During the interview, Li Yuan focused on a mythical story - China has cheap labor!

In fact, people who know something about industrial fur should know that it is not that cheap labor is not important, but it is not that important. In terms of cost, labor cost accounts for a very small proportion, and sometimes it does not play a decisive role at all.

But foreigners like to hear such rhetoric, right?

Just like when talking about the People's Liberation Army, foreigners like to talk about human sea tactics. That's shitty human sea tactics. If human sea tactics were effective, the Eight-Nation Allied Forces would have been driven into the sea during the Boxer Rebellion. The key is still first-class strategy.

tactics.

In this field of photovoltaic industry, the most important thing is also not the labor cost.

At present, the most important raw material - silicon wafer (currently still monocrystalline silicon, has not developed to the polycrystalline silicon stage), the market price is basically 7,000 US dollars / ton, which is about 60,000 Rongmei coins / ton.

If all raw materials and components are imported from abroad and assembled domestically, it will indeed be cheaper and the price can reach about three-quarters of that abroad.

However, this price competitiveness is very reluctant. Because raw materials are imported, parts and components are also imported, including equipment, but the market is almost all overseas? The price is completely controlled by foreign countries, and you can only make some money in assembly.

Hard-earned money.

But Li Yuan was not like this from the beginning.

First of all, Phoenix New Energy has its own market - the Zhuque No. 1 Solar Test Site. It is fully able to absorb part of its production capacity by itself.

Therefore, in terms of other parts and components, most of them have found domestic substitutes. Even if they cannot be found, they can be jointly tackled by various ministries and commissions, university research institutes, and other enterprises.

As long as there is a steady stream of orders in the future, why would those companies not do it?

For example, for seals, alloy frames, cables, circuit control panels, etc., is it necessary to use expensive imported goods? This is the advantage of having basic industries.

So now, the localization rate of those parts has reached more than 70%, and the average purchase price is only about two-fifths of the imported ones.

The other is imported equipment. In the same way, if you import a batch and then imitate a batch domestically, among these equipment, the localization rate will also reach more than 30%. Basically, the price of purchased equipment will be reduced to less than half.

The last thing is the key raw material silicon wafer.

In the field of silicon wafer production, it is very similar to the semiconductor industry. It has always been a technology- and capital-intensive industry. Especially the capital-intensive industry requires a huge investment in the early stage. And the unit price is outrageously high. Only after large-scale production,

Only then can costs be reduced and commercialization be successfully achieved.

But is this kind of problem a problem for Li Yuan? Isn’t it just burning money? There is no funding problem at all.

Especially with Li Yuan, a big player, Phoenix New Energy has ample production capacity margin. So far, their production has not reached one-tenth of the approved production capacity.

There is no way, big dog companies are big dog companies. They not only have imported equipment, but also support domestic equipment, and they don't care about such waste at all.

Therefore, in the end, the cost of Phoenix New Energy's self-produced silicon wafers has been reduced to about 40,000 yuan, and the product price is one-third that of foreign manufacturers.

Some have the advantage of low price dumping!

…

At the exhibition, Li Xuesong and the others acted equally quickly.

There is a saying that ordinary people have little interest in products like photovoltaics and do not care about brands at all. Therefore, the effect of Li Yuan's high-end publicity is just that. It does not have a great influence.

However, as one of the most famous technological upstarts, no matter how ineffective it is, it still attracts a lot of attention.

From the day after the interview, many interested people appeared in front of the booth in twos and threes.

Several Western-looking people picked up the brochure and flipped through it casually.

"Huh? Sorry, are the technical data above real?" a blond middle-aged man asked in surprise.

Li Xuesong quickly smiled: "This gentleman, I promise that everything is true. We have a detailed test report."

"Really? Your Chinese test reports won't be... watery, right? Do you really have that kind of testing capability?"

"There must be." Li Xuesong smiled and nodded, "If you don't believe it, you can also entrust a third party to test it."

"Okay then. Are you China...?"

"Sir, if you are interested, you can choose to purchase from a brand or OEM. We at Phoenix New Energy welcome you to visit China."

"What's the price?"

"This is the price list."

"God! Sorry, is this price list real?"

"Guaranteed authenticity. If your purchase volume is huge, we can also negotiate a discount..."

"Let's do it! Are there any samples? We'll order a few. But we've agreed in advance that the technical data must be met."

"Of course it's no problem. If it's not up to standard, we can return it in full."

"That's good. Let's talk about it first. Is it the price on the price list?"

"Haha. That's the price. There will be no mistake."

