Chapter 579 Morgan Group(1/2)
Author: Linjiangxian
A few years ago, because of its self-developed maintenance-free lead-acid battery technology, Leitian stood out when it first entered the market. At this time, domestic recording equipment was very popular, and Zhong Leitian could be said to have caught up with the trend and made a lot of money.
The bowl is full.
Therefore, Zhong Leitian had no financial pressure when investing in building a battery factory.
At that time, batteries were mainly used to drive small electronic products, and the capacity of most lithium battery cells did not exceed 2AH. If a battery with a capacity of more than 50AH could be provided, it could drive a car. This was the real purpose of Zhong Leitian in founding Leitian Group.
In 1997, the 90AH cylindrical single lithium-ion battery developed by Zhong Leitian caused a sensation in the industry. Some companies in the United States took a fancy to this and were willing to invest 1.3 billion to form a company with him.
Just when Zhong Leitian thought he was going to achieve great success and reach the pinnacle of his life, the battery he developed exploded and even burned the entire car. Naturally, the establishment of the company came to nothing.
The status of Leitian Group has also plummeted. Many shareholders have withdrawn their capital. Changes in market trends have also made recording equipment less easy to sell than before. Various unfavorable factors have caused Zhong Leitian to be depressed for several years.
But he did not give up, and was still developing new technologies in private, hoping to regain the market.
But technology research and development is not a slap in the face, it requires constant trial and error and burning money. However, because of the previous battery explosion, many people are worried about this, fearing that their investment will be wasted, and they are unwilling to inject more capital.
Just when Zhong Leitian was in crisis, Lu Ding came to the door with investment, and the two parties naturally hit it off.
When talking about this matter, Lu Ding was also very happy.
"Not long ago, Leitian Group's new project was successful and it developed a rare earth yttrium iron lithium battery that disrupted the industry. I heard that after testing, this new technology can provide power batteries for pure electric vehicles. The use of rare earth
The Hongqi pure electric vehicle with yttrium iron lithium battery can be fully charged in 20 minutes and has a driving range of up to 350 kilometers!"
There is no doubt that this is what electro-optical vehicles urgently need. For so-called new energy vehicles, "energy" is the key, and battery technology is the top priority.
"It takes 20 minutes to fully charge and drive 350 kilometers? Is this true?"
Lu Yiming felt as if he was listening to a fairy tale.
This is the year 2000. Why is super fast charging so powerful?
From Lu Yiming's point of view, of course he knows what this means. When BYD surpassed North and South Volkswagen, those domestic passenger car sales topped the list, they relied on electric vehicles. If Leitian Group continues to do this, if Lu Yiming is behind it to add fuel to the fire,
This achievement may be achieved ten years in advance!
"Dad, you've made a lot of money from your investment. Science and technology are the primary productive forces. With this technology, we can not only make huge profits, but also increase our influence around the world."
Of course, there is no need to talk about economic benefits, but Lu Yiming asked doubtfully: "Worldwide influence? Is it such an exaggeration?"
Lu Yiming said with a smile: "Of course, our country's rare earth reserves currently account for 36% of the world's, and 80% of the world's rare earths are imported from Xia. Therefore, our country is an industry with inherent advantages in the field of rare earth batteries. Calculation
Well, this is a matter for the future. I am very interested in this Zhong Leitian now. Where is he now? This man is so powerful."
Lu Yiming is not exaggerating the facts, but the rare earth yttrium iron lithium battery developed by Zhong Leitian is indeed awesome.
The charging standard is 700AH, and the energy density can reach 150WH/KG~190WH/KG. It is also resistant to high temperatures and supports repeated charging. The emergence of rare earth yttrium iron lithium batteries can be said to have greatly broadened the scope of battery use and solved the problem of new energy vehicles.
At the beginning, we encountered the world-class problem of insufficient energy storage.
The most important thing is that the current Leitian Group has no competitors at all in the market!
You must know that CATL, which will occupy "half of the global power battery market" in the future, has not yet been established at this time, and BYD, Xiaguo Automobile's first stock, obtained its automobile license only three years later.
Therefore, in front of Lei Tian, many industry leaders in later generations were all "stinky brothers" at this time. Zhong Leitian alone was enough to become the "Battery King of Xia".
Leitian Group Headquarters.
With the trump card of rare earth yttrium iron lithium battery, Zhong Leitian is now at the peak of his life. Capital investors who originally disliked him have obviously come to seek cooperation, even kneeling down and licking him, just to get a little bit.
Shares of Leitian Group.
Now even a fool knows that the take-off of Leitian Group has become inevitable.
However, Zhong Leitian behaved quite unruly and ignored domestic investors, only to feel bad because he had no way to ask for help.
In the office, seeing Zhong Leitian reject an investment again, Vice President Tian An couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Mr. Lei, that's it, right? It seems to offend people if this continues, but it's actually unnecessary."
Zhong Leitian said proudly: "Yesterday, they ignored me, but today, they can't reach me! Offend people? No, no company in the world can catch up with Lei Tian in twenty years, I have
This confidence. These investors looked at me one by one when I begged them. Now that I am fine, and seeing that I am about to become prosperous again, they come over one by one to fawn over me. What the hell."
Tian An also felt helpless about this, but there was nothing he could do about Zhong Leitian. After all, he was known to have his own way of doing things in the company, and his temper was even more stubborn than a donkey's since he was a child.
At this time, the phone on the table rang, and Zhong Leitian didn't want to answer it, saying: "Look, here comes another one. These people are more positive about adding icing on the cake than seeing a dog with meat and bones, and they are more proactive about providing help in times of need.
