Chapter 132 Sensation in the Industry (2-in-1 Plus Meal)
After the interlude, Lu An thought for a moment and then looked at Meng Qiuyan: "Inform the company's main executives to have a meeting in half an hour."
Meng Qiuyan nodded: "Yes."
He nodded and left the office.
Half an hour later, Yu Changle, He Liang, Jing Xuan and others arrived one after another.
Lu An, who was sitting in the executive meeting room, looked at the crowd and said unhurriedly: "The company's solid-state lattice battery business is about to explode. This month we have won 161.45 billion contracts in three tracks: wind and solar energy storage, smartphones, and new energy vehicles."
The executives present were greatly excited.
Lu An leaned back on his seat and said with a smile: "Last year, the company's revenue was only 163.6 billion. Now the order revenue from the three tracks of the battery business is equal to last year's performance. It is not unspectacular."
"But is this the limit of the solid-state battery business?" Homes, notebooks, wearable devices, data centers, drones, industrial and commercial energy storage, etc., this is a trillion-level comprehensive market, and the emergence of solid-state lattice batteries will further expand the overall market size. "
Lu An nodded and said, "Yes, my prediction is that in five years, the output value of the global battery industry chain is expected to exceed 2.5 trillion yuan, becoming the third largest trillion-level industrial ecosystem after semiconductors and automobiles."
At present, the total market size of the global battery industry is about US$60 billion, which is almost 400 billion yuan.
This is already a huge market, and with the explosion of new energy vehicles, renewable energy, low-altitude economy and other industries in the future, the demand for batteries will also usher in a surge.
Yuanjie Intelligent Control has a solid-state lattice battery, and its technology is unparalleled in the world.
· The executives attending the meeting all realized that the battery business alone can push Metaverse into a world-class giant with a scale of trillions.
The leading advantage of solid-state lattice batteries is so great that peers around the world may not be able to catch up in ten or more years. The new pattern of the battery industry in the future can already be foreseen, that is, there will be only solid-state lattice batteries and other batteries.
And it is difficult for competitors to catch up. If the gap is too large, there will be a very fatal problem in the first place. Capital will not dare to invest money.
Suppose that if you work hard for five, ten, or fifteen years, spend so much money, and spend so much time, in the end you will still be unable to build a solid-state lattice battery, your capital will be lost to Muggles, and you may not be able to wait until that day when you go bankrupt.
Under such expectations, there is really not much capital that dares to fight.
It can be seen that it is extremely difficult to break the monopoly of solid-state lattice batteries. I am afraid that it will only be possible if another super genius appears to replicate Lu An’s miracle. Otherwise, I really can’t think of any way to break the situation.
In other words, Yuanjie Intelligent Control’s position in the battery industry is almost unshakable.
The Matthew Effect will inevitably be formed, eating up more than 80% of the market share in this industry.
This is only a matter of time. Metaverse Intelligent Control will also have absolute market dominance in the battery field.
Lu An, who was sitting at the head of the meeting, said: "The current production capacity is only enough to supply wind and photovoltaic power stations."
Hearing this, He Liang, who is in charge of Metaverse Manufacturing, looked at Lu An and said, "Are we going to expand the construction of the second phase of the super factory?"
Lu An nodded. Said: "More than that, the second and third phases will be carried out at the same time."
He immediately looked at He Liang and said: "For the production line of solid-state lattice batteries, a separate super factory must be built specifically for the production of batteries. You should immediately schedule the expansion of the production line. The second and third phases will be carried out at the same time. It must be completed and put into production within 10 months."
"Understood."
Lu An continued: "I heard that many peers in the battery field have already cut down departments and cut costs. Even BYD is streamlining its battery business department. Those unemployed battery industry employees are just the ones we will recruit based on the best."
Hearing this, He Liang thought for a while and said: " The second and third phases will be launched at the same time, and the total job vacancies will require about 42,000 people. "
"That's the trick, but remember to do a good job in counter-commercial espionage. There are many people around the world watching us, so don't let any dirty things get in."
