Chapter 232: Come up with new technology

In the study, Qingwu brought in two cups of freshly brewed tea, and then turned around and retreated, while Nie Minhui took a stack of documents and said to Zhang Wenhao: "Wenhao, my people have assessed the current market value and prospects of Woerwo in detail, and the conclusion is not very optimistic. ”

"What's wrong, Aunt Nie?" Zhang Wenhao asked curiously: "Where is not optimistic?" ”

Nie Minhui handed the document to Zhang Wenhao, but he relied on his previous memory and said: "The document has a sales report on all models of Woerwo in the past two years, in the past two years, Woerwo only has two models with annual sales of more than 10,000, one is S60, one is XC60, and most of the other models began to be discontinued last year, and even these two models, more than nine months have passed this year, and the sales have not exceeded 5,000 units, and other models have been completely abandoned by the market. Even if you get Woerwo to restart the production of previous models, I'm afraid the market will not recognize, as far as the current potential estimate, Woerwo has no profitability, in terms of the current industrial scale, the consumption required for enterprise maintenance, to win Woerwo, it is bound to lose money. ”

Zhang Wenhao took a cursory look at the sales survey of Woerwo, nodded, and said: "Woerwo's car industry, the lack of innovation in the past two years, has been unable to keep up with the requirements of the times, and it is inevitable to be eliminated by the market. ”

Nie Minhui was even more surprised and asked, "Then why do you still want to get it?" Spend money on a loss-making business. It's not worth it, and. If you want to turn a profit, I'm afraid you need to go a long way. During this period, even if you lose money, you must continue to invest cash to keep the business running. ”

Zhang Wenhao said with a smile: "Aunt Nie, there is only one main reason for buying Woerwo, there are so many automobile production lines in China. The level of science and technology of the production line is uneven, the level is high, and the profit is also high, which I really want. But no one will sell; The level is low, grab a handful, even if someone is willing to sell, it also requires me to spend a lot of time to do hardware upgrades, the cycle is too long, at present, it is the most suitable for Wo and Wo, the level is medium, and I am in a hurry to make a move. ”

Nie Minhui smiled bitterly and said, "It seems." All you want is a Woerwo production line. ”

"That's right." Zhang Wenhao nodded and said: "Its brand value is not even worth a penny in my eyes, and after the acquisition of Woerwo, I will completely abandon this brand and develop my own brand on the basis of its hardware." ”

"Where does competitiveness come from?" Nie Minhui couldn't help but ask the question she was most worried about.

In the automobile industry, the problem of competitiveness is too severe! The domestic automobile market seems to have a good prospect, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is the blessed land of imported cars and the whirlpool of domestic cars. Whether from the technical strength, or from the brand value, or the consumption habits of the Chinese people, imported cars and joint venture cars have an absolute advantage, domestic cars in the low-end market of less than 100,000 can be full of food, in the market of 100,000 to 150,000 to survive, in the market of more than 150,000, basically blind.

Even if it is a market of less than 100,000 yuan, there are too many competitors! Cars at this price are not only highly competitive, but also have low profits, and it is difficult to break through successfully, no matter how Nie Minhui looks at it, she feels that Zhang Wenhao is pushing herself to the edge of the cliff.

Zhang Wenhao didn't care, he knew that Nie Minhui had no confidence in himself, or should not say that he had no confidence in himself, but that he had no confidence in domestic brands, especially new domestic brands, this market was too cruel for domestic newborns.

Zhang Wenhao suddenly thought that Nie Minhui's Zhongyu Group is engaged in the scientific research and development of new materials, materials science, and he has not yet been able to get involved, and once he acquires Woerwo, materials will become a key to himself. …,

He wants to give Nie Minhui hope, let Nie Minhui see hope, and dispel all her doubts and let her believe in herself unconditionally.

Thinking of this, Zhang Wenhao's expression suddenly became serious, looked at Nie Minhui, and said: "Aunt Nie, I have three kinds of scientific research achievements of new materials, now it seems that if I wait for my own development, I am afraid it will be very slow, but I can come up with technology, and then take out funds, and Zhongyu joint venture development and production, I take the proportion of capital shares, not technology shares, technology is equivalent to what I brought in vain, but I have a few conditions, first of all, once the new materials are produced, to whom to sell, must be approved by me, In particular, it is not allowed to sell to any company with which I have a business conflict. ”

"Scientific research results of new materials?!" Nie Minhui looked at Zhang Wenhao in a daze, and asked puzzledly, "What new material?" How do you have the research results of materials science? ”

Zhang Wenhao smiled slightly and said: "The source of the results, please forgive me, I must keep it secret, but I can reveal any materials to you first." ”

Speaking, Zhang Wenhao selected three new materials from material science, and said: "First of all, it is a light high-temperature resistant aluminum alloy, which is about 40% lighter than the aluminum alloy material used in automobile engines today, not only light weight, corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance is far beyond the current materials, and is most suitable for application in the engine, so as to ensure that the cylinder wall of the engine reaches the thinnest, and can withstand great loads, and can easily be competent for mechanical supercharging and turbocharging. Even nitrogen accelerates the operation of systems at high temperatures and loads. ”

Nie Minhui was shocked when she heard it, was Zhang Wenhao joking? Nowadays, the engine materials in Western countries are already very high-end, not only can not be made in China, the most important thing is that the cost of this engine material is extremely high, there is no high-end car in China, which also leads to domestic automobile manufacturers, domestic material manufacturers are not willing to spend a lot of money to develop this new material, and Zhang Wenhao said that this aluminum alloy, even higher than the level of Western countries?

