Chapter 459 Magical battery

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In the future, the market value of Bidi Company has reached the trillion mark, and the boatman's net worth has also exceeded 100 billion.

Investing in the newly established Bidi Company can bring hundreds of billions of profits to Li Weidong.

In fact, with Li Weidong's ability to know the future, it is not a problem at all to invest in a few companies and become the world's richest man.

But Li Weidong prefers to do business in a down-to-earth way, to be a real industrial tycoon, rather than a speculator in the financial or investment fields.

Playing finance or engaging in investment can indeed make a lot of money quickly, but Li Weidong believes that industry is the foundation. If there is no physical support, whether it is finance or investment, it is just a trick of the left hand and the right hand.

The reason why Li Weidong invested in Bidi Company was not for profit. He really took a fancy to Bidi Company's battery business.

Rechargeable batteries are the future development trend of small household appliances, and Li Weidong needs a stable supplier of rechargeable batteries.

In addition, the storage forklift that Fukang Engineering is developing, and the micro agricultural machinery that Fukang Agricultural Machinery will make in the future, also need to use batteries. These BYD can provide.

Before the Asian financial crisis, the rechargeable battery industry was basically monopolized by Japanese companies.

Sanyo is the leader in the rechargeable battery industry, followed by Panasonic and Mitsubishi. Even European and American countries have to buy rechargeable batteries from Japan.

At that time, the most widely used rechargeable batteries were nickel-cadmium batteries.

However, the cadmium element contained in nickel-cadmium batteries is highly toxic, and the recycling and disposal of nickel-cadmium batteries is also a very troublesome matter, and pollution is easily generated during the recycling process.

Therefore, Japan decided to stop the production of nickel-cadmium batteries in the country, and moved the industrial chain of nickel-cadmium batteries to other countries, while Japan turned to research and development and production of other types of batteries.

For example, the hydrogen fuel cell that Toyota has been developing is the product of the discontinuation of nickel-cadmium battery production.

Toyota has always believed that hydrogen fuel cells are the trend of future development, so it has put great emphasis on hydrogen fuel cells.

Due to Toyota's leadership in hydrogen fuel cells, Toyota monopolizes most of the patents in the field of hydrogen fuel cells, which also forms a technical barrier.

It makes it impossible for other companies to enter the field of hydrogen fuel cells.

Toyota's good plan is to occupy the dominance of new energy vehicles by monopolizing the technology of hydrogen fuel cells, and even monopolize the entire field of new energy vehicles.

However, the technical barriers of hydrogen fuel cells built by Toyota have caused other battery companies to turn to research and development of other types of batteries, such as various types of lithium batteries.

As a result, Tesla was born, changing the pattern of the auto industry, and then companies that made new energy vehicles began to imitate Tesla, one after another.

Old European and American car companies are also not to be outdone, using their accumulated technology to launch their own new energy vehicles.

The hydrogen fuel cell that Toyota has been holding in its hands has become something that no one cares about, and various patents for hydrogen fuel cells have become decorations.

Therefore, technological monopoly is not necessarily a good thing, especially when technological barriers are formed, it will inevitably lead new entrants to find other shortcuts, and once a new shortcut is found, it will often subvert the entire industry.

Closer to home, Japan's decision to stop the production of nickel-cadmium batteries in the country has environmental protection considerations and industrial upgrading considerations. And that gives other countries a chance.

The four Asian tiger countries in Southeast Asia have received a lot of nickel-cadmium battery production capacity from Japan.

In China, companies such as Bidi are also targeting nickel-cadmium batteries, hoping to fill the gap left by Japanese companies.

However, in terms of competition, Chinese companies were at a disadvantage at that time. After all, technology was lagging behind others, and the Four Little Tigers in Asia attracted Japanese investment and technology, most of which were directly set up by Japanese companies. leading.

However, the Asian financial crisis broke out, the entire economy of Southeast Asia collapsed completely, and the nickel-cadmium battery projects invested by Japan in Southeast Asian countries were also cold.

And Chinese companies are taking advantage of the trend to quickly make up for the vacancy in the market.

