Reinforcement Panel: Tech Wars

Chapter 45: Red Star Rises Again
"Wei Jiang, why don't we stop replacing the battery?"

Wei Yonghe looked at his son who had been sitting next to him without saying a word since he came back, hesitated for a while and decided to persuade Wei Jiang to give up changing the battery.

Wei Jiang sat on the stool, looking straight ahead without answering immediately.

He understood that his father was right. Zhang Huaqiang's performance just now showed that the probability of battery swapping attracting more and more attention in the future would increase.

More people will covet their small auto repair shop, which will bring too many unknown risks to their lives.

"Well, I see, Dad."

"I won't do the battery replacement anymore."

Considering the importance of a peaceful life for both father and son, Wei Jiang had no choice but to make a choice.

"Okay, okay, don't be unwilling, Xiaojiang."

"You have made a lot of money in the past period of time."

"It doesn't matter how much money we make. This money is enough for our family to live on, and even enough for you to get married."

Wei Yonghe felt relieved that Wei Jiang agreed.

Having been honest all his life, he still understands the principle of being guilty of possessing a treasure.

Compared with becoming rich and powerful, living a peaceful and stable life is the main theme of ordinary people's lives.

"It's okay, Dad. I'm not unwilling."

"As long as you can recover quickly, it's more important than anything else."

Wei Jiang turned to look at his father with a calm expression.
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The next day, Wei Jiang informed the online taxi drivers in the WeChat group that the battery replacement service had been suspended.

Seeing the drivers sighing one by one, the atmosphere of the chat in the group became somewhat pessimistic.

"Boss, do you have any other channels to recommend?"

"Yes, for those of us who drive, battery replacement is a big expense, so we have to save as much as possible. It's not easy to support a family."

Wei Jiang could see the drivers' disappointment from their words.

Now that the number of online ride-hailing drivers has increased, the number of orders has been shared to a certain extent, and the drivers' personal income has been reduced in disguise.

If you go to a 4S store to replace a new power battery pack, the expense will definitely be high, and the extra money can only be deducted from other household expenses.

On second thought, the hundreds of thousands of yuan in my father’s bank account were exactly what these drivers earned little by little from driving their sports cars.

Thinking of this, Wei Jiang always felt that he had to do something.

His eyes swept over the power battery lithium crystal cluster reducer placed in the auto repair shed, and the vest identity he had used before came to mind.

"Perhaps it's time for the Red Star to appear again."

With the idea in mind, Wei Jiang sat in the shed and began to plan.

After sitting in the shed for more than half an hour, Wei Jiang had a vague plan in his mind.

With the suspension of the battery replacement business, the family also lost a substantial source of income.

Although my father said that the current savings were enough for the two of them to live on, when he thought about how much money it would cost to renovate the yard, he decided that he should think of other ways to make money.

Standing up, Wei Jiang said goodbye to his father, got in the car and left.

More than half an hour later, Wei Jiang parked the car outside the bank.

There were very few people doing business in the bank on weekdays. Wei Jiang heard the staff calling his number not long after he took the number.

"Sir, what's your business?"

Wei Jiang took out his ID from his pocket and handed it through the window.

“Help me open a US dollar account.”

The bank clerk at the window glanced at Wei Jiang and introduced the steps for opening a US dollar account to him according to the procedures.

"Hello, sir. When applying for a US dollar account, the bank has conditional restrictions on the amount of money in a personal account."

"In addition, if you open a US dollar account now, there will be no handling fee for the first year."

Half an hour later, Wei Jiang walked out of the bank with some papers.

The procedure was completed very quickly, but it would take another day for the account to be officially available.

Wei Jiang had checked the relevant information before and was prepared.

Get into the Wuling mini and the vehicle will automatically drive towards home.

Wei Jiang took out his cell phone and found the phone number he had found online.

".876."

"Simulate 110 to contact this number and, like before, relay what I said to the other party."

"Okay, analog signal contact in progress."

Looking at the bustling traffic outside the car, after the call waiting tone sounded a few times, a somewhat tired female voice came out.

"Hello, this is BYD Customer Service Center. How can I help you?"

The contact information of the car factory personnel that he had obtained in Shangdu before was deleted, including the business cards. Wei Jiang could only contact the customer service center now. "Please check the caller ID. Of course, I am not the police. You can call me Hongxing."

