Chapter 307

However, at first glance, Ma Sike was somewhat disappointed.

After all, a small workshop of over 900 square meters was truly beneath his notice at this moment.

Of course, many great companies started in inconspicuous places during their early days.

For instance, the founders of Hewlett-Packard and Apple's founder, Jobs, both started their businesses in garages.

And these companies eventually became great corporations.

So, although Ma Sike was initially disappointed that the workshop of Fengyi Technology was too small,

in an instant, he changed his mindset.

For this meeting, under the recommendation of his Chief Technology Officer, Straubel,

he rushed from California to Magic City.

He finally boarded the plane flying from California to Magic City the next day.

Then, on the second night, he crossed the entire Pacific Ocean and arrived in Magic City.

That night, he rested at a hotel in Magic City.

The next day, he arrived at Fengyi Technology.

Before being led by the receptionist into the conference room,

Ma Sike saw a production workshop that was extremely busy yet managed in an orderly fashion.

With just a quick glance, he could tell that the management of this company was excellent.

In such a crowded workshop, all the mechanical equipment and the arrangement of employees were very reasonable.

Basically, one process was immediately followed by the next.

There was not a trace of chaos; this could be said to be quite remarkable.

Soon, Ma Sike and Tesla's Chief Technology Officer, Straubel, were invited together to the conference room on the second floor.

After Li Xueying brewed a cup of coffee for the two of them.

Looking at Li Xueying, Ma Sike felt that the boss of Fengyi Technology must be a person with taste like his own.

After all, his female secretary, Mary Beth Brown, was a very charming woman just like Li Xueying.

However, just at this moment, a young man walked into the conference room.

After investigating last night, Ma Sike immediately recognized that the other party was the boss of Fengyi Technology,

thanks to Long Guo's Baidu.

Upon meeting, Ma Sike stood up and extended his hand quite formally, saying:

"Founder and CEO of the Ugly Country's Tesla Company, Elon Musk!"

"Hello, Mr. Musk, nice to meet you!"

Lin Yi extended his hand quite magnanimously and said.

He felt no psychological burden at all about having shot down two fighter jets of the Ugly Country just yesterday.

After all, during the day, he was a tech tycoon.

Who could know that selling arms, destroying the Cesium Air Force, and blowing up the Wailing Wall had anything to do with him?

Then, Ma Sike introduced the person beside him:

"This is the Chief Technology Officer of Tesla Company, Straubel!"

Straubel stood up, extended his hand, and said:

"Hello!"

"Hello!" Lin Yi said.

After everyone took their seats, Ma Sike wasted no words and said:

"Mr. Lin, here is the situation: two days ago, Mr. Straubel recommended a battery produced by your company to me.

Its performance is absolutely the best lithium battery I have ever seen, especially its stability and safety.

It is simply even better than that damn gel battery!"

Ma Sike didn't care at all as he praised the Super Power 18650 battery.

Whether it was his personality or not, he was never stingy with his praise for good, stunning things.

And for bad, trashy things, he was a thorough detractor.

For instance, the Panasonic batteries currently used by Tesla were the subject of various complaints.

Words like trash, outdated, and other negative terms came out of Ma Sike's mouth.

If one day he encountered better products from other companies, these would probably be attributed to Fengyi Technology.

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His personality was very similar to that of Jobs, the founder of Apple.

Both could be said to be that kind of fanatic.

Just as this guy was praising so much that Lin Yi felt embarrassed, he finally said:

"I hope Fengyi Technology can become our battery supplier for Tesla. I can guarantee that we will order no less than 300 million batteries from Fengyi Technology every year!"

Hearing this quantity, Lin Yi's eyes lit up.

If calculated based on the factory price of 20 Yuan of Long Guo currency for the most common 4000 mAh 18650 battery,

this would be a business worth 6 billion Yuan of Long Guo currency. Plus, material costs could be covered by his overseas funds.

Calculating labor, electricity, and other costs at 2 Yuan per battery.

His net profit could be maintained at 5.4 billion Yuan of Long Guo currency.

Of course, the accounts certainly wouldn't be that simple.

6000 mAh, 8000 mAh, 13000 mAh high-performance batteries,

These are the top choice for electric-vehicle companies like Tesla.

After all, a single 40-Huabi cell with 6000 mAh capacity is nearly double the 3300 mAh of the Panasonic 18650 Tesla currently uses.

Under the same battery pack,

this means Tesla's range would nearly double.

Based on Tesla's current range of 400–600 km, the range could reach 800–1200 km.

Without a doubt, this is a qualitative breakthrough.

No wonder Ma Sike is so anxious now.

After all, once he has the Superba 18650 battery, Tesla will surely rise to the next level.

Let Wall Street, who is bearish on new-energy vehicles, see the power of new-energy vehicles.

Moreover, with such a powerful battery,

his Tesla super-truck plan also seems like it can be put on the agenda.

Of course, all of this requires him to convince the young man right in front of him.

Who could have imagined

that a technologically backward Long Guo would produce a battery company like Fengyi Technology?

"How about it, Lin Zong?" Ma Sike asked.

"300 million cells!"

Lin Yi thought for a moment, then said:

"It's fine, but we'll need to discuss the price further!"

"Of course!" Ma Sike looked like money was no object.

"Then it's settled. The remaining matters will be specifically discussed between our company CEO Dennis Yang and you!"

Lin Yi said.

So very soon, CEO Yang Chen took over from Lin Yi and began haggling with Ma Sike.

"God, this price is too high. You need to know what our country's tariff on batteries is—

a landed cost of $15 is outrageous..."

After two hours of verbal sparring, the two sides finally reached a consensus.

Throughout this process, Lin Yi did not participate at all.

After all, he knew that negotiations like this should be left to the professionals.

If he overstepped his role, wouldn't that be like a bald man who loves to overstep his authority commanding wars?

In the end, the two sides reached a verbal agreement.