Chapter 384 Countdown to the Fall Conference, the Pilot 001 Car Is Launched

In just a few days, Chen Xing personally traveled all over Longguo to check the quality of the new products of his own parts suppliers and negotiated the supply price in person.

One advantage of "traveling in person" is that it can prevent inferior products from being passed off as good ones and fake products from being passed off as real ones.

If you wait for suppliers to bring goods, there will be too much room for operation, and the operation methods of AB goods are not uncommon.

Many listed companies have been drained of their assets by AB goods.

What they bring is A goods, but what they actually use is a mixture of AB goods. As for the so-called quality inspection department, the wallets of senior executives have long been bulging with kickbacks.

For Chen Xing, who has experienced entrepreneurial failure and rebirth, personally checking is responsible for himself, as well as for users and products. Once he finds a problem, he can immediately cut off the supply chain.

"Mr. Chen, come often when you are free. We will definitely welcome your visit with the highest etiquette."

Yang Shoude, the general manager of Jiangcheng General Electronics Company, who is over 70 years old and has gray hair, personally sent him to the parking lot with a grateful look in his eyes.

As a company that supplies common electronic circuit components such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors, it faces too much competitive pressure.

In just half a year, companies that supply common electronic circuit components have emerged like onions, and many businessmen have set their sights on this market cake that does not have much technical content.

Especially in Shenzhen, the number of corresponding companies is too numerous to count.

Yang Shoude thought he would be abandoned by Longxing Group. After all, Jiangcheng is separated from Shenzhen by half of Longguo. It is not in line with conventional logic to choose a distant company over a nearby one.

But what Yang Shoude did not know was that in addition to his radical business expansion strategy, Chen Xing also had a conservative side.

There are indeed many suppliers of common electronic circuit components that have sprung up, and they are relatively close to Longxing Group, but he does not have so much energy to distinguish whether they are qualified suppliers.

This is like academic qualifications and abilities. All of them graduated from 985 universities and have roughly the same abilities on paper. If there are acquaintances among them, Chen Xing will definitely be more willing to use acquaintances, because knowing the ins and outs is easy to judge.

Jiangcheng General Electronics has been supplying general components of electronic circuits to Longxing Technology Company since 2011. It has been 4 years and there has been no problem. Chen Xing has no reason to replace it.

In response to Yang Shoude's gratitude, Chen Xing also smiled and responded: "I will come often when I have time. Then I will not bother you, Mr. Yang. For the supply of general components, please contact Yang Minshuo."

"No problem."

Yang Shoude replied and personally opened the back door for Chen Xing.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chen. If I were a few decades younger, I would definitely become your sworn brother. You can even be my elder brother."

"Mr. Yang, you are joking. If we really become sworn brothers, I have to call you elder brother. If I become this elder brother, it will be a collapse of etiquette and music, and it will destroy the rules left by our ancestors. It is not allowed."

Chen Xing responded politely.

As soon as he finished speaking, he glanced at the sky and continued, "Then I won't bother Mr. Yang. We'll meet again next time."

"Okay, Mr. Chen, take care." Yang Shoude nodded, and when Chen Xing got into the back seat, he personally helped close the door, which made the driver Ye Yingjie a little at a loss.

He thought he had stood there in vain?

You, Yang Shoude, opened the door.

You, Yang Shoude, closed the door.

Isn't this just stealing work!

As the driver appointed by Chen Xing to follow him on business, Ye Yingjie was not stupid. After Yang Shoude took all his work, he hurried back to the main driver's seat, fastened his seat belt, and then skillfully started the engine and drove out of the parking space.

Before leaving, Chen Xing did not forget to say hello to Yang Shoude, "Let's go, Mr. Yang."

"Take care, Mr. Chen."

Yang Shoude, along with a group of senior executives, stood there and watched Chen Xing's car leave.

As the vehicle completely disappeared from sight, they left one after another and returned to their work stations.

"President, where are we going now?"

Ye Yingjie asked.

