Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

Yang Mo waved his hand and said: "No... no, I have been retired for several years, so why bother to bring him in again..."

Liao Tingxuan's eyes widened: "When you retire, you can live in peace and quiet at home! Can't you use your spare energy? I heard that the pension you gave him is not low..."

Yang Mo chuckled and said: "Not much! After all, the old man from the Chilean copper mine made great contributions back then, and he deserves it!"

Liao Tingxuan nodded: "You have done a good job in this, never letting good people suffer! Forget it, if you are too embarrassed to say it, just let me be the villain. I owe you!"

Yang Mo chuckled and said: "Okay, let's stop talking about rectifying the chaos in rare earth mining! I came to you this time for other reasons!"

"I just know that your kid doesn't go to the Three Treasures Palace for any reason, so it's impossible for you to make a special trip to see me. Tell me! What's the matter?"

"Director Liao, Yanjing Nonferrous Metals Research Institute is also the unit in charge of you, right?" Yang Mo asked.

Hearing this, Liao Tingxuan said with a vigilant face: "Don't try to trick them! The General Research Institute of Nonferrous Metals has undertaken many key research tasks of the "Eighth Five-Year Plan", including the purification of rare earth compounds, which is also led by them!"

"Look at how nervous you are, I can poach the country!" Yang Mo said with a bitter smile.

Liao Tingxuan said disdainfully: "Have you dug too much? Half of the people in your Zhiyuan Metallurgical Research Institute were seconded from the General Iron and Steel Research Institute, right? How many of them are going back?"

Yang Mo said seriously: "Zhiyuan Metallurgical Research Institute gave them equity. Besides, after the rolling mill automated production line project ended, we repeatedly persuaded them to go back, but they were unwilling to go back. What can I do?"

Liao Tingxuan stared and said: "You have the nerve to talk about equity? So many priceless experts only gave 10% of the equity to the Iron and Steel Research Institute, and sent them to beggars? I'm afraid that Xia Xinyi alone can make all the money for your Zhiyuan Group. More than 10% equity, right?”

Yang Mo chuckled and said: "Director Liao, why are you going over these old scores? The Metallurgical Research Institute did not retain them at the beginning, they all stayed voluntarily..."

"I get angry when I talk about this, but I have the nerve to say that I won't stay? You built a villa area for them, how could they leave?" Liao Tingxuan said angrily. He took the blame for this matter!

Yang Mo smiled bitterly and said: "Director Liao, you are being unreasonable! Those metallurgical experts are all treasures. You pay them hundreds of yuan in salary, live in a tube building with no kitchen or bathroom, and commute to get off work on the bus. If it weren’t for us Zhiyuan, I’m afraid most people would go abroad for further studies and never come back!”

"Okay, okay, you have a point anyway! Why are you looking for the Nonferrous Metals Research Institute?" Liao Tingxuan said angrily.

"I heard that Yanjing Nonferrous Metals Research Institute and Lucheng Rare Earth Company have a joint venture battery factory in Pengcheng?" Yang Mo asked.

Liao Tingxuan nodded: "There is such a factory, called Big Battery Co., Ltd."

"How profitable is this battery factory?" Yang Mo continued to ask.

"There are many companies producing battery cars in various places now, and the sales of power batteries are okay. What? You don't want to produce battery cars too, do you?" Liao Tingxuan asked in surprise.

Yang Mo thought for a while and then said: "Our Zhiyuan Group wants to enter the battery field. Do you think it is possible? To acquire Big Battery Co., Ltd. as a whole?"

Liao Tingxuan thought for a while and then said: "It's not impossible! But you have to tell me, why did Zhiyuan Group suddenly want to make batteries? Did it find any business opportunities?"

"There are no business opportunities, we just want to improve our industrial chain! A few years ago, Sony and Asahi Kasei jointly launched the world's first commercial lithium-ion battery and successfully mass-produced it. Driven by the first-mover advantage, Japan's lithium Ion batteries have always been in a leading position in the world. I heard that the General Research Institute of Nonferrous Metals and the Institute of Physics have invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the research of batteries..." Yang Mo explained.

Liao Tingxuan nodded and sighed: "It is true. An automated nickel-chromium battery production line requires an investment of tens of millions of yuan. These automated production line technologies are now basically in the hands of Japanese companies such as Panasonic and Sony. Not to mention the price, they are also expensive. The technology blockade of domestic enterprises means that most domestic manufacturers can only buy battery cells for assembly, with low profits and almost no competitiveness..."

Yang Mo said in a deep voice: "So we want to change this situation and develop our own lithium battery production line!"

Liao Tingxuan thought for a while and then said: "Big Battery Co., Ltd. is currently mass-producing nickel-chromium batteries. If I remember correctly, the only domestic company with mass production technology for lithium batteries seems to be BYD, which mainly makes mobile phone batteries. , the main technical staff also came from Big Battery Co., Ltd.!"

"Does the General Institute of Nonferrous Metal Research have no technical accumulation in lithium batteries?" Yang Mo asked with a frown.

Liao Tingxuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "At the critical juncture of the Eighth Five-Year Plan, technical staff were basically a carrot and a hole, and there was no way to free up manpower. However, the Institute of Physics was built more than a year ago using domestic technical equipment and raw materials. China’s first lithium-ion battery production line has been launched, and it should still be in the experimental stage!”

"What else is going on? Who is the technical leader?" Yang Mo's heart moved and he asked quickly.

"My name is Chen Liquan. I heard Huang Xiaowei from the General Research Institute of Nonferrous Metals say that Mr. Chen is the technological master of domestic lithium batteries!" Liao Tingxuan said confidently.

"Director Liao, could you please accompany me to the Institute of Physics?" Yang Mo asked.

Liao Tingxuan thought for a while and then said: "I have only met Chen Liquan once, and we are not very familiar with each other. Let's do it this way! I'll ask Huang Xiaowei first. They seem to be fellow villagers. Let's see if he is at the Institute of Physics today..."

After Liao Tingxuan finished the phone call and had just chatted for a few words, Huang Xiaowei called: "Director Liao, Mr. Chen happens to be here. I'm waiting for you at the entrance of the Institute of Physics and will accompany you there!"

Zhongguancun South Third Street.

Communication room of the Institute of Physics.

As soon as Yang Mo's car stopped, Huang Xiaowei came up with a thin middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man looks to be in his early fifties, but his temples are already graying, and he still walks with flying steps.

"Director Liao, welcome to the Institute of Physics to guide our work!" Chen Liquan said with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Chen, long time no see! This is Mr. Yang Mo from Zhiyuan Group. He wants to come and take a look at your homemade lithium battery production line and disturb your work..." Liao Tingxuan said politely.

Yang Mo stretched out his hand in a familiar manner and said: "Mr. Chen! That's amazing! The technical team you led has filled the technical gap in the domestic lithium battery production line. This is a landmark event for the development of domestic lithium batteries!"