Chapter 88

At this capacity level, it is five times that of other ternary lithium batteries on the market.

This matches the initial capacity of the Superba 18650.

It far exceeds even the highest-capacity lithium batteries currently available.

Additionally, beyond the electronic products mentioned above,

a major application for the 18650 is serving as the power source for electric vehicles.

Currently, the entire world is calling for reduced carbon dioxide emissions to prevent the greenhouse effect.

New energy vehicles have become the next major trend.

As a new cobalt-free solid-state battery, the Superba 18650 far surpasses the performance of all batteries currently on the market.

Lin Yi was certain that once launched, it would bring Fengyi Technology numerous new profit streams.

Besides the Superba 18650, Dr. Zhao's team had also developed another new battery,

a blade battery utilizing the new material lithium manganese iron phosphate.

This was a cheaper battery, though its cell energy storage and charge-discharge capabilities were somewhat weaker.

However, compared to traditional lithium iron phosphate batteries,

this battery offered roughly twice the energy storage of ordinary lithium iron phosphate batteries.

Although its performance was inferior to the cobalt-free solid-state lithium battery, its advantage lay in being sufficiently cheap.

For the same power capacity, it cost only half as much as the cobalt-free battery.

It could be said that Lin Yi's two products were positioning themselves in the high-end and mid-stream sectors of the battery industry.

"Mr. Lin, I am certain that once we release these two products, even those international giants will be unable to sit still!"

Yang Chen, the CEO sitting nearby, said excitedly after hearing Dr. Zhao's introduction.

Hearing this, Lin Yi smiled and expressed his gratitude to both Dr. Zhao and Dr. Wen's teams.

Of these two teams, Dr. Zhao's group researched cathode materials,

while Dr. Wen's focused on anode materials and solid-state electrolytes.

Although cathode materials are the most critical component in a battery, the contributions of Dr. Wen's team must by no means be erased.

As the boss, Lin Yi absolutely had to treat everyone equally.

Otherwise, he would only chill the hearts of those Tsinghua and Peking University graduates who had joined him in this startup venture.

After staying in the laboratory for a while longer,

Lin Yi had his dedicated driver, Master Hou, drive him to the Songjiang District Government.

At this moment, Wang Wang Wang Guozhang, acting as his bodyguard, sat in the front passenger seat.

Meanwhile, Xing Ming drove one of the company's Volkswagen cars behind them, faithfully carrying out his duty to protect Lin Yi.

Should any trouble arise, the combat prowess of these two men would certainly be enough to temporarily ensure Lin Yi's safety.

Although at this stage, Lin Yi felt it unlikely that anyone would wish him harm,

he certainly did not mind having extra protection.

Upon arriving at the district government, and since he had called ahead,

Lin Yi was immediately escorted to the office by Liu Feng, the district mayor's secretary.

This Secretary Liu was extremely polite toward him.

However, to think he was polite to everyone would be foolish;

hadn't they seen, while passing the mayor's reception room,

a crowd of people waiting to be received?

Clearly, Lin Yi's current status was significant enough to warrant the attention of the mayor of Songjiang District in Modu.

Or perhaps the mayor had given prior instructions.

After knocking on the door and hearing a "Come in" from inside the office,

Lin Yi entered to see Mayor Deng just hanging up the phone.

Upon seeing Lin Yi, he smiled and asked,

"What wind has blown Mr. Lin to my humble temple?"

"Looking at how you put it, Mayor Deng, if your place is a humble temple, then mine must be a beggar's den!"

After several years of navigating society, Lin Yi had long mastered the skill of speaking appropriately to different people.

Regarding these officials, he had his own set of methods.

Seeing that Lin Yi, though not yet graduated from university, could speak so tactfully, Deng Deng Weiming laughed.

"Haha, come, come, Mr. Lin, please sit!"

Then, he turned to his secretary and said,

"Xiao Liu, make some tea, and remember to use my best Da Hong Pao!"

"Yes, I'll go right now!"

After speaking, Secretary Liu left immediately.

He knew that the leader's request for tea was merely a pretense; the real purpose was to discuss business.

Once both were seated, Lin Yi smiled and said,

"Mayor Deng, I still haven't thanked you for what happened last time!"

Hearing this, Deng Deng Weiming naturally understood what Mr. Lin was referring to, so he replied with a smile,

"Mr. Lin, your Fengyi Technology is a star enterprise in our district, registered with the government. For such enterprises, the government naturally must provide support and cannot allow bad apples to undermine the broader economic development of Modu, correct?"

"Haha, Mayor Deng is right. On behalf of all nearly 300 employees of Fengyi Technology, I thank the government for its assistance!"

Lin Yi said with a smile.

"It's only proper, it's only proper!" said District Head Deng.

Then, Lin Yi spoke:

"District Head Deng, I have come to the district today to seek your help!"

"Oh, what is the matter? A loan, or something else?"

District Head Deng asked.

In his view, the future potential of Fengyi Technology was beyond doubt;

it might well become a giant in Long Country's battery industry.

From Huawei's recent sales figures and the media reports on Fengyi Technology,

one could see that this enterprise had a boundless future ahead.

This was precisely why he valued Fengyi Technology so highly,

and why he had previously gone so far as to escalate the matter all the way to the Party Secretary in a fit of anger.

Because of that incident, quite a few people across all of Modu City were held accountable.

More than a hundred government officials were implicated.

Some of them received major demerits, effectively ending their political careers right there.

Of course, upon learning that Fengyi Technology had also entered into cooperation with the military,

the weight of Fengyi Technology in Deng Deng Weiming's heart grew even heavier.

In truth, even without his assistance in the previous affair,

a single phone call from the military would have ensured that Secretary Wang never let Deputy Director Guo off the hook.

Therefore, if Fengyi Technology was seeking a loan, provided the amount wasn't excessive—

anything under one billion—Deng Deng Weiming felt there would be no problem whatsoever.

The banks would certainly be willing to extend credit to such a company.

However, Lin Yi had naturally not come to the government for a loan; he still had over ten billion US dollars sitting idle in overseas accounts, untouched.

"Here is the situation, District Head Deng...!"

So, Lin Yi explained the issue regarding the factory premises.

The main problem was that the Songjiang District Entrepreneurship Center was far too small, severely limiting Fengyi Technology's future production capacity.

This was especially true with the upcoming launch of cylindrical batteries and blade batteries.

His current request was to secure a plot of land from the government to construct their own factory buildings.

Hearing his words, Deng Deng Weiming finally understood; after a moment's thought, he asked:

"How much land do you need?"

"Five hundred mu would not be too little, and one thousand mu would not be too much!" Lin Yi replied.