"Let's go directly to the airport. You can call the people at the car rental company later and ask them to drive the car back." Chen Xing responded.

Because there are too many places to travel, they often choose to rent a car to travel.

Now that the supply of mobile phone parts has been discussed, he should also go to Fengtian to see the progress of electric vehicles.

"Okay."

Ye Yingjie replied.

Sitting in the back row, Chen Xing didn't care anymore, but opened his phone and sent a WeChat message to Yang Minshuo, asking him to connect with Jiangcheng General Electronics Company and manufacture the first Tianyu X series in the shortest time.

...

"The equipment here will be shut down for maintenance from today. In addition, your production team will report a list of skilled and tight-mouthed workers to me. It must be implemented tonight..."

"Buzz--"

Yang Minshuo, who was far away in Wancheng, was busy coordinating the new flagship production line, and his pockets vibrated.

The first thing he noticed was that he said the last two words "in place", and then took out his mobile phone to check the information.

Several factory managers who followed him responded one after another, with superficial attitudes.

"Understood, Director."

"We will definitely complete the task."

"Don't worry, Director. If you are not confident in the workers, we can do it ourselves. We will never leak any information."

Now, apart from Chen Xing, there are only a handful of people who know that the Tianyu X series is about to be assembled, and most of them are from the factory.

For the new flagship, confidentiality is very important.

If the parameters of the new machine and the brand positioning are leaked before the preheating, how will the momentum be created in the future?

Moreover, as the first person in charge of production, Yang Minshuo knows Chen Xing's production plan and the entire layout.

At the beginning, he also thought that Chen Xing only wanted to make the Tianyu X series, but as he revealed everything, he realized that he still underestimated the man's courage and the company's R&D strength.

Tianyu is the only one in the autumn press conference?

No!

There is also a highlight!

After checking the WeChat message, Yang Minshuo quickly replied, turned off the screen of his phone and looked at several factory supervisors:

"Go ahead, the list of workers must be submitted before tonight, and each group is responsible for the group. If someone has a problem, the corresponding supervisor will be fired. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

"I understand."

All the supervisors answered in unison.

They finally climbed to this position with a monthly salary of more than 10,000 yuan, and they don't want to lose their jobs.

After Yang Minshuo gave the instructions, these supervisors went to select workers and asked them to sign a confidentiality agreement.

The confidentiality agreement was very simple and crude. It directly stated that before the release of the new flagship, if there was a leak of information, the workers would have to bear at least 1 million yuan in compensation, and the specific amount needed further confirmation.

Why is it marked like this?

It's very simple.

Many workers don't understand the severity of the situation.

If it only says "the losses caused by the leak will be borne by the leaker", they will have no concept of compensation.

But if it is written that at least 1 million yuan will be paid, then the mouth will be much tighter.

Although the consequences of leaking secrets are very serious, facing the possible "promotion opportunities" and the extremely high hourly wage of 30 yuan per hour, the workers of Longxing Production Factory are eager to sign up.

In the evening.

Lists are handed to Yang Minshuo.

After confirming the signing of the confidentiality agreement, he began to arrange production by hand and disbanded the workers of the original production team.

"Yuan Yutao, Meng Min, Wang Meiyu..."

"These people have only been employed for a short time and are not skilled enough. They can be arranged to produce Longxing X3. Let's do it."

"Zhang Haibo, Huang Jiaming, Lu Xiaoxiao..."

"This group of people is not bad. They are all old employees of the Pineapple Company's production line. They can be arranged to the Geek X2 production line."

"Liang Weixiong, Jiang Youming, Chen Yourong and others are the first batch of workers in the Longxing factory. They are qualified enough. It should be no problem to hand over the production of Brilliant X2 to them."

"Who should be given the Tianyu series?"

Yang Minshuo thought carefully.

Although he is the "top leader" in the Wancheng production factory, he knows very well that if he does not do well, he may be removed by Chen Xing at any time.

He is now approaching retirement and does not want to cause any trouble.

