An hour later, Lü Maoshi and the others drove away from the Beiping Electron Tube Factory. On the way back to the hotel, Lü Maoshi called Zhao Ye to report on his work.

"Boss, the acquisition of the Beiping Electron Tube Factory is going smoothly," Lü Maoshi said.

"That's good. After taking over the factory, we'll immediately reorganize it and cut unnecessary production departments. At the same time, we'll contact a cleanroom construction contractor and renovate the original site of the Beiping Electron Tube Factory into a cleanroom for LCD production."

Zhao Ye thought for a moment and continued, "As for the LCD production equipment and materials, I'll have Ouyang Zhongcan, Zhang Baizhe, and others take charge of that. You don't need to worry about it."

The Beiping Electron Tube Factory covers an area of ​​591,000 square meters, which is already a very large factory, enough to build a large-scale LCD factory in Asia.

Upon hearing this, Lü Maoshi silently noted Zhao Ye's instructions and nodded in response, "Okay, boss. I'll make the arrangements right away after the agreement is signed."

"Okay, that's all for now, goodbye."

"Okay, goodbye boss!"

After ending the call, Zhao Ye picked up the document in his hand and began to read it. The document contained detailed information about an advanced foreign filling technology company.

Currently, the production capacity of these domestic soft drink companies is relatively backward. The domestically produced bottling equipment is called "double-filling equipment." Because it cannot automatically mix water and syrup in a precise ratio, the water and syrup must be filled separately. The double-filling process is time-consuming and labor-intensive, sealing only 130 cans of soft drink per minute, while imported can sealing machines can seal over 1000 cans.

After acquiring the soft drink company, Wujiang Group naturally introduced advanced foreign bottling technology immediately.

This is the only way to expand production capacity, reduce production costs, and improve packaging appearance.

“Let’s choose Krones Manufacturing Machinery Company from Germany. Let them send technicians to China to investigate and develop and manufacture machines and complete sets of equipment for Wujiang Group’s soft drink production process, bottling technology and packaging technology, so that our soft drink company can produce three types of bottled soft drinks: glass bottles, cans and PET plastic bottles!” Zhao Ye turned to look at Liu Yinyin and said.

“Okay, boss, I’ll contact Krones Manufacturing Machinery Company right away.” Liu Yinyin nodded and then turned to leave.

Zhao Ye sighed slightly, "Even the filling and packaging technologies in China are very backward. We can't produce our own machinery and equipment and have to import them from abroad. It seems that Tiangong Technology Company must develop CNC machine tools as soon as possible. The main function of CNC machine tools is to process parts. Tiangong Technology also needs to get involved in machine design and manufacturing, build its own automated production equipment, and in the future, it can also enter the field of industrial robots!"

"Tiangong Technology will no longer produce filling machines, packaging machines, or other common machinery and equipment. Our focus will be on supporting domestic companies. Tiangong Technology primarily designs and manufactures semiconductor production equipment, and it's unlikely any domestic company can do that well; we have to do it ourselves. Industrial robots are extremely important and will be a key area of ​​competition in the future. Tiangong Technology must enter this field. Moreover, Tiangong Technology started with CNC machine tools and precision machining technology, so we have a certain technological advantage in this area!"

...

Before long, news spread that Wujiang Group's LCD project was lagging behind Beiping, which made many city investment promotion departments feel heartbroken. Why didn't they reach a cooperation agreement with Wujiang Group before Beiping?

This news created some difficulties for Wujiang Group in acquiring the soft drink company.

Rumor has it that the reason Beiping sold the Beibingyang Soda Factory to Wujiang Group was on the condition that Wujiang Group's LCD project be located in Beiping.

What good projects can Wujiang Group offer now that would make me sell the soda company to Wujiang Group?

Guangzhou.

The Wujiang Group's negotiation team was in a very awkward position. They didn't know how the deal between Beiping and Wujiang Group had become so widely known, even reaching the Guangzhou government.

"Mr. Shi, Beiping sold the Beibingyang Soda Factory, and Wujiang Group's LCD project settled in Beiping. We in Guangzhou sold the Asia Soda Factory. I wonder if your company has any projects that will be settled in Guangzhou?" a Guangzhou official inquired.

Ang Shijingfu, the head of the negotiation team, said, "I will report this matter to the chairman. We will discuss the specifics next time."

"Okay, I look forward to the next negotiation!" the leader said with a smile, and got up to see Shi Jingfu and the others off.

After leaving the government building, Shi Jingfu and the others immediately contacted Zhao Ye and reported the details of the negotiations.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye fell into deep thought.

"In my past life, Guangzhou was the most developed automobile manufacturing industry in the country. Could I place my battery business in Guangzhou and develop electric vehicles in the future?"

"If VCD is successfully developed, it could be based in Guangzhou."

"A self-developed computer brand... plans to be established in Shenzhen."

"The mobile phone will be registered in Shenzhen."

"The program-controlled switchboard has been established in Shenzhen."

"Xiaolingtong (a type of mobile phone service) has settled in Shenzhen."

"Chinese character cards, pagers, and typewriters are currently being manufactured in Zhongguancun, Beijing. In the future, these three products will be phased out, and the original factory sites can be used for commercial real estate development, such as building office buildings, large shopping malls, and hotels..."

"The LCD factory was initially established in Beiping, but it will definitely be built all over the country in the future."

"The gaming industry... is currently mainly concentrated in Lujiazui and its surrounding areas, but with the large-scale development of Pudong in the future, these factories will have to be relocated. However, even if they are relocated, they cannot be moved out of Shanghai..."

"The semiconductor industry, which focuses on chip design and manufacturing, is basically based in Shanghai."

"Wujiang Group follows a diversified development path, but currently it doesn't have many products, and some of them will be phased out soon, at least compared to other groups."

Zhao Ye pondered for a while, while Shi Jingfu remained silent, patiently waiting.

"Tell the Guangzhou government leaders that Wujiang Group is willing to move its battery factory to Guangzhou," Zhao Ye said. He didn't mention the VCD business, since that product hadn't been developed yet, and they might not believe him if he just said it offhand. Besides, it's always good to have an extra bargaining chip; you never know when it might come in handy.

The demand for batteries is increasing both domestically and internationally.

Building the nation's largest battery base in Guangzhou is very suitable. In the 1990s, the Guangzhou area was a hub for domestic battery giants.