So for Bidi Company, the Asian financial crisis in 1997 was a watershed.

Before 1997, Bidi survived by OEM for some second-tier mobile phone brands in Asia.

After the Asian Financial Crisis broke out, Motorola, Kyocera, T\u0026T, and even Panasonic, which can make batteries by itself, have all become Bidi's customers.

In just five years, Bidi achieved 80% of the production capacity of Sanyo Battery, becoming the world's second largest supplier of rechargeable batteries.

After all, the rise of Bidi has something to do with Japan's self-abolition of martial arts.

If Japan continues to produce nickel-cadmium batteries locally, or if the Asian financial crisis does not break out, the market for nickel-cadmium batteries will not be vacant, and Bidi will not be able to rise rapidly.

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In the face of investors, you always have to introduce the advantages of your own business, and by the way, draw a big pie and brag about the potential of your business, so that the father of the gold owner will be willing to invest money.

Of course, the boatman understood this, so he took Li Weidong to the laboratory of Bidi Company, which was the only place where Bidi Company could handle it.

In the laboratory, the boatman showed Li Weidong his product, the big brother's rechargeable battery.

Early mobile phones did not have a separate charging port. If you want to charge, you need to remove the battery and put it on a dedicated charger for charging.

Chairman Li, this is the battery we produced, and its performance is definitely not worse than the original battery. Said the boatman with a proud face.

Is this battery using imported materials or domestic materials? Li Weidong asked.

We have mastered the electrolytic solution technology. Nickel and cadmium of the positive and negative electrodes still have to be imported. But now with your capital injection, I believe that this year and the like, there will be technological breakthroughs. Said the boatman. .

Li Weidong thought about it and asked, What is the capacity of the battery you made?

This is 700 mAh, which is the same as the original battery standard. The boatman replied.

Li Weidong shook his head: 700 mA is not enough, I think at least double it to 1400 mA.

1400 mAh? That battery is too big? Said the boatman subconsciously.

Li Weidong reminded: You can make the battery thicker!

In that case, the battery is thicker than the big brother, right? Said the boatman.

It doesn't matter if it's thicker, just carry it. Li Weidong continued; You don't have your own brand, and you use imported raw materials, so the cost advantage is not big. If your battery is exactly the same as the original battery, consumption Why do people buy your battery?

If you want consumers to buy your battery, you must reflect the difference from the original factory. It is a difference to make the battery capacity larger.

The original battery can be used for one hour, and your battery can be used for two hours. Those consumers who have higher requirements for call time will naturally choose your battery.

It makes sense, why didn't I think of it! The boatman nodded suddenly, with an expression of admiration on his face.

No wonder Li Weidong is younger than me, but he can do such a big business. It seems that he is indeed very business-minded! If you encounter business problems in the future, maybe you can ask him for advice. The boatman thought to himself. .

After all, the boatman came from a scientific research background, and it is great to engage in technology, but after all, he has just started doing business, and his experience is far less than that of Li Weidong. So Li Weidong's casual mention of a sentence or two is enough for the boatman to use for a long time.

In fact, the thickening of the battery proposed by Li Weidong was also a trend in the development of mobile phone batteries at that time.

In the past, the battery of the mobile phone was also integrated with the back cover of the mobile phone, and the battery was equivalent to the back cover of the mobile phone. Unlike today's phones, the back cover is the back cover and the battery is the battery.

Therefore, making the battery thicker is equivalent to making the mobile phone thicker, which has no effect on the use of the mobile phone.

It's just that after the cell phone battery becomes thicker, the volume and weight will increase.

With the technology at the time, a 700mAh battery was much heavier than a mobile phone today.

And increasing the battery of the mobile phone to 1400 mAh, the weight is really like holding a brick in your hand, and it will definitely give people a scoop.

In the 1990s, mobile phone manufacturers were dominated by European and American countries. Motorola, Nokia and Ericsson were the big three in the 1990s, and Siemens was half a giant.

With the thinking of European and American companies, of course, in order to obtain a larger battery capacity, the battery will not be made as heavy as a brick.