Chen Xing also saw that Yang Minshuo wanted to retire peacefully, so he not only paid five insurances and one housing fund for him, but also paid him a supplementary provident fund, which is the so-called five insurances and two housing funds.

Since Longguo started slowly, and so did the enterprises, there were only a handful of enterprises and units that could pay the supplementary provident fund.

Chen Xing's approach also made Yang Minshuo understand that as long as he worked hard in the next two years, he would not have to worry about his retirement life. Not only would he have a high pension, but Longxing Group would also provide him with a safety net.

It was precisely because of this relationship that Yang Minshuo paid special attention to the factory.

Who wouldn't want to have a colorful life in old age, travel everywhere, and earn tens of thousands of yuan every month?

This is what each needs.

…

“Ding Dong——”

“Dear passengers, good evening, our plane is about to start descending and is about to land at [Xiantao International Airport]. Please make sure your seat belts are fastened, put away the small table, and adjust the seat back to an upright position.”

“During the landing process, you may feel some slight turbulence, which is normal. Please do not panic. Our crew will provide you with assistance throughout the process. Thank you for choosing our flight and wish you a pleasant journey.”

The sweet voice of the stewardess echoed in the cabin. After repeating it three times in a row and repeating it again in English, Chen Xing, who was sitting in the first class cabin, clearly felt the turbulence.

Many people do not like to fly because of the uncertainty of turbulence.

It is good to have a broadcast announcement during the descent. If you encounter strong air currents during the flight, the turbulence generated is enough to scare passengers, including stewardesses and flight attendants.

At an altitude of 10,000 meters, you can’t escape even if you want to.

As the turbulence ended, the plane began to taxi on the airport runway. The flight attendant in charge of the one-to-one service also walked to Chen Xing's side and half-knelt to ask:

"Mr. Chen, our plane is about to land. You are our first-class passenger, and you are also a VIP card holder. You can enjoy the airport shuttle service. You can take our shuttle to leave the airport first."

"Okay, I see."

Chen Xing nodded.

As the plane landed, Chen Xing also took Ye Yingjie off the plane in advance, took the airport VIP customer shuttle vehicle to the exit, and followed the instructions to the reception hall.

Because of the prior notice, the reception hall was full of familiar faces.

There were Ren Guofei, the CEO of Kunpeng Company, Lei Bus, the CEO of Rice Company, Hua Ming, the chief engineer of Linghang Automobile, and Song Weiguo, the head of Fengtian Military Region.

Because Song Weiguo came to pick up the plane in person, there were many "short-haired" people staring at this side in the seats and around the reception hall.

When Chen Xing and Ye Yingjie walked out of the security checkpoint, Ren Guofei greeted them warmly: "We have been looking forward to seeing you, Brother Chen."

"Brother Chen, how are you?"

"President."

Both Lei Jun and Hua Ming greeted him.

"Well, long time no see, everyone." Chen Xing nodded slightly in response.

Song Weiguo did not remain silent either, with a smile on his face, saying: "Mr. Chen, long time no see, I am almost dying of longing for you."

"It's already early in the morning, and I am really flattered that Chief Song can pick me up in person." Chen Xing's tone and demeanor revealed surprise.

Although the two had some intersections with this big shot of the Fengtian Military Region, and they were not shallow, it was already early in the morning, and he actually appeared here, which really surprised Mr. Chen.

Moreover, the most important thing is that he did not inform Song Weiguo that he was coming.

However, what Chen Xing didn't know was that after he signed the "Gambling Agreement" with the Imperial Capital, everyone in the north who had some connections knew that Chen Xing was going to build electric vehicle infrastructure.

Song Weiguo was actually very curious, how could Chen Xing dare to come to the northern city for a pilot project?

As we all know, in extremely cold weather, the power of lithium batteries will be "frozen", and the actual battery life will be greatly reduced.

Simply put, lithium batteries in low temperature environments will cause the chemical reaction rate inside the battery to slow down, the resistance of the electrolyte solution to increase, the greater the resistance, the worse the lithium ion crossing performance, the lower the activity, and the discharge current will naturally become smaller.

