My science and technology museum - Chapter 141 Pingguo’s compromise

“The sodium-ion battery we use will become less durable after users charge and discharge it. As for the specific number of charges and discharges, there is currently no accurate figure.”

“According to the data submitted by after-sales service, mobile phones with large-scale problems are mainly concentrated in the Asian market.”

“Because other markets have just started online sales, the same problems have not yet been discovered.”

Licanife Island.

Pingguo Spaceship Headquarters Building.

In the core conference room, Kulas listened to the report of his assistant Mel, and his expression gradually changed from gloomy to angry.

I really didn’t expect that this kind of thing would happen before I could be happy about the sales.

In order to deal with the impact of Xingyuan solid-state batteries, Kulas had to choose to cooperate with Ningwang New Energy and use their latest research and development of sodium-ion batteries.

It turned out that this was a win-win cooperation between him and others, which could resolve the dilemma faced by Pingguo.

And that’s exactly what happened.

The sodium-ion battery mobile phone achieved explosive sales results as soon as it was launched, and firmly placed a foothold on Warwick’s solid-state flagship phones.

But no one knows which one will come first, surprise or shock.

He never expected that sodium-ion batteries would have such a big problem with their lifespan.

It can only be said that they were confused by the emergence of Xingyuan solid-state batteries. Although they wanted to quickly come up with a suitable solution to compete with Xingyuan solid-state batteries and ensure that their market share in the industry was not affected, they could do nothing. The battery technology it has is far from up to par.

Only then did the immature sodium-ion battery blindly move to the market.

The current situation was completely expected.

But I have to say that if Ningwang New Energy is given a new choice, I am afraid they will still launch sodium-ion batteries.

Because this operation is essentially no different from gambling.

After all, if the life of sodium-ion batteries can last longer, Ningwang New Energy may be sure to minimize the impact even if such negative information is revealed.

However, for the current Pingguo mobile phone, it no longer makes any sense to hold anyone responsible.

The most important thing to consider is how to reduce your own losses.

As the CEO of Pingguo, Kuras was the one who decided to cooperate with Ningwang New Energy. He must bear the greatest responsibility in this matter.

But at this time, he must stay calm and make new response decisions.

So as Mel finished reporting the entire situation, the entire conference room fell into silence at first. After a pause of about dozens of seconds, Kuras slowly opened his mouth to issue a new order.

“Recall all phones with the problem and stop sales of this phone globally.”

“Formally lodge compensation against Ningwang New Energy Company.”

“In addition, we must actively deal with the aftermath of problematic mobile phones and try our best to satisfy users. At this time, we must not let users feel any disappointment.”

Kuras knows very well that the sub-region market is a very important area. Even with Warwick as a competitor, he must not lose his market share.

Since there is a problem with Pingguo’s sodium-ion battery mobile phone, it is necessary to appease the user’s emotions.

As long as they don’t lose their confidence in Pingguo, there may be a chance to regain the market when new mobile phones are released.

Since everyone here is the core staff of Pingguo Company, they are also very aware of the situation the company is currently facing.

Therefore, there was naturally no objection to Kulas’s instructions, and they all responded immediately.

“It’s the boss.”

This emergency meeting was convened mainly to deal with the subsequent impact issues. After making the corresponding decisions, there was no need to continue convening them. Moreover, personnel needed to seize the time to implement the decisions.

But when Kulas announced the end of the meeting and asked his subordinates to carry out his orders, Mel stayed temporarily.

With eyes full of worry, he asked, “The boss doesn’t have the supply of new batteries. Do we have to switch back to traditional lithium batteries?”

The issues Mel raises really need to be addressed.

Sodium-ion batteries have a short lifespan and cannot be used in new mobile phones, so Pingguo now has only two options left.

Either accept the capacity share allocated by Xingyuan Batteries, or continue to use traditional lithium batteries.

But Xingyuan’s new solid-state battery production base has begun construction. It is conceivable that after formal production, a large number of metal solid-state batteries will be delivered to the market, thereby accelerating the replacement of traditional lithium batteries.

If they continue to choose to use traditional lithium batteries, they are going backwards.

The impact may not be obvious in a short period of time due to its own hardware and reputation, but as the timeline lengthens, it will inevitably gradually decline.

Kulas will never allow Pingguo’s phone to be destroyed in his own hands.

This left him with only one choice.

That is to go back and cooperate with Xingyuan Battery. Even if you can only get a small share of production capacity, at least it is better than nothing.