"Understood."
The solid-state lattice battery business has opened up, and more manufacturers from all walks of life who have demand for batteries will inevitably come to place orders for purchases. Next year's demand will definitely usher in explosive growth.
At present, we need to plan ahead to expand production lines on a large scale, otherwise we will not be able to supply goods at all.
Not to mention the large number of industries and application scenarios that have not yet replaced solid-state lattice batteries, the new energy vehicle industry and the renewable energy field, which have already placed orders for purchases this month, will see demand surge significantly in the future.
· New energy vehicles will be the absolute main force in future battery demand. Even though the current order is for 220,000 sets of batteries, they can account for about 45% of the production capacity of 100 million mobile phone batteries.
In terms of production capacity, the production capacity resources consumed by 500,000 new energy vehicle batteries and 100 million mobile phone batteries are the same.
New energy vehicles will definitely explode in the next five years. When the annual sales of new energy vehicles exceed the 5 million mark, the production capacity resources required for 5 million sets of batteries can produce the supply of 1 billion mobile phone batteries.
There is also the energy storage system in the field of renewable energy, which is a key support for energy transformation. Energy storage batteries are the core technology module for balancing the supply and demand of the power grid.
The installed capacity of renewable energy wind and photovoltaic power stations will grow rapidly in the future, because the country is betting that future power resources will be at a cabbage price. Renewable energy is not only wind energy and light energy, but also includes biomass energy, geothermal energy, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean temperature difference energy, etc. These scenarios all require supporting energy storage systems.
It is no exaggeration to say that the two major fields of renewable energy and new energy vehicles are enough for Metaverse Intelligent Control to be busy. The field of mobile consumer electronics has not yet been fully released. Laptops, tablets, and wearable devices are still to come.
At this time, He Liang looked at Lu An and said: "If we just promote the construction of the second and third phases of production capacity at the same time, can the company's current financial support support it? The investment in building a solid-state lattice battery factory is too great, and the equipment for each production line is also expensive."
The first-phase super factory is a comprehensive factory. The solid-state lattice battery production line is not large, but it accounts for half of the investment.
Lu An immediately asked: "With the same scale as the first phase of the Gigafactory, all used for battery production and manufacturing, how much investment is required?"
He Liang replied: "One is 53 billion, and two will cost 106 billion."
Such a large amount of investment is undoubtedly an asset-heavy operation.
Meng Qiuyan, who was attending the meeting, heard about the issue of funds, looked down at the documents and then spoke: "According to the net asset data at the end of December 2015, the company's book cash flow is 39.2 billion. This month's wind and photovoltaic power station energy storage battery contract has a 10% advance payment of 70 billion, which is 7 billion. The new energy vehicle batteries and mobile phone batteries negotiated today are 914. .50 billion with 35% advance payment, which is 32 billion. "
Meng Qiuyan looked up at Lu An and added: "A total of 39 billion in advance funds will be received in the next quarter, and there will be a book cash flow of 78.2 billion." Hearing this, Lu An nodded and said solemnly: "It is enough, and it is more than enough without the need to find a bank loan."
Lu An turned to smile and said: "The results for the first quarter of this year haven't come out yet. The national subsidy for bionic prosthetics has officially taken effect this year, and sales have soared. Together with the Xiaoyuan robot business, it has brought a net profit of 20 billion to the company. It is not a big deal, that is a cash flow of almost 100 billion." There is no doubt that such abundant cash flow is more than enough.
Even if the current book cash flow is 39.2 billion, as long as there are no sudden black swan events in the company's business, it will be enough to support the capital turnover required for the investment and construction of the second and third phases of the factory.
Although the total investment budget is 106 billion, the money will not be spent immediately. Instead, it will be extended for 10 months, and the project payment will be paid to Party B every quarter or every month. As long as the company continues to make profits, there will be no risk of the capital chain breaking.