To be more specific, the viscosity of the electrolyte will increase in low temperature environments, and even partially solidify, which will directly lead to a decrease in the conductivity of the lithium-ion battery. At the same time, the compatibility between the electrolyte and the negative electrode and the diaphragm will also deteriorate, further affecting the battery life.

In addition, lithium will precipitate lithium from the negative electrode of the lithium battery in low temperature environments. The precipitated metal lithium reacts with the electrolyte, and the deposition of its products will increase the thickness of the solid electrolyte interface, affecting the discharge performance of the battery.

This is why, a mobile phone that can last for five hours in the south has a battery life reduced by half an hour, or even one or two hours, in the north.

Temperature has a huge impact on lithium batteries.

Song Weiguo also inquired about it. Tesla from Masick wanted to come to the Northeast at first because it has a complete industrial system.

But not long after he landed, he was frightened by the sub-zero temperature, and ran back to make a long-term plan, and finally chose Shanghai.

How cold is the weather in the Northeast?

In October, when people in the south were sweating and their underwear was hot and wet, the weather in the north was already more than ten degrees, and at night it was below six degrees, which shows how cold its winter will be.

However, since Chen Xing dared to build charging piles in the north, he must have his own chips and the confidence to build.

The most intuitive thing is that the electrolyte solution will become viscous or even solidify in extremely cold weather. What does that have to do with sulfide solid-state batteries?

It solidifies at room temperature!

What other lithium batteries are afraid of is the norm for solid-state batteries.

This is also the fundamental reason why Chen Xing dared to boast and spend 30 billion to build the northern electric vehicle infrastructure.

Extreme cold affects battery performance?

Not true!

Seeing that Chen Xing was still being polite to him, Song Weiguo teased: "Okay, okay, stop pretending. I heard that your pilot car is almost done. Would it be convenient for me to open my eyes?"

Chen Xing did not rush to answer him, but looked at Hua Ming and said: "Chief Song personally inspected our car. Is there any problem with it?"

"No problem."

Hua Ming nodded in response.

His guarantee made Chen Xing's heart fall, and he looked at Song Weiguo and said: "Then let's do it without delay?"

"No time to lose!"

Song Weiguo also looked forward to it.

He used to be pessimistic about electric vehicles, but as Tesla shined in Shanghai, he realized that he had a narrow vision.

Lithium battery-powered cars can completely beat fuel vehicles of the same price at room temperature, and can achieve the performance of millions of yuan with hundreds of thousands.

"Please come in, bosses." Chen Xing glanced at Ren Guofei and Lei Jun.

With Hua Ming's approval, he was very confident now.

As a red quality talent, his nod was equivalent to completion, and even met the conditions for road testing.

Without a pause, the crowd went straight to the production plant of Linghang Automobile.

…

Ren Guofei has been in the automobile production plant for some time. After learning that Chen Xing was coming and Hua Ming notified him that he could do road tests, he made full preparations.

The automobile production plant of Longxing Heavy Industry is divided into two parts, or two areas.

After entering the production park, there is a large vehicle performance test area, which is a bit similar to the practice area of ​​a driving school, but there is no reverse parking and side parking, only bumpy roads, gravel roads, narrow roads, uphill and downhill, and various simulated road sections.

Only when all vehicles pass can they be said to be officially put on the road for testing.

With the arrival of the two "big leaders" Chen Xing and Song Weiguo, the outdoor lights in the factory test area have all been turned on, as if it had entered daytime.

In the parking area for test vehicles, two Linghang cars have been parked.

They are in classic black and white, with a sharp front design, diamond-shaped headlights that give a strong sense of oppression, and the left and right doors are sunken for wind resistance, giving the whole car a very fashionable feel.

After Chen Xing approached, he touched the front pillar of the car and asked Hua Ming: "Is this the electric car we produce?"

"Yes."

