Rebirth 2004: I can make money by writing.

March 27th was a Sunday.

The sun shines through the sparse clouds and falls on the campus of CUHK, casting a golden glow on the historic institution.

The breath of spring permeates every corner, and the vibrant green and fragrance of flowers are intertwined to form a beautiful picture.

Hao Qiang parked his car in the faculty parking lot, and walked into the faculty apartment area with carefully selected gifts in his hands.

I arrived at Room 102, Building 12, which was what Dean Liu mentioned. I knocked on the door twice, and then a deep voice said "Wait a moment" from inside.

After a while, the door slowly opened, and an old man in his sixties with slightly gray hair appeared in front of Hao Qiang.

His face was warm and his eyes shone with wisdom.

"Hello, Professor Zhong, I'm Hao Qiang. I've come to visit you specially." Hao Qiang greeted with a smile.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Hao Qiang called Professor Zhong Jiancheng to ask when he would be free.

After learning that he could come anytime today, Hao Qiang decided to visit before ten o'clock in the morning.

He is a mechanical expert and is familiar with the motorcycle and automobile industries. Asking him for advice is more accurate than figuring it out on your own.

"Oh, it's Hao Qiang. Please come in." Professor Zhong Jiancheng noticed the gift box in Hao Qiang's hand, frowned slightly, and his face instantly became serious.

He said in a deep voice: “Just leave the gifts outside, and just let people come in.

You're a student, why would you buy me such a gift? Wouldn't that ruin the school's atmosphere?"

Hao Qiang was a little stunned by Professor Zhong's words. He quickly explained: "Professor Zhong, these are just two boxes of tea and wine from my hometown. There is no other meaning."

Hao Qiang was a little embarrassed, as he didn't know Professor Zhong's temperament clearly.

The tea is good tea and the wine is Moutai, but it is packaged in ordinary bottles.

Professor Zhong Jiancheng maintained a serious expression and criticized, "Xiao Hao, no matter how valuable the gift is, you just need to come in and take the gift back later.

If you want to visit me next time, remember that whether it is at CUHK or NCTU, students should not give gifts when visiting teachers to ask questions."

"Okay, I'm so sorry, I'll take it away later."

After hearing this, Hao Qiang sincerely admired the professor's integrity, self-discipline and rigorous academic approach.

He bowed slightly to show his respect to Professor Zhong Jiancheng, then gently placed the gift box near the door and did not pick it up again before bringing it into the house.

Seeing that Hao Qiang was obedient, Professor Zhong patted him on the shoulder, smiled kindly, and motioned him to sit on the sofa.

He is very caring towards outstanding students.

Professor Zhong's lover was also there. Seeing guests coming, she enthusiastically poured tea for them.

"Master's wife, thank you." Hao Qiang took the teacup with both hands and thanked Master's wife respectfully.

"Your name is Hao Qiang, right? I often hear other staff members mention you at school. It's rare that such an outstanding talent emerges from Zhongda University." The sixty-year-old teacher asked earnestly.

Hao Qiang responded modestly, "Master's wife, you are too kind. I still have a lot to learn and improve. This visit is to hope to receive guidance from you and Professor Zhong. It is also my greatest honor."

Professor Zhong nodded after hearing this, sat on the sofa next to Hao Qiang, and said to Hao Qiang, "Xiao Hao, you are indeed excellent, but remember not to be proud and complacent.

I heard from President Liu that you are very successful in business and plan to develop into industrial technology, which is very good.

However, the academic journey is endless, and one needs to remain humble and diligent to go further."

"Well, yes." Hao Qiang nodded.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Hao Qiang began to ask questions about the industry.

"Professor Zhong, I have a plan now. I want to enter the motorcycle parts industry. I plan to build a solid technical foundation in parts technology and then move on to a deeper level. If conditions permit, I will move into complete vehicles..."

Let’s make the electric motorcycle first, and then enter the automotive industry in the future when conditions permit…” Hao Qiang looked up some information and realized that with his current conditions and resources, if he were to make auto parts, the biggest problem he would face after production would be sales.

