Tech startup: I really do make mobile phones!

Chapter 33 Unorthodox Battery Methods

Long-distance battery laboratory.

"Are you going to turn the dressing room into a bedroom?" Chen Mo joked.

Zhao Tiezhu feigned innocence: "I just wanted Brother Chen to get some rest!"

"Ha!" Chen Mo said, carrying the rice noodle rolls, "So, I guess I have to thank you, kid!"

Zhao Tiezhu picked at the rice noodle roll in his hand, rubbed his fingers together sheepishly, and spoke with a smile.

"Brother Chen! No need for thanks. Here's the bonus for the eighteen months' worth of sales, consider it a good omen for Orange 1's big success!"

"You wish! You won't be of any help in the lab today or tomorrow, so go back to the workshop and get busy!"

Chen Mo finished the last bite of rice noodle roll. It was authentic steamed rice noodle roll made with cloth. This kid really put his heart into it.

Zhao Tiezhu quickly finished his rice noodle roll and suddenly said, "How about I take advantage of this free time and go find out about that Engineer Lin for you, Brother Chen!"

After all, Zhao Tiezhu had no idea that Chen Mo was a reincarnated person and possessed a system. He felt that now that someone was willing to invest in Orange Technology, a small workshop that was barely surviving, it was a huge windfall!
Even if the other party has some problems, as long as they are willing to transfer money to Orange Technology's account, Zhao Tiezhu's salary for next month can be paid smoothly.

In the end, he could treat the other party like his own father—after all, Brother Chen would be in charge of product development, and he would be in charge of fixing things up; they could keep Orange Technology's little workshop afloat.

Chen Mo thought for a moment, glanced at Zhao Tiezhu's somewhat eager eyes, and finally nodded.

"Tiezhu! I won't bring in investors unless Orange Technology is in dire straits." Chen Mo didn't hide his plans from Zhao Tiezhu: "Let's just consider this million-dollar investment from Engineer Lin as insurance for Orange 1's future sales!"

If Chen Mo's upgraded and modified Orange 1 smartphone version fails again in this life, then regardless of Lin's background, he will have to take the million.

It would be good to let Zhao Tiezhu go and find out more about the other party.

Considering the possibility of failure before the possibility of victory gives Orange Technology more room to maneuver!
"Hurry up and go after you finish eating!" Chen Mo pointed to his arm, which was covered in mosquito bites. "Could you also bring me a bottle today?"

"Hehe!" Zhao Tiezhu proudly waved the floral water in his hand: "Brother Chen! Is this it?"

Behind the glass door of the battery laboratory on the fourth floor, Chen Mo watched Zhao Tiezhu disappear into the elevator, holding the six bottles of God's Dew he had brought.

He shook his head and smiled; their relationship wasn't like that of a boss and employee, but more like that of good brothers.

Chen Mo rolled up his sleeves, revealing the red welts on his arms caused by mosquitoes, and sprayed some floral water to relieve the itching.

Today and tomorrow he has two things to do: prepare the key materials needed for battery processing and manually knead out the structural framework (MOF) that conforms to the electrode.

As Zhao Tiezhu's electric scooter sputtered across the gravel road in the park, Xu Mingyuan's SUV was turning at the intersection.

The scratch on the rear of the car from when we were hauling battery materials at the science park before the new year hasn't been repaired yet; it's dented in a way that looks like a smiling face.

He rolled down the car window and waved to security guard Lao Liu: "Come lend a hand? There are a few boxes in the trunk."

Old Liu came over, leaning on the rubber cane of a gatekeeper, and saw a microwave oven, folding tables and chairs, and half a box of old books piled up in the trunk.

"Mr. Xu! What's wrong?"

"Moving!" Xu Mingyuan smiled, his Adam's apple bobbing. "I recently bought a new house, so I'm moving all my odds and ends to the warehouse for storage!"

Logically speaking, Xu Mingyuan shouldn't have explained to Lao Liu, but the two partners stormed out that day, and most people in the company saw it.

Now Xu Mingyuan must demonstrate his ability to support the company; the more critical the situation, the more he must hold it together.

A corner of the "International Battery" magazine, crushed and deformed from the cardboard box, slipped out. Xu Mingyuan bent down to pick it up, and his lower back suddenly throbbed with pain. He had been tidying up at home alone until one in the morning last night, and now he even had to protect his back when he sneezed.

Seeing him like this, Lao Liu stepped forward to help, handing the box in his hand to Lao Liu.

"The microwave oven has a door latch, don't break it!"

After unloading all the boxes and containers from the trunk, Xu Mingyuan finally left the warehouse.

As he stepped into the elevator of the administration building, Xu Mingyuan instinctively didn't want to face the expectant eyes of some core team members on the third floor who hadn't given up yet. He pressed the button for the fourth floor as if possessed.

"Click! Click!"

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Xu Mingyuan noticed a sound coming from the direction of the laboratory. It was the sound of a laser slicer running at high speed.

This lab has already been rented out!
Xu Mingyuan stood outside the glass door of the laboratory, opened the fourth-floor window, leaned against it, and started smoking.

Want to give up?

Going back to North America to live with my wife and daughter would be nice, but what if my parents don't want to come?
Finally, Xu Mingyuan stubbed out the half-smoked cigarette and threw it into the trash can on the fourth floor.

He still has leverage; he can't just give up like this.

Besides, hasn't Professor Jiang already agreed to help us contact BTD for cooperation?

There is always a chance for things to turn around in the future.

Staring at the various gazes of the core team members on the third floor, Xu Mingyuan returned to his office with a cold face and mechanically made calls to the investment institutions or independent investors he had just inquired about.

Although making these calls blindly is unlikely to yield any results, it can at least alleviate his anxiety.

Shenzhen National Key Laboratory of New Energy.

Professor Jiang's office is on the third floor of the annex building of the main laboratory building.

In the morning light, Professor Jiang was using a purple clay teapot to gently pour Phoenix Dancong tea into a gaiwan. It was truly a scene of serene beauty.

When Lao Lin, dressed in a suit and tie, rushed in, the tea mist had just enveloped the petals of the Phoenix Dancong tea.

"What are you drinking tea so early in the morning? Aren't you afraid of kidney stones?" Old Lin loosened his tie and slammed his briefcase on the mahogany coffee table. "Where's your battery data?"

Professor Jiang slowly skimmed off the foam.

"Old Lin! Haste makes waste." He tapped the Ru kiln cup on the tea tray with the lid of his teacup. "Try my thirty-year-old tea first!"

"Don't give me that!" Old Lin stopped his hand as he was about to pour tea: "Yesterday you said that there was a breakthrough in the electrode protection layer of the molten salt energy storage station, which can increase the energy density of traditional liquid metal batteries by more than 3 times."

You should know that Lao Lin turned down the opportunity to exchange ideas with international counterparts at the energy storage summit, not to come back and have tea with Lao Jiang.

"I just flew straight here from the Beijing Energy Storage Summit overnight. If you don't produce it today, I'm having my men camp out in your office!"

Professor Jiang suddenly laughed, his face full of wrinkles, like the peel of an ugly orange.

He got up and walked to his desk, pushing aside the safe on the side that was hidden by the dark brown leather swivel chair.

Then, Professor Jiang used the key and the password to open the thick steel and cement door of the safe.

(End of this chapter)