Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

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As the frontier of reform and opening up, the special zone is full of endless opportunities.

Many so-called technology companies are born here every day, and many technology companies fail every day.

Bidi Technology Co., Ltd. is a small enterprise that has just been established. The company has only more than 20 people, mainly producing rechargeable batteries.

In the mid-1990s, bp machines became popular in the mainland. Rich businessmen have also begun to spend more than 10,000 yuan. Chinese people have entered the era of digital products for the first time.

However, at that time, the battery capacity was small, and the big brother was still very power-hungry. Unlike today, the phone slides for a day on a full charge.

The first-generation big brother in the 1980s could only talk for 30 minutes after charging for one hour.

Although the big brother in the 1990s has improved, it takes seven or eight hours on a single charge, and the call time will not exceed one hour.

So the rechargeable battery used by Big Brother has become a product with strong demand.

Post-zero generations may not know that all previous mobile phones used removable batteries.

There are even people asking online why the phone doesn't have a removable battery so that the battery can be replaced when it's out of power. Then a lot of people posted pictures of the universal charger in the back.

In fact, in the past, when a mobile phone was shipped from the factory, it would be equipped with two batteries, one for use in the mobile phone and the other for charging on the charger.

In the 1990s, two batteries were not enough, and busy people needed four batteries, plus two phone chargers.

Businessmen at that time, in addition to a fully charged big brother when going out, also brought one or two fully charged batteries so that they can be replaced at any time.

A big brother will sell for more than 20,000 yuan, and a big brother's original rechargeable battery will also sell for 2,000 yuan.

But in fact, the production cost of the battery is less than 300 yuan. Therefore, the production of Big Brother batteries is a very profitable business.

In the early 1990s, there were many factories specializing in the production of Big Brother batteries on Hong Kong Island. Later, businessmen on Hong Kong Island found that the labor cost in the mainland was lower, so they moved the battery factories to the mainland.

However, in the rechargeable battery industry,

Enterprises on Hong Kong Island are just playing small games, and they have not cultivated well-known large enterprises.

The real boss of the rechargeable battery industry is still a Japanese company. In the field of rechargeable batteries, Japanese companies are almost in a monopoly position.

Bidi's current main business is the production of Big Brother batteries.

The general manager of Bidi Company, surnamed Wang, nicknamed the boatman, has a master's degree in non-ferrous metals. He has been engaged in battery research since 1987. After graduation, he became the head of a laboratory of non-ferrous metals researchers in Beijing.

In 1993, the boatman was sent to the special zone and served as the general manager of a state-controlled battery company.

However, it was an era when all the people went to sea, so Wang Chuanfu gave up the position of general manager, resolutely chose to go to sea, and founded Bidi Technology Company.

There are many kinds of rechargeable batteries, such as nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium-ion batteries, lead batteries, etc., and Bidi Technology mainly produces nickel-cadmium batteries.

The reason why the boatman chose nickel-cadmium batteries is mainly because Japan announced that it does not produce nickel-cadmium batteries locally.

The boatman thought this was an unprecedented opportunity, so he decided to get involved in the production of nickel-cadmium batteries, striving to replace Japanese companies in the nickel-cadmium battery supply chain.

At that time, many domestic enterprises blindly pursued modernization, and would spend a lot of money to introduce internationally leading production lines, but as a result, the production cost was too high, or the technical reserves themselves were insufficient, resulting in the products not being recognized by the market.

However, as a professional in the field of batteries, the boatman adopts a strategy of independent research and development from beginning to end. From the aspects of process, raw materials, quality control, and even cost reduction, Mr. Wang is all hands-on.

However, this kind of independent research and development strategy is definitely more difficult than the introduction of money, especially before the technology is not mature, the quality of the products produced is far inferior to foreign products.

The newly established Bidi Company, although it has made great strides in the research and development of nickel-cadmium batteries, has actually not achieved much economic benefits and is still in the stage of burning money.

This is also the most troublesome thing for the boatman. Once Bidi's money is burned out, but he has not received the order, Bidi will probably go down the road of bankruptcy.

On this day, the boatman was in the laboratory, conducting experiments with a few engineers, and his men hurried in.

"Mr. Wang, there is a guest outside who wants to see you. This is his business card."

The boatman took the business card and took a closer look, and was shocked.

"Li Weidong, chairman of Puppy Electric!" The boatman couldn't believe his eyes.

Although the position of Puppy Electric in the domestic home appliance industry is not as good as that of first-class enterprises such as Haier and Gree, its reputation is definitely not small. At least every day, the advertisements of major TV stations have never stopped.

