzhou Technology.
Dong Qi talked about technical reserves, and Gu Qing pursed his lips and smiled.
Which company can do more than him in this regard?
"If you talk about the technical reserves in other industries, I may not have much, but for battery energy, I have some.
Although Tesla and BYD are competing fiercely this year, they both have problems with the direction of their batteries.
Ternary lithium batteries are generally not as safe as lithium iron phosphate batteries, but the energy density of lithium iron phosphate batteries is also unsatisfactory.
I believe that as production capacity increases, users increase, and there are too many test products, problems will arise.
For example, if Tesla uses ternary lithium batteries, fires will definitely occur.
BYAT uses blade batteries. If it does not accept our technical adjustments, energy consumption will definitely increase in some areas. There are also too many customized parts. Some cars may one day have airbags that cannot be deployed.
Open accident.
In fact, this is also a problem that I don’t want to get involved in this industry.
The industrial clusters and industrial chains of automobiles and new energy vehicles are too complex, with various parts manufacturers and system coordination, many of which are heavy assets. Although our company has a small amount of money, it is still a drop in the bucket if we invest in this big project."
A drop in the bucket can help the boss.
Vice President Dong was noncommittal. The young boss in front of him had spent as much money in the semiconductor industry as those companies that were transitioning to new energy vehicles, and the company had recently built large factories and purchased equipment that also cost a lot.
"As you know, we don't have much liquidity in our accounts these days."
When Boss Gu heard this, his first reaction was that it was impossible.
Although Jiuzhou Technology has not gone public for financing, its cash flow is not small.
The titanium and tantalum department has bionic mechanical prostheses and titanium and tantalum home appliances, which are two big money-making businesses.
The semiconductor department has wafer business and lithography machine light source business, which can completely support itself.
Of course, the food and beverage factory of Jiuzhou Technology has the largest profit margin now.
A 100 ml bottle of Taoyao costs one hundred Xia yuan, but the cost is less than ten yuan.
This is still under the condition that the official does not engage in scalping. At present, a bottle of Taoyao sold by scalpers starts at 200 Xia Yuan. If foreign users want to buy it, it depends on the region. If it is in a country where Jiuzhou Technology has cooperation, a bottle of Taoyao costs 30 yuan.
It's around a hundred. If it's somewhere without any cooperation, it's hard to estimate.
Because scalpers can’t grab many bottles.
Under Xuanwu's deliberate control, although Taoyao's monthly production capacity is increasing, it has always maintained that 90% of the orders are given to users who really need it, and about 5% of the share is given to scalpers.
As for the remaining five percent?
It is necessary to send gifts to elders and open up relationships.
So after making so much money, where did the money go?
Dong Qi handed Gu Qing a document.
"To expand talent recruitment, the basic salary you give to ordinary researchers has now increased to 15,000. If we exclude those with high academic qualifications and senior engineers, the monthly basic salary of the cleaning ladies in our company starts at 6,000.
There is no cost to build a factory and purchase equipment. However, the factory drawings you gave us are too demanding. A factory costs tens of millions. There are also some sensitive, high-precision equipment that we need to buy at a high price.
Expanding foreign markets, building local warehousing and maintenance centers, recruiting employees, and providing services to users are all foreign exchange spent.
And you said that a sum of money should be set aside to invest in energy projects. I have set aside 5 billion, plus the company's administrative and other business expenses, and employees' salaries, etc., which must be set aside for more than half a year.
Adding it all up, the working capital that can still be used now is only about one billion. Of course, we still make a profit every month, but we also need to pay our suppliers on time."
After flipping through the documents and listening to Dong Qi's detailed calculation of the project, Gu Qing patted Vice President Dong on the shoulder.
"I can rest assured that you will take care of the accounts, and the money will be enough."
Chapter completed!