Perhaps he hadn't noticed it before, but after hearing Wei Jiang's reminder, the other party finally saw clearly that the incoming call number was only three digits.

"Hello, ma'am, how can I help you?"

"Please pass a message to your CEO's office and tell them that Hong Xing wants to talk to your boatman brother."

"I'll contact you again tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, that's all."

Wei Jiang was about to hang up the phone after he finished speaking, but the customer service woman obviously didn't understand the incoherent content of the call.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry I can't help you contact the president's office."

"Our CEO Wang is usually very busy and doesn't have time to deal with ordinary non-business contacts."

Wei Jiang looked forward and saw a BYD Qin L hybrid car. The sales of this car were very hot in just a few months after its release.

"Miss, I advise you to do as I say, otherwise you won't understand what you've missed."

"Okay, that's it. I'll contact you again tomorrow night at 8 o'clock."

Waving his hand to signal the in-vehicle terminal to hang up the call, Wei Jiang stepped on the accelerator, and the Wuling mini car accelerated and surpassed the Qin L in front.

Although he has the technology in his head, Wei Jiang cannot do the battery swap business himself, so he can't just let the technology go to waste.

Technology only creates value when it is put into practical application.

There are two major domestic battery giants, BYD and CATL. Wei Jiang thought about it and finally chose BYD as the target for technology transfer.

In addition to batteries, BYD is also focusing on electric vehicles, which to a certain extent reduces the manufacturing costs of other companies.

Just like what happened some time ago when BYD launched two hybrid vehicles with a starting price of 9.98 yuan, giving benefits to consumers while at the same time severely hitting a wave of fuel vehicles.

In Wei Jiang's view, this is an ambitious and powerful domestic car company.

Wei Jiang believes that if the other party obtains the lithium crystal cluster reduction technology, BYD can continue to lower the price of cars! ——
Having decided to stop the battery replacement business, it is basically difficult for Yonghe Auto Repair Shop to have any business.

Wei Jiang spent a very leisurely day. Apart from occasionally using his mobile phone to control the manta ray submersible to navigate underwater, he spent the rest of his time playing games and sleeping.

Wei Yonghe was a little worried when he saw his son so depressed.

In his opinion, Wei Jiang's behavior was a result of his unwillingness to accept reality. It always takes some time for young people to adapt to the first setback they encounter when entering society.

Seeing his father's concern, Wei Jiang did not explain much.

At the same time, the customer service office area of ​​Pengcheng BYD Park.

After lunch, Wu Ruolin was worrying about a note next to her computer.

"Unidentified Red Star, President's Office??"

"Should we contact the President's Office?"

Wu Ruolin frowned as she held the ice cream in her hand.

"If I don't report it, and if it's really like what that woman said, and something goes wrong, will the company blame me?"

"I don't want to. I've only been working in this job for two months."

"Ah~ annoying!"

The more Wu Ruolin thought about it, the more annoyed she became. Due to her lack of work experience, she didn't know how to deal with this special situation.

"Ruolin, what's wrong? Did you have a fight with your boyfriend?"

At this moment, the team leader who recruited Wu Ruolin came over.

The team leader is also a woman, only a few years older than Wu Ruolin, and the two of them usually chat more.

"Team leader, I'm still single, how can I have a boyfriend?"

Wu Ruolin felt a little embarrassed. Seeing the team leader standing next to her, Wu Ruolin pointed to the sticky note next to the computer.

"There was a call this morning from someone who called herself Red Star and asked me to help her contact the president's office. I didn't know what to do."

Team leader Zhang Lan took a curious look at the note, then smiled and patted Wu Ruolin on the shoulder.

"Hahaha, that's it?"

"You are really inexperienced."

"I'm telling you, there are too many weird people out there. Just ignore these harassing calls."

After hearing Team Leader Zhang's suggestion, Wu Ruolin began to feel relieved. However, when she thought of the other party's confident tone during the call, she whispered:
"What if the other party really has something to ask Mr. Wang?"

Zhang Lan laughed a few times after hearing this, and then said with an expression that looked like she was looking at a silly girl:
"Sister, you believe this. I even said I am Qin Shi Huang. Do you believe it?"

Being teased by the team leader, Wu Ruolin felt a little embarrassed.

"Ok."

After saying that, Wu Ruolin reached out, tore off the note and threw it into the trash can next to her. She looked a lot more relaxed.

(End of this chapter)