When the popular TV series is halfway through, the commercials start to be inserted, and you can see Mr. Ge suddenly appearing to bring goods.

Therefore, in the eyes of the boatman, Puppy Electric is a big company, and Li Weidong is also a big entrepreneur.

"How could Li Weidong, such a big entrepreneur, come to my small factory? Could it be faked by a liar?" Mr. Wang secretly thought.

But since everyone is here, don't care if it's fake or not, the boatman is still seeing him. So he put down the experiment in his hand and ran to see Li Weidong.

"Chairman Li, I have long admired the name!" The boatman was a little surprised when he saw Li Weidong. He did not expect that the chairman of Tangtang Puppies Electric was the same age as him.

At the same time, the boatman was also sure that Li Weidong in front of him was definitely not a liar.

Li Weidong can be regarded as the top private entrepreneur in China after all. He has the temperament of a billionaire, but he can't pretend.

The boatman has been in the special zone for such a long time, and he has seen many big bosses, and he has read countless people, so he confirmed Li Weidong's identity with just one glance.

Li Weidong also looked at President Wang, and secretly thought that this "boatman" was not very different from what he remembered. He was less than thirty years old, but he looked like a forty-year-old man, very mature. .

After the two exchanged a few words, the boatman asked, "Chairman Li is here, do you have any instructions?"

"I can't talk about instructions, I'm here to buy batteries from you." Li Weidong said, took out a sample of the puppy razor from his bag and handed it to the boatman.

"Mr. Wang, this is the shaver produced by our Puppy Electric Appliances. At present, this shaver still uses two AA batteries. I want to change the dry batteries to rechargeable batteries." Li Weidong said.

"Is it the No. 5 rechargeable battery?" The boatman paused, then said, "The performance of that thing is not as good as that of ordinary dry batteries."

At that time, the price of the No. 5 rechargeable battery was about ten times that of the No. 5 dry battery, but the capacity was smaller than that of the dry battery, and it was not durable. Sex is not high.

Therefore, most people still choose ordinary dry batteries. Only the old people who listen to the radio all day, or children who play with four-wheel drive vehicles, will use the AA-size rechargeable battery because the battery consumption is relatively large on weekdays.

Li Weidong explained: "I don't want the AA-size rechargeable battery, but the rechargeable battery that is directly fixed in the shaver. It's like the one used by the big brother, should it be called a nickel-cadmium battery?"

The boatman nodded suddenly: "I understand. But big brother and shavers are two products after all, and the parts that consume electricity are different. I don't know that nickel-cadmium batteries are used in shavers. , can it be done?"

"Of course it can. Don't Philips, Panasonic, and Braun's shavers all have rechargeable models? This is enough to prove that nickel-cadmium batteries can be used in shavers." Li Weidong said.

"It makes sense!" The boatman continued: "Then I just need to buy a Philips rechargeable shaver, disassemble it and take a look, and then I will know what structure their battery system uses."

"Mr. Wang, don't bother, I have brought a Philips rechargeable shaver." Li Weidong said, and took out a Philips hq40 shaver from his bag.

The boatman took the razor and said, "Chairman Li, wait a moment, I'll take it apart and take a look."

After the boatman finished speaking, he escaped the screwdriver and other tools from the drawer, and disassembled the razor in three strokes.

As an engineer who studies non-ferrous metals, the boatman is still very capable, and soon he took out the battery from the shaver.

"It's Sanyo's nickel-cadmium battery." The boatman went on to explain: "Sanyo is the world's largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries. In terms of nickel-cadmium batteries, even European Motorola, Nokia and Ericsson use Sanyo batteries. .It seems that Philips is also using Sanyo batteries."

"Can you make this kind of battery?" Li Weidong asked immediately.

The boatman thought for a while and said, "The structure of the rechargeable battery is not complicated, the key is the material. If it is made of imported materials, it should be able to be made, but in that case, the price will be more expensive."

"Can't domestic materials work?" Li Weidong asked again.

The boatman shook his head: "The performance of domestic materials is not as good as imported materials, and the performance of batteries made of domestic materials is not up to standard. I don't think they can be used for products such as razors.

For example, nickel-cadmium batteries need to use nickel-plated sheets. The domestic nickel-plated sheets are easily corroded, so that the battery will be damaged quickly. The imported nickel-plated sheet is corrosion-resistant and has a much longer service life.

However, the price of imported nickel-plated sheets is too high, and the price is 15 times that of domestic ones. That is to say, if imported nickel-plated sheets are used, the raw material cost of light production will be increased by 15 times!

