Chapter 486: Pinbei Elders Meeting! Lost $1 Billion? Deep Blue Battery's Influence Revealed!
Twenty minutes later, the car stopped in front of the Sky Garden Hotel.
As soon as Chen Yansen got out of the car and entered the lobby, the manager on duty came up to him with a smile and said respectfully, "Good evening, Mr. Chen."
"Go and do your thing, don't worry about me, and ask the kitchen to serve the food."
Chen Yansen waved his hand and said.
Driven by Senlian Capital, Sky Garden, the top star-rated restaurant in Xucheng, has become increasingly famous.
Orange Technology has held many new product launch conferences here.
However, after projects such as Pinbei, Orange Technology, Today Technology and Orange Payment move to the Luzhou headquarters next year, the reputation and business of the Sky Garden will most likely fall back to the level of three years ago.
This is also the main reason why companies rarely relocate, affecting not only the upstream and downstream of related industries, but also the local service industry.
More than a decade ago, if a business owner had the idea of relocating in the morning, someone would come to persuade him in the afternoon.
It would have been fine if I had listened to the advice, otherwise I would have suffered at night.
If you can’t get it, destroy it!
Of course, with Senlian Capital’s strength in China, no one dares to touch Chen Yansen at all.
Although Xu Zhenhui was reluctant, Meng Yuanzhi's fist was bigger than his, so he could only watch Chen Yansen move the company to Luzhou.
"Okay, Mr. Chen." The manager on duty nodded in response.
Chen Yansen sat in the lounge area in the lobby for a while. Zhang Yifeng, Song Yuncheng and others pushed the door open one after another, and they all took the elevator directly to the Huangshan Hall on the top floor.
The private room of 70 to 80 square meters is decorated magnificently. A landscape painting of a welcoming pine tree hangs in the front, and the furniture in the room also exudes the charm of ink-and-wash Jiangnan style.
A long desk made of jujube wood is placed horizontally under the picture. On the east side is a blue and white porcelain vase, on the west side is a mirror, and in the middle is an antique clock. It is a typical southern Anhui custom, implying a peaceful life.
It is not difficult to see from the furnishings in the house that the hanging garden was indeed designed with a lot of ingenuity.
When the big bosses from Huizhou enter the private room and see the desk, they will think of the main hall of their hometown and evoke childhood memories.
"Huh? I know this. Xu Song sang about this in his song, 'The bottle in the east and the mirror in the west, I hate to forget.'"
As soon as Hu Li entered the room, she saw the desk and said with a smile.
In the past, when they came to the Sky Garden, they always went to the banquet hall and rarely went into the private rooms, so this was the first time they saw it.
Chen Yansen smiled lightly. He had been in this box countless times. Once, when Song Yuncheng asked about it curiously, he explained it again.
The living rooms in many areas of Hui'an are designed like this, but most people only know that they should be arranged like this, but they don't know why they should be arranged like this.
Without waiting for Chen Yansen to sit down, Xiang Pengfei pulled out the main chair and motioned the boss to sit first.
In terms of vision, even Li Hui cannot compare to Xiang Pengfei.
Chen Yansen patted Xiang Pengfei on the shoulder and said, "With your cleverness, you'll be successful anywhere."
As he spoke, he sat down in the main seat and said, "Don't stand, sit wherever you want."
Having said that, everyone's eyes fell on Song Yuncheng.
As the number one employee of FoxTao and Pinbei, how could they dare to sit down first if Mr. Song didn't do so?
"Oh, it seems that Manager Song is highly respected. Come, sit over here!"
Chen Yansen pointed to the place on his left and joked with a smile.
Song Yuncheng smiled and sat down next to Chen Yansen without refusing.
Zhang Yifeng sat on Chen Yansen's right.
Seeing that both of them were seated, Xiang Pengfei chuckled and sat down next to Zhang Yifeng.
