Chapter 346 Job-hopping
Chapter 346 Job-hopping
Cui Zhiyu added Yu Xing’s WeChat, but after a handshake, there wasn’t much communication between them, and he didn’t know what to talk about.
In fact, Cui Zhiyu himself is optimistic about the development of electric vehicles. He has also mentioned the strategic future to President Wei. He believes that Great Wall’s current layout of new energy is not strong enough, but his idea is inconsistent with Great Wall’s current strategy of focusing on SUVs, pickup trucks and compact cars.
In addition, the Haval H6 released last year has already seen hot sales, and the new energy strategy has been neglected.
At the same time, also because of the market of Haval H6, Great Wall is initiating changes in its organizational structure. The original department system has been changed to a center system, and the center director reports directly to Wang Fengying. The recent internal changes are still relatively large.
For example, Wang Ruiping, the dean of the Power Research Institute, is about to leave Great Wall and join Geely next month. This is no secret within the company.
Cui Zhiyu was rather hesitant about such internal changes. Firstly, he enjoyed working with Mr. Wang, and secondly, he felt that he could not give full play to his strengths in strategic cognition.
But after a heart-to-heart talk with Mr. Wang, he had decided to stay at Great Wall if he had not run into Yu Xing at the auto show this time.
Cui Zhiyu was tapping the screen of his mobile phone aimlessly and unknowingly clicked on WeChat. His eyes just slid across the screen and suddenly slid back to see a line of small words after "Information" - A talk on battery development.
He knew that WeChat had launched a news function, but he had never clicked on it before.
He was still thinking about batteries a few minutes ago, and now he has this kind of information, which is quite... telepathic.
Cui Zhiyu clicked on the information and took a look. He was surprised to find that the discussion was quite good. It included the current situation of the newly established CATL and the 18650 ternary lithium battery provided by Panasonic for Tesla.
Tesla's Model S with 85kWh version has a claimed range of 265 miles, or about 426 kilometers, making it the world's longest-range mass-produced electric car.
Cui Zhiyu saw some of the latest data and suddenly thought about the products he had seen today. There are already quite a few hybrid vehicles, including BMW i8, Volkswagen XL1, Honda Civic, BYD Qin, and Roewe 550. No matter they are foreign-funded, joint ventures, or domestically produced, they have all been explored.
If domestic manufacturers can also adopt Panasonic's long-life batteries, will the market undergo a completely new change?
He thought about it for a while, and then thought about Yu Xing's comments that he overheard today: BMW is too expensive, BYD still needs to accumulate, Roewe's gearbox has hidden dangers, and Zotye is purely low-priced and low-quality...
This person has a really big mouth!
However, even Mr. Wang’s judgment on Roewe coincides with his. Even if he has the analysis and opinions of the team behind him, at least this person is thinking and exploring seriously.
Cui Zhiyu knew too well how busy senior management could be, so he felt that it was quite valuable for someone who had just entered the automotive industry to be able to calm down.
He thought about it, flipped through his address book, and tried to find out about the company CATL through friends of friends of friends.
The next morning, Cui Zhiyu received a call back and got an important piece of news that surprised him.
CATL is close to reaching a cooperation agreement with BMW and will develop customized battery cells for BMW. The initial production capacity will mainly supply its power battery center in Shenyang, and the battery packs assembled here will be used in the new brand "Zhinuo" of BMW Brilliance to be launched next year.
A new brand is still a small problem. The important thing is, can a newly established company like CATL directly enter the supply chain system of a well-known car company like BMW?
Cui Zhiyu suddenly felt a sense of impact from the development of the times.
The thought that he was barely persuaded by Wang Fengying resurfaced in his mind, and he couldn't help but find the head Wei Jianjun again in the morning, hoping that the company could pay more attention to the new energy sector.
"Hasn't this question been discussed before?" Wei Jianjun frowned.
"Mr. Wei, you are here at the auto show today. Take a look. Half of the booths here are hybrid or electric!" Cui Zhiyu advised.
Seeing that he was still entangled, Wei Jianjun replied: "If you have any ideas, go and talk to Wang Fengying directly."
He also needed to accept media interviews. The popularity of Haval H6 made Great Wall very popular. Cui Zhiyu looked at the figure of the leader leaving, sighed, and turned to find his immediate superior Wang Fengying.
Wang Fengying didn't expect Cui Zhiyu, who was fine yesterday, to leave. After persuading him for a long time, she saw that he was determined and frowned and asked, "Where are you going? To Geely too?"
"I haven't thought about it yet." Cui Zhiyu shook his head. "Maybe, I can be an investor for a while and invest in new energy companies."
"We are already setting up a battery team." Wang Fengying said helplessly, "If you feel uncomfortable with the company's reform, we can talk to President Wei again. What's wrong with you reporting to me?"
Cui Zhiyu's mood was completely different at this time. He shook his head again and said, "I don't think President Wei will pay attention to new energy. If investment is not easy, I can try Yu Xing's Carbon Silicon Group in Shencheng. Alternatively, BYD is also an alternative."
Wang Fengying frowned and said after a moment's silence, "Yu Xingyou from Carbon Silicon Group came to the auto show. I saw him yesterday."
Cui Zhiyu nodded: "I saw it too, let's see if I can talk to him today."
He looked at Wang Fengying's expression and said with a smile: "Boss Wang, if I really go to Carbon Silicon, I have to brag about my contribution to the success of H6."
Wang Fengying sighed: "You have made contributions in the first place. I still think that you should not be impulsive and think about it again."
She has received many resignation letters from middle and senior management in the past two months, the main reason being internal reforms, but Cui Zhiyu's ideas are somewhat inconsistent with Great Wall.
Cui Zhiyu agreed, but seemed a little excited when he turned around and left.
Wang Fengying shook her head slightly and looked at the H7 on display at the company, hoping that it could further impact the mid-to-high-end market.
Cui Zhiyu moved through the crowd, looking for Yu Xing and others whom he had followed yesterday, while weaving words in his mind. If he really went to Carbon Silicon Group, he also hoped that he would be valued.
Soon, a very influential lobbying argument came to his mind.
Cui Zhiyu looked for him twice but couldn't find him. Just when he was about to give up and use WeChat, he turned around and saw Yu Xing squatting and looking at the chassis of the exhibition car.
He walked over and saw Yu Xing, who had already stood up, turned his gaze towards him and said directly: "Mr. Yu, can I go to Lingang to take a look? I am interested in trying new energy projects."
"Welcome." Yu Xing said subconsciously, and then teased, "Didn't you get the stocks when you went back to ask Mr. Wei for them yesterday? Come on, I'm willing to give you the options."
Cui Zhiyu shook his head and said seriously: "It's not a stock issue. I think the time for the development of new energy in China is still very tight. Look at the Beijing Auto Show. If those foreign brands make a move, domestic brands will have difficulty again."
Yu Xing blinked and revised his answer: "Mr. Cui, I welcome talents to investigate and join us, but let's do a background check first to avoid wasting each other's time."
Cui Zhiyu didn’t understand why Mr. Yu’s attitude had changed slightly, but this was normal.
He took out his phone, showed the screen, and said with a smile: "If I fail the background check of Carbon Silicon Group, I can apply for a job at Carbon Silicon Data Company."
Yu Xing took a look and saw the "Latest Hotspots" software on it. He felt more and more that background checks were very important and necessary. It seemed that Mr. Cui was being a bit flattering.
Cui Zhiyu then asked, "Mr. Yu, I didn't hear you comment on Great Wall's cars yesterday. Did you see the H7 over at the booth?"
"Who am I to go around making comments?" Yu Xing shook his head. "Great Wall, the last name is Wei, Mr. Wei is pretty good."
Cui Zhiyu feels that this is not an evaluation, but it is better than an evaluation.
(End of this chapter)