Other materials are also facing the same problems, such as cadmium and cobalt used in the negative electrode. The performance of domestic materials cannot meet the requirements of international quality at all. If we want to make a nickel-cadmium battery like Sanyo, we must use imported materials. "

Li Weidong secretly thought, if all imported materials were used, it would take thousands of miles to come to your boatman!

So Li Weidong smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, you are an expert in batteries. You should be working on the localization of nickel-cadmium battery materials, right?"

The boatman hesitated for a few seconds, and finally nodded: "Indeed, we are studying."

"How is the research progress?" Li Weidong asked immediately.

"It's okay!" The boatman gave an ambiguous answer.

Li Weidong knew that the research progress was a commercial secret, and the boatman didn't want to get to the bottom of it.

So Li Weidong said, "Mr. Wang, if you can make great progress this year, I can give you an order of 500,000 razor batteries."

"500,000?" The boatman was shocked.

The profit of rechargeable batteries is still very large. For example, the rechargeable batteries of Big Brother can earn dozens of dollars.

Shaver rechargeable batteries will earn less, but even if one earns three yuan, half a million can earn 1.5 million. For a small business with more than 20 people like Bidi, it is already a huge amount of income.

So the boatman nodded: "Okay, I will try my best to make great progress before the end of the year."

"Fight?" Li Weidong smiled and shook his head: "Mr. Wang, this is not the answer I want."

The boatman understood what Li Weidong meant, and he said: "Chairman Li, no one can say for scientific research. Especially in the research of materials, the requirements for experiments are relatively high, and it is likely that hundreds of experiments will be performed. , without the slightest progress.

Moreover, some experiments need to consume some imported raw materials, and the experimental cost will be relatively high. Before doing the experiment, we also need to carry out careful calculations as much as possible to avoid the waste of materials, which can also save the experimental cost. "

"Mr. Wang, are you short of money now?" Li Weidong asked immediately.

Li Weidong is obviously more interested in this topic.

The boatman said with a smile: "How can anyone not be short of money? Especially for a company like ours that is engaged in research and development, spending money is like running water, and there is not much income, of course, it will be short of money!"

Li Weidong immediately said: "Mr. Wang, if you want, I can invest for you."

The boatman was stunned for a moment. This potential client changed his body and suddenly became an investor. He really didn't reflect on it for a while.

After a few seconds, the boatman came back to his senses, and he opened his mouth to confirm: "Chairman Li, are you willing to invest in my company?"

Li Weidong nodded and said solemnly: "My puppy electrical appliances are small appliances, and the use of rechargeable batteries for small appliances is also a future trend, so I need a stable and cheap supplier of rechargeable batteries."

Li Weidong's reason is very reasonable, and the boatman has no doubts.

When someone came to invest, of course the boatman would not refuse. He immediately replied: "If Chairman Li is willing to invest in us, I will definitely get it!"

The current Bidi company is still in the stage of product research and development, and is burning money every day.

Brother boatman then asked: "Chairman Li, I don't know how you plan to invest?"

"How else can I invest? I don't know about battery technology, so I can only give you money!" Li Weidong smiled, stretched out five fingers, and continued, "I'm going to invest this money first, Mr. Wang, can you? Don't be too small!"

"500,000? A lot, a lot!" The boatman nodded quickly.

Li Weidong shook his head: "Not half a million, but five million!"

"Five million!" The boatman was shocked again.

The assets of the entire Bidi Technology Company add up to less than five million!

Li Weidong went on to say: "Mr. Wang, I haven't finished speaking yet. I will invest five million for you. In addition to asking for shares, there are also additional conditions."

"Sure enough, there are other conditions!" The boatman secretly thought, he felt that Li Weidong's additional conditions would definitely not be low, and he might even swallow his bidi company!

But for the five million investment, the boatman still asked, "Chairman Li, what are the conditions, you can talk about it!"

"In the future, you will give me the priority to supply all the products produced by your bidi company!" Li Weidong said.

"No problem!" The boatman replied without hesitation.

For the current boatman, it is very happy to be able to sell the product, and who will sell it first and then to whom!

Li Weidong went on to say: "The priority of supply I said is aimed at all companies, including your bidi company itself."

"What do you mean?" The boatman asked subconsciously.

"For example, for example, I need a batch of razor batteries. After you produce them, you must sell them to me first, and you cannot sell them to others until my needs are met. Even your Bidi company will use this batch. The battery must be supplied to me first, and the rest will be yours to use!" Li Weidong explained.

"No problem, we Bidi don't make razors anyway!" The boatman replied with a smile.

Li Weidong also smiled, secretly thinking, you are the most unprofessional enterprise in China! Don't say razors, you can even touch a Glock pistol, there is nothing in this world that you can't OEM!