Zhang Wenbo, Zhuang Rui, Hu Yun, Chen Xu, Hu Li, Yuan Wei, Li Hui, Meng Xibo, Xu Xingxing and Zhu Xiaopeng took their seats in turn.
Seeing this, the waiter outside the door quickly brought hot towels to wipe everyone's faces and hands.
Immediately afterwards, one exquisite dish after another was served, with Moutai, whiskey, rice wine, red wine and juice placed in the middle of the table.
Chen Yansen reached out and took a bottle of juice, then said, "You can decide what you want to drink. Anyway, I drink juice at night."
In fact, he had no interest in drinking, and he drank before only for social occasions.
Compared with the relaxed and comfortable relationship three years ago, except for Song Yuncheng, Zhang Yifeng and others have become more mature in the workplace.
Just from the seating arrangement just now, it can be seen that this group of people have long shed their youthfulness and become qualified Pinbei managers.
Zhang Yifeng wanted to toast Chen Yansen, but Song Yuncheng hadn't moved yet, so he had to wait.
"Boss, thank you for your cultivation. I'll toast you a glass."
Song Yuncheng has worked in the large customer investment promotion department for more than two years and has long since mastered the drinking culture.
When she saw Zhang Yifeng rubbing the wine glass with his fingers frequently, she immediately understood what he meant, so she picked up the wine glass, stood up, and solemnly expressed her gratitude to Chen Yansen.
"Stop! Sit down first! No work talk tonight, and no thank yous either."
Chen Yansen said with a straight face.
"Brother Sen, Yuncheng has already drunk all the liquor. Do you have the nerve to drink juice?" Hu Li smiled slightly and teased boldly.
"Sister Li is right, let's change Moutai for Brother Sen!" Xiang Pengfei responded immediately, livening up the atmosphere.
Chen Yansen stared at Song Yuncheng, and the two communicated secretly with their eyes.
I'll come back to deal with you tonight.
I'm not afraid!
Chen Yansen smiled, took the wine glass handed to him by Xiang Pengfei, and drank it all in one gulp.
Next, Zhang Yifeng and others took turns to come forward and toast him.
Chen Yansen chatted with each person individually for a few minutes, and gained a more intuitive understanding of the changes in Pinbei in the past year from their words.
After all, since Huang Zheng took over as CEO of Pinbei, he has only been to Building No. 6 a handful of times. He usually only relies on weekly meetings and monthly financial meetings to grasp the general dynamics, and is not clear about the front-line details.
At this time, under the influence of alcohol, Zhang Yifeng looked energetic when talking about the industrial belts and agricultural assistance plans, which made him feel more real than reading dozens of pages of reports.
We had agreed not to talk about work, but after two drinks, the topic turned back to business.
Chen Yansen was too lazy to care and picked up his chopsticks to eat dinner.
Xu Xingxing sat in the corner, his eyes focused on Chen Yansen. Hu Li, who was standing next to him, happened to see this scene and had a thoughtful expression on her face.
The meal lasted from around six o'clock to ten o'clock, more than three hours.
In Chen Yansen's view, Zhang Yifeng and others are growing very fast.
After three years of workplace experience, their thinking is far more mature than that of their peers, and they have their own internal logic in how they conduct themselves and do things.
After leaving the hotel, since everyone had been drinking, they all stood at the intersection waiting for the designated driver.
If there were no outsiders, Song Yuncheng would have only to leave the car in the hotel parking lot, but those present were all colleagues and classmates with whom she had worked for many years, so it was difficult for her to get directly into Chen Yansen's car.
Chen Yansen got into the car and waved goodbye to everyone.
at the same time.
Cook, who is far away at Apple headquarters in California, is looking at the sales data of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in China for the first month. From September 10 to September 30, a total of 7.23 million units were sold in three weeks.
Among them, iPhone 5s accounted for 78.6%, and iPhone 5c only accounted for 21.4%, which really verified the saying that Apple users only buy expensive ones.
The total sales volume of the version equipped with Deep Blue batteries was 6.91 million units, accounting for more than 95%.