Although he felt a little embarrassed, he could only do this for the sake of Pingguo’s future development.

However, Kuras did not regret much about the decision he made when he was in Binjiang City. After all, things had already happened and it was impossible to change them.

After secretly making up his mind, Kuras sighed, and then replied firmly: “We must use solid-state batteries. I will personally contact the person in charge of Xingyuan Battery later.”

“I understand boss.”

After receiving a positive reply from Kulas, Mel stopped wasting time and finally responded to this sentence and immediately turned around and exited the conference room.

Kulas was left alone inside.

Kuras watched Mel’s leaving figure until the other party completely disappeared from sight, then he operated the computer and tried to establish a remote video call request with Xu Lei.

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Binjiang City.

Longhu High-tech Park.

Xu Lei was explaining things to Chen Shihe in the CEO’s office when he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from the computer.

“boss.”

“Kulas requested a video call with you.”

“Are you connected?”

Because the problem of sodium-ion battery life being too short has had a great impact on public opinion in China, Xu Lei naturally knew about it.

Speaking of which, he had previously analyzed possible problems that may arise in sodium-ion batteries, including the fission of the cathode material during the charge and discharge process, which affects the performance of the battery.

Originally, he thought that since Ningwang New Energy dared to cooperate with Pingguo to launch sodium-ion batteries, this problem should be solved to a certain extent and the battery life could be greatly extended. However, he never expected that the actual situation was worse than he expected. .

The other party actually rashly introduced immature technology to the market for commercial operation.

The current situation is caused by ourselves.

So seeing Kulas taking the initiative to have a video call with him at this time, Xu Lei immediately guessed the other party’s plan.

“If I had known why this was happening today, I would have chosen to use our metal solid-state batteries in the end.”

The corner of his mouth raised slightly and he said this with a hint of playfulness, and then gave an order to Xingtong: “Xingtong, please connect the video.”

Almost at the same time Xu Lei said these words, Kuras’ figure popped up on the screen.

Now that he knew the purpose of the other party’s visit, Xu Lei didn’t bother to waste time with detours, so he went straight to the point and brought the topic down to business.

“Mr. Kulas.”

“I think you are doing it for the solid-state battery this time, right?”

Kuras on the screen was slightly startled when he heard that Xu Lei was the first to mention this matter. He quickly recovered and put on a rarely seen smile on his face, and he also chose to admit it generously. own purpose.

“That’s right.”

“We are willing to accept the previous share of solid-state battery capacity.”

“You can even pay the entire price in advance.”

Kuras knows very well that he did not save face for Future Technology because of his choice last time. If he does not take the initiative to make up for it at this time, I am afraid it will be difficult to get the share of production capacity he deserves.

So he offered to pay the entire price first.

To express your sincerity.

What Kulas didn’t expect was that he didn’t face any difficulties from Xu Lei, and the other party readily agreed to the cooperation.

“I said last time that as long as Mr. Kulas wants to cooperate with us, we are always welcome.”

“How about this.”

“We will continue to provide solid-state batteries based on the last production capacity share.”

When Kulas heard this, he was very happy and excited seeing that his goal was achieved so easily.

At least reaching this cooperation can alleviate the current difficulties faced by Pingguo to a certain extent.

But just when he was about to show his thanks, he heard Xu Lei suddenly change the subject, causing his face to stiffen instantly.

“but……”

“Because last time you voluntarily gave up the allocated capacity share.”

“We just gave it to other people.”

“I’m afraid we won’t be able to provide you with solid-state batteries normally until the production capacity is reallocated in the second year.”

Regarding Xu Lei’s words, Kulas knew exactly what the situation was.

Roughly speaking, they were the first to pay the full payment, but they were able to get solid-state batteries one year later than other brand companies. The key is that the share of production capacity they can obtain has not changed at all.

You must know that in the second year after the three large-scale battery production bases of Xingyuan Battery are put into production, their production capacity will inevitably increase significantly, but the number of solid-state batteries they can obtain is still so many.

There is no way to be competitive with other brand companies.

If nothing else happens, it is estimated that in less than a year, their survival space in the domestic market will be reduced to little.

However, after experiencing the sodium-ion battery incident, Kulas knew that he was being targeted, so he could only agree unconditionally.

“We have no doubt about it.”

After finally saying these words, the whole person seemed to be drained of all strength.

This was the first time since he entered Pingguo Company that he felt this deep sense of powerlessness, which was ruthlessly crushed by advanced technology.

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