Not to mention that after the advance payment is received next quarter, the company will lock in 78.2 billion in book cash in advance.
He Liang has no doubts anymore. As long as the money is available, everything will be easy to talk about.
· At the same time, the matter of building the second and third phases of the super factory has been finalized. The total budget, including the equipment production line, is 106 billion.
Next, Lu An said: "Some time ago, Lao Zhang reported to me the problem of talent recruitment. Many excellent talents have had to give up because they have to work in Jianing City. This problem must be solved."
Zhang Hezhi, who works as the company's CHO, immediately said: "Of course, our company's salary is not good, but those talents who cannot come generally have one thing in common, that is, they have children and are of school age."
"The biggest reason why these talents gave up working at Metaverse Intelligent Control is that the educational resources in Jianing City force them to choose one of the two. For example, some people in the Beijing area choose the latter between work and children for the sake of their children's education and future."
Jianing City is, after all, an ordinary third-tier city with a population of more than three million. It does not have a special political status, and many resources are incomparable to those in the Beijing area.
For those truly top talents, he has a wider range of choices, and the treatment at other major companies is also high, but relatively speaking, it is not as high as Yuanjie Intelligent Control.
Other large companies offer an annual salary of 3 million, while Metaverse offers 5 million. At this time, in order to provide better educational resources for children, I would rather take 2 million less, because an annual salary of 3 million can still establish a foothold in a big city.
Yu Changle, who attended the meeting, said: "Then there are several other first-tier cities in the Beijing area to build sub-headquarters. The parent company now has more than 15,000 employees. The company has developed so far that the headquarters in Jianing City has indeed begun to restrict the company's development to some extent. I think it is necessary to build sub-headquarters in several big cities in China."
Everyone also nodded in agreement.
At this time, Lu An, the leader of the meeting, said: "Chang Le is right, this is what I want to say, building a district headquarters must be put on the agenda."
Jing Xuan then spoke: "Build one in each of the four major first-tier cities along the coast?"
Lu An said: "It is true that four divisional headquarters must be built, but not all of them are in coastal cities. The two first-tier cities of Huadu and Pengcheng are both in the Pearl River Delta. Building two divisional headquarters here is a waste of resources." , the Yangtze River Delta Economic Belt will be built in Shencheng, and then the Bohai Rim Economic Belt will be built in Beijing."
After a moment of pause, Lu An added: "The last division headquarters is set to be in Jiangcheng. The city radiates to the economic circle of central and western Sichuan. "
Everyone at the meeting nodded in approval. Yu Changle said: "This layout basically covers all the talents in the country. I agree."
The big boss and the CEO all agreed, and of course the other executives present had no objections.
In fact, Lu An had already decided on this kind of layout arrangement when Yuanjie Intelligent Control was first established, but it was not the time to do it, and he did not say anything about it before the time came.
But now it is obvious that the time is ripe, and it is logical to proceed.
The establishment of the regional headquarters was also finalized at the meeting, and then the budget issue was discussed.
Chu Xiao, who attended the meeting, said: "These four cities are all super metropolises with a population of more than 10 million, and land prices are very high. The land price in Jiangcheng is a little lower, but relatively speaking, the actual price is not cheap, and the regional headquarters has a large budget."
The new headquarters under construction in Hedong District, Jianing City has a budget of 7.5 billion, because there is almost no land acquisition cost. If a regional headquarters reaches two-thirds of the size of the Jianing headquarters, 7.5 billion will definitely not be able to afford it.
Go to the four major cities such as Pengcheng and Jiangcheng, and people will not give you low-cost land.
The reason is that the divisional headquarters is not independently accounted for, and its finances are integrated into the headquarters for unified management. Corporate income tax is collected and paid in Jianing, and only the value-added tax is paid where the divisional headquarters is located.
In this case, since it is a big city, you will definitely be warmly welcomed, but it is unlikely that we will give you a big discount.
