Chapter 149
Yu Min: “!”
Yu Min turned around and wanted to run away.
What could be more embarrassing than meeting your loved one at the lowest point in your life?
Jiang Nuo called out to him, "Mr. Yu? Is that you?"
No matter how fast Yu Min walked, he could not outrun the car. The Rolls-Royce easily caught up with him at a snail's pace of 30 miles per hour.
Yu Min could only turn his head away awkwardly, "Boss Jiang, what a coincidence."
Jiang Nuo: "Mr. Yu was on a business trip to Yanlin. Why didn't you tell me so I could show my hospitality?"
"Boss Jiang, stop teasing me," Yu Min said awkwardly. "You must have heard the phone call just now. I'm not on a business trip, I'm just hiding from debt."
"..." Yu Min was so honest that Jiang Nuo didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"I originally wanted to do a big project this time, so I raised a lot of investment, but..." Yu Min ignored Xingxu's failure, "Now those investors have heard about it and want to withdraw their investment, so I'm taking a break from work for a while."
Low emotional intelligence: avoiding debt.
High emotional intelligence: relax.
However, it did not prevent President Jiang from understanding what he meant. Jiang Nuo felt that he should comfort Yu Min at this moment, but he also felt that Yu Min deserved the backlash for trying to manipulate the market, so he could not bring himself to say any words of comfort.
The air was quiet for a moment, and Yu Min said dryly, "I won't give up until the deadline. Who knows who will win when the time comes? I still have agreements with several other large lithium mines. Mr. Jiang, if you ever come to your senses, you can still work with me."
Jiang Nuo remained silent, but Yu Min suddenly realized, "I don't mean anything else! It's just pure cooperation! There's no personal feelings involved!"
Jiang Nuo: “…”
There's no need to shout it out like that on the street.
Mr. Jiang was a little embarrassed, "Mr. Yu..."
Yu Min said nervously, "Boss Jiang, I really came to Yanlin to avoid debt, not to look for you. You, um, don't tell Mr. Gu."
Jiang Nuo: “…………”
Jiang Nuo's eyebrows twitched, "...Did Gu Jiangkuo do anything to you?"
"No!!" Yu Min said, "I'm just ashamed of what I did in the past. I knew you had a boyfriend, but I still—"
"Don't say anymore," Jiang Nuo glanced at the driver and rubbed his brows, "Don't worry, I won't tell him."
Only then did Yu Min feel relieved to leave.
Mr. Jiang closed the car window expressionlessly, then called Gu Jiangkuo.
The bell rang less than three times before Mr. Gu's powerful voice came over: "Hey, wife! Did you miss me?"
"..." Mr. Jiang glanced at the driver again and silently turned down the volume of the receiver. "Gu Dajiang, did you threaten Yu Min?"
"Ah? No! God knows," the environment over there seemed to be very noisy, Gu Jiangkuo said in a loud voice, "Nuonuo, you know me, I don't have much time to go back to China, and if I go back, I will be with you-"
"Shut up!"
"Yeah, yeah," Gu Jiangkuo lowered his voice a little, aggrieved, "I don't have the time to threaten him. It must be a false accusation! Did he contact you again?"
"No," Jiang Nuo was too lazy to expose him. "I just ran into him on the road. I heard that because of Xingxu's situation, all investors are withdrawing their capital. He's here to avoid debt. Do you have any brothers in Yanlin who can follow him? Keep an eye on him for me. If he's really here to avoid debt, don't worry about it. If he dares to contact Xingxu's employees, tell me immediately."
"No problem, I'll arrange it right away!"
"Don't be nosy." Mr. Jiang reminded again.
"I know." Gu Jiangkuo said reluctantly, "I will definitely listen to my wife. As long as he doesn't harass you, I will definitely stay out of your way."
"..." Jiang Nuo, "Alright, I'm hanging up."
How could Gu Dajiang be so petty, considering his size? Was he a jealous old man who had been cultivating for thousands of years?
Mr. Gu, who had been hung up on, received another message, which was an emoticon with tears of grievance saying "Why did you hang up on me?"
It would be hard for others to imagine the big and strong Mr. Gu acting cute like this, but Jiang Nuo was already used to it and felt nothing inside. He even wanted to change the note of "Boss Lady" to "Jealous Man", but gave up after thinking about it. If he saw it, Gu Jiangkuo would definitely find an excuse to torment him in bed.
