Chapter 997: Too much investment in the interstellar ship project, resulting in negative profits

Qinglong Technology's revenue last year was 48 trillion yuan, with a growth rate of 20%, a slight increase from the previous year's growth rate, and its performance is still relatively good.

The reason is that the domestic sales of their high-end brands are getting better and better, and the people have money, so the demand for high-end brands has naturally increased, which has brought them a lot of performance growth.

Coupled with the growth of overseas markets brought about by the recovery of the global economy, it still achieved a growth rate of 20% on the basis of higher revenue.

Of course, the business that really drives the rapid growth of its revenue is their robotics business. Since Kirin Basic Industries Group's robots are only for internal use, the entire external market is theirs.

As of the end of last year, their humanoid robots had produced a total of 20 million units, excluding more than 8 million units produced in December last year, and the other 12 million units had already circulated on the market.

Although the employment fee for humanoid robots is not as high as before, the average annual employment fee is 400,000 yuan. Apart from the 100,000 yuan operation service fee taken by Wancheng Foundation, Qinglong Technology can also get about 300,000 yuan for each robot. income.

This alone brought them an income of 36,000 yuan, plus the previous service robot business, these two businesses together brought them 5 trillion yuan in revenue.

In addition, they also have other types of robots, which are widely used in production and consumption. Although they do not have as much revenue as the above, they have also brought them 500 billion yuan in revenue.

In the fields related to civilian robots, as long as Kirin Basic Industries Group does not come out, they are well-deserved global hegemons, because their performance continues to grow and provides lasting power.

In addition, their sensor business has experienced explosive growth, and more and more industrial products use their sensors to improve intelligence.

Last year alone, they sold as many as 200 billion sensors of various kinds, and the revenue they brought reached more than 2 trillion yuan, making them the world's largest sensor provider.

It is definitely not the end. With the continuous explosion of sensors in the field of intelligence and the upcoming implementation of IoT-related industrial equipment and facilities, sensors are expected to become a business with an annual revenue of 5 trillion yuan.

Modern intelligent equipment is built on the basis of sensors. Sensors have become the basic business in the field of intelligence, supporting the development of global intelligent business.

Of course, there are many sensor companies abroad, but we can still exclude their products by virtue of our overall industrial strength, unless their products are really good and cheap.

Obviously, it is difficult for them to do so. On the one hand, they are technically backward, and it will take a huge investment in research and development to catch up.

On the other hand, our market scale is already very large, and the unit cost can be reduced to a very low level. In terms of price competition, we have never been afraid of anyone, and Qinglong Technology is no exception.

These sensors do not count the sensors used on their domestic service robots. If this is also counted, the number will be even greater.

The number of various sensory sensors on their domestic service robots is as high as tens of millions, most of which are pressure sensor-based tactile sensors, followed by smell, taste, visual sensors, and balance sensors.

There are also various sensors for self-checking the health status of the internal parts of the robot. Through these sensors, the overall health status of the robot can be judged. If maintenance is necessary, it can be recalled for maintenance immediately.

There are two main reasons why these sensors are not counted. The first reason is that these sensors are very different from traditional sensors. They are more technologically advanced but lower in cost.

If calculated according to the cost of traditional sensors, the total cost of the sensor alone is as high as tens of millions of yuan. There is no market for such robot products.

Another reason is that many important sensors,

They are all from Kirin Basic Industries Group, such as vision sensors, taste sensors and olfactory sensors, all of which are provided by Kirin Basic Industries Group.

It’s not that they don’t have this kind of sensors, but that their technical level is lower, and they don’t have high requirements in other aspects. It’s not a big problem to use themselves, but robots have extremely high requirements for these three types, and the sensors should not be too large.

Only Kirin Basic Industries Group has this technology. In addition, Kirin Basic Industries Group has accumulated strong technology in these top sensor fields, and the industry is very complete. The purchase price is much lower than that of its own production.

Generally speaking, last year's revenue growth was very impressive, high-end products accounted for a relatively high proportion, and the net profit margin should be relatively high. In fact, their net profit has dropped sharply, and even experienced negative growth.

The reason is the result of the expansion of robot production capacity. The expansion of robot production requires the construction of a large number of industrial facilities. These are all high-tech fields, and the investment scale is very large.

In addition, they still need to improve the level of robots. Although domestic service robots can meet the needs of most industries, there are still obvious defects in many areas that need to be improved.

They don't want to be able to achieve the same level as general robots, but they can't be too bad, so they have added a lot of supporting industries, which also need money.

