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Chapter 872 - 483 Huawei Technology Group’s Olive Branch (Subscribe Please)_2

Chapter 872: Chapter 483 Huawei Technology Group’s Olive Branch (Subscribe Please)_2

Therefore, the innovation and upgrade of smartphone batteries may start as early as next year.

Of course.

The premise is that Ding Yue can negotiate a good price with those smartphone manufacturers; if not, he might not authorize them to use the technology.

After all, the power lies in Ding Yue’s hands.

An Yujia nodded, then picked up the phone and called Xiong Tianqi, the Huawei Technology Group executive, President Xiong.

"Hello?"

Over the phone, the voice of a middle-aged man came through.

"President Xiong, this is An Yujia from Feiyue Group," said An Yujia. "I was out of the office today and missed a call from you. May I ask the reason for your call?"

"Ah, Miss An, I’ve finally reached you!"

The mood of the person on the other end of the line became excited upon hearing it was An Yujia.

"President Xiong, please go ahead and tell me what it is," An Yujia said calmly.

"Miss An, it’s like this. Your Feiyue Group and Mist City Arts and Science University have had an important breakthrough in the field of graphene, haven’t you? We’ve heard that the graphene achievements from Mist City Arts and Science University have been nominated for the National Science and Technology Award. The achievements in the field of graphene would definitely be valuable to Huawei Technology Group. I wonder if Miss An would be interested in a collaboration with us?" President Xiong asked seriously over the phone.

Previously, Mist City Arts and Science University had released news about its research findings on graphene batteries.

At the time, domestic smartphone manufacturers acknowledged the technology’s potential for smart phone applications and recognized it as a revolutionary breakthrough for smartphone batteries.

However, everyone understood that the application of graphene batteries hinged on the ability to mass-produce graphene.

It was widely believed that mass production of graphene was a distant prospect, so at the time no smartphone manufacturer paid much attention to this area, nor did anyone attempt to contact Feiyue Group.

But now things were different.

Feiyue Group had established a graphene factory area in Mist City.

The significant graphene achievements at Mist City Arts and Science University had been nominated for the National Science and Technology Award.

This important news indicated that it wasn’t just about the technology for graphene batteries!

Considering this, Huawei Technology Group decided it was time to approach Feiyue Group for a possible partnership.

"Regarding this matter, I need to consult with Principal Ding," An Yujia said and, covering the phone, turned to Principal Ding to whisper, "Huawei Technology Group wants to collaborate with us on graphene."

Tell him to come and talk to me in person.

Ding Yue was quite interested in Huawei Technology Group’s proposal to collaborate with his Feiyue Group on graphene materials.

And this was no small matter.

If negotiations were to happen, Ding Yue would prefer to speak directly with Huawei Technology Group, since after all, he called the shots at Feiyue Group.

"President Xiong, Principal Ding says that if you really wish to collaborate, then you might as well come to Mist City Arts and Science University so we can discuss it in person," An Yujia said with a smile to President Xiong on the phone.

"Well... okay, I will fly to Mist City tomorrow!" President Xiong said, not expecting that Principal Ding, the elusive figure behind Feiyue Group and Mist City Arts and Science University, would be so "demanding."

I, the president of Huawei Technology Group, am reaching out for a partnership, and you’re making me fly out for a discussion. Shouldn’t you be glad to have this opportunity?

And yet he was being asked to go to Mist City Arts and Science University to talk.

But then Xiong Tianqi reconsidered; if Feiyue Group truly had significant technological expertise in graphene materials, then they did indeed have some leverage.

Therefore,

President Xiong decided to fly to Mist City the following day to meet with the legendary Principal Ding, who, despite his young age, had created numerous miracles, to discuss potential collaboration.

After hanging up the phone,

An Yujia sat back down in front of Principal Ding’s desk and said, "Principal Ding, Huawei Technology Group has proactively extended an olive branch to us. I think it won’t be long before other smartphone manufacturers also get in touch with us. Regarding the graphene smartphone batteries, should we choose exclusive authorization or non-exclusive authorization?"

Hearing this, Ding Yue shrugged and replied, "Why should we authorize at all? Wouldn’t it be better for us to directly manufacture the graphene smartphone batteries?"

By controlling the mass production of graphene materials, it was equivalent to controlling the upstream of the supply chain. With that in mind, Feiyue Group could produce the graphene smartphone batteries themselves.

Because Ding Xiaoyou’s graphene battery technology was already mature enough.

There were absolutely no problems with making graphene smartphone batteries.

Now.

The biggest problem for Ding Yue was his production line.

Production lines required advanced equipment, as well as skilled technical workers.

Of course, technical workers could be trained, but advanced equipment had to be manufactured one by one.

"But Principal Ding, looking at the current situation, our graphene product production lines are probably still too few, whether it’s for making graphene batteries or whatever,"

An Yujia frowned and said.

Indeed, controlling graphene smartphone batteries would grant them a significant upper hand.

But as An Yujia had said, Feiyue Group’s graphene plant scale was still a bit small.

The smartphone market was simply too vast.

"The application of technology is step by step, we can start by producing graphene smartphone batteries that are 10 times better than regular ones, and then cycle through upgrades, buying us more time."

Ding Yue thought of the strategy smartphone manufacturers loved to employ.

That is, releasing a new product every year with a bit of new technology, gradually updating and upgrading.

Your smartphone could do this.

Why couldn’t my exclusively held graphene smartphone battery do the same?

Graphene batteries that are 10 times better than regular smartphone batteries and not much more expensive would have a tremendous appeal to consumers.

Upon hearing this, An Yujia nodded thoughtfully, agreeing that the approach Principal Ding mentioned was indeed feasible.

Who would have thought.

Principal Ding indeed had a certain business acumen.

"The mass production of graphene material is a technology that Mist City Arts and Science University has worked hard to develop and break through. Naturally, it should bring in more profits and then give back to Mist City Arts and Science University."

Ding Yue expressed his true intentions.

Although granting licenses and supplying graphene material could indeed make a lot of money from major smartphone manufacturers,

the development and construction of Mist City Arts and Science University could not be satisfied with just tens or hundreds of billions.

To build Mist City Arts and Science University into one of the world’s top universities, a continuous flow of investment was needed.

Now that Mist City Arts and Science University had luckily mastered graphene technology, they had to earn its value themselves and then invest all the money earned into the construction and development of the university.

This fit very well with Ding Yue’s strategy of cyclical development.

"That’s exactly the point, so Principal Ding, if we want to control the upstream port for graphene smartphone batteries, then we must continue to expand the scale of our graphene plant,"

An Yujia said seriously.

The current scale of the graphene plant area was, by no means, enough to support the nationwide and eventually global demand for graphene smartphone batteries.

"We’ll have to turn to Mist City officials for that,"

Ding Yue considered that for this, Mist City officials must continue to provide strong support, allowing Feiyue Group to acquire more land for building additional factories.

With that thought,

Ding Yue couldn’t help but lift his head and look at the map of Mist City hanging on the wall.

To the south of University Town, there was a large plot of land.

Using that area as Mist City Arts and Science University’s base for various tech industries in the future might be a good choice?

In the future, Mist City Arts and Science University would certainly see more and more cutting-edge tech products emerge.

For example, the photolithography machine still in development.

If these were established in Mist City, they could potentially support the high-tech industry there.

And an idea had just flashed through Ding Yue’s mind.

That was to turn the area he had his eye on into a future tech city.

Of course, this would require strong support from Mist City officials.