The mobile phones of the Big Three are getting smaller and smarter.

However, Chinese companies have always liked to make magic changes according to the actual situation, so when Chinese companies began to produce mobile phone batteries, the thick brick battery that could open the head was born.

For example, the famous Motorola 8900, the thickness of the whole machine is only 26 mm, and the thickness of the original battery is only seven or eight mm.

And the large-capacity batteries modified by Chinese companies have a thickness of more than 20 mm. At the same time, the call time of the mobile phone can reach more than four hours.

Of course, the performance of nickel-cadmium batteries is far worse than that of later lithium batteries.

The power is also 1400 mAh. The big brother with nickel-cadmium battery can only talk for two or three hours, while the smartphone with lithium battery has more than two or three hours of video watching.

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After leaving Bidi Company, Li Weidong flew to the Home Appliance Research Institute in Shanghai and found Tang Hao.

Gong Tang, help me make something. Li Weidong took out the razor, pointed at the blade, and said, This is the blade, I want to make a floating type.

Floating? What do you mean? Tang Hao asked in confusion.

It's like putting a washbasin on the water. I want to press it in that direction, just like in which direction, if I let go, it will return to its original state. Li Weidong explained roughly.

Tang Hao frowned and thought for a while, then said, Dong Li, your request is not easy to fulfill.

Don't worry, I already have an idea about the design of the floating cutter head. Li Weidong continued: We can make a buckle in the cutter head holder, so that the cutter head can sway from side to side.

After shaking, how to make the blade return to its original position? Add a small spring? Tang Hao asked.

You don't need a spring, use a metal sheet. The metal itself is elastic. A metal sheet is supported inside. When the cutter head is not stressed, the tension of the metal sheet will spring the cutter head back to its original position. Li Weidong explained. .

Tang Hao thought for a few seconds: This design of yours is feasible, and it can indeed make the cutter head achieve the floating effect you mentioned. But once the cutter head starts to float, what should I do with the roller that drives the head to rotate? The shaft is fixed.

So I need to make the roller float with the cutter head. Li Weidong said.

Tang Hao frowned again and began to think about how to meet Li Weidong's requirements.

Li Weidong said, Gong Tang, I don't know much about the design in this area, but I can give you an idea. Do you know the boring tool?

Tang Hao nodded. As a high-achieving physics student, he has been in the factory for many years, and he also has some understanding of machine tools. Of course, he knows the most basic machine tool equipment such as boring tools.

There is a thing called a floating boring tool. I don't know the specific structure, but I know that there should be a spring in it. When the roller rotates, the spring also rotates. Li Weidong explained.

That's the elastic joint structure. I don't know if it's a direct fixed connection or an indirect fixed connection. Tang Hao continued; I'll buy a floating boring tool later and take a look at it to find out.

I don't understand professional matters. But if you can come up with this floating cutter head, I will reward you with a suite, and you can choose any house in Shanghai City. Li Weidong said with a smile.

No problem, just say this to you, I have to get this floating blade out too! Tang Hao said excitedly.

In future generations, the floating head is the most basic equipment of a shaver.

However, in 1995, this technology had not yet appeared on the market. Even Philips, the most technologically advanced, only adopted the floating cutter head technology on the HQ8 series.

And domestic enterprises basically mastered this technology around 2010.

Of course, due to patent restrictions, the floating cutter head technology of domestic companies is slightly different from that of Philips. For example, adding a metal leaf spring, such as changing the kit combination.

In order to compete with Philips, Li Weidong decided to bring the floating cutter head technology to the market ahead of schedule.

Once the puppy shaver has a rechargeable battery and a floating head, it really has the capital to compete with Philips.

At that time, the puppy razor no longer needs to rely on the price war to win, but can beat Philips by virtue of its solid quality.

It's just that Li Weidong only has a general understanding of the floating cutter head technology.

When cleaning the razor, the head will be disassembled, and the structure inside can be seen. However, Li Weidong knew only a little about the design of the rollers.

He could only provide Tang Hao with a research and development idea, and the rest had to be solved by Tang Hao, a top student in applied physics.