Don't think that if the production task is handed over to Xuanwu Technology Company, they don't have to spend money to build an industrial chain. If it is based on the relationship between other companies, it may be so.

But the relationship between them and Xuanwu Technology Company is quite special, so they have to pay a sum of money to support the expansion of production capacity, and Xuanwu Technology Company cannot bear it alone.

Leaving this aside, their net profit is 12 trillion yuan, with a net profit margin of 25%. However, they face the expansion of the robot business and the R\u0026D of interstellar ship-related technologies and the construction of the industrial chain.

In fact, they are in a state of net loss as a whole. The scale of the loss is 2 trillion yuan.

But these are the numbers on the books, and they don't worry that the investment will not be recovered, so they don't care about these numbers. Even if they lose money this year, the size of the funds in their business accounts is still considerable, so there is no need to worry about the failure of the operation.

In fact, Xuanwu Technology Co., Ltd. has grown to its current scale, and has gradually fallen into a dead end. It is very difficult to continue to make great strides. Now it is hoped that the robot business and the interstellar ship business can make it a breakthrough.

Last year, their revenue scale was 55 trillion yuan, with a growth rate of 10%. Compared with before, the growth service was significantly lower, but fortunately, it is still in the growth period.

In any case, their strength in the manufacturing field is unquestionable. In addition, many high-end products in my country can only be manufactured by them, and the market scale continues to expand, and the dividends brought by them have not disappeared.

Of course, there is also a reason for Yeshu’s restrictions. If they are allowed to sell many basic products overseas, they can still achieve higher growth, but doing so is an act of capitalizing on the enemy.

It can only export some low-end technology and industrial equipment products, as long as it maintains its overseas competitiveness, and does not plan to fight a price war, and must maintain a relatively high profit margin.

In fact, it's not that there is no market, it's just that they can't do it themselves, otherwise Xinghuo Group and Xingguang Group would not have developed so rapidly, which shows that the manufacturing industry still has a certain room for development.

Just let them focus on the development of small-scale manufacturing, there are certain difficulties, and there is no way to compete with the two companies managed by artificial intelligence.

They are very aware of their own disadvantages, unless there is a radical reform from top to bottom, just in this case, Xuanwu Technology Company is not Xuanwu Technology Company, and it is no different from Xinghuo Group.

Like Qinglong Technology Company, it apparently achieved a net profit of 11 trillion yuan. In fact, due to excessive investment last year, it also lost 3 trillion yuan overall.

Compared with the hard-working Xuanwu Technology Company, Huanyu Group is currently on the rise. Its largest business, the automobile business, set a new high last year, with sales as high as 50 million.

Domestic sales continue to rise, and the unit price is also rising. Mid-to-high-end car brands are gradually being purchased by domestic consumers. In the future, as personal income continues to increase, the proportion of high-end cars purchased will be higher.

Coupled with the gradual recovery of foreign economies, Huanyu Group's car export business is also doing well, allowing their sales to achieve a record level, leaving behind the second car company by an unknown number of streets.

The unit price of conventional cars has also increased from the original 300,000 yuan to 400,000 yuan. This business alone has brought them 20 trillion yuan in revenue, which is not unreasonable.

In addition, this year they also launched a flying car. Although the price is very expensive, it can't stop the rich people around the world. Last year, they sold 50,000 cars.

This figure is actually quite scary. A car costs at least 5 million yuan. From a global perspective, it can be regarded as a luxury car. Only the truly rich will not have the pressure to buy it.

This business has also brought them 300 billion yuan in revenue, and it has become a moderate industry, but it is not known whether the current sales volume will be maintained in the future.

However, flying a car on the road is indeed more attractive. If you want to attract crowds, it is definitely better than any other car. I guess this is the greatest value of a flying car.

As for other aspects, although the technology is also very advanced, it is not much better than driving a conventional car on the whole. After all, many functions have been restricted by Huanyu Group.

For example, the flight altitude, the standard flight altitude is only 10 meters, and the maximum height will not exceed 20 meters. On the one hand, it is to meet the needs of traffic management regulations, and on the other hand, it is also for the sake of safety.

Of course, if a buyer really wants to unlock it, it's not impossible, it will require additional money, and it is very expensive. In addition, a waiver agreement needs to be signed.

The battery business revenue is 4 trillion yuan, and the fastest growing single market is the robot market, especially humanoid robots, which use very special power storage systems and have very high requirements.

This item alone created a revenue of 400 billion yuan for them last year. This market is their exclusive market, and no one can compete with them.

In fact, they did not get the larger robot market, that is, the general-purpose robot of Kirin Basic Industry Group, and their energy system is made by themselves.

