I Respect You, but I Stand by My Opinion

After finishing his day's reception work, Shen Qi chatted with Tang Yuan for a few minutes before heading home.

Tang Yuan reported to Shen Qi, "BNE wants to wholesale our center's intellectual property rights. I told them that we shouldn't talk about business, only academic matters."

"Well done," Shen Qi said with satisfaction.

Shen Qi had already begun to formulate an idea: instead of selling my innovative inventions to others, I should make the products myself.

Kang Shun and LPJK1 followed this approach: Shen Qi was in charge of research and development, while his father was in charge of production and sales.

Drug development has a long cycle; even if everything goes smoothly, it can take several years from feasibility study and project approval to market launch.

Patent inventions generated by Condensed Matter Physics and related interdisciplinary fields are the main force behind Shen Qi Research Center.

Back home, Shen Qi said to Ou Ye, "I want to be Nobel."

Ou Ye asked, "Which stage of Nobel's life?"

Shen Qi: "A lifetime."

Nobel's life story is well-known. He first studied, then conducted scientific research, invented hundreds of patents, founded numerous companies, and accumulated enormous wealth. Before his death, he donated most of his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize. To commemorate Nobel's contributions, the synthetic element nobelium was named after Nobel.

Nobel never married and had no children.

In the field of procreation, Shen Qi's achievements surpass those of the Nobel.

Ou Ye: "You want to start a company?"

Shen Qi nodded and said, "I have that idea."

"If you want to do it, then do it." Ou Ye always supported her husband, provided that he reported to her before doing anything.

"Give me 3 billion to start a business." Shen Qi made the financial request, with Ou Ye managing the family's money.

Is that enough?

That's enough.

Starting a company is a very troublesome thing. Setting up a company, hiring people, building a factory, and continuously developing and scaling up can take anywhere from a few years to more than ten or even decades.

Shen Qi had no plans to start a new company. At his level, most things could be settled with a simple phone call.

Shen Qi dialed a number. "Chairman Kuang, I agree to invest."

"Okay, okay!" Chairman Kuang was a straightforward person; his two "okay"s reflected his attitude.

Shen Qi is an old friend of Chairman Kuang. The Kwong family is incredibly wealthy and has an extraordinary background.

The Kwong family established the Morning Star Mathematics Award and appointed Shen Qi as an advisor to the Morning Star Mathematics Center. That was many years ago, shortly after Shen Qi won the Fields Medal.

Since then, Shen Qi and Chairman Kuang have established a good friendship.

When Shen Qi returned from the United States, Chairman Kuang established Angel Technology Company in the capital, mainly engaged in the business of new materials.

Chairman Kuang invited Shen Qi to join Angel Technology Company in the form of technology-based equity investment, but Shen Qi always declined.

Now, Shen Qi has changed his mind. He has invested 3 billion RMB of his personal assets in Angel Technology Company, acquiring 38% of the Angel Technology Company's shares and becoming the second largest shareholder after Chairman Kuang.

Signing agreements and acquiring shares were all completed in just a few days.

What followed was a natural progression: the patents of the Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory at Shen Qi Research Center were transferred to Angel Technology Company for commercial development through legal and reasonable business transactions.

Universities are eager for their patented inventions to be commercialized, the more the better.

Transforming a research paper into a marketable product or industry standard requires a significant investment of human, material, and financial resources. This is something that businesses should handle.

After Shen Qi became a shareholder of Angel Technology Company, he told Chairman Kuang, "Let's work on this series of research results, 'Research on Entropy in Amorphous Material Synthesis,' first."

"What specific products are they?" Chairman Kuang asked.

"Car batteries."

The UK is a small country, and its passenger car market sells around 3 million vehicles annually.

The UK's complete ban on gasoline and diesel cars took only twelve years from the enactment of the legislation to its implementation. After all, the market was small and easy to manage.

China's passenger vehicle market sells over 30 million vehicles annually. While National First Prize been encouraging new energy vehicles, a complete ban on gasoline-powered vehicles in China will take some time.

China has officially announced a complete ban on the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035.

In reality, car companies don't have many years left.

In recent years, more and more Chinese people have started to buy new energy vehicles because there are preferential policies for purchasing them.

For ordinary people buying a new energy vehicle, the national and local subsidies can offset a significant portion of the purchase price.

Furthermore, in cities with purchase restrictions, you can directly obtain a license plate by buying a new energy vehicle, without needing to participate in a lottery or auction.

In short, there are many benefits to buying new energy vehicles. In a few years, you will have no choice but to buy one, because gasoline-powered cars will no longer be available on the market.

PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) and HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) are transitional vehicles. While these types of cars are energy-efficient, they still consume gasoline.

In the foreseeable future, pure electric vehicles will be the mainstream in the automotive market.

For gasoline-powered cars, the most important component is undoubtedly the engine.

Electric vehicles no longer have engines; their most important components are the Three Electrics: battery, motor, and electronic control system.

Among these, the battery is the most important component.

"Although gasoline-powered cars will soon be banned from sale, the demand for cars will still exist. In 2035, let's assume that the Chinese passenger car market will still have an annual sales volume of 30 million vehicles, the vast majority of which should be pure electric vehicles. Then every pure electric vehicle will need to be equipped with one or even several batteries, so Chairman Kuang, let's make batteries." Shen Qi's thinking was very clear. Since their center had patents in this area, why sell them to others? They should definitely make the products themselves.

Of course, doing it doesn't guarantee success. After all, there are many companies worldwide that produce car batteries, such as BNE in the UK, and BYD and CATL in China.

By gaining a technological advantage, one can become competitive in sales.

Chairman Kuang strongly agreed with Shen Qi's strategic thinking. He immediately arranged for the technical team of Angel Technology Company to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth study of the research results on "Research on Entropy in Amorphous Material Synthesis" and to transform the research results into commercial products as soon as possible.

Shareholders are the owners; they don't need to go to the office every day.

Because the research results on "Research on Entropy in Amorphous Material Synthesis" came from Shen Qi Research Center, Shen Qi arranged for several researchers from the FASTER Project Team to visit Angel Technology Company's R&D center and factory from time to time as technical consultants to provide guidance.

Meanwhile, Shen Qi took some time to have a face-to-face academic exchange with Academician Wester.

"Academician Wester, I respect your academic ideas, and I also respect Professor Hawking and Professor Thorne. However, I still maintain that Quantum Theory is a constant law in the universe, and information does not disappear in black holes; it reincarnates in another form."