Chapter 107: A Product That Ignited the Nation

Furthermore, the order finalized by the Xuzheng Prefecture side

came with an additional condition: they hoped the order could be delivered within three days.

For this reason, Lin Yi thought it over and agreed.

After all, this actually had no impact on him whatsoever.

Brewing a cup of coffee, Lin Yi scrolled through news reports on his computer.

He looked at images of two Ugly Nation aircraft carriers showing off their might in the Red Sea.

If those officers and soldiers on the carriers knew what they were about to face,

one wonders if they would still dare to remain in the Red Sea region.

"Are you there?!"

"Are you asleep?"

At this moment, Han Han Han Yajing sent a WeChat message.

"Not yet, I'm watching the news on my computer. How about you?"

Lin Yi checked the time; it was already past 9 PM, and he replied.

"Hee hee, Huang Yue and the others are in our dorm binge-watching a TV series, Hu Ge's 'The Disguiser'!"

Han Han Han Yajing said.

"Oh, is it good?"

Lin Yi asked; he personally had no time to binge-watch TV series and rarely watched movies.

Mainly, he had no time.

In the past, he was busy making a living; now, at night, he had to conduct arms deals and communicate with clients.

He had to satisfy certain client requirements.

During the day, he had to study.

After all, management is a profound discipline; even though Lin Yi had delegated most company affairs to the CEO.

If the boss knew nothing at all, that would be unacceptable.

If someone asks you what the Six Sigma management method is.

And you, as the boss, know nothing about it, wouldn't that be very embarrassing?

"It's great, I highly recommend you watch it!"

Han Han Han Yajing replied.

"Okay... but, you can watch dramas, just don't stay up late at night!"

"Got it, I won't chat with you for now, I'm going to watch the show, you should rest early too!"

"Mm, I'll have someone pick you up on Sunday morning!"

"Understood!"

Thus, the two exchanged goodnights and ended their chat.

The next day, Lin Yi took his dedicated car to the company as usual.

However, unlike previous days, today marked the occasion when the first batch of Fengyi Tech's Super Power 18650 batteries rolled off the production line.

Recently, the company had specially opened up an old production line for the Super Power 18650 batteries.

Thus, by mid-December.

After workers operated in three shifts, a batch of 100,000 batteries was loaded onto trucks.

Then they departed from the factory zone heading toward the ordering clients.

This acceptance and shipment of the Super Power 18650 batteries was extremely important for Fengyi Tech.

Whether this batch of batteries could receive positive market feedback.

And whether Fengyi Tech could become the future leading enterprise in Longguo's battery industry, all depended on this.

Soon, this batch of 100,000 batteries was launched into the national market.

In a certain place in Suzhou.

There was a battery assembly manufacturer using Super Power 18650 cells to assemble electric vehicle batteries for rebranding and sale.

Coincidentally, at an electric vehicle repair shop, someone needed to replace the battery of an old electric vehicle.

Generally, if an electric vehicle battery is a lead-acid battery pack, the cost might be around 500 to 800 yuan.

Whereas the cost for a lithium battery pack could reach 1,000 to 2,000 yuan.

The price for the assembled lithium battery pack using Super Power 18650 cells was directly marked by the manufacturer at 3,600 yuan.

This price was even more expensive than some electric vehicles themselves.

Naturally, after some initial inquiries, people just smiled.

No one would spend 3,600 yuan to replace their battery with such an expensive lithium one.

However, a Meituan delivery rider named Zhang Le, due to the degradation of his electric vehicle battery, had to come to a local repair shop to replace it.

"Boss, replace my vehicle's battery with a lithium one!"

Hearing this, the boss glanced at him and then said:

"The ordinary one is 1,000, the best one is 3,600, which one do you want?"

"How much?" Zhang Le thought he had misheard.

Since when did a set of batteries cost more than his electric vehicle?

Seeing his confused expression, the boss smiled and said:

"3,600 yuan, a newly launched lithium battery model containing Fengyi Tech's Super Power 18650 batteries.

The power is formidable; to be honest with you, this battery is definitely a hot commodity.

I only received three units; I plan to install one in my own vehicle, so now I only have two left to sell!"

"Super Power batteries, aren't those mobile phone batteries?"

Zhang Le was fond of electronic products, so his mobile phone was also the latest Huawei P8+ model.

He naturally knew about this Super Power battery that Huawei promoted.

Its unique 5A, 198-watt flash charging technology and large 8,000 mAh capacity made Zhang Le unable to put it down.

Although this mobile phone cost 699 yuan more than the normal price due to the battery fee.

But the experience after using it was absolutely more than satisfactory.

He no longer worried about battery life at all; even if it ran out, it could charge to 90% in just two or three minutes.

This left those who had tried to save money by buying the standard version filled with regret.

Unfortunately, the production capacity for the Plus version of the phone was insufficient.

It was now impossible to place an order on the Huawei official website.

Even if some scalpers had stock, one had to pay a markup of over a thousand on top of the original price to make a purchase,

which allowed the scalpers to make a killing.

So when he heard the boss mention it was a Super Power 18650 battery, he felt puzzled.

"Just because they make phone batteries, does that mean they can't produce power batteries?"

the boss said.

"That's true!" Zhang Le replied.

"To be honest with you, I've been repairing electric scooters for so many years, but I have never seen such an excellent lithium battery pack.

If you don't take it now, believe me, you won't be able to buy it in a few days!"

Hearing the boss speak like this, Zhang Le gritted his teeth and said:

"I'll swap it!"

"Hehe, I won't bother you with specs and such; just experience it yourself later and you'll understand!"

The boss chuckled.

Thus, Zhang Le spent 3,600 yuan.

Under the boss's persuasion, he swapped for a new battery.

At first, upon hearing that Zhang Le had spent 3,600 yuan to replace a battery,

many of his Meituan colleagues who were picking up orders together mocked him, saying only an idiot would swap for such an expensive battery.

This made Zhang Le somewhat regretful, and he wanted to go back to the shop to argue.

However, after running deliveries for Meituan all day, he was startled.

Based on today's order volume, in the past he would definitely have had to hide somewhere to charge his electric scooter.

Yet, after swapping to the new battery,

he ran for an entire day and the power remained fully sufficient.

Looking at the data on the display, he had traveled nearly 170 kilometers today,

yet his electric scooter still had a full charge, without any drop in power at all.

It should be known that with his previous electric scooter, the maximum range at medium speed was only about 140 kilometers.

But now, even after running at maximum speed all day, the battery charge hadn't dropped.

"Is the battery power really this strong?"

Wanting to test the performance of this battery, he rode another 50 kilometers that same day.