Zhang Wenhao continued: "There is another scientific research achievement, which is carbon fiber, and now carbon fiber technology is very practical. Aerospace science and technology and high-end industrial manufacturing are using carbon fiber, but the cost of carbon fiber is still very high. Take cars, for example, more than a million cars. The carbon fiber process will be considered, and the benefits of carbon fiber, you should also know, lightweight, high hardness, high strength and strong corrosion resistance, especially the transmission shaft made of carbon fiber, which can bear several times the torque of the steel structure. The weight is only about 15% of the steel structure, and the scientific research results I provide will not be much stronger than today's carbon fiber, but the production cost. It can be reduced to about one-tenth of what it is today. ”

"What?!" The teacup in Nie Minhui's hand almost fell, and she couldn't bother to wipe the tea, she exclaimed in surprise, and asked dumbfounded: "The cost can be reduced to one-tenth of what it is now?!" ”

"That's right!" Zhang Wenhao nodded, the best carbon fiber technology, now it is of no practical use, and the production is also very cumbersome, the cost is extremely high, in this case, it is better to take out the mature ordinary technology in later generations, although in terms of technical parameters. It will not be much stronger than it is now, but later generations have found the production process at the lowest cost.

This is like penicillin, when penicillin was first discovered, this precious life-saving drug can only be cultivated little by little in a special medium, one gram or two grams are extremely rare, and the yield is extremely small, but after a few years, people have discovered the method of cultivating penicillin with corn flour, and the production cost has fallen countless times and the output has increased countless times. Later, the same penicillin, which was produced with microbial culture medium, had a lower cost and greater yield, and it was the continuous improvement of the manufacturing process that gradually made penicillin, which was more expensive than gold, and finally became a cheap mass drug. …,

Carbon fiber is the same, even if there is now a mature carbon fiber technology, but today's science and technology has not yet found a good way to reduce costs and increase production, but this method, Zhang Wenhao dared to pat his chest and said, he has it!

Immediately, Zhang Wenhao said: "Once the production and manufacturing of carbon fiber can reduce the cost of ninety, then the market prospect is very large, I dare to say, the profit margin is so large that we can not estimate!" ”

"Immeasurable! It's not just about profit! Nie Minhui did not ask whether this was true or false, but asked: "You said that there are three kinds of scientific research achievements, but what is another kind of scientific research results?" ”

"A new type of alloy steel." Zhang Wenhao said: "It can be used in industrial crankshafts, gears and other components, with high strength and high wear resistance, which can not only greatly improve the life of components, but also reduce the maintenance cost in the later stage, which is most suitable for use in the field of transmission and consumable parts." ”

Nie Minhui closed her eyes slightly, and worked hard for a long time to calm down her emotions, and then, she looked at Zhang Wenhao very seriously and asked, "Wenhao, are you really not joking with me?" ”

Zhang Wenhao smiled: "Of course not. Speaking, Zhang Wenhao said: "Let's talk about the details of the cooperation between Dongchen and Zhongyu now, if Zhongyu already has a perfect production line and scientific research strength, then we will first value the current scale of Zhongyu new material research and development field, if it is worth two billion US dollars, then, I will invest one billion US dollars, buy 50% of the shares from you, and then, I will bring these three scientific research results directly in." ”

Nie Minhui couldn't help but exclaim: "If what you say is true, just with three kinds of scientific research achievements, the potential profit is at least tens of billions of dollars, especially carbon fiber, now there is no advanced carbon fiber manufacturing technology in China, and there is a technical blockade for us in the world, although Zhongyu also has carbon fiber research projects, but has not been able to rank in the forefront, the annual output of carbon fiber in the world is only fifty or sixty thousand tons, most of which are occupied by Japan and the United States, and Germany and South Korea also have a small share, just in this field, If there is a scientific research achievement that can meet their technical parameters and reduce the cost by 90%, then it is too easy for one to dominate in this industry, and we can expand this very narrow industry to the whole society at once! ”

Saying that, Nie Minhui glanced at Zhang Wenhao and said: "If these three scientific research achievements are true, you can use technology to invest in Zhongyu Group, in exchange, I hold 82% of the shares of Zhongyu Group, and I will give you half of them in exchange." ”

A 41% stake in the entire Zhongyu Group? Zhang Wenhao was shocked by Nie Minhui's generosity, in terms of market capitalization, 41% of the shares are worth at least 10 billion US dollars.