As for the divisional headquarters, it needs to follow Lu'an's layout scale, and the land cost alone will be about 3 billion. For example, the capital's building plan has limited height requirements, so the land area must be increased.
After some discussions, Lu An finally made the decision: "For the Beijing divisional headquarters, build 15 office buildings that can accommodate 30,000 workstations, plus a large R&D center that can accommodate 10,000 people. Each office building can accommodate 2,000 workstations. The budget is 11.3 billion. By 201 It will be completed in 9 years. "
This is a master plan. Staff recruitment is slowly expanding. More than ten office buildings are also divided into several construction periods. For example, in the first construction period, 3 office buildings will be completed and put into use, which can accommodate 6,000 people.
We have almost recruited 6,000 people, and the second phase is almost completed.
Lu An said methodically: "The divisional headquarters in Shencheng, Pengcheng, and Jiangcheng all have the same specifications. They require 30,000 workstations and a R&D center with 10,000 people. The budgets are 10.5 billion, 10 billion, and 8.7 billion respectively."
Calculated, the total budget of the four major regional headquarters is 40.5 billion.
Meng Qiuyan, who was sitting next to her, was not idle. She was recording down the matters related to the company's financial budget one by one.
At the end, Lu An looked around at everyone and smiled and said: "This matter has been planned. It should be enough in the next five years."
In other words, Metaverse Intelligent Control in five years will have 200,000 employees. Each divisional headquarters will have 40,000 people, four will equal 160,000 people, and the Jianing headquarters will have 50,000 people.
These 200,000 people are all regular employees of the parent company Metaverse Intelligent Control, and do not include subsidiary Metaverse Manufacturing.
To keep up with the development pace of the parent company, Metaverse Manufacturing’s future employee base will only be larger than that of the parent company. Lu An’s estimate is 300,000, which means it will be a super large-scale enterprise group with a full 500,000, a proper giant enterprise group.
After the matter was finalized, Lu An dissolved the meeting.
The general direction has been decided, and the specific matters are left to the people under my command to implement them.
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Two days later, Friday, March 25th.
· Yuanjie Intelligent Control’s blockbuster announcement detonated the technology, media and capital circles.
The company announced that it has reached a super large order for solid-state lattice batteries with a total value of 91.45 billion with eight major new energy vehicle manufacturers and ten major domestic smartphone manufacturers.
As soon as this news came out, it made headlines on the front page of the media that day.
· The technology and capital circles have exploded, especially when the outside world discovered that among the eight major new energy car manufacturers, BYD is one of them, and it is one company that accounts for more than half of the eight major car companies' battery purchases.
The media industry has exclaimed that the traditional old "battery king" is about to fall!
There were rumors inside and outside the industry that BYD would give up the battery field. At that time, the rumors made internal employees of the company’s battery business department panic. Di Zi also came out to refute the rumors.
Hello guys, rumors and rumors turn out to be rumors that are far ahead.
BYD directly invested tens of billions of dollars to purchase solid-state lattice batteries from Metaverse Intelligent Control, and placed orders for batteries required for more than 100,000 new energy vehicles. Last year, BYD's annual sales of new energy vehicles were only 62,000.
Now everyone can see that going to Metaverse Intelligent Control to purchase solid-state lattice batteries is directly confirming that BYD has really given up on the battery business.
Di Zi did not come out to refute the rumors this time and adopted a non-commentary attitude.
That is the default.
"It's so shocking. An industry giant like BYD, which has been deeply involved in the battery field for more than ten years, didn't even struggle and just gave up. Is it true that Metaverse Intelligent Control's solid-state lattice battery has no one-in-one enemy?"
A senior practitioner in the industry was shocked when he saw the news.
As an industry insider, he has never experienced such a strong psychological impact when the emergence of disruptive technology comes out. He can feel how desperate the former "battery king" was and how he would admit defeat so neatly.