Looking at the global market, the Deep Blue battery version is still far ahead in sales.
After pondering for a moment, Cook immediately decided to completely abandon traditional lithium batteries and fully embrace Deep Blue Technology.
As for companies such as Sanxing SDI, Sony, ATL, Desay and Xinwanda, they were all kicked out of his supply chain.
Although he wanted to find an alternative supplier besides DeepBlue Technology, this was the only company that produced high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries.
In North America, it is difficult to find a second company that can come up with an alternative with the same parameters as Deep Blue Battery.
After returning from China, he visited SionPower, Polyplus and Moltech in succession. In terms of energy density, Polyplus has the strongest technology, with laboratory data reaching 520 watt-hours per kilogram.
But when asked about the cycle life, he was dumbfounded. After more than 200 complete charge and discharge cycles, the battery is basically scrapped and cannot be used commercially at all.
In addition, the problems of shuttle effect and lithium dendrite formation have not been solved. The battery generates severe heat, spontaneously combusts at any time, and its performance is extremely unstable.
Although both are lithium-sulfur batteries like DeepBlue Technology's batteries, there is a huge difference between the two in terms of performance and safety.
When asked about the cost, it was actually higher than the Deep Blue battery.
Only then did Cook give up completely.
The next morning, Foxconn and Orange Mobile Phone Factory received a notice from Apple that the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c would only have one version with a dark blue battery.
In other words, Cook will terminate cooperation with battery cell suppliers and battery assembly factories.
Guo Mingtai and Cao Dahua don't care, but companies like Sanxing, Sony and ATL are dumbfounded.
In the field of consumer electronics, Apple is undoubtedly one of their major customers.
If they lose Apple's orders, they will lose $200 million to $300 million in revenue a year.
They wanted to call to retain the company, but Cook said coldly: "I gave you a chance, but consumers didn't buy it."
Cook is a professional manager who holds millions of Apple shares and whose interests are aligned with the company.
If Deep Blue Battery's sales account for only 80%, he is willing to give other suppliers a chance to reduce his dependence on Deep Blue Technology.
However, the sales share of the deep blue battery version of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c is exactly 95%, or even close to 96%.
Is there any need to choose?
As Apple began to adjust its supply chain, battery manufacturers in China and Korea wailed, with cumulative losses reaching as much as US$1 billion.
What makes them most uncomfortable is that Apple will replace the deep blue batteries in its computer products in the next step, and their business is bound to shrink again.
But DeepBlue Technology neither sells patents nor authorizes production processes to others, so they don’t even have the opportunity to do OEM.
You can only pay for ready-made products!
Sanxing, LG and Sony have all signed procurement contracts with DeepBlue Technology, waiting for the Shencheng No. 2 factory to go into production.
Mobile phone manufacturers and computer brands that did not obtain purchasing rights became anxious, fearing that they would lose the initiative and thus affect the sales of their own products.
For a time, people from all sides showed their talents and mobilized their own connections and networks to try to get the purchasing rights for the second batch.
On the other side, Chen Yansen was at the Xiangcheng Horse Farm. He had just ridden his horse around a few times when the phone in his pocket started ringing non-stop.
The callers included friends from the business community and friends from the central government. Their purpose in contacting him was simple: they wanted to obtain the purchasing rights for Deep Blue Batteries, and they would accept even an order amount as low as US$500 million.
Chen Yansen replied uniformly that another procurement negotiation meeting would be held after the holiday and the specific matters would be discussed at that time, and then he hung up the phone.
You didn’t come last time, so you’re anxious now?
Just wait patiently!
Chen Yansen jumped on the horse, pulled the reins, and chased after Song Yuncheng who was not far away.
Deep Blue Battery's influence on various industries is constantly spreading outward. New products will create new jobs, but will also cause devastating blows to existing industries.
It is obvious that the battery industries in China, Korea, Europe and the United States are at the center of this storm.
(End of this chapter)
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