The reason is that it is too advanced, because the universal robot does not use conventional battery technology, but a brand-new energy system including a bio-energy system, which is incomparably advanced.

The simplest difference is that the robots of Qinglong Technology Company cannot obtain energy by eating, but can only be recharged, while the general-purpose robots can obtain energy by eating like ordinary people.

Of course, the robot of Qinglong Technology Company can still drink water, and the heat in the robot body can be reduced by drinking water. In special environments, heat energy cannot be recovered, so this method is needed to cool down.

In fact, there is also such a design on the robot pet. If the robot pet stays at home, it can generally reuse the energy through the heat recovery system. If the amount of outdoor activities is relatively large, it may need to drink water to cool down.

The energy system provided by Huanyu Group to the robot is actually very advanced if it is placed outside, it just depends on who it is compared with. In front of Kirin Basic Industries Group, it is not enough.

However, the energy system used by Kirin Basic Industries Group's robotic pets is still from Huanyu Group. It's not that they can't do it, but it's more economical.

Anyway, Huanyu Group has established a complete industrial chain of robotic energy systems. Using their products, there is no need to repeat construction, which can comprehensively reduce costs.

Last year, Kirin Basic Industries Group sold 30 million robotic pets, all of which were supplied by Huanyu Group, and they earned 600 billion yuan in revenue.

It stands to reason that the total revenue of their battery business should not be so small, because their power storage business is experiencing negative growth. After all, Kirin Energy Industry Group, a major customer before, does not need energy storage batteries now.

In addition, their car power batteries have also shrunk. When energy prices were high before, electric vehicles sold well, but now sales have declined, and power battery revenue has also declined.

In order to continue to grow in this area in the future, the scale of foreign solar power generation needs to be rapidly expanded, and more energy storage batteries can be sold by then.

The shipbuilding business has also hit new highs repeatedly. The tonnage of ships delivered last year was as high as 60 million tons. The reason is that the demand of Wancheng Foundation is too large, so that it has to operate at full capacity.

Moreover, they have also manufactured a large number of scientific research ships. After all, the country has developed to the current situation, and the intensity of marine scientific research has naturally increased, and the demand for scientific research ships has also continued to rise.

In addition, my country's energy exports also require a large number of high-end energy transport ships. If their maximum production capacity is only 60 million tons, the market can absorb more production capacity.

However, they have no intention of continuing to expand shipbuilding production capacity. Maintaining a production capacity of 60 million tons may not fully meet market demand, but it is a relatively reasonable production capacity plan for Huanyu Group.

Last year, the revenue of this area was more than 900 billion yuan, and the unit tonnage increased slightly compared with the previous year, but it was not much higher. After all, ordinary cargo ships accounted for a large proportion, and a few high-end ships wanted to increase the overall unit cost. quite difficult.

The revenue of the maglev rail transit business last year was 1.5 trillion yuan. In addition to the rapid development of the super maglev rail transit business, their urban low-speed maglev business is also progressing very well.

Their first urban low-speed maglev subway was officially put into operation in Wuhan at the beginning of the year. The effect is very good and it has won unanimous praise. Now it has basically become the standard solution for urban railways in China.

Even cities like the capital and Shanghai that already have subways are planning to replace the current subway technology with low-speed maglev, the reason is that it will not disturb the people and the operating cost is lower.

The current subway is too noisy, and residents along the way have to close the windows to reduce the noise, which has a great impact on urban life, but the low-speed maglev does not have this problem.

Although the initial construction cost is high, and the purchase cost of the vehicle is also expensive, in the long run, the operating cost is reduced, the energy consumption is lower, and the durability is relatively high.

This also includes their high-speed rail business income, but the scale is not too large, there is no need to make separate statistics, and a Beijing-Tianjin intercity line has been built, and there is no plan to build more, mainly because it is not necessary, and a demonstration line will do. .

The aircraft manufacturing business also developed rapidly last year. Although none of their models have obtained airworthiness certificates issued by the two major aviation bureaus, this does not prevent them from selling globally.

Anyway, as long as it is not sold in these two countries, it is not only the two markets in the world, and the domestic market is not small, the impact of not entering their market for the time being is not big.

After one or two years of operation, it has been proved that the aircraft they built have no problems in terms of safety and reliability, and are much higher in terms of energy saving and environmental protection, which is very attractive to airlines.

Last year, their revenue from this business was as high as 1.2 trillion yuan, and the main purchases were still from domestic sources. As a large number of domestic airports are gradually built and put into operation, there is a very large demand for passenger aircraft.

