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Chapter 434 Deep Blue Battery! Selling off shares, 500 million in profit, and the mystery surrounding Desay Battery!

"Chen Yansen, I've finished my college entrance exam."

"Brother Yansen, are you going back to Chunshen for the Dragon Boat Festival?"

"The gloves are finished, and I wanted to give them to you by hand, but why are you ignoring me? I'm so angry!"

Chen Yansen lay on the sofa, casually flipping through the messages sent by Wang Ziyan.

It's easy to see that the other person's mood went from elation to anticipation, and then to feeling wronged, all within just one hour.

She looks cute, but she's very shrewd.

Mr. Chen had been taken advantage of by her in his past life, so naturally he was unwilling to be fooled again in this one.

As the saying goes, "once bitten, twice shy," there's no need to fall into the same trap twice.

Although with his current shrewdness and intelligence, he could easily overpower Wang Ziyan, Chen Yansen always dismissed the idea of ​​repeating the same mistakes whenever he thought of Wang Zihao, Wang Zhanjun, and Wen Shumei.

In some places, putting it in once is enough.

But then he thought of Ye Qiuping and felt like he was slapping himself in the face.

'You've figured out how to be two-faced.'

Chen Yansen chuckled self-deprecatingly, and the image of Wang Ziyan at twenty-five or twenty-six years old involuntarily appeared in his mind. Her captivating eyes had almost made President Chen fall for her.

After reading the message, he sent the recipient's address (the address of the security office in the science park) to the other party.

The implication is that sending it by express delivery will suffice.

Chen Yansen did not receive a reply from Wang Ziyan until the next morning. He just thought it was a child throwing a tantrum and did not take it to heart.

Moreover, he didn't have time to pay attention to Wang Ziyan.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekly meetings were held in succession with Pinbei, Orange Technology, Today Technology, Tiangong Technology, and Orange Payment.

Yang Rui, accompanied by two subordinates, headed directly to Jinling to begin the store inspection process.

After ten days of fierce competition, Qiandu.com and Senlian Capital spent a total of more than 7 million yuan, which even Li Yanhong found difficult to withstand.

He originally wanted to work until the end of June, but he couldn't resist his wife's constant whispers in his ear.

"Baidu's market value has dropped by $60 billion, mainly because its market share in the search business is declining. Robin, you should focus your resources on the core business," his wife advised.

Li Yanhong initially disagreed, insisting on securing a 30% market share first. However, after his wife's repeated persuasion, he voluntarily scaled back his offensive and halved the marketing budget.

As a result, when the discounts offered by Qiandu Takeaway, Qiandu Group Buying, and Didi Chuxing were reduced, the number of orders plummeted by 60%.

After all, most users are there for the no-threshold red envelopes.

Kuaidi Dache and Kuaidi Dache have also tightened their subsidy policies. Although they are still giving out red envelopes, they are only targeted at high-net-worth users with high repurchase rates.

The pressure instantly lessened a lot!

Users are complaining bitterly, believing that the "subsidy war" between the two companies was not sustainable and ended after only ten days.

Little did they know that in those ten days, Senlian Capital and Qiandu.com had burned through a combined 15 billion yuan.

Although the current activity level has decreased, the daily expenditure is still around 50 million.

Whoever can't hold on any longer will be eliminated!

Sanpower Group, which had just taken over Meituan, invested an additional 200 million yuan, but it was all gone in less than a week.

Dianping didn't even qualify to be on the table. From May to early June, its business volume shrank rapidly, first falling below 10 billion yuan, and then barely holding onto 8 million yuan. In May, its transaction volume was less than 6 million yuan.

The three companies that survived the "Group Buying War" – Manzuo, Dida, and Zipintuan – also died silently and went bankrupt in this storm.

Tao Diandian's daily order volume has shrunk by 70%, and in the huge Jiangsu and Zhejiang market, there are only more than 9000 orders per day.

Orders for Daojia Meishi Hui, Dianwoba, and Lvtaowang plummeted. Newly established companies like Shenghuo Banji, Yitaoshi, and Waimai Chaoren were crushed by the "joint efforts" of Kuaipao and Qiandu Waimai before they even secured their first round of funding.

In a short time, countless businesses in the group-buying, food delivery, and ride-hailing industries suffered heavy losses.

In the midst of the fierce battle, countless platforms were sacrificed, some of which had the potential to become unicorn companies in the future.

But they can't even get through the present, so how can they talk about the future?

While Senlian Capital and Qiandu.com were locked in fierce competition, they also launched a major purge of the industry.

The player who is a minor player is automatically eliminated!

……

……

Xucheng, Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park.

The weather in northern Anhui is gradually turning from warm to hot, and the nearby wheat fields are a mix of green and yellow, indicating that the harvest season is not far away.

Chen Yansen sat in his office, scrolling through a technical document containing images and text with his right hand.

"High-density lithium-sulfur battery design solution!"

The technical direction was determined by him last year, and the Shenzhen R&D Laboratory spent a year finally overcoming all the technical difficulties.

If he were to personally lead the research and development, he could probably finish it in less than two months.

But Chen Yansen was unwilling to spend all his time in the lab doing research and development.

Because a mobile phone battery research and development laboratory is a complex system involving multi-area collaboration, humidity, cleanliness, safety, and electromagnetic compatibility all require strict control.

He sets the general direction, while the specific implementation is left to his subordinates.

After a moment's thought, Chen Yansen named it the 'Deep Blue Battery'. Compared to the mainstream lithium batteries of 2013, the Deep Blue Battery has an energy density of 600 watt-hours per kilogram, almost three times that of the standard batteries.