Major car brands have already cooperated with various auto parts manufacturers and will not easily change suppliers.

Unless, the auto parts made by Hao Qiang are not available on the market, or his products are very good, technologically advanced, and low-priced.

However, the technology provided by the Level 2 and Level 3 technical stores is at the domestic first-class level and has not yet reached the conditions to completely lead the auto parts manufacturers.

The technical requirements for motorcycles are much lower and the threshold is lower, so it would be better to use it as an entry point.

Unless he directly makes cars, develops, produces and uses them himself.

But with his current financial situation and technical background, it is impossible for him to build a car.

Without a few hundred million as a base, you can't play at all.

Moreover, domestic auto parts technology is not yet mature, which is why the quality of domestically produced cars today is not as good as that of joint venture cars.

Hao Qiang alone cannot handle so many auto parts.

"Xiao Hao, you have a lot of ideas, and they're pretty good."

Professor Zhong listened carefully for a while and then reminded, "However, I really can't give you much advice on business matters.

I can only provide you with some reference based on what I know.

The final analysis and judgment still needs to be made by you.

In the field of technology, as long as I am good at it, I am very happy to share and communicate with you."

After hearing this, Hao Qiang expressed his deep gratitude: "Thank you, Professor Zhong. Your technical attainments in this field are undoubtedly authoritative."

If Professor Zhong talks about business matters too confidently, Hao Qiang will feel that he is not very reliable.

Professor Zhong smiled and said, "Xiao Hao, the title of authority is just a term used by the outside world. Don't take it too seriously.

As researchers, if we are trapped in our own thinking, it will be difficult to achieve true innovation.”

Hao Qiang nodded in agreement: "Well, the student has learned a lesson."

He felt that Professor Zhong's words made a lot of sense. Some experts were unable to break out of their own thinking circle because they relied too much on past experience and judgment, which to a certain extent limited their innovation ability and vision.

However, Professor Zhong is able to always maintain an open and humble attitude and constantly pursue new knowledge and technologies, which is one of the important reasons why he can become an authority in the field.

Professor Zhong said: "As far as I know, the domestic sales volume of electric motorcycles was about 800 million last year, and the industry scale was about 150 billion yuan.

There are about ten brands with an annual scale of more than 10 vehicles. Among them, Fujita has more than 30 vehicles, Koma, Luyuan, Superb and Xinri have more than 20 vehicles, and the rest have more than 10 vehicles including Hongdu, Xiaolingyang and Xiaoniao.

Zhejiang Province has the most brands, and currently there are no less than 500 companies that have applied for electric motorcycle industry licenses.

Many companies are "screwdriver" factories, focusing on assembly production, or even having a shop in front and a factory in the back, with sales mainly targeting local regional markets.

The quality varies greatly. The main problem with electric motorcycles is the battery life, and the battery accounts for a large part of the cost of the entire vehicle..."

Hao Qiang listened carefully and poured tea for Professor Zhong.

Hao Qiang couldn't find the information Professor Zhong mentioned on the Internet.

The information on the Internet is also released by humans, so it is difficult to say whether it is true or not.

"Professor, there haven't been any breakthroughs in lead-acid battery technology in recent years, right?"

Hao Qiang asked, currently the main type of battery for electric motorcycles is lead-acid battery.

According to him, Tianneng Battery, founded in 1986, and Chaowei Battery, founded in 1998, are both located in Zhejiang Province and occupy most of the market.

If Hao Qiang decides to get involved in the lead-acid battery field, he will be competing directly with these two powerful companies.

“Well, it’s very difficult. Due to the characteristics of this type of battery, the problem is how to increase the energy density.

Currently, some companies are developing nickel-hydrogen batteries, calcium-oxygen batteries, calcium-sulfur batteries, lithium batteries, and graphene batteries.”

"Professor, how about lithium batteries?"

Hao Qiang asked, and he suddenly thought of Ningde Times, which was founded in 2011 and has a market value of nearly one trillion yuan.

His third-level technology store also has power battery technology, including lithium batteries.

If he enters this industry now, he will have a head start and a great advantage.