Chapter 350 Cooperation 3
Cai Siqiang now doesn't understand many specific technologies in its business, but because there are professional teams to support the market, Duke did not make much preparations for the negotiations with the Li family this time. Cai Siqiang did a lot of homework and also had a deep understanding of the power supply.
When Duke first started to study nuclear power, he asked someone to conduct in-depth research on the power supply chain in order to grasp the relevant trends. Fortunately, he has certain decision-making capabilities in future commercial development. Before this negotiation, he focused on a lot of data on power supply. He was very impressed in his mind, so he could tell the story casually at this moment. Not only did he surprise such a big expert like Liu Jianji, but he was quite surprised by Duke, who was familiar with Cai Siqiang.
Liu Jianji has been in this industry for many years, and it is not surprising to know these numbers, but he heard that Cai Siqiang has been in the IT industry. At this moment, a series of data are casually said, which shows that he is not only not unfamiliar with the power supply industry, but also knows very well like a veteran, so he is quite surprised.
Duke didn't know when Cai Siqiang could learn so much about the Lotus Pile, but he had never said these things alone to Cai Siqiang.
Fortunately, Duke and Cai Siqiang have had a tacit understanding. Cai Siqiang usually leads business affairs, so Cai Siqiang will play well.
"Mr. Cai is very extensive. It's really awesome for young people. Compared with you, we are all a little old." Liu Jianji couldn't help but say in admiration. As the two young people's combination is indeed the best commercial gold combination in the Chinese circle today, one is superman in technology research and development, and the other is a genius with very sensitive commercial touch. The two are perfectly combined, no wonder SAL develops so fast.
However, since the other party is a smart person, the next cooperation will be easier. Liu Jianji believes that this preliminary intentional negotiation will be very successful, because if the other party is really smart, he will not refuse the opportunity to cooperate with the Li family.
"Indeed, as Mr. Cai said, the total global electricity supply market is indeed very large, and as people's living standards improve, electricity consumption will increase more. Therefore, no matter how technology develops in the future, electricity is always needed to be driven by a long time.
Therefore, for a long time to come, electricity will be irreplaceable energy. This is the main reason why we enter this market. This is a rare market that can continue to expand, but this market is not a sunshine." Liu Jianji said, "The topic here changed.
"Frankly speaking, the electricity industry now supplies electricity in most countries and regions, and most of the power supply uses thermal power generation. We are facing increasingly severe adjustments in the use of thermal power generation. On the one hand, there is huge pressure on environmental protection, and on the other hand, there is also the threat of resource exhaustion. What these two people bring is the rising cost pressure. Now the expenses used to deal with environmental protection and the increase in the cost of electricity and coal costs exceed the increase in terminal electricity prices, making our power supply not so profitable, so we are constantly looking for some alternative energy supply methods."
"New energy methods including wind power, solar power generation, nuclear power and other new energy methods are all our focus. Among them, in terms of wind power and solar power generation, we have some pilot commercial projects in operation. To be honest, from the perspective of existing technology, these two new energy methods are of poor cost performance and high cost, not only are the power generation very affected by natural weather, and more importantly, the power output from these two methods is very limited in time. For example, solar power generation will not be output at night, and wind power may be suitable for wind speeds without power generation throughout the week in some seasons."
"It is precisely because wind power, solar power generation and thermal power both have insurmountable shortcomings that we are now focusing on nuclear energy, because from a cost-effective perspective, nuclear power generation has the best cost-effectiveness. Of course, this is on the premise of ensuring safe operation. According to the expert evaluation report we hired, before Dr. Duke's Lotus Reactor was released, in principle, the safety of nuclear power plants of both second-generation reactors and third-generation reactors had different degrees of hidden dangers."
"The Chernobyl disaster and the extremely high post-processing of the Kashima nuclear accident in Japan a few years ago have made us afraid to get involved in nuclear power, because as long as an accident occurs, it will cause a catastrophe to the entire company. In terms of risk costs, this is really too high, so high that we cannot bear."
"To be honest, it was the expert evaluation team we hired that made us rekindled hope for nuclear power after comprehensively evaluating the safety of the Lotus Reactor. Experts praised the safety of the Lotus Reactor, believing that this is the safest reactor since the advent of the nuclear reactor. From a principle, there is almost no possibility of explosion. Even if it encounters extreme situations such as major earthquakes, the rapid shutdown and recovery of nuclear fuel can be eliminated in time."
The information of these lotus experimental reactors is currently kept confidential to the public market, which is only clear to the industry experts in the domestic industry who participated in the lotus experimental work that Li's family can obtain this information, which shows that they do have connections in China that are difficult for others to reach. Disclosure of this information is also the Li family showing their strength to Duke and others in disguise. If they want to obtain equal cooperation, both parties must have equal strength to be reliable.
"Okay, since Mr. Li and Mr. Liu are so sincere, we will work together to expand the nuclear power market. As for the way of cooperation, I don't think so. We inject technical resources, while you inject market and business resources. Both parties each account for 50% of the shares. The first investment will each inject US$2.5 billion. In the future, the investment will be added depending on the situation. How about it?" After hearing Liu Jianji's words, Cai Siqiang pondered for a while and decisively offered his own price.
If you change the negotiation partner, Cai Siqiang will definitely consider seeking controlling rights, but if you face the Li family, you will be satisfied with the reciprocal status. Of course, if you change the negotiation partner, the other party will definitely not dare to promise to obtain the domestic nuclear power plant production, sales and operation rights.
It is precisely for this reason that Cai Siqiang feels that it is not too much of a loss to exchange technology for the market.
Cai Siqiang's suggestion was obviously somewhat beyond the other party's expectations. According to their plan, they were planning to invest in Duke's technology. They spent more funds, but they had obtained the controlling stake in the joint venture. They had been working on this market for a long time, and the Li family also took great efforts and interests to obtain the power supply licenses from many countries.
This concession exceeded Liu Jianji's authority, so he did not dare to make decisions.
Liu Jianji turned around and exchanged glances with Boss Li. Seeing Boss Li remained silent for a while, and nodded gently.
"Okay! Since Mr. Cai is so refreshing, we will follow this principle and let the professionals formulate specific terms of the cooperation agreement. After talking about the matter, how about we play golf for the rest of the time?" Liu Jianji agreed with a smile.
Chapter completed!