Zhang Wenhao hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Aunt Nie, to tell you the truth, I have no interest in other projects of Zhongyu Group. Only the new materials are the part that I am interested in, and I don't know the business of new materials. How much do you own? ”

"The new materials business is not separated from Zhongyu Group." Nie Minhui said: "I still account for 82% of the shares of the new materials business, but our technical strength in this business is not enough. Constant investment has made other shareholders lose patience with the business. ”

"That's it." Zhang Wenhao said: "You first separate this business from Zhongyu Group, you must own 100% of the shares, don't let others account for even 1% of the shares, and then, according to what I just said." I bought a 50% stake in the business, and then handed over the three scientific research results for free. ”

"No way!"

Nie Minhui said categorically: "In this case, it is equivalent to me taking advantage of you for nothing." And it's a big bargain! Wen Hao, doing business is not like this, even if you and Ruoran are boyfriend and girlfriend, but between you and me, in this kind of thing, you still have to try to be fair and reasonable, the new business is not worth much, and it doesn't add up to two billion yuan, your three scientific research achievements, any one of them is sold at this price. ”…,

Zhang Wenhao smiled: "Aunt Nie." I will never sell this kind of technology, which is very high-end in the field of national defense science and technology or in the field of civilian industry, because once I sell it, it is equivalent to me losing control of this technology, and in the end, if it falls into the hands of other countries, it will give others weapons to restrain us, but if I keep myself to develop slowly, I am afraid that it will take at least a few years to really form an industrial scale, and I am now limited in energy and funds. I can't afford to wait, so I can only rest assured if I cooperate with you. ”

Nie Minhui looked at Zhang Wenhao with great surprise and appreciation, and asked with a smile: "That's why you just made the request you just made, all products, who to sell to, must be approved by you, right?" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Wenhao blurted out: "This point must be strictly controlled, and only by cooperating with you can I rest assured to the greatest extent." ”

Nie Minhui nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "That's it, Auntie will start operating as soon as possible, I will buy back the other shares of the new material business at my own expense, and then I will separate this business, and when the time comes, I will reorganize with Dongchen, you will account for 51% of the shares, you have the absolute right to decide, and you don't have to spend a penny, if you want to pay, then Auntie can only refuse your kindness, otherwise, I will not be at ease." ”

Now Nie Minhui has long since stopped paying attention to the amount of money, because of her husband and father-in-law, she hopes to do something that can make them happy in her role, so she will actively promote the negotiation of the acquisition of Australian iron ore before, although the huge negotiation ended in failure.

And Nie Minhui also believes that Zhang Wenhao will not talk about it, so she knows that what Zhang Wenhao said must have something, and the most important thing is that this matter is too meaningful, once this matter is finally formed, then not only this enterprise, but the whole country, from public to private, will benefit a lot.

Therefore, she is never willing to take advantage of Zhang Wenhao at this time, and, in her opinion, Zhang Wenhao occupies 51% of the shares with three high-end scientific research achievements, and the market value is only more than one billion yuan, which is already a loss for him, but Nie Minhui also knows that Zhang Wenhao can cooperate with himself to ensure these scientific research achievements to the greatest extent and give full play to its greatest social significance.

Seeing Nie Minhui's insistence, Zhang Wenhao nodded lightly and agreed, and said: "Since this is the case, then do what Aunt Nie said, you can separate the new material business from Zhongyu Group as soon as possible, and then, we will start immediately!" ”

"Good!" Nie Minhui nodded, and said with a smile: "I finally know now why you want to acquire Woerwo, with your three scientific research achievements, if you use Woerwo's body, the engine mass and volume can be reduced a lot, the weight of the body can be reduced a lot, even if the engine does not change, the performance of the vehicle will be greatly improved, the economy is higher, the safety type is also higher, and it is more wear-resistant, and the maintenance cost is much lower, so that the car will be more competitive!" ”

Zhang Wenhao smiled slightly, noncommittal.

In the automotive field, there are countless new technologies waiting to be applied, and it is only a matter of time before you dominate this market!

Speaking of which, Nie Minhui's attitude towards Zhang Wenhao's acquisition of Woerwo has changed dramatically, and she finally saw part of the prospects of this piece, and then, she immediately said: "Then let's try to take Woerwo today, even if it is the highest price of 1.2 billion US dollars, we must take it as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Wenhao nodded and smiled, and said: "I think so too, money can be made at any time, but time is of the essence." ”

Nie Minhui hasn't had this feeling of fighting spirit for a long time, she seemed a little excited and inexplicable, and she was not even as calm as Zhang Wenhao, stood up, looked at the watch in her hand, and said: "Wenhao, I'll tell the nanny to cook now, and after eating, let's go to Jili immediately, and strive to take Woerwo down today!" I am waiting for the day when you will be able to become a giant of domestic cars! ”

Zhang Wenhao smiled: "Aunt Nie, don't worry about this, I will never let you down!" And I won't let myself down! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )