When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

Chapter 403: Jack Ma's failure, technology is his confidence

The world is dynamic and material, and it is not subject to anyone's will.

Many people have discussed a question on the Internet: whether heroes create history, for example, whether the actions of a certain outstanding person changed history.

Or it is the people who create history, history is the history of the people, and the people are the creators of history.

The difference between the two may seem insignificant, but in fact there is a huge difference.

The former, also known as the genius view of history, is a view that absolutely exaggerates the role of individual figures in history. It believes that emperors, generals, heroes and great men are endowed with natural talents, and the development of history is determined by their thoughts and will, or is arranged and controlled by some mysterious spiritual force, such as destiny or God. Great figures are the embodiment and executors of this destiny and God's will, and they decide history and the destiny of the people on their behalf.

It denies the role of the masses in social development, denies that the masses are the creators of history, and slanders the masses as negative and passive "inert matter" that can only blindly follow "heroes."

The latter, on the other hand, believes that social and historical development has its own inherent objective laws, that social existence determines social consciousness, and that social consciousness in turn reacts on social existence. The people are the creators of history, which is completely opposite to the genius historical view.

These two views may seem insignificant, but they actually have a huge impact.

In the past, Wang Donglai still wanted to rely on his own strength to completely drive the take-off of human civilization.

For example, the development of room-temperature superconducting materials, controlled nuclear fusion, artificial intelligence and other super black technologies.

However, the more you grow, the more things and people you come into contact with, and you realize that this is just wishful thinking.

Many things cannot be done just by thinking of them.

Just like the strategic planning for Pin Yidao, Huang Zheng has his own considerations and ideas.

Although Zhang Zijie did not bring it up, there are many things in the daily company management that do not satisfy Wang Donglai.

Even for his chosen friends, Xue Tao would take the initiative to dissuade him from his plans because of his own considerations.

People are not machines!
No one listens to another person 100%.

So, after Wang Donglai redistributed everyone's work, he started to busy himself with his own things.

Develop Jianying software, research and develop EDA software, and communicate with Tangdu City on specific matters of cooperation...

One thing after another, he couldn't stop at all.

And just like that, it was November.

More than half a month passed, and since Qin Province and Tang City attached great importance to this cooperation, all the procedures went very quickly.

And wait until this matter is settled.

Lei Jun in Beijing and Jack Ma in Hangzhou and others received the news.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, Wang Donglai also met many people.

For example, Yu Dazui from Warwick, the person in charge of OV, or Zeng Qun from CATL and others.

Facing these people, Wang Donglai's attitude was consistent and firm.

That is, investment can be liberalized, but one must accept strict regulations such as giving up voting rights and only enjoying dividend rights.

Some agreed, and some did not.

However, most people did not agree.

Because if these conditions were the only ones, Galaxy Technology, which holds several technical patents with great commercial value, is still very worth investing in.

However, Wang Donglai's valuation price is very high, and if you want to buy shares, you must pay a large sum of money. As a result, many companies with insufficient funds and lack of sincerity have been driven away.

With 20 billion yuan in support from Qin Province and Tang City, plus the cooperation with BYD, Wang Donglai has passed the first stage and the financing needs are no longer urgent.

As a result, Lei Jun and Jack Ma are in trouble.

Jack Ma in Hangzhou never expected that such a change would happen.

"Are Qin Sheng and Tang both crazy? They spent 20 billion just to get 10% of the shares?"

When he said this, Jack Ma was already on his way to Tangdu.

Jack Marco knows very well the value of Galaxy Technology.

A unicorn indeed.

The two softwares, Neihan and Toutiao, have long become national software with more than 300 million users.

The number of daily active users is steadily above 30 million.

Not to mention the various technical patents developed by Galaxy Technology, such as beauty software and artificial intelligence mobile assistant.

Just these two alone bring in roughly tens of billions of stable income every year.

And it will increase as the shipment of smartphones increases.

Jack Ma was still on the road, and his phone never stopped talking.

Originally, according to Jack Ma's temper and personality, he would never take the initiative to go to Tang City to meet Wang Donglai.

After all, how old is Wang Donglai? How old is he?
How much is his net worth? How much is Wang Donglai's net worth?
However, after one contact with Wang Donglai, Jack Ma already understood.

Wang Donglai simply looks down on himself, or rather, he simply does not receive the same awe or admiration from ordinary people or his peers.

I don't have much face in front of Wang Donglai.

The plane lands.

Jack Ma went straight to Galaxy Technology.

Before Jack Ma arrived, Galaxy Technology had already been informed of Jack Ma's coming.

So, Jack Ma also met Wang Donglai as soon as possible.

"Professor Wang, 5 billion, 4% of the shares, as long as you agree, the money will be in the account this afternoon!"

As soon as they met, Jack Ma said with a generous and domineering look on his face.

Wang Donglai smiled and shook his head, saying, "Boss Ma, I've already told you last time that the next time we meet, the price won't be the same as before."

"Eighty-three billion, four percent of the shares!"

Although Wang Donglai said this with a smile, his tone was extremely firm and he did not give in at all.

Jack Ma had actually anticipated that Wang Donglai might raise the price, but he also held on to the possibility that Wang Donglai would give him some face.

Unexpectedly, Wang Donglai did not do that at all. Instead, he increased the price by 3 billion from the original amount and actually charged a late fee of 300 million.

Ten million per minute, and if you are late for half an hour, you will have to add another three hundred million.

I suddenly felt depressed. After Jack Ma became successful in Taobao, he had never felt so depressed before.

I immediately wanted to turn around and leave.

However, it was as if my heel was rooted in place and I couldn't move.

His face darkened, his eyes revealed the stern look of a capital tycoon, and he said in a deep voice: "Boss Wang, it's been less than a month, and the price has increased from 5 billion to 8 billion. Isn't this a bit too much!"

"The entire new energy vehicle market is currently far behind the gasoline vehicle market and is still in the stage of technology accumulation. The battery sector only has tens of billions of dollars. Your company can indeed take the lead with its semi-solid-state batteries, but it may not be able to stay ahead forever."

"The previous 200 billion valuation was made because I had already taken a big risk in making this decision because of Mr. Wang's extraordinary talent in academic research and development."

"As a result, the valuation has increased so much in such a short period of time."

"If Mr. Wang insists on such an investment plan, I'm afraid I can only say sorry!" Jack Ma is not short of money, but an investment amount of 8 billion is definitely not a small number.

What's more, after investing 8 billion, he only got 4% of the shares, which was unacceptable to Jack Ma.

If we want to make back this amount of investment, we need a bigger future market for new energy vehicles and a longer leading time for semi-solid batteries.

Thinking quickly in his mind, Jack Ma has already thought about canceling the investment in semi-solid-state batteries.

Instead, they set their sights on other products of Galaxy Technology, such as Neihan and Toutiao.

Wang Donglai was not surprised, as businessmen will not do anything without profit.

8.3 billion for 4% of the shares.

This means that Galaxy Technology Energy, a company that has no factory, no workers, and is just an empty shell, has a valuation of over 200 billion.

Anyone would have doubts in their heart.

Wang Donglai said calmly: "Mr. Ma, I still say the same thing, investment is a matter of vision."

"After all, you are not an expert in this area, and you may not know much about materials and energy."

"So I can actually understand Mr. Ma's choice and thinking."

"If the cost of semi-solid batteries drops significantly, it will affect all aspects of society. We are now vigorously developing photovoltaic and wind power generation. These technologies are not difficult and we have developed them very well. However, in terms of energy storage, the world is pretty much the same."

"Although semi-solid batteries cannot be said to have solved this problem, they have greatly alleviated the pressure in this area. Electricity is cheaper and more efficient. Mr. Ma should be able to understand what this means."

"To be honest with you, Mr. Ma, not everyone or any company can invest in the companies under Galaxy Technology. We will also select investors and investment institutions!"

As Wang Donglai said this, Jack Ma's heart skipped a beat.

He didn't care about the contempt expressed in Wang Donglai's words and immediately started thinking frantically in his mind.

However, one only regrets not having enough knowledge when the time comes. Jack Ma is not a technical person and does not know much about this area.

Therefore, even if one thinks frantically, nothing useful can be obtained.

I could only vaguely feel that Wang Donglai did not deceive me, but I couldn't be sure whether he was exaggerating or not.

However, Jack Ma is also a business genius and never lacks decisiveness.

After realizing that he didn't know much about this, he decisively gave up and said, "Boss Wang, you said before that other subsidiaries of your company can also accept investment. Do you really mean it?"

When Jack Ma asked this, Wang Donglai understood and said immediately, "Of course!"

"If Mr. Ma is interested in other subsidiaries, you can learn more about them first and then contact them for negotiation."