"..."

After a while, two short and stocky men came. After they read the brochure and price list, they also exchanged business cards and were very interested in OEM...

In fact, during this period, the development of photovoltaic technology in various countries was similar. Although China was relatively lagging behind, the difference in solar energy conversion efficiency was only about 1%.

Just 1%? To be honest, it is simply ignored. Besides, foreign countries are not that advanced. Except for those big brands, the conversion efficiency of other products is similar to that of Phoenix New Energy.

But Phoenix Solar is so cheap! Only one-third of other manufacturers? Considering the premium of foreign brands, the cost is only about half at most. What is the concept? That is a killer!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In addition, the rapid development of the photovoltaic industry has led to insufficient global production capacity and it is too late to build new factories.

Now suddenly there is this company from China. If it can fill the gap, this change of hands will make a fortune!

…

At this moment, Li Yuan was accompanying his wife, and they were visiting the local cathedral.

"Yuanzi, what's so good about this? Didn't you say you would take me to the scenic spots?"

"Hey! The whole world is like this. I travel, visit temples at home and churches abroad. What else can I find new? Play mahjong at night at most."

"Ah? Do Germans also play mahjong?"

"Ahem." Li Yuan was speechless. But when it comes to overseas travel in the future, it seems that many European hotels are equipped with mahjong. Even in my previous life, I have encountered automatic mahjong tables?

"Yuanzi, this is not fun at all. Triumphal arches, palaces, and churches all look the same."

"Haha, what should I do? Should I take you to a beer hall?"

"I'm sorry! I don't like drinking. Even German beer! I'm tired of drinking it these days."

"ah?"

Li Yuan was dumbfounded and had nothing to say to his wife. Was he going to drink beer in that famous beer hall? This woman is simply blind to history!

"Hey, I'm asking you, is there any other fun place?"

"Uh... let's just go to the BMW Museum! Go look at BMW cars."

"BMW, what kind of car is that?"

"Hey." Li Yuan was completely defeated, "Do you know about Mercedes-Benz? BMW and Mercedes-Benz are about the same!"

"I've never heard of it. So it's a car? I thought it was a carriage. Hehehe..."

"..."

Like most women, Gu Yuqin has no interest in car brands and only knows a few popular domestic brands. At this period, only Mercedes-Benz was recognized in the country, but BMW did not pay much attention to the Chinese market. Until 1994,

We just established our first office in Beijing. We don’t even have a branch? Can you believe it?

Except for a few car enthusiasts, very few people have heard of it. Not to mention, my daughter-in-law is car blind.

To be honest, the BMW Museum is quite fun, and Gu Yuqin was also very interested in it.

This museum is right next to the Olympic Park and connected with the BMW headquarters. There are many tourists inside, who can learn more about the development history and technological level of BMW cars.

The BMW Museum exhibition hall is designed as a wrap-around space, displaying samples of various BMW cars, BMW motorcycles, light bikes and some special-purpose vehicles produced over the years according to different eras and periods, and using modern sound, light, electricity,

High-tech means such as multimedia and pictures and audio-visual materials enhance the artistic space for product display and comprehensively interpret the growth and development history of BMW Motor Company.

Note: There are no such products as armored vehicles and tanks? (Laughing and crying)

As for the exhibits in the museum, the most eye-catching one is Bond's car in the 007 movie. You can go and watch the "007" series of movies. Bond drives a BMW all the time, and the villain's Mercedes-Benz is the one that was knocked upside down by the BMW.

(laughing and crying)

There is also a BMW 1500CC motorcycle that travels around the world; the rest are various exquisitely crafted and expensive BMW models. In addition to classic cars, there are some concept cars in the showroom. There are very few latest models running on the road. After all, here

It's a museum, not a showroom.

Of course, during the visit, the staff quickly learned of Li Yuan's arrival. Several managers from the BMW headquarters hurried over to personally introduce the latest limited edition customized car to Li Yuan and the others. The level of enthusiasm...

I accidentally ordered two.

As a gift, BMW also gave Gu Yuqin many exquisite car models, which made her smile from ear to ear. The monkeys at home had new toys. But looking at Gu Yuqin's expression, it seemed that...the car models were more limited than limited editions.

Do you like the customized version of the car more?

The visit to the BMW Museum finally ended. I felt like I was hurt by the German meat these days, so I bought some hot fish burgers on the street, and the two of them returned to the hotel happily...

…

As soon as he entered the hotel lobby, he saw Li Xuesong running over happily, which shocked Li Yuan.
To be continued...