It’s not dry at all.”
Tian An was too lazy to talk to Zhong Leitian. He walked over and picked up the receiver and said, "Hello? Hello, this is Leitian Group."
The call was from Lu Yiming. He said, "Hi, I'm Lu Yiming. The photoelectric car is driven by my father. My father invested in your Leitian Group some time ago."
"The richest man in Lu?"
Tian An was shocked when he heard Lu Yiming introduce himself to his family.
After all, Optoelectronic Auto is now the major shareholder of Leitian Group. Of course, Leitian Group will conduct an investigation on Optoelectronic Auto. Naturally, it is known that Optoelectronic Auto’s boss, Lu Ding, is the father of the richest man, Lu Yiming.
Tian An covered the phone and whispered to Zhong Leitian: "The call was from the richest man, Lu."
Zhong Leitian was already extremely swollen at this time, so even if he knew the call was from Lu Yiming, he didn't take it to heart and acted very coldly: "What does he want to do?"
Tian An picked up the receiver again and said enthusiastically: "The richest man, Lu, called me. What do you want me to do?"
Lu Yiming said: "I am very interested in your company's technology and the people who can develop such powerful technology, so I would like to make an appointment with Mr. Zhong."
Tian An said to Zhong Leitian: "The richest man in Lu wants to meet you."
Zhong Leitian said calmly: "I'm not free today, let's talk about it when I want to see him."
Tian An felt that Zhong Leitian's answer was too harsh, so he said, "You can just show off to those who want to pick peaches. The richest man, Lu, is the one who helps us when we need it. You do the same thing?"
Zhong Leitian looked reluctant and said: "Hey, okay, then I will give him a chance. It is now eleven o'clock in the morning. Let him come to the company at three o'clock in the afternoon. He is just the richest man in the country. I have batteries.
With the technology in hand, this job might be mine in a few months."
After hanging up the phone, Tian An was about to have a good talk with Zhong Leitian, but Zhong Leitian's secretary knocked on the door and came in and said: "Mr. Zhong, the Morgan Group of America has sent a representative and wants to come to the door for an interview. Let's see when we are available.
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"The Morgan Group of America?"
Zhong Leitian stood up all of a sudden, with an expression of surprise on his face. He couldn't help but rub his hands and said: "The Morgan Group sent representatives to talk to us? My battery technology must have impressed them. Where are they now?"
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The secretary looked at his watch and said, "They are still in Zhonghai now. They can come over at any time if we make an appointment."
Zhong Leitian urged: "Then what are you waiting for? I have time now, just ask them to come directly -"
Just halfway through speaking, Zhong Leitian changed the subject and said: "We will go to the airport to greet them."
Zhong Leitian dared to show off to domestic capital, but he did not dare to show off in front of foreign adults. What's more, as an entrepreneur who regards wealth as his life, Zhong Leitian has long been thinking about listing his own company to make money.
Among them, U.S. stocks were naturally his first choice, so he showed unusual enthusiasm when facing the Morgan Group.
On the other side, Lu Yiming finished the phone call, looked at the time, and said to Li Yiwen beside him: "It said three o'clock in the afternoon. Let's drive there now and have a meal at noon. It's almost time. Cousin, let's go."
Zhao Tiezhu drove to Zhuhai with Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen.
After lunch, Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen came to the headquarters of Leitian Group. After explaining their purpose of coming, the girl at the front desk said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, our Mr. Zhong is currently at the airport to greet the Morgan Group delegation. We should be there soon."
I'll be back, can you wait a moment?"
Li Yiwen looked at his watch and said: "It's already two forty now, and there are only twenty minutes left before the three o'clock we agreed on. What does it mean to only receive foreigners and not receive us? Do you look down on others?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said: "Maybe Boss Zhong is a master of time management. Just be patient, there are still twenty minutes left."
"All right."
The girl at the front desk took them to the rest area next to them and poured tea for the two of them. Li Yiwen said to Lu Yiming: "What happened? You didn't just invite us to their chairman's office? This is too disrespectful.
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Lu Yiming joked: "Cousin, you are drifting off. I haven't come back yet, so calm down."
Soon, ten minutes passed. Lu Yiming looked at his watch and found that it was already the appointed time, and couldn't help but frown slightly.
There is no doubt that the time management master's skills seem to be somewhat inadequate.
Li Yiwen said: "Look, I just said, these people don't understand etiquette."
While they were talking, a group of people walked in outside. The leader was Zhong Leitian, the chairman of Leitian Group. Behind Zhong Leitian, there were a group of foreign devils.
"Good guy, why is this guy so ignorant? It turns out he went to meet foreign devils."
Li Yiwen said something, then straightened his clothes and walked towards Zhong Leitian.
However, Zhong Leitian seemed not to see the two of them. Although he was close at hand, he didn't even say hello. He just nodded and bowed to the foreign devils with a flattering look on his face.
It's not that Lu Yiming can't understand the discrepancy in time. After all, people are not machines or computer programs. They can't set the number they want. It's completely understandable that the chat will time out.
But out of politeness, you always have to explain the situation to the person behind you and get their understanding.
But looking at Zhong Leitian now, he simply ignored the existence of Lu Yiming and others.
This is not something that can be explained by a timeout.
Seeing Zhong Leitian leading people into the elevator, Li Yiwen immediately scolded him: "We took the trouble to come and visit, and we have already given Zhong Leitian face, but what is his attitude? It is simply too bullying!"
Lu Yiming frowned, but didn't say anything and sat back to drink tea.
To be continued...