Forget it.
In fact, sometimes Jiang Nuo feels that the frequency of his time with Gu Jiangkuo is just right. If they could meet every day and have fun every night, his small body really couldn't bear it. It's just too hard for Gu Jiangkuo to fly back and forth every week.
I don't know what's going on over there. Old Master Gu seemed to have discovered something and refused to let him go to the Gu family's casino for more than a month. Now I hear the noisy background noise over there again, which sounds like a casino. However, it's not convenient to ask about these things over the phone. I have to wait until Gu Jiangkuo comes back at the weekend.
Now the problem of Xingxu has been dealt with, and the payment for Jiang's land is also being collected in an orderly manner. President Jiang has adjusted his strategy and is no longer as impatient for quick results as before. The company is also thriving. Having learned from the lessons of the last time, he has even intentionally increased his reserve funds. Everything is now on track.
"Even if he can't make it in Nanyang, I can still support him." Mr. Jiang thought.
Then I heard the driver, Lao Liu, say, "Boss, we're here."
Before I knew it, I had arrived at Shengchen New Energy's laboratory - it was some distance away from the office area and was located in a factory building rented in the development zone - and Mr. Zhao was already waiting at the gate with a group of researchers in white coats.
As soon as Jiang Nuo got out of the car, President Zhao came over and said excitedly, "President Jiang, the funding you gave us was not wasted. We have fulfilled our mission and finally achieved results!"
In fact, Shengchen's research has been carried out intermittently for several years, and it has achieved some results. Unfortunately, the investment in scientific research has been very slow to show results. Some seemingly significant progress in the research field cannot be put into production immediately. For shareholders, it means "still can't make money", "the investment has been wasted", and "why not just pay dividends?"
This situation began to change only after Baimi Technology became the major shareholder of Shengchen.
"It's not my grant," Jiang Nuo corrected, "I'm just helping Mr. Gu look after it."
"Yes, yes," Mr. Zhao flattered him, "but in our opinion, you and Mr. Gu are the same. Mr. Gu always listens to you."
Jiang Nuo smiled and said nothing.
Anyway, Gu Jiangkuo is now in Nanyang, acting as a hands-off boss. It's okay for his subordinates to believe in him, otherwise he won't be able to carry out his work.
"Time is limited, let's start now." said Mr. Jiang.
Mr. Zhao signaled to the men in white coats, and immediately a slightly balding young man stepped forward as the speaker, introducing the equipment, daily work, key data, and recent breakthroughs to Jiang Nuo one by one.
"So," the speaker concluded, "through this technology, we can increase the battery life of traditional lithium batteries by 30 percentage points and increase their utilization rate by 45%, nearly half. After repeated testing, it has now met the requirements for mass production."
After saying that, all the people in white coats looked at Boss Jiang in unison, waiting for praise with an expression as if to say, "Isn't this an amazing result?"
Jiang Nuo pondered for a moment and asked, "What's the cost?"
"The cost is only 10% higher than before," Mr. Zhao replied quickly. "Updating the equipment is an additional investment, but the equipment is permanent. Also, there's no equipment on the market that supports our new process. We've researched and found we can purchase the parts separately and then outsource the assembly to a manufacturer. This way, the cost won't be too high."
"Turn the plan you have developed into a paper report and hand it to me, with specific data," said Jiang Nuo.
"Okay, okay," Mr. Zhao said. "But there's one more thing I need to tell you. Our new battery requires higher raw material requirements. The original battery-grade lithium carbonate doesn't meet the standards. We need experimental-grade lithium carbonate, which also increases hidden costs."
Jiang Nuo: “…”
How can this be called a hidden cost? It is clearly an inevitable long-term investment.
Seeing the big boss's silence, the experimental staff became nervous. They looked at each other, thinking that President Jiang would be like the previous shareholders, unwilling to invest more after hearing about the cost increase - after all, experimental-grade raw materials are much more expensive than battery-grade ones.
"Mr. Jiang," a man in a white coat who looked like an old professor stepped forward, ready to lobby with a worried look on his face, "In terms of cost..."
"Don't worry about the cost." Jiang Nuo interrupted him, "I'll find a way."
Isn’t this like someone giving you a pillow when you’re sleepy? Xingxu just happens to have an idle patent for purification.
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