If a Deep Blue battery weighs 50 grams, it would be enough to power a 1-watt mobile device for 30 hours.

In reality, a mobile phone consumes only 0.01 to 0.1 watts when in standby mode; about 0.5 to 2 watts when browsing web pages, reading text content, or chatting on WeChat; and about 2 to 4 watts when playing demanding games, watching high-definition videos, or making video calls.

In other words, the Deep Blue battery has twice the battery life of a regular lithium battery.

Although the short lifespan of lithium-sulfur batteries is limited by the polysulfide shuttle effect, Chen Yansen's approach of using graphene-coated sulfur particles and a metal separator, along with a flexible sulfide solid electrolyte, can effectively suppress the shuttle effect.

Not only did it solve the drawbacks of lithium-sulfur batteries, it also increased the cycle life from 500 times to 1200 times.

In addition, the electrode thickness was reduced by 40% by using nanoporous aluminum current collectors and vertical carbon nanotube arrays.

In short, Deep Blue batteries have high energy density, long lifespan, fast charging speed, and low cost per unit capacity.

Furthermore, it can be mass-produced simply by using the existing lithium battery production line and upgrading the coating and packaging processes.

For Chen Yansen, the most important question right now is: whether to cooperate with Desay Battery or start his own business and operate independently.

The former is fast, the latter is slow.

In the past two years, Gao Weilin has acquired a portion of Desay Battery's shares, and now holds a 9.4% stake.

But we're still at least 40% away from controlling the company!

Moreover, the major shareholder has a state-owned background, making it extremely difficult for Chen Yansen to snatch the business from the tiger's mouth.

Therefore, Chen Yansen quickly made a decision to acquire a medium-sized battery factory, ideally with a production line that could be matched with Deep Blue batteries.

"Old Gao, come over here."

After clarifying his thoughts, Chen Yansen took out his phone and called Gao Weilin.

“Yes, boss,” Gao Weilin replied immediately.

Five minutes later, Lao Gao pushed open the door and walked in, plopped down, and waited for Chen Yansen's instructions.

"Release the news to the public that Senlian Capital is interested in selling its shares in Desay Battery, either in separate or bundled packages, and find the highest-paying institution to take over," Chen Yansen said slowly.

In the past two years, Desay's stock price has increased by more than 120% annually, thanks to supply orders from Orange, Apple, Shanxing and Huawei.

Senlian Capital has invested 5.3 million yuan in total, and it is expected to realize 10 billion yuan by selling at this time.

Compared to investments in other industries, the return on investment for purchasing Desay Battery is not high.

"Boss, Desay's stock price has risen a lot in the past two years. If we hold it for another year, we might be able to make another 500 million yuan in net profit."

Gao Weilin was unaware of Deep Blue Battery's plans, so he patiently tried to persuade him.

“I plan to acquire a medium-sized battery factory so that Orange phones can produce and sell their own batteries. Can you make a trip to Shenzhen for me? I’ll have Lao Cao assist you then.”

Chen Yansen shook his head and proceeded to make arrangements on his own.

Old Gao's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Chen Yansen meant. He secretly guessed that the company probably had a complete solution in battery technology, and the product performance far exceeded that of Desay Battery.

Since the boss didn't say anything, he didn't press the matter.

Anyway, once I get to Shenzhen, I'll find out everything.

He nodded and readily agreed, "Boss, no problem. I'll go back and screen the suitable buyer list first, and then set off for Shenzhen tomorrow."

"You've worked hard," Chen Yansen said, patting Gao Weilin on the shoulder.

Not daring to delay important matters, Lao Gao left the office immediately after Chen Yansen finished giving his instructions and headed towards the work area of ​​the Strategic Investment Department.

Not long after Lao Gao left, Ding Houmeng from the Intellectual Property Department knocked on the open door and said, "Boss, you wanted to see me?"

"sit!"

Chen Yansen raised his hand to signal, and then handed him the technical solution for the Deep Blue Battery:
"This document contains all the core patents of DeepBlue Battery, so we should handle it as well as possible."

Ding Houmeng took the document, nodded, and replied, "Boss, let me take a look at it first."

Chen Yansen didn't take it seriously and turned to busy himself with other things.

About twenty minutes later, Ding Houmeng finished reading it. He looked up and said, "Boss, I think the positive and negative electrode materials, the MOF membrane preparation process, the microcapsule formulation of the self-healing electrolyte, and the laser etching method of the three-dimensional electrode can all be patented, but the exploded view of the battery structure and the performance comparison curve are missing."

"Find Cao Dahua, he will help you collect the remaining materials."

Chen Yansen said casually.

"Boss, I have no problem with that. As soon as the materials arrive, I can start drafting the claims and specifications," Ding Houmeng replied.

Chen Yansen hummed in agreement, then waved his hand.

The following day, Gao Weilin transferred a group of people from the strategic investment department to Shenzhen to inspect battery factories.

at the same time.

Rumors that Senlian Capital is looking for a buyer for Desay Battery's equity have spread rapidly within the industry.

Orange Technology is a major customer of Desay Battery, accounting for 30% of their revenue.

Therefore, Desay Battery's board of directors pays close attention to Senlian Capital.

They became nervous as soon as the news came out.

After some thought, Jiang Jie, chairman of Desay Battery, took the initiative to call Chen Yansen to test his true thoughts.

Let's see if this is a normal reduction in holdings or if there's something more to it!

(End of this chapter)