For many years to come, they will be able to maintain such a revenue scale, and even with the increase in overseas sales, there is still more room for revenue growth.

As for other aircraft businesses, the current volume is still relatively small, and the common people do not have much spare money. It will take some time to develop, just like their private yacht business, which is negligible compared to the total amount.

Last year, their total revenue was 28 trillion yuan, with a growth rate of 64.7%, which is a very large increase, and all business growth comes from high value-added businesses, with a net profit margin of 40%.

However, the scale of investment last year was also not small. The overall integrated manufacturing business of the interstellar ship was borne by them. Due to the relationship of revenue, Baihu Technology Company can only be responsible for the unique technology part.

Last year, their investment scale in this area was as high as 10 trillion yuan, and the actual net profit was only 1 trillion yuan. Manufacturing interstellar ships is really too expensive.

If it weren't for the fact that all of his companies are super giants, otherwise even if he was sold, he would not be able to establish a huge and complex interstellar ship manufacturing industry chain.

As far as the companies mentioned above have invested more than 30 trillion yuan in this project, you can imagine how much money they have spent.

This has not included Kirin Industry Group and Baihu Technology Company, and it is not a matter of one year, but it has been burned for several years until the entire industrial chain is completed.

It is estimated that the total investment scale will be as high as 100 billion yuan. At that time, interstellar ships of 1 km to 10 km can be produced. As for ships below 1 km, there is no need to manufacture them.

At least in interstellar space, a ship below 1 kilometer does not have much meaning, it is just a small one, unable to survive in space for a long time.

To survive in space, it is necessary to ensure that all needs are met, and the space must be large enough. An interstellar ship at the level of 1 kilometer has the basis for staying in space for a long time.

This is an extreme case. In general, it is enough to stay in space for 5 years. Although the solar system is very large, it is not endless.

The 10-kilometer-level interstellar ship, after all, has its own energy supply system. As long as it finds suitable raw materials, it can produce the energy needed for nuclear fusion by itself.

In addition, a relatively simple industrial chain can be built internally. If interstellar immigration is carried out, a simple initial industry can be built in the new residence.

In fact, activities in the solar system do not use such a complete range. The biggest role is to accommodate more mineral resources and carry out mining activities for larger celestial body resources.

Of course, it is also possible to build thousands of kilometers of interstellar ships, but it is not necessary. With the resources in the solar system, it is actually not possible to build many thousands of kilometers of interstellar ships.

The length of an interstellar ship is not simply a matter of accumulating raw materials, but requires a leap-forward improvement of various materials and technologies. Even if materials are accumulated, some rare materials, there will not be too many in the entire solar system.

If he hadn't seen that the net profit of his overall industry exceeded 100 trillion yuan the year before, he would not have dared to start the interstellar ship project, and he had never even thought about it before.

When he saw that the company had such a high net profit, his heart was about to move. At least when building the interstellar ship industry chain, it would not have a major impact on other industries.

It is also because the domestic economy has reached a large enough scale that his industries can have such a high profit surplus, otherwise it will definitely affect the overall economic development.

Therefore, in the face of the interstellar ship project, the previous space science and technology and industry were all small things, and they were basically not on the table. If a country whose economic volume does not meet the requirements insists on such a project, it may be disintegrated. end.

After all, the common people don't care about these high-profile projects, they only care about whether their lives are affected, and doing it with the power of the whole country means that their quality of life will decline significantly.

We must know that the investment of tens of billions of yuan does not include the high cost of research and development, because the full set of technical information comes from him, which saves a lot of research and development costs.

Some technologies can be developed without investment in research and development. The most typical ones are gravity and anti-gravity technologies. With the current level of human technology, they cannot be researched at all.

The significance of the interstellar ship project is that we will move from a technological civilization to a planetary civilization. Although this gap is not just a matter of an interstellar ship, it is a beginning that cannot be ignored.

As long as he is willing to continue to provide technology and advanced technology and equipment, there will not be much problem in moving towards the backbone technology of a higher level of civilization.

As for the details between civilization levels, there are advanced artificial intelligence and robots, and there are already huge brainworkers to provide support, which should be able to be completed at a faster speed.

This is also the reason why he wants to promote the establishment of the social security fund. If most of them are engaged in meaningless labor, in his opinion, it is ineffective labor, which is nothing more than wasting intellectual resources for living.

Although the establishment of the social security fund does not necessarily make everyone a qualified intellectual supporter, but as long as a part of them changes to this aspect, the total amount is very large, and the significance of doing so is worth it.