Hua Ming nodded and responded: "This is our Linghang 001 car. Do you need me to introduce the specific parameters?"

"Tell me about it."

Chen Xing has listened attentively.

Cars, like mobile phones, are within his scope of "food, clothing, housing and transportation".

If you want to make money and make your company bigger and stronger, you must go for people's "food, clothing, housing and transportation".

In the two fields of "food, clothing and food", Chen Xing has achieved upstream control through mobile phones.

Ordering takeout and online shopping are inseparable from mobile phones. Although online shopping can also be done with computers, it is the era of smart phones. Who still shops on computers?

As long as they use Longxing mobile phones, Chen Xing can make money from the corresponding manufacturers.

Now Meituan, Ele.me, and Didi, the taxi app, which one does not have to pay the listing fee to Longxing Group?

No?

If they don’t pay, they will not be listed in the app store.

Perhaps many people don’t know who makes the most money on the Internet.

Why do Alibaba, Wang Dong platform, and Penguin Company make money?

They are all platforms.

Some people may be confused again. Alibaba and Wang Dong platform are shopping platforms, but why is Penguin Company called a platform?

This has to mention QQ.

QQ chat software is currently used by the most users, and it is deeply rooted in people’s minds as the “login account for games”.

Does it have self-developed games?

Yes!

But not many!

Like League of Legends, Dungeon & Warriors, and CrossFire are all developed by game companies in other countries. Penguin Company is just a domestic agent, that is, a platform.

It is precisely because of the agency that it has become a domestic Internet giant.

Games do not make money, but the platform makes money. The same is true in the mobile phone field. The platform does not cheat users, but only charges software companies for listing in the app store.

Now that "food and clothing" are both profitable, Chen Xing cannot be a platform for "travel", so he will do it himself.

With Chen Xing's permission, Hua Ming also began to introduce the vehicles in detail:

"These two cars, one is equipped with a polymer semi-solid lithium battery, and the other is equipped with a sulfide all-solid lithium battery, which is what we commonly call low-end and high-end."

"Let's talk about the low-end first."

Hua Ming glanced at the vehicle and continued: "Although the polymer semi-solid battery is only semi-solid, it still maintains excellent cold resistance in extremely cold weather."

"Generally speaking, like ordinary lithium batteries, when working at sub-zero temperatures, its battery life will be directly halved. We have professional test data on this, but our polymer solid-state battery, when working at sub-zero temperatures, can still maintain 75% of the battery life at room temperature."

The voice fell.

He looked at the Linghang 001 behind and continued: "As for the sulfide solid-state lithium battery, it is completely unaffected, or negligible."

"Negligible???"

Song Weiguo couldn't help asking.

If it is really that awesome, doesn't it mean that it can be fully promoted in the Northeast?

He has heard that electric vehicles have much more power than fuel vehicles. If they can run normally in extremely cold weather, then why should they be afraid of the snow on the road?

"Yeah." Hua Ming looked at Song Weiguo and explained: "Ordinary lithium batteries cannot guarantee endurance in extremely cold weather because the electrolyte solution is frozen. The electrolyte of our solid-state battery is solid, so it does not freeze. Moreover, sulfides are not afraid of extreme cold, but only of humid environments."

"Good, good, good!"

Song Weiguo couldn't help but exclaimed.

Not afraid of extreme cold, but only afraid of humidity?

Isn't this a car tailored for the Northeast, and even the entire northern region?

The north of Longguo is dry and the south is hot and humid. This is common sense that even elementary school students know.

After saying "yes" three times in a row, Song Weiguo looked at Chen Xing and said, "This car is good, especially the lithium battery. No wonder you dare to build charging piles in the Northeast."

"If Chief Song is satisfied, then I'll be relieved." Chen Xing responded with a smile, and then looked at Hua Ming and said, "Chief Hua, in addition to its excellent cold resistance, what other highlights does our Linghang 001 have?"

After a half-second pause, he continued, "It happens that Chief Song is here, so he can help us check and give us some suggestions."