Jack Ma increasingly felt Wang Donglai's contemptuous attitude towards him.

In other places, Jack Ma is either called Teacher Ma or addressed as Mr. Ma in a respectful tone.

But this is not the case when Wang Dong comes here.

How many people would be glad to receive investment from a wealthy and capable capital tycoon like him?

As a result, Wang Donglai remained calm and unmoved.

This made Jack Ma, who was always praised, feel unhappy.

However, as he is a tycoon who has been in the business world for many years, he hides his emotions very well and does not reveal a single bit.

After Jack Ma left, Zhou Rui, Zhang Bytedance and others looked at Wang Donglai with a hint of admiration in their eyes.

Facing a capital tycoon like Jack Ma, the attitude displayed by Wang Donglai is something they simply cannot do.

At the same time, it also made them determined to follow Wang Donglai.

Even business tycoons like Jack Ma are rushing to invest, so what reason do they have not to believe in the future development of Galaxy Technology?

After Jack Ma, Wang Donglai received another call from Lei Jun.

Although they didn't say it explicitly, both Wang Donglai and Lei Jun are smart people.

After such a long time, Lei Jun did not mention the issue of investment again, and neither did Wang Donglai, which seemed like they had a tacit understanding.

Therefore, even though Lei Jun was extremely regretful at this moment, he couldn't talk about investing in shares.

At this moment, Lei Jun didn't know how much he regretted, regretting that he had listened to Jack Ma's words.

But now that things have come to this, there is no point in regretting.

After a brief exchange of feelings, the two hung up the phone tacitly.

"If life could always be like the first time we met, why would the autumn wind make the painted fan sad? People's hearts change easily, yet they say that people's hearts change easily. The ancients were really sincere and did not deceive me!"

After sighing, Wang Donglai put the matter out of his mind and stopped thinking about it.

……

The breakthrough in semi-solid-state battery technology and the emergence of advanced packaging design solutions have made Wang Donglai truly famous in the scientific research field at home and abroad.

In the past, Wang Donglai’s main achievements were mainly in proving difficult mathematical problems in the world. When people mention Wang Donglai, they will think of his achievements in the field of mathematics.

The importance of mathematics is self-evident. Many people are willing to show a little goodwill to Wang Donglai, with the idea of ​​cooperating in the future.

However, when they heard that Wang Donglai had developed semi-solid battery technology, which had pushed battery performance to another level, the bosses of lead-acid battery and lithium battery companies with a long-term vision all developed a strong sense of crisis.

But compared with the shock caused in the semiconductor field, this is nothing.

Chips are the crystallization of human technological civilization.

High-performance chips and chip-related equipment are strictly controlled domestically.

This strict control lasts for a very long time.

The Batumi Agreement, established as early as 1949, was a national organization specifically designed to impose embargoes and trade restrictions on socialist countries. Three years later, in 1952, the China Committee was established to impose an embargo specifically on China.

The embargoed products regulated by the Batumi Agreement range from atomic bombs to screws. Among the embargoed countries, China has the longest list, and more than 500 items have been added specifically for China.

In addition to the Batcom Agreement, the West also has the Wassenaar Arrangement to impose restrictions on China.

Like Batumi, the Wassenaar Arrangement also controls technology exports. This agreement has more member states than Batumi, including more than 40 member states. Although the agreement stipulates that members can decide whether to issue export licenses for sensitive products and technologies, this is not the case in reality.

In 2004, the Czech Republic was planning to export "passive radar equipment" to China, but the news leaked out and was discovered by the Bald Eagle. Under its pressure, the transaction was stopped.

China's self-reliance in many areas was actually forced by Western sanctions.

A domestically produced tunnel boring machine costs 5000 million yuan, but the West, relying on its technological monopoly, sells it to China at six times the price.

In the latest scientific research field, it has always been a seller's market. Whoever possesses the most advanced technology has absolute say.

After realizing this, China invested more resources in scientific research.

However, because we lag behind in so many areas and the degree of lag is so great, it has become extremely difficult to catch up.

The semiconductor field is a very obvious example.

In fact, as early as the last century, we were not that backward. In fact, we were even at the world's leading level in some aspects. It's just that we did not keep up with subsequent research and development, and the vicious cycle led to us falling behind completely.

Therefore, when the news that Wang Donglai had developed an advanced packaging design solution came out, it was like a huge rock falling into